The Lakers tied the score, but missed the comeback.

The Knicks got a respite and the score was 80-80.

With eight minutes left before the end of the game, the Knicks had five men on the court: Sessions, Iguodala, Barnes, Ibaka and Ty Gibson.

The five players on the Lakers court are Kobe, Odom, Famar, Artest, and Josh Powell. Compare it to DJ Mbenga. Even though Josh Powell is shorter, Phil Jackson trusts Josh Powell more.

After Sessions dribbled through halfcourt, he faced the defender Famar, but Sessions looked at the basket and didn't even look at Mad.

Famar just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to reach out and break the ball to try, but Sessions suddenly collected the ball, jumped, and shot directly at a step away from the three-point line, without hesitation at all, and did not plan to run any ghost tactics at all.

That's not the most surprising, what's even more surprising is that the goal actually went in.

83：80。

The Lakers attacked, because there was no central axis on the inside, so, tactically, it could only be Kobe Bryant's back single, and he became the conversion axis of the three offenses.

However, Kobe Bryant didn't want to do this, at this critical moment, compared to others, Kobe Bryant obviously believed in himself more.

This ball, Kobe Bryant held the ball in front of Iguodala's defense, this series. The alignment of the two people has been more than N minutes. Almost as soon as Kobe Bryant played, Thibodeau put Iguodala up as soon as possible, and let Iguodala and Kobe play with each other.

Iguodala was having a lot of fun anyway. Iguodala's most important task is to defend Kobe. On the offensive end, Iguodala can contribute as much as he wants, according to his mood, as long as he contributes what he should contribute on the defensive end.

As long as Kobe Bryant is not good, then Iguodala is a complete success.

It's like in 2015. Iguodala's greatest contribution was to make James unhappy, and that was the biggest contributor to winning the championship, so he became the MVP of the Finals that year.

And it was precisely because Iguodala won the MVP of the Finals that year that there were two candidates for the most grassroots MVP of the Finals. One is Billups in 2004 and Iguodala in 2015.

Bryant faced Iguodala's defense, shook two steps, and then suddenly pulled up a three-point shot. Kobe Bryant wanted to fight back against Sessions' ball, but unfortunately, Kobe was really tired, and it was normal for his hand to feel the impact without resting for such a long time. Coupled with the defensive intensity of the defensive iron gate Iguodala, it naturally received a lot of interference. The ball popped out of the box.

Inside Ibaka, grabbed the rebound. The ball was passed to Sessions.

Sessions quickly dribbled forward.

After halftime, because Sessions suddenly shot a three-pointer just now, Farmar still attached great importance to Sessions' defense at this time, and it was very close, even though Sessions was still a big step away from the three-point line.

Sessions made a break to the right, but after taking a step, he suddenly pulled the ball from behind him back to the left.

quickly changed direction, and when Farmar was about to change the direction of his center of gravity, his feet slipped, and he "slipped out" and lay on the ground to watch Sessions perform.

Sessions didn't even look at the three-point line, and the three-point shot was shot again.

Once again, the ball hit steadily.

This is not Sessions' specialty, if Curry or Thorton hit consecutive three-pointers, it would be a little less surprising, but now Sessions has this skill set.

Sessions' three-point shot, although it is a level that can be shot this season, is only a Congolese qualified shooting percentage, and this shooting percentage is still obtained when most shots are under little pressure.

And now, two three-pointers in a row, and one is still a sudden cold arrow, a large three-pointer.

That's a little bit

But there's something more surprising about what comes next.

The Lakers attacked here, and this time Artest made a sneak attack, grabbed an offensive rebound on the inside, and then scored a second offense.

The interior combination of Ibaka and Ty Gibson is still not as good as the combination of Chen Jiyuan and Lefu in protecting rebounds in the backcourt.

86:82。

Sessions was the team's point guard and pushed forward with the ball again. After half-time this time, Famar was eager to make negative contact with Sessions, which was really embarrassing. The better you defend your players, the lower you may be in the minds of your own manager. If you don't take it seriously by the head coach, then your entire career is basically GG Smecta.

Sessions was very well defended. Sessions motioned for Ty Gibson to come up and block him.

After Ty Gibson came up, Odom, who was defending Ty Gibson, also came up.

However, after the pick-and-roll, the Lakers still implemented the defensive tactics arranged at the beginning.

Odom got in the way of Sessions before going back to his defender.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with what Odom did, the problem is actually with Sessions, the main thing is that Sessions' hand is too hot.

At this time, it should actually be the head coach or the leader of the team who noticed this and then changed the defensive tactics in time, but the Lakers did not do this, and this small negligence made the Lakers pay a heavy price in the future.

In the short time that Odom returned to the defensive Ty Gibson, and Farmar had not arrived in time, Sessions decisively made a three-point shot with a knife in his hand, which instantly made Farmar who ran over look at the ball and sighed, although he had tried his best to block the ball, but it was really too late in time, and even the interference, Farmar was a concubine who couldn't do it.

And the hotness of Sessions' hand during this time is beyond your imagination.

This three-pointer went through the net again, which instantly made Phil Jackson unable to continue to wait and had to ask for a timeout in time.

This Nima, waiting, the whole game is over. You don't really need to pause.

After the timeout, Phil Jackson decisively began to deploy defensive tactics for Sessions. How to limit Sessions' goals. First and foremost, Phil Jackson believes Sessions can't last forever.

If Sessions had been so hot and accurate for the rest of the day, then Phil Jackson would have chosen to give up the game. Phil Jackson can only think, "Isn't it that I'm not able to fit in with the progress of the league now?" It's too hard.

But what happened next was clearly beyond Phil Jackson's imagination.

When Phil Jackson set up a heavy defense for Sessions, let Fisher, a poor old man who is already old and not get enough rest, follow Sessions on the outside, and at the same time let the players pay more attention to Sessions' breakthrough, because Phil Jackson believes that Sessions will definitely break through next.

The Knicks are the kind of team that has been stronger since the three-point shot. Chen Jiyuan's slashing ability on the inside line is something that few people in the alliance can match.

When any team faces Chen Jiyuan, it must ensure that it pays enough attention to the interior defense, otherwise, Chen Jiyuan will definitely make you pay a very heavy price. That 84 points is the best proof of this.

Chen Jiyuan has the strength to make anyone who despises him regret it.

It is precisely because of Chen Jiyuan's involvement in the interior line that the Knicks need an outside battery very much. This is also a reason for choosing Curry, because Curry is a very good shooter.

In the previous season, although the Knicks also played well, it was precisely because of the lack of support outside the three-point line that most teams were able to focus on the interior when facing the Knicks. And that's why the Knicks couldn't go far that year. After all, although Starkey's scoring ability is good, it is more obtained in the breakthrough. Not to mention three-point shots, even mid-range, Starkey's ability is relatively weak.

Sessions' three-point ability has indeed improved a lot, which is something that no one expected.

Stephen Jackson's three-point shot has always been at a level that can be shot, and it's pretty good. Iguodala's three-point shot, although a little weaker, is okay, and the forward defense of Iguodala and Stephen Jackson is a nightmare for almost most teams. When two people join forces, they can limit many people.

That includes Kobe. Kobe Bryant has performed quite well in these games, but on the whole, Kobe Bryant has struggled quite a bit. If it weren't for Artest's arrival, which helped Kobe take the pressure on Stephen Jackson, then Kobe would have to bear the attention of these two defensive giants at the same time.

Although Artest's offensive strength is not particularly strong now, the problem is that this thing is annoying, he is always entangled with Stephen Jackson, and he does not let Stephen Jackson do what he wants.

This has helped Kobe Bryant a lot.

The game started again, the Lakers' offense, after a few passes, Odom made a break, but Ty Gibson's footwork was also very flexible, Odom's layup was interfered with, and the ball did not go in.

The backcourt rebound was protected by Ibaka, and then Sessions dribbled through the half.

Fisher's defensive experience is far from that of Famar.

However, there are some things, even if you have a lot of experience in defense, you can't do anything.

For example, Sessions's ball, Sessions made a slight shoulder shake feint, and Fisher naturally had no action to react.

And what he wanted was this no reaction, and Sessions jumped straight up to shoot a three-pointer.

Fisher jumped up and down, trying to defend the three-pointer, but to no avail.

The three-pointer went straight into the basket.

Sessions clenched his fists and reincarnated to meet the boos of the entire stadium.

And Phil Jackson is already thinking about retirement.

Can this Nima still play?