The Knicks reached the Finals without Dragic and Rose, and for this reason, American commentators believe that the Knicks have improved a lot in the playoffs, especially after the victory over the Pacers, and now the Knicks are missing only the final test.

Domestic football reviews are even more exaggerated, and in various media, they think that the Knicks are already a championship team, and they feel that there are almost no Knicks opponents in the league.

The domestic media is naturally a bit exaggerated when they say this, and Tyberdu naturally noticed these feelings generated by the team, adjusted the team, and let Li Feng and the substitute team in training, but the main force was abused by the substitute, and suddenly the Knicks players sobered up a lot, and the fluttering psychology disappeared all of a sudden.

Next, the Knicks took a few days off and waited for the Finals to begin.

Like the Knicks, the Spurs also won easily, the Grizzlies did not cause much trouble to the Spurs, and the 4-1 advantage advanced to the Finals, while the Thunder did not have a godfather and did not even enter the Western Conference Finals.

The Knicks and the Spurs have no direct grudges, but the Finals are opponents, and they are incompatible.

The Spurs are the best litmus test in the league, because although the Knicks won a lot of games before, they also played seven games with the Pacers, and the Bulls' state this year is not right at all, so the Knicks' achievements are achievements that have not been really verified.

Now their verification is finally here, and this season the Spurs are strong, the strongest team in Xibu, and a strong contender for the title.

So this game is in a sense much more important than it is for Spurs.

The game kicked off as scheduled at Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, and it was natural that such a high-profile battle would be televised.

TNT's ace commentator Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith teamed up to explain the game, and Kenny Smith said before the game:

"In today's game, either the Spurs become the litmus test for the Knicks, or the Spurs tear off the mask of the Knicks, the first game of the Finals, is very important."

"Yes!" Barkley went on to say:

"If the Knicks can really beat the Spurs. Or if it is inseparable from the Spurs, then the Knicks' three-in-a-row championship is more and more promising. ”

"Hmmm! This is truly a game-changer for the league! ”

Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley agreed on this matter.

Although the broadcasters on the American side are known for their entertainment, they are more strict about this game.

The caliber of the domestic broadcast for this game is completely different from that of the United States.

Domestic attention is better on the names of Li Feng's Duncan, the two new and old forwards.

At the beginning of the game, Yang Yi said on the side:

"In today's game, Li Feng and Duncan are bound to have the opportunity to fight, one is a new type of super forward, the other is an old-school traditional forward, Li Feng can be inside and outside, and Duncan can swing on the inside. Both are the pinnacle of strikers. ”

"Now Duncan has had success with the Spurs, and Li Feng is on the road to success with the Knicks. Can today's match be seen as a battle between two people? ”

Su Qun, who was commenting with Yang Yi's partner today, Su Qun heard his partner say this, and immediately said:

"You can say that, you can't say that. First of all, this is a game between two teams, not a game between two people, but Li Feng and Duncan are indeed the core players of the two teams, although their functions are different, but they are the most important for the team. So it can also be said to be a battle between two people. ”

"So what do you think is the better of these two?"

Yang Yi asked Su Qun this question. Su Qun naturally will not give a positive answer, you must know that these two players have a lot of supporters, so Su Qun immediately said:

"The two people are not in the same position, and they are not the same age. There is no way to compare, this is a comparison between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong, so I won't comment. ”

Su Qun smiled slyly after speaking, and so did Yang Yi. A cunning confrontation between two people.

At this time, the starters of both teams came out, because Monroe was not injured and recovered, and the Knicks' starting line remained stable. Point guard Livingston, scoring guard J.R. Smith, small forward Li Feng, power forward Monroe, center Cousins.

The starting lineup of the Knicks is not sharp, but the victory is stable, and it has defeated the Bulls, J.R. Smith and Livingston are indeed better than Belinelli, Livingston can handle Paul, and should be able to deal with Parker.

Compared with the Knicks, the Spurs' lineup is the famous GDP, point guard Parker, scoring guard Ginobili, small forward Leonard, power forward Duncan, and center Split.

Unlike the Knicks, the Spurs take a team approach and just take one or two characteristics of each player. Every player is a highly functional type, Ginobili has a strong comprehensive ability, and can also play individually, but the Spurs do not use Ginobili's single ability, only Ginobili's off-ball running shooting and organization.

This is team basketball, everyone has sacrifices, everyone has a clear division of labor, just do one or two things that they are good at, and leave the rest to their teammates. This kind of team is bound to be very united, because everyone is kneaded into the whole team by the coach as a part, and this kind of team is bound to do well, because they always prioritize efficiency.

But as a player, or as a star, there are definitely huge limitations in this kind of team.

At the beginning of the game, Split pointed the basketball to his teammate's side and yelled at Cousins, which made Cousins a little uncomfortable.

Parker took the ball, and the Spurs opened with a high post strategy, Parker held the ball at the top of the arc alone, Ginobili quickly slipped the baseline, and the remaining three players stood in a row at the free throw line.

The Spurs are a very shooting-oriented tactic, because the goal of this tactic is to open the low post, whether it is three players pulling up or Ginobili without the ball, there is only one goal to clear the space under the basket.

The so-called sound is striking, I pull the high position and slip the bottom line are fake, and it is only true when I pull the basket.

Sure enough, the Knicks' attention shifted slightly to the upper line, and Leonard suddenly turned his ass and rushed towards the basket.

Parker grabbed the basketball just in time, threw the basketball in a counter-adjustment, and Leonard took the ball under the basket and raised his hand to deceive. flew two Knicks players, at this time Duncan outside followed up from behind, Leonard passed the ball to Duncan, Duncan was easy to throw to score two points.

In the opening game, the Spurs played a very team offense, the team's style of play was clear, the tactical execution was strong, and the finishing ability was no problem. It completely reflects the overall fighting style of the Spurs.

The Spurs took the lead, and when the Knicks got the ball, Livingston was only halftime, and the Spurs took the initiative to put pressure on the Knicks on defense first.

Parker mentions the oppression of Livingston from outside. At the same time, Leonard on this side interfered with Li Feng receiving the ball, so Livingston had no way to pass the basketball to Li Feng according to his habit, and could only pass the ball to Monroe, who pulled out.

Monroe took the ball and Leonard came to defend, and the flexibility of this step was much worse, and Monroe dribbled to the side and threw a shot into the middle distance.

In the opening game, the Knicks did not complete the offensive task, and the Spurs' defensive strategy was also clear in this round.

The Spurs' defense is to contain Li Feng, not let the Knicks move smoothly as a whole, and let Monroe play alone.

The Spurs also understand that you have to defend the Knicks. inevitably gave up part of the position, and in the end the Spurs chose to give up Monroe, and instead to curb the Knicks' team run and Li Feng's touch.

Li Feng also raised his eyes and understood Spurs' thoughts. He immediately went over to talk to J.R. Smith. Take the initiative to ask to defend Leonard.

Sure enough, the Spurs really opened the game with Leonard, and the team came over and pulled the free throw line to the top of the arc, and Parker passed the ball to Leonard. Leonard took the ball and wanted to attack, but when he looked up, Li Feng was already standing in a defensive position.

Leonard didn't jump high. The speed is not fast, but the confrontation ability is very strong and powerful, the shot is also very soft, and the offensive means are also rich.

These characteristics are very similar to Anthony, and the only way to defend this type of player is to use a lot of high-intensity physical confrontation.

Li Feng immediately posted it at this time, making physical contact with Leonard, Leonard came over and collided with Li Feng violently, and then stepped back and jumped.

In the usual state, Leonard hit this time, at least to get a stable space.

But when he hit Li Feng's body, Leonard stumbled a little at his feet and lost his balance, and then shot Leonard and missed.

Li Feng keenly noticed that the Spurs had a focus on Leonard at the beginning, and personally came over to snipe Leonard, so Leonard missed.

As a result, both teams were not very efficient in attack at the beginning, which was not a good start.

Kenny Smith, who was on the sidelines, said:

'It looks like we're going to get into a defensive battle today, with both teams starting the game with a lot of emphasis on defense, especially on the Spurs side.

"It's true, but if you want to beat the Knicks, you must start with defense, after all, now the Knicks' offense is very sharp, and the Spurs need to curb the Knicks from doing whatever they want on the offensive end." Barkley believes that it is necessary and necessary for the Spurs to start with defense.

This is indeed the idea of the Spurs, the Spurs found out when they observed the Knicks before the game, the new Knicks are extremely aggressive, if the Knicks play the offense smoothly, no one can stop it, so the first thing the Spurs did today is to do a good job of defense, and doing a good job of defense is also the true color of the Spurs.

The Spurs wanted to do a good job of defense, but after the Knicks won the rebound in the backcourt, they immediately made a quick offensive and defensive transition, chasing the Spurs' ass and killing it.

The fast break is also an offensive weapon for the Knicks, and the Spurs have been prepared for this for a long time, they retreat quickly and maintain a very good formation.

Livingston had no chance at all, and Li Feng was also hindered in passing, he passed the ball to JR Smith, and JR Smith rarely passed a good ball to the empty Cousins, but Cousins suffered a loss at the moment of confrontation with Split here, and Cousins missed the layup.

The intensity of the two teams at the beginning of the defensive end is very high, and they are very strategic, neither team can score easily, and the opening confrontation is very sufficient.

At this time, the Spurs took the ball and ran around the two cover points on the baseline, drawing all the attention of the Knicks to the baseline, but they passed the basketball to Leonard at the top of the arc.

Leonard still came to play singles with Li Feng, and Popovich still believes that Leonard, who has grown up now, can single-handedly play anyone in the league under the Spurs' tactical system.

The last time Leonard retreated and made a jumper, this time he simply came up and forcibly broke through Li Feng, and Leonard's breakthrough is still very distinctive. belongs to the kind of stumbling clothes, can't touch him, once he touches him, cheat fouls, can't touch, a little less intense defensively, Leonard can still use rhythm to pass.

At this time, Li Feng raised his hand cleanly and put it on Leonard's body, and Li Feng used his more powerful body element to deal with the other party.

Leonard made a layup against Li Feng, although he made a shot, but he didn't feel like he was shooting at all. Leonard's layup was also missed.

The Spurs missed two consecutive individual singles, Leonard's offense was blocked, and the Spurs and Leonard finally saw Li Feng's single defensive ability.

The Knicks are still a team that advocates speed and offense, and once the Spurs fail to attack, the Knicks will immediately win the backcourt rebound.

Monroe passed the basketball to Li Feng in the backcourt, and Li Feng finally touched the basketball.

Li Feng, who finally touched the basketball, took the ball and quickly advanced forward, and when Leonard saw Li Feng rushing over, he also came over to defend Li Feng closely.

At this time, Li Feng was close to Leonard. Taking advantage of the rhythm, he ran small steps under his feet, and when Leonard paused slightly, Li Feng scored two points on a layup.

So far, the two teams have been playing for two minutes. It was only then that 2-2 was achieved, and low scores and high-intensity defense have become the mainstream of the game between the two teams now.

Su Qun also said in the broadcast studio in China:

"Spurs came prepared and defended very well. Li Feng didn't catch the ball, and the Knicks had almost no way to attack. ”

"In this case, the Knicks are going to come off the bench?"

Yang Yi is also very familiar with Taberdu's style, when he said this at this time. Tyberdu was indeed thinking that it was time to come on as a substitute. But what he was frustrated with was that he didn't know who to put on first?

The Spurs were chased by Li Feng and beat one, and Popovich's side was also considering the stability of the offense.

If the Spurs don't have offensive stability, they won't be able to beat the Knicks. Because of their low shooting percentage, the Knicks have more backcourt rebounds, and backcourt rebounds mean fast breaks. Let the Knicks play a lot of fast breaks, but the Spurs can't afford it.

Popovich came over at this point and yelled at the team to play a fixed tactic.

Parker obeyed the head coach's instructions, controlled the ball near the three-point line, and passed the basketball to Duncan in the left corner, and then Parker quickly moved towards the bottom corner to cover Ginobili in the bottom corner.

Ginobili took advantage of Parker's cover, jumped out in one step, and received the ball and shot directly.

The Spurs' tactic was successful, and Ginobili also had a moment of vacancy when he received the ball, but Ginobili's first shot may not feel like it had been found, and Ginobili missed the shot.

The two teams were still 2-2, and the Spurs still couldn't score, but at this time, the Spurs strengthened the competition for rebounds in the front court, so that the Knicks couldn't grab the backcourt rebounds smoothly, so that the Knicks' fast break couldn't play.

The Knicks could only play half-court and smash the Spurs' half-court defense, and the Spurs also limited Li Feng's catch.

As a result, Livingston was not good at handling the ball, Parker's ability to seize the opportunity was still very strong, Livingston did not react at once, and immediately made a mistake, Parker seized the opportunity to rush forward, turned back and passed the ball to Ginobili, Allen scored two points on a jumper very close to the basket.

The Spurs still started with defense first, starting with rebounding, breaking the freezing point and scoring two points to rewrite the score to 4-2.

Although the Spurs only led by 2 points, the Knicks were very sensitive and immediately called a timeout, and Tyberdu chose to replace Belineri after some struggle.

Parsons is physically better and must be more stable with the ball, but Tyberdu considered that it was better to defend the shooter or shooter, so Tyberdu still chose to go to Belineri first!

At the end of the timeout, the Knicks replaced Belinelli, and fans and commentators were no strangers to seeing this scene.

Charles Barkley said on the side:

"The Knicks are off the bench! They often used Livingston and J.R. Smith to fake starters, and when the team had problems, they switched to the bench, using Parsons for impact and Belinelli for flexibility and projection. Now that the Knicks have replaced Belineri first, Mike also makes the team feel more in need of better organization and projection. ”

Kenny Smith also nodded on the side and said:

"Belineri is not top-notch except for his physical qualities, he is top-notch in terms of skill and awareness."

"Hmmm! However, now that Li Feng provides physical ability, Belineri should be able to play himself better. ”

The Spurs also understood when they saw that the Knicks were replaced by Belineri, and it turned out that the Knicks were going to strengthen their projection.

When the substitution came back, the Knicks played the ball on the sideline, and sure enough, the Knicks played a Belineri no-ball tactic at the beginning.

In the past, only Li Feng could do this tactic for the Knicks, but now Belineri can also play it completely, which enriches the Knicks with a set of playing styles.

The Knicks used three screens in a row to pull Belineri into the open position, and Belineri took the ball and shot confidently, but Belineri missed the shot like Ginobili today.

At this moment, the Knicks were a little depressed, and it turned out that Belineri didn't feel good today. Tyberdu didn't score immediately after replacing Belineri, and the Knicks still only scored two points.

As soon as this scene appeared, Popovich was immediately happy, but Su Qun in the domestic broadcast studio sighed and said:

"Not good! J Belineri's hand is not very good today. (To be continued......)