In Barkley's view, the New York Knicks are in big trouble.

And then......

1 minute and 25 seconds in the second quarter.

The New York Knicks quickly rewrote the score to 39-33.

Barkley was stunned, and Kenny Smith next to him said in a quiet tone: "Dude, what did you just say?" You said...... What's the trouble? ”

Buckley......

Silently watching the field.

Very speechless!

The Lakers' bench is rotten is already the consensus of the league.

But he didn't expect that these pieces of material would not be able to carry even one and a half minutes when they stayed on the field!

As soon as the second quarter began, it was scattered by the opponent!

Forget about scattering, the problem is that they can't form any counterattack yet......

Also, everywhere Barkley's eyes went, he felt sorry for the Lakers' starting lineup sitting off the court.

Do you say that you guys are so fierce?

Doesn't this point difference mean that it will be pulled away?

As far as these pieces of material come up from the Lakers bench, can you get the bench rotation time?

If you can't beat it, you don't have the ability to know!

Phil Jackson: What can I do? I'm also helpless! You can't take the "5 Defenders"!

The score opened so much at once, Kobe Bryant suddenly became a little more impatient, and after returning to the court, his desire to attack was much stronger than in the first quarter.

Standing up at a critical moment for the team has almost become Kobe's instinct and habit, especially at this stage of his career, which has become a subconscious behavior that cannot be changed.

Sometimes, this paranoia can be a destabilizing factor for the team. It was and did be an unstable factor in the team.

Fortunately, Kobe Bryant is strong now......

It also has enough team status......

Artest continued to maintain his strong confrontation and tried to make Kobe Bryant fall into the trap of "The Beast" again through small actions. But he soon discovered that he couldn't keep up with Kobe's pace.

"Huh!"

In the first round of the second quarter, Bryant successfully completed the score.

The difference narrowed to 4 points.

Under his leadership, the defensive momentum of the entire Lakers starting team has changed, and as soon as Li Wan arrived in the frontcourt, Deron Williams actively confronted him, forcing him to attack early.

To be honest, as far as Delon Williams is concerned, under his constant pushing, it is really difficult for Li Wan to continue to hold the ball on the spot, but Delong's problem is his lateral footsteps, he takes the initiative to defend, this is to give Li Wan the space to operate him, commonly known as: give the show a chance!

Li Wan immediately took the initiative to take a step back.

Lu Xun is really right, take a step back and open the sky!

It's all about breakthrough space.

By the time Deron Williams noticed this, Lewan had already swept past him. It's like...... A sand gull.

Damn, when did this guy's physical fitness get so good.

Kobe Bryant made up for it at the first time, Li Wan levitated the ball in his hand, made a passing feint, forced Kobe Bryant back, and continued to accelerate towards the inside line.

This action scared the "Black Mamba"......

It's not ......

Entrainment balls?

This doesn't blow?

He was very puzzled, and if he told Li Wan his doubts, Li Wan would not be surprised.

This action is indeed beyond the scope of Kobe's hands.

Where did his hand do this!

"Phew!"

Under Bynum's gaze, Li Wan rushed to the basket to complete the one-handed dunk.

The margin is back to 6 points.

Kobe Bryant continued to attack, and Artest had a more serious performance on his face, but the result was that Kobe locked Artest in place with a more fluid confrontation.

He......

Really can't keep up!

"Huh!"

Projection again!

Kobe Bryant clenched his right hand that had just shot the basketball, and said "Good, hold on, old man, the war has just begun."

Artest looked incomprehensible and shocked at the same time!

At the end of the first quarter, Bryant shot just 2-of-6 from the field. He was pleased with the result. I thought I had found a way to lock Kobe, but now I ......

Kobe Bryant was like, I'm sorry, I can't play with you anymore!

This guy ......

Is it just getting serious now?

Seeing this, D'Antoni called a timeout.

Bryant scored back-to-back points, which is an easy cause for any head coach, and he needs to make some changes to the New York Knicks' defense.

When Artest noticed this, his whole mood fluctuated even more significantly.

He......

Unacceptable!

After all, before the start of this series, Artest had already made up his mind to defend better than in the playoffs in '09.

At the moment, not to mention the better defense, even the coach feels that there is a problem with his defense......

"I'll adjust a little more, coach, I believe I can do well, I just need to find a feeling!"

He argued with D'Antoni.

D'Antoni looked at his serious appearance, was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Man, then please!" ”

Mike Brown picked up his signal and stealthily pulled Li Wan at the end of the timeout, Li Wan patted Brown on the shoulder and said nothing, but said everything:

Rest assured, I know!

Feeling the slap sensation coming from his shoulder, Mike Brown had only one feeling:

No wonder Stan Van Gundy can become the "head coach of champions"!

This is in cooperation with Li Wan, who is not a "champion coach"!

Mike Brown must admit that he used to think that LeBron James was the core of the team that made the head coach feel at ease, but now, he found out that he was wrong, or rather, the pattern is small!

If you really talk about worry-free, it has to be Li Wan......

At best, LeBron James doesn't have to worry about the offensive end, just give him the ball at any time, well...... After a few attempts, he found that there was only one choice he could make:

The effect on others is really not as good as that for LeBron James!

But Li Wan is different.

Li Wan is a player you can rely on whenever anything goes wrong with the game.

For example, now, Artest is struggling to defend Kobe, but the whole person is a little emotionally unstable, and as the head coach, he doesn't dare to continue to persuade him to "let go", at this time, Li Wan's existence can still make the head coach feel at ease...... The most important thing is that you don't even have to explain it. He will take the initiative to tell you:

Be a player, in your heart!

If he could, Mike Brown would like to be the next time he becomes a head coach, it will be for Leewan!

D'Antoni: ???

The Italians never thought that there would be a traitor in the coaching staff!

The game resumes.

The Lakers were not idle during this timeout, and adjusted Li Wan's defensive arrangement, and when Li Wan broke through Delon with the ball, the whole formation obviously began to shift towards him.

However, this time the Lakers also learned well, and it was not until Li Wan entered the basket that they began to shrink the formation rapidly, obviously afraid of Li Wan's breakthrough shot.

It's just that......

"Phew!"

When Pau Gasol rushed back to the basket, Levan rushed past him with a lunge and another one-handed snap.

Two consecutive buckles, which caused the audience to cheer.

Phil Jackson and Phil Handy glanced at each other.

Phil Handy couldn't help but say, "Our database on Lee seems to be completely outdated......"

In this round, Li Wan's explosive power with the ball completely exceeded the value that Li Wan left on the Lakers' scouting data report.

Phil Jackson glanced at the scorer, and the margin was back to 6 points. Looking at Li Wan's unstoppable appearance, the hand in his trouser pocket was finally taken out, and he motioned to the court to let Deron Williams hold the ball and take over the offensive end.

When Delong saw the signal of the "Zen master", his first reaction was not joy, but swallowed his throat, glanced at Kobe Bryant again, and asked with cautious eyes:

Me, can I?

Bryant should have realized something, and the figure that was supposed to run out to catch the ball pulled away to the other side, opening up space for Deron Williams.

Delong watched Li Wan's step by step, and the desire to play singles in his heart was very strong.

Such a time is too suitable to prove whether he is a replacement for Li Wan!

But the question is......

He just took over on Kobe Bryant's offensive end.

If you don't score in the first round......

He can be sure that Kobe's eyes will be a murderous knife!

Therefore, he did not hesitate at all and called Pau Gasol's block at the first time.

It's just that this time Li Wan did a very good job of blocking and dismantling, and the first time he went around the cover, Li Wan also squeezed away Pau Gasol and stuck in front of Delong for the first time.

"Chubby" immediately passed the ball to Pau Gasol from next to him.

"Sister-in-law" showed his physical coordination and flexibility, like a forward player, holding the ball into the inside, and a large "European step" put the ball into the basket against Da Yao.

“nice！”

Phil Jackson's mouth spat out this inaudibly.

Now he believes that Kobe Bryant is absolutely willing to completely hand over the offensive end......

Kobe's expression really softened.

He knew exactly what Phil Jackson meant by letting him hand over the ball. - The reason is also very simple, the Lakers can't defend Li Wan alone, and the opposite side keeps scoring, which leads to the fact that he must save his physical strength for a more critical moment to fight. Now if he uses his entire physical strength to fight against Li Wan, then at the critical moment, he won't have so much physical strength!

That's why Kobe Bryant did as he was told.

It's all for the team!

Of course, Phil Jackson still has a little bit to think about that Kobe didn't expect.

Phil Jackson was afraid he didn't have that much fitness...... The main thing is to know that Kobe Bryant will definitely hold the ball to play by himself at the critical moment of the team!

He only believes in himself!

Since he is the only choice at critical moments, Kobe Bryant must now give up the ball and retain his physical ......

But......

At present, the rest of the Lakers team has continued the offensive firepower for him, and I don't know if this guy will have more trust in his teammates...... Will you be willing......

Hehe, what do I think?

Phil Jackson shook his head.

He knows very well that Kobe's trust is trust, and it is another matter for him to give up the ball at a critical moment.

In the years he has coached Kobe, the only teammates he has ever seen Kobe willing to give up the ball in key moments are only two, one is Shaq O'Neal...... This, there is nothing to say, the strong strength at that time, Michael Jordan saw it, and he had to give him enough key balls!

And one more is......

Li Wan!

This kid has nothing else, it's just pure fooling!

Playing with fire on the tip of all kinds of knives, fortunately, they all succeeded, but the kind that can kill themselves if they make a mistake once, the risk factor is too high, so that there is only one guy who has let the peak Kobe Bryant give up the right to shoot at several critical moments......

However, although it did not reach the point of letting Kobe give up the key ball, the rest of the Lakers' current main lineup is indeed very good, Kobe's containment made Delon Williams and Pau Gasol's blocking and dismantling power even more than the Jazz team "Utah Double Brake" at that time, Kenny Smith looked at it for a while and suddenly realized: "It turns out that the 'Double Brake Blocking' in the 'Triangle Offense' is the most powerful?" ”

Barkley shook his head: "It's not the most powerful, second only to the Knicks' pick-and-roll system, but it's really much better than the Jazz's pick-and-roll system......"

Kenny Smith showed a helpless expression: "The Knicks' blocking and dismantling system is not just the dominant one in the blocking and dismantling system......"

If you look at the team's tactical system across the league, it's definitely at the forefront......

It's really not too much to say that it is historical!

Of course, the configuration is also here......

Lewis, as a pitcher, although he can't climb the "Pitcher President Mountain", no matter how you say it, among the pitchers at the No. 4 position, he can definitely say a word of history.

Not to mention Li Wan, who has already planted the flag among NBA all-time players after winning the first regular season MVP trophy in his career.

After all, the NBA has grown to the present, with a total of 30 regular-season MVPs.

Interior players also make up the majority of the ......

There are only 10 outside players in total.

It is worth mentioning that the small forward position and the scoring guard are the least, with only 3 respectively.

The small forward positions are: Bird, Irving, LeBron; Shooting guards are Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson.

Even Wade didn't win the regular season MVP.

This is also the reason why when the "Big Cheek Gang" later engaged in the "all-league tour", some opponents did not cooperate at all. It's a bit unqualified at the coffee table.

As for Da Yao.

In all fairness, the center "President Hill" will definitely not be able to plant a flag, but in this era, he is under the basket, and that is the dominance of the "four centers" level.

Such a configuration, even if it is just a simple blocking and dismantling cooperation, is really not surprising to play a top-notch effect!

The biggest difference between basketball and football is that players are more likely to have individual abilities take precedence over tactics. In football, as long as the tactics are executed well enough, even a player at the level of "ball king" can be crushed to death most of the time.

And on the basketball court, sometimes, in the face of superstars, you can only comfort yourself:

I've been well guarded, and if I can't stop it, I can't stop it!

The Lakers relied on the rest of the starting lineup to continue to bite the score, and the whole rhythm on the court was much different from the first quarter of the game. The two sides score each other, and the score difference has been floating between 4~6 points.

It's just that after both sides changed to the substitute lineup at the same time, the difference gradually widened.

At 1 minute and 14 seconds in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni looked at the score of 88-78 and stretched his hands slightly towards Mike Brown next to him: You say, do we still need to stand?

As soon as Mike Brown heard this, he understood, and asked the staff to clean up the bench: "Come, sit, Mike!" ”

D'Antoni nodded: "Okay, Mike!" ”

The two of them sat down, and in front of the Lakers' bench over there, Phil Jackson crumpled and shouted, "Phil ......"

Phil Handy, as an old fellow of the "Zen Master", also knew what he meant, and sighed regretfully: "Hey, Phil, I know ......"

In this current situation, the Lakers are equivalent to "slow death".

What could be done?

Phil Handy can't help it!

The "Zen Master" listened to Phil Handy's sigh, and knew very well in his heart that there was no paper mass in the "think tank" around him, and he had to figure out his own way.

After calmly analyzing the situation on the field, Phil Jackson decisively made his big move.

Called Kobe Bryant in front of him.

After staring at Bryant with an "affectionate" face, Jackson's hand that had been in his trouser pocket reached out, put it on Bryant's shoulder, pulled him closer to him, and said to him:

"Kobe, this is the final battle, and I don't want you to have any regrets. If you say...... In my opinion, if anyone can beat this New York Knicks and give the Lakers a win at this time, then ...... Maybe it's just you! ”

At this moment, listening to the words of the "Zen Master", looking at the firm eyes of the "Zen Master", the eyes of the "Black Mamba" are gradually hot, full of "knives", and he really wants to say to Phil Jackson....

I believe you're a ghost, you're a bad old man!

That's how Shaq O'Neal lied back then, don't think I don't know!

Then......

Kobe Bryant is listening!

At that time, the first time I heard Phil Jackson say this to Shaq O'Neal, he was really jealous of this "fat-headed fish", in his opinion, if Phil Jackson was willing to trust himself so much one day, he would definitely go to the knife mountain and the sea of fire for him, at any cost!

It wasn't until he teamed up with Phil Jackson for the second time, at a critical moment in the game, listening to him repeat what he had said to Shaq O'Neal back then, that Bryant understood......

This is a "magic stick"!

There are only a few sets of "gossip to confuse the public" words in the stomach, and they are used back and forth!

However, Bryant was well aware of the deceptive effect of these words, and he still vividly remembers Shaq O'Neal's "death for confidant" appearance at the time.

Although these words could not fool him.

It's still good to fool the rest of the Lakers and help him stabilize the morale of the army.

In addition, he has experienced some things later, and he knows very well that the biggest role of the coach is his mouth of "coming from the mouth", you can not talk about tactics, but you must definitely know how to motivate people.

That's why he later named Phil Jackson back!

If you want to win the championship, you can't miss this mouth of his!

And he can also determine whether the current situation is at the most critical moment through Phil Jackson's "flickering", which is one of the bases for him to start the "Mamba" mode now.

Right now......

Apparently that was the time!

Artest further doubted life, and the firepower of Kobe Bryant shook him so much that he almost saw his "grandmother". If it was just that he couldn't keep up with Kobe's rhythm before, then now, Artest can't judge Kobe's next move.

Li Wan silently substituted for the defense, which is something he promised Mike Brown early on.

He was not surprised by this situation.

In fact, after the 2010 finals, the original Artest has only left the tail of its peak. In the '11 playoffs, he was swept by the Mavericks, and in the second and third games of the series, the opponent was shot alive, and there was a situation where Artest couldn't keep up with his movement speed.

After all, this is the most skilled No. 2 position after Michael Jordan, especially with the bonus of "Dream Foot", which minimizes his dependence on physical fitness.

Artest's form is not comparable to two years ago, not to mention, at that time, he still took turns defending with Battier......

Now facing Kobe Bryant, who is on full firepower, this problem is exposed, no matter how you look at it, it is a very normal result......

Li Wan's assistance defense gave Kobe a lot of interference.

With an excellent arm span, he can always be blocked in front of "Black Mamba" at the first time he jumps.

But Kobe, who was out of state, hit one shot after another, and kept scoring goals to tell everyone why "Black Mamba" is the "God of Backward Jump Shots"!

Phil Jackson had to admit that at some point, he felt like he was back in the Chicago Bulls in '96......

Of course, in the next second of those moments, Phil Jackson will quickly return to reality and see that Kobe Bryant is not as good as Michael Jordan.

Facing Artest and Li Wan's sandwich attack to complete the score, it is certainly a very awesome thing, but ......

The consumption of physical energy cannot be ignored.

It also prevents him from putting more effort into the defensive end......

While he continued to score, the New York Knicks also continued to send the ball to the basket under the leadership of Leewan.

In the last quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 15 points alone, but when the final whistle blew, the New York Knicks still laughed 116-98, 18 points and the rebound turned red.

The Knicks got off to a good start with a win at home!

In the whole game, Li Wan shot 12 of 22, including 3 of 6 three-pointers and 6 of 7 free throws, with an overall shooting rate of more than 50%, and efficiently got 33 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block......

Da Yao scored 17 points and 8 rebounds;

Ray Allen and Lewis combined for a total of 30 points on seven 3-pointers;

The data of the starting lineup on the Lakers' side is not weak, Kobe Bryant scored 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds; Deron Williams had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists......

If you compare the starting lineups on both sides, you will find that the Lakers lost by less than 5 points.

However, in terms of bench lineups, the Lakers lost more, a full 14 points!

Of course, this was well shown during the game......

Every time the Lakers are pulled apart, it's when they come on the bench to rotate the lineup.

In an interview after the game, Phil Jackson brought this up and emphasized: "I don't blame the players on the bench, we have a big gap between our bench and the opposite side, it's a fact in front of us, of course, we don't use that as an excuse...... I only want to say one thing, the first game of the finals is played, I am already very satisfied, everyone on the Lakers team is a warrior! ”

These words are naturally not just casual words!

"Zen master" praises people, there must be a reason, how can you praise people casually?

If it's really like a "praising the little angel" every day, then at the critical moment, how can those words make people feel like they are going straight to the sky?

Phil Jackson ......

Still "boiling soup"!

After the first game, the situation was already clear, the Lakers' starting lineup was not weaker than the Knicks' starting lineup, and if you want to win, you can only reduce the Lakers' bench rotation time.

If you can keep three or four starters on the court all the time, then the Lakers can even do it without bench rotation time!

How do you get a player to play at least 44 minutes or more?

Answer:

Fight chicken blood!

How do you get a player to play for an entire series for more than 44 minutes?

Answer:

Fight chicken blood all the time!

If it weren't for this reason, would Phil Jackson call these guys "warriors"?

Do you really think that a warrior is so easy to be?

Bryant sat right next to him, listening to Phil Jackson say "chicken soup" with a serious expression.

Of course, he knew that Phil Jackson was still continuing his "flickering Dafa", which gave him a deeper understanding of how serious the situation really is.

This is the first time he has seen Phil Jackson boiling "chicken soup" in a row!

This 72-10 "historic" team is really difficult to deal with......

On the other side, Li Wan is being interviewed.

It was evident that the New York reporters were excited, incoherent with excitement, and the questions were repeated, and he didn't talk to the guys for too long, although he could understand why they were so excited.

On the stage of the NBA Finals, the team that wins the first game and is playing at home has a winning rate of up to 75%!

It is equivalent to saying that three-quarters of the O'Brien Cup has been held by the New York Knicks.

Although they reached the finals in '99 and had the opportunity to win the championship trophy in '94, the current situation has surpassed those two years and has become the closest they are to the championship trophy......

How could New York journalists, eager to witness New York's first crown in nearly 40 years, not get excited?

What's more, compared to New York fans, they are all reserved.

Outside the Madison Arena, there were already a large number of fans celebrating in the naked book......

It's just that Li Wan noticed Artest's depressed expression at the end of the game.

If there are any hidden dangers in the current New York Knicks winning the championship, then Artest's attitude is within this range, and he must have a good chat with this guy.

Li Wan was still quite lucky, when he finished the interview and returned to the locker room, Artest was just about to leave, and Li Wan patted him: "Man, let's talk!" ”

Artest frowned slightly, wanting to refuse, but his relationship with Li Wan made him unbearable to refuse Li Wan so stunned, and he was also pulled to the front of his seat by Li Wan for this hesitation.

"Dude, can you do me a favor......"

Artest didn't speak, just looked at it.

"In the next game, you go defend Delon......"

Before Li Wan finished speaking, Artest was about to get up, and Li Wan quickly pulled him and cast a puzzled look.

"Ron?"

"Is Mike looking for you?" Artest didn't dare to shake off Li Wan's hand vigorously, so he grabbed it and asked sullenly.

"What does it have to do with him, I really want you to defend Delong, this guy is too strong, it's too tiring to fight against him!" Li Wan said, and deliberately rubbed his chest.

"Then ......" Artest paused, "Who is Kobe Bryant?" ”

"Just let the lightning defense do......"

"Uh......"

This answer was something Artest did not expect.

He thought ......

"What? Do you think I'm going to switch guards with you? Li Wan waved his hand, "Pull it down, you can't prevent Kobe, I'll go to prevent him, why do you spend so much effort?" ”

"My idea is to let Ray defend Kobe Bryant, and the two of us will be on the side to help defend ...... That way, if you can help me deal with Deron Williams, I will have more energy to focus on the offensive end, as long as we can bite the offense, you can see that the bench on the opposite side is not as good as us! ”

Li Wanyi analyzed, Artest's expression gradually softened.

Seeing that his face was finally no longer so stinky, Li Wan said: "Actually, man, the key to our win against the Lakers is not whether you can prevent Kobe, so, don't put so much pressure on yourself, he is old, no matter how much he can score, it is impossible to overturn the Knicks alone, you should learn to maximize your role...... You shouldn't have heard the story of Tian Ji horse racing, right? ”

Artest shook his head in a daze, he really hadn't heard of it.

When he finished listening, he gave Li Wan a thumbs up: "High, really high, this Tian Ji is really good at playing!" So you mean ......"

"A superior horse is not a superior horse!"

After Li Wan said this, he didn't say anything more, he felt that what he said was enough to make Artest enlightened.

Sure enough, Li Wan left, and Artest secretly muttered:

Yes, the best horses don't guard against the best horses!