The course of the second half did not change much.

The Lakers starters who had a 15-minute break played at the beginning of the third quarter, which was very good, but as time slowly passed, the influence of Phil Jackson's "slave owner" style of play reappeared, and the New York Knicks had not yet made a force, and the Lakers themselves were in a mess, with 3 consecutive turnovers, which stretched the difference in this round of the series to more than 20 points.

In the end, the game was over, 128-102, and the New York Knicks defeated the Lakers by 26 points and won the second game of the Finals.

The big score is 2-0!

Bryant walked off the field in a hurry.

He was followed by the Lakers generals who also looked prostration.

The blessing of "996", "Black Mamba" can't stand it, and the rest of the Lakers can't stand it.

Li Wan enjoyed the biggest cheers in the audience, and the sound of "MVP" resounded throughout New York.

He didn't have to defend Deron Williams tonight, but he shined on the stats, scoring 25 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in the "25 plus 15 plus 15" all-around data.

In addition, there are 3 steals and 2 blocks!

Artest's first look was at the stats of Deron Williams and Kobe.

The former played 16 plus 7 in the whole game, and it took 20 shots to score 16 points, and this number of shots and the final score alone are enough to illustrate the efficiency of Deron Williams' game.

When "Chubby" broke through, he relied a lot on his body.

But his confrontation ability, put on the front line, is really not enough......

Kobe Bryant shot 8-of-24 from the field, exactly 30% shooting!

He faced Ray Allen's main defense tonight, as well as Li Wan's assistant defense with Artest, and Phil Jackson's "slave owner" rotation strategy, he really became more and more tired, and was directly crushed in the end......

Speaking of which, it was also this scene that made Kenny Smith can't help but say: "The old man has started to exert his strength again, I'm not saying that Kobe Bryant has completely fallen out of his prime, it's impossible, but he does not have the dominance of his prime......"

If it was Kobe Bryant in 0809, it would still feel tricky tonight, but it definitely wouldn't be more and more restricted!

Of course, from Artest's point of view, it's not that Kobe Bryant can't do it, but that the strategy of "superior horses don't guard against superior horses" is a great success!

However, Bryant posted a Finals high of 8 assists in this game.

But this says one thing more:

Kobe Bryant's pass can't help the team win!

Da Yao had 16 points and 8 rebounds; Shaq O'Neal had 14 points and five rebounds;

The efficiency of both men is exaggerated, as the two of them combined have only been on the field for less than 35 minutes......

The data obtained by the two of them crushed the Lakers' interior starters.

Pau Gasol had 17 points and 12 rebounds in this game, while Bynum had 6 points and 4 rebounds in this game. Both of them played more than 40 minutes......

"If it weren't for the data, I don't think we would have felt that the New York Knicks have such a big advantage on the inside......"

Because the Knicks' advantage in other areas is equally scary, no one particularly notices how big the New York Knicks' interior advantage is.

Drexler listened to Bill Wharton say this and couldn't help but ask, "So...... What's next for the Lakers? ”

Just sitting in the commentary seat, the "glider" felt desperate for the Lakers......

Like Doctor Strange, he calculates the possibility of turning the tide and killing Thanos.

With a 1 in 10,000 chance that Doctor Strange found it, he ......

Completely can't think of a way for the Lakers to win!

Here's the good news, though:

Wait two more games, and the Lakers will be able to get out of the way and have a chance to get revenge in the new season!

Of course, this opportunity, many teams have already obtained!

Yes, in the eyes of "Glider", although the Finals are not over yet, the Lakers are gone.

The New York media thought the same way: "Although we want the New York Knicks to win the championship on their home court, everyone knows that this is a tough thing for the Lakers!" It's hard for them to fight for even one win against the Knicks......"

In order for the New York Knicks to hold the O'Brien Cup high on their home court, they even used the "agitation method"!

In fact, New York fans are really entangled.

The city hasn't won a championship in 38 years, the first in 38 years, and they naturally want to see it happening at Madison Yard.

But if the New York Knicks win two away games and sweep the Lakers 4-0, then they will make history and become the first team in NBA history to win the championship with a winning record!

That's another reason for how strong the New York Knicks are this season......

To lose, or not to lose, it's a matter of happiness!

Soon, however, they won't have to worry about it.

June 7.

Game 3 of the Finals was played on the Lakers' home court.

The Lakers won the game where the "glider" couldn't even think of a way to break his head.

There was no change in the first half, except that everyone in the Lakers broke out with a momentum of dying and living, maybe it was the Knicks' side, and the outside projection came up a little slowly.

However, everything is a replay of the first two games of the finals.

The bite was tight on both sides at first, and then the Lakers' fitness started to have problems.

At the end of the first half, the New York Knicks, who were playing on the road, led by six points at 57-51.

When the second half of the game began, the Lakers, who had recovered a little physically, began to chase points again, but when the game time approached the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, the Lakers ushered in the physical test again, and the point difference began to be widened again.

Seeing that the score difference is about to go to the double digits.

But at this time, an accident happened on the court, Kobe rushed to a violent dunk under the basket, and the basket was crooked, there was no way, the game could only be suspended and the staff was found to overhaul it.

It took more than half an hour to finally fix the basket.

And this period of time also gave the Lakers who had physical problems enough time to rest. In the end, all the members of the Lakers team who were full of physical energy broke out with a ferocious chasing momentum after the game restarted.

They did have a sense of conviction that they were "living to die" tonight......

At the last moment, Kobe Bryant deliberately missed a free throw and hit a mid-range jumper, helping the team win the game by 1 point and pull the big score back to 1-2!

As soon as the final whistle blew, he found Pau Gasol in the midst of everyone and hugged him.

After he missed the last free throw, it was Pau Gasol who desperately grabbed the offensive rebound and found Kobe Bryant at the first time, and the "Black Mamba" had the opportunity to "seal his throat with a sword"!

ESPN described Kobe Bryant's partnership with Pau Gasol as "the best partner" after the game.

The Los Angeles media is also frantically shouting "we haven't lost yet", "we haven't lost yet"!

D'Antoni specifically collected the remarks of the Los Angeles media the next day and showed them in the Knicks' daily practice: "I don't know how many people lost Game 3 of the Finals because repairing the basket gave the Lakers enough rest, otherwise we would have won, then I would say ......"

"The Los Angeles people don't think so, in their opinion, they won the third game of the series completely on their own, so wake up guys, you didn't show the strength to convince the opponent, they still think they have the hope of turning the tables, tomorrow is the fourth game of the finals, I don't want them to think like that by then!"

His words made a big change in the atmosphere of the New York Knicks in training.

The confrontation between each other is a little more ferocious.

In the end, it was Mike Brown who kept shouting, "It's just a training match, it's just a training match!" ”

Only then did the atmosphere of the training match not become hotter and hotter.

D'Antoni's face was a little more empty, and he felt that his fire was burning as if it were ......

It's a bit too much.

The Knicks ignited an even more fighting spirit.

The Lakers, for their part, also saw the possibility of a comeback series after Game 3. In the words of Phil Jackson, it is: even God is helping us, what reason do we have to give up!

That's a great deal!

The eyes of the Lakers players were red one by one, as if they were burning.

Including Kobe, who has recognized Phil Jackson as a "god stick", also has more desire to fight after these words!

It was also at this time that Kobe Bryant discovered that this "magic stick" and the "chicken soup" at the bottom of the box had not been served before.

Right now......

The "Zen Master" exerted his strength, brought up the "Divine Chicken Soup", and shouted the spell "Chicken Soup is coming, drink Chicken Soup", which increased the buff effect to the maximum!

Therefore, all the members of the Lakers blushed, and even Kobe Bryant felt the "medicinal effect"!

June 9th.

The two top teams meet on the pitch.

The Lakers, playing at home, were the first to get into the groove.

Under Bryant's leadership, they blasted a wave of 10-3 scoring. They lead the New York Knicks by 7 points.

Mike Brown was frightened by the state of the Lakers, and he saw clearly from the side that the Knicks were absolutely not out of position in these few rounds, but the opposite side was like a "lock hanging"!

It must be strictly checked whether there is a magnet in the basketball!

D'Antoni's pace of speech increased at this time, and he knew very well that at this time, it was difficult to limit the opponent by defense alone, and he had to rely on more ferocious artillery fire to chase points.

It just so happens that this is what the New York Knicks are best at.

Li Wan prefers to raise the outside touch first, but at the moment of chasing points, his approach is completely opposite to usual, constantly breaking through the ball and finding Da Yao under the basket.

Da Yao also played the most present game since the series.

However, the physical consumption of successive singles is here, and his side attacked 4 times in a row, shooting 3 of 4, including a "2 plus 1" shot, and after scoring 7 points in a row, D'Antoni quickly put him off the court.

Then he brought Shaq O'Neal on the field.

This is the second game the Knicks have played in Los Angeles.

In the last game, because of the basket repair, the Lakers' main team still maintained good physical fitness after the third quarter, and choked Shaq O'Neal by constantly accelerating.

So much so that the "Big Shark", who played well in the first two games, did not play well in the first game back to the Lakers.

3-of-7 shooting, 1-of-4 free throws.

After the game, some media even said that "the sharks haven't returned to Los Angeles for too long, and there is a lack of adaptation".

Therefore, before this game came up, Shaq O'Neal held his breath and wanted to vent.

Even the current Shaq O'Neill has a better aspect than Da Yao, that is, he is not afraid to go around. It's easier for Li Wan to give the ball. No, in the first round, he held the ball and attacked by himself.

Bynum had just fought with Da Yao for hundreds of rounds, and when he met Shaq O'Neal again, he was directly knocked out twice.

No, I can't!

Watching Shaq score the ball with ease, Bynum's first instinct was to wave at Pau Gasol. I hope that my "sister-in-law" can help him relieve his stress.

There is no way, the Lakers can only shrink the formation, and it is also at this time that the Knicks change their style of play and continue to exert force on the outside, as the Lakers shrink the entire defensive formation, the Knicks' outside line has enough projection space, and it may not have shown its power at the beginning.

In the two games since coming to Los Angeles, the state of the Knicks' outside projection group has been quite slow.

This was the case in the last loss.

Ray Allen and Lewis combined for two shooters who hit only two three-pointers in the last game.

D'Antoni thought that everyone's fighting spirit had slackened, but now it seems that there are indeed ups and downs in form.

Actually, this is not a special case for the Knicks.

A three-point shooter is as strong as Stephen Curry, and throughout his career, he has also shot 0 in a game many times, and as the farthest way to score points, the three-point shot is destined to rely on God's preference......

Especially on the playoff stage, even the top scorers can't avoid this.

However, the Knicks have the top containment on the inside, and the Knicks' outside projection space is large enough and comfortable enough, and gradually, the Knicks have found their senses.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

The point difference was also overtaken by the Knicks at this time......

When Ray Allen hit the three-pointer that the Knicks led the game, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

It was 3 minutes and 14 seconds of the second quarter.

That's right, according to the "slavery" rotation, it's time for Kobe Bryant to go to rest again......

At this time, it was the time when the Knicks had the most momentum.

No way!

Phil Jackson directly put the ultimate:

"DeLong, I know there are a lot of people questioning you now, but I know very well that they are all wrong, there will be no players like you in this league, when you break out, you are destined to be unstoppable, I believe, this is the most difficult few minutes for the Lakers, but I believe that with you, this will not be the most difficult time for the Lakers!"

His voice was small.

Major Phil Jackson was afraid that the other players would hear it.

He said this to himself.

But in the ears of Deron Williams, it is so sonorous and powerful.

He was going through a moment of questioning, and at this time, Phil Jackson trusted him so much that he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart.

He regrets it now......

I should have fallen out with Jerry Sloan to the Lakers sooner!

Delon really didn't expect that this league would have such a coach who trusted him so much......

Phil!

I won't let you down!

There was a little more impulse in Delon Williams' eyes.

He felt like he had found a manager who really understood his potential, and he was going to give everything he had for Phil Jackson!

Phil Jackson saw the change in his eyes, and lit another fire at that time, he called the next Lakers starters to the front of him, and said in front of everyone:

"Next Delon, you will have the right to handle the ball at will!"

Boom –

It can be clearly seen that in the eyes of Deron Williams, the blazing "volcano" has erupted!

If before that, he played well to prove that the Jazz were wrong to give up on him, and that "he wasn't a replacement for Leevan," now he wants to prove that Phil Jackson's vision is not wrong, and what he thinks is not wrong......

I, Deron Williams, is what Phil Jackson thinks he is!

"Medium Horse" went berserk again, Artest also showed 200 percent "matador" status, and the full-fire confrontation made Deron Williams suffer a lot.

However, this season's Deron Williams averaged 21.3 points and 9.7 assists per game when he was with the Jazz, and he was indeed at the peak of his career.

And when he was so desperate to prove himself, his "little universe" exploded.

Although Artest didn't let him soar completely, he couldn't restrain it well.

If you look at the score of the two teams after three minutes......

46 to 48.

The New York Knicks are still only 2 points ahead, and it's fair to say that Deron Williams has done a good job.

He himself knows this, even if he is panting hard, but when he looks at Phil Jackson's eyes, he is so determined:

"Prime Minister", I didn't disappoint you, did I?

Phil Jackson gave him a "thumbs up" with satisfaction, and this time, another "source of vitality" poured into Deron Williams's body.

At the same time, Kobe Bryant also played at this time.

Deron and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' "strongest backcourt", played together, and Deron Williams attracted the New York Knicks' defense and successfully broke through the ball to Kobe.

"The Black Mamba" came up with a difficult three-point catch-and-shoot in the first round.

The ball flew over Ray Allen's head and fell straight into the basket.

Entered!

The score is overtaken!

Staples exploded......

Cheers after cheers.

Mike Brown glanced at D'Antoni and asked if he was going to call a timeout, but found that D'Antoni's eyes were fixed on the court, motionless, and when he followed D'Antoni's gaze, the Knicks No. 25 quickly rushed to the front court with the ball, and the cheers on the scene turned into exclamations at this time......

"Quick, retreat, back, bag, bag!"

Phil Handy shouted anxiously.

Phil Jackson's hands are still in his trouser pockets in order to maintain his character, but the eagerness on his face is so obvious that his hands are trembling slightly.

That year, I put my hands in my pockets, and no one else noticed, my hands were shaking.

Kobe Bryant and Delong's eyes were focused on Li Wan for the first time.

This rookie (弔人) ......

Seeing Li Wan rushing all the way from the backcourt to the half court with the ball in his hands, the expressions of the two of them sank.

Pressure......

With Li Wan to the front, it also swept in a surge.

Actually, it's not just them.

The other players on the Lakers court, and the various Lakers fans sitting on the bench, all felt their hearts sink at this time.

They can be regarded as watching Li Wan grow up. But even at the beginning, they would never have imagined that this guy had grown to this point in just 4 years......

When he gets the ball, any joy is swept away and turns into one pressure after another.

Until the last minute of the game, I couldn't relax......

Kobe Bryant had to admit that the current Li Wan had made him feel like he was on the verge of a great enemy.

The Lakers' return defense was very fast, and Li Wan stopped when he saw no chance in the frontcourt, but when Shaq passed by him, a sudden "bypass cover" forced Kobe Bryant to make up for it from the other side.

Li Wan pretended to pass the ball to Xiang, and Ray Allen, who was flanked by Kobe Bryant, but when Ariza made up for it, Li Wan gave a high throw with a little height to the inside.

Shaq O'Neal raised his hand to take the ball, and he was already running, taking a "slow three steps" forward, and then completing the crackling dunk with one hand.

It's a familiar scene for Lakers fans.

It is also a scene that has made countless Lakers fans cheer constantly.

It's just that now, they only have a "pressure belt" in their eyes.

"Slash the shark!"

"Slash the shark!"

Phil Handy saw that the opposite side could break through the defense under the basket so easily, and then signaled to the Lakers players on the court to come up with the "ultimate big move"!

Kobe Bryant's return to the court was indeed a huge benefit to the Lakers' entire offense, and it was under his control that Ariza ran out of the open space, received a pass from Pau Gasol, and successfully hit a 3-pointer.

The Lakers stretched the deficit to four points.

Then in the cheers, he quickly fouled Shaq O'Neal.

The cheers at the scene came one after another, and the camera was given to the depressed Shaq O'Neill several times.

"Big Shark" looked at the group of happy Angelenos at the scene, and felt that this must not be the group of Lakers fans ten years ago, or else......

Have you forgotten how much you hated the "shark slashing tactic" in the first place?

"Bang dang!"

"Huh!"

Shaq O'Neal tried hard to respond on the free-throw line, but it was like he had been trying to prove it for more than a decade and failing to do so.

This......

He still hasn't been able to do it.

Including this missed free throw, Shaq O'Neal has missed almost 4,500 free throws.

This score alone is already a score that many players in the league have not been able to score in their entire careers......

1 of 2 free throws!

Shaq was annoyed, but both D'Anthony and Mike Brown had satisfied expressions.

2 free throws and 1 hit, if it were someone else, they would definitely not be satisfied, but Shaq O'Neal, it's good not to lose all two free throws, what more bikes!

The Lakers also showed a satisfied look on their side......

As long as you don't hit both free throws, then the purpose of the "shark slashing" tactic has undoubtedly been achieved.

However, before they could think more, they looked back at Shaq O'Neal, who was back on the defensive end, and also came at Bynum fiercely.

They......

It's cut up too!

Bynum's expression was a little surprised, he really didn't expect the other party to use the "shark slashing" tactic against him so decisively......

Obviously, he doesn't have much of a presence.

But in terms of his free-throw percentage......

61%……

It is not surprising that the shark was "cut down".

In fact, the original Bynum averaged 83.5% of his free throw shooting rate per game in the playoffs this season!

Yes, you read that right, Bynum, who averaged only 69% of his career free throw per game, was originally the "top of the five" in terms of free throw shooting per game this season.

His touch is indeed very soft in the No. 5 position, otherwise he would not have been praised as "top talented".

But originally this season, he was used by Phil Jackson as the core of the team in the playoffs, and he was also a two-time champion trophy, shouting all day long that "I want to take over Kobe's class and become the next core of the Lakers".

Extraordinary self-confidence.

But now, because of the 08 injury season reimbursement, he failed to play in the finals, so that the 08~09 season was questioned as "not as good as Kwame Brown", and the 09 finals proved this, and then he was even more sluggish, and now he has lost the right to hold the ball on the offensive end, and he does not dare to show any dissatisfaction.

Life smoothed out his edges and corners, and it also made him completely unconfident.

During the regular season, he averaged a lower free-throw percentage than he had been, only about 60%, and only 55% in the playoffs......

At this moment, the opponent carried out the "shark cutting" tactic against his free throws, and his first reaction was not to prove himself like the original, but to muttered in his heart:

Dangerous!

And then there'......

"Bang dang!"

"Bang dang!"

Two consecutive blows of iron gave the offensive end back to the Knicks.

At the same time, 1 point was also given away.

The Lakers continued the "slashing shark" tactic, and Shaq O'Neal saw that Bynum on the opposite side missed two consecutive free throws, and the psychological burden was lightened at that time, and he raised his hand to "swish" twice.

All in!

The fans at the scene were dumbfounded......

Shaq O'Neill himself was dumbfounded, and in his return to the defense, he put his hand against the light and shone it again, as if to say:

Is this my hand?

That's too accurate, isn't it?

The difference narrowed to 1 point at once.

The Knicks, for their part, continued to let Shaq O'Neal "slash" at Bynum.

Bynum's hands were shaking in pain.

There was a "clang" sound.

"Little Shark" missed the third free throw in a row, Shaq was happy, and now he completely lost his psychological burden, not only because of Bynum's poor performance, but also because he ......

It's over!

Da Yao took his place.

"Huh!"

Bynum finally avoided the embarrassment of missing four consecutive free throws.

When the ball went into the frame, he also exhaled heavily.

The difference is 2 points.

Da Yao returned to the court, and with full physical energy, he ran directly to the high position to catch the ball, and successfully scored the ball against the "little shark".

Bynum didn't have the strength to stop at all......

He had already resisted a back and forth "Yao Shark", and the "Shark Chopping" tactic just now looked like it was a two-round gasp, but the physical fitness thing has the saying of "extreme rebound" and the saying of "burnout period".

In the former case, if it is over, the physical strength will be abundant again; In the latter case, you are already out of breath, and if you stop at this time, your whole body will fall into exhaustion, and even lifting your hand will feel difficult.

Now that Bynum has entered such a state, he naturally can't bear the energetic Da Yao who has just finished resting.

But what made him even more desperate happened in the next round, Shaq's downfall, so that the Lakers could not "cut the shark", and could only watch Da Yao eat Bynum;

But Bynum on their side continued to stay on the court, and the Knicks were not polite at all and continued to "cut".

The physical and mental "double torture" made Bynum physically and mentally exhausted, so it was another consecutive "two missed free throws", and the Knicks took the opportunity to score a goal to stretch the difference to 4 points.

"Both!"

Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout.

The egg hurts in the face.

What do you mean by "lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot"?

It's called "shooting yourself in the foot"!

I originally wanted to use "cutting sharks" to treat Shaq, but I didn't expect to turn around and be treated by someone who used "cutting sharks" to treat Bynum......

Shaq O'Neal stood on the sidelines, waiting for his teammates to leave the court, while turning his head to look at the Staples audience, and this time, he finally saw the disgust in the Angelenes' face for the "slash shark" tactic.

That's right!

This is the Los Angeles he remembers!

How is it possible that the people here do not hate the "shark slashing" tactic?

It's just that this timeout is over, Bynum's nightmare isn't over, yes...... The Knicks' "slashing shark" continues. Bynum, who is getting more and more nervous, has become an absolute help for the Knicks to open up the point difference.

4 points...... 6 points...... 7 points......

Phil Jackson frequently threw eager glances at the Knicks bench.

D'Antoni smiled slightly:

You picked it, idol!

Finally, at the end of the first half, the New York Knicks stretched the gap to more than 10 points with their "shark cut" to Bynum.

There were angry scoldings from the audience, thinking that the Knicks were "too shameless", regardless of whether they didn't talk about martial arts first.

In the second half, we must continue to "cut sharks"!

They watched as the Knicks entered the tunnel of the visiting players, and thought indignantly.

The Lakers' coaching staff thinks so too.

But after the start of the third quarter, they suddenly found that the number of fouls in the entire starting lineup of the Lakers was 2~3 times, and if it was used to "cut the shark", it would be two or three rounds at most, and if they continued to "cut", there was a foul crisis.

But those few pieces of material on the bench are real......

No eyes!

Phil Jackson was worried about whether they would be able to execute this tactic well.

Again, they take the bench players, and the Knicks are likely to replace Shaq directly, in short......

When he found out that the Lakers even had to pay attention to the "shark slashing" tactic, Phil Jackson suddenly wanted to cry. Think about it again in the first half, "cutting sharks" was used to the end, but the other party opened a 10-point difference, and the "Zen Master" almost cried directly.

Good......

Bitter!

When did he become so sad as a manager?

And the next scene made him break the defense, because the opposite side was ......

It's time to chop Bynum again!

god……

Phil Jackson was eager to do something.

But looking at the bench, all he could do was keep his hands in his pockets......

Ay~

He resigned himself to his fate!

In the end, the point difference continued to widen in the Knicks' new round of "slashing sharks".

109-93, the Knicks won Game 4 of the series with a difference of 16 points, rewriting the score to 3-1!