Chapter 257: Li Wan Soars with the Nix
The NBA is a bunch of monsters playing, both inside and outside.
With just this attack, Ibaka showed how much money he really has.
Li Wan still holds the ball on the left wing, and Kevin Durant takes the initiative to fight physically, forcing Li Wan to play a "1v1 man battle".
Sensing Kevin Durant's intentions, Li Wan immediately faced the frame, dragged towards the top of the arc, and at the same time that Durant followed the sideways, a large change of direction, the center of gravity suddenly shifted to the left, and the ball was also given to his left hand.
It's so fast that Kevin Durant doesn't have time to think at all.
And when he stepped back with his left foot, Li Wan's ball just reached his left hand, and his shoulder shook rapidly, and it was a large change of direction, still moving towards the top of the arc.
But by this time, Kevin Durant's left foot had shifted to the right.
The two men staggered their positions......
This is!
“OMG!”
"Kevin Durant's two-way break!"
"Li Wan scored in front of Kevin Durant with Kevin Durant's moves!"
This ball blew up the TNT studio, and it blew up the entire Madison Garden Plaza.
The audience at the scene suddenly resounded with huge cheers.
Kevin Durant's words of provoking Li Wan a few days ago are still in my ears: I think this series will let everyone know who is the best player in the class of '07.
After the game started, Kevin Durant's aggressive provocation on the defensive end was also seen by them.
They had been waiting for a response from Li Wan......
If you want to say that it has to be Li Wan, you will know if there is one.
This goal directly made them happy.
Kevin Durant was stunned for a moment, he is very familiar with the "double change of direction breakthrough", Li Wan took out this trick, faced him to complete the score, the key is to shake him directly, it is impossible to say that his mentality is not affected.
But compared to the impact that Li Wan brought to his mentality with this trick......
In the audience on the sidelines, Scarlett, who applauded Li Wan, made Kevin Durant's "Dao Heart" impetuous, and at the moment the 20,000 New Yorkers in the audience were shouting wildly, but these mountains and tsunamis fell on Kevin Durant's ears, but they were not as harsh as Scarlett's "snap" to Li Wan.
Li thief, take your life!
Kevin Durant was so desperate for the ball that he even ran to the halfway line to catch it, and Westbrook saw this and could only throw the ball to him.
The first time Durant got the ball, he looked at Li Wan, as if to say:
Come on, come on, I'll let you see, what is the real "double change of direction breakthrough"!
Li Wan chose close defense, Kevin Durant got rid of it several times, but he couldn't stand firm outside the three-point line, so he simply forced the ball to kill inside.
His long legs made a difference at this moment.
Even the 2.04-meter-tall Li Wan couldn't interfere with the whole process to the end in such a close situation, and when he was about to enter the basket, Kevin Durant broke through Li Wan, held it high, and confronted Tyson Chandler head-on and put the ball into the basket.
6-8!
Kevin Durant, who responded successfully, immediately observed Scarlett in the audience on the sidelines with a side light, he greeted the two men with this ball, he didn't need to watch the replay to know, he must be very handsome, he wanted to see if Scarlett was looking at him with light at the moment.
Outcome......
Scarlett looked resentful.
The puff look......
Cute pinch~
Kevin Durant has a billion points of heartbeat.
is worthy of my goddess, and her angry appearance is so exciting!
Durant is even more excited!
Tyson Chandler waved his hand a little annoyed, and muttered, "My hand has completely covered ......"
This goal can still be scored!
"The King of Fighters" did not understand.
Li Wan didn't expect Kevin Durant to score this goal, because the difficulty is indeed a bit big.
But considering that Kevin Durant averaged 30.6 points, 2.3 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in the Finals this season, shooting a whopping 54.6% from the field.
In that round of the Western Conference Finals with the Spurs, Kevin Durant really completed his transformation and sharpened his "sickle".
In the face of such Kevin Durant, Li Wan is not sure that one person will limit him alone.
Therefore, in this round of the Finals with the Thunder, the New York Knicks' winning point is not in the scoring PK of Li Wan and Kevin Durant.
Therefore, Li Wan did not continue to respond to Kevin Durant's score in the next round, and a "sound and west" pass was given to Beverley.
Westbrook unconsciously approached Li Wan's side because he had just won Kevin Durant with the ball in his hand...... Well, even without this heads-up score, Westbrook's position would have been such an outrageous mistake.
Attention when defending without the ball has always been the most criticized part of "Turtle", always looking at the "ball" inexplicably.
But you have to say that he has no defensive strength......
When he was in the NCAA, he also won the Pacific Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year award......
If you ask the head coach of UCLA to come and see how Westbrook is doing on the defensive end now, I'm afraid he will immediately expel Westbrook from the UCLA team. At the same time, with an expression of disbelief, he muttered to himself: "How did he become like this!" ”
Of course, there are gains and losses, let him look at Westbrook's impact on the offensive end now, he will also be shocked: "How did he become like this!" ”
Beverley hit a solid three-pointer.
Li Wan muttered in his heart:
Three!
Lewis and Ray Allen have scored successively, plus Beverley, the only Knicks player on the court who has not yet scored is Tyson Chandler.
It's not a big deal......
The dunk thing has nothing to do with the feel, as long as the ball is in place, the dunk will come, otherwise even if the feel is good, it can't be dunked or can't be dunked.
Say yes, "Golden State Laven"!
Westbrook then completed the counterattack.
This "one-stop layup" from the backcourt to the frontcourt to attack the frame can be called "holding a kitchen knife, sparks and lightning all the way", and the outstanding ones are two words:
Rapid!
"What a talent for the Thunder team!"
D'Antoni couldn't help but sigh as he watched the ball fall into the frame.
From the beginning to the present, this team has hardly had any decent passing coordination, and every round is a demonstration of the individual ability of the players, whether it is Kevin Durant, Westbrook, or Ibaka, their goals are somewhat talented.
Especially on the New York Knicks' side, in addition to Li Wan's single accident, compared with several other goals, it seems that the Thunder are full of talent......
Of course, this is indeed a fact, and even, in terms of talent alone, this Thunder team, even in the 65 years of the NBA, is the top two, no, it is the first class!
There are many talented "youth troops" in the history of the NBA, but like the Thunder, "gathering is a fire, scattering is three regular season MVPs", there is only one one, and there is no semicolon.
It is also the only one later, after the three players have stepped into their true peak, fans miss more and more the "youth army" that year, if there is no separation, how good it should be.
Here, we have to mention the draft vision of the Thunder management again.
You must know that the Thunder's signing in the past three years has not been a "champion pick", and when these three selections were first chosen, except for Kevin Durant, the other two were full of doubts......
As a result, the management of the Thunder team proved with facts that in terms of the draft, they are not aimed at anyone, and everyone in the league is rubbish!
And, these guys aren't just talented, they're long-lasting.
The overall state of the New York Knicks came up quickly tonight, but the Thunder still bit the score, and until the end of the first quarter, they were only 31-33, trailing by 2 points.
Kevin Durant and Westbrook combined for 20 points, and the Thunder only scored 11 points in the first quarter, of which Kevin Durant scored 11 points, the highest scorer on both teams.
Compared with him, Li Wan "only" scored 8 points.
The scoring momentum is really not as good as that.
But Li Wan has 4 assists, and Kevin Durant only has 1, and in this data, Kevin Durant and Li Wan have a bigger gap.
In addition to his four assists, Li Wan also grabbed three rebounds and one block.
It's not Kevin Durant or Westbrook who is covered, it's Ibaka.
Tyson Chandler was under a lot of pressure in the first quarter, facing Perkins, the league's "last meat shield", and the left and right strikes of "physical monster" Ibaka, he often took care of one or the other, and Lewis could not give enough help.
Speaking of which, the Thunder's interior advantage this season is really strong enough.
Originally, they faced the Heat in the 12 Finals, and they won the first game of the Finals by relying on their internal advantage.
Chris Bosh and Haslem get toyed and stunned!
Although Tyson Chandler is much tougher than Bosh and Haslem, if he wants to wrestle with Perkins and Ibaka alone, it is really embarrassing for him.
"The King of Fighters" needs a helper!
D'Antoni was a little hesitant to replace Lewis, and he wanted to use his strongest firepower to fight against the Thunder.
Although the Thunder used an unreasonable offense to defeat a spurs team known for their steadiness.
Judging from the eyes of the "mustache" championship coach, if the attack continues like this, the New York Knicks are really not afraid of the Thunder.
So......
If you suffer Tyson Chandler again, the New York Knicks will have the initiative in the confrontation!
It's just that after James Harden played, he was extremely active and led the team to overtake the score, allowing the Thunder to occupy a favorable situation.
Then Thunder's Brooks took the lead......
He began to take advantage of Kevin Durant's point, frequently singled Li Wan, and cut off Li Wan's contact with his teammates on the defensive end, so that Li Wan fell into a 1v1 with Kevin Durant.
Looking at the arrangement on the other side, Kenny Smith immediately reacted: "This is going to consume Li Wan's physical energy!" "The New York Knicks are a single-core team, and once Lee Wan's fitness is out of order, they're bound to be chaotic on the offensive end.
But if it weren't for Levan to defend Kevin Durant, there would be no one else for the New York Knicks.
The impact of Artest's ban is unmistakable......
This made the look of the "beast" ugly.
On the sidelines, Kevin Garnett watched Li Wan defend and attack for three consecutive rounds, and then glanced at Lewis and Tyson Chandler, shook his head slightly, and muttered in his heart:
High position, you two!
In his opinion, the opposite side is so obviously forcing Li Wan to play singles, as an inside player, he has to learn to step forward and share the pressure at this time.
Can't hold the ball in the high post?
Isn't this an insider basic skill?
Dig the groove!
One second, he was complaining that Lewis and Tyson Chandler were acting like the "wolf king" of wood, and the next second he screamed, because Li Wan forced Kevin Durant to make a mid-range jumper, and also caused the latter's foul.
It's so hard!
Li Wan is really too hard!
Just looking at it, Kevin Garnett was already a little wet...... These palms are full of sweat!
Scarlett also let out a strange scream, that is, she needs to pay attention to her image on the sidelines, but if she is at home at the moment, she is afraid that her hands are already in her crotch.
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
Li Wan, who walked to the free throw line, hit the free throw steadily.
With this goal, the New York Knicks managed to balance the score.
Brooks was not in a hurry, and clapped his hands to keep everyone's attention on the game. So far, he's happy with the Thunder's tactical execution.
Li Wan was very fierce during this time, and with this ball, he had already scored 7 points in the second quarter.
But......
Look at the sweat on his cheeks!
In terms of ability, there are many players who integrate offense and defense, but there are fewer players who can give full play to the "integration of offense and defense" on the court.
Otherwise, in the history of the NBA, there will not be so few players who have won both the "regular season MVP" and the "best defensive player award". It's even less to win two awards at the same time in the same year.
Normal superstars, their physical fitness can only ensure that they give their best at one end!
Li Wan......
It's not a very famous "physical monster"!
So D'Antoni's expression was not very good-looking at the moment, and he finally made up his mind to put Rashid Wallace on the court immediately after Li Wan made a free throw.
Seeing Rashid Wallace on the court, Kevin Garnett's eyes lit up.
Kevin Durant immediately found the court, facing Li Wan, the signature "double change of direction breakthrough" completed the score, and the difference between the two sides was tied.
Once again, it was the Knicks' turn to attack.
Rasheed Wallace's first round on the court proved that he had something Lewis couldn't replace......
He quickly moved to the right high, and the moment Li Wan broke through, he hurriedly stepped forward to make a block for Li Wan.
Lewis's pick-and-roll ability was blown out in an instant......
The show is just getting started!
The Thunder team was determined to block Li Wan.
Li Wan bypassed the block, and Sefrosa immediately appeared on the opposite side, and at the same time, the entire interior of the Thunder tightened, although he knew that Tyson Chandler had an open space under the basket, but he had no angle to send the ball to the latter's "mouth" at all.
He simply threw the ball behind him.
Rasheed Wallace made a feint as soon as he got the ball, tricking Ibaka into going back and forth, and he threw the ball towards the basket.
As a result, the Thunder have one Perkins left under the basket.
Seeing the ball fly in front of the basket, he desperately tried to jump, but with his tonnage, even if he jumped desperately, it was only the height of a can.
He tried to reach his arm, but he could only watch Li Wan, who jumped high under the bright light, grabbed the ball with both hands, and then smashed it into the basket.
"Phew!"
The explosion sounded above his head, and the ball drilled through the basket, almost giving him a "head flower".
The audience burst into loud cheers.
Kevin Garnett couldn't hold back, just stood up and almost ran towards the center of the court, but fortunately the referee stopped him. The somewhat embarrassed "wolf king" waved his hand, embarrassed, embarrassed, too excited to pay attention......
You know, I've always been Kevin Garnett, a good guy with a lot of blood!
Just when he stepped back, Kevin Garnett made another own goal, and he actually sat down on the New York Knicks' bench in a hurry.
D'Antoni and Mike Brown were just there, confused.
Kevin Garnett, who reacted, could only continue to be embarrassed.
Oh yes!
So excited!
The "Wolf King" thought he had joined the New York Knicks......
Well......
Yes!
With his contract expiring this summer and the Nets coming to an end, Kevin Garnett has gradually had the idea of joining the New York Knicks.
And as the Knicks have been on a rampage in the playoffs, the idea has intensified.
These days, for the idea of summer, he is also busy, first texting to interact with Ray Allen, and take the initiative to break the ice. Then he was excited to win the regular season MVP award for Li Wan on Twitter, and in short, he worked hard to make himself more related to this Knicks.
So that he could logically say that sentence in the summer:
You know, Lee and Lei and I have always been good brothers!
With the New York Knicks defeating the Heat and reaching the Finals again, he couldn't help it anymore and took the initiative to come to the home court of the New York Knicks to brush up on his presence.
Meantime......
I also want to see what I can bring to this team if I join this defending champion!
He's a disciplined man!
If his arrival doesn't give this team what they're missing, then he's definitely not going to ......
Ask for so much money!
Of course, if it is determined that he can bring no one else to this team, he will also take his share of the money with peace of mind. The most important thing is that if you really want to join with a base salary, it sounds like a meaning to hug your thighs.
He "Wolf King" is a disciplined person, although he never thought that at this age, he could win both the championship and the championship MVP.
But with a high salary, he is at least a "main member of the championship", and to put it bluntly, he is still good brothers with Li Wan and Lei...... It's not so embarrassing!
And, just now!
This combination of Rasheed Wallace and Levan has allowed him to see what this team is missing, and at the same time what he can bring to this team.
He can do everything that Rasheed Wallace did in this round, and he can guarantee that he will do better than Rasheed Wallace!
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so excited......
The last thing my "wolf king" played was "brother basketball" after all!
The margin is back to 8 points.
In the Thunder's offensive round, Beverley, at the suggestion of Mike Brown, took the initiative to confront Westbrook, forcing him to speed up the offensive tempo.
Everyone who understands the temper of "Wei Shao" understands.
It's always fried at one point!
The legendary "reasonable Wei Shao" is a "monster" that is enough to play the "LeBron system", but it has never appeared on the court and has always been a legend.
What's more, the person who ignited this "dynamite keg" on the field now is still Beverley, who has always been at odds with Westbrook.
Can Westbrook take this gas?
He had just entered the "sewer" to rebuild his "body".
Immediately stepped on the "Hot Wheels" and went to the basket of the New York Knicks, Rasheed Wallace once again showed his ability, which Lewis could not replace:
Replenishment of defense!
It's not that Lewis is not active in making up for defense, but his figure, even if he makes up for it in time, with Westbrook's impact, eighty percent of the results will be reduced to a "background board".
Wallace was different, and with his experience, he managed to stop Westbrook.
The "zombie jumper" missed!
After rushing to the basket n times, Westbrook's hand has long been unstable. This is also one of the reasons why his "zombie jumper" is not very efficient. There are too many frames, and I like to dunk, but it always has an impact on the feeling of the opponent.
Perkins repeated his old trick and stuck Tyson Chandler to prevent him from jumping, but this time Ibaka was not against Lewis, but the experienced Wallace.
Ibaka is not a "rebounding geek" in itself, with the highest number of rebounds per game being 8.8 in a season, and only 7.5 this season.
Although he has a strong physical fitness, he does not have a keen "rebounding sense".
As far as so many examples in the league are concerned, the "rebounding smell" has a higher priority than physical fitness, such as Kevin Love, who has mediocre physical fitness, but can win so many "rebounding kings", relying on "brushing the board", no, relying on a keen "rebounding smell".
"Smack!"
Rasheed Wallace relied on his experience to keep Ibaka from tough, and Levan took the opportunity to protect the rebound.
The New York Knicks quickly launched a counterattack.
Wallace still moved towards the top of the house.
Facts have proved that when there is a response point on the court, how much is it a big improvement for a ball carrier like Li Wan.
It was Sephorosa who defended Lewan in this round, and from the second quarter, he and Kevin Durant took turns defending Levan. This is also done to ensure that Kevin Durant's physical fitness is not affected.
If Kevin Durant and Li Wan exploded on both offensive and defensive ends throughout the whole process, Brooks' tactics of consuming Li Wan would be meaningless, because ...... Physical fitness is also a hard injury for Kevin Durant.
Sephorosa constantly observes Rashid Wallace's position with his peripheral vision.
If this guy is to get in the way, Sephorosa will have to switch to Ray Allen in the first place.
Li Wan saw all this in his eyes, his body suddenly stagnated, and then used "Sam Gold" to mislead with a large change of direction, shaking Sephorosa to the side.
Looking at Li Wan, who was flying like a hydrogen bomb, Ibaka thought that he finally had a "medical insurance card" now, and Perkins thought about his turtle-like speed, and finally chose to be silent.
Silence is tonight's Thunder "twin towers."
Li Wan saw that neither of them dared to come up, but even reacted:
It's time to spend time and play!
A "crotch change hand dunk" directly blew up the audience.
Brooks had no choice but to call a timeout.
Li Wan high-fived one by one, and finally passed by the excited Taylor, looked at her eager appearance, and also smiled and reached out to pat it. This scene made Scarlett silent again, and "Xiaoshuai" was heartbroken again.
No......
Li Wan, who suddenly went out and scored 11 in a row, and Scarlett's lonely eyes made him even more painful.
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!
"Let's speed up a little bit later!"
D'Antoni didn't dig out the tactical board, but only emphasized the offensive and defensive rhythm of the New York Knicks, and he was not fast enough.
Li Wan nodded.
For the words of the "mustache", he agrees.
To play the Thunder, you have to pull up the speed.
Because the original Thunder team won the first game of the finals with the Heat by relying on the inside, and then immediately lost 4 games in a row, the reason is ......
It's because the Heat changed formations and pulled up the offensive and defensive speed.
They are "broken cans". - In addition to this set of formations, Spoelstra has no other way, the Heat team during the "Big Three" period is really famous, but except for LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh, there are really not many others who can stand up and help, and Spoelstra's available people are only seven or eight people when they are full!
Some managers only have seven or eight people in the regular season rotation, and it's his coaching style, just like the original D'Antoni, who really likes to have a small rotation of eight or nine people.
But that was originally, after meeting Li Wan, under Li Wan's subtlety, D'Antoni's regular lineup was about ten to eleven.
If it weren't for Vince Carter's injury-plagued season and his "stop-and-go" campaign, his regular rotation would have reached twelve.
Spoelstra was more pitiful, he only had seven or eight people to use......
But what he didn't expect was that Thunder head coach Brooks saw that he completely gave up the basket defense and changed to the fast pace of the "small lineup", and immediately waved his hand, if you want to be fast, I will be fast!
actually followed the fast pace of playing.
Perkins' top defensive role in this lineup is completely unreflected, LeBron James and Wade's breakthrough ability has been released, and the Thunder have lost again and again in the attack, and they are invincible.
There is an advantage on the inside, this guy dares to give up, and now there is no advantage on the inside, you say that the New York Knicks will pull up the speed, will Brooks not dare to face it?
I'm afraid that not only will he not be vague in his heart, but he will secretly scold D'Antoni:
Little fools!
Any idea how the Spurs lost?
If you don't know, I'll let you see it! What, it's called a special "youth storm"!
The game restarted, and after seeing the New York Knicks pull up the speed, Brooks really didn't hesitate at all, allowing the Thunder to follow suit.
Li Wan's appearance of killing in and out is very fierce.
But I have Admiral Kevin and Russell, who am I afraid of?
The speed of the two sides is getting faster and faster, how fast is it......
Let's put it this way, the audience in front of the TV didn't dare to go to the toilet, and in just one soak of urine, maybe five or six rounds of confrontation would have passed.
I have to admit that this season's "youth storm" of the Thunder team is indeed fierce enough.
In the fast-paced attack, their talent was once again on full display.
Just slapping and slapping......
Brooks felt that something was wrong......
The New York Knicks' offense and defense are fast-paced, but fast but not chaotic.
Although the Thunder kept up with the fast pace, the situation became more and more chaotic......
But at this time, Brooks noticed that something was wrong, and it was too late, because no matter how much he signaled Westbrook to slow down and stabilize a little, "Wei Shao" only had the basket left in his eyes, and he didn't see his gesture at all.
Instead, Beverly on the other side simply made a defiant gesture or gave a defiant look, and Westbrook rushed to the basket as if he had seen a bull in red cloth.
The New York Knicks have become more and more proficient at his interception.
In this round, he was successfully stopped again.
Westbrook also seemed to find a way to deal with it, and when the opposite interior line shrank back to the basket, he immediately turned and threw the ball outside the court.
As a result, Li Wan's eyes were quick and he broke the ball steadily.
After the advance, it was another successful defensive counterattack.
This goal was scored, and the score difference had come to 12 points unconsciously.
And at this moment, it is 5 minutes and 46 seconds in the third quarter......
"The Thunder don't have to fight at all!" Kenny Smith watched the Thunder fall into the rhythm of the Knicks, and when he looked back on the whole game, he felt that the Thunder did not make any fatal mistakes in the middle.
In the ESPN studio, Bill Wharton also said: "From the beginning, the Thunder team has relied on individual ability to score, and this kind of talent that does not depend on the team at all, it really makes people feel the infinite potential of this Thunder team......
But at this moment, the pace is fastening, and the problem of the Thunder's lack of a tactical system has been completely exposed. - Formation rotation, rough attack, uncontrollable tempo...... These are all problems caused by the Thunder's talent offense!
There is another problem......
"Russell Westbrook!" Bill Wharton pointed out the biggest problem with the Thunder's chaotic rhythm during this time, "Russell has matured compared to Kevin Durant, but he hasn't reached that level yet...... This has led to an extremely unstable state and a lack of experience! ”
I have to say that this old narrator is very experienced.
If Li Wan hears Bill Wharton's analysis, he will definitely give a thumbs up and say, "That's the end"!
The original Thunder lost to the Heat's fast-paced team, and in the final analysis, Westbrook, who controlled the ball, was in an unstable state, and he could shoot 20 of 32 in the fourth game of the series, shooting 62.5%, 43 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists; He also shot 4-of-20 from the field for 19 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 4-of-20 shooting in Game 5 of the series......
From one pole to another, Westbrook takes only one day.
This kind of instability, with Li Wan deliberately speeding up the pace, coupled with Beverley's provocation, was magnified to the point of obviousness.
This is also what Li Wan said...... The New York Knicks want to win this round of the Finals, and the key point is not in his scoring duel with Kevin Durant......
If you want to win against the Thunder, Westbrook and the Thunder's tactical flaws are bigger holes, and they are also easier to defeat.
To say that this Brooks is indeed a talent.
After this timeout, the Thunder continued to stick to the "talent stream" style of play.
The only change made was to trade Sephorosa for James Harden.
Obviously, in his opinion, there is no problem with the "talent stream" style of play, but the problem is that there are not enough "talent points......
Now that he has put all the "Thunder Four Less" on the court, he wants to see if this is enough or not!
James Harden played quite well in the first half of this game, shooting 3-of-6 and 2-of-2 free throws, scoring a total of 8 points and dishing out 2 assists.
It takes 10 minutes to get this data, which is very efficient......
But at that time, he was facing the bench lineup of the New York Knicks, and he could control a lot of the ball and play with his heart, but at the moment, he was more of a fixed-point shooter, and there were not many opportunities to handle the ball by himself, and his presence after playing was far less than when he led the team alone in the first half.
The most fundamental problem has not been solved, under the leadership of Li Wan, the New York Knicks are getting more and more high, and they continue to soar, while the Thunder team, under the leadership of Westbrook, is becoming more and more passive and gradually chaotic......
In the end, the game was over, and the New York Knicks defeated the Thunder 110-90, 20 points on their home court and got off to a good start!
(End of chapter)