Phil Jackson knows it well.

Han Ning's hand is playing a conspiracy.

It's to beat you up a few veterans by name.

Exhaust the stamina of the veteran, and then find a way to chase the points.

In fact, from the time Karl Malone ran out of physical strength and had to go off the break, the Knicks had already started chasing points.

Where is the Knicks' strongest this season?!

Not an outside line!

Not Aaron Iverson!

It's an inside line!

Da Yao, Kurt Thomas, Mutombo, Zach Randolph!

These four people are all interior players who have entered the All-Star team in the past, present or future!

Needless to say, Da Yao is recognized as the league's No. 1 center player.

Mutombo was also a top interior player on the All-Star team in his rookie season.

Although he is older, he can definitely be called old and strong.

At least, this physical strength is much stronger than that of Carl Malone.

Zach Randolph and Kurt Thomas will both have two All-Star selections in their history.

Now with Han Ning, the strength of the two people has also grown to a certain extent.

With such an inside lineup, who isn't afraid to watch it?!

The Lakers without Karl Malone.

There's only one O'Neal who can play on the inside.

Dominates the interior and controls the vast majority of rebounds.

Is it still hard to chase points?!

This is also one of the few opportunities for the Lakers to be bullied by opponents inside.

And the Lakers' outside player, Gary Payton, is also very strong.

But his physical strength is no longer enough to support him to be able to attack and defend like he did when he was young.

With Allen Iverson and Jose Calderón in a wheel-and-wheel battle, he could only focus his physical and energy on defense as much as possible.

In attack, it's hard to be able to provide some effective help.

The most critical thing is.

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are now very deeply contradictory!

There is simply no possibility of two people working together on the pitch.

It can even be said that as long as Kobe Bryant holds the ball, the Knicks can let O'Neal go!

Because of Kobe, it is impossible to pass the basketball to O'Neal!

As long as O'Neal can't grab the rebound, the Knicks don't need to worry about anything else.

In such a situation, it is really normal for the Knicks to chase points.

In the original historical process, in the finals of this season, it was precisely because of Karl Malone's injury.

Gary Payton's physical strength is at its bottom and his performance is average.

The rest of the Lakers can't be counted on.

will produce defeat.

Gave the Pistons a championship.

And now.

The game has not yet reached the fourth quarter.

The difference between the two teams is just over 10 points.

No more Gary Payton and Carl Malone.

Phil Jackson had foreseen the final outcome of this game in advance.

The Lakers, most of the time, lost.

Don't look at them still ahead.

But a half-crippled Lakers team faced a healthy Knicks.

This gap of more than a dozen points is really not big!

Sure enough.

Just after the timeout, after Gary Payton also went off the court, the Knicks began to exert their strength!

Allen Iverson came to the front court with the ball, faced Kobe's defense, and rushed to the basket with the help of Da Yao's blocking.

O'Neal stepped forward to make up for it, and Aaron Iverson didn't go hard.

Changed hands and passed the basketball to Da Yao.

Da Yao made a golden rooster independent shot and easily scored two points.

The point difference has officially become single digits.

The Lakers are 79-70 ahead of the Knicks by just nine points.

On the other hand, the Lakers' offense.

After Kobe Bryant came to the front court with the ball, he directly started to play back.

After coming to the low post, he forced a turnaround and a backward jumper.

"Bang dang!"

The basketball smashes the basket and comes out.

O'Neal desperately grabbed the rebound under the sandwich of Da Yao and Kurt Thomas.

In the opportunity to attack twice, he was rewarded with a volleyball-style hat by Da Yao.

The basketball was fanned out of the baseline.

was accompanied by Da Yao's classic chest-beating roar.

Seeing this scene, Han Ning suddenly had some thoughts in his heart.

The current Da Yao especially likes to beat his chest and roar.

Maybe I could teach him something different.

Thinking of this, Han Ning's face revealed a strange smile.

And on the court, the Lakers sent a throw-in.

The basketball was passed directly into O'Neal's hands.

Facing Da Yao's defense, O'Neal opted for a tough back hit.

Compared with Da Yao, the most dominant place for him is strength.

However, Da Yao is not so easy to get along with.

It took a few hits in quick succession to move two steps towards the basket.

O'Neill then folded his hands on the ball and turned quickly.

With his left hand, he raised the basketball in the air, ready to make a hook.

But suddenly, another figure appeared beside him.

Kurt Thomas dropped the interior player he was supposed to mark and came to O'Neal's side.

A slap slapped the basketball out again.

Not far away, Allen Iverson grabbed the basketball, and then rushed directly towards the Lakers' halfcourt.

Bryant hurriedly stepped back to defend in front of Allen Iverson.

After storming Gary Payton for most of the quarter, Allen Iverson's stamina also took a bit of a hit.

So he didn't use his speed to break through Kobe's defense.

But.

The Knicks have a lot more players than the Lakers!

In the first three quarters of the game, he was basically only responsible for defense, and Da Yao, who didn't attack much, was one of them!

Quickly rush to the Lakers' three-point line.

shouted.

Aaron Iverson's pass then arrived.

Gently pat your feet.

Flick your right hand.

The basketball soared into the air, crossed a beautiful arc, and headed straight for the basket.

"Huh!"

A three-point goal!

The difference between the two teams is only 6 points!

When Phil Jackson saw this scene, his heart was long gone.

The rest is only helplessness!

The contradiction between Kobe Bryant and O'Neal is too big!

At this moment, Phil Jackson's heart was extremely determined.

After the end of this season, between Kobe and O'Neal, one must be sold!

Otherwise, the Lakers will never want to win another championship!

The next games were basically in such a state.

In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the Knicks equalized.

By the end of the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams had reached 92-97.

The Knicks won the game by 5 points!

In the league, the most prestigious F4 combination was taken.

Throughout the Madison Garden arena, all the Knicks fans started the party!

What happened to F4?!

Can you compare to our Knicks?!

Oh, it's just a defeat!

Kobe, who left the court with a lonely face, glanced back at Da Yao's figure a second before he walked into the player's tunnel.

The more he looked, the more he felt that Da Yao was much better than O'Neill!

The desire to team up with Da Yao became even stronger.

And after Han Ning was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines, he saw a relatively rare face.

James Dolan came to Han Ning with an excited face, and said softly, "Let's go, let's go to my office to talk!" ”