Looking at Allen Iverson in front of him, Kobe Bryant put away his other thoughts.

Anyway, the game goes on.

It's about whether he can win the championship or not.

No matter how envious you are, there is no real championship in hand.

If you can win the championship, there is no need to envy anything.

After all, his ultimate goal was for that ring.

Facing Allen Iverson's defense, Bryant went straight to attack.

Compared to Allen Iverson, Kobe's low-post offense clearly has an advantage.

Naturally, he will not give up his advantages.

Came to the low post with his back to Aaron Iverson.

One, two.

Shoulders swaying slightly, quick turns, and step-back jumpers.

Allen Iverson, who has a gap in height and arm span, really has no good way to watch Kobe Bryant shoot the basketball.

"Huh!"

Two points scored.

The Lakers scored two points first.

And at the moment when they saw Kobe Bryant score first, the expressions of Han Ning and the Knicks players did not change.

Obviously, they had expected this situation for a long time.

Let Allen Iverson defend Kobe.

Or without the tactics of wrapping up Kobe Bryant.

Isn't it normal to be scored?!

So, when it came time to bring Allen Iverson back to the starting lineup, Han Ning and the Knicks players were mentally prepared for it.

And the reason why Han Ning insisted on doing this.

The purpose is actually quite simple.

He's going to earn a dignified FMVP for Aaron Iverson!

As we all know, the NBA's FMVP is basically only awarded to players from the winning team.

So far, only Jerry West is the only player in history to win the FMVP after losing the NBA Finals.

There are no exceptions except for him.

At least, there were no accidents before Han Ning crossed over.

Therefore, the Knicks' priority is to win this game.

But, in addition to this, the individual performance of the players is also crucial.

In this round of the finals, Allen Iverson performed very well.

But in fact, it is not much different from Da Yao's contribution to the team.

The difference is just one on the outside and one on the inside.

So, if the Knicks win this game, they get the championship.

Then it's normal for FMVP to send either of the two of them.

No one will question it, only regret it for the other person.

However, Han Ning is indeed a little selfish.

He wanted to fulfill the promise he had made to Allen Iverson.

The boasted always has to find a way to make it happen.

He wants Aaron Iverson to have an FMVP award.

Aaron Iverson also deserves such an award.

But it is undeniable that in this tie-breaker, who can play the starting lineup, who has better data, and who has a greater chance of getting FMVP!

He also discussed this issue with Da Yao and Aaron Iverson.

Interestingly, Da Yao didn't have any opinion on this.

After all, this season, Allen Iverson has made a lot of changes and sacrifices for the team.

Much more than him.

Plus he's already had this award once.

So in this regard, Da Yao has no opinion at all, but is still willing to contribute to this matter.

Alan Iverson, on the other hand, was a little reluctant to do so.

What he wants is to win this award without any water.

And not a teammate gave it to him.

Such an idea also made Han Ning love him even more.

There is no one who would not love such an Aaron Iverson.

Fortunately, Han Ning explained the reason later, which made Aaron Iverson and Da Yao agree.

The content of the explanation is actually not complicated.

For the tactical needs of the team, Allen Iverson needs to be put in the starting lineup.

Regarding this point, Han Ning is really not blind.

It's not a mess to fool Aaron Iverson.

It's that he really made such a strategic deployment.

Put Allen Iverson in the starting lineup and be fully responsible for scoring.

The purpose of this is not difficult to understand.

Because Han Ning knows very well what kind of person Kobe Bryant is.

In this tie-breaker, the Lakers will be Kobe Bryant against the difficult person.

Yes!

It's not Shaq O'Neal, it's not Phil Jackson, it's not Gary Payton and Carl Malone.

It's Kobe Bryant.

Because of Kobe's character of not admitting defeat.

It is destined that in this crucial final game, Kobe Bryant will definitely not admit defeat easily.

Once the Lakers fall behind, the Knicks will find some way to stimulate them, and Kobe Bryant will definitely step up and do everything he can to attack.

There are only two such outcomes.

First, Kobe Bryant's state exploded and beat the Knicks.

The second is that Kobe Bryant has a poor hand and frequently strikes iron.

At that time, with Kobe's character, it doesn't matter if you're Shaq O'Neal or not, and if you're Phil Jackson.

He won't care.

Young Kobe Bryant's temperament is so hot.

Therefore, Han Ning plans to take out the sharpest knife of the Knicks team and fight with you.

If you Kobe Bryant can blow up the Knicks.

It doesn't matter, Allen Iverson can also beat the Lakers.

Of course, if Kobe Bryant is not lucky, it will naturally be a good thing for the Knicks.

As for whether Aaron Iverson is in good form or not?!

Not to mention that Allen Iverson mainly relies on his breakthrough ability to score.

Let's just say that the Knicks' inside four King Kong are there.

Can't score?!

It doesn't matter!

Let's grab the rebound, you play again!

Comparatively speaking, Han Ning would prefer to see Kobe take the initiative to "shoulder" the heavy responsibility of offense.

If Kobe Bryant took the initiative to divide the ball, it would not necessarily be a good thing for the Knicks.

Therefore, Han Ning chose to let Allen Iverson return to the starting lineup and play against Kobe.

Preferably, create an atmosphere where two people are constantly competing against each other.

Let Kobe unconsciously start to target Allen Iverson, and the two of them will compete well to stimulate Kobe.

In this way, the game is more favorable for the Knicks.

Such an arrangement can be regarded as an arrangement for Han Ning to kill two birds with one stone.

After Allen Iverson dribbled to the front court, he looked at Kobe Bryant, who was in charge of defending him.

raised his chin slightly, and said softly: "This time, you don't spend five million anymore to find someone to defend me?!" ”

"Do you want to compare?! Let's see if you can keep up with me without that five million?! ”