"Toot!"

The whistle blew and the game continued.

When Da Yao took Zach Randolph and others onto the court, it was obvious that he could feel a strong fighting spirit from Gary Payton and Karl Malone.

If it were any other team, the players might be a little scared when they encountered such a situation.

Or maybe maybe a little nervous.

After all, star players like Gary Payton and Karl Malone have been famous for a long time.

Even if he is old, he still has a good deterrent power.

When I saw the two of them full of fighting spirit.

It's normal for some young players to be nervous.

But.

And that's definitely not counting the Knicks players.

Da Yao doesn't need to say much.

He who has won the championship and won the FMVP will naturally not be frightened.

And Zach Randolph himself is also a character who is not afraid of wolves before and tigers later, so he naturally will not be nervous.

As for the rest of the players.

Like Jose Calderón and Mo Williams, among others.

Don't be nervous either!

Because of this situation, it had long been expected by Han Ning.

During the break, Han Ning had already analyzed it for everyone.

If the Lakers want to win, they must look to these two veterans for a breakthrough.

After all, Kobe Bryant and Shaq O'Neal are a bit out of hope right now.

And with Han Ning's understanding of Phil Jackson.

In this case.

In this most crucial game.

If Phil Jackson doesn't find a way to feed chicken soup to two veterans, Gary Payton and Carl Malone, he's in for a ghost!

From before the game, Han Ning arranged for Allen Iverson to return to the starting lineup.

He anticipated that Phil Jackson might take advantage of this and find a way to chase points or close the score in the bench battle.

And now, the Knicks hold on to their lead.

Then Phil Jackson is even less likely to let go of such an opportunity.

...............

The Knicks attack.

After Jose Calderón dribbled to the front court, he directly passed the basketball to Da Yao.

After receiving a pass in the high post, Da Yao turned directly to face Karl Malone's defense.

This time, Da Yao's task is no longer chasing points.

It's about ensuring that at this stage of the bench matchup, the Lakers don't catch up with the point difference.

And, in Aaron Iverson's absence, he needs to take on more responsibility.

Therefore, it is very important to maintain physical strength.

There's no need to go inside and fight Karl Malone again.

The most critical thing is.

Sticking on the inside is not necessarily more efficient than attacking in the high post.

Place the ball with both hands on your right side of your waist.

His eyes were glued to Carl Malone.

Suddenly, the basketball is held high in the air and the body leans back slightly.

The right foot is naturally lifted forward.

Flick your right hand lightly.

"Huh!"

Two points scored.

Even Karl Malone pounced on it as soon as he could, trying to interfere.

But in the case of abundant physical strength, Da Yao's golden rooster independence is really not easy to be interfered with.

Turning around, the Lakers attacked.

Gary Payton didn't rush to attack after dribbling to the frontcourt.

Instead, I first observed the form on the field.

Mixed in this league for so many years.

Gary Payton's thinking is much more mature than Kobe's current one.

After discovering that Zach Randolph was defending the Lakers' bench power forward, more attention was paid to Karl Malone.

Gary Payton gets it.

The Knicks are planning to use the same method as Shaq O'Neal to deal with Karl Malone.

Presumably, it is still a bag clip.

After all, this trick really works.

Moreover, the bag Carl Malone is much simpler than the bag Shaq O'Neal.

After a little thought, Gary Payton made up his mind and decided to focus on himself.

When you know that the opponent has dug a trap for you on the inside, if you still throw the ball into the inside.

That's really stupid.

Slowly dribble to a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line on the right.

Suddenly, the speed rushed to the right.

José Calderón hurriedly posted up to defend.

However, Gary Payton suddenly made a sharp stop and pulled the basketball back from his right hand back to his left.

While Jose Calderón hadn't finished turning yet, he jumped straight and shot.

"Huh!"

A long two-pointer from the three-point line was scored.

Subsequently, the Knicks once again relied on Da Yao to complete the score.

Once again, it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

After Gary Payton dribbled to the frontcourt, he reached out and began to direct his teammates to run.

At the same time, he made a breakthrough.

Using his vast experience, he tore through the defense and rushed to the basket.

Just as Da Yao and Zach Randolph moved around and prepared to finish up on Gary Payton.

Gary Payton, however, passed the basketball directly to Karl Malone.

With Da Yao moving his body to make up for the defense, the defense faced by Karl Malone is naturally full of holes.

After receiving a pass from Gary Payton, he scored with an easy layup.

The game went on minute by minute.

The Knicks relied on the control of Da Yao and Zach Randolph on the inside, as well as Da Yao's stable and superb scoring efficiency.

Steadily improving the score little by little.

On the Lakers' side, they gave Han Ning a big "surprise"!

This was the first time Han Ning felt it.

It turns out that after the veteran exerts his full strength, he can bring such a strong impact!

Gary Payton lives up to the nickname "The Gloves."

The Lakers' bench lineup is quite perfect.

Of course, part of this is due to the fact that the players in charge of defending Gary Payton have been swapped from Allen Iverson to Jose Calderón and Mo Williams.

So Gary Payton's breakout looks a little sharper.

But whether it is the command of his teammates, or the control of the pace of the game, or the display of his own scoring and assist ability.

Gary Payton has made the fans watching this game understand what it means to be old and strong.

In nine minutes of playing time.

Gary Payton had a total of 10 points, 4 assists and 1 steal!

Helped the team and successfully narrowed the gap by four points.

The score of the two teams came to 54-50.

There is only a four-point lead left, which makes the outcome of this game full of suspense once again.

This can be regarded as an eye-opener for Han Ning.

However, he did not have any worries about this.

After all, Gary Payton is old.

No matter how much chicken soup you drink, it won't always work.

Sooner or later, there will be a moment when the physical strength is exhausted.

In other words.

If Gary Payton can maintain this intensity all the time, can he go to the Lakers F4?!

No way!

So, this kind of performance will not last long.

In this game, it is still the Knicks who have the advantage!