403: An irreversible gap in Finals history?

The story of the summer of 2009 actually began in the summer of 2008.

Shay and Kobe Bryant, once again met in the Finals on a hot summer.

It's as if fate has arranged for them to settle this summer, and the old and new hatreds will be settled together.

And now, the game has really reached the point where the winner is about to be decided.

It's also the bloodiest time!

In the last battle, Shay's 37+8+8 data was still quite eye-catching. hit two three-pointers in 22 seconds, which is still very bright.

Roy, who shot the quasi-lore shot, became even more popular.

On the news, it was also full of reports of Shay and Roy teaming up to defeat the enemy.

This Los Angeles Lakers team seems to be really indestructible.

At this time, the hearts of Knicks fans are very hurt.

From 2 to 1 to 2 to 3, the difference is too great.

At first, the Knicks were ready to celebrate their victory in New York, but now they had to sail to the glorious land of legend on the West Coast.

And it doesn't always go back with honor.

Originally, there was still one game left to get the match point, but the Lakers took the match point first.

This is simply the difference between having a wife in a family and having a wife in a family.

It seems that there is not much difference, but in fact, the situation is 108,000 miles away.

The Knicks, who have lost two games in a row, have no way back and can only fight to the death.

They finally took revenge on the Celts and killed the Eastern giants.

I don't want to fall on this last step.

The loss in the last game was indeed a big blow to the Knicks.

But there is a good side to everything.

Although the Knicks lost the last game, they only lost by 2 points.

In the final moments, the Knicks also substantially guarded Shay.

If it weren't for the cold arrow from Huang Mamba, the Knicks would still have a one-point lead in the end.

In the last game, the Knicks were clearly prepared for the Lakers' defense.

Moreover, the rebounding ball is also very good.

As long as you don't get suppressed for a whole game like G4, then there is still a chance to win.

When Bryant arrived in Los Angeles, he still had that poker face. He didn't look happy, but at least he wasn't depressed.

In the face of reporters' inquiries, Bryant also maintained his unique self-confidence: "It's good to have Shay retire in Los Angeles. ”

Shay responded by borrowing a meme from last year: "The best players are out and don't try to steal anything from Los Angeles." ”

The war between Kobe and Shay came to the point where someone had to be buried in the loess.

So, the sixth game of the bloody finals, the Staples Center.

The scene was overcrowded and star-studded.

Gail. Gadot sat in the front row, nervous for Shay.

The Curry family sits in Gael. Next to Gadot, cheering for the Lakers.

The elder Curry actually really wants his son to inherit his mantle and continue to play for the Lakers, after all, this is a big market. Look at the atmosphere of the finals, there has been no more lively finals in the past few years.

It's a pity that the Lakers are too low. No matter how old I am, no matter how much Waterloo I have, I can't fall to eighth.

On the other side, the Knicks are serious as a team.

The Zen master gritted his teeth before the start of the match, and he couldn't win the second place today.

When he was a player, the Zen master won the runner-up. Moreover, he was a Knicks player at the time, which was precisely the loss to the Lakers!

As a result, after becoming a coach, he won four more runners-up on the head of the Lakers, and he really didn't want to take the fifth again!

When others take pictures, they line up the championship trophies.

Zen master doesn't want to order a bunch of runner-up trophies in a row to take pictures in the future, others are mentioning the gold content, but they can't mention the silver content, right?

Shay stands under the basket with the '90s champion flag above his head.

But that's just history, after all, and Shay isn't the kind of person who would show off all the time.

He wants to revive the glory of the Zijin Dynasty in the 21st century!

When all the Knicks players came on the court, they were vicious.

Although this Knicks is equivalent to the entire translation of the Lakers in the original history.

But there are some differences.

This team still has the same go-to spirit of the Knicks in the '90s.

They are good at playing tough battles, and they can reach the finals because of round after round of hard battles.

Now the team is in a desperate situation and there is no way back. That's exactly the kind of fight the New York gang craves!

So when it came in, the Knicks' mental state wasn't quite right.

Ah Tai stood under the basket and cursed himself with a scolding in his mouth: "You soft egg, you deserve to be subjected to domestic violence!" If you don't get hard today, you're not a man! If you can't get hard today, you'll play like Paul! ”

After speaking, he also bumped his head against the basketball hoop with his head, which belonged to the upper body of the dancing king.

Lao Yu stared at the basket, remembering that he was caught by Shay yesterday with his key shot, and he was also saying to himself: "You must steal points at critical moments, you must steal them!" It's not difficult to steal points, I can steal anyone, what's the point of stealing? Come on, come on! ”

Gasol also hammered his chest on a rare appearance, and Bynum slammed his head hard, praying that his brain wouldn't suddenly hang up again today.

The Zen master also chattered on the sidelines: "Foolish people believe everything, and well-informed people are cautious everywhere."

And Kobe, he still has that world-weary face. On the court, he looked up at the Lakers' pile of championship pennants, and then frowned.

This Knicks, you can tell at a glance that something is very wrong.

It's just that fans in Los Angeles don't care about the state of the Knicks.

Many Los Angeles media feel that the Lakers, who have returned to their home court and have already won the match point, will definitely be able to win the game in one fell swoop.

As a result, the first quarter of the game had just ended, and all Lakers fans were directly stunned and couldn't even say a word.

On the court, Atai jumped up excitedly and hugged his sister-in-law.

Fisher also raised his arms high.

I didn't know that I thought the game was over and the Knicks were already celebrating the victory.

However, this was really just the first quarter.

But

"35 to 14!

The New York Knicks actually led the Lakers by 21 points in the first quarter!

This is only the first verse! ”

The Magic couldn't believe their eyes, and the Lakers had never experienced such a rout in the Finals.

No, let alone the finals.

Even in the regular season, it is very rare to fall behind by more than 20 points in the first quarter.

The whole first quarter, exactly like the 92 Olympics, dreamed of a bloody abuse of the big brother Angola in Africa.

And the Lakers play the role of Angola.

The two sides don't look like teams at the same level at all.

In the first quarter of the game, both teams played magically.

The Knicks are magically accurate.

Bynum used his zombie hook hand, and he unexpectedly hit 3 out of 3.

Odom, who came off the bench, was also on fire today, shooting 3-of-3.

Throughout the first quarter, the Knicks shot 11-of-17 from the field and shot 64.7 percent.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Lakers didn't let Kobe explode.

Bryant was 0-of-2 from the field in the first quarter but dished out four assists, and he was fitting into the offense in his own way.

On the other hand, the Lakers are just as magical, but they are very iron.

Shay was rarely 1-of-5 in the first quarter, Roy was 1-of-4 for delivering a fatal blow in the last game, and Meow was 0-of-3.

Substitutes Randolph and Nick. Yang was originally expected to be high, but one was 1 out of 3 and one was 1 out of 4.

Many people may not believe it when they say it, but the Lakers hit more than one sports goal in the first quarter, and the only one is Barnes!

The Lakers shot 6-of-22 from the field in the first quarter and shot 27.3 percent.

A 64.7 percent shooting percentage and a 27.3 percent shooting percentage are the reasons why the score difference is so large.

Basketball games, too, occasionally encounter this kind of situation where you can't shoot no matter how you shoot.

It's just that this rarely happens to the Lakers.

Previously, the Lakers suppressed the Knicks' G4 throughout the game, and the reason why the Lakers were able to play so well was because Shay ensured that the Lakers would not fall into a scoring drought.

It ensured that the team's offense would not struggle like the Celtics.

But today, Shay failed to do that. Today's Lakers are simply a copy of the Celtics. The defense is tough, but the offense is lacking.

Shay gasped for breath and sat on the bench, wiping his sweat with a towel.

The camera close-up just captures this scene, so the magician says in a questioning tone: "Shay is tired?" ”

Shay was tired, and this sentence spread throughout the ugly country through the mouth of the magician.

After Director Zhang, who was commenting on the scene, heard it, he translated it to China: "Shay is already tired, he is about to be 39 years old, he has played six games in a row with high intensity, and he is already very tired!" ”

It seems that this can only be explained in this way, after all, Shay rarely has only one open goal in a single game.

And Shay's Garnett-style defense is indeed physically draining.

But the truth is, Shay doesn't feel too tired.

He just can't throw, his hand is not particularly good, and it has nothing to do with physical fitness.

That's the way basketball plays, with Shay having a record night of nine three-pointers in the half and 13 threes in the game.

There were also occasional situations like today.

In fact, if it just feels bad, it won't be so far behind, after all, the Lakers' defense is basically there.

But when Shay didn't feel good, Odom and Bynum on the Knicks' side felt good, and they gave the Lakers a wave of double damage critical hits.

It trailed by 21 points in the first quarter, which is a bit outrageous.

But Shay didn't panic, and the bad thing was that he was behind by 21 points in the first quarter, but it was also good that the Lakers were behind by 21 points in the first quarter.

That means they have three quarters left to change their fortunes.

Time, now is there.

Shay's assurances are that his teammates don't give up too soon.

He doesn't want to play a tie-break, and so far in Shay's career, he has only played a tie-break in the finals once, and that was the first time he played in the finals against Jordan.

Since then, no one has been able to push Shay to a tie-break in the finals.

Shay won't let that tradition be broken, he's not going to save the game until the tie-break, that's too dangerous.

Today, must win!

In fact, the team's defense against Kobe Bryant was very good today, and Bryant was only defended 2 times in the first quarter.

The Knicks were able to take the lead so much because of the good feel of the role players, especially the unintelligent combination of Odom and Bynum.

But role players generally have a hard time feeling the whole game.

So, as long as you continue to maintain your current defense, you will definitely be able to turn it around.

Again, all big reversals start with defense!

Shay clapped his hands: "Stay focused, guys, stay focused!" We're playing championship basketball, and if we keep up that intensity, we're going to win the championship!" ”

On the other hand, the Knicks were naturally demoralized, and Kobe Bryant also spoke to boost morale:

"This is our biggest race of the year and we're still on the upper hand! There's no reason to lose this win, we're just three quarters away from cornering the damn Lakers! ”

The Knicks believe in themselves, and the outside world believes in the Knicks.

Mike. Brin said: "New Yorkers will celebrate on the Lakers' turf, which is a high probability event. ”

The magicians are already muttering about "we have a seventh game" as if G6 is over.

New York fans smiled, Kobe Bryant hadn't made a force in the first quarter, and we were 21 points ahead.

In the next three quarters, Kobe Bryant can't be so iron, right? On the basis of the already 21-point lead, as long as Kobe Bryant plays a little, the Knicks can easily take away the victory!

In an almost one-sided situation, the second quarter began.

Moreover, as soon as the second quarter came up, the old fish shot another three-pointer!

24 minutes, Mike. Brin inopportunely reminded fans around the world:

"Never before in the history of the NBA Finals has there been a big comeback of more than 24 points.

It's as if the playoffs were 3-0 up, and this game is almost over

The coffin has been closed! ”

To add insult to injury, in the ensuing attack, Shay's drifting jumper under Artay's defense missed again.

1 of 6 in the game.

Shay's cold touch was still the same, and he didn't complete the counterattack in time.

Now, the Knicks are more confident.

But.

In the next defense, Shay did not slack off because of the mistake just now and the 24-point difference.

His bite still made Kobe Bryant uncomfortable who wanted to finish the game quickly.

Bryant just received the ball from outside the three-point line when he was pressed by Shay and Wallace.

Kobe Bryant is convinced, the Knicks feel so good as a role player in the first quarter, and the Lakers don't change their defensive strategy at all?

In the bag, Bryant looked at Gasol, who was released and pulled to mid-distance, ready to pass.

But Shay, relying on his rich experience, understood Kobe's intentions in seconds. A second before Kobe Bryant's pass, he immediately ran aggressively towards Gasol.

You say Shay isn't tired, he's become Kobe.

You say Shay is tired, he is like a small strong man who can't run on the defensive end, and continues to move in a wide area.

Sure enough, Bryant passed the ball. Gasol lifted the ball up after receiving the basketball and was about to shoot, but Shay naturally raised his hand to interfere.

But Gasol just made a fake throw, and after deceiving Shay's center of gravity, Gasol faked a real shot and broke into the inside!

However, Shay immediately adjusted his focus and continued to follow. And when Gasol jumped to the basket, he jumped up in time and slapped the ball off!

From wrapping Kobe Bryant to defending Gasol, and then to keeping up with the block in time after being shaken, Shay's defensive area is still so terrifying, and it doesn't leak!

Once again, Shay finished with an excellent defense. Neither allowed Kobe Bryant to score, nor did he let anyone else score.

He is the best defensive player of all time!

Crucially, Shay's defense remained aggressive and he didn't need to slack off because of the excessive point difference.

However, defense alone is not enough, and the Lakers now need to rush to close the score.

The Knicks also didn't let up their defense against Shay, who simply couldn't find the right opportunity.

Now he continues to look for a feeling for a few big open opportunities, and if he continues to throw hard, he will only throw more and more.

But when the finals are played here, how can Shay, as the star of the house, have a big vacancy opportunity.

Just when the dragon was trapped in the shallows and the whole team was desperate, Gerald . Wallace stepped up!

He took the initiative to ask for the ball on the left side and was ready to play Fisher alone!

Because Fisher himself is a tank-type point guard, he can withstand a tank-type forward like Wallace. Therefore, there have not been a few singles in the finals of Ah Meow until now.

But now, when there is no one in the team who can step up and attack efficiently, Meow is willing to give it a try.

If it weren't for Shay, he wouldn't know where he was sold now.

That promise that "you won't be traded anywhere" gave Wallace the honor to stand on the stage of the finals.

Now, the team is in trouble, and Shay is still trying to defend for the team.

Well, it's time for him to do something for Shay.

After Wallace held the ball on the left side, the Knicks didn't get the ball in the bag.

The old fish also habitually lifted the trouser leg, useless, cats eat fish? It's not that simple!

Lao Yu directly let Wallace take a step and bet that he would be unstable.

Wallace didn't risk shooting a three-pointer, but accelerated to the right!

The old fish immediately moved, and puffed up his strong, beloved chest.

Brother practiced chest muscles, if you still want to rely on it, you can sell it if you are so daring.

The old fish was full of confidence and felt that he could block Meow, but the next second, Gerald. Wallace suddenly changed direction in the process!

Wallace is no longer straight, he actually made a surprise change of direction behind his back!

This sudden change of direction shook the old fish and staggered and almost fell. After shaking off the old fish, Wallace went straight into the penalty area, then blocked Bynum, and finally managed to score!

"Gerald. Wallace finally broke the Lakers' scoring drought, and someone on the Lakers' roster finally stepped up! ”

After the goal, Wallace pointed at Shay:

"We're going to win today!"

Shay nodded approvingly, as long as someone could step up and attack, and it seemed that his aggressive defense did give his teammates confidence.

Next, Shay will continue to work wildly on the defensive end until his touch is restored!

Until then, he won't let the Knicks extend the score again. He will use his defense to continue to inject strength into the team.

Never give up!

With 22 points, the gap is still very large.

In everyone's opinion, today's winner will still be the Knicks.

Mike. Brin is already analyzing the situation of the tiebreaker.

Phil. Jackson also breathed a sigh of relief, at least he won't be the runner-up today.

The Knicks players also didn't care too much, with a 22-point advantage, how could they lose?

Besides, there has never been a 24-point reversal in the NBA Finals in history. It's just 2 points closer, don't worry!

No one noticed, and Shay was still staring at the Knicks' offensive players.

Actually, the championship story, a great story about perseverance.

It has begun to be quietly written.

Today's 10,000-word update is presented, kneeling and begging for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)