On April 26, 1998, that night, G2 between the Nets and the Knicks turned into a crushing game.

Coach Calipari is still praying that the main point guard will return to the series after G1 is over.

But as the team doctor confirmed that Cassel had a calf muscle strain, the coaching staff felt a chill in their hearts, and the absence of the championship point guard had a huge impact on the Nets.

Cassel can not only comb the offense, but also help the Nets score in response to a mid-range jumper on the offensive end.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

As the game entered the third quarter, the Madison Square Garden Arena was getting louder and louder.

Since the Nets trailed by 18 points at 36:54 at halftime, the Knicks also relaxed a little in the third quarter and let the opposing team score back-to-back.

Smaller defender Sherman Douglas was given a chance to start tonight, playing mid-range during his playing hours.

is only 183 tall, and when facing Li You, he was a little powerless in individual rounds.

This time, Ben Douglas wanted to rely on his low center of gravity and explosiveness to get rid of the defense, but after two quick stops, Li You was still on his side.

The 30-year-old "veteran" felt that he was really old at this moment, but Li You was not polite, covering the opponent while quickly cutting the ball.

Unable to get rid of the defense, Douglas could only protect the ball with his back on the left flank, and did not dare to pass the ball horizontally easily, he has been broken twice.

Li You's successful defense made the fans cheer again, and as the defensive intensity continued to increase, the Nets were a little dumb again.

Jason Williams, who started tonight, rushed forward to block and cover, and Knicks veteran Buck Williams immediately followed.

The blocking quality of the left wing was average, and he was squeezed by Li You's waist, coupled with Buck Williams' block, Douglas was surrounded by the two without waiting for the ball.

Jason Williams, who was on the line, didn't receive the pass, and Douglas could only throw the ball to Kidders, who was on the edge of the three-point line.

After most of the offensive time, the Nets were forced to regroup, Van Horn hurriedly raised the cover, and at the top of the arc, Kidders got rid of Alan Houston's defense, and faced Oakley, who chose to retreat, and quickly made a jump shot with two points!

"Bang!"

The basketball slammed out of the basket and bounced straight into Oakley's hand near the free throw line, and as soon as the old guy turned around, he immediately threw the ball to Li You on the right wing.

The Knicks began to accelerate and quickly rushed to the opposing half, while Lee Woo quickly rushed across the halfline against Douglas's defense.

The Nets completed the defensive alignment in time and had no chance to break quickly, so Oakley immediately came to the left wing outside the three-point line and gave Lee You a high post cover.

There is no need for too high a cover quality, while the old guy is standing still, Li You, who is holding the ball in his right hand, first lowers his center of gravity, and quickly changes direction before pretending to break through.

"Oh!"

Douglas made a mistake in defensive prediction, was shaken and slid to the left, and lost his defensive position in an instant.

Van Horn hurriedly delayed and saw Li You's left hand suddenly send the ball forward, and subconsciously pounced up.

In the blink of an eye, Van Horn saw Li You's right hand pull the ball widely, and it was too late to adjust the center of gravity of his body, so he saw Li You change back and plunge straight into the paint area.

In the semi-conversion offense, after Lee Yoo got two in a row, veteran Buck Williams in the paint area was still in the same position as Jason Williams.

Before the Nets' interior defense could react, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, easily broke through to the basket.

Avoiding the two people stuck in the lower right of the basket, after rushing up in three steps, Li You twisted his body to the bottom left of the basket, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and picked up the basket reflexively!

The New York fans in the stadium cheered loudly, and commentator Mike Brin also raised his voice:

“Claygod！”

"Lee's signature move, this attack is really exciting!"

At 52:70, with 3 minutes and 50 seconds left in the third quarter, the margin returned to 18 points.

The Nets suddenly let it go, chased a 12-point difference, and within a few minutes, lost it again.

After such a toss, a sense of frustration began to fill my heart.

Li You still looks calm, and the huge point difference makes him only need to respond to the ball well and not make mistakes.

Individual rounds of iron will not change the Knicks' offensive strategy.

Picking up the tempo again, Douglas used half court to get to the top of the arc and immediately bounced the ball to Kendall Gill on the left flank.

The latter received the ball, put the ball with his right hand and crossed the step, looping the ball behind his back in the middle of the line, Kendall Gill switched to his left hand and shook Larry Johnson in an attempt to complete the breakthrough with defense.

Despite losing his defensive position for a moment, Larry Johnson once again gave a physical confrontation after coming to the basket to fight in the air.

The close layup slammed out of the basket, Kendall Gill clapped his hands in chagrin after landing on the ground, and the Knicks rushed up again.

"Big Mom" received the rebound and accelerated with the ball, rushing through the half court at the first time, and the head coach of Calipari on the sidelines shouted loudly to remind his players to retreat.

Once again, the Nets showed defensive toughness, and the Nets stopped the Knicks' transition offense.

There was no chance, Larry Johnson immediately gave the ball to Lee Woo on the left flank, noticing the tactical gesture, "Big Mom" immediately picked up his pace and cut diagonally.

No sooner had Larry Johnson run to the left block than Lee Yo delivered a half-high pass.

Given the amount of advance, Larry Johnson, who pretended to ask for the ball with his back, turned around and stuck the retreating Kendall Gill behind him.

After receiving the ball, he jumped and carried the defense, and Larry Johnson came to the bottom left of the basket and easily put the basket into the basket!

Coach Calypari on the sidelines saw the Knicks score so easily, and his face was ugly and asked for a timeout again.

"We were in complete control of the game tonight! Kassel's injury did have a huge impact on the Nets. ”

On the commentary bench, Walter Fraser made another blow and automatically ignored the Knicks' relaxation moment in the third quarter.

About to get the match point, commentator Mike Brin is also in a good mood and begins to imagine the future again:

"The Hornets won G1, which is good news for us as well."

"Of course, the series is not over yet, with the current state of the Knicks, they are not afraid of any opponent!"

On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere group was waiting for the opponent to replace, with a 20-point difference, there was no suspense in the game, and everyone wanted to play early.

Jeff Van Gundy, who has been hanging up, is in a good mood, even if the Nets are chasing points, he does not ask for a timeout.

As a result, the bet was right again, led by Li You, the whole team strengthened its defense, and then the game returned to the familiar rhythm.

"Don't relax, don't give the other person any chance! We're going to get match point tonight. ”

"Keep staying under the basket, we're going to control the rebounds."

Jeff Van Gundy sat in front of everyone, holding the tactical board and said a few simple words, the bald young marshal also knew that the opponent would speed up, at this time there was no need to say too much, everyone knew what to do.

Li You simply replenished his water, and nodded secretly when he heard the words of the bald young marshal, this person has completely adapted to the idle mode and does not mention the attack at all.

In the final minutes of the third quarter, the Nets were forced to pick up the pace again while also tightening up some defense.

But the Knicks threw the chickens blindly, and the two teams rushed together, and the third quarter was over quickly.

At 60:82, the Knicks seemed to be relaxed, but scored 28 points in a single quarter.

Coach Calipari on the sidelines knew that the game was completely out of play, and once he ran after the opponent, the Knicks would score points.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Nets did not make early substitutions, and the media in New Jersey exploded in the atmosphere group too early in the last game, and the main lineup had to continue to play tonight.

In the first round of the fourth quarter, Alan Houston ran aggressively, got rid of the defense, and hit a three-pointer from the right wing.

The Nets' Jason Williams missed the basket and semi-converted the offense, Lee Yoo simply signaled his teammates to pull away, and Alan Houston received the ball on the left side of the block with his back to single, causing Kidders' hitter to foul.

On the bench, Ewing had mixed feelings, Alan Houston was recruited by him by phone!

Assisting his little brother to run away with someone, the gorilla has already noticed the change in the Knicks, and the tactical core is not him.

The fourth quarter of the game played 5 minutes and 46 seconds, the score difference did not change, and the Nets no longer insisted, took the initiative to ask for a timeout, and took the atmosphere group.

Subsequently, Jeff Van Gundy also took advantage of Li You's free throws and began to rotate the lineup, and the game officially entered garbage time.

Seeing Li You walking to the bench, the New York fans at the scene cheered again, and commentator Mike Brin glanced at the technical statistics and said happily:

"23 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 2 turnovers, the Nets' targeted defense didn't affect Lee too much."

"The next game the Knicks will be away to the Nets, the boys have two days to rest, hopefully we won't give the opponent too many chances!"

A lot of the competition in the playoffs is about physical fitness, and naturally the less consumption the better, and Walter Frazier, who is in a good mood, also added:

"When it comes to the playoffs, it can more and more reflect the importance of Lee winning 40+10 against the Bulls in the last game of the regular season."

"The playoff advantage has been accumulated since the regular season, and getting an easy schedule allows us to prepare for the next games calmly!"

Playing 33 minutes, 8-of-17, 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and most of the scoring was concentrated in the first half, Li You "mediocre" cut a double-double tonight.

Jeff Van Gundy smiled and patted Lee on the shoulder on the sidelines, and the New York fans began to celebrate the series victory.

Once we got the match point, we couldn't wait to see the semi-finals.

"As much as I like to go to Miami and play away, it's best to meet the Hornets in the semifinals."

On the bench, after changing into a training uniform, Larry Johnson began to brag that he was going to beat his old club.

Li You has been busy practicing for the past two days, but he has no time to watch the game, and there are not many changes in the teams in the offseason, so in this year's playoffs, he only focuses on the opponent:

"It's the same with every team, and the Heat have injuries."

Mourning missed 26 fights, but the Kidney Fighter has been in unabated form since his return.

Li You's words can be regarded as a psychological comfort to everyone, compared with the Hornets, the Heat team is indeed more difficult!

The game time ran out quickly, and in the end, at 86:106, the Knicks easily got the match point, and the series score came to 2:0.

After the loss, everyone in the Nets was a little frustrated, and although there were two home games behind, they lost two games in a row, which has already illustrated the difference in strength between the two sides.

After the game, Coach Calipari and Jeff Van Gundy briefly shook hands in front of the technical table:

"The Knicks are really the better team."

Hearing the compliment, the bald young marshal became more and more proud, but on the surface, he comforted the other party with a smile.

Once you've got the match point, the coaching staff has to think about the opponents in the next round!

The inflated New York media automatically eliminated the Nets after the game, kicking off a new round of loans

G3 will kick off on the 29th, and the Knicks get another two days of recuperation.

On the morning of the 27th, Li You looked at the newspaper in his hand, and then noticed that the Eagles had lost again.

Aaron Henderson had just won the Most Improved Player award and, like Mutombo, lost on the day of the award.

Qiansheng coach Wilkens met rookie coach Larry Bird but fell into the disadvantage, which made many media follow the wind and praise "Big Bird".

Seeing these columnists vigorously advocating Larry Bird, Lee Woo pouted, NBA coaches are important, but players are more important, and building the right system around star players is the secret to winning.

Mark Battlestein sent Li You a lot of resumes early in the morning:

"This is what I have screened, and if you want to gain muscle, it is not a simple matter, and you may need some medication assistance."

"However, that's what is used to break the physical bottleneck of the body, and you shouldn't need it at the moment."

Li You didn't rush to look at his resume, and after learning that there was no discrepancy between the collective bargaining agreement and his memory, he began to prepare for the long offseason:

"I'm not interested in relying on drugs right now, that's something that old guys should be thinking about."

Saying no to drugs, Li You doesn't know what level of sports science has developed now, he just wants to dig deep into talent.

Mark Battlestein nodded with satisfaction, in his opinion, it is enough to maintain 20+10, and with this data, he can ask the Knicks for a big contract!

After the regular season, Li Youcai noticed that [Ray Allen's excellent explosiveness] on the talent panel had disappeared.

This is the same as when I was a child, indicating that my body has completely digested the talent.

Although it is a pity that this talent was only adapted to the silver stage in the end, overall, Li You is still very satisfied, at least his explosiveness has indeed improved.

On April 29th, after two days of simple rest, that night, the Knicks and Nets officially started their G3 game.

This game has received little attention, and most fans will choose to watch the Jazz and Rockets game.

Compared to the Knicks' easy schedule, the Jazz encountered difficulties in the first round.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't pay attention to any of that either, shouting a shoutout to his players to stay focused after the game.

As the game progressed, the bald young marshal finally walked slowly back to the bench with a smile.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 35:23, and the Knicks took a double-digit lead.

Before the bench came on in the second quarter, Starks confidently said:

"It's the easiest first-round game I've ever played, and tonight we'll be in the Eastern Conference semifinals!"

Starks in the tailwind game is indeed trustworthy, and the atmosphere team is ready to wave a towel, and Li You, who is sitting on the bench, laughs and bumps fists with the opponent:

"Come on, Bro! Strive for half the game to end the suspense! ”

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