On June 1, 1998, at Madison Square Garden, a crowd of New York fans witnessed an outrageous record.

With the Jazz scoring just 31 points in the half, they scored only 14 points in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, at 45:75, the Knicks had a 30-point lead.

The fans were already celebrating the victory, and in the final quarter, the Jazz gave a big gift.

At 9:21 in the single quarter, despite his best efforts on the defensive end, the atmosphere group that came off the bench was still strong.

In the end, 54:96, the Knicks defeated the Jazz and got off to a good start in the Finals.

Not only were New York fans dumbfounded, but on the NBC commentary bench, Bob Costas, Doug Collins, and Isaiah Thomas also looked at each other.

I had an awkward conversation during the game, and I didn't know what to say after the game.

"With 54 points, the Jazz set the record for the fewest points in the Finals."

"The 42-point margin is also the largest margin in the Finals, and Coach Sloan should probably take the rotation later, congratulations to the Knicks for winning the first game."

After Bob Costas heard the director's prompt, he immediately briefly summarized the game, and Doug Collins on the side sighed after reading the technical statistics:

"The Knicks didn't have any player playing more than 30 minutes, and they were on a hot sheet tonight and were really good on the defensive end."

Clocked in in the third quarter, played 28 minutes, 7-of-12, 3-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 turnover.

Lee Woo played a "Stockton-style" stat tonight.

A big victory that surprised everyone made the New York fans at the scene ecstatic, and after the game, NBC reporter Jim Gray also interviewed Li You for the first time:

"Unbelievable victory, Lee, can you talk about how you limited your opponents? It's the craziest grand finale I've ever witnessed! ”

Affected by the fiery atmosphere of the scene, Jim Gray also subconsciously raised his voice, noticing the reporter's excited look, Li You shrugged his shoulders and replied easily:

'That's what we want to win, and when it comes to the finals, everybody will take more responsibility and tonight, we're the better team.'

"But the finals also start with an away win, and we're ready for G2!"

“.”

Jeff Van Gundy didn't expect the game to play like this, and in the fourth quarter, seeing the huge point difference, he almost doubted his life:

"Iron Sect Leader, that's it?!"

The bald young marshal smiled brightly after the game, and when he shook hands with Sloane, he almost didn't hold back, but when he saw the ugly face of this famous marshal, his heart was completely comfortable.

The Knicks were grinning when they were winning, but the Jazz were not MMP when they lost.

Karl Malone and Stockton are still bitter and bitter, and it seems that losing by 42 points is also acceptable.

Before the start of the Finals, the New York media came up with the gimmick of a showdown between the old and new point guards, and Li You also expressed respect for Stockton before the game.

I thought it would be a fairly equal counterpoint, but tonight Stockton was beaten by Li You.

Played 27 minutes, 1 of 4, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 5 turnovers, Stockton's performance was naturally ridiculed by the New York media after the game:

"John, the Jazz made 25 turnovers tonight, does that mean the two sides are not on the same level?"

New York Post reporters usually lead the charge, and when they win, they even ridicul their faces.

Stockton on the stage glanced at the technical statistics, aimed at the number of mistakes, and responded calmly:

"There are really too many mistakes, and in the next game, we will control the mistakes, and although we have lost a lot, the series has just begun."

Karl Malone didn't show much mood swings either, shooting 8-of-11 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, finishing with 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 6 turnovers.

The muscular man tried to play more of a role in the game, but the Knicks' under-the-basket defense wasn't as gentle and harmless as the Lakers' defense, and all of them failed in the passes.

In the face of the media's doubts, Carl Malone only responded calmly:

"You can report as you like, but we've found the key to winning, and the Jazz will win the series!"

The Utah twins were paralyzed in the press conference, as if it wasn't the Jazz who lost by 42 points, a performance that made the New York media furious.

On the second day of the newspaper, the title of "parallel MVP" was deducted to the horse dragon head.

TNT and ESPN didn't give the Jazz a good look, and it was rare for the two sides to agree:

"The ugliest Finals in NBA history!"

There is only one day left for the Jazz to adjust, and at 21 o'clock in the evening on the 3rd, G2 will officially start the game.

won by a big score, and the New York media blew Ewing into the sky again.

5-of-11, 4-of-6 free throws, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 turnovers, and an efficient double-double, Ewing, who read the newspaper in the morning, found himself the league's No. 1 center.

Ewing was in a good mood during the morning video lesson, and victory was indeed able to cover up a lot of things.

No one cared about his loss of stability in the low post and mid-range jumpers, or the lack of his core play

"We don't need to wrap up, we just need to defend one-on-one, Malone always likes to receive the ball low on the left side, Pat can guard inside."

"At most, let him rub the free throw, Larry pays attention to Russell's shots, they always like to move the ball to the weak side, he won't always be iron, give him confrontation, put the ball to defend his right hand."

Li You's words brought Ewing back to his senses, and the gorilla realized his identity as a tool man again at this time, and his mood was complicated for a while.

"The opponent will definitely make adjustments, they won't use big man centers anymore, Malone may play the number 5 position, Charles, I need cover in the next game."

"You know, I don't want to eat Marlon's elbow, I can't prevent it for a few rounds, this guy is going to show his elbow!"

Li You was reminding his teammates with a smile at this time of the precautions for the next game, and Oakley was also swollen to the sky at this time, and immediately responded:

"If it wasn't for the lead too much, I would have made him look good in the last game, and I don't have to care about that soft egg who can only fake falls!"

Oakley bragged about X, and the atmosphere group also followed at this time:

"That's right, Charles can beat Malone out of the!"

"We'll win them by another 50 points! The Jazz are a bunch of soft eggs! ”

“.”

Jeff Van Gundy, who was hanging up on the sidelines, was speechless for a while when he saw the morale-boosting players.

Li You didn't need their guidance at all, the game was extremely calm, and some details on the court could give clear feedback without watching the video replay.

The coaching staff didn't say anything, and Li You didn't care, he was not interested in playing old man basketball with the other party, and many rounds were just switching to the flank heads-up in the offense.

When tired of running and falling to the position to attack, the Knicks are also quick to finish, as long as there is no problem with rebounding, it is easy to play 80+ rounds.

At the end of the video lesson, everyone in the Knicks felt that the game was stable, with a metaphysical psychological bonus, and inexplicably confident.

Thibodeau noticed that Jeff Van Gundy hung up the whole time, and only a few assistant coaches followed Li You to explain the routine to everyone:

"Jeff, don't you say a few words? As a reminder, it feels like we're over-believing in our own strength right now. ”

Hearing Thibodeau's whispered reminder, Jeff Van Gundy came back to his senses completely, cleared his throat, and then pretended to clap his hands:

"Excellent! We played a perfect game, keep it like this, don't be careless, we have to protect the home! ”

Everyone responded casually, and then there was a laugh and left to prepare for the lunch break, Thibodeau looked at the somewhat embarrassed Jeff Van Gundy, and whispered comforting:

"Everyone has heard what you say, and self-confidence is also a good thing!"

“.”

On June 3rd, before the start of the G2 game, most of the ball critics' predictions were one-sided.

The Knicks also have a lot of pick-and-rolls, and Lee is extremely aggressive, showing two different styles of play with Stockton.

Overall, in the G1 game, the Knicks played stronger blocking.

The Bulls were knocked down by three points with the ball, and the Jazz team is currently unable to withstand it, and the wallgrass media also followed the trend at this time:

"Knicks Championship!"

New York fans don't care whether the finals are exciting or good-looking, and everyone can't wait to abuse the dishes and award the awards directly

Enthusiastic fans still entered early, and since there were three consecutive away games in the back, many simply held up signs:

“Knicks In Four！”

The game could be the Knicks' last game in New York, and Spike Lee hurriedly brought Denzel Washington and several of the main characters of the heads-up crew to the game.

At the beginning of May, "Heads-up" had just been released, and Lee Woo made a cameo role in the movie, like other football stars.

Ray Allen, as the starring role, has been promoting the movie this month, and he also sat in the front row with the crew tonight.

At the end of the warm-up, Li You also greeted these leading actors.

Spike Lee is pulling the gorilla and whispering, and Denzel Washington laughs and bumbles his fist with Lee:

"It's a pity that I don't like to go to Salt Lake City to watch the game, otherwise I will definitely go to the scene to cheer you on in the next few games."

There is a lot of age difference between the two, but there is no generation gap, and Li You began to confidently blow X at this time:

"That's a pity, the game really can't go back to New York!"

The two laughed and hugged again, while Rosario Dawson and Ray Allen were chatting non-stop.

This girl from the bottom of New York seems to prefer a big boy like Ray Allen, and is not interested in Li You, who has a somewhat gloomy temperament

Milla Jovovich had just married the great director Luc Besson, dressed in a simple jeans and T-shirt, and the whole person looked a little cold, and he stopped saying a word after giving Li You a phone call.

The atmosphere in Madison Square Garden became more and more enthusiastic, and after Spike Lee Gang and Ewing finished chatting, he turned his head and shouted to Li You's side:

"I'm going to go to Salt Lake City, I don't have to go back to New York, we're just going to sweep the opponents!"

Carl Malone on the side seemed to hear this arrogant blowing X, and immediately glared at this side.

On the NBC commentary bench, after getting the Jazz's starting list, Doug Collins couldn't stop shaking his head, and finally said in a straight way:

"Karl Malone and Adam Kiffey are paired on the inside, and I don't like that combination!"

"Maybe the pick-and-roll work would have been better, but after the height dropped, the Knicks gained more rebounding advantage."

Isaiah Thomas was also smiling at this time, following the poisoned milk Knicks:

"I have a huge advantage inside and outside, and if I were to coach this Knicks team, I would start with a lot of pick-and-rolls and consume Karl Malone."

“Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ Let's go Knicks！ ”

Amid the cheers of the fans, the players of both teams came to the center of the court, the referee tossed the basketball, and Ewing easily flicked the ball towards his own half.

Stockton was still unled, and the Jazz quickly completed the defensive alignment.

By the time Lee came to the left flank, Ewing and Oakley both sank to the left and right near the baseline.

What looked as if it was going to force Ewing in the low post, Stockton took a step back and tried to disrupt Lee's pass.

Alan Houston saw that Lee Yo did not initiate the pick-and-roll, and immediately gave Larry Johnson a gesture.

When Stockton moved backwards, Li You didn't shake too much, quickly made a back dribble, and after switching to his right hand, he immediately accelerated with a heavy shoulder.

Continuing to slide to the left back, Stockton didn't lose his position, and when the two came to the left elbow position, Larry Johnson just happened to make an off-ball screen for Alan Houston on the wing.

Lee, who broke through on the shoulder, didn't force his attack either, and immediately sent a pass on the way when Alan Houston broke away from the defense and moved to the right flank.

After receiving the ball, Alan Houston was unguarded in front of him, ignoring Hornacer, who was chasing on his side, and after receiving the ball, he pulled it up and threw it!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

hit a three-pointer at the beginning, which made New York New York on the scene high, and everyone began to shout desperately:

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

After receiving the ball from the baseline, Stockton was led by Li You, and after quickly rushing across the halfway line, he began to protect the ball sideways.

Li You didn't cut the ball either, aiming behind him Carl Malone and Adam Kee Fei made a cross cover under the basket, and immediately knew that the opponent would most likely choose to pass.

Sure enough, after Malone got into position, Stockton took advantage of the situation to hoist the ball to the opponent.

Completing the pass and quickly slipping across the baseline from left to right, Stockton led Lee to the right wing outside the three-point line.

At the same time, Brian Russell began to move to the left flank, which served as an outside contact point for Malone.

Oakley was behind Malone at this time, and as the opponent clattered and played, he gradually approached the basket

Li You, who followed the defense, noticed that Adam Feiki on the inside suddenly made an off-ball cover for Stockton, and immediately realized that the opponent was likely to play Stockton.

As Malone got close to the paint with his back to the ground, Stockton moved quickly to the right wing outside the three-point line.

Chasing until Li You looked a step slower, but when Malone threw the ball towards Stockton, Li You suddenly accelerated, jumped high, and stopped the ball close to the three-point line.

Stockton, who was still waiting to catch the ball with his hands open, saw Li You's steal and hurriedly saved the delay.

The opponent moved at his feet, and Li You, who put the ball with his right hand, took advantage of the situation to complete a large amount of back-to-back wrapping the ball.

"Oh!!"

The wonderful steal, coupled with 1 to 1 in the front court, stimulated the fans at the scene to scream.

Fishing the ball again with his left hand, Li You immediately accelerated and rushed, and Stockton, who was out of position in defense, subconsciously pulled, but was stumbled and completely lost his defensive position.

Rushing through the half, Li You hit 0 with 1, jumped immediately when he came to the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and glided and slammed the dunk!

“Wow！”

In the cheers of the fans, Li You smiled, and when he retreated, he nodded his head with his right hand to remind the opponent to play with his brain

There was a mistake in the first cooperation, and although Stockton was expressionless, he strengthened his physical confrontation when Li You led the defense.

Without waiting for half time, the two collided several times, and did not choose to attack in the low post, Malone raised it as soon as possible, and the Jazz team played the familiar blocking again.

At the left elbow position of the free throw line, Malone moved, and Stockton, who had been guarding the ball sideways, held the ball in his right hand at this time and passed through Malone's right side.

After completing the cover, Malone immediately moved sideways, and Oakley did not choose to delay, but followed Malone to complete the pursuit.

Stockton returned the ball extremely quickly, and while leading Lee Woo by half a body, he immediately sent a grounded pass.

When Oakley saw Malone receiving the ball, he immediately raised his right hand high and tried to interfere, and Malone quickly tried to step with his right foot after receiving the ball, and then immediately made a dry jump shot!

"Huh!" The two-point ball hollows into the net.

"Shh

Karl Malone scored in the open game, and the audience booed continuously.

The long two-point jumper, Oakley didn't care, and the Knicks continued to serve the baseline ball quickly.

Adam Keefe, who started tonight, saw Ewing move outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, and his scalp tingled for a while.

After Lee Youyun passed the half, he immediately made a high block with Ewing.

Holding the ball in his left hand, he felt that Stockton was still chasing behind him, and in the face of Adam Kife, who switched to the front of him, Li You suddenly accelerated and forced a breakthrough.

Adam Kife was caught off guard and could only follow desperately to slide to the right rear.

Just when the Jazz were about to block Li You in the left elbow area, Li You flicked his left wrist and easily sent the ball out.

Ewing received a ground pass in the paint area, and in the face of Karl Malone, who came up with the switch, he threw it at the first time.

"Huh!" Eat cake in the paint area.

2:7, after the opening, the Knicks played a smooth offense again.

Bob Costas could see clearly from the commentary bench that Lee You's shot was just right:

"It's unbelievable that Lee is not yet 21 years old, but he has a great performance on the stage of the finals!"

Doug Collins watched the Jazz's offense turn into a low-post offense again, and couldn't help but comment a few sentences:

"The Jazz should cut back on some of these low-post offenses, and once Malone goes to the basket, there's a good chance that there will be turnovers."

As soon as the words fell, Ma Long, who received the ball in the low post on the left side, turned to the direction of the baseline after continuously leaning on the ball, and as a result, the attack was completely waited for by Ewing

Under the encirclement of the two, Malone didn't even have room to play the ball, tried hard to carry the defense, and finally hit a shot under the basket!

Ewing grabbed the rebound again, and Stockton was prepared for it, delaying Li You's catch at the first time.

However, this time it was Alan Houston who advanced, and everyone on the Knicks accelerated and rushed across the halfcourt.

Li You did not skimp on physical fitness, and after rushing through the half-court, he immediately moved to the direction of the baseline, and then quickly slipped past the baseline from left to right.

Coming to the right near baseline position, Li You bounced out, but still couldn't get rid of Stockton, made an arc, and crossed the line again.

Oakley made an off-ball cover for Lee on the left side of the free-throw line, briefly delaying Stockton, who was chasing the defender.

On the left defensive flank, Li You easily received a horizontal pass from Alan Houston, and in the face of Stockton, who was chasing after the defense again, there was no shaking, and he made a neat drifting jump shot outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

At 2:10, less than 3 minutes into the opening game, the Knicks easily widened the difference.

On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere group shouted happily with the fans, and such an easy game made everyone a little excited.

Being able to show your face on the stage of the finals is also a great achievement.

Coach Jerry Sloan, who was on the sidelines, naturally saw that Stockton couldn't keep up with the rhythm on the defensive end, and in desperation, he signaled Howard Ellis to warm up in advance.

The Jazz's offense has also become simple and rough, still blocking and dismantling on the line, Karl Malone is at the right elbow position of the free throw line, receives a pass from Stockton, and hits the shot again!

The game quickly got into the rhythm of the Knicks again, except for the face-frame jumper, Karl Malone asked for the ball in the low post, and as long as he arched under the basket, he was immediately trapped.

With 6:18 left in the first quarter, Malone arched to the bottom right of the basket, and this time Ewing didn't catch it in time, but after the basket was dumpy, Oakley completed a powerful cut.

As soon as the ball came out of his hands, the quick-eyed Oakley immediately controlled the ball, and then quickly threw the ball to Li You, who was receiving it on the right flank.

The Jazz heard Sloan's loud reminder and hurriedly retreated, and Lee Woo chased the opponent's ass across the half court and came to the right wing when everyone on the Knicks pulled away.

Stockton kept interfering with Lee You, who was protecting the ball sideways, and the two came close to the right touchline, and the fans in the front row began to heckle loudly.

Blowing up the ball on the spot, Li You, who had been protecting the ball sideways, pretended to turn around, and accelerated to break through after re-catching the ball with his right hand.

Taking advantage of Stockton's sliding steps to the left, Li You, who broke through to the right block position against the defense, immediately crossed and pulled back.

The sudden emergency stop made Li You easily shake out the space to make his hand.

Without waiting for Stockton to jump up and block, Li You quickly closed the ball, leaned back slightly, and made a jump shot!

"Huh!" Steady hit from mid-range!

Coach Jerry Sloan immediately called a timeout, and at 8:16, the Knicks' offensive success rate was too high, and the Jazz bench was silent.

Isiah Thomas felt the atmosphere getting more and more high, and couldn't help but complain about the Jazz's performance:

"They have to activate role players, and Carl Malone alone can't beat the Knicks."

Hornacek started the game aggressively, but Alan Houston's defensive finish was extremely high, and the shooter still hasn't been able to find his shooting touch.

Walking to the bench, Li You had a relaxed smile on his face, no matter how hard Ma Long's elbow was, he could solve the problem on the outside.

Jeff Van Gundy was smiling again, and despite being in managed mode, the bald young marshal was used to playing like this.

"Watch out for fouls Charles, don't foul Marlon too early!"

'We have to protect our fouls and some offenses are acceptable.'

Under the reminder of Jeff Van Gundy, Oakley, who had been competing with Malone at the beginning, nodded, and the opponent hit three goals in a row in the opening game, and the old guy felt that he had lost face.

The Jazz quickly made personnel rotations, with Howard Ellis replacing Stockton and center Greg Foster coming off the bench.

The lineup change after the opening was not successful, and Adam Keefe had problems with both pick-and-roll and rebounding.

After a timeout, the Jazz attacked, and Malone finally made a successful inside pass, arching to the basket and assisting Foster to eat the cake.

Just turned around, just gained a foothold, and quickly advanced to the right wing Li You on the three-point line by a large margin in and out.

Dangling left and right, holding the ball in his right hand to accelerate the breakthrough, Li You came to the paint area and immediately relied on Howard Ellis who had just appeared on the field to complete the throw!

"Bang!"

The basketball bounced twice on the basket and was about to fall out, when Ewing, who was successfully stuck in the basket, grabbed in front of Foster and easily made up for the ball.

The gorillas thumped their chests and roared, and the New York fans cheered loudly.

At 10:18, as the Jazz picked up the pace of offense, the Knicks slowed down.

Facing Howard Ellis, who was younger and had a faster lateral movement, Li You took the initiative to slow down, and for a few rounds, he kept giving the ball to the low post.

Larry Johnson's low-post attack stood on the free throw line, missed the shot, and the Knicks all three rushed through.

For several rounds in a row, Karl Malone was wrestling with Oakley, which seemed to affect his shooting touch as well, and he followed the jumper for two consecutive rounds

On this offense, Larry Johnson missed Russell's turnaround jumper at the left near baseline position, and the basket was grabbed again, and finally Ewing grabbed the rebound and quickly threw the ball to Lee Yoo outside the three-point line.

Moving to the right flank, Alan Houston first feigned lateral movement and then accelerated from 45 degrees.

Lee Yoo sent another striking-down pass to easily penetrate the Jazz defense and get close to the paint, where Alan Houston received the ball and made a sneak layup.

"Beautiful off-ball cuts, it seems that Houston has also learned a lot from McDunk!"

On the commentary bench, Bob Costas loudly praised the Knicks' second offense, and Isaiah Thomas on the side also laughed and added:

"A couple of times out of the running position did have the shadow of a dunk, and playing against the Bulls for two years in a row, the Knicks' young people have gained a lot of game experience."

"I don't know if Mai Kou watched the finals, I think he should be happy to see young people grow!"

Doug Collins almost burst out laughing when he heard this, and the Knicks crushed their opponents, and the three quickly got the conversation off the hook.

Karl Malone can still hit jumpers and get free throws under the basket, but the Jazz have difficulty scoring and have problems with rebounding.

In the final moments of the first quarter of the game, Howard Ellis's breakthrough was interfered with by Lee You, and the Jazz bench was completely silent.

At 17:28, the first quarter ended with the Knicks leading by 11 points.

In the first quarter, Karl Malone made 5 of 9 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers.

The muscular hunk walked to the bench with a long slanted face, and he almost took all of the Jazz's scores.

The cheers from the scene were particularly harsh for Malone, and in his opinion, the Knicks' style of play was simple and rough, and they should be easy to deal with.

But after the encounter, it was found that the team was blasted by a single point, and Lee You's blocking Jazz team was difficult to parry.

Stockton had a half-quarter break, and was ready to play without being greeted by Coach Sloan.

'Be patient, it's just the start of the game and we need to step up our defensive intensity.'

"Don't let your opponent score easily, OK? Defend hard! ”

Sitting in front of everyone on the Jazz team, Jerry Sloan made a few simple drawings on the tactics board and began to shout out to the rotation players.

Stockton and Shanton Anderson partner at the back, with Chris Morris and Adam Keefe up front, and Foster at centre.

Jeff Van Gundy also knew that the Jazz were planning to make Stockton stagger and replaced Ewing and Larry Johnson early in the first quarter, and those two also came out early.

The outside line is still Chris Childs, Starks, and Chris Mills.

"Let go of the offense, we are the leading side, pay attention to the protection of the rebound, and communicate in a timely manner on the court!"

The bald super handsome specially told Starks that with such a leading position, there was no need to throw three-pointers

Lee Woo sat on the bench and changed into his training uniform, and if the Jazz's offense didn't improve, he wouldn't be on the court again until the second half.

In the first quarter of the game, Li You was 3 of 4, 1 of 1 from beyond the three-point line, 7 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

"I knew the Jazz weren't our opponent, and if we won against the Bulls, we could win the championship!"

"It was like that back then, if we could have made it out of the East earlier, maybe there would have been more than one champion."

It's all the pot of "Mai Buckle", Oakley suddenly turned over the old accounts, and Li You was speechless for a while.

The east is strong and the west is weak, maybe the situation was indeed like this back then, but the old guy thought too beautifully, and they took a break when they met Olajuwon.

Alan Houston didn't care about the history of the Knicks, and the game went well, and he completely relaxed:

"If we can get match points in G3, then the series is over!"

"Unbelievable! We're really going to win the championship! ”

With a towel over his mouth, Alan Houston looked very excited, no one could say no to a championship, and he was already imagining the future.

Li You felt that his teammates were too optimistic, although he had only been to Salt Lake City twice in the past two years, he was deeply impressed by his away experience, and protecting the home court was only a basic operation.

"When it comes to the away game, there is no blowing environment now, we all know what will happen at the opponent's home stadium, and one point can kill the game."

Hearing Li You's reminder again, Alan Houston calmed down, and then complained in a low voice:

"Hell the schedule, three away games in a row, the league should change the rules."

The atmosphere team remained fully engaged, cheering on the players on the pitch, and Stockton also turned on offensive mode to help the Jazz score points.

At this time, both sides pressed the rhythm very slowly, and fought a position attack at a glance.

Chris Childs doesn't have the passing vision of Lee You, and instead of switching offense and sending high-risk passes, it is better to fall into position and give the ball to the inside to continue to eat away at the game.

Successfully slowing down the Knicks' offensive tempo, the Jazz gradually regained some shooting touch.

Less than three minutes into the second quarter, Karl Malone was back on the court.

Seeing Stockton's jumper after blocking and dismantling, Isaiah Thomas commented with a smile on the commentary bench:

"John tried very offense, but he couldn't change the Knicks' defensive strategy."

"With the same pick-and-roll, he can't attract too much defense and can't compress the Knicks' defense."

"Maybe he should be more decisive and strengthen his attack, so that Malone can get better offensive space."

When Doug Collins saw the technical statistics, he shook his head:

"The Jazz aren't good at three-point shooting, and during the regular season, they had limited shooting production."

"In the playoffs, that hasn't changed, and they've made an effort tonight, but the Knicks have been on the line a lot of the time."

"Maybe after this year's finals, we will all have to rethink the issue of offensive space, and Lee's performance is impressive!"

The two chatted nonsense in the commentary box, and when there were 6 minutes and 27 seconds left in the half, at 25:36, both sides scored 8 points each.

The pace was slow and iron, but the New York fans at the scene watched it with relish.

As long as the Jazz don't close the gap, then it's a great game!

When Lee Woo came on the court, the score remained unchanged, Karl Malone also began to play iron, and the Jazz had no mistakes, but it was very difficult to score.

Jeff Van Gundy simply made a downward gesture to signal Lee You to control the time and grind through the half.

In the case of missing the jump shot, the Jazz also stepped up their rush to rebound and frequently stood at the free throw line.

But the Knicks also had a whistle blessing, and in the last few minutes, the two sides came to a wave of penalty shootouts.

At 35:48, at the end of the half, the Knicks extended the deficit by one more point.

The three people in the NBC commentary booth watched drowsily, the game content was lackluster, and the offense was slow, and both sides made 10 free throws each.

By the third quarter, Doug Collins was a little nervous:

"The Jazz should have picked up some offensive tempo and now they're 13 points behind."

"Sloan head coach should get Stockton back sooner rather than later!"

In the second half, the Jazz had another staggered trip, with Howard Ellis starting.

Hornace's catch-and-shoot jumper at the right elbow of the free throw line was picked up by Oakley, and the Jazz quickly stepped back.

Howard Ellis, who delayed receiving the ball for the first time, saw that the ball had flown to Larry Johnson, who rushed across the halfcourt, before he could get to his side.

Soon, at the top of the arc, Larry Johnson passed the ball to Lee Yoo, and then quickly pulled away, Ewing immediately moved to the right flank to stand.

It was still a simple blocking and dismantling attack, holding the ball in his right hand, Li You pretended to break through on the right side, and Ellis desperately stuck to the defense, ready to squeeze through the cover for the first time.

The two had just come to Ewing, Li You quickly dribbled behind his back, and then his body suddenly shook to the left, and Ellis subconsciously slid and slid into Ewing.

Ellis struggled to get past the cover again, but Lee Woo took the opportunity to quickly change direction.

This time Ellis failed to squeeze past the cover and was blocked by Ewing solidly, and Foster saw that his teammate was out of position and hurriedly delayed the help defense, but it was still a step slower.

After Li You shook off the defense, he made a sharp stop on the right flank, met Foster's pounce, and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

At 43:57, the difference came to 14 points, and Li You made a three-pointer to help the Knicks extend their lead.

Jerry Sloan tried to get the Jazz to get up to the tempo of the offense.

Lee You and Alan Houston hit iron outside the three-point line, and the Jazz team couldn't fight back, and it turned into a positional offense again, and Malone received the ball in the low post

After Ewing sent two blocks, it was the Knicks who seized the opportunity to switch offense, and Lee Yoo easily found the fast Larry Johnson to steal a chicken for a layup.

"The game is over, Karl Malone is in great form, but they can't close the gap!"

"Maybe head coach Sloan should consider adding some outside shooting, whether it's Hornacek or Russell, they have a good three-point shot."

Seeing that the Jazz were still honestly +2, Doug Collins simply decided the game.

Isaiah Thomas disagrees with this point of view and gives her opinion with a smile:

"The Jazz need to increase their defensive intensity, which is the best way to limit the perimeter team."

"Lee and Alan Houston aren't going to be efficient all the time, and once their efficiency drops, the Jazz will be able to drag the game into the rhythm they like."

“.”

At 56:72, at the end of the third quarter, the game basically went into garbage time.

Coach Jerry Sloan didn't continue to fight the main force with a head, and Malone, who played the third quarter, did not play again when the rotation did not narrow the difference.

In the final moments, the iron-blooded coach watched with a blank face as the Knicks' atmosphere group continued to score points

In 30 minutes of play, Li You made 7 of 14, 3 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and got 20 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers.

Despite getting a double-double and the Knicks' highest score, Lee You didn't have much excitement, and Stockton's staggered trip showed that the other party had found some solutions.

"Take it easy, Lee! Two big wins in a row and we're going to win the championship! ”

Oakley was smiling from ear to ear at this point, and the old guy no longer took the Jazz seriously.

9 of 18, 2 of 3 free throws, 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers, Oakley's defense didn't play much of a role, and Karl Malone was still in excellent shape.

Ewing also smiled on the side, and Li You noticed the emotions of his teammates, and also pulled out a smile:

"I'm just thinking about winning away from home!"

The fourth quarter of the game was over quickly, and the atmosphere group felt that they could not get enough of it, and the fans in Madison Square Garden and New York were shouting excitedly.

“Wow！”

At 82:96, the Knicks defeated their opponents again, and the series score came to 2:0.

The situation was so good that the inflated Jeff Van Gundy couldn't hold back anymore and shook hands cordially with a smug smile on his face.

On the NBC commentary bench, Bob Costas couldn't help but whisper when he saw the data of Stockton 2 of 6, 5 points, 5 assists and 1 turnover in technical statistics:

"Lee played a stronger pick-and-roll offense, and there was not much time left for the Jazz to adjust."

"Maybe in this year's Finals, we're going to see the rise of a non-traditional point guard."

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