On June 5, 1998, after winning G2, the Knicks managed to protect two home courts, and then flew to Salt Lake City non-stop.

After a night at the hotel, the Knicks could already feel the hostility of the local fans.

Karl Malone and Stockton have been with Jazz fans for too long.

Despite always falling in the first round and losing inexplicably, after surviving the stars of the same year, Jazz fans are hoping for a happy ending for both at the end of their careers.

Facts have proved that the body is the capital of the revolution, and it is also a great talent to be able to endure the working years!

The G3 game is about to officially start in the evening, and in the video class in the morning, Jeff Van Gundy, who is in a good mood, is still boiling chicken soup for everyone on the Knicks team at this time:

"With one more away win, we'll get match point and end the series!"

"Think about it, Karl Malone is 35 years old, Stockton is 36 years old, and after two games in a row, they won't be in great physical shape!"

"It's our chance, just fight for an away game and the championship will be ours."

Ewing and Oakley both glared at Jeff Van Gundy:

"If you can't speak, say less!"

Noticing that the two veterans were looking at him directly, Jeff Van Gundy realized that the chicken soup was too much salt, and it was the old guy

On the schedule, as long as the Jazz can survive G3, they can get two days of rest, plus the next two home courts, the possibility of a comeback does exist.

On top of that, in the two games lost, both sides clocked in in three quarters, and Jerry Sloan didn't have a head, so he had to consume the physical strength of the main lineup.

The old guys in the team are getting older, so they naturally have to save money.

Not every player is as stubborn as Michael Jordan, and sometimes, giving up is a more reasonable choice

All in all, the iron-blooded coach seems to have made up his mind to give up on the road, and the first two games may also be called "tentative".

In both games, the Jazz changed different interior combinations, and basically tried to figure out which player would be better suited for the series.

Li You touched his chin, the playoffs have played so far, everything is as he expected, he won the first place in the regular season and gained the easiest schedule.

The playoffs simply swept the opponent neatly, and did not give the opponent much information to refer to.

Aside from the Bulls' dunk three-pointer that nearly changed the game, the entire playoff season was perfect.

However, most of the NBA's head coaches have dry goods, just like the bald young coach can't play offense, but he is very good at building a defensive system.

The Knicks are still second in the league in defense without Ewing this season, and Jeff Van Gundy naturally has the credit.

The guard leads the defense of the opponent, pinches the ball carrier on the line, rotates quickly on the inside, compresses the opponent's offensive space, and finally protects the backcourt rebound.

The defensive system, which inherited Pat Riley's defense, was further optimized, and although the Knicks lacked a highly mobile long-man interior lineman, Oakley's ferocious defense made up for it.

Of course, any system and any player have weaknesses, and after reaching the finals, Li You feels that someone should find out the way.

Before the night's game, most of the sports media thought the Jazz could pull one back.

The biggest difference from playing on the road is that when you return to Delta Center in Salt Lake City, the Jazz's defensive intensity will definitely pick up.

In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers lost two games in a row, and the outside three-pointer pulled the hips, because the Jazz team was full of defensive experience, locked up the flashy Van Exel, and also made Eddie Jones and Fisher follow the dumb fire.

Two old white men, the single defense state is average, but by the system bonus and their own "tough" defensive actions, the average player really can't stand it.

That night, at the Delta Center Arena, the insults grew louder and louder before the game began.

Spike Lee sat in the front row again, and the man who was still provoking the fans only received scolding.

Before the game, in addition to interviewing the core of the home team, the famous NBC reporter Jim Gray did not forget Li You, but as soon as the two stood on the sidelines, the scene was full of boos.

"Oh! You can see that Jazz fans really don't welcome you! ”

"It's the first time I've played away from home in the finals, Lee, tell us how you feel?"

The boos were too loud, Jim Gray subconsciously raised his voice, Li You didn't care, and said with a relaxed expression:

"It doesn't seem to be any different from the regular season, I love to play with boos and that gives me extra motivation as well."

"Three away games in a row, we are confident of a win!"

The scolding grew louder and louder, and Jim Gray patted Li You and sent his blessing loudly:

"Good luck Lee!"

“.”

The Jazz, who have never pinched the ball carrier throughout the season, have also completely changed their game strategy, and the game starts with Lee Woo in advance.

The 35-year-old Jeff Hornacek struggles to defend Alan Houston alone, but he is experienced in the pack-and-hold defense.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The Jazz fans began to shout loudly for the home team's defense, and in the first offensive round, Stockton immediately defended Lee as he came to the right wing.

While guarding his right hand, Hornacek at the top of the arc also went straight to this side, and Li You, who switched to his left hand, quickly noticed the opponent's defensive rotation.

Without waiting for the bag to be fully formed, he quickly gave the ball to Alan Houston, who received the ball at the top of the arc, and the Jazz defense rotated again, and Brian Russell immediately moved to defense.

Alan Houston didn't push his way and quickly shifted the ball to Larry Johnson near the bottom left corner.

The "aunt" who was released hesitated for a moment, and finally hit the iron with an empty jumper.

"Oh!!"

Amid the cheers, Foster and Ewing, who started tonight, struggled desperately under the basket, and Karl Malone successfully got stuck and grabbed the rebound.

In the first round, Lee Woo realized that something was wrong, and the Jazz completely abandoned their previous defensive strategy and began to boldly pack and empty Larry Johnson.

Fortunately, the Knicks' defense was also on the line, and Hornacek slipped the baseline and bounced outside to the middle distance to the right block.

Back at home, Karl Malone was even more aggressive, hanging on Oakley, and almost grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt.

After a lot of confusion, when Ewing received the rebound, the Knicks' transition offense was gone.

Although Jeff Van Gundy was ready to face difficulties before the game.

But as the game progressed, Malone no longer made iron-blooded jump shots, but frequently hit the inside, and Oakley didn't withstand it.

With 3:21 left in the first quarter, Oakley picked up his second foul, and veteran Buck Williams had to come on early.

The knock-on effect is that the Jazz are more aggressive against Lee Yo, and the Knicks' offensive space is further compressed.

With each offense approaching 24 seconds, Lee was forced to step up his off-ball movement, and Jerry Sloan on the sidelines smiled.

The two Jazz teams who had no way to fight back on the road changed a lot when they returned to their home court, still pulling their hips on the offensive end, but relying on tough defense, they dragged the game back to their favorite rhythm.

At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two sides was fixed at 17:17, and the sound of the Delta Center Arena was getting louder and louder.

Jeff Van Gundy is also aware of the problem, and the Jazz can easily predict the passing intent that is too obvious in many rounds.

The pre-game plan was not successful, at least the shorted Larry Johnson did not live up to expectations.

The bald young marshal rotated step by step, and the game completely returned to the rhythm that the Jazz liked.

In the first quarter, Malone only scored 6 points on 2-of-6 shooting, and when it came to the rotation stage, the tough cover also returned, and Stockton was finally able to get rid of the chase and hit a mid-range jumper.

On the NBC commentary box, Isaiah Thomas looked at the Jazz defense with a smile:

"That's what we're familiar with with the Jazz, and they always find a solution, like I said, there's more to basketball than just offense!"

Getting back the rhythm of the game, the Jazz were never able to take the lead, the old guys were desperate at this time, and Jerry Sloan kept yelling on the sidelines.

Oakley, who picked up three fouls at halftime, eventually left the game with six fouls left in the fourth quarter with 4:02 left in the fourth quarter.

Ewing, who had five fouls, also shrank back, and the Jazz struggled to pull one back with Karl Malone making 4-of-10 and 4-of-5 free throws in the final quarter.

At 82:87, at the end of the game, the Jazz fans cheered loudly.

Larry Johnson looked ugly, scolded and turned around and walked to the players' tunnel.

On the NBC commentary bench, Bob Costas didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and at this time he summed up in a brisk tone:

"Back at home, Karl Malone and Stockton both played and combined for 49 points, and I think that's the game that everyone is looking forward to!"

With the blessing of tough coverage, Stockton made 9 of 12 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, and got 24 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers;

Karl Malone was 9-of-24 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line for 25 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

As it turns out, as long as the cover is in place, the elderly Stockton can still play efficiently.

Rather than focusing on technical stats, Doug Collins praised the Jazz's tweaks:

"Throughout the regular season, the Jazz never pinched the ball carrier, they relied more on defensive positions and tacit cooperation to defend."

"Brian Russell has played a key role, as he has more energy and has taken on more defensive responsibilities than several other veterans."

Isaiah Thomas is quite complacent about his predictions:

"Three home games in a row, the Jazz have a chance to get match points!"

"Of course, for the veterans, the fitness is also a test, but fortunately they have two more days to rest."

“.”

After Jeff Van Gundy returned to the locker room, a sense of crisis also surged in his heart, if the Jazz team won three games in a row, even if he was the best coach in the league, there was a high probability that he would be dismissed directly in the offseason!

New York fans can't accept the result of reaching the finals and losing again, and the same is true for management, salary represents strength, and if you can't change players, then change coaches.

Thinking that Phil Jackson would probably not coach the Bulls, the bald young marshal tightened his heart and sent chicken soup one after another:

"Two days off, rest well and remember, we only need to win one away game point to get match point!"

"Opponents get tired and make mistakes, and we just have to take our chances and end the series once and for all."

The mental victory method was particularly useful at this moment, and Larry Johnson, who scored 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting in the game, was the first to chimed in:

"We'll get match point and finish them in the next game!"

Alan Houston didn't say anything, just bumped fists with "Big Mom" and agreed.

Ewing had a good performance tonight, shooting 7-of-16 from the field and finishing with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, only to concede two free throws in the final minute, leaving the Gorilla depressed.

Oakley was still yelling at the referee, and the old guy thought the Jazz's home whistle was a bit too much, and the cover could be whistled for a foul.

Jeff Van Gundy was still nagging and giving out chicken soup for the soul, but Li You touched his chin and thought about how to deal with the bag.

Played 40 minutes, 8-of-19, 3-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.

Starks was silent at this time, against the wind, and he was not good at away.

After a two-day break, the G4 will officially start the war on the evening of June 8.

Winning a home game, the Jazz got themselves off to a good start, which also made a lot of wall-to-wall grass change their tunes again.

The heat of the finals is also starting to pick up, and no one likes to watch one-sided matches.

The Knicks didn't go anywhere, and after finishing practice, they went back to the hotel to watch the video, and Jeff Van Gundy may not have slept well, and the dark circles under his eyes became more and more obvious.

"It's unbelievable that Karl Malone, who is about to turn 35, is still in good shape."

After watching the video, Thibodeau once again sighed that this state is not much different from last season.

Oakley and Starks have shown signs of decline this season, and Ewing has not found his usual offensive form since his injury.

Jeff Van Gundy also felt that this was outrageous, Oakley's defensive role was limited, there was no home whistle, and some moves were not allowed.

"It's also good to wait for your opponent to make a mistake, at least Lee didn't make a lot of mistakes when facing the bag."

"Our starting lineup is still very consistent in scoring, maybe John and Chris will find their shooting touch in the next game."

Assistant coach Qian Downey is still optimistic, and as long as there are a few Starks in the bench lineup, the Knicks can score around 90 points.

Even if the Jazz slows down the pace of the game, such a score is enough to win the next game.

Now that the series has been played, there is not much room for adjustment, and Jeff Van Gundy secretly prayed in his heart, and said confidently on the surface:

"We're going to win one away game, we're younger, we're more talented than the Jazz!"

Several assistant coaches and team staff were like sycophants for a while, and the bald young marshal was fluttering.

On the evening of June 8, at the Delta Center arena, Jazz fans cheered loudly at the end of halftime.

At 40:46, the Jazz entered the second half with a six-point lead.

On the NBC commentary bench, Bob Costas looked at the data of 1 of 8 in Starks, 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 turnovers in technical statistics, and sighed helplessly:

"Alan Houston's departure from the court after the opening game had a huge impact on the Knicks."

'Coach Van Gundy may have made the wrong substitution and obviously Starks was out of form tonight.

As if recalling that year's finals, Doug Collins added with a smile:

"The Knicks have to make adjustments in time, and if the Jazz win one more game, the series will be 2:2, and the battle of Kings Mountain will still be played in Salt Lake City."

Isaiah Thomas didn't expect Starks to be in such a bad state, and he also said with a smile:

"Not every player is fit for a stage like the Finals, and hopefully Alan Houston's injury isn't serious and he can continue to return in the second half."

In the Knicks locker room, Starks' eyes were straight, and Jeff Van Gundy frowned, dreaming back to the Finals of that year.

Every time it comes to a key game, the Knicks always have some moths.

Big Brother hits the iron, and everyone doesn't have much to say, but at the thought of losing again, G5 is still in Salt Lake City, and Ewing and Oakley are not inflated.

Alan Houston broke through to the basket and landed on the ground in the opening game, twisting it lightly, and then grinned and said:

"I can continue to fight, it's not a big problem!"

Jeff Van Gundy shook his head and muttered for a while before he spoke:

"Chris, Charlie, get ready, John will rest for a while in the second half, Lee, you come and play the number 2 position."

Li You nodded, the bald young marshal continued to let Starks appear at this time, which was the right choice.

The mood was not high, and the Jazz blossomed more tonight, with Russell and Hornace also finding their shooting touch.

The embarrassment is that the Knicks have rarely turned the tables against the wind this season, and the coaching staff is well aware of that.

As soon as the second half began, the Jazz fans cheered for the home team:

“Let's go Jazz！ Let's go Jazz！ Let's go Jazz！ ”

The Jazz took the lead in attacking, and Stockton noticed that it was Chris Childs who was opposite him, and Lee Woo stood in front of Hornacek and immediately made tactical gestures.

Hornacek quickly slipped from right to left and quickly bounced to the left block with the help of Karl Malone's cover near the baseline on the left.

Li You's chase was a step slower, but he didn't make a blocking action, but slowed down and held his left side high, simply interfering.

Hornacek saw Li You slide, quickly released the ball after shaking, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, and soon he found out that this was the wrong choice, and Li You couldn't start under the hidden pull.

The three major steps broke through to the paint area, and under the interference of Li You, cut into the basket and hit the iron.

The basketball just knocked out of the frame, and several people under the basket jumped up to grab the rebound, Li You also jumped at this time, and finally Ewing grabbed the rebound on everyone's heads.

The fans at the scene sighed regretfully, and if they scored two more points, the difference would be close to double digits!

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The defensive cheers resounded through the arena again, the home team took the lead, and the Jazz fans at the scene were in high spirits.

Chris Childs dribbled across the half court with 8 seconds, and at this time, Lee Yoo was standing in the bottom corner on the right side, and Hornacek simply turned his back to the basket, one-on-one, "huddled" to defend.

The two pulled and pulled in the bottom corner, Li You first pretended to go to the right wing to receive the ball, moved up and then suddenly ran back, Hornacek lost the defensive position without paying attention, and then immediately chased after him.

On the left near baseline, Ewing's off-ball screen delayed Hornacek again, and when Lee bounced to the left wing beyond the three-point line, Chris Childs immediately sent in a cross pass.

Turning around to catch the ball, Li You didn't make any adjustments, and threw the ball outside the three-point line!

As soon as Hornacek came to the front, he subconsciously made a block, and after landing on the ground, he heard the on-site fans erupt in boos.

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

At 43:46, the Knicks quickly narrowed the gap after the opening of the second half.

"Shh

In the face of boos from the audience, Jeff Van Gundy stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands.

The Knicks quickly stepped back and Chris Childs immediately led Stockton.

Compared to Li You's defense, Chris Childs is more aggressive, sparing no effort to fight and constantly disrupting at the same time.

Coming to the left flank, Karl Malone started to play in the low post again, and Oakley knew that the opposition was going to pass the ball.

The two fought in the low post again, and soon, Malone received the pass, turned around, shook it for a while, and then put the ball with his left hand, arched to the basket along the bottom line, carried the defense, and hung Oakley to force a shot.

The basket missed, Foster and Ewing were huddled together, and Oakley jumped up.

The four players under the basket grabbed consecutive points, and finally Oakley accepted the rebound.

Ewing complained to the referee about the opponent's elbow stance, but there was no feedback, and the Jazz fans booed again.

It was still a positional attack, and this time Li You's counterrun failed to show a chance, and the right flank made tactical gestures.

The Knicks quickly played the old routine, Ewing received the ball in the low post on the left side, broke through the ceiling, and hit the throw in front of the basket.

As soon as the basketball came out of the frame, Ewing rushed to the basket, and Oakley and Malone were huddled together again.

The Gorilla clicked on the rebound, and Larry Johnson, who hit the inside, had a chance to grab the rebound.

To the boos of the Jazz fans, "Big Mom" threw the ball again to Chris Childs on the perimeter, and the Knicks gained another 24 seconds of offensive time.

The head coach of Sloan next to him was very dissatisfied with this round and kept reminding Russell loudly:

"Focus! Advance card slot! ”

At this time, Li You quickly slipped across the baseline from right to left again, came to the left blocking position, noticed that he could not get rid of the defense, and suddenly bounced out diagonally.

Oakley, who had just come to the right elbow of the free throw line, made an off-ball screen, and Lee briefly escaped Hornacek's pursuit and quickly bounced to the right wing.

Chris Childs was half a beat slow to cross the ball under Stockton's interference, and when Lee You received the ball, Hornacek managed to chase it down in front of him.

After receiving the ball, he shook and noticed that Hornacek was not out of position and jumped, taking advantage of the opponent's slowdown, Li You quickly released the ball with his right hand, took a step sideways, drifted slightly to the right, and quickly jumped and threw a shot!

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

"Shhhhh

At 46:46, the head coach of Sloan immediately asked for a timeout, and the head of the Iron Blood had an ugly face, and the Knicks equalized the score before the 2 minutes came.

The atmosphere team didn't care about the boos at the scene, jumping up and down and high-fived Li You, who was off the field.

Oakley and Ewing also followed with a fist bump to tie the score, and the confidence of the old guys returned.

Bob Costas didn't expect the Knicks to play a two-guard, and he sighed for a while:

"Hornacek's defense is in place, but Lee's shot is too fast!"

Doug Collins, however, did not think it was a good choice, and said in a nutshell:

"If Lee's shot hits the iron, there's a good chance that the Jazz will take the opportunity and play a counterattack."

"Of course, if he can keep shooting such difficult three-pointers, then the Jazz can only pray."

After the timeout, the Jazz quickly regained their footing, and Stockton and Malone made a simple pick-and-roll at the right elbow of the free throw line.

Malone catches the ball at the free throw line, and after a tentative step, he makes a pull-out jumper!

Oakley was so angry that he smashed the basketball and shot with a backward lean, how to prevent this.

The Knicks played the same tactic again, and after two consecutive return runs by Lee You, this time the shot from the left wing was iron.

“Wow！”

Jazz fans cheered loudly, and head coach Jerry Sloan on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.

Stockton, who received the rebound in the backcourt, also did not take the opportunity to switch offense and continued to fall into position.

Constantly chasing defense, the Knicks also showed tenacious defense, and in the final moments, it was close to 24 seconds of blocking, and Stockton hit a pull-up jumper at the right elbow area.

The basketball slammed to the front of the basket, Chris Childs successfully received the rebound, and then immediately passed to Li You, who accelerated to the middle.

The scene was full of boos, and everyone in the Jazz team hurriedly retreated, receiving the ball in the middle, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, continued to accelerate, feeling the physical confrontation given by Hornacek on his side, and approaching the three-point line quickly in and out.

Dangling right and left, holding the ball in his left hand Li You shook Hornacek on his side was slightly stunned, and before he could react, Li You had already made a sudden stop on the three-point line, converted three points and quickly jumped out!

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

At 49:48, the Knicks completed the comeback again.

Blind chickens throw in? Stockton and Russell, who had already retired to the half, were both solemn.

"Shh

Ewing also came to his senses at this time, not caring about the boos at the scene, and began to shout to his teammates to defend.

The Jazz also started to score, with Cama Long receiving the ball in the low post on the left and Russell taking advantage of the opportunity to quickly cut to the basket.

Despite successfully receiving the ball, it was not a good offensive option, Larry Johnson was in place in time to chase the defense, coupled with Ewing shrinking the basket, the moment Russell lifted the ball, he was vigorously cut by "Big Mom".

"Squeak!"

The referee immediately blew the whistle and blew for a foul on Larry Johnson, and Russell made two free throws.

Without complaining, Larry Johnson walked briskly to the paint, Russell missed the second free throw, and the fans at the scene followed with another exclamation, Ewing grabbed the rebound, and Chris Childs immediately responded.

Li You had already rushed through the half court at this time, and the Jazz team, who had suffered a big loss, desperately retreated, and the Knicks were forced to follow and fall into the position to attack.

is still Li You's bottom line, and Hornacek continues to chase after him desperately.

Moving quickly from left to right, just under the basket, Li You suddenly turned around, accelerated and reversed after a sharp stop, and quickly bounced to the left wing.

Outside the three-point line, Lee Woo received a cross pass from Chris Childs again, and then immediately raised the ball to dwindle.

Hornacek chased after the defense in time, but this time he was tricked by Li You into jumping up, trying to dodge in the air, but he was still rubbed into a free throw.

Li You hung on the opponent's defense and threw the ball into the sky casually, and then shouted:

"My bowl!"

The basket didn't touch, but the referee still gave three free throws.

As Lee Woo stepped to the free throw line, the shouting from the crowd grew louder and louder, and it was clear that the offense had completely angered the Jazz fans.

"Free throws are points away, and at such a critical moment, three free throws can also help the Knicks stabilize the situation, and Lee is really smart."

Bob Costas praised loudly, but Isaiah Thomas saw that Li You was running out of tricks, and joked with a smile:

"I think Hornacek has adapted to Lee's offense at this point, and it's not that easy to score easily."

At 52:49, Lee Yoo hit all three free throws to give the Knicks the lead again.

At the critical moment, Stockton did not relent, and after passing the ball from the outside a few times, he made a jumper after blocking and dismantling the left elbow area of the free throw line.

In the next few rounds, Ewing and Larry Johnson missed the basket, and Malone and Russell seized the opportunity to make consecutive free throws to overtake the score.

At 52:55, Jeff Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

The Jazz fans cheered loudly, victory was in sight!

Choked the Knicks' dead hole and fell into the position to attack, Li You was caught by holding the ball too much, and Ewing was stretched by the low offensive efficiency, and it was difficult to score for a while.

Oakley gasped and was depressed, and Malone's big elbow came into play at home, and when he was in position, he was allowed to wave his elbow here

Li You didn't expect the old guy opposite to be so able to run, and his physical fitness was better than he imagined, so without waiting for Van Gundy to speak, he immediately suggested:

"Pat, pay attention to my movement, turn my back to the basket, catch the ball in the blocking zone, and throw the ball to the baseline in time."

The low position was ineffective, and Ewing heard Li You's words and immediately nodded.

The atmosphere group was silent at this point, and the away game was more difficult than they thought

The noisy scene made Jeff Van Gundy raise his voice and send chicken soup loudly, and the offense failed, then we can only expect the defense to let the opponent hit the iron.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The defensive cheers are getting louder and louder, and after the timeout, the Knicks attack, the same tactic, Lee Woo quickly slipped the baseline and then went to the right wing to receive the ball, and Hornacek chased after the defense and defended his right hand.

Putting the ball with his left hand, Li You crossed steps to break through, and just entered the three-point line within two steps, Stockton followed to block the breakthrough route.

Quickly return the ball to Charlie Ward, a substitute at the top of the arc.

The latter received the ball and did not throw it around, taking advantage of Stockton's return to defense, quickly moved to the left flank, and then gave the ball to Ewing, who was in the blocking area and asked for the ball with his back.

After completing the pass, Li You made an arc, came to the left blocking area and pretended to cut into the bottom line, then exerted force with his feet, and quickly bounced out to the bottom left corner after a few big steps.

Ewing immediately threw the ball, and Hornacek reacted quickly and jumped up to pounce!

The moment he received the ball, Li You threw the ball out without making any adjustments, and then he was knocked down by Honasek, and both fell to the floor at the same time.

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

At 55:55, the Delta Center Arena suddenly fell silent, and then there was another wild boo.

"Hey! It's a foul! Look at my players all knocked out! ”

Seeing that the referee didn't say anything, Jeff Van Gundy was furious and wanted to chase after him to theorize, and finally the coaching staff hurriedly pulled the bald young marshal back.

finally equalized again, and if a technical foul was blown again, it would be a big loss.

There are no cylinders, no attention to the falling space, and flexible blowing scales, these small routines will completely fail as long as they are used a few times.

Li You, who stood up, did not complain, and followed the Knicks to quickly retreat.

Soon the two sides began to score on free throws again.

Ewing was also desperate at this time, constantly squeezing under the basket, and Larry Johnson also rushed to the basket.

Karl Malone and Stockton can also get free throws.

At 61:61, with 4 minutes and 35 seconds left in the third quarter, the two sides were still tied.

As long as the free throws are scored, the two sides will fall into the position to attack, and the Jazz have learned the lesson of the Bulls, and the game is getting more and more stable.

After tossing for most of the game, Hornacek also began to gasp.

Lee Yoo will be scurrying around every round, and the Knicks don't need to organize offense at this time, relying on Ewing and Larry Johnson to rush inside

This time the Knicks attacked, Lee Yoo once again crossed the line, from right to left to the left wing, and Hornacek once again chased the defense in time.

Marlon, who followed Oakley to the free-throw line, was ready to wrap up.

After receiving the ball, Li You maintained a three-threat posture, noticed that Hornacek in front of him deliberately put his right hand and kept a distance, Li You, who had been sideways to protect the ball, suddenly exerted force under his feet after a quick test step with his left foot, and then pulled out a jump shot after closing his foot!

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

At 64:61, the Knicks took the lead again.

Hornacek is a little confused, and this is thrown? And it's in?

The Knicks atmosphere group was also active at this time, shouting wah-wah.

Stockton appeared unfazed and made his way through the half, quickly directing his team-mates into position.

A cross screen under the basket, and then Karl Malone came to the right elbow area with his back to the ball.

After receiving a pass from Stockton, Malone turned around, quickly tested his right foot after attacking with the frame, and then made a mid-range jumper!

"Bang!"

Rare to hit iron, Ewing grabbed the rebound, quickly threw the ball to the frontcourt, and just crossed the halfway line, Li You received a pass near the right sideline.

Russell, who was chasing the defense, saw Li You receiving the ball and slowed down, and immediately gave a physical confrontation, while everyone in the Jazz team was quickly retreating.

With the ball in his left hand, Lee Woo came to the right wing against the defense, stepped on the three-point line, and quickly crossed and pulled back.

The moment he switched to his right hand, he adjusted his footsteps, took advantage of Russell's upper hand to pounce, dribbled the ball in place twice in a row extremely fast, his body shook, and then he quickly retreated with his feet.

Slightly shaking out a little space for a shot, Li You resisted the opponent's block, converted three points and jumped again!

"Bang Bang!"

The basketball first slammed into the front of the basket, bounced high and then fell into the basket.

At 67:61, the difference came to 6 points, and the Knicks atmosphere team threw the towel wildly.

was thrown to the floor by the opponent again, Li You immediately got up and punched when he saw the ball in, and the Jazz fans who couldn't hold back spat fragrantly

Brian Russell is stupid, it's useless to make a face.

In the final moments of the third quarter, Malone once again forced the basket and stood on the free throw line to help the Jazz narrow the gap.

On the Knicks' side, Li You began to pick up the iron, and Ewing failed to finish under the basket.

Jeff Van Gundy couldn't wait for the game to be over, shouting unconsciously on the sidelines, and Charlie Ward's breakthrough of throwing himself in the air still couldn't get a free throw.

With six seconds left in the third quarter, Stockton made two free throws to make it 67-65.

The Jazz fans at the scene cheered, the Knicks kicked the baseline ball, and Russell quickly led the defense after Li You received the ball.

Sensing that there was not enough time, Li You did not pass half the court and threw the ball to the basket at will.

The Jazz didn't care at all, the fans were still cheering loudly, and the basketball was hollowed out at the same time as the timer light came on.

The Delta Center Arena suddenly fell silent again, Li You was stunned at first, and then immediately pretended to be X, smiled, and walked to the bench with his hands raised.

"Ahh

Ewing and Oakley rushed over and shouted excitedly to hold Li Youyi, even though there was still one quarter to go, with a five-point difference, enough for them to slow down for a few minutes.

At 70:65, at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led by 5 points.

On the commentary seat, Doug Collins also looked stupid, glanced at the technical statistics, and exclaimed loudly:

"God! Incredible performance, the Knicks overtook the score in this quarter! ”

"6 of 9 in a single quarter, 3 of 3 free throws, and all shots were outside the three-point line, Lee scored 21 points in a single quarter!"

Isaiah Thomas didn't expect Lee Woo to rely on three-pointers to prop up the Knicks' offense:

"Unbelievable projection talent, but a 5-point difference, is still within the trailing range, and the Jazz still have a chance!"

The game fell behind in the third quarter, and there was no need to rest in the final quarter.

The two sides coincidentally chose to fight the main team, Jeff Van Gundy was replaced by Chris Childs, and the two defenders took turns to wear down Stockton.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

The Knicks took the lead in attacking, and Russell was in front of Li You at this time, but Hornacek still couldn't stand it, so he chose to change the defense in desperation.

Li You felt just right, quickly slipped past the baseline from right to left, and after the outside bullet, he went on the line again and cut crosswise, almost circumnavigating the field, and came back to the right flank.

Russell chased desperately and threw it when he saw Li You catch the ball, and jumped up from his side again to block it!

"Bang Bang, huh!"

The basketball still slammed into the front of the basket, bounced high, and finally bumped up, or fell into the basket.

"Shhhhh

Seeing Li You fall to the ground again, Jeff Van Gundy complained loudly to the referee at this time, but was instead verbally warned, and finally pulled back by everyone on the Knicks

Quickly getting up, Li You smiled at the Jazz bench instead, and provoked the front row fans to spit fragrantly.

At 73:65, the Knicks led by eight points, Ewing and Oakley were demoralized at this time, and soon the two sides entered an ugly hand-to-hand fight.

After Li You hit this three-pointer, he began to bang the iron, and the Russell who defended him was a foul action.

Complaining didn't help, and the Knicks started slamming down to the basket again.

At this time, the Jazz made consecutive free throws and slowly narrowed the difference.

With 58 seconds left in the game, the score came to 80:80.

Seeing that the offensive time was going to be 24 seconds, Li You took the pot again, and Russell made a full effort to defend at this time, with the right flank, constantly pressing Li You to the sideline.

The time to attack was about to come, and Li You simply dribbled the ball behind his back, and after switching to his left hand, he dribbled a big step and suddenly stopped suddenly.

Li You raised the ball and shook it, Russell subconsciously blocked it from the side, but found that Li You didn't move on the spot, and it was too late to twist his body

Successfully playing the time difference, Li You took advantage of the situation to go up, threw the ball out casually, and shouted again:

"My bowl!"

"Squeak!"

This foul action was too obvious, and he was successfully deceived into a foul by Li You.

On the Knicks' bench, the atmosphere group yelled, and several people hugged each other and jumped up and down to celebrate.

With 52 seconds left in the game, Li You stood on the free throw line, and Russell on the side was still explaining to the referee, but the result of the penalty would not change.

Jazz fans at the scene made loud noises in an attempt to interfere with free throws.

It's just that with Li You's three free throws, only exclamations remained in the arena.

At 83:80, the Jazz were forced to call a timeout.

Jeff Van Gundy crouched on the floor and loudly reminded everyone to focus:

"Keep this round, we can get the match point, hold on!"

Oakley gasped for air and managed to control the foul tonight, but the physical exertion was too great.

Li You's physical fitness has also bottomed out at this time, and all the tricks of cheating fouls have been used, and he has done his best in this game

After a timeout, the Jazz managed to play a quick offense, and Karl Malone blocked and caught the ball and went straight to the basket to score easily.

At 83:82, with 40 seconds left in the game, Chris Childs and Lee You took turns to consume time on the outside, looking for opportunities by the way.

Throughout the fourth quarter, the Knicks scored mostly on secondary offensive rebounds and free throws.

In the final moments, Lee Woo was again clamped on the left wing, and Chris Childs at the top of the arc received the ball and then went straight to the basket.

attracted the defense and quickly distributed the ball to Ewing, but Malone reacted faster, did not give the gorilla a chance to shoot, and completed the foul neatly.

"Shhhhh

Ewing stood on the free throw line, the scene was full of boos, and everyone on the Knicks next to him was praying, and the first free throw hit the iron, and the scene immediately cheered.

The second free throw was still missed, and Ewing struggled to grab the rebound, but Foster firmly protected the rebound in the backcourt at this time.

There was no timeout, there were 18 left in the game, and the Jazz had a chance to kill the game, and the fans at the scene all got up to watch the game, cheering for the home team by the way.

Stockton pressed the clock to the end and Karl Malone received the ball again in the right block.

False swaying, quick tentative step with his right foot, and then quick release of the ball with his right hand, Malone broke through the frame and arched to the basket again.

At the bottom right of the basket, the ball shook and deceived Oakley, and when Malone shot again, he was blocked by Ewing, who assisted in the defense, with a foul

"Squeak!!"

With 2.3 seconds left in the game, Karl Malone made two free throws.

Oakley gasped for breath at this point, stood beside the paint area, and immediately said in a loud voice:

"If he can't score, we will win, and in the next game, we will win the championship."

Malone kept taking deep breaths, and the Jazz fans at the scene also quieted down.

Standing on the free throw line, Malone hit the first free throw steadily, and a huge exclamation immediately sounded at the scene.

On the second free throw, Malone was obviously more nervous, and paused before throwing the ball out

"Bang!"

The basketball slammed into the front of the basket, and the Jazz fans exclaimed, and then saw Malone rush to the basket in an instant and grab the rebound.

In the blink of an eye, in the paint area, in front of the basket, Malone completed the throw, but as soon as the ball came out of his hand, he was rejected by Li You's hat that rushed to the basket.

"Oh!!"

The Jazz fans at the scene couldn't hold back at all, and they all screamed, at the critical moment, Russell had no card position, and Li You completed the block!

The basketball bounced off the rebound, the basket scrambled underneath, and then the final hum rang out.

"Ahh

Everyone on the Knicks team cheered, rushed to Li You's side like crazy, hugged each other, and shouted excitedly.

Carl Malone grabbed the basketball, seemed to be in disbelief at the result, and looked straight at the scoreboard.

Jeff Van Gundy raised his hands at this time, jumped around on the sidelines, and unconsciously shouted loudly to vent the excitement in his heart.

On the NBC commentary bench, the three also breathed a sigh of relief, and Bob Costas saw Malone still standing under the basket in a daze, and sighed:

"Karl Malone almost became the hero of the night, and Lee's block may have shattered the Jazz's championship dream!"

Doug Collins felt sorry for the veteran as he saw Stockton walking towards the tunnel with his head down:

"The Jazz executed the game plan perfectly, and the Knicks barely scored in the final quarter."

After Isaiah Thomas heard the two sighs, he looked at the technical statistics and said with a smile:

"40 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers, such a performance is incredible, Lee deserves a victory!"

11-of-24, 9-of-17 from beyond the three-point line, and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, seeing Li You's technical statistics, Doug Collins subconsciously shook his head:

"It's hard to believe that most of Lee's points are from outside the three-point line, and in my impression, almost all of them are difficult shots."

Bob Costas had already heard the director's prompt at this time, and concluded with a smile:

"Congratulations to the Knicks for getting the match point, 9 three-pointers in a single game, Lee tied the playoff three-point record set by Kress Chapman in the 96~97 season."

At the same time, Lee also became the youngest player in NBA playoff history to score 40 points!"

In the Delta Center Arena, the scolding became louder and louder, but everyone on the Knicks team didn't care at all, and a few people in the atmosphere group hugged Li You and didn't let go, and everyone walked quickly to the players' tunnel.

Despite the stumbling upside down, Lee Woo was in a good mood and got the match point, and there wasn't much suspense in the series.

Thinking of the unlucky Carl Malone, Li You really wanted to shout:

"Give you a chance, you won't be useful!"

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