On June 22, 1999, the San Antonio Observer, the largest local newspaper for the African-American community, praised the performance of black players such as David Robinson and Mario Eli:

"Team win, David Robinson is the pride of San Antonio!"

In the life-and-death battle of the G3 Spurs in the finals, David Robinson performed across, but the ass determines the head, the skin color is correct, and the data is not important.

The San Antonio Express is the largest daily newspaper in the region and the Spurs' main media partner.

To get the first victory in the finals, it is natural to publicize it:

"Tim Duncan never plays for stats, he's going to bring championships to San Antonio!"

The sports columnist wrote a good article, and by the way, mocked Lee You's scoring title, but some old Spurs fans were a little embarrassed.

"Admiral" brushed up a cool day, and pushed it forward, and the famous "Iceman" George Gervin also did it.

It's hard to say what the future holds, and no one knows if Tim Duncan will carry on the Spurs' fine legacy.

After breakfast at the hotel early in the morning, Ewing was not in a beautiful mood when he looked at the local newspaper.

Larry Johnson also followed with a scolding San Antonio reporter for blowing X:

“Fuck！ 3-of-10 and scored 13 points on free throws, what's there to praise about that? ”

"If it weren't for the great performance of the others, we would all be champagne!"

David Robinson made 7 of 12 free throws, and the free throws were not allowed, and in the battle of life and death, the "Admiral" played like a rookie

Tim Duncan scored a game-high 33 points on 13-of-21 shooting and 7-of-10 free throws, while also grabbing 16 rebounds.

Contributing a big double-double, Duncan was the key to the Spurs' win in G3.

Oakley and Ben Wallace were blown up by the rookie, and they were in no mood to fart and chat, and they really couldn't hang up their faces.

Larry Johnson shouted for joy, but "Big Mom" G3 came with a 3-of-12 shot, and after the game, he was already mocked by the reporters in San Antonio.

Li You casually glanced at the newspaper twice, and noticed that the content was basically blowing X and then stopped paying attention.

Jeff Van Gundy and his coaching staff watched the footage of the game overnight and worked hard for most of the night to cut out a lot of content.

After breakfast, everyone started the video lesson in the conference room of the hotel.

Jeff Van Gundy has dark circles under his eyes again, Duncan has blown up the Knicks' interior line, and the bald young marshal has no bottom in his heart:

"We have to pay attention to our offensive options, pay attention to the opponent's help position, and don't underestimate Tim Duncan, who has been in the right defensive position for a couple of rounds!"

"Be quick, be decisive, get to the basket, don't complain about the penalty issues, and we can get back to the rhythm of the game tomorrow night."

Many of the rounds, which were edited, were Duncan assisting in the paint area to complete the interference, and some talented players were almost born with a sense of position, and Duncan was one of them.

Li You saw that Larry Johnson and Sprewell still showed depressed expressions, and also followed with two words of encouragement:

'You have to have confidence in your attack, we're younger, we're quicker, we're more physical.'

'Be patient, pull the defense, they can't hold on to a whole high-intensity defence.'

Ewing was also a little annoyed by his lack of self-discipline at this time, if he hadn't become fat, maybe he wouldn't have been injured.

Thinking of Tim Duncan's performance, the gorilla continued to boil chicken soup:

"One game doesn't say anything, our defense still works, we need to fight and teach that rookie a lesson!"

The video lesson is to find shortcomings, drink chicken soup, Jeff Van Gundy and the coaching staff did not change any tactics, the bald young marshal was just silently praying:

"Just throw it in!"

On the night of the 23rd, the Alamo Dome was again flooded with more than 39,000 spectators.

NBC's broadcast footage also gave aerial footage and night views of San Antonio.

Compared to Madison Square Garden, the Alamo Dome has a larger capacity.

The roar of nearly 40,000 people has not stopped since the start of the game, and many Spurs fans are still holding huge O'Brien Cup models and cheering for the home team.

In the direction of the Knicks' offense, behind the basket, the Spurs ball is holding a long white plastic stick in their hands, waving the props in their hands, trying to interfere.

Popovich was nervous on the sidelines, and when he returned to his home stadium, even if he won a game, he still had a lot of pressure.

In order not to bring his nervousness to the players, Popovich kept shouting from the sidelines after the opening:

"Retreat! Avery, delay up! ”

The Spurs' scoring had been stuck for more than a minute at 10 points, and Avery Johnson hit a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line to take another Knicks counterattack.

Lee You, who received the long rebound, accelerated with the ball in his right hand, and when he came to the right wing, the Spurs had already retreated.

Noticing that Duncan was in the middle of the paint zone again, Oakley hurriedly moved upward.

When he came to the elbow area on the right side of the free throw line, Oakley began to slow down and was ready to stand still, but Li You twisted his body at this time and pretended to break through on the left side.

Seeing Duncan follow the upward step, Li You suddenly turned around sharply, and while fishing for the ball with his right hand, he immediately broke through with his shoulder, carrying Avery Johnson straight to the basket!

The Spurs fans at the scene couldn't help but let out an exclamation when they saw that the basketball seemed to be glued to Li You's hands, and the fancy movements became practical.

"Oh!"

The advantage of body shape makes Li You, who is stuck in position, not need to do any fancy shaking.

Breaking through to the bottom right of the basket near the paint area, Li You jumped quickly, completely carried the defense, and then completed the throw with his right hand!

Tim Duncan's defensive awareness was excellent, and by this time he was back to the basket and jumped high.

The basketball just went over his fingertips, and when Duncan hit the ground, he turned his head and saw the basketball fall into the basket again.

At 14:10, the Spurs continued to play iron, and the Knicks seized the opportunity to successfully open the difference.

"Shh

Nearly 40,000 fans erupted in boos that rang out through the arena, and Avery Johnson was burst into a sieve after the opening kick-off.

Lee Yoo smiled at Avery Johnson and Duncan.

Duncan adapted to his offensive rhythm, but Lee also adapted to the opposition's co-defense.

didn't wait for the basket to throw, and in the three offenses after the opening, Li You scored easily.

Popovich sighed secretly and hurriedly asked for a timeout, and Avery Johnson walked to the bench to his chagrin at his performance:

"Shet! It's my problem! ”

Duncan just patted the veteran on the shoulder, then pulled David Robinson to communicate.

With 6:46 left in the first quarter, the Knicks bench was cheering loudly.

The noise in the Alamo Dome was getting louder and louder, and on the NBC commentary box, Doug Collins subconsciously raised his voice:

"Larry Johnson still hasn't been able to find his touch, but Lee is quickly on the offensive tonight!"

"The Spurs have to solve the defensive problem at the No. 1 position, and it will be difficult for Avery Johnson to defend effectively."

Bob Costas put on his glasses tonight and was a little excited at this time:

"If the Knicks manage to get a match point on the road, the series will end quickly, and head coach Popovich will have to make adjustments as soon as possible."

For the first championship in team history, Popovich and the coaching staff were also under a lot of pressure in the past two days, and when they paused, they held the tactical board and kept reminding the players loudly:

"We executed the defensive strategy well, but it wasn't enough, confrontation, tough defense, don't let the opponent easily break through to the basket!"

"Duncan and David will help defend on the inside and take a tough attitude, OK?"

Popovich roared loudly and banged on the tactical board to remind the outside trio to be tougher.

After the timeout, Mario Eli punched himself twice and roared under his breath to get his emotions out.

On the other side, Li You still looked calm before going on the field, and simply told his teammates:

"Allan, pay attention to the opponent's receiving position, above the blocking area, we will help defend the pack."

Alan Houston nodded, indicating that he understood.

In order to solve the problem of difficulty with the ball, the Spurs frequently let the big man receive the ball in the high post, which is also an opportunity for the Knicks.

Li You pulled a few people and whispered, and Oakley also patted "Xiao Ben" and gave a brief advice.

There was a huge cheering cry again, and the baseline ball was kicked out, and Avery Johnson was led by Li You again.

Despite reining in some hand movements, Lee Woo did not reduce his physical confrontation.

Don't worry about the opponent's speed and go straight to the basket, the small man encounters the Knicks' interior, and he knows what kind of interior defense he will encounter.

After half-time, the ball was exchanged quickly, and when Elliott received the ball at the top of the arc, Duncan had already begun to turn his back to the ball in the left blocking area.

Oakley was dead behind him, constantly pushing the opposite direction out, on the left flank, Mario Elie hit the pass, and didn't wait for Alan Houston to grab it, throwing the ball directly at Duncan.

The receiver was forced to move a step up, which allowed Duncan to just release the ball and Alan Houston immediately shrink the defense.

Quickly distributed the ball to Mario Elie on the left flank, Duncan continued to arch in, but Oakley's pull made Duncan, who received the ball again, almost miss.

Unable to squeeze under the basket as he wished, Duncan was once again assisted by Alan Houston, and hurriedly threw the ball to Mario Elie.

Consecutive goals and plays, taking advantage of Alan Houston's defense, Mario Elie simply put the ball with his right hand, broke through in a step, and went straight to the basket from the middle.

Alan Houston struggled to defend, Mario Elie did not get stuck, but the veteran was stronger, and he relied on defense to force a breakthrough into the paint area, face the block, and complete the throw!

"Huh!" Two-point ball hollow net!

"Ahh

Forcing the basket and scoring the ball, Mario Eri thumped his chest and roared loudly again, and the atmosphere was also ignited by the veteran.

Jeff Van Gundy, who was on the sidelines, gave Alan Houston a thumbs up at this time, indicating that this is good defense.

Quickly sent the baseline ball, Li You made a tactical gesture for the first time, and under the interference of Avery Johnson, he immediately crushed and advanced, and rushed through the half court in the blink of an eye.

After being scored by the opposing player, Alan Houston naturally had to get back on the field this round.

With Ben Wallace covering near baseline on the right side and quickly slipping across the baseline from left to right, Alan Houston easily picked up the ball on the right block.

After receiving a pass from Li You, he deceived Mario Elie's defensive center of gravity, Alan Houston immediately released the ball with his left hand, broke through with a cross step, retreated after dribbling a big step, and made a quick jump shot in the middle distance!

"Huh!" Respond to the goal scored!

Lee noticed that Duncan and David Robinson were standing next to the paint again this round, and the Spurs did not change their defensive strategy, and they would only help defend near the basket.

At 16:12, the Knicks still lead.

David Robinson, who was almost invisible in the half-quarter, turned his back to the ball in the right block area this time.

Avery Johnson rushed to the flank on the right flank and scrambled to deliver a lobbed pass.

The moment Ben Wallace received the ball, he immediately stuck to the defense, almost hanging on David Robinson, and died behind him.

With his left hand on the ball, David Robinson was eager to squeeze under the basket, but in the face of a tough defense, he almost dropped the ball.

Forced to close the ball, taking advantage of Li You's help to defend, David Robinson hurriedly returned the ball to Avery Johnson.

The latter received the ball, saw Li You return to defense, first shook upward, and then quickly sent a smashing pass.

What Avery Johnson didn't expect was that Lee Woo seemed to have anticipated and snatched the ball away as soon as he bent down.

At the moment of breaking the ball, Avery Johnson hurriedly stepped forward to counter-steal and delayed, and David Robinson quickly returned to the defense at this time and returned to the half court for the first time.

Li You first quickly led the ball forward, took advantage of the opponent's up and down, and suddenly twisted around and bypassed the left bottom line.

Avery Johnson didn't have time to pull before he found Lee Woo getting the ball through and got rid of his defense in an instant.

"Shh

The beautiful pass made the Spurs fans on the scene slam back, and the ball was re-fished with his right hand, and Li You rushed with the ball.

The left wing quickly crossed the three-point line, noticing that David Robinson had returned to the basket, and Lee Yo showed no intention of slowing down.

In the left blocking area, David Robinson just stood up when he saw that Li You had rushed in front of him, and stepped forward to the left of his body after closing the ball.

David Robinson subconsciously slid to the left, but he didn't expect Li Youyi to turn around and rush to his right hand

Switching to a large European step in the offense, Li You shook David Robinson in place, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and broke through to the basket to easily pick up the basket!

“OH——！”

"God! Nice shaking! David Robinson Gets Tricked By Lee! ”

In the commentary seat, Bob Costas shouted excitedly, completely unconcerned about the boos that erupted from the scene.

With wide eyes and watching Li You make a gliding gesture and run back to the half court after completing the layup, David Robinson looked at Duncan in embarrassment, and helplessly sent the baseline ball.

Later in the first quarter, David Robinson and Duncan had some easy scoring opportunities as the Knicks' side began to wrap around the front defense again.

But there were also many rounds where it was difficult to catch the ball, with Mario Eli and Elliott attacking with the duo.

Larry Johnson was replaced with an iron, and Sprewell, who came on the pitch, felt just as average.

Jeff Van Gundy was a little anxious, pacing back and forth on the sidelines, watching the scores slowly rise.

He just dunked under the basket in the last round, and this offense, Duncan was distracted by Oakley's defense around the front and couldn't catch the ball in the low post.

Mario Elie dropped the ball to the basket, and Duncan was blocked in the paint by Oakley and Sprewell.

Without letting go, Duncan quickly flicked the ball into the bottom right corner, and Elliott, who was released, hit another shot.

The long rebound was picked up by Alan Houston, who immediately took the ball and lunged down the middle, bringing the ball to Lee Yoo before halftime.

Avery Johnson stepped forward to interfere, on the left wing, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, only slowed down slightly, took advantage of the opponent's close defense, moved backwards and suddenly dribbled the ball under his crotch.

After switching to the right hand, Li You pressed his shoulder again to break through, quickly cut in at 45 degrees on the left side, and broke through to the basket and was directly held by Duncan and pulled down.

Seeing Li You standing on the free throw line, Doug Collins couldn't help but complain:

"The Spurs should cut down on some drop shots to the basket, which is not a good offensive option."

'Sprewell, who came off the bench, didn't feel good and it was a good chance for them to chase the points.

Towards the end of the first quarter, Lee Woo hit both free throws, and the Spurs bench was silent again.

David Robinson's strong attack under the basket in the final minute also caused a foul on Ben Wallace, successfully stood on the free throw line, hit both free throws, and ended the first quarter of the game.

At 24:20, the Knicks still led by 4 points, and the Spurs fans at the scene couldn't hold back.

Bob Costas glanced at the technical stats and briefly summarized the first quarter:

"Lee scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, and the Spurs could consider replacing the opposing defender, with Avery Johnson not playing much of a role on the defensive end."

Watching Bipopovich constantly compare something on the tactical board, Doug Collins also responded:

"There's no better opponent, they have to think about organising the attack."

“.”

Five turnovers in a single quarter were something the Spurs coaching staff couldn't accept.

Taking advantage of the rotation phase, Duncan continued to play, and the Spurs began to slow down and compress the number of rounds.

Li You, who also took the rotation lineup and sat on the bench, watched Sprewell hit the iron, and shook his head helplessly.

G3 was 5 out of 15 in the game, and although the "madman" didn't send a hat tonight, his shooting touch was still terrible.

Jeff Van Gundy watched Sprewell throw a block over the half, and hurriedly reminded loudly:

"Patience! Be patient! ”

Without switching offense, the Spurs slowed down again, scoring and hitting back and forth before Duncan faced Kurt Thomas' defense on the right side and hit a jumper.

It didn't take two minutes for the Spurs to equalize.

At 24:24, Jeff Van Gundy still did not ask for a timeout, but in the Alamo Dome, the cheers grew louder.

Steve Cole, who came off the bench, passed too low this time, and Kurt Thomas saw the opportunity and made a tackle directly.

In a rare transition offense, Sprewell received the ball and slammed into the basket to Jaren Jackson.

Despite sending the ball to the basket, the referee immediately signaled that the goal was invalid and blew for an offensive foul on Sprewell!

"Oh!"

The cheers grew louder and louder, and Sprewell was so angry that he complained loudly to the referee, and Jeff Van Gundy followed suit:

"Fake fall! My player has dodged the defense! ”

Tonight's referee, Joe Crawford, ignored the bald young coach and the game continued.

The Knicks missed the counterattack, and when they came back, they pressed for another 24 seconds, and Duncan forced a low attack on the left side, quickly turned to the baseline, and the throw caused a foul on Kurt Thomas's beater.

Seeing Duncan hit both free throws, Jeff Van Gundy frowned and immediately asked for a timeout.

At 24:26, a wave of 6:0, the Spurs overtook the score.

Everyone on the bench was beaming, and they all got up and high-fived Duncan who walked to the sideline in celebration.

The player hit the iron, and Jeff Van Gundy didn't have a good way, so he simply beckoned Li You to appear in advance:

"Watch for foul control, Lee, pick up the pace of the game!"

Li You nodded, moved his body, and the opponent grinded for 24 seconds, all he had to do was to try to improve the number of rounds.

Ewing, who was dressed in a light gray suit, was also clapping his hands and encouraging loudly at this time:

"Give him physical confrontation, the foul should be ruthless, the opponent's free throws are not outstanding!"

The gorilla was eager to get on the court and punch Duncan himself, and was very unhappy with Kurt's limp foul.

Turned into a three-guard early, with Cotter and Ben on the inside, Oakley, who played the full first quarter, had to rest.

Popovich didn't care about fitness issues at this time, and also got David Robinson and Elliott back early.

The Twin Towers came on and the back line was replaced by Daniels and Steve Cole.

Quickly sent the baseline ball, Li You faced Cole's lead defense, and the speed of the advance was fast.

Coming to the right flank, Kerr aimed at Benwar-Less, who was behind him, and began to move, subconsciously blocking Li You's left hand, ready to squeeze through the cover.

Noticing the opponent's move, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly accelerated his dribbling speed, and Bang Bang dribbled twice extremely fast behind his back.

The moment his body shook to the left, he immediately leaned over to accelerate after switching to his right hand, and Cole hurriedly adjusted his body's center of gravity and slid desperately to the left back.

Li You suddenly pulled back under his crotch on the three-point line, and under the emergency stop, Cole mixed garlic at his feet, and he didn't have time to jump up to pounce, and saw Li You jump at the three-point line to make a jump!

"Huh!" That three-point shot hollowed into the net!

David Robinson, who was following the defense, looked at Cole, who was almost on the street, and could only step forward and pat him on the shoulder to comfort him

In less than 11 seconds, the Knicks completed the offense, and at 27:26, Lee You's goal once again overtook the score.

"Shh

The boos in the arena didn't dampen Jeff Van Gundy's good mood, and the bald young marshal threw his fists excitedly.

Soon the second quarter of the game entered two rhythms.

Lee Yo, Alan Houston, and Sprewell almost all threw them when they got an opportunity in the middle of the half.

Tim Duncan and David Robinson played high and low post cooperation, chasing 24 seconds for each offense.

Because the Knicks play fast a lot of the time, the Spurs have a high offensive success rate, and the score is still rising alternately.

Popovich on the sidelines also became more and more excited, followed by constant yelling.

With 1:09 left in the half, the score came to 44:40 with Duncan hitting both free throws.

The Alamo Dome once again erupted in loud defensive cheers:

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

Cotter picked up three fouls in just over half the quarter, with Oakley coming off the bench to protect the rebound and Sprewell dribbling quickly across the half.

After a break for most of the quarter, Avery Johnson only returned to the court at the end of the second quarter, but the "little general" looked particularly weak in these rounds.

After Li You quickly slipped past the baseline from right to left, he immediately came to the left blocking area position with his back to ask for the ball.

After receiving a pass from Sprewell, everyone on the Knicks immediately pulled away and cleared one side as soon as possible.

After receiving the ball and turning around, Li You's right foot quickly took a large tentative step to the left front, and at the same time as closing his foot, he immediately exerted force under his feet, leaned back slightly, and threw a mid-distance dry pull-out jumper!

"Huh!" Two points hit again!

Avery Johnson looked at the head shake and retreated to Li You, so angry that he smashed the ball, incompetent and furious.

Doug Collins on the commentator bench continued to complain about the Spurs' defensive options:

"A couple of blocks didn't do much, and the Spurs need tall defenders!"

Cole, Avery Johnson and Daniels were shot by Lee You's tentative step-and-pull jumper in the left and right blocking areas!

The Spurs have changed defenders for a circle, but the Knicks are chasing the short guard heads-up.

"Houston and Sprewell shot average tonight, otherwise the Knicks would have taken a big lead, and their offense was too fast."

Bob Costas shook his head as well, and there seemed to be something wrong with the Spurs' playcourt strategy.

Although Sprewell hit the iron, his emotions were high at this time, and he excitedly bumped punches with Li You, and the defense continued to chase Mario Elie.

In the final minute of the half, neither side scored, and Oakley and Ben Wallace did not receive a third foul.

At the end of the half, the score was still 46:40.

Jeff Van Gundy clapped his hands in excitement, victory was in sight!

In the Alamo Dome, the Spurs fans were completely overwhelmed, and the noise was getting louder and louder.

At the beginning of the game, there were several fans holding up the model of the O'Brien Cup and shouting, but there was no sound at this time.

On the commentary seat, Bob Costas looked at the technical statistics and said in amazement:

"In the second quarter, the Knicks took a total of 27 shots! The Spurs, on the other hand, only had 17. ”

"Lee was 4 of 8, Houston was 3 of 7, and Sprewell was 2 of 6, and the three of them shot wildly, almost covering the Knicks' single quarter score."

Doug Collins had long noticed this, but at this time he praised the Spurs' defense:

"In the paint area, it was difficult for the Knicks to score, and several times they went down the frame, but they were interfered with by the help defense."

"The Spurs should probably pick up the speed as well, they can't solve the defensive problem and responding on the offensive end is the right choice."

The two discussed in the commentary box, but after the start of the second half, Popovich did not follow, but continued to slow down.

In the first round, Larry Johnson missed a back-to-back single from near the baseline on the right side, and David Robinson successfully protected the rebound.

Avery Johnson pressed eight seconds past halftime before David Robinson, who first gave the ball to the free-throw line.

Oakley died in the low post on the left side, and the old guy certainly knew the Spurs' tactics, but he was immediately whistled for a foul by the referee after being pulled.

Duncan was still expressionless, gesturing tactically, and the Spurs played the same tactic again.

Receiving the third foul, Oakley did not dare to take it lightly, and as a result, the Spurs completed the high and low post cooperation, and David Robinson assisted Duncan to dunk the basket.

At 46:42, the Spurs, who had narrowed the gap, quickly retreated.

The Knicks attacked, and as soon as Lee Yoo dribbled past halfcourt, Mario Eli immediately came to the left wing to wrap up early.

Elliott, meanwhile, rotated defensively for the first time, letting go of Larry Johnson in the bottom right corner and moving in front of Alan Houston.

Lee Yoo played the ball quickly, and Alan Houston received the ball and immediately threw the ball to Larry Johnson, who was in the open space.

Larry Johnson, who was in the open position, was not confident in his shot, and after receiving the ball, he went straight to the basket, and was blocked by Duncan, who assisted in the defense.

"Oh!"

Spurs fans cheered loudly, and instead of picking up the pace, Avery Johnson continued to press the tempo and play positional offense.

Hit the pitch, repeatedly tugged on the defense, and finally it was close to 24 seconds before Avery Johnson and David Robinson made a pick-and-roll at the right elbow.

Free throw line, David Robinson catches the ball and makes a jumper!

Closing the gap again, Tim Duncan also showed excitement and followed with a fist shout.

Jeff Van Gundy saw that the Spurs began to brainlessly trap Li You again, and couldn't help but think of the situation in the last game, and hurriedly reminded loudly on the sidelines:

"Don't hesitate, shoot resolutely in the open space!"

Just after the admonition, Larry Johnson hit another iron in the left bottom corner.

Larry Johnson flicked his hand in frustration, he just couldn't shoot.

The game completely entered the rhythm of the Spurs, constantly wrapping up, quickly rotating the online defense, letting go of the weak side, and quickly assisting the defense when breaking in.

Elliott and Mario Eri were tossed enough, and the Knicks moved the ball quickly.

But the bag still worked, and the Spurs could clearly feel that the Knicks were slowing down

Every time Li You regained the ball, the offensive time would come to about 18 seconds, and although he could still hit the shot, the weak side that was released never responded.

In the second half of the third quarter, Sprewell, who was rotated, began to force the basket again after missing an open three-pointer.

Duncan, who helped the defense, completed the block near the baseline on the right side, and his fingertips grazed the basketball, and finally let Sprewell's shot hit the iron

The two sides did not score much, and the pace of the game was slow, but Doug Collins on the commentary bench watched it with relish and praised it vigorously:

"Tim Duncan's positional sense is so good that Sprewell shouldn't hesitate, maybe he should choose to continue to break to the basket."

As time ran out of game, David Robinson followed suit, and the basket resulted in Ben Wallace's third foul, which resulted in a second free throw.

"Little Ben" grabbed the rebound and quickly threw the ball to Li You.

Towards the end of the match, the physically-declining Avery Johnson couldn't keep up with Lee's attacking tempo.

On the left wing, in the face of the sudden explosion of the ball and retreating, his feet were heavy, and he couldn't make a block, and Avery Johnson watched Li You convert a three-point jumper!

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

At 64:64, with 34 seconds left in the third quarter, the two sides returned to the same running line.

Avery Johnson's frustrated hand gesture was his problem, while Popovich on the sidelines shouted a shout to hold on.

In the last two rounds, the two sides failed to score, the Alamo Dome was completely boiling, and the Spurs seemed to regain the initiative.

Jeff Van Gundy was dissatisfied with the referee's blowing penalty, and was still complaining vigorously, and was soon pulled back by the coaching staff:

"It's okay, when you get a chance, believe you can hit the next shot!"

The balding young marshal crouched on the floor and continued to deliver chicken soup, and Larry Johnson and Sprewell looked depressed as they almost repeated the G3 performance.

On the other side, the Spurs are also gasping for breath, and if they want to rotate defensively quickly, they must keep sliding and pay more physical energy.

Popovich couldn't play at this time, and continued to fight the main force, not considering substitutions at all, and encouraged loudly:

"There are only 12 minutes left, and if we win this game, we can get match points at home and hold on!"

“.”

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, in the first round, Duncan hit a mid-range jumper in the left blocking area.

At 64:66, the Spurs overtook the score again!

With a quick base-line ball, Sprewell advanced through the half, and in the face of Avery Johnson, who was half a step away in front of him, he did not choose to single, but gave the ball to Lee Woo on the right wing.

The moment he received the ball, Elliott immediately moved upward, defended sideways, and let go of Li You's right hand.

Putting the ball with his right hand, Li You did not hesitate and immediately accelerated to break through.

Noticing that Duncan in the paint area came up to assist in the defense, the right blocking area position, the moving Li You leaned on Elliott with his feet, the two collided with each other, and then quickly retreated sideways, drifted to the bottom line, and completed the back-to-back jumper!

"Huh!" Steady hit from mid-range!

Duncan had already moved to the edge of the paint area and almost finished helping again, and Elliott raised an eyebrow helplessly.

The defensive strategy was changed again, but after the high-intensity defense in the third quarter, the traverse speed decreased significantly.

The two sides held each other for a few rounds, and soon the Spurs also began to play iron.

Mario Elie immediately noticed that something was wrong, and after Alan Houston hit a jumper in the right elbow area, he rushed in the next round with the ball.

Then the referee immediately blew the whistle and blew for a foul on Oakley, who was assisting the defense.

"Hey! I've already fouled early! ”

Alan Houston hurriedly raised his hand and kept explaining to the referee that it was his foul, but the referee did not change the decision.

Oakley was so angry that he almost went up to give Mario Elie two punches, but was quickly stopped by everyone, and was sent off at this time, and the inside line was most likely blown up.

Mario Elie's two free throws seemed to be a signal, and the Spurs suddenly opened up Rentong's second pulse, and everyone rushed to the basket with the ball.

The referee began to blow the whistle continuously, and the cheers in the Alamo Dome grew louder.

Doug Collins on the commentary bench was speechless for a moment when he saw that Oakley and Ben Wallace had received their fifth fouls within six minutes.

Bob Costas also didn't comment on the current game, and simply praised Li You:

"Lee seems to have regained his touch and started hitting jumpers again!"

The Knicks' breakthrough won't blow the whistle at all, which made several people on the court a little irritable, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines didn't stop complaining.

With 1:12 left in the game, the score came to 80-81 with Mario Eli's second free throw.

“Defense！ Defense！ Defense！ ”

Sprewell quickly dribbled across the half-court, and Elliott on the right wing was already hanging on Lee Yo at this time.

Li You's baseline backrun cover was pulled, tossed around, and finally received a pass on the left wing away from the three-point line.

Sprewell immediately moved sideways to open up space after sending the pass, and Avery Johnson immediately went straight to Lee.

Everyone knows that Li You, who is approaching 24 seconds, can't pass the ball at all, and the two naturally pounce on their bodies.

Immediately after receiving the ball, he put the ball with his left hand, and Li You hung on Elliott's defense, quickly came to the left wing three-point line, suddenly stopped sharply, and raised the ball to a false position.

Avery Johnson also caught up at this time, Elliott was tricked, watched Li You take advantage of the time difference to jump and shoot, and immediately pounced from his side!

Li You twisted his body at this time, ignored the pounce on his side, and made a quick jump shot!

As soon as the basketball was out of their hands, all three fell to the left wing at the same time.

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

At 83:81, the Alamo Dome suddenly fell silent, and Jeff Van Gundy was just angrily spraying the referee, when he jumped up excitedly and threw punches continuously.

Lee Yoo also quickly got up from the floor and glared at the referee Joe Crawford, who was next to him.

The bald referee acted as if he was blind and motioned for the game to continue

With 49 seconds left in the game, the Spurs fans couldn't hold back, and the arena was getting louder and louder.

Popovich hurriedly signaled his players to calm down, and after Avery Johnson rushed across the half, Oakley also waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to help.

In the final moments, the Spurs naturally gave the ball to Tim Duncan, received the pass, and everyone pulled away.

After receiving the ball with his back to his back, he immediately put the ball with his right hand and hit it, Duncan desperately squeezed under the basket, approached the paint area, suddenly turned quickly, and after catching the ball with his left hand, Duncan wiped Oakley and went straight to the basket.

The old guy didn't want to defend well at all, and while Duncan was about to dunk with his arm in wheel, he split his head and face on his side with a big hat.

The ball didn't touch at all, and Duncan tried to tilt his head, but still hit Oakley hard by the big neck.

With 30 seconds left in the game, Duncan was staggered by Oakley and the referee blew the whistle again.

"Shhhhh

The Spurs fans at the scene booed, and Popovich was even more angry and wanted to rush into the court to find Oakley to reason.

Mario Eli immediately rushed forward, and Sprewell immediately went over and shoved the veteran.

“Fuck！ Get you free throws! ”

In order to control the foul, Oakley, who held back the whole game, shouted and cursed after blowing himself up.

The Knicks cheered off the bench to welcome hero Oakley off the court.

David Robinson hurriedly pulled away from his teammates while trying to stall for time and give Duncan a breath of relief.

The Alamo Dome became particularly quiet at this time, and fans looked at Duncan as he stood at the free-throw line.

Bob Costas saw the Knicks bring on Chris Dudley and gave a quick look at Duncan's free throws:

"The first 10 free throws, Tim Duncan hit them all! As long as they hit both free throws, the Spurs still have a chance to win the game! ”

Seeming to be stunned by Oakley, Duncan took the first free throw for a long time, but the result was still iron

"Oh!!"

The Spurs fans exclaimed, but Duncan missed the second free throw, Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound, and Jeff Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

“.”

Watching the atmosphere group on the Knicks bench bouncing and yelling wildly, the Alamo Dome fell completely silent.

Two free throws missed, Duncan also showed a look of annoyance, Popovich was a little dazed at this time, the coaching staff hurriedly arranged the defense, they still had a chance.

After the timeout, the Spurs continued to wrap up Lee Woo and immediately fouled Sprewell the moment he received the ball

In the penalty shootout, Popovich chose to let Sprewell, who was in 2 of 4 free throws in this game, stand on the free throw line.

Doug Collins saw Sprewell's first free throw and immediately said out loud:

"It doesn't seem like a good choice!"

As soon as the words fell, Sprewell barely made many adjustments and scored the second free throw.

At 85:81, the Knicks have a 4-point lead!

"Ahh

Throwing punches and roaring, Sprewell and Lee Woo banged their chests in celebration.

Asking for a timeout again, everyone on the Spurs looked at Popovich with frustration in their eyes.

In the last 25 seconds of the game, Elliott received the ball and was fouled by Li You and continued to make free throws.

In the Alamo Dome, Spurs fans who stood up to watch the game prayed.

As a result, Elliott missed two free throws, and Jeff Van Gundy saw Ben Wallace, who grabbed the rebound, raised his hands and celebrated unbridledly.

Although "Little Ben" hit one of the two free throws, the 5-point difference could already ensure the victory of the Knicks.

In the end, the Spurs missed a three-point attempt, and the final hum rang out, and the long fourth quarter finally ended.

At 86:81, the Knicks successfully got the match point on the road!

Li You couldn't hold back at this time, although he still remained calm, he turned his head and walked to the player's tunnel as soon as possible, shouting loudly:

“M-FUCK！ Shit blowing penalty, keep making free throws! Hell game! ”

Tim Duncan crouched at the free throw line after the game and didn't want to get up for a long time, and David Robinson stood next to the little brother, his hands on his hips, silently looking at the scoreboard.

On the NBC commentary bench, Bob Costas did not comment on the game, but only praised Li You's performance:

"13-of-27, 3-of-7 from the three-point line, 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, 34 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers, Lee's final three-pointer changed the game."

Seeing that the Spurs made another 18 free throws in the fourth quarter, Doug Collins glanced at his partner, raised an eyebrow and said:

"Maybe the Knicks will protest to the league after the game, but of course, I think the final choice of head coach Popovich is up for debate."

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