On January 22, 2000, the Knicks took on the Spurs on the road.

The match was the first meeting between the two sides this season, and the San Antonio fans were particularly excited, with the local print media dubbing the match a revenge match.

Attendance at the Alamo Dome has skyrocketed, with more than 14,000 people coming to the top of the sky when they meet the fish belly team, and tonight's more than 34,000 fans were extra engaged after the game began.

At the end of the first half, at 48:52, the Knicks trailed by four points, and by the time the third quarter was over, the atmosphere was already raging.

At 68:77, the Spurs managed to take a nine-point lead by playing more consistently.

The game, which was broadcast live from TNT across the United States, received a lot of attention, after all, the two teams will only meet twice in a season.

The regular season record can also reflect the strength of the two teams, and most ball critics also want to see how the Knicks, who have slipped defensively, will perform against a two-tower team.

The nine-point lead made Coach Popovich smile on the sidelines, and he had been preparing for this game for more than a week.

In the third quarter of the game, Tim Duncan only rested for a total of 2 minutes and 15 seconds.

After playing the third quarter, Duncan, who returned to the bench, couldn't help but start gasping for air.

That's how the donkey of the production team is used

Holding the tactical board, Popovich noticed Duncan's situation and hurriedly called out to short forward Malik Rose:

"When you get on the court, you have to pay attention to the rebound, hold on, we're going to win soon!"

After a brief encouragement, Popovich kept drawing on the tactical board, and then kept telling the players who were about to play.

On the other side of the Knicks bench, Jeff Van Gundy looked at Oakley with 5 fouls and Kurt Thomas with 4 fouls and felt a little helpless.

The Spurs' tactics are not complicated, and most of the rounds are to give the ball to Duncan.

At the end of the third quarter, Duncan made 13 of 16 free throws, single-handedly hitting the Knicks power forwards who almost fouled 6 fouls.

The foul tactics were a complete failure, and the coaching staff didn't expect Duncan's free throws to be so accurate tonight.

It's just that the game plan that has been made usually doesn't change halfway, and you have to continue to foul if you can't prevent it.

Rashad Lewis also got more minutes than usual tonight as a tool man.

In the previous game, Jeff Van Gundy still trusted the hard-nosed Kurt Thomas more, and Lewis, who suffered a loss on the defensive end, was unable to play in key games.

"Rashad, remember to participate in the help defense, don't let Ben get the 5th foul too early, and make a decisive shot after receiving the ball on the offensive end!"

"Don't worry about the point difference, we still have a lot of time!"

Jeff Van Gundy clapped his hands and didn't talk about tactics, just sent chicken soup in a row, and by the way, he told some precautions.

Ewing languished again tonight, and despite the Spurs' unfast-paced offense, Duncan and David Robinson always like to pinch him as a soft persimmon.

Hand-to-hand combat was sometimes more physically demanding, and with the addition of having to protect rebounds under the rush of two big men, the Gorillas basically stopped eating at the end of the third quarter.

Larry Johnson's eyes were straight on the bench, and tonight he was 3-of-10, which is about to become his norm.

Before going on the field, Jeff Van Gundy patted Lee Woo on the shoulder again, and the live director also captured this shot, which has been a frequent occurrence recently.

The depressed Oakley also scolded Duncan for making too many free throws off the bench, his tough defense was always targeted by the referees, and every time he met the Spurs, the old guy was not in a beautiful mood.

On the TNT commentary bench, Dick Stockton also teased the two managers at this time:

"After Coach Popovich handed the ball to Thiem, Coach Van Gundy was going to make the Knicks' final move."

"Lee was in good shape tonight, but the Knicks responded with mediocre balls, and I can look forward to a matchup in the fourth quarter."

At this time, Hubby Brown began to comment on the Knicks' tactical play:

"The big man standing in the elbow area, with Lee's vision and passing ability, really allowed the Knicks to get shots easily."

"But as long as the shot is missed, the Spurs can protect the rebound and get an easy counterattack."

"Coach Popovich is too conservative in this regard, and a lot of times they can choose to break fast, and if they can take advantage of the counterattack, maybe the Spurs will have a double-digit lead by this time."

In the final quarter of the game, the Spurs were also forced to rotate:

Avery Johnson and Antonio Daniels are paired at the back, with Jaren Jackson and Malik Rose up front and David Robinson at center.

“Defense！.”

The Spurs fans at the scene shouted excitedly, and Avery Johnson first gave himself two smacks after the game, and then kept high-fives to motivate his teammates.

This set of operations made the fans at the scene more excited, and the shouts were a little louder.

The Knicks took the lead in attacking and received the baseline ball, and Li You was speechless when he looked at the "little general" who was about to burst into performance.

There was no need for fancy shaking, with the cooperation of the ball protector, Li You crushed and advanced all the way, and quickly rushed across the half court with the ball in his left hand.

Outside the three-point line, Avery Johnson took aim at the Knicks behind him, chose to defend again, and beckoned David Robinson to prepare the pack.

It was still a V-shaped position, with Ben Wallace and Cookac standing in the left and right elbow areas, and Alan Houston and Lewis moving in the left and right corners.

Without Lee Yo's call, Ben Wallace immediately moved to the left flank to fake cover, while David Robinson cooperated with his teammates to quickly trap Lee Yo.

With the ball in his left hand, Lee Woo pulled the ball out and quickly sent a ground pass.

The basketball flew through the middle of the two in the bag and bounced off the floor and flew high.

Ben Wallace sprinted to the basket after making a fake cover, and immediately took a big step after receiving a pass with a lot of advance in the paint area, ignoring the help of Marrick Rose, jumped high, grabbed the ball with both hands and smashed the frame!

"Boom!"

The basket roared, and Marik Rose, who was assisting in the defense, was also knocked into a crooked body and almost hit the street.

The short, big, heavy forward was almost blocked, and the scene first erupted into an exclamation, and then a loud boo.

“Fuck！.”

Ben Wallace, who completed the dunk, was particularly excited, and Farke glanced at the defender in front of him, and when he retreated, he jumped up and hit his chest with Li You to celebrate.

At 70:77, the margin was temporarily narrowed.

Without Duncan's defense, the Spurs' interior defensive quality is also declining.

Popovich on the sidelines glanced at Duncan again, and his heart was already preparing to let his thighs appear early.

Avery Johnson dribbled quickly across the half court under the lead of Lee Yo, and the Spurs were already pulling away in turn, with David Robinson asking for the ball with his back in the low post on the left side.

Ben Wallace desperately defended, constantly half-circling forward, and Li You also interfered with the upline, and under the delay of the two, the quality of the pass sent by the "Little General" at the end was not high.

David Robinson's catch-up position is also a little away from the basket.

The moment he received the ball, he quickly turned to the baseline, and David Robinson only dribbled the ball, then arched to the basket and took advantage of his height to force a layup.

The Spurs cheered loudly along with the fans, the Knicks quickly kicked the baseline ball, and Lee Yo once again rushed through the half court with Avery Johnson.

The Knicks had the same tactics, Li You still blocked on the left side, and Ben Wallace quickly went down.

While Avery Johnson followed the inside line of the assistant defense this time and cut off the passing route, David Robinson, who was on the line, also raised his right hand high and switched to the defense in front of Li You.

The "general", who has very good agility, is also a guarantee for the Spurs' defense.

In the face of the opponent's sudden change of defensive strategy, Li You just moved slowly with the ball in his left hand.

Taking advantage of the "general" coming forward, Li You suddenly changed direction under his hips, and while his body shook to the right front, he changed to his right hand and quickly crossed and pulled back.

David Robinson was transferred to the center of gravity of the defense, but at this time he did not lose position, Li You, who was changed to the left hand, paused slightly, and then pretended to close the ball with his right hand, looked up at the basket, and shook the "admiral" to subconsciously move forward.

Li You suddenly lowered his center of gravity and leaned in his left hand to accelerate, this time David Robinson reacted too much and slid desperately to the right back.

Just dribbled past the three-point line, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly stopped suddenly, pulled back with his feet, and without waiting for David Robinson to jump up and block, the left wing quickly jumped and shot!

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

At 73:79, the margin was narrowed again.

Seeing Li You shake his head and retreat, David Robinson, who was in place, scolded in a low voice.

The fans couldn't see the details, they only felt that the "admiral" was shaken and danced, and the tough response to the ball made the boos less than half.

On the TNT commentary bench, Hubby Brown couldn't help but praise Lee You's goal loudly:

"Dribbling at will, succinctly and efficiently mobilizing the defender's center of gravity, it's hard for a one-on-one big man to limit Lee's offense."

"Switching defenses doesn't work, and the Spurs need to continue their previous defensive strategy."

David Robinson, who lost face, made another strong basket in the offensive round, Lewis suddenly helped to defend, and the "Admiral" went up to the line and threw and finally knocked out of the basket.

The second jump, Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound, and everyone in the Spurs immediately retreated at this time, and David Robinson ran even faster.

Li You received the ball and advanced, chasing the opponent's butt and rushing across the halfcourt, and the players of the two teams suddenly ran up, which also made the fans on the scene exclaim.

David Robinson had just returned to the elbow zone, and he wanted to direct his teammates to defend the position, but when he turned his head forward, Ben Wallace's high cover caused Avery Johnson to lose the defensive position.

At this time, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, had completely gotten rid of the defense, and noticed that David Robinson, who was quickly assisting the defense, did not slow down and continued to press his shoulders to break through.

Avery Johnson behind him chased after the defense, David Robinson in front of him pounced upward, and Lee Woo suddenly stepped back sharply as he approached the three-point line.

Before the two defenders were in place, Li You drifted slightly to the left, and quickly converted to shoot a three-point jumper!

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

The timing was just right for Lee to complete the offense, but then all three fell to the three-point line at the same time.

The excessive saving action made the referee on the sideline hesitate for a moment and then blew the whistle.

"Shh

Looking at Li You, who was pulled up, Spurs fans felt that such a scene was familiar, and the Alamo Dome erupted in the biggest boos since the start of the game.

"God! How did Lee do it, the Spurs' defense was in place, incredible projection! ”

Dick Stockton subconsciously raised his voice, and Hubby Brown on the side commented seriously:

"David Robinson should be in front of him, and although he may be countered by the Knicks to score two points, it's better than conceding four points."

"That's the strength of the MVP, Lee's influence on the offensive end, which is unique in the league."

Watching Lee Yoo-ga hit a steady shot, the Knicks bench was already boiling.

At 77:79, after just a few rounds, the difference was reduced to two points, and Popovich immediately called a timeout.

On the bench, Artest shouted excitedly, high-fived and celebrated with several people who came off the court, Ewing also stood up and applauded, without Jeff Van Gundy chicken soup, the gorilla was the first to speak:

"Keep it up! Foul him, send him to the free throw line and we'll be ahead in no time! ”

The crowd gathered in a circle to discuss lively, and Jeff Van Gundy hurriedly squeezed in and reminded loudly:

"Rashad, pay attention to the defensive position, if the opponent is close to the basket, foul early!"

Lewis hurriedly signaled that he understood, and Alan Houston also clapped his hands and encouraged, and with only one breath, the Knicks could complete the counterattack.

Before going on the court, Lee pointed to the bottom right corner, and Lewis immediately patted his chest to indicate that he was ready.

After less than 2 minutes of rest, Duncan came on again, and after the timeout, the Spurs simply and brutally started from Duncan, and Lewis did not resist it, and the foul was neat.

Cooke wanted to wrap up in advance, but when he saw Duncan's first free throw, he hurriedly stuck in advance and prepared to protect the rebound.

Duncan deliberately took a look, but the second free throw hit the back edge of the basket, Ben Wallace only stuck in the position and did not grab the board, and after the shrinking Kukoc grabbed the rebound, he immediately threw the ball to Li You.

Avery Johnson, who was trying to delay, only slowed Lee down slightly.

Quickly retreated to the point where the Spurs had all their attention on Lee Yo, and on the left flank, David Robinson saw Lee Yoo change direction under his crotch and hung up the defense to cut in from the middle and immediately moved into the paint zone.

Duncan also retracted, and when Lee broke through to the front of the basket, the two big men of the Spurs were already around.

did not attack reluctantly, Li You took advantage of the situation to distribute the ball to the bottom corner of the right side, there was no one in front of him, and after a slight adjustment, Lewis received the ball and threw it!

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

The Spurs fans at the scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone on the Knicks bench raised their right hands and raised three fingers.

At 80:79, Lewis, who hit the key ball, threw his fist and roared excitedly.

Seeing Li You retreat with a smile, the Spurs fans couldn't hold back at all, and the shouting and scolding began to resound in the stadium.

In the next round, David Robinson hit two free throws, and in return, Li You assisted again, and suddenly slipped the bottom line to cut into Alan Houston and scored another two points.

Watching the Knicks go from a nine-point deficit to a three-point lead, Popovich was completely blindsided

The defense was broken through by Li You again and again, and Popovich could only keep shouting loudly to remind the Spurs to defend.

If the coach is allowed to play, at this time Popovich can't wait to go up and give Li Youlai two punches.

David Robinson, who was frantically slamming the basket, kept hitting the iron, watching the point difference widen, and the sound in the arena gradually fell silent.

Although veteran Terry Porter made a burst shot after the game to help the Spurs score back-to-back points, the twin towers were dumb and the Knicks kept responding to the ball, and Popovich could only watch the game go by.

With 18 seconds left in the game, Lee Woo stepped to the free throw line and hit both free throws.

At 102:96, as the Spurs' three-point shot hit the iron, the long rebound was accepted by Li You, and the game ended completely.

Li You handed the ball to the referee, stood in the center of the court, smiled and waved his fist in celebration.

Alan Houston and the crowd rushed over to hug Li You and shouted happily, reversing the game, and everyone was comfortable.

Jeff Van Gundy also threw his fist excitedly, the smile on his face could no longer be contained, walked to the front of the technical table, looked at the darkened Popovich, and took the initiative to hug after shaking hands:

"Grieg, the Spurs are the better team tonight!"

“.”

Popovich was choked by the bald young marshal's words, and the better team lost?

On the TNT commentary seat, Hubby Brown looked at the technical statistics and subconsciously shook his head:

"The Spurs relied too heavily on Tim Duncan, and by the fourth quarter of the game, the fitness had dropped, and Duncan was having a hard time finishing under the basket."

"Popovich should reduce some of Duncan's playing time, and David Robinson should also be more efficient."

"Admiral" came 1 of 7 in the 4th quarter of the game, slashed 2 points and 3 rebounds, and was reversed, which was inseparable from his undercover performance.

Played 44 minutes, 9-of-19, 14-of-18 free throws, 32 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers.

Dick Stockton noticed that Duncan turned his head away after the game, and heard the shouting and scolding from the scene, and couldn't help but joke for a while:

"Maybe Duncan was a little disappointed with his performance, but the coaching staff did have some responsibility for the nine-point lead being overturned."

"Lee was able to do anything tonight, and it was even more impressive to lead the team to a comeback in the fourth quarter!"

"That's the MVP, and I'm sure the Knicks can defend the title."

Played 40 minutes, 12-of-22, 5-of-9 from beyond the three-point line, 8-of-9 from the free throw line, 37 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers.

After the game against the Nets two days ago, Li You played an efficient performance again.

Every time the Spurs lost to the Knicks, the San Antonio media would criticize Popovich for beating Duncan.

And in addition to blowing Li You, the New York media will not forget to praise Ewing's performance.

Played 30 minutes, 5-of-11, 4-of-6 free throws, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers.

Under Li You's intention to slow down the pace, the gorillas can still get two doubles per game.

If it was Li You in the first three seasons, he really couldn't support the slow-paced positional battle, and Ewing, who was in a declining state, could be regarded as having eaten Li You's dividends, and the data gradually rebounded after his comeback.

On January 23, the NBA league announced this week's Player of the Week, and Lee Woo finally won the award.

Perhaps because he felt that it would be a rage not to give the New York Media of the Week, Francis, who played well this week, was crushed by Li You.

The Knicks have a 3-0 record this week, and Lee Woo has played 37.3 minutes;

averaged 29.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.3 turnovers per game;

He averaged 20.7 shots per game and shot 49.8% from the field and 7.3 attempts per game from beyond the three-point line with a 44.4% three-point shooting percentage.

He averaged 6.7 free throws per game and shot 90.7% from the free-throw line.

Although Francis's score was not as good as Li You's, his shooting percentage was better, and he rarely played an efficient performance, and he didn't get the best of the week, and he just got the lemon for a while.

After the NBA league announced the awards, the budding newcomer complained in front of the Houston media:

"The league will only take care of the players in the big ball market."

On the 24th, the NBA league officially announced the voting results of the Oakland All-Star Game:

Lee Woo was successfully elected as this season's All-Star Game vote king with 1.92 million votes!

The outstanding performance of the Christmas war brought Li You a lot of votes.

Vince Carter received 1.91 million votes and narrowly lost to Lee Yoo.

The two are also the only two players to get 1.9 million+ votes.

Alonzo Mourning was in third place with 1.87 million votes, Iverson was fourth with 1.84 million votes and O'Neill was fifth with 1.8 million votes.

After the voting results were announced, the cautious O'Neal was almost blown up, the Lakers had the first record in the league, and he was about to play Chamberlain, but the vote was only 5th

The Los Angeles media failed to interview the depressed shark for the first time, and O'Neal, who felt that he had lost face, took several people to heart.

The voting results were officially announced, and the starting lineup of the East and West All-Stars was also officially released:

The five Eastern All-Star starters are:

Lee, Alan Iverson, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning;

The five Western All-Star starters are:

Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal.

The new generation of stars has completely surpassed the old stars and officially debuted!

In the Western backcourt, Kidd and Kobe Bryant received 1.06 million votes and 1.02 million votes respectively, and the two won more than Gary Payton's 890,000 votes, and the old guys are about to retire from the All-Star Game.

On the evening of the 24th, in Madison Square Garden, Lee You, wearing the Knicks' blue training uniform, received the Player of the Week trophy with a smile on his face.

Even though it was only a small award, the New York fans also blossomed along with the music, constantly shouting loudly:

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Gary Payton is not in a good mood, the SuperSonics currently have a 27-15 record, which is not bad, but the All-Star starting spot is gone.

Once the game began, Payton "The Gloves" took the initiative to exert his strength, but only played three rounds, breaking through to the inside and landing on the ground

Less than three minutes later, Gary Payton, who pounded the floor, walked straight out of the game.

There was an injury, and the all-American broadcast game became boring.

Just like the Knicks' defensive decline, the SuperSonics have collapsed on the defensive end this season.

Although the blessed Vin Baker can still contribute 20+10, he has a limited role on the defensive end.

The addition of Horace Grant has lived up to the courage of the year, and the whole game is almost invisible.

102:112, the Knicks blossomed more and successfully defeated the opponent!

Lee Yo dished out another 15 assists, and Alan Houston was 11-of-17, 2-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line for an efficient 27 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Larry Johnson followed suit, scoring a season-high 24 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line.

At the post-game press conference, the New York media in the audience were also smiling, Li You won the vote, and O'Neal ranked 5th, which can ridicule the other party again.

After Li You and Alan Houston sat down, many New York reporters followed suit:

"How does it feel to win the All-Star ticket for the first time in your career, Lee?"

Li You straightened the microphone and smiled to open the commercial mutual blowing mode:

"This is a victory for New York! Thank you all for your support of the Knicks! ”

Many people began to applaud, the article was not written in vain, and it was blown for three months in a row, and everyone contributed to the vote king!

Li You, who was in a good mood, pulled Alan Houston and everyone in the audience to blow violently, and carried the ball for three months in a row, constantly "beating", and his talent finally changed:

[Carl Malone's extraordinary physique] turned purple!

In the simultaneous game that night, the Lakers fought hard for two overtimes and finally lost the game.

At 101:105, the Jazz team playing at home successfully defeated the Lakers!

Played 55 minutes, 16-of-31, O'Neal scored 36 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 6 blocks and 3 turnovers.

Losing to the old opponent again, O'Neal was so depressed that he couldn't do it, Kobe Bryant was 9 of 24 and scored 26 points, and the "strongest duo in the league" lost to the old man basketball, so he would naturally be ridiculed madly.

After the game, O'Neal, who lost the MMP, was asked about the All-Star vote, and the shark could only follow with a sour sentence at this time:

"I don't care about losing because we're still number one in the league!"

"As for the All-Star voting results, fans just prefer to watch offense, and the Lakers are the better team."

“.”

In the last two games of late January, the Knicks lost for the first time in a row this season.

Losing to the Hawks was a bad touch, and losing to the Kings was another 111 points.

Under the leadership of head coach Aardman, the insanely accelerated Kings took 88 shots in the game.

With quick ball shifts on the offensive end, coupled with a lot of transition offense, the Knicks' veterans didn't hold up, and the defense collapsed again.

At the end of the January season, the Knicks finished with a 32-10 record, and the Knicks still lead the Eastern Conference.

The media in New York also saw the team's problems at this time, and Jeff Van Gundy adjusted his mentality and confidently stated after the game:

'The team is getting better and better, give the youngsters some more time and I'm sure they can cash in on their talent!'

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