On April 20, 2000, as the regular season officially ended, the players who did not make the playoffs began to fish, and the teams that entered the playoffs were busy preparing.

The Lakers, who have won 67, have been in the spotlight, with championship coach Phil Jackson and superpower center O'Neal giving Los Angeles fans hope of winning the championship.

The regular season record can tell a certain extent about the strength of the team.

The Knicks have been the top team in the league for the past two seasons, winning two consecutive championships, and this time the Lakers are leading by a full seven wins, and the media in Los Angeles has also swelled.

The morning newspaper, holding back for a season, the Los Angeles Times finally turned on the loan mode:

"Unmatched dominance, this is the era of the Lakers!"

After the Lakers' "show time" ended, the print media in Los Angeles was basically nostalgic every day, and Lakers fans also missed the era of "Magic Bird Battle".

The "Chamberlain" + "Michael Jordan" blown out before the All-Star break was not very successful, Kobe Bryant was very good, but it was a little bit different from McDunk.

On top of that, Lee has played a historic level this season, and although the specific stats are unclear to the Los Angeles media, they are certainly much better than Kobe.

The local newspaper is an information cocoon, and Lakers fans won't be obsessed with buying the New York Times, and New York fans won't pay attention to what the Los Angeles newspapers are touting.

Young people who like to surf the Internet can see some sports columnists' comments in the Yahoo Sports section, but most of these articles are not objective in order to attract attention.

Scouts and coaching staff don't look at this mess, the data is a reflection of the strength of the team, combined with ESPN's data, plus their own stats are enough.

Although the Knicks coaching staff is not large, assistant coach Thibodeau has a top three and is more enthusiastic about his work than anyone else.

On the morning of the 20th, in the multimedia room of the Tarrytown Training Center, assistant coach Thibodeau briefly explained the video of the Bucks to the coaching staff.

Under the leadership of head coach George Carr, the Bucks have unleashed their offensive talent this season.

The arrival of Sam Cassel also seems to have activated Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson.

With the outside trio at the core, forward Darvin Ham and center Elvin Johnson have been completely reduced to tool men

"There wasn't a lot of pressure on us in the first round, and there was a lack of continuity in the Bucks' defense."

"The ability to protect the frame is average, and in the bench lineup, Tim Thomas is in good shape, and the big man Williams has no independent offensive ability."

"But Larry isn't in good shape at the moment and we're going to have to be prepared to add rotation."

Assistant coach Thibodeau is very confident in the first round, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and the Knicks are still better than the Bucks on the defensive end.

Jeff Van Gundy and several members of the coaching staff nodded along with the technical stats in their hands.

Increasing the pace of offense, the Knicks can change to a small man inside, and the mobility is not inferior to the opponent.

This season, the Bucks are averaging 101.2 points on 83.3 shots per game, which ranks sixth in the league.

The offensive end is excellent, and on the defensive end, he averages 101.0 points per game, which ranks 23rd in the league.

The situation is very similar to that of the Pistons, who are in third place on the offensive end and fourth from the bottom on the defensive end.

This is also the reason why many ball commentators predict that both teams will stop in the first round, and in the playoffs, it still depends on the defense.

Assistant coach Don Chaney looked at the team's technical statistics and couldn't help but sigh:

"Lee probably won't win the MVP, but he has performed so well this season, with 60 wins, which is beyond my expectations."

The technical statistics in the hands of the coaching staff can illustrate the addition of Li You to the team.

In the regular season, the Knicks averaged 80.3 shots per game and scored 103.8 points per game, ranking second in the league.

The team averaged 13.8 turnovers per game, which is a rare number when carrying a lot of possession.

Low turnovers are also a guarantee for the Knicks on the defensive end, averaging 96.3 points per game this season and dropping to 11th place in defensive statistics.

On both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the Knicks dropped to No. 5 on the offensive end and rose one spot on the defensive end.

In the 100-round data, the Lakers, who ranked 6th on the defensive end, topped the data list.

In the past two seasons, the combination of offense and defense has become the current heavy offense and light defense, and Jeff Van Gundy still has some regrets in his heart.

Thinking about the internal situation of the team, the bald young marshal can only cheer up, three consecutive championships, and there is still a chance:

'Pay attention to the physical condition of the players in training, and at the moment the team can't have any more injuries.'

Everyone nodded their heads, Kukchi was injured at the end of February, and his performance was affected somewhat, and the matter of smashing the main force could not be carried out too soon.

How the Bulls lost in '98, Jeff Van Gundy knows better than anyone that everyone wants to follow the old path of the Bulls.

On April 21, the NBA league officially announced the leaders of this season's data:

Averaging 14.1 rebounds per game, the Hawks' Dicambe Mutombo was voted the rebounding champion this season;

Averaging 10.1 assists per game, Jason Kidd of the Suns won the assist title for the second consecutive season;

averaging 3.7 blocks per game, Alonzo Mourning of the Heat also won the block king;

Averaging 2.7 steals per game, Eddie Jones of the Hornets won the steal title this season;

Scoring champions Li You and O'Neal competed until the last moment, and in the end, the Sharks didn't have the cheekiness to brush up on the data.

With an average of 30.2 points per game, the Knicks' Lee Woo won the scoring title again!

In the 1999~2000 season, Li You played 81 games and started all of them, with an average playing time of 37.6 minutes per game;

averaged 30.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.4 blocks and 2.7 turnovers per game;

He averaged 21.1 shots per game and shot 48.5 percent from three-point range, and 7.5 attempts per game from beyond the three-point line with a 41.7 percent three-point shooting percentage.

He averaged 7.4 free throws per game and shot 89.2% from the free-throw line.

O'Neal, who played 79 games in the regular season and averaged 29.7 points per game, narrowly lost the scoring title.

On the total scoring list, Li You scored 2,444 points this season, and for the first time in his career, he scored more than 2,000 points in a single season!

And with the release of ESPN's rankings of this season's stats, the concept of "dual-tail" has become popular again.

With 663 assists in a single season, Li You ranked 8th on the assist list;

147 steals in a single season, which seems to be mediocre, but it ranks 5th on the steals list;

254 three-pointers in a single season, once again refreshing the three-point record set by Li You himself!

On the three-point list, Gary Payton, who is in second place, hits 177 three-pointers, while Ray Allen, who is in third place, has 172.

In terms of three-point production, Li You is far ahead!

While maintaining production, the 41.7% three-point shooting percentage also ranks seventh.

On the free throw list, Li You averaged 6.6 free throws per game, ranking third, and his free throw shooting percentage was also ranked third.

O'Neal averaged 10.4 free throws per game, but shot just 52.4 percent from the free-throw line

The true hit rate, the ball critic was shocked again after reading the data, and Li You ranked third with 61.9%.

The top two on the list, Joan Barry and Mutombo, don't have as many balls as Lee Yoo.

Regarding MVP, on the list of efficiency values that many media people pay attention to, Li You topped the list with a value of 31.6!

The terrifying PER completely made the sports media fry!

Since ESPN introduced this data, in the long history of the NBA, as of 2000, there have only been five players with a PER over 30.

And more than 31 values, only Chamberlain and Michael Jordan two.

Lee's PER of 31.6 equaled the record set by Chamberlain in 1964 and Michael Jordan in 1991, becoming only the third player in NBA history to achieve this achievement!

At the end of the regular season, O'Neal, who immediately shouted to the media that he would become the first unanimous MVP in NBA history, did not give an interview on this day.

This season, the Sharks have an efficiency rating of 30.6, leading all players in the break.

Carl Malone in third place is only 27.1, Mourning in fourth place is 25.8, and Duncan and Robinson are all below 25.

O'Neal hadn't thought that Lee You's efficiency value would surpass him before, and after seeing ESPN's news, the sharks immediately realized that the unanimous MVP was gone.

The impact of Excel is huge, and for ball critics, data can measure the strength of a player.

On the 21st, the news touting O'Neill suddenly disappeared, and Li You became a hot topic among football critics that day.

Since the playoffs will officially start on the 22nd, TNT's original program was to warm up for tomorrow night's four playoffs, but in the end, it became how Lee Woo played against the sky.

In the studio, Mike Vratello energetically analyzed Li You's performance this season:

"Rebounding! Everyone ignores Lee's rebounding, noting that he is averaging 1.7 frontcourt rebounds per game this season. ”

"It seems to be very little, but it is very good among the backcourt players, and to put it mildly, Lee's frontcourt rebounds are even better than some interior players!"

"There were a lot of shots below the free throw line, and Lee was shooting 68.7 percent from the field, which was pretty scary!"

Kenny Smith looked at the frontcourt rebounding stats and couldn't help but tilt his head and ask:

"Why didn't everyone care about this data before? Seriously, I don't have much of an impression of Lee's rebounding. ”

Ernnie Johnson struggled to recall the Knicks game for a moment before quickly giving his own answer:

"Long rebounding? The Knicks are averaging 22.3 shots per game from beyond the three-point line, and they are the only ones in the league to shoot 20+ three-pointers from beyond the Kings. ”

Mike Flatello returned to his seat, leaned into the microphone and said again:

"In the past, I didn't believe that the No. 1 player would play such terrifying statistics, and Lee subverted my perception!"

Remembering his previous prediction, Kenny Smith temporarily changed his tune and said with a smile:

"I've changed my mind, everyone is optimistic about the Lakers, but as long as Lee continues his regular season performance, I believe the Knicks will eventually win the championship."

"In '98, Mai Buckle had dropped a lot, and now, Lee seems to have reached the peak of his career, and the core players of the two teams are completely different."

"Perhaps, everyone has to re-examine the strength of the Knicks!"

On April 22, the first round of the playoffs officially began, and the Bucks also flew to New York at this time to start preparing for tomorrow night's game.

After arriving in New York, the Bucks players felt like they were surrounded by news about Lee Yo.

"The youngest player in NBA history to score 6,000 points!"

"The youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in a single season!"

"The third person in NBA history!"

"A real MVP! This is the time for the Knicks! ”

The sports section of the hotel's newspaper was full of news about Lee Yo, and in addition to that, it was to brag about the Knicks' dominance.

Excel got the New York media excited for two days, and the newspaper article didn't mention the Bucks at all.

George Karl didn't want his players to be affected, so he told everyone not to be interviewed.

Ray Allen, as a good friend of Li You, was blocked by media reporters after coming to New York.

After entering the Bucks, this is the first time Ray Allen has met the Knicks in the playoffs.

In an interview, Ray Allen suddenly turned into a straight boy:

"I'm not surprised by Lee's success because I know how hard he's put into polishing his skills."

"But the Knicks have slipped, they're overrated at the moment, and without Lee, they won't have 60 wins this season."

“.”

Ray Allen's interview with the New York Post is a hornet's nest, and the New York media can't hear it!

There were four playoff games on the night of the 22nd, with the 76ers beating the Hornets and the Pacers narrowly beating the Pistons.

The Jazz took the SuperSonics, and the Spurs were the only team in the top half to lose.

At 72:70, the Suns got a valuable away victory.

Towards the end of the regular season, Tim Duncan suffered a torn meniscus in his knee and was out of the playoffs.

Popovich was almost sprayed in the sky by the San Antonio media.

Everyone believes that it was too much playing time that eventually led to Duncan's injury.

At the end of the first round of G1, the call for Popovich to leave class became louder and louder, and the fans of San Antonio couldn't hold back at the thought that the team might be out of the first round.

On the evening of the 23rd, Madison Square Garden, wearing the blue training uniform of the Knicks, Li You smiled and lifted the trophy of the scoring champion in the presence of New York fans!

In addition to the scoring title, Lee Youhuai also has the trophy of April's Player of the Month trophy in his arms.

The league staff were all applauding from the sidelines, and before the game started, there were already shouts of "MVP".

After the regular season, Li You is still very low-key, mainly because he makes too much money on stocks.

In February, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan felt that the Internet seemed to be too against the sky, and the price-to-earnings ratio of 200 was too much to bear.

In order to slow down the enthusiasm for investment, the Federal Reserve announced a large interest rate hike, which was suddenly increased to the level of 95 years ago.

Li You was taken aback by this news and began to speed up the stock sale.

On March 10, the highest point of the NASDAQ came to 5048, and at this time, the stock in Li You's hand had been sold by 90%

Although it didn't reach the highest point, it was followed by an article "Burning up" published in the March 20 issue of Barron's.

This well-known financial magazine exposes the cash flow and profitability of Internet companies through this article.

Of the more than 200 internet companies surveyed, 71% had negative profits.

Even if it is a star company, Amazon's cash flow can only last for less than 10 months.

After reading this article, investors began to panic selling, and in less than a month, the Nasdaq index fell by 25%, and by this time Li You was already in the bag.

After some financial magazines dug up Li You's investment, they were almost shocked, which is completely inconsistent with the image of NBA basketball players.

In the plummeting, Li You made a lot of money, people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and during this time, he rarely accepts interviews other than basketball.

The cheers at Madison Square Garden were not very beautiful for the Bucks, and for most players, scoring titles and monthly awards were hard to come by.

Seeing Li You receiving the award, the relaxed appearance of everyone on the Knicks team, and head coach George Karl was also a little depressed.

There are all kinds of signs that the other side does not take the Bucks seriously.

The lights in the arena came back on, and the players from both sides began their final warm-up.

In the NBC commentary box, Bob Costas noticed Coach Calhoun sitting in the front row, and then he also introduced:

"The backcourt combination from the University of Connecticut started to shine after entering the NBA!"

"Coach Calhoun has brought out a good group of players."

Doug Collins complained twice about God's injustice and changed the subject to the starting lineups of both teams:

"Coach George Carr chose to have Darwin Ham and Glenn Robinson up front, with Alvin Johnson at center."

"The Knicks didn't change their starting lineup, and coach Van Gundy didn't make any changes to the roster either."

The game is about to start, and Li You, who has completed the warm-up, is still "fully armed", laughing and clinking fists with Ray Allen, and teasing in a low voice:

"Everyone has seen the remarks in the interview, tonight's game, there will be a strong physical confrontation!"

Ray Allen didn't care about this, and even jumped a little bit:

"I'm telling the truth, the stadium performance and the stats don't lie!"

The camera focused on the two people who were talking, and the director circled around Li You from the beginning of the game, and the historical PER once again made Li You gain a lot of attention.

Ewing and Oakley were talking and laughing and moving their bodies, and during the three days of rest, the Knicks did not do a lot of training, and mostly warmed up and recovered.

The game was about to start, and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines didn't tell the players again, but turned around and went straight back to the bench and sat down.

When Ewing and Johnson arrived in the center circle to jump the ball, there was another loud shout in the arena:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

Seeing that the gorilla easily dialed the ball to the half court, the fans in the audience immediately threw up the orange handkerchiefs in their hands and cheered loudly.

In the first round, Lee Woo quickly dribbled across the half-court and did not initiate a pick-and-roll, but gave the ball to Ewing in the left elbow area.

After handing over the ball, he quickly moved sideways, and Lee Woo came to the right flank and cut in quickly without the ball with the help of Oakley's cover in the right elbow.

Kassel predicted such a tactic, so he naturally chased after him and did not give Li You a chance to score easily.

Unable to send a pass, Ewing motioned for Alan Houston in the bottom left corner to pick up the ball.

Taking advantage of his teammate's lift, Lee Woo quickly ran to the bottom left corner, Alan Houston received the ball, dribbled sideways, and quickly gave the ball to Oakley, and then Larry Johnson in the bottom right corner lifted up to catch the ball.

As Ray Allen followed Alan Houston to the bottom right corner, Ewing moved quickly and gave Lee another off-ball screen.

At this time, Larry Johnson, who was holding the ball in his left hand, did not dribble much, and when Li You briefly broke away from the defense and came to the left wing, "Big Mom" immediately completed a horizontal pass.

Despite just a few simple off-ball runs and off-ball screens, the Bucks' defense had some problems.

The big man Johnson saw that Cassel was out of position and subconsciously ran with Li You, which made two defenders appear around him at the moment when Li You received the ball.

Immediately after receiving the ball, he put the ball with his right hand, Li You held the ball and moved horizontally, without waiting for the two to complete the bag, approaching the top of the arc, quickly twisting after pulling the defense, throwing the ball with one hand with his right hand, and instantly sending a ground pass.

After the basketball rebounded in the paint area, it flew straight to the basket, and the unguarded Ewing received the ball and directly came with a powerful one-arm dunk!

"Boom!" Cut in and dunk to get it!

Scoring so easily made the New York fans at the scene flick their handkerchiefs and cheer.

One cover, the defense is gone, George Karl can only shout a reminder, but the arena is too loud for the Bucks to hear what the head coach is shouting.

Kassel, who was wearing the away blue jersey, looked solemn, and in the face of Li You's leading defense, he was not in a hurry to dribble through the half.

The Bucks' offense, the player placement is very simple, the two wings, Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson are waiting to receive the ball, and there is only the big man Johnson on the inside.

Ham was a pseudo-starter, moving from near baseline on the left side, ready to cut in and eat the pie.

There were no complicated tactics, but when Glenn Robinson received the ball on the left flank, he immediately put the ball with his left hand and broke through.

Larry Johnson hurriedly slid his step, and before he could reach the left block, Glenn Robinson suddenly made a sharp stop and then made a jumper with the ball.

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced high, and Ewing under the basket easily collected the backcourt rebound.

Noticing that the Bucks had quickly retreated, Ewing was no longer in a hurry, handed the ball to Lee You and ran slowly to the court.

The tactics were simpler, with Alan Houston sliding from left to right after Lee Dribbled eight seconds past half-court to the left flank, and then bounced wide in the middle.

Ewing's coverage in the paint area was good, and Alan Houston came to the free-throw line to receive a pass from Lee Yo and immediately raised the ball to a false dummer.

Catching up on the defense, Ray Allen instantly lost the center of gravity of the defense.

Putting the ball in his right hand and dribbling laterally, Alan Houston drifted slightly to the right and made a mid-range jumper!

scored easily in two consecutive rounds, and Doug Collins on the commentary bench complained twice:

"The Bucks don't seem to be ready for that kind of defense, and they can't limit the opponent's scoring."

The cheers grew louder and louder, and after receiving instructions from the head coach, Cassel made tactical gestures to signal that he should play more patiently.

Li You kept interfering, and after Kassel handed over the ball, the Bucks began to pass the ball on the outside.

After only passing twice, Ray Allen immediately broke through with the ball at the top of the arc with the help of the cover of the big man inside Johnson, and came to a two-point pull-up jump shot!

The long rebound went straight into Oakley's arms, and many front-row fans began to heckle loudly.

The Bucks hurriedly retreated, but after receiving the ball, Li You's advance was so fast that Cassel could only delay at this time.

Noticing that the opponent's defense had just stood still, on the right flank, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly stopped suddenly, and took advantage of Oakley to stop on the left side of his body, and immediately wrapped the ball behind his back.

The moment Li You switched to his left hand, Cassel stepped off the line to make a quick pun.

Suddenly there was an excellent opportunity to shoot, and Li You did not hesitate, immediately closed the ball after blocking and dismantling, and then quickly jumped and shot!

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

0:7, a 7-point lead at the beginning, New York fans were overjoyed.

One side was unable to shoot, the other side was bowling, and Coach George Karl still did not ask for a timeout, but gestured to the player to steady.

With patience to pass the ball, the Bucks' offense was almost 24 seconds away this time.

In the end, Ray Allen broke through with the ball in his right hand on the right wing, got close to the paint, and scored two points on a close-range pullup jumper.

Alan Houston gave a strong physical confrontation, and Li You is particularly aware of Ray Allen's playing habits, and "floating play" is a bit exaggerated, but it is certain that his friends don't like physical confrontation very much.

Lee gestured again, this time with Oakley's turn to cover in the elbow area on the right side of the free-throw line.

Hamm strictly implemented the coach's arrangement, and cooperated with Kassel to delay Li Youbao at the first time.

Oakley didn't choose to go down at all, but stopped at the right elbow area of the free throw line, and in the next second, he received Li You's return pass to the ground, simply blocked and dismantled to get the opportunity, and immediately raised the ball in the middle distance and threw it!

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

Bob Costas in the commentary seat could only sigh at this time:

"It's really too easy, and the Bucks seem to be a little too nervous, and they shouldn't be focusing on Lee."

After Glenn Robinson made a pull-up jump shot at the right elbow, the Bucks suddenly hit back-to-back irons.

This time, taking advantage of Kassel's long two-point miss in the left corner, Li You, who received the rebound, quickly launched a transition attack.

Larry Johnson received a long pass from Lee Yo across the half court and made an easy layup!

The starting five all scored, and Jeff Van Gundy, who was hanging up on the bench, immediately clapped his hands and showed a confident look

At 4:11, after the opening kick-off, Coach George Karl had an ugly face, which was not the start he was expecting.

A quick request for a timeout, on the Bucks bench, watching the main players return to their seats, everyone was silent, only George Karl sat in front of everyone and reminded loudly:

"Defend! What we need is to defend well and not be affected by the opponent's attack! ”

While coaching the Seattle SuperSonics, George Carr created a defensive system that made all teams in the league feel big.

But after coming to Milwaukee and focusing on defense, there is still not much improvement.

Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson were silent, and although the manager's requirements were not high, neither of them was interested in playing defense:

"That's what a defender does!"

After the timeout, the Bucks' offense didn't improve, and the score was still four points until 6:48 left in the first quarter.

On the commentary bench, Bob Costas's pre-game expectations all dissipated, and watched Li You use Ewing to cover and get rid of the Bucks' two-man defense at the top of the arc, and said loudly again:

"Lee broke through the Bucks' bag! Wonderful layup! ”

On the left near the baseline, Tim Thomas, who had just come on the pitch, seemed to be frozen in place, and was blinded by Li You's passing feints in the middle of the march.

At 4:19, Ray Allen, who had been substituted off the court, pounded his seat in frustration, and the first quarter of the game was brought down by him.

Maybe he wanted to show himself, Ray Allen started with a fierce attack, but after a wave of 5 in 1, Li You seized the opportunity and easily played a few conversion attacks to open the score.

George Karl was already angry at this time, and he couldn't care about the head coach's demeanor, so he simply reminded loudly:

"Foul! Don't let him score easily! Give me a foul! ”

Frequent jumpers prevented the Bucks from matching the Knicks' intensity after the opening.

After a series of throws, Cassel finally scored a response ball in the left blocking area with his own back-to-back single, facing Li You's block.

Without the transition offense, the Bucks were just relieved when Alan Houston received a pass from Lee Yo in the right elbow area, met Ham, and hit a quick mid-range jumper.

“Wow！”

The backcourt scored back-to-back easy points, and Madison Square Garden was boiling again, and cheers resounded through the arena.

In desperation, he continued to ask for a timeout, and George Karl was already completely angry, pulled his tie, saw the player walk to the bench, and began to babble and start to output constantly.

Jeff Van Gundy took the opportunity to start greeting the trio of Kurt Thomas, Ben Wallace, and Cooke:

"Pay attention to the rebound, if you need to foul directly, we've got a lot ahead, but still have to be nervous!"

Lewis was hoping that he would be able to come on early, but he was a little disappointed that he didn't get a greeting from the head coach.

Li You replenished his water and comforted him with a smile:

"Don't worry about your playing time, according to the current trend of the game, everyone will be able to play tonight!"

Ewing, who had already changed into training clothes, didn't expect the game to be so easy, and the opportunity to boil chicken soup was gone, so he could only sit on the seat with X.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Bucks simply took three big men.

Tim Thomas, Scott Williams, and Ervin Johnson make up the front court, while the backcourt retains Kassel and Glenn Robinson.

Relying on the big man to score points, coupled with the Knicks' shooting percentage dropping slightly, they finally returned to a normal offensive level.

It's just that after entering the free throw state at the end of the first quarter, Li You broke through several times, and the Bucks' brainless foul made George Karl angry enough.

Watching Li You stand on the free throw line for two consecutive rounds and score easily, the New York fans at the scene have already begun to celebrate the victory.

In the end, Li You's ultra-long three-point miss and the first quarter of the game ended.

At 17:30, the two people in the NBC commentary booth looked at each other, and finally Bob Costas changed the topic and said:

"It's a pity that the Knicks won 60 wins in the regular season, Lee's performance was too good!"

"When everyone started targeting his three-pointers, Lee responded by finishing under the basket this season."

Glenn Robinson was 0 in 5, Kassel was 1 in 5, and Doug Collins was not good at commenting on the game, so he could only follow the topic and say:

"The huge projection threat makes it easy for Lee to tear apart the defense, and once he breaks through to the inside, it's hard for the defender to anticipate his offensive options."

"We did underestimate Lee's rebounding ability and accurately predict where the ball would land, which was also a great help for the Knicks' defense."

Playing the first quarter of the game, Lee Woo was 2-of-4, 1-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, 9 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

In the rotation stage, Chris Childs and Artest also appeared on the Knicks' side, and Jeff Van Gundy was only standing on the sidelines at this time, shouting a few times from time to time

Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson came straight into the court in the second quarter, and the point guard became the "street ball" Alston.

The inside line is still Tim Thomas and Williams.

After the game started, Williams, who was attacking the inside, dropped the ball and made a mistake, and Chris Childs assisted Cooke to counterattack and dunk in the middle!

The atmosphere was ignited again, and the New York fans who were in a good mood continued to cheer for the home team.

I thought that the staggered trip would be able to catch up with some points, but Ray Allen was still dumb and relied on Glenn Robinson's singles to hit some response shots.

Even though the Knicks didn't shoot well, as the game progressed, George Karl was completely disheartened when he saw that there was also a problem with backcourt rebounding.

Watching Ben Wallace grab the rebound in the front court and make the second offense, George Carr no longer asked for a timeout, but sat back on the bench.

Out of an abundance of caution, Jeff Van Gundy saw Cassel on the pitch and called for Lee Woo to play.

With 7 minutes and 39 seconds left in the half, the Bucks have basically taken back the main lineup, and on the Knicks' side, Lee Woo appeared early.

Back on the court's first offensive round, after the Knicks continued to pass the ball, Kukic received the ball on the right wing.

Slipping to the bottom line to the bottom right corner, Li You did not stop, but quickly came to the upper line and pretended to catch the ball.

Kassel desperately chased after the defense, Li You first bypassed Kukc, and then suddenly turned around and ran back, Cook moved upwards and sent a pass while delaying briefly.

Near the right sideline, Li You did not make any adjustments after receiving the ball, ignoring Kassel who pounced on his side, and made a quick jump shot outside the three-point line!

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

Barely controlling the center of gravity of his body, Cassel stopped at Li You's side, and glanced at Glenn Robinson helplessly, and the other party had no intention of changing guards.

The defensive end did pull his hips, but on the offensive end, Robinson, who took the ball and did it, gradually found his touch and began to score response goals.

With 4:33 left in the half, Ben Wallace almost made another steal of Williams, and the referee awarded a scrum.

"Oh!!"

Active defense can also mobilize the emotions of the fans, and Li You also clapped his hands.

When the two sides jumped the ball, the excited "Little Ben" finally poked the ball forward from the free throw line.

Li You reacted quickly, rushed through the half court at the first time, and continued to accelerate after catching the ball with his right hand, and went straight to the basket.

Ray Allen, who was chasing the defense, didn't even have time to make a tactical foul, Li You and the stride meteor rushed to the basket, took off after three steps, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and glided and dunked!

Looking at Ben Wallace, who pounded his chest and roared loudly, Doug Collins could only sigh:

"Brilliant offense! The Knicks were in complete control of the pace of the game and Ben Wallace was brilliant in those minutes! ”

At 26:46, with a huge point difference, Bob Costas also began to talk about gossip during the game, not commenting on every round.

Ben Wallace's excellent play made Ewing not play again in the second quarter, and Oakley's playing time was also eaten by Lewis.

At 36:57, after halftime, the game was completely out of suspense.

1 of 8, 4 points in anger, facing Artest in the rotation stage, Ray Allen still played iron, and when he walked to the player's tunnel, the frustration was already written on his face.

Glenn Robinson, who scored 8 points on 3-of-12 shooting, was the Bucks' top scorer in the half, while Russell was 3-of-9 with six points.

George Karl looked at his players without saying a word, he was too lazy to output, and tonight's game was completely explained.

At the start of the second half, Jeff Van Gundy continued to rotate and even tried a few minutes for Cookcic and Lewis to pair up on the inside.

With Artest and Alan Houston, this projection lineup has excellent space on the field, and it is the pass sent by Li You that ends up being ironed

In addition to helping Lee Woo add a frontcourt rebound in terms of statistics, this lineup was chased back by the Bucks by 6 points.

On the bench of the Knicks, assistant coach Thibodeau looked at Van Gundy, who sat down again after the substitution, and commented in a low voice:

"There are some problems with rebounding and defense, and Rashad doesn't have a good way to attack under the basket, and the opponent will take advantage of him."

Although the effect was not good, Jeff Van Gundy was still in a good mood and said with a smile:

"There's always going to be a time to throw in!"

Both sat on the bench and stopped talking, watching the game time go by.

After the defensive intensity dropped, Ray Allen finally found his touch, contributing 12 points in a single quarter.

At 28:24, the third quarter ended, 64:81, and the difference was still 17 points.

In the last quarter of the game, Li You did not play again, and after playing for more than 4 minutes, Coach George Karl saw that the difference was back to 20 points and began to change the atmosphere.

Amid the cheers of the New York fans at the scene, the score was finally fixed at 87:105, and the Knicks easily won G1.

Played 29 minutes, 7-of-14, 2-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, 22 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 turnover.

The stats were mediocre, but after the game, NBC reporter Jim Gray immediately came to Li You's side:

"Lee, congratulations on your first playoff win! Fans want to know how you managed to hit the all-time level of efficiency! ”

In the past few days at the Tarrytown Training Center, Li You has returned to this question many times, and when he saw the other party handing over the microphone with a smile, he could only respond again:

"When the opportunity arises, make a decisive shot, dribble, and try to get to the dessert position to complete the attack."

"Not giving up any rebounding opportunities and cutting down on a few turnovers at the same time is my game secret."

"I didn't control my turnovers well enough this season, and rebounding, a lot of the time, it's also the credit of my teammates!"

'The stats don't tell the whole story, because we've lost 22 games this season and we've lost dominance defensively.

Li You gave his answer with a calm expression, and the NBC staff on the side were speechless, speaking so easily

Jim Gray was used to Li You's inadvertently pretending to be X, feeling the hot atmosphere of the scene, he smiled again and asked:

"You sealed the win at half time tonight and showed the dominance of the championship team again, Lee, let's talk about the team's form!"

When he heard this question, Li You also showed a smile and teased his opponent with a smile:

"Ray is right that the Knicks have really slipped compared to previous seasons."

"Unfortunately, there is still no one in the league who is our opponent."

"The playoffs are going to be played one game at a time, and at the moment we are in good shape, so let's talk about the game! We are not afraid of any challenge! ”

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In the same game that night, the Lakers once again attracted the attention of more critics.

107:117, the difference was not much, but O'Neal blew up the Kings' interior again.

Played 46 minutes, 21-of-33, 4-of-5 free throws, 46 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 5 blocks and 2 turnovers.

The shark, who handed over the large two pairs, once again stole all the heat of the night.

In the post-game press conference, Phil Jackson also couldn't stop praising O'Neal's performance:

"Just like no one could restrict McLock in the past, no one in the league can restrict Shaq now!"

"I can't describe this sense, as long as the fans who watched the game, they could feel the dominance of Shaq!"

The Yahoo Sports reporter quickly asked about Lee's stats, and Phil Jackson restrained his smile and showed that he was nothing more than that:

"Data doesn't tell the story, and numbers don't mean victory!"

"Mydle had an efficiency rating of 31.7 in his rookie season, and people didn't pay attention to those high-level stats at the time, and the Bulls didn't win a championship that season."

"Basketball is 5 people, maybe Lee's stats are good, but unfortunately, this is the era of the Lakers!"

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