On June 11, 2000, the finals G3 will officially start at 20:30 that night.

There is very little time left for the two teams to adjust, and there will be only two days of rest after this game.

For the Lakers, being able to get a win on the road can regain the initiative, and for three consecutive away games, the schedule is extremely unfriendly to them.

In the G2 game, the Lakers confirmed the rotation lineup, and the starting No. 4 AC Green played only 18 minutes in this game, and Horry on the bench played longer.

Rick Fox up front also got more opportunities and Bryan Shaw got more minutes.

Phil Jackson has thoroughly figured out the appropriate rotation through two games, and the old man can't basketball, he still has to play a player with fast lateral movement.

There were exceptions in the rotation, with the younger Fisher playing less and less minutes, with G2 playing just 12 minutes.

The tendon meat of the "little fish" did not play much role, and the height suffered.

Even though Brian Shaw is 34 years old, Phil Jackson still trusts the veteran more in the last game, and the time of "Little Fish" has been eaten a lot.

However, for New York fans, these players are all local chickens and dogs, and in the eyes of everyone, only O'Neal has won everyone's recognition:

"The Lakers can't even win a game without the sharks!"

When the Los Angeles media hyped Kobe's performance, some sports columns in the New York print media analyzed the strength of the Lakers in detail:

"Kobe Bryant, botched imitator, star-making product of the Alliance!"

Although they only had a day off in between, everyone on the Lakers who came to New York read the newspaper and were so angry that they choked

Although there are only a few articles about personal attacks, New York fans are like this, and everyone can't remember the mediocre evaluation, the more extreme it is, the more impressive it is!

NBC has released interviews with the celebrities of the two teams in the past few days, and Magic Johnson has also been very modest in the face of the topic of the best point guard in history.

In the interview clip, showing his trademark smile, Magic Johnson laughed before answering:

"Can't compare, I mean our technical characteristics are completely different, I can't hit a lot of three-pointers like Lee."

"In the same way, Lee doesn't appear in the low post as often as I do, we have different statures and different technical characteristics, but I like his "math problems". ”

"At the age of 22, Li is very likely to surpass me in the future, the future belongs to young people, and I like to see the two teams face off on the stage of the finals!"

Willis Reed was less polite in an interview, an absolute Knicks supporter.

When asked about the quality of the players, Willis Reid simply praised O'Neal:

"In addition to the free throws, O'Neal has really shown what he is like an MVP-caliber player."

"But the Knicks are more talented, and Pat may be older and can still contribute to the team."

"The Lakers have no one on the perimeter who can limit Lee, and I even think he's underrated, and Kobe Bryant was named to the All-Defensive Team, but that doesn't mean he's a good defender."

"Three consecutive championships, I believe the team will achieve everyone's long-cherished wish, this is the era of the Knicks!"

MVP-level celebrities stood up to give their players a platform, and before the G3 game began, a new round of war of words also kicked off.

In the last game, Li You cut 30 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, and the Lakers' defensive strategy has changed significantly, and O'Neal really delayed.

However, this is just the feeling of Li You on the court, and intuition can sometimes deceive, and the Knicks coaching staff quickly concluded through game footage and statistics:

"O'Neill's delays are all fake."

Let Li You pass the ball and let Kobe chase after the defense is the purpose of the shark to run out, although the opponent will also lower the center of gravity to defend decently, but judging from the results, most of them are bluffs.

The game is changing in a flash, the key to winning is making the right choices, and for the upcoming home game, Jeff Van Gundy and the coaching staff are ready.

At 19:30 that night, an hour before the start of the game, Li You wore a "Superman" T-shirt to warm up at the Madison Square Garden Arena.

The rest time is very short, and in order to give the interior players enough rest, most of the time is still watching videos and simple recovery training.

The blue Superman custom T-shirt is a small gift from Spike Lee to Lee You, which is specially used to apply eye medicine to the opposite "Superman".

Although it was just a warm-up shot and a simple ball control drill, the media didn't want to miss the shots, and the media reporters around them surrounded the halfcourt.

Just in time for the weekend's grand final, the popularity exploded, and ticket prices went up again.

James Dolan may not understand basketball skills and tactics, but the big boss knows fans very well, and since Lee Woo scored highly, the enthusiasm of New York fans has visibly increased a lot

Unlike Jim Gray, who is in charge of the Knicks' news, the one who is in charge of covering the Lakers is Myhamed Rassad, a former royal correspondent.

The "Jordan successor" attracted him, but to Rassad's regret, Kobe Bryant was still relatively immature and not attractive enough

"The Lakers who came to New York didn't relax, and Coach Phil Jackson will be strict with his players in training sessions!"

"As far as I know, the Lakers will continue to expand their rotation tonight, and in less than two days of recuperation, most of the tactical drills will still be aimed at blocking and pick-and-roll defense."

Dressed in a black suit, Mehamed Rashad faced the camera and told the camera about the Lakers' preparations over the past two days, and in the NBC back studio, the three of them nodded when they heard the news.

Host Hannah saw that Bill Wharton seemed to have something to say, and immediately waved his hand, and the latter picked up the microphone and said loudly:

"The Lakers' defense is starting to work, we all underestimate Shaq's fitness, he's a real monster!"

"Delays on the inside, and Horry's getting a lot of playing time has also made the Lakers' offensive space better."

"I'm sure the Lakers will get back the initiative!"

When the big score came to 1:1, Isaiah Thomas's prediction seemed to be more accurate, and he did not rush to refute, but smiled and continued:

"In both games, Lee's three-point shooting percentage didn't fluctuate, which shows that the Lakers' defense didn't play much at all."

"The last game was more about attacking options, and of course, it had something to do with the scale of the blow!"

"The test of O'Neal has just begun, and the Knicks won't waste that opportunity!"

“.”

Before the game, there was another wave of rhetoric, in order to add heat to the finals, the ball critics were also working hard, and several mainstream media programs "quarreled" every day.

Players and the media have basically become a community of interests in this era, and both sides need heat, just like the selection of MVPs is never about the performance on the court, and the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys

More than 18,000 fans entered one after another, and Li You, wearing a Superman T-shirt, began to greet some "superficial friends" in the front row.

Matthew McConaughey, who loves sports, sat in the front row tonight with a massive hemorrhage, and the big handsome guy is not yet known for his acting skills

Jeans short-sleeved T-shirt dressed, Matthew McConaughey got up and bumped fists with Lee Woo-ho to greet each other:

"Lee, how about winning the championship at home, right at Madison Square Garden!"

"It's a shame I haven't been able to see the championship ceremony live for the past two years!"

There is already more than one "surface friend" who has talked to Li You about this, and there are still a few people like Spike Lee who chase away from home to watch the game:

"It's definitely good advice, I can already feel the energy of everyone, remember to buy tickets in advance."

Li You blinked, laughed and joked with each other, the two blew each other in business, their demeanor was relaxed, and they Kobe, who warmed up in advance.

After coming to New York, the Lakers were bombarded with advertisements, and although this year's Li You's signature sneakers were a "leather product" lack of sincerity, the hook continued to expand its marketing on the occasion of the three consecutive championships:

The "Let's see Clay-Lee become a legend" ad has been running for a long time, and the line in the ad says:

"Every step Lee has taken has been remembered by history" is even more sour to watch.

If it weren't for Lee You, Kobe Bryant, who was selected to the All-Defensive Team and All-NBA Team, would have been the focus of this year's Finals with the title of "Jordan's successor".

However, the reality is that the rookies of the same class were suppressed by Li You, and they did not get the attention they imagined, and Kobe Bryant was not in a beautiful mood after coming to New York.

After the early warm-up, Li You returned to the locker room, and the physiotherapist was still relaxing Ewing's muscles.

The gorilla, who returned to the home stadium, was full of confidence, and when he saw that his teammates had arrived, he took the initiative to speak:

"Tonight it's not like last game, 30 free throws aren't going to be on our home court!"

Being defeated by a point of rain aroused Ewing's fighting spirit again, thinking of the situation in the last game, Oakley also scolded in a low voice:

“Fuck！ Blowing the penalty like shit, the opponent made a penalty of 49 goals! They don't want to have a good time tonight! ”

Everyone is gearing up, three home games in a row, and everyone wants to end the series at home.

Lee You and Alan Houston have bumpered fists, and Kobe Bryant has to step up his defense tonight, and Larry Johnson is also cheering his teammates on:

"There's nothing to worry about, the opponent won't get too many free throws!"

The atmosphere team all responded loudly, and Jeff Van Gundy came to the locker room, and after watching the players cheer up, he clapped his hands with satisfaction and said simply:

"Win all the home games in one go, and we're going to win the O'Brien Cup at home this year!"

“.”

The home team's appearance ceremony ignited the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden, and everyone on the Lakers who took the lead was also holding their breath at this time.

Losing a home game, O'Neill also realized the seriousness of the matter, and after coming to New York, he didn't talk non-stop.

The boomerang hit the face too much, and it is possible to be wrong to say more, and it is more prudent to speak after winning the game and taking back the initiative.

When the lights came back on and the two sides began their final warm-up, O'Neill saw the Superman T-shirt on Li You's upper body, and immediately scolded twice.

Coach Phil Jackson was very nervous about tonight's game, and as the game was about to start, he didn't forget to tell his players:

"The delays, the echoes, the timely communication on the pitch, the aggressiveness of our defence from the start!"

Despite spending most of the rest explaining defense, the Lakers' coaching staff was still a little uneasy, after all, they rarely encountered such an opponent in the Western Conference.

The arena was getting more and more noisy, and before the game started, the New York fans at the scene had already stood up and shouted:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

O'Neal and Ewing, who came to the center circle, both stared at the ball, and as the referee tossed the ball high, the gorilla took the lead and successfully dialed the basketball.

Seeing Li You receiving the ball, Kobe Bryant immediately stepped forward to lead the defense, and at the same time, everyone in the Lakers hurriedly retreated to the half court to defend the position.

Larry Johnson ran straight to the bottom left corner and Alan Houston stopped on the left flank.

Ewing and Oakley were still watching the game in the paint area, and when they saw Lee give the ball to Alan Houston at halftime, the two immediately began to move.

Kobe Bryant was a little surprised when he saw Li You directly handing over the ball, but he didn't dare to relax, and followed Li You to the bottom right corner with a quick run.

O'Neal saw Ewing moving to the right flank, and Li You was also moving, and hurriedly commanded Kobe Bryant to chase and defend.

Oakley made an off-ball screen for Lee Woo near the right touchline, and then ran to the right near baseline, where Bryant squeezed past the cover in time to chase after Lee.

Soon to be close to the top of the arc, Ewing stood on the high quality of the screen, Li You briefly escaped the pursuit, and after receiving a cross pass from Alan Houston, Bryant came back to the defense.

After receiving the ball, Li You immediately released the ball with his left hand, leaned on Kobe Bryant's homeopathic momentum and turned sharply, and while catching the ball with his right hand, Ewing twisted and moved again, making another no-ball cover.

Kobe Bryant couldn't squeeze in time this time, O'Neal saw Li You with the ball in his right hand appear on the right wing, lowered his center of gravity and hurriedly moved up, and at the same time beckoned Kobe to continue chasing.

Ewing suddenly went down at this time, extremely fast, and O'Neal subconsciously moved backwards to shrink the basket.

Kobe didn't expect the shark to retreat so simply, and before he could adjust his center of gravity to pounce, Li You, who only made a jump dribble on the right flank, immediately closed the ball and threw it directly!

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

“Wow！”

For the New York fans at the scene, Li You's offense looked extremely easy, throwing and entering as soon as he opened the gap, cheers began to resound in the arena.

There was a communication mistake on the defensive end, but Kobe Bryant did not complain, and after receiving the baseline ball, he quickly rushed through the half court with boos.

Harper had already pulled Lee Yoo to the bottom left corner by this time, and Bryant, who came to the right wing, immediately crossed the ball to Glenn Rice at the top of the arc.

O'Neal was desperately arching in front of the basket, Ewing was dead behind him, and AC Green moved to the right elbow area to make room for the Sharks to attack.

Oakley saw Ewing stuck behind him and immediately moved back quickly, and Glenn Rice hesitated and couldn't slip the ball in, but instead diverted the ball to Harper, who came to the left flank.

In order to avoid being caught in the double attack, Olney once again arched low to the left, and Ewing, who had been prepared, desperately pushed the opponent out.

was pushed to the left blocking position, O'Neill didn't care, but continued to ask for the ball with his back.

Harper, who received the ball, was interfered by Li You, and failed to send a high throw at the first time, and after a false shake, he quickly sent a ground-hitting pass.

The quality of the pass was average, O'Neill had to bend down to catch the ball, and subconsciously moved another step forward.

Before O'Neill, who had just received the ball with his back, could make a release move, Li You suddenly contracted, almost rushed into the opponent's arms, and cut the ball off.

The ball was gone in the blink of an eye, and before O'Neal could let the referee complain about the hitter, Li You, who had completed the steal, rushed with the ball.

Harper scolded secretly and subconsciously blocked forward, but he didn't expect Li You to come and share the ball, the basketball flew past Harper's left side, and Li You shook off the right sideline to bypass.

The beautiful pass happened in front of the fans in the front row, many people subconsciously got up and cheered, Li You returned to the field to catch the ball with his left hand, and Harper still stood stupidly in place and did not move

Most of the Lakers have not yet reacted, and Li You has already rushed past halftime.

On the other side, the aggressively defensive Kobe Bryant was accelerating along the left sideline, trying to block.

It's just that Li You sprinted faster with the ball than he imagined, Kobe Bryant just chased into the three-point line, Li You had already rushed up in three steps, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and easily completed the gliding dunk!

"Brilliant goal! From steals to passes, Lee's speed is too fast! ”

"His defense is definitely underrated!"

On the NBC commentary seat, Bob Costas shouted excitedly, and Doug Collins also sighed when he saw the boiling scene:

"The Knicks got into the groove quicker, and you can see that they're well prepared and seem to be perfectly adapted to the Lakers' offense."

With the same defensive move, the referee may blow the whistle in the last game.

But back at home, after a defensive round, the Knicks realized that the scale of blowing was getting wider again.

Attacking again, O'Neal tossed back and forth on the baseline, but several people on the line were forced, and the key position was not deep, and the sharks failed to receive the pass for a while.

Finally, AC Green blocked Glenn Rice, who hit a jumper from the right elbow of the free throw line.

The moment the basketball knocked out of the frame, the Knicks' side shrank to the basket, Ewing was pulling with O'Neal, Alan Houston blocked Kobe Bryant who was about to rush, Li You grabbed in front of Harper, and grabbed the rebound on the bottom left of the basket.

Successfully defended and cheered again, Li You did not speed up the offensive rhythm, compared tactical gestures, sideways balls, hung Kobe's defense, and pressed 8 seconds to rush through the half.

Everyone on the Lakers immediately realized that the Knicks had played the same tactic once, but in a different direction.

After a quick handover, Li You ran to the bottom left corner and used double cover again to reach the top of the arc.

Alan Houston sent a horizontal pass, and the moment Li You received the ball, he noticed that Kobe Bryant failed to squeeze through the cover, and immediately turned around after receiving the ball, exerted force under his feet, and made a slight drift jump shot at the top of the arc!

O'Neal, who switched to the front of him, didn't expect Li You to throw the ball when he caught it, and squatted in place to prepare to slide, and subconsciously turned his head to see the basketball hollow into the net.

At 0:8, Madison Square Garden was boiling again.

"Your defense is as slow as a turtle!"

Li You's voice came from his ears, but O'Neill, who came back to his senses, saw the back of his head, and Li You had already begun to retreat

The same tactics, the difference is that Ewing stood firm this time, didn't want to go down at all, and blocked Kobe Bryant solidly.

"Squeeze through the cover! Don't lose your defenders again! ”

The depressed O'Neal immediately whispered to Kobe Bryant when he ran to the halfcourt.

This is the Sharks' prerogative with the Lakers, and everyone's defense has to serve him, and Kobe Bryant can only nod his head in a muffled voice.

It was AC Green who broke the deadlock for the Lakers, and after O'Neal was covered in the low post on the left, the latter caught the ball in the right elbow area and hit an open jumper.

"Shh

When the Lakers scored in the game, huge boos resounded in the arena, and Phil Jackson on the sidelines immediately clapped his hands and continued to loudly remind the players to concentrate.

It's just that in the next few minutes, Phil Jackson's brow furrowed deeper and deeper, the Knicks frequently double-screened, and Lee Yoo would also act as a bait, running without the ball and cutting to the basket.

Watching Lee Woo go around in a circle and cut to the basket from the top of the arc, Alan Houston didn't choose to pass the ball, but used Ewing to cover and get rid of the defense and make a mid-range jumper in the left blocking area, and the Lakers immediately called a timeout.

At 6:14, the Knicks missed the bullet and showed excellent form on both offensive and defensive ends after the opening.

Glenn Rice and O'Neal scored in quick succession, but there were big problems on the defensive end.

On the commentary bench, Doug Collins didn't expect O'Neal to miss the ball after the game started:

"Coach Van Gundy and the coaching staff have made targeted changes, and Oakley has been very good in several positions, just in time for the pack."

Bob Costas felt the change in the scale of the game:

"The Lakers didn't match the intensity of the game in time after the opening, and they didn't seem ready to play in New York."

The strict penalty blowing in the last game seemed to make the Lakers relax their vigilance, and they wanted to find a whistle after the opening, but the referee did not say anything.

After the timeout, the Lakers' offense was the first to find O'Neal.

It's just that after 14 seconds of grinding, he scored and played, but there was not much of a good opportunity, and Kobe, who received the ball again on the right wing, immediately put the ball with his right hand and broke through.

Alan Houston slid quickly, Kobe Bryant in the blocking area made a sharp stop, switched to his left hand and hit twice, then shook his shoulders and turned quickly in the direction of the baseline.

Unable to get rid of the defense, Alan Houston's block made Kobe subconsciously lean back a little, and the shot after adjusting the arc made the basketball successfully pass over his fingertips.

After two knocks on the basket, the basketball eventually fell into the basket.

"Difficult offense, Kobe Bryant made a beautiful step-back jumper!"

Bob Costas immediately praised Bryant when he saw Kobe Bryant falling on the floor, and then exclaimed after seeing the Knicks' fast baseline shot:

“OH！ Lee's sudden acceleration of the advance! ”

Kobe Bryant, who fell to the floor, just stood up when he saw the Knicks serve the baseline ball quickly, and Li You accelerated against Harper.

Cursing, Kobe Bryant hurried to chase Alan Houston, but Li You just moved back along Harper's confrontation on the three-point line, and then changed direction under the crotch of his right hand, shaking off the defense and jamming his position.

On the right wing, Li You, who switched to the left hand, pressed his shoulder and broke through, continued to accelerate and went straight to the basket, and Harper completely lost the defensive position.

O'Neal, who retreated to the basket, just moved his steps to meet him, and Li You in the paint area threw the ball to the upper left of the basket, and the unguarded Ewing jumped up to catch the ball, and then poured the basket vigorously with both hands!

"Boom!" Empty catch the storm dunk!

The gorilla who successfully ate the cake and completed the dunk also roared.

The beautiful response ball made the cheers in the arena unstoppable, and Phil Jackson looked ugly, he didn't want to see such an easy score.

The first quarter was the Knicks' best defensive intensity, and as the game progressed, Ewing and Oakley couldn't stand it

Although the score was behind, O'Neill was not in a hurry, he had figured out the strength of the old guy, and after one quarter, he could swim on the inside.

It's just that the next game developed, but it didn't happen as O'Neal imagined, Kobe Bryant took over the offensive ball for several rounds in a row, attacked left and right, and Bang Bang hit the iron

This time the Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant, who was playing iron continuously, did not choose a difficult step-back jumper, but used the cover of Horry, who had just appeared on the court, in the left elbow area of the free throw line, and went around in a circle and went straight inside.

Bryant, who was accelerating with the ball in his right hand, took advantage of his speed and quickly broke through to the basket.

Although he noticed that Li You had shrunk to the basket, Kobe Bryant did not hesitate, took a step and immediately took off into the air, grabbing the ball with his right hand and smashing his arm to smash the dunk!

Kobe jumped a little farther away, and his aerial posture was very beautiful, but Li You, who helped defend under the basket, jumped up as soon as he rubbed the ground, and pressed his right hand on the basketball in the air!

I didn't expect Li You to take the lead in the last shot, although he only barely blocked, but Kobe Bryant in the air failed to catch the basketball, the two competed, and the basketball immediately came out of his hand

“Wow！”

The beautiful block ignited the atmosphere again, and after landing on the ground, Li You immediately rushed forward, and Larry Johnson controlled the ball and rushed through the half court with the ball at the first time.

Glen Rice didn't know who to defend for a while, and Larry Johnson immediately got on the ball, and Li You, who received the ball in the middle, took the ball and rushed forward.

Hesitating, Glenn Rice immediately lost his defensive position and could only watch as Horry chased after Lee.

Bryant, who threw himself directly into the street after landing, stood up and chased after him, seeing Li You slowing down in the paint area, Horry bumped into it, and when he heard the referee's whistle, Bryant immediately stopped in frustration.

"Squeak!"

At the same time as the referee blew the whistle, Li You leaned on Horry and took three slow steps to pick up the basket with his left hand!

"Lee's conversion offense scores again! The Lakers should probably call for another timeout, during which time they lost their offensive rhythm. ”

Doug Collins glanced at the scorecard and immediately gave his opinion, and Bob Costas was still reminiscing about the block just now:

"Lee's defense is really underrated, and when he puts his energy on the defensive end, he always comes to the right position!"

"Kobe seems to be underestimating his opponent, and he should choose to go to the basket safely, and standing at the free throw line may be a better offensive option."

Li Youxiao smiled and walked to the free throw line, the transition attack was very easy, the scoring speed was fast, and he could also do "fast attack as fierce as a tiger".

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

The Knicks fans at the scene shouted loudly, Kobe Bryant glanced at Li You, walked to the bench with his head down, and Phil Jackson directly replaced him off the court.

Added a free throw and hit it steadily, and Li You hit a three-point shot to help the team expand the score again.

At 12:23, there were 3 minutes and 14 seconds left in the first quarter, and the margin was just in double digits.

Brian Shaw and Rick Fox came on to replace Harper and Kobe.

Phil Jackson expected his team to respond on the offensive end, and in the final three minutes, the Lakers continued to play iron, relying on O'Neal's strong baskets and free throws to score some points.

At 16:29, after the end of the first quarter, the 13-point difference made New York fans start to cheer and celebrate.

O'Neal, who returned to the bench, pulled a face, and he no longer complained to the referee about defensive problems, and this is the home whistle of the Knicks

3 of 5, 1 of 2 free throws, 7 points and 3 rebounds, O'Neal was certainly not satisfied with his performance, and picking up the energy drink was a heavy drink.

"Energy! We have to defend the opponent's offense, but at the same time, we have to hit the ball under the basket, stop inefficient jump shots, attack the basket, go to the free throws! ”

Phil Jackson shouted encouragement to the players and tried to make everyone play harder, and in the first quarter of the game, it was clear that the Lakers were lost in the confrontation.

Kobe Bryant could sense the head coach's gaze, nodded expressionlessly, 1 of 5, and slashed 2 points angrily, and for a while, it was indeed him who led the game.

In the rotation lineup in the second quarter, O'Neal continued to play without rest, Horry and Rick Fox partnered in the front, and Bryan Shaw and Kobe Bryant in the backcourt.

For the Knicks, Li You played the full first quarter, 4-of-5, 2-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 1-of-1 from the free throw line, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Ewing, who also played the full first quarter, had a good foul control, but at this point he began to gasp for air again.

The Lakers' offense is slow, O'Neal is mixing on the inside, the gorillas' physical energy is depleted very quickly, and Oakley is also tired and constantly hydrated.

Alan Houston and Larry Johnson led the way in the rotation, and Cookic was in mediocre form and will not play for the time being.

After the game began, noticing that the sharks were still not resting, Jeff Van Gundy cursed in his heart, and then stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, secretly praying in his heart that the rotation lineup could last for 3 minutes

O'Neal, who was like a perpetual motion machine, began to explode again in the face of Kurt Thomas and Ben Wallace, and it didn't take two minutes for the Lakers to go straight to a wave of 6:0.

At 22:29, the difference was narrowed to 7 points.

O'Neal, who received the ball in the low post, hung two people under the basket to complete the score, and such a scene also made the New York fans at the scene exclaim.

The Lakers' atmosphere group also began to roar loudly, which can be regarded as venting the dull mood of the first quarter game.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Jeff Van Gundy immediately asked for a timeout.

On the commentary seat, Doug Collins watched happily, and he didn't hesitate to praise at this time:

"That's O'Neal's dominance under the basket, and if you don't choose to foul, the Knicks can't limit his play in the rotation."

Bob Costas remembered the Trail Blazers' interior configuration and quipped:

"Maybe the championship team in the future will need to sign some tall interior players who can defend in the low post!"

Li You, Artest, and Cookch appeared, and "Little Ben" was blown up by O'Neill again in the past 2 minutes.

O'Neill, who returned to the field, regained his confidence at that time, and shouted loudly to Li You's side:

"I'm going to start turning the game around, now get ready for fouls!"

Glancing at the resounding shark, Li You raised his eyebrows and did not speak again.

In the first offensive round after the timeout, Li Woo hit a three-pointer on the right flank, and felt that he had made a successful defense, and Bryant immediately threw an angry punch.

O'Neal also smiled, and when the Lakers attacked the round, the Sharks who forced the interior caused Ben Wallace to foul and stand at the free throw line.

"Shh

Amid the boos of the fans at the scene, to everyone's surprise, O'Neal hit both free throws.

At 24:29, the Lakers continued to chase points.

Seeing that the score difference was narrowed, the New York fans at the scene hurriedly shouted loudly with the DJ:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

Under Kobe's defense, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, quickly advanced and rushed to the left flank, and Kurt Thomas immediately stepped forward to cover, hung up and immediately went down.

Lee Yoo took the opportunity to dribble behind his back, and after switching to his right hand, Ben Wallace also moved to the top of the arc to stand.

This solid cover worked, Kobe Bryant couldn't squeeze through the first time, holding the ball in his right hand, and Li You quickly turned around to get rid of the defense.

Ben Wallace suddenly accelerated to the basket at this time, and Kobe Bryant saw that O'Neal had already defended in front of Li You, and hurriedly accelerated to follow Ben Wallace, cutting off the passing route by the way.

Seeing O'Neal who came up with a change of defense, all the fans at the scene stood up and cheered loudly.

The shark looked serious, constantly moving, lowering its center of gravity, and did not forget to interfere.

With the ball in his right hand, Li You slowly walked to the right sideline, taking advantage of O'Neal's sliding step, and suddenly leaned over to accelerate.

Taking advantage of O'Neal's step to the left back, Li You immediately crossed and pulled back, and while catching the ball with his left hand, he saw O'Neal coming up again, and immediately shook his shoulders and pretended to turn around in the direction of the bottom line.

It shook suddenly, almost shaking O'Neal, who had adjusted his body's center of gravity.

"Oh!"

O'Neal, who was fully engaged in defense, didn't notice the exclamations on the spot, and saw Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, complete the change of direction under his crotch, and suddenly cut along the bottom line after catching the ball with his right hand, and O'Neal pounced again.

Breaking through to a position close to the paint area, Li You pushed the ball again and changed direction, and the moment he grabbed the ball with his left hand, he just squeezed past O'Neal.

In front of the basket in the paint area, Li You jumped sharply, completely got rid of the defense, faced O'Neal's block, and threw a backward jumper!

"Huh!" Solid mid-range hits.

After hitting the shot, Li You's face was expressionless, and he immediately put his right index finger to his mouth, pacing back while the Madison Square Garden was completely fried.

When the sharks are seen "dancing", everyone cheers and celebrates.

Seeing Li You's X, O'Neal, who completely entered the furious mode, began to ask for the ball frantically and constantly hit the basket

Soon the game entered a battle between the two.

O'Neal arched to the basket, hung two people to turn and throw the shot, turned around, Li You 45 degrees on the right side of the strong Kobe Bryant, close to the paint area, and responded with a quick stop.

The Lakers attacked, Ben Wallace failed to defend around the front, and O'Neal dunked the ball when he received it!

The Knicks attacked, receiving a hand from Kukchi in the right elbow area, Li You got rid of the defense, broke through to the basket and caused O'Neal to foul the beater, and scored both free throws!

The two of them have a goal and I have a goal, showing extremely high efficiency, and occasionally hitting the iron, the two sides began to speed up wildly, striving to play a conversion attack.

The cheers couldn't stop at all, the game was lively, and everyone loved it.

At 48:55, at halftime, the Knicks still led by seven points.

The Lakers scored 32 points in a single quarter, and O'Neal was 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring another 14 points in the quarter.

Jeff Van Gundy and several members of the coaching staff were seriously suspicious that O'Neal was on technology and could still run along in the second quarter.

By the time the second half began, the exclamations at Madison Square Garden grew.

With Ewing's fitness declining, seizing the opportunity, the sharks began to storm again.

According to the game plan formulated before the game, Oakley continued to foul ruthlessly, but in the second half of the game, O'Neal, who stood at the free throw line, frequently sent the ball to the basket.

Perhaps it was 30 free throws in the last game that allowed O'Neal to find his touch, and Jeff Van Gundy frowned on the sidelines, but there was nothing he could do

Taking the initiative to slow down, the Lakers relied on O'Neal's excellent performance in this quarter to close the gap again.

At 75:79, the third quarter ended, and the difference was narrowed to 4 points.

It's also a rare occurrence for the Knicks, who are much better at responding to the ball than their Eastern opponents

During the break, there was also a lot of noise, and it was clear that the New York fans were feeling the pressure as well.

Lee Yo was not affected by O'Neal, making 4-of-7 shooting in the third quarter, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and scoring 12 points in the first quarter.

On the contrary, Ewing and Oakley were depressed, and there was no positive feedback at all on the defense, and O'Neal made 5 of 5 free throws, which made the two of them big for a while.

Jeff Van Gundy sat in front of the crowd, looked around and then shouted chicken soup:

"Hold on! We only have 12 minutes left to win, don't care about the opponent's performance and continue to follow the game plan we have made! ”

"Believe in each other, we are still ahead of our opponents!"

Alan Houston, who performed well in the third quarter, also high-fived at this time, encouraging:

"Do our job and we'll win the game!"

Tonight's atmosphere group Bang Bang iron, fortunately in the first quarter of the game led enough, Li You didn't want to be too much, stood up and reminded loudly:

"We controlled the fouls well, and when necessary, keep giving them free throws and I'll take care of the rest!"

Larry Johnson also immediately got up and high-fived when he heard Li You's words, continuing to cheer everyone on.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the two sides coincidentally chose to continue to use the main lineup, and the nervous New York fans began to shout:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

The Knicks took the lead in attacking, without complicated tactics, and under the decline in physical fitness, Ewing moved to the top of the arc to stand, but the cover was directly squeezed by Kobe.

O'Neal followed the defense, and saw Ewing going down and Kobe Bryant's defense in place, so he followed the move and contracted.

Holding the ball in his left hand, Li You slowly moved to the left wing, Kobe lowered his center of gravity, put his right forearm on Li You's side, sensed the defensive movement, and stared at the basketball in his hand at the same time.

Approaching the three-point line, Li You suddenly exploded the ball vigorously on the spot, then turned quickly, lowered his center of gravity while scooping the ball with his right hand, leaning over to accelerate.

Successfully perceiving the offensive movement, Kobe Bryant stepped to the left rear for the first time, and after the two collided, Kobe almost lost his body's center of gravity and hurriedly adjusted, but there was a trace of leakage in the defense.

Stepping on the three-point line, Li You immediately stopped quickly and dribbled behind his back, and while switching to his left hand, he slightly raised his body center of gravity and looked up at the frame.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly stepped forward to defend, but Li You took the opportunity to change direction under his crotch again, pretending to accelerate the breakthrough.

Following the instinct of his body, Kobe Bryant slid to the left back again, only to find that the moment Li You switched to his right hand, he completed the crotch pull back and returned to the three-point line.

Realizing that his defensive prediction was wrong, Kobe Bryant hurriedly jumped up to block, noticed that Li You stepped back to complete the shot, and tried to control his body in the air.

The block didn't do anything, and the basketball made a graceful arc and fell into the basket with precision!

At 75:82, the difference is back to 7 points!

“Wow！”

Seeing Li You raise three fingers, the cheers resounded in the stadium again.

After landing, Kobe Bryant tried to control his expression and pretended not to care to catch the ball on the baseline.

The good mood of the New York fans didn't last long, the right side of the low post was successful, O'Neal received a pass from Harper on the right wing, and without unnecessary movements, he turned directly to the baseline to complete the hook.

Ewing was completely stuck, and subconsciously jumped up to block, but it hit the opponent's arm, and the referee blew the whistle and the basketball went into the net.

"Shhhhh

With the huge boos and the interference of the fans behind the basketball hoop, O'Neal was not affected in any way, and the penalty was returned!

"God! O'Neill has scored six goals in a row, an incredible performance! ”

"If he can continue this form, no one can stop him from attacking."

Bob Costas exclaimed, O'Neal beat his chest with excitement after the free throw, and the Lakers bench was jubilant.

The game soon entered a stalemate again, Li You hit the iron, and O'Neal missed the basket.

Li Youqiang burst to the basket, causing Kobe Bryant to foul, and in turn, Kobe's back single, Alan Houston's foul also made the opponent go to the free throw line.

Seeing that the score difference remained unchanged and the score slowly rose, the New York fans at the scene became more and more nervous, and the shouts almost broke through the stadium.

With 2 minutes and 43 seconds left in the game, the score was 85-89, and for more than 3 minutes, the two teams did not score a point.

The law of conservation of character attacked, O'Neal suddenly missed the penalty again, and Phil Jackson was so anxious that Phil Jackson on the sidelines walked around and kept shouting loudly.

Li You and Larry Johnson also followed the iron during this time, the 4-point difference was too little, and Jeff Van Gundy couldn't collapse completely, and also shouted unconsciously.

The Knicks' offense consumed another 16 seconds, and under the Lakers' desperate defensive rotation, there were no good chances for either the passing ball on the line or the breakthrough point scored and played.

O'Neal, crouched under the basket, kept shouting back to his teammates to rotate defensively, and he already saw hope of an equalizer!

In the final moments, Alan Houston once again threw the ball to Li You, who came to the right sideline, and the tactical kill had to be taken by the core.

Time was running out to attack, and after receiving the ball, Li You first firmly protected the ball on the left side of his body, and then quickly tried to take a step with his right foot in front of the left.

Kobe Bryant pressed his body's center of gravity extremely low, did not cut the ball easily, but used blindfold defense to always maintain his body's center of gravity.

Seeing that the time for the attack was coming, Li You put the ball with his right hand after testing the step again, accelerated with all his strength, and broke through step by step.

Kobe Bryant quickly slid to the left back, breaking through to the near baseline position on the right side, Li You suddenly pulled back with a large crotch, and then directly closed the ball, and threw a backward jump shot with his feet!

Under the emergency stop, Kobe Bryant immediately lost his defensive position, jumped up and blocked at the first time, but it was still a beat slower, and the basketball flew past his fingertips and flew to the basket.

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

Bryant, who struggled to defend, lost his center of gravity in the air and ended up falling in front of the Lakers' bench.

With the cheers of the fans at the scene, Kobe Bryant looked up helplessly, but the next second he saw Li You stepping over his lap with an expressionless face

The atmosphere group on the Lakers' bench was also stunned at this moment, everyone watched Li You step back into the defense, and then the shouts of breaking through the arena sounded in their ears.

Kobe Bryant only felt that his blood was surging, his head was bigger twice, and he stood up and was about to rush in the direction of Li You, but before he could get close, he was pushed away by Larry Johnson.

Harper wanted to pull Kobe Bryant away, but he rushed into the crowd and received a black punch, and before the referee could react, players on both sides were already pushing and shoving on the Lakers' bench.

Kobe Bryant, who was above, found that Li You actually raised his hands and signaled the fans at the scene to get high, and he was almost blown up for a while.

was just pushed around by everyone, Kobe Bryant couldn't rush out for a while, and could only watch Li You pretend to be X in the center of the field

At 85:91, Bryant's eyes widened as the referee pulled the two sides back into the field.

Seeing Li You actually switch defenses in front of him, Kobe Bryant didn't care about any tactics and big brother, and the top position of the arc was a dribble shaking.

O'Neal was still in the basket position, shouted twice but found that Kobe Bryant had already held the ball in his right hand, buried his head in a sudden burst, and scolded angrily for a while.

On the right side, Kobe's breakthrough was blocked by Li You with his body, and he still didn't choose to pass, and slammed the basket after switching to his left hand.

It's just that the upper body moves widely, but the position under his feet is not moving, ignoring Glenn Rice, who is responding on the wing, Kobe Bryant quickly turned in the direction of the baseline, but was blocked by Li You.

It seemed that there was no room for a shot at all, Kobe Bryant finally simply twisted his body, leaned back on the spot after exerting force under his feet, and threw the ball out!

O'Neal almost scolded, three don't stick, and the basketball fell directly into Ewing's arms.

Phil Jackson didn't expect his instructions to have no effect, watching Li You shake his head and spread his hands, leaning on Kobe Bryant to slowly squeeze through the half, and scolded twice in anger for a while.

At the top of the arc, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, kept protecting the ball sideways, and Kobe Bryant kept cutting the ball at this time.

In the face of such a defense, Li You suddenly turned around, shook to the right front, and took advantage of the opponent's sliding step, and immediately changed direction sharply in front of the body.

It was just a simple misguided change of direction, but Kobe Bryant was directly shaken, holding the ball in his left hand, and Li You, who was stuck in position, went straight to the basket.

O'Neal pounced directly at this time, and saw Li You throw the ball high to the top right of the basket during the march!

Completely unguarded, Ewing fishes the ball in the air and pours the basket with both hands!

"Boom!" Empty catch the storm dunk!

"Ahh

The dunk that almost killed the game made Ewing Bang pound his chest and raise his head and scream.

Madison Square Garden was in full swing, the arena was filled with fans shouting excitedly, and the atmosphere team on the bench was bouncing and cheering loudly.

At 85:93, there was 1 minute and 24 seconds left in the game, and it seemed that time was running out.

Phil Jackson's face darkened and he asked for a timeout again, and O'Neal angrily pointed at Kobe, only to be pushed to the other side of the bench by Harper.

"Wonderful offense and defense, Lee once again controlled the game, a key score to break the deadlock, and an assist to expand the score to his teammates!"

"That's MVP! The Knicks may be going to win! ”

Bob Costas let out a sigh of excitement and commented, and Doug Collins just shook his head slightly and said regretfully:

"The decision of the game may be in one or two rounds, and unfortunately, at the last moment, Kobe Bryant seems to have lost his cool, maybe that's the price of growth."

When the Lakers re-fed the ball to O'Neal, Oakley laughed and sent him to the free-throw line.

The first penalty struck the iron, and Spike Lee on the sidelines immediately cheered, raised his hands high, and signaled that the scene was agitated.

“BEAT LA！ BEAT LA！ BEAT LA！ ”

Amid the joyful shouts of the New York fans, O'Neal made his second free throw in the morning

Ewing protected the rebound, and Li You answered, and slowly walked through the half court again.

Kobe Bryant, who had an explosive mentality, was still cutting the ball, and soon the referee blew the whistle directly, and Li You walked to the free throw line with a smile.

O'Neal was so angry that he didn't want to speak, so he stood on his knees and stood next to the paint, subconsciously looking at the free throw line, only to see Li You scoring the ball with his eyes closed.

"Shaq! That's a free throw! ”

Li You said this sentence with a smile, then took the basketball, and still hit the second free throw.

At this time, O'Neill couldn't hold back, and regardless of the referee being by his side, he directly accepted the ball and smashed the ball to Li You with his backhand.

Unexpectedly, Li You seemed to have long eyes in the back of his head, and as soon as he turned around, the basketball flew past him, turned his head and spread his hand to O'Neal.

O'Neal, who had a completely explosive mentality, ignored the referee's obstruction, and wanted to rush up again, and soon the two sides pushed each other again, and the New York fans who liked to watch the excitement applauded loudly:

“Fuck！ ＊＊”

At 85:95, pushing and scolding could not change the score, and there was no suspense in the game.

Although Harper hit a three-pointer with a cold arrow, there was not enough game time.

With the penalty shoot-out, Alan Houston hit the last two penalties and the long minute was finally over.

At 90:99, in the cheers of the fans, the Knicks successfully protected the home court!

Everyone on the bench had smiles on their faces, and they immediately stepped forward to high-five Li You to celebrate.

Phil Jackson's face darkened when he saw Jeff Van Gundy's smug smile, and after shaking hands, he walked briskly to the players' tunnel.

Kobe Bryant covered his head with a towel, Harper hugged his little brother's shoulder, as if to comfort him, O'Neal still cursed and ran quickly to the locker room.

On the NBC commentary seat, the two looked at the Lakers who were walking quickly away from the arena, and then looked at the Knicks bench who was still celebrating happily, and could only sigh again:

"O'Neal made 1-of-7 free throws in the final quarter, and unfortunately, maybe with a few more free throws, the outcome of the game would have been completely different."

"Lee was so calm, he knew how to win, 3-of-7 in the fourth quarter, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, and scored 11 points, and every score counted!"

As soon as Doug Collins finished speaking, Bob Costas added:

"As long as both teams can take the lead at the beginning, there is a good chance that they will win the game!"

"I believe that in the G4 game, the Lakers will start well, and with more than two days of rest, they can also take the opportunity to adjust their physical condition."

Playing 47 minutes and 42 seconds, O'Neal was 17-of-28 from the field, 9-of-18 from the free-throw line, and finished with 43 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers.

Playing 39 minutes, Bryant made 6 of 15 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and contributed 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.

Looking at the playing time of the two, Bob Costas didn't comment too much, and Phil Jackson only gave O'Neal a breather in this game

The Madison Square Garden arena was still very noisy, and many fans continued to celebrate after the game.

Although the process was a little bumpy, the big score was 2:1, and the Knicks had a chance to get the match point in the next game!

Just thinking about it makes some young fans can't stop getting excited.

Played 45 minutes, 15-of-28, 5-of-12 from beyond the three-point line, 12-of-12 from the free throw line, 47 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers.

Back in the locker room, Jeff Van Gundy hugged Li You again, and everyone applauded and shouted:

"There are only two wins left to win the championship!"

“Wow！”

Li You also shouted with his teammates, tonight the atmosphere team hit the iron, and everyone was very satisfied to be able to win the game.

Only Phil Jackson was the only person in the Lakers' post-game press conference, and the championship coach still looked very ugly when he sat on the stage.

In addition, the New York media is vigorously arching the fire, and the questions asked are even more salt on the wound:

"Phil, how would you rate Kobe Bryant's performance in the last two minutes?"

Without answering the question head-on, Phil Jackson frowned and complained:

"That's not a basketball move! That's not in the spirit of competitive sportsmanship! ”

"Maybe Lee's stats are good, but I wouldn't agree with him doing this, and the referee should punish him, not be indifferent."

Hearing the championship coach complain, the New York media were comfortable, and some veteran reporters did not forget Phil Jackson's smug look when the Bulls won in the past.

As long as they can taunt each other, everyone will output to their heart's content.

Alan Houston was excellent tonight, shooting 8-of-17, 1-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, and quietly finishing with 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and two turnovers.

When he attended the press conference with Li You after the game, as soon as the two sat down, the audience burst into applause.

The TNT reporter saw that both of them were smiling, and immediately asked questions that everyone was concerned about:

"Lee, can you talk about that action in verse 4? I think a lot of people would like to hear her explanation. ”

Before Li You could speak, Alan Houston straightened the microphone and said:

"There's nothing to explain, Kobe lost his center of gravity and fell to the floor, Lee stepped over the opponent's leg in order to return in time, this is just a very normal round!"

"The referee didn't say anything, I don't think there's anything wrong with that, everyone was so engrossed in the game that they didn't have much time to think."

Li You, who was on the side, shrugged his shoulders and added:

"Allan was right, it was just a normal basketball round!"

Soon the New York media took control of the discourse, everyone started the business blowing mode, and the Lakers' reporters stayed for two minutes before leaving

On June 12, Lee You's 47 points and the Knicks' victory once again swept the major print media in New York.

The New York Times and the New York Post used the same headline on the front pages:

“BEAT LA！”

And the accompanying picture is a photo of Li You stepping over Kobe's lap, and the photographer captured it at a very good time.

Li You's expressionless appearance looked very domineering, Kobe Bryant on the floor looked surprised, and everyone on the Lakers bench behind them opened their mouths wide.

Of course, O'Neal's frustrated smashing of the ball also angered the New York media, and many sports columns began to mock the Sharks' MVP in a twist.

The Lakers, who were still in New York, were bombarded with these news early in the morning.

Although Phil Jackson asked the players not to read boring newspapers, the whispers and teasing glances of the hotel staff hurt everyone on the Lakers.

O'Neal didn't bother with his teammates all night, and Harper became the current leader in the locker room.

After breakfast, Bryant returned to his room, flipped through the newspaper he had secretly obtained, and even looked at several print media, only to find that the photo that had been crossed was a front-page headline.

The more he looked at it, the more angry he became, Kobe's eyes were red with anger, and he directly tore the newspaper in his hand to shreds, and from this moment on, Li You became his mortal enemy

seemed to be still angry, Kobe Bryant simply scolded repeatedly:

“F***!”

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