On June 2, 2001, after the end of G1 of the Finals, the NBA league and advertisers were smiling.

Seemingly completely free from the impact of the collective bargaining lockdown, G1 surpassed 20 million viewers in the second half of the game.

It can be expected that as the schedule increases, the number of viewers will rise, and if the script is good enough, it will exceed 30 million, and it is very likely to return to the peak of the early 90s.

Of course, there are also many fans who complain that there are too many ad pasers, too many free throws in the game, and the pace is too slow.

Fans watching the game live couldn't feel it, and the audience in front of the TV could even see footage of Jeff Van Gundy drinking sugar-free Best Coke.

In addition, when he paused, he went into the advertisement, and he didn't forget to give a close-up of Li You's shoes when he made free throws.

O'Neal had an uncomfortable toe and couldn't attend the press conference, and the besieged Phil Jackson could only continue to draw pies:

"Our goal is to get an away win!"

“.”

The 15:0 thing is gone, and the game is over, and the ball critics have seen a lot of things, and the Lakers' rotation doesn't seem to be enough.

Hores Grant, who is about to turn 36, is playing soy sauce on his debut, and although the veteran is full of meat, he has missed a series of low-post singles.

stabbed to the basket and hit the basket, such a soft-footed shrimp performance, almost stupid Lakers fans.

Bryan Shaw, a veteran, didn't play much either, and Ron Harper and Tyronn Lue didn't get a minute of playing time.

The team rotated seven players to the limit, and only Horry performed decently.

The Lakers players have not yet spoken, and as a team celebrity, Magic Johnson took the initiative to give an interview for the first time after coming to New York with the team.

A large number of media reporters failed to block O'Neal at the hotel in the morning, and it was a surprise to be able to interview Magic Johnson:

"I didn't see the desire to win in the Lakers, they played too soft, and the opponent was in control of the game throughout the game."

"In the show time era, we were more able to run than our opponents and we were more pressing on the defensive end, and those traits are completely gone now."

"When I was watching the game in the box, every time I saw Lee accelerate from the backcourt to make a layup, I wanted to ask the players, what are they doing? It's the Grand Final! ”

"The core players have to take on the role of leaders and unfortunately I didn't get to see that in G1."

“.”

Magic Johnson, who lost his signature smile, looked particularly angry, obviously unable to accept the fact that he had been broken by the fast attack.

G1 played 45 minutes, 19-of-30, 10-of-22 free throws, 48 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.

The celebrities of the Lakers have spoken out, and O'Neal, as the boss of the team, naturally has to give an explanation to fans and old-timers at this time:

'It's my responsibility to lose, but a defeat doesn't affect our confidence.'

“.”

O'Neal spoke in a low tone, in a very unbeautiful mood, and he thought he couldn't do more than he was able to do more than he showed a drop in fitness in the fourth quarter.

The New York Post reporter listened to O'Neal's refusal to mention the best record in the playoffs, and found an opportunity to grin again:

"Shaq, does the Lakers still have a chance to tie the best record in playoff history?"

Theoretically, the Lakers still have the possibility of reaching 15:1, and the media reporters around the side also handed the microphone to O'Neal.

"I don't care about records, I just want to win!"

“.”

O'Neal held back for a while to say this, which made everyone laugh, and the Lakers staff hurriedly beckoned the dark-faced shark to leave, saying more and more wrong, it was time to remain silent.

On the other side, Kobe Bryant became a little transparent again, G1 played 47 minutes, 7 of 18, 0 of 1 from beyond the three-point line, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.

With such a performance, Kobe Bryant was naturally very dissatisfied, but the Lakers' offense was not fast-paced, with only 77 shots in the whole game, O'Neal had more balls, and others could only beat the side drum.

4-of-15 from beyond the three-point line, compared to the previous playoffs, Fisher's three-point shooting is no longer magical.

When Kobe Bryant was interviewed, he couldn't help but whisper two sentences:

"We need to speed up the attacking tempo, and the perimeter players need to step up in time to share the offensive pressure, and in the next game, we must not let the opponent score easily."

Even though Phil Jackson repeatedly sent chicken soup, Kobe Bryant, who lost the game, still questioned the team's offensive options in his heart.

Nobody likes to give the ball to the big man inside at half time, and the defense has to chase the defensive end.

This season, O'Neal's training intensity has decreased since his injury, his weight has increased, and his fast-break involvement has also decreased.

The whole team took care of the boss, and Kobe, who was striking iron, wanted to continue to complain, but was soon pulled away by the team staff.

The Finals are highly discussed, and some commentators have begun to gossip about the internal contradictions of the Lakers.

Winning G1, the Knicks coaching staff did not dare to be careless, after all, O'Neal hit 60% from the field, and this efficient performance is likely to last the entire series.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't expect Lee to play efficiently in the game, and for an outside player, the shooting percentage of 50% has already gone up to the sky.

The interior defense stretched so hard that the game seemed to become a math problem.

The bald young marshal is more eager for a defensive big man, one inside and one outside, with a balanced configuration, and the defensive end will be better, which is the ideal team in his mind.

After the afternoon's training session, Jeff Van Gundy didn't forget to cheer Ben Wallace on.

There is really no one to rotate inside, and with new and veterans, rebounding is still prone to problems.

"Ben, don't be in the world of accidents, focus on the game, and make sure to rebound."

"Defense is never a one-man business, so don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's dangerous and tiring!"

If nothing else, O'Neal will continue to be crazy about the inside line, and the hard days of "Little Ben" are still to come.

Most of the critics in the newspapers didn't give Ben Walley a good rating, and the most prominent article in the New York Times article in the morning was:

"Lee shattered the Lakers' illusions!"

There were also many commentators who praised Lewis' performance, shooting 4-of-9 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the three-point line to score a team-high 15 points.

Hearing the coach's words, Ben Wallace was still a little disappointed, even if everyone in the Knicks gave him chicken soup today, he was never happy.

It's not about victory, he just wants to get more people's recognition.

Artest, a second-year student, didn't think too much about it, winning games, being praised, enjoying the cheers of the fans, and by the way, he was still pretending to be an X in front of a bunch of relatives and friends, and he couldn't stop having fun all day.

A large number of reporters surrounded the Talitown training center, and during the training session, everyone noticed that Li You kept repeating:

"We have to shoot resolutely!"

Winning a game, Li You didn't have much emotional change, the Knicks as a three-time championship team, except for the Finals rookie Grant Hill, the main players' desire for the championship is declining.

On a higher stage, it is more practical to play a beautiful statistic than a trophy, and with Excel, there is a big contract.

Alan Houston was 9-of-20 from the field and 2-of-5 from beyond the three-point line to score a team-high 24 points.

At the end of the afternoon training, the media reporters continued to besiege Li You, and once they entered the finals, the players and reporters would enter a "win-win" mode.

Every year, handling the relationship with the media has become a compulsory course for Li You, and if competitive sports want to reap honors, there are not so many fights and kills, but more sophistication.

Ahmed Rashad was more responsible for interviewing the Lakers, and as the NBC host in the rear during the Finals, he had to chase down the training center at this time in order to get more news.

"Lee, talk about tomorrow night's game, will you continue the efficient performance of G1?"

Rashad immediately asked questions, and soon a circle of reporters also handed the microphone in front of him.

"I wish I could hit 100 per cent, but when I come out on the pitch, I don't think about that!"

"I've had a lot of finals experience, and on this stage, it's more about believing in each other."

"You've seen the Knicks' training and we're enjoying the game even more now, with the sixth championship in the team's history, and everybody is ready."

Li You, who was dressed in training clothes, smiled and pointed to the training wall, "2000~2001 NBA Championship" The small words around him were almost speechless:

"All the places have been reserved in advance?"

“.”

When he returned to his home in Tarrytown in the evening, after dinner, the agent, Mark Battlestein, rubbed his eyebrows and began to introduce his news again:

"ABC, ESPN, and TNT all want to get in-depth cooperation, and there seems to be some problems on NBC's side of the next broadcast contract."

"We had to build some new media relations ahead of time."

Li You was a little surprised, in his impression, the league's ratings still increased this season:

"Next year is the last year of the contract, and according to the current trend, will NBC end the partnership?"

Mark Battlestein nodded, he also has rugby and other athletes under him, and he knows much more about the market situation than Li You, who doesn't pay attention to other sports:

"Without the NBA, NBC can still broadcast ice hockey on Wednesday and football on Sunday, and it doesn't make a difference to them."

"The best 10 years have passed, NBC and the league have successfully built a brand of sporting events, and now, they want to quit."

"The three broadcasters who took over may reduce some of the broadcasts in order to increase viewership, which is also the intention of David Stern, and ABC will most likely only broadcast more than 20 live broadcasts in the United States in a season."

"The reduction of live broadcasts in the United States will also affect the Knicks, which is also something that brands are worried about."

The playoffs are currently broadcast by TNT, with the former having only the rights to broadcast the first two rounds, and NBC, which has exclusive access to the divisional finals and finals.

NBC is still very good at packaging the game, and it is really difficult for subsequent broadcasters to surpass the ratings set in the early 90s.

Li You knows that this is a sponsor who wants to lower the price, and with his current influence, there is a high probability that the next cooperation will be a 5-year contract:

"Looks like I'm going to have to do more interviews in the offseason!"

"I suggest accepting invitations from some publishers, there is a market for autobiographies, team biographies, and some personal documentaries also need to be arranged in advance, these are all effective means to expand their influence."

"It's ideal for everyone to come together, and if you can win this year's finals, we'll learn a lot from the all-time best discussion."

"Failure deserves respect, but people always prefer to see successful people share their experiences."

Mark Battlestein hands Lee a book, For The Love of The Game, which he published after his retirement.

Li You looked at it casually, and then said with a smile:

"Sales didn't meet expectations? I know about it. ”

The failure of 98 years has cost Michael Jordan a lot, although it does not have much impact on his personal brand, but many fans recognize a fact:

"No one can beat the erosion of time, and neither can Michael Jordan."

Mycuel is still a world-famous athlete, but when it comes to discussing the GOAT, there is more controversy, after all, the numbers don't lie.

The two discussed the plan after the finals, and before the offseason, they had to execute it quickly before the heat dissipated.

Sending off the increasingly busy agent, Li You stayed in the study and manually recorded some information in his notebook.

Ivana quietly handed over a glass of milk, Li You looked up at the blonde white rabbit who was a little fatter, hugged the other party into his arms, and after exploring, he found that his waist was fat and gone:

"How do you think you can increase your influence?"

didn't care about the big hand on her body, Ivana, who hugged Li You, thought about it, and replied with a smile:

"Make movies, participate in more TV shows, I think reality shows are good!"

Li You shook his head slightly, American TV programs still have limitations, and if he wants to expand his influence in the world, he has other plans:

"Maybe I should buy a team!"

On June 3rd, the NBA Finals G2 officially started, and this game was crucial for both sides, as long as they could protect the next two home courts, the pressure on the Knicks dropped sharply.

Unlike Li You, Kobe Bryant is still imitating his idol and still pursuing the first championship of his career.

"I'm going to take on more scoring and the Lakers will win on the road!"

After the G1 game, although most commentators were discussing the game, there was not much grass on the wall, after all, the series had just begun, and the Knicks protected their home court, which was also expected by everyone.

Bryant's remarks made many sports reporters realize that the atmosphere on the Lakers seemed to be a little discordant.

Although Phil Jackson has been emphasizing that this is a "basketball controversy" throughout the season, judging by Kobe's tone, it is clear that he is dissatisfied with the way O'Neal led the team.

After the game started at 21 o'clock that night, Kobe Bryant was very active and began to take on more offense, as he himself said.

After scoring a team-high 12 points in 5-of-9 in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant continued to shoot in the second quarter of the game!

With 8:01 left in the half, Jeff Van Gundy pulled Lee back and the Knicks scored just five points in less than four minutes.

At 29:29, the Lakers also failed to seize the opportunity, and Brian Shaw, who came off the bench, continued to play iron, plus Kobe Bryant was dumb, and only relied on O'Neal to score 4 points.

“Let's go Knicks！.”

At Madison Square Garden, the cheering cries of nearly 20,000 spectators rang out again.

Fisher didn't take the lead either, he held his headband with a serious expression, and when he saw Li You approaching the halfline, he pulled his wide shorts again

On the left flank, Alan Houston shouted to Artest in the bottom left corner to slip to the bottom line to open up space.

When Lee Woo came to the outside of the three-point line, Kurt Thomas stopped on the right side near the baseline and did not move, only Ben Wallace on the left near the baseline quickly stepped up and prepared to cover.

Bryant, who was marking Alan Houston, hesitated and finally chose to follow to the bottom left corner, while O'Neal lowered his center of gravity early and was ready to switch defenses at any time.

Amid the cheers, Ben Wallace, who was mentioned at the top of the arc, just hung up and dribbled behind Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, and quickly went down.

O'Neal completely abandoned the defense, and with Fisher, he went straight to Li You, who switched to the left hand, and the two were extremely fast, intending to complete the package outside the three-point line.

Li You, who had been prepared, moved sideways for the first time, and at the moment when the two were about to complete the pinch, the center of gravity suddenly lowered, and took advantage of the opponent's interference to quickly wrap around the ball with his left hand.

Watching the basketball pass under Li You's crotch, Fisher, who had learned his lesson, immediately fouled, pulled his hands, and the referee followed the whistle.

Taking advantage of the opening sideline ball, on the NBC commentary bench, Mav Albert hurriedly introduced:

"Getting his second foul, Fisher should be mindful of the number of fouls."

Doug Collins seemed to be aware of the Lakers' game strategy, and suddenly commented:

"Obviously, tonight's game, the Lakers are going to disrupt Lee's offensive rhythm, but it doesn't seem to be working well at the moment."

"In terms of alignment, Lee's advantage is too great, and he also has his own unique way of cracking the opponent's pinch."

At the top of the arc, Li You saw Fisher beside him hugging him tightly, and couldn't help but smile and quipped:

"Man, 6 fouls shouldn't be enough!"

Fisher was not in the mood to respond to Li You, and kept watching Alan Houston on the serve, while his hand movements did not stop.

Kicking out the sideline ball, Li You first slapped the opponent's arm off with the ball protector, and then suddenly accelerated, and regained control of the basketball at the top of the arc.

Facing Fisher, who came up again on the defensive, Li You, who was protecting the ball with his back, quickly released the ball with his right hand, resisted the defense, and accelerated in a straight line.

There was no way, Fisher could only try to slide and at the same time give a physical confrontation, and the two entangled to the free throw line, and Li You, who was stuck in position, pulled back to his crotch.

The sudden emergency stop made it difficult for Fisher to control his body's center of gravity, and he lost his defensive position in an instant, and watched Li You shoot a jump shot from the free throw line after the ball!

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

“Wow！”

The beautiful goal made the New York fans cheer, and Phil Jackson on the sidelines immediately made a tactical gesture and signaled the players to continue to wrap up.

“Defense！.”

O'Neill quickly rushed across the halfcourt, and without looking at Fisher, who was holding the ball in the back, came to the left blocking position, and began to ask for the ball with his back.

On the other side, Bryant was at the top of the arc, also waiting for Fisher to pass.

was almost unable to raise his head by Li You's close-fitting collar defense, and Fisher, who was focused on ball control, just saw the movements of the two in the half, and hesitated for a while.

As soon as he came to the left wing, Ben Wallace began to half-circle and desperately prevent O'Neal from receiving the ball, and in desperation, Fisher subconsciously gave the ball to Kobe Bryant, who was near the top of the arc.

The moment he received the ball, he had the opportunity to stuff the ball straight to the basket, but Kobe Bryant took advantage of Alan Houston to step forward to lead the defense, and immediately put the ball with his right hand to break through.

O'Neal, who had already rushed to the basket, hurriedly opened up the space again, but Kobe Bryant moved faster than he expected, approaching the right elbow area, leaning on Alan Houston, Kobe Bryant turned around, and then immediately closed the ball.

The moment he got rid of the defense, Kobe Bryant made a pull-up jump shot at the free throw line!

"Bang!"

The action was dashing, but the basketball slammed to the front of the basket, and Kurt Thomas immediately protected the backcourt rebound after shrinking.

Artest had already crossed the half along the left touchline when he received the pass, and Fox stepped back to interfere, but Lee Woo quickly came to the top of the arc to respond.

O'Neal, who had been running with bumps, had just returned to the paint area, and he couldn't help but shout out to Horry on the other side as he watched Li You push the left-handed ball to change direction and pass Fisher again.

"Come on!"

Bryant, who retreated to the right wing, noticed that Li You had rushed to the free throw line, and subconsciously contracted.

Coupled with O'Neal and Horry's two retracting baskets, Fisher chasing after him, the Lakers instantly formed a four-man encirclement.

Li You reacted quickly, and without waiting to rush to the middle of the circle, he jumped up and threw the ball immediately after dribbling at the free throw line.

On the right wing, unguarded Alan Houston catches the ball and shoots a jumper from beyond the three-point line.

"Oh!"

The New York fans at the scene sighed regretfully, but the long rebound was picked up by Fisher in the back, and Kobe Bryant rushed across the half court with a single shot, and at the same time, O'Neal also desperately followed up.

Alan Houston chased Kobe Bryant, and Li You went straight to Fisher, and the Lakers' counterattack was fast, and Fisher, who had the ball, resisted Li You's defense and rushed to the left wing.

Noticing that Bryant was already stuck in position under the basket, Fisher took advantage of the situation and sent a high lob pass.

The moment Kobe Bryant received the ball at the bottom left of the basket, Alan Houston immediately stepped forward to block the opponent's shot, but failed to strengthen under the basket at the first time, Kobe Bryant immediately put the ball with his left hand and dribbled to the bottom right of the basket along the bottom line.

Without noticing the dribble, Ben Wallace had already retreated to the basket, and when Kobe Bryant, who came to the bottom right of the basket, topped Alan Houston to complete a step-up jumper, Ben Wallace also jumped up to block.

Surrounded by the two, Kobe Bryant didn't notice O'Neal who followed up, continued to lean back in the air, and directly made a laydown shot, threw the ball to the rebound, and immediately fell to the floor.

O'Neal, who followed up, thought the younger brother would pass the ball, but only to see the basketball fly towards the rebound, and after bouncing just over his head.

didn't have time to open his hand, O'Neal saw Li You rush to the paint area to pick up the ball, and in an instant, the offense and defense were transposed, and the Knicks also launched a counterattack.

"Fack!"

O'Neal could only continue to chase behind him, and Fisher pounced and wanted to commit a tactical foul, but was easily swept around the ball by Li You's left hand behind his back.

Aiming at the two behind them, the two were still desperately chasing the defense, and Li You, who switched to his right hand, did not slow down, facing Horry at the top of the arc, pushing the ball again with his right hand and changing direction, and the moment he grabbed the ball with his left hand, he carried the opponent's heavy shoulders and accelerated.

Horry, who twisted and slid away, didn't have time to defend at all, and in the blink of an eye, Li You rushed to the free throw line, subconsciously pulled it out, but only pulled the jersey when he stumbled.

Li You was not affected at all, he rushed up in three steps near the free throw line, jumped in the paint area, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, and easily picked up the basket!

At 29:33, as soon as Li You appeared, the Knicks overtook the score.

On the commentary seat, Mav-Albert exclaimed, "

"It's too fast! Lee, who rushed up, couldn't stop at all, and Bryant made an unreasonable offensive choice. ”

From the Lakers' counterattack miss to Li You's layup goal, the score was completed in less than 6 seconds.

Doug Collins saw that Kobe Bryant, who had just gotten up from the floor, had just retreated to the midline position, and also commented euphemistically:

"Kobe Bryant should stabilize his emotions, and O'Neal who follows up has a better chance."

On the court, everyone in the Knicks team had retreated to the half court at this time, Li You clapped his hands, beckoned everyone to defend, and on the other side, the baseline ball was opened, O'Neal was furious and shouted at Kobe:

"Give me the ball!"

Phil Jackson on the sidelines was also shouting a reminder that soon, Fisher handed over the ball to Horry at the top of the arc immediately after half-time.

The latter also didn't look at Bryant on the right flank, and immediately hoisted the ball to O'Neal under the defense of Kurt Thomas.

Li You followed Fisher to the bottom line, and the Lakers rotated around on the outside, opening up offensive space for O'Neal by the way.

Since the receiving position was a little far from the basket, O'Neal had to start pouting and arching under the basket.

Ben Wallace blocked the line with a desperate block, and when O'Neal twisted in the direction of the paint, Alan Houston at the top of the arc immediately shrunk his defense.

Under the double encirclement, O'Neal completely turned around, held high, and grabbed the ball with his right hand and threw it into the air.

Kobe Bryant, who was vacant at the top of the arc, failed to receive the pass, but O'Neal scored, and it was not easy to say anything, so he turned around and followed everyone to quickly retreat.

The second quarter quickly entered the rhythm of core players scoring and role players playing iron.

Horry received a pass from O'Neal on the right side and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc;

In the transition attack, Li You cut in 45 degrees on the left side, once again attracting three people to encircle, and Artest received the ball in the bottom corner of the left side and hit the iron.

In the face of huge boos, Bryant hit a two-point iron in the left elbow area, O'Neal grabbed a rebound in the frontcourt, and the basket was in front of the second offensive throw.

The Knicks blocked and dismantled three, and Alan Houston received a pass from Lee Yo at the top of the arc after covering, met Kobe's block, and missed the three-point shot.

The long rebound popped up and was just picked up by Li You in the right blocking area.

Returning to the right wing, Fisher was still adjusting his center of gravity, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, looked at the direction of the top of the arc, and suddenly his center of gravity was low, and he retreated after dribbling under his hips, and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!

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

Fisher looked at Li You's retreating back, opened his mouth, and finally could only raise his hand in frustration to indicate that it was his problem.

The Lakers gave O'Neal a "board", and looking back, on the Knicks' side, Li You frequently shot on the outside, and picked up long rebounds from time to time after hitting the iron.

With the Lakers' final attack, Bryant missed a basket under a strong basket on the right wing, and the halftime ended.

At 47:48, the Knicks maintained their lead.

Jeff Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief, the team was out of place tonight, down at half-time, and it was all up to the opponent.

Phil Jackson frowned again, a great opportunity, but he didn't take it

In the half, Bryant scored 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting, and O'Neal was 8-of-11 from the field and 1-of-6 from the free-throw line to score 17 points.

The Lakers made 0 of 8 from beyond the three-point line, and this technical statistic made Doug Collins speechless:

'Kobi took on some of O'Neal's attacking pressure and it worked well at half-time.

"The perimeter players also need to shoot firmly, and they have to take advantage of some open opportunities."

Mav Albert didn't expect tonight's game to be so iron.

On the Knicks' side, Lee Woo was 7-of-13, 2-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring a team-high 20 points, but only had three assists in the half.

The Lakers' defense shrank very small, and the Knicks made 4-of-14 from beyond the three-point line and almost smashed their own basket.

'It's not normal for both teams and it looks like there was a bit of tension on both sides tonight and we look forward to seeing the players pick up in form in the second half.'

Mav Albert didn't say much about the game, hitting too much iron, which was completely out of line with pre-match expectations.

In the Knicks locker room, everyone was also a little depressed, although there will always be a situation of not being able to shoot this season, but when they appear at home, everyone is still a little worried.

While everyone was back in their seats, Li You immediately got up and clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said loudly:

"Don't worry about not being able to shoot, all we have to do is to shoot resolutely!"

"Shooting is what we do best, and I believe that my next shot will definitely hit."

"Catch, shoot! Catch the ball, break through! ”

'That's the way we play, in the second half, we're going to make the opposition defence pay!'

Everyone on the Knicks team nodded their heads, and everyone knew that if they couldn't shoot, the Lakers would intensify their efforts to contain Li You, and then form a vicious circle.

This situation has been experienced in the regular season, but at present, the offensive means are single, and instead of believing in low-post offense, it is better to let go and then throw.

When the team is in trouble, Ewing can only scratch his head, and after coming on the court, except for back fouls and catch-and-shoot jumpers after blocking, there is basically nothing for him:

"Don't worry about the boring media after the game, as long as we can win the series, we are heroes!"

Hearing Ewing's words, everyone also responded with a smile, if they really lose, the final pot must be the boss.

Li You also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the overly monotonous offensive means made the Knicks have to stick to the head and continue to throw after hitting the iron.

Whether it can be thrown in or not depends on the sky

The atmosphere at Madison Square Garden is still hot, and although O'Neal is doing whatever he wants inside, the home team is still ahead, which is worth celebrating.

Spike Lee, with a large orange handkerchief wrapped around his head, skewered around the sidelines, greeting his acquaintances.

Under the basketball hoop, James Dolan and David Stern sat together, and the two whispered a few words from time to time, seemingly very happy with the game.

After the start of the second half, cheers and shouts resounded in the stadium again:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

Li You, who received the ball on the bottom line, watched the defender next to him become Kobe, and knew that the Lakers had changed their tactics and played iron in the second quarter, making Kobe Bryant a defensive tool man again.

"The real core doesn't get that kind of treatment, are you going to keep chasing me in the second half?"

Li You leaned on Kobe Bryant to catch the ball on the baseline, and by the way, he teased the other party's treatment.

“.”

Kobe Bryant held his breath and slid desperately, constantly giving physical confrontations, and had no chance to respond to Li You.

When Alan Houston received the ball at the top of the arc, Fisher immediately stuck to the defense, eager to hang on to the opponent.

Immediately after receiving the ball, he began to release the ball and moved to the left wing, and Grant Hill also began to move away from the three-point line, and the two easily completed hand-to-hand passes.

Grant Hill began to call tactics, Kobe Bryant noticed that Ewing began to rise, and Li You on the left flank ran without the ball, as if he wanted to slip down the bottom line, and subconsciously followed Li You's side.

When Ewing moved to the free throw line, Lee You, who cut in, first feigned acceleration, then suddenly ran back, and returned to the three-point line with a twist.

The Fox defense has been shrunk behind, which makes it easy for Grant Hill to deliver cross-passes.

At the moment of receiving the ball, Li You dangled on the left flank, and Kobe, who was chasing after the defense, subconsciously lowered his center of gravity, and then raised his right hand and immediately met him.

Without waiting for the opponent to defend in front of him, Li You put the ball with his right hand, lowered his center of gravity and pretended to break through.

Taking advantage of Kobe Bryant's slide to the left rear again, Li Youyun took a step and suddenly exerted force under his feet, quickly retreated, returned to the three-point line, drifted slightly to the right, and quickly jumped and shot!

Continuously eating, Kobe Bryant could only fight hard, and at the same time control the action to avoid directly pounced on Li You, the block did not play any role, stopped, and the cheers of the fans were heard in his ears.

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

At 47:51, the Knicks pulled the gap away again.

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Fisher still handed over the ball quickly, and then ran to the bottom left corner with Li You.

At the top of the arc, Kobe Bryant received the ball, and near the baseline on the right side, Grant hurriedly went up to block and dismantle.

The high-quality cover allowed Bryant, who was holding the ball in his right hand, to get rid of Alan Houston's pursuit immediately.

At the same time, Lewis switched defenses, but let go of the long two-point position and stayed near the free throw line.

In the face of such a great opportunity, Kobe Bryant did not choose to jump shot, but held the ball straight to the basket with his right hand, and while he was on the move, he took advantage of Grant to go down and send a pocket pass.

After receiving the ball, Grant had already come to the front of the basket, saw Ewing back to defend, simply closed the ball early, and then threw the ball to the basket.

The basketball knocked out of the frame, several people under the basket grabbed a ball, O'Neal clicked the rebound, Grant still wanted to continue to rush, and jumped for the second time, Ewing picked up the rebound in the crowd, and then held the ball in his arms.

"Oh!"

After successfully protecting the backcourt rebound, the cheers rang out again, and everyone in the Lakers could only quickly retreat, echo each other, and align in time.

Grant Hill was close to the halfway line when he received the ball and accelerated across the halfcourt along the left touchline before Fox stepped in.

Without passing, after completing the crotch dribble and switching to his right hand, Grant Hill immediately accelerated and cut into the basket at 45 degrees.

Near the paint area, he suddenly turned quickly in the middle of the march and came to the bottom left of the basket, Grant Hill closed the ball and drifted towards the baseline to complete a step-up jumper.

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

O'Neal, who had just retreated to half-time, made another ineffective turnaround run, and couldn't help but curse.

At 47:53, seeing that the point difference continued to widen, the Lakers also began to speed up the offensive tempo.

In the middle of the half, O'Neal took the initiative to block and dismantle, Fisher used the cover to get rid of Li You, took advantage of Ewing squatting under the basket, close to the top of the arc, and made a stop-and-go jump shot outside the three-point line!

At 50:53, the Lakers hit their first three-pointer of the game.

Phil Jackson on the sidelines also threw his fist excitedly, and then shouted to the Lakers to retreat.

Fisher was also thrilled to score the crucial shot, only to be suddenly hit by a low single from Alan Houston in the left block in the next round.

Before Fisher could fight his defense, Alan Houston's turnaround and step-back jumper in the direction of the baseline hit an easy shot.

is also an arc top block, Kobe Bryant used O'Neal to cover, the right elbow area of the free throw line, and drifted to the right to make a strong shot.

The Knicks attacked, the left wing, Grant defended and dismantled, and cooperated with Kobe Bryant to wrap Li You at the first time, and Lewis who bounced to the top of the arc received a pass from Li You, and the three-point shot was scored with his hands open!

Maintaining a very fast offensive tempo, scoring consecutive response goals, the two sides ran back and forth on the court, and the New York fans at the scene were in high spirits, until the second half of the third quarter, when the two sides began to play iron again.

O'Neal, who took the initiative to cover many times, suddenly asked for the ball in the low position on the right side, received the drop ball from Horry at the top of the arc, and immediately put the ball with his left hand and walked up to the line to arch fiercely.

Ben Wallace, who came on as a substitute, had no way to defend and could only keep interfering, but in the face of O'Neal's sudden turn to the bottom line, he was completely carried away by the big body, and O'Neal, who saw the ball with his right hand, easily threw it away!

"Shh

Boos resounded in the arena, and O'Neill roared after the goal, and he also made sacrifices in this quarter to participate in more cover.

At 68:66, relying on a more consistent score, the Lakers successfully overtook the score.

Kobe Bryant continued to stalk, desperately chasing Li You, and the two began to entangle from halftime.

Facing the continuous acceleration of the ball in his left hand, Li You relied on the defense to rush across the middle line, and immediately stopped when he was close to the three-point line.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly changed the center of gravity of the defense, and at the same time, quickly slid to the left rear, and Li You, who switched to the right hand, leaned on the defense and accelerated the slam thrust.

When the two were close to the free throw line, Li You suddenly dribbled behind his back, switched to his left hand and retreated sharply, ignoring Kobe Bryant, who pounced again, and quickly jumped at the top of the arc!

"Huh!" Convert three points and score again!

At 68:69, with 2:36 left in the third quarter, the Knicks once again put the score in the lead.

The defense was completely useless, and Bryant gasped and cursed in his heart.

O'Neal was already a little unable to run, and after receiving a pass in the left blocking area in the offensive round, he saw Fisher in the bottom left corner suddenly quickly slip to the bottom line and run back, and immediately sent a ground pass.

After receiving the ball, Fisher went straight to the basket along the bottom line, noticed Li You, who was chasing behind him, and slipped to the bottom right of the basket, trying to avoid the defense to complete the backhand layup.

The basketball had just come out of his hand, and before he could fly to the basket, Li You, who was chasing after the defense, jumped high and slapped the ball down.

After the rebound, Li You took the opportunity to control the ball, and Fisher, who was hitting the street, had not yet stood up, and Li You was already close to the halfway line.

Coming to the top of the arc, he noticed that Fox was clipped up, and Li You immediately gave the ball to Artest on the right flank.

The latter was unguarded, converted three-pointers and hit a shot angrily, and New York fans also sighed with regret.

The long rebound flew out, but it was just picked up by Alan Houston near the left elbow area, and Bryant hurriedly stepped up to defend it.

Fox at the top of the arc wanted to continue to lead Li You, but was completely thrown off by Li You, who suddenly accelerated in a straight line and cut into the basket.

Alan Houston seized the opportunity and immediately threw the ball to the top right of the basket.

The passing power was too large, which made Li You, who jumped up in the air to catch the ball, start to drift towards the bottom line, and after fishing the ball, his body in the air exerted force, and before he fell, he threw the ball to the basket with one hand!

"Huh!" Empty layup!

“Wow！”

The juggling goal made everyone excited, and they all stood up and cheered with high-fives for a while.

After landing, Li You also smiled and gave Alan Houston a thumbs up, every outrageous goal is inseparable from an unreliable passer

At 68:71, the Knicks widened the margin again.

Watching the Lakers begin to slow down, Kobe Bryant received the ball with his back in the right blocking area, turned in the direction of the baseline direction, and hit a difficult step-back jumper, Doug Collins could only sigh:

"Lee always finds easy scoring opportunities, but Kobe Bryant responded, and the Lakers played very well in this quarter."

Just started to score, Kobe Bryant continued to lead Li You, defending aggressively, but it didn't have much effect, and soon the two rushed through the half.

Alan Houston asked for the ball with his back in the left blocking area, and after Li You sent a pass, he first pretended to go down the line and cut in, and then suddenly ran back, bounced outside to close to the left touchline, and just received the pass.

Bryant was tossed to guard in front of Li You again, and Alan Houston first stepped forward to fake cover, and then immediately moved towards the top of the arc.

Fisher hesitated for a moment, but still followed the defense, and did not cover the clip in time.

Li You put the ball with his left hand and lowered his center of gravity slightly, Ben Wallace moved quickly at this time, and O'Neill gasped and followed.

Before the two of them came to the front of them, the moment Li You dribbled the ball under his crotch and changed to his right hand, his body shook to the right and then quickly changed direction in front of him.

Kobe Bryant subconsciously slid to the right rear and gave a physical confrontation, wanting to squeeze Li You out of the bottom line.

It's just that after Li You increased his stride, Kobe Bryant suddenly lost his defensive position and failed to hold people, but he almost lost his body center of gravity and staggered to the camera.

After throwing off the defense, Li You, who flew close to the ground, dribbled vigorously twice with his left hand, and took off close to the paint area.

Li You carried his opponent, glided to the front of the basket, twisted his body, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and threw the ball to the basket with ease!

"Squeak!"

The whistle blew and the ball went in, and Li You broke through and scored a layup.

“Wow！”

The impactful breakthrough instantly ignited the atmosphere of the scene, and Mav Albert also shouted excitedly:

"Unbelievable ability to combine balls! Lee's change of direction is amazing! ”

O'Neal was still standing near the bottom line, watching Kobe Bryant return to the court with a face, a little annoyed in his heart, but there was nowhere to vent.

After Lee Youjia hit the penalty, Phil Jackson on the sidelines once again gestured tactically and loudly reminded the bag.

The Knicks also abruptly changed their defensive strategy and began to send O'Neal free throws.

Jeff Van Gundy looked at the shark who made both free throws and frowned, and in this quarter of the game, the opposite side only conceded one free throw.

At 72:74, the Lakers still clung to the score.

In the last few rounds of the third quarter, Fox missed a three-point shot on the left wing, Artest, who picked up a long rebound, threw the ball to the frontcourt, and Fisher immediately fouled in advance and sent Lee You directly to the free throw line.

"Shh

For his fourth foul, Fisher, who was substituted off the court, threw away his headband in frustration, and he was about to become a foul tool

At 72:76, Lee hit a free throw to give the team a four-point lead at the end of the third quarter.

Lee was 4-of-7 in the quarter, 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, with Lee Woo contributing 13 points.

Bryant was 3-of-5 for 10 points, and O'Neal was 3-of-5 for 9 points, and the two almost dominated the Lakers' single-quarter scores.

O'Neal returned to the bench and began to gasp for air, the Knicks went crazy from the outside, and the excessive number of rounds produced more switchback runs, and the sharks, who had not rested, could not withstand it again.

Only had a minute of rest at the beginning of the second quarter, and Kobe Bryant was tossed for a quarter and was uncomfortable, sulking with himself at this time.

Phil Jackson glanced at the bench and finally decided to send chicken soup to the main force:

"We're 1-of-11 from the outside, and right now, they're only four points ahead of us, and trust me, they're not good anymore!"

"It's a battle of willpower, and now, back on the pitch and showing our desire for a championship!"

Fisher did crave the title and only had four fouls on his back, so he had to sit off the court first, with Brian Shaw coming off the bench.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't say much, the home team had to be protected, just replaced Lewis, and then stood on the sidelines and hung up seriously.

“Defense！.”

In the defensive shouts, Brian Shaw, who had just appeared on the court, received the ball and dribbled two steps on the bottom line and was almost directly tackled by Li You, seemingly dashing behind the dribble, but almost lost control of the ball

After catching the ball with his left hand, Brian Shaw was so pressed that he could only pout all the way, and the opponent failed to get up to speed, and Li You raised his forearm and stuck to it.

Fox hurried to the top of the arc to respond, and Artest made a fierce pounce and almost completed another steal.

After Brann Shaw exchanged the ball, he cut in from the left wing and quickly slipped across the baseline, taking away Lee You's defense, and Bryant also moved sideways, away from the three-point line, to complete a hand-to-hand with Fox.

By the time O'Neill received the pass in the left-hand blocking area, the defense at the far end began to shrink as well.

Ben Wallace was still stubbornly defending the line, and O'Neal, who put the ball on his right hand, began to lean on the ball vigorously, always observing the situation on the court, noticing the sudden contraction of Lewis at the far end, and immediately threw the ball to Horry on the right flank.

The latter received the ball, faced Lewis who pounced again, put the ball with his right hand and broke through, shook off the defense and made a two-point pull-up jump shot.

At 74:76, the margin was narrowed again.

O'Neal, who provided the assist, was booed again, and this kind of cooperation has happened many times tonight.

Lessons learned, even if the free throws in the third quarter were good, O'Neal didn't bet on the free throws.

Seeing the players play the ideal cooperation, Phil Jackson on the sidelines was also excited, constantly clapping his hands and cheering everyone on.

Without waiting to catch the ball, Li You made tactical gestures, and waited until everyone rushed across the halfcourt, then he came to the top of the arc against Kobe's defense.

The "V" stood up, and O'Neal saw Ben Wallace move and was ready to help defend the pinch.

Bryant aimed at the left elbow Ben Wallace and immediately moved to block Li You's right hand, while O'Neal, who lowered his center of gravity and quickly slid down, also quickened his pace and pounced in the direction of his left hand holding the ball.

Ben Wallace sensed the two of them, and without waiting for the cover to be in place, he immediately went down early, and Lee You also flicked his wrist, and the basketball passed through the crack and hit the ground to Ben Wallace in the paint area.

The latter received the ball and wanted to attack the basket directly, but was fouled by Horry, who had been prepared, and sent Ben Wallace to the free throw line.

Jeff Van Gundy frowned slightly, and sure enough, Ben Wallace lost all of the two free throws, and for a while the Lakers bench was full of cheers.

O'Neal, who protected the backcourt rebound, also came to his senses, gave the ball to Bryan Shaw, who received it, and immediately rushed across the half court at full speed.

Just crossed the halfway line, O'Neal suddenly heard a huge cheer in his ears, and Li You completed a steal face-to-face near the three-point line!

When O'Neal turned his head, he just saw Bryan Shaw stumbling to the ground, and Li You cut in from the right flank, unguarded, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and glided and dunked!

“Wow！”

The fans in the front row were so happy that they all got up and applauded.

O'Neal was so angry that he cursed twice and immediately shouted Kobe Bryant to return to the half court to receive the ball.

Phil Jackson also immediately beckoned to Fisher on the bench, and the veteran couldn't be trusted

At 74:78, the margin returned to 4 points.

The Lakers' offensive rhythm was suppressed again, and after serving from the baseline, Bryan Shaw dribbled two steps to give the ball to Kobe, who received the ball, couldn't pass half court and threw the ball to Fox on the left wing.

O'Neal was stuck early on the left side of the blocking area, and Fox, who received the pass, was first forced by Artest, and at the moment of sending a high hanging pass, Artest followed the ball and chased O'Neal to his side.

O'Neal, who had just gotten the ball, took advantage of the situation and put the ball down, but Artest stepped forward and hugged it, but before he could react, Ben Wallace also pounced.

Surrounded by the two, O'Neal only felt that there were arms in front of him, and the basketball was dragged away by Artest, and in anger, O'Neal immediately fouled.

Artest, who was knocked to the floor, jumped up directly, and before O'Neill could react, Ben Wallace and Artest rushed up, and the three of them hugged the referee in a ball.

The referee, who was caught in the middle, blew the whistle again and again, and everyone gathered around, and soon separated the three people.

"It's really good defense, and it looks like the Knicks have summed up the experience of defending O'Neal to catch the ball."

The court was lively, and Marv Albert in the commentary box also began to praise the defensive performance this time, and Doug Collins shook his head, looking a little disappointed:

"The passing intent was so obvious, O'Neal was down in the fourth quarter, and if he didn't get to the deeper, he would have to run into this dilemma later."

Jeff van Gundy was a little dissatisfied with the referee's decision, chasing the linesman on the sidelines and complaining loudly:

"We made a steal and got a vicious foul!"

The referee just gave O'Neal a normal foul and then signaled for the game to continue.

"Shh

The New York fans at the scene were also a little dissatisfied, they didn't see it as lively, they didn't take advantage of it, and they booed for a while.

Kobe Bryant was in a hurry and could only call his teammates to retreat quickly, and O'Neal, who was panting, returned to the half court to see Ben Wallace standing in the right elbow area again, and his face was even darker.

“Let's go Knicks！.”

Alan Houston kicked the ball from the baseline, and Li You, who received the ball, immediately accelerated with the ball in his right hand.

Noticing Bryan Shaw chasing after the defense, approaching the halfway line, immediately returned the ball to Alan Houston.

With the cooperation of the two men, they quickly passed the half court and came to the left wing, where Alan Houston quickly returned the ball to Li You, and then accelerated to the bottom left corner.

In the left elbow area, Lewis raised to cover, block and dismantle high, Li You, who held the ball in his right hand, first dribbled behind his back, faced Horry, who was pounced, and immediately wrapped the ball around his crotch after switching to his left hand.

Lewis, who was fake covering, took advantage of the opportunity to quickly move to the top of the arc, and Lee You squeezed between the two, grabbed the ball with his right hand and went straight to the basket.

As soon as he broke through to the paint area, O'Neal also slid to help defend, and Li You, who grabbed his position, rushed to the front of the basket in the paint area and immediately jumped.

Under the encirclement of the three people, there was no physical collision, and Li You in the air quickly pulled the rod from top to bottom, and the moment the body collided, he threw the ball to the top of the arc.

After landing, all four of Li You fell to the floor, and Lewis, who received the ball at the top of the arc, aimed at the basket and made a steady jump shot!

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

After hitting the second three-pointer of the game, Lewis raised his hands excitedly, and then ran to the basket with everyone and pulled Li You together.

At 74:81, Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout, and the championship coach slapped his thigh in anger, and when it came to the critical moment, the Knicks always had someone who could hit this kind of deadly shot.

Jeff Van Gundy was sending chicken soup at this time, and he was extremely excited, and he could still win by striking iron:

"Hold on, they can't run anymore, victory is just around the corner!"

The tactical board had long been thrown aside, and the bald young marshal kept shouting at the top of his voice.

Madison Square Garden, the noise is getting louder, victory is close at hand, and winning two home games is a guarantee of the series.

“Defense！.”

The defensive shouts sounded again, and after Fisher received the ball, he immediately gave the ball to Kobe Bryant, who received it.

In order to avoid O'Neal's free throws, the Sharks were forced to go up to block the first round after the timeout.

The quality of the cover was mediocre, which prevented Bryant, who switched to the left hand, from getting rid of Alan Houston in time.

first made a slight pause on the three-point line, and then Kobe Bryant suddenly lowered his center of gravity, defended against it, and forced a breakthrough to the left blocking area.

Alan Houston blocked the breakaway, and Kobe, who was holding the ball in his left hand, immediately pulled the ball back and shook it.

Taking advantage of Alan Houston's slide to the left, Bryant quickly twisted around, lowered his center of gravity again, and suddenly found that Li You was in front of him.

In the cheers of the fans, Li You in the bottom left corner suddenly started, took advantage of Kobe's short pause, and rushed up to cut the ball vigorously.

"Smack! Yes! ”

The moment the basketball was cut away, Kobe Bryant yelled on the spot, trying to get the referee's attention.

I didn't hear the whistle, and when I turned my head again, Li You had already rushed through the halfcourt, and after catching the ball with his right hand, he rushed faster and faster.

1 to 0 in the front court, unguarded, Li You rushed up in three steps and rose into the air in the paint area, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and smashed the buckle with his arm!

"Boom!" The windmill storm is a good deal!

After completing the dunk and landing on the ground, Li You laughed and made a gliding gesture, circled the bottom line, and high-fived the audience in the front row to celebrate.

“Wow！”

At 74:83, the margin came to 9 points, and Madison Square Garden went on a complete rampage.

Seeing that the point difference was about to reach double digits, everyone on the Lakers couldn't hold back.

O'Neal kept yelling, desperately stuck in position, and motioned to his teammates to drop the ball to the inside, but the outside line fell around, and everyone on the Knicks pounced and failed to complete the pass at the first time.

Fox flashed Artest on the left flank and slotted the ball inside with his left hand, and Ben Wallace just stepped in and the latter sent the ball away.

O'Neal received the ball, and Ben Wallace, who twisted around, immediately hugged the foul, and the referee blew the whistle and pointed to the free throw line.

got his fourth foul, Ben Wallace didn't care, but Bang Bang beat his chest and roared.

Standing on the free throw line, O'Neal's face was even darker, which was simply a repeat of the past scene, in the last game, the Lakers made free throws to chase the points and pull the hips.

The first free throw came out of the basket, and the fans with orange handkerchiefs behind the basketball hoop screamed even harder, and the second free throw, which had been aimed at for a while, bounced twice on the basket, and finally brushed the frame

"Ahh

In the scream, Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound, Lee Woo stepped forward to answer, and then everyone on the Knicks rushed to the opposing half.

Fisher watched Li You push the ball and change direction, and after scooping the ball with his left hand to shake off the defense, he buried his head and rushed forward, regardless of the number of fouls, and immediately stepped forward to pull and received his fifth foul.

Doug Collins didn't expect the Lakers to make consecutive mistakes in the fourth quarter, so he could only comment on the game euphemistically:

"The Lakers have to have someone step up and score, and if O'Neal misses consecutive free throws, the Knicks will definitely not waste such an opportunity!"

Mav-Albert's voice became more and more brisk, once again praising Li You's performance:

"Lee is always in control of the rhythm of the game, that's what a superstar is capable of!"

After driving the sideline ball and coming to the right wing to receive the ball, the Knicks are still in a "V" position.

Bryant stuck to the hook and noticed that Lewis was lifting the cover again and loudly reminding Horry to wrap up.

After the fake cover, Lewis shot out again, Kobe Bryant smoothly squeezed through the screen, Horry was a little hesitant, Li You leaned on Kobe, and suddenly went in and out sharply.

Dangling left and right, Horry was slightly stunned, and the moment Li You carried Kobe Bryant, his right hand quickly circled the ball behind his back.

The basketball passed through the slit of the man, and Li You leaned in to catch the ball, and the blocking position went straight to the basket.

Bryant almost bumped into Horry, and the two failed to form a circle, and it was too late to chase after him.

O'Neal reacted the fastest, slammed into the bottom right of the basket, and after jumping, Lee Woo soared into the air.

The two collided in the air, Li You turned around, turned his back to the basket 90 degrees, and under the pull of O'Neal, he threw the ball to the rebound with his right hand at will, and at the same time did not forget to shout:

"My bowl!"

"Squeak!"

The referee blew the whistle, and everyone on the scene followed with an exclamation, and the basketball hit the top edge of the basket, and finally stumbled and fell into the basket.

“Wow！”

Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines saw his head in his hands, and then excitedly raised his hands and shouted with the fans.

Doug Collins was also dumbfounded, and subconsciously raised his voice to speed up his speech and exclaimed loudly:

"Unbelievable! Lee actually put the ball into the basket with his back to the basket! God, this is truly incredible! ”

O'Neal under the basket was also completely blinded, he riveted enough strength to foul, almost didn't pull Li You, and at this time he could only watch with his eyes straight into the Knicks Everyone gathered around Li You to celebrate.

When Lee Woo stood at the free-throw line with a smile on his face, happy New York fans began to shout:

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

At 74:86, as Li Youjia hit a free throw, the difference came to the largest 12 points in the game.

Phil Jackson crossed his arms on the sidelines, didn't choose a timeout, and stopped shouting.

It was O'Neal who broke the deadlock for the Lakers, receiving the ball in one step inside the free throw line and shooting from a distance, without giving the Knicks any chance to foul.

It's just that this way of avoiding the offense makes the fans even more excited, and everyone can see that the sharks seem to be afraid of getting to the free throw line.

The two sides once again entered the stage of responding to the iron, and as the game time was consumed, the Lakers became more and more anxious.

Bryant and Fisher held the ball and rushed to the basket, stood on the free throw line, and then turned around, Alan Houston and Artest also followed in succession and responded with free throws.

Hitting iron, free throws, except for a strong three-point shot from Kobe, the rest of the outside shots allowed the Knicks to seize the opportunity to counterattack and score.

With 1:13 left in the game, Fisher delayed Lee You's counterattack, fouled again, and left the court with six fouls.

Walking to the bench with his head down, Phil Jackson patted "Little Fish" on the shoulder and sighed secretly in his heart.

After Lee hit both free throws, everyone in Madison Square Garden stood up and began to cheer for the victory that was about to come.

At 90:100, Kobe, who still didn't give up, first scored 2 points quickly, went crazy, and sent Artest to a free throw.

Game time continued to be consumed, on the Lakers bench, everyone gradually fell silent, and after Horry's strong three-point shot missed, Li You picked up the rebound, and everyone stood in place, waiting for the time to run out.

The final hum sounded, and the final score was fixed at 94:104, and the Knicks defended the home court, and the series score came to 2:0.

Li You handed the ball to the referee with a smile, and noticed that O'Neill went straight to the player's tunnel without looking back, and couldn't help but feel better.

On the NBC commentary bench at the scene, seeing everyone on the Knicks bench celebrating wildly, Marv Albert also smiled and subconsciously sighed:

"Will Lee lead the Knicks to a miracle? Four consecutive championships, it seems to be beckoning to them! ”

Doug Collins looked at the technical statistics, didn't say anything politely, and commented bluntly:

"The Lakers have to solve the scoring problem in the fourth quarter, and O'Neal should hand over the ball and let his teammates control the game more."

"That's not what the Lakers should be, and they have to protect their home court!"

The "OK" combination both played 47 minutes, Kobe Bryant was 11-of-23, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 7-of-8 from the free throw line, and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers;

O'Neal was 13-of-22 from the field and 5-of-14 from the free-throw line, finishing with 31 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 4 turnovers.

The two scored more than half of the team's points, and their efficiency was good, but the Lakers still lost.

For such a result, Mav-Albert on the commentary seat is not easy to comment, and can only add to the scene:

"I'm sure Coach Phil Jackson will adjust his game strategy in time when he returns to Los Angeles, and the series has just begun!"

“.”

In 44 minutes, Lee Woo was 14-of-27, 4-of-10 from beyond the three-point line, 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, and scored 42 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

Scored 40+ in two consecutive games, which made the New York fans at the scene excited, and they were reluctant to leave the stadium after the game, and many people were still shouting Li You's name.

NBC reporter Jim Gray watched the fans pull Li You and didn't let go, and in desperation, he could only interview Ewing, who hugged everyone he met:

"Oh! Only one win away from four consecutive championships! ”

The gorilla hugged the microphone and began to brag about X, and Jim Gray on the side could only smile, subconsciously looking up at the 5 championship flags above the stadium, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"What an incredible achievement."

Since the game was played for more than two hours, it was close to zero o'clock when I attended the post-match press conference.

O'Neill, who had lost two games in a row, had a dark face, and as soon as he sat on the stage, an ESPN reporter took the lead in asking:

"Shaq, what would you say about your performance in verse 4, we don't see you taking on the responsibility of leadership!"

Kobe Bryant on the side still pulled his face when he heard this question, and he didn't look at O'Neal, always staring at the microphone.

"I didn't respond in time, losing was really my problem!"

"When we get back to Los Angeles, we'll watch this game together, three home courts, and the Lakers will get the match point in one go."

No one blames Kobe, most of the questions are decent, but when he heard a TNT reporter ask about the team's adjustment, Kobe Bryant said seriously:

"We need to believe in each other, Phil is right, in the next games, if necessary, I will take over the team in time!"

"As a team leader, this is what I should do!"

Many people laughed when they heard this answer, as we all know, there is only one boss in a team! Kobe Bryant apparently has an opinion

When the two left, they didn't communicate with each other, and when Li You appeared at the press conference, everyone in the audience turned into a microphone.

The New York Times reporter was not discussing tonight's game either, but quipped:

"Lee, when we play again in the finals, how would you rate O'Neal's performance? He seems to have started to fear free throws. ”

The reporters in Los Angeles glared angrily, and Li You, who was draped in a towel, just chuckled:

"There are no perfect players and I know Shaq has done his best as a leader!"

"Maybe the Lakers can change their tactics a little bit, I really appreciate Kobe, you know, we're all in Tim Grover's training camp and I know his potential!"

The New York media laughed again, asking the MVP to give the younger brother a hand, and O'Neal couldn't let go of this face.

Li You smiled and talked about the scene, and noticed that many reporters in Los Angeles had ugly faces, and he couldn't help but gloat in his heart:

"It's really hard to be a leader!"

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