On the morning of May 22, 2003, the NBA will hold this year's lottery at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Although there was a game between the Nets and the Knicks that night, the pundits were more concerned about whether the Cavaliers could draw the No. 1 pick.

Representatives of various teams have come to New Jersey, and in an interview, Grizzlies president Jerry West laughed at himself in a rare way:

"I wish the Grizzlies were the No. 1 pick so we didn't have to give up the draft pick to the Pistons."

"I don't really like lotto draws, I always feel like it's a terrible thing to rely on luck, but the league wants to grow and I think the rules make sense!"

West, who was interviewed, finally chose to accept the result generously, and the transaction was originally willing to gamble and lose.

Both the Pistons and the Knicks are lucky stats.

The former earned them a lottery pick in the '03 draft, while the latter rebuilt unwittingly by selling champion guards.

This year's draw was almost all about building momentum for LeBron James.

Even if everyone knows that the script of "The Chosen Son" to save hometown sports has been written, as long as they don't see that this big drama doesn't really happen, the people who eat melons will always buy it.

It's not just the sports media that have entered the state of commercial blowing, the Nets are currently down 0-2 in the division finals, and the team's vice president Stu Jackson has not talked about this series recently, but has followed the trend and praised:

"After watching LeBron James' senior game, I felt like I saw the next Lee!"

"The other high school players are not in the same class as him, and I guarantee that LeBron James will succeed in the league."

Pistons general manager Joe Dumas also joked in an interview:

"If someone doesn't draft James with the first pick, we're going to add this high school rookie to the team!"

"Of course, this happened if the Grizzlies couldn't get the first pick, and now I just want to pray to God!"

Before the official lottery, the NBA league also arranged a dress rehearsal, and finally the Nuggets won the first pick.

Regarding this result, Van Dewic, the general manager of the Nuggets, sighed secretly, did not show a smile on his face, and quickly explained the reason in an interview:

"God doesn't favor us twice in a row, and of course it's very unfortunate to be the first in the rehearsal!"

After the lottery officially opened, NBA Vice President Russ Granick announced the results of the draw for each team one by one.

After the Heat and Raptors were drawn with the fifth and fourth picks, respectively, the Cavaliers, Nuggets, and Grizzlies became the top three picks.

The Nuggets failed to extend their good fortune and ended up with the third pick, and the Grizzlies failed to retain their draft pick and were drafted with the second pick.

Pistons general manager Joe Dumas is particularly happy, although the team fell in the semifinals this year, but still got the second pick in the East, which is definitely a blood loss.

There was no suspense in the first pick, and he was finally picked up by the Cavaliers!

After the lottery ceremony, Cavaliers owner Gordon Gunder was already laughing, and after getting the first pick, he grinned in an interview and joked:

"Hey! We haven't figured out who we're going to choose yet, but you still have a chance! ”

“.”

In the afternoon, the Cavaliers' reporter broke some news:

"We watched the draw in an Akron hotel, and LeBron and his friends were overjoyed to learn that the Cavaliers had the first pick!"

This news was also quickly confirmed, and LeBron James, who is still in his hometown, also said proudly in an interview:

"I'm ready! I want to light up all of Cleveland! I will bring the championship to my hometown! ”

Everything is as good as expected, with Cleveland getting the No. 1 pick, LeBron James will play for his hometown team, and the Cavaliers are welcoming a championship coach.

The whole city was delighted with the result, and the fans couldn't wait!

Nets fans were the most depressed, the draw ceremony was on their doorstep, the heat of the night was sucked away, and no one was discussing the Eastern Conference Finals at all.

Last night's Western Conference Finals G2, 106:119, was another head-to-head battle, and finally the Spurs protected their home court.

Nelson Sr. was not satisfied with the blowing penalty in this game, and also complained after the game:

'The lads were doing well, but we couldn't defend and they kept making free throws.

At 44:69 at halftime, the Spurs led by 25 points!

On the bench, Malik Rose was unusually brave, shooting 3-of-8 from the field and 13-of-14 from the free-throw line to score 19 points at halftime.

Throughout the game, the free throws at 22:45, Nelson Sr. complained that it was useless, and the offense was defeated by 1 point rain, but their response ball was not strong enough.

The Mavericks and Knicks are the outliers in the league right now, and both teams can play high in the playoffs.

In the offensive battle, the Spurs performed very well, and Tim Duncan was still a thigh-level performance!

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Nets couldn't stand it, and Kidd was decent but couldn't help the team score more response shots.

Despite only having a little more than a day to recuperate, Nets fans also got good news that Mutombo is back from injury tonight!

Before the start of the game, on the commentary bench of the ABC on the spot, Tolbert noticed that there were many Knicks fans in the arena again, and he was speechless for a while.

He understands why Kidd always calls for more Nets fans to come to support him at press conferences

The official kick-off at 20:30, about half an hour before the game, Nesler was still looking through the technical statistics, checking the state of Mutombo this season, and immediately introduced to the fans:

"During the regular season, Mutombo played in 24 games, averaging 5.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 turnovers per game."

"Maybe it's because of injuries, I'm shooting 37.4 percent from the field and 72.7 percent from the free-throw line."

"At the moment we are not sure of Mutombo's recovery."

Tolbert is not optimistic about the "unknown age" center forward to save the team, and although it hurts a little to be honest, he still gives his opinion:

"For the Nets to win the game, Kidd has to step up."

"As a team leader, he shouldn't lose his composure, control the tempo of the game, no matter what way he uses, hit the ball!"

"The first two games I saw were only an anxious Kidd, who should play to his strengths and not just pursue individual attacks."

'Back at home, it's a game you can't lose, and I want to see Kidd respond!'

The two analyzed on the commentary bench, and after losing G2, Kidd went into a state of "silence after the game" on the second day, in addition to complaining.

In the final warm-up before the start of the game, Kidd also looked very dull.

Jay-Z on the sidelines was still cheering Kidd on, after all, if he lost again, he would probably be swept out

The rap superstar had previously tried unsuccessfully to buy a stake in the Knicks, and the Nets owner was recently rumored to be selling a small stake, and the soon-to-be-minor-majority shareholder of the team was on the verge of becoming a minority shareholder.

The stadium became more and more lively, and when Li You was warming up, the blind chickens were thrown in, and some New York fans cheered happily.

Winning this game will give you match point, and coach D'Antoni will naturally have to fight to the core.

Away from home, coupled with the small consumption in the first two games, the coaching staff is confident that the series will be closed tonight.

Before the referee beckoned the players from both sides to the center of the field, D'Antoni gave a rare advice:

"Continue our defense, keep cutting off Kidd from the rest of the guys, be patient, and don't forget that we always find opportunities to play more!"

The coaching staff is obviously worried that other players will be too easy to grasp the opportunity, and once the Nets frequently play the transition offense, the Knicks will fall into passivity.

Fortunately, this rarely happened in these two games, except for some long rebounds from three-point shots, most of the time, Kidd, who was focused on defense, was in a state of dumb fire.

Artest naturally knew that the head coach was talking about him, and many times he could get easy shots, but he didn't play blindly in those two games.

"I know, Coach! I will do my job. ”

Artest patted his chest and assured that the new Jefferson was limited to 3-of-10 in the last game and scored 10 points, and he also contributed on the defensive end.

When the players from both sides reached the center of the field, the cheering in the arena became chaotic.

Despite the opponent's bad mood, Lee Woo still had a friendly fist bump with the Nets, and before the game even started, Kidd frowned.

As Gasol successfully jumped to the ball, the cheers of the defense in the arena finally overpowered the cheers:

“Defense！.”

In the Knicks' first offensive round, the ball dribbled across the half court with his right hand, and Lee Woo protected the ball sideways to observe the opponent's defensive position.

When he realized that there was no help defense, in the left elbow area, Gasol took the initiative to block and dismantle.

Li You first blew the ball on the spot, and then immediately switched to his left hand and accelerated past Gasol's side.

Unlike in the previous two games, when Gasol completed the cover and accelerated down, the big man Collins just stepped forward to interfere with his arms and then moved backwards as soon as possible.

On the three-point line, Li You paused slightly, simply stopped, and quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch while Kidd chased in front of him.

Artest in the bottom corner of the left hurriedly accelerated and slipped past the baseline at this time, opening up the offensive space, Jefferson hesitated for a moment, but still chose to chase the past.

The flanks turned one-on-one, and Kidd could only keep his weight and stare at the basketball in Li You's hand.

Suddenly speeding up the pace of dribbling, after switching to his right hand, Li You dribbled twice in a row with extremely fast back, lowering the center of gravity of his body while his right hand was extremely fast in and out.

The body shook slightly to the right front, and then leaned over to accelerate, noticing that Kidd was moving backwards, and Li You dribbled behind his back again, and at the same time, he stepped back with his feet and threw a jump shot against the block!

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

Looking at the retreating Li You, Kidd frowned again, it was difficult for him to find a suitable way to defend, no matter how many videos he watched.

Back on his home court, Kidd is no longer floating outside on the ground and making consecutive jumpers.

On the first offense, after getting close to the right wing Kenyon Martin to cover, Kidd, who was holding the ball in his right hand, went straight to the basket.

Lee Woo and Kurt Thomas, who were defending around the line, both retreated to the paint, and Gasol also followed back, and three Knicks players appeared under the basket for a while.

Kidd, who couldn't completely shake off the defense, didn't plan to pass the ball at all, but rushed up in three strides and made a tough layup against Kurt Thomas, who was retreating.

Lee You, who jumped behind him to interfere, wanted to block the block, but the basketball thrown by Kidd was more arcing than he imagined.

The referee didn't blow the whistle, and the basketball slammed out of the basket after hitting the high board, and Kidd fell to the floor.

Gasol controlled the rebound, and Lee Woo stepped forward to answer it, at which point Kidd stood up and complained loudly to the referee.

There were cheers in the arena, and Kidd glared at the referee and slapped his thigh in the chase.

In the transition offense, the Knicks' two wings ran to the left and right corners early.

Kurt Thomas also rushed to the left near baseline, and Gasol immediately stopped and made a high block at the top of the arc.

Kidd, who chased to Lee You's side, tried to squeeze past the screen, but was eventually delayed by Gasol, watching Lee Woo, who was holding the ball in his right hand, move sideways to get rid of his entanglement.

The big man Collins was sideways at this time, trying to slide upwards in an attempt to block Li You's breakthrough route.

It's just that the lateral movement speed is too slow, Li You accelerates laterally and adjusts his footsteps, quickly leads the ball with his right hand, and then easily squeezes past Collins' side to completely get rid of the defense.

Watching Li You go straight to the basket, Kenyon Martin wanted to step forward to help defend, but he didn't expect Li You to ride a horse and shoot arrows while marching, and the basket was in front of the basket with his right hand and threw it.

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

5:0, falling behind at the beginning, Coach Scott hurriedly reminded loudly:

"Steady! Control the pace! ”

Kidd dribbled to the left flank and immediately beckoned Kenyon Martin to step forward to block the pick-and-roll.

Breaking through with the ball in his right hand, Kidd quickly bumped into Lee Woo who was going around the line, and after being interfered with, Kidd immediately turned sideways to protect the ball, switched to his left hand and once again completed the block with Kenyon Martin near the three-point line.

This time it was a fake cover, and before Lee could get around, Kenyon Martin immediately accelerated laterally and ran towards the left elbow.

Kidd also had a chance from beyond the three-point line, but instead of opting for a jumper, he threw the ball to Kenyon Martin who moved in the first place.

The latter received the ball, first raised the ball and shook it, and when he saw Kurt Thomas crouching in front of him and raised his hand, Kenyon Martin simply jumped and threw it immediately!

"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.

"He can't score a few goals, good defense!"

Lee clapped his hands and motioned for Kurt Thomas to continue to maintain this defensive distance, which is a more unreliable option than the jumper who puts the ball near the free throw line and steps to the frame.

On the Knicks' bench, Ewing also got up and clapped his hands, also loudly reminding him to protect the basket.

The opponent's mid-range jumper shot in the early 30s, and after two games, the Knicks let the beast power forward shoot casually.

Kenyon Martin and Kidd glared at the same time, and coach Scott kept waving his players to step back, and the game could not afford to lose.

In the minutes that followed, Kenyon Martin hit a mid-range jumper from the right elbow and then a probing step from the left near baseline.

After scoring six points on consecutive jumpers, Kenyon Martin threw his punches and roared, looking extremely excited.

The Nets still had some problems defensively, first when Grant Hill seized the opportunity to break through the right wing and caused a foul on Collins' beater.

Jefferson then lost his concentration defensively and was assisted by Gasol's behind-the-head pass from the left blocking area to assist Artest for a basket steal.

Both sides scored in a row, and Kidders even scored a three-point shot on the left wing!

The offense hit continuously, and the morale of the Nets players also returned, the defensive end was extraordinarily focused, and there were no mistakes in the change of defense, and for a while, the Knicks also came to a 24-second whistle attack.

With 5.6 seconds left in the offensive time, Li You at the top of the arc received the ball and released the ball with his right hand and broke through.

Kidd also made a good defensive anticipation, sliding quickly to the left rear while maintaining his body's center of gravity to give the counterload.

At the free throw line, Li You's crotch dribble suddenly stopped, and he didn't forget to close the ball while retreating sharply, successfully dodging the defense, and retreating back to shoot a jumper.

"Bang!"

A mid-range shot was furious, and the basket was a ball again, Li You successfully assisted the board, Gasol grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and the basket was strong, causing Kenyon Martin to foul the beater.

"Shh

The scattered boos were quickly replaced by cheers from the New York fans, and the Knicks high-fived Gasol with a few people on the court, and tough rebounding was what they needed.

In both free throws, Gasol also threw his fists and retreated, looking very happy.

At 11:9, the Knicks still held the lead.

Kidd dealt cards for several rounds, this time again with Kenyon Martin on the left flank.

The same offensive routine, after repeated blocking and demolition, Li You still went around the line to block Kidd's breakthrough route, and at this time, Kidd, who was stopped outside the three-point line, hesitated when he was released, and then he combined the ball and jumped!

"Bang!" One more iron.

The long rebound was picked up by Artest near the baseline on the right, and there were cheers in the arena.

Constantly shaking his hand, Kidd was very angry in his heart, this shot felt terrible.

Everyone on the Nets team reminded each other at this time and kept shouting loudly, and several people quickly retreated.

Li You, who received the ball, was not slow to advance, and almost chased the opponent through half the court.

Kurt Thomas stopped early and stood at the top of the arc to make a high pick-and-roll.

As he went, Lee Woo circled the ball behind his back, squeezed past his teammates, and continued to accelerate with the ball in his left hand in front of Kenyon Martin, approaching the three-point line while dribbling quickly under his hips.

After switching to the right hand, Li You accelerated his breakthrough and soon came to the right elbow area.

Delay assistant defense Kenyon Martin has been watching Lee You's movements, coupled with Kidd chasing from behind, the two are about to form a circle, Lee Woo suddenly raised the ball after a sharp stop.

The two who came up on defense subconsciously sped up some pace, and while the two had not yet formed a circle, Li You passed the ball out in the gap.

Hit the ball to Kurt Thomas, who was left on the left elbow of the free throw line, and hit the open jumper!

At 13:9, Kidd, who was striking iron, made tactical gestures again and again at this time, reminding his teammates to pay attention to their running positions.

In the positional attack, Jefferson took advantage of his teammates' continuous baseline cover and quickly bounced to the right block.

After receiving a pass from Kidd, Jefferson first raised the ball and shook it, then put the ball with his right hand against Artest's defense and went straight to the basket.

In a physical confrontation, he was forced to slow down and break through to the blocking position, and Jefferson suddenly looped the ball behind his back, and after switching to his left hand, he almost squeezed past the defense.

Adjusting his center of gravity, Artest hurriedly slid to the left back, and finally Jefferson broke through to the paint area and tried to open the defense, and after completing the step-up jumper!

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

The beautiful goal finally got the Nets fans cheering.

hit this difficult ball-handling jumper, and Jefferson also roared angrily to vent the frustration in his heart.

When he arrived at the away game, Artest still restrained his defensive movements, and when he saw Meng Xin jumping, he immediately chased after him and glared at the opponent.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Nets kept biting the score, and the Knicks responded continuously.

On the contrary, Li You and Kidd missed several times.

However, the situation of the two is completely different, the Nets strengthened their defense, and the Knicks' tactics were unsuccessful, so Li You took over to complete the offense;

Kidd received a hand-handed pass from a big man in the right elbow area, and there were a couple of chances to face Lee Woo who was around the screen, and hit an open jumper.

With 8.7 seconds left in the first quarter, Kenyon Martin picked up a frontcourt rebound, and the Nets, who had reorganized their offense, played the same tactic.

Collins mentioned receiving the ball in the right elbow area, and after handing over the ball, Kidd quickly moved sideways and took the hand-to-hand pass.

Kidd, who was released again this time, did not hesitate and finally hit the open jumper.

At 24:21, the Nets continued to bite the score.

Li You's ultra-long three-pointer missed, and Coach Scott on the sidelines also waved his fist in celebration.

The Continental Airlines arena finally saw the cheers of the Nets fans, and although Kidd was 1-of-5 for just 2 points, he returned to the bench with a smile on his face.

On the ABC commentary bench, Tolbert was in a good mood for a while when he saw that the difference was only 3 points, and he didn't want to watch the game in the division finals:

"Great offense led to defense, and the Nets did well tonight as they withstood the Knicks' first-quarter offense."

"It's a shame Kidd couldn't find his shooting touch, and he had to hit those open jumpers that would help the team win!"

Nesler felt in his heart that Kidd would probably not be able to get back his shooting touch, but he also praised it on the surface:

"The stats don't tell the story of Kidd, who was in complete control of the Nets' pace in the first quarter!"

In the second quarter, Scott replaced Collins with Mutombo and Rousios Harris replaced Kidders.

The Knicks also made two substitutions, replacing Grant Hill and Gasol, with Jackson and big man Wright coming in.

The managers on both sides didn't give much advice, and Kidd took the ball, dribbled quickly across half court, and then handed over the ball early.

In the left elbow area, Kenyon Martin received a pass and immediately gave the ball to Mutombo, who was low on the left side with his back to the ball.

The latter did not release the ball at the first time when he received the ball, and Wright kept giving physical confrontation behind him, while his hand movements did not stop.

The more experienced Mutombo sensed the center of gravity of the defense, quickly released the ball with his right hand, pulled the ball in the direction of the baseline and shook it, then twisted his body forward, grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it high to complete the throw.

Perhaps because there was no official game for too long, Wright leaned on Mutombo and did not eat feints.

The two collided physically, and as a result, Mutombo's throw smashed into the rebound and the basket didn't touch.

Kurt Thomas stepped back to the basket to protect the rebound, and Lee Yoo answered, and soon everyone in the Knicks accelerated across the halfcourt.

The big man Wright ran hard, slowed down as soon as he crossed the halfway line, and then took a stand at the top of the arc.

There was still some distance from the three-point line, and Li You, who rushed across the halfway line, quickly went in and out between the right hand with the ball, and with the help of cover, he instantly got rid of Kidd's defense.

Mutombo stopped at the three-point line, saw Li You rushing over, and before he could bend down and slide, he was shaken in place by a large In and Out

Dangling left and right, Li You did not slow down, and connected the two of them and went straight to the basket.

Kenyon Martin, who had just retreated to the paint area, had not yet gained a foothold, Li You jumped up with both feet, grabbed the ball with his right hand, ignored the block in front of him, pulled his arm back, bent his body backwards and suddenly exerted force, smashing his arm and smashing the buckle!

"Boom!"

The basket roared, and the tomahawk burst dunk was successful!

"Squeak!"

Seeing that Kenyon Martin was knocked in the air and lost his center of gravity, and fell out of the bottom line without standing firm after landing, the referee was stunned for a moment before following the whistle.

“What a slam dunk!”

“OMG！”

Nesler also shouted excitedly in the commentary seat, and the cheers of the Continental Airlines Arena instantly overshadowed the boos, and everyone on the Knicks' bench also jumped and jumped.

Stephen Jackson rushed forward to hug Li You and roared angrily, and the visually striking dunk also ignited the emotions of his teammates.

Kenyon Martin, who was pulled up by his teammates, was still in a fog of brains, and he just got a "heavy blow" when he returned to the defense, and he didn't even see how Li You broke through to the basket

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Li You stood on the free throw line, the shouts sounded again, and the free throw was hit, and the stadium was completely boiling for a while.

When retreating, Li You also smiled and waved in the direction of the Knicks fans, and Kidd, who received the ball on the baseline, hurriedly let out a long breath to calm the emotions in his heart.

The Nets attack, and when Kidd gets a shooting opportunity, he will eventually choose to accelerate to the inside.

Lee Woo followed the opponent around twice, and when he came to the bottom right of the basket for the second time, he made a hidden pass with a flick of his left wrist as he walked out of the paint area.

Kenyon Martin, who followed up in the middle, bent down to catch the ball, took a step and went straight to the basket.

Kurt Thomas and Wright went back and forth to close the basket before Kenyon Martin slammed the basket into the box.

Mutombo, who was at the bottom right of the basket, grabbed the frontcourt rebound for the first time, and subconsciously took the ball to his chest when he grabbed the rebound.

Trying to get the ball again, Li You quickly moved to the basket and cut the ball away, and Mutombo also screamed at the moment of dropping the ball.

Fortunately, Kidd reacted quickly enough and immediately stepped forward for a tactical foul.

As if sensing that something was wrong, Kidd hurriedly beckoned his teammates to retreat, and the Knicks quickly sent out the sideline, and after receiving the ball, Lee Woo rushed across the half court and immediately gave the ball to Wright at the top of the arc.

The latter received the ball, and Lee Woo shook to the right and then suddenly accelerated and reversed, and Kidd almost completed the steal.

Li You put the ball with his left hand, accelerated with a heavy shoulder, saw Mutombo move sideways, suddenly stopped Kidd behind him, and then accelerated again.

Before Mutombo could bend down, Li You's right hand protector grabbed the opponent's thigh, and quickly squeezed past the opponent's side after exerting his strength.

Kenyon Martin under the basket only felt that in the blink of an eye, Li You broke through to the basket.

Instead of jumping around, he learned his lesson, but as soon as he stepped forward, Kenyon Martin saw Lee take a step forward to the right.

Subconsciously stopped, and then Kenyon Martin watched Lee change direction again, quickly dodge the defense, and put the ball into the basket with his left hand.

At 29:21, it was a delicate 8 points, and instead of calling for a timeout, Coach Scott immediately signaled to give the ball to the inside.

Kidd didn't rush forward either, ignoring the defensive shouts in his ears, came to the left flank, and immediately sideways to protect the ball.

When Lee raised his right arm to defend himself, he also noticed that Kenyon Martin and Kurt Thomas were pulling at the card position behind him.

Taking the initiative to strengthen the physical confrontation, Li You began to interfere, Kurt Thomas also tried to go around the front defense at this time, and Kenyon Martin was squeezed out of the low post.

Coming to the left blocking position and successfully stuck Kurt Thomas behind him, Kenyon Martin hurriedly opened his hand to ask for the ball, and Li You raised his left arm to continue to interfere with Kidd's pass.

With a quick pass, Kidd thought he would find his teammate accurately, but he didn't expect Kurt Thomas to suddenly pull back.

Kenyon Martin, who was leaning on the defense, stumbled and almost sat directly on the floor.

Kurt Thomas took advantage of the opportunity to make a tackle and then immediately flicked the ball forward.

Kidd and Li You both accelerated at the same time, and the two of them kept moving in their hands, pulling and pulling each other.

I thought that the referee would blow the whistle, but Kidd made a big move, and while Li You grabbed the ball with his left hand, he immediately cut the ball fiercely, and the whole person pounced on Li You.

Didn't hear the whistle, his left hand quickly wrapped around the ball behind his back, Li You dodged the defense at the same time, and after catching the ball with his right hand, the ball protector immediately gave the opponent an elbow covertly.

Kidd, who wanted to continue to twist and entangle, almost fell to the ground directly with a suffocation in his chest, and lost his defensive position in an instant.

Completely unguarded, 1 to 0 in the front court, Li Youchong, who was holding the ball in his right hand, was fast, grabbed the ball with his right hand after three steps, and glided and slammed the dunk!

At 31:21, the margin reached double digits, and coach Scott immediately called a timeout.

Kidd suffered a dark loss, and was still angrily looking for the referee to theorize, on the other side, everyone on the Knicks team had chased after Li You and came forward to high-five in celebration.

"Calm down! The second quarter has just begun, don't make any more mistakes, we need to score! ”

Sitting in front of everyone on the Nets, Scott reminded loudly, and the head coach's words also calmed Kidd, and the rest of the group nodded repeatedly.

After the timeout, Kidd didn't take the initiative to attack, still handing the ball over half, cutting in the middle and running to the left flank.

After Kenyon Martin got the ball in the right elbow area, he made a hand-to-hand with Harris in the first place.

Harris, who received the pass, briefly escaped Jack's pursuit, took a big step forward, and made a jump shot at the free throw line!

Without interference, the basketball slammed out of the basket again, and Kenyon Martin, who rushed to the basket, was also completely anxious, pushing people behind when he was stuck in the position.

The referee was in front of the two, and Thomas rushed out of the line, and then the whistle sounded.

“Wow！”

The cheers in the arena made Kidd burst out of the F-language, and he roared loudly as he retreated, reminding his teammates to calm down.

Li You saw Kenyon Martin receive his third foul, and suddenly came back to his senses.

After halftime, Kidd saw Kurt Thomas step up to block and immediately alerted his teammates.

On the right flank, the first screen, Kidd managed to squeeze through, and soon Kurt Thomas was back to the right of Lee Yo.

Lee Woo leaned against Kidd with his body as he quickly squeezed past his teammate's side.

Seeing that Kidd was squeezed behind him, Kenyon Martin moved to help defend, Li You's center of gravity was low at this time, and his right wrist was slightly in and out during the march, and then he accelerated to break through.

Kenyon Martin slid desperately to the left rear with Kidd in hot pursuit.

Breaking through to the right blocking area, Li You suddenly turned around and squeezed between the two of them under the defense, and instantly came to the paint area in front of the basket.

Kidd was worried about his teammates, so he simply hugged Li You and tried to foul early, but by this time the basketball had already flown to the basket.

Kenyon Martin's brain was hot and he made the block just as the ball fell

"Squeak!"

"Hell!"

Seeing the referee blow the whistle and point to the free throw line, Kidd followed with an angry curse and was almost blown up by the beast power forward.

Li You didn't expect to get 2+1, and looked at Kenyon Martin with an aggrieved face, and immediately grinned.

Walking to the free throw line, he first high-fived his teammates in celebration, and then turned his head to look at Kidd who was crossing his waist on the three-point line, Li You smiled and nodded with his index finger:

"You know I'm going to keep playing his block, go ask for a substitution!"

“.”

Kidd frowned and remained silent, trying to calm his emotions, but he still felt angry, and scolded in a low voice, and in just a few minutes, the situation on the field became so passive.

“Wow！”

Lee Youga hit the free throw, and the cheers in the arena grew louder.

At 34:21, the margin reached 13 points, and D'Antoni seemed to feel that the game was stable, and returned to the bench to tactically lean back.

In the next game, what made Kidd feel even worse was that the Nets were in a scoring drought.

Jefferson's breakaway was knocked out of the basket by Prince's interference, and then the covered catch-and-shoot jumper still missed.

Harris also missed, first hitting a three-pointer from the left wing, and then breaking through to a layup and being chased by Jackson to the basket to complete the block

Mutombo couldn't find a chance to eat the cake, and the defensive end didn't seem to be able to keep up with the pace of the game, as if he was a big bamboo pole.

The Knicks attacked Lee Woo and chased Kenyon Martin to block and dismantle repeatedly, and simply and rudely played a breakthrough point.

For a while, one side was +2 in a row, standing on the free throw line from time to time, and the other side was playing iron, and the Nets fans were silent for a long time.

Although Scott's head coach called a timeout and then switched back to the main lineup, Kidders, who came on the court, hit a jumper and followed suit.

Seeing that the point difference was getting bigger and bigger, Kidd, who continued to play iron, couldn't hold back at all, and began to constantly impact the basket and no longer pass.

Wright, the big man of the Knicks, quickly carried two fouls, after which Lee also received his second foul.

The Nets frequently stood at the free-throw line, and without sports goals, the game naturally became "ugly".

With 46 seconds left in the first half, Coach Scott looked incredulous, as if he didn't believe the game would be like this.

On the Nets bench, everyone watched Gasol hit two free throws steadily, and they were silent for a while.

At 52:33, despite the referee's care, Kenyon Martin never received his fourth foul, but the second quarter was about to end, and the Nets scored only 12 points.

The offense took nearly 20 seconds as Kenyon Martin dropped the ball with his left hand from the free-throw line and hit the basket and missed.

"Oh!"

The cheers became louder and louder, and Kidd, who broke the big defense, kept pressing Li You, and the two began to collide continuously from the backcourt.

Kidders got an early pinch after Lee Yoo-d'hom had passed half-time, and Grant Hill, who was unguarded on the right flank, received a pass.

There was no defensive rotation, and everyone in the Nets seemed to be blinded, and Grant Hill adjusted a bit before calmly making a jumper!

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

Hill, who has a very small production, also laughed when he hit this shot, and quickly retreated to celebrate with Li You.

At the end of the half, Kidd was also not passing, and the left flank met Li You's block and hit another iron.

On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere group has already smiled, and the winner has been decided!

55:33, a huge point difference, also made the two people in the ABC commentary seat speechless.

Watching Li You and the Knicks jump back to the players' tunnel, commentator Nesler laughed dryly and immediately started the scene:

"With a 22-point difference, the Nets still have a chance."

Tolbert on the side showed a "don't lie to me" expression, and said unceremoniously after reading the technical statistics:

"The series is over, and Lee has shown us the dominance of a team with 73 wins."

"On both ends of the floor, they're better teams, and even in terms of game details, the Nets aren't as good as their opponents."

Playing 24 minutes, Li You made 7 of 12, 2 of 4 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and got 22 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover;

Also played the full half, Kidd was 1-of-9, 0-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-6 from the free throw line, and slashed 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers

The dream of the finals was shattered, and Kidd, who walked into the players' tunnel, kicked over the fence next to him, and then angrily punched the wall again, and finally snorted in pain.

Looking at the incompetent and furious boss, no one on the Nets stepped forward to dissuade him.

Dejected and walking into the locker room, Kidd returned to his seat and didn't speak, covering his face with a pained expression.

Kenyon Martin was the best player in the first half, scoring a team-high 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line.

Although the second quarter was followed by a dumb fire, the Beast power forward felt that he did his best:

"Maybe it's not a bad thing to end the series early, I don't like playing against the team next door at all."

Whispering this, Kenyon Martin stared straight at the floor, unusually depressed.

Jefferson wanted to say a few words, but he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, scoring only four points on 2-of-6 shooting in the half.

When Coach Scott entered the locker room, he immediately found that the players were all in a state of flux.

The chicken soup that came from the mouth was gone, and I looked at the whiteboard in the locker room again, and finally the coaching staff could only continue to talk about the scene:

"In the second half, we have to pick up the pace, we have to defend well, and we have to shoot decisively when there are opportunities on the outside."

“.”

In the Knicks locker room, Ewing crossed his arms with a smug expression, and Coach D'Antoni was still dealing with reporters, and the gorilla said loudly in the locker room:

"Alright, guys! Get ready for the Eastern Conference champion's acceptance speech! ”

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