On June 3, 2003, with the blessings of the San Antonio fans, the Spurs departed for New York, where they will spend the next few days in Manhattan.

With nearly a week of rest, the Spurs certainly won't have a problem with fitness, but veterans like David Robinson and Steve Smith still won't get much playing time.

David Robinson, who got on the plane, was still a little apprehensive in his heart.

Although Popovich kept blowing X to comfort fans in front of the sports media in San Antonio for several days, David Robinson always felt that the Spurs were going to be cool after watching too much video

Big Brother is not in a high mood, but Tony Parker, who got on the plane, is very happy, he likes such a big scene, sitting in his seat and humming a little song:

"Bruce, you've played against the Knicks the most, why don't you give more comments in the video class these days?"

Parker was a freshman in the first grade last year, and Big Brother hadn't slipped that much at that time, and he won twice in the regular season against the Knicks.

This season, the Spurs were blown up by their opponents in the regular season, but through the analysis of Popovich and the coaching staff in the past few days, Parker feels that he can do it again:

"I'm up to my opponent's!"

Bruce Bowen is a good player on the team, and since coming to San Antonio, he has also become a part of the local community.

However, these days have been extraordinarily quiet, no matter how the coaching staff sent chicken soup to everyone, Bowen was silent, and when he heard the words of his teammates, he simply said:

"The regular season is different from the playoffs, and as long as Lee wants to attack, no one in this league can limit him."

"Averaged less than 20 shots per game, which only shows that Lee is still experiencing the intensity of the regular season, I don't like blind confidence, and the words of the coaching staff can only be used as psychological comfort."

When he was in the Eastern Conference, Bowen and the Knicks also had some conflicts, and what impressed him was Pat Riley's evaluation of Lee You:

"Technology overshadows Lee's athletic talent!"

The coach thought in '01 that the Knicks were still unstoppable after completing their rebuild.

The Heat players worked hard and took a break in the playoffs, and Bowen learned more about talent.

With David Robinson also suffering an injury during the playoffs, Spurs fans' favorite "Black Rose" Malik Rose spent more time with Duncan on the inside during the playoffs.

New York fans have no impression of this player at all, and Malik Rose rarely plays eye-catching statistics, and he is a short interior player with no outstanding physical talent, so he is naturally ignored by fans.

In San Antonio, Marrick Rose was very popular, and before getting on the plane, fans also gave "Black Rose" a gift in the hope that he could help the team complete their revenge

Marrick Rose, who was sitting next to Duncan, didn't speak after seeing his lap on the plane, and couldn't help but whisper on the side:

"Tim, we're going to win! This year the team is particularly united. ”

Tim Duncan turned his head to look at his teammates, then looked up at David Robinson, who was trying to laugh with everyone, nodded, and responded simply:

"We need this champion!"

After the 60s and 70s, ABC took over the broadcast rights of the finals again, and naturally attached great importance to the first finals after taking over.

The good news is that this year's Finals still have a big-ball team - the Knicks with 73 wins.

The bad news is that some fans of the other team are not buying it, and although the Spurs eliminated the defending champions, there are not many fans who like to watch them play.

On Wednesday, June 4th, the finals G1 officially started at 20:30 tonight.

Two hours before the game, the NBA countdown program routinely warmed up for tonight's Finals.

In the past few days, the broadcaster naturally has to interview the players of the two teams, but after playing some interview clips, the feedback received is not very good.

In the words of some New York fans:

"Who are these guys?"

Fans who like to watch the Knicks naturally dislike the Spurs, and they don't pay attention to "ugly basketball" during the regular season.

The rear studio is also in Manhattan, and most of the ABC staff are also Knicks fans.

In addition, many people have jumped from NBC, and the publicity in the past few days has naturally been biased, and as a result, it has been complained by San Antonio fans.

In the studio, chubby host Mike Tirrico became more neutral after being reminded by the program team.

However, the invited analysts Sean Elliott and Jeff Van Gundy had some-for-tat meaning:

"I know Tim Duncan, he's a big player and the Spurs are more responsive than other opponents in the Eastern Conference."

"The closer you get to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage, and that's why the Spurs were able to make it to the Finals this year."

"This year has probably been the most united season for the Spurs, playing for David, and I'm sure all the players will bring out 120 percent of their potential!"

Elliott, as a Spurs legend, firmly believed that this year's series would drag on to a tie-break, and in the end, the Spurs won the game by virtue of their willpower

Jeff Van Gundy, who was on the side, almost laughed, today he was still dressed in a black suit, white shirt and red scarf, and when he heard this opinion, he shook his head and said:

"The Spurs couldn't limit Lee, and they couldn't do that when Tim Duncan and David Robinson were both in better shape."

"The gap is on the perimeter defense, and maybe Bruce Bowen will show a good defensive effect against the Western Conference scorer."

"But unfortunately, Bowen can't keep up with Lee's speed, and after switching defenses, the Knicks will get a chance to attack in a misplaced position."

"The finals are not a contest of willpower, but a contest of team strength and talent! Unfortunately, I think the Knicks will have the best record in playoff history! ”

Noticing that Elliott was silent, Mike Tyrico smiled again and asked:

"Jeff, do you think the current Spurs team has improved compared to the team in '99?"

Jeff Van Gundy remembered his second championship and smiled confidently:

"David Robinson's physical condition has declined due to injury, and Duncan has more experience."

"Compared to '99, the interior strength is definitely down, and we can't ignore David's contribution on the defensive end."

"As for outside strength, Sean has more say than I do."

When Elliott heard the bald young marshal's words, he could only reply in a muffled voice:

"Tony Parker is just a sophomore and he's not been consistent in the playoffs, Ginobili is experiencing the playoffs for the first time, and he's going to need time to adjust to the league."

"But basketball is never about opposing players, and I'm sure the Spurs will take themselves to the next level in the Finals!"

“.”

Before the game, the ABC broadcaster wanted to interview New York fans outside Madison Square Garden.

However, seeing the scene of the fun people "dancing wildly", holding the "missing person" poster and screaming as if they were in a high-spirited position, I finally gave up this plan.

Interviewing fans eventually turned into aerial photography of Manhattan's night scene

Of course, there are also relatively normal fans in New York, and before the game, well-known LSP director Woody Allen said slowly in an interview with sideline reporter Michelle Tafia:

"Coming to Madison Square Garden every June to see the Grand Final is the best thing in the world!"

"It doesn't matter who the opponent is, the important thing is that we can enjoy Lee's performance! He changed the game of basketball, he gave the game of basketball a soul! ”

“.”

Suddenly rose to the level of "art" to blow X, Tafia listened to the look of confusion, the big director watched the game relatively quietly every day, and only after the interview did he know that he was also an "abnormal fan".

In the Knicks locker room, D'Antoni has a new "skin", a few years younger with the blessing of a black striped suit:

"The other side will definitely test our shots! Don't hesitate, we need to pick up the tempo. ”

"If you're in an open position, shoot it! Defensively, we don't need to wrap up anybody, we pay attention to our defensive position. ”

"Lee will remind everyone when to change their defensive strategy."

D'Antoni, pacing in front of everyone, didn't say much.

The Spurs rely heavily on Parker and Duncan, and on the Knicks' side, Lee Yo can just play against Parker, and Duncan's defense is as good as he can.

Li You also just clapped his hands and reminded Kurt Thomas and Gasol:

"Don't worry about Tim Duncan's offense, protect the rebounds and win the opponent!"

Grant Hill also clapped his hands and said seriously:

"Defend well, cut off the opponent's connection with the inside, and win the game in one go!"

The crowd quickly responded, and Ewing and several assistant coaches followed everyone to the players' tunnel, and the gorilla secretly rejoiced at the thought of David Robinson:

"I'm the biggest winner."

As the Knicks players finished playing, the atmosphere became more and more hot, and the Spurs players did not receive much cold reception during the warm-up, because most fans did not pay attention to the opponent at all.

Nesler, Tolbert and Bill Wharton will play the game together tonight.

The game is about to start, and Nesler, who combed his big back on the ABC commentary seat, cooperated with the director to introduce the starting lists of both sides, and when he mentioned the Spurs, he subconsciously commented:

"The backcourt pairing tonight is Tony Parker and Steve Smith, and if nothing else, Manu Ginobili will be on the pitch soon."

"The front three are Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, David Robinson."

"Robinson, who has been plagued by injuries, usually only plays six minutes in the first quarter, which is also a big challenge for Malik Rose, who comes off the bench."

Bill Wharton admired Duncan very much, and took the initiative to take over at this time and said:

"The key for the Spurs is defense, and they have to limit the Knicks' offense with great defense."

"Tim Duncan has to not only hit those response balls on the offensive end, but also dominate on the defensive end."

"I'm looking forward to Coach Popovich's tactical arrangements!"

In the midst of the noise, the three people on the commentary bench analyzed it one by one, and subconsciously gave the Spurs a few ideas, and everyone was worried that the game would be one-sided again

Li You wore his original signature shoes tonight, with a bright red color scheme on the hook, which is also the most expensive sneaker among the generations of signature shoes.

These shoes are still selling well after so many years, and every time a new color is released, Li You will show it on his feet, and then he can cut a wave of old leeks.

The camera kept circling around Li You, and while the Spurs players were warming up on the other side, Popovich kept pulling Parker and talking:

"To interfere with him, to interfere with his dribbling rhythm from the moment he receives the ball, and like I said, to communicate on the court when you need help from your teammates."

"Don't make a mistake, don't make that mistake where the pass is directly tackled!"

"Get your body excited, you can do it!"

Tony Parker could only nod his head, and he could clearly feel the head coach's nervousness when he arrived at the arena.

It wasn't until the referee beckoned the players to come to the center of the field that Popovich stopped his chatter and returned to the sidelines to stand still, watching his players.

“Let's go Knicks！.”

The New York fans in attendance stood up and began to cheer loudly for the home team to the rhythm of the music.

Li You and the Spurs on the opposite side bumped fists one by one, and he didn't care about Parker, who had squeezed to his side early, and looked at the two who were about to jump the ball.

Artest's defensive duties tonight have been reduced a lot, and the task of keeping an eye on Parker is the boss, and he can only follow Bowen in the bottom corner.

For Bowen, Artest doesn't have to look at each other squarely, he elbowed his opponent last time and made the other party lie down for half a month, and the two still have some small grudges.

As the referee tossed the ball, Gasol and Duncan touched the basketball almost at the same time, and finally Gasol reacted faster, and after landing on the ground, the second jump took off the momentum, and the basketball flew into the hands of Grant Hill.

Parker was sticking to Li You at this time, and in the face of the defense of the small guard Kraft Candy, Li You just used his body to push the opponent away and catch the ball.

didn't care about the opponent's defense again, put the ball with his right hand, Li You's protector slapped the opponent's hand, and then crushed through the half.

Duncan saw the familiar "V-shaped" position on the left elbow of the free-throw line and immediately turned his head to remind his teammates who were running to the bottom corner to improve their defensive positions.

Kurt Thomas saw the Spurs move the defense up and immediately took the initiative to run to the left near baseline.

Although Duncan followed the move, he still kept his eyes on the line, always keeping an eye on Li You, who was holding the ball.

Gasol also accelerated at this time, and simply came to a position away from the top of the arc to stand in a custom high block.

After the emergency stop, Li You quickly dribbled the ball with his right hand at this time, failed to shake off Parker, who was close to the defense, and kept squeezing slowly past Gasol's side by relying on the defense.

Seeing that his teammates were not completely out of position, David Robinson stepped on the three-point line to defend, and at this time, Li You, who switched to the left hand, leaned on Parker, who squeezed past the screen, and quickly went in and out between the lines.

The body shook to the right and knocked away Parker, who was close to the defense, and in the face of Robinson's assisted defense, Li You suddenly lowered his center of gravity and pretended to break through.

Subconsciously took a step back, Robinson didn't react, Li You quickly changed direction in front of the body, and accelerated directly with the ball in his right hand.

Tony Parker bent down to cut the ball, only to find that he couldn't reach the basketball, but because of his shot, he lost the defensive position in an instant.

After completing the change of direction in front of the body, Li You quickly squeezed in front of David Robinson, came to the right elbow area and quickly closed the ball, and lifted the ball to shake.

David Robinson, who pounced from the side, immediately jumped up to block and flew into the air before realizing that he was out of position.

Parker, who was chasing after the defense in the rear, didn't have time to make defensive moves, Li You stepped forward with his left foot, completely shook off the defense, stepped up and down to the paint area, and picked up the basket with his left hand!

The basketball flew high, and Duncan, who had moved under the basket, could only watch as the basketball arced in a huge arc and finally fell into the net.

“Wow！”

The beautiful goal made the cheers resound in the stadium, and Popovich on the sidelines frowned, telling too much, and couldn't change some defensive habits.

“Defense！.”

In the sound of defensive cheering, Parker, who received the ball on the baseline, was led by Li You, and the two were entangled through the half, and Duncan stood at the top of the arc early to block and dismantle.

Parker, who was holding the ball in his right hand, quickly circled the ball behind his back and squeezed past Duncan as he switched to his left hand.

Li You did not choose to go around the line to defend this time, but grabbed his position when the opponent was circling the ball behind his back and successfully squeezed through the cover.

Parker and Lee, who broke through with the ball in their left hand, collided together, slowed down, dribbled behind their backs again, and took advantage of Duncan's re-movement to make a second block near the left elbow.

In the continuous cover of a very small range, Li You did not choose to squeeze again, but relied on Duncan's sudden dexterous turn and appeared in front of Parker again.

I thought it was a good opportunity, close to the free throw line, Parker made a quick stop jump shot, but the basketball was not out of his hand, and he saw Li You jumping up on his side to block.

Subconsciously turning up the arc, Parker struggled to drift his body to the left to avoid the defense.

"Bang!"

“Wow！”

Amid the cheers of the fans, the drifting jumper that dodged the block finally hit the back edge of the basket, and Gasol and David Robinson were still pulling at the card position under the basket.

Perhaps it was the injury that took away the veteran's explosiveness, and the situation of picking melons in the back of his head did not appear, and Gasol successfully protected the rebound.

The quick counterattack expected by the Spurs did not happen, and Lee You, who received the ball from the baseline, still slowly dribbled through the half court against Parker's stickers.

In both rounds, David Robinson seemed to turn into a soft persimmon and came to the left flank, and Lee Yoyo made tactical gestures.

Gasol's low-post tactics, Artes in the bottom left corner quickly slipped past the baseline and opened up space for attack.

On the other side, Steve Smith looked at Grant Hill on the right flank and took the initiative to shrink the defense.

Duncan shouted a shouting from the free-throw line, and soon the Spurs' defensive formation was back in a position around the paint.

Although there was a chance on the other flank, Li You, who was protecting the ball sideways, still did not pass the ball, but waited for Gasol to succeed.

David Robinson, who was defending at the back, played his rich defensive experience at this time, and he was dead behind him, forcing Gasol out of the low post.

failed to get to the expected position, Gasol knew that the veteran behind him still had oil, and he no longer entangled with the opponent, and took the initiative to accelerate up to improve the position to cover.

His teammates were still moving, and Li You, who had been sideways to protect the ball with the ball in his left hand, leaned on the defense, suddenly shook his shoulders back, and then lowered his center of gravity and leaned over to accelerate.

Parker saw Gasol approaching the three-point line, and thought that Li You was turning around and changing hands, misjudged and lost a position all of a sudden.

David Robinson, who had just followed the block, hurriedly stopped.

I wanted to take advantage of the trend to slide to the right to block Li You's cut from the left flank, but I saw Li You quickly in and out during the march, swaying right and left, David Robinson suddenly froze in place

Parker, who was desperately chasing behind him, could only watch Li You shake and accelerate again, appearing at the bottom left of the basket as if flashing, grabbing the ball with his left hand, leaning over to pick up the basket!

David Robinson looked directly at Li You, and soon heard a teasing voice in his ears:

"Man, you're moving slower and slower!"

After ridiculing, Li You slapped the "general" who was about to serve twice.

Naturally, he said what he said from his heart, whether it was Mutombo, who came off the bench in the Eastern Conference Finals, or David Robinson, who is currently starting, they are really outdated.

“Wow！”

Filled with cheers in the arena and cheers from the fans in the front row, David Robinson was speechless for a moment.

He knew that for the next few rounds, Lee would continue to attack his defense.

Popovich on the sidelines made tactical gestures and was instructed, and Parker dribbled to the left wing after half-time, and did not initiate another block, but waited for Duncan to take the bottom line.

The big man crossed under the basket to cover, Bowen moved to the bottom right corner and Steve Smith stopped on the right wing.

Seeing the opponent stand like this, everyone on the Knicks knew that it must be Duncan's low-post single.

Kurt Thomas didn't switch defenses with Gasol, and Duncan couldn't get the pass in the first place due to the interference of Lee Yow on the lineline.

Kurt Thomas, who chased behind him, first set up his arms to defend and then began to defend around the front, and Duncan didn't want to stay away from the basket to catch the ball, but the two pulled and finally came to the left blocking area.

Parker, who stopped the ball, could only send a high throw in the end, and after completing the pass, he hurriedly accelerated and cut in, and ran to the bottom right corner with Li You, and the Spurs rotated in turn.

David Robinson quickly moved to the free throw line to open up the offensive space, and after receiving the ball, Duncan turned around and attacked with the frame, swept the ball and quickly released the ball with his left hand to break through.

Kurt Thomas hurriedly slid to the right back to block the breakout, and Gasol completely gave up on David Robinson and squeezed under the basket together.

Instead of choosing to pass the ball or turning to the line, Duncan, who was overpowered, plunged headlong into the two-man encirclement and forced the basket to the bottom left of the basket.

The basketball knocked out of the frame, and Li You, who was near the baseline on the right side, returned to the basket early and grabbed the rebound.

Seeing David Robinson step forward and delaying, he pushed the ball with his right hand and changed direction, grabbed the ball with his left hand, accelerated with his shoulder, and squeezed past the opponent's side in an instant.

Not giving the Spurs a chance to retreat, Li You, who had just shaken off the defense, immediately sent a long pass.

Grant Hill, who had already rushed past half court, caught the ball on the three-point line, ignored Steve Smith who was chasing behind him, came to the paint area and rushed up in three steps, grabbed the ball with his right hand and glided and dunked!

0:6, the opening consecutive easy scores, making the cheers in the arena louder and louder.

Watching Li You follow Parker to the bottom line to lead the defense again, on the commentary seat, Nesler praised again:

"The Knicks played their signature transition offense, and Lee overpowered Parker with defense after the opening period, and he didn't score as easily as he did in the Western Conference Finals."

Bill Wharton saw that Duncan took the initiative to block the left elbow area again, and also commented:

"Regardless of the offense, the Spurs need to get the ball to the basket as quickly as possible."

Duncan's high-quality cover finally allowed Parker to briefly escape Lee Yoo's pursuit.

Parker, who was holding the ball in his left hand, didn't have time to dribble a few more times when he saw Kurt Thomas move to the paint and didn't force an attack, but quickly returned to the unguarded Duncan.

At the free throw line, Duncan received the ball and took a look before making a jumper, but the shot was too small, and it fell to Kurt Thomas immediately after hitting the front of the basket.

Duncan shook his hand in frustration, he naturally knew that he should find his form as soon as possible.

The Spurs who were in a state of retreat soon found that this time Li You received the ball and advanced extremely fast.

Although Parker slid desperately and kept giving physical confrontations, he was still crushed by Lee You and rushed through the halfcourt.

With both players near the three-point line, the Knicks' big man went straight to the basket at this point, and Duncan and David Robinson followed up and shouted to their teammates.

Near the top of the arc, Lee Woo slowed down and completed a crotch pass, and Grant Hill, who followed up, received the ball easily.

After completing the pass, Li You first cut in without the ball, and suddenly accelerated and ran back when he came to the elbow area.

On the left flank, Lee Yoo received another pass from Grant Hill, first raised the ball to mobilize Parker's defensive center of gravity, and then quickly took a tentative step to the left with his right foot.

At this time, the Spurs had just completed the defensive alignment, and Parker was already a little blind, and subconsciously chose to step forward to defend.

As soon as the opponent moved his footsteps, Li You quickly swept the ball, and after shaking his body to the right, he suddenly released the ball with his left hand and broke through with a cross step.

Hurriedly slid to the right rear, Parker, who was thrown off half a position, found himself about to be squeezed through, but fortunately, teammate Bowen noticed the situation and hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Li You, who was half a body ahead, suddenly quickly circled the ball behind his back at this time, and under inertia, Parker lost the defensive position again.

Switching to his right hand, Li You slowed down slightly but successfully avoided the bag clip, and took advantage of Parker's re-stepping to stick to the defense, and accelerated with his shoulders again.

Despite sliding in time, Parker was slammed into the paint by Lee You's crushing breakaway.

At this time, there were many players piled up under the basket, and Li You did not break through with his head, but suddenly made a sudden stop, took his left foot as the axis, quickly twisted back, and at the same time pulled the ball back sharply with his left hand.

Under the emergency stop, Parker shook again, and wanted to move again to close the defense, but Li You suddenly turned forward.

Seeing that Lee Yoo had already closed the ball, Parker, who had readjusted his center of gravity, tried to make a block.

Unable to fully jump, Parker leaned forward in the face of Li You, who leaned back sharply, and his outstretched left arm only hit his right elbow

"Squeak!"

“Wow！”

Amid the cheers of the fans, the referee blew the whistle and the basketball flew to the basket, which, despite being disturbed, bounced twice on the basket and fell into the net.

After landing on the ground, Parker almost threw himself into the street, straightened up, and watched Li You, who was waving his fist in celebration, walk to the free throw line, and couldn't help but subconsciously look at the head coach on the sidelines.

It didn't take long for Parker to notice that Popovich was pulling a big face and didn't instruct, and he didn't seem to be able to do anything about it

"The Spurs' defense is crumbling and they don't seem to have anything to do! Lee's speed is too fast! ”

"Parker can keep up with Lee, but he's a lot less physical, and it's hard to defend effectively every time he loses position."

Tolbert was not polite and made a comment mercilessly, and Nesler saw that Li Youjia also scored, and couldn't help but say:

"Maybe Coach Popovich should ask for a timeout!"

0:9, after the opening Spurs did not score a point, Popovich did not ask for a timeout, but trusted the thigh.

Instead of choosing to block and pick and roll, Duncan squeezed into the left block again, and this time after receiving the pass, he broke through and turned to the line in time.

David Robinson, who was left empty at the free throw line, received a pass and made a mid-range jumper!

At 2:9, the Spurs finally broke the deadlock, and the atmosphere group on the bench also cheered.

Quickly sent out the bottom line, Li You made a tactical gesture early, and soon, it was a high-level block on the line.

Close to the left flank, with Gasol's good quality of coverage, Lee Woo, who was holding the ball in his left hand, managed to get rid of Parker's chasing interference.

David Robinson, who had learned his lesson, stepped forward early with his right arm up and made a big delay.

Li You did not choose to accelerate the breakthrough, seeing that the opponent's defense reacted too much, he sent a pass to the ground as soon as possible.

Gasol also accelerated down, and after receiving the pass in the paint area, he strode straight to the basket.

Gasol, who grabbed the ball with his right hand, rushed up in three steps and wanted to smash his arm, but was interfered by Duncan, who helped defend to the basket.

In the regretful sighs of the fans, the basketball smashed into the basket and bounced high.

Although the dunk was unsuccessful, Kurt Thomas, who was unattended, grabbed the rebound in the front court at this time.

Duncan, who turned around again to help the defense, was knocked away by Kurt Thomas and hit the board and made a basket!

At 2:11, watching Kurt Thomas pound his chest under the basket, Madison Square Garden was boiling again for a while.

Playing the same tactic, David Robinson, who was let go again, didn't relent, hitting a jumper from the free throw line.

Looking back, the Spurs had just completed the defensive alignment, and Parker, who had been continuously broken through at the top of the arc, was not on the defensive this time and always controlled the defensive distance.

Easily advanced to the half, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly pushed the ball quickly and changed direction at this time, and after switching to his right hand, he immediately accelerated with his shoulders heavy.

Making a successful defensive prediction, Parker blocked Li You's breakthrough route for the first time.

There was a strong attack in front of him, Parker's eyes subconsciously widened, watching Li You lead the ball forward, increase his stride, and squeeze past him.

Duncan and David Robinson both returned to the paint under the basket from the left and right near baseline positions.

Lee, who broke through to the paint, took advantage of the situation and distributed the ball to Gasol at the bottom right of the basket as his opponent moved his feet.

David Robinson wanted to twist and block again, but Gasol directly burst out, grabbed the ball with his right hand, picked up his long arm, and dunked it violently!

"Ahh

Gasol, who completed the dunk, shouted, and this performance also made the cheers in the arena a few points higher.

The Knicks simply and brutally broke through the ball, but the effect was exceptional.

Popovich asked for a timeout with a blank face, and instead of criticizing Parker, he patted the main point guard on the shoulder.

At 4:13, Li You, who walked to the bench, high-fived his teammates to celebrate, and on the bench, the atmosphere group was also happy and screamed, and the game seemed to be more relaxed than expected.

After the timeout, the Knicks went against the norm and continued to play simple basketball, and on the commentary bench, Nesler's most words were:

“Lee！ Inside！ That's good！ ”

“Lee！ Again！ Beautiful pass！ ”

In the middle of the first quarter of the game, the Knicks players had long lost their nervousness, and Li You also began to run tactics at this time, squatting in the bottom corner for a few rounds to direct traffic.

Ginobili, who was replaced early, just broke through to the basket in the last round and scored two points in the finals;

Back on the defensive end, the baseline crossed to cover, and Grant Hill, who received the pass in the left blocking area, changed direction in front of the new right hand ball body that changed defense.

Grabbing half of the position, Grant Hill stepped forward, carried Ginobili away with his body, and picked up the basket with his left hand!

New York fans are happy to watch, compared to the regular season, as the playoffs deepen, the Knicks' style of play has begun to be simple and rough.

The number of heads-up rounds of stars has increased, and fans who bought tickets to watch the game also feel that high-priced tickets are not a loss!

At 12:21, the score difference remained unchanged, and there were 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first quarter.

In the past few minutes, the Spurs have also started to pick up, Duncan, Parker, and Malik Rose have all scored off the bench, but there are problems on the defensive end.

The Spurs attacked again, and Duncan, who was heavily guarded every time he hit the low post, received the ball again in the right elbow.

After Parker handed over the ball, he still cut to the basket without the ball and ran to the left bottom corner.

Ginobili at the top of the arc stepped forward and tried to take Duncan's hand and pass the ball.

The online counterrun failed to get rid of Artest's entanglement, and although Duncan's sideways cover was of good quality, Ginobili had just received the ball, and Artest, who had squeezed through the screen, crashed into his opponent and sliced the ball with his left hand.

Losing control of the basketball, Ginobili yelled in an attempt to get the referee's attention, but Artest, who controlled the ball, ignored it, accelerated to take down his opponent and quickly rushed across the halfway line.

Unguarded, Artest rushed to the paint area and immediately took off, barely picked up the ball in the air, and the windmill smashed it!

"Oh!"

Artest, who showed off his fancy work, felt that he had become a big star, and after completing the dunk, he stood under the basket and pulled his jersey and screamed.

At 12:23, the score difference reached double digits for the first time, and Popovich on the sidelines was a little anxious and roared loudly.

Every time it comes to a crucial round, everyone on the Knicks knows that the opponent will definitely give the ball to Duncan.

In addition to helping move the ball on the line, Bowen spends most of the rest of his time moving back and forth in the left and right corners.

Ginobili didn't get frequent offensive opportunities after his debut, and Grant Hill gradually shrank inside the three-point line on the defensive end.

When Parker came to the left wing, the rest of the Knicks were defending around the paint.

After short power forward Marik Rose came on the pitch, Gasol was completely crouched to defend.

When Duncan received Parker's ground-hitting pass on the left block, Kurt Thomas continued to defend behind him while giving Duncan space to attack the line.

Gasol stood near baseline on the right, staring at the line, ready to help, Grant Hill contracted again, and near the right elbow, Marrick Rose was ready to help the free throw line.

“Defense！.”

The New York fans at the scene shouted more and more, and Duncan put the ball with his right hand and played with his back.

Li You, who was on the left wing, suddenly accelerated his sliding step at this time, sideways to help defend in front of Duncan, stretched out his arm and cut the ball to interfere.

Duncan, who was quick to react, quickly collected the ball, dodged the cut and lifted the ball in front of him, and returned the ball to Parker outside the three-point line.

The pass was a little slower, and as soon as Parker received the ball, he saw Lee Woo rush in front of him again.

Instinctively protecting the ball on the right side of his body, before Parker could sweep the ball, Li You's right hand cut the ball.

"Smack!"

With a crisp slap, the basketball immediately fell to the floor, and the moment Parker lost the ball, he wanted to pull the foul, but was secretly pushed by the accelerating Li You.

Coupled with the collision of his body, Parker fell directly to the ground, and the referee did not say anything, and watched Li You rush through the half court after slapping the floor angrily.

1 to 0 in the front court, unguarded, in the paint area, Li You jumped high after jumping with both feet, his head was almost flat frame, he pulled the ball down with both hands, stretched his body after folding, and pressed the ball into the basket with both hands!

"Boom!" Fold the buckle!

“Show time！”

Narcissler, the commentator, was delighted and cheered along with the fans.

At 12:25, after a stable +2, the difference came to 13 points, and Coach D'Antoni on the sidelines laughed and applauded.

Duncan, who was getting more and more anxious, finally managed to jam the position in the low post on the right side this time, and received Parker's pass and quickly turned in the direction of the baseline.

Before Kurt Thomas could block, Duncan, who squeezed under the basket, took a step and dunked with both hands!

After completing the dunk, Duncan did not celebrate, and continued to shout to his teammates to retreat.

At this time, the Spurs finally changed the opposing defender, and Bowen interfered with the receiving Li You earlier.

After wrapping the ball behind his back and switching to his left hand, Li You accelerated directly against the defense.

Bowen's tugging didn't have any effect, and after halftime, Li You suddenly made a sudden stop and was instantly shaken out of position.

did not choose to break through directly, Li You made a tactical gesture unhurriedly and signaled to continue to block and dismantle.

Li You approached the left flank, Bowen stared at the ball and still didn't get too close, aiming at Gasol behind him, and then moved his foot, trying to defend.

Without waiting for the block to happen, Li You suddenly accelerated the rhythm of the dribble, and quickly changed direction after dribbling vigorously with his right hand.

Bowen didn't react, clubbed in place, turned his head to look at Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, "flying close to the ground" and straight to the basket.

Duncan, who had followed the block on the left side, stopped in time and tried to block Li You's breakthrough route in an attempt to complete the block.

Leaning on Duncan, who was constantly sliding and raising his right arm, Li You, who was close to the paint area, suddenly made a sharp stop and pulled back with a large cross-step.

Duncan was shaken and staggered, instantly losing the defensive position, and Li You, who switched to the right hand, did not choose an open jumper, but accelerated again.

After dribbling a big step, he jumped in the paint area, and Duncan hit the defense again in the air, and Li You, who grabbed the ball with his right hand, dodged the cover, and threw the ball out after being hit on the shoulder!

"Squeak!"

“And one！”

The whistle blew and the ball went in, the basketball hit the board into the frame, and Duncan couldn't stand firm after being hit by the landing, and took two steps back and sat on the bottom line.

“Wow！”

Seeing Li You shaking his shoulders and pretending to be X under the basket, the cheers almost broke through the arena.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Standing on the free throw line, amid the shouts of the fans, Lee Youga hit the free throw steadily.

At 12:28, Duncan took the initiative to signal a timeout, and seeing the angry look of his thighs staring at him, Popovich hurriedly stepped forward to hug and reassure

"It's not a good alignment, Bowen is so slow that it's almost a natural misalignment."

Tolbert shook his head and commented when he saw that the Knicks had completely opened up the point difference, and Bill Wharton looked at the technical statistics:

5-of-5, 2-of-2 free throws, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

Thinking that Li You has not yet missed, Bill Wharton can only sigh:

"It's not a good choice to have a sophomore rookie go against the MVP."

With a 16-point difference, Nesler has broadcast many Knicks playoff games and has yet to see an opponent turn the tables at Madison Square Garden:

"It looks like the Spurs need to change their tactics, they have to score as quickly as possible, and it's a dangerous point difference."

In the final minutes, the Knicks didn't throw a three-pointer either, with Grant Hill and Artest both opting to help in the paint.

The opponent took a short power forward, and Gasol and Kurt Thomas fought harder.

Fortunately, at this time, Tim Duncan's free throws were not followed by inaccuracy, and he continued to stand on the free throw line to help the Spurs stabilize their emotions.

D'Antoni sat back on the bench, and Ewing stood up from time to time and clapped loudly in encouragement, a simple way of throwing and scrambling the opponent.

Sending Lee to the free throw line again, the Spurs made the last attack of the first quarter, and Parker hit another long two points on the right wing.

At 20:36, the 16-point margin allowed the New York fans at the scene to celebrate the victory in advance.

The stadium was filled with cheers, and when Li You, who had played the first quarter, walked to the bench, he kept high-fiveing everyone in celebration.

Many front-row fans got up and applauded, which also made everyone in the Spurs who returned to the bench look solemn.

Popovich held the tactical board to write and draw, constantly reminding the players loudly to hold steady.

David Robinson was back on the court, and the Spurs barely made a rotation, and the huge margin was dead.

On the Knicks' side, Jackson and Prince were on the pitch, and Stoudemire replaced Kurt Thomas, who had committed two fouls.

In the Spurs' first offensive round, with David Robinson's cover on the left wing, Ginobili broke through to the basket and missed a layup.

For a moment, the cheers in the arena grew louder and louder, and David Robinson accelerated back into the half, while shouting a shoutout to his teammates to step back.

This time, Li You's advance was fast, and when he came to the right flank, Stoudemire, who had just come on the field, stepped forward to block and dismantle.

The fake cover allowed Parker to squeeze through easily, but Duncan, who followed the defense, still chose to delay and help defend in front of Li You.

Lee's back-to-back breakaways stunned the Spurs, and Duncan made the wrong defensive choice, only to be hit by a pass that penetrated the defense.

Near the free-throw line, Stoudemire down just received a pass, took a step and immediately took to the air.

David Robinson actively defended to the basket and jumped up to block, only to find that the new person in front of him was stunned.

The two collided physically in the air, and Stoudemire was not affected too much and directly crashed into the "Admiral".

Amid the exclamations of the fans, David Robinson leaned back in the air, then his ears exploded, and he stumbled to the camera without standing still after landing.

"Boom!" Succeed in the next person's violent deduction!

“Wow！”

The sound in Madison Square Garden raised a few points again, and the visually striking dunk made many fans jump and jump and scream.

Duncan pulled Big Brother up, turned his head and watched the Knicks hug each other, celebrating wildly, only to feel the anger surging in his heart.

Soon the Spurs got a taste of what the Nets felt in the video lesson, and the time loop began

On the commentary bench, Nesler began to repeat the commentary of the first stanza again:

“Lee！ Get inside！ Good！ ”

“What a play by Lee！ Beautiful pass！ ”

With 6:04 left in the half, the starting lineup returned, and the Knicks finally changed their tactics, and Lee You, who was crouching in the bottom corner for several consecutive rounds, suddenly slipped quickly from right to left across the baseline.

After coming to the basket, he accelerated in the middle and bounced outside, and at the free throw line, Gasol made a cover to delay Parker, who was chasing the defense.

On the left flank, Grant Hill, who was sideways to protect the ball, sent a horizontal pass, and when Li You received the ball, Parker also chased and defended in place.

Lifting the ball above his head, Lee Woo swept the ball quickly from top to bottom while making a tentative step with his right foot laterally.

Parker subconsciously took a step back, and then saw Li You pull out directly outside the three-point line.

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

At 33:50, the difference came to 17 points.

Li You knew that Parker's English was at the same level as Gasol, and he didn't bother to say any trash talk to the other party, so he just shook his head and smiled.

Parker went numb and looked helplessly at the head coach, and soon got Popovich's instructions to continue to give the ball to Duncan.

On the Knicks bench, the atmosphere team had already stood up, raised his right arm and raised three fingers, and cheered and celebrated with the fans.

In the next game, Duncan was not passing, trying to get in position, causing Gasol to foul in the low post, and the left and right blocking areas also hit a step jumper.

Tony Parker seemed to be putting too much effort into the defensive end, and apart from a breakaway throw that escaped the defense, he missed a couple of empty pullup jumpers

Watching Tim Duncan score consecutive points, but the point difference did not narrow, and Popovich's "incompetent shouting" on the sidelines could not change anything.

The Knicks' defense shrank very small, and this time the offensive Spurs continued to pass the ball from the outside, and in the bottom corner of the right side, Bowen received the ball and hit Artest's defensive jumper.

The long rebound was picked up by Li You, and Parker immediately stepped forward to hug it in desperation, and the referee blew the whistle and compared the free throw line.

Parker watched Lee Yo walk to the halfcourt, standing still until Duncan, who was behind him, stepped forward and touched his head, and then completely came to his senses.

"Tony, we still have time!"

Still silent, Parker glanced at the scoreboard:

At 42:60, there was 1 minute and 25 seconds left in the half.

Li You hit both free throws, raised his hands high, and paced back with a smile on his face.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Before the end of the half, the MVP's shouting could not stop.

With the last few rounds of continuous iron strikes between the two sides, the final score remained untouched.

Everyone on the Spurs walked briskly to the tunnel as the Knicks began to celebrate.

Coach D'Antoni also ended his tactical back-tilt, tidied up his clothes and prepared for an interview at half-time.

Ewing smiled from ear to ear, with a 20-point difference, there must be no suspense in this game, and walked to the player's tunnel with Li You in his arms, and whispered when he was about to reach the locker room:

"Lee! Sweep them all! Don't give David Robinson any hope, it's not bad to claim the prize on the road, and the Spurs just happened to change to a new arena. ”

Seeing that the old opponent was not doing well, the gorilla was happy, and Li You understood the thoughts of his old teammates:

"Don't worry, Pat! Of course, to sweep the opponent, this year's playoffs will be restructured, I have long said that I want to create the best record in history! ”

When the two entered the locker room, everyone was smiling, Li You smiled, clapped his hands and said loudly:

"Guys! Enjoy the victory! ”

"Oh!!"

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