On June 4, 2004, ABC continued to warm up for tomorrow night's game.

O'Neal has been promoting it for several more years since Bryant has been caught in an illegal invasion this season, and most of the recent warm-up videos have been about Payton and Malone.

Karl Malone has played half his life in the NBA league, and the two finals experienced during his Jazz period were first played by Michael Jordan and then played by Lee You The biggest point difference in the finals.

"Tragic Hero" is a label on Ma Long, and many old fans also hope to see this veteran realize his dream and finally win the championship.

In the promotional video of the past few days, the great mother of Carl Malone was highlighted, and when facing the camera, Malone had red eyes and cried several times during the filming.

This also aroused the sympathy of many fans, after all, Malone is almost 41 years old, and he is still fighting for the championship at such an age, what kind of sportsmanship is this!

The Lakers and Knicks met again in the Finals, and the four-way game did attract a large crowd.

Cloud fans who only focus on the finals watched the promotional video and sympathized with Malone, but Knicks fans didn't buy it, and even had some disgust with this boring way of publicity:

"Carl Malone's back-to-back failures, what's the matter with us?"

The most hated thing for New York fans is the mental victory method, after all, it was crushed by Mai in the early 90s, when the New York media always had a promising future

At the moment, what everyone likes is a real victory, and adding a championship flag to the stadium is what fans are looking forward to the most.

Tomorrow is Saturday, and the evening will usher in the Finals G1, Manhattan has recently exploded with Knicks elements, and fans who pick the door will also buy a championship hat to support it.

ABC's rear studio was also in Manhattan, and on the morning show, Tom Tolbert and Byron Scott were invited.

As rear analysts during the Finals, the two guests have been warming up for the game in recent days, but no matter how they analyze it, they feel that the Lakers will be beaten violently on the outside.

In the past few days, he has tried his best to avoid this topic, but as the finals approached, several people also had to discuss Li You's performance in this year's playoffs.

In the studio, at the end of the conversation, Mike Tirrico looked at the 12 playoff data of Li You given by the director, and immediately sighed:

"It's unbelievable that although the Celtics didn't bother Lee too much in the first round and pulled up some stats, the next two teams are strong defensively!"

Averaged 33.5 minutes per game, averaging 35.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 2.5 steals, 0.6 blocks and 1.1 turnovers per game;

He averaged 19.5 attempts per game and shot 63.2% from the field and 7.5 attempts from beyond the three-point line with 53.2% three-point shooting.

He averaged 7.5 free throws per game and shot 95.6% from the free-throw line.

Seeing this data, Scott, who was dressed in a black suit, seemed to have bad memories in his mind, and he barely pulled out a smile and said seriously:

"It's indescribable, don't forget that against Lee are Kidd and Billups, I know them, and on the defensive end, these two are the best backcourts in the league."

Tolbert laughed, and instead of discussing the data too much, he offered a different point of view:

"I think the teams in the Western Conference are stronger, and although the Lakers haven't had an easy road to qualifying this year, they're getting better and better."

"O'Neal is still very dominant, and it's hard for the Knicks to limit his play inside."

"I don't doubt the veterans' desire to win, so it's hard to say whether this series will be won or lost!"

The host Mike Tyrico subconsciously pushed his glasses, no wonder Tolbert can be this year's guest, his face does not change, and his ability to tell nonsense seriously is definitely leading in the industry:

"Tomorrow at 21 o'clock, the finals G1 will be played at Madison Square Garden, and ABC will bring a full range of broadcasts!"

On Saturday, June 5th, Madison Square Garden came alive at night.

The birth of FaceBook has brought some young people closer together, and Boston is not far from here, and fans who come here to watch the game in advance gather early.

Although O'Neal did not make pre-game rhetoric, there are still many people who like to tease the sharks, after all, O'Neal, who is still in his prime, is the only player on the Lakers team who has won the FMVP award.

“Shark，I am your father！”

When queuing up to enter, many fans wearing the No. 1 jersey of the Knicks cheered, and before the game started, there were already people laughing outside the arena.

Nearly an hour before the start of the game, the arena was getting noisy.

The Lakers who warmed up in advance returned to the locker room early, and the atmosphere was uncomfortable.

Sitting in the front row, Ray Allen, Denzel Washington, and Spike Lee were giggling and chatting.

Finally, Ray Allen was also interviewed by Stuart Scott:

"Ray, tell us about your predictions for this year's Finals, which team would you prefer to win the championship?"

Ray Allen, who was wearing a UConn jersey, became an upright boy again at this time, and immediately replied seriously after hearing the question:

"There's no doubt that Lee will easily win the series, basketball is not more experienced than anyone, and the Lakers won't have any chances!"

"It's not just about age on the Lakers, it's about their locker room."

"Kobe Bryant always wants to prove that he is better than everyone else, but everyone can see the gap between him and Lee, and he is not even the best player on the Lakers."

"Maybe he's going to go crazy in this series to prove himself, but then the Lakers will lose faster, and they'll have a quick comeback from the Knicks, and then they'll fall behind at halftime."

"Lee has never relaxed his demands on himself, this series should be the easiest in this year's playoffs, maybe he can play an average of 40+ double-doubles per game, which is not difficult for him at all!"

Sideline reporter Stewart coughed slightly, but Ray Allen spoke mercilessly, making it difficult for him to answer.

In the end, Spike Lee, with an orange handkerchief wrapped around his head, cleared the siege in the rear:

"Don't do that, Ray! Actually, I'd rather see the medal ceremony at home, and the New York fans want to see more games. ”

“.”

Stewart, who was holding his glasses down, could only end the interview with a smile in the end.

In the away team's locker room, Phil Jackson looked at everyone and said with a serious expression:

'We need to get the ball inside, play a little bit easier and make the most of our strengths.'

"Don't follow the other person's rhythm, Gary, you know what to do!"

The old man's fitness is difficult to run all the time, and the drop in the number of rounds this season is also the result of a compromise.

The head coach repeated the admonition, and Gary Payton immediately followed suit.

He has been silent since coming to Manhattan, and the video lessons of the past few days have made Peyton feel outrageous.

O'Neill sensed that his teammates were not in a high mood, and immediately whispered:

"Give me the ball and I'll take care of the game!" I don't want anyone to spoil the team's offense. ”

After saying this, O'Neal glanced at Kobe, obviously meaning something, and the latter ignored the shark and sorted out the elbow pads on his arms.

In the end, it was the veteran Malone who spoke about the scene, which alleviated the embarrassing atmosphere:

"Slow down the game, we also have a big advantage!"

The veterans began to deliver chicken soup, and Devin George, who had won the starting position this season, still felt that the atmosphere was not right, but he had little say and could only follow everyone out of the dressing room to prepare for the game.

As the DJ introduced the Lakers one by one, there was a lot of boos in the arena until the lights dimmed and the home team players came on the stage.

When Kobe Bryant heard the DJ shouting Li You's name, there was a heart-rending shout in his ears, and this atmosphere made him a little envious.

Watching Li You high-five his teammates after his debut, Kobe Bryant couldn't help but secretly decide:

"I'm going to prove myself!"

After resting for more than a week, Li You had already recovered his body to its best condition, and after the lights came on, he immediately took off his training clothes and began the final warm-up.

Fieldside reporter Michelle Tafoa approached D'Antoni in a black suit with a red scarf at this time, and interviewed with a smile:

"Mike, will the Knicks readjust their tactics for tonight's game?"

D'Antoni smiled confidently, and after watching the footage, he felt that the Knicks had a better chance of winning:

"Compared to the previous games, we will go all out to speed up, and Lee will increase his individual attack, which is the most efficient way to play."

"We're going to do more pick-and-rolls, and attacking the big man on the opposite side is our core tactic!"

D'Antoni, who was directly open, was not modest, and talked eloquently about his tactical arrangement, and finally gave a conclusion:

"In tonight's game, the Knicks will probably have a big win!"

In the live commentary box, Michaels and Doug Rivers are still talking about the starting lineups of both sides tonight:

"I think Payton's minutes should be scaled back and a lot of times Fisher is the better option."

"The Lakers' interior pick-and-roll defense is going to be a tough test, and on the defensive end, I think Devin George should be more involved in defending Lee."

Rivers put on a tactician's appearance, and Michaels on the side was more likely to broadcast the NFL, and naturally nodded again and again when he heard the professional analysis:

"How to defend Lee, that's really the key to this game, and maybe we can also look forward to Gary Payton, a veteran with a lot of defensive experience!"

The two were still analyzing in the commentary seat, and the cheers in the arena were wave after wave, and Li You hit long-distance three-pointers in a row, which made New York fans excited.

Gary Payton, on the other side of the court, has long been silent, and the expectations of the ball critics these days have put a lot of pressure on him.

Just thinking of the data of Li You's playoffs this year, Payton's bold words are all held in his stomach.

When the referee beckoned the players from both sides to the center of the field, a loud cheer immediately rang out in the stadium:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

Li You tidied up his arm guards, and moved his left leg wearing "white silk" again, and then smiled and bumped fists with everyone on the Lakers.

Everyone on the Lakers pulled their faces, and Kobe Bryant didn't stretch out his hand, staring at Li You deadly.

In the face of the "sworn enemy", Kobe Bryant only wants to prove himself in the game, and is not interested in doing these superficial efforts.

Li You didn't care either, smiled and bumped fists with O'Neill on the side, and reminded by the way:

"Fans don't allow it, there's no garbage time for this year's finals!"

"You have no idea how strong we are! The race we went through was completely different. ”

O'Neill looked at Li You and said loudly, as if he wanted to use these words to motivate his demoralized teammates.

On the Knicks' side, except for Gasol, who looked serious, several people didn't care about O'Neal's words, Artest just stared at Kobe, held his head high, and showed a posture of letting you say whatever you wanted.

Before kick-off, the referees watched the players on both sides repeatedly remind the defensive scale problem, and the violent incident in the Eastern Conference Finals made the league very dissatisfied.

As the basketball was tossed, Gasol was the first to dial the ball, and the cheers in the arena immediately became a little louder.

Lee Woo, who controlled the ball, quickly dribbled the ball across the half court with his left hand.

The Knicks were still in a simple "V-shape" position, and when Lee Woo came to the left wing, Artest quickly slipped over the baseline and Kurt Thomas in the left elbow area stepped up to cover.

Without waiting for his teammates to stand still, Li You suddenly lowered his center of gravity, and his body shook to the right front and then suddenly changed direction under his crotch.

Payton instinctively slid to the right rear and immediately bumped into Kurt Thomas, who was standing, as he tried to re-mount the guard.

The moment he switched to his left hand, Li You immediately led the ball forward, ignoring Ma Long, who delayed the help defense, and simply and rudely accelerated with his shoulders down.

Ma Long, who was still moving, didn't have time to delay, and wanted to pull the foul after being squeezed through half a body, but Li You, who led the ball forward again, instantly squeezed through the defense and strode straight into the basket.

Although O'Neal, who had already noticed it, accelerated to move to the basket, Li You was very fast, and as soon as he returned to the bottom left of the basket, O'Neal heard a huge cheer in his ears, and then saw Li You soaring into the air.

Jumping with both feet close to the paint area, Li You grabbed the ball with his right hand, ignored O'Neal who came up in the air, and smashed his arm to smash the buckle!

Instinctively wanted to jump up the block, but he was still half a beat slower, and raising his right hand high didn't make any difference, and O'Neill, who couldn't jump enough, only felt a tightness in his chest in the air, and then a boom in his ears.

"Boom!" Break through the barrier and succeed!

Watching O'Neal stumble after landing and almost rushed directly to the camera on the bottom line, Madison Square Garden suddenly boiled:

“Wow！”

Li You, who completed the dunk, just shook his head, showed a relaxed expression, and pressed his hands down, indicating that the game had just begun.

Phil Jackson on the sidelines saw it clearly, and Malone, who had suffered a knee injury, had dropped sharply in lateral speed, and the defensive end relied entirely on experience and big body.

With his arms folded and his brows furrowed, Phil Jackson could only shout at his players to calm down.

O'Neal, who was rarely blocked, was furious at this time, turned his head to stare at Li You, and heard the loud reminder of the old man of KFC and then ran quickly to the half.

Payton, who received the ball from the baseline, was soon interfered with by Lee You.

The veteran's explosiveness has been severely reduced, and several emergency stops not only failed to get rid of the defense, but was forced to slow down due to physical confrontation.

Close to the halfway line, he half-turned and protected the ball with his left hand, and Payton pouted and dribbled across the halfcourt.

Eight seconds into the attacking clock, O'Neal tried to get the ball straight from the left low post, but Gasol's defense around the front still caused some problems for him.

Suddenly cut to the baseline, O'Neal couldn't get the pass in time although he got rid of the defense, turned his head to see the line, Payton was still sideways to protect the ball

I wanted to pass the ball to Kobe Bryant, but seeing O'Neal wave his instructions, Payton finally stopped the ball on the left wing and sent a high throw pass when O'Neal came close to the blocking area.

Jumping up to catch the ball, O'Neill didn't have time to release the ball, Li You had already helped defend in place and interfered.

The moment he encountered the bag, he quickly threw the ball to the outside, O'Neal sent a pass, but Payton, who received the ball, did not choose a jump shot, and saw Li You return to defense, so he simply transferred the ball horizontally.

Near the top of the arc, Kobe Bryant received the ball and immediately beckoned Malone to block it.

With the offensive time already halfway through, Kobe Bryant, who changed the direction of the ball and switched to his right hand, tried to accelerate with a heavy shoulder.

Artest squeezed through the cover in time, supported Kobe Bryant with his right arm, and Kurt Thomas followed the slide to help defend, and under the two of them, Kobe, who was forced to slow down, failed to squeeze past the defense, and finally jumped up and threw the ball.

On the free throw line, Malone did not hesitate after receiving the ball, and immediately jumped to hit the iron!

The rebound popped up, Gasol was still tangling with O'Neal, Hill retracted to the paint in time, grabbed the rebound and threw the ball directly to the frontcourt.

Rushing past the midline logo position, Li You chased the basketball, grabbed the ball with his left hand in front of Payton, and accelerated his lunge.

Behind him, only Kobe Bryant was quickly returning to defense, and Li You ignored Payton on his side and rushed across the halfway line against the defense.

There was no sign of slowing down, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, rushed faster and faster, but Payton on his side couldn't keep up with the rhythm after pulling it, and gradually fell behind by half a body.

The two came to the paint area entangled, and during the march, Li You held the ball in his left hand, rushed up directly in three steps, knocked away Payton on his side, and the basket soared in front of him!

Stretching his body in the air, Li You grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, pulled the ball to his side, and then slammed the ball into the basket!

"Boom!" Convert the dunk to get it!

Payton, who was knocked out of the way, couldn't even make a jump motion to block it, and staggered to a stop next to the paint area, his face stretched at the cheers of the fans.

“Too easy！”

After completing the dunk, Li You couldn't help but shake his head and mock loudly, which caused the fans to scream.

Payton, who was silent, took the baseline ball, was interfered with by Li You again, and finally pouted and dribbled across the halfcourt.

O'Neill didn't ask for the ball in the low post, but after improving his position, he immediately released the ball with his left hand the moment he received the pass and dribbled two steps towards the baseline.

Taking advantage of the fact that Li You's defense was not fully in place, O'Neal finally broke away from the defense and threw a one-handed shot with his left hand.

The basketball just hit the front, Gasol just landed after blocking, O'Neal immediately grabbed the rebound in the front court, and then put the ball with his left hand and arched to the basket, carrying the defense and hitting the board to make the basket.

The whole set of actions was almost at high altitude, and O'Neal, who had a quick reaction, was very proud after scoring this goal, and wanted to show off to Li You, but found that the Knicks had already kicked the bottom line.

The Lakers were still retreating, and Li You, who received the baseline ball, accelerated and rushed with the ball in his right hand, and almost chased behind O'Neal in front of him when he suddenly stopped, and then quickly dribbled the ball behind his back.

Switching to the left hand, Li You continued to accelerate, sensing the situation behind him, O'Neill immediately quickened his pace and shouted at the same time to call Ma Long to the position.

The big man just ran near the baseline, and Li You also stopped the ball at the top of the arc, facing Payton's close defense, holding the ball sideways to protect the ball.

Gasol rushed to the right near the baseline, and then accelerated up again, and O'Neal, who stopped, cursed secretly at this time and had to run to the upper line.

Outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, Gasol stood still, and Li You twisted and accelerated with the help of cover, feigning a breakthrough to attract O'Neal to slide to the right, and suddenly turned sharply between the moves.

Li You leaned on Payton, switched to the right hand, and used Gasol's cover to completely get rid of the defense.

Payton hurriedly reminded his teammates loudly, and the slightly fancy action suddenly made the fans cheer along, :

"Oh!"

The teammate's defense was out of position, O'Neal adjusted his center of gravity and quickly slid to the left, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, suddenly accelerated at this time and crashed directly into O'Neal's arms.

O'Neal, who was sliding on the defensive, held his stomach and tried to continue to delay, but Li You took advantage of the momentum to exert his foot and quickly retreated with the force of the collision.

Losing the defensive position in an instant, O'Neal saw Li You return to the three-point line in the blink of an eye, and he didn't have time to block at all, so he could only watch Li You drift to the right rear and make a jump shot!

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

2:7, after the opening, Li You swept all the points, and the cheers resounded in the stadium again.

"Gary Payton has to do a good job of the first line of defense, otherwise Lee will attack the two big men frequently."

"It can be seen that Lee has a very good outside touch tonight, and the time has come to test the Lakers."

Hindsight's Rivers commented in his hoarse voice, never mentioning what was expected of Payton before the game.

Michaels watched happily, and he somewhat understood what Coach D'Antoni said before the game, the Knicks were singles:

"Wonderful goal, I'm sure the Lakers will respond too!"

Phil Jackson, who was on the sidelines, noticed that the Lakers' offensive rhythm was wrong after the opening game, and immediately made a tactical gesture at Payton.

After being entangled and dribbling across the halfcourt, Payton gave the ball to Bryant on the left wing early.

The latter received a pass and Artest immediately stepped on to defend it, while O'Neill started to ask for the ball in the low post on the left.

Payton ran to the right wing with Lee Yo, Devin George pulled Hill to crouch in the bottom right corner, and the Lakers tried to complete a local two-on-two on the other side.

Unlike the triangle offensive starting style of the previous season, in order to take care of the two veterans, the Lakers have significantly increased the number of pick-and-rolls.

Bryant didn't get off the ball easily, but protected the ball on the right side of his body, constantly trying to deceive Artest's center of gravity.

This move made O'Neal on the inside angry enough, obviously he had completed the card position but did not get the pass, and immediately shouted:

"Give me the ball!"

Artest was unmoved, his right forearm was pressed against Bryant's waist, while his center of gravity was lowered, and his left hand was constantly interfering.

The ball was stopped for too long, and finally Malone quickly moved to the left wing three-point line to block Kobe Bryant.

As his teammates stood still, Bryant put the ball with his right hand and tried to lean against the defense and twist forward to lead the ball.

Artest, who was playing at home, didn't care whether he would foul or not, took advantage of Kobe Bryant's slight jump to dribble, and immediately pounced from behind, and cut the ball vigorously behind with his right hand.

"Ahh

Even the ball was hit with his hand, and the moment he lost the ball, Kobe Bryant jumped up on the spot and screamed.

The referee didn't say anything, and the basketball just flew in the direction of Li You.

Payton pounced forward, Li You reacted faster, after stabbing the ball with his right hand, he elbowed his left arm, and then the pressure dropped sharply, and after controlling the ball, he accelerated with the ball in his right hand.

Quickly crossed the three-point line, noticed the movement behind him, and came to the paint area to throw the ball to the rebound.

Artest, who followed up in the rear, immediately jumped up, grabbed the ball with both hands in the air, and slid and dunked!

The excited Artest and Li You under the basket hit their chests to celebrate, and then pulled their jerseys at the camera under the basket and shouted:

"Ahh

Phil Jackson was still complaining to the linesman, but the referee didn't say anything, and Payton, who had suffered a dark loss, returned to the baseline and glared at Li You next to him.

"Man, you can come to the Knicks and wave a towel! Now you're as soft as cupcakes! ”

“Shut up！”

The baseline referee saw that the two began to greet each other, and immediately whispered a warning, and Payton, who received the ball, was on fire in his heart, and wanted to call Devin George, who served, to cover, but finally chose to dribble through the half court by himself.

Near the halfway line, Payton half-turned and switched to his right hand, but was interfered with by Li You's cut ball, and immediately raised his left arm and pushed hard.

Lee Woo leaned back, and the referee, who had just warned the two, immediately blew the whistle and blew Payton's foul.

Hitting the ball directly on the floor, Payton rushed forward and glared at Joe Crawford, who was blowing the whistle on the sidelines:

"Keep your eyes open, he's faking a fall!"

Li You clapped his hands and chuckled in the halfway line, which made Payton even more angry, but fortunately Devin George reacted quickly enough, otherwise the bald referee would have blown the T soon.

Phil Jackson, who was on the sidelines, loudly motioned for Bryant to switch guards while reminding Payton to calm down.

The opponent has a tendency to collapse at one touch, and the New York fans at the scene are happy to watch, and the cheers are getting louder and louder:

“Let's go Knicks！.”

drove the sideline ball, and after Li You received the ball, Kobe Bryant met him angrily.

Stepping on the three-point line, Kobe Bryant rolled up his shorts and stared at Li You.

The sound in the arena seemed to affect the focused Kobe, and Malone reminded loudly behind him, but it didn't do much.

Kurt Thomas, who sent the sideline ball, suddenly lifted it up when he moved to the three-point line, and at the same time Lee Yoo pushed the ball to change direction.

Kurt Thomas stood on Kobe's right side, Li You picked up the ball with his left hand to accelerate, and the sudden blocking made the focused Kobe turn his head and crash directly into the defender.

Although Ma Long slid quickly, he even jumped early to block when he saw Li You approaching the left flank.

But as Li You suddenly stopped his jump shot some distance from the three-point line, Lao Malone's defense was completely useless, and he could only watch the basketball fly past his fingertips.

“Lee from downtown！”

“What a shot！”

The 26-foot three-pointer made Michaels on the commentary bench excited.

At 2:12, the margin came to double digits.

A large number of fans stood up and shook their handkerchiefs and shouted excitedly, and Rivers couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Li You, who was standing beside Payton again:

"Attacking like crazy, it's hard to defend like this, Lee is so good!"

Feeling ignored, Kobe Bryant suddenly entered a state of "unhappy".

In the offensive round, after receiving a pass from Payton, he came to the right flank, and Bryant ignored O'Neal, who asked for the ball in the low post on the right side, and called Malone to block again.

Without waiting for his teammates to stand still and quickly sweep the ball, Kobe Bryant immediately released the ball with his right hand, broke through in a step, and tried to grab his position.

Artest, who had been prepared for a long time, quickly slid to the left rear and continued to give physical confrontation.

O'Neal under the basket had just stuck in position and had not had time to make room for Kobe, who suddenly made a sharp stop on the right side of the block area under Artest's pursuit, and then raised the ball to a false position.

Seeing that Artest was unmoved, Kobe Bryant did not choose to pass the ball in the end, but twisted his body and forced a jump shot.

Artest jumped up and blocked the basket with interference.

Gasol, who happened to be behind O'Neal, was stuck in position at this time, easily accepted the backcourt rebound, and immediately gave the ball to Hill, who responded.

Hill immediately accelerated after receiving the ball, and although Devin George stepped forward in time to interfere, before he could get close to the halfway line, the basketball was already flying to the right wing.

Li You, who was accelerating along the right sideline, immediately stopped after receiving the ball, and Payton, who was still accelerating to retreat, realized that something was wrong and stopped jumping to block.

There is still one step away from the three-point line, and Li You, who received the ball, did not make any adjustments, and threw the ball away!

Payton, who flew into the air, struggled to straighten his right arm, failed to complete the block, and couldn't control his body, and directly threw Li You to the ground.

"Squeak! Swish! ”

The whistle blew and the ball went in, the basketball hollowed into the net, Madison Square Garden boiled again, and Michaels on the commentary bench shouted again and again:

"God! How did he do it! Incredible! ”

The noise grew louder and louder, and Payton sat on the floor with his eyes looking directly at Li You, who was pulled up by his teammates, as if he couldn't believe that the game was going like this.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

When Li You stood on the free throw line, the MVP shouts resounded in the arena, and O'Neal and Malone, who had just run from the backcourt, stood depressedly next to the paint area and remained silent.

"Maybe I'll score 50 points tonight!"

“.”

No one responded, Lee Woo shrugged his shoulders and scored the ball steadily, and Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout.

At 2:16, D'Antoni smiled from ear to ear on the sidelines, and the Knicks bench was jubilant, and the atmosphere team rushed to the court to high-five Lee You in celebration.

O'Neill angrily walked to the bench, sat down in his seat, and threw the towel handed by the atmosphere team to the floor:

"Hell, give me the ball!"

Less than half a quarter, trailing by 14 points, the back-to-back run allowed O'Neal to completely break the defense, glaring at everyone, he didn't want to lose.

"The Lakers want to trade!"

Behind the Lakers bench, the jumping and jumping fans kept yelling, so angry that O'Neal immediately stood up, and then was pressed by the assistant coach.

"Share the ball in time, the game has just begun, calm down!"

The old man of KFC slapped the tactical board hard, also glared at everyone, and then pointed at Kobe Bryant and said:

"Give the ball to Shaq and trust your teammates! It's the Grand Finals and I don't want to see those emotional shots anymore! ”

Kobe pursed his lips and didn't speak, his face was still unconvinced, he didn't like this kind of tough guidance.

Ma Long was even more anxious in his heart, and at this time he could only clap his hands and encourage:

"It's okay, it's just started, focus, I have to play more aggressively!"

Fisher wanted to play, but the coaching staff didn't wave to him, and looking at the few people who appeared again, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart:

"The difference is too big"

In the first round after the timeout, Payton sent a pass on the left flank in time, O'Neal was just about to go deep, and immediately after receiving the ball, he released the ball with his right hand, knocked away Gasol, and scored with a one-arm dunk!

"Ahh

O'Neal, who completed the dunk, was still roaring under the basket, and Gasol had already quickly kicked the ball out.

As Lee Woo rushed across the halfcourt, Bryant immediately stepped forward to wrap up, and Grant Hill on the right wing received a pass and immediately broke through.

Malone, who returned to the basket, could only pay for the foul and send Hill to the free throw line.

The game went into O'Neal's onslaught inside, and the Knicks scored in quick succession.

The large number of packs did not allow the Knicks to score breakpoints, but instead made the Lakers' defense completely collapse with continuous transfer balls.

The Sharks had just scored a two-pointer under the basket, and it was Hill's step-by-step break on the right wing again.

O'Neal quickly defended to the basket, and Hill sent a pass during the march, and Gasol, who was down the right elbow, received the ball and went to the basket to hold the ball with his left hand, and quickly put the basket into the basket!

Failed to receive the pass in time, the Knicks continued to defend with high pressure on the outside, and finally Kobe Bryant took the pot on the right wing and made a three-point shot.

Li You, who picked up the long rebound, accelerated and rushed, Payton failed to foul early, and finally Kobe Bryant chased the defense to the paint area and sent Li You to the free throw line.

Later in the first quarter, after a lot of switchbacks, the Knicks began to shrink their defense, completely letting go of Payton and Malone.

The two also wanted to respond, but it turned out to be a double iron, and they could only rely on O'Neal to chisel under the basket to score points.

Bryant was frequently subjected to tough confrontations by Artest, and in a state of displeasure, he did not hit a field goal until the end of the first quarter

Phil Jackson, who wasn't asking for a timeout, stood on the sidelines, watching the two sides go back and forth with a blank face.

Bryant missed two free throws, and Lee You received Gasol's hand-handed pass on the left wing and threw the ball.

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

Looking at Li You, who raised his right arm and raised three fingers, and then looked at Payton, who couldn't squeeze past the cover in time, the old man of KFC turned his head and sat directly back on the bench.

The Lakers played iron and could only use fouls to stop the Knicks from counterattacking.

The foul count accumulated quickly, Payton received his second foul, and Lee Woo continued to make free throws.

With the Lakers' final attack, Fisher, who came off the bench, missed a three-pointer from a long distance, and the cheers of Madison Square Garden burst through the arena.

At 18:38, O'Neal walked to the bench with a look of frustration.

He scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, and the Sharks took half of the Lakers' scores.

6-of-8, 4-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, Lee Woo scored 21 points and scored more than the Lakers.

Looking at the technical statistics, Michaels in the commentary box was speechless, this game seems to have been spent.

Before the game, Rivers vowed that Kobe Bryant would respond from the outside, and the result was 1-of-5 and 2 points.

Seeing that his partner didn't speak, Rivers laughed dryly and said again:

"The Lakers still have time, I'm sure Kobe Bryant will bounce back strongly, now all they have to do is try to defend!"

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(End of chapter)

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