Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 219

Chapter 219: You “Cut”, I “Cut”

The course of the second half didn’t change much.

The Lakers starters who took 15 minutes at halftime played at the beginning of the third quarter, which was very good, but as time slowly passed, the impact of Phil Jackson’s “slave owner” style of play once again appeared, and the New York Knicks had not yet exerted their strength, and the Lakers themselves were in chaos, making 3 consecutive turnovers, so that the score difference in this round of the series was stretched to more than 20 points.

In the end, the game ended, 128-102, the New York Knicks beat the Lakers by 26 points, and won the second game of the Finals.

Big score 2-0!

Bryant walked away with a faltering step.

He was followed by the Lakers players who also looked prostrate.

The blessing of “996”, “Black Mamba” can’t stand it, and the rest of the Lakers can’t stand it.

Li Wan enjoyed the loudest cheers of the audience, and the sound of “MVP” resounded throughout New York.

Not having to defend DeLong Williams tonight, he shined on the stats side, scoring a “25 plus 15 plus 15” all-around with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists.

In addition, there are 3 steals and 2 blocks!

Artest immediately looked at the data of Delon Williams and Kobe.

The former played 16 plus 7 in the game, of which 16 points used 20 shots, and this shot count and the final score alone are enough to show the efficiency of DeLong Williams in this game.

When the “little fat” breaks through, it is very dependent on the body.

But his ability to fight, put on the front line, really not enough to see…

Kobe Bryant shot 8 of 24 from the field, exactly 30% shooting!

He faced Ray Allen’s main defense tonight, as well as Li Wan and Artest’s assistant defense, as well as Phil Jackson’s “slave owner” rotation strategy, really getting more and more tired, and finally he was directly crushed…

Speaking of which, it was also this scene that made Kenny Smith couldn’t help but say: “The old man of the years has begun to exert strength again, I don’t mean that Kobe has completely fallen out of his peak, which is impossible, but he really has no dominance at his peak…”

If it’s Kobe in 0809, it will still feel tricky tonight, but it will definitely not be more and more restricted!

Of course, from Artest’s point of view, it is not that Kobe Bryant is not good, but that the “superior horse does not guard against superior horse” strategy has been a great success!

However, Kobe Bryant handed out a new Finals high of 8 assists in this game.

But this says one more thing:

Kobe’s pass can’t help the team win!

Dayao had 16 points and 8 rebounds; Shaq O’Neal had 14 points and 5 rebounds;

The efficiency of both men is exaggerated, because the two of them combined have only been on the field for less than 35 minutes…

The data obtained by the two people crushed the Lakers’ interior starters.

Pau Gasol had 17 points and 12 rebounds in this game, while Bynum had 6 points and 4 rebounds in this game. And both of them played more than 40 minutes…

“If it weren’t for the data, I don’t think we would have felt that the New York Knicks’ interior line has such a big advantage…”

Because the Knicks’ advantage in other areas is equally frightening, no one particularly notices how big the New York Knicks’ interior advantage is.

Drexler listened to Bill Wharton say this, and couldn’t help but ask: “So… What’s next for the Lakers? ”

Just sitting in the commentary box, the “glider” desperate for the Lakers…

He and Doctor Strange generally calculated the possibility of turning the tide and taking out Thanos.

Doctor Strange found that one in ten thousand probability that he…

I can’t imagine how the Lakers won!

The good news, though:

Wait two more games and the Lakers will be relieved and have a chance to take revenge in the new season!

Of course, this opportunity, many teams have already obtained!

Yes, in the opinion of the “glider”, although the Finals are not over yet, the Lakers are gone.

The New York media also thinks so: “Although we hope that the New York Knicks can win the championship on their home court, everyone knows that this is a very difficult thing for the Lakers!” It’s hard for them to fight for even a win in front of the Knicks…”

In order for the New York Knicks to lift the O’Brien Cup on their home court, they even used the “Agitation Method”!

In fact, New York fans are really entangled.

The city hasn’t won it in 38 years, the first in 38 years, and they naturally want to see it happen in Madison Square.

But if the New York Knicks simply win two away games and sweep the Lakers 4-0, they will set a record and become the first team in NBA history to win the championship with a record of all victories!

This is another measure of how strong the New York Knicks are this season…

To lose, or not to lose, this is really a question of happiness!

However, soon they will not have to get tangled.

June 7.

Game 3 of the Finals kicks off at the home of the Lakers.

The Lakers won the game where the “glider” couldn’t think of a way to break its head.

There was no change in the first half, except for the Lakers, everyone burst into a death-to-death momentum, which may be the Knicks, and the state of outside projection is a little slow.

However, everything is a replay of the first two games of the finals.

At first, the two sides were biting tightly, and then the Lakers’ fitness began to have problems.

At the end of the first half, the New York Knicks, who played on the road, led by six points at 57-51.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers, who had recovered somewhat, began to chase points again, but when the game was approaching the last 2 minutes of the third quarter and the Lakers once again ushered in a physical test, the point difference began to be opened again.

Seeing that the difference is about to go to 2 digits.

But at this time, there was an accident on the court, Kobe rushed to a violent dunk under the basket, the basket was crooked, there was no way, the game could only be suspended, and the staff was found to overhaul.

It took more than half an hour to finally fix the basket.

And this period of time also gave all the Lakers with physical problems enough rest time. In the end, the full strength of the Lakers team burst into a fierce chasing momentum after the game resumed.

They do have a sense of “living to die” tonight…

In the final moment, Kobe deliberately missed a free throw and made a mid-range jump shot to help the team win the game by 1 point and bring the big score back 1-2!

As soon as the final whistle sounded, he found Pau Gasol in the crowd of everyone and hugged him.

After he missed the final free throw, it was Paul Gasol who desperately scrambled for an offensive rebound and found Kobe Bryant at the first time, and the “Black Mamba” had the opportunity to “seal his throat with a sword”!

ESPN used “best partner” after the game to describe Kobe Bryant’s cooperation with Pau Gasol.

The Los Angeles media is also frantically shouting “we haven’t lost yet” and “we haven’t lost yet”!

D’Antoni specifically collected the remarks of the Los Angeles media the next day and showed them in the Knicks’ daily practice: “I don’t know how many people lost Game 3 of the Finals, the reason is that repairing the basket gave the Lakers enough time to rest, otherwise we would definitely win, then I will say…”

“Angelenos don’t think so, in their opinion, they won the third game of the series on their own, so wake up guys, you didn’t show the strength to convince your opponents, they still think they have hope of turning over, tomorrow is the fourth game of the Finals, I don’t want them to have such thoughts by then!” ”

His words made a big change in the atmosphere of the New York Knicks in training.

The confrontation between each other is a little more ferocious.

In the end, Mike Brown kept shouting: “This is just a training match, this is a training match!” ”

So that the atmosphere of the training match did not become more and more hot.

D’Antoni’s face was a little more distracted, and he felt that his fire was burning, it seemed…

A bit too much.

The Knicks ignited an even more vigorous fighting spirit.

The Lakers, on their part, also saw the possibility of reclaiming the series after Game 3. In Phil Jackson’s words: even God is helping us, what reason do we have to give up!

That’s a great deal!

The Lakers players had red eyes one by one, as if they were burning.

Including Kobe, who has already recognized Phil Jackson as a “god stick”, he also has more desire to fight after these words!

It was also at this time that Kobe Bryant discovered that this “god stick” and the “chicken soup” at the bottom of the box had not been served before.

Right now……

“Zen Master” exerted his strength, brought up the “Divine Chicken Soup”, and shouted the mantra “Chicken soup is coming, drink chicken soup”, so that the buff effect was maximized!

Therefore, the faces of all the Lakers turned red, and even Kobe felt the “medicinal effect”!

June 9.

The two teams above meet on the pitch.

The Lakers, who played at home, were the first to get into shape.

Under Kobe’s leadership, they exploded a wave of 10-3 scoring. Leading the New York Knicks by 7 points.

Mike Brown was frightened by the state of the Lakers, he saw clearly from the side, the Knicks were definitely not out of position in these rounds, but the opposite side was like opening the “lock hanging”!

It must be strictly checked whether there is a magnet in the basketball!

D’Antonis’s speech speed increased at this time, and he knew that at this time, it was difficult to limit the opponent by defense, and he had to rely on more ferocious artillery fire to chase the score.

It just so happens that this is what the New York Knicks are best at.

Li Wan prefers to cultivate the outside touch first, but at the current chasing stage, his approach is completely opposite to usual, constantly breaking through the ball and finding Dayao under the basket.

Dayao also played the game with the highest presence since the series.

However, the physical drain of consecutive singles was here, and he made 4 consecutive attacks, shooting 3 of 4, including a “2-plus-1” tie, and after scoring 7 points in a row, D’Antoni quickly put him off the court.

Then he brought Shaq O’Neill on the field.

This is the Knicks’ second game in Los Angeles.

In the last game, because of repairing the basket halfway, the main player of the Lakers still maintained good fitness after playing in the third quarter, and through continuous acceleration, Shaq O’Neal was choked enough.

So much so that the “Big Shark”, who played fairly well in the first two games, did not play well in the first game back to the Lakers.

3-of-7 and 1-of-4 free throws.

After the game, some media even said that “the sharks have not returned to Los Angeles for too long, and there is a water and soil disobedience.”

So, before this game came up, Shaq O’Neill held his breath and wanted to vent.

Even the current Shaq O’Neill has a better aspect than Dayao, that is, he is not afraid to go around. It’s easier for Li Wan to give the ball. No, come up to the first round, and attack with the ball yourself.

Bynum had just fought Dayao for hundreds of rounds, and now he met Shaq O’Neill again and was directly flown out with two blows.

No, I can’t!

Watching Shaq score the ball with ease, Bynum’s first reaction was to wave his hand towards Pau Gasol. I hope that “sister-in-law” can help him relieve his stress.

No way, the Lakers can only shrink the formation, and it is also at this time that the Knicks change their playing style, the outside line continues to exert force, and as the Lakers shrink the entire defensive formation, the Knicks’ outside line has enough projection space, and may not show its power at the beginning.

In the two games after coming to Los Angeles, the Knicks’ outside projection group has been quite slow.

The last loss had that factor.

Ray Allen and Lewis combined as two shooters hit only two three-pointers in the last game.

D’Antoni thought that everyone’s fighting spirit had relaxed, and now it seems that there are indeed ups and downs in the state.

In fact, this is not a special case for the Knicks.

Three-point shooters are as strong as Stephen Curry, and throughout his career, he has also repeatedly shot 0 of N in a game, as the farthest way to score the attack, the characteristics of three-pointers doom it to rely on God’s favor…

Especially on the playoff stage, this cannot be avoided by even the top shooters.

However, the Knicks have the top containment on the inside, and the Knicks’ outside projection space is large enough and comfortable enough, and gradually, the Knicks’ “snipers” have found a feeling.

“Ugh! ”

The point difference was also overtaken by the Knicks at this time…

When Ray Allen hit the Knicks’ lead-in three-pointer, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

This time is 3 minutes and 14 seconds in the second quarter.

That’s right, according to the “slavery” rotation, it’s time for Kobe Bryant’s next break …

At this time, the Knicks are at their strongest.

No way!

Phil Jackson directly put a big move:

“DeLong, I know that there are many people questioning you now, but I know very well that they are all wrong, there will be no more players like you in this league, when it breaks out, it is destined to be unstoppable, I believe, this is the most difficult minute for the Lakers, but I believe that with you, this will not be the most difficult time period for the Lakers!” ”

His voice was small.

Major Phil Jackson was afraid the other players would hear.

He said this himself.

But in the ears of Delon Williams, it was so sonorous.

He was going through a moment of questioning, and at this time, Phil Jackson trusted him so much that he couldn’t help but feel a warm current in his heart.

He regrets it now…

I should have fallen out with Jerry Sloan and the Lakers sooner!

DeLong really didn’t expect that this league would have coaches who trusted him so much…

Phil!

I won’t let you down!

There was a little more impulse in Delon Williams’ eyes.

He felt he had found a manager who truly understood his potential and that he would give everything he had for Phil Jackson!

Phil Jackson saw his change in his eyes, lit another fire at that time, and called out the next Lakers starters in front of him, and said in front of everyone:

“Next Delong, you will have the right to handle the ball at will! ”

Boom –

It can be clearly seen that in Delon Williams’ eyes, a hot “volcano” erupted!

If before that, he played well to prove that it was a mistake for the Jazz to give up on himself, and that “he was not a replacement for Li Wan”, now he has to prove that Phil Jackson’s vision is not wrong, and what he thinks is not wrong…

I’m Delon Williams, that’s what Phil Jackson thinks I look like!

The “medium horse” went on again, Artest also showed 200% “bullfighter” condition, and the firepower confrontation made Delon Williams suffer a lot.

However, this season’s Delong Williams averaged 21.3 points and 9.7 assists per game with the Jazz, not for nothing, he is indeed at the peak of his career.

And when he was so desperate to prove himself, his “little universe” also exploded.

Although Artest didn’t let him get completely up, he couldn’t limit it well.

If you look at the score of the two teams three minutes later…

46 to 48.

The New York Knicks are still only 2 points ahead, and it can be said that Delon Williams has done the job well.

He himself knows this, even if he gasps heavily, but when he looks at Phil Jackson’s eyes, he is so firm:

“Prime Minister”, I didn’t disappoint you, did I?

Phil Jackson gave him a “thumbs up” with satisfaction, and this time, another “source of vitality” poured into Delon Williams’ body.

At the same time, Kobe was also on the court at this time.

DeLong and Kobe, the Lakers’ “strongest backcourt”, played together, and Delon Williams attracted the New York Knicks’ defense and successfully broke through the scoring to Kobe.

The “Black Mamba” came up with a difficult three-point catch-and-shoot in the first round.

The ball flew over Ray Allen’s head and fell straight into the basket.

In!

The score is overtaken!

Staples exploded at once…

Bursts of cheers.

Mike Brown glanced at D’Antoni and asked if he was going to call a timeout, but found that D’Antonis’s eyes were fixed on the court, motionless, and when he followed D’Antonis’s gaze, the Knicks No. 25 quickly rushed to the front court with the ball, and the cheers of the scene turned into exclamations at this time…

“Quick, back, back, bag! ”

Phil Handy shouted anxiously.

Phil Jackson still has his hands in his trouser pockets in order to maintain his personality, but the eagerness on his face is so obvious that his hands are trembling slightly.

That year, I put my hands in my pockets, and no one else noticed it, I was shaking my hands.

Kobe and Delong’s eyes were focused on Li Wan for the first time.

This rookie (bowman)…

Watching Li Wan rush all the way from the back court with the ball through the half, the expressions of the two of them sank.

Pressure……

As Li Wan arrived at the front court, it also swept in turbulently.

In fact, it’s not just them.

The other players on the Lakers court, the various Lakers fans sitting on the bench, at this time, felt their hearts sink.

They can be regarded as watching Li Wan grow up. But even at the beginning, they would never have imagined that this guy had grown to this point in just 4 years…

When he gets the ball, any joy is swept away and turned into a burst of pressure.

Until the last moment of the game, you can’t relax…

Kobe had to admit that the current Li Wan had made him feel like a great enemy.

The Lakers’ return to defense was fast, and Li Wan stopped when he went to the front court to see that there was no chance, but when Shaq passed by him, a sudden “bypass cover” forced Kobe to come from the other side.

Li Wan pretended to pass the ball to Xiang, and the flank was defended by Bryant’s Ray Allen, but when Ariza made up for it, Li Wan gave it to the inside with a slightly high throw of a few points.

Shaq O’Neill raised his hand to hold the ball, and he was already running, took a “three slow steps” forward, and then completed the split with one hand.

It’s a familiar scene for Lakers fans.

It is also a scene that has made countless Lakers fans constantly cheer.

Only now, they only have “pressure belts” in their eyes.

“Cut the shark! ”

Phil Handy saw that the opposite side broke the defense under the basket so easily, so he motioned to the Lakers players on the court and came up with the “ultimate big move”!

Kobe Bryant’s return to the court is indeed of great benefit to the Lakers’ overall offense, and this round was under his containment, Ariza ran out of the open space, received a pass from Pau Gasol, and successfully hit a 3-pointer.

The Lakers stretched the gap to four points.

Immediately after that, in the midst of cheers, he quickly fouled Shaq O’Neill.

The cheers at the scene burst after cheer, and the camera was given to the depressed Shaq O’Neill several times.

“Big Shark” looked at the group of happy Angelenians on the scene, and felt that this must not be the batch of Lakers fans ten years ago, otherwise…

Have you forgotten how much you hated shark hacking tactics in the first place?

“Bang! ”

“Ugh! ”

Shaq O’Neill tried hard to respond to the free throws, but just as he tried to prove it for more than a decade and failed to do so.

This……

He still couldn’t.

Counting the missed free throws, Shaq O’Neill has missed nearly 4,500 free throws.

This score alone is already a point that many players in the league have not scored in their entire careers…

2 free throws 1 hit!

Shaq was upset, but both D’Antoni and Mike Brown showed satisfied expressions.

2 free throws 1, if they change to someone else, they will definitely not be satisfied, but Shaq O’Neill, it’s good not to lose both free throws, what a bike!

The Lakers also showed a satisfied look …

As long as it is not a full shot of two free throws, then the purpose of the “hacking shark” tactic has undoubtedly been achieved.

However, before they could have more ideas, Shaq O’Neill, who returned to the defensive end, also came towards Bynum fiercely.

They……

Cut it up too!

Bynum’s expression was a little surprised, he really didn’t expect the other party to use the “shark chopping” tactic against him so decisively…

Obviously, he has no sense of existence.

But in terms of his free-throw percentage…

61%……

It is not surprising that the shark was “chopped”.

In fact, the original Bynum averaged 83.5% free throw shooting per game in the playoffs this season!

Yes, you read that right, Bynum, who is averaging only 69% of his career free throw percentage, was originally “the top of the five” this season.

His feel is indeed very soft in the number five position, otherwise he would not have been praised as “top talent”.

But originally this season, he was used by Phil Jackson as the core of the team in the playoffs, and he was also a 2-championship trophy, shouting all day long that “I want to take Kobe’s class and become the next core of the Lakers.”

Abnormal self-confidence.

But now, because of the reimbursement of the 08 injury season, he failed to play in the finals, so that the 08~09 season was questioned as “not as good as Kwame Brown”, and the finals in ’09 proved this, and he was even more sluggish later, and now he has lost the right to hold the ball on the offensive end, and he does not dare to show any dissatisfaction.

Life smoothed out his edges and made him completely unconfident.

In the regular season, his free throw percentage per game was lower than the original, only about 60%, and only 55% in the playoffs…

At this moment, the opponent carried out the “shark chopping” tactic against his free throw, and his first reaction was not to prove himself as before, but to chant in his heart:

Dangerous!

And then there’s …

“Bang! ”

Two consecutive strikes of iron put the offensive end back into the hands of the Knicks.

At the same time, he also gave away 1 point.

The Lakers continued the “hack shark” tactic, and Shaq O’Neal saw that Bynum missed two consecutive free throws on the opposite side, and the psychological burden was reduced at that time, and the raised hand was “smack” twice.

All in!

The fans at the scene were dumbfounded…

Shaq O’Neill himself was dumbfounded, and turned his hand to the light, shining and shining, as if to say:

Is this my hand?

That’s too accurate, isn’t it?

The difference suddenly narrowed to 1 point.

The Knicks, for their part, continued to have Shaq O’Neal “slash” at Bynum.

Bynum’s hands were shaking in pain.

“Bang” sounded.

“Little Shark” missed the third consecutive free throw, Shaq was happy, and now he had no psychological burden at all, not only because of Bynum’s poor performance, but also because of him…

It’s over!

Dayao came on in his place.

“Ugh! ”

Bynum finally avoided the embarrassment of missing four consecutive free throws.

When the ball entered the frame, he also exhaled heavily.

The difference is 2 points.

Dayao returned to the field, full of physical energy, he ran directly to the high position to catch the ball, and successfully scored the ball against the “little shark”.

Bynum didn’t have the strength to block it at all…

He has already resisted a back and forth “Yao shark”, and the “shark chopping” tactic just now looks like it was two rounds of gasping, but physical fitness this thing, there is a “limit rebound” statement, and there is also a “burnout period” statement.

In the former case, after slowing down, the physical energy will be abundant again; In the latter case, it is already out of breath, and when you stop at this time, your whole body will fall into exhaustion, and even lifting your hand will feel strenuous.

Right now, Bynum has entered such a state, naturally he can’t bear the energetic Dayao who has just rested.

But what made him even more desperate happened in the next round, Shaq’s end, so that the Lakers could not “cut the shark”, and could only watch Dayao forcibly eat Bynum;

But their side Bynum still continues to stay on the court, and the Knicks are not polite at all and continue to “cut”.

The physical and mental “double torture” made Bynum physically and mentally exhausted, so, after another consecutive “two missed free throws”, the Knicks took the opportunity to score a goal to stretch the gap to 4 points.

“Toot! ”

Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout.

A face of egg pain.

What does it mean to “shoot yourself in the foot”?

This is called “lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot”!

I originally wanted to use “chopping sharks” to treat Shaq, but I didn’t expect to turn around, and someone used “chopping sharks” to treat Bynum…

Shaq O’Neal stood on the sidelines, waiting for his teammates to leave the court, while turning his head to look into the Staples audience, this time finally seeing the aversion to the “shark chopping” tactic in the faces of Angelenos.

That’s right!

This is his impression of Los Angeles!

How is it possible that people here don’t hate the “shark chopping” tactic?

It’s just that this pause ends, Bynum’s nightmare doesn’t end, yes… The Knicks’ “Shark Chopper” continues. The increasingly nervous Bynum became an absolute help for the Knicks to open up the point gap.

4 points… 6 points… 7 points…

Phil Jackson frequently cast eager eyes at the Knicks bench.

D’Antoni smiled slightly:

You picked, idol!

Finally, at the end of the first half, the New York Knicks stretched the gap to more than 10 points with the “shark” of Bynum.

There were angry curses from the audience, thinking that the Knicks were “too shameful”, regardless of whether they did not talk about martial virtue first.

In the second half, we must continue to “cut sharks”!

They watched the Knicks enter the tunnel of the visiting players and thought indignantly.

The Lakers’ coaching team thinks the same way.

But when the third quarter began, they suddenly found that the Lakers’ entire starting lineup had 2~3 fouls, and if it was used to “chop sharks”, at most two or three rounds, and then continue to “cut”, there may be a foul crisis.

But those pieces of material on the bench are true…

Didn’t look!

Phil Jackson was worried about whether they could execute the tactic.

Again, they take the bench, and the Knicks are likely to replace Shaq directly, in short…

When he found that the Lakers even had to pay attention to the “shark chopping” tactic, Phil Jackson suddenly wanted to cry. Think about the first half of the “chopping shark” used to the end, but the other party opened a 10-point difference, and the “Zen master” almost cried directly.

Good……

Bitter!

When was he so sad as a manager?

And the next scene made him break his defense, because the opposite side…

Start chopping Bynum again!

god……

Phil Jackson wanted to do something.

But looking at the bench, he found that all he could do was continue to put his hands in his pockets…

Ay~

He confessed!

In the end, the point difference continued to widen in the Knicks’ new round of “Shark Chopping”.

109-93, the Knicks won Game 4 of the series by 16 points, changing the big score to 3-1!