Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 69 The Knicks panic first!
The second quarter started.

Sprewell received the ball, started it, accelerated, and drove the ball to the inside to break through.

Easily passed Harper's line of defense, went straight to Huanglong, pulled the ball in the paint and jumped up, dodged O'Neal's block in the air, and blasted the basketball into the basket with a bang.

21 to 29! !
And this is just the beginning.

"Madman is an All-Star shooting guard. He plays on the bench. He is simply a god of death on the field. It's a dimensionality reduction attack!"

From the outside line, after Sprewell made three threats, he took a step inside, pulled back immediately, and shot a three-point jumper from the three-point line.

Swish-!
Led by the Madman who scored 5 points in a row, the Knicks quickly narrowed the point difference to 5 points.

Off the court, Van Gundy frowned, but he couldn't help but cheer up inside.

I secretly praised in my heart: The madman is really strong!

Harper was once selected to the second team of the best defense, and he has no power to parry in front of the peak madman.

Soon, the Lakers' offense ended, Sprewell continued to attack with the ball, suddenly stopped for a jumper, and hit a two-point fadeaway.

As expected of a madman, the offensive firepower is so strong.

In other words, the "four shooting guards" have not yet grown up and are still very tender. After Jordan retired, although this period of time was short, there is no doubt that Madman Sprewell may be the strongest shooting guard in the league.

Not possible.

But it sure is.

Latril Sprewell was the 92th overall pick in the first round of 24. In the new season, he averaged 15.4 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game, full of potential.

In the 93/94 season, Madman's second year has grown into an All-Star.

And this season, Jordan retired for the first time.

Madman was selected as the best team of the year just as a shooting guard.

In addition, he was also elected to the best defensive second team, but lost to the more famous Larry Payton.

In other words, defensively, he did not lose to a serious shooting guard, he is still the best.

Payton is a combo guard, and what is more recognized is his identity as a point guard.

In this way, whether it is offense or defense, Madman is the No.1 shooting guard.

Only in 94, he achieved the status of the first shooting guard. Without Jordan on his head, he was the league's first shooting guard.

Harper's 37-year-old legs and feet couldn't stop the impactful Spwerrell at all.

Rush him up, the Lakers only lost points.

The Knicks not only played with Sprewell, but also with Chris Childs.

Charles and the madman fired off the golden double guns.

To be fair, Chris Childs is famous for being an undrafted pick, and it is really difficult to do it without a certain amount of hard power.

With his powerful impact, Curry's defense couldn't stop him at all, and he was directly smashed into a sieve.

In the second quarter, after only a few rounds, Li Mu knew that he was on the wrong side.

The perimeter defense formed by Harper, Curry and Rice is really not strong.

In other words, the physical talents of the players on the Knicks team are much better than those of the Lakers.

Kurt Thomas is 2 meters tall, playing inside, and even used it as a center in the future. Referring to Daben, his physical talent can be imagined.

In addition, this person also has a good mid-range shot, and the advantage in speed is also very obvious.

Marcus Camby is the second place in the 96 golden generation, and he is not a parallel importer. Naturally, his physical talent will not be so bad.

The Knicks rushed up physically, and the Lakers' defense was really hard to parry.

Fortunately, 4 minutes before the second quarter, the Knicks' offense was full of passion and full of offensive firepower.

Li Mu's Lakers didn't panic yet, but Van Gundy's Knicks panicked first.

This attack is too fast.

This defensive strength is too poor.

This defensive effect was not taught by me.

The pace of the game was too fast, and Van Gundy felt that he could not control the flow of the team.

Even now that the Knicks are on the offensive, he himself feels uneasy.

In particular, Ewing is the head star of the team, you actually ignore his existence and don't allow him to participate in the offense, what is this called?

Let the stars single out, but his main offensive tactic, ignoring Ewing, is ignoring Van Gundy.

So, he quickly called a timeout.

This made Li Mu dumbfounded.

What the hell, the score was overtaken by the Knicks by 1 point, and they are still not satisfied.

Is it possible that if you want to play the second quarter, you have to beat the Lakers, and it is true that the game will not win?

How can this be endured.

With a big wave of his hand, Li Mu replaced Billups, Kobe, Rice, Bowen and Da Ben.

Let O'Neal, who has been running for a while, take a break, play a small lineup, and prepare to compete with the Knicks for speed.

The game is back.

The Knicks didn't want the advantage of the fast break ahead, and they actually fought positional battles again.

Then, under Bowen's main defense, Kobe's assisting defense, and Da Ben's inside sweep, the madman Sprewell hit the iron plate.

He faced the basket at the top of the attack, and his body was so explosive that he couldn't stop him from rushing.

However, his back-up technique is not good, and he has been playing with his physical talent.

Moreover, the passing ability is poor.

The chaotic style is the same as Kobe's in the next few years.

Efficiency has naturally dropped.

The Lakers took the opportunity to launch a fast-break counterattack, one hit at a time.

The wind direction of the game inexplicably turned to the Lakers.

Li Mu felt that he didn't draw the sword, but the Knicks automatically hit the sword.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 55 to 46. With a 9-point advantage, the Lakers entered the locker room to rest.

……

Came back in the second half of the game.

Li Mu continued to let the starting five play.

Still, Billups, Kobe, Rice, Big Ben, O'Neal.

Van Gundy changed the lineup, using Sprewell at small forward and Larry Johnson at power forward.

The lineup sent was Charlie Ward, Houston, Sprewell, Larry Johnson, Ewing.

The third quarter started.

Sprewell singled out Rice with the ball.

Breaking through into the paint, he made a two-point jumper with an emergency stop.

48 to 55! !
Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack, Billups passes the basketball to O'Neal.

Larry Johnson used his mobility to flank O'Neal with Ewing.

Bang-dang-!
O'Neal is unstoppable!
One-on-two, blast the basketball into the hoop.

48 to 57! !
"Facing O'Neal, is the Knicks' rim protection powerless?" Mike Breen sighed.

Fortunately, with the madman playing, the Knicks' offense has also become very strong.

Except that the madman can single out Rice.

Larry Johnson can also single out Big Ben.

Houston continued to play without the ball, catching and shooting jumpers.

On the front line, the Knicks' offensive firepower is stronger than that of the Lakers.

Fortunately, with the passage of time, O'Neal's inside advantage has become more and more obvious.

Van Gundy replaced Ewing, who was carrying four offenders.

Even fouls can't stop O'Neal from scoring.

He replaced Camby. Obviously, it was a wrong tactic to let Camby fight against others.

Van Gundy didn't want to push the speed and brought up the offensive rhythm.

As a result, the Lakers' offense continued to combine inside and outside, and occasionally Kobe connected the whole team, and the offense continued to press the Knicks to play.

What surprised Li Mu was that the Knicks were already almost 15 points behind.

What the hell, he still plays the game in a disciplined manner, fighting the Lakers defensively.

How did he know.

The Lakers will make mistakes, and then the Knicks will seize the opportunity to achieve a reversal in one fell swoop.

I don't know, I thought it was the leading Knicks.

that's it.

The game was very dull, all the stars were singled out, it was all tough battles, and it was all about grinding the ground.

Li Mu is also not in a hurry, the Lakers are ahead, and,

The Lakers are accumulating wins bit by bit.

hum~~
With the buzzer sounding on the scoreboard, Li Mu remembered that the game time was over.

Really do not have.

The Knicks didn't resist at all.

Just consuming time bit by bit like this, however, grinding yourself to death bit by bit?
Is this what happened?

Anyway, Li Mu won, and he was a little dazed.

As a coach, you can't be too Van Gundy.

The score was 105 to 92, and the Lakers had a 13-point advantage, defeating the Knicks and extending their winning streak to 33 games in the new season.

In this game, O'Neal scored 36 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, completing the blowout of the other three super centers.

Kobe Bryant also performed well with 24 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.

Rice started the game with a sharp three-pointer and scored 21 points.

The Lakers continue to show their strength.

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(End of this chapter)