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Chapter 85 You Call This Your Eyes Are Sharp!
Van Gundy replaced Larry Johnson and Chris Dudley with Camby and Kurt Thomas.

Marcus Camby was the No. 96 pick of the [-] golden generation. After Ewing fell, he was the biggest contributor to the Knicks eliminating the Pacers and reaching the finals.

Before World War II in the Eastern Conference Finals, Camby scored 4 points in one game and 7 points in one game, which was completely marginal.

After Ewing was injured in the third game, Camby scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, giving the Knicks a chance to kill the Pacers.

Next, the fourth game had 18 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

第五场21分13篮板6封盖，第6场15分9篮板3封盖。

Just looking at the data, it is definitely the performance of a superstar, a surprise soldier of the Knicks.

Van Gundy was so patient that he kept Camby on the bench.

The reason why Camby is allowed to play as a substitute is not that he is not strong enough, but that Camby's structure is small.

Camby is 2 meters tall and weighs only 13 kilograms.

Van Gundy thought about making Cambi suffer more, let him gain weight, and go inside to fight people.

Camby didn't listen. He felt that Van Gundy had a pit, a sick head, and a knee injury. It was his advantage to maintain his light weight.

Van Gundy insisted on making him gain weight, thinking that he was too thin, and he must not be good at defense, so he would not start him.

He pretends to be defensive in his mind, never looks at other people's offensive ability, denies the player's strength, and does not give performance on the field.

Sure enough, Van Gundy's eyes are sharp!

On the field, the game restarted.

When the Lakers attacked, O'Neal caught the ball, but before he could push it away, Camby couldn't resist, so he could only learn from Garnett and fight and retreat.

Bang-dang-!
O'Neal turned and slammed the basketball into the hoop.

Standing next to O'Neal, Camby looked like he was only half the size of O'Neal, and it would be a ghost if he could resist.

Having said that, is the defense good?

You can't take O'Neill as the standard!
O'Neal is not an ordinary person. This is the crushing of physical talent, and the entire league cannot guard against it.

You call that sharp eyes?
Instead of a hole in the head?
When the Knicks attacked, Li Mu was a little weird. He knew that he couldn't guard against O'Neal and couldn't break through the Lakers' position.

Van Gundy still didn't let the team play fast, and Charlie Ward still dribbled the ball to the frontcourt slowly, looking for opportunities one by one, and grinding the ground with the Lakers bit by bit.

This makes me really sleepy.

Li Mu felt that he could sleep, and when he woke up, it was another 1-0 game.

wrong.

This is not a football game.

After the first quarter, the score was 31 to 20, and the Lakers led the Knicks by 11 points.

O'Neal was surrounded by tactics, but still couldn't stop him, scoring 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Kobe had 6 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, and the Almighty was on the line.

In the second quarter, Li Mu replaced Rice with Bowen, replaced O'Neal with Horry, and sent a small lineup.

Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Horry, Big Ben.

Regardless of Horry being in the West and being abused by various Western teams, he is still very good enough to play the Knicks' power forward.

The Lakers have a strong rotation, and the Knicks are not bad either.

Van Gundy worked hard, allowing the golden double guns Houston and Sprewell to continue to hold the line.

If it weren't for Larry Johnson's injury, the Trident would be on the field, and he would be at ease.

The other three, namely Camby, Thomas and Chris Childs, are also small lineups.

The game started in the second quarter, and the madman seized the opportunity to steal the pass from Billups. In the counterattack, he single-handedly slammed into the penalty area, slammed the basketball into the basket with two hands in a tomahawk style.

22 to 31! !
Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.

Kobe and Madman soared points, broke through, made an emergency stop, and pulled up a fadeaway jumper, which also hit.

22 to 33! !
"Attack rhythm is finally no longer slow!
This kind of offensive rhythm against the bombers is very rare in Knicks games. "On the commentary stage, Mike Breen's commentary became a little more energetic.

It was Van Gundy's grinding tactics that made him a little overwhelmed.

Next, Bryant soon found himself picking the wrong opponent.

It's not that he is not strong enough, but that the madman Sprewell also has a title called "Madman".

In addition to his unpredictable behavior, he will go crazy on the basketball court and has the characteristics of a nerve knife.

Of course, as the first shooting guard, this quality is only manifested in his shooting. If he is accurate, he is a killer.

Bowen's defensive strength can be said to be the existence of the perimeter ceiling, but in front of Sprewell, it is not enough.

The madman held the ball and scored a three-pointer against Bowen's defense.

Except for the three-pointer, his breakthrough is also very sharp.

It is said that McGrady's first step is one of the best in the league.

In other words, Sprewell's first step is also very strong, coupled with his stronger physique than McGrady, and his powerful outburst, Bowen, a technical defensive expert with a basket-like face, is easily beaten to death by random punches.

Relying on his physical talent, he broke through to the penalty area and smashed the basketball to the basket against Daben's block.

Strong physical talent and explosive athletic ability make him omnipotent in the rhythm of chaotic battles.

And this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Sprewell is attacking from the front and attracting the Lakers' defensive energy.

At this time, Houston, who had been hidden, found his position again and began to show his power.

With screens, off-ball runs, open catches, lifts, jump shots...

Swish-!
The nickname of CIC King is not given in vain, and the two-point shooting percentage is by no means what the data can show.

At this time, Houston, if its defensive skills are better and its shooting range is longer, it can completely match Tangshen.

At this point, the Knicks' golden guns are no worse than the offensive firepower of the 'Splash Brothers'.

The madman on the outside is in the open, and the king of CIC is in the dark. In addition, there is Camby on the inside.

The Knicks' offensive firepower was fully fired, eroding the Lakers' lead bit by bit.

Fortunately, there are also generals in the Lakers. Horry stepped forward, received a pass from Billups, scored a three-pointer, and returned the favor.

Horry is also a nerve knife, and he especially likes the big scene stage. The finals game made him more excited, and the shooting feels very hot.

Then, the Knicks were out of luck.

There is Horry on the outside, and the big man on the inside who grabs the board and makes up for the knife. Although the Lakers are at a disadvantage on the scene, they still have to play.

Li Mu didn't care, and didn't want to adjust.

After all, the Knicks' current lineup is the strongest offensively, and the Lakers still have room to lead.

It won't be too bad to consume their physical energy.

To be reasonable, the Lakers fell into a passive position, and Li Mu didn't panic, thinking that they could still fight.

On the Knicks side, Van Gundy panicked and couldn't sit still.

In his opinion, he doesn't care whether the offense is good or not, the key is to have a good defense.

At this time, the pace of the game has accelerated, and the offensive space has expanded a lot for both sides, and defensive mistakes have naturally increased.

For a head coach who has to use a ruler to measure even the defensive position, and almost said no, now the players are playing the most enjoyable ball, but he is suffering the most.

Thus, a mysterious operation that Li Mu, players, commentators, and fans outside the stadium could not understand came out.

When the Knicks' offense found its rhythm and momentum was like a rainbow, Van Gundy stepped up to finish and called a timeout first.

Li Mu was in a daze.

I said in my heart that I didn't even mention dissatisfaction. As a result, you, Van Gundy, were dissatisfied first.

What is this?
Could it be that Van Gundy has gotten the hang of it offensively.

There are more powerful offensive moves to come out later.

Otherwise, how can it be explained that the Knicks reached the NBA Finals this season with a black eight?

There must be a secret weapon that others cannot see through.

Is it going to be sacrificed now?
Li Mu's face was solemn, and in order to stabilize the wave, he decided to use his own trump card.

Don't ask, just ask O'Neill.

Replaced Kobe, Billups and Ben, replaced Harper and Rice.

At this time, the Lakers' lineup became Harper, Bowen, Rice, Horry and O'Neal.

There is offense and defense, inside and outside.

Bowen's offense was almost lacking, and Li Mu let him play as a defensive knife to freeze the Knicks' scorer.

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(End of this chapter)