Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 87 The first victory, and will take the courage to chase the bandits!
Great Western Forum.

The game started in the second half, and the Lakers took the lead in making offensive changes, and Kobe ran off the ball.

The weird thing is that the Knicks are still focused on encircling O'Neal.

Kobe went in without the ball, easily tore through the Knicks' defense, received a pass from Billups, and blasted the basketball into the basket with a gliding dunk.

45 to 60! !
Outside the court, the fans cheered, feeling that the strength of the Knicks in front of them was nothing special.

The game is stable.

On the commentary stage, Mike Breen shook his head and said bluntly, "On offense, the Lakers have not used their full strength, and the score has already opened up by more than 10 points.

Now the Lakers are throwing two problems to the Knicks on offense. Is it Kobe or O'Neal?

Defensively, how will Van Gundy choose?
Let's look at the Knicks' offensive changes first, well... nothing changed. "

"On offense, it's still a slow pace, and then, give the ball to the star to play."

On the field.

Houston and Camby played a pick-and-roll tactic.

Camby received the ball, facing Kobe's defense in the horn area, raising his hand was a jump shot.

With a bang, the basketball was hit accurately.

47 to 60! !
In other words, the savior in the Eastern Conference finals gave Camby confidence and his state is really hot.

This year, his shooting percentage was 52%, reaching the peak of his career, and his offensive quality was surprisingly high.

Every player will have that inexplicable state in his career. It just so happens that Camby played this state this year.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.

The Knicks ignored Kobe's lack of the ball and chose O'Neal to guard it heavily.

Van Gundy was not swayed by Kobe's off-the-ball tactics, and his unwavering focus on O'Neal was the most critical part of the entire series.

In his opinion, if he can't guard against O'Neal, how can he win the game and win the NBA championship?
There is one thing to say, Van Gundy's stubbornness is stubbornness, and there is still nothing wrong with his vision in the general direction of defense.

It's just a pity, you know what you know, and whether you can execute it well is another matter.

It's like everyone knows that Iverson will change direction and break to the left, but who can prevent it?

You said Tyron Lue?
In the 2001 Finals, the reason why Jackson let Tyronn Lue defend Iverson was because both of them were "183".

Now, O'Neill weighs 130 kilograms.

In the Knicks team, Camby weighs 100 kilograms, Chris Dudley weighs 107 kilograms, and Herb Williams weighs 110 kilograms.

In terms of weight class response, Van Gundy is completely a 'smart woman' who can't cook without rice.

No.

Not a "smart woman", but a "brother-in-law".

Still underestimate Kobe's "brother-in-law".

Then, Kobe exploded.

On the left side of the field, a reverse run, turned to the right, slashed back to the weak side, and received a pass from Billups.

In the horn area on the left, the ball was lifted and swayed, attracting Larry Johnson's supplementary defense. With a snap, he hit the ground and passed the basketball to the basket.

The marginal man is big, cuts to the basket, and only the basket is left in front of the catch.

Boom-!
The whole body hung from the southeast branch, and Da Ben dunked with both hands and scored two points.

And this is just the beginning, letting Kobe play is tantamount to releasing a beast.

In the third quarter of the game, Bryant began to punish the Knicks with his all-around offensive skills.

Pass the ball!

breakthrough!

CIC!

Lean back in the shot!

Bryant did not have a three-pointer, but it was even more deadly.

When the Knicks began to pay attention to Kobe, O'Neal was liberated again and began to abuse the basket frequently.

The two questions Li Mu put in front of Van Gundy turned out to be killing moves.

No matter how he takes the move, he is bound to die.

In the 7th minute of the third quarter, the Lakers have opened the difference between the two sides to 20 points.

At this point, it's not time to clock in and get off work. There is no such thing as a rest on the stage of the finals.

Moreover, the Knicks also showed their resilience and began to fight back desperately.

Houston held the ball and hit a three-pointer with a three-point jumper, which caught Kobe by surprise.

"Are you coming?
The Knicks are not an easy team to throw in the towel.

This year's Knicks team is very iron-blooded and very inspirational!
Think the end of the game, maybe, the Knicks are drawing the butcher's knife! Groom Albert's eyes lit up and he explained with a smile.

Then, the madman Sprewell raised the ball to make a shot from outside the three-point line.

With the experience of Kobe being raped just now, Rice pounced, but it turned out to be a false move.

Sprewell started to accelerate, broke through to the inside, faced O'Neal's defense, directly took three steps to get up, scored two points strongly, and caused O'Neal's thug foul.

Swish-!
On the free throw line, Sprewell made a steady free throw and scored 3 points.

This is the reason why the Knicks achieved the miracle of black eight.

Houston and Sprewell on the outside formed a golden pair of guns, and one would explode from time to time.

If the two broke out at the same time, no team could resist the offensive firepower of these two muskets.

Fortunately, the Lakers have too much advantage inside, and the Knicks can't stand up to O'Neal alone.

The Lakers still have Big Ben in the lineup, and his rebounding ability allows the Lakers' offense to be continuous and directly score the basketball.

It's a little exaggerated, but in the eyes of the audience, it's just this kind of visual effect. It feels that the Lakers can attack at will, but they can't attack, and they still have a big picture.

After the third quarter, the score was 83 to 67, and the Lakers extended their lead to 16 points.

In the final quarter, Van Gundy almost had an 25-man rotation when Larry Johnson played only 8 minutes.

With the overall situation set, Li Mu still put the OK combination on the court, and then, players such as Curry, Fox, Fisher, Brad Miller, etc. who rarely played, were rotated on the court one by one.

These marginal forces can be used as the main force in other teams. As a result, in the Lakers, on the stage of the finals, they can only be mixed for 3 or 4 minutes of playing time.

Although the Knicks' salary is exploding, the bench thickness is very strong, and there are many capable players who can fight, they are still weaker than the Lakers' bench strength.

In the fourth quarter, the madman Sprewell entered the "nervous knife" mode again, and the state of soaring points was very scary.

It's just that the Knicks were blown up in the paint, with more than 15 points in front of them, and the head coach still likes a slow pace, it's just a legend to chase them back.

hum~~
With the scoreboard, the buzzer sounded, and the game time was over.

With a score of 108 to 95, the Lakers beat the Knicks by 13 points and got a good start to the finals.

Six Lakers scored in double figures. Among them, O'Neal made 6 of 17 shots and 12 of 16 free throws. He scored 9 points, 33 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 blocks, dominating the basket.

科比18投9中，三分球7中2，罚球8中7，拿下27分9助攻7篮板2抢断2盖帽，表现非常全面。

Big Ben scored only 9 points, but grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked 4 shots. His performance was also amazing.

Houston Knicks scored 22 points, but the efficiency is not high, only 22 of 8 shots.

Madman Sprewell scored 27 points and 5 rebounds, and broke out several times, which was very eye-catching.

The performance of the Knicks' outside golden double guns is not much worse than that of the Lakers' outside.

However, the inside line is much worse. Camby scored 11 points and 8 rebounds, Chris Dudley scored 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Larry Johnson played 25 minutes and scored 9 points and 4 rebounds. Adding up, it was not as good as O'Neal's performance alone. The Knicks were not wronged.

Post-match press conference.

Reporters from all walks of life pointed at Li Mu and asked with long guns and short guns.

"After the first round, congratulations to the Lakers for winning!
Excuse me, now in terms of predicted winning percentage, the Lakers have changed from seventy-three to ninety-one, what do you think? "

Li Mu smiled lightly, and asked in a serious tone: "In the first round of the playoffs, what is the probability of the Knicks advancing?

The basketball experts at that time were probably very optimistic about the Heat, right? "

After a pause, Li Mu continued.

"So, don't use the so-called probability to measure a team that has created a black eight miracle."

"The finals series is not over yet, how do I feel now, I want to keep it for now, so I won't answer it.

I just want to say one thing, in the words of the great flower growers, that is: You should chase after the poor with the remaining courage, not learn to be the overlord! "

With the culture of Mi Li's family, it is estimated that they cannot understand the essence of this sentence.

But it's not important, the important thing is that Li Mu will not underestimate the enemy.

On the Knicks side, Van Gundy was asked why he lost?When he made a tactical mistake, he replied seriously, "Any team with O'Neal will make the game easier.

Unfortunately, the Knicks lost a superstar at the same level as O'Neal.

This makes the Knicks game more difficult, but the series is still very long.

The Knicks haven't lost yet, because we have something that a young team like the Lakers doesn't have. "

"What is it that the Knicks have?" the reporter asked.

Van Gundy replied solemnly: "Hard work!
The Knicks are especially hardworking! "

"..."

suffer?

What are you?
The reporters tasted it slowly, but couldn't get it out.

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(End of this chapter)