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Chapter 89 Who Says It's Difficult To Win A Championship?
The fourth game, coordinate Madison Square Garden.

Li Mu didn't know where the bottom line of the league was, so he could only hold back and put Bowen back in the starting lineup.

When necessary, Bowen can only make a big move.

With Van Gundy's stubborn personality, he will definitely stick to the winning style of the previous game.

No matter what, the Lakers can't go wrong with strengthening their defense.

Starting five, Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

Van Gundy did not disappoint Li Mu either. The starting lineup for the previous game was Ward, Houston, Sprewell, Johnson, and Camby.

The first quarter of the game started, and the Lakers made the first attack. O'Neal broke through the Knicks' defense and scored a dunk under the basket.

The Knicks copied the homework of the previous game, and Sprewell broke through with the ball and hit the basket.

Snapped--!
After avoiding O'Neill, Big Ben rewarded the madman with a big hot pot.

The referee's whistle didn't sound, it was a beautiful defense.

Kobe picked up the basketball, rushed up and hit a quick counterattack.

Rushing to the penalty area, a gliding split dunk, and two more points.

The Knicks attack, Charlie Ward upcourt, dribbling to observe the situation on the court.

At this time, the Lakers' defensive tactics are still the previous formula.

O'Neill sits in the center of the penalty area, and Big Ben walks around and sweeps around, checking for omissions and making up for vacancies.

Billups, Kobe and Bowen spared no expense in their physical fitness and used their powerful mobility to drive the Knicks' offense out of the inside area.

Hold the rim and the mid-range area firmly, and let the Knicks shoot from beyond the three-point range that they are not good at.

"Shooting from the perimeter won't kill a team like the Lakers.

Similarly, a shooting team cannot win an NBA championship!

Of course, if the Knicks are on the perimeter and make all their [-]-pointers, then forget about it. "On the commentary platform, Mike Breen explained.

"If the Knicks want to win, they must play the aggressiveness of the last game and play in the house!" Mav Albert said.

"No basket, no ring!"

Van Gundy knew in his heart that with the Lakers' current lineup and defensive tactics, it would be difficult for the Knicks to beat them in terms of rebounds.

The further away from the basket, the lower the shooting percentage, and the Knicks want to win unless 'God', once again, is on the Knicks' side.

Unfortunately, in the first quarter of the game, after the first few minutes of testing, the whistle of 'God' did not favor anyone.

There is no doubt that such a situation is very bad for the Knicks.

If you can't hit the penalty area, you can only bet on the ethereal shooting touch.

Boom-!
Houston, the Knicks' most accurate shot, made consecutive shots.

Immediately afterwards, Madman Sprewell's three-pointer also failed to hit.

The Lakers can take advantage of the momentum to play a defensive counterattack.

If you can't make it, play positional warfare, and O'Neal will dominate the penalty area.

Coupled with Kobe's off the ball, Ben's cover, and the Knicks' defense, they can only take care of one thing and lose another, and are stretched.

The whistle of the alliance is not so biased, and the game scene has returned to the original track.

After the first quarter, the score was 29 to 21, and the Lakers had an 8-point advantage, leading the Knicks.

In the second quarter of the game, after Van Gundy performed an 8-man rotation, he sacrificed his own tortoise formation.

There is no anti-gate, no inside cornerstone, can't stop O'Neal, can only defend the penalty area, and give up all the outside positions to the Lakers.

Bang-dang-!
Boom-!
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On the outside of the Lakers, there are Kobe Bryant's "Four Ups and Three Irons", Billups' "Tie Lu" and Bowen's "Iron Bao", constantly beating the basket.

This is not important, what is important is that Big Ben has the opportunity to realize the value of life. In the penalty area, he crazily grabs rebounds, and then throws the basketball out.

Let the Lakers play a group of blacksmiths and keep hitting the basket, once, twice, three times...

There is always a time to be knocked out. After the second quarter, the Knicks have fallen behind by 15 points.

Shrinkage is slowly knocked to death, if you don't shrink, attack out, and you can't attack into the penalty area.

Apart from pacing on the sidelines, Van Gundy really had nothing to do.

In the second half of the game, the Knicks trailed by 15 points and had to save to attack.

Then, facing the impregnable walls of the Lakers, breakthroughs or jump shots failed to achieve efficiency.

In the end, Shengsheng was consumed by the Lakers.

Comparing the rebounds between the two sides, the Lakers 53 to 34 the Knicks, almost 20 more than the Knicks, and the Knicks were robbed without temper.

The score was 102 to 85, and the Lakers beat the Knicks by 17 points. The big score became the Lakers 3 to 1 Knicks, taking the lead in winning the championship match point.

In this battle, O'Neal had 24 points and 13 rebounds. The data was a little 'hip-pull' because of tactics.

Kobe's 25 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds are not very efficient, but the victory lies in his daring to fight and his many shots.

Billups had 15 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds. Daben was the most amazing. He scored only 8 points, but grabbed 19 rebounds, which broke the Knicks mentality.

The Knicks had two shots, the madman scored 26 points, and the CIC king scored 20 points.

Just looking at the data is passable, but the efficiency is not high. One made 22 of 9 shots and the other made 18 of 7 shots.

Even if Camby continued to act as a surprise soldier and scored 20 points and 11 rebounds, it was still difficult to change the final situation of the game.

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6 month 25 day.

New York, Madison Square Garden.

Game 5 of the finals started.

Before the game, president David Stern came to watch the game and brought the championship trophy.

The injured gorilla, also in a suit and leather shoes, sat on the Knicks bench. Obviously, he wanted to carry with the team and fight to the death.

Li Mu made preparations for the Knicks to fight to the death, and sent the blacksmith team out.

Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

The Lakers won the regular season with the iron squad, and Li Mu also wanted them to win together to the end.

Who says it's hard to win a championship?
Now they have touched the edge of the championship trophy with one hand, and they are short of holding the championship trophy with the other hand.

The first quarter of the game started, and the madman Sprewell didn't want to stop at the championship.

He killed Bowen with the ball, faced the defense, and blasted a three-pointer.

Immediately afterwards, carrying Bowen's Brown Sugar's close defense, he broke into the inside line and scored 2+1!

Sprewell went crazy, playing at the level of the league's top shooting guard.

O'Neill is also jealous, and tonight he is going to win his first championship in his career, and anyone who comes will die.

Camby and Larry Johnson hung on him, and he forcibly crashed into the air, blasting the basketball under the basket.

His face was no longer a grinning face, but a face as cold as death, his eyes widened, and his power suddenly rose.

Kobe also played the murderous nature of the black mamba. With his outstanding physical talent, he did not choose to pull up and lean back to make a shot. Instead, he made a murderous breakthrough to the basket, giving the fans a taste of Peter Pan.

Fighting and fighting, the Knicks came back, the golden guns were attacking, and the others stood and watched the lively attacking situation.

On the Lakers side, in addition to the OK combination going crazy, Billups will also shoot three-pointers from time to time.

Bowen's offense is not strong, and occasionally, he will punish his opponent with a three-pointer from the corner.

The three-dimensional offense of the Lakers appeared, and the situation that the Knicks were struggling to maintain with the madman Sprewell collapsed instantly.

The game began to be one-sided, falling to the Lakers.

The madman Sprewell went crazy, blasting 36 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Houston had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The outside double guns have already exhausted all their bullets.

It's a pity that the inside strength of the Knicks is several dimensions behind the Lakers.

Camby scored 7 points, Larry Johnson scored 5 points, and Chris Dudley scored 4 points.

The combination of the three cannot match the performance of O'Neill alone.

In this game, he was active in offense and in excellent condition. He was unstoppable, and even free throws failed to become his weakness. He made 23 of 15 shots and 15 of 10 free throws. He scored 40 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The demeanor of No.1 in the league.

The perimeter blossomed more, Kobe scored 27 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, also showing the strength of a superstar.

比卢普斯18分6助攻3篮板，鲍文9分4篮板，加上大本的8分14篮板。

Starting with 5 irons, four of them performed no worse than Houston. The Knicks wanted to counterattack, and it was as difficult as skyrocketing.

hum~~
Accompanied by the sound of bees, the time for the whole game ended, and the colorful flowers fluttered on the scene, which was instantly transformed into a sea of ​​joy.

The Lakers bench players rushed into the court to cheer and celebrate in an instant.

比分117比89，湖人队28分大胜尼克斯队，总比分4比1，获得了1999年NBA总冠军。

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(End of this chapter)