The game goes on minute by minute.

As the game progressed step by step, Knicks fans were surprised to find out.

It seems that the team's performance at the beginning of the game was not a flash in the pan!

Although the score between the two teams is still a little ahead of the Lakers.

But this lead is not obvious!

The first quarter of the game is over.

The score between the two teams was 26 to 23.

The Lakers only led by 3 points!

It’s just a three-point shot!

This point difference, compared to the three quarters left in the game, is almost equal to no point difference!

At least, compared to the previous games, the Lakers were able to lead by ten or eight points from the beginning. It was much better!

The most important thing is.

During this entire quarter, the Knicks' strongest players, Allen Iverson and Dayao, did not play!

This is outrageous!

If you use the strongest players to fight, you will fall behind.

Sending in some rookies and substitute players made the game more back-and-forth.

How can this be justified?!

Of course, not all fans can't understand it.

Some fans who know more about basketball can still see why the Knicks have undergone such big changes.

To put it bluntly!

In fact, it’s defense!

Do your defense well!

Aren’t your Lakers team strong with stars?!

Then I will guard your stars specifically!

I'll double-team you!

Anyone else?!

in spite of!

If they want to score, let them go!

Not much ability anyway.

Who cares?!

But what if you Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal want to score?!

Excuse me.

I won’t give it!

Still the same sentence!

No matter how strong you are Shaquille O'Neal!

My two top blue-collar stars inside! The top defensive players will double-team you!

How can you still be so dominant?!

If Shaquille O'Neal was in his prime, it would really be possible.

But now Shaquille O'Neal has begun to decline from his peak?!

Really not possible!

And what about Kobe?!

Although sometimes his scoring is unreasonable.

But Jose Calderon and Mo Williams are not ordinary rookies either.

At least compared to the starting defenders of quite a few teams in this league, they are not weak.

Although he is not yet a star-level player.

But two people double-team you and Kobe is alone.

If I can’t guard you to death, it’s okay to restrict you, right?!

As a result, it will be very difficult for the Lakers' starting lineup to have strong offensive firepower.

Even if the Knicks don't have Allen Iverson and Dayao on the court.

But with Kurt Thomas and Mutombo protecting the rebounds.

Jose Calderon, Mo Williams and Kyle Korver still scored well.

Compared with the Lakers, whose offensive firepower has been greatly restricted, it is not much weaker.

This is the way Han Ning thought of dealing with the Lakers!

It’s actually really simple to say!

Defense wins championships!

In the original historical process, didn't the Pistons win the championship by relying on defense?!

Something the Pistons can do.

The Knicks can do the same!

Even if the Pistons are not facing such a powerful Lakers team.

But the Knicks are stronger than the Pistons!

It is still unclear who will win!

Of course, Han Ning did not forget that the Lakers also arranged two stars, Gary Payton and Karl Malone, as their trump cards in the substitute lineup.

But don't forget!

In order to ensure the defensive strength of the starting lineup.

Han Ning also put Dayao and Allen Iverson on the bench!

When it comes to the substitute lineup battle, there is no need to compete defensively.

Just compete with you in attack and that's it!

He still doesn’t believe it!

Allen Iverson and Dayao in their prime.

The offense can’t compare to two veterans, Gary Payton and Karl Malone?!

The starting lineup is better than defense, and the bench lineup is better than offense!

Just do it and it’s done!

Wouldn't you Phil Jackson use my rotation policy to adjust against my Knicks team?!

Then I will take advantage of it!

I will also make adjustments based on this to target your Lakers team!

Even if you don't want to play anymore, just putting Gary Payton and Karl Malone back into the starting lineup won't work!

Don't forget it!

In the first two games of this round of the finals, when the Lakers put all four stars of the F4 combination in the starting lineup, how miserable did they lose!

No big deal, just recreate the scene!

.............

The break after the first quarter is over.

Players from both sides were put on the bench.

In this game, judging from the starting lineup, the two teams were tied.

So, if you want to decide the winner, you have to look at the battle between the substitute lineups.

The matchup between the bench lineups of these two teams was not like other teams, where only a few role players were playing.

It makes the game look a little boring.

The matchup between the Knicks and Lakers' bench lineups actually looked better than the matches between quite a few teams' starting lineups!

To know.
To be continued...