"beep!"

The whistle sounded and the game continued.

The moment Yao took Zach Randolph and others onto the court, he could clearly feel a strong fighting spirit from Gary Payton and Carl Malone.

If other teams encounter such a situation, the players may be a little scared.

Or maybe a little nervous.

After all, they are long-known star players like Gary Payton and Carl Malone.

Even though he is old, he still has a good deterrent power.

When I saw the two of them so full of fighting spirit.

It is normal for some young players to feel nervous.

but.

This definitely does not include the Knicks players.

There is no need to say more about Yao Yao.

He won the championship and FMVP, naturally he would not be scared.

Zach Randolph himself is also a person who is not afraid of wolves in front and tigers in back, so he naturally won’t be nervous.

As for the other players.

Like Jose Calderon and Mo Williams, etc.

Not nervous either!

Because of this situation, Han Ning had long expected.

During the rest time, Han Ning had already analyzed it to everyone.

If the Lakers want to win, they must seek breakthrough points from these two veterans.

After all, Kobe and Shaq O'Neal are a little out of reach now.

And based on Han Ning's understanding of Phil Jackson.

In this case.

In this most critical game.

If Phil Jackson doesn't find a way to feed chicken soup to two veterans, Gary Payton and Carl Malone, there would be a ghost!

Before the game, Han Ning arranged for Allen Iverson to return to the starting lineup.

He expected that Phil Jackson might take advantage of this and find ways to chase points or widen the score gap in the battle between the substitutes.

And now, the Knicks are keeping the lead.

Then Phil Jackson would be even more unlikely to miss such an opportunity.

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

Knicks offense.

After Jose Calderon dribbled in the frontcourt, he passed the basketball directly to Yao.

After Yao Yao received the pass at the high position, he turned around and faced Carl Malone's defense.

This time, Yao Yao’s mission is no longer to chase points.

Instead, we must ensure that at this stage of the substitute lineup, we should not be caught up with the score difference by the Lakers.

And, in the absence of Allen Iverson, he needs to shoulder more responsibilities.

Therefore, maintaining physical strength is a very important thing.

There is no need to go to the inside to fight Carl Malone to the death.

The most important thing is.

Fighting hard in the inside may not be more efficient than attacking at a high position.

Put the ball in your hands on your right waist.

His eyes were staring at Carl Malone.

Suddenly, I lifted the basketball high and leaned back slightly.

Lift your right foot forward naturally.

Gently swipe your right hand.

"Swish!"

Two points.

Even though Carl Malone rushed up immediately and tried to interfere.

However, when you are full of energy, the independence of Dayao's Golden Rooster is really not easily disturbed.

Turning around, the Lakers attacked.

After Gary Payton dribbled in the frontcourt, he did not rush to attack.

Instead, we first observed the form on the field.

Have been in this alliance for so many years.

Gary Payton's thinking is much more mature than Kobe's current state of mind.

After discovering that Zach Randolph was defending the Lakers' substitute power forward, he focused more on Carl Malone.

Gary Payton understood.

The Knicks are planning to use the method against Shaq O'Neal to deal with Carl Malone.

It's probably double-teaming.

After all, this trick really works.

Moreover, double-teaming Carl Malone is much simpler than double-teaming Shaq O'Neal.

After a little thought, Gary Payton made up his mind and decided to focus on himself.

When you know that your opponent has dug a trap for you in the inside, you still throw the ball into the inside.

That's really stupid.

Slowly dribble the ball to the forty-five degrees outside the three-point line on the right.

Suddenly he started to rush towards the right.

Jose Calderon hurriedly posted it up to defend.

However, Gary Payton suddenly stopped and pulled the basketball back from his right hand to his left hand.

While Jose Calderon had not completed his turn, he jumped and shot directly.

"Swish!"

A two-pointer shot that crossed the three-point line.

Then, the Knicks once again relied on Yao Yao to complete the score.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack again.

After Gary Payton dribbled in the frontcourt, he reached out and began to direct his teammates to run.

At the same time, I made a breakthrough myself.

Using his rich experience, he tore through the defense and rushed into the basket.

Just as Yao and Zach Randolph moved their bodies and were about to complete the defense against Gary Payton.

Gary Payton directly passed the basketball to Carl Malone.

With Yao Dayao moving his body to prepare for defense, the defense faced by Carl Malone is naturally full of loopholes.

After receiving a pass from Gary Payton, he easily scored a goal.

The game went on every minute.

The Knicks rely on the control of Yao Yao and Zach Randolph in the inside and the stable and superb scoring efficiency of Yao Yao.

The score is improved bit by bit.

But on the Lakers, it gave Han Ning a big "surprise"!

This is the first time Han Ning has felt it.

It turns out that after the veteran exerted all his strength, he could bring such a strong impact!

Gary Payton deserves the nickname of "Gloves".

The Lakers' substitute lineup is quite perfect.

Of course, part of this is because the player responsible for defending Gary Payton changed from Allen Iverson to Jose Calderon and Mo Williams.
To be continued...