A lineup that was supposed to establish an advantage faced the Knicks' lineup that had almost no resistance. Instead of establishing a considerable advantage, it lost the 4-point lead it originally had.

The problem here troubles Pat Riley.

Riley never expected that the situation in the second quarter would always be as expected by Louis.

He asked Billy Donovan to tally the game's long-range shooting percentages for the Knicks and Lakers, not just three-pointers but all shots taken beyond 21 feet.

So far, the Knicks' shooting percentage is 41.9%, and the Lakers' shooting percentage is 16%. Senior fans know that whether it is pure three-point shooting percentage or long-range shooting percentage that Louis has people count, it is inherently a highly volatile field.

, there is a certain amount of luck in the data, and there are many games where strong teams lose to weak teams, which is the result of the randomness of this data.

This is why the Knicks' second lineup, which has almost no absolute strengths, not only did not fall behind when facing the Lakers' highly targeted main lineup, but even overtook the score.

They correctly used a pocket formation to defend the basket, with all members grabbing rebounds, double-teaming any Lakers player who dared to rush into the penalty area and was not called a tragedy shooter, and letting any Lakers player who was not a tragedy shooter take long shots...

Since the Knicks' pocket formation consists of five players, the Lakers players who rush in will basically not be able to make any splash unless they pass the ball out;

Everyone rebounding not only relieved Bowie's pressure, but also reduced the threat to rebounds from the Lakers' twin towers;

Except for Tragedy, all other Lakers players are being double-teamed. Because except for Tragedy, the other players' shooting threats are not strong enough.

Because the defense is accompanied by a lot of double teams, there are bound to be many Lakers players who are wide open.

Pippen, KJ, and Divac took turns trying out shots.

Only Divac made a long-range shot, and the other two missed all. With the Lakers' hands so coordinated, if KJ and The Tragedy Master can work together, then the Knicks will still have a hard time dealing with them.

And that's the point.

If there was no chemistry between Akiho Yoshizawa and Yuma Asami, then the classic Investigator, which they co-starred in, would have been a dungeon that could be fast-forwarded and deleted. It was precisely because of the sparks between them that they became

That work became a classic.

This is the problem facing the Lakers.

The tragedian didn't consider KJ's feelings, he didn't think it was necessary. KJ felt that he was not valued, and the tragedian took the honor he received a little too naturally.

One of them was angry and the other didn't notice, so there was a scene of an impromptu palace fight.

If it was just one or two rounds, Riley wouldn't be able to tell. However, after so many rounds, there was no cooperation between KJ and the tragedy master. Later, the tragedy master repeatedly showed his hands, expressing his confusion that KJ ignored him.

This is the core method for the Knicks to ensure that their defense is not overwhelmed.

As for attacking, it is much simpler and cruder.

Louis gave Hornacek, Ainge and Miller enough authority.

He allowed these three guys to shoot as they pleased.

Hornacek developed a skill in the Knicks of holding the ball and throwing three-pointers through pick-and-rolls that Louis didn't know he had.

Although it is not as exaggerated as Curry, it is still accurate to a certain extent.

Ainge is the Knicks' most accurate open-catching three-point shooter.

Miller is the tactical core of the second team, and everyone surrounds him.

These three people threw 12 three-pointers in the first half of the quarter and hit 5 goals.

This shooting rate is neither good nor bad. Fortunately, for the Lakers, KJ was undercover the whole time. Unfortunately, because he had no chance to touch the ball, he was invisible for half a quarter. It was all thanks to KJ to run rampant and kill all the Knicks players in the paint with two to five.

Tip-in.

In this case, the score between the two sides remained at 41 to 34.

The Lakers trailed by 7 points.

The situation is not good for them.

Riley replaced KJ in an emergency, put the tragedy man in the first position, and then replaced Derek McKay.

Louis also mobilized his troops and generals in waves.

Stockton, Reggie Williams, Wilson, Rodman, Ewing play.

In the first round after returning to the main force, the Knicks defended the Lakers until they ran out of moves.

The tactics are blocked, no one can respond, and the ball is in the tragic master's court.

Pat Riley has never seen such a suffocating defense in his many years of work.

On the outside, Ewing defends against the tragedy master alone.

With only a few seconds left, the tragedy maker had no chance to break through and could only force a three-pointer against Ewing's defense.

That was a difficult three-pointer that was one step away from the three-point line.

Originally, the forced throw was not suitable for the tragic master's posture and movements, not to mention that it was not a normal standard distance.

But great players always know how to make something out of nothing.

The tragedian made a seemingly desperate shot and actually hit the target.

37 to 41

When Ewing ran toward the frontcourt, he noticed the disdain in Louis' eyes.

"Don't look at me like that!"

"Are you feeling guilty?"

"What do I have to feel guilty about!" Ewing was not feeling guilty but was not very angry. "It makes a difference who is going to guard that kind of ball!"

"Stop making excuses for your failure, it will definitely be different if you let Dennis guard you!"

Again, Ewing's mentality is an integral part of Louis' life.

That’s not right. How can this be considered a crime? At most, it’s a simulation of how Ewing should respond when being trash-talked by fans.

Obviously he didn't cope well, and the excuse he gave for his poor defense was Fang Shilong's crooked theory of "mistakes made by all men in the world".

Unlike the Knicks' defense, their offense has always been dynamic.

Gu Tan/span>Louis doesn’t like lifeless offense.

After Stockton broke through, the Lakers chose to bypass the screen.

This is the main way most teams defend Stockton because of his ability to jump up and shoot without getting space.

Stockton's response to this defensive approach was to strengthen his breakthrough efforts.

As great as the Tragedyman is on offense, he is overwhelmed on defense. The consequence of his breakthrough by Stockton was not only that one line collapsed, but also put a lot of defensive pressure on Robinson inside.

The admiral had to assist in the defense.

Stockton then threw the ball into the sky.

Ewing, who was abandoned by the general, jumped up and scored an alley-oop slam dunk.

In this situation, what can the Lakers do?

No, unless someone can defend Stockton on behalf of the Tragedy Division, there is no solution to this.

But Riley really doesn't dare to let the Tragedy Guard guard Wilson or Williams. It's too dangerous. If these two meet the Tragedy Guard, they can play with or without the ball.

It was also through The Tragedian that Riley saw a reality clearly.

No matter how great the tragedy maker is on the offensive end, if he has a weakness on the defensive end that others can bully, it will still bring negative effects to the team that are far greater than expected.

When the opponent is a team of the Knicks' caliber, the holes in the table will become more glaring than usual under their deliberate targeting.

43 to 37

Billy Cunningham directly criticized the tragedy maker: "One thing Earvin Johnson hasn't figured out yet is that his defense is significantly affecting the Lakers' fault tolerance against the Knicks. If your core players are on the opponent's If it's a loophole that can be treated with special care, then that's it."

It was the Lakers' turn to attack, and Louis yelled at the players to rotate well.

As for the tragedy master, we still won’t double-team him.

The tragedy maker noticed this, and even if the Knicks players didn't want to double-team him, they would react subconsciously when they saw him break away from Stockton.

The tragic goal was passed to McKay on the weak side.

McKay was guarded by Rodman and passed the ball to the outside.

Pippen was prevented from taking a step forward by Wilson and could only pass back to McKay.

McKay also did not dare to challenge Rodman's defense. He was a pragmatic player and returned the ball to the tragedy maker with only 5 seconds left in the attack time.

Terrible defense, suffocating defense.

The tragedy maker chose a difficult breakthrough, turned around, crushed Stockton's body, forced a layup, and was knocked to the ground by Rodman who was assisting him in defending.

Of course it was a foul, and the Knicks had no objection.

It's certainly not cost-effective to let the tragedy scorer cause a foul at the last second, but Rodman would rather do this than let him score directly.

The tragedy master lay on the ground in pain.

How is this different from those defeats against the Celtics?

"I feel a little pity for him." Tomjanovich shook his head.

Since 1982, this proud man who is clearly favored by God has no longer had anything to do with the championship.
To be continued...