Jordan still launched the attack from the left wing, holding the ball and beating Richmond in isolation. After breaking through, he made a sudden stop jumper and hit a long two-pointer.
7:12, Lakers attack.
Richmond wanted the ball and wanted to give it back to Jordan, but with Jordan's hard defense, he was forced to have no chance to take action and could only pass the ball.
"Bang bang!"
Lao Wang dribbled the ball and hit O'Neal with his back, but the latter still retreated and defended, letting him into the paint area.
He heard the continuous scuffing sound of sneakers behind him. This was someone coming from the weak side, it must be Oakley.
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The same goes for the upper side. From the corner of his left eye, he saw someone approaching. It must be the high-ranking Charlie Ward, the little bastard who dared to pull out his hair.
He was placed in the paint, which also narrowed the defensive distance between Oakley and Ward, allowing him to be double-teamed faster.
Jordan also pounced over, blocking the passing route between him and Richmond. If he chose to pass the ball to the rock, he would have no choice but to hang it over, and Jordan would also have the opportunity to return to defense.
At this time, O'Neal was also desperately defending, waving his hands to prevent him from passing the ball to the weak side.
The next moment, the ball bounced off the floor, he was holding it in his right hand and suddenly turned around.
His turn was a traditional martial arts turn, that is, the head turned first, then the body, so his eyes immediately glanced at the weak side before completing the turn.
Although O'Neal blocked part of his field of vision, he still saw the position of a teammate at this moment. The next moment, as he turned around, he threw with his right hand and the ball flew towards that teammate.
"The ball goes out so fast!"
Jordan pounced, grabbed the ball with his big hands, and after a beat, the ball had already been passed out.
"Crack!"
Fox, who cut inside, received the ball and drove into the paint.
At this time, Oakley turned back to defend, but Fox had already jumped up.
"Bang!"
After a one-arm dunk, Oakley was dunked by Fox.
Fortunately, he doesn't care about this very much, and it's useless to care. He doesn't dare to act wildly towards K's teammates.
"Rick, you did a good job for winning this championship. I'll introduce you to a character." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Old K, is what you said true? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Rick Fox was bursting with adrenaline in an instant. He was not very interested in winning championships, he was only interested in acting in movies.
After coming to the Lakers for one season, he also played two guest roles in Hollywood, but those two roles had no sense of existence, had no lines, and played less than five seconds. If Old K introduced him to a role, he would definitely
It won't be like those two characters.
"Is this just giving in to the person he likes?"
Lao Wang found that his leadership skills still needed to be improved. He clearly knew that Fox wanted to act in movies, so why not motivate him in this aspect?
I just said it casually, but if he really wants to play a role, as long as it is not a too important role, it will not be difficult for him.
9:12, Knicks attack.
This time, the Knicks used an inside-outside strategy. Jordan first handed the ball to O'Neal in the low post, and then he cut inside.
The tactics are old-fashioned and very simple, but when the two super giants inside and outside join forces, it is effective.
As long as Richmond can't stop Jordan from cutting inside, Wang will face a two-on-one battle between O'Neal and Jordan, which is difficult to defend. He can only hope that Fortson on the weak side can return to defense in time.
It's just that Fordson was a step slower in returning to defense this time, and Lao Wang had to follow Jordan back to the basket, but at this time Jordan reached the basket without taking a shot, but before turning around, he passed the ball to O'Neal along the baseline.
"Again? What the hell!"
Lao Wang cursed in his heart.
This kind of cooperation has been played countless times in this finals, and every time it makes him terrified, because every time, he may be dunked from behind by O'Neal.
The wind picked up behind him and the shadow quickly approached. He knew he couldn't defend the ball, so he had no choice but to duck toward the baseline and get out of the way.
"Bang!"
The next moment, O'Neal dunked hard with both hands, sinking the Lakers' basket.
"Old K, you coward, you are hiding again!" After succeeding, the shark roared at Lao Wang in excitement and depression.
"Silly fish, aren't you hiding and waiting to be dunked by you?" Lao Wang said angrily.
9:14, Lakers attack.
"The offensive quality of both sides was good today, especially the Knicks, who played very well. The Lakers had a bad start, but they are playing well now. They are not behind by 5 points, and they still have the ball." Zhang Liang said.
"Bang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fox singled out Ellis, who had poor defensive ability, and missed a shot.
O'Neal grabbed the rebound, and the Knicks had already launched a counterattack. Jordan was quickly passing the ball. He wanted to pass it to Jordan immediately, but was blocked by Lao Wang. The Knicks' fast break failed and turned into a positional battle.
The Knicks' previous attacks were launched from the left wing, and this time it was the same. Jordan held the ball and beat Richmond alone on the three-point line.
On the right wing, Ellis suddenly moved to the top of the arc, while Charlie Ward moved to the right wing.
As the two passed each other, they suddenly made a pick-and-roll. Charlie Ward blocked Fox. Ellis quickly rushed past Kobe to the left side of the top of the arc, not far from Jordan.
Kobe quickly changed defense and turned around to chase, but he was a beat too late, allowing Ellis to get the open space.
"Whoosh!"
Jordan passed the ball in time. Ellis took action immediately after receiving the ball. Kobe rushed to block the shot, but was still a beat late.
"Oops!"
Su Qun exclaimed.
"brush!"
The deadly shooter's open position was extremely accurate. Ellis once again hit the target with a sword and hit his third three-pointer of this quarter.
At 9:17, the Lakers trailed by 8 points on the road.
Zhang Lijia shook his head and said: "Dare Ellis felt great today! The first one was an open opportunity created by himself in the fast break, and the next two three-pointers were the result of pick-and-roll tactics. Obviously, the Lakers
Too careless about Ellis.
They obviously defended well in the first three games. Although the Knicks gave Ellis some tactics today, they were just simple pick-and-roll tactics. The Lakers didn't pay attention to them at all, and Fox's follow-up defense was a little loose."
"This is the third three-pointer!"
On the field, Lao Wang stared at Fox and shouted: "Rick, do you believe I can introduce you to act in a small movie?"
Fox's face turned pale. "Old K, although I have good capital, good skills, and good looks, I will definitely be liked by the heroine, but after all, this kind of role is very taxing on the body. I will suffer from kidney failure in two years. Don't do this."
Is it good to be ruthless?
Lao Wang glared at Fox and made a substitution gesture towards the bench.
Chris Mullin, who was on the bench, took a look and immediately stood up without being called by coach Harris and pulled off his buttoned pants.
"It's time to make a substitution. If you ask me, I should have made the substitution a long time ago. Fox played well offensively in the last game, but there is a problem with his defensive attitude today," Su Qun said.
"Ellis is 38 years old and doesn't move very fast. As long as his defensive attitude keeps up, it's not difficult to defend. Fox was indeed careless," Zhang Lili said.
On the next dead ball, Fox was substituted and Mullin came on to defend Ellis.
Mullin is different from Fox. Although he is older, he wants to win the championship, so he came to the Lakers. Now he has reached the finals. As long as he wins this G4 game, the championship is basically guaranteed, so once
When he came on the court, he tried his best to defend Ellis, not even daring to let go.
His appearance did have an immediate effect on Ellis' defense. After the first quarter, Ellis did not get any open space.
At 24:31, after the first quarter, the Knicks led by 7 points at home.
Wang Tiejun still played the full first quarter, making 3 of 5 shots and 3 of 6 free throws. He didn't take many shots. He scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
Later, when O'Neal came off the court to rotate, he was hit twice by the Knicks. His free throws were not good and he suffered a small loss.
O'Neal played for 9 minutes, not taking many shots, but making some fish. He made 2 of 4 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 1 foul.
Jordan played the entire quarter, making 3 of 5 shots. He was blocked by Wang and missed one shot. He didn't take many shots and was not very efficient. He scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The Knicks' first scoring point in the first quarter was Ellis, who took three shots. He made 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points.
It was his explosion that allowed the Knicks to take the lead and gave O'Neal and Jordan a chance to fish.
During the break, Barkley said: "The Knicks made a change today. They strengthened their offense in other positions, especially Ellis. Fox only scored two points and missed a shot, right? The Lakers are in
Big loss here."
Kenny Smith nodded and said: "The veteran has a lot of experience. The Lakers still have to be careful. This shooter-type veteran cannot let go for a moment. He is like a cobra lurking in the shadows.
It's the first quarter now. It doesn't matter if we are behind. There is a lot of time to catch up. If Ellis throws in a few three-pointers in the last quarter, it will directly kill the Lakers."
Bill Walton said: "However, the Lakers' touch was average today. Old K passed a lot of balls, only had two assists, and only one indirect assist.
His own desire to attack doesn't seem to be very strong. This is not possible. The Knicks are trying their best. If the Lakers don't fight hard, the Knicks' strength will definitely not be able to withstand it."
Barkley said: "Old K is very versatile. It's not that he doesn't have enough offensive desire. He should be trying to play the game in different ways. The media said that he suppressed his teammates around him. Maybe he wants to make his teammates better?"
"That's right."
Bill Walton nodded, then shook his head and said: "But this is not a good idea. Old K's recent two-point shooting percentage has remained above 50%. This season, it has reached 54.5%, and the overall shooting percentage is as high as 62.2%.
, with his efficiency, as long as he has a chance, he can definitely take action."
Kenny Smith reminded: "Bill, you have to pay attention to his playing time. Does he still have such strong physical fitness until now?
Only by activating his teammates and getting their help can he win against a super strong team like the Knicks. Otherwise, he can't beat O'Neal and Jordan even if he works alone and is exhausted.
Today the Knicks frequently double-teamed him, and if they force a shot under such circumstances, the hit rate will definitely not be high."
Bill Walton was stunned and couldn't help but nodded and said: "That's right, I ignored the physical issue."
On Lao Wang's side, a big factor is indeed due to his physical fitness, which led to too few shots. Today, the Knicks used multiple double-teams on him, which made him a little uncomfortable and did not dare to force him too much.
If you fight, you won't be able to last until the end if you're physically fit.
In the past, when there was no K-law, he could rely on his strong sideways attack to break through multiple double-teams, but that was not possible now. Since the introduction of K-law, he rarely encountered such double-teams.
In front of the Lakers bench, several coaches were discussing cutting tactics. Although the Knicks did not use foul tactics against Old K too much, they did use it from time to time when O'Neal was not on the court, although it did not cause much damage.
, but also a little disgusting.
Therefore, assistant coach Kurt Rambis suggested using this trick to deal with O'Neal, letting old K take a rest, and sending a marginal inside line to chop O'Neal.
After discussion, it was approved, and then Harris came over to notify Lao Wang and asked him to prepare for a rotation.
Of course Lao Wang would not object. The Knicks used this move to buy O'Neal rest time. Now that his physical fitness is not as good as before, he can do it too.
At the beginning of the second quarter, O'Neal, who had rested for the last three minutes of the first quarter, came on, and Jordan rested.
But the Knicks immediately discovered that Old K did not stand up, but was still sitting on the bench?
"What do they want to do?"
Phil Jackson frowned.
He glanced at the backup center sent by the Lakers, Sean Lukes, a fringe player. Except for garbage time, he had no chance to play in the Lakers. He had never played in the playoffs. Now the most critical G4 game in the finals.
Why did the Lakers send him here?
"It can't be?"
He had a bad feeling.
"Oh, old K is taking a break?" Su Qun said in surprise at the CCTV live broadcast.
Zhang Lili was also very surprised and said worriedly: "This shows that Tie Jun's physical fitness is not enough. Today the Knicks frequently used multi-person double teams to deal with him, and he was forced to reduce his shots, which indeed shows that his physical fitness is not as strong as before.
"
Su Qun nodded and said: "How much work does Old K have to do by himself? He has been playing the whole game since the second round. In fact, the Lakers should have given him a rest long ago."
In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley was also very surprised and said: "I didn't expect that Old K would actually take a rest. The Knicks' opportunity has arrived."
"The last marginal player was definitely going to kill O'Neal. What chance did he have?" Bill Walton said.
Kenny Smith said: "Bill, what Charles means is that old K's physical fitness should not be very strong anymore, so the Knicks' opportunity has arrived.
We have analyzed both teams and generally believe that the Lakers' rotation is thicker. As the series progresses, the Lakers' physical advantage will be reflected.
But now there is a problem with old K's physical fitness, which is extremely detrimental to the Lakers, but for the Knicks, this is an opportunity."
Barkley nodded and said: "That's what I mean, what do the Knicks lack from the Lakers? Nothing is wrong, it's just that their physical fitness is not as good as that of old K.
Both Michael and Shaq need to rest, but Old K doesn't need to. He can strengthen the offense while they rest. Now, Old K also needs to rest, so the Knicks' opportunity has come."
Soon, Phil Jackson's feeling came true and O'Neal was cut.
He shook his head helplessly. In order to give O'Neal some rest time, he occasionally cut off the old K. He didn't expect that the Lakers would do the same now.
On the court, O'Neal was a little confused when he was cut. Killing a villain like Old K is a just thing. Killing an honest and honest good guy like me, damn Lakers, won't your consciences hurt?
He then made one of two free throws, and at 24:32, the Knicks led by 8 points.
Looking back, Richmond hit a mid-range shot to regain two points.
When the Knicks attacked, because Jordan was not on the court, O'Neal became the only main offensive point, and the Lakers continued to attack him.
But O'Neal is indeed super strong. He keeps his weight at 135 kilograms. Although his dominance has declined compared to last season when his tonnage exceeded 140 kilograms, his explosive power, shark-like agility and speed make him still full of dominance.
Even if you kill him, sometimes you just give away points.
"Bang!"
Old K was not here, and Lukes was only 208 kilograms tall and 120 kilograms heavy. He went directly to the basket and asked for the ball. Then he received the ball and dunked, hitting a two-and-one, allowing the Lakers to cut him down for the second time.
It became a question for giving points.
"brush!"
Extra free throws were made, and at 26:35, the Knicks led by 9 points.
Harris realized one thing. The Lakers don't have a meat shield. When the Knicks beat Old K, they can use a meat shield and weak-side defense to prevent Old K from entering the basket, so that Old K has no chance to play two plus one.
But the Knicks can tie it at two plus one.
Next, Chris Mullin missed a jumper, and O'Neal was slashed again, this time not making the score two plus one.
Lao Wang stood up and played two minutes on the court. Including two free throws, he had rested for four minutes off the court, which was enough.
Jordan also came on the court over there, gathering with O'Neal on both sides.
"Old K, you are not an iron man!" O'Neal said with a smile as he stood on the free throw line.
Jordan, who was near the midline, was also staring at Lao Wang. Now he felt that he had a chance. Lao K suddenly took a rest, which gave him hope.
Lao Wang was speechless, when did I ever say that I was an iron man?
Then O'Neal missed the first free throw. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and took the ball to prepare for the second free throw.
"No need to aim at the basket, you won't make a free throw anyway, just throw it out." Lao Wang started talking trash.
This made O'Neal so angry. After all, I hit 50% of my free throws in this year's playoffs. What does it mean to miss a free throw? What if I make a free throw?
He glared at Lao Wang, then continued to aim at the basket, and with a final push, the ball flew towards the basket.
Lao Wang immediately entered the blocking position and stuck the Knicks' backup big man Terry Kamin behind. At this time, the basketball hit the basket and he protected the backcourt rebound.
"Made 2 of 5 free throws. In more than two minutes, O'Neal took the ball to attack three times and was scored three times by the Lakers. He scored 4 points. However, the Lakers' own offense failed and only scored 2 points. The point difference is now 9 points.
." said Kenny Smith.
"Old K got into the basket?" Barkley shouted in surprise.
"right."
Bill Walton stared at the picture on the screen without blinking.