After dinner, the Lakers rested for half an hour and returned to the visiting team's locker room to prepare for the game.
Before tying the bandage, Gao Bin gave Lao Wang's ankle and knee a special medicated oil massage to relax him. After training in the afternoon, he also performed acupuncture on his left ankle. Lao Wang's left ankle had been injured before. Although he has not been injured now,
It is best to do more maintenance.
In the home team's locker room, like Lao Wang, Jordan also asked his exclusive masseur to give his lower limbs a medicated oil massage.
In the finals, his breakthrough tactic was his main tactic, which placed a heavy burden on his lower limbs and required good maintenance.
At 7:30, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Rick Fox, Richmond, Kobe Bryant
Knicks: O'Neal, Oakley, Dale Ellis, Jordan, Charlie Ward
"After Fox came on the field and was kicked off by Old K, he never got a chance to play again. To start again tonight shows that Old K realizes the importance of Fox." Bill Walton said.
Kenny Smith said in a joking tone: "Bill, why don't you say that the Lakers coaching staff realizes the importance of Fox?"
Bill Walton shrugged his shoulders and said: "Without the consent of Old K, Fox would not have a chance to play, I am sure of this."
Barkley said: "Old K rarely does this. From what I know about him, he rarely interferes with the work of the coaching staff.
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Fox did not play again after leaving the game the day before yesterday. I think this is the decision of the Lakers coaching staff. He relaxed his defense on Ellis.
Mullin defended Ellis from behind, and he defended well in the second and third quarters. However, in the final quarter, Chris Mullin still exposed his old age and average defensive weaknesses, and Ellis hit three fatal three-pointers.
ball, and even lost the game.
If Fox is on the court, as long as he defends with all his strength, he can lock down Ellis, and he has locked down Ellis in the first three games."
At this time, the starting lineups of the two teams were preparing to take the field.
"Old K, we will definitely win this game!" O'Neal said loudly and confidently in the player tunnel.
"I don't talk to people who don't have the guts to challenge me in a duel." Lao Wang turned his head and didn't even look at O'Neal.
There was smoke coming from O'Neal's nose and he was so angry, but he had nothing to say. Not only did the Knicks start double-teaming Old K, but they also directly sentenced him to death.
"Since the last game, the Behemoth Era belongs to me alone, because a person who dares not challenge me alone is not qualified to compete with me. He does not even have the confidence and strength to face me alone.
He has to find a few helpers to stand by my side, what qualifications does he have to call himself a giant beast?"
What Lao Wang said next made O'Neal even more angry and wanted to vomit blood, especially since Lao Wang didn't even look at him, which made him even more furious.
"I'm going to fight him one-on-one." O'Neal angrily yelled at Jordan.
"Ha ha……"
Lao Wang didn't hide anything at all and burst into laughter.
"Ha ha……"
Later, Kobe and the others also laughed.
Jordan's face was livid with anger, and his eyes were burning as he stared at Lao Wang.
But he couldn't control what Lao Wang said, so he could only yell at O'Neal: "Shaq, this is his psychological warfare. Don't be fooled by him. Double-teaming is the team's tactic and has nothing to do with your strength. We guarantee it."
Just because you pinch him doesn't mean that your strength is not as good as his.
If you choose to go it alone, that is the stupidest choice. You will never have a chance to win the championship, and he will be on your head for the rest of your life."
"You guys take your time and play, we're going out first."
At this time, the host outside began to call the visiting team to come out. The old Wang Chao waved to Jordan and O'Neal, said a very fucked up word, and followed his teammates out.
"This bastard!"
Looking at the back of old K, Jordan gritted his teeth with hatred.
Next to him, O'Neal was still breathing heavily and was obviously still agitated. He quickly took the time to do some ideological work and persuade him.
At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.
"Grand champion! Grand champion..."
In front of the Lakers bench, Wang Tiejun still led the team to roar out their goal. With the support of 3,000 visiting team fans, the momentum was not small.
On the Knicks' side, O'Neal went on the court angrily without even shouting slogans. Jordan had no choice but to end the game hastily and walk onto the court with the others.
"Old K, I won't make it easy for you." O'Neal gritted his teeth as he glared at Lao Wang in the middle circle.
"How many helpers are you going to call today?" Lao Wang asked slowly.
"Ha ha……"
Fordson, the master of heeling, immediately laughed in harmony, and then Kobe and others were not to be outdone and laughed one after another.
O'Neal's eyes were red, and he glared at Kobe and the others, especially Fordson, a rookie, who glared at him a lot. He vowed to make these people look good tonight.
Barkley saw this scene in the live broadcast booth. Although he didn't know what happened, it was obvious that the Lakers had angered the shark, so he said: "An angry shark is likely to explode with greater energy and destructive power.
So the Lakers should be careful."
"Crack!"
The ball was thrown up, and the angry shark jumped up high and pushed the ball away. The Knicks attacked.
O'Neal moved towards the basket and was blocked by Wang. He took a step to the left wing and suddenly turned around flexibly, getting rid of Wang and running to the next step of the free throw line.
At this time, Charlie Ward, who was holding the ball, had just passed one step past the midline. Kobe was one step away from the defense and immediately passed the ball.
When Lao Wang caught up, he was stuck behind O'Neal. Then the ball arrived. O'Neal caught the ball and immediately turned left quickly. His left elbow caught Lao Wang, bypassed Lao Wang and rushed to the basket. After one step, he suddenly rose up.
, with a bang, it hit the Lakers' basket.
Fordson returned to defend the basket, half a beat too late.
"Old K, it's your turn!"
After succeeding, O'Neal with red eyes stared at Lao Wang and shouted.
"Angry shark, will it explode?"
Lao Wang is not worried about O'Neal's outburst, because the more outbursts occur, the faster the Shark's physical energy is consumed, and O'Neal's physical fitness is not as good as his, so as long as the Lakers can withstand the Shaq's outburst, there will be opportunities later.
As for whether the Lakers can withstand the outbreak of the Sharks, he is not worried, because no matter how strong the Knicks are, with the strength of the Lakers and his strength, they cannot be taken away in a wave.
Of course, the opposite is also true. The Lakers don't have the strength to take away the Knicks in one wave.
Lakers offense.
Lao Wang wanted the ball in the low post on the left wing, and Kobe passed the ball directly from the top of the key.
"Crack!"
Facing upward, when Lao Wang received the ball, he had already noticed Oakley's weak-side defense. He was already behind O'Neal, and Jordan above was also moving towards him.
In the next moment, while dribbling, he moved his left foot back, inserted it between O'Neal's legs, and stepped on the left sideline of the paint area. At the same time, he half-turned, turning his body from facing up to carrying his back to the basket.
, and completed the steps to approach O'Neill.
"Arch your back!"
O'Neal's body tensed, but he did not retreat. He had to resist Old K here and wait for Oakley's double team.
As long as he holds Old K back for half a second to a second, his teammates will definitely double-team him.
Although he was almost pissed off by Old K, under Jordan's persuasion, he still kept his calm, and he still carried out the team's double-teaming tactics.
"Peng!"
Under the arch of the iron mountain's back, O'Neill's upper body leaned back, his feet relaxed, and his center of gravity shifted, but he was not knocked back.
The next moment, Lao Wang half-turned upward, took off and hit a side hook.
O'Neal's center of gravity shifted and he didn't have time to jump to block the shot. Oakley and Jordan were also half a beat too slow.
"brush!"
He took a shot close to an open position and hit the ball accurately.
"Little sardine, it's your turn." Lao Wang started talking trash.
"Little, little sardine?" The big shark's eyes were really burning.
Forget about sardines, they are almost 30 centimeters when they grow up, but small sardines are only a few centimeters. Is Old K trying to humiliate him? He hates being small the most. What he likes is big, big, big, big everywhere.
.
It was a pity for Jordan. He was only a little bit closer. With his jumping, just half a step faster, he could have blocked Old K's side hook from behind.
After Wang Tiejun returned to defense, he grabbed O'Neal and said: "Shaq, as long as you hold him for half a second, I can be in position. Let's join forces and kill him!"
O'Neal nodded with red eyes, gritted his teeth and ran towards the front court.
On the right wing, Jordan holds the ball.
"Is it different from before?" Harris frowned on the sidelines.
"Bang!"
Jordan took a tentative step and broke through Richmond and headed towards the paint area. Fordson came up to cover the defense. He changed direction, broke through the second line of defense and headed into the paint area.
Lao Wang could only return to defend the basket, blocking it one meter in front of the right side of the basket.
Jordan took a step in front of Lao Wang, made an emergency stop, and the moment the ball was lifted from the floor, it was passed behind the back and flew to O'Neal in the low post on the left wing.
When Lao Wang found out, he quickly turned around, but after a moment's delay, he saw that O'Neal was already flying, and he knew it was going to be impossible.
O'Neal took a step into the paint, took off, caught the ball in the air with both hands, and smashed it toward the basket.
"Bang!"
As the basket roared, the entire basket shook.
"boom!"
The Sharks dunked twice in the opening game, causing Madison Square Garden to burst into cheers.
"Yeah yeah yeah!"
The moment the dunk was completed, an on-site commentator roared excitedly: "Qiao Shark connected and completed the most exciting alley-oop dunk. But Old K was in a dilemma and could only watch the big shark complete like a stupid donkey.
Dunk.”
After succeeding, the big shark jumped off the floor, and while running forward, he pointed at Lao Wang and shouted loudly: "Old K, I'm not done with you today!"
"Little sardine, just let your horse come over." Lao Wang spat back.
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said seriously: "In the previous four finals, Jordan and O'Neal were on the same wing, but today it changed. Phil Jackson put them on different wings so that they can attract each other more."
Defense, when combined, it is easier to mobilize the Iron Army’s defense and allow another person to get a chance, so the Lakers should be careful.”
At this time, the Lakers came to the frontcourt, Richmond ran to the right wing, and Kobe came to the left wing with the ball.
As a defender, Jordan kept up with Richmond. He still believed that the threat from the rock was higher.
But in fact, if he keeps up with Kobe, then the Lakers' perimeter offense will definitely be played by Richmond. Among the Knicks' perimeter offenses, except for him, Charlie Ward is limited by his height and strength and cannot guard Richmond and Kobe.
Yes, not even Ellis.
This Knicks is different from his previous Bulls. The previous Bulls won with outside defense and triangle offense, but now the Knicks win with inside defense and triangle offense. What's even better is that there are two in the triangle offense.
The strongest point is that there used to be only one Bull.
In short, there is one point where the Lakers' offensive attack from the outside must avoid Jordan and be carried out on the other wing.
"Hey, the Lakers have also changed. Kobe is actually on the same wing as old K?" Su Qun said in surprise.
At this time, Kobe began to play Charlie Ward in isolation. Ward knew that he could not withstand Kobe's sideways attack, so he could only retreat and defend, retreating close to the paint area, waiting for his teammates to double-team him.
But Kobe would not give Ward a chance to retreat into the paint. He pushed forward to a position two meters inside the three-point line. When Ward continued to retreat and defend, he suddenly stepped back and shot a jumper.
When he stepped back, he widened the distance between him and Ward to more than one meter. Ward completely lost the opportunity to defend. He took off calmly and shot very steadily.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a two-pointer.
"Step-back jump shot, beautiful!"
Su Qun said excitedly: "The shot was very calm, and he completely got rid of the defender. It has the flavor of Old K's step-back hook."
Zhang Lijia laughed and said: "It's difficult for Charlie Ward to defend against Kobe. If he defends against him, he will be knocked over by Kobe's iron mountain. If he retreats like this, Kobe will directly step back and shoot a jumper. It's a dilemma. This is to use small to defend big."
difficulties.”
4 draws, Knicks attack.
Two dunks, this time O'Neal wanted to take a breather, Jordan took over the offense, singled out Richmond, made a pull-up jumper, and missed.
Lao Wang controlled the backcourt rebounds and the Lakers attacked.
Kobe attacked with the ball on the left wing and once again singled out Ward. The latter did not dare to retreat this time and stuck to him.
"Peng!"
With Tieshan leaning sideways, Kobe easily bumped Ward's center of gravity, then half-turned and broke through with the ball. When he reached the paint area, he forced O'Neal in the low post to come up for defense. At this time, Wang
Take the opportunity to move toward the basket.
Kobe stopped suddenly and threw the ball at O'Neal's feet with one hand.
"It's over!"
O'Neal looked back and saw old K already flying.
"Bang!"
With a one-handed dunk, Lao Wang hung above the basket.
6:4, the Lakers took the lead away from home, the Knicks attacked, and Phil Jackson called a timeout.
During the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "There are some changes in today's offense. So far, the offense is playing very well. Although Michael missed a shot, it was just a matter of touch, not being defended by the Lakers.
Now that the Knicks are calling a timeout, it should be that Phil Jackson wants to adjust his defensive tactics."
Kenny Smith said: "In the Knicks' main lineup, the number one position is a weak point. Ward cannot guard Kobe, but his own offense is not good and his organizational skills are average. Overall, he is relatively mediocre.
However, I think the Knicks can let Ward assume part of the breakthrough function, which can save Jordan some energy. At the same time, I think Ward can take on the breakthrough function because he uses small to defeat the big."
Bill Walton nodded and said: "Kenny, you are right, the Knicks really need to make changes. The reason why they won the G4 game was due to Ellis's explosion."
In front of the Knicks bench, Phil Jackson is rearranging defensive tactics.
Tactics require suitable players to execute, and those are the only ones available. He cannot break the limitations of personnel and make any changes. He can only make adjustments as much as possible.
But the adjustment was to let Jordan guard Kobe and said to Charlie Ward: "Charlie, Rock's breakthrough ability is not as good as Kobe's now, and he doesn't have Kobe's relying skills. You use small to defend big, and you have to use your flexibility."
Advantages.”
"OK." Ward nodded.
The timeout ends and the game restarts.
Jordan held the ball in isolation against Richmond and made a fake shot, but this time the Rock reacted quickly and kept up with the former's breakthrough. Fordson also came up, and a double-team was immediately formed.
"Bang!"
But Jordan made an emergency stop at this time and pushed the ball between Fordson's legs. The ball passed through the crotch and rebounded, and was picked up by Oakley in the low post.
Oakley caught the ball and immediately went to the basket, forcing Wang to block the right side of the basket, while O'Neal on the left was empty again.
Oakley threw the ball high into the sky, and the ball flew over Lao Wang's head and over the basket.
"What the hell!"
Lao Wang cursed and dodged back toward the baseline.
The next moment, a giant beast rose into the air on the left side of the basket. With a bang, it sank the Lakers' basket after an alley-oop.
Phil Jackson nodded. It seems that having Michael and O'Neal on the left and right, inside and outside, can bring out their threats better than on the same wing.
"The triangle offense was initiated by Jordan, Oakley responded, and O'Neal finished in the low post. There was no way to defend it." Zhang Liji shook his head.
"Are you guarding me?"
The Lakers were attacking, and Kobe, who was holding the ball, was startled when he saw Jordan coming in front of him.
Jordan didn't have a good impression of Kobe. The early celebration of his last three-pointer, although he returned it, also made him a backdrop. When Kobe was approaching, he spat: "Boy, try to jump on me?"
"
"If you attack me, I will attack you!"
Kobe's eyes were filled with fire. He would not be happy if anyone underestimated him.
But the next moment, he passed the ball to Fox at the top of the arc, and then ran to the left corner.
"A cunning boy, just like old K."
Jordan cursed secretly and could only follow and ran to the left corner.
