After Fox received the ball, he passed it to Richmond on the right wing. The latter immediately hit Charlie Ward alone, crushed the opponent into the wing, and then turned over and made a jump shot before Oakley pounced on him.
"The offensive firepower of both sides is very strong, and the defense of both sides also has loopholes. The success rate of the start is very high!" Zhang Lili said.
8:6, Knicks attack.
On the right wing, Richmond defended very hard. In order to save a certain amount of energy, Jordan called Oakley's pick-and-roll this time.
After breaking through the wall, Fordson changed direction and broke out of the defense. On his way to the basket, there was no obstacle and a smooth road.
Lao Wang cursed secretly and had no choice but to stand in front of the right side of the basket.
O'Neal entered the paint area, avoided Old K, and stretched out his hands to Jordan.
"Whoosh!"
Jordan passes the ball.
"Bang!"
The next moment, a giant beast hung on the Lakers' basket.
"O'Neal made 4 of 4 shots, all of which were dunks. He is going to explode today. I have said that if the Lakers can't stop Jordan's breakthrough, they can't prevent Jordan and O'Neal's coordinated attack. Jordan made 0 of 1 shots today, but he gave
O'Neal sent three assists and one indirect assist. His breakthrough tactics were so good." Zhang Liji shook his head.
"Since we can't defend, let's just watch the Lakers attack." Su Qun said.
8:8, Lakers attack.
Kobe held the ball on the left wing and tried to beat Jordan, but the latter had too much defensive experience and more tonnage. It had no effect to hit him sideways. He could only pass the ball to Lao Wang in the low post.
When Lao Wang caught the ball, Jordan moved down a step, but did not immediately pounce down to prevent him from passing the ball to Kobe.
At the same time, Oakley, who was low on the right wing, pounced.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang's left elbow got stuck, and he hooked sideways, but missed. The rebound was won by Oakley, who came to help defend.
The Knicks attacked, and Jordan once again broke through with the ball, but this time he failed and was double-teamed by Richmond and Fordson.
He did not pose a threat to the paint area, so Wang did not need to cover up and still kept an eye on O'Neal, so he had no way to pass the ball to O'Neal. He could only force a shot from the double team, turn around and lean back.
, was affected by Fordson and missed the jump shot.
Lao Wang grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Lakers attacked.
"Jordan made 0 of 2 shots today, so he doesn't feel very good." Su Qun said with a smile.
"If we prevent his breakthrough, there will be no way for him and O'Neal to form a coordination and achieve the effect of 1+1>2." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"brush!"
This time, Lao Wang hit a nearly two-point hook.
10:8, Knicks attack.
"Old K made 3 of 4 shots today, which is an obvious change. He did not attack the basket today. He only made one attack at the basket out of 4 shots, and it was in cooperation with Kobe. The other three were nearly two-point hooks.
, hit two."
Speaking of this, Su Qun asked: "Director Zhang, is this change that Old K was forced to make due to physical reasons, or was it a change that he made on his own initiative?"
Zhang Lili said: "It must be because of the Knicks' double-teaming tactics and my own physical condition that I was forced to make changes.
Although he changed his style of play passively, his last two-point hook shot is quite strong. He is now 2-for-3 from the field. Let’s see how the Knicks defend it.”
Su Qun said: "O'Neal dunked four times. It seems that the Knicks' dual-core cooperation is better."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "It has always been the case that Richmond cannot prevent Jordan's breakthrough and let Jordan approach or enter the paint area. Then the Lakers cannot prevent the cooperation of Jordan and O'Neal. No matter how good the Iron Army's defense is, they cannot prevent it."
Live."
In the Knicks' frontcourt, Jordan was active at the three-point line on the right wing. He broke out several times in a row. He wanted to take a rest and did not ask for the ball.
Charlie Ward began to organize the offense, and Kobe blocked the downward passing line with a big defense. He pulled to the left wing and passed the ball.
O'Neal caught the ball, swayed down, and made a crotch look. He immediately felt that his butt couldn't touch the old K. He immediately turned around and dribbled into the paint area in one step.
But at this moment, Lao Wang, who had taken half a step back from defense, quickly moved sideways, took up a defensive position first, and stood in front of O'Neal.
O'Neal bumped into Lao Wang and knocked him back half a step, which was enough to call an offensive foul, but this was the Knicks' home court and the whistle did not sound.
O'Neal quickly controlled the ball, blocked the charging Lao Wang with his left elbow, and hit a side hook.
"Bang!"
Unfortunately, he missed and Lao Wang turned around and grabbed the rebound.
The Knicks attacked, Jordan caught the ball on the right wing, and with a tentative step, he once again broke through Richmond, but at this time Fox, who was in the high position, quickly made up the defense and blocked Jordan before Fordson. Then Fordson arrived and completed the attack.
Got triple-teamed.
"Crack!"
Kobe on the left wing quickly defended the high post, and Jordan passed the ball to Ellis, who was open at the top of the key, to complete the steal.
"Beautiful! The Lakers teamed up to complete a defense from outside." Su Qun said happily.
Kobe quickly counterattacked and carried Ellis for a layup.
12:8, Knicks attack.
In the next game, both sides chased each other. When there were three minutes left in the first quarter, because no team called a second timeout, an official timeout was entered.
At this time, the score was 24:22, and the Lakers still led by two points.
Barkley said at this time: "Michael felt average today, missed the first two shots, made a total of 1 of 4 shots, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scored 4 points, but sent 5 assists, 4 of which were contributed by O'Neal.
"
Bill Walton said: "O'Neal made 6 of 8 shots in 9 minutes, including 1 of 3 in the past two points, and 5 dunks at the basket. He played excellent internal and external cooperation with Michael, and he made 1 of 2 free throws.
Got 13 points.”
Kenny Smith continued: "But the Lakers are still ahead because the Lakers also played a very good offensive performance today.
Old K made 5 of 7 shots and 1 of 2 free throws in 9 minutes, scoring 11 points. Then Kobe made 2 of 3 shots, including a three-pointer, and scored 5 points. Richmond made 2 of 4 shots and scored 11 points.
At 4 points, Fordson made 1 of 2 shots and Fox made 1 of 3 shots. The Lakers' shooting percentage was not low, and all five starters scored."
Barkley said: "The two-point lead is not big, it's a tie. Today is actually the same as the first four games between the two teams. The first three quarters should be very anxious.
But there is a problem. Today, O'Neal benefited from Michael's breakthrough tactics. He attacked a lot at the basket and the quality of the offense was very high, reaching a 75% shooting rate.
And we have to note that his offense under the basket benefited from the sudden point tactics, so there was no strong confrontation with old K, and he did not consume much physical energy. If the Lakers let the Knicks continue to play like this, there will be a lot of trouble.
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Bill Walton analyzed: "The Lakers have no way to stop the Knicks' internal and external dual-core cooperation, and the rock can't stop Jordan's breakthrough."
Barkley nodded and said: "Another thing we need to pay attention to is Lao K's offense. Today, out of 7 shots, there were only two attacks at the basket.
And like O'Neal, their offense at the basket is not a strong attack at the basket. They break through from the outside to attract the defense and then cut to the basket.
The remaining five attacks were all nearly two-point hook shots, and he made 3 of 5 shots. The shooting rate was 60%, which was the first in the league.
What I want to say is that if the Knicks cannot defend or even pay attention to Old K’s nearly two-point attack, then today’s game is likely to suffer.”
The timeout ended, surprisingly, Jordan went off and O'Neal stayed on the court.
For the Lakers, Lao Wang is still on the court.
Zhang Lili immediately analyzed: "The reason why Jordan went down is probably because he played too many breakout tactics today, and his physical consumption was much greater than O'Neal.
And O'Neal also stayed on the court because he did not have a strong confrontation with the Tiejun, so he did not consume much physical energy. But I think he will not participate too much in the offense in the last three minutes. The purpose of staying on the court is to
Contain the Iron Army.
The Tiejun basically used hook shots of nearly two points today, and their physical energy consumption was the same as that of O'Neal, which was not too big. But this was only the first quarter. I think he would also aim to contain O'Neal and not attack too much in the first quarter.
"
In the next three minutes, as Zhang Liyi expected, O'Neal and Wang Tiejun both focused on defense and rebounding, while others took charge of the offense.
After the first quarter, at 30:26, the Lakers led by 4 points.
In the second quarter, the Knicks played half the main team and half the substitutes. Jordan came on the court at the beginning, and O'Neal sat underneath and took turns.
For the Lakers, Lao Wang still plays, and the other seven players rotate.
When O'Neal did not play, Wang began to strengthen his offense at the basket. Even the slashing tactics could not stop him. Within three minutes, he scored 7 points with consecutive free throws, making 2 of 3 shots and 3 of 4 free throws.
But Jordan was not to be outdone, and also strengthened his personal offense. Within three minutes, he made 2 of 4 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He also scored 7 points with consecutive shots and free throws. It was simply unmatched.
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The two sides were tied for the first three minutes, then O'Neal came on the court and took advantage of Wang's recovery to hit 2 of 3 shots. He also caused Wang a foul and tied the game with a two-plus-one and scored 5 points.
The Lakers took over the attack from the outside. Richmond made 1 of 2 shots and Fox hit a ball to stabilize the situation.
With 7 minutes left in the second quarter, at 41:38, the Lakers still led by 3 points.
Next, the two sides started another round of fierce fighting.
For the Knicks, Jordan resumed his style of play in the first quarter, focusing on breakout tactics, and frequently played wonderful connections with O'Neal.
For the Lakers, Jordan defended Kobe, and Richmond mainly attacked from the outside. The Rock's breakthroughs were not as good as before. In addition, Ward used his small defense to defend the big one, using his speed and flexibility to make Richmond's two breakthroughs fail.
, caught in a double team, missed a forced shot and had the ball stolen once, the Knicks took the opportunity to equalize the score and go ahead by one point.
Then the Lakers immediately adjusted their offensive direction, and Lao Wang began to take over the offense.
After the second quarter, 55:54, the Lakers led by 1 point and ended the half.
At the end of the half, Su Qun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The cooperation between Jordan and O'Neal was really strong in the second half of the quarter. Jordan scored 6 times, succeeded 4 times, assisted O'Neal 3 times, and made a layup.
That is to say, Old K's hook shot was too strong. He made 3 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in 7 minutes. He scored 8 points in 7 minutes. Otherwise, the Knicks might have surpassed him.
Old K used a lot of hook shots in the last two points today. These 5 shots were all hook shots, and the hit rate was 60%."
Zhang Lili took a look at Lao Wang's statistics table and said: "In the first half, the Tiejun made 10 of 15 shots and 6 of 8 free throws. They already scored 26 points.
15 shots were taken, 5 basket attacks were scored 4 times, and 10 two-point hook attempts were made and 6 goals were made. The efficiency is really high!"
Su Qun stretched his head to take a look and smiled: "80% of the offense at the basket, 60% of the two-point hook shots, and the overall shooting rate is 66.6%."
Zhang Liji changed a piece of paper and read: "But with such a high efficiency and only leading by 1 point, what does it mean? Look at O'Neal's performance today. He made 11 of 15 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 24 points.
His shooting percentage was even higher than that of Tiejun, reaching 73.3%. If Tiejun hadn't scored a few more free throws, how would the Knicks have fallen behind?
O'Neal took 15 shots, and he and Jordan cooperated with the basket cutting tactics as many as 8 times. The success rate was too high. The only shortcoming was that because they cooperated well, almost all of them were dunks after cutting, so they did not produce lethality.
Too few free throws.
If Jordan hadn't had an average shooting percentage today, making 4 of 10 shots, including one three-pointer, and 4 of 4 free throws, only scoring 13 points. With such a strong performance from the Tiejun, the Lakers might not have been able to beat them."
"O'Neal's performance today was so strong. This is the first time he has played such a violent performance on Old K." Su Qun said.
Zhang Lijia shook his head and said: "The Shark performed really well, but without Jordan's sudden scoring tactics that attracted the Tiejun's defense, it would have been impossible for him to perform such a explosive performance."
In the home team's locker room, the players took the time to rest and change clothes. Phil Jackson also analyzed the first half.
He believed that the reason why there was no lead in the first half was that K played too well today, and another reason was that Jordan's shooting touch was a little worse.
Jordan's problem was not a problem. He believed Jordan would make adjustments on his own in the second half, but he talked about Pharaoh's offensive problem.
He said in a very serious tone: "Do you remember what I said before? Old K's nearly two-point offensive ability will one day be a big trouble. If we don't solve this problem tonight, we will be in trouble."
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Jordan nodded. He and Phil Jackson had long discussed the problem of Old K's nearly two-point attack, which had a shooting percentage of up to 60%. Once this kind of offense is used in large numbers, it will cause a huge blow to the Knicks.
At this time, Phil Jackson said: "Shaq played with such high efficiency in the first half, even higher than Old K's, but we still couldn't take the lead. This is the result of Old K's powerful nearly two-point hook.
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I think in the next second half, Lao K will definitely maintain or even increase the use of hooks to destroy us with powerful firepower.
At the same time, as Shaq and Michael's physical fitness declines, our efficiency will decrease, and the final result is not what we want to see."
Jordan was worried. He didn't take many shots in the first half, but he had a lot of breakthrough tactics, which consumed a lot of physical energy, surpassing O'Neal. He definitely couldn't play like that in the second half. Ten years ago, he could continue to play breakthrough points.
, but now, no matter how good his physical condition is, he can't sustain his physical fitness even if he scores sudden points throughout the game.
Once he can't play the sudden-point tactic, O'Neal's offensive quality will inevitably drop, and then he can't limit Old K's nearly two-point hook. What will be the result?
So when he returned to the locker room, he was actually not in a very good mood.
After rubbing his hands, he found that his touch was a bit worse today, and he only hit four out of ten goals. He hoped to be better in the second half.
At this time, Phil Jackson said: "Michael, in the third quarter, hand over the organization to Charlie and let him play breakout tactics. You accumulate some physical strength and fight again in the final quarter."
He thought for a while, nodded and shook his head and said: "Half a quarter is enough, Old K won't give me a whole quarter to adjust the time."
Soon after, the second half began.
Jordan did not play the first time. O'Neal only rested for three minutes in the first half and came on at the beginning of the third quarter.
When the Lakers attacked, Lao Wang caught the ball in the low post on the left wing, half-turned and jumped sideways, stuck his left elbow outside, and hit a side hook.
"brush!"
The water splashed and nearly two points were hit.
Barkley said with a serious expression: "Old K's hook is too strong, the rhythm is fast, and the technical movements are concise. It has reached a very high level. He has completely ignored O'Neal's defense."
Bill Walton nodded and smiled: "I've said it before, his hook is more of a threat in the penalty area than the sky hook."
Kenny Smith said: "Old K's short-range hook, Tim's 45-degree rebound, Jordan's turnaround jumper, Iverson's breakthrough, and Da Meng's pace are all outstanding."
At this time, the Knicks were on offense, with Charlie Ward holding the ball and Mark Price on defense.
Ward pulled to the right wing and played a pick-and-roll with Ellis. Price and Chris Mullin immediately switched defenses. Ward was faster, bypassing Mullin and holding the ball to the wing, forcing Te Yinlong Hill to come over to cover.
Seeing that his path was blocked, Ward quickly passed the ball to Oakley, who was open, and the latter missed a jumper.
Lao Wang quickly returned to the basket to get the backcourt rebound, passed it to Price, then came to the frontcourt, dropped down low on the left wing, and demanded the ball.
"Shaq, strengthen your defense." Phil Jackson shouted loudly from the sidelines.
He couldn't bear it anymore. It was too easy for Old K to score from the left sideline of the paint area, with a 60% shooting rate. If the game continued like this, no matter how well Jordan and O'Neal cooperated, they might lose the game.
Only by actively strengthening the confrontation can the hit rate of old K be reduced.
O'Neal wanted to win so much today. He immediately stepped up his efforts after hearing this, trying to push Lao Wang away from the left sideline of the paint area.
However, his basic strength is not as good as that of Lao Wang. It is almost impossible to push Lao Wang out of the paint area like this.
At this time, the ball came in. Lao Wang first held O'Neal hard and refused to give an inch, but at the moment of catching the ball, he suddenly used the force to jump forward and retreat.
Withdrawing is not just about retreating backwards when defending. As an attacker, you can also withdraw.
"Ouch!"
O'Neal pushed forward desperately, but without warning, he staggered forward two steps and plunged to the floor.
"oh!"
At Madison Square Garden, the entire audience suddenly exclaimed, it was very neat.
At this time, Wang, who had taken a step forward, turned around, dribbled past O'Neal and into the paint, put his foot on the left sideline of the paint, and then took off.
Oakley, who was returning to defend the basket, cursed secretly. Fearing that he would be hit to death, he quickly braked and stopped one step to the right of the basket.
"Bang!"
With a one-arm dunk, Wang blasted the Knicks' rim. When he landed, he knocked Oakley to the ground, but he used the force to stand firm.
"Old Oak, you are too close to me. Stay farther away from me next time." Lao Wang sincerely advised.
"roll!"
Oakley cursed angrily.
"Beautiful! This shot is so beautiful, haha!" Su Qun laughed excitedly.
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The big shark suffered a big loss and hit his face on the floor, haha! Tie Jun suddenly retreated forward. This move is so wonderful!"
On the court, O'Neal got up in embarrassment. His fat face bumped against the floor and rubbed again. It was already a big red. He turned around and glared at Lao Wang fiercely, and ran to the front court in silence.
On the sidelines, Jordan couldn't sit down anymore, stood up, said something to Phil Jackson, and walked to the record table.
"Michael is getting ready to play. If he doesn't play, Shaq alone can't beat old K, haha!" Barkley laughed.
59:54, the Lakers lead by 5 points, the Knicks attack.
