After changing careers, I became the number one player in basketball

Chapter 341 340: Death Hard Five!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 341 340: Death Hard Five!

"Being swept over and over again has made him the shark he is now. So for him, failure is not a result, but a habit!"

On the day of the game, Shea's words when he entered the court made all New York fans furious.

Shay is not just rubbing salt into the wound, this is simply taking off the shark's pants in public to reveal the baby shark - a public execution!

The New York media didn't even know where Shay, a basketball player, could make so many dirty remarks.

It can only be said that the New York media is still ignorant.

Anyone who writes novels has so many sexy pictures, but a basketball player who knows a few sexy words is not too much, right?

Being swept every year is undoubtedly painful for New York fans.

So Shay's words continued to escalate the atmosphere before the game.

Knicks fans are holding their breath, preparing to watch the sharks massacre the Lakers tonight.

The Knicks are no different now than they were then!

Even if there is a sweep in this year's finals, it will be the Knicks sweeping the Lakers!

To be honest, from a book perspective, the Knicks' staffing is indeed better than that of the Lakers.

Even though the Lakers now have a complete lineup, Mutombo and Rodman are old after all. They played well in the last round purely because Malone was too weak.

Look at how Duncan, Webb and Roaring God have tortured the Lakers inside?

In that series against the Spurs, if Shea hadn't switched to the four position, Duncan wouldn't have gone back to San Antonio to repair tractors.

In the series against the Suns, the Lakers also used offense to attack and did not contain Webber and Tianzun too much.

On the outside, Shay's strongest assistant, Finley, is only a player who can barely reach the All-Star level.

As for Billups, he did complete his rebirth with the Lakers. But now he is just a qualified point guard, nothing more.

The Lakers' lineup has long been unable to keep up with the current competitiveness!

What about the Knicks? It is no exaggeration to say that the starting five are all All-Stars!

When O'Neal saw Shay humiliating himself with the sweep, he also tore off his disguise and stopped being submissive:

"Shay said many years ago that New York does not deserve the championship. I will prove that not only do we deserve it, but we will win it easily!"

At the entrance of Madison Square Garden, shouts of "Fakshey" were heard again for the first time in a long time.

Don't forget, Shea is the most famous New York mayor in history.

New Yorkers' hatred of Shay goes back many years.

Ewing and the Lakers played in the Finals.

Shea's words, "New York doesn't deserve a championship," made fans all over New York gnash their teeth at him and wish they could tear him into pieces.

A seed of revenge is planted in the hearts of all New York fans.

New York fans still remember the image of Shea's chokehold on Spike Lee and the image of him cursing Farke at all the New York fans.

After waiting for so long, New York fans finally got a chance to take revenge in the finals.

It’s time for the seeds of revenge to take root and sprout!

As for Shark, he has more grievances with Shay.

Not to mention anything else, the shameful nickname "Fifty-One Superstar" was given to him by Shay.

In this year's regular season, Shay's three-pointer, which had just returned, left deep fingerprints on the shark's fat face.

Now, Shai is using the matter of being swept to insult the Knicks and Sharks.

With all the old and new grudges put together, the Sharks and New York fans are destined not to let Shay go easily!

They must make Shay pay with blood, starting from the first game!

When O'Neal entered the room and was interviewed by reporters, he deliberately picked up the Coca-Cola can packed by Shay, crumpled it into a ball, and kicked it into the trash can:

"Look, I am a high-quality person who does not litter. Some outdated things should be thrown into the trash can!"

Although he didn't say it clearly, the shark's meaning was very clear: "The dust of the times will soon be swept into the trash can by me!"

O'Neal was originally the spokesperson for Pepsi-Cola, and his operation of ravaging Coca-Cola cans not only humiliated Shay, but also pleased the sponsor's father.

It is simply killing two birds with one stone.

New Yorkers have been completely angered by Shay. Of course, Shay also knows that the Knicks in this history are extremely powerful.

But Shay was very calm before the game. He took a shower before the game. After taking a shower, he sat in front of the locker and meditated alone without saying a word, as if he had entered the Sage's Time before it even started.

Only Vitti knew that Shay was just trying to relax physically and mentally as much as possible.

So that you can turn on the violent mode at any time!

After a long silence, Shay stood up and led the Los Angeles Lakers to the finals again.

Madison Square Garden is bustling today, and the front row seats are filled with stars.

Goldstein, the biggest Lakers fan, also traveled thousands of miles to come to the scene and even sat with Spike Lee.

This is a dream collaboration for Shay.

Goldstein has maintained the habit of going to Lakers home games to watch games over the years. Of course, as always, the female companion he brings to watch games with her is different every time. Every time he watches a game, a girl will grow into a woman.

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What makes Goldstein very uncomfortable is that instead of seeing the decline of the Lakers in the years after Magic retired, he has actually witnessed Shay's great career.

It made Goldstein almost lose his emotions.

This year, Goldstein feels that his wish has finally come true.

Based on his years of experience watching football, dynasty teams will eventually decline.

Although the Lakers made it to the finals, they will definitely fail when facing the Knicks, who have a stronger desire to win and better talent.

Spike Lee is also looking forward to this game very much and can't wait to see Shay being choked!

These two people simply met each other late, so before the game started, Goldstein and Spike Lee both yelled at Shay: "Shay, thank you for your persistence in coming to New York to die!"

To be honest, although the Lakers' previous experience is extremely legendary.

After a bad start, they miraculously reached the playoffs and miraculously reached the finals as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

But what if after overcoming so many difficulties, Shai fell to the Knicks.

Wouldn’t that be more murderous and heart-breaking!?

At the scene, the Knicks also started a grand introduction ceremony for their home players.

When O'Neal came on the stage, the DJ at the scene actually called him "The Great Aristotle."

Shark also ripped open his training uniform, as if he was tearing open his shirt to give the villain Shay a beating.

After the introduction, the DJ shouted: “It’s time!!!!”

The war has officially begun!

The Knicks still fielded the most luxurious starting lineup in the league, with Kobe Bryant, Madman, Big Mom, Robinson and O'Neal.

On the Lakers side, today they used the inside combination of Ou + Mutombo.

The Lakers are trying different inside combinations in every round of the series. They have abundant inside talent reserves. This is probably the only advantage the Lakers have in the lineup.

This also means that the Lakers have enough manpower to deal with the Sharks in turns.

O'Neal stared closely at Shay, who was already the prey of the shark.

From the moment the ball jumped, the shark burst out with extremely terrifying power, rising up from the ground to fight for the ball away.

The Zen master stood on the sidelines and did not sit firmly on the Diaoyutai as usual.

He wanted to witness the whole process of Shay being swallowed and bitten by a shark up close!

On the first possession of the game, the Lakers used a triangle position to help the Sharks open up space.

The Shark asked for the ball in the low post, and Kobe gave it to him steadily.

Mutombo is already prepared. After all, this is not the first time he has faced off against the Sharks.

O'Neal leaned back, then turned around and gave an elbow, sending the African mountain flying a step away.

Stupid shark moves mountains!

O'Neal was about to dunk after pushing away Mutombo.

But at this time, Xiao Ou had already come up from behind to defend. He raised his arm and covered it directly above the basketball.

Xiao Ou doesn't need to move, as long as the shark jumps, the basketball will be pressed down by Xiao O's hand.

But Shark seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. After pushing away Mutombo, he did not directly take off and dunk, but just made a fake move of lifting the basketball. After the fake move, Shark took the ball back and immediately moved forward.

He took a step forward, got out of the way of Ou's double-team, and then dunked directly across Mutombo!

In one round, O'Neal showed off his abnormal strength and agility that was inconsistent with his size.

Now he no longer only speaks hard, but can perfectly combine his strength and skills.

Peak Shark, to be honest, all the insiders are useless.

When the civilian Pistons beat the Lakers in 2004, despite the glory of both Wallaces, it was Kobe who was actually locked up.

Kobe shot only 38.1% from the field in that series and scored 22.6 points on 22.6 shots.

Well, from another perspective, this is still a 100% hit rate.

O'Neal was still able to score 26.6 points with a shooting percentage of 63.1%.

Even in 2005, the Heat, which was no longer at its peak and traveled east to Miami, could still shoot 59.2% and score 20.6 points when facing the Pistons in the playoffs.

To put it bluntly, no one has ever restricted the top Sharks on offense.

Even in the series in which he was swept in the past few years, people would at best complain that the Sharks were too lazy on the defensive end, but no one would question the Sharks' offense.

Even Jordan had the experience of being restricted by Payton and Shea.

But O'Neal, he is really unbeatable!

Therefore, Carlisle was not surprised to see that O'Neal was still comfortable under the combined defense of Mutombo and O'Neill.

He had already been mentally prepared for this.

The key to the Lakers' victory is not locking down the Sharks.

Soon, the Lakers began to attack.

The person responsible for defending Shai is the Knicks No. 8, the defensive leader of the new era!

Reggie Miller swallowed his saliva while watching TV. When he saw Kobe's snake-like eyes, Miller would think of the Eastern Conference finals that just ended.

That was definitely one of the most painful memories of his career.

Although Shea's defense is also very strong, last year's finals also made him miserable.

But after all, Shay is the DPOY and has already gained a reputation, and Miller recognized it after he defeated him.

But being guarded so awkwardly by a kid like Kobe was even more harmful to Miller.

But soon, Miller started to gloat again:

"Shay, Shay, now it's time for you to feel for yourself what it feels like to be defended by you!"

In Miller's opinion, Kobe's defense is at least 90% similar to Shay's!

When the one-on-one began, Shea knew that Kobe's only shortcoming on the defensive end during this period was his lack of confrontation ability.

So, Shay first held the ball with his back and pushed Kobe away with his back.

Then immediately hold the spherical frame and change direction to the left!

but!

It was as if Kobe was stepping on a pulley with his soles, using small and fast steps, he immediately entangled Shay again, slammed into him, and started to steal the ball!

Shea made a quick stop and passed the ball to the right, where Billups was already out to catch the ball and shoot.

However, Kobe moved quickly laterally again, stretched out his arm with incredibly fast reaction, and directly swatted away the ball just passed by Shay! During the whole process, Kobe's defense did not lose the slightest bit!

After the basketball was destroyed, it was picked up by the madman. He quickly dropped down, and Shay immediately chased after him.

But after breaking into the paint and taking off, the madman slipped the ball back in the air and handed it to Kobe who was following up.

Because Shea was chasing a madman, he had already crossed the baseline when he landed, and he could only watch as Kobe scored a dunk.

4-0, the Knicks had a very strong start!

Marvin Albert, who was commentating on the game, couldn't help but applaud Kobe:

"How many years has it been since we've seen a player who can force Shea to make a turnover in a one-on-one situation?

Shay must be surprised, because Kobe is simply a different version of himself.

Kobe's defensive characteristic is that he is aggressive, and that guy always maintains a winning mentality to kill his opponent and win the game.

Moreover, Kobe's lateral movement speed is very fast, almost comparable to Shay's! Just now, Shay's change of direction failed to get away from Kobe!

There is also the fact that Kobe is extremely quick to strike. He rarely uses gambling steals to defend, but once he has the opportunity, he will strike immediately with incredible neurological reaction speed!

I don’t know if you still remember the game between the Lakers and the Knicks in this year’s regular season.

Although at the last moment, Shea defeated the Knicks with a three-pointer.

But don't forget, in the last 26 seconds of the game, Kobe blocked Shay's key shot under single defense!

If Shea hadn't unexpectedly made a three-pointer when his life was hanging by a thread, maybe the Knicks would have had the last laugh.

Kobe has proven that he can guard Shay at critical moments, and Shay may have a tough time in this series!"

Kobe's defense made Master Zen smile.

One is responsible for locking the opponent's arrows, and the other is responsible for scoring. In Zen Master's view, he has built a new "Jordan + Pippen" combination.

This group is younger, more united, and the role players around them are even stronger!

So, how do the Lakers win!?

Immediately after the Knicks' attack, O'Neal was double-teamed and steadily handed the ball to Clifford Robinson.

O'Neal's passing ability when faced with double teams has always been good. Although he is not at Olajuwon's level of freewheeling, he is still very good among centers.

Robinson did not hesitate after receiving the basketball and accurately hit the three-pointer!

The Knicks start 7-0!

According to the usual script, at this time, Shay should start to exert his strength.

He will definitely use a difficult goal that will surprise everyone and stabilize the situation for the Lakers.

But, Kobe ruined everything again!

As soon as Shea passed halftime this time, Kobe bumped into him roughly and started to tangle with Shea near the midfield line!

This Knicks still retains some of the style and shadow of the Pat Riley era, and the rough and muscular defense is still respected by the Knicks.

This kind of aggressive defense is naturally quite exhausting.

But don't forget that Kobe is also an individual, and he is not afraid of exhausting his energy at all.

Seeing this, Shay immediately changed direction to the right and accelerated. Kobe also took a few steps back in order to block Shay's breakthrough.

Seeing Kobe back away, Shay slowed down again, preparing to slow down outside the three-point line and wait for his teammates to move into position.

However, Kobe didn't give Shea any chance to breathe. As soon as Shea stopped, Kobe immediately got close to him and continued to fight with Shea. Seeing this, Shea quickly turned around and tried to get rid of Kobe.

But Kobe once again used his incredible lateral speed to continue to stay in front of Shay!

The Lakers fans watching TV started to get a little worried at this time. How could there be someone in this world who could guard Shay like this?

In people's minds, only Pippen before 1995 could restrain Shay so uncomfortable in one-on-one situations.

Finally, Shay suddenly stopped after taking one step inside the three-point line, trying to make a jump shot.

Most defensive players would be shaken away by Shay's sudden stop.

But Kobe seemed to be smeared with glue, still sticking to Shay's body!

Shay had no choice but to force the shot under Kobe's personal interference.

Although Shea has scored many goals after forced shots, he does not always succeed.

Just like this, when Lakers fans are expecting Shai to follow the previous "script" and help the team stabilize the situation in times of crisis.

Shay's shot missed the frame again!

Shea admitted that Kobe Bryant's defense was a bit tricky for him.

It's been years since anyone gave Shai a hard time one-on-one.

Shay suddenly felt like he was playing in the Finals with the Bulls.

Before Shai became completely successful in shooting, he and Jordan played in the Finals, and most of the time they had to defend each other against each other, and neither could easily score on the other.

Jordan's defense at that time was just like this, never leaving an inch without making any moves.

But Kobe has an advantage that Jordan doesn't have - he doesn't need to worry too much about offense!

On the offensive end, the Sharks can solve 60% of the problems alone.

Kobe doesn't need to be like Jordan, guarding Shea while also carrying the team's offense.

Therefore, he is even more willing to waste his energy on the defensive end, and he is not afraid of crazy confrontation with Shay.

During Kobe's best defensive period, his defensive ability was indeed top-notch!

After guarding Shea again, the Knicks also made achievements on the offensive end.

This time, O'Brien double-teamed the Shark without the ball, preventing the Shark from catching the basketball in the low post.

Seeing this, Kobe passed the ball to Sprewell.

The madman sat down to beat Billups, turning over and shooting a jumper from the mid-range position!

Because the Knicks don't have a traditional number one position at all, their three perimeter players, Sprewell, Kobe and Big Mom, are all very big.

Billups is a crazy defender and has no advantage in confrontation or height.

Moreover, this season's Madman, just like Alan Houston before him, was in excellent form in the playoffs.

In the 1999 Finals in original history, he averaged 26 points per game!

In this history, because the shooting rights are not as good as O'Neal and Kobe, the data is not that exaggerated.

But the attack capability is still very strong.

Previously, Alan Houston was dragged to death by his own MVP.

In the Knicks, the star player will not hold back the madman.

The madman's singles allowed the Knicks to launch a 9-0 offensive climax at the beginning!

As soon as they came up, the Knicks were almost leading the Lakers by double digits!

Carlisle hurriedly paused the game, thinking that Shea could drive the team with his personal offense, but it turned out that this year's finals was not that simple.

The Knicks have the ability to attack tough situations even as a role player, which is simply outrageous!

During this timeout, Carlisle asked Shea to play a pick-and-roll with the inside, hoping to allow Shea to get rid of Kobe's defense more easily.

This trick really worked. After returning from the timeout, Shea started to score.

Although Kobe's ability to defend pick-and-rolls is also great, who is Shai? Even if you only give him a little space to shoot, he can convert opportunities into points.

And if the Knicks double-team after the pick-and-roll, Shea can also use the pass to assist his teammates to score.

It's just that Shea's offense today was not as free as he wanted. Kobe's defense kept Shea's shooting percentage at around 45%-50%.

All in all, Shay's efficiency was not too outrageous.

For the Knicks, it's enough to prevent Shay from becoming a genius!

As long as Shay doesn't do his best today, the Knicks will have the situation under control!

Carlisle soon discovered that although Shea started to score goals and assist his teammates.

But the score difference has never been close.

Because the Knicks are also continuing to score goals!

The Knicks' offense today is simply more blossoming.

Sprewell seemed to have returned to his Lakers days, beating Billups as easily as beating his son.

Billups hates it, he hates that he doesn't have Cassel's good looks, otherwise the level would also add some interference.

Shay's old rival, powerful aunt Larry Johnson also used his body to forcefully eat several of Finley.

Although Larry Johnson's athletic ability declined severely after a serious injury, his body is still strong.

Don’t forget, Auntie was originally playing the fourth position. Playing the fourth position, she didn’t suffer at all in the confrontation.

So for Finlay, Auntie's body is simply a dimension-reducing blow.

Clifford Robinson continued as usual, helping the Sharks open up space and hitting open shots one after another when the Sharks were double-teamed.

This guy, whose career peak length is comparable to that of Karl Malone, is just as powerful as when he helped Shay overthrow Jordan six years ago. You can't see any trace of time on him.

He helped Shay overthrow Jordan's rule, and now he seems to be helping the Sharks overthrow Shay's rule.

Then, there is O'Neal.

He was like a tornado, destroying the cars in the parking lot and smashing them into pieces.

Rodman also came up and played a psychological attack tactic with Shark, but the same strategy no longer worked on Shark.

Rodman's scarred legs also made it impossible for him to withstand the attack of sharks.

Although Rodman occasionally performed impressively, such as in the third minute of the second quarter, Rodman carried O'Neal, and then when O'Neal turned around, he showed off his acting skills that were enough to be nominated for an Oscar.

Fall back.

Moreover, at the moment when the referee called O'Neal for an offensive foul, he rolled back and stood up again, pointing hard to the front court: "Our ball rights!"

However, this short-lived performance cannot really limit the sharks.

It can be seen that Hua Da Chong is working hard, but he is no longer the guy who can make the sharks cry and shout, "Rodman is not good at all, my grandma can win with Shay."

As the Zen Master said, although the Lakers now have a complete lineup, only Shay is still at his peak.

The once stable three-point killer was now unable to even play, and could only hug his son who looked not smart at all on the bench.

What was once a defensive monster is now being devoured by beasts like sharks.

The once powerful inside line was now very difficult to defend either against Duncan alone or against the Sharks.

New blood Billups was beaten by a madman and couldn't hold his head up. Finley, who was in his prime, was not the one who could turn the situation around in this situation.

The Lakers have actually become weaker a long time ago. It is Shea who is forcing the Lakers to continue their glory, and today.

The Zen master adjusted his glasses and raised the corners of his mouth.

He wants to completely defeat the Lakers, the only pillar of support!

With O'Neal's offense still invincible, the Knicks blossomed more, and role players such as Madman, Big Mom and Robinson also played extremely efficiently.

Although Kobe did not perform well on the offensive end today, his contribution on the defensive end is more valuable than scoring goals.

Just like that, after half the game, the Lakers were already 18 points behind the Knicks!

Leading the Lakers by nearly 20 points at halftime, New York fans are excited!

Although they were all confident that the Knicks could win this year's finals, they really didn't expect that it would be such a crushing situation. They were extremely happy to see it!

Neutral fans did not expect that this game would actually end like this. It can only be said that the collapse of a dynasty is sometimes so sudden and so complete!

In the third quarter, Finley stepped up and scored 9 points in a single quarter. When Shea was double-teamed, he severely punished the Knicks' defense.

However, at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers only recovered 3 points, and they still entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point disadvantage!

For the same reason, while the Lakers are scoring, the Knicks can also score, and their offensive efficiency remains high today.

The Knicks were like an armored car, led by a shark, crushing everything in front of them!

Falling behind by 15 points in the final quarter was almost a death sentence for the Lakers.

After all, so far, the Knicks have not exposed any weaknesses.

Even Marvin Albert lamented: "If the Lakers want to reverse course, they need Shea to create a miracle, a miracle even more exaggerated than before!"

However, everyone knows that Shay cannot create miracles at all when his shooting percentage is not amazing.

Kobe played the strongest defense of his career. Although Shea still scored 36 points in three quarters, no one would say that Kobe's defense was not good today.

And so far, Kobe has shown no signs of physical decline or mental relaxation.

Once this football fanatic stands on the court, he will definitely give 200%.

In the future, many fans were wondering why Kobe's high-level defensive statistics were so poor even though he defended one team nine times.

This calls into question Kobe's defensive level.

In fact, Kobe specializes in defending the opponent's core. The harder it is to defend, the more he likes to defend. Moreover, Kobe's defense does not rely on steals or blocks, so it cannot be reflected in the data.

As for the defensive efficiency value, as long as you always choose some people with poor offensive ability to defend or the ball that is difficult to defend and let your teammates defend it, it will not be bad. It is very suitable for Excel Ball King~

Anyway, after Shea personally experienced Kobe's peak defense today, he felt that it was nonsense to judge a player's defensive level by just looking at Excel.

Now, the Lakers are in an unprecedented desperate situation.

Trailing by 15 points in the fourth quarter of the Finals, although it was only the first game, the Knicks' performance today was not a flash in the pan, or a great touch, they just performed normally.

If the Lakers can't find a way to solve the problem, then the next few games, no matter how many times they play, will have the same result.

On the contrary, the Lakers need to perform at a super level to win the game.

You can win a game through super performance, but if you want to win a series, you can't rely on super performance until the end.

Shay sat on the bench, trying to catch his breath.

Carlisle knows that Shea has endured too much this season.

But precisely because of this, Shay cannot be allowed to fall short in this last step!

All the hard work you have put in before can never be in vain!

Carlisle knocked on the tactical board hard and shouted: "Defend! Defend!"

Carlisle knew very well that any reversal starts with tight defense.

The Lakers were suppressed today not because their offense was bad, but because their defense failed to limit the Knicks at all.

While the Sharks were asking for everything in the paint, the Knicks' role players also performed well.

Therefore, Carlisle will block the Knicks' role players next!

If so, the Knicks can only rely on O'Neal to score.

Then the Lakers still have hope of counterattack!

After all, Shay's offense today was actually better than O'Neal.

Of course, from the outside world's perspective, the Lakers had no chance at this time.

The New York fans at the scene were already in awe:

"Shea, you are right, the Knicks can create sweeps every year. This year, you are the ones who are swept!"

"The Knicks not only deserve to win the championship, but they also want to take the championship away from you!"

"Desperate, right? There are still many more such desperate defeats!"

Goldstein and Spike Lee also hugged each other excitedly. After so many years, Goldstein's fruit has changed to half of Los Angeles, and he finally saw the scene he wanted to see the most!

However, these sounds failed to stir up even a trace of emotion in Xie Yi's heart.

He just turned his head and looked at his teammates:

"If you hold on a little longer and give up early, the game will really be over!"

Shay is not talking nonsense just to boost morale. He feels that the Lakers have the possibility of counterattack.

Because Carlisle's strategy was correct.

It seems that the way to kill the OK combination is to block the role players.

In the original history, after OK team won three consecutive championships, they lost twice in the playoffs.

The first time was in 2003, when they were eliminated by the Spurs 4-2 in the Western Conference semifinals.

In that series, Duncan's average of 28 points and 11.8 rebounds per game was certainly important.

But for the OK Lakers, Kobe averaged 32.3 points per game, and O'Neal averaged 25.3 points per game.

OK, why did the Lakers lose? Because except for them, everyone else was locked up.

Robert Horry, the so-called champion, was almost undercover in that series and missed a single three-pointer.

On the other hand, Bowen on the Spurs' side took the game away with seven of eight three-pointers in the second game. Bowen's three-point shooting percentage in the entire series also exceeded 50%. In addition to Bowen, the overall performance of the Spurs' role players was also far better.

For the OK Lakers, it is not an exaggeration to say that the role players decided that series.

Not to mention the 2004 Pistons. The Pistons locked up all the OK Lakers players except O'Neal.

It’s all players!

Among the players on the OK Lakers team who played more than 10 minutes, only O'Neal and Rick Fox shot over 40%.

Everyone else’s hit rate is below 40%!

The Pistons' iron-blooded defense made it difficult for the Sharks to survive.

Therefore, judging from historical experience, the only way to defeat OK is to isolate the Sharks and Kobe.

Let them not get help from their teammates!

Locking down the rest of the Knicks, preventing them from blossoming more, and putting Kobe and O'Neal into a tough battle is the only hope to defeat the OK combination.

Since the strategy is correct, there must be a possibility of counterattack!

The intermission ended, and amid the jeers of all the Knicks fans, Shea and the new Fab Five stepped onto the court.

In order to counterattack the game, the Lakers used a combination that they had never tried before.

Now, the five tigers on the Lakers court are Shai, Wu Sheng, Big Ben, O'Neal Jr. and Mutombo!

Death Hard Five!

Carlisle needs to use impeccable defense to limit the Knicks' role players.

Aunt Larry Johnson is too strong? Then use someone with both speed and strength to counter him.

Billups is too short and thin in front of the madman? Then the martial arts master should be enough, right?

Even so, the Lakers almost have no offensive space.

Except for Shea, no one on the team has three-point shooting ability.

There are also two offensive black holes, Ben and Mutombo.

But Carlisle firmly believes that the key to defeating the Knicks lies not in offense, but in defense!

As long as the Knicks' offensive pace can be restricted, then the Lakers' own offense can rely on Shea!

Next, it will be a real hand-to-hand battle!

Seeing the Lakers' lineup changes, Knicks fans were stunned for a moment.

What kind of weird lineup is this?

Three inside lines?

Moreover, the Lakers don't have any three-point range next.

Are they crazy?

There’s no need to be so obvious if you want to surrender!

The Knicks players are also full of confidence and feel that they have complete control of the situation.

The Lakers don't really think that they can turn the situation around by replacing Ben, the undrafted draft pick, and Wu Sheng, the second-round pick, right?

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks took the first kick, and they approached the Lakers half court full of confidence.

Seeing O'Neal being flanked without the ball, Kobe passed the ball to Robinson outside the three-point line as usual.

But as soon as Robinson received the basketball, O'Neal Jr. had already made up for him.

Xiao Ou defended very actively this time and ran on both ends without any effort.

Seeing this, Robinson gave the ball to Johnson who was cutting in.

In the previous three quarters, Auntie had beaten Finley countless times by relying on this kind of rough attack.

But this time, when he caught the basketball and drove towards the basket, he found that he had no advantage at all in the confrontation!

Even at a disadvantage!

Big Ben's confrontation is just right for aunties to enjoy!

This kind of strong young man is known as the master killer and is the favorite of aunties.

Seeing that she couldn't squeeze into the basket with her body, the aunt had no choice but to give the ball to O'Neal during the confrontation.

The moment O'Neal caught the ball, he pushed away Mutombo, then jumped up directly, intending to dunk with one hand.

As a result, just when his arm was exerting force, Ben appeared in the air and pressed the basketball in O'Neal's hand with one hand.

O'Neal's eyes widened. He was not only surprised by Ben's bullet speed, but also surprised that Ben's power actually surpassed his own! After Ben held down the basketball, O'Neal felt that he could not continue to exert force at all!

Then, a surprising scene appeared.

Knicks fans only saw Ben holding the basketball with one hand and knocking O'Neal to the ground. Ben successfully blocked the shot and completed the defense in the most violent and morale-boosting way!

All Knicks fans have asked: "What did this guy with the height of a guard grow up on?"

This defense is equivalent to the third position successfully assisting in defense and blocking the shark!

This kind of defense would never have appeared before!

After the basketball was pushed down by Big Ben, Wu Sheng actively threw himself on the ground, got the basketball, and immediately threw it to Shay.

Shay immediately counterattacked. Facing Kobe who was chasing him and preparing to use confrontation to force him to slow down, Shay was unlucky not to slow down without any warning!

This time, Kobe was thrown out of bounds. Kobe couldn't stop the car and rushed directly into the audience.

Although Kobe's defense was very strong, Kobe was still helpless when Shea did not slow down and change directions while traveling at high speed.

After dangling Kobe, Shay walked straight into the penalty area unimpeded and scored with a one-handed dunk!

As soon as the fourth quarter started, the Lakers relied on their extremely tenacious defense to launch a sharp counterattack!

The Lakers' new strategy is already bearing fruit!

Now, it is no longer so easy for Knicks role players to score. Moreover, the Lakers can now participate in the defense of O'Neal from the third to the fifth position!

However, Knicks fans were not emotionally disturbed.

In their view, this was just an ordinary goal, but the Knicks were still 13 points ahead.

But Shay secretly laughed.

Facts have proved that this "five-hard-for-death" strategy is very correct.

Shea is ready to make Madison Square Garden fans question life!

Although Knicks fans still look like they want to see Shea's joke, after the game is over, Shea believes they won't be able to laugh anymore.

The glory of the ancient dynasty will continue to shine in Madison Square Garden!

At this time, Knicks fans are still optimistic, and O'Neal also feels that the defense just now was just a coincidence, and there is no way he will be risked by Big Ben again.

Goldstein and Spike Lee were still yelling at Shay, "You will be buried in New York," and were discussing where to celebrate with a fruit plate in the evening.

The entire Madison Square Garden still has a happy atmosphere.

They had no idea that the balance of victory had begun to tilt quietly.

Shay is about to lead the greatest comeback in the history of the Finals!

Today, I will put two chapters into one, and I will give you a 10,000-word update! I am a conscientious friend, and I beg for monthly votes! PS: There is no chapter in the entire site today.

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