Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

In the first finals of his life, Zuo Li scored 30 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, becoming the youngest Mr. 3015 in the history of the finals. His 6 offensive rebounds also created a record.

A new record for offensive rebounds in the Rookie Finals. Against the background of a 19-point defeat, it was the only fig leaf for the Knicks.

However, Zuo Li's shooting percentage was average, only 49% in the game, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and only 5 of 10 free throws, which was much worse than the previous game's tiebreaker performance.

Moreover, the star of this game was undoubtedly Kobe. Corvo, who had a strong desire to attack throughout the game, hit 13 goals in 23 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 10 of 13 free throws. He scored 40 points and 8 assists.

Excellent data of 8 rebounds.

Under Kobe's performance, Zuo Li's 3015 seemed a bit eclipsed. It's no wonder that the evaluation of the core of the two teams after the game was: "Zuo Li is very strong, but a little immature, and Kobe is still difficult to look up to.

Mountain."

Of course, many commentators and fans still praise Zuo Li's performance. After all, this is his first finals. As a rookie, he is standing here at the age of 20 and has strong statistics of 3015. What else is there to criticize?

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Barkley said: "I think I am far inferior to him at the age of 20. Please give him some more time. Guys, he is only in his first year as a rookie."

Kenny also agreed: "Well, it's Zuo Li's first time playing in the finals and he lacks experience. It's unexpected that he can play like this!"

Indeed, Zuo Li is the only Knicks player who has not been criticized after this game. New York Sports News believes that New York lost not because the core Zuo Li is not good, but because compared with Kobe next door, the Knicks are just left.

Build a one-man team.

As soon as this report was published, New York fans lamented, Damn it! When did New York Sports become so tactful? Are you still you? Where was the firepower when you scolded Marbury?

The fans were more direct. Many fans said that except for Zuo Li, everyone else in New York played like shit.

Well, I don't blame the fans for being angry. The Knicks' performance in the first game was indeed a bit inferior, as you can see from the statistics.

In addition to Kobe, the Lakers also had three players in double figures. Gasol had 18 points, Odom had 13 points, and Ariza had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Although Bynum was suppressed by Zuo Li, he only had 6 points and 5 rebounds.

, but at least he was able to stand alone and stand on the left side of the court for the whole game, and he was still standing the whole time, which can be regarded as sacrificing himself to contribute to the whole team.

On the other hand, for the Knicks, apart from Zuo Li, only Dragic came off the bench and scored 10 points, David Lee only had 7 points, Chandler had 7 points, Duhon had 6 points, and Larry Hughes had only 2 points as a substitute.

Ke Liu finally scored 11 points, but the 6 points came from the fourth quarter, which was garbage time, and had little effect on the trend of the game.

In addition to important data such as rebounds, shooting percentage, assists, turnover rate, etc., the team's data is lagging behind in all aspects. It's no wonder that everyone doesn't watch it like the finals, because the gap is really too big.

So it's no wonder that the fans were outraged. This kind of performance is really hard to tolerate.

Unlike the fans who broke the defense, most of the media are gloating. They don't care who loses or wins. What they care about is that after the pre-game hype was so big, what else can the Knicks and Zuo Li say when they lose like this?

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So after the game, Zuo Li was surrounded by a large number of reporters. At one time, there were two more reporters than Kobe Bryant who won the game. Many people couldn't tell who was the winner.

However, unlike Kobe's side next door who mainly praised him, the questions asked by reporters here were definitely spicy enough.

"Are you overrated?"

"Did you lose because you relied on luck to reach the finals?"

"Will it be swept away?"

"Are you still issuing a gauntlet? You like to issue a gauntlet, right? You don't overestimate your capabilities, right?"

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They really wanted to see the always calm Zuo Li break the defense!

Unexpectedly, Zuo Li was as calm as ever, and faced with these problems, Zuo Li said very calmly: "This is just a game, the finals have just begun."

Regarding the issue of strength, Zuo Li simply admitted: "We are the challengers. In this game, our skills are indeed inferior to others. Moreover, it is our first time to play in the finals and we have no experience. Besides, the Lakers are really strong."

Ah, we are all a new group of people, we are trying our best."

reporter:"???"

What you say is a bit outrageous...

How can we use the topic to our advantage?

But thinking about it, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this. The Knicks are indeed a new team with little experience. These shortcomings were even what they themselves said during the analysis before the game...

But they can say it, but if you say it yourself, how can they write news about it!

Should we just write that the Knicks lost because they were inexperienced?

Isn’t this to whitewash them?

This has nothing to do with Zuo Li.

To put it bluntly, Zuo Li was not surprised by the defeat in this game. From the beginning, Zuo Li did not think he had a chance in the first game.

Because from the perspective of strength, the Knicks are indeed inferior to the Lakers, and the public opinion before the game has added fuel to the flames, which makes the Lakers hardly feel complacent. They are definitely holding back their energy to beat the Knicks at home, which also blocks the situation.

The Knicks took advantage of random opportunities to score points.

So they didn't have any psychological pressure after this game, because they really just "tried their best".

The reason why I put it in quotation marks is because in this game, the Knicks made full use of the tactics they used against the Celtics and Magic before, and tried their best in the absence of Randolph.

It's just that the facts prove that it really can't be defeated.

Judging from the lineup, except for the left winger, almost all the Knicks are at a disadvantage. The left winger alone cannot guard the three highs inside, and no one on the outside can limit Kobe. The most important thing is that the Lakers do not have Howard who can't shoot free throws.

With Randolph's absence, the Knicks have no chance at all.

Zuo Li remembers that the Magic lost miserably in their first game against the Lakers. Kobe even scored 40 points in the fourth quarter without playing much, while Howard only scored 12 points in the game, which was extremely miserable.

So before the game, the Knicks formulated the tactics for this game.

Their biggest purpose in this first game is to test. It's best if they can play more of the Lakers. It doesn't matter how many points they lose. Just give it a try and make them feel that the Knicks are a weak team with no threat. That's enough.

Already.

The Lakers are famous for their pride. If they were not careless, how could the Rockets without Dayao compete with them in 7 games? Losing games due to pride is not uncommon in the history of the Lakers, so it is not a mistake to make the Lakers feel that you are not a threat.

What a bad thing.

So even though the Knicks shouted loudly before the game, they actually put all their attention on Game 2.

Of course, in addition to this reason, another important reason is that Randolph, who has been injured for a long time, has finally returned to health and will return in G2 of the Finals!

The Knicks finally have all their main players!