Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"Yes, Charles, look at the atmosphere around here. Every time I come to Madison Square to commentate, it refreshes my understanding of the basketball game. It's really shocking and exciting here," Kenny Smith said.

The camera gave a panoramic view in time, and the entire Madison Square Garden raging fans were displayed in front of the whole world.

As the camera swept across the auditorium, the fans in front of the TV were also exclaiming. Tonight's Madison Square Garden is full of stars. There are really too many stars who have made their home in New York, and there are too many star fans on the left.

, and the popularity of this series is also ridiculously high. There are really too many topics about the Heat's Big Three and Zuo Li.

Kenny Smith also reviewed the record of the two teams this season and the stories between the two teams before the appearance ceremony. These fans are already familiar with them, so there is no need to repeat them here.

After talking about the current situation, seeing that there is still a while before the appearance ceremony, Kenny Smith - who understands some history - began to explain the history of the playoffs between the Knicks and the Heat.

You don’t need to know too much about the distance. Kenny Smith mainly talked about the last time the two teams met in the playoffs.

In fact, there is no need to talk more, because as long as you are a fan of the two teams, it is impossible not to know the process of the last match between the two teams. Even if you are not a fan of the two teams, you will have heard about that series on various websites, press or news.

race.

No way, no matter from any angle, that series was too classic.

The last time the two teams met in the playoffs was in the 1998-99 season, which was a very famous season in NBA history and a very important season.

First of all, in the first season when Jordan retired for the second time after winning his second three consecutive championships, the Bulls lost their deer, the league was leaderless, and everyone wanted to compete for the supreme crown.

However, that season was suspended early due to labor disputes and was a shortened season, which created a lot of uncertainty for the entire regular season.

For example, due to Ewing's injury, the New York Knicks fell from first place in the Eastern Conference to eighth in the Eastern Conference last season!

That year, the New York Knicks entered the playoffs with the eighth record in the Eastern Conference, and their opponent was the Miami Heat, which ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

At that time, the Heat could be called the Knicks' old enemy, and the relationship between the two teams was very similar to the Pistons and Pacers in 2004-05.

It all starts from the previous season.

In the second round of the 1997 playoffs, the Heat met the Knicks. The two hot teams had a large-scale brawl in the fifth game. The war started with P.J. Brown and Charlie Ward and eventually involved

When it came to Ewing, Alan Houston, Larry Johnson and Starks, the four absolute main players of the Knicks, in the end, due to the suspension of the main players, the Heat finally reversed and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

This also added countless highlights to the first round of the 1998 playoffs. The media was hyping it wildly before the game, and the Knicks even launched a revenge slogan.

Ewing returned to action and expressed his determination to advance in interviews, and the competition was as fierce as expected. The two sides fought fiercely in the first three games. The offensive and defensive duel between Ewing and Mourning can be called a classic.

However, although the Knicks are very tenacious, the Heat are first in the Eastern Conference after all. They have a very strong combat effectiveness and excellent offense and defense. They are the favorites to win the championship. Therefore, after three games, the Heat lead 2-1. In the first round of the best of five games

Be the first to win the match point in the game.

At this time, no one thought that the Knicks would have a chance to come back, but everything turned around in the fourth game.

In the fourth game, Larry Johnson kept provoking Alonzo Mourning, causing the latter to become furious. The two sides also struggled. Johnson punched Mourning in the face, but Mourning dodged and punched Johnson instead.

, he is worthy of being a kidney fighter, his fighting ability is fierce!

The most classic scene is not the fierce group fight, but the then Knicks head coach Van Gundy went upstream during the conflict, rushed directly onto the court and hugged Mourning's thigh, and was then dragged out by the latter.

A few meters away, the famous Van Gundy thigh-hugging incident occurred.

Then, Mourning was ejected and the Knicks won the fourth game. After the game, NBA officials issued a ticket as a matter of course. Mourning was suspended. The situation was instantly reversed!

However, God is destined to make this round of games extraordinary. The fourth game is already classic enough, but in front of the fifth game, the fourth game is nothing.

Needless to say, how hard both sides fought in G5, the score of 76-77 4.5 seconds before the end was enough to explain everything. The Miamians were not unstoppable, and the New Yorkers' desperate resistance left the suspense until the 4.5 seconds before the end - the last moment of their game.

One attack.

And God gave the most glorious moment to a person who received less attention-Alan Houston.

Take action and kill!

Alan Houston only gave the Heat 0.8 seconds.

The miracle failed to happen, and the second black eight in history was born!

Because what you get in a fight, you will eventually get back in a fight.

Things in the world are unpredictable, but there are always traces to follow.

That year, the Knicks' legend was not over yet. In the second round of the Eastern Conference, the Knicks' morale soared and they swept the Hawks 4-0. In the Eastern Conference finals, despite Ewing's injury, the tenacious Knicks relied on Alan

Under the leadership of Houston, they fought against the Pacers in 6 games and defeated their opponents 4-2, successfully advancing to the finals.

In the finals, the Knicks, who lacked Ewing, were completely overwhelmed by the Spurs' twin towers, Duncan and Admiral David Robinson. In the end, they lost to the Spurs 1 to 4. The most legendary black eight miracle in history ended here.

Finish.

The crazy story of the New Yorkers is over. It's a pity for Ewing, Sprewell and Houston that this is the closest they have come to a championship in their careers; it's a pity for the New Yorkers that they had a great start but failed to usher in a gorgeous one.

ending.

"And now, after 12 years, the Knicks and Heat meet again in the playoffs, this time in the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, who can continue to write their own legend!" Kenny Smith roared.

Buckley applauded loudly. He was worthy of being Smith. This story was told in an immersive way.

Oh, I was indeed a member of the alliance at that time.

But compared with that time, the Knicks are now stronger, and the Heat also have the strongest Big Three, so their duel will probably not be bad... right?

During the entrance ceremony for the players from both sides, the atmosphere was already on fire. The Heat players were met with boos, and Zuo Li's appearance brought the atmosphere to a climax.

Unexpectedly, the Knicks did not hold any opening ceremony in the Eastern Conference Finals. Spoelstra was relieved. He was really afraid that the Knicks would do something before the game. Just like the previous two seasons, the Knicks were always good at doing it.

Get into the opponent's mentality.

And now the Heat...there are really too many shortcomings.