Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Starting from the second half of the third quarter, the Knicks started chasing points, and the home fans became more and more enthusiastic with this rhythm. After all, this is still the Knicks' territory, but the Jazz's free throws have never stopped.

Back in the fourth quarter, the Knicks attacked first. Smith used a high pick-and-roll to create a shooting opportunity for Starks. He scored the first goal of the last quarter and took the lead for the first time. After the offense and defense changed sides... the Jazz's offensive formation changed. Caught the Knicks off guard.

"Bennot!"

"Here you go, let's go!"

Crotty shouted and successfully got rid of Starks after Benoit's pick-and-roll was in place. The Knicks' defensive focus was not on Crotty at all. Harper, the backcourt player with the deepest defensive skills, went to counter. Ferhenris and Mason, who was on defense, didn't take it seriously and judged that Crotty would pass.

Surprise is the worst thing.

Crotty pulled directly outside the three-point line and took a decisive shot, while Pat Riley on the sidelines almost cursed because Mason's defensive actions could have been tighter.

Boom!

Crotty struck, and the Jazz's second insurance took effect.

Felton, who was full of energy, had already touched Ewing and blocked him, allowing Li Shengli to beat Smith. After grabbing the board, he jumped and dunked twice, tying the score again. Smith didn't even have the ability to resist, even with the help of his opponent. There is still room for fouls, and it is useless to keep making small moves.

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What's the meaning?

Shoot three points to chase me?

In just one round, Pat Riley felt the Jazz's wind direction change, but the Knicks were in a good situation, and Crotty didn't score, which didn't make him chaotic. Even if Li Shengli was still wild, this point It's already within his consideration range.

What a fool!

Can this goal still be scored?

It was the same round. Jerry Sloan frowned. He felt that Crotty's three-pointer was a bit unreliable and the situation was worrying. However, it was only one round and the second attack also scored, but he didn't. Out of proportion.

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The game continues.

The Knicks' offense is still very stable. Although Starks was almost eliminated by Crotty at this point, Harper's offense has picked up, his passing skills are also deep, and Mason's breakthrough points are as efficient as ever. Ewing was very comfortable, scoring two goals in three rounds, plus 1 of 2 free throws, and scored in every round.

As for the Jazz...

Crotty made three-pointers and three irons, and the control of the rebounds by the twin towers inside was good, but it did not mean complete control. He failed three first attacks and only got two second attack opportunities. Li Shengli scored one goal. , Felton missed a ball.

In comparison, the Jazz seemed to have taken a step back, leading the Knicks by 3 points, and the game time had been delayed by more than 2 minutes.

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Round four.

The Knicks attacked, and Verhenris' defense missed the position. Harper also decisively shot a three-pointer and scored. Looking back, Crotty finally succeeded and responded with a three-pointer. The point difference was still 3 points.

Round five.

Smith set a high pick-and-roll, and Ewing ran back to pull Li Shengli away. Starks successfully hit the basket, but the ball was nailed to the backboard by Li Shengli who turned back and sent a nail board block. However, the Jazz's There was also a problem in the counterattack. Fhenrith's pass was intercepted, resulting in neither side scoring in this round.

At this point, there is only 1 minute and 51 seconds left in the game.

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No matter how good the tactical arrangement is, it still needs to be executed. Obviously Crotty's touch has become the biggest problem. Even if the defense is still excellent, it can't hide its flaws. However, Jerry Sloan can't blame Crotty. After all, he It's a gamble in itself, and the good news is... In the last few minutes, Crotty still scored a three-pointer, and the second twin-tower insurance formed by Li Shengli also made up for some of the sequelae.

It’s not a bet loss, because the Knicks’ pursuit is not as fierce as before, but it’s not a bet win, because the point difference is still 3 points, and the Knicks’ rhythm slowed down slightly. After Smith scored a goal, When the score difference reached 5 points, Jerry Sloan called a timeout and put Malone on the court with 1 minute and 30 seconds left.

As for Li Shengli...

Sloan was really fucked so hard that even now he hasn't been able to catch his breath. The fans in Salt Lake City were yelling at him. They once thought that Sloan was going to 'persecute' this super center who was about to leave the Jazz. But Sloan There was nothing I could do about being scolded, I just continued to deploy the final tactics, the defense remained the same, and the offense fully cooperated with Li Shengli and Ma Long.

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In the last 90 seconds, excluding unexpected factors, one side had almost two or three offensive opportunities, and each attack may determine the outcome of this game, making the atmosphere on the court extremely tense when both sides returned.

The Jazz attacked first and struggled for a while without a chance. The ball was handed to Malone, and Li Shengli was serious. He screened Malone from the high post and then cut straight to the basket. Ewing ran towards Malone and Smith carried Li Shengli.

This moment of dislocation was enough for Malone to pass the ball to Li Shengli, which he did. The skinny camel was bigger than the horse. Li Shengli gritted his teeth and squeezed past Smith to catch the ball head-on. He turned over and made a small hook. The ball went into the basket, and Smith's hitting action was directly ignored by the referee at this time.

Offense and defense change sides.

The Knicks were in the lead, so they naturally wanted to stall for time. The transition from the backcourt to the frontcourt was as slow as a tractor. But at this time, the Jazz didn’t dare to push too hard, because they hadn’t reached the point of using fouls to buy time, and in this situation Under such circumstances, it took nearly 20 seconds before the Knicks handed Ewing the shot. However, Li Shengli's defense was timely and the shot failed to go in. Malone grabbed the rebound first.

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Maybe time was running out, and the two sides failed to score in two exchanges of attacks. However, Malone got a free throw opportunity and hit both of them, narrowing the score difference to 1 point, and in 34 seconds... 1 point The difference is too subtle, but the Knicks still have the ball!

Pat Riley immediately called a timeout and arranged the final tactics. What you didn't have to think about was that the Knicks would play very slowly this round, delaying the attack time to 20 seconds. Even if they couldn't score, they would still have the advantage. The Jazz could only defend passively and hold on to this round.

Who will play the key ball for the Knicks?

Jerry Sloan couldn't guess, and could only take care of the two key players inside, Ewing and Starks. But in this round, it was Mason who came to play the key ball for the Knicks? ! However, he didn't dare to go inside, so he could only shake off Benoit and shoot a fadeaway jumper. And in the tense and terrifying atmosphere of the entire court, this guy... succeeded!

At this critical moment, Mason's mentality really collapsed. Although the fans at the scene had not criticized him yet, he could imagine what would happen after the game.

Even if this round ended with only 14 seconds left for the Jazz, the initiative was still in the hands of the Jazz, and Jerry Sloan also called the last timeout to prepare for the Knicks' upcoming large-scale defense. As for who To execute the winning goal... Compared with the uncertainty of the Knicks in the previous round, the Jazz seemed too straightforward. It was definitely one of Li Shengli and Malone.

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From the specific running positions, passing and receiving, to the positioning of everyone in the frontcourt, Jerry Sloan covered everything. The Jazz generals who returned to the court received the strongest wave of boos from the home fans, especially Fans like Spike even crossed the shield wall and cursed loudly, saying whatever was dirty.

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"It's time to win!" Malone was serious with a little excitement, his adrenaline levels were high, and the boos from the home fans had no impact on him at all. "It's time to say goodbye to you kid."

"You're the only one who talks nonsense!" Li Shengli sneered at Ma Long's pretense, "I'll cover you later, don't play around, I don't want to see you anymore."

"Me too, I don't want to see you bastard either!"

"Then you have to work hard."

"Let's go, don't talk nonsense to me!"

"Damn it, didn't you start talking nonsense to me?"

This is probably the normal behavior of the two of them, even at the most critical moment of the game. They always feel uncomfortable if they don't curse. And at the last moment, even if Malone's serve starts from the center line of the front court It also became quite difficult. Fortunately, Crotty ran out of a chance. The seconds ran out the moment he caught the ball, and Starks also caught up.

"Fernis, this way!"

"coming!"

The two defenders naturally have an easier time controlling the ball than the big one, but the Knicks' tight press still makes it difficult to pass and receive the ball. As the passes are passed, almost all passing routes are locked up, even to the three-point line. It's not easy to press inside, but fortunately Benoit's pick-and-roll cooperation sent Ferhenris inside and handed the ball to Li Shengli.

Is it Li Shengli? !

Ewing held his breath at this moment and attacked, because there were less than 5 seconds left, and someone was bound to take action in these 5 seconds, either Li Shengli or Malone, and Malone was already being watched to death. Li Shengli took action. Most likely.

"Come on, bastard, you have to die here today!" Ewing had suffered enough from Li Shengli in the entire series, and during this most critical time, he also turned into a violent ape, with blood spurting out and the floor beneath his feet Even if you have dignity, you can’t even take a step back!

Using his back force, Li Shengli's state has declined a lot, but Ewing has become fierce. There is no reason for him to give in within these 5 seconds, so he simply bends down and fights the gorilla.

The first time he pushed hard, Ewing's counterattack was very powerful. The second time he pushed hard, it was still the same. As for the third time... he only used half of the force, which made Ewing's counterattack power unable to be recovered in a short time, and he quickly Turning his back made Ewing feel cold all over.

Was this cheated?

Smith, come and fuck him!

If there is a problem on Ewing's side, Smith must cooperate with Ewing to block Li Shengli, even if he gives up Malone, because there is not much time left, and the two not only block the shot, but also want to block Li Shengli's pass.

It's now!

Malone was ready the moment Ewing made a defensive mistake, and Li Shengli saw Smith rushing over and immediately passed the ball to Malone on the other side.

"Goodbye, Knicks trash!"

"I declare that the finals...are over now!"