My Name is Kobe Bryant

"This game, we want to win." There are two days before the game against the Lakers, and the players of the New York Knicks are already preparing for this game. It's a rare situation where few teams would make a special setup for a team during the long regular season, but if that team is number one in the league, it's a very reasonable one something happened.

All league firsts will be targeted, regardless of the current Lakers or the past Bulls. Every team will study their tactics, learn their strengths, understand their player habits, and make targeted arrangements.

New York Knicks, their iron blood coach Jeff Van Gundy is doing this. Since 1989, Van Gundy has become an assistant coach of the New York Knicks. In the next six and a half seasons, he successively worked for Knicks head coach Stu Jackson, John McLeod, Pat Riley and Don Nelson. Provided assistance, acted as their assistant coach. During his tenure as an assistant coach, the Knicks won three division titles, never finished lower than third in the Atlantic Division, and made the playoffs every year. Under the leadership of Pat Riley, the Knicks reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 1993 and the Finals in 1994, and finally lost 3:4 to the Rockets led by Olajuwon.

From this point, we can also see the chaos of the New York Knicks. Although their record is good, they have changed 4 head coaches in 8 years, and Van Gundy is the fifth. The head coach with the longest tenure is Pat Riley. Even though he reached the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals in a row, after serving as the head coach for 4 seasons, he was kicked out due to discord with the team management.

Mad Scientist Don Nelson's successor, Jeff Van Gundy, took over the Knicks with 23 games left last season, finishing with a subpar 13-10 record and being rejected in the second round. knocked out. As a veteran team with four major centers, this record is unsatisfactory, but Van Gundy's coaching is still recognized by the players. Players including Ewing like this iron-blooded coach who has been with them for many years.

With the support of the players and the summer reinforcements, New York, the CIC king Alan Houston and aunt Rally Johnson, is ready to go this season. Facing the lineup, there is every chance to compete for the championship. Although Ewing is old, he still has the power . The performance of the team's leading gorilla this season is also good. The data of averaging 22.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game proves that Ewing is still the ruler of the inside.

Such a star-studded team has a record of 39 wins and 15 losses so far this season, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Ahead of him is the No. 1 Chicago Bulls in the East with 45 wins and 6 losses.

The Detroit Pistons, second in the Eastern Conference, have a record of 42 wins and 12 losses.

The Miami Heat, third in the East, have 40 wins and 13 losses.

Behind him is the fifth-ranked Eagles in the Eastern Conference with 36 wins and 18 losses.

The sixth Charlotte Hornets are 35 wins and 20 losses.

It can be said that the current competition from No. 2 to No. 6 in the Eastern Conference is very fierce. In the remaining 30 games, this ranking will still change. The New York Knicks must be dissatisfied with the fourth position in the East, which means that they will meet their old rival Chicago Bulls in the second round. Now no team is willing to take the initiative to face the almost invincible Bulls. The Knicks want to impact The top three positions in the East.

There are less than 30 games left, and every game is an important game for New York who wants to gain a ranking advantage. In addition, this game is a collision between two super-big football cities, New York and Los Angeles. This level of live broadcast confrontation in the United States is the best opportunity to prove the strength of the players. It is very likely to play a classic game. they remember.

The importance of this game is no different from the playoffs for New York.

And their team's core Patrick Ewing, a super center who has gradually declined from a superstar, also needs to prove himself in front of the world. Kemp can blow up the inside of the Lakers, but Ewing can't do it, so it means that Ewing is not even as good as Kemp now.

A few days later, if Olajuwon beats the Lakers again. Then Ewing will be embarrassed. Not only can he not compare with traditional dead hits, but he can't even compare with new star insiders. His status in the world will be greatly affected, which is unacceptable to Ewing, who is old and ambitious.

The 34-year-old Ewing's desire for the championship still exists, and it is still very hot. He dreams of winning a championship. Among the four major centers, Olajuwon has already won two championships. Whoever can win the championship next will be able to rank among the top four Cs. In the last game against the Lakers, Ewing was obviously suppressed by O'Neal. This time O'Neal was not there, and Ewing tried his best to give the Lakers a good look inside!

From top to bottom, the New York Knicks wanted to give the Lakers a loss. Let the Lakers fall from the top position in the league. Whoever can do this will win a great reputation. The glory of dethroning the league's No. 1 throne is what every team wants.

"We have to defend Kobe, and then give Patrick as much help as possible inside, play in-out tactics, try to let every ball go through Ewing's hands, the Lakers inside, short, short, thin , I hope Charles, you and Patrick can steal their rebounds!"

"No problem!" Oakley agreed loudly, and said Oakley, in fact, Oakley can be regarded as the godfather and template of Daben. After graduating from high school, because Daben double majored in football and basketball, more schools valued his talent in football, while Unwilling to offer a basketball scholarship. But Big Ben's favorite is basketball all the time. He is unwilling to give up basketball for rugby, and in the end he almost has no ball to play!

Fortunately, Oakley came forward and helped him contact the school. In the end, he successfully had the opportunity to play in college, and Big Ben has always been very grateful for this. And Oakley never imagined that the young man a few years ago would actually step onto the court this year and become the starter of a championship team. Although he only temporarily replaced O'Neal's starter, this is also a remarkable achievement!

And now, two top blue-collar defensive players with similar stature and style of play are about to face-to-face confrontation!

"Larry! I want you to defend Kobe, use your strength to oppress this skinny guy! Use your body to make Kobe's tricks useless! Show him what a real tough guy in the league is like!"

"Understood, BOSS." Aunt Larry Johnson's strength is monster level among small forwards. Using him to defend Kobe is the best choice in Van Gundy's opinion.

"Charles, Patrick. The Lakers' offensive ability inside is very weak! Kobe holds the ball inside the three-point line, I need you two, one guards the basket, and the other pinches Kobe!"

"Disintegrate the Lakers' defense from the inside! Lock up the Lakers' offense from Kobe!" Van Gundy said loudly.

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