Game 3 of the Knicks vs. Lakers Finals was held at Madison Garden.

The arena, known as the basketball mecca, has reached the finals for the first time since '99. This fantastic playoff journey has brought Knicks fans back to their glory in the '90s.

Although in that era, the Knicks were always crushed by the Chicago Bulls...... Four of the six championships of the basketball god have stepped on the Knicks. But... This is another proof of the resilience of New Yorkers!

Now, the Knicks are once again on the stage of the Finals. Although everyone knows that it is difficult for the Knicks to win a championship. But... The core of the team is still very young. This is Duke Snoopy's first season, and there are plenty of reasons to believe that he can quickly grow into a presence that rivals Patrick and even surpasses Ewing.

That night, as the Knicks shooters collectively fell into a cold hand.

For the first time in his career, Snoopy took more than 30 shots in a single game, scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks on 12-of-32 shooting in the game, breaking his career-high scoring record.

Although the shooting percentage was relatively low, and the team also lost 91-107.

However, no fans blamed Snoopy for this, and the New Yorkers showed unprecedented warmth and tolerance. Even after the game, they were collectively calling Snoopy's name! Shout Lord Duke come on, long live Lord Duke.

"He should have done it a long time ago."

Stephen Marbury and Kobe Bryant are unanimous in their opinions.

Although one is Duge's opponent and the other is Duge's teammate. But they all believe that Dug's responsibility as a leader player is to shoot more...... In the matter of unlimited firing rights, the lone wolf and the black mamba can be described as outstanding representatives of the 96th session. If you add Alan Iverson, it's all about work.

"When your teammates don't feel good, as a leader, of course you have to stand up and stabilize the morale of the team. He did a good job, hitting two three-pointers in a row in the third quarter to almost tie the score. Marbury continued: "He's definitely going to strengthen his offense in the offseason. He's a very talented player and he's never left behind. Since the playoffs, he has made at least two qualitative leaps. He has an infinitely bright future. ”

'He still lacks some skill and he's very simple in his scoring tools. He needs a true scoring master to teach him comprehensively and systematically. ”

Kobe Bryant expressed his opinion.

His series of remarks have aroused the vigilance of Knicks fans, and everyone can see that Kobe Bryant has a soft spot for the Duke. Even on the court, he hooks up to his heart's content. When Snoopy fell to the floor, he was the first person to rush up and pull him up...... This blatant act of stealing people has Madison Garden booed.

New York fans are still waiting for LeBron James to come and form the King-Duke connection.

The Black Mamba didn't care about the boos.

However, the Lakers have caused some criticism within the team. Andrew Bynum thought Kobe Bryant was too flattering to Snoopy, and he even whispered to Lamar Odom in the locker room that he was like a bitch in heat, and when Snoopy raised his right hand, he immediately pouted his ass and leaned in. Fools can see his intentions.

Coincidentally, these words were listened to by Kobe Bryant.

He coldly replied, "Look at your rebounds per game, you're not even as good as a point guard." ”

Bryant didn't shy away from his tendencies at all, and he expressed his opinion to Phil Jackson before Game 3 began. He wants to trade Andrew Bynum for Snoopy and even eat Eddie Curry's junk contract.

Such a suggestion surprised Phil Jackson. But at the same time, he also realized... If Snoopy does come over, then he will undoubtedly make the triangle attack more threatening. His mobility, his passing ability is far superior to Bynum's, and even his rebounding skills are not necessarily too inferior. With Pau Gasol's assistance, if Snoopy continues to improve, the overall strength of the Lakers will even be higher than that of the Bulls dynasty back then.

He was a little moved.

Moreover, he thinks that Snoopy's current popularity will even surpass the huge effect caused by the OK group in the past to use him for internal horse racing with the Black Mamba.

The Lakers locker room was filled with gunpowder, and the Knicks' locker room was also treacherous.

Although the fans supported Dugdo's shooting and encouraged him to advance from the actual battle.

The vast majority of teammates have no opinion.

However, Zach Randolph believes that Dug has changed. Randolph, who had 20 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-19 shooting from the field, felt he had been overlooked, and he once again approached Dugg, who he hoped would return to the playmaker position more than he could make those difficult jumpers with the ball.

He has no personal prejudices against Dugg, who still thinks he is a good guy. But... Now Dugg has started to affect his data, which will hurt his interests.

So, he hopes that Dugg will make some concessions.

It's not that Dugg doesn't understand what he means, but he doesn't think it's wise for Randolph to stick to the basket and wait for the ball to open up singles, especially when the Lakers have Bynum and Gasol at center. He wants Randolph to pull out and do some mid-range shooting and playmaking, while also helping the running shooter to cover.

However, Randolph believes that a simple inside-out tactic will solve the Lakers.

This disagreement continued into the fourth game.

Dugg made some compromises in the first half, allowing Randolph to play the inside, with shooters on the perimeter spreading out to open up space for him.

However, he has not yet found 100 per cent form after returning from injury, and he has handed in a 2-of-11 shot under the one-on-one defense of the taller Bynum.

At halftime, Nate Robinson publicly criticized Randolph in the locker room for being too selfish: "It's not the time to play superstar basketball, we've got to where we are today by uniting and selflessly sharing the ball." Instead of those writhing back-to-back singles, unintentional forced layups. ”

Robinson is a powder keg.

But Randolph is not easy to mess with, he calls Robinson a pony who can't play at all, and does nothing but flatter Snoopy.

The two sides were close to fighting.

Stephen Marbury stepped in to stop everything. Then, Dugg called on everyone to vote on the decision.

Eight players raised their hands in support of the team's second-half discarding traditional inside-out play.

This made Zach Randolph turn and leave the locker room directly, believing he was isolated. At the same time, he roared at Duge: "This is what you are playing tricks, and the thing I regret the most now is helping you get rid of D'Antoni and Isaiah Thomas." ”

Randolph's angry departure did not demoralize the Knicks.

On the contrary, David Lee, who came on in place of Randolph at the start of the second half, showed a positive side, and he became a very good playmaker at the free-throw line, forming a very good combination with Snoopy, who was constantly breaking inside to create damage. The shooters on the periphery won one after another under the joint efforts of the two.

The score difference narrowed rapidly.

In the third quarter, when the countdown phase began, the score was tied at one point.

Unfortunately, seeing that the morale of the Knicks team is like a rainbow, the momentum is completely burning.

But Dugg's fall in the penultimate seconds of the third quarter put New York's chances of victory to an abrupt end.

Dugg was crushing Fisher's defense directly from beyond the three-point line and quickly slammed into the box. When he turned past Gasol with a back under the basket, he quickly took to the air...... Bynum came out from the side, his hands slammed into Duge's upper body, and under the action of huge force, Duge, who had no support in the air, forced the basketball to his hand...... Bang!

He fell to the ground in a near-upside-down situation...... Bang!

The back of his head hit the ground first.

The loud sound caused the entire arena to exclaim.

Swish!

The referee didn't even blow the ball to be effective, added a free throw, and directly asked the Knicks team doctor to come up to check Dugg's injury.

Dugg sat up before the doctor arrived.

He felt groggy and cloudy in his head. The huge impact made his consciousness a little blurred, and countless images and messages swirled in his head like a quick slide...... He felt both familiar and strange, as if he had been knocked to the ground by Jennifer Lawrence on Beverly Hills Boulevard. A lot of music, movies, or other inquiries pop into my mind like a rainstorm pear blossom needle.

He tried to stand up, but took two steps and sat down heavily.

He could hear people around him talking to him, even counting to himself.

However, his consciousness was so confused that he could not answer.

He just wanted to lie down quietly.

The team doctor arranged a stretcher and carried him out.

Before carrying it out, he clearly remembered Kobe Bryant coming over and leaving a message in his ear: "I need your help, if you want, we can win five or even eight championship trophies." ”

Inexplicably, some information appeared in Dug's mind: in 2009 and 2010, Kobe Bryant was twice crowned the MVP of the Finals, and the Lakers fell rapidly after that. On March 13, 2013, Kobe Bryant ruptured his Achilles tendon. On April 14, 2016, Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 60 points and retired perfectly.

These messages came out, exacerbating the cloudiness and pain in his mind. He frowned tightly, and he felt both real and illusory, as if it had happened once before his eyes.

Damn immediacy!

Dugg muttered as he had been pushed into the tunnel and fell into a deep sleep.

Snoopy's injury and departure made this game completely unsuspenseful, and Knicks fans have long been less concerned about the outcome and more concerned about the Duke's injury.

Fortunately, the answer given by the most authoritative brain doctor in New York that night was a concussion, which is currently recovering well and will not affect exercise ability. However, it is recommended to miss the fifth Grand Final.

Such a suggestion was echoed by all New York fans.

Although the Knicks were down 3-1 at this point, no one wanted Snoopy to risk an injury to come on the court to turn the tide. For them, the championship trophy is not the most pressing pursuit at the moment, the most important thing is the health of the Duke.

"He has the brightest future ahead of him. But I don't think the Knicks' future plans will help him. Kobe Bryant sat in the media room at Madison Garden after the game and said very clearly to the New York media: "He is not suitable for LeBron James, and it is a waste of talent to put him in the same lineup as LeBron James!" ”

The New York Times reporter stood up straight and asked Kobe Bryant: "If LeBron doesn't fit Snoopy." So who is suitable for him? You mean you're best suited to fight alongside the Duke? ”

"I'm the right teammate for him across the league." Kobe Bryant replied unabashedly.

His calm attitude made the New York media very angry, and many media even compared Kobe Bryant to an old chef in the red light district who seduced underage boys.

However, the Black Mamba doesn't seem to care about this at all.

He is now determined to be with Snoopy, and even he has already discussed it with Nike.

Nike is naturally happy to see this happen.

Kobe and Snoopy do not have peaks and coincidences, on the contrary, LeBron James and Snoopy will have some conflicts.

Nike's original plan has always been to play the big 23vs24 show: two leading spokespersons to dominate the West and East, respectively, and meet in the Finals every year. No matter who wins or loses, it will give the brand maximum exposure.

However, Snoopy's sudden rise this season changed that expectation, and he actually replaced LeBron as the king of the East and faced Kobe Bryant in a summit showdown.

This forced Nike to develop Snoopy's signature shoe ahead of time and quickly bring it to market.

"Snoopy stayed with me for three years and I was able to make him a top 10 or even top 5 superstar in the league. At that time, he will also naturally become the leader of the Los Angeles Lakers. ”

Kobe Bryant communicated with Nike executives like this.

This made Nike think a lot, and they began to work on it.

Meanwhile, Dugg, who came out of the hospital, entered Britney's music studio overnight. He felt that there were a lot of melodies swirling in his head, and he had to record them: what if he forgot them later?

Dugg stayed in Britney's studio until noon the next day, and when he came out, he held a precious hard drive containing his 'creations' for the night.

Britney was very interested in many of these songs, and Dugg said that after sorting them out, if there was something suitable for her, she could sing them.

This made Britney ecstatic, and she exclaimed, "I feel like I see the next glory of my music career!" ”

She spoke highly of Duge's talent: "Your brain has definitely been kissed by God. ”

This made Dugg feel a little darkly humorous: Would God allow his kissed brain to be flipped out of the air and upside down on the floor?

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