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The Jazz chose to guard the outside three-pointer and play small-ball tactics, and Larry Johnson exploded, catching the ball and making a jumper, turning and jumping, breaking through the strong offense, unstoppable.

Brian Russell and Shanton Anderson are not strong enough to defend Johnson, and Antoine Kyle and Foster are tall enough to prevent breakthroughs. Ostertag is not on it, and the Jazz defense box is not so tight.

As soon as the three shooters pulled apart, the Jazz couldn't wrap Johnson up. When Malone defended Johnson, the rebound couldn't be protected.

Johnson had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and Houston had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and were the main contributors to the team's victory.

Ben Wallace was also brilliant, scoring 6 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

Starks had a bad hand and only scored 13 points, widening the gap with his teammates' stats, and temporarily staying away from the Finals MVP.

101-85, the Knicks led 2-0 in the overall score, and the Jazz only Malone could contribute to the scoring steadily, and most of the shots were mid-range shots after blocking and dismantling.

In the third game, the Jazz returned to their home court to guard Johnson, and Houston began to go crazy again.

The Knicks used a triangle offense, Houston singled out Hornacek with the ball, turned around and made a jumper, and a pull-up jumper scored in a row to fully release the energy.

HORNACEK IS 191CM TALL AND WEIGHS 86 KILOGRAMS, AND WHEN HE FIRST ENTERED THE LEAGUE, HE PLAYED POINT GUARD AND SUFFERED A LOSS AT THE 2 POSITION. He couldn't do anything in the face of the convulsive Houston, Houston's jump shot was very high, and he was quite unreasonable when he shot at people.

The Jazz were collectively dumb on the outside, and the players were in unbelievable shape, and they trailed by 31 points at halftime alone.

If Ewing is here, the Knicks can't defend the Jazz like this, and now the three interior lines are strong, fast, and especially good at blocking and pick-and-roll.

In the second half, Sloan was still the same old-fashioned, blocking and dismantling to death.

103-63, the Jazz lost by 40 points at home, and only Malone scored 24 points, and no one scored a double-double.

This was the largest margin in NBA Finals history, with the previous record coming on June 5, 1978, when the Washington Bullets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics by 35 points 117-82.

The Jazz players have no heart to lose, and no matter how stupid people are, they can see that the Knicks are just restraining the Jazz tactics.

In the fourth game, the Jazz fought for face, and Malone broke out, scoring 34 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

The score was 99-92, and the Jazz still lost.

The Knicks shot 46.1% from the field overall, the Jazz shot 50% overall, and the two teams made similar free throws, with the Knicks shooting 15 of 19 and the Jazz shooting 20 of 25, and the Knicks had a slight advantage in rebounding.

Looking at the data, the Jazz had the advantage in two shooting percentages, and they lost to the three-point shot that Sloan looked down on. The Knicks shot 14-of-31 from three-point range, and the Jazz made 2-of-10 from three-point range.

When the final whistle blew, Sloan sat in his chair and couldn't recover for a long time.

For him, it wasn't just a Finals defeat, it was more like a collapse of faith, so big that he began to doubt his life and wanted to give up his basketball philosophy.

It's true that the closer you are to the basket, the higher the percentage of shots, but the higher the two-point shooting rate than the three-point shot, does not mean that you score more points, and it does not mean that you won. It was a simple math problem, and Sloan began to realize that not letting players shoot more threes was probably why the Jazz were easily beaten.

Van Gundy has also had a sense of empowerment this season, as he also made his players shoot more and cut down on three points last season, taking mistakes as truth.

Van Gundy also felt unreal. Last season, the Knicks were defeated by the Heat 1-3, which was embarrassing. Now so easy to win? There were no twists and turns, no big challenges, even if the team's MVP was not there.

Mike Brin even sighed: "This is the most disparity in strength in the finals in the past 20 years." ”

The Knicks coaches and players came on the court to celebrate.

Regardless of his image, Thibodeau danced on the court with Stephen Jackson, the youngest member of the team.

Starks, Oakley, and Ewing all cried, they went through the 1994 Finals, and they went through too many failures and pains.

Oakley's tears are moving, and tough guys also have sad moments, when he first entered the league, he was Jordan's most trusted teammate, but the Bulls traded him for "Cobra", and when the Bulls won the championship, he was already in the Knicks and has been playing until now.

The person who cried the most was Ewing, who didn't play, and he also came to Salt Lake City with the team, sitting on the sidelines on crutches to cheer on his teammates.

Reporters interviewed the players, interviewed Van Gundy, Yang Rui and Thibodeau were left to the side, and they were both supporting roles on this occasion.

This will not affect Yang Rui's mood, he has never been so excited as he is today.

It's the NBA, he's only been born again for a year, and he's got a championship ring. Many people have never had a ring for the rest of their lives, such as Sloane and his disciples, who had just left the arena and hung their heads.

There are many players who have won a ring at the age of 24, and there are only a few coaches who have won a ring at 24. Yang Rui has made a good start in his career, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes famous.

Thibodeau smiled and asked, "Jerry, do you think it's possible for us to establish a dynasty?" ”

This season was too easy to win, and the Knicks seem to be able to be strong for many years. Although he is a teaching assistant, if he can get a few more rings, Thibodeau is also very satisfied.

Contented people are always happy, and Thibodeau always has a smiling face, which has a lot to do with personality.

Yang Rui didn't plan to hide it from his friends, and whispered with a smile: "I definitely won't be here next year, so I don't want the Knicks to build a dynasty." ”

Thibodeau was stunned for a moment: "Is there a team looking for you?" ”

"More than one." Yang Rui smiled proudly, it is not a problem that the reporter does not pay attention to him. 'I'm going to have a showdown with the management before the holidays because there's no way I'm going to pass up the opportunity to be the manager.

The Knicks won the championship, the Raptors had no reason to return, and Yang Rui proved his worth.

Xibodu restrained his smile, looking at Yang Rui, his mood was very complicated, there was envy, jealousy, admiration, and a little angry.

He is not angry with Yang Rui, but angry with himself.

The 24-year-old has worked for a year and has been successfully promoted to become a head coach, even if he joins a weak team, it is a big step in his life. He is now 40 years old, but he is complacent about the ease with which he mixed up a championship ring, and the gap is too big.

He doesn't have much say in the coaching staff, and he focuses on learning, which is really a shameful reality.

Thibodeau looked at Van Gundy, who was surrounded by reporters, and a thought involuntarily came to him - without Jerry Young, would the Knicks still be able to win the championship in the future?

Most of the media and fans think that the coach who has the greatest credit for winning the championship is Van Gundy, but within the team, from the management to the players, who doesn't know that Yang Rui is the one who made this team change?

"Tom, what's the fuss? It's time to get the hat. Yang Rui said with a smile.

"Oh......"

In the United States, it is a tradition to give hats when celebrating. Many sporting events have won championship awards, or drafts will wear hats.

Houston won the Finals MVP with an average of 25 points per game; Ewing took over the championship trophy from David Stern and held it high, and the 1997-1998 season officially came to an end.