The start of this game is very important for these two teams, because this game has been prepared for a long time by both Phil Jackson and Zhuang Fei, in this case, the start of the game is one of the most important successes that the two teams have been preparing for for so long, and whoever can take the lead in suppressing the opponent will have the initiative in this game, which is a very obvious thing.

Phil Jackson is very confident that his team can suppress the Lakers, not only very confident but also extremely firm that his team can beat the Lakers in this game, because he has an interior line that can suppress all teams in the league, just like O'Neal's first offense, as long as every New York Knicks' offense is initiated by O'Neal, then the Lakers will definitely not be able to play the mercury-like counterattack that is praised this season, and finally have to fall into a bitter battle with the Lakers. Isn't it clear who wins and who loses at that time?

Of course, Kobe's sudden outburst made his plan change a little, but he still doesn't think Kobe Bryant can continue to explode like this, the reason why the Lakers are so passive at the beginning of this game is just because of their own mistakes, Capono's confrontation ability is too poor, and he was pushed down twice in a row by Kobe, that level of physical contact Even if Capono falls, the referee will not blow it, and the other is Odom's habitual distraction, which is also a problem that has always plagued Phil Jackson, However, he believes that after making personnel adjustments, the team will not have such problems, and the Lakers will soon get back on track.

"I don't want to say much about what this game means to us, beat the Los Angeles Lakers and win first place in the East. In the end, he won the championship. That's our goal for the season. So now from this game, let me see what your determination is" Phil Jackson swept the New York Knicks players a little coldly and said lightly, at this time, whether it was Marbury or Odom, these former thorns nodded secretly, these people were very honest after Phil Jackson and O'Neal came, seeing the expressions of these players in the New York Knicks Phil Jackson was also satisfied, for him, The most important thing about this timeout is to stabilize the mood of the Lakers players.

"Nick, wait a minute, you play for Jason. Stephen, you're still the main control of the team, we're still going to keep the tempo down, don't worry about that Lakers' No. 8, he won't be able to jump for long, understand? After seeing the look on the faces of the Lakers players slowly becoming calmer, Phil Jackson also continued to instruct, although the head coach of the New York Knicks looked calm at this time, but he was thinking that Kobe's provocation just now was also a burst of anger, but he also knew that the key to this game was not to be angry with Kobe. In his opinion, Kobe Bryant can't change anything, as long as his team plays style and wins the game.

When hearing Phil Jackson's timeout after the arrangement. Marbury and Van Exel on the side were not too surprised, but Cappano on the other side was a little gloomy, his status in the New York Knicks is a three-point player, and he will not do anything except shoot three-pointers.

"Shaq, remember what you said to me before the game, now it's time for you to prove it" When the prompt for the end of the timeout on the scene came, Phil Jackson also looked deeply at O'Neal and said his last arrangement, and at this time, O'Neal, who was watching him, also changed his face again, and he looked more murderous than when he was on the court just now, and at this time, the players of the New York Knicks on the side were also surprised.

"Coach, I know what to do, I will break that Chinese and that idiot boy" After almost gritting his teeth to say this, O'Neal was also the first to turn around and go to the court, and then the other Lakers players did the same, and finally Phil Jackson stared at O'Neal's back The corners of his mouth also moved.

"Shaq, I hope you don't let me down" It's just that at this time O'Neill couldn't hear Phil Jackson's whispering to himself

Compared with the solemnity of the New York Knicks bench, the Lakers were indeed much more relaxed during this timeout, of course, except for Kobe, Kobe Bryant has been very dignified since he entered the court, even if he started so well and everyone else was congratulating him.

And when this timeout ended, Kobe Bryant immediately found the big fat man again after he came on the court, and at this time O'Neal also saw Kobe, and after looking at each other for a moment, the noses of the two made a cold snort at the same time.

After the game restarted, the New York Knicks still chose to serve in the backcourt, of course, in the face of the Lakers' full-court pressing, the New York Knicks' serve is still Odom, who has just made a passing error, he is the best player in the Lakers' height, vision and passing, and this time, he did not appear to be distracted just now, and the Lakers did not find a chance to break the ball.

"It's unlikely that the Lakers will be able to attack as rough as they just now, whether it's Van Exel or Marbury, they have excellent ball handling, and the same is true for passing, I think Coach Z will soon change the way he defends, after all, such meaningless attrition is not good for them" Kenny Smith also said with some thought when he saw that the New York Knicks, who had slowly advanced to the frontcourt.

And almost as soon as his words fell, Marbury, who faced Hardaway's tight defense, almost forced acceleration past Hardaway to the Lakers' basket, and then under O'Neal's cover and block, the New York team's leading point guard scored directly into the air.

"O'Neal's deterrence is too great, it has completely occupied the basket, the Lakers' defense has expanded too much, as long as the first line of defense is broken, then the inside line suppressed by O'Neal is basically like no defense, and the New York Knicks' offense is still an inside score, so the Lakers still can't fight back, Phil Jackson did a very beautiful job" After the Lakers' offense was completed, Kenny Smith also said with a smile.

Of course, as Kenny Smith said. That's the kind of offense Phil Jackson wants to play. Regardless of whether O'Neal scored or not, the New York Knicks' offense tried to make the most of O'Neal. If you can attack inside, you can attack inside, which is the best way to prevent the opponent from getting up and counterattacking.

"Coach, it seems that we need to change now" After Green frowned and suggested, Zhuang Fei also nodded, and then Green also walked to the sidelines and shouted into the field. At this time, Phil Jackson, who has been paying attention to Zhuang Fei's changes on the side, is also happy in his heart, and can force Zhuang Fei to take the lead in making adjustments, then this is his victory, and Phil Jackson is also more confident in whether he can win this game.

"Hmph. The winner of this game must be me" When I thought of this, Phil Jackson was also a little agitated in his heart, if this game can beat Zhuang Fei, then the effect is no less than a finals.

Of course, at this time, Zhuang Fei naturally didn't know what Phil Jackson was thinking, and at this time Zhuang Fei didn't say much about the New York Knicks, after all, for the Lakers, the score was still leading, although it seemed that the inside line was suppressed, but the situation on the entire court was not lost, and in fact, this offense was when it was the Lakers' turn to attack. The New York Knicks still don't have much to do to choke the Lakers completely, especially when the Lakers play the No. 5 game.

"The players around Webneyche for this game are Hardaway and Hill. Bryant and Szczebiak are outside, and it seems that Hill and Hardaway are feints to attract attention in this game? The real offensive point is Szzerbiak and Kobe Bryant outside, judging from the first cooperation of the Lakers in this game, Webb's final score was on Kobe's side, and obviously, Phil Jackson also guessed this, so he consciously retracted the inside line and pinched Szebiak Kobe Bryant and took a step, he seemed to be betting on Kobe's perimeter shooting, and he was very confident in his choice" Kenny Smith was also a little surprised after seeing the Lakers' second offensive routine in this game and the defensive routine of the New York Knicks.

Judging from the current performance of both sides of this game, Phil Jackson is almost ahead of Zhuang Fei, almost knowing in advance what the Chinese wants to do, regardless of whether Phil Jackson's arrangement is correct or not, but he does occupy a certain advantage in this game, which in Kenny Smith's impression, in the past, when he played against each other, there would not be such an average per game.

"Hey, why didn't he shoot after Kobe Bryant's chance came out this time and paused?" Just as Kenny Smith was explaining the arrangement of Zhuang Fei and Phil Jackson for this game, Barkley on the side exclaimed.

Because Kobe Bryant almost had the same opportunity as the first three points in the opening game, and this time Kobe Bryant didn't shoot immediately like the last time, as if he was deliberately waiting for the defender to come, and when Fan Madman pounced on Kobe Bryant with some confusion, and clinged to the Laker No. 8 who was pressed on the bench by himself last season, he suddenly saw Kobe Bryant looking down at him with disdain, and directly pulled it up under his close and threw out the basketball in his hand.

"This guy" saw Kobe's disdainful eyes Fan Maniac was also angry, he was not a good person, almost at the first time he was angry and wanted to fight with Kobe, if it wasn't for the fact that this game was too important, he couldn't bear it, and when Kobe Bryant threw out this three-point shot fell into the basket, Fan Maniac, who had already endured it, was also angry again, and at this time Kobe Bryant didn't give him a chance to fight.

"This is the gap between us" When Kobe Bryant's extremely provocative words came from his ears, Fan Maniac's hands that he only held were almost bruised, and he wanted to kick Kobe out from behind immediately.

"Nick, don't worry, it's not that you don't know the characteristics of this kid, he won't be able to jump for long" And after hearing O'Neill's words, Fan Madman also calmed down a little.

"Hahaha, it's so funny, this kid is so funny, this is Kobe's most naked provocation, I bet that if you give Fan a shotgun at this time, he will definitely shoot at Kobe without hesitation" Barkley looked at the Laker No. 8 on the court and laughed and said, and at this time, Kenny Smith on the side could only smile bitterly, it was the first time he had seen such a player.

"Watching him really take this game as his revenge game," Kenny Smith said helplessly at the end, the provocation of Phil Jackson's outstretched three fingers, and the insult of Fan Maniac's face-to-face bukkake. It can be said that the three people of this Knicks who have a grudge against him have already insulted two by him. And the last one. It is also the most powerful one, or Kobe Bryant's next target is O'Neal.

"I'm really worried about Shaq now" After Kenny Smith analyzed and played, Barkley also said with a smile, although he said he was worried, but there was no worry on his face, but a look of wanting to watch a good show.

"Yes, according to Kobe's character, the next target of revenge is O'Neal," Kenny Smith said after a little thought. This Lakers No. 8 is really too much to be rewarded.

Kobe Bryant's hand after the opening was very good, but Phil Jackson on the sidelines did not have too much worry at this time, perhaps in his opinion, this is the price that the New York Knicks must pay for choking the Lakers.

The Lakers' No. 5 tactic is excellent, which even Phil Jackson agrees with as an opponent, this may be one of the best positional offensive tactics in NBA history, or even one can be removed, although many people say that Coach Z's tactic has high staffing requirements, and there are not many teams that can really play this tactic, so this is a tactic that is destined to have no universal value like Princeton and the triangle offense.

Again, this tactic was seen by many as merely softening the Princeton and Triangle offenses, and did not contain much groundbreaking innovation. In this case, although this tactic has already been recognized. But the controversy is also very large, and for the controversy of those so-called experts, Phil Jackson has always scoffed, any top tactic has high requirements for the tactical core, which should have been, although it seems that the No. 5 tactic is a comprehensive evolutionary tactic of Princeton and the triangle offense, it seems that there is no innovation, but in the history of the NBA except for the Chinese, who can blend these two tactics together?

In this case, Phil Jackson can be said to have been studying how to crack the method recently, but in the end he found that he was unable to crack it at all, even if the Spurs did a good job this season, when he watched the game between the Spurs and the Lakers, he also found that the reason why the Spurs were able to choke the Lakers' No. 5 tactics was not because of how correct their countermeasures were, but Duncan alone controlled almost all areas within the entire three-point line, and Duncan's defensive range and defensive deterrence in that game simply made all tactics unable to work normally, But how many players like Duncan are there in the league right now?

Therefore, it is precisely because of this that he can only choose to settle for the second, but the Knicks are slightly better than other teams in that the team has a super big man, as long as he stands under the basket, then the deterrent power is full, the Lakers' No. 5 tactic wants to start from the inside to constantly wreak havoc on the basket is impossible, and in the end, as he guessed, the Lakers are mainly on the outside today, of course, even if the Lakers are on the outside, Phil Jackson doesn't think there is no need to worry.

Because Szczebiak's shooting is too accurate, he can really throw it in if he is given a chance, it can be said that in addition to O'Neal when he was in the Lakers before, the player he admired and trusted the most was Szczebiak, but what made Phil Jackson extremely relieved was that Zhuang Fei's main point of attack was really Kobe, the reason why he kept provoking Kobe Bryant before was to make Kobe Bryant the main point of attack of the Lakers in this game, and it was the main point of attack on the outside, he knew Kobe's characteristics very well, even if Kobe's outside line was accurate, But the quasi-head is also not sustainable. So at this time, even if Kobe Bryant has scored three three-pointers, he doesn't think there is anything to adjust.

"Hmph, I'll make you regret your trust in him after this game" Finally, Phil Jackson also glanced at Zhuang Fei not far away again.

Of course, at this time, Phil Jackson is rejoicing that his strategy has succeeded, but at this time the situation on the court is becoming more and more anxious, just like Kenny Smith said, because Phil Jackson's enemy is expected to be the first, so after the game opens, the New York Knicks completely control the rhythm of the game, the Lakers' offensive speed can't get up at all, and the New York Knicks are constantly opening gaps from the inside, and at this time the two sides are naturally engaged in hand-to-hand combat in positional warfare.

"Really high hit rate on both sides?" Kenny Smith also looked at the Lakers' bench with some curiosity when he saw Kobe Bryant hit an empty three-point again, at this time Phil Jackson still did not react, although Kobe's three-point shooting was not all at this time, but the shooting rate was still amazing, in this case, the general head coach could not sit still for a long time, and at this time Kenny Smith also had to admire the courage of the NBA coach, this kind of courage he has seen in Pat Riley, and Popovich has also seen it, Of course, Zhuang Fei has also seen it, this is the confidence of these people in the way they choose.

"yes, it's very high," Kenny Smith said, and Barkley wiped his sweat as well.

And when the first quarter of this game ended with the two teams fighting positionally, the score on the court was 38-38, the New York Knicks and the Lakers were tied, and in the unfavorable situation of 2-8 in the opening game, the New York Knicks, who controlled the rhythm of the court, tied the score.

"It's unbelievable to play such a score in a deliberately suppressed rhythm positional offensive and defensive battle, and the offense of these two teams is really the strongest in the league," Kenny Smith said with some amazement as he looked at the technical statistics of the first quarter of the game, and the Lakers' shooting rate of nearly 80% in the first quarter of the game simply made him feel that the Lakers' basket was unguarded.

"Yes, Kobe Bryant scored 25 points in the first quarter, shooting 7 of 9 three-pointers, which is terrifying, I don't know if Phil Jackson will change his defensive style in the next game" (To be continued.) )