The atmosphere in the Knicks' locker room was a bit solemn.
Li Yan sat on a chair to replenish his fluids. His rhythm in the first half was disrupted by Kobe.
Li Yan's performance is actually very good. With Kobe's full attention, he can produce such data, which is rare in the entire league.
But for the Knicks, Li Yan's performance is not enough to close the gap between them and the Lakers.
Li Yan needs to do more.
Head coach Isiah Thomas was somewhat dissatisfied with the team's performance.
He yelled at the players: "What are you afraid of? Why don't you dare to shoot?"
In the second half of the second quarter, both Yi Jianlian and Richardson were afraid to take action.
On two occasions, when they had half-open opportunities, they passed the ball back to Li Yan, causing Li Yan to take a hasty shot.
Although he didn't mention him by name, Yi Jianlian knew that Thomas was talking about him.
He lowered his head, feeling a little depressed.
Thomas continued to vent his emotions: "It's not scary to lose. What's scary is that you don't dare to take action."
"I don't know what you are afraid of? There are so many fans cheering for us and we can't continue like this."
Before Li Yan could speak, Artest stood up first.
"Each of us must stand up and not rely too much on Li. Li has done enough..."
After Artai finished speaking, Li Yan also spoke.
As the star of the Knicks, he needs to boost the team's morale at this time.
"Don't be stressed, this is just a regular season game, Kobe Bryant is very strong and I need your help.
Don’t hesitate, believe in yourself, as long as you receive my pass, you must shoot decisively if you have the opportunity..."
Li Yan actually didn't have a good solution.
The Lakers have a great inside advantage, and it will not be easy for the Knicks to win.
The second half of the game begins.
After Li Yan got rid of Kobe's defense in the pick-and-roll, he rushed to the basket strongly.
Facing Bynum's defense, Li Yan completed a floating lever in the air.
"Boom!" Folding dunk in the air, 56 to 49!
Li Yan gave the team a shot in the arm with his performance in the first round of the second half.
Lakers round.
Li Yan frantically challenged Kobe to fight physically. If he tried hard, Li Yan didn't think he would lose.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
In the continuous physical confrontation, Kobe's rhythm was also messed up by Li Yan.
He gave the ball to Gasol in the high post, and Yi Jianlian immediately followed it.
Don't give Gasol too much space. His ability to handle the ball is not inferior to that of some point guards.
Gasol didn't have much space, so he passed the ball to Odom on one side.
However, the ball was interfered by Artest who was actively grabbing the ball from the side. Odom did not hold it firmly and the basketball flew directly out of the baseline.
The Knicks' defense started to show results, and the Lakers made mistakes.
Knicks offense.
Li Yan advanced with the ball, and Kobe rushed over to mark him.
Randolph covered his crotch and lifted it up for the pick-and-roll. Li Yan took advantage of the screen and burst into the paint area.
Gasol immediately came over to help defend.
Li Yan struck east and west, faked a shot and passed the ball. With a no-look-pass, Li Yan used the power of his wrist to pass the ball to Yi Jianlian, who was in the open position.
Ah Lian didn't hesitate, he just picked it up and shot.
The basketball drew a rainbow in the air, and "Wha!" hit the net hollowly.
56 to 51!
The score difference between the two teams came to 5 points. Amid the cheers of the home fans, the Knicks began to gain momentum.
"come on!"
“Beat Los Angeles!”
"Fake, Kobe!"
"Yi throws it beautifully."
After the Knicks completed consecutive defensive and offensive possessions, the fans in the stands continued to cheer, which greatly encouraged the Knicks players.
This is the embodiment of home field advantage.
Kobe had a solemn look on his face. He didn't expect the Knicks to be so tenacious.
But Kobe didn't panic, he was very experienced.
Next round.
Kobe controlled the rhythm with the ball and adjusted his condition.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Kobe also completed a pick-and-roll with Gasol at the top of the key.
After the pick-and-roll, Kobe got a shot at the right free throw line.
Without hesitation, Kobe took off decisively and made an emergency jump shot, hitting it easily.
58 to 51!
Kobe is more terrifying now than before, and his calmness impresses fans.
Knicks round.
Kobe continued to pester Li Yan. He moved quickly, was strong, and had strong confrontation.
Li Yan did not call a pick-and-roll, but used a double crossover to stagger Kobe's rhythm.
Changing direction, collecting the ball, changing direction, and accelerating, Li Yan broke through Kobe's defense.
Before Bynum struck, Li Yan jumped high and threw with his right hand.
"Shua!" Come in again!
58 to 53!
"Wow!"
Li Yan passed Kobe to complete the score, making Madison Garden scream with exclamation.
In the first half, Li Yan's scoring was limited, but Knicks fans always believed that Li Yan would step forward to save the team.
Next round.
Li Yan completed the blockade of Kobe on the defensive end.
Under Li Yan's interference, Kobe shot the ball.
Randolph saved the backcourt rebound and then gave the ball to Li Yan.
In the transition between offense and defense, Li Yan ran wildly with the ball.
After a wonderful behind-the-back dribble past Jordan Farmar, Li Yan finished the game with a one-handed dunk.
58 to 55!
Li Yan scored consecutively and the whole audience was excited!
The Lakers were stopped, and the accomplished "Zen Master" Phil Jackson felt tremendous pressure.
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