In the original history, after OK team won three consecutive championships, they lost twice in the playoffs.

The first time was in 2003, when they were eliminated by the Spurs 4-2 in the Western Conference semifinals.

In that series, Duncan's average of 28 points and 11.8 rebounds per game was certainly important.

But for the OK Lakers, Kobe averaged 32.3 points per game, and O'Neal averaged 25.3 points per game.

OK, why did the Lakers lose? Because except for them, everyone else was locked up.

Robert Horry, the so-called champion, was almost undercover in that series and missed a single three-pointer.

On the other hand, Bowen on the Spurs' side took the game away with seven of eight three-pointers in the second game. Bowen's three-point shooting percentage in the entire series also exceeded 50%. In addition to Bowen, the overall performance of the Spurs' role players was also far better.

For the OK Lakers, it is not an exaggeration to say that the role players decided that series.

Not to mention the 2004 Pistons. The Pistons locked up all the OK Lakers players except O'Neal.

It’s all players!

Among the players on the OK Lakers team who played more than 10 minutes, only O'Neal and Rick Fox shot over 40%.

Everyone else’s hit rate is below 40%!

The Pistons' iron-blooded defense made it difficult for the Sharks to survive.

Therefore, judging from historical experience, the only way to defeat OK is to isolate the Sharks and Kobe.

Let them not get help from their teammates!

Locking down the rest of the Knicks, preventing them from blossoming more, and putting Kobe and O'Neal into a tough battle is the only hope to defeat the OK combination.

Since the strategy is correct, there must be a possibility of counterattack!

The intermission ended, and amid the jeers of all the Knicks fans, Shea and the new Fab Five stepped onto the court.

In order to counterattack the game, the Lakers used a combination that they had never tried before.

Now, the five tigers on the Lakers court are Shai, Wu Sheng, Big Ben, O'Neal Jr. and Mutombo!

Death Hard Five!

Carlisle needs to use impeccable defense to limit the Knicks' role players.

Aunt Larry Johnson is too strong? Then use someone with both speed and strength to counter him.

Billups is too short and thin in front of the madman? Then the martial arts master should be enough, right?

Even so, the Lakers almost have no offensive space.

Except for Shea, no one on the team has three-point shooting ability.

There are also two offensive black holes, Ben and Mutombo.

But Carlisle firmly believes that the key to defeating the Knicks lies not in offense, but in defense!

As long as the Knicks' offensive pace can be restricted, then the Lakers' own offense can rely on Shea!

Next, it will be a real hand-to-hand battle!

Seeing the Lakers' lineup changes, Knicks fans were stunned for a moment.

What kind of weird lineup is this?

Three inside lines?

Moreover, the Lakers don't have any three-point range next.

Are they crazy?

There’s no need to be so obvious if you want to surrender!

The Knicks players are also full of confidence and feel that they have complete control of the situation.

The Lakers don't really think that they can turn the situation around by replacing Ben, the undrafted draft pick, and Wu Sheng, the second-round pick, right?

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks took the first kick, and they approached the Lakers half court full of confidence.

Seeing O'Neal being flanked without the ball, Kobe passed the ball to Robinson outside the three-point line as usual.

But as soon as Robinson received the basketball, O'Neal Jr. had already made up for him.

Xiao Ou defended very actively this time and ran on both ends without any effort.

Seeing this, Robinson gave the ball to Johnson who was cutting in.

In the previous three quarters, Auntie had beaten Finley countless times by relying on this kind of rough attack.

But this time, when he caught the basketball and drove towards the basket, he found that he had no advantage at all in the confrontation!

Even at a disadvantage!

Big Ben's confrontation is just right for aunties to enjoy!

This kind of strong young man is known as the master killer and is the favorite of aunties.

Seeing that she couldn't squeeze into the basket with her body, the aunt had no choice but to give the ball to O'Neal during the confrontation.

The moment O'Neal caught the ball, he pushed away Mutombo, then jumped up directly, intending to dunk with one hand.

As a result, just when his arm was exerting force, Ben appeared in the air and pressed the basketball in O'Neal's hand with one hand.

O'Neal's eyes widened. He was not only surprised by Ben's bullet speed, but also surprised that Ben's power actually surpassed his own! After Ben held down the basketball, O'Neal felt that he could not continue to exert force at all!

Then, a surprising scene appeared.

Knicks fans only saw Ben holding the basketball with one hand and knocking O'Neal to the ground. Ben successfully blocked the shot and completed the defense in the most violent and morale-boosting way!

All Knicks fans have asked: "What did this guy with the height of a guard grow up on?"

This defense is equivalent to the third position successfully assisting in defense and blocking the shark!

This kind of defense would never have appeared before!

After the basketball was pushed down by Big Ben, Wu Sheng actively threw himself on the ground, got the basketball, and immediately threw it to Shay.

Shay immediately counterattacked. Facing Kobe who was chasing him and preparing to use confrontation to force him to slow down, Shay was unlucky not to slow down without any warning!

This time, Kobe was thrown out of bounds. Kobe couldn't stop the car and rushed directly into the audience.

Although Kobe's defense was very strong, Kobe was still helpless when Shea did not slow down and change directions while traveling at high speed.

After dangling Kobe, Shay walked straight into the penalty area unimpeded and scored with a one-handed dunk!

As soon as the fourth quarter started, the Lakers relied on their extremely tenacious defense to launch a sharp counterattack!

The Lakers' new strategy is already bearing fruit!

Now, it is no longer so easy for Knicks role players to score. Moreover, the Lakers can now participate in the defense of O'Neal from the third to the fifth position!

However, Knicks fans were not emotionally disturbed.

In their view, this was just an ordinary goal, but the Knicks were still 13 points ahead.

But Shay secretly laughed.

Facts have proved that this "five-hard-for-death" strategy is very correct.

Shea is ready to make Madison Square Garden fans question life!

Although Knicks fans still look like they want to see Shea's joke, after the game is over, Shea believes they won't be able to laugh anymore.

The glory of the ancient dynasty will continue to shine in Madison Square Garden!

At this time, Knicks fans are still optimistic, and O'Neal also feels that the defense just now was just a coincidence, and there is no way he will be risked by Big Ben again.

Goldstein and Spike Lee were still yelling at Shay, "You will be buried in New York," and were discussing where to celebrate with a fruit plate in the evening.

The entire Madison Square Garden still has a happy atmosphere.

They had no idea that the balance of victory had begun to tilt quietly.

Shay is about to lead the greatest comeback in the history of the Finals!

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