The older superstars of the NBA

After the first game of the finals, the second game came quickly. The home venue is still in New York. This game is still packed with fans as before, and the attendance and ratings are even more popular.

However, the Los Angeles Lakers, who learned from the previous game, did not make any unnecessary mistakes this time.

From the beginning of the first quarter to the final moment, the Lakers' performance was quite solid. LeBron James once again chose to play 46 minutes as before. Except for the fact that he was temporarily replaced due to leg cramps midway, LeBron was simply risking his life.

With his outstanding performance, the Lakers have been clinging to the score.

Looking at the Knicks, Zhao Feiyang was severely restricted in this game. Especially in the second quarter, the Lakers replaced veteran Rajon Rondo. This guy with a high basketball intelligence is indeed not in good physical shape now, but his role on the court is very important.

He knew that he could not beat Zhao Feiyang, so he deliberately played tricks on Zhao Feiyang. At the beginning, he frequently sent out assists with the help of teammates' screens. After attracting Zhao Feiyang's personal marking, he asked his teammates to come up to pick and roll him and choose his own mid-range shot.

After scoring a goal like this, the opportunity Rondo was waiting for finally came.

He deliberately seized the opportunity to foul Zhao Feiyang. This guy was so cunning. Even though Zhao Feiyang was on guard the second time, he still couldn't stop his little move.

The referee whistled twice in a short period of time, and Rondo also caused Zhao Feiyang to be substituted for the foul. The game was not even past halftime when Zhao Feiyang was forced to rest due to two fouls in the first quarter and two fouls from Rondo.

In the following time, because of these four fouls, Zhao Feiyang played much more cautiously than before. This situation severely limited his stable output, especially when he was in contact with Rondo. He completely lost the tit-for-tat confrontation before, and was guarding against Rondo's mischief in every move.

After his condition began to decline, the performance of other players was not much better!

Zach LaVine felt extremely bad for a period of time, failing to score either a three-pointer or a breakthrough. This made head coach Norman Thomas very helpless and had to ask Derrick Rose and Dennis Smith Jr. to partner up.

Rose is one of the few players on the team who has a good touch. He used pick-and-roll screens to cooperate with the inside several times. However, with the double-team treatment brought to him by the Lakers, Rose's touch has gradually been affected.

With the outside lines misfired, several defensive gates on the inside were completely unable to function on the offensive end. Although they have some All-Star level players, their offensive ability is actually not strong, and their value lies more on the defensive end.

Now that they are facing obstacles on the outside, they have no better way to help the team stabilize the situation besides trying to grab a few more rebounds.

The only gratifying thing is that Andrew Wiggins and Adrian Ennis, the main strikers, have contributed their own value.

Adrian started the game and still scored 17 points despite LeBron's interference. Although he sometimes relied on teammates for cover, his psychological quality and offensive methods at the basket are both commendable.

Wiggins is different from Adrian in that he rarely lets others cover, and his scoring is more from the outside. For LeBron, the "enemy", all Wiggins can do is to defend with all his strength and seize every opportunity to score.

He kept taking shots in front of LeBron, often deliberately rushing for shots, and also seized opportunities to break through under the cover of other players.

In short, his style of play was quite vulgar, but it was also quite effective. At a certain time, LeBron was even annoyed by his style of play.

The two sides finally opened the gap until there were 4 minutes left in the last quarter.

Zhao Feiyang was attacking with the ball, but Danny Green, who was guarding him, accidentally fell down. Logically speaking, the ball was not his fault. Who knew that the referee on the scene insisted that it was Zhao Feiyang who knocked down Dan? Ni.

Later, coach Norman Thomas personally asked to watch the video replay, but the result was not satisfactory. The angle of the video replay was blocked by other players on the field, so it was still not possible to fully determine who was responsible.

So the referee upheld the original decision, and Zhao Feiyang, who received his sixth foul at the last minute, was ruthlessly sent off.

When he left, the Knicks were completely sentenced to death.

In the final minutes, LeBron continued to attack the Knicks' basket as hard as he could. His forced shot helped the Lakers gradually widen the point difference to double digits. The Knicks tried to counterattack, but LaVine, as the core, failed to hit the key ball.

Rose then looked for an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, but the ball bounced out of the basket. However, Jeremy Lin, who came on the bench, seized the opportunity and made a shot. Although his three-pointer was scored, there was less than one minute left before the end of the game.

There was no way the Knicks could recover.

beep.

Soon the on-site timer sounded, and the Knicks lost the game amidst the boos of countless New York fans.

"Alas! What a pity!"

"It's just a little bit...if Zhao hadn't been sent off the field, I'm afraid we still have a chance..."

"I don't blame Zhao, I can only say that Rondo is too cunning! And the referee's whistle today was obviously biased in favor of the Lakers, especially in some parts of the second half. I dare say that the referee's penalty was by no means fair... ..”

Amidst the heated discussion, the two sides tied the score 1 to 1.

The third and fourth games will come soon.

The home venue was changed to the Staples Center Arena in Los Angeles. Many fans thought that the Lakers could defeat the Knicks first by virtue of their home court and catch the Knicks off guard. But no one expected that in the first away game, the Knicks won the game.

The two sides tied 119 to 115, and the Knicks won the Lakers with a 4-point gap.

Zhao Feiyang, who only scored 20 points in the last game and suffered 6 fouls and was sent off the court, made a strong comeback this time.

Although Rajon Rondo came up to mark him, this time he directly beat Rondo! Not only did he tease Rondo with all kinds of extraordinary tricks, he even almost used a riding dunk to fly over his head.

Such a style of play also caused Rondo's defensive value to suddenly shrink.

In this game, Zhao Feiyang scored a game-high 36 points, while providing 10 assists, and also gave Rondo 3 big hits.

The second-highest scorer in the game was LeBron James. He scored 31 points and 10 rebounds. He played another 44 minutes. He can be said to be the hardest-working player on the entire Lakers team. one.

After the big score was tied at 2-1, the fourth game of the series came as scheduled.