Two hours before the start of the game, Lin Yang returned to the training hall and started training together. In fact, he himself attached great importance to this game.

In the second round of All-Star voting, it may be because of part of the Chinese market that Lin Yang's votes soared. He chased after the second phase at the beginning.

Now the victory and personal performance of this game between the two teams will become a key.

"We only have one task in this game, that is, to win this victory."

Not long after the Spurs played again, D'Antoni almost had the illusion that he was still in the West.

However, during his playoff career, D'Antoni met Kobe, which was also terrifying.

Kobe has a long career and a long peak period, 12 best teams and 9 best teams. His dominance in the shooting guard position is unparalleled.

But if you talk about the most classic playoffs in his career, it must be the playoffs that Kobe led the single-core team against the Suns.

That year, the Suns were second in the West, and Nash won his second regular season MVP. This was the time when Nash was incredible. Even the regular season MVP, and in history, people who could even make a move can count on MVP.

However, Phil Jackson's tactical setting was very good that season. Stoudemire was reimbursed for the season, and the Suns lacked the inside. The Lakers used Odom and Kwame Brown, a big man, to rush the frontcourt board without limit. The Suns really had no good way.

At the beginning of the playoffs, Kobe led the Suns 3-1 with the Lakers, and the fourth game was undoubtedly the most exciting game of his career.

Kobe scored not many points in this game, only 24 points.

However, with 7.9 seconds left in regular time, the Lakers trailed 88-90, and the ball was on the Suns' side. Then the Suns made a mistake in serving. At the moment Nash received the ball, Parker suddenly poked the ball out, and then Kobe took the ball and advanced quickly, making a layup after a feint at the basket, 90-90, the game entered overtime.

With 6.1 seconds left in overtime, the Lakers were still behind 97-98. Both sides entered the jump ball, Walton pushed the ball to the floor, Kobe controlled the ball, then pushed forward, and then faced the opponent's defense, forced a jump shot, the ball hit steadily, and completed the final kill.

This time, Kobe's double winning game became an eternal classic and helped the Lakers establish a 3-1 lead. Unfortunately, the Lakers were later reversed by the Suns, and even Kobe won the sixth game with 50 points, he failed to win.

Now the Lakers are no longer the single-core team they used to be. In addition to Kobe, there are also the double towers of Gasol and Bynum, Artest, the forward gate.

This Lakers' starting lineup looks quite intimidating, with five-time point guard Fisher, first-team defender Kobe, best defensive player Artest, and the important elements of their two consecutive championships, Gasol and Bynum.

It can be said that apart from age, there is no problem with the starting lineup of the Lakers, but their substitute problems are too big, and the age and physical strength of the starters make them ranked third in the West.

On the other side, the Knicks' starting lineup is also the five people who have basically never lost.

"Shaquille, do you think the Lakers can still win tonight?"

"Of course, there is no doubt that you can always believe that the Lakers and the Purple and Gold Legion are always fighting for the championship."

Compared to the Spurs, he has more confidence in his old club, the Lakers.

"Bryant is the enhanced version of Lin. The more critical the moment he reaches, the stronger his combat power is. It is said that Lin went to Disney with his girlfriend when the game was about to start. I don't think the Lakers would lose to such a Knicks."

"Bryant? The enhanced version of Lin? Sorry, from this season, Lin is the enhanced version of Kobe."

Tonight's commentary is still the combination of O'Neal Barkley, which is also the fourth time O'Neal has returned to the Staples Center to comment on this season. In the previous three commentaries, the Lakers finally won the victory, and even one of the opponents was the Spurs, the league's number one at the time. This even made O'Neal get a nickname among Lakers fans, the Sharks of Victory.

And he can't not support his teammates at the Staps Center.

But this time, the Knicks became the league's number one, and they didn't seem to have any plans to lose this game.

In terms of jumping ball, it was obvious that Knicks Nash had no advantage at all. Bynum easily jumped the ball into Fisher's hands. Fisher said he was the point guard, but in fact he was just a three-pointer. After half the game, the ball was given to Gasol, who was standing at the high position.

The core of the tactical initiation of most teams in the league is their outside players, but the Lakers are different. Their tactical core is not Kobe, the big boss of the outside, but Gasol.

Gasol faced Stoudemier with the ball at a high position. He first pushed Stoudemier with his strength for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and slowly cut in, and then found an opportunity to make an easy layup.

The players here all thought Gasol would organize an offense first, but they didn't expect that Gasol was so decisive and just an individual offense holding the ball.

Chandler spread his hands and said that he had no choice in the face of such a situation. Gasol's passing ability is here. Once he makes up for defense, Bynum will basically dunk easily.

Moreover, the Lakers' retreat was not slow at all. They all knew how fast the Knicks' fast attack counterattack was. This period of research was not in vain.

If the Knicks fail to get a fast break, they immediately fell into the rhythm of positional battle. Felton and Anthony cooperated to fight, but the Lakers' defense in positional battle was definitely top-notch. The pick-and-roll did not work, and Anthony was unable to get rid of Artest's defense.

Very tough, Artest's defense is quite tough, Anthony's big butt has no chance to show off his might in front of Artest. Instead, he goes further and further away from him. The forced jump shot was also interfered with Artest's defense. He felt like he was attacking.

The Lakers have a lot of choice in offense. In this round, Gasol's pass was given to the empty cut Ate, who received the ball and made a layup.

"I said you can always trust the Lakers."
Chapter completed!