The "New York Three" Each Play Their Part!

Second quarter.

The fierce battle continued.

After the quarter ended, the Knicks had cut their 10-point deficit to five. They were steadily catching up.

The second half.

The teams switched ends.

Su Yan came out looking to cut into the lead again with a powerful logo three, further dampening the Lakers' momentum.

Kobe anticipated him.

He began guarding Su Yan at the logo, a defensive position he had never taken before Su Yan came along.

There was no other choice.

God Yan's three-point shot was so strong that Kobe had to start guarding him at the logo, or even near midcourt.

Kobe's defense was timely and clever.

Su Yan couldn't get a shot off. Once he reached the three-point line, Artest and Humphries came over to trap him.

The three of them double-teaming God Yan was routine.

But fighting through all three to attack was routine for him, too.

"Swish!"

He forced up a shot with no regard for reason.

It looked like an impossible three, but the ball traced a beautiful arc through the air... and dropped straight through the net.

Possession changed hands.

Su Yan matched up against Kobe, who was on fire. The suffocating, in-your-face defense made Kobe's possession a struggle.

Kobe was forced to stop several times and had no choice but to retreat.

In the end, he still couldn't attack and had to pass to Paul on the other side. Paul shot a mid-range jumper over Curry's defense.

The bad news: Su Yan had shut down Kobe.

The good news: Paul stopped the play from going to waste, sinking the shot to finish the possession.

On the next possession.

When Kobe ran into Su Yan again, he used a solid screen from Humphries to switch onto George.

"Ha!"

George let out a low growl to