8:11.
Boom!
Su Yan tore through Artest's defense, drove into the lane from the left, grabbed the ball, and exploded upward. It was as if he had springs in his shoes.
He'd jumped at the same time as Bynum, but his whole body quickly rose half a head above him.
The next second,
Su Yan practically pressed down on Bynum's head and dunked all over him.
It was brutal and violent, but incredibly cool.
Then... Su Yan stopped Kobe's attack one-on-one on the defensive end.
The Lakers' possession came to nothing.
In fact, Kobe couldn't get the better of Su Yan, dealing a serious blow to the Lakers' morale.
That was the key.
Curry was breaking out, too. On offense, he brought even more firepower than Paul, and his playmaking wasn't bad either.
On the defensive end,
Curry's focus on the game and hunger for victory showed whenever he faced Paul's attacks.
He couldn't stop every possession.
But at least... Paul wouldn't have an easy time scoring.
George was the same.
He was only a rookie, and ordinarily, he wouldn't have been expected to perform particularly well on the NBA Finals stage.
The pressure might even have caused him to play worse and worse.
But tonight was different. George grew stronger in battle, and every defensive stop made him more fired up.
He also gave the Diamond Backcourt plenty of trouble.
The New York Three had all broken out, unleashing their fighting potential. They were no weaker than the Diamond Backcourt.
They were even the better side.
That put the Knicks back in the lead and left the Lakers in a difficult spot.
Time was flying by. If things continued like this, the Lakers would lose. There was no way back, no next game in which they could even the