Gan Guoyang passes the ball to Sabonis, Sabonis drives under the basket, fiercely attacks, but his layup is blocked by Mourning!
The Knicks launch a counterattack once again, Spree rushes forward like lightning, shakes off Kobe, passes Mu Lin, dives towards the basket and scores with ease!
The Trail Blazers call a timeout; unexpectedly, at the start of the first quarter, the Knicks caught the Trail Blazers off guard, prompting Bird to press the timeout button first.
The Knicks players are very excited, Jeff Van Gundy breathes a slight sigh of relief, it seems that his strategy for the opening was successful, now it's up to the Trail Blazers to see how they respond.
Bird makes personnel adjustments first, substituting Riddle for Chris Mullin to strengthen the confrontation against the outside defense.
The Knicks have exploited Mullin's defensive issues, they have backcourt dual guns, Kobe alone finds it tough to deal with them.
