Abubuwa masu kyau suna zuwa ga waɗanda suke jira—kuma suna jira na dogon lokaci. New York Knicks sun ci gasar NBA ta farko cikin shekaru 53 a ranar Asabar, inda suka sake yin wani abin ban sha'awa na dawowa a ƙarshen wasa don doke San Antonio Spurs.
Bayan kwana uku da suka ɗauki jagorancin 3-1 a gasar NBA Finals tare da mafi girman dawowa a tarihin finals a Madison Square Garden, Knicks sun rufe taken a hanya tare da wani nuni mai ban mamaki na juriya, suna mamakin Spurs a Frost Bank Center.
'Shi ne shi': Jalen Brunson mara tsayayya ya rufe bakin masu shakka yayin da Knicks suka ƙare fari na shekaru 53
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Spurs sun rasa jagorancin maki 16 kuma suka rushe a ƙarƙashin matsin lamba, suna rasa jerin ƙwallaye masu yuwuwa, yayin da matashin taurarinsu Victor Wembanyama ya yi gwagwarmaya a lokacin da ya fi muhimmanci. A halin yanzu, mai tsaron Knicks Jalen Brunson ya jagoranci ƙungiyarsa mara daidaito zuwa daukaka tare da wasa mai rinjaye, inda ya ci maki 45 a nasarar 94-90.
"Ban san abin da nake ji ba," in ji Brunson bayan wasan, yana yaƙi da hawaye. Daga baya aka ba shi suna NBA Finals MVP. "Ina mamaki kawai. Ban sani ba. Duk lokacin da wani ya ƙidaya mu, mun sami hanyar dawowa mu yi wani abu game da shi."
Knicks sun matsa zuwa gaɓar gasar a ranar Laraba lokacin da suka kawar da jagorancin maki 29 na Spurs tare da gagarumin tashin hankali a rabi na biyu, wanda aka rufe da wani laushi na nasara daga OG Anunoby da saura 1.2. Wannan nasarar 107-106 ta karkatar da jerin wasannin zuwa ga su, amma San Antonio ta fara da ƙarfi a gaban magidanta a ranar Asabar, kawai su bar wani babban jagoranci ya ɓace.
Duba hoto a cikin cikakken allo
Magoya bayan Knicks suna murna a Central Park bayan ƙungiyarsu ta rufe taken. Hoton: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
"Babu ainihin kalmomi da za su kwatanta abin da waɗannan mutanen suka yi—halin, yaƙi, juriya, halin rashin faɗi," in ji shugaban ƙungiyar Leon Rose. "Yana da ban mamaki. Gaskiya ban mamaki, tseren da suke yi."
Wannan jerin ya sami ƙimar sa mai kyau, gami da mafi girman masu kallo na TV don Wasan 4 tun 1998. Taurari sun haskaka a filin wasa da kuma a cikin kujeru—jerin shahararrun sunaye sun tafi Texas don wasan ranar Asabar, gami da Yarima Harry. Jerin ya kasance mai jan hankali da rudani, tare da yaƙe-yaƙe na kusa waɗanda a wasu lokuta ba su kasance haka ba, yayin da Mike Brown's Knicks ke ci gaba da tserewa daga ramuka masu zurfi. A halin yanzu, Mitch Johnson's Spurs sun kasance masu laifi don rashin cire igiyar tserewa daga hannu.
Farinciki da hargitsi sun mamaye birnin New York bayan Knicks sun ci taken NBA da aka daɗe ana nema – a cikin hotuna
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"Kowa ya san za mu yi shi," in ji Wembanyama ga manema labarai a ranar Juma'a. Magoya bayan da suke jira sun cika mashaya da wuraren kallo a New York ba su yarda ba, amma tauraro mai tsayi ya goyi bayan kalmominsa da aiki, aƙalla da farko. Duk da haka yayin da dare ya ci gaba, ya zama kamar ya gaji—ba karo na farko ba a cikin waɗannan finals. Yana da toshe biyar ƙasa da mintuna biyar a cikin kwata na biyu na wasan da ya yi kama da wasannin da suka gabata: farawar Spurs mai sauri sannan raguwa.
Cleveland Cavaliers, waɗanda suka doke Golden State Warriors a 2016, sun kasance ƙungiyar da ta dawo daga rashin 3-1 a finals. Matsalolin San Antonio sun zama kamar ana iya gyara su: matsalolin sarrafa wasa saboda rashin kwarewa da gajiya, maimakon rashin basira.
Spurs sun riƙe jagorancin maki goma a duk wasanni biyar kuma suka yi tsalle zuwa 18-8 a kwata na farko a ranar Asabar, tare da taimakon jujjuyawar New York akai-akai amma galibi saboda tsananin ƙarfi wanda ya bar baƙi suna haki kuma suna gwagwarmaya don samun hanyar wuce tsaro mai tsauri. Ya kasance 23-13 a ƙarshen kwata na farko, tare da Knicks suna harbi kawai 4 daga 22 daga filin.
Jagorancin ya girma zuwa maki 16 a tsakiyar kwata na biyu kafin motsi ya canza. Ko da yake Karl-Anthony Towns yana yin laifuffuka fiye da yadda yake cin maki—kuma a ƙarshe zai yi laifi—wani zafi na cin maki daga Brunson ya yanke jagorancin zuwa bakwai. Sai De'Aaron Fox ya zo, tare da "wasan wauta" mai tsada. A Wasan 4, an kira shi da wani abu mara hikima: laifi mai tsanani don tura Josh Hart, wanda ya kai ga mallakar maki biyar ga New York.
A rabin lokaci, Spurs sun kasance sama da maki biyar kawai. Wannan ya zama kamar jagoranci kaɗan, musamman ganin yadda suka kasance masu rinjaye yayin da New York ke gwagwarmaya don cin maki, kuma la'akari da tarihin su na raguwa a ƙarshen wasanni.
New York ta sami ɗan taimako daga benci, amma kwata na uku ya fara da tsauri. Dukansu ƙungiyoyi sun yi musayar kwando, kuma tashin hankali ya ƙaru. Brown da Brunson sun fusata cewa ba a kira laifi mai tsani na saukowa a kan Wembanyama ba bayan Brunson ya buga maki uku kuma ya sauka a kan idon sawunsa daga tuntuɓar. Wannan zai iya zama juyi a cikin jerin: Wembanyama ya riga yana da maki uku na laifi mai tsani a kansa kafin wasan, don haka ƙarin laifi ɗaya zai nufi dakatarwa ta atomatik na wasa ɗaya.
San Antonio ta gina jagorancin maki 15 a cikin kwata na uku, godiya ga maki tara kai tsaye daga matashin rookie Dylan Harper mai shekaru 20, wanda ya ƙare da maki 25. Amma Knicks sun yi yaƙi da sauri kuma suna da jagorancin maki bakwai kawai a shiga kwata na ƙarshe.
Yayin da Wembanyama ke gwagwarmaya don sarrafa wasan, Brunson ya kusan riƙe Knicks da kansa. Taron ya yi tsauri, yana tuna da rushewar Spurs a wasan da ya gabata. Kuma da kyakkyawan dalili: hazakar Brunson ta daidaita wasan da ƙasa da mintuna biyar. Ya ci maki 40 a kan layup, maki 10 kai tsaye na baƙi, sannan ya ba ƙungiyarsa jagoranci.
Knicks sun riƙe yayin da San Antonio ta zama mai matsananciyar buƙata da rashin tsabta, kuma suka yi iƙirarin taken na uku—na farko tun 1973. Ya tabbatar da cewa abin da ya fi muhimmanci ba yadda kuka fara ba ne, amma yadda kuka ƙare.
**Tambayoyi da Amsoshi**
**Tambayoyi na Matakin Farko**
**Q: Shin Knicks da gaske sun ci gasar NBA?**
A: E. New York Knicks sun doke San Antonio Spurs don cin taken NBA na farko tun 1973.
**Q: Wanene babban ɗan wasa na Knicks a wasan gasar?**
A: Jalen Brunson shi ne tauraro. Ya taka leda da kyau kuma shine babban dalilin da ya sa suka ci.
**Q: Shekaru nawa kenan tun da Knicks suka ci gasar?**
A: Shekaru 51 kenan. Taken su na ƙarshe shine a 1973.
**Q: Shin wannan shine taken farko na Knicks?**
A: A'a, shine taken na uku gabaɗaya. Sun ci a baya a 1970 da 1973.
**Tambayoyi na Matakin Tsaka-tsaki**
**Q: Yaya Jalen Brunson ya taka leda a wasan ƙarshe?**
A: Ya yi fice, yana cin maki da yawa tare da taimako mai mahimmanci da wasanni masu ƙarfi a ƙarshen wasan. Shi ne jagora a filin wasa.
**Q: Menene sakamakon ƙarshe na wasan gasar?**
A: Ba a ambaci sakamakon daidai ba, amma Knicks sun ci jerin ta hanyar doke Spurs a wasan da ya yanke shawara.
**Q: Wanene ya taka muhimmiyar rawa ga Knicks banda Brunson?**
A: Yayin da Brunson ya haskaka, ƙungiyar tallafi ta kasance mai mahimmanci. 'Yan wasa kamar Julius Randle da tsaron ƙungiyar sun tashi don ɗaukar harin Spurs.
**Q: Menene wannan nasara take nufi ga birnin New York?**
A: Babban biki ne. Birnin yana jiran taken NBA sama da shekaru hamsin, don haka kuzari da alfahari suna da ban mamaki ga magoya bayan Knicks.
**Tambayoyi na Matakin Ci Gaba**
**Q: Menene babban raunin Knicks da suka shawo kansa a wasannin share fage?**
A: Babban raunin su shine rashin daidaito na harbin maki uku da fari na cin maki. A finals, sun warware wannan ta hanyar zuwa layin free-throw da dogaro da wasan tsakiya na Brunson.
**Q: Yaya tsaron Knicks ya dakatar da harin Spurs?**
A: Sun yi amfani da tsaro mai tsauri da kuma toshe hanyoyin wucewa, suna tilasta Spurs yin kuskure da harbi marasa kyau. Sun kuma mayar da hankali kan rufe Wembanyama a lokuta masu mahimmanci.
