Chapter 575
"I'm okay!" Alan Houston's answer was always succinct.
Billups gave a thumbs up.
Van Gundy also knew what Lamar was playing with off the pitch, and he was happy to see it happen.
Anyway, Van Gundy didn't plan to let the players work as hard as they did when they played the South Korean team, and let Wang Zhizhi, who is still a novice to the Knicks, familiarize himself with the team's tactics, which is not unacceptable, as long as you don't overturn in the gutter and lose the game!
Van Gundy shook his head with a wry smile with a tactical board - the Knicks really don't have a guy who makes himself worry-free, even the always steady Billups has been taken by Lamar!
The game on the field is still going on, although Wang Zhizhi's strength can be said to be a gap between heaven and earth compared with a super inside line like Shaq, but compared with these Japanese inside players in front of him, Wang Zhizhi's advantage is still very obvious.
In addition, Wang Zhizhi is surrounded by Dampoter, the NBA's No. 1 defensive center, and there are passing masters like Billups and Lamar who keep delivering ammunition. For a time, Wang Zhizhi was like a fish in water on the inside line of the Japanese team, killing all sides, and only scored a team-high 22 points in the first half of the 15-minute game.
"Well done! Like, look at the Japanese fans, haha! They're all scared of you. Maybe after today you will be their nightmare and will never forget it. ”
When I was training, I was still praising Japan's good Dampoter, but as soon as I got on the field, I completely changed someone. It's as if the Japanese team at this time is his father's killer!
Although Haitians are not paranoid like Lamar, they are influenced by Lamar, and their concentration on the game can definitely make many old fritters who have been in the NBA for many years embarrassed.
Although Wang Zhizhi scored the highest score in the team, he himself knew what the reason was. So he still smiled very reservedly, and it was really difficult for him from the army to make people see that kind of smug look on his face: "If it wasn't for you to help me, I wouldn't have been able to get so many points." ”
"Haha, Wang! You Chinese are good everywhere, but sometimes you are too modest! Compared to you, Koreans, who are also Asians, are arrogant to ignorant!" Billups shrugged his shoulders and glanced at Lamar as he spoke.
"If that big hippopotamus in South Korea had scored so many points, maybe we could all see cows flying in the sky by now!" Sean Battier's accidental interjection instantly detonated the Knicks' locker room.
"Hahaha!"
Looking at the way the big guy smiled forward and backwards, especially the vivid imitation of the big hippopotamus on the playing field, Lamar, who has always been cold-faced, couldn't help laughing.
Van Gundy didn't mind the players being too relaxed, after all, the Japanese team is really far behind right now: "Okay, guys! I know you played well in the first half. But remember, we can't waste all our energy on such an opponent. The regular season is just around the corner, and our first game is against the Dallas Mavericks, who have risen rapidly in recent years. Wang Zhizhi, you should be familiar with this team, you were selected by Don Nelson in the first place. ”ad_250_left();
"Their boss, Mr. Kuban, is said to have made cruel remarks to the media, saying that he wants us to see the strength of the strong team in the west, and he believes that it is absolutely impossible to reach the division finals in the west with our strength. We must use our strength to let them know what ignorance and misfortune are that come from the mouth!"
"So after the start of the second half, everyone except Wang Zhizhi played a little more leisurely for me! Remember to give the ball to Wang Zhizhi and let him teach those Japanese a lesson. ”
"Yes!
"Don't worry, King, go all out to attack, go and blow up their talents, and we'll take care of the rest." ”
Although Wang Zhizhi has not been on the team for a long time, because of Wang Zhizhi's modest personality, every Knicks player who has been in contact with Wang Zhizhi likes this new Chinese big man very much. In addition, the team's boss Lamar and head coach Van Gundy have successively spoken out in support, and they are naturally willing to help Wang Zhizhi become the hero of the game.
Although Wang Zhizhi didn't say it, he was still very grateful to his teammates for their trust.
Originally, the Japanese players didn't care too much about winning or losing this game, and they had no hope of winning. The biggest purpose of participating in this game is to feel the strength of the top teams in the NBA, and then exchange jerseys with the Knicks players after the game, and if you are lucky, you may be able to show your face in front of the Knicks head coach.
But now it's different, and they can allow the big names in the NBA to do things over their heads. After all, a top team like the Knicks is not qualified for sparring.
But the current situation is that it is a Chinese who they despise from their hearts, and this is a serious damage to their self-esteem.
Angry is angry, but the Japanese team members have no way to deal with Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi's strength is already much stronger than that of Japanese players, and his teammates around him are too luxurious. The Japanese team just wants to find a way to contain Wang Zhizhi and have no chance to save face in front of the fans.
By the halfway point of the second half, the gap between the two sides had been stretched to 36 points. Although the Knicks did not defend as tightly as South Korea, and the Japanese team also got a lot of opportunities, the difference in strength between the two sides was there.
And so far in the whole game, the brightest star on the court is undoubtedly Wang Zhizhi, who has 32 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. The inside line of the Japanese team was bullied by Wang Zhizhi.
However, Wang Zhizhi has achieved such results, and he himself has paid a lot. The desperate efforts on the field at all costs made Wang Zhizhi's physical fitness, which was not excellent, have problems.
Although most of the time, Wang Zhizhi basically focuses on offense, and a lot of it is pretentious when defending. However, the Japanese team's encirclement and interception of Wang Zhizhi, and the defense of the package still made Wang Zhizhi consume a lot.
So by the time there were three minutes left in the game, the Knicks' on-court lineup began to become the Knicks' standard starting five.
As soon as the fans at the scene saw that Wang Zhizhi had gone down, their narrow national pride was also satisfied.
At this time, Lamar led the Knicks to start last season, and the game that Japanese fans were expecting finally came. So the fans in the stands were all excited like chickens, cheering for the Knicks hoarsely, as for the host Japanese national team, they had long been left behind.
To set the mood, Lamar waved his hand: "Fight! Knicks!"
The Knicks players were stunned for a moment, and then instinctively shouted, "Fight! Knicks!" "Guys, show these Japanese what the NBA level is, and let them tremble under our feet!"
Lamar shouted loudly, and there were many fans at the scene who understood English. But instead of disgusted by the Knicks' behavior, they felt a sense of honor!
They feel that the Knicks are doing this out of respect for them, and the Japanese team is no match for the Knicks at all, and the Knicks must be doing this for the sake of their lovely fans. Some Japanese fans made up for a while, and then swore that they talked about their speculations with the fans around them.
As a result, in the eyes of Japanese fans, such behavior of the Knicks has become a matter of course, and only the strong will do it! Only a superstar like Lamar can say such domineering words!
In this way, the eyes of Japanese fans looking at Lamar looked even more in awe.
Lamar heard the cheers of the crowd, turned to Houston behind him, and said, "Man, do you see? That's what people in this country need! They like to be ravaged by the strong." ”
Houston held back the nausea in his heart and squeezed his fist hard: "These guys are really a bunch of unreasonable perverts. I'll fulfill their masochistic wishes. ”
As soon as he came up, Houston announced his existence with a tomahawk after a change of direction breakthrough, and after landing, he didn't forget to show off his biceps to the Japanese fans in the stands.
For a moment, the Japanese fans in the stadium cheered and shouted even more joyfully! It seemed that it was a great joy for them to see their own players being ravaged on the field.
The performance of the Japanese national team surprised the Knicks even more, as they seemed to have given up on defense. Every time a Knicks player rushes to the blue, the player who was originally guarding the basket will silently retreat.
It seems that these Japanese players are standing on the court to watch their NBA superstars perform. Even after the performance, the players of these national teams will burst into admiration!
"What a strange people! They don't seem to know what a sense of honor is!" Dampott's previous good feelings for Japan are now gone.
Haitians have small brains that can't understand what these people on the other side are thinking, they don't seem to care about winning or losing!
"Is there any need to fight this game? Are we competing against a bunch of wooden stakes? I think I'm a clown!" Sean Battier couldn't help but complain after a breakthrough dunk, "Damn! Are these dwarves insulting us?"
Looking at Sean Battier's angry look, Lamar walked over and said a little funny: "Didn't we play very well in this game! ”
"Lamar, are you kidding? Is this a win interesting?"
"Okay, Shaun, you know, it's not a regular season, it's not a playoffs, it's not even a summer league!