Chapter 195: Back on the road

The question of Keller's All-Star Game qualification has finally come to an end, and in the end, Stern's wishful thinking did not sound, but instead got a brain-dead name. Read on your phone, update it synchronously! {-} And Keller also accepted it when he saw it, nodded and promised to attend this year's All-Star Game, after all, it is still a period of guilt, and there is no need for him to further worsen his already stiff relationship with the league. But Keller is not a winter melon cabbage, he did not hesitate to refuse the league's request for him to participate in the skills competition, three-point competition, and slam dunk competition, in his opinion, winning those titles is meaningless at all, not to mention that he also doesn't want to always be in front of his teammates, Capono thinks about the title of the three-point contest champion is about to lose sleep, and Howard has hit the slam dunk contest twice in a row and is about to become a piece of the heart of this unlucky child

Keller's matter came to an end, and the Knicks also got back on the road, the previous loss to the Lakers did not have much impact on the Knicks, after all, the current team is due to bans, injuries, and incomplete lineups, and there is a big gap in strength compared with the Lakers, and they have tried their best, and they have not given up for four quarters of the competition with the Lakers, although they still lost to the Lakers by 8 points in the end, but it can also be called a defeat.

The loss to the Lakers at home also ended the Knicks' January journey, and the February schedule that began immediately after was not too dense because of the All-Star Game, which also gave the Knicks, who were limited by physical problems, a respite.

On February 1st, the Knicks went north to Charlotte to challenge the Bobcats, and the Bobcats' record this season is still not much better, and they are currently ranked thirteenth in the East, basically there is no hope for the playoffs, but the Bobcats don't want to start messing up and down like this, to compete for the lottery jackpot, even if they lose, they have to let the opponent know that they are not easy to bully.

As a result, the Knicks, who just hit the muzzle, almost fell victim to their cat's claws, and Jermeika Okafor played a rare high level in recent years in this game, and when he competed with Howard under the basket, it was really Chamberlain's life, McGee's resurrection, and it also made people understand why in the rookie season of the two, the league would award the best rookie to Okafor instead of Howard.

Although Howard has been in the Knicks in recent years and has become one of the league's first-line stars, but Okafor has been stagnant and a little far behind because of a series of injuries, but the rising Elvis still let people see his strength, only in the first quarter of the game, he relied on the basket to get ten points on Howard's head, and beat the old champion to a disgraced face.

In the second quarter of the game, the demonic beast that was scolded by Thomas began to exert its strength, and as soon as it came up, it knocked Okafor into the air, turned around and slammed a dunk with both hands to announce that he was possessed by the gods, and the active skill points were bonus. But soon Okafor showed Howard what it means to be depressed and depressed. Seeing that his strength and footwork were not dominant under the basket, Okafor began to shift his position, and his moves were not only offensive under the basket, but also his mid-range shooting touch was quite good, which is why he was the favorite to shoot before Howard in the draft.

"Huh"

"Huh"

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The basketball drilled into the basket vigorously, and Okafor's shooting points were many, so that Howard was at a loss at all, and seeing that he couldn't prevent it, Howard simply acted on the offensive end, and as a result, the two of them completed the mutual explosion of the opponent after a quarter of the game.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two monsters who were almost exhausted in the first half were replaced by their respective head coaches, sitting on the sidelines panting and sticking out their tongues, and the difference in the overall strength of the two sides at this time was also reflected.

Seeing that Howard was in the way, he was kicked down by Thomas, and the Knicks' group of mad dogs suddenly showed their sharp claws and took over the game in an instant. Although the Bobcats also have a group of elite generals such as Pirate Captain Jackson, Gerard Wallace, and Raymond Felton, Larry Brown's methods are indeed outdated, and such a group of guys with eyes above the top can't be pinched together, and they play on the court in their own way, and they were hit by the Knicks' mad dogs in just five minutes with a 12:0 shockwave.

By the time Okafor replenished his energy and re-appeared, the overall situation on the court had been decided, and Thomas also accepted it when he saw it, replacing the main player, but Larry Brown didn't want to admit defeat like this, and put on an attitude of imitating a Korean Go player, even if he lost, he would not admit it, and left the main force on the court, but the momentum had been lost, and it was impossible for the Bobcats to save the defeat

In the end, the Knicks got a victory on the road, and continued to press the Celtics under him to secure the first place in the East, after the victory over the Bobcats, the Knicks also got a day off, during which Howard and Keller went to Los Angeles together, and filmed the promotional poster for this year's All-Star Game, Keller also saw the big shark O'Neal on the set, after a year of absence, the big shark returned to the stage of the All-Star Game, O'Neal smiled very happily, as for the little grudge between Keller, after the two met, they also disappeared in a smile

On February 3rd, the Knicks went on their journey again, this time their destination was Orlando, to challenge the Magic team led by SF3, because of Keller, a little butterfly, flapped its wings, so that history changed, and lost the treasure of the town team of Warcraft Howard, the Magic team really fell into a super bad team that has been bullied, and their win rate has not exceeded 30% for three consecutive seasons , but what is surprising is that they didn't even draw a champion lottery when they drew the draft lottery, and it was really declining to the home, when the holy hand helped the Rockets draw the champion lottery, Francis, who won the Chinese little giant Yao Ming in one fell swoop, probably used up all his good luck, and his luck for three consecutive seasons can only be described as smelly.

And such a force from top to bottom has no morale, The fighting spirit of the team game, the Knicks up and down also regarded this trip to Orlando as a travel and leisure, and they only showed their grandeur at the beginning of the game, but the performance of the Magic team can only be described as disappointing, as the team boss Francis did not travel his responsibilities at all, he only cared about scoring on the court, and did not care about other things, while the other players of the Magic who lost their leadership were a little flustered, and no one integrated them together, resulting in the result that the Magic was scattered under the powerful attack of the Knicks, and instantly became a plate of loose sand。

Victory is no doubt, seeing that the game has entered garbage time, Thomas also began to replace the bench players on the court, looking for form, as a witness to the glory days of the Magic, Hardaway left the Magic team for more than ten years, back to this familiar place, but things are wrong, this is no longer the battlefield of the Bulls dynasty led by Jordan, and now this Magic team is no longer the championship team he and O'Neal led.

Even in the face of his old club, Hardaway did not relent, a three-point shot, making the audience feel as if they had gone back in time, as if they had returned to that glorious era, and everyone spontaneously stood up and applauded Hardaway after being stunned.

Hardaway looked at the fans cheering for him, and the corners of his eyes were a little sour, it was not his intention to leave the Magic at the beginning, and now that he has returned, he has become the enemy of the Magic.

Waving his hand to the surrounding stands, Hardaway returned to the fray, and to the cheers of the fans, Hardaway went from strength to strength, scoring 17 points in just thirteen minutes from the stand, proving to the people what it means to be immortal.

After the game, Hardaway was also brought to the press conference by Thomas, and the local media reporters in Orlando felt very uncomfortable watching this former hero of the Magic team now come back wearing the jersey of another team and win against their team.

"How does it feel to be back in Orlando again?"

Hardaway smiled, he was prepared for such a question, and as an old man, he would not be asked such a question: "It's really nice to be back in the city again, but the current Orlando Magic team is too new to me, and I must say that I feel very disappointed in my juniors, they don't have the courage to win, and they play on the court is also muddy, I really don't want to see the Magic team become what it is now." Of course I'm a Knicks player now, I'm fighting for this team and I'm going to make my dream come true on this team, and all I can say is good luck to the Magic."

No one knows if Hardaway's blessing can make the Magic team reinvigorate, maybe even Hardaway himself will forget this game after a while, the past is over after all, no matter how nostalgic it is, people always have to look forward

Leaving Orlando, the Knicks rushed to Los Angeles to challenge the city's old two, and since the Lakers re-emerged this season, the team has returned to this awkward position.

In this game, the Knicks didn't give the opponent too many chances at all, especially on the inside, Brand, who had just returned from injury, was completely blown up in the competition with Howard, and other positions were also fully controlled by the Nixsk, even the German Kaman, who was very powerful in the last meeting between the two teams, was the same, and after being slapped a few big hats by Howard and Aldridge one after another, the handsome German disappeared.

After the victory over the Clippers, the Knicks have won three in a row, but they are only just getting started on their future journey

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