Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Tiger Must Have Fangs (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"Take it easy, Marbury isn't that scary at all. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Zach Randolph kept patting Zhou Zheng's shoulder to relax him before the game began.
No matter how bad his reputation is, he always plays a brother-like identity in front of Zhou Zheng, and although he occasionally instills some bad information, he never really wants to take Zhou Zheng to a nightclub. It's as if he was photographed at a famous striptease in New York last night, followed only by Miles and Telfair.
"Remember, you're not a general! you're the owner of the rose garden. ”
Before going on the court, McMillan yelled hard in Zhou Zheng's ear: "Come on, rookie!"
As Zhou was walking onto the court, there were some cheers at Madison Garden...... This is an unusual move. Since entering the NBA, I have only heard cheers in Los Angeles and Houston. And New York, it's not a parent.
Zhou Zheng was a little surprised.
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Although the 2005-2006 regular season has only been less than two months underway, the mood of New York fans has hit rock bottom, and they no longer have any expectations for the new season.
Before the start of the season, it was a different story.
Knicks fans at the time swore that the Knicks would definitely touch the championship trophy this season. Championship coach Larry Brown joined New York after signing a five-year, $50 million contract, and then CoatThomas traded for Richardson. It also has strong players such as Eddie Curry, Hardaway and Davis, plus the New York Sons and Crawford...... Even a fool knows what the Knicks want to do.
However, when the season began, they found that the gap between what they expected and what they were expecting was too great. Larry Brown couldn't repeat his magic, he couldn't hold the team together, and the style of play was still as loose as it was, if not worse.
Tensions between Stephen Marbury and him have also been in the news, with at least three exchanges in the media.
Each wants to stink each other's reputations, but in fact they are almost stinky now...... The New York media has never been a good man.
After a month and a half of the regular season, the Knicks are desperately rotten, but the attendance rate is still among the best in the league.
It's just that... Many fans are no longer just here for the home team, they are more willing to cheer for the away team, hoping to get involved with the visiting team's potential new stars or superstars.
Zhou Zheng and the Knicks have had a long history of scandals, and there were a lot of scandals before the draft. Isaiah Thomas has also expressed his affection for him in the media more than once.
Although the whole basketball community is now criticizing Zhou Zheng as an idol player, New York fans don't care about this at all. In their opinion, there is no point guard worse than Stephen Marbury...... The guy is simply not a point guard, and his obsession with offense makes Larry Brown despair.
Therefore, New York fans hope to give Zhou Zheng some goodwill in this way, so that he can think of the New York Knicks when he renews his contract next time.
New York fans are setting up a long-term situation.
"Honestly, I like some of your shaky moves. Before the game began, Stephen Marbury gave Zhou Zheng a hug and said frankly: "But, I have to clean you up tonight." ”
"After the game, I'll tell you a Chinese idiom. ”
This is Zhou Zheng's response.
Marbury was a little confused, but he quickly shook his head: I don't want to know any Chinese idioms, I just want to beat you all over the ground to find your teeth.
Drip!
The whistle blows and the game begins.
The Knicks have put on a lineup like Stephen Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Malikroos, Channing Frye and Eddie Curry, which is the seventh starting lineup made by Larry Brown this season, but everyone knows that as long as Stephen Marbury is still on the court, any changes he makes will be a change of soup.
The Trail Blazers' lineup is Ratliff, Zach Randolph, Darius Myers, Juan Dixon and Zhou Zheng.
Syllable!
The game began in earnest with Ratliff's half-line jump ball win over Eddie Curry.
Zhou Zheng didn't immediately fall into a heads-up with Stephen Marbury, he got to the front court to complete the block with Zach Randolph and assist him to shoot into the middle distance.
The routine is very simple, and the execution is very easy, because Eddie Curry has no defense at all.
Larry Brown was so angry that he yelled on the sidelines.
However, to no avail. Eddie Curry doesn't even like him... Everyone knows that this guy has lost control of the locker room.
Stephen Marbury and Zhou Zheng battled it out between the top ankle finishers, who spent sixteen seconds before opening the break and then making a pull-up jumper at the free-throw line...... Bang!
He didn't get off to a good start.
Instead, Zhou Zheng was beaten into a counterattack, and Zhou Zheng quickly broke through to the front court and assisted Outelo to soar into the sky!
The first two rounds of the tournament foreshadowed which way the scales would turn.
Stephen Marbury is an excellent defender with outstanding ability, and when he is willing to defend, he can even be called both offensive and defensive.
But when he doesn't want to pass the ball, then it's a disaster for the team.
Although he can also reach seven or eight assists per game. But anyone who watched the game knew how inefficient he was.
'We should trade him for the number 10. Larry Brown spoke to all Knicks fans on the bench: "That guy is the player who fits the Knicks' system best." ”
Isaiah Thomas raised his chin in silence. He believed in Marbury's Law very much, and when Marbury and Jason Kidd swapped owners, the Nets immediately entered the Finals twice. When he left Phoenix and Stephen Nash took over, the Suns quickly became regular-season champions.
If, Tiger swaps with him, according to this law. The Knicks can at least touch the floor.
Isaiah Thomas touched his chin and thought beautifully, and then he realized that this thing could only exist in his deep mind, and he couldn't do it at all.
The first half ended quickly, and the Trail Blazers, who were playing away, led by 16 points at 68:52.
Stephen Marbury was the Knicks' most eye-catching player, scoring 21 points.
Zhou Zheng, who was opposite him, scored only two points, but his assists have broken the rookie record, cutting 15 times in the half.
Although Marbury vowed before the game that he would teach Zhou Zheng a lesson, however, everyone who watched the game knew that he was the loser tonight, and Zhou Zheng taught him an assist lesson as a leader.
"Tiger, you've got to step up your offense, don't always pass the basketball to me. Zach Randolph said uncharacteristically in the locker room: "In the second half, I'll cover for you a lot, you try to shoot!
When Randolph said this, the old guys were terrified, and Ruben Patterson even thought that Randolph had been kicked in the head by a donkey...... This guy is willing to give up the ball?
"Hey, Zach. Is the end of the world coming? Can't you wait to squander your possessions along with your right to sell?" said Charles Smith teasingly.
"you. I'm not the same now. Zach Randolph patted his chest and said imposingly: "I want to be a winning player, Tiger will be the key to opening the door to victory, he must grow up as soon as possible." ”
Zach Randolph's words surprised the coaching team, they didn't expect Randolph to have such an awareness.
"Tiger is such a breath of fresh air, he has washed away the filthy soul of Randolph. Williams whispered to Hankscourt next to him.
The defensive coach nodded approvingly, then added, "It would be nice if he was willing to make his defensive aggressiveness a little bit higher." ”
Scott's words turned into a poke, and at the start of the second half, Zach Randolph immediately threw himself into a frantic defense.
He ceded the ball to Zhou Zheng, while he was entangled with Eddy Curry in the penalty area.
His hard defense led the Trail Blazers' offense, and although Zhou Zheng's shooting percentage was not high, but... The score gap is widening further.
However, just while waiting for garbage time to arrive, the unexpected happened.
While defending Jerome James, Zach Randolph was hit the knee, and his fat body immediately fell, and in the process of falling, he accidentally twisted the ankle of his left foot.
When he lay in the Nix's forbidden area and howled in pain, Zhou Zheng's heart immediately crumbled.
It was the last thing he wanted to see.
This 'villain' is his best friend in Portland.
The team doctor quickly came up to make a preliminary diagnosis, and they confirmed that Zach Randolph needed to go to the hospital for further diagnosis, and judging by their expressions, the situation was not optimistic at all.
Zhou Zheng and Darius carried him onto a stretcher, and then Zhou Zheng pushed him out of the court.
"There's a good chance I'll be away for a long time. Randolph grabbed Zhou Zheng's hand tightly before being pushed into the ambulance: "Don't care about the record, you have to be selfish and strengthen your projection quickly." ”
"It's time to knock your baby teeth out. Tigers must have fangs. ”
…… (To be continued.) )