Sun Yi, who rested at the end of the first quarter, returned to the court two minutes into the second quarter. D'Antoni originally wanted to give his favorite players a little more rest, but the poor performance of the rotation lineup allowed the Thunder to quickly close the difference.

With the rest of the main point guard Watson, Westbrook, who was crazy about iron in the first quarter, came to the No. 1 position. In the face of Jaric's absent-minded defense, he finally found his form. He hit three goals in a row, which also made his stats look a lot better. He scored 8 points on 4-of-8 shooting.

"Russell, that's the end of your show." Although I have known Westbrook for more than three years, today is the first real confrontation between Sun Yi and the other party.

"We'll see." The long-awaited Thunder newcomer to this moment is ready to surprise the other party with his performance on the court. Of course, he does have the strength to do that.

The Chinese guy who attacked with the ball was surprised to find that the skinny Long Beach guy who used to be in the ULCA interview had grown up over the past few years and was completely beyond his own understanding. Especially in terms of physical fitness, the opponent's extremely explosive power is not lost to himself, and the Knicks rookie is still slightly inferior in the competition of strength.

Sun Yi failed to get rid of the opponent's entanglement several times, and he had no choice but to pass the ball to his teammates. While D'Antoni acquiesced to the Knicks' right to shoot freely, it was all based on a high scoring efficiency. If it wasn't for a very good opportunity, he had to force his shot, and he didn't have to talk to the manager, and his teammates alone wouldn't want to.

With most of the home team's main players still resting off the court, Harrington became the only Knicks player with active offensive ability other than Sun Yi.

Of course, if this season plays a consistent David. Lee is on the floor, even if Milicic is there for a good game and a bad game, the Knicks' No. 8 player will not choose to pass the ball to the team's cancer player. For that kind of overly self-oriented way of playing, Sun Yi hates it from the bottom of his heart.

Bang! Harrington, who received the ball and shot directly, continued his usual style of play. It's just that in 95 years champion Joe. Smith interfered and shot wide of the basket.

The ball bounced high and made the Thunder's penalty area a mess......

When everyone was desperately scrambling for this rebound, a guy wearing the Thunder's No. 0 jersey suddenly came out of the crowd.

With the help of the huge inertia after the run-up, the scrappy Westbrook unexpectedly grabbed the backcourt rebound. When he got the ball, he rushed towards the opponent's half of the court almost as soon as he landed.

Because this guy is so fast, many Knicks players don't have time to react and can only watch the opponent kill their own basket......

Holy! This kid learns from me! This is Sun Yi's first reaction after seeing the opponent counterattack with the ball.

Without much hesitation, the Knicks' No. 8 player took advantage of his speed to occupy the top spot first. But instead of standing there like a normal player, he slowed down slightly and stepped sideways into the box.

When Westbrook, who was attacking at high speed, just entered the three-point line, he immediately pressed his body against the opponent. Although Sun Yi's strength is slightly worse than that of the opponent, he has been on the move, and he has well dissipated the impact of the Thunder's No. 0 player, and gradually slowed down the opponent.

Westbrook, who is extremely confident in his physical fitness, is a little surprised that his opponent is so fast, but he still runs over the Knicks' basket like an unstoppable armored combat vehicle.

Well? The Long Beach guy, who broke through the pressure and dropped sharply, keenly spotted this very good layup opportunity. As his opponent was pushed away by himself, he directly used a small throw technique that he had used countless times in training.

This shooting technique is a very popular attack style for many small European guards, and surprise is its characteristic, and Navarro, nicknamed 'Bomb', the Spanish men's basketball scoring guard, is a representative of this type of technique.

Westbrook's small toss is very stretchy and natural, and it is clear that some effort has been put in. Following the inertia of the body's jump, the moment the ball comes out of his hand, his fingertips are gently flicked.

When the Thunder's No. 0 player made this shooting move, many veteran fans will have the feeling that this goal must be scored.

……

Just as Westbrook was about to hit this 9-in-10 shot, he said 'How does it feel?' To return the provocation of the other party. Yes, it's a provocation, at least that's what he thinks.

Suddenly, in the path of the ball's flight, a large slender hand appeared without warning.

Syllable! A crisp cap sound. Let the Long Beach guys who are close at hand hear it clearly! This, how is this possible? I've already leaned him away!

Although Sun Yi's strength is slightly inferior to that of his opponent, he is really not so vulnerable. He took the initiative to drop back because he needed more room to jump to defend the opponent's basket. If you keep hanging on the other side, then the Chinese guy, who does not have an advantage in strength, will be difficult to effectively interfere with Westbrook's breakthrough.

Gerrard, who had just returned to his own half. Green, lucky enough to pick up this defensive rebound.

"Gerald, over here."

When a familiar voice reached Green's ears, he saw Sun Yi speeding up towards the opponent's half. Because Westbrook, who had eaten hot pot, had not yet recovered from his composure, the Knicks' No. 8 player was unmarked at this time.

Golden opportunity!

Green's passing was very tacit and brought a little advance, and Sun Yi didn't have to slow down at all when he got the ball. In fact, even if the speed has slowed down, the 4th pick rookie of the Thunder team who is in a daze is still far away.

Smack! Sun Yi, who dribbled twice in stride, opened his bow and arrowed directly half a step outside the three-point line at the top of the arc. I saw the ball with a high and fast arc, crashing headlong into the center of the net!

Knicks fans, who have been in a state of excitement, were completely provoked by the passionate performance of the Chinese rookie.

Airplanes......!

Shriek! Applause! Appreciation! Wow! …… Converge in the sky over Mecca, the mecca of basketball.

Thunder coach P.J. Callesimo sitting on the court had an expression that he couldn't bear to witness. Covering his face with his hands, he was considering whether to replace the young rookie that general manager Presti values very much to calm down.

31-26, the home team temporarily pulled the score away.

"Kevin, Nick, Jeff ready to play!" Callesimo, known as the 'bad swing coach', did not replace the Thunder rookie with the main point guard Watson for the too direct style of play out of consideration for the sake of protecting the player's self-confidence.

After a dead goal, both teams changed their main line-ups at the same time.

Westbrook, who got a block, was obviously a lot more low-key in the next game, and he put all his energy on Sun Yi's close defense. This change has made the Thunder better and better.

On the Knicks' side, except for this year's Tanhua Show, which can occasionally hit some extremely difficult shots, the other team members feel extremely bad. David. Both Lee and Milicic had disgraceful performances of blue misses.

The anxious mustache on the sidelines could only shake his head and smile bitterly after seeing this rare situation. What the hell!

When the players returned to the locker room to rest, the scoreboard over the Madison Square Square Arena showed the score at 52-44, with the visitors in front of the home team behind.

Richardson, the captain of the team with a depressed face, came to his Chinese teammates who were changing their jerseys and said loudly in front of everyone: "Sun, I hope you can take more responsibility in the second half of the game." ”

When BIGQ said this, his eyes were on the rest of his teammates. "Today's situation is rare, but it's not unheard of before." Richardson's words refer to the inexplicable disappearance of teammates' hands.

"But I'm sure this will come to an end and hopefully you'll help the team survive until everyone gets back to normal." Many Knicks players nodded in agreement after hearing BIGQ's words. After all, they don't want to lose to the team with the worst record in the league right now.

"Okay, I'll do my best!" Rarely refusing is the virtue of Oriental players, and the courage to take responsibility is the biggest change since Sun Yi came to the United States.

After the first two quarters, the Knicks' No. 8 rookie had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. And his good friend Durant finally caught up before the end of the first half and scored 21 points. Westbrook, who played the entire second quarter, did not achieve much on offense, and his scoring statistics were still 8. But he successfully restrained Sun Yi, who scored 18 points in the first quarter.

After the start of the second half of the game, facing Watson, the starting point guard of the Thunder team who returned to the court, the Chinese teenager of the Knicks turned on the killing mode.

The high desire to attack and the shooting touch of being in great shape allowed Sun Yi to score 11 points in a row in just four minutes. Break through the layup 2+1, turn and lean back drift projection, and block and break down jump shot......

55 to 58! The home team is 3 points behind!

Every time the Chinese guy scored, the corners of the Thunder's coach Callesimo shivered. In desperation, he had to redeploy Westbrook, who played well in the second half of the second quarter.

With Chandler desperately entangled in this quarter, Durant has only scored two points on 1-of-4 shooting. When he saw his teammate from Long Beach standing on the sideline waiting to play, he felt a sense of conflict.

If this guy with a lot of physical fitness can shoot less in the game and focus more on defense and organization. Durant even believes that the combination of him and Westbrook may not be able to win the O'Brien Trophy one day.

But is he really willing to do that?

The answer, of course, is no. If Westbrook had done that, he wouldn't have been a top-five superstar in the league on another plane.

The Thunder rookie's thought at this time is, since you can't hold on to the lead you once had, then let me save you bunch of shit!

The personal heroism that many Americans love is especially evident in this guy who grew up in Los Angeles.

When Westbrook returned to the court, he immediately showed a strong desire to perform. He first grabbed the rebound in the hands of his teammate Collison and then launched a fast break on his own.

This time, he was very smart and lucky against the defense of the Knicks' No. 8 player.

The opponent's bloody cap in the first half made the Thunder rookie much more cautious about his attacking choices.

Westbrook, who advanced to a step outside the three-point line with the ball, found that the opponent was still shrinking into the penalty area, and immediately made a three-point shot.

Bang! The lower arc allowed the ball to collide four or five times in the basket before falling into the white net pocket!

61 to 55! The visitors opened up again.

"Dude! You can't stop the all-powerful Russell! ”

The other party's arrogant demeanor and provocative tone made Sun Yi first surprised, and then angry. Chinese youngsters, who rarely take the initiative to speak in the game, will only joke and ridicule their opponents after meeting acquaintances.

Sun Yi, who thought that the relationship between the two was good, did not expect the other party to come to such a show.

'Well, hopefully at the end of the game, you won't cry and faint in the dressing room.'

The two of them were arguing on the field, and the whole process happened to be fully captured by the camera lens on the sidelines. Soon, under the analysis of lip experts, the conversation between the two was accurately interpreted.

Ha ha! As soon as the news broke, many media reporters on the sidelines were already thinking about the post-match press conference. Of course, they will definitely prepare at least two versions of the question!

In the face of the opponent's provocation, hitting the opponent's head is the best response.

When all his teammates pulled away, Sun Yi, who was already enraged, was calmly observing the opponent's defensive holes.

Syllable! Chirping! Syllable! Chirping!

The Knicks' No. 8 player changed the direction of the dribble in two consecutive extremely large crotch, making Westbrook, who was focused on defense, like a big enemy. He didn't make a rash move, but kept an arm's length from the other party.

Although the opponent did not eat his feints, Sun Yi was not surprised, but directly began to accelerate to break through from the right side.

Syllable! Chirping!

The Knicks Chinese player, who was advancing at a high speed, suddenly made an emergency stop and stepped back to dribble.

Ha ha! It's not so easy to think about me!

The Long Beach guy, who has already seen through the opponent's offensive intentions, will definitely not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime defensive opportunity to repay the humiliation that the opponent gave him in the first half.

When Sun Yi almost held the ball in both hands, Westbrook finally picked up his somewhat reserved pace.

When a basketball player is not at the same level as his IQ and body, he often does something ridiculous.

For example, the Thunder's No. 0 player at this time.

Just after Sun Yi made the illusion of holding the ball in both hands, Westbrook, who wanted to be ashamed, jumped up in an instant like a spring man.

Enjoying countless stares in the air, he didn't wait for his opponent's shot, but waited for a loud laugh from the sidelines. By the time the Thunder rookie finally figured out what was going on, his former friend had hit a mid-range jumper that was unattended.

"You seem to have been imitating my way of playing, but this one is hard to learn with your IQ!" When the Chinese player's fluttering voice reached Westbrook's ears, he felt like a clown, standing naked in front of more than 20,000 spectators.

Anger can make people full of motivation, or it can make people lose their minds in an instant!

Let's wait and see how the 'Divine Turtle' will behave in a state of rage! (To be continued.) )