Chapter 66: Marbury in Excitement
No matter what the outside world says about Isaiah Thomas, no matter how much media criticizes the Knicks for their chaotic management, at least Stephen? Marbury's heart was full of excitement, he was finally going back to New York, finally to the place he had dreamed of. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
So Marbury is now full of gratitude to Isaiah Thomas, full of gratitude to the management of New York, and although he hasn't played a single game with the team, Marbury feels that he is the guy New York is waiting for, and New York has been waiting for him.
Coming to the Madison Square Garden Stadium, Liu Han felt both strange and familiar, he had also played here, and he had also made the fans in New York silent or amazed for him, and now he came here again, Liu Han felt that the venue here has not changed much, but the fans have a sense of impetuousness.
Director Spike with a Knicks cap on his head? Lee sat in his fixed seat and writhed his ass, this short black man is a die-hard fan of the Knicks, Spike has been following the Knicks since Ewing was a Knicks, and he is now worried about the future of the team, but also worried about this game, the lazy yellow man on the court who warms up makes Spike? Lee felt inexplicably irritable, he had also cheered for Liu Han to lead the Lakers to defeat Jordan's Bulls, but at the same time he felt sorry that his favorite team did not have such a player, but now he is more worried, worried that the Knicks will become a legendary background today.
The atmosphere of the Knicks' practice is very good, at least the players are not without communication, although Marbury has just come to the team, but he is in a good mental state, frequently interacting with his teammates, and looks a bit like the boss of a team.
As the referee tosses the ball high in the center circle, the game officially begins.
"African Mountain" Mutombo jumped ball easily defeated Nowitzki, although Mutombo is not outstanding in bounce, and he is old, but after all, his height is there, and he has many years of game experience, these are not ordinary people can compare, he can be at the top of the block list, which proves that he has a very good grasp of timing.
Alan? Houston grabbed the ball from Mutombo and handed it to Marbury to advance to the frontcourt, and the Knicks' offense unfolded.
The Mavericks put on a joint defensive formation to attack the Knicks, but they didn't expect Marbury to hit a three-point shot after relying on Mutombo's cover to avoid Allen McGee's defense.
The Knicks' tactics don't seem to be open at all, or the Knicks' tactics are as simple and straightforward as that.
Marbury hit a three-pointer, his first goal for the Knicks, which made him extremely excited, and it also excited the Knicks fans in attendance, and the "Sons of New York" were born to play for New York.
The Knicks' offense is concise and clear, and the Mavericks are even more unreasonable, since the opponent's three-point move, the Mavericks are naturally three-point to return to the opponent.
Liu Han met Knicks Allan after dribbling to the frontcourt? Houston's defense, and then Liu Han dribbled to attract the bag and distribute the ball to Odom on the periphery, the Knicks rotated only to make up for Odom, but Odom had a return pass to Liu Han, at this time Liu Han was only Hardaway around him to defend, and he directly ignored the opponent's three-point shot.
The Knicks are not very good at defense now, and only Mutombo is a pure defensive player in the team's lineup, and everyone else is a strong offensive and weak type, and it is obviously impossible to use these people to defend the Mavericks' offense.
However, what the Mavericks players and Nelson didn't expect was that the Knicks, who seemed to have no tactical ideas and their own offensive routines, played extremely sharp today, Marbury is worthy of his title of 96 golden generation genius point guard, although he has only joined the team for a short time, and today is the first official game with the team, but he has already shown his super strength, Allen McGee has no good way to limit his breakthrough and passing when defending Marbury, plus Alan Houston's hand is bursting today, The Mavericks couldn't stop the Knicks' offense for a while.
Marbury has been described by the media as a "lone wolf" in recent years, an overly selfish defender, only thinking about himself, not others, but in fact, this is not the case, Marbury is very arrogant, but he is not unable to pass, he just does not want to pass the ball to people he doesn't like, and now back in New York, Marbury naturally wants to contribute to New York, facing the Mavericks in the first game, Marbury hopes to show his strength with a victory.
The Mavericks can't prevent the Knicks' offense, and the Knicks certainly can't prevent the Mavericks' offense, although it is a back-to-back game away from home, but the state of the Mavericks players has not been greatly affected, and the Knicks' offensive finishes are mainly focused on Marbury and Allan? Compared to Houston, the Mavericks have blossomed more, with Nowitzki, Odom, and even Jamison all scoring three-pointers.
Halfway through the first quarter, the Mavericks and the Knicks were tied at 16, and the shooting percentages of both sides were amazingly high, with the Mavericks shooting rate about 5 out of 5, and the Knicks even reaching 60 percent.
The fans in New York were hooked on the excitement of the game, Spike? Lee stood up directly from the sidelines to watch the game, fortunately he wasn't tall, otherwise the fans behind him might have beaten him, but at Madison Square Garden, don't know Spike? Lee doesn't have many fans.
The Knicks are getting more and more excited, and Marbury is doing his best to manage the team's offense today, and Nelson has to replace veteran Allen McGee with Josh Howard to defend Marbury.
However, Nelson underestimated Marbury today, and maybe in the past Marbury did not show his full strength, but today he showed 100% of himself.
As soon as Josh Howard came on the court, he was shaken to the ground by Marbury in a direct face-to-face one-on-one, and Marbury's super-large body front disguised movement made Josh Howard's positive attitude become a laughing stock, and he was dangled to the ground by Marbury, and the fans of the entire stadium were amazed.
Marbury, who passed Howard, has reached the highest momentum, he dribbled the ball directly into the Mavericks penalty area, Liu Han came from the side to make up the defense, but Marbury had already risen in three steps, and Liu Han could only try his best to jump and block.
Marbury leaned on Liu Han's body and pulled the ball into the air with his hand, and also caused Liu Han's foul, and the entire Madison court was boiling, in their opinion, this is Marbury defeated the current league's first Liu Han.