Chapter Twenty-Seven: Fake Superstar Ink
Soon, this report on Murphy will usher in a moment of testing, after the Bulls, the Knicks will face the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to the description in the article, the Timberwolves happen to be the type of team against Murphy.
A blue-collar center who rushes to grab rebounds, a big forward with strong offensive ability in the basket, and the weakness that Camby is not outstanding in terms of physical fitness, has been completely analyzed and the Knicks have fallen into disadvantage inside.
The Timberwolves put together a total of fourteen frontcourt rebounds, and Mo Xi, who has never been so good at rebounding protection, bore the brunt.
At the critical moment of the game, the Timberwolves decisively formed a small misalignment on the inside, the fourth and fifth were misplaced, and KG was misplaced to hold the ball and play a single pity.
Although KG is a rookie in '95, he is also a sensational high school rookie, and after six or seven seasons, his strength can be said to be at a very golden peak.
KG handled the ball very decisively, he didn't even give Mo Xi time to step forward to defend, jumped out a step to catch the ball, and then turned around, flung his right foot, faced the basket, held the ball in front of him with both hands, just in front of his neck, and opened his arms to reveal a row of white Sensen's teeth, and the two sharp tiger teeth flashed with a breathtaking light.
Mo Xi pounced forward, fast, but also cautious, but KG has a lot of offensive means, whether it is a mid-range jumper or a breakthrough throw, KG has a very high scoring efficiency.
Mo Xi swooped forward like this, bringing a gust of wind, at the same time, Mo Xi's brain was running rapidly, Mo Xi took a big risk forward, at this time it was more like a game of basketball IQ and judgment, and the confrontation between body and skill was much less.
Mo regrets this pounce, his feet are unstable, he needs to choose immediately, judge whether KG will choose to jump directly or break through, the former he needs to use the residual strength of this vertical to jump directly to block, and the latter, he needs to stand up immediately, move laterally at any time, block KG.
Garnett, after all, is the attacker, has the upper hand, and his idea is much simpler than Mo Xi's forward-looking style of playing, putting the ball in the basket and winning the game.
Garnett took a long step on his legs, started from Moxi's right hand, and walked up the line to the basket. Garnett Mai is on his right foot, and the second step is to follow, directly blocking Mo Xi with his own back.
Mo Xi's reaction was a little untimely at this time, he paused for a moment, and then turned around and chased after Garnett, and at the same time secretly exerted himself in his chest, intending to squeeze Garnett out.
It's just that Garnett looks a little thin, but in fact, Garnett's strength is not bad, after feeling the power coming from behind him, Garnett instantly judged Mo Xi's position, and after carrying the first wave of impact of Mo Xi, like a loach, he "rubbed" a small counterattack on Mo Xi's body, so that he couldn't move forward, and then directly raised his long arm, flashed Mo Xi, and continued to rush forward.
Camby stepped forward to make up for the defense, but KG saw someone coming forward, so he jumped directly on the spot, stretched out his slender arm, and threw the ball high up. Garnett's breakaway throw is arguably one of the most difficult means in the league to defend, and his difficulty in defending is purely due to height. Garnett himself is a seven-foot-long man, and his arm span is excellent, and with Garnett's amazing anti-sky jump, his throwing is almost an unsolvable offensive tool.
Although Camby can be regarded as a jumping man, the gap between him and Garnett is not to be calculated. Garnett easily hit the ball over Camby's head.
As a result, because of Moxi's poor defense, the Knicks were overtaken by the Timberwolves in the last two minutes, and they never turned over after that.
The Knicks' opening three-game winning streak was ended, and Mo Xi seemed to have really been hit by that report, and various weaknesses were magnified countless times in such an environment.
The situation is similar to that of a few days ago, and Mo Xi has become the darling of the media again, but this time the wind does not seem to be in the right direction.
A day later, the Knicks played against the Pacers, and New York lost again, and this time Mo Xi became the target of public criticism again, not because of his bad performance, but because Mo Xi did not perform "well" enough as the leader of the team, with 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists but six turnovers. Good enough and not good enough, Mo Xi continued to be bombarded.
For a while, Mo Xi was a little skeptical about life.
Mo Xi has always been the kind of person who holds all his words in his heart, and he is ridiculed and criticized by the media like this, Mo Xi still chooses to be silent, but he is still a little uncomfortable in his heart.
At this time, it was Iverson who brought a different answer to Mo Xi: "You actually feel distressed about these things, my God, are you from Georgetown, and what is Georgetown's creed?"
Never trust the media!
There are always people who want to harm me!
Don't care what others say!
You see, you've done all three, what else is there to say?
Lao Tie, it's not me talking about you, you're still too young, the first time you were praised as a team leader, you don't know how to walk, when did the people of Georgetown learn to read the newspaper? Besides, who doesn't have any shortcomings, I just can't shoot three-pointers, uh, maybe the defense is almost good, but so what! I'm Alan Iverson, I'm the top scorer!
Have you forgotten about your Finals with the Lakers? I don't remember how O'Neal boasted about himself, I think everything has its reasons, and with my current strength, if I shoot 80% from the free-throw line, don't you think it's terrifying? So my terrible free throws made me look more approachable, and if I had the same shooting percentage as Reggie Miller, would I have to talk nonsense with you guys? Don't I look like a fairy?
I think he's right, if my threes are as accurate as my twos, and I can defend like Gary Payton, how can anyone else play? ”
Iverson's series of words made Mo Xi dizzy and moved, and Mo Xi couldn't help but joke: "Your two-point shooting rate is not high." ”
There was a burst of angry scolding on the other side of the phone. Iverson didn't expect that his well-intentioned phone call would be despised.
Mo Xi is still very happy, receiving such a consolation from Iverson, it is true that he seems to have swelled a lot recently, and he is a little carried away, who can do it with a mask and no shortcomings? Even the leader of Joe back then was remembered for the lowest score in the history of the three-point contest, not to mention the evaluation of Iverson's classics back then.
"This kid is the only one who is more alone than me!"
"No, he's more passers than you used to be!"
Everyone inevitably has their own fragile side, but some people are too powerful, so that people can only watch, just watch, and can't do anything.
Mo Xi still has a long way to go as the leader of the team, but fortunately, these people in the Knicks can be regarded as veterans of the New York Knicks family, and Mo Xi does not need to do anything.
Whether the Knicks' chariot is a classic or a classic old muscle car depends on their next journey