Chapter 101: New York's Expedition
The two largest cities in the United States, one is New York, one is Los Angeles, as the dream place in the minds of many young people, these two cities have many of the same characteristics, both cities are international metropolises, in these two cities, people are mixed, all kinds of people can be seen here, they both have one of the best harbors, in terms of economy, New York is slightly better than Los Angeles, and in terms of entertainment, Los Angeles with Hollywood naturally suppresses New York, in terms of education, these two cities are equally up, Los Angeles is home to the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California, and Pepperdine University, while New York is home to Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
So this kind of comparison, but also Los Angeles and New York have a bit of conflict, and obviously, through sports events to resolve all kinds of grievances is undoubtedly the best choice, which has created the entire major sports league, the more well-known rival city. The Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball), the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, the Los Angeles Galaxy (football) and the Los Angeles Kings (ice hockey), except for the Clippers, are all championship teams (embarrassing); In New York, the Knicks, the Yankees (baseball), the Giants (football) and the Rangers (ice hockey) are the teams.
All in all, whether it's New Yorkers or Angelenos, even those who don't care about basketball, at this moment, they want their cities to beat each other.
On the morning of the 6th, the New York Knicks traveled to Staples for Los Angeles.
On this day, for the first time, Mo Xi knew visually that there were so many people in New York. The number of people exceeded 10,000, and the Knicks came to the airport on the team bus, and along the way, the Knicks can be said to have enjoyed the treatment of the emperor, all the green lights all the way, two police motorcycles opened the road, and two police cars were followed by them, which is said to have been approved by Mayor Rudy Giulianite, after 911, New York really needs something exciting.
Along the way, many vehicles couldn't help but honk their horns after seeing the Knicks' bus, which made Mo Xi feel very excited. Marcus Camby was also very excited, and he couldn't help asking: "We were also in the finals last year, but why are we so poorly treated!" ā
Alan Houston took on the role of teaching puzzles, shaking his finger and saying, "Because a lot of New Yorkers didn't even know where San Antonio was at that time, and this was the New York championship after 911, of course, it means a lot." Houston paused for a moment and continued, "But again, you should know what that means. ā
As soon as Houston's voice fell, there was silence in the bus, does this need to be said, but isn't the expectation of this form of expression already very revealing? New York needs this champion! This championship is needed even more than the Knicks.
At this time, the heavy medicine was over, and it was time to take some tonic things, Johnson said on the side: "So as long as you win, there is nothing to worry about." Johnson's words drew a roll of the eye, but in fact, to some extent, this is not wrong, the current Lakers are very strong, but they are definitely not the kind of unbeatable existence. Johnson came with another dose of reassurance at this time and said: "What's more, Ewing is back." ā
Yes, that's right, Ewing was diagnosed and determined to be able to participate in the finals, but was limited to playing time, about twenty minutes, and in this case, Ewing was directly put on the bench by Van Gundy as a strategic weapon. Ewing's return can be said to be a temporary relief for the Knicks, although Ewing is still injured and has not returned to his heyday, but he can provide good low-post defensive ability, which is really good news for the team that has been facing O'Neal, Ewing in this state may not be able to prevent O'Neal, but at least he can be a good limit.
All the way to the airport, the Knicks were in the midst of being supported by a crowd of fans, and after arriving at the airport, although it was already June, the cool breeze in the New York morning was still cold enough, at least, to cool the Knicks' somewhat hot head.
Sitting on the plane, Mo Xi was still a little surprised, it was not the first time he had participated in the Finals, but this was the first time in such a state, maybe it was really when you learned more about it, the more you found out that you have to face, Mo Xi is still thinking about the game between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers he saw that day. O'Neal's offense is full of domineering spirit, and he is really a little unstoppable, can he, or the Knicks, really be able to block O'Neal's offense? Ewing, Camby, Johnson, Thomas, even Dudley and himself, which one can resist that giant?
Along the way, Mo Xi didn't say a word, he was a little delirious, and sometimes even he didn't know what he was thinking just now.
No matter how far the journey is, the Knicks' journey is over, which is very different from the imperial treatment in New York, and the Knicks came to Los Angeles with almost no general treatment, as if everyone had forgotten the Lakers and Knicks game, but in any case, at least the constant red lights and traffic jams along the way are still clearly telling the Knicks. Los Angeles knew they were coming.
However, these bastards of the Knicks, but few of them will care about these things, in Johnson's words, we are here to take away the victory, what you do to me I will take the victory away after all, you are worse to me, I just take it with peace of mind.
The Knicks came to Staples in the afternoon for a simple adaptation workout, but fortunately, there were no Lakers here, and the Knicks' interior line simply came here to do a few sets of shooting drills, and then everyone disappeared, of course, it can't be said to have disappeared, it's just that they all went to do another training together.
In the gym, all the interior lines of the Knicks are here, even Dudley and Andrew Lang, who can't play, are also squatting here, and the entire training room is full of the sweat of the muscle sticks, whether in the car or on the plane, how the Knicks are talking and laughing, but when they really have to face this current best center, the Knicks are still a little weak-hearted, even Ewing is like this, you know, Ewing is also old. The Knicks' interior players are silently sweating here, and this kind of training can not only relieve their pressure, but also allow them to adapt to high-intensity physical confrontations, which really kills two birds with one stone.
Tomorrow, it's the finals!