Chapter Twenty-Seven: The People Who Drink the Wine of Victory

New York's New Wonder

The End of the World? Nicks Say No

"The Second Black Eight of the Alliance"

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This time, Mo Xi finally knows what New York is like as the economic and media center of the United States. After the Knicks created the second Black Eight in the history of the league www.biquge.info all the well-known media in New York almost immediately called for editors to reprint the newspaper that night, trying to quickly share the news with the citizens of New Yorkers who did not know it.

Because of these, Mo Xi and others almost didn't catch the plane, because at the press conference after the game, the reporters who heard the news were about to eat Van Gundy, and they all wanted to get first-hand interview information, even substitute players like Mo Xi were blocked, people still have a lot of curiosity about this big man who came out quietly, you must know that before that, people's understanding of Oriental people was only in the "boring" sport of table tennis.

Mo Xi was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, he felt more tired than facing Mo Ning on the field, and he squeezed out while dealing with the reporter in his mouth.

"You played a number of successful defenses against Mourning today, do you think the team's victory was due to your defense?"

"You have great back-to-back skills, but it seems like you don't have a lot of shots because the coach doesn't trust you? Or do your teammates not trust you? ”

"You were a big weak man a month ago, what made you change so much, Chinesekofu?"

Those who can come to interview Mo Xi are either tabloids that are not worth mentioning, or they are newspapers that look at Mo Xi's good bullying and evil intentions, and there are not many local newspapers in New York at all.

After a high-intensity game, Mo Xi was already exhausted, and almost fell down at the touch of a casual person. Mo Xi's face is impatient, in the United States, citizens can refuse such media interviews, but the point is, these guys are too annoying.

The cold words of "get out of the way" made these reporters stunned, and they all flashed a way.

I saw Spreville walking over with his bag, throwing it to Mo Xi, and said with a smile: "Hey, rookie, you forgot my bag." After saying that, he broke out first.

Mo Xi smiled, it is natural for a rookie to give the old ball ruffian a bag, and these reporters estimate that no one dares to stop the "madman" of Spreville, and sure enough, he should still have a good temper in this league.

On the way to the airport, the Knicks' bus was full of cheerful atmosphere, everyone was tired, but everyone was so happy that it was okay to feel as if it was okay not to sleep for ten days, even Van Gundy, who usually did not smile, was also smiling.

On the plane, Sprewell didn't forget to joke about Mo Xi being blocked by reporters, but Houston made a serious suggestion: "It's time for you to change agents." ”

Johnson understood what Houston meant, and said: "This agent of yours doesn't seem to be of any level, and has been throwing you aside, obviously not making any plans for you, or not taking a fancy to you at all, no matter what, you should consider a new one." ”

Mo Xi thought about it and hesitated a little, but it is true that when Mo Xi had the most negative news, he didn't even come forward for Mo Xi. But all of this will probably have to wait until the end of the season.

Fearing the presence of overcrowded fans, the Knicks left after the game, but it was already midnight in New York, and everyone dragged their tired bodies back to their respective residences.

Back in the apartment, Mo Xi suddenly felt a little insomnia, this was his first playoff game, first series, and first memorable series victory, which made him feel a lot of emotion. From May 8 to 16, these nine days, plus the week of special training that Ewing had given him, almost seemed to him to have broken out of a cocoon and become a butterfly, like a dream.

Mo Xi couldn't lie down anymore, so he put on a piece of clothing and walked out.

New York is quiet in the middle of the night, maybe it would be better in Manhattan.

Mo Xi has always disliked cars, even if he has a driver's license, he is reluctant to drive, so he walks on foot and walks the streets of New York.

The hazy light creates a dreamlike color, which makes people feel so unreal, Mo Xi suddenly heard bursts of cheers and clinking glasses around him, it turned out that unconsciously, he had come to the "bar street" known as the fan paradise, the bars here are very distinctive, not everyone is allowed to enter, it is clear and clear, the south is the Rangers, the northwest is the giants, the east is the Yankees, the northeast is the Knicks, in many cases, You have to prove that you're a fan of this team to get in.

Now, the place that belongs to the Knicks is jubilant, you know, not long ago, they were still gloomy.

Mo Xi also wanted to go in and mess around with them, but thinking that he had vowed not to drink again, and that it would be a game with the Eagles in more than ten hours, Mo Xi finally shrugged and left.

Mo Xi felt that at such a great moment, he had to cheer and do something to celebrate, so he ......

He came to the training gym.

As a gym rat who entered the arena late, Mo Xi still got a gym key. Alone, Mo Xi started a new day of training in the empty stadium.

What he didn't expect was that there were also two people in the screening room at the other end of the court who didn't sleep at this time.

"Tom, what do you think?"

'It's your player, it doesn't matter what I think.

It turned out that the two outrageous workaholic coaches didn't even rest, hiding in a small dark room to study new tactics.

"The next Eagles are not easy to play, Mutombo is too strong, he can limit the play of our entire team of interior players alone. Not to mention that after this injury, Ewing's form is difficult to return to. Van Gundy said thoughtfully.

Thibodeau received: "But our outside line is much better. ”

Van Gundy said: "Houston and Spreville? There's only one Steve Smith on the other side, and it's a good option for us to have two shots at the back, but it's not enough, the Eagles are a pure team team, Wilkens can win the game even if he gives him five grandmothers, we need to build more advantages. ”

Thibodeau hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, I think you can give him a chance, just like you did to me." ”

Thibodeau was poached by Van Gundy and given the latter full trust.

Van Gundy thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, he's not at the point where he can have his own set of tactics, he's still too young and not stable enough. ”

In a sense, Van Gundy was a pure "academic" who was best known for transferring from Yale to a junior college for college before becoming an assistant coach at Pat Riley, and he also had a high degree himself. But these also caused another problem for him, he was well-prepared, but lacked decision-making, like Carlo Ancelotti in basketball, but without a championship.

Suddenly, Van Gundy had an idea and said: "You can also do a little bit of work on the inside, you know, we also have a lot of insiders, Dudley can play tomorrow's game, and we have a lot more insiders than the other side." Foul tactics, when the time comes, we will exchange the quantity of the inside line for the quality of the opponent, make a feint performance on the inside, and actually open up the situation on the outside. ”

Thibodeau added for him: "In that case, Houston and Sprewell have to be suppressed in the first half and it's better to let them explode in one breath in the second half and not give the Hawks room to react." ”

Van Gundy nodded, and said: "If that's the case, we really have to devise a few small tactics for the inside, it seems that I want to retract what I just said." ”

Van Gundy had a rare humor, and Thibodeau also smiled, it seems that opportunities are not only reserved for those who are prepared, but also for those who are lucky.

Tonight's New York is destined to have a lot of insomnia, and they are drinking the wine of victory in different ways.