Chapter 22: A Short Break
The Knicks experienced a lot of ups and downs at home and finally relied on tenacious fighting spirit to defeat the incoming Bucks, but Rao was so, and failed to block the media's ridicule, many media seized on Van Gundy's command and tactical arrangements to write about it, and even Ward and Charles, who were completely suppressed by Cassal, were constantly brought out to talk about things. www.biquge.info In the league, it is estimated that New York is the only place where the local media in the home city has been so mercilessly exposed by the local media in the home city.
Of course, this is not the whole story, but there are also a few that have made detailed and objective reports. The biggest contributors to this game are undoubtedly two people, Mo Xi and Sprewell.
Mo Xi slaughtered all sides in the last game, bullying the Bucks without a similar inside, and directly cut a career-high score of 23 points, plus 7 rebounds and 3 assists; Sprewell, on the other hand, changed the course of the game by killing Casal at the most crucial moment, and although he was eventually sent off by Johnson, no one will ignore Sprewell's contribution before that. However, even these more Knicks-leaning media can't change the fact that the Knicks are a team that has hoarded a lot of interior lines, but they have always lost in rebounding, even in the face of the Bucks, only Camby in the entire Knicks has a qualified performance in rebounding, he has 14 rebounds alone, more than a third of the entire team.
However, after living in New York for a long time, the Knicks players naturally know that even if you win the championship here, these media will still chatter in your ear until you go to the grave, and they may have nothing to do to pull you out and whip you, so the Knicks players have two styles in facing the media, one is like Johnson who laughs and scolds, has no scruples, and shows himself generously, and the other is Ewing who resolutely does not cooperate and loves to dribble.
Mo Xi, who obviously belongs to the latter type, is in the training gym at the moment, and his last game is undoubtedly the best game he has played so far, but at the same time, as those media say, he looks like a forward, a guard, just not like a center, because of his poor rebounding ability.
Thanks to yesterday's victory over the Bucks, Van Gundy gave the team a day off to make a slight adjustment, and there were only a few staff members left in the entire training hall except for Mo Xi, even if Mo Xi wanted to increase his rebounding training, he could not get effective support, so he had to carry out some other training.
Mo Xi arrived very early in the morning, but today seems to be not destined to be a good day for training, about nine o'clock, the Knicks training hall ushered in a beautiful and extraordinary temperament Oriental woman, she smiled and greeted every staff she met on the road, and everyone seemed to be very familiar with her, they greeted her, and it could be seen that her popularity was very good.
"Hey, it's a pity, you're really practicing again." Greeting with a smile, where will it be someone else, it is naturally Mo Xi's mother, Mo Li Fish.
Hearing this, the corners of Mo Xi's mouth twitched, and he looked back at Mo Liyu and said, "You know, I hate that title." "Mo Liyu has never given Mo Xi an English name, so Mo Xi's name often undergoes some strange changes in the mouths of Westerners, for example, when he was in elementary school, Mo Xi was nicknamed "PrincessSissy" because he was too beautiful.
Mo Liyu snatched the basketball from Mo Xi's hand, threw it aside, and said to Mo Xi: "I heard that you are resting today and specially going back to New York to see you, do you treat me like this?" ”
Mo Xi was a little hesitant, he didn't dare to look at Mo Liyu, lowered his head, and said glutinously: "Actually, I still want to train." ”
Although Mo Xi's voice was very small, it was still heard by Mo Liyu, who showed a bright smile and said, "Do you know why Mr. Van Gundy let you rest today, it is because he doesn't want you to train today, and, most importantly, I want you to go shopping with me. ”
Accompanying a woman to go shopping, no matter when, is an absolutely scary thing. Mo Xi's face was a little pale, but when he turned his head, he glanced down at his mother, who was only up to his chest, and still gave in, and he said, "Okay, okay, wait for me to clean up and change my clothes." ”
Half an hour later, Mo Xi walked out of the training hall behind Mo Liyu, thinking of a little brother with a bag.
As the economic center of the United States, New York, his most prosperous and wealthy place is undoubtedly Manhattan Island, where there is naturally no shortage of various luxury stores, and the merry fish skillfully sweeps between the stores. At this time, the United States was in a period of very serious racial discrimination, but Mo Liyu was sweeping here, but he did not meet the forced pretending incident of being slapped in the face after the clerk who liked to see him looked down on people, and Mo Xi could only follow behind him with boredom, carrying large bags of things.
When Mo Liyu felt that she was still unsatisfied, Mo Xi forcibly stopped her, and the two found a nearby restaurant to take a break by the way.
Mo Liyu was a little dissatisfied, and said, "How can you stop a lady from buying her beloved things?" ”
Mo Xi pouted. glanced at the chair next to him, there were things that Moli Yu bought, but in fact, there were only a few pieces, Moli Yu always had a very high vision in this regard, and rarely made a move, but she would never be soft when she met someone she really liked, which also led to her possibly having to walk for a day.
Mo Xi looked around boredly, the bet he made in Detroit still didn't work out in the end, according to Houston's current salary, if they were invited to eat at such a big hotel, it would probably be enough to sell themselves directly to the Knicks for their entire career. Of course, at the moment, Mo Xi did not know that Houston would soon sign a big contract that shocked the entire league.
Many of the people who eat here are people who come here to shop like Mo Xi and them, three or three, and a few of them recognize Mo Xi, no way, even if Mo Xi is sitting here, his outstanding height is enough for him to see the mountains at a glance, and naturally it is enough for everyone to see him.
At this time, a ten-year-old fluffy blonde girl walked up to Mo Xi with a red face holding a notebook.
Mo Xi smiled and looked at the child in front of him, Mo Xi treats the media with one attitude, and treats the fans with another attitude, even if it is not a Knicks fan, in Mo Xi's opinion, it is cuter than the media.
The little girl raised her head and said to Mo Xi, "Hello, Mo, you played really well yesterday, my name is Taylor Swift, can you sign me?" ”
The Moli fish on the side seemed to have heard something magical, and a sip of coffee accidentally flowed out, and hurriedly continued to pick things to hide his embarrassment.
Mo Xi didn't know why, but she still smiled and signed her notebook for Taylor, and said to the other party: "So, you also came to New York to accompany your mother to shop?" ”
Taylor said proudly, "No, I just won a karaoke contest, and this is my reward." ”
Mo Xi has some respect, there is no mistake is respect, Mo Xi, who was born with a single voice, always has a sincere admiration for those who sing well, he said: "Then you are really good, I will never sing." ”
After signing, the little girl seemed to have something to say, hesitated and didn't want to leave, Mo Xi politely asked, "What, do you have anything else?" ”
In the United States, at least when you enjoy your private space, the fans will still give the players a lot of space.
Taylor plucked up the courage and said, "Actually, I wrote a novel, how about I give you one?" The little girl took out a book from her pocket, the title of which was neatly printed on it, "The Monster in My Closet."
Mo Xi did not refuse, he could see that this little girl's current actions had paid a lot of courage, he took the book, and said: "Thank you, I like to read books very much, and it is very interesting to read this title." ”
The little girl blushed again, bowed her head and thanked her, said something intrusive, and ran back to her mother.
Mo Xi and Mo Liyu watched the little girl snuggled in her mother's arms with two completely different mentalities, stunned.
Mo Liyu looked at Mo Xi and said, "Ten years later, you are only in your early thirties, and there is still a chance." ”
Mo Xi looked helpless, his mother's thinking was too out-of-the-box, and he said, "Hey, I have a girlfriend now." ”
Hearing this, Moliyu closed his mouth and stopped talking, waiting for the meal.
Mo Xi didn't know why, it seemed that her mother was not very optimistic about Ding Xiaowei, but she didn't say why, which made Mo Xi have a headache.
Since Mo Xi received training in Seattle during the holidays, Mo Xi has more control over his diet, because the amount of training today is obviously not in place, and the food Mo Xi ordered is not very high-calorie chicken or anything.
While the two were resting, Mo Xi glanced around again, and asked Mo Liyu, "Mom." What do I mean to you? Mo Xi didn't know why he asked that, maybe he saw the happy environment around him and felt something.
At this time, Mo Liyu smiled faintly, as if she only bent the corners of her mouth, but she looked better than usual, she held her chin, played with the decorations on the drink cup and said, "Why did you suddenly remember to ask this, you, of course, are a gift from God." ”
Under the noon sun, the mother and son of the Mo family sat in the open-air restaurant and smiled happily. There is no Hollywood script, no league schedule, just mom and son, and God's gift to them