On June 9, 1999, the New York Knicks returned to New York with their heads held high after winning a decisive victory against the Indiana Pacers. www.biquge.info In this game, Sprewell scored 29 points, and the young player Mo also played extremely well, with 21 points and 10 rebounds, our captain Alan Houston scored 19 points, "Big Mom" Johnson also scored 17 points, and Camby on the bench also played very well, grabbing 13 rebounds, including three frontcourt rebounds......

…… New York was in a rage and finished off the killer in a killer way. In the fourth quarter, the New York team slashed 36 points and directly suppressed the opponent, and the 96 rookie Xi Mo, who scored 14 points in a single quarter, played a decisive role. In fact, as early as the end of the third quarter, the big man, who also graduated from Georgetown, was already faintly about to dominate the game, and at the end of the third quarter, when Miller was threatening to end the game in the third quarter, the young lad stood up and gave Miller a slap in the face. It seems that it was also from this block that he led the Knicks' counterattack, and in the fourth quarter, he not only excelled in his individual offense, but also led the whole team, giving the opponent huge pressure on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the outstanding performance made the Knicks miraculously win this key battle.

His excellent play has given us a shadow of a great center in him, and although Ewing is not starting to show his dominance like other newcomers of the same period (Garnett, Duncan, Webb, etc.), I believe that he will soon become one of the new icons of New York......"

It was a New York newspaper report about yesterday's game, and it took up a lot of space. Mo Xi took this newspaper and read it for a long time, at first he read it throughout, and later, he only read the part about himself. The part about Mo Xi doesn't occupy a lot of space, about less than a tenth, but it makes Mo Xi read it many times, this is the first article about himself, not involving any other digressions, just his own performance on the court, which makes him feel very happy, there is a faint sense of glory, I want the world to know.

Mo Xi picked up the newspaper again, flipped to the part where he wrote his contents, with an uncontrollable smile on his face, and read it carefully twice, in fact, he could already memorize this part here. At this time, he thought, this is just a playoff game, but it is more important, and what kind of situation it will be if he wins the finals in the end.

Mo Xi not only recalled the days when he participated in the first high school competition, the scene of victory was unforgettable, the hormones of youth were everywhere, and the seventeen-year-old children were everywhere. Is it a hundredfold worse than that? But I don't know what Mo Xi suddenly thought of, and suddenly revealed a blush of mystery.

"Hehe, hehehehe."

The eerie laughter was even more abrupt in the bachelor apartment, and people couldn't help but shiver.

Mo Xi found a sportswear, hastily put it on his body, and slipped out of the house again. Rarely, this time it's not for training, it's just because, uh, um, happy. Anyway, the next game will be 27 hours away.

Mo Xi hadn't actually visited New York much, and for him, the only places he knew most about New York were the restaurant next to his apartment and the Knicks' training gym, except for the East Bamboo Pavilion in Brooklyn. Of course, there is another place that is quite familiar.

"Huh?"

“……”

"You ......"

"I never knew you were a Christian."

"I'm not, I just think it's quiet here, why are you here, aren't you recuperating from your injuries?"

“……”

Mo Xi is completely unclear Therefore, as the quietest place in Manhattan, and although the Trinity Church is already a semi-tourist attraction, it is also a Trinity church, and on the noisy Manhattan Island, it is also a different existence, although Mo Xi is not religious, but it is rare to find an inner peace here. It's just that he didn't expect to meet Ewing here.

Ewing stood up and faced the idol, leaving only Moxi's back and not answering Moxi's question.

In fact, there is no need to answer, Mo Xi looked at the tall figure in front of him, and he had already seen some fame. The two are similar in a way. Trinity Church is the first "Gothic Revival style" building in the United States, Ewing is the first traditional center in the United States after the 80s, Trinity Church looks out of place in noisy Manhattan, and Ewing is not the same in impetuous New York.

The tall Ewing is on top of the high dome, and the lines of Ewing at this time are still tough, but it is not difficult to find that there is a depression in it, as if he is a godfather of the underworld who is about to retire.

Ewing said slowly in his deep voice: "My first year of salary in New York was when I walked around Manhattan with my parents, and they liked it so much that I came here often. ”

After Ewing finished speaking, the two fell silent for a while.

The center is withdrawn, and this sentence is not just talk, the best big men in history, except for those few people, the vast majority are isolated people. Many people know about Abdul-Jabbar's popularity, Abdul-Jabbar has not been interviewed by reporters for three years, and he has not seen anyone except on the basketball court. It wasn't until a fire devastated his home that his collection of more than 2,000 beloved records was burned to the ground, and thousands of letters of condolence were sent to him by fans across the country, which moved Abdul-Jabbar and completely changed his isolated life to become a favorite and beloved star among his teammates, coaches, fans and friends.

Both in size and achievement, the center is lonely.

The two centre-forwards, who were also both isolated and widowed, stayed like this, even though they were close comrades-in-arms and alumni of the same lineage.

Eventually, Ewing broke the silence and said, "I watched the game, and yesterday you did well. ”

The silence was shattered with one sentence, and Mo Xi began to talk about the events that happened in the middle of the expedition to Indiana, such as Johnson's loss of $500 on the plane.

After listening to Mo Xi talk about the team's recent situation, Ewing said: "You are doing a good job, especially you, your progress is really fast, I think the future New York inside line, it is you and Camby, however, you must grasp it well this offseason, you and Camby's body is not excellent, you must strengthen the exercise, in addition, as a scoring center, your unstable mid-range shooting is also a problem, practice hard." ”

Mo Xi seemed to hear something else from Ewing's words, and asked, "You, you can't retire, are you?" ”

Ewing's perennial expressionless face suddenly showed a relieved smile, and said: "I'm 62 years old, I'm going to be 37 years old soon, my knee has been broken since the day I entered the league, not to mention the injury I'm suffering from now, I've been here for many years, I've been through a lot of things, I've seen a lot of people, it's time to leave." ”

Mo Xi was a little shocked, you know, this time the Knicks Finals are only one step away, he was a little overwhelmed, and said: "But, we are about to enter the Finals, and you are only 36 years old, even if you are 37 years old, you are Patrick Ewing, oh my God, I believe no one will want to believe that you will retire." Besides, you haven't won the championship yet. ”

Ewing was a little depressed and said: "It's because I don't have a ring, I already feel powerless, I can't do what I used to, in fact, if it weren't for seeing you, I would have wanted to play another season, but your growth has made me see new hope in New York." ”

Mo Xi was speechless for a while, and he became a sinner for Ewing's retirement?

Ewing continued: "You don't know New York yet, I'm out of place here, if it weren't for the victory, people wouldn't have been able to stand me a long time ago, as I get older, my competitive form declines, sooner or later I will break with New York, rather than that, it's better for me to leave early, and it can be regarded as a successful retirement." ”

Mo Xi didn't know what to say, because of the relationship between Mo Liyu, he had known the characteristics of New York and Los Angeles since he was a child, how could Mo Xi not know the Tao in it, but he still found it difficult to accept.

"Five years, five years at most, I'll win the championship, and then you'll only be 41 years old, so wait a few more years, okay?" Mo Xi didn't know where he got the courage to make a promise to Ewing. (Why, I always feel so weird, weird.) ）

Ewing was very angry and said, "What, do you want me to fight for another five years and stay for the elderly?" You're going to give me another five years as a substitute? ”

Mo Xiyi said rhetorically: "No, you come to replace me." ”

These words were sonorous and powerful, and for a while, Ewing was a little shocked.

After a while, Ewing left, leaving only a tall and straight figure and a long voice, "No, I only signed another 3+1 Bird clause." ”

Mo Xi smiled, turned around and sat down, looking at the idol in a daze, would the gods high above really hear the prayers of believers? Mo Xi believes that there is a god in this world, otherwise wouldn't it be too boring, but as a god, would he really care about the prayers of a mortal? The so-called miracles are still done by people.

By the time Mo Xi left, the sun had almost sunset below sea level, and only the illuminated red sea surface remained.

Mo Xi thought to himself: This is the sun, it will always set, but the next day there will be a new sun, according to Heraclitus, this sun will not be yesterday's sun.