In the '90s, the Pacers and Knicks were old rivals, and they often met in the playoffs. Compared to the glitzy "Big Apple", Indianapolis is a small and inconspicuous town. Because of this, the arrogant New Yorkers gave the matchup between the two teams a discriminatory title -- "Hillbilly VS Knicks."

At the time, the Pacers' iconic player Reggie. Miller disliked New York and listed them as opponents he had to beat.

"New Yorkers are so self-righteous, they think we're no match for them at all. They felt that they were far better than us, and that we were just a bunch of kids growing up in the country. I can't accept that, so I'm going to prove it to them. ”

In 1994, before the start of the Knicks-Pacers series, Reggie Brown. Miller said.

At that moment, a New Yorker stepped forward and lashed out at Reggie. Miller's remarks, "Reggie is rotten, and his sister Shelly is rotten." The Miller family will never be able to establish themselves on the professional basketball court. The only thing that the hillbillies could do was to have a good time with their mouths. ”

The man's remarks were very crude and unceremonious. And the man who attacked Miller was neither a Knicks player nor a local New York reporter. Rather, a film director of great prestige and a die-hard fan of the New York Knicks, Spike. Plum!

Spike. Lee, in addition to having a good achievement in film. In the basketball circle, he is also a well-known figure, a "living fossil" level Knicks fan.

Lee has been watching football since he was 8 years old, and although he is now over the age of six, he has never stopped during the period. He learned from Monroe, Reed, Bernard. Along the way, the Golden Age has experienced and witnessed the two championships of the Knicks in the 70s, Ewing, Oakley's New York gangsters in the 90s, and Alan Brown. Houston Short Dagger Kill and Finals were Ling Chi, "Lone Wolf" Stephen. Marbury's tragic and comic farce, the inspirational storm of "Lin Madness" until now Anthony, . Smith's outburst

Spike. Lee's nearly half-century history of watching football is also completely a history of blood and tears of the New York Knicks. The team's wins and losses, grievances and hatreds are all melted into his shallow to deep wrinkles and black to white beard.

Therefore, as the famous Hollywood movie star Jack . Nicholson is to the Staples Center. Spike. Lee has a high status in Madison Garden, he not only has an exclusive VIP seat, but is even ridiculed as a mascot and becomes a member of the Knicks!

The word "Spike" means spike in English. The name is lined with character, Spike. Li He is indeed like a spike, both sharp and stubborn.

The characteristics of New York fans are most obvious in him, usually he looks like Sven, but once he meets a sworn enemy or is stimulated by the other party, his hideous face will appear. Whoever you are, Spike. Li inevitably kills with mean, sharp, rough and ugly language, and often ends up with the other party being speechless and hearty. With such a clever tongue and a variety of bickering records, Spike. Li's "status in the rivers and lakes" is also extremely stable.

In the 90s, Spike. Lee & Reggie. Miller's feud is just one of the classic cases. In fact, there are countless people with whom he has had a war of words. He didn't let go of the league's superstars, bench players, referees, and even players from his own home team.

And this time, Chris. Paul's remarks after winning the All-Star Game MVP undoubtedly stimulated the pain points of this black director and Knicks die-hard fan. Combined with what Henson did in New York not long ago, the No. 1 troll in New York officially aimed his gun at Henson, a Chinese coach who is also not easy to mess with. Joe!

"Coach Henson and his players did play well in the first half of the season, but they seem to have forgotten one thing – there are 82 games in the NBA regular season. Until 82 games are played, no one knows what fate they will face. Not to mention, to lift the O'Brien Cup. Coach Henson and Chris. Paul has to be thankful that their first game after the All-Star break was against the New York Knicks. Because, the Knicks who are on the right track will let them experience the cruelty of the second half of the season! ”

Henson read a newspaper about Spike. Lee's news is full of anger and restlessness.

"You've got a big troll this time, Henson." Vogel teased.

"Come on, just a film director. He wouldn't really think that all half-people could dictate the game of basketball. Let's go, guys, we're going to get the guys off for the weekend moving. ”

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Since the flight from New York to Indianapolis doesn't take long, only two hours, the Knicks decided to leave early tomorrow morning. Today, the players are training in Madison Square Garden.

But the media in New York are not so calm. Most of them had already arrived in Indianapolis ahead of schedule.

Although the game between New York and the Knicks was because of Spike. Lee's relationship has been hyped by the outside world, although Chris. Paul was very excited. But Henson himself didn't make any special adjustments in training.

Indeed, the Knicks have a good season with Anthony and . I also played my best. But in Henson's view, it won't be difficult to defeat the Knicks. As he previously assessed, it won't be easy to beat the Knicks, but it won't be too difficult either.

First of all, New York has too few offensive points, and it can be said that the whole team is only Anthony and . Can be used as an attack starting point. So as long as you can rotate the time will be. This nerve knife locks up, and Anthony will fall into a situation of being alone again.

By Chandler? By Kidd? By Champota? Come on, these guys aren't the kind of players who can use their points to kill the game.

Second, when it comes to rebounding, Henson doesn't think the aging Chandler can control the box. This season, due to frequent injuries, Knicks coach Mike . With no way out, Woodson tried to put Anthony on the top of the four. But instead of being unsuitable, Anthony played a leading scorer at the No. 4 position.

But what about Anthony's control of rebounding? I'm afraid it's not that solid. And Tyson. No matter how good Chandler is, he only has two hands. Henson believes that as long as they can dominate the frontcourt rebounding and give the team plenty of secondary offensive opportunities, the Knicks will have nothing to do.

So, Henson is really not arrogant at times. The reason why he dares to be "arrogant" is because he has such capital.

But Henson believes the Pacers can win, Knicks fans and reporters don't. Plus Spike. Lee, a big troll, fanned the flames, giving New York fans and reporters an instant enigmatic confidence.

So today, during the media session between practice, a flood of New York media poured in, asking a lot of questions that Henson thought was incredibly stupid.

"What are your thoughts on tomorrow's game? Take a look at the Pacers' record this season and figure it out for yourself. This game has not yet started, but it is already in our orbit. In the face of a crowd of New York media from afar, Henson was unceremonious. Since he is the public enemy of New York, he must do his best to play this role well.

Henson's words are not good, but they are not rough. Although the Knicks are currently ranked third in the East, they don't look much worse than the first place in the East. But in fact, the Knicks' current 32-18 record is very different from the Pacers' 49-4.

As soon as Henson said this, the memory came to their senses. Such arrogant remarks are really in line with Henson's consistent character, and it also makes reporters want to start fighting him.

"The New York Knicks are third in the East this season, Mr. Henson ......"

"Yes, third in the East, so what?" Henson aggressively asked rhetorically, "Tell Spike. Lee, tell him not to come to Indianapolis tomorrow to watch the game. Because, both he and the Knicks will die here. I'll be like Reggie in the 90s. Miller like that, put Spike. Lee and the Knicks are cleanly disposed of! I said, the race is already in my track, if you don't believe it, let's see. ”

After Henson finished speaking, he left a group of New York media who stayed where they were, and turned to leave.

If Spike. Lee is a long nail, and Henson is a crowbar, specially pulling out these smelly and hard nails, and then smashing them to the ground!

The famous black director, this time provoked a Bireggie. Miller is an enemy that is even more difficult to mess with.