Chapter 62, Nicks' Struggle.
After the game, Li Forest also received overwhelming praise from the Spurs! They were subdued by Li Linlin.
Duncan: "He's just there doing his own thing, not talking, we've tried everything, but his hand is too hot to stop." β
Popovich: "If I had to pick someone to be the MVP of the season now, I'll tell you, Forest Lee is the MVP in my heart, we've done a good job of defending him, forcing him to shoot a lot from distance, but he's still playing like that. β
Ginobili: "He's unstoppable, we've tried everything we can to use it on him, but he's unstoppable, he's played so well, it's unbelievable." β
Coach Brooks: "When Lee was forced to press, he knew how to make a forced shot. He's a terrible scorer and he was very good today. β
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Li Forest helped the Thunder end the difficult schedule in November with 4 consecutive 40+ performances!!
December 1st!
The Thunder, who only rested for 2 days, went to New York to challenge the Knicks away!
Durant's injury is more serious than expected, although he can walk normally, he still needs to be observed, he can't fight, and it is expected that he will return for about 3 games.
This game is the second meeting between the Thunder and Knicks this season, and the last time they meet this season!
It's fair to say that the Knicks were lucky, having met the remnants of the Thunder on both occasions, playing against them in a row when the Thunder were at their weakest, and having a chance to put an end to the humiliating remarks of Forest Lee and Westbrook last season that threatened them with a decade of not being able to turn over.
But it can also be said that they were unlucky and met a Li Forest who was in a state of rebellion! This has left New Yorkers at a loss.
Li Linlin's current state is aiming for the league's scoring champion, after scoring 40+ points in many consecutive games, Li Linlin's average score per game has also come to 30 points!
With the Knicks' current defense, it is even more difficult to stop such a popular fried chicken from continuing to score high scores.
In fact, at the beginning of the season, the Knicks disagreed with Li Forest's words last season, New York was third from the bottom in the East last season, but you Thunder are the third from the bottom in the league, what qualifications do you have to say these words!!
But when the season began, when the Thunder successively defeated the Celtics, Lakers, and Magic, New York was still half-dead in the bottom position.
The Thunder's talent is almost overflowing, but it seems that the Knicks can only rely on the ethereal Zhan Huang next year to save the ......
This is starting to scare the New York media.
The Thunder led by Li Forest have won 3 of their last 4 games and lost to the Nuggets, who are second in the West, by only 2 points! I don't see any impact on the Thunder's record with the absence of Westbrook, Durant, and Chandler!
The New York media can only keep putting pressure on Mike D'Antoni, hoping that even if he can't stop the Thunder's winning streak, he can't let Lee's individual performance be so arrogant, if he can cut 40+ in five games, two of which are against the Knicks.
Then the media in New York will be in a very embarrassing situation, being slapped in the face by a second-grader in a row.
It doesn't matter if the opponent is a supergiant such as Kobe Bryant and James, the New York media will sing about conquest on their knees, blow them into the sky, and by the way, lash out at the incompetence of the Knicks owner, management, coaching staff, and players.
But.
They were so engaged by Li Linlin, the media who have always been thick-skinned couldn't pull their faces down and lick them, which hurt their self-esteem a little.
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On a private occasion.
A male reporter from the New York Times blocked Knicks head coach D'Antoni: "Mike, what method do you have laid out to defend Forest Lee?" β
Usually, the sports section of the New York Times in charge of this male reporter criticized Li Linlin the most.
But Lee's recent performance is so crazy that almost the sports media in the United States are kneeling and licking, which makes him a little cowardly, and he hopes to get some information from Coach D'Antoni! Let him have a little confidence to support himself to continue in the Black Plum Forest.
After hearing the reporter's question, D'Antoni also had a sad face, but because of his identity, he couldn't say that he couldn't prevent it!
Although it was a private occasion, the good old man D'Antoni couldn't shake his face, so he had to say to the reporter's recorder: "Our coaching staff has studied a lot of videos of Li Forest, and the current Li Forest is very similar to Kobe's offensive method in the early days, so we conclude that Li Forest can be used to defend him in the way of Kobe, and if you want to defend Li Forest, it is a 48-minute thing!" Our players can't let up for a moment on the pitch! Because they want to ensure that Li Forest can't find his own offensive sweet spot, that is, the feel.
Seeing that the reporter didn't seem to give up, D'Antoni had to take a breath and continued: "Li Linlin's best at now is mid-to-long-range shooting, and our research has found that the best way to defend Li Linlin is to let Li Linlin not enter the crazy feeling of mid-to-long-range shooting in the first three quarters!" Otherwise, in the fourth quarter of the game, you simply can't stop Li Forest from scoring! β
The old fritter D'Antony's clichΓ© stunned the reporter for a moment.
What can be done to defend Li Forest as a defense Kobe Bryant, Li Forest is very similar to Kobe, and it is not wrong to be able to prevent Kobe Bryant and generally prevent Li Forest.
But the question is, can D'Antoni's tactics keep Kobe Bryant?
D'Antoni saw that the reporter was still reminiscing about his words and quickly slipped away......
Made, Popovich have nothing to do with Li Forest, you count on me?
D'Antoni is tactful, and naturally it is impossible for people to know that he can't actually restrain Li Linlin.
Is it okay for him to play offense and play defense?
The players really have to learn to be self-reliant, and they can't rely on the coach.
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Before the start of the game.
The male reporter still made a bold preview, predicting that Lee's 40+ points would be limited by D'Antoni's pre-match defense, as Lee would not seem to D'Antoni to say anything like that.
The report removed the reporter himself, saying that all the interviews came from D'Antoni's dictation.
As soon as this preview came out, it was sprayed with blood by fans...... All the fans were reminding D'Antoni that Kobe Bryant scored 61 points at Maddison Square last season.
Kobe Bryant's madness still faintly stings the sensitive hearts of New York fans.
You can't brag like that!
Anti-Kobe Bryant as anti-Lee Forest?
D'Antoni vomited blood in frustration after seeing the report, and he didn't know who gave the reporter the courage to write such a report.
It was definitely not given by Liang Jingru, because neither D'Antoni nor the male reporter knew her......
Li Forest is now sharp, and everyone has to retreat! You're still pushing me out to top the shot?
D'Antoni wants to scold his mother now.
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