Chapter 353: I'm back
Like all superheroes, such as Superman, Spider-Man, and Iron Man, all of them are villains when they return, Roy's return this time is indispensable for his might. After witnessing the team's back-to-back defeats, he couldn't hold back for a long time, and unfortunately, the Hornets crashed into his gun today.
Roy Hibbert is the first ghost under Roy's knife, he was forced into a foul by Roy twice in the opening minute, and the angry Clifford head coach stomped his foot off the court, but his nightmare was far from over, Roy's third attack was still looking for him, this time Hibbert was ruthless, he tried to knock Roy down with a malicious foul again, and he tried to reproduce the trump card of the first round.
Roy, who had eaten a trench, would not give Hibbert any chance, let Hibbert pull his clothes, he also held back his strength and forced a dunk, Hibbert received his third foul, or a malicious foul, and ended up gloomily.
Hibbert, who walked off the court, waited for a boo from the fans, the New York fans were happy today, Roy's comeback was like winning a 5 million lottery for them, anyway, no matter whether the game was won or lost, they had to cheer and vent to their heart's content.
But Hibbert's fate did not disrupt the tactical arrangement of the Hornets, and the reason why they can become the big dark horse this year is not all due to luck, the team's rigorous tactical play and the players' stable individual performance have a big determining factor.
After the disliked Hibbert went off, the rest of the Hornets did better, with Kemba Walker and Nicholas Batum shooting inside and out, and Marvin Williams and substitute Frank Kaminsky also playing steadily, and they didn't show a bit of panic.
On the Knicks' side, Roy, who has been in drought for a long time, is naturally the offensive leader, and after he played several consecutive offenses, he did not forget to send a few second passes to his teammates, he first sent an aerial relay to Porzingis, and then another ground-hitting straight pass gave Noah an opportunity for an open dunk.
Led by Roy, the Knicks led by 6 points at 29:23 in the first quarter, and Roy scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in 6 minutes in the first quarter.
However, Hornacek is not too comfortable with Roy, Roy is thankful that he can come back, he is not really risky, there are more than 30 games left in the season, he does not want Roy to be injured again, and then his future is really ruined.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Roy was put on the bench by Hornacek to rest, which also gave the Hornets a chance to counterattack and chase points, Clifford was very alert, seeing that Roy was not on the court and sent the main force to chase the points frantically, and the score gap also went from 8 points, 6 points, 4 points, and 2 points until the tie.
Hornacek really wanted to protect Roy, but the New York fans couldn't wait, and they chanted Roy's name in the tsunami, hoping to put pressure on Hornacek to send Roy early.
And when Kemba Walker scored a game-winning, Hornacek had no choice but to send Roy again.
"Listen, Roy, don't play too hard, this is the first game of your comeback, you must keep it and play, don't do it like the previous action of blocking Hibbert, what if you get injured again?"
Hornacek taught Roy earnestly, and Roy nodded yes, but as soon as he got on the court, the situation was different, and Roy's wild heart was taken wherever he said.
Now that Hibbert is gone, Batum, who defends Roy, is out of luck.
The Frenchman just signed a huge five-year, $120 million contract this year and is looking to put on a good show to show that he fully deserves the nine-figure income, and Roy is his best reference.
Based on the information he received and the reports provided by scouts, as well as his own observations of Roy's game, Batum judged that Roy should still be in the "rookie wall" stage now, and with him just returning from injury, Roy's condition will theoretically be poor.
In Batum's experience, against this kind of guy who has just returned from injury, just a few fierce confrontations are enough to make them scared and retreat, and even if they don't retreat, the team's head coach will be in the defense to replace them.
Therefore, Batum's chosen defensive tactic is attrition, exhausting Roy's physical strength through physical contact, trying to make Roy feel uncomfortable through small movements, and then he can naturally win without a fight.
Batum is not a bad old fritter who has been in the league for eight years, he thought of a way at once, and his execution is also very thorough.
Since Roy has not received the ball, Batum has kept colliding with Roy with his body, his grabbing position is very fierce, and his range of action is not small, but the referee just can't blow him foul, this is Batum's experience formed in many years of games, finding the bottom line of fouls and non-fouls, which is a unique advantage for veteran players.
Batum's collisions without the ball in a row also immediately attracted Roy's attention, and he seemed to feel the malice from Batum, who not only had normal defensive movements, but also had some seemingly inadvertent collisions with his back, knees, and waist sockets.
At first, Roy thought that this was Batum's inadvertent encounter with his weakness, but later, Roy found out that it was Batum's trick, he wanted to consume Roy's physical strength through physical collisions, and he wanted to provoke Roy through small actions.
"Mr. Batum, I didn't expect you to look very sturdy, but walking is so unsteady, if you can't walk, you can take a break, or let me help you, you don't have to nod so much to me."
Roy immediately delivered his own trash talk package, and Batum didn't show any weakness.
"Rookie, you might as well play well if you have the strength, I will make you not even have the strength to speak."
So that Roy can't even speak?
Batum is not ashamed of his words, thinking that he also froze the "old version" of Kobe Bryant back then, which made the league exclaim that a new generation of "Kobe Bryant Terminator" was born. This is also one of the things that Batum often brags about himself, and perhaps a lot of his $120 million worth is a bonus point for the good impression caused by Kobe Bryant back then.
If I defend Roy this time, then I'm not worth 200 million? Thinking of this, Batum was excited, and his movements were getting bigger and bigger.
In the face of Batum's tough defense, Roy still enjoyed it, and he would rather choose this kind of hard-hitting scene than lying in bed and being anxious.
Batum has a lot of strength, but his toughness did not last long, because he soon discovered that Roy was actually stronger, tougher and more fierce than him, playing with his back to his back, grabbing positions under the basket, rushing without the ball, and being tough with the ball.
But Batum is not Rodman, nor James, and his physical strength is only at the level of an ordinary star.
After a few rounds, Batum found that he could not suppress Roy, Roy seemed to have endless strength, his strength was getting stronger and stronger, he could still complete the dunk after fighting with Batum all the way, he could still calmly make various technical moves after finishing his body with Batum, and he still had the ability to continue to exert his strength after sprinting.
Roy has no tendency to burn out at all, he also meddled to help Noah and Porzingis fill in the positions, interfered with Marvin Williams' layup, gave Frank Kaminski a big hat, and Roy flashed almost the whole court, and he could do anything again.
Driven by Roy's desperate play, the Knicks immediately regained the initiative, and at halftime, the Knicks led by 14 points at 57:43, and the game set the tone.
It's almost over.
In the second half, in the full cheering of the fans, Roy played more and more violently, he first beat Roy Hibbert, who had just come on the court, into 5 fouls again, and then continued to ravage Batum, who was not angry, Batum originally wanted to consume Roy, but he didn't expect to be consumed by Roy instead of exhausting all his physical strength, and he couldn't withstand Roy's fierce pursuit and beating, and Batum was also defeated.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks' lead extended to 25 points, and Roy was basically ready to clock out.
Roy went off the game with 24 minutes played, 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, and it took him only three quarters to announce his return to the world......