Chapter 327: The Return of the King
"You're still going to play? No kidding, right? Are your injuries healed? I'm not going to risk letting you play. Seeing Roy return, Hornacek was surprised and delighted, surprised that Roy's injury was okay, and happy that Roy still had the belief to win the game.
"Jeff (Hornacek), I said I would be back, do you remember? I'm fine, I'm just a little tired, James [Carter] has confirmed that I can keep playing, I have to win this game. ”
"Are you sure you want to play?" Surprised, Hornacek almost didn't tell Roy: "I just changed the main players, I just defaulted to the game in 'garbage time', do you want to get back on it now?" ”
What should I do in this situation?
Since the main players have just been replaced, it is definitely impossible to replace them again immediately after default, which is too disrespectful to themselves and their opponents, but Roy's burning eyes and the constant momentum of the fans at the scene made Honacek feel a little more compassionate.
To bet or not to bet? This is a problem.
Roy immediately saw Hornacek's concern, clapped his hands, and said, "It's okay, just warm me up, I only played for a few minutes." ”
Roy quickly convinces Hornacek, or Hornacek himself is not resigned to defeat, and he pins his last hope on Roy.
The Return of King Roy?
When Roy walked out of the players' tunnel, the audience exploded on the spot, and the originally depressed fans instantly became refreshed, and those fans who had already stepped out of the stadium with half a foot immediately turned back.
"Iron Man is back, and the game isn't over yet."
"Willis Reed (the famous legend of the Knicks back then, who once led the team to win the championship with an injury) version 2.0 is online, we want to win, win, win!"
"Kudos to the great Roy, I still believe we have a chance to win the game."
Roy was already sitting on the sidelines, and he was really going to play, which made the fans who had been holding back for a long time very excited.
The cry of "Roy, Roy, Roy" instantly resounded over the Madison Garden Plaza Arena.
"Is Roy still going to play? If he doesn't heal, I'd suggest he's better off the pitch and rest. With less than five minutes left in the game, the Knicks are still 18 points behind, and the margin is too big to risk a game. Brin still insists on his insurance theory, in his opinion, the Knicks will definitely lose this game, why gamble on the ace again.
And his partner, the never-admitting Frazier, thinks differently, as a teammate who lifted the championship trophy with Wesley Reed that year, he admires the kind of player who never admits defeat, he said: "I can think of this happening, if Roy comes back, he will definitely go on the court to make the last effort, he is the kind of player who is born to refuse to admit defeat, even if there is only a little chance, he will fight to the end, don't forget, he has given a Jedi counterattack game before (referring to the big comeback against the Toronto Raptors), Who knows what will happen in this game, in case we do win? ”
Brin and Fraser each have their own opinions, debating whether Roy should be on the court or not.
In the end, the question was thrown to the guest Van Gundy.
Van Gundy scratched his baldness, cleared his throat and said, "To be honest, Roy reminded me of Yao Ming and his return of the king (2008-2009 Western Conference Playoffs Semifinals Rockets VS Lakers Game 1, Maddy was absent, Yao Ming was injured by Kobe Bryant, and returned with an injury to lead the team to win the game). What I want to say is that Yao Ming's return of the king is the most exciting scene I have ever seen, maybe Chinese players are born with a bloody nature that does not admit defeat, and what we have to do now is to polish our eyes and see if a miracle will happen. ”
Indeed, no one could stop Roy from playing, even if the game was less than five minutes, even if there was a daunting 18 points on the court, even if everyone thought the game had entered garbage time.
Roy really got on the field.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Roy stepped onto the court.
Roy's appearance surprised Stevens, and he couldn't believe that Roy, who was "injured", would still play.
Isn't this guy hurt? Is he really dead?
As an authentic academy coach, Stevens was really shocked, and in every major league in the United States, the head coach would tell the players to treat them with peace of mind if they were injured, and never force them to play. And Roy is clearly a rulebreaker, like he's playing with an injury right now, like he's going to turn things around in garbage time, and everything he's doing is incredible.
Of course, at this time, Stevens still feels that he is firmly sitting on the Diaoyu Tai, there is not much time left in the game, his side is leading by a big score, and the bench lineup on the field is deep, even if Roy wants to change his life, with his previous state, he will definitely not be able to change anything, Stevens feels that he can completely wait for the opportunity, and the initiative is 100% in his own hands.
"Roy, how are you going to fight?" Seeing Roy play, Farid, who originally felt that he was killing garbage time, was also interested, and he seemed to smell a strong smell of gunpowder.
"Hey, man, you're not lying in the infirmary, are you here to do something?" Hernangomez also came to join in the fun.
"Roy, I don't want to lose, if you lose, you'll have to carry the pot." Conclusions Brown is indispensable for things.
Roy's unanimous response to his teammates' good-natured jokes was: "Time is running out, we may have to drive fast, everyone sit tight." ”
Fast? What does that mean?
Is Roy serious?
Roy was of course serious, and his return immediately warmed up the atmosphere at the stadium, and the fans didn't care about the score and the situation on the field. Roy is back, healthy Roy is back, and as long as he's okay, it's the biggest gift this Christmas big gift to the family.
But Roy didn't just want to get back on the pitch, he wanted to win.
Stevens was right, the Celtics' bench lineup is very good, but don't forget, the Knicks' bench bandits are also quite good, especially in the presence of Roy, they can turn into real bandits.
It was the old acquaintance Smart who was keeping an eye on Roy, and he had watched Bradley take care of Roy well, thinking that he could "take advantage of Roy's illness to kill him" today and show off his might. But what he didn't expect was that after a long period of recovery, Roy was now back in full strength.
Roy's simple triple threat accelerated breakthrough and shook Smart to the ground. In the first ball, Roy went straight to the inside, he had to get the team's momentum back first, and in the face of Jerebko, who had mediocre defensive ability, Roy did not hesitate, and it was directly a head-on dunk.
"Bang." The two collided in the air, and Jerebko was knocked out of the way.
Poor Jerebuko thus experienced the "Buckle VIP Package" that Horford enjoyed in the first quarter.
O, Roy's god buckle really aroused the enthusiasm of the audience, and the long-lost cheers finally returned.
"Me X, did this rookie just go to recharge? How did it become like this again as soon as I came back? Irving, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but complain, while Horford, who was next to him, unconsciously touched his chest with a faint pain.
Roy was serious, and immediately after he completed the penalty increase, he called the whole team to start a full-court press on the spot.
Those Celtics bench players originally wanted to come up and experience the atmosphere of "Christmas War", and rubbed the TV camera by the way, but they didn't expect Roy to suddenly fall from the sky, not only breaking their dreams, but also immediately turning them into the backdrop for their own performance.
Roy returned as the king, the Knicks made a fierce effort, and the players on the Celtics couldn't adapt all of a sudden. Seeing that all his teammates were forced to be unable to receive the pass, point guard Smart wanted to be stronger than Roy through his personal ability, but the price he paid was that Roy took the ball out of his hands.
Nice breaks, nice counter-attacks.
Another violent slam and another shout.
Seeing Smart's brainless move, Stevens unconsciously wiped his face and scolded angrily, the score gap was instantly narrowed to 13 points, of course he was angry, but at this time Stevens would never call a timeout to change the main force, the first is too embarrassing, the second is that he still has the old book to eat, and the third game time is not much, Roy can't break every ball.
Can't every ball be broken? Stevens was about to regret his crow's mouth. Just when he thought he could wait and see, Roy broke the basketball again, this time he stole a pass from Gerard Green, and the nine-finger player couldn't pass the ball at all.
The fans were already going crazy, and Roy drove straight in, seeing that there was not half a chaser behind him, he slammed the ball on the rebound, and then caught a one-handed tomahawk dunk.
O, the fans were stunned.
It's so fierce, this is the first time they've seen such a fierce Roy.
The goal was undoubtedly Roy's obituary to the Celtics.
Roy made the gesture that he won the high school slam dunk contest after scoring the goal, and yes, since the NBA won't let me play in the All-Star Game, I'll make the regular season my personal All-Star Game.
Seeing that the game was in suspense again, the fans couldn't hold it anymore, and their long-pent-up emotions all broke out, and the shouts of "MVP" resounded in the stadium again.
Stephens gritted his teeth and lashed out at the players on the court, and he still maintained his last pride, and he didn't believe that the Knicks could continue to score.
But the next scene made Stevens completely breathless.
The Celtics on the court are in turmoil, and that group of bench players is on the verge of collapse. In the next ball, they made another pass error, Roy quickly counterattacked, this time he left the opportunity to Farid, an aerial connection, Farid received Roy's high toss pass, and smashed the ball into the basket.
Scored 9 points in 1 minute.
The Knicks actually scored 9 points in a row in 1 minute, and the gap between the two teams narrowed from 18 points to 9 points at once, and at this time, Stevens was really angry, and the Celtics had to ask for a timeout......