Chapter 329: Rule Breaker
"Win, Knicks win."
When the basketball passed through the bottom of the net and the time on the timer jumped to 00.00, the live broadcast room exploded.
Brin was thrilled, this season's Knicks gave him hope, and after five or six years of crawling around the quagmire of the league's bottom team, this year's Knicks team has finally regained that strong team temperament.
"With today's game, I think the Knicks will not be afraid of any strong team in the future, and they can finally hold their heads high and fight for the honor they have not seen for a long time." Fraser immediately chimed in, saying that as the Knicks' only two-time championship winner, he and the New York fans had waited too long.
"To be fair, it's a bit of a counterintuitive, I've never seen a team come back from behind to win when both sides have benches to kill time [in garbage time], but winning is the last word, and I'm going to congratulate Roy, congratulations to the Knicks."
Ewing's congratulations have a deep meaning, as a person who has come over, he knows very well that the victory that Roy led the team to win is actually not in line with the rules of the NBA, Roy has done another perverse thing, and his actions will inevitably cause opposition from many old rivers and lakes.
But the New York home fans didn't think so, and they were enjoying the night of wonder.
After a series of twists and turns, the New York Knicks finally won the game 120-119 in this Christmas battle, and they once again used the smallest gap on the basketball court to puff off their old rival Boston Celtics, and it can be said that this game is the best Christmas gift that the Knicks can give New York fans.
At the end of the game, the Celtics rushed into the locker room without looking back, and for them, this Christmas was so bitter that it was like the end of the world.
The Celtics left the court in disgrace, and Roy, the "rule breaker", stood in the center of the court, receiving cheers and "MVP" shouts from the fans.
In this game, Roy only played 18 minutes, but he scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block. And more importantly, Roy has once again proved his versatility in this game, not only with one-on-one breakaway offense, but also with outside shots, he not only has a rare low-post play, but also uses the league's long-lost hook technique, Roy is a good interpretation of the definition of a top forward swingman.
Roy is so versatile, his outstanding performance and the story of the return of the king have fans talking, but also many people have scoffed.
That's right, except for the aura of the Christmas War, except for the Knicks' comeback win, except for Roy's return of the king, and except for the heads-up battle between Roy and Irving, this game can lead to a lot of outrageous topics.
One of the biggest negative issues was whether Roy should have chased and won the game in garbage time.
Just as Patrick Ewing feared, Roy's feat drew criticism and accusations from all sides. Obviously, while Roy's personal heroism earned him MVP accolades from New York fans, his killing spree in garbage time was a bit of a bad rule in the eyes of other NBA players, in the eyes of fans of other teams.
"Roy won the game, but he lost friends, and although he has very few friends, I can now be sure that he doesn't have any friends at all."
"Roy is definitely not talking about it, he really wants to go against the whole league, and I can imagine what kind of fighting power every NBA team can explode when they encounter Roy in the future."
"It's too much, it's far beyond the scope of the game, if I were Irving, I would definitely not give up so well, Roy is challenging the rules of the world, he is challenging all the players in the league."
Needless to say, Roy's big comeback in garbage time caused more waves than when he previously claimed to challenge the league, and now in addition to Cousins, Hayward, Wiggins and other old enemies chasing her, those originally neutral stars have also begun to join the camp of condemning Roy.
"It's so disrespectful for Roy to play like this against an old player in the NBA."
"Roy can't be special just because of his popularity, the NBA is not just a game, it's a culture."
"If every team is serious in garbage time, how much pressure will the players have? What the hell does Roy think? Is he going to challenge the traditions of the Alliance? ”
The NBA is not just a basketball game, it is a culture, this is the real NBA, the real American society, and those who break the rules will always be the target of public criticism.
In the face of everyone's accusations and doubts, Roy didn't care, and he hit back directly on Twitter: "Why does the side that wins the game by strength become the target instead, this is the so-called fair play?" If you want, you can give it a go when we seal the win, and I'll be there for you. ”
Accompanying him to the end, Roy once again showed his attitude that his basketball philosophy is only to win.
Roy's statement also caused a discussion among the media and fans.
Which is more important, rules or victory? This is indeed an issue worth discussing.
And with Roy's words, basketball fans are divided into two factions.
A vigorous online war of words has started in Christmas, which should be a light-hearted holiday.
"Roy is a madman, he has no concept of rules at all, if this game is played on my home stadium, I will definitely boo him to death, boo until he doesn't dare to make a move, support: 15260, against: 12506."
"Why is it not allowed to try a counteroffensive in garbage time? Could it be that both sides were right to acquiesce in the outcome of the game? Isn't basketball about never giving up? Thinking about the Bulls who turned around in garbage time and won the championship (1992 Finals), why didn't anyone dare to spray Jordan? At the end of the day, it's the old guys who are targeting Roy, support: 17512, against: 11354. ”
"Win the king and lose the game, this game is still the Celtics' own sin, and in the end they also sent the main force, in this case, there is no excuse for losing, I like Roy's service to the end, it's too domineering, support: 18527, against: 9962."
"Obviously, Roy doesn't like rules, he just likes to do what he wants, count carefully, how much big news has he made in the NBA? I dare say he's going to continue to break all sorts of unspoken rules in the league, he's a natural rule breaker, support: 20589, against: 13574. ”
Roy, a rulebreaker?
This is a very good proposition, and many media with a keen sense of smell immediately started to write about the rule breakers, counting the rules that Roy broke in the NBA, including squeezing out the team's boss Anthony as a rookie, including mercilessly scolding those NBA old-timers, including openly announcing a challenge to the whole league, including changing the age to participate in the draft, etc.
And that's not all, the day after the Christmas War, Bill Duffy brought Roy a big Christmas present, a blockbuster interview invitation with global attention, and the world's most famous "Time Magazine" planned to interview Roy and use him as the cover character of the latest issue, that is, the first issue of the new year.
Time Magazine? Founded in 1923, it was one of the first newsweekly magazines to appear more than half a century ago, and it is also one of the most important publications in the United States.
Time Magazine is one of the three major current affairs magazines in the United States, with a wide range of content, mainly to advocate on international issues and track major international events, but sometimes it also invites some entertainment and sports stars as interview subjects, before Roy, there were only five (team) sports stars in China who have appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, and basketball stars are the only ones who have enjoyed such treatment.
Time Magazine was going to interview Roy and use him as the cover feature, which was big news. You must know that looking at the world, only those well-known politicians and top entertainment and sports stars can enjoy such treatment, so you can imagine what kind of height Roy's popularity has reached now.
Regarding this interview, Time Magazine originally planned to be titled "Roy, a Chinese Genius Born Out of Thin Air", but it may have been inspired by the epic Christmas war that ended just now, or it may have been inspired by the two-day online war of words. In the end, after confirmation by both parties, the title of the interview was set as "The Breaker of the Rules - Roy".
Roy is not too disgusted by this proposition.
He was originally a man who dared to speak and do, and with the famous "Time", Roy also wanted to say what he really thought in his heart.
The interview was scheduled for a sunny afternoon.
Reporter: Hello Roy, first of all, congratulations on winning the Christmas game.
Roy: Thank you.
Reporter: Can you tell us about that game? I watched that game, and it was a lot of twists and turns.
Roy: To put it simply, the Celtics took a nap, we dozed a little bit, and then we woke up first and won the game.
Reporter: Roy, you seem to say that the victory in this game is very easy, but in fact, because this game has caused a lot of controversy, I don't know if you have read the recent news reports?
Roy: I'm sorry, but I fell asleep the day before yesterday after the game, can you tell me what the fans in the media said?
Reporter: Well, if you say positive, then the media fans who support you think you are an angel, if you say negative, then the guys who oppose you think you are an authentic demon, and then, the word that everyone says the most is "rule breaker", which is also the main topic we are going to discuss today, Roy, do you think you are a person who follows the rules?
Roy: How so? In some ways, in some ways it is not.
Reporter: What about on the basketball court?
Roy: On the pitch, I only follow one principle, which is to win, nothing else.
Reporter: Do you hesitate to win for the sake of victory? We know that this season you joined the NBA as a prospect from China, joined the New York Knicks, and created a series of buzz, did you ever think you would be so successful?
Roy: When I first started playing basketball, I thought I could just make some money, but now, I feel like I can do more, and if it's just for the money, then I'm not where I am now.
Reporter: If you didn't play basketball, what do you think you would be like now?
Roy: Well, I think I'll go to a regular university, study hard, and get a job after graduation.
Reporter: I have a not-so-good news, now that you have become a public enemy of the NBA's major teams, will you be afraid to accept the challenge of those famous stars?
Roy: No, no one can stop me.
Reporter: Can you tell me your goals for this season?
Roy: Win all the games I can win and then everything will fall into place.