Chapter 153: Billups

The best performance of the Raptors today is the 96 Golden Generation's top show, leading the league's Camby in the block list, with 22 points and 6 rebounds, in addition to 6 blocks, and even the 2.21-meter big Z also took a cap from him.

Knicks waiver Doug Christie had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Squirrel Stoudemire had 16 points and 10 assists.

Tracy McGrady, a talented high school student and summer No. 9 rookie, played just six minutes in garbage time, scoring four points and one rebound.

On the Knicks' side, Charlie Ward broke out, scoring 24 points and 6 assists, and was the first contributor to the victory. Big Z had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Houston had 16 points, and Garnett had just nine points, but he had 10 rebounds and five assists.

After the game, almost all reporters congratulated Li Wei, because he had broken the record set by Pat Riley for the second consecutive win in team history, and was only two games away from tying the 18-game winning streak of "Red Head" Reed Holzman!

Although going to Toronto to play games is going abroad, New York State, where New York is located, is closely connected to Ontario in Canada, and Toronto is located at the southern tip of Ontario, and the straight-line distance between the two is much closer than New York to Indiana, Detroit and other places.

On the second day, the team returning from the road started training again, and on the third day, the Knicks hosted the Boston Celtics!

Celtics president and head coach Rick Pitino selected talented University of Colorado point guard Chauncy Billups with a draft pick in the summer draft, but the point guard didn't play the effect that Pitino had expected.

As Boston's main control and on-court commander, Billups is completely unable to control the situation on the field, and his shooting rate is only a pitiful 38%!

It's really a big heart, no matter how much iron you shoot, no matter how much you shoot, no matter how much you shoot, the two-point shooting rate is not as good as Nash's three-point accuracy!

If he can shoot like Ji Bu Offense, shoot like a dog, but the offense is well organized, that's fine, but he also made a mess in terms of organization, averaging only 4 assists per game and 2.3 turnovers!

What makes Rick Pitino even more unbelievable is that he is incompetent on the field and has a lot of ability to cause trouble off the field.

That was 11/11/97. Boston Medical Center called the Boston Watam Police and reported that a rape victim had been admitted the night before, and the woman had injuries to her throat, neck, and abdomen, as well as a rope on her back.

The victim said that she was killed in the home of Celtics superstar Antoine Walker on the 9th. She had just met two of Walker's friends, Billups and Mercer, who had just met her that day, and they got drunk at the dinner party, and then Billups and Mercer took advantage of her coma to have a two-on-one.

According to the media, Walker also drank a little too much that night, so he went back to his bedroom early to sleep. In the middle of the night he was so thirsty that when he got up that he found a three-man scuffle going on in the living room, he warmly invited him to join in the drawing-room.

Walker looked, you two used it before you called me, this girl doesn't have a clean place, how can I join? It's so unhygienic!

So he politely declined Billups's invitation and went back to his room to sleep.

In court, Walker's statement also confirmed the matter. However, he said that he was sleeping in a daze, and did not stay in the living room, and went back to the room after saying hello to Billups, and that the girl had been caught between the two of them, and he could not be sure whether she was conscious or not.

Boston is a city with a very large white population, and the Celts also mean Irish, Scottish and other people, and the team chose this name to curry favor with the Irish and attract them to the game.

Now a white girl is gang-raped by two black men in a black man's villa, the white people are very angry, and as the incident ferments, the impact is getting worse and worse!

Although Rick Pitino is a generation of famous marshals, he is helpless when he encounters such a thing!

On January 19, Madison Square Garden was packed with people, and fans were wondering if the team could extend their winning streak to 17 games!

Many fans on the sidelines held signs to cheer for the Knicks, Garnett, and Houston!

There were also some white fans holding up "Strong 10 traitors get out of New York!" "Billups goes to hell!" As soon as Billups got the ball on the field, they booed wildly.

In the excitement of Madison Garden, Billups scored five points on 2-of-10 shooting, in addition to three assists. In the fourth quarter, Pitino had to press him to the bench and he had lost the trust of the manager.

Celtics boss Anthony Walker scored 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, but it didn't work, and the team eventually lost to the Knicks with a score of 81-108!

Alan Houston exploded tonight, scoring 33 points, making an astonishing 5-of-5 three-pointers, and Nash also scored 23 points. Garnett, Big Ben, Big Z and others performed ordinary, after all, there is only one basketball, and the game can't be amazing for everyone.

After the game, Celtics president and head coach, Rick Pitino, said that he wanted to talk to Li Wei, so Li Wei called Xia Cuirong, and the three of them went into the office together.

"Coach Li, President Xia, your Knicks have been doing very well recently!" Pitino Road.

"Haha, we're just lucky this month, and we still have 21 consecutive defeats ahead!" Li Weidao.

Pitino said: "Coach Li, you are too modest, I think you are very good at using newcomers, whether it is the Lithuanian center, or Nash, Big Ben, or even Stephen Jackson, you use it well." ”

Li Wei said: "Rick, you have won the award, they are more competitive by themselves, of course, my coaching staff is not small." In fact, I think that after being a college coach for so many years, you are better at bringing new people than me. ”

Pitino frowned, didn't bother to go around anymore, and said directly: "Coach Li, President Xia, you know, the most potential player of our Celtics now is Chauncy Billups, a summer scout, although his performance is not too good now, but he will definitely become a superstar in the future, I personally think that he is very suitable for the Knicks!" ”

Li Wei raised his eyebrows: "You want to trade Billups?" ”

"Yes, my asking price is not high at all, as long as you give me Steve Nash and get a first-round pick," Pitino said. You should understand that Chauncey's ceiling is much higher than Nash's, and as long as you are willing to cultivate, you will definitely be able to make a difference. ”

"Hahaha!" Li Wei chuckled.

The celebrities are really very discerning, and Pitino also fell in love with Nash, and even did not hesitate to exchange this year's flower show!

If the deal goes through, Pitino will also be scolded by the Boston fans, right?

Xia Cuirong had already been told by Li Wei that Garnett and Nash were not for sale by the team, so she said lightly: "Mr. Pitino, I'm really sorry, we will never trade Steve." ”