Greg Gumbell is a relatively rare kind of African-American black host, and he complained about the tragic experience of Marv Albert at the beginning, and then lamented: "It's been a really bad season for New York fans, we can neither hear Marv Albert's voice nor see Patrick Ewing, and it's still a big unknown what kind of height our new owner Ms. Lowe and new coach Mr. Li Wei can take the Knicks to." ”

Partnering Gumbell was Walter Frazier, the Knicks' all-in-one all-in-one point guard and Knicks' all-time assist record holder, whose No. 10 jersey has been retired and hung over Madison Square Garden.

Hearing Gumbell's words, Fraser smiled: "I think David can give the Knicks a bright future because he's a smart guy." His fortune has multiplied several times this summer, and we should be able to find him in the top 10 of Forbes by the end of the year. ”

Gambit said: "If you know how to make money, you don't necessarily know how to run the team, in fact, many rich owners will run the team very badly." The Knicks gave Garnett a ridiculous contract this year, and they will lock up salary space because of this contract, and there is no possibility of turning over. ”

Fraser said, "Relax, man. Garnett is only 21 years old and has time to grow into a superstar. ”

Gumbell said: "It's entirely possible that the water will fall, right?" ”

Fraser said: "Well, I'm not going to argue with you, we'll see Garnett play in the new season." Greg, who do you think will win today's game? ”

Greg Gumbell said: "Even though I'm a Knicks fan and it's our home arena, I have to admit that the Pacers are a bit stronger. This summer we lost Ewing, we lost Big Mom, Starks, Childs, and almost all the familiar faces were replaced. But what about the players we got? Except for Garnett, who is still capable, the others can hardly play! ”

"I don't think so," Fraser said. Yes, the Knicks have changed a lot this summer, but the Pacers are not the same Pacers who could play our seven-game game in the Eastern Conference Finals four years ago. They haven't even made the playoffs this year, the roster has aged, and even a generation of famous coach Larry Brown can't take them with them, and Bird's first time in charge can only be worse. ”

Gumbell said: "The Pacers may be a team with lottery picks, but the Knicks are signed by the top. ”

"No, we've got Garnett and Alan Houston, maybe they're going to surprise us in the new season," Fraser said. ”

Gumbell said: "Don't talk nonsense, we don't even have a decent center, and the inside line will be blown up." ”

Li Wei glanced at the two commentaries at the scene. Both men treated the Pacers as underdogs, thinking it was a rookie peck.

That's right, the Pacers didn't make the playoffs last season, they have an older roster this season, and in August their management made a frantic trade to trade the Warriors' Chris Mullin for promising super-rookie centers Eric Dampier and Duane Ferrer.

As soon as the news came out, Pacers fans frowned in unison.

Chris Mullin, known as the "left hand of God", is a very good player, who was selected for the Dream First Team and made the NBA All-NBA Team for a while, but he has been injured for the next few years, and is now aging.

Exchanging the potential Dampier for the aging Mullin, is it really not going to be a loss? Can Mullin, an injury-stricken old arm and leg, still help the team?

The outside world is generally not optimistic about the Pacers, and Pacers fans are actually not very optimistic about their own team. Their greatest consolation this summer was the hiring of Larry Bird.

But Larry Bird, despite being the pride of Indiana and only a rookie coach, can he surpass Larry Brown?

You know, last season's generation of famous coach Larry Brown failed to lead the team to the playoffs!

At this time, if someone says that the Pacers will soar into the sky, play the best record in team history, and even almost overturn the invincible Bulls dynasty, I am afraid that everyone else will think he is crazy!

But Li Wei knew that it was true!

"What rookies peck at each other, we are obviously a peak duel. My opponent is the entire East, no, the second strongest in the entire league! Li Wei thought secretly.

In the 97-98 season in the previous life, the Pacers' record was second in the Eastern Conference, although there are three teams in the West with better regular season records than it, but the general environment of this era is that the East is strong and the West is weak, and the penultimate in the East Division can be ranked ninth in the Western Conference, which can be called a two-level league. Therefore, if the western team wins one or two more games, it does not mean that they are strong, just because their opponents in the same region are too vegetable.

Li Wei has always felt that this season when Bird became the owner, the strength of the Pacers is the second in the league!

This time the Knicks vs Pacers, although it was only a preseason game, there was a lot of hype in advance, the enthusiasm of the fans was very high, and Madison Square Garden also held a very grand entrance ceremony.

The first to enter the stadium were the away players, and the on-site commentator shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Mark Jackson! ”

Mark Jackson walks onto the pitch and high-fives his teammates. He is the starting playmaking guard of the Pacers, a native of Brooklyn, New York, who was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 18th pick in the first round in the '87 draft, and has been passing the ball to Ewing in the early part of his career!

On the Knicks' all-time all-time assists list, Mark Jackson is second only to Walter Frazier, the famous host on stage today!

In '92, Mark Jackson was sent to the Clippers in a three-way trade and in '94 to the Pacers. Last season, he beat Stockton to become the league's leading assists leader, but it didn't work.

Of course, Knicks fans won't forget him or his contributions to New York. When he played, every New York fan cheered him on!

The Pacers were second to enter the game with starting power forward Dale Davis. This is a black strong man with a height of 2.11 meters, a defensive blue-collar man, and some offensive ability, but it is generally not his turn.

The Pacers' third player to enter the game was starting small forward, a veteran who was just traded this year, God's left-hand Chris Mullin.

The fourth to appear is the second leader of the Pacers, 2.24 meters tall Dutch-American white center Rick Schmitz!

Old fans should remember that when Da Yao participated in the NBA draft, the template was Rick Schmitz. He is a typical European center, with accurate shooting, and very solid basketball fundamentals such as positioning, back, hook and passing.

The last one to appear is the Pacers big man, Reggie Miller!

When Reggie Miller came out, the entire Madison Garden resounded with earth-shattering boos, and even if Jordan was there in person, the boos he received could not be compared!

The knicks' feud with Reggie Miller is too deep!

Madison Garden fans can be comfortable with Jordan, but for Reggie Miller, they absolutely hate it!

In 1994, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and New York was played at Madison Garden.

At that time, the Pacers trailed by 12 points into the fourth quarter, and Spike Lee, a loyal New York fan and great director, trash talk to Miller, only to be furious and slash 25 points in a single quarter, including five three-pointers!

After throwing the final three-pointer, Miller made his famous choke lock at Spike Lee, and then at the final whistle, he jumped onto the scoring table and shouted, "This ball is for you bitches!" ”

Reggie Miller has since become a public enemy of New York!

In the 1995 playoffs, the Knicks and the Pacers met again, also at Madison Garden, with only 18.7 seconds left in the game, and the Pacers still trailed the Knicks by 6 points.

Knicks fans are booing Miller and want to see the deflated expression of this public enemy of New York!

Aren't you able to pretend? Aren't you going to beat us Knicks? There's a kind of flip around!

There are only a dozen seconds left, you have no hope, the real opponent of the Knicks is the Bulls, not some garbage walkers!

Then Miller was furious and scored 8 points in 8.9 seconds, and the Pacers narrowly beat the Knicks by 2 points!

In an interview with reporters, Miller happily said: "The Knicks, New York, MSG, are the most satisfying to ignite the fire in me, and nothing is more satisfying for me than to eliminate them there." ”

This year, the Pacers eliminated New York and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, and Madison Garden fans will grit their teeth at the mention of Miller!

Now, the Reggie Miller who everyone hated is here again, and although it's just a preseason game, no fan will let him go!

Boo, boo, earth-shattering boo, booing all over the mountains!

That's the attitude of Knicks fans towards Miller, and it's also about the Pacers!

Even the host of MSG TV couldn't help but boo along with the fans!

Reggie Miller heard the boos from all over Madison Garden, and his blood began to burn.

The two years of the bloody battle with the Knicks were the most glorious two years of his life, but in the past two years, his life has not been good.

In '96, he was injured and the team stopped in the first round of the playoffs. Although he was healthy all the way last season, the team didn't even make the playoffs!

His contract expired this summer and he wanted a big contract, but the Pacers wouldn't give it. Management believes that this pitcher, who is over 30 years old and is getting older, can no longer lead the team.

Just when Miller began to hesitate to think about whether to go to another team and chase the championship, another unfortunate thing happened.

His home, a mansion worth two million, was set on fire by fanatical fans and burned to ashes!

Thankfully, Miller wasn't at home that day, otherwise he might have been burned to death in his home!

I've dedicated my life to the Pacers, and now I'm old, and you won't give me a high-priced contract, and I'm going to change jobs, and the fans will burn down my home!?

During that time, Miller felt that his soul had been destroyed by fire, and he could no longer find the point of staying in Indiana!

However, Larry Bird is here!

Bird had a long talk with Reggie Miller and told him very clearly: "The team needs you, we need you, come back, Reggie!" ”

Under Bird's persuasion, Reggie Miller changed his mind and decided to live in Indiana for the rest of his life!

At this moment, hearing the earth-shattering boos in the arena, Miller exclaimed, "Old guys, we need a wild win today, dedicated to our coach, and dedicated to this group of bitches!" ”