Chapter 194: Michael Jordan Returns
But audiences love to watch this kind of highlights, because watching football after work is leisure, and you expect them to become professional analysts, which is a fool's dream.
So the alliance must curry favor with the media, otherwise they will be unhappy and say that the black is white, and you will have no way at all!
After the shot of Li Wei's hat Kobe Bryant, an even more amazing scene appeared, that is, the shot of Li Wei scoring!
Li Wei has only shot one ball this season, and that is the three-point shot he made against Jordan, and the result was scored!
Seeing Jordan fall to the ground exaggeratedly in the video, Mike Brin laughed loudly: "It's too strong, Jordan, the first person in the league and the best defender on the outside, can't prevent his shots, and he can wear through Yang in a hundred steps!" Is there a doubt about saying that David is the best point guard for the Knicks? ”
Fraser said: "No doubt, the absolute best, pentathlon, points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, everything!" ”
Mike Brin said: "Actually, we still overlooked one point, and that is Coach Lee's dunk ability!" Let's take a look at the first dunk of his career! ”
So in the preseason, the shot of Li Wei being held by George Murraysan for a dunk appeared!
"The first height of the NBA, just buckle when you say it, it's too cruel!" Mike Bryndo.
Fraser said, "Wait, I remember this ball has water, right?" ”
Mike Brin said: "Okay, even if this dunk has water, but Coach Lee's 20-game winning streak has no water!" If you subtract the games that he didn't command before the All-Star break, his winning streak is an even more staggering 27 games! ”
If the first two praised Li Wei's basketball level, most of them were spoofing, then now when it comes to the team's record, it has become a serious style.
They analyzed the state of the Knicks when they won in a row, the changeable tactics, and Li Wei's grasp of the timing at key moments, and finally came to the conclusion that Li Wei is indeed a good coach, and what is even more terrifying is that this is only his first year of coaching, and if the Knicks take coaching as the core, maybe they can really build a dynasty.
MSG's show actually just wanted to gain popularity, but I didn't expect the show to be well received after it was broadcast.
Seven-foot giant, basketball emperor, the most potential coach of the year, and a successful person who dares to fight hard with a thin body!
No wonder he can get rich, no wonder he can become a Wall Street predator, everything in this world is for a reason!
If you go to the court, can you fight like Li Wei? Can you go to Kobe Bryant, steal Iverson, and shoot in front of Jordan?
Can you?
If you can't, don't say that someone's success is a fluke!
That's the chicken soup effect, people are eager to see those games where the weak beat the strong, and they want to see those extraordinary miracles. Even if you know that this show is actually quite ridiculous, everyone still wants to believe it!
Other TV stations also began to broadcast this program, and Li Wei became popular again!
The media's evaluation of Li Wei is flipping, but the Knicks' situation in recent games has not been good.
After the loss to the 76ers, the Knicks returned home to face the defending champion Chicago Bulls on March 8.
At this year's All-Star Game, the internal contradictions of the Bulls were exposed to all fans, and after the All-Star break, the Bulls practiced for the first time, and Phil Jackson told the media even more sadly: "It's tough to say goodbye, but in training camp, I knew this season would be the last dance of the swan's swan song." ”
Immediately afterward, Scottie Pippen added fuel to the fire, printing thousands of No. 33 jerseys labeled "The Last Dance" to sell ahead of the Bulls game.
When Li Wei walked into Madison Square Garden, Pippen was selling jerseys, many fans were buying them, and the head coach in New York also bought one.
This is indeed the final dance, and after the end of the season, the Bulls are doomed to fall apart, so how can you not buy such a monumental jersey?
"Scotty, sign me!" Li Weidao.
"Okay."
The Bulls have a bunch of bad things off the court, and it's not easy on the court. Although Pippen is now back, the main center Longley is injured again!
After Longley's injury, Phil Jackson did not put their backup center Bill Winnington to the starting lineup, but let the team's power forward Rodman and small forward Kukoc take turns in the center position, playing small and big!
In this game against the Knicks, Phil Jackson still made this arrangement. Because he knows that when Winnington plays, the Bulls' offense can't be opened, and on the defensive end, he may not be able to defend against Big Z!
Let Kukoc play, although the defensive end can't prevent Big Z, but the offensive end can open up the situation, thus creating a chance to win!
What's more, Kukoc is not an ordinary small forward, he is 2.08 meters tall, and the average power forward may not be taller than him, plus there is Dennis Rodman next to him, Big Z itself is not a power-type interior line, and it is still difficult to break them.
Li Wei saw the Bulls put on a small-ball lineup, and naturally understood that the key to victory or defeat was Big Z. However, Big Z didn't feel good in the first quarter and repeatedly hit the iron, but the Bulls played very slippery with the small ball, and it didn't take long for them to take a big lead.
Li Wei then adjusted the lineup, let Big Z rest, and then put Garnett inside and hit the Bulls with the small ball.
The two sides were inseparable, but the Knicks were still behind at the end of the first half due to the large score behind in the first quarter.
In the third quarter, Li Wei changed to Big Z again. This section of the big Z hand came, and Kukoc couldn't find the north. Phil Jackson had no choice but to replace Winnington for seven minutes.
Although the bulky Winnington withstood the firepower of Big Z, the Knicks still moved back to the score at the end of the third quarter, and even overtook it!
In the crucial fourth quarter, Jordan took over the game, although the Knicks repeatedly overtook the score, but in the end, Jordan threw a quasi-kill, turned around and Houston's last shot missed, and the outcome was decided!
At 107:105, the Bulls won on the road, and the team won four in a row, while the Knicks lost four in a row!
Jordan's favorite performance at Madison Square Garden was no different. He scored 42 points on 17-of-33 shooting, in addition to eight rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block, and was undoubtedly the best of the game.
Scottie Pippen also had a very good hand today, scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 10-of-19 shooting, while Rodman had 6 points and 20 rebounds.
On the Knicks' side, Big Z had 24 points and 8 rebounds, Garnett had a triple-double of 20 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Houston had 16 points, and Nash had 9 points and 6 assists.
On March 10, the Knicks hosted the Magic without Penny Hardaway and won 78-103 to end the losing streak.
On March 11, the Knicks flew to Charlotte to face the Hornets back-to-back, but the whole team did not perform well and unfortunately lost. To make matters worse, veteran Buck Williams suffered a torn knee ligament during the game and was reimbursed for the season!
"Alas!"
Seeing Buck Williams' painful appearance, Li Wei's heart was also very uncomfortable.
He said to the players: "I know a lot of you are complaining privately that I give you too little playing time, and the reason why I rotate a lot is because I don't want you to be too tired. The more tired the players, the more prone they are to injuries, and I wish you were more productive than if you were playing longer! ”