Chapter 365: Sycophant Contest
Wu Huang's heart-wrenching words before the end of the first half made a group of old guys of the Mavericks sad and indignant, and everyone said that they didn't hit people in the face, but he specifically greeted people on the face, which was really hateful, and the Mavericks players probably wanted to beat him up the most at the moment. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
His words made the Mavericks veterans really can't let go, and even the always steady Kidd made an uncalm move before the end of the first half as if venting - a knee lift he made when Wu Huang broke through was very dangerous for the offensive players, and it seems that the old monster is not without bad kung fu.
Kidd was ruthless, but Wu Huang's reaction speed and frequency of action were too fast, and this kind of mass destruction trick couldn't even touch his hair, but old Kidd paid the price of a technical foul for it.
This foul ended the first half with the Knicks leading by 18 points at 59:41, and the Mavericks were disheartened by Emperor Wu alone, and the Dallas team completely collapsed in the first half.
Wu Huang was still shameless in the middle of the interview, and said very arrogantly: "I am an army alone!" Later, when asked about the fiasco in the previous game, Wu Huang shook his head: "It's best to let it pass." I told them before the game, 'Don't worry, leave it to me.' ’”
"Damn, did he say that?" When many Knicks players returned to the locker room, they happened to see someone's shameless interview.
The so-called live broadcast is not every second, most of the live broadcast will have a delay of one or two minutes, so when the Knicks players returned to the locker room to rest, they had just walked to the player tunnel on TV, and Wu Huang, who was frantically pretending to be forced and taking credit, was naturally caught by his teammates.
O'Neill doesn't care about these things at the moment, but feels that being the boss should be so selfish, he just didn't hone his skin thicker at the beginning, otherwise that little black snake would have a chance to rebel!
Wu Huang, who was being interviewed outside at the moment, was also a little embarrassed, this B pretended to be even a little blushing himself, but his data allowed him to pretend, and he contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half alone, which made many fans feel that their Holy Sect Master might have another triple-double or something.
This is also one of the signals of the Knicks' big victory over the opponent, only Wu Huang will cut this kind of all-round data when he is cool, and once he is cool, it means that the opponent has no way to take him at all, and it is too difficult to win.
Yao Ming said in the CCTV commentary seat with a little envy and jealousy in the middle of the game: "The two teams are currently 2-1 on aggregate, and today's game will play a watershed role." If the Mavericks hold on to their home court again, then both teams will be back on the same page; If the Knicks win on the road, the Mavericks are basically in the abyss, because with 1-3 down and the opponent holding two home courts, the comeback is basically an impossible task. So if the Mavericks want to survive, they have to win today. But as things stand, the Mavericks have little chance of a comeback in the second half, and it's almost impossible for the Knicks to make the same mistake in two consecutive games, which is much more stable than watching the Rockets. Yao Ming didn't forget to laugh at himself in the end, the Rockets' game is indeed difficult to rest assured, especially the habitual collapse in the fourth quarter, which often makes fans feel painful!
"When Hugo left the Arena disappointed in the last game, he still encouraged his young team-mates. Hugo turned defeat into motivation, which he says taught the team what a sense of urgency is. Now the Knicks won't be paralyzed anymore, so the Mavericks will have to play more aggressively and with more intensity to make their opponents feel the pressure. ”
ABC's Van Gundy commented: "The success or failure of the Mavericks' offense depends on the ball and the movement of the people, and they did well on both points in Game 3, so they won at home against the Knicks. Especially in the second half, Barria and Marion continued to pierce the Knicks' defense like two sharp knives, Nowitzki hit the backs of the two wings almost without a solution, and then Terry and others put a few cold shots on the outside, no matter how strong the Knicks were, they couldn't withstand such an internal and external attack, and finally had to admit defeat. ”
The Knicks certainly disagree, believing that they lost the last game because they underestimated the enemy, and when they knew the situation was bad, they were difficult to score because of an imbalance in their mentality. At that time, after being pulled close by the Mavericks, the first thing these over-swaying Knicks players thought was - "What will happen if I lose?" "In this mentality, it is naturally difficult for players to maintain their form, and it is normal for people to be taken away in waves. So those experienced players know that don't wave at any time, all the earth-shattering reversals start with the leading side waves.
Emperor Wu believes that this is determined by character, and even if a cautious person has not learned a lesson himself, he will take the initiative to learn from others and take it as a warning. But people of Gallinari's character, they will only be honest for a while after being taught a lesson, but after a long time, they will heal and the scars forget the pain. Anyway, Emperor Wu didn't trust these guys in his heart, and he always felt that such people were very unreliable. But it's a different story with the likes of Duncan and Nowitzki, who are teammates who can be relied upon in key moments.
Gallinari didn't know that he was being despised by the boss again, and today Italy handed over 6 points and 2 rebounds in the first half, which is decent considering his aggressiveness on the defensive end. Xiao Si got 12 points and 5 rebounds, Iguodala had 9 points and 3 rebounds, and the Knicks' four main players basically played at a normal level, and such a Knick is no longer something that the Mavericks can beat.
In the third quarter, Nowitzki increased the number of shots, but the German's strong offensive effect was average, and he was not the type to score wonderful goals in multi-player defense, and reasonable shots could ensure his efficiency, which made Nowitzki not so useful in adversity.
In fact, at this time, Terry's role is even greater, just like Spurs' Ginobili, this kind of guy who can pump is the hope of turning the tables when he is behind by a big score.
But Tony Allen won't give Terry a chance, he's the best at dealing with this kind of small man who grabs points, Terry only handed in a 1-of-5 shot in the first half, and only hit one of his first three shots in the third quarter, and this 2-of-8 statistic can't save the team.
"I think we're already gg!" Many Mavericks fans are pessimistic, and if they want to win this kind of game, they may have to pray for God to come down.
"Don't think about it, God is here!" In the middle of the third quarter, Wu Huang raised three fingers after hitting three points, as if the king had descended. His shot allowed the Knicks to widen the difference to 20+, and if God came today, it would also fall on him, and Mavericks fans should not think about it.
Wu Huang's goal almost crushed the fighting spirit of the Mavericks players, the strength gap and the disparity in the score made them hopeless, and they didn't even believe it in two consecutive games, not to mention that today's Knicks didn't have a paralyzing and careless performance, but attacked more fiercely after leading by 20 points.
This is because Wu Huang asked his teammates at halftime that no matter how many points they led in the second half, they couldn't easily stop this time, and they had to get back all the face they had lost in this game, even if they were 30 points ahead, they had to continue to attack!
With this order, Knicks players naturally won't stop after a big lead. So when the third quarter was over, the Knicks had a 90-64 lead over the Mavericks by 26 points, and even the Knicks would not lose this kind of point difference.
Of course, the current Knicks players will never dare to wave again, at least they will not wave again in this Finals.
Carlisle quickly regretted not giving up the game in the fourth quarter, which gave the Knicks players more excuse to stay on the court, especially when Wu hit a three-pointer immediately after he came on the court, bringing the margin to 29 points.
The Mavericks finally replaced all their main players at 9:02, and by this time the nearly 30-point deficit had already announced that they had no chance.
But what angered Dallas fans was that the Knicks were still on the court with Smalls and Gallinari in addition to replacing Wu Huang, and D'Antoni seemed to be atoning for their mistakes in the last game.
Xiao Si is naturally familiar with the substitutes of the cowboys, and easily scored four points with two consecutive attacks in the penalty area, and the difference between the two teams continues to widen.
Mavericks players are starting to get hot-headed, when have they been beaten so badly at home?
After D'Antoni saw that Xiao Si was slammed down by Haywood, he finally didn't dare to play with fire anymore, and hurriedly replaced Stoudemire, who was almost about to do it with an angry face.
However, after replacing Smalls, the mustache continued to keep Gallinari on the field like a dead man, and it was not until the Italian was also brought down by Stevenson that the main force was replaced. At this time, the margin has reached 32 points, which is probably the worst playoff game for the Mavericks in recent years.
Cuban looked gloomy on the sidelines, the Mavericks have not played in the Finals, but it is the first time they have lost so badly at home, in addition to being annoyed that the Knicks did not save face for them, the local tyrant owner also felt that his money was all wasted.
This season, the Mavericks' salary ranks among the top three in the league, but he is beaten like this bear by the Knicks, who have always been stupid and rich, how can he be convinced?
"Did I believe him wrong?" Cuban looked at Nowitzki, who he had always trusted immensely, and this firm attitude suddenly wavered a little, and the Mavericks' inability to produce results for so many years made the local tyrant boss begin to doubt everything, including Nowitzki, who he has always been extremely supportive, because the Germans did not give him enough feedback for trust.
It's no wonder that Cuban has such an idea, he has trusted Nowitzki for too many years, but the Mavericks have been in trouble in the playoffs and the Finals in a row!
Now, Nowitzki is not young anymore, and if they miss this chance to win the title, will they have a chance to win the title in the future?
Unbeknownst to Wu Huang, he had quietly changed history, at least the Mavericks, two of the few owners and players in the NBA who could trust and be loyal to each other, had a rift. If Nowitzki loses this Finals, he may not be the Mavericks, and Dallas will definitely have to tear down the rebuild next season, and Nowitzki will be embarrassed by then, and he will likely be traded away in the next two seasons.
The final score caused many Mavericks fans to leave the game early, and in Game 4 of the Finals, the Knicks finally defeated the Mavericks by 33 points at 112-89.
Such a fiasco is rare in the history of the Mavericks' playoffs, and the Knicks' game destroyed the confidence of the Mavericks, and most pundits and commentators believe that the Mavericks will be completely unable to compete with the Knicks after this game, and the result of Game 5 allowed the Mavericks to lose early in Game 4.
This is Wu Huang's purpose, what he wants is to directly knock out the backbone of the Mavericks in this battle, so that they can no longer have the determination to resist in this Finals, so that the Knicks will be able to play well in the fifth game, and the defeat in the third game will be canceled.
"Come to my house, will you?" Wu Huang only said this sentence to the reporters interviewed after the game, and Knicks fans felt very domineering.
After the game, Mavericks coach Carlisle praised Wu Huang for his amazing performance in this game: "Hugo played an almost crazy offense in the last five minutes of the first half, and no one could defend him in basketball at all. He's hit a couple of tough shots in a row during that time, and I think even Jesus will have a hard time defending Hugo, and he made us lose control of the game and fall behind by a dozen points. ”
Wu Huang only played three quarters of the game today, and he went off the court early in the fourth quarter, which also made his statistics stay at 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, but it is enough to be proud of such statistics in the third quarter of the game, and it is no wonder that even the opponent's head coach will praise his performance so much.
Barkley said after the game that Hugo was the real head coach of the Knicks and that D'Antoni was just a decoration. "Let's be honest, D'Antoni doesn't do anything but call a timeout, and Hugo is the deciding factor for the Knicks. He is the leader who has steered this special team. That's how he communicates with his team-mates on the pitch [the manager and the players], you can see that. I think D'Antoni is just putting on a show and to be honest, Hugo has done everything for the success of this team. ”
Knicks legend Ewing also congratulated his old club on the victory, he believes that the current league has not limited Wu Huang's more successful players, when asked about Wu Huang, Ewing said: "Everyone is talking about how important this Finals is to Hugo, and it is true, this is a Finals that will determine his future place in history." Now the Knicks are completely Hugo's team, and if he's the Batman, then everyone else is just Robin at best. ”
Van Gundy naturally supports the Knicks, but he also believes that the Mavericks must be clear that if they can't neutralize Hugo with defense, then the championship is just empty talk.
"When you get to the Finals, you have to play on the defensive end to stimulate your offense. I still have some confusion about Carlisle and I think he should be more aggressive defensively, especially against pick-and-rolls. I watched the Mavericks play up front and they were too loose defensively and gave Hugo a lot of space. I think they have to force Hugo to take the ball with his back and then force him to pass it out and prevent it from coming back into Hugo's hands. But time is running out now, and some people have to make a decision. If the Mavericks can play this kind of defense, I think they will have a chance to beat the Knicks again. ”
Carlisle also knows that Wu Huang should be forced to receive and hold the ball more with his back, which is much less dangerous than his face frame threat. But the problem is that having a point guard with his back to the ball all the time seems a bit more demanding on a defender, how can Kidd possibly do that?
Barria is not to mention, even if his height does not allow Emperor Wu to carry his back, that cunning guy will find a way to use his height advantage to attack, and at this time it is actually useless to force him to carry his back. Besides, Wu Huang is not James, he also has an unguardable turn to break through when he is back, even if he is forced to attack more with his back, Kidd's old arms and legs are still difficult to defend.
Wu Huang also did not forget to sneak a slap on the back of the president's godfather at the post-match press conference, saying: "David Stern will tell the judges that he needs an extended finals. But don't worry, it's just a joke. The league has never rigged the game, only those bosses will do stupid things on their own. And one of them, we all know who he is. ”
Cuban really wanted to take out Emperor Wu with a gun, and this was obviously a mockery of Cuban for always complaining that the alliance was biased towards him.
But in this case, the alliance must be willing to listen, a character like Cuban has always been the most headache in the alliance, and Wu Huang's words undoubtedly made them feel refreshed.
Wu Huang was busy patting the league's farts here, and he didn't notice that O'Neal behind him was also patting his horse*** Seeing that his fifth ring was about to arrive, O'Neal couldn't be happier, he talked about Kobe, James and Wu Huang after the game: "Kobe is more aggressive when he plays, he is a simple person, you can see what he is going to do." James can make his teammates better, he shows perfection, but he is not real. Hugo plays like giving a gift to his girlfriend, as long as his girlfriend likes it, he can take out 40, 50, 60 points in his pocket and give them them. ”
O'Neill's sycophancy is a bit of a revelation, because he uses "they", which undoubtedly proves the fact that Emperor Wu's rumored girlfriend is a basket.
Wu Huang actually didn't say anything after the game, before the game started, he heard a lot of Dallas fans insulting his sisters, which made Wu Huang feel very angry all the time, although he didn't show his face quietly, but it was okay to scold him, and it would be a big problem to scold his sister.
At this time, if his father knew his thoughts, he would have to slap him in the face, it seems that Dallas fans insulted his parents before the game, why didn't he get angry at this time?
In the end, the Knicks went back happily, and it was already a very good result to get a win on the road, and the two wins directly swept the opponent, except for the period when the West was strong and the East was weak in the history of the Finals, most of the time there were not many teams that were swept, after all, the team that could play to this point would not be too weak.
Just when the Knicks were about to return to New York to kill the Mavericks in one go, and finally won the third championship in team history after 37 years, they had resigned as the head coach of the Lakers not long ago, and the Zen master who was currently idle at home happened to come to New York to participate in the event, and was ready to go to Madison Garden to watch the Knicks' fifth Finals.
KFC's grandfather has a successful coaching career, and many people have long associated him with the Knicks, but when a New York reporter interviewed Jackson and asked him if he wanted to be a part of the Knicks, the Zen master gave a negative answer.
"I haven't had the desire to be involved in this, Mike has done a great job, he's brought a bad team to this point, and I don't think the Knicks need to change coaches." It is normal for the Zen master to answer like this, no matter how much the outside world complains about the mustache lying down to win, but as long as the Knicks can win, he is a good coach.
In fact, which coach of those dynastic teams in history did not lie down to win, and wasn't the Zen master the one who was criticized for hugging his thighs the most? (To be continued.) )