Chapter 202: The No. 21 rookie of the Spurs against the sky

Facing the grizzly bears that are as bad as mud, Li Wei has to sigh that this year's lottery lottery is too hot, and the Knicks quit this quagmire, and I don't know if it is lucky or unlucky.

In fact, the Grizzlies are in a better position than the Raptors, who fell out in the offseason with '95 No. 7 rookie Damon Stoudemire and had to sell him midway through the season. The Grizzlies moved with affection and reason, and successfully renewed the contract of Bryant Leeves, the No. 6 rookie in '95, at a price of 61.8 million for 6 years.

Levi is a heavyweight white center, 2.13 meters tall, weighing 125 kilograms, and can score 16 points and 8 rebounds in his sophomore year, although it is worse than Garnett, who averages 17 points per game, but not much worse. Coupled with the fact that this era belongs to this kind of inside giant with height and weight, his market can be said to be very sought-after.

Therefore, when the renewal price of the No. 5 show Garnett in 95 came, Levi burst into tears on the spot: "126 million in 6 years? More than twice my salary? I knew it was this market, and I wanted a little more! ”

Playing the Knicks today, facing Garnett, who was at the same level but took twice his salary, Levi broke out, slashing 35 points and 14 rebounds by himself, in addition to 2 blocks and 2 steals!

In fact, this big center is very powerful, but he weighs too much. This height can't control the weight anymore, and the injury is really fierce as a tiger!

After the end of this season in his previous life, Levi's was riddled with injuries and could no longer call the wind and rain. In the preseason in 2001, he was so painful that he lay on the ground and couldn't move at all. The Grizzlies got two stretchers and eight teammates worked together to carry the giant to the hospital, after which he retired in disgrace.

Due to Levi's sudden outburst and the referee giving a decent home whistle, the Grizzlies actually dragged the game into overtime. Unfortunately, in overtime, they couldn't create a miracle, and the Knicks won this game 97-89!

With three consecutive wins on the road, the Knicks' record has improved to 35-36, 10th in the Eastern Conference, and the Wizards and Magic are ahead of them with 36 wins!

As long as you continue to win on a winning streak, you can hope to claim a playoff spot!

However, on March 28, the Knicks lost to the Seattle SuperSonics.

The Utah Jazz are now in full swing and are the new No. 1 in the West with a 52-17 record, while the SuperSonics are second with a 52-18 record.

It is worth mentioning that it is not Gary Payton, Vin Baker, Schramf and other stars who will decide the outcome of this game, but Greg Anthony, the superSonics' backup point guard!

Greg Anthony is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, and was originally a Knicks veteran, who played as a substitute for Mark Jackson, Doug Rivers and others in the early nineties. In '95, the Grizzlies and Raptors entered the league, and he was picked by the Grizzlies to play as a starter for two years, and was signed by the SuperSonics after becoming a free agent last year.

Tonight, he shot 7-of-9 from three-point range, had a convulsive hand, and scored 21 points alone to lead the SuperSonics to victory!

"In this alliance, anyone is powerful and cannot be underestimated!" Li Wei muttered.

On March 31, the San Antonio Spurs traveled to Madison Square Garden to take on the Knicks.

The Spurs are in a very bad situation right now, with point guard Avery Johnson, scoring guard Vinnie De Nagro, and small forward Sean Elliott all on the injury list, and only one old and one young inside the starting five is still alive.

Li Wei feels that this Knicks has a great chance of winning, and there are only two of the starting five tigers left, so what are you afraid of?

Unfortunately, it turned out that he was still too naΓ―ve. Although David Robinson is old this year, he is still a super center with an average of 20+10 per game, and he scored 24 points and 8 rebounds efficiently in this game, which taught Big Z a good lesson in his rookie year.

And the Spurs' small, the rookie wearing the No. 21 jersey, he doesn't look like a rookie at all, is he?

With 27 points and 10 rebounds, he's even more terrifying than David Robinson!

After the game, Li Wei took a photo with Duncan, and David Robinson and Duncan lifted Li Wei up!

"Put me down, let me go!" Li Wei shouted.

At the press conference, Li Wei said that Duncan and David Robinson's actions were too dangerous and that the league should ban such actions, at least blow them for a technical foul.

Journalists laughed.

A reporter from the New York Times asked, "Coach Lee, what do you think is the main reason for the Knicks' loss to the Spurs in this game?" ”

Li Wei thought for a while and said, "I think the main reason is that I didn't play. ”

"You didn't play?"

"Yes, as we all know, Duncan and I were two of the best rookies in the Class of '97, so if I didn't play, no one on the Knicks could stop Duncan, and we lost."

The reporters laughed and said, "Coach Li, then why don't you play and win this game?" ”

Li Weidao: "As a head coach, I can't be selfish, I have to give other players the opportunity to practice!" ”

"Hahaha!" The journalists laughed again.

"Coach Lee, can you comment on Coach Popovich?" Said a reporter from the New York Daily News.

Li Weidao: "I said before that Bobo is the top three coach in the league, and I still think so!" ”

"Oh-" The scene was noisy, "Coach Li, what do you think of Tomjanovich, Rick Pitino and other famous coaches?" ”

"Tom is also in the top three, and as for Rick, I admire Rick a lot, he is the top three college coaches in my mind, but in the NBA, he needs to do more to prove himself. ”

The New York Post reporter said: "Bobo and Mr. Tomjanovich are both in the top three? Coach Lee, I remember you said that Phil was number one, but what about Pat Riley? ”

Li Wei patted his head: "Pat Riley? Oops, I forgot about him. Since you mention him, I'll put him fourth. ”

The reporters laughed again.

The next day, Li Wei bragged about Popovich's words in the newspaper, and at the same time, his ranking of Pat Riley in fourth place was also revealed by the media.

After Cardinal, before the rise of Phil Jackson, the coach with the most championship rings, Pat Riley, was actually ranked fourth by Li Wei!

Although Popovich has repeatedly said that Li Wei must be joking, critics do not think so!

They felt that Li Wei's nonsense ranking was too much, and Li Wei needed to apologize to Pat Riley!

South Coast, Miami.

Pat Riley slapped the newspaper on the table and snorted, "Sensationalism!" ”

When the media first broke the news that Li Wei thought he was inferior to Phil Jackson, he was very angry, and now the media broke the news that Li Wei was only ranked fourth in the ranking, but he was not so angry.

The reason for this is mainly that in the two battles at the end of January and the beginning of February, the Heat successfully beat the Knicks twice, which was more relieving, and Pat Riley felt that he didn't need to fight with the coach of the bad team.

That's right, those two games were not commanded by Li Wei, but it was Li Wei's team after all, plus the Knicks' overall record was relatively bad, and it was unknown whether they could enter the playoffs, which made Pat Riley feel that Li Wei was just a clown.

"Speaking of which, it's going to be a Knicks again!" Pat Riley flipped through the schedule.

The Heat and Knicks in this era both belong to the Atlantic Division and have to play four games a season. In April, the Heat will play the Knicks twice!

"Forget it, ignore him, I don't need to prepare in advance to play a team like the Knicks, and that clown is not worth my time!" Pat Riley said to himself.