Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Moment of Truth
After Gallinari's goal, the DJ on the scene did not call his name. Instead, he loudly announced: "There's exciting news for everyone now -- if Super-Lee, who gave us the most danger in the next five minutes, doesn't score more points than the New York team, then he's going to join our New York Knicks, maybe this year, maybe next year." In short, he will definitely join. β
As soon as the news came out, the whole Madison Garden was in an uproar. Almost everyone had excitement on their faces - it would be the most exciting thing for this arrogant guy to join New York.
"Is he coming to New York? It's a shame that I have to spend most of my time in Los Angeles every year. Kim Kardashian, who was sitting on the sidelines, muttered a little depressedly.
Paris Hilton, however, was overjoyed - I spend a lot of time in New York. Although he was secretly happy in his heart, he was still relieved: "Maybe he can win the whole New York team." β
"yes, he's a miracle boy." Kim Kardashian's face regained her excitement, in fact, even if others told him that Lee was Superman, she would not hesitate to choose to believe it.
At the same time, Pat Riley, who was watching the game, kicked over a vase hard. In fact, the moment Kenny Smith heard the news, he smashed a remote control.
"What? Doesn't this guy want to stay in Miami? Actually playing such a childish game. Pat Riley's roar frightened his black cat out of the window, even though it was raining outside.
In stark contrast to Pat Riley's exasperation, Li himself remained calm - he had never doubted his attacking power, especially now that he was in a blast.
Dribbling quickly to the frontcourt, D'Antoni yelled on the sidelines: "Bag, bag!" β
At this time, it is impossible for him to let Li Guanyu score, even if it costs him to lose his victory. What if you can have Li Guanyu and lose the victory?
When Chris Dujon and Quentin Richardson stepped forward to wrap up, Li Guanyu suddenly accelerated, and the basketball spun and slapped towards the crack between the people, and the whole person quickly thrust into it like lightning.
Sou!
Balls and men have drilled through the gaps. After drilling, he took a step inward and jumped to a sharp stop. At this time, Quentin Richardson immediately stretched out his arms and pounced...... Syllable!
Before making a move, he was lightly patted by Quentin Richardson, and hurriedly adjusted the strength of his hand in the air - huh!
The basketball burrowed into the Nets amid the lamentation of Madison Garden.
Drip! The referee hurriedly blew the whistle and signaled Li Guanyu to add a free throw.
At this time, the most complicated mood is probably the New York Knicks fans - they want to see Li Guanyu's excellent performance, but they are afraid that Li Guanyu's performance is too good and will miss him.
"Sir, it's useless to have a two-person bag, you can try a three-person bag." Li Guanyu did not forget to provoke D'Antoni before going to the free throw line.
"Okay, I will." D'Antoni nodded without hesitation.
At this point, a frustrated Spoelstra walked up to the halfway line and shouted, "Everybody's going to do the pick-and-roll for Lee, and every ball is important now β more important than the kill." β
Spoelstra's shouts did resonate with the Miami players, and their fighting spirit increased a little - although Li Guanyu was a little arrogant, but this season their statistics did increase more or less because of Li Guanyu's arrival, and the scoring was much easier than before.
Swish!
Li Guanyu walked to the free throw line with a relaxed expression, adjusted his breathing slightly, and hit a free throw. Li Guanyu and the New York Knicks were tied again.
Back in the half, the basketball was again dismantled to Gallinari, but this time, Haslem didn't let him go with an easy shot again. Instead, he confronted him with the concentration of playing in the Finals, and as soon as Haslem strengthened his defensive intensity, Gallinari, a rookie, immediately couldn't cope - he couldn't shoot or pass.
Syllable!
In a moment of hesitation, Haslem 'chopped' the basketball off his hand and passed it to the fast Dorrell Wright, who performed a big windmill dunk in front of the unguarded basket.
The moment Gallinari's basketball was cut off, the audience was booed and cursed, with incessant words such as 'Italians go home', 'Soft eggs get away', and even pointed to the incompetence of the management - why didn't the draft pick Super-Lee instead of the No. 6 position, but this soft egg?
Li Guanyu turned a deaf ear to this. When Dorrell Wright ran back, he said sourly: "I found that the way you dunk is much more handsome than the way you shoot threes." Well, I mean, your threes stink tonight. β
"You ......" Dorrell Wright, though furious, did not let it out.
Chris Dujon dribbled the ball across the front court, and just wanted to pass the ball only to find that his teammates were all entangled in Miami players - God knows why they were so desperate to defend, especially Dorrell Wright, who had just been sarcastically ridiculed by Li Guanyu.
After searching hard and not finding it, he could only force his way through the basket in the end. But at this time, Li Guanyu, whose physical fitness has greatly increased, will let him get his wish-follow closely and keep raising his arms.
Bang!
Chris Duhong forced his hand to hit the iron, and Li Guanyu turned around and picked up the rebound. After picking up the rebound, he quickly broke through to the front court, although the New York Knicks continued to wrap up, but because the Miami players desperately stepped forward to block and dismantle one by one, Li Guanyu did not spend much effort to find space to shoot.
Swish!
With a mid-range shot, Li Guanyu led the New York Knicks by two points.
In the next three and a half minutes, Li Guanyu still had a superior hand, beating the New York team by two points. D'Antoni glanced at the clock and saw that there were only thirty seconds left before the bet, so he quickly called a timeout. He's got to set up this final shot, and it's about the luck of the New York Knicks for the next decade.
........................&&&........................" Li Guanyu is incredible, he has scored 23 points so far in the third quarter. With just over four minutes left before the end of the third quarter, he could have had plenty of time to break the scoring record. This guy, although his absolute strength is not first-class, once he breaks out, he has a superstar-like aura. His convulsions tonight reminded me of New York Knicks veteran Jamal Crawford. TN/t Kenny Smith squealed.
"Jamal Crawford? No, they are simply two types. Lee has never been a pure scorer, and I don't think his performance tonight falls into the category of a pump. It's just a benefit from his increased physicality, and the opponent he's not up against tonight, and the defense is better than nothing. Even if Lee scores 60 points tonight, I wouldn't be surprised. Reggie Miller disagrees with Kenny Smith's view that Lee is a convulsive player.
"60 points? Well, basically there is not much suspense, and now the question is whether he can score a high score and get another triple-double, such as 60+10+10. You must know that Lee now has a total of 42 points and 7 rebounds, and the only thing that hinders him from getting a triple-double is that he only has five assists. Charles Barkley said.
"Oh, yes, speaking of this statistic. How pitiful is New York this year? First let Carmelo Anthony brush up 53 points at Madison Garden, then let Kobe Bryant brush up 62 points, LeBron James scored 55 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists here in the first three days. Today, it looks like Lee is about to break the record again. Kenny Smith was shocked when he looked through the data book.
"If Lee scores a 60-point triple-double and breaks the single-quarter scoring record, wouldn't that be another head-beating for LeBron James? Heh, LeBron James is really pitiful? Always defeated by Lee, a rookie. Reggie Miller teased.
"LeBron James is not pitiful, I don't know, I just know, if Li Guanyu scores a 60-point triple-double and breaks the single-quarter record, Coca-Cola has another bowl of blood, God knows why they signed a contract like that." Charles Barkley gloated.
........................&&&..........................."Guys, the New Yorkers are going to have their best attacking combination in a minute, and we're going to have to defend that last shot." And then win this damn, inexplicable bet.................." Spoelstra nervously drew tactics on the tactics board, although Li Guanyu gasped heavily, but at this time, his expression was quite relaxed. Compared with the two, it is quite a bit of the emperor's impatience with the eunuchs.
Drip!
The whistle blew and the game resumed, and the New York Knicks really fielded the strongest offensive lineup - Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson, Chandler, Al Harrington, Daniro Gallinari. Almost every one of these five guys has the ability to attack on their own, and they all have a certain accuracy in three-point shooting.
"My Mr. Nate Robinson, have your self-confidence been restored? How dare you play now? As soon as Li Guanyu saw Nate Robinson on the court, he immediately stepped forward to express his 'cordial condolences'.
"I'll welcome you to the New York Knicks with a three-point shot, my Crazy-Lee man." Nate Robinson replied confidently. But it is obviously lacking in confidence, and it seems that his self-confidence that was cut by Li Guanyu has not completely healed.
Drip! The whistle blew, and Al Harrington hurriedly ran out of bounds to kick off.
While other teammates were chasing after the defenders, Li Guanyu was indulgent to Nate Robinson. For Li Guanyu, basketball control in the hands of Nate Robinson is the best outcome.
After searching for three seconds and not finding a suitable receiver, Al Harrington finally sent the basketball to Nate Robinson, even though he also knew it was a defensive trap for Li Guanyu.
As soon as Nate Robinson received the ball, Li Guanyu immediately posted it - he couldn't have given Nate Robinson a chance to pass the ball.
Originally, Nate Robinson was short of Li Guanyu, and his vision was not good, and under Li Guanyu's close defense, he couldn't find the passer at all. So I can only bend down and slowly dribble the ball to consume time.
This style of play is D'Antoni's fifth tactic, and it is also the least important one.
Bang bang bang!
It took fifteen seconds to take two steps from beyond the three-point line before Nate Robinson suddenly activated. Li Guanyu had been prepared and hurriedly followed, and ran three or four steps quickly, Nate Robinson suddenly made a sudden stop, and Li Guanyu's center of gravity immediately leaned forward a little.
Seeing this, Nate Robinson hurriedly jumped and leaned back to throw the basketball...... But before he could send his ball, Li Guanyu jumped up quickly - now Li Guanyu's bounce height is not amazing, but the bounce speed should not be underestimated. You know, the energy that was later enhanced was almost spent on the bounce rate.
Yikes!
Although Nate Robinson's lean back was very large, the basketball was still touched by Li Guanyu's fingertips, and then flew off the track and flew backwards.
Just when Li Guanyu wanted to run over and snatch the basketball, a white shadow flashed in front of him, grabbed the basketball and took a step back, and then quickly shot.
Swish! With eight seconds left before the end of the bet, the New York Knicks finally had a one-point lead.
"Welcome Super-Lee!" "The King of Madison is about to be born!" "Super-Lee Finds Lost Throne"
Shouts like these rang out throughout Madison Garden, and New York fans were undoubtedly excited. They felt that Li Guanyu was extremely close to Madison Garden.
Seeing this, Spoelstra just wanted to call a timeout, but was rejected by Li Guanyu with a wave of his hand. Although Spoelstra was puzzled, when he saw Li Guanyu's confident appearance, he finally held back, because Li Guanyu had not let him down.
At the same time, the various shouts of the audience have been unified into a tsunami-like 'King of New York!' super-leeοΌ βγ
"It looks like Lee is really going to move to the Knicks, am I really going to move to New York?" Kim Kardashian had a little worry on her face.
Although Paris Hilton next to him was overjoyed, he replied very calmly on the surface: "Heh, there is still a chance." Isn't there still seven or eight seconds? β
"Well, trust Lee, he's going to score this goal. He won't let me down! Kim Kardashian clenched her fists and looked at Li Guanyu with burning eyes, full of confidence.
At this time, she has already substituted herself into the role of Li Guanyu's woman, even if Li Guanyu doesn't know her at all.
(To be continued)