Chapter 40: The New York Derby

After four bad road trips, the Knicks started a sweet schedule, either at home or against weaker teams. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After a stress-free victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Knicks had a high-profile tournament against the Brooklyn Nets.

Manhattan and Brooklyn are just a river away, and despite being in New York, the Knicks' influence in basketball has been as much a fixture for the Nets as the Lakers and Clippers in Los Angeles.

Prokholov, the former richest man in Russia, has been trying to catch up with the Knicks since he joined the Nets, although there are also large-scale operations, but with little success.

In the past season, the Nets had a brief period of glory after the departures of Garnett and Pierce, and they became brothers and sisters with the Knicks, affectionately nicknamed the "New York Bears" by fans.

After the turmoil of the change of coach, the Nets started a new journey and seemed to be aiming to make a breakthrough in the new season, but the sky did not meet people's wishes, and the poor record made people see no hope of rising.

The Knicks' record is neither good nor bad, not satisfactory, don't look at the Zen master and Fisher's hesitant performance when they accept the media, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this season is just a transition period for the Knicks, Wang Zhuo, as the team's assistant coach, can't even see such an obvious thing.

Although the Knicks and Nets have unsatisfactory records, after all, New York is the largest city in the United States, and it is the birthplace of world basketball.

The two teams' starting center Robin Lopez and Brook Lopez are twin brothers, in fact, such a brother duel will make this game look more interesting, but the Lopez brothers are hard-working, obscure people, so there is no media deliberately using this as a gimmick, more to discuss which team will become the leader of New York in the future.

Judging from the current situation, the Knicks are better than the Nets, but the Knicks have just had a bad road trip, and the media is not afraid to jump to conclusions.

Since the New York derby was broadcast live in the United States, Reggie Miller and his old partner Charles Bacchus began to fight again in TNT's pre-game live broadcast room.

"Dear Reggie, I have heard that your name as 'Terminator' has been rumored in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and the questions that have been haunting my mind recently have not been able to be answered, I wonder if I can get an end to you?"

Bacchus spoke in a deep tone and with a serious expression, reading word by word as if reading a poem, which was very different from his usual open-mouthed style.

"Oh? And the questions that can stump you, let's hear it, Charles. ”

Miller was also very cooperative, and replied in a clear and discerning tone.

"It is said that once upon a time, there was a rich farmer, when he was about to die, he wanted to leave his accumulated wealth to the next generation, he had two sons, the eldest son was idle and did not seek progress, and the younger son was dull and difficult to achieve, who do you say the farmer should leave his inheritance?"

Barkley faced an audience across the United States, telling the story word by word, and finally threw the question to Miller.

"Hey, I'm sorry for the farmer to have two sons like this, and if you're a farmer, I'd suggest you let them have a fair duel, and if you don't win or lose, I'll help you sit up from your bed and watch this Knicks vs. Nets game, and you'll know the answer!" Giggle......"

Miller finished his sentence in a serious manner, and at the end he couldn't help himself, covering his mouth and trying to restrain himself from laughing.

As the moral of the story became clearer, Barkley couldn't pretend anymore, and returned to his true self, shaking the fat all over his body and slapping the table and laughing wildly.

Wang Zhuo felt that their pre-game commentary must have been scripted, and the story obviously compared New York City, the world's financial center, to a farmer, with the eldest son of the New York Knicks and the younger son of the Brooklyn Nets, and everyone knew that Reggie Miller was a typical New York black, and the answer was more dramatic when it came out of his mouth.

The seasoning before the game is officially over, and the Lopez brothers are jumping in the center circle, if it weren't for the difference between the jersey and the hairstyle, I'm afraid many people would not be able to tell which is the older brother and which is the younger brother.

In the end, as an older brother, Brook Lopez took the lead in fighting for the ball for the Nets, and the veteran Jarrett Jack handed the ball to Joe Johnson after halftime, Joe Johnson singled Afralo and did not find a suitable opportunity, and immediately hoisted the ball to the inside, Brook Lopez received the ball and turned to hook his hand, and the ball smashed on the back edge of the basket and bounced out.

Porzingis waved his long arm, took the ball into his arms, stabilized the rhythm, handed the ball to Calderon, and then ran back to the halfcourt, Calderon understood, a longitudinal long pass over the half, the ball went to Oflaro's hands, and at this time Porzingis had no ball to cut into the basket, Porzingis did not make the slightest stop, directly hung the ball, Porzingis jumped high, and the air relay dunked the ball into the basket.

A perfect fast-break combination instantly detonated the atmosphere of the Madison Square Garden Arena, and even Barkley showed an unbelievable expression on his face, because the fast-break only took 9 seconds, and after the ball was converted, the fans resounded with the neat slogan of "defense, defense, defense".

The Nets are not a team that is good at offense, and the departure of Deron Williams has also lost the Nets' outside defense, and the Knicks have the advantage of the home court, and under the high enthusiasm of the home fans, the offense is getting smoother and smoother, and the Nets scored 42 points in the first quarter alone, and the Nets only scored 21 points.

The high-profile New York derby seemed to have lost its suspense from the first quarter, with the Nets' shattered defense unable to withstand the Knicks' onslaught and no improvement on the offensive end.

Calderon completely gave up the offense and frequently sent second passes to his teammates, and Anthony, Porzingis, Afralo and the bench group were on fire, leaving the Nets powerless.

The 20-point margin continued from the beginning to the end, and in the end, the Knicks won the New York derby with a score of 108-91, officially declaring his position as the boss of New York unshakable.

It doesn't matter if you don't learn or don't seek progress, as long as there is an excellent leader who urges and spurs you from time to time, sooner or later you will repent and embark on the road to success, and at this moment, the leader of the New York Knicks has appeared, he is Wang Zhuo.

And his dim qualifications, the Nets continue to struggle in the pre-dawn darkness, with no sign of the rising sun.