Chapter 168: Three Heroes Fight Lu Bu

"Cameron, did you break the record to vent your frustration at losing the regular season MVP award?"

Anthony, the protagonist of the game, naturally became the target of media interviews, and many media linked Anthony's fiery performance to missing out on the regular season MVP. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"Not at all, it's just a game, and I would say that if I can help the Knicks win, I'm willing to put in any effort."

Although this is true, Anthony denies it very crisply, and when he speaks, Anthony's expression is also flat, as if losing the MVP and breaking the record never caused his mood to fluctuate.

'We played so ugly, Cameron played a great game and we lost to Cameron.

After the game, Eagles head coach Budenholzer faced the media and bluntly criticized the Eagles' performance, while highly praising Anthony's crazy performance.

"Cameron's performance is amazing, and in the next game, I promise that I won't let Cameron do whatever he wants to cut points above my head."

Howard also put away his previous grinning expression, and solemnly promised in front of the media to restrain Anthony in the second game.

The New York media also complained about Anthony, believing that the regular season MVP trophy should be awarded to Anthony, who has a better record, of course, this is purely an afterthought, and the award has been settled and it is impossible to change it.

Wang Zhuo has a neutral attitude towards Anthony's performance, neither praising nor criticizing, the reason for disapproval is that Wang Zhuo believes that emotional basketball is a double-edged sword, hurting others instead of hurting others, and not criticizing Anthony as the leader of the team, took on the responsibility of the team, and performed well enough.

The Knicks continued to play at home against the Atlanta Hawks on April 28, the day before Anthony was named to the All-NBA Team of the Year to make up for the loss of the regular season MVP trophy.

This is the first time that Anthony has been selected to the first team of the year team since entering the league, along with LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Harden and Curry.

The Knicks specially made a video special for Anthony, which was broadcast in the arena before the second game, Anthony looked at himself in the video, couldn't help but burst into tears, turned around and hugged Wang Zhuo who was standing beside him, he deeply understood that all this glory was brought to him by Wang Zhuo, and before that, all the glorious glory was like a mirror.

Before the game, the on-site commentators announced the starting lineups for both sides, with the Knicks unchanged and the Hawks starting lineup of Schroder, Millsap, Howard, Korver and Sefrossa.

Due to Anthony's anti-natural performance in the last game, Budenholzer adjusted the starting lineup, bringing Sephorosa, who is good at defense, to the starting lineup, focusing on defending Anthony.

The two sides jumped the ball, Howard jumped to win, Schroder controlled the ball to the frontcourt, stayed at the top of the circle, Millsap covered high, Schroder broke through to the penalty area around the right side, looking for Howard.

At this time, Howard was stuck behind Noah, but after receiving Schroder's pass signal, Howard withdrew directly from behind Noah, went around to the left side of the hoop, and got rid of Noah's defense.

Schroeder saw it quickly and threw the ball high, Howard understood, jumped high, held the basketball with both hands, and slammed the ball into the basket with a powerful dunk, and Schroder completed a perfect air catch, waiting for Noah to react, it was too late.

The ball was converted, the Knicks served in the backcourt, Grant passed the ball over the halfcourt, Anthony did not stick the ball at all after receiving the ball, and sent it directly to Rose, who cut inside, and Noaka was in front of Howard to clear the way for Rose.

Rose received the ball, jumped to break through to the inside, faced Millsap from the side, and threw a successful shot, living up to Anthony's trust.

After Anthony spied on Budenholzer's targeted defensive routines, he was smart enough to give up the offense, create opportunities for his teammates, and assist Rose in the first offense.

The Hawks still focused on Howard in the return offense, Schroder dropped the ball directly to the inside line in the half, Howard received the ball with his back to single Noah, and Porzingis moved from one side to help defend.

After Howard dribbled the ball for two steps, he passed to Millsap, who came to the baseline, and then bypassed Noah and ran to the other side of the basket, and the ball only transitioned in Millsap's hands for a moment, and instantly returned to Howard's hands.

Noah desperately chased the defense, it was too late, Howard picked up the basket with one hand, hit it easily, and scored points for the Hawks again, although Noah was once the best defensive player, but he was helpless in the face of Howard.

During his several seasons with the Rockets, Howard studied with Olajuwon, becoming more and more proficient under the basket, and although the low-post offensive methods were still clumsy, overall the improvement was considerable, so he was able to deal with Noah's defense.

The Hawks relied on Howard's individual ability to score under the basket twice, and the Knicks' offense was also vague, and in the next wave of offense, Porzingis formed a misalignment after blocking and pick-and-roll, and faced Schroder's easy jumper to tie the score.

The offensive efficiency of both sides is extremely high, the first two tactical executions are quite in place, and both successfully hit the ball, Howard reappeared as a superstar, as if becoming a new generation of "Eagle King".

The Knicks were not far behind, with Rose and Porzingis stepping up to share the pressure on Anthony's shoulders after Anthony was heavily deployed.

The Hawks executed the offense, Millsap came out to catch the ball through the screen, missed the open mid-range jumper, Howard jammed Noah, looked in the direction of the ball, and hit a one-handed layup.

In less than 3 minutes of the opening game, Howard had already scored 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting, completely shouldering the offensive responsibility of the Hawks, which is very different from the blue-collar role he played with the Rockets.

Anthony finally couldn't stand the loneliness, and after feintting to shake off Severosa, he made a quick stop jumper, and the ball broke away from Anthony's fingertips before Severosa pounced on the block, flew to the basket, and fell steadily into the net.

The game went on in an orderly manner, with the scores of the two sides alternating upwards, with Howard leading the Hawks' offense and frequent basket wins, while the Knicks combined the forces of Anthony, Rose and Porzingis to fight against Howard and bite the score on the court.

At the end of the first quarter, on the Hawks side, Howard scored 14 points, a new personal high, the Knicks Anthony scored 4 points, Rose scored 6 points, Porzingis scored 5 points, and the three scored a total of 15 points, but the score of the two sides was 22-22, regardless of victory or defeat, as if showing the situation of three British vs. Lu Bu. (To be continued.) )