Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Great Victory and the Deal
Jonny began to disrupt the opponent's rhythm with unexpected offense in the second half of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, and the Knicks' defense of Jonny was a little chaotic, and Jonny was so a pull-up jump shot, a running shot, and then an unexpected pass, the Knicks' defensive rhythm against Jonny was completely messed up. ←
On the defensive end, Jonny did a very good job of limiting Alan Houston, he surprisingly won 5 blocks in this game, and the fourth quarter was just halfway through, under Jonny's crazy scoring efforts, the Magic actually locked the victory in advance, and with 5 minutes left in the game, the Magic led by 22 points, which can already ensure that the Magic wins.
And Jonny, who fought hard throughout the game and had almost no rest, was replaced by Ricky Adubatu, and the Knicks also replaced all the main forces and announced their surrender.
"The Magic have a surprise 22-point lead over the Knicks, which is enough to ensure that they win this game, and we can see that the Knicks have replaced all the main players, and they have surrendered. And in this game, Jonny scored 39 points, as well as 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks of all-round data, in the second half of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter in the face of the Knicks' bag defense scored one after another, or assisted teammates to score, and finally helped the Magic win this game, it can be said that Jonny proved himself in this game! ”
"Jonny proved that he is not just an ordinary star, he can be a superstar, he led the team to defeat the Knicks alone in this game, which can already prove his strength, especially in the third and fourth quarters of the game, Jonny's unstoppable play has proved himself very well!"
NBC's two commentators did not hesitate to praise Jonny at all, and indeed although Jonny only scored 39 points in this game, but from the perspective of the whole game, and the impact on the team, Jonny's performance in this game was even better than his career debut and the second game broke the single-quarter scoring record in a row, after all, Jonny led the team alone, and with his own efforts, the Magic defeated Patrick Ewing, Alan Houston, Larry Johnson and John Starks' Knicks! This is surprising and impressive.
And when the timer beep sounded at the end of the game, Alan Houston was like ashes, and he was blown up by Jonny again in this game, if the last time he was blown up by Nick Anderson and Jonny, he could also find his poor state, and attribute the reason for his poor form to Nick Anderson's defense, not Jonny's play, this game was Jonny single-handedly killed him, and Alan Houston also found helpers, one is John Starks, and the other is another Knicks player in the bag strategy. As a result, Jonny covered John Starx with an old injury, and in a surprising state, he directly broke his bag, which made Alan Houston lose face.
Not only did he fail to get back to the field of the last game, but he even found a helper in this game, but he still lost to Jonny!
Anyway, Jonny became a superstar in this game, and he Alan Houston was just a clown to foil Jonny, and even the entire Knicks, the whole of New York, became a supporting role in this game, and even a supporting role for the villain, at least from the sidelines of the Madison Square Garden arena near the end of the game.
Knicks fans started to leave the game early, and they had lost the anticipation before the game started.
The next day, the news media began to praise Jonny Lee's performance in this game.
"Jonny Lee proved himself in the first battle, he was caught by the Knicks at the most critical moment of the game, but surprisingly, he actually broke the Knicks' bag and scored again and again, such a performance can already prove that he is a superstar, or he has the potential to become a superstar, without Anfernee Hardaway, Jonny almost single-handedly led the Magic to snatch a victory from the Madison Square Garden arena, this is the strength of a superstar!"
"On the other hand, Alan Houston, who was clamoring to get back to the last matchup between the two sides before this game, suffered an even more tragic thing in this game, not only did he fail to prevent Johnny, even with the help of his teammates, he couldn't prevent Johnny, and even on the defensive end, he was covered by Johnny 3 big hats in a row, it can be said that this game is not only a battle of honor for Johnny, but also a battle of shame for Alan Houston."
This game Jonny can be said to have proved his ability in one game, and the praise in the media also made Jonny a little excited, and after the game was also excited Nick Anderson, he scored 16 points in this game, plus 5 rebounds and 2 assists, the data is not very outstanding, but he completely limited the former All-Star player Larry Johnson in this game with the Knicks, it can be said that this is worthy of Nick Anderson showing his defensive strength.
In this situation, Nick Anderson feels that even if Deniscot returns now, it will be difficult to pose a threat to his starting position.
But just when Nick Anderson was looking forward to the future and felt that he had relied on his excellent performance in this game to grab the starting position, a trade was revealed.
After the game with the Knicks, John Gabriel's trade operation also came to the end, and he finally determined the Raptors' forward swingman Doug Christie as the team's outside single defense player by looking for a trade partner everywhere, and this deal was originally very easy, after all, Nick Anderson is stronger than Doug Christie, who just started this season and just showed his defensive talent, both in terms of existing strength and fame.
And the problem lies with another player, the Raptors' selected star show Marcus Camby today, whose performance after playing as a starter was average, and after hearing about the Doug Christie trade, Marcus Camby's agent put pressure on the Raptors' management, hoping to be traded to magic. In fact, after the start of the season two months after the game, the Raptors' management no longer has expectations for the strength of Marcus Camby, for Camby's trade request, the Raptors hesitated for a while and agreed, and then continued to negotiate the deal with the Magic.
For the Magic, one of the team's two interior players is old and the other can only attack, while Marcus Camby did not show his offensive talent in the Raptors, but his defensive talent is eye-catching. But negotiations on this deal lasted for a long time, because the Raptors wanted to get Ronnie Secali, and the Magic were only willing to send Horris Grant, and the two sides were stuck in this ring.
In the end, the deal was completed, or the Raptors gave in, because the news that Marcus Camby was seeking a transfer had been spread by someone with a heart, and now the Raptors couldn't wait any longer, so they proposed another plan and quickly completed the deal.
At the end of the game between the Magic and the Knicks, the Magic officially announced that they traded Horris Grant plus Nick Anderson and Gerald Wilkins from the Raptors for Doug Christie and Marcus Camby and Sharon White, in addition to these three players, because the Raptors have a lot of salary space, after the deal is completed, the Magic also got a huge trade exception, of course, for the current Magic, this trade exception is of little use to them.
After the deal was completed, the Magic acquired Doug Christie, one of the five Kings of the future, who is now just a player who has just started in the NBA and is slowly showing his offensive talent. And Marcus Camby, this year's top show, has a very strong defense, it should be said that Camby's arrival can make the Magic's restricted area stable, at least next time he meets O'Neal, if Camby can show excellent form, the Magic even have a chance to directly prevent O'Neal.
And Patrick Ewing, like Patrick Ewing in the last game, can also do whatever he wants on the inside of the Magic, but the arrival of Camby can alleviate this to a great extent.
And the last player, Sharon White, he is purely an addition, Sharon White's salary is as high as more than 3 million, which is considered to be added to the deal in order to balance the salary, and Sharon White, who had such a huge contract in the 90s, is actually a model of a first-round contract that failed in the draft, of course, the current Magic doesn't care about this, especially counting this season, Sharon White's contract is only two years. In other words, Sharon White's contract will expire next season, and it can be used as a trade chip at that time.
And this deal quickly ignited the entire NBA, the Magic's deal is not big, but the impact on the Magic, and the impact on the entire league is still great, after all, after this deal, the Magic's interior line has been significantly strengthened, even the current Camby, is stronger than Horris Grant, and for the Magic, the loss of this deal to them is only the loss of the outside bench.
But with Bryan Shaw and Darryl Armstrong, as well as Denis Scott, the Magic's bench is still strong, and Doug Christie's defensive strength and potential have been recognized by many, and it can be said that this deal is a sure win for the Magic.
And the Magic have made money, so for the rest of the league, this is their new opponent, and the Magic through this deal, there are signs of returning to the ranks of championship contenders.