"Coach, I'm going to play!" Li Chen looked at D'Antoni with a resolute expression, and the situation on the field made him desperate to continue fighting.

The mustache obviously didn't want to let people go, and his position was very firm, "No, you're injured, I can't take this risk!" It's just a regular season! ”

Li Chen gently rubbed his ankle, after on-site treatment, the pain from the injury has decreased a lot, except for a little swelling and slight pain, he didn't feel anything wrong, and because of this, he wanted to continue to play on the field.

"It's just a regular season, but everyone has a lot of expectations, I don't want to lose easily, if I don't go up again, the situation is really irreparable!" In order to reassure D'Antoni, Li Chen also deliberately emphasized, "My injury is just a small matter, it's not a big deal, you see, I almost don't feel pain anymore!" ”

D'Antoni was still hesitating, on the one hand, the outcome of the game, on the other hand, the injury of his disciple, he urgently needed to make a decision between the two, at this moment, the assistant coach suddenly leaned into the mustache and tapped on the ear and said something, D'Antoni's face changed instantly.

"Damn, the Pacers beat the Spurs, god, is Popovich letting the water out?" It turned out that what the assistant coach said was that in another game at the same time, the Pacers, who were still fighting for a playoff ticket, actually beat the Spurs in an upset, although it may be because Popovich intentionally gave up the game, but for New York, just the Pacers won the game was enough of a headache.

"It's half a win away from it now, if we lose. It's going to be very difficult! The assistant coach made a point to emphasize the gap between the two teams, "If Cruze's injury is really okay, let him go up." He's right, we need to win this game. ”

This change made the mustache show signs of relenting, and he immediately turned his face to the team doctor, "Doug, your opinion is important, does Cruze's injury have an impact?" ”

It can be seen from D'Antoni's practice that Li Chen's position in his mind is very important. He can tolerate losing a game, but he can't tolerate injuries to the core of the team because of his abuse, when that time comes. Not only will he regret it, but I believe that the fans of the entire New York City will never let him go easily.

The team doctor gave the answer after careful examination, "Judging from the symptoms of the injury, the sprain that Cruze just had was not serious. As long as it doesn't come across any special circumstances. I think it's only a very small chance that the injury will get worse and if you need to, I think he can be back on the pitch and be careful. ”

"Look, I said it!" The team doctor's assurances made Li Chen happy, and not surprisingly, D'Antoni quickly made the decision to let the big apple return to the game.

"New York asked for a substitution, and Larry Hughes was off. It was No. 0 Cruz Lee, who went off the court due to an injury in the third quarter, and it seems that the injury did not have much impact on the Big Apple! The scene resounded with scattered applause. Although it is the opposite, the tough guy who goes into battle with an injury will be welcomed by people no matter where he is.

At this time, the game has been in the last 3 minutes, and during Li Chen's absence, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity to play a beautiful offensive wave, not only erasing the previous point difference, but also successfully overtaking the Knicks by 8 points, and this is also the reason why Li Chen is eager to play, because apart from him, he really can't think of anyone else in New York who can take on the responsibility of chasing points.

As soon as he got on the court, the Big Apple handed out an assist, and after making a jumper from beyond the three-point line, he suddenly threw the ball to David Lee, who was pulling out, who hit a mid-range shot.

"Damn, forget he's hurt!" Guy shook his head angrily, Li Chen's prestige in the three-point line made him feel a little nervous, no matter whether Li Chen held the ball or not, as long as he stood outside the three-point line, Guy had to pay attention at all times, because of this, he ignored Li Chen's injury just now, it stands to reason that the big apple must be powerless now.

Mike Conley held the ball, dribbled along the three-point line and ran all the way to the basket against the baseline, and then suddenly jumped up behind the rebound to pass, Tabit accepted the ball in the crowd, I have to say, such a pass is already a super level for Conley, all he expects is to live up to his efforts.

But parallel goods are parallel goods after all, and it turns out that pouring too much trust into a parallel import is a very uneconomical deal, especially since this parallel import was temporarily sent on the field in order to alleviate Gasol's foul troubles, in short, even Bangyan himself did not expect to play the role of a finisher in the offense.

Not surprisingly, Thabit didn't plan to shoot even if he had the opportunity, he decisively passed the ball to the outside again, and Guy, who received the ball, continued to try to break through, but this time, the Knicks, who were ready, did not let the Grizzlies' offense succeed, Guy forced a layup and missed, and Mirisic received the rebound.

"Well done, if I'm not mistaken, you can get two pairs with another one!" Li Chen patted his little brother on the shoulder, "Come on, don't get too excited!" ”

Two pairs! In this commercial league of powerful and starving players, double-doubles are like a common occurrence for some players, such as the Timberwolves' statistic big brush Kevin Love, who is now moving towards a double-double in a row, but for others, a double-double may be a dream that can never be touched, after all, playing time dictates that it is difficult for them to enjoy enough possession.

Milicic took a deep breath and said that getting a double-double was as memorable for him as it was to start, and although he was still one rebound, Mr. Victory Cigar was already thinking about how to tweet to celebrate his rare double-double.

"What do you think?" David Lee kicked Mirisic, who was lost in thought, and the Knicks were already attacking, and the two of them were now left behind by the big army.

Because there was no one on the inside, the Knicks did not choose to attack rashly without a rebound guarantee, and Curry held the ball on the outside and waited for his big man to take place. It turns out. Babyface's decision was wrong, and the Knicks were no match for the Grizzlies in positional warfare. Under the tutelage of Hollins and the supervision of several big brothers in the same district, the overall defensive level of the Grizzlies has greatly improved.

David Lee received a pass from his teammates and hooked his hand wide, and the ball returned to the Grizzlies' side again.

Mirisic, who realized his mistake, quickly returned to defense, and a mistake can be forgiven, but it is not so simple if there are consecutive mistakes, and Victory Cigar does not feel that the mustache is like a tolerant person, and even if it is. That's not for him to be a member of the soy sauce group.

The Grizzlies' offense missed again, Mayo's outside three-pointer smashed directly into the neck of the basket, and the rebound was collected by Li Chen nearby.

D'Antoni called a timeout. He could see that the Knicks' offense was already a little chaotic at this time, perhaps because of physical problems. Maybe it's because of the psychological factors caused by backwardness, in short. These guys need a little time to adjust.

The Grizzlies also took advantage of this opportunity to make adjustments. Gasol Jr. is back on the court, and he has already committed five fouls, and he is under a lot of psychological pressure, but in contrast, Hollins still chose to add to the former trade, and the parallel trade has squandered his trust more than once.

After the pause, Li Chen turned around and hit a jumper, and the difference was re-narrowed to four points, and there was still more than 1 minute left in the game. For both sides of the game, such a point difference is not safe. In the little time left, both sides are determined to give their best.

Li Chen didn't score much today, because of the injury in the second half of the third quarter, the score that showed signs of rising quickly came to a standstill, and after the two-point shot just now, his personal score was temporarily fixed above 23 points.

The Grizzlies managed to score a goal, Rotten Tofu showed his value at the last moment, and he has brought too many surprises to people today with the rebuilding of the Grizzlies, and when the team needed him, Rotten Tofu bravely stepped up.

However, turning the head, the Knicks also gave their opponent a heavy blow with their fast break. David Lee passed the ball directly to Li Chen near the midfield, and the big apple suddenly shot after two steps, the more critical the moment, the more Li Chen's shot was worthy of the trust of his teammates.

Few people know that in private, the Knicks team members also gave their boss the nickname of the Terminator, because every time it comes to the last moment, Li Chen can always stabilize his chain.

With more than fifty seconds left, the Grizzlies put on an offensive formation, and Randolph tried to play alone again, but this time, his rash shot resulted in a double-double for Milicic, and the victory cigar desperately held back a smile, because the team was now behind anyway, and it was obviously not appropriate to laugh.

D'Antoni called a timeout, time was running out and he had to cherish every second.

"Next we will attack this ball, whether it is three points or two points, we have to shoot as fast as possible." The mustache glanced at Li Chen's ankle.

"We can't play overtime, so we have to finish the battle in regular time, and as long as we score this goal, the Grizzlies will be under a lot of pressure, and Cruze's experience of multiple shutouts will never dare to leave the game decision to us."

"Well, I'll give them a memorable lore!" Li Chen grinned, and his calmness instantly stabilized the mood of the Knicks players.

After the timeout, the Knicks really chose to attack, Mirisic sent the ball to Li Chen, and the big apple threw the ball out without looking at it, Battier broke through the dunk along the baseline and scored, the score gap instantly became 1 point, the pressure came to the Grizzlies, Hollins quickly called a timeout, and it could be seen that the Grizzlies players were very nervous.

What happened next was exactly according to D'Antoni's script, and under pressure, the Grizzlies' offense made mistakes, and before they even could shoot, Conley's pass was directly cut off by Battier, and at the last minute, Batman once again showed his claws hidden under the cloak.

5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds...... Step-back, jumper, FedEx Center unsurprisingly presented a stunner for the audience, and like many teams, today's Grizzlies also fell under the butcher's knife of the Big Apple, even if his performance throughout the game was average, but as long as there was this final shot, no one could question his value, and he and his big heart once again saved the Knicks who were hovering on the edge of the cliff.

Li Chen scored 29 points, 4 assists, 6 rebounds and a stunner, and was named the best in the game while helping the Knicks retain the eighth place in the East.

After getting two doubles and winning at the same time, Mirisic, who was excited, completely forgot about Li Chen's injury, and was overjoyed that he jumped directly onto the boss's back from behind.

If it was normal, such an impact would be nothing at all for the physically strong Li Chen, but today he had a sprain, and he had just finished a game, and his physical strength and energy had dropped to the lowest point, Mirisic's sudden pounce made him lean forward directly, and in order to avoid falling to the bottom, he habitually stretched out his feet to try to block the force of leaning forward, and then, tragedy appeared.

"I'm sorry to tell you that our dear Big Apple has suffered an injury and will miss the next two weeks." The Knicks' official website quickly proved the truth of the news, and according to the grapevine, the culprit Mirisic was suspended for three games by the team for his carelessness.

New York won a crucial game, but injuries to the Big Apple made it seem like the win was too much to lose! (To be continued......)