Chapter 226: The Story of Garnett and Ray Allen

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Date: 2014-04-11

The Knicks won this game with a hard time, and the next game would be a disaster for the Knicks, because the Knicks' next game is against the Celtics

This year's Celtics led the league's shocking Big Three, the power of the Big Three is incomparable, and so far, the Celtics have achieved an 11-2 record, completely sitting in the first place in the East, unbeatable, losing two games to the defending champion Cavaliers and the Magic team that spent a lot of money to strengthen in the offseason

The most NB aspect of the Celtics is their defense, with the Celtics conceding an average of 91.15 points per game so far, while the Celtics are averaging 102.77 points per game and outscoring opponents by more than 10 points per game

The Celtics' ironclad defense is not so easy to break through Perkins inside resistance, Garnett assists in defense, and there is the best ball-handling defender on the outside James Posey is not as defensive as Bowen "unscrupulous" In terms of defensive strategy, Posey and Battier are slightly similar to each other in the "gentleman's" defense, Posey can always rely on his veteran experience and accurate judgment to pose a considerable threat to the opponent with the ball. Another of Posey's tricks is to listen to his opponents while they are discussing tactics, which is even more powerful than the previous one

The outside defense not only relies on Posey, but also Tony AllenTony AllenAlthough he is not very old, whether it is offensive or defensive, Allen is the kind of player who will do his best as long as he is on the court, such a player is Chen Jiyuan's favorite player, Chen Jiyuan also hopes to play with such a player, and when Allen's season is over, Chen Jiyuan will inevitably let the Knicks make an offer for Allen, of course, this has to wait until the end of this season

Allen always uses his strong body when defending, and always makes it impossible for the opponent to easily receive the ball, Allen can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 3 position, facing many outside fierce men in this league, Allen can make them sullen James, Wade, Kobe and other superstars have eaten turtles under Allen

The current Celtics are really a balanced offensive and defensive team, Ray Allen is full of firepower on the outside, Pierce broke into the interior line to stir up Garnett's low-post offense, and the high-post jumper is very comprehensive, in short, in a word, the current Celtics are really too strong

The Knicks met the Celtics, and basically everyone expected the ending, either a massacre or a massacre, anyway, the Knicks don't want to get out of Boston, you know, since the Big Three were formed, the Celtics have never lost at home, and both losses were away

Although there are not many games now, the big three have gradually run in better and better, mainly because the characteristics of the players between the three people are very compatible, so the three people need to adjust their playing style slightly

When it comes to the composition of the group giants, there are always endless topics, and I have to mention a story between Garnett and Ray Allen, everyone on earth knows that Kevin Garnett was drafted by the Timberwolves with the fifth pick in 1995 in the first season, Garnett's cousin Xiàn was very satisfactory to the management of the Timberwolves, and at that time, the Timberwolves were officially leaderless, so Garnett quickly became the king of the wolves

After a year with the Timberwolves, Garnett knew what he wanted most — a good helper

Before the 1996 draft, just when he was going crazy about trying to help, general manager McHalle came to him for advice

"Kevin, hey, calling your name really makes me feel awkward, what do you think of this year's rookies?"

"You know, Kevin, what do you think I'm as awkward as you are? What do you mean?"

"Okay, then I'll say it directly, let's hold the No. 5 lot, who do you want us to choose?"

Garnett said his answer without thinking: "Allen Iverson"

"Do you think the teams in front of you are all bad guys? Iverson certainly won't be our turn to pick this year's draft with a list and information, you see," McHale handed over a stack of materials

Garnett took it and looked at them one by one, "Kobe Bryant, I heard that kid is good, I've seen his dad"

"Stop, kg, we don't want to have another high school student No, no, I mean, we have a good choice" Seeing Garnett's somewhat embarrassed face, McHale realized that he had said the wrong thing

"How do you spell Steve's name? Canadian"

"Listen, we don't need a foreigner playing football"

"Oh, Kevin, I'm stumped by you, you made me speak my mind in order to disprove me?" Garnett was a little annoyed

"Calm, calm, take a closer look, maybe you've missed someone"

"Stephen Marbury? I've heard of this guy, plays well, but is troublesome Ray Allen, Connecticut? Not a sharpshooter from a prestigious school, with elegant demeanor" Seeing this, Garnett handed the information back to McHale, "That's him"

"Who? Marbury? ”

"No, of course not, you look at the picture of this guy, there is a backbone in the back of his head, he will mess up every day, I am talking about Ray Allen, he is capable enough, promising, developing, and he will not compete with me for the position of boss"

"Well, you know, he may also be selected before the fifth pick, okay, then we should think of a way Don't worry, Kevin, I'll take care of it"

"Okay thank you Kevin, then I'll go and call Ray Allen first"

Watching Garnett's tall and thin back walk out of his office, a hint of helplessness flashed across McHale's face

"I'm sorry, Kevin"

In June 1996, after the draft ended

"Why trade Ray Allen for Marbury?" Kevin Garnett almost kicked open the door to McHale's office, barged in, and roared at the GM in an almost roaring voice, "Kevin I need a reasonable explanation"

McHale was unfazed: "Calm, calm, Kevin, I'll give you an explanation"

"Okay, I'll wait."

"Stephen can pass, he can break through, he can score, he's the best defender besides Iverson, he can provide you with whatever you need, and I'm sure he's better than Ray Allen for Minnesota."

Garnett sat down across from McHale, leaning forward, his nose pressed against McHale's face if it weren't for the desk in the middle

"Do you believe in fate? Kevin? ”

McHale shook his head

Garnett's face was no longer warped with anger, and his voice became calm—a calmness that never belonged to him

"I believe that Stephen will bring us far more trouble than happiness" Garnett said word by word: "We are all strong people, and there will definitely be a day when you will be incompatible, and when the time comes, you will regret your wrong decision So, I want to say to you first, I don't want to leave at that time, I love Minnesota more than anywhere."

McHale looked at Garnett with a strange look "Okay Kevin, I promise you"

Marbury's honeymoon period with the Timberwolves was only two years, and in the 1998-99 season, he began to dare not surrender to the rule of KG, and the Timberwolves were forced to send him to the Jersey Nets, McHale's wishful thinking failed, and Garnett fell into a situation of fighting alone again After Marbury left, McHale only said one sentence to Garnett: "Kevin, I owe you a favor"

After listening to the Internet, Garnett replied to McHale with a blank face: "Maybe one day, I will ask you to return it"

After meeting McHale, Garnett sent a message to Ray Allen: Stephen is gone, want to come to Minnesota?

Ray Allen's reply: "Kevin, we are actually all shadows running after the championship, do you know what the shadow has to do with the shadow?"

Garnett: "I don't know"

Ray Allen: When we lift the championship together, I'll tell you the answer Garnett's loyalty to the Timberwolves lasted for 12 years, and Ray Allen became a symbol of Seattle in the 2002-03 season

After the 2006-07 season, Garnett approached McHale

"Kevin, do you remember seeing me for a favor?"

McHale looked at Garnett deeply: "For so many years, I've been waiting for this sentence where are you going?" ”

"Boston"

"Good"

"Thank you" Garnett walked to the door and turned back again: "I have to sue you, Ray Allen will go too"

The door closes, and Kevin McHale is immersed in reminiscence, staring at the photo with Auerbach on his desk, pulling out a cigar from the depths of the drawer and slowly lighting it

"This time, you've chosen the right one."

There was no doubt that Garnett's time in Boston was joyful, and to his delight, Sam Cassel – his old friend – was here in February 2008

On the first day of Kassel's team-up training, Garnett pulled Cassel aside and whispered

"Sam, do you remember the question I asked you when I was in Minnesota?"

"At that time, you pestered me all day long and asked me questions, how do I know which one?"

"Olajuwon once asked Drexler the question, and I heard you're the only one in the league who has heard the answer?"

Cassel scratched his bald head, "That's right, but why do you care so much about this?"

That damn Ray gave me a riddle that I couldn't guess, and he said he'd tell me the answer when he won the championship."

Cassel smiled, like an old fox that had caught a rabbit

"Well, I'll wait until that day to tell you the answer

"These two damn guys"

Boston, 18 June 2008

On the sidelines, Pierce poured a drink on Rivers, and Garnett in the middle of the field grabbed Ray Allen and Cassel

"You two, don't run, it's time to tell me the answer?"

"Well, Kevin, be patient, I'm going to hug my son" Ray Allen laughed as he broke free of Garnett's hand and walked briskly to the audience and picked up his son

"Sam, you speak first." Garnett held Kassel firmly and didn't give him a chance to escape

"Okay, okay, I say, Hakim's answer is: wall to wall, meet at the corner"

Garnett was stunned: "Turning a corner? ”

"That's right, I guess he meant that those who missed it will always have a chance to see each other again"

The festivities were about to arrive, and the Celtics had already changed their clothes and gathered around David Stern

Garnett patted Ray Allen and asked in a low voice, "Hey, buddy, it's time to tell me the answer?" ”

Stern began to announce in a long voice: "This year's overall winner is"

Ray Allen whispered the answer to Garnett, "Shadow to shadow, see you in the brightest place"

Stern's voice was exceptionally loud: "~Boston Celtics"

"The brightest place" Garnett looked up, his eyes barely open from the laser lights and flashes, and the cheers were deafening

Destined to meet, sometimes it's a beautiful thing

Everyone thinks that it is Pierce's credit and attraction to find Garnett, but don't you know? Once Garnett publicly said that he would not go to Boston, and the Lakers at that time were a potential next home for Garnett, but this change came from Ray Allen, and when Ray Allen came to Boston, the situation changed, and Garnett directly changed his mind and decided to join the Green Army

It turns out that Garnett's joining is a very correct choice, because the run-in between the big three is very good, and the three of them are like they were born to be teammates, and they don't have the slightest discomfort with each other, and they directly changed the Green Army from the bottom of last season to the current positive number one, and the change is not huge

On the 29th, the entire Knicks got on a special plane to Boston

Before getting on the plane, Chen Jiyuan felt that everyone's eyes were not right when they looked at him, and he always felt that there was something in their smiles, and even Sessions glanced at Chen Jiyuan, and then stretched out his thumb to Chen Jiyuan, Chen Jiyuan's head was completely crashed, what kind of trouble is this

On the plane where the Knicks flew to the Green Army, Britney also followed the plane, and today Britney once again chose to go with the team, Chen Jiyuan has lost count of how many times Britney has gone away with the team and, today Britney is still sitting next to Chen Jiyuan, this action fell in the eyes of others, and all the other players showed a smile that all men understand

Chen Jiyuan was speechless in an instant, this group of bastards must have misunderstood something

After Britney came to Chen Jiyuan's side, Chen Jiyuan thought that Britney had something to discuss with him, so he asked Britney first: "What's wrong, is there something wrong?" ”

Britney's expression was very stern and she gave Chen Jiyuan a newspaper in a very unkind tone, and said to Chen Jiyuan very unhappily: "You can see for yourself"

Chen Jiyuan took the newspaper, looked at it, and instantly petrified, and then understood what the smile of his teammates and men understood before, the Knicks players could see that Britney was interesting to Chen Jiyuan, after all, she often accompanied Chen Jiyuan to train, and always talked to Chen Jiyuan about this, only Chen Jiyuan himself was still kept in the dark, this is the authorities' fans, bystanders Qing Chen Jiyuan always thought that Britney's concern for him was because of Chen Jiyuan's basketball talent, I didn't think it would be because Britney liked herself, if Britney knew Chen Jiyuan's thoughts, it was estimated that she would vomit three liters of blood, and then hack Chen Jiyuan to death

What was written in the newspaper turned out to be that Chen Jiyuan was "in love" with Ivanka, to put it bluntly, that is, Ivanka was being a junior for Paris, because Chen Jiyuan and Paris had not divorced yet, and there was no official statement to break up, so everyone thought that Chen Jiyuan and Paris were still husband and wife, so Ivanka's behavior would naturally be hung up as a junior

In fact, these paparazzi reporters just like to exaggerate, they like to find something to do, in order to please readers, they can do anything, and they dare to say anything Chen Jiyuan was just having a meal with Ivanka that day, and was described by the paparazzi as dating together** Chen Jiyuan really wanted to shout to the sky: "Wronged"

It was that day that Chen Jiyuan and Ivanka came out of the management together, and had a meal at a small restaurant near the stadium, and then they were caught by this group of NB paparazzi Then, in order to attract attention, this report came out

Chen Jiyuan returned the newspaper to Britney, and then prepared to bring a headset to listen to the song, but Britney reached out and pressed the headset in Chen Jiyuan's hand

Britney was very unhappy and asked Chen Jiyuan: "Is there nothing you want to say to me?" ”

Three question marks popped up on Chen Jiyuan's head: "What do you say?" ”

Britney saw that Chen Jiyuan was pretending to be stupid here, and said to Chen Jiyuan with a frosty face: "Don't you have anything you want to explain to me about this news?" ”

Chen Jiyuan said to Britney Spears helplessly: "Don't you know my relationship with Ivanka? What else do you need me to explain? You even believe it, you're a pig."

Britney turned her head very dissatisfied: "I don't know what your relationship with Ivanka is, who knows if you guys got together."

"Eldest sister, what kind of anger are you angry about, Ivanka and I just had a meal together as friends, and then we were exaggerated by the paparazzi, it's that simple, is there anything else?" Chen Jiyuan said impatiently to Chen Jiyuan

Britney stopped talking, but the expression on her face softened

Chen Jiyuan didn't think through Britney's thoughts, and Chen Jiyuan also planned to find out about it, but Chen Jiyuan was thinking about whether he should do something in his heart, after all, Ivanka's reputation has always been very good, and now that he is rumored to be a junior, he should feel uncomfortable

In the end, Chen Jiyuan shook his head fiercely, and decided to feel all these messy things in his mind and concentrate on preparing for the evening game