(Dingtian Novel Residence (for recommendation)

"What a lovely bunch of people"

Zhuang Fei sat in the seat of the New York Knicks' press conference, looked at the group of eager New York media below, and thought with a smile in his heart. (

Zhuang Fei is a recognized enemy of New York, and now this enemy is in the most difficult time, this game is Portland's fourth game of the season, in the first three games Boston 1-2, ranked 10th in the East, and just yesterday lost to the underdog Bulls by 12 points, this is a team in a complete trough, and what about the current Knicks? The team's two wins so far under new head coach Don Chaney are in high spirits, and more importantly, the Boston Celtics are playing back-to-back away games while the New York Knicks have a day off at home.

So no matter from any point of view, the New York Knicks have no possibility of losing in this game, the time, the place, the people, all of them have the upper hand, and now the only one in Boston who is stronger than the Knicks is their head coach, right? But if that magical Z coach is really that magical, how could he lose to the Bulls by 12 points in the last game?

So the day before the start of this game, the general manager of the New York Knicks, Dolan Jr., had already shouted that this battle must be won, and the media in New York echoed this view, and even the media that had been watching or optimistic about Zhuang Fei before also chose to support the Knicks after seeing the current state of the Celtics, and it can be said that the outside world has now unanimously chosen to criticize Boston.

It's just that Zhuang Fei is not too frustrated with these people, and the current Boston Celtics are no longer the same as the Boston Celtics, who suffered six consecutive defeats in the preseason. Although Boston still suffers two consecutive defeats, but the team's cooperation, Maddy's style of play is changing, these two games suffered a losing streak for Boston is just an accident, whether it is a loss to the Nets or the Bulls, it is an accident, in Zhuang Fei's view, such an accident will not appear in the third game.

It's just that Zhuang Fei knows where he is at this time, this is the scene of the press conference in New York, and more than half of the media here are New York media. Zhuang Fei didn't want to explain anything to these people.

So there was a very strange scene at today's press conference, the New York reporters below have been frantically asking Zhuang Fei, and Zhuang Fei has been smiling and listening. Or sometimes a little bit of a word, but it's also a passing point, and it seems that the current head coach who is currently in the limelight has not been affected by the team's poor results in the slightest.

"Actually. You don't have to ask too much now, I don't have anything to say, the New York Knicks are now second in the East, and the Boston Celtics are tenth, what does that mean? It's just the beginning of the season, maybe the Knicks will be below Boston after three games, as for Mr. Doland's saying that he will win the Celtics by 24 points, he will only know after the game, and the victory or defeat of basketball is not so simple to calculate, the Knicks win the Bulls by 12 points does not mean they can beat us by 24 points"

When Zhuang Fei finished his last sentence, he was a little reluctant to leave early. If you don't leave the game early, it is estimated that you will have to be surrounded here for a long time, the New York Knicks have not been so cool for a long time, they have been deflated when they met Coach Z before, and now the situation is finally reversed, how can these people let Zhuang Fei go so easily?

In the Timberwolves locker room at Madison Square Garden, New York. The atmosphere here is a little depressing, Zhuang Fei has just finished arranging the team's tactics, the Boston players here are a little silent looking at their head coach, most of these Boston players have some loss or dazed faces, and it can be seen that some voices from the outside world and their own records have begun to slowly affect them recently. …,

Morale is really low.

Zhuang Fei glanced at the locker room and sighed helplessly in his heart, in fact, even the Boston players who suffered six consecutive defeats in the preseason did not have such a look on their faces. Obviously, this is because the team lost so badly in the last game that the Bulls couldn't even win it, how to compete for the championship as the head coach said? It can be said that some players have some doubts about Zhuang Fei's words about competing for the championship.

When he saw this, Zhuang Fei already understood that the current Boston Celtics needed a victory, and it was a big win that could boost morale, Zhuang Fei always thought that this team was on the right track, and now it has only encountered some setbacks, as long as it is over, it is a piece of light.

"I know you're frustrated right now, especially since we suffered two consecutive defeats after losing the last game, and I also know that you're doubting your current position, and similarly, I know you're doubting me, doubting yourself" Zhuang Fei glanced at all the Boston players lightly and said, when Zhuang Fei spoke, the eyes of these Boston Celtics players were a little gloomy, it was obvious that what the head coach said now is right, they are indeed a little shaken now.

Especially the core of the team Maddie is now extremely complicated, before Zhuang Fei came, he has been looking forward to Zhuang Fei's arrival, he has always been very envious of his cousin Carter, in Maddie's opinion, his talent is not worse than his cousin, just because of the lack of a coach like Zhuang Fei, so when he learned that Zhuang Fei came here, this young swingman was with great expectations to prepare for his new season.

But in fact, he is working harder than ever this season, but his performance is also struggling more than ever, this swingman is now a little confused about Zhuang Fei's style of play that Zhuang Fei requires him, especially the Carter training method makes him a little painful, Maddie will not plan to disobey Zhuang Fei's arrangement for this reason. It's just that in the heart of this small forward, he is a little unhappy with Zhuang Fei and cultivating him like Carter.

Because Maddie wants to say to Zhuang Fei that he is Maddie not Carter, he has his own style, he is not a substitute for anyone, but it is obvious that under the power of Zhuang Fei, this small forward does not dare to say this in front of Zhuang Fei, although he does not dare to say what is in his heart, it does not mean that this small forward accepts Zhuang Fei's positioning. In the last game, the small forward reverted to what he thought he was in style, only to end up with the Boston Celtics' loss. So at this time, Maddie had more self-blame than the other Boston players.

"I think you must have known about the criticism of us lately, in their eyes our team is complete garbage, a bunch of unorganized stragglers, and now these people are ready to see our jokes, and now they are also waiting for the news of our crushing defeat to the Knicks," Zhuang Fei said and paused again as he said. And these Boston players are also a little bowed.

"However, in my opinion, we are not garbage. Maybe we can beat the New York Knicks" When Zhuang Fei said that he had defeated the New York Knicks, these players looked up at Zhuang Fei in some surprise, but when they thought about it, maybe this was also the coach's comfort.

"You don't have to doubt anything, if we can't even beat the Knicks. Do you think I'm still standing here? Zhuang Fei looked at the information in the eyes of these Boston players and said with a smile, while the others were also stunned, it was obvious that these people were recalling Zhuang Fei's words, except for Zhuang Fei's former disciples, the other Celtic players were a little surprised, but thinking of Zhuang Fei's brilliant record in the past, these people once again had some confidence in their hearts. …,

"As long as you still believe in me, then I can lead you to victory, and if you can no longer believe in me, then tell me. I'm going to send you out of this team, now do you understand" Seeing that the Boston players had recovered a little bit of their spirits, Zhuang Fei immediately raised his voice and shouted to these people.

"Understood" When Zhuang Fei swept around with sharp eyes, these Boston players who were still a little demoralized just now felt a little chill down their backs, and hurriedly responded to Zhuang Fei, no matter what they were thinking now. But at this moment, these people did leave their disappointment and depression behind for a while.

And this is also what Zhuang Fei wants. So after seeing these players saying one after another, Zhuang Fei also smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth.

"Alright, now let's go, smash the Knicks and show everyone what you're capable of"

"Okay, now the lineups of both sides have come out, and the Boston Celtics are center Yao Ming. Power forward Jermaine O'Neal, small forward is Maddy, scoring guard Jackson, playmaking guard is James Posey, I don't know who Coach Z is going to let control the ball in this game, and Maddy's ball control organization is not reassuring from the last game"

"And in New York, Coach Don Channey's lineup is center Ate Thomas, power forward Odom, small forward Sprewell, scoring guard is Alan Houston, playmaking guard is Mark Jackson, this is an inside double short lineup, it seems that this inside line is a little bit of a loss in the face of Boston's Yao Ming and O'Neal, especially against Yao Ming, this Chinese interior has a large offensive range, and the basket skills and footwork are also very good, it seems that this may be a winner"

In the commentary bench at Madison Square Garden in New York, Michaels sighed and looked at the Celtics bench, he really didn't think that Coach Z would have such a difficult start in Boston, but unlike others, this commentary has absolute confidence in Zhuang Fei.

"Patrick, how do you think the Boston Celtics should play this game? Who will dominate the team between Maddie and Posey? Michaels asked Ewing, the gorilla next to him, that since the Gorilla left the SuperSonics as a free agent this season and was rejected by New York to return to New York, the legendary center retired and then, like many superstars, the center became a guest commentator for the ABC.

"If it were me, I think I'd let James Posey lead the team, he's more stable than Maddy, Maddy looks a lot better now than last season, but it's still a bit poisonous when playing, but it's a bit of a waste of talent to let Maddie be an off-ball player, and now Coach Z's lineup is really a bit difficult" Patrick Ewing said after a moment of thought.

Michaels on the side also nodded in agreement. In the mind of this commentator, perhaps this is also the reason why Coach Z Boston got off to a bad start.

The game began when the referee on duty, Crawford, threw the ball into the air, and there was basically no suspense in the jump ball. O'Neill Jr. easily defeated Coatthomas, who was half a head shorter than him.

When O'Neal Jr. jumped the ball off, James Posey, the team's playmaker, who surprised many, dribbled the ball past half court and handed it to the team's small forward Maddie.

In this game, the Boston Celtics are still organizing small forwards!

This also made New York Knicks head coach Don Chaney stunned for a while, which was a bit unexpected for him. But after a little thought, the head coach relaxed, in fact, whether James Posey or Maddy controlled the ball, the current Celtics are a little chaotic, and this chaos has led to them not being able to fully play their full strength, and the players are playing awkwardly. …,

Maddie receives a pass from James Posey on the right side of the three-point line at the top of the arc. Knicks small forward Sprewell followed, looking at the defender who was a head shorter than himself, Maddy's heart was subconsciously ready to jump up and pull out outside the three-point line. But just as he was about to do this dry move, the small forward remembered what Zhuang Fei said to him when he came to Boston.

"More than three pull-outs from beyond the three-point line in a game will make you unconditional"

In fact, Sprewell saw Maddie's shooting style and was ready to jump up to defend the shooting of the rising star small forward, but what made Sprewell a little stunned was that the small forward actually didn't shoot, only touched his side, and passed by as soon as he slipped away. At this time, Maddie, who broke through Sprewell's defense, went directly to the inside.

In fact, at this time, the Knicks' defense has shrunk, and Jackson and Posey in Boston on the periphery are outside the three-point line, as long as Maddie can realize this, he can completely throw the ball out, which is a three-point opportunity.

Stephen Green, who was on the sidelines when he saw this, also sighed, if it was Carter or Nash, the ball would have been passed in the back of his head.

But just as Green sighed, seeing that Madiza was so deep, Knicks center Ate Thomas also immediately went out to make up for the defense, and at this time, he and Sprewell, who had contracted Mark Jackson, had followed up from behind, formed a three-man attack on Maddie. As long as the encirclement is formed, Maddie's ball is dangerous, and many people are also regretting that the small forward missed the best passing opportunity and the best individual offensive opportunity.

It's just that just when many people were sweating for Maddie, the Knicks trio who surrounded Maddie were surprised to find that the basketball in Maddie's hand was gone.

And immediately after, after Cote Thomas went out. The Knicks' interior lineman, a tall Chinese man, has his hands on the basket.

Yao Ming dunked and scored two points!

The basketball that disappeared from Maddie's hand magically appeared in Yao Ming's hand. And the Knicks fans who were originally full of boos were all stunned at this time.

They weren't Knicks players on the court, they were bystanders, and they could see very well how Maddy's ball got to Yao Ming.

"It's so freehand, it's so freehand, Maddie turns his back to Cote Thomas a halfway before Cote Thomas arrives, and then throws the ball behind his back in a small range. The basketball that was thrown out was directly hit the ground under the crotch of Cott Thomas, and it was even more unbelievable that this hit the ground actually found the big center Yao Ming on time, and the height of the ball hitting the ground was just right, this kind of passing technique was fantastic, Maddie successfully deceived all the players on the court, except for Yao Ming. Michaels was stunned for a moment when he saw Maddie's pass, then immediately got up from his seat and shouted.

Zhuang Fei and Green on the Boston bench on the side were also stunned when they saw this scene.

This kind of passing to the center from the back to the crotch is Carter's stunt in Wake Forest, when Wake Forest played a triangle attack, when the triangle attack ended with Carter in the face of the encirclement, this Wake Forest leader was always able to find Duncan in the encirclement.

This kind of passing is extremely difficult, the requirements for passing skills are extremely high, and it is very likely to make mistakes if the heat is not accurate, and now Carter is the only one in the league who can pass such a ball.

"It seems that what this guy really lacks is not technology, but consciousness," Zhuang Fei was stunned for a while, and then looked at the emaciated back on the court, and thought with a smile in his heart, perhaps, the day of Boston's rise is not far away.

The people on the sidelines were amazed by Maddie's dashing pass, and so was Maddie on the court, who had seen a lot of Carter's games, and he knew that this kind of pass was only possible for his cousin, but this time, when this happened, he made such a pass.

And Yao Ming, who came down from the basket, also thanked Maddie with a smiling expression, and the other Boston players also slapped Maddie, who was still a little stunned, at this time, the aura on the court immediately changed because of this ball, and the Celtics, who were originally considered to be a little demoralized, have now become highly motivated.

"Tracy, that ball was so beautiful, I swear, Vince couldn't have passed such a ball to Yao Ming in the first place at Wake Forest, you must know that Yao Ming's height is much higher than Thiem's"

Looking at James Posey's excited expression, Maddie was also stunned, this is the first time someone has said that he is better than Carter, since he entered the league, even if he is in the NBA, Carter is in the NCAA, he has been living in the shadow of Carter's cousin.

And this time, he used Carter's technique to make Carter's former teammates think he was better than Carter.

This gave birth to a strange thought in Maddie's heart.

"Maybe, I can really beat Carter on the path Carter once walked"

At this time, Maddie also subconsciously looked at the Chinese on the sidelines, and the Chinese was looking at him with a smile at this time. And Maddie's heart is also warm, this is the first time he has officially accepted Zhuang Fei's positioning as his 'organizational striker'. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )