Chapter 114: Heroic Tragedy, Duncan Goes Ashore! (10,700 words of small chapter, kneeling for subscription, monthly pass)
As the long-lost half-brother in Stern's eyes......
In Stern's view, Wang Shuo is certainly the best coach in the NBA, and there is no one.
But just like Danzi, who was hacked by the league many times before the Wizards' comeback, and Duncan, who never won a DPOY in Wang Shuo's memory.
This year, while supporting Yao Ming, because in addition to Yao Ming, who happened to take the biggest cake in the Knicks, there were many players who won awards, so Stern naturally could only choose to stab his good brother from behind.
Moreover, Stern knows very well that if Wang Shuo wants to really become a "god of coaching" in the future, then the league also needs to create some opponents for him.
Otherwise, when people mention you Wang Shuo in the future, what kind of Rivers and the like are the hammers......
Even if the league blows you as the "god of coaching", people will find it unconvincing.
On the 10th, in addition to Yao Ming won the regular season MVP.
Scott Rearden was also named General Manager of the Year.
He also became the third general manager to win the award when working with Wang Shuo, after Wes Unseld in 01/02 and Brian Colangelo in 03/04.
It's just that compared to Unselde and Colangelo......
For Raidon's award, most of his peers scoffed at it.
In everyone's opinion, Lei Deng's guy was able to win the award only because he was on Wang Shuo's thigh.
When delivering his acceptance speech, Lei Deng did not dare to ask for credit, but praised Wang Shuo very much.
That picture, that speech, if it weren't for the fact that Lei Deng was so many years older than Wang Shuo, people who don't know would definitely think that Lei Deng is not his Wang Shuo's illegitimate son?
In addition, David West also won this year's Most Improved Player Award.
In the 04/05 season, West played 82 games for the Knicks, averaging 38.4 minutes per game, and was definitely a model worker.
In the regular season, he averaged 14.5 points (1,189 points), 6.1 rebounds (500 rebounds) and 3.8 assists (312 assists) for the Knicks per game, and now he has become an eternal pain in the hearts of Hornets management!
If you don't understand, just ask, where can I download the anti-Wang Shuo scam app?
What, you said that this deal was made by Lei Deng, what does it have to do with him Wang Shuo?
Don't make a fuss, just Raidon's brain, but if he can have a little brain, the Knicks will be rotten for so many years?
Now, more and more people are beginning to believe that Wang Shuo must have reached an agreement with the Knicks early on.
And this undoubtedly also increases the difficulty of Wang Shuo's team building in the future when he is nomadic.
Because the teams in the alliance that are getting smarter have already made up their minds in their hearts.
In the future, if Wang Shuo wants to change teams to challenge himself, then before he officially determines his next family, each family must hide their rookies!
Even those players who have long been considered by the team to be free at any time cannot be traded with other teams to add to the investment!
Don't ask, it's only been four years, and he, Wang Shuo, has already unearthed so many treasure players.
Do you want to be like the Bulls and Hornets management who wash their faces with tears every day?
Undoubtedly.
In the future, when Wang Shuo continues to be nomadic, the NBA will usher in an unprecedented "large chain of suspicion".
Of course, that's all for later.
On the 10th, Jamal Crawford of the 76ers was named the sixth man of the year.
Although in the second half of the regular season, Crawford did not perform well in the 76ers playoffs due to D'Antoni's overshooting, but in the regular season, he averaged 17.4 points per game for the 76ers, and still defeated Ben Gordon of the Bulls in the selection.
What's more interesting is that Tim Duncan actually won the Defensive Player of the Year.
However, after thinking carefully in his mind for a while, Wang Shuo did feel that it was reasonable for Duncan to get a DPOY this year.
This season, Kerr, who values Dior more, has used Marion as a tool man for most of the Suns game.
Coupled with the fact that "Hacker" lost the system blessing of Brown and Spoelstra, the two defensive masters, as well as the marketing blessing of Wang Shuo, Marion did not even make the list of best defensive player candidates this year.
And Big Ben, even if last season's finals aside, this year in the East, he was also hammered by the "Yao Shark" dizzy.
As for Atay......
He has just changed teams, and it will take time to wash away the stereotypes about his performance during his time with the Grizzlies.
Therefore, in the case of Duncan's life there is only one crown, one MVP, one FMVP......
Stern also needs to make a profit, and he took the blame for the U.S. men's basketball team's crushing defeat in Athens last summer.
No, Duncan is messing up too badly right now.
Now, even Stern hopes Duncan can move to a big city to chase his dreams when his contract expires this summer.
Say it and you may not believe it.
At present, in the ranking of the new four strikers, Garnett, who has already taken out the first loan......
Duncan's ranking in the eyes of many people is even inferior to Xiao Si.
Yes, you Duncan is a boss champion who has a "debut is the pinnacle".
But Ren Xiaosi is also "the peak of his debut", and he is still young, and his style of play is better than yours.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, even if he had five crowns in his hand, Duncan was often ignored by people......
What's more, now he only has one crown?
On the 10th, when he delivered his acceptance speech, Duncan, who was solemn, did not even have a smile on his face.
In the past few years, only Duncan knows how hard and tormented he has been in San Antonio.
In addition, Dwight Howard was also named this year's Rookie of the Year.
The main reason why Howard was able to win this year's award is that he is slightly better than Wang Shuo can remember in terms of statistics and made the playoffs with the team......
I'm afraid it's because the league wants to compensate Houston.
After all, how well Yao Ming mixed in New York, how uncomfortable the people of the space city are now.
Therefore, the NBA must tell the people of the Space City by awarding Howard the Best Rookie Award:
Although Dwight's offense was a little suffocating, ......
He's defending!
You see, he's the rookie of the year!
Yao Ming didn't win this award back then!
So......
Can you stop crying?
Well, go home and watch the ball!
What? You've been swept 4-0 by the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs?
It's okay! Isn't that still next year? And not next year, don't we have the year after tomorrow?
Howard, who has a promising future, is not on the table for the time being.
On the 10th, the NBA Coach of the Year for the 04/05 season was won by Rick Carlisle.
Although peers unanimously agreed that Wang Shuo should be elected.
But as the NBA head coach who has beaten Wang Shuo the most times in the playoffs so far.
Carlisle's election this year is also "well deserved".
Stern knew that Wang Shuo needed an opponent.
And this opponent, in Stern's opinion, is currently the only one who can take on this responsibility!
Because counting the Eastern Conference semifinals G1 game that the Pistons just won, Carlisle is currently in the playoffs and has defeated Wang Shuo 4 games!
He may even become the first American coach to defeat Wang Shuo in a one-round series!
So, after careful consideration, knowing that the Heat were actually run by Riley, the emperor, and Spoelstra, the prince of the East Palace, Stern, "fairly, justly and objectively" awarded this year's best coach to Carlisle.
On the 10th, in addition to the major awards, the results of this year's Best Team selection and Best Defensive Team selection are as follows:
Best Team 1: Yao Ming, Duncan, Nowitzki, Wade, Nash.
Second Team of the Year: O'Neal, Xiaosi, Anthony, Kobe, Iverson.
All-Star three: Gasol, Garnett, Hill, Ray Allen, Baron Davis.
All-Defensive Team: Yao Ming, Duncan, Artay, Wade, Billups.
All-Defensive Second Team: Big Ben, Kirilenko, Prince, Kidd, Hughes.
Yao Ming was able to be shortlisted for the "double team" at the same time this year, in addition to the league's intention to praise him, in Wang Shuo's view, he mainly has to thank David West.
This season, West will always play the field to help Yao Ming's defense, although this has allowed many of the No. 4 players against him to play good statistics.
But on the other hand, most of the No. 5 players who are opposite Yao Ming will not be heavy?
In the regular season, in addition to Gasol, O'Neal, and Xiao Si, who is wearing the shell of the No. 4 position and doing the work of the No. 5 position on the field, and other players who can be counted on one hand, how many centers can play stable and beautiful statistics in front of Yao Ming?
And even if these opponents can put together beautiful statistics against Yao Ming, it is useless.
Because in the game, under Wang Shuo's arrangement, Xiao Yao's data panel will only look better than them.
Therefore, in this way, whether he wins or loses, every night, Yao Ming will give the stereotype that he blew up the opposite number five position at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
I have to say that in the NBA, a player like West who is willing to sacrifice himself to feed the team's big boss is simply the best!
As for this year, Wade, like Yao Ming, was shortlisted for the first time in the "double team".
In addition to the Heat's record of winning the first place in the East and the league this year, Wang Shuo can only say that Spoelstra did learn how to market from him.
And in a sense, Spoelstra also helped his teacher Riley avoid more than a decade of detours.
Although historically, in the future, Riley will also generously admit in an interview that Wade is the greatest player in the history of the Miami Heat, and that he did not let Wade achieve "one person, one city" in the Heat, which was the biggest regret of his life, and someone was just hired by the Heat to assist him.
But since there is no need to take a detour......
So why not declare Wade the king of the Miami Heat from now on?
Before the start of the playoffs, as the "hook" officially paid the termination fee for Wade, under the promotion of the Heat, capital, and the league, Wang Shuo can only use four words to describe the current NBA actor:
- As the sun rises!
In terms of this year's second team, the "Ba Da" combination was both relegated to the second team, mainly due to the Suns' regular season record not as good as last year, as well as this year's Nowitzki and Nash, one of whose teams are the first in the West, and the other is Yao Ming's main competitor in the regular season MVP.
In addition, Kobe Bryant has also been upgraded from the third team in Wang Shuo's memory to the second team this year.
This is because the Lakers have made the playoffs this year, and Kobe's reputation is better than Wang Shuo's memory.
And for the Celtics, only Garnett was selected for three teams......
It has to do with Stern's desire to sanction this huddle culture.
Cold knowledge, the reason why the future league stopped Paul's trade to the Lakers was because the Hornets were hosted by the league at that time, so the league could come forward to stop it.
However, just because you can't stop you from holding together doesn't mean that Stern can't sanction you in other ways.
This year, Garnett was not only relegated to three teams, but he didn't even have a part of the All-Defensive Team.
The league would rather choose Kirilenko, who is messing with the Jazz, and is willing not to give Garnett a chance, which already means that Stern is very dissatisfied with the Celtics' group culture.
And Anthony made it to the second team this year.
It was Stern who planned to obey the will of the people and make Wade and Anthony the "03 double kings".
On the 10th, after calming down, Wang Shuo was not unable to understand Stern's good intentions.
And in a sense, Stern is also helping him pave the way out in advance in case the Knicks lose to the Pistons.
After all, there's no shame on losing to a team with the best coach, one All-NBA, and three All-Defensive players, no matter how you look at it.
But, no matter what, Wang Shuo, who was stabbed twice by his good brother, couldn't be in a good mood.
On the 11th, the G2 game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Knicks and the Pistons continued at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
This time, Wang Shuo adjusted the starting lineup of the Knicks, with Hardaway as the starting point guard and Jr. Smith as the starting point guard.
In the first quarter of the game, Wang Shuo successfully bit the score, and replaced Jones and Barry in the second quarter, hoping that the Knicks could use three-pointers to withstand the Pistons' second lineup.
But unfortunately, Lady Luck did not favor Wang Shuo this night.
In the second quarter of the game, Hill, who was replaced early in the first quarter, used sudden points to find outside teammates, but the Knicks only made 1 of 7 three-point shots in the first half of the second quarter, which made Wang Shuo successfully experience the feeling of being a D'Antoni.
After halftime, in the third quarter of the game, the Pistons still left Big Ben on the court to deal with Yao Ming.
In the G1 battle, the Pistons tried to use Oku to consume Yao Ming, but the effect was not good.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, there were always people who liked to hack In the series between a certain team and the Jazz, Oku beat Yao Ming.
Can......
Does this group of people mean that Yao Ming averaged 25.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in that series, while Oku could only average 11 points and 8 rebounds per game?
If, such a data comparison is called a burst.
Can it also be said that he has never been wronged on the field in the past two years?
This Knicks has West, as long as Oku plays outside, West will inevitably fill in for Yao Ming as soon as possible.
And coming back, the National People's Congress was able to restrict Yao Ming from receiving the ball and consume Yao Ming's physical energy when attacking in the low post.
What can Oku do?
Does it take the pressure off Yao Ming to attack on the field?
Carlisle and Stotts know very well that in this series, the Pistons don't need Oku to score and contain, they only need Big Ben to constantly consume Yao Ming's physical energy.
As the saying goes, sacrificing Big Ben alone, happy piston family.
Wang Shuo knew that the Knicks would not be able to beat the Pistons if they couldn't shoot from the outside.
In particular, this round of the series is clearly seen, and the strength of the two teams is compared to the Pistons led by Carlisle and Stotts who are clearly calculated.
In the end, 11 nights, 102 to 113.
The Pistons took another game and led the Knicks 2-0 in the series.
In this game, Yao Ming and Hill scored 38 points, 11 rebounds, 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists respectively.
After the G2 game, it was Carlisle's turn to "praise" Wang Shuo this year, and in an interview, Carlisle said: "We all know very well how difficult it has been for the Knicks this year.
They were able to make it all the way to third place in the East during the regular season and caused us huge problems in this series.
Although I won the NBA's Best Coach this year, I really deserved it compared to Wang.
The Knicks are a respectable team, and Wang is the best coach in the NBA in my opinion. β
In the face of Carlisle's praise, Wang Shuo said in an interview: "Coach Rick Carlisle is too humble.
The Pistons, under his leadership, have been a strong contender for the championship for the past three years, and he deserves to be named the best coach this year. β
When asked by a reporter how the Knicks will deal with the Pistons next, Wang Shuo said: "This is a difficult series, but we will not give up easily.
As long as there is a glimmer of life, we will fight to the end. β
Wang Shuo did not talk to reporters about tactical matters.
He deliberately steered the conversation to the difficulties and challenges the Knicks faced in this series.
Because he knows very well that in this series, the tactics can't change anything.
Right now......
This Knicks really need a little chicken soup for the soul to have a chance of working a miracle.
On the evening of the 14th, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Knicks and the Pistons moved to Madison Square Garden.
Before the start of the game, Yao Ming held the regular season MVP trophy at home and thanked the Knicks fans for their strong support for the team in the past year.
At this moment, Knicks fans feel extremely sorry for Yao Ming.
Because of this series, he has obviously done something that even two Ewing can't do......
But he was unable to lead the Knicks in the first two battles to capture the palace of Auburn Hills.
Before the game, the New York media also called this G3 battle the "battle to defend the earth".
Under their description, Wang Shuo and Yao Ming became heroes of the city of New York, the last bastion against the alien invasion of the Pistons.
"Success does not mean the end, failure does not mean the end, only the courage to move forward lasts forever!"
On the court, after the jump ball, the game begins.
In the G3 game, the starters of the two teams were:
Pistons: Big Ben, Wallace, Prince, Ray Allen, Billups.
Knicks: Yao Ming, West, Hill, J.R. Smith, Hardaway.
Shortly after the opening, Yao Ming scored a three-pointer for the Knicks at the top arc.
This goal greatly boosted the morale of the Knicks, and the fans in the stadium also cheered for the Knicks with their unsparing cheers.
In the first quarter of the game, in the cheers of the home fans, the united Knicks did their best on both offensive and defensive ends, but they were still unable to pull away the score with the Pistons.
The first quarter was 26-31.
In the second quarter, the Pistons switched to a second-team team consisting of Oku, McDyce, Carlos Delfilo, Ray Allen, and Mike James.
When McDyce came on the field, he was met with a deafening boo from Madison Square Garden.
This is because, last summer, he put aside the mid-level contract offered to him by the Knicks, and immediately switched to the Pistons with a base salary after the lion opened his mouth to ask for an annual salary of tens of millions.
Knicks fans cursed McDyess and his family on this night, and as a result, McDyes's performance was out of shape after he got on the court, and he made frequent mistakes in the second quarter.
In addition to McDyes, Ray Allen has also become another object of Knicks fans' attention.
Because this second quarter is like a hanging, on the front foot, Barry and Jones just hit a three-pointer for the Knicks, and when they come back, Ray Allen immediately returns the favor.
In this quarter, the score gap between the two sides still did not widen.
Carlisle and Stotts, who staggered the playing time of their main players, still continued their strategy in the first two games:
- Consume!
At halftime, it was 52-54.
In the third quarter of the game, Billups, who was well-rested, began to exert his power.
This year, Hardaway is a year older, and Billups is not as effective defensively as last year.
Dujon is too short to be distracted by giving him physical confrontation and wrapping against a player of Billups' type.
In this quarter, despite the boos of Knicks fans, after each of Yao Ming's strong attacks, Billups would give the Knicks a response at a critical moment.
In the third quarter, Billups shot 4-of-7 and scored all 3 points, plus free throws, for a total of 15 points for the Pistons.
However, at the end of the third quarter, J.R. Smith, who suddenly went berserk, saved a glimmer of life for the Knicks!
In the final minute of the third quarter, J.R. Smith hit a difficult step-back three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the wing against Ray Allen's defense.
Then, before the countdown, he used a logo to press the whistle for three points, rewriting the score of the two teams to 78-81.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Yao Ming took the initiative to ask for help.
"Brother, as long as I'm on the field, they won't dare to keep pounceing on our pitchers, let me stay on the field!" On the Knicks bench, during the intermission, Yao Ming said to Wang Shuo.
Wang Shuo nodded and said, "As long as you feel that you can't hold on on the field, tell me immediately, and I will call a timeout to help you rest." β
In the final quarter, the Knicks were still tenacious.
Can......
Rasheed Wallace is testing the hearts of Knicks fans with his straight arm after straight arm pull.
West had to spare no effort to fill in for Yao Ming and save Yao Ming's physical strength, so he could only choose to let go of some of Wallace's offense.
In addition, in this quarter, Ray Allen also continued his touch, and made 3 shots from the outside, all of which were hit.
After the Suns' experience last year, this piston has really gotten stronger.
On the sidelines, Wang Shuo knew very well that it was time for New York to need a hero to step up.
Because only by dragging this game into the final decisive moment, Yao Ming's attack and hard solution can be useful!
In times of crisis, Damon Jones, the spokesperson of "everything is possible", stood up!
At 3 minutes and 17 seconds in the final quarter, Jones first fired half a meter from the three-point line of the top arc, rewriting the score of the two teams to 101-97 for the Knicks.
Then, a minute later, it was Jones again, with the Knicks running out of offensive time, took the initiative to take the pot, and in the bottom left corner, he hit a three-point shot against Billups, and successfully made Billups's beating foul!
Jones, who walked to the free throw line, did not miss the opportunity to hit this "four-point play" and hit a free throw steadily, successfully tying the score for the Knicks.
On the court, in the next two offensive and defensive rounds, neither side achieved anything.
But......
It's that damn Ray Allen again!
At the end of the game with 1 minute and 27 seconds left, Ray Allen hit a three-point shot in the bottom right corner!
Ray Allen, who hit the shot, has made eight three-pointers for the Pistons tonight.
Each of these 8 three-pointers was like a sharp knife in the chest of Knicks fans!
Coming back, the Knicks attacked, and after winning the ball in the low post, Yao Ming chiseled the ball against Big Ben!
Can......
In the next round, Billups also scored three points against Jones!
TNT, Barkley said with a desperate look on his face: "Tonight, doesn't God want to see the Knicks win?" β
In front of the technical table, after using the Knicks' penultimate timeout, Wang Shuo trailed the Pistons by 4 points, and he sent three shooters, Barry, Jones, and Jr. Smith, in one go, hoping to use a three-pointer to quickly chase the points.
But to the despair of Knicks fans, Smith's three-point shot missed!
Fortunately, fortunately in the unfortunate situation, Yao Ming picked up the frontcourt rebound, and made the sixth personal foul of the game in the case of the second offensive goal!
The Knicks' three-point shot failed to hit, but Yao Ming snatched the last chance for the Knicks!
On the free throw line, Yao Mingjia hits a free throw!
The Knicks are still one point behind the Pistons.
This time, Carlisle decisively allowed Billups to burn up attacking time in the high post after a timeout.
In Carlisle's opinion, it doesn't matter if the Pistons don't score.
As long as the Pistons can prevent Yao Ming from receiving the ball in the next round, the Pistons, who are leading the Knicks 107-106 at this moment, are still the side with a higher probability of winning.
On the court, the Knicks' players were 200 percent focused on this defense.
But Wallace caused a controversial beating foul just before the Pistons' offensive time was about to run out.
The ball, West spun in the final moments in front of Wallace and lightly touched the basketball with his fingertips, causing Wallace's dry pull to miss.
And under the basket, Yao Ming has also grabbed rebounds for the Knicks.
But at this moment......
The referee blew the whistle and thought West had touched Wallace's arm while defending.
Madison Square Garden, seeing this, Knicks fans immediately greeted tonight's referee and his family with all kinds of dirty words.
TNT TV, Barkley said with a sad face: "Why...... Why can't this match be left to the two sides to decide the game? β
At the free throw line, I don't know if it's weak, Wallace hit one of two free throws, and after the rebound under the protection of Yao Ming, the Knicks asked for a timeout and prepared to arrange the team's final attack.
Wang Shuo drew a high-position blocking and receiving tactic for the players.
Hardaway was in charge of serving, and the other four players on the court were Yao Ming, Barry, Jones, and Smith.
Wang Shuo knew very well that once this game was dragged into overtime, the Knicks would be sentenced to death.
Therefore, his choice for this attack is still three points.
Of course, if the shooters are covered, the Knicks can also choose two points to complete the offense.
After the pause, Wang Shuo, who took a sharp breath, silently clenched his fists after glancing up at the dome of Madison Square Garden.
On the court, in the expectation of the fans on the spot, the Knicks' return was completed very smoothly, Brent Barry borrowed Yao Ming to cover, and fired decisively at a 45-degree angle on the left side!
However, Barry, who usually only needs to give, failed to grasp the opportunity to become a hero this time.
When ββ!
Madison Square Garden, with Barry's shooting iron, the basketball mecca has fallen into a dead silence.
But at this moment, the ghostly and godlike Jr. Smith was on top of Oku and Wallace, using his explosive bounce to snatch this life-saving frontcourt rebound for the Knicks!
But Smith, who picked up the rebound, was also a little confused for a while.
At the moment when he grabbed the rebound, he didn't choose to take the opportunity to complete the second offense at the first time.
Fortunately, Yao Ming's roar interrupted Smith's thinking like an initiation!
After Smith threw the ball to the outside, outside the three-point line, Yao Ming pulled out a three-point shot!
At the same time, the timer at Madison Square Garden is officially going to zero!
Hmmmββ!
TNT, with Yao Ming's three-point hollow shabu-shabu, while kicking Kenny Smith away, Charles Barkley immediately turned up his volume to the maximum: "Yao Ming, shoot the Detroit Pistonsββ!! β
On the court, all the Knicks players rushed to Yao Ming at the first time!
And Yao Ming also hugged Jr. Smith, who grabbed the key rebound for the Knicks.
At this moment, Madison Square Garden was boiling instantly!
The Knicks have guarded the Earth on this night!
CCTV, Director Zhang roared with tears: "In times of crisis, Fang shows his true colors as a hero!" Even the Detroit Pistons can't jump over Yao Ming, the Great Wall of the East! β
This night, Yao Ming became the hero of the Knicks.
After the game, Wang Shuo felt that the New York media could not praise Yao Ming too much, but he still reminded people: "In this game, all our players played their best.
I hope that in addition to praising Yao Ming, you should also praise our other players. β
A day later, on the 16th, the G4 game between the Knicks and the Pistons continued at Madison Square Garden.
The referee who had a controversial decision in the last minute of the game was replaced by Steve Howard.
The Knicks brought the momentum of a stunning, everyone on the court, everyone was brave, and all the players were closely united around Yao Ming.
But in the first quarter of the game, just when the Knicks were in full swing, the elder Hill unexpectedly fell to the floor of Madison Square Garden without confrontation.
Fortunately, after being examined by the Knicks team doctor, Hill only suffered a slight thigh strain.
After learning of the injury, Hill immediately asked the Knicks' team doctor to seal him up.
"I can't leave my teammates behind at a time like this!"
But Wang Shuo rejected Hill without thinking about it.
"You have a future, Grant!
As long as I'm the head coach of the team, I will never allow any of my players to play for the team! β
Wang Shuo knows very well how many star players have been miserable in his memory by closing this thing.
Therefore, even if the Knicks miss this year's Eastern Conference finals, he will not use Hill's future to fight for himself and the team.
On the court, after Hill was injured and left the court, the Knicks, who lacked Hill's breakthrough, were immediately caught up by the Pistons.
But Yao Ming, whose confidence skyrocketed after the last game, said to his teammates who were about to play at the end of the first quarter: "Don't worry, I'll make up for Grant's score tonight!" β
On this night, Yao Ming did what he promised his teammates.
In the game, he shot 15-of-26, including 2-of-4 three-pointers and 18-of-18 free throws, totaling 50 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks for the Knicks.
Yao Ming, who can only cut 30 or 40 points, really can't chisel this piston.
Yao Ming, who can chisel 50 points for the Knicks, with the Knicks' three-point shooting of 13 of 28 shots this night, can chisel this Piston!
On the court, as the timer of the final quarter went to zero, the scoreboard was 105-114.
Nix, once again guarding the Earth!
Moreover, Yao Ming, who scored 50 points for the Knicks in this game, also engraved his name forever on the milestone of Madison Square Garden!
Even after that night, even though Ewing's jersey still hangs from the dome of Madison Square Garden, Knicks fans don't think he deserves to lift Yao Ming's shoes!
Because a real man like Yao Ming, in the eyes of Knicks fans, how can a soft egg like Ewing touch porcelain?
However, after this G4 battle, Carlisle and Stotts were relieved.
Because of this game, they have managed to play all the possibilities of this Knicks team.
Carlisle knows very well that in the next game, as long as the Pistons can do their best, the Pistons will advance to the Eastern Conference finals, and it will be just around the corner.
On the 18th, the battle of Tianwang Mountain between the two sides was moved to the Auburn Hills Palace in Detroit.
The night, as Carlisle had expected.
Once the Knicks lose their god-accurate three-pointers in the middle of the game.
Even Yao Ming can still cry with a big book alive......
The absolute strength of this piston is also far above the Knicks.
In this game, Yao Ming, who shot 14 of 28 from the field, counted three points and free throws, and scored another 41 points for the Knicks.
But in the absence of Hill due to injury, in the game, he still did not pinch Yao Ming's piston even once, but he successfully defended Yao Ming's teammates.
In the end, 100-111, the Pistons successfully won the battle of Tianwang Mountain and took the lead in getting the match point of this round of the series.
On the 20th, the sixth battle between the two sides returned to Madison Square Garden for play.
In the case of not being favored before the game, the Knicks fought with the Pistons until the second overtime.
In the face of the huge morale blessing of the Devil's home court, even if Hill is missing, even if the overall strength is a notch weaker than the Pistons, the Knicks players have not given up!
But in the second overtime, the Knicks, who had run out of ammunition, were powerless to prevent the Pistons from constantly pulling away the score of the two teams.
TNT TV, at the end of the game, looked at Yao Ming, who was so tired that he was lying on the floor panting, Barkley said with a sad face: "Yao Ming has fallen...... Ladies and gentlemen, let's congratulate the Detroit Pistons!
Congratulations on making it to this year's Eastern Conference Finals!
But here, I still want to say......
This year's Knicks are definitely the most admirable team I have ever seen!
They've had a series of thrilling matches!
In this series, their leader Yao Ming, with his average performance of 40+ per game, proved that he is the best center in NBA history!
As for Wang Shuo, I just want to say that he is the undisputed 'God of Coaches'! β
At Madison Square Garden, no fans chose to leave the court early when the timer was reaching zero, but instead stood up en masse to applaud the Knicks.
Failure is heart-wrenching.
But in the case of the G4 defeat of Old Hill, no one expected that this Knicks would be able to hold on until the sixth game and fight the Pistons in the sixth game until the second overtime!
For those Knicks fans who thought that as long as the Knicks could make the playoffs, they would be successful last year, at this moment, they just want to express their highest respect to this team and Wang Shuo!
On the court, after calming the players for a lap, Wang Shuo led all the players to express their gratitude to the fans.
Because without the huge morale of Madison Square Garden, no matter how good Wang Shuo's tactical adjustments and personnel rotation are, the Knicks would not have survived to Game 6 in this series.
After the game, at the press conference, Wang Shuo calmly faced the defeat and joked that now, his worst result in coaching has changed from the championship to the second round of the playoffs.
During the interview, a reporter asked Wang Shuo how he would strengthen the Knicks next.
Of course, Wang Shuo could not make his team building plan public, and only told the media that the Knicks would definitely make adjustments to some key positions.
New York, the NBA headquarters, knowing that the Knicks currently have good salary space, also hopes that Wang Shuo can bring back another star for the Knicks this summer through a trade or free agent market.
Because in the East where the "Big Three" are currently everywhere, relying only on Yao Ming, Stern knows very well that it will be difficult for the Knicks to win the championship in Wang Shuo's next term.
You know, Wang Shuo has said cruel words before, if he can't lead the Knicks to win the championship during his tenure, then he will directly end his coaching career.
For Stern, who knows that Wang Shuo will never break the contract, he doesn't want to see his good brother say goodbye to the NBA completely because of this promise.
And because this year's holiday came very early, in a trance, Wang Shuo was also a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, just two days after the Knicks were eliminated, good news came from the west next door.
Popovich's "criminal" Kerr led the Suns to eliminate the Spurs with a score of 4-3!
Although in terms of CPU running speed, there is a big gap between Cole and Wang Shuo.
But after playing 4 games with the Spurs, Kerr, who finally reacted that he should return the ball to Iverson, still led the Suns, who were stronger overall, to defeat the Spurs.
In this series, Duncan can be described as extremely tired.
After the Athens Olympics, the completely enlightened "Demon Knife" Ginobili played well in the game.
But in the Suns, Xiao Si, who has more offensive means, also successfully contained Duncan in the game.
In addition, compared to critical hits, Parker can score 20 points, and Iverson can score 30 points.
Moreover, in this series, Kerr also decisively turned off his mobile phone, successfully avoiding the off-court interference caused by Savol.
Although, Kerr's operation made Sarver so angry afterwards that he even planned to hire someone to pay someone to pull a banner on the Suns' home court to give instructions to Kerr.
But still the same sentence.
Victory is the best way to ease all contradictions.
On the evening of the 23rd, after the "criminal" Kerr successfully shattered the illusion of retaining Duncan by winning the championship at the West Jersey Stadium, Popovich immediately realized the importance of having a good chat with Duncan.
Next, Popovich intends to keep Duncan for the Spurs at all costs, even if he sells his underwear!
Can......
After the evening of the 23rd, Duncan seemed to have evaporated from the world, and even his agent could not contact him.
And this can make Popovich anxious!
Because he knows very well that Duncan, a good student with excellent character and learning, is likely to be abducted by some "bad guy"!
At this moment, Popovich's mood has never been so flustered.
Even if he was hit by Atai and broke his ribs back then......
He didn't feel as if he might go to God and his old man at any moment when he couldn't breathe.
So now the question arises.
Where did Duncan, who was already on the verge of dying Popovich, go?
"How's it going, Tim, this is the steak I cooked for you myself, it tastes good, right?" In New York, in the mansion rented by Wang Shuo, on this day, looking at the smiling Duncan, Wang Shuo smiled.
After Duncan tasted a piece, he immediately stretched out his thumb and praised Wang Shuo.
Although the free agent market will not open until July 1.
But on this day, Wang Shuo, who had asked Yao Ming to come to the house to fight Warcraft later, had already begun to think about how to arrange the most suitable tactics for Yao Ming, Duncan and West next season.
At this moment, in Wang Shuo's eyes, even his girlfriends are not fragrant!
Because in his opinion......
With Duncan and Yao Ming as his company, what other woman does he need?
Women are destined to only delay him and Duncan and Yao Ming's cultivation of feelings!