Chapter 202: Magic Ball Lee (Daily Chapter)
On October 31, 2000, Halloween Eve, New York fans dressed in bells and whistles once again experienced the Knicks' abusive ability.
Jermaine O'Neal, who had just joined the Pacers, was still sitting on the bench at the end of the half, and the whole person was completely stupid.
He received 4 fouls in the half, only played 11 minutes, and was confused throughout the game, except for hugging his head and complaining, there was not much action.
After 14:30 of the first quarter, Madison Square Garden went into a frenzy.
At 41:58, after the half-time, the fans at the scene had already started to dance to the music.
On the MSG commentary bench, Walter Fraser was still teasing Pacers head coach Isaiah Thomas:
"I really wanted to see the replays, and after the first quarter, the smile on Coach Thomas's face was completely gone."
"It's hard for a top player to be a great manager, and it seems like Coach Thomas hasn't been able to break that rule either."
After losing the team's first game, Mike Brin also felt that the celebrity was a little unlucky, and the Pacers were old and young at this time, and if they wanted to fully realize their talent, they had to practice for at least two years:
"Although we were down a lot at halftime, I believe the Pacers will regain their game feel after making changes at halftime."
Seeing the old opponent pulling his crotch, the two laughed and discussed it on the commentary seat, and inadvertently mocked the opponent again.
Although there is not much suspense about the outcome of the game, Isaiah Thomas will never allow the first game of his coaching career to lose so badly!
At the beginning of the second half, Isaiah Thomas, who was standing on the sidelines, glared and shouted to the little man Best to step forward to lead the defense.
“Let's go Knicks!.”
There was a lot of cheering at the scene, but Best still heard the shouts of the head coach.
Seeing that Li You received the baseline ball, Best immediately stepped forward to lead the defense, but it had no effect, but because he made too many moves, he was immediately blown a foul by the referee.
Isaiah Thomas didn't care about the blowing and continued to call for Best to lead the defense.
Alan Houston was about to kick the ball off the sideline, and Lee felt that the little man was already hanging on him, referring to Ewing who came to the top of the arc.
Quickly flicking the ball to the gorilla, Alan Houston paced slowly to the left wing.
Ewing received the ball at the top of the arc, and outside the three-point line, Li You first shook to the left, then suddenly accelerated and reversed, and moved sideways to the right.
Approaching the right wing, Li You, who received the ball, did not stop, and accelerated to break through with the ball in his right hand in the face of Best, who came up again on the defensive, and stuck half of his body and went straight to the basket.
Jermaine O'Neal was blindsided again at this time, the blocking position was too high, his teammates were out of position, Ewing went down, and at the moment of hesitation, Li You had already broken through to the near paint area with the defense.
Sam Perkins, a veteran on the right side near the baseline, didn't even have time to help defend, Li You suddenly stole a step during the march, leaned on the defense, snapped twice, jumped with his right foot and supported the ball with one hand with his right hand, and easily picked the ball into the basket!
“Wow!”
The moment the ball was scored, Jermaine O'Neal, who had just retracted to the inside, was stupid again when he heard the cheers in his ears.
As if realizing that there was a problem with his defensive positioning, Jermaine O'Neal subconsciously looked at the head coach and then felt the death gaze.
The Knicks' tactics were not complicated, everyone opened up the space, Artest and Lewis stood in the left and right corners, Ewing was raised, and Alan Houston flanked the wing.
As long as there is a hole in the Pacers' defense, everyone is waiting to eat the pie.
Reggie Miller saw that there was no way to do this, and the offensive end hurriedly called his teammates to cover the run, quickly slipped across the baseline from right to left, received the ball in the left blocking area, and responded with a catch-and-shoot jumper!
Jermaine O'Neal covered well and Reggie Miller clapped his hands loudly to encourage the little brother.
Just finding some confidence, the defense saw Ewing stop outside the three-point line, Jermaine O'Neal moved to the top of the arc, and subconsciously moved up in the face of Lee You, who was holding the ball in his left hand to get rid of the defense.
On the three-point line, Li You just looked up at the basket slightly, pretended to close the ball with his right hand, took advantage of the opponent's big delay, suddenly lowered his center of gravity, leaned forward, leaned against the opponent, and broke through with his shoulders.
Subconsciously wanted to pull a hand, thinking of the number of fouls he had, Jermaine O'Neal hurriedly stopped and slid desperately to the right rear, but it didn't take 2 seconds to find that Li You broke through the stride and had completely gotten rid of the defense.
At the scene, the fans saw Li You break through to the basket with Jermaine O'Neal, who was sliding, and subconsciously exclaimed.
The seemingly dangerous breakthrough is actually stable, just came to the paint area Li You has already closed the ball, before the opponent jumped up to block, grabbed the ball with his right hand, leaned out to pick up the basket!
Giving a physical confrontation had no effect, and Jermaine O'Neal didn't dare to make a move easily, subconsciously jumped up, and finally could only watch the basketball hit the board into the frame.
Breaking through the opponent's center to score, the cheers rose again, and on the commentary bench, Mike Brin could only sigh at this time:
"Lee timing the breakthrough was so good that Jermaine O'Neal, who had four fouls on his back, couldn't make much defensive moves."
Walter Fraser watched the two sides start poking each other again, and added with a smile:
"The rhythm of the break between the marches is also perfect, and it is difficult for opponents to predict the timing of his combinations, and after several seasons of polishing, Lee's style of play has become more concise and efficient."
Jeff Van Gundy watched the Knicks throw three-pointers wildly after the Pacers began to help defense, and he didn't know what to say for a while, although this was the expected tactic, but he was shocked to watch
The top of the arc is on the line to block and dismantle, Best is out of position, Reggie Miller shrinks and delays, right wing, Alan Houston receives a pass from Li You, and the big open three-pointer hits!
Back to the Pacers' offense, Crohill's strong inside layup was interfered with by Artest, Ewing collected the rebound, and the Knicks launched another transition offense.
Veteran Sam Perkins was too slow to retreat, and Lee You, who received the ball, threw the ball to Lewis on the left flank before he could dribble past half court.
The timing of the pass was just right, and Lewis, who had just adjusted his pace, received the pass and pulled up the left wing and threw it!
"Huh!" Convert three points and score again!
Offense always mobilizes the emotions of the fans, scores quickly, and makes the atmosphere in the stadium more and more hot.
After the goal, Lewis shook his fist excitedly in celebration, just as he imagined, throwing it when he had the opportunity, and it was not his
The first half of the game was a pick-and-roll performance by Lee Woo and Ewing, and in the third quarter, the game rained down on three-pointers, and even Artest, who hit the iron in the first half, hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner.
In the second half of the third quarter, Jermaine O'Neal still didn't hold back, and sent Li You to the free throw line again, and by the way, he received his fifth foul and went off the break.
Isaiah Thomas on the sidelines only felt disgraced, and the Pacers also reached the division finals last year, only to be cut and chopped now
At 19:31 in the single quarter, the battle ended in the third quarter, and at 60:89, the game officially entered garbage time.
David Stern and James Dolan, who were sitting in the front row, were smiling from ear to ear, and it was a really good game.
There are breakthroughs with strong visual impact, fast-paced conversion offenses, and continuous three-point shots, which are even more enjoyable to watch!
Back on the bench, Li You didn't sweat again, and after the whistle was further boned, the game was much easier.
"Well done, Rassad, don't worry about not being able to shoot, as long as it's empty, shoot resolutely!"
Back in his seat, Lee and Lewis exchanged punches, and while the defensive end wasn't too stiff, the up-and-coming tactical execution was really good.
5-of-12, 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, 13 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal, and on his first career start, Lewis scored a double-double.
seemed to be very satisfied with his performance, Lewis also showed a smile, and agreed to Li You's request:
"I'll do my job!"
Grant Hill, dressed in a black suit, sat on the bench and looked straight at the three-point line, and in the third quarter of the game, the Knicks shot 22 times from beyond the three-point line.
The situation does not seem to be the same as what a manager asks of in his daily training.
Grant Hill subconsciously glanced at Jeff Van Gundy, only to find that the man was sitting on the bench with a smile and didn't seem to have any opinion.
Ewing is also very satisfied with tonight's game, completely focused on eating cakes, and can still get two doubles!
Seeing that his old friends gave him a thumbs up, the gorilla returned to the bench and smiled from ear to ear.
Everyone on the bench was smiling on the Knicks, and everyone on the other side of the Pacers was smiling.
The signature smile on Isaiah Thomas's face is completely gone, and garbage time is still yelling at the players on the pitch.
Everyone could see that the emotion on the smiling assassin's face was:
"It's painful to watch you play."
In the final quarter of the game, the Knicks' score plummeted, and Billups still couldn't adapt to the Whirlwind Rapid Attack, leading everyone to play steadily.
In the end, 89-109, the Knicks defeated their opponents and successfully won the opening game.
Playing 29 minutes, 11-of-16, 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, 31 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers, Li You filled the stat column.
Playing with extreme efficiency, Lee Woo pushed Ewing to the MSG commentary bench after the game.
This season's post-game interview at home, Li You also gave it to the gorillas.
The New York fans were cheering for the victory.
Played 27 minutes, 6 of 9, 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover, Ewing, who got a double-double, turned on the business blowing mode, waved to the brothers, and said loudly to the camera:
"No one is our opponent, the Knicks will keep winning!"
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At halftime, Madison Square Garden hosted a Halloween event, and after the game, fans left the arena and shouted outside the stadium in front of the camera:
"Fakrex! We are the champions! ”
In the first week of the new season, the Knicks have a total of three games to play.
After the big win over the Pacers, it was soon back to back.
On the night of the 2nd, at Madison Square Garden, New York fans once again witnessed the team's ability to abuse vegetables.
73:108, facing the Hawks, the Knicks beat their opponents by 35 points.
In the back-to-back games of the 3rd away game, the MCI Center Arena, the live director captured the depressed expression on Michael Jordan's face again.
In the first quarter of the game, everyone took care of Ewing, and at 21:24, the Wizards led by 3 points.
As Lee You's playing time increased, the furious three-pointer swept the scene again, and Wizards fans were dumbfounded
The home team played 20 seconds on an offensive run, and when they turned around, they accidentally let the Knicks hit three-pointers for two consecutive rounds to complete the comeback.
After 32:13 in the first quarter, Oakley was angry at the Wizards' "soft eggs" on the bench.
In the end, 105:81, the Knicks beat their opponents again, and won three consecutive victories in the first week quietly.
Scoring a game-high 33 points, Lee Woo stood on the sidelines and smiled for an interview.
Nick dunk has a lot of face, and tonight's game is still a national broadcast of the Wizards, TNT's reporter Craig Saager smiled and asked a lot of fans about the hot topic:
"Lee, we've all noticed that your free throw count seems to have gone up a lot since the start of the season, what do you think about that?"
Sponsors and alliances take care of him, Li You is very satisfied with this, and when he heard this question, he simply answered frankly:
"The game of basketball is actually very simple, as long as I don't foul, my free throws will naturally decrease!"
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