In the last match of November 2001, the focus of many fans finally appeared.

68:100, after the Nets beat the Bulls, the record came to 10-5, although it is still behind the Knicks, but the gap between the two teams is really small.

Compared with the sparse start of last season, the Nets have a new look, so before playing against the Knicks, Kidd, who has a solid record, also swelled and made a statement directly in front of the sports media:

"As it turns out, my arrival has made a 360-degree turn for the Nets."

On the 28th, before the game began, Kidd's words were passed to Li You's ears by a microphone.

Playing away in New Jersey is not much different from playing at home at home, after Li You warmed up in advance, when interviewed by the media, there were naturally rumors:

"God! With a 360-degree turn, Kidd should still be in place! ”

"The Nets are a really good opponent and I love taking on a challenge like that!"

Li You sat in his seat, and after quipped this, everyone realized Kidd's "360-degree standing still."

Many people laughed along, "Count the body", when Kidd said this, there was a high probability that he didn't have a brain.

For the surface brothers, Li You did not further ridicule the other party, in the last game, the attendance of the Continental Airlines Arena was only more than 5,300 people.

Tickets in the back row, I really can't sell out.

With more than 19,000 seats, less than half of the seats are occupied, and this has been the case for many years.

Tickets are cheap, the distance is not too far, and many times New York fans come to cheer when they have time.

Kidd's blowing of X can't save ticket sales, and although the Nets lineup is talented, fans just don't buy it.

New York's sports media have been poking fun at this salted fish turnaround opponent lately:

"Tickets for the last row of tickets at Madison Square Garden are in short supply, and the Nets are no match for the Knicks in every way!"

Fans who buy tickets for real money are the most powerful supporters, and the Nets will probably have to wait a few years for the Nets to return to normal.

On the night of the 28th, the Continental Airlines Arena was finally full, and the scene became very noisy, and the atmosphere was completely different from the previous game.

After the home team finished playing, Kidd twitched out of the corner of his eye, and some anger welled up in his heart.

A large number of fans of the Knicks, as far as the eye can see, a large number of them are No. 1 jerseys.

No matter how good-tempered a player is, he has a fire in his heart at this time, is this still his home field?

The last time this happened was against the Wizards not long ago, although Mai Dunk lost, but the people who bought tickets to watch the game didn't care about these at all, and even cheered for the Wizards more than the Nets throughout the game.

The game was also broadcast live to the Nets in the United States, and Marv Albert was introducing the starting lineups of both sides in the TNT commentary booth:

"The Nets' backcourt combination is Jason Kidd and Corey Kidders, and the frontcourt trio are Keith Van Horn, Kenyon Martin, and Todd McCulkey."

"Kidd's arrival seems to have completely activated the team's talent, and this season, the Nets' performance has really surprised us!"

The entire starting lineup, except for center McLodge, who is a second-round pick, the other four are all top-10 picks.

Mike Flatello began to praise Nets head coach Byron Scott:

"The Nets only had 26 wins last season, and as long as they keep their current form, I believe they can get 50 wins."

"Coach Scott is in complete control of the team at the moment and you can see that the lads are very convinced of him!"

Byron Scott, who is also an on-hook streamer, is somewhat envious of Jeff Van Gundy and even has an urge to replace him.

During this time, the bald young marshal seems to have adjusted his mentality, and it is difficult to see too many expressions on the field, most of the time he smiles and claps his hands to send encouragement.

The gossip about Jeff Van Gundy's departure has become much less, and the Knicks have a good record, so no one believes that Van Gundy will suddenly resign.

On the contrary, assistant coach Thibodeau has been experiencing frequent inattention lately and seems to have been thinking about something.

After the start of the game, the two sides invariably chose the offensive battle.

Extremely unrestrained shots, counterattacks after fast hitting, and fast-paced offenses, the fans on the scene also let out bursts of exclamations, and everyone only felt that the players were running back and forth on the field.

With 30 seconds left in the first half, Kidd finally started to control the clock.

There was a lot of "Defense" in his ears, and for a while, Kidd was angry enough by the atmosphere of his home stadium.

After falling into the position to attack, the top of the arc and Kenyon Martin blocked, noticing Li You, who went down the line to block the breakthrough route, Kidd hesitated for a while, this is indeed an excellent shooting opportunity.

Kidd, who was given space to shoot, did not choose to shoot, but instead feigned to shoot after combining.

Sensing Lee's upward pounce, Kidd didn't look in Kenyon-Martin's direction, looked up at the frame, and then quickly sent a smashing pass.

Li You, who was still raising his hands high and preparing to pounce upwards to complete the block, reacted quickly at this time, and at the same time suddenly moved backwards, his left hand flicked lightly, just cut on the passing road, and the basketball was directly stealed.

"Oh!"

Many fans began to cheer, looking at Li You, who completed the steal and led the ball forward, Kidd wanted to pull it immediately, but in the end he was directly flashed by the dexterous back dribble.

Ignoring Kidd, who was desperately chasing after him, Li You, who was holding the ball with his left hand, rushed faster and faster, grabbed before the defense was in place, and after rushing up in three steps, he slammed the dunk with both hands!

The second mistake in the first half of the game, Kidd, who chased to the bottom line, smashed the ball depressedly, and looked at the back of Li You's rapid retreat, and his heart was even more annoyed.

At 54:54, with the last offense, Kidders hit a pull-up jumper in the right elbow area, and Kenyon Martin missed the basket to make a layup, and the halftime was officially over.

Coach Byron Scott frowned as he walked to the tunnel of the players, no different from last season, even if he laid out a heavy defensive line, he still couldn't limit the opponent.

By the time the third quarter began, the cheers in the arena grew louder, but the fans didn't cheer the Nets on

McCloche, who played efficiently in the first half, suddenly missed consecutive baskets in the third quarter.

Fortunately, the Knicks didn't take advantage of the opportunity, and the scores between the two sides slowly rose.

In this offensive round, Artest just poked the ball out of the bottom line, and Kidders, who served on the sideline, was not nervous, seeing Kidd running to the top of the arc to catch the ball, and threw the ball over at will.

As soon as Kidders, who had finished serving, walked into the court, Lee Woo suddenly burst out and stabbed away the slow pass on Kidd's head.

“Wow！”

The cheers of the fans were heard in his ears again, and Kidd immediately wanted to pull the foul, but Li You reacted faster than him, and the moment he stabbed the ball, he led the ball forward again, completely shook off the defense, and rushed through the half court in the blink of an eye.

1 hit 0 in the front court, Li You grabbed the ball with his right hand and rushed to the paint area, after jumping with both feet, he grabbed the ball with his right hand, picked the ball in the air, and the windmill was slammed into the hand!

"Excellent anticipation, good tackles! Lee has done this many times this season, and it is clear that he has a deeper understanding of the game! ”

Mav Albert can't stop blowing, and if you keep an eye on Lee, you'll see at least two of these great tackles every game.

Mike Flatello saw the Nets' offensive fire, and also subconsciously commented:

"When no one else can score, maybe Kidd should step up and do some response shots on his own!"

“Defense！.”

Fans spontaneously began to cheer for the Knicks defense.

Hitting iron for several consecutive rounds also made Kidd determined, dribbled across the halfcourt, noticed that the Knicks were still marking defense, and immediately called McCulculkey to launch a block at the top of the arc.

Gasol was instructed not to choose a big delay, but to stay on the inside, and Li You even went down the line to go around the cover and completely let go of the opponent's shot.

Faced with the big vacancy after the block, Kidd did not hesitate, stopped at the top of the arc, and then quickly jumped and shot!

"Bang!"

The basketball smashed into the back of the basket again, and Kenyon Martin was in a position with Kurt Thomas under the basket, and Van Horn, who rushed from the baseline position to the basket, was also stuck behind Artest.

In the end, the basketball that bounced high was successfully protected by Kurt Thomas, and Grant Hill, who received the ball, quickly advanced along the left sideline.

Byron Scott on the sidelines kept shouting at his teammates, and the Nets were quick to retreat, and Kidd then directed his teammates to complete the alignment.

Noticing that Lee Woo suddenly moved to the left flank, Grant Hill also began to accelerate laterally after switching to his right hand.

Kidders thought it was a hand-to-hand pass, but he didn't expect Li You to not receive the ball at all, but suddenly accelerated and quickly moved to the left flank.

Kidd, who was following the defense, was just calling for his teammates to wrap up, and both of them followed Lee, but Grant Hill was unguarded at the top of the arc, and after a short circle, he suddenly accelerated into the paint zone.

Before McCloch and Kenyon Martin, who had returned from the defense, had time to shrink, Grant Hill had already cut to the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and hit the board to make the basket.

At 70:66, the Knicks suddenly scored 4 points in a row to widen the difference.

With 6:01 left in the third quarter, head coach Byron Scott did not call a timeout.

Falling into the position to attack in a row, Kidd simply called a low-post tactic to try to get McCloch to continue to hold Gasol.

It's just that this round still didn't work out, after receiving the ball in the low post on the right side, McCloch put the ball with his left hand and hit it, observing that no one was clamped, and when he got close to the basket, he leaned on Gasol and then turned quickly.

wanted to use his body to carry the opponent, but McCloch found that he didn't borrow strength, suddenly lost the offensive rhythm, and subconsciously threw the ball to the rebound with his right hand.

"Oh!"

The beautiful block ignited the atmosphere again, and Gasol, who controlled the ball, immediately threw the ball vigorously into the court.

Li You had already rushed past the halfway line, and did not slow down after catching the ball, and while releasing the ball with his right hand, he noticed that Kidd was twisting and sliding, and immediately pushed the ball sharply to change direction.

The moment he switched to his left hand, Lee Woo lowered his center of gravity, accelerated with his shoulders heavy, ignored Kidd, who was defending sideways, and rushed up close to the free throw line holding the ball.

Seeing Li You start with the ball, Kidd immediately cut the ball, hit the arm but found that the basketball did not move, when the referee blew the whistle, Li You, who rushed up in three steps, leaned on Kidd, tilted his body, grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand and threw the ball to the rebound at will.

"Bang!"

With the basketball high board in the basket, the Continental Airlines arena is boiling again.

Kidd, who was panting, stood under the basket and watched helplessly as Li You walked to the free throw line, still unable to believe that he had failed to cut the ball.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

The Nets players listened to the shouts that resounded through the arena, their faces became even more ugly, and it was useless for the salted fish to turn over, everyone still liked to watch the Knicks play.

At 73:66, the free throw was hit, and coach Byron Scott called a timeout with his arms folded.

In the case that the outside projection was still not performing well, after the pause, he relied on the opponent's mistakes to gradually pull the score away.

With 1:18 left in the third quarter, the Knicks made a simple three-man pick-and-roll matchup, Kidd cut off Kurt Thomas from the receiving lane, and Grant Hill jumped up at the free throw line and threw the ball back.

The moment Lee Woo received the ball at the top of the arc, Kenyon Martin came up.

Li You raised the ball and shook it, Kenyang Martin subconsciously moved up, noticing that the opponent changed the center of gravity of the defense, and Li You suddenly took a quick test step with his right foot in front of the right.

The sensitive Kenyang Martin immediately desperately stepped to the left back, closed his feet and aimed at the basket, Li You did not give the opponent a chance to adjust his defense, and quickly jumped at the top of the arc!

"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.

At 86:73, watching the score difference widen again, the cheers couldn't stop for a while.

Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines didn't have much joy in his heart, and at this time he just smiled and clapped his hands mechanically to express his praise.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was fixed at 88:75, and back on the bench, the Nets were silent again, which seemed to be no different than before.

In the final quarter of the game, the fans who were expecting Kidd to turn the tide were also disappointed, the team fell behind, and Kidd, who had a bad hand tonight, chose to play the ball.

After hitting the iron a few times, the Knicks seized the opportunity to rush through, and the point difference was soon widened again

Watching Kidd, who broke through with the ball in his left hand after the block, was blocked by Li You at the free throw line to complete the steal, and the Nets bench was completely silent.

With 5:01 left in the game, the Nets went into free throw with Kidd's pull foul.

Premature fouls naturally come at a cost, and soon 1 point of rain completely extinguished several of the Nets' counterattacks.

When Artest received the ball in the bottom right corner and broke through to the basket along the baseline bulldozer to the basket and caused a foul, everyone on the Knicks bench shouted happily.

With 58 seconds left in the game, Kidd was also substituted, and when he returned to the sidelines, Byron Scott could only pat his shoulder and whisper comfort:

"The regular season has just begun, and we all believe in you!"

In the final quarter, 0-of-2, Kidd scored 2 points on free throws and handed out 3 assists, but also had 2 turnovers.

Playing 39 minutes, 4-of-10, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal and 5 turnovers, Kidd's performance was as solid as ever.

When the final buzz sounded, 112:97, the offensive battle, the Knicks managed to win five in a row.

Li You wrapped a towel and bumped fists with everyone in the Nets one by one, and after the game, the high momentum disappeared.

Kidd could naturally sense the emotional changes of his teammates, and finally hugged Li You and greeted him, and reluctantly complained twice:

"Hell team rebuild! Those sports media should really come and see your games. ”

After the game, Li You didn't talk about the victory, it was just a regular season, seeing that the surface brother's face was long, he smiled and comforted:

"You're still second in the East, don't worry about boring comments, Bro, I like your current hairstyle!"

“.”

Kidd, who became bald but not stronger, walked to the players' tunnel and watched the fans pull Lee Woo to complete the group photo, and suddenly felt that coming to the Eastern Conference was not the right choice.

In 39 minutes, the playing time reached a season high, Li You made 13 of 22, 4 of 9 from beyond the three-point line, 7 of 8 free throws, and cut down 37 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals and 2 turnovers.

Grant Hill also played 36 minutes, 9-of-18, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 turnovers.

Regardless of whether the opposite side is a man-to-man defense or a zone defense, the two basically take turns to break through and pull the defense.

If you shoot iron, you rely on the opponent's mistakes and score quickly.

The style of play is simple and rough, and the 13-3 record also shows that there is no big problem with the team's tactics.

On December 1, the NBA league announced last month's Player of the Month:

The Knicks' Lee Yo and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant managed to win the award.

After the start of the season, the Lakers had a 14-1 record;

Bryant averaged 39.0 minutes per game, averaging 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.1 steals and 2.9 turnovers per game;

He averaged 18.3 attempts per game and shot 52.2 percent from the field, 1.7 attempts from beyond the three-point line and 42.3 percent from three-point range, and 9.2 free throws per game and 84.8 percent from the free throw line.

In contrast, Li You played an average of 33.1 minutes per game, averaging 29.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.6 turnovers per game;

He shot 53.0 percent from the field, 40.6 percent from three-point range and 91.9 percent from the free throw line.

At the beginning of the month, the iron pulled down the statistics, but by and large, the two men took almost the same number of shots, and the shooting percentage was almost the same.

Winning the best of the month, Lee Woo only smiled politely when he received the trophy against the Rockets on the 1st night.

But when Kobe Bryant saw this data, he completely came to his senses, and after winning the trophy at Staples Arena, he followed with confidence:

"It's nice to get the best of the month, that's how I lead the team, I'm not going to change my style of play, I'm sure I can always hit the next shot!"

“.”

After Iverson completely faded out of the eyes of ball critics, Kobe Bryant became Li You's old enemy again.

O'Neal, who has "boundless love", finds himself no longer the only focus of the team, and in the Staples Arena, the cheers of Lakers fans at this moment are also dedicated to the younger brother.

On the bench, Phil Jackson seemed to see O'Neal's careful thinking, thinking of the team's reinforcement and pulling his hips, at this time he could only clap his hands and whisper comforting:

"Shaq, this season is the best time for us to win the title."

“.”

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