On December 27, 2002, after Christmas, the sports media in the United States was still discussing the Knicks' record.

Although the Knicks had some form swings in December, the winning streak continued as if God had it.

The 27th happened to be Friday, and as the Knicks ushered in the Western Conference road trip, ESPN also warmed up for the game early.

In contrast, the Lakers lost the Christmas game again, and after two months of the season, the ball critics ran out of patience, and even if the defending champions rebounded strongly in the late stages, everyone was not interested in discussing the team's gossip.

Houston, the largest city in Texas, has a very good climate most of the time, except for the fact that it may be hit by hurricanes every year.

At the end of December, you have to wear a coat for daily travel in New York, but in this city, the temperature is around 15 degrees.

At a rotisserie in downtown Houston, a white-bearded manager graciously brings his signature barbecue and nachos to the table.

looked at Li You, who was wearing the blue sweatshirt of the Knicks, took out his camera with a smile, and greeted the clerk on the side:

"Come and take a picture of us, I told you a long time ago that Lee has always liked our barbecue, and this time I have to hang it on the wall!"

Li You hugged the store manager and smiled and gave a thumbs up, and the store manager grinned while holding the barbecue.

After the two took a group photo, the white bearded man took two more photos with Yao Ming on the side, and then left satisfied.

This store became famous in Houston after its establishment in '92, but Li You rarely came here except after spending here with the "good big brothers" in his rookie season.

This kind of unique and down-to-earth restaurant is not actually loved by NBA players, and the big stars have to be forced, and another upscale Italian restaurant in Houston is the most frequented spot by the Knicks.

However, for a newcomer like Yao Ming, the most important thing is to be able to shorten the distance with ordinary fans at present.

Yao Ming, dressed in casual formal attire, sat next to his good friend Colin Pan, and the two didn't seem to expect the white restaurateur to be so attentive.

Li You looked at the three plates of beef rib roast and corn chips on the table and nodded with satisfaction, noticing the surprised eyes of the two, and then explained:

"Pepsi has a partnership with them, and my endorsement contract is about to expire, so I can save a lot of money by taking care of this store when shooting commercials in the future."

"The color of his skin doesn't matter, and when he knows that my kindness has the potential to bring more revenue to the store, he will naturally be hospitable."

"If they develop well, they can open a branch in New York and take care of their business, and they can make a lot of money."

"This is the reality, Da Yao, you need to recognize your own value, it's not that you need Team Rocket, but Team Rocket needs you."

As the champion show, he had a salary of 3.86 million US dollars in his rookie season, but the 22-year-old Yao Ming didn't seem to understand Li You's values, glanced at his friends next to him, and said shyly:

"Brother Li is right, I may have to adapt to the culture here."

Colin Pan agreed with Li You's point of view very much, and took this opportunity to tell his friend:

'A lot of times you have to tell the team what you need, and you don't have to worry about the competition in the team.

"Glenn Rice is not the future of the team, maybe in two seasons, he should retire, and the same is true of that Kevin Cato!"

Rookies do get bullied, and carrying bags and the like are trivial things, Yao Ming's situation is not bad, at least much better than the Knicks' angry bag back then

Yao Ming didn't talk much, but Colin Pan turned into a brainless fan, and he cherished Li You's achievements, and the atmosphere between the three of them quickly became harmonious.

It officially started at 18:30 that night, and for China on the other side of the ocean, the game happened to be on Saturday.

Due to the ban of Wang Zhizhi this season, most of the broadcast resources were naturally eaten by the Rockets, although they would broadcast NBA games in the past, Yao Ming ushered in another explosion after entering the NBA.

However, the news that most Chinese fans have learned about the NBA is still somewhat one-sided, and there is no Excel here, nor is there the concept of high-end data evaluation that ESPN has promoted in recent years.

For ordinary fans, watching the game is still in the stage of "beautiful posture", and big data, efficiency, tactics, etc. are far away from ordinary fans.

In the CCTV studio before the game, Yu Jia, a grassroots host who entered CCTV Sports a few years ago, has completely gained a firm foothold, and has been able to partner with the old-timers in the past two years.

The invited guest, Xu Jicheng, began to reminisce about the past and popularize NBA knowledge to Chinese fans:

"In the 97~98 season, Michael Jordan had a chance to complete a second triple championship, but in the end he lost to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals."

"What impressed me the most at that time was Li You's anti-lore!

"The sports media in the U.S. saw it as a series-changing goal and a sign that Lee Woo had become a superstar."

"We didn't broadcast a lot of Knicks games, but they were the team that dominated the league over the years, and the Lakers won the championship last year when they entered a rebuilding period."

Yu Jia witnessed the All-Star in '96, but at that time Li You had just entered the league.

I didn't have a chance to learn more about Li You's details later, and when I heard the old-timers reminiscing about the past, Yu Jia followed and said:

"At present, Chinese fans have a deep impression of the Lakers, who won the championship last season, and recently played against the Rockets, Kobe Bryant scored 45 points."

Xu Jicheng laughed when he heard this, and seemed to think that this comparison was very interesting, and took the initiative to interrupt:

"Averaged 40+ per game in the Finals for two consecutive years, and there is a big gap between the two in ability, and like Michael Jordan, Li You is currently the best player in the NBA."

"Fans who don't know can take a look at our statistics of Li You's current personal honors."

The broadcast screen has also become a photo of Li You, and on the other side is the current big and small honors:

"1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Championship, FMVP;"

"MVP of the 98~99, 00~01, 01~02 seasons."

4 championships, 4 FMVPs, and 3 MVPs are the most conspicuous.

As for the scoring king, assist king, steal king, AMVP, best of the month, best of the week, best rookie of the month, and best rookie have all become small honors.

Even if you don't understand the NBA, the audience in front of the TV knows Lee You's star level when they see that the entire screen is full of awards.

The stark contrast is the honors that Kobe Bryant won when he broadcast the game between the Rockets and the Lakers before.

The most conspicuous thing about this champion defender is "AMVP", and the Lee Woo recognition award is not included in the statistics.

With the blessing of exaggerated honors, Xu Jicheng, a hardcore Bulls fan, will repeatedly mention Li You in his daily broadcast, Yu Jia watched the old-timer next to him enter Li You's blowing mode again, and couldn't interject for a while:

"In addition to these honors, Lee Woo is currently the youngest Mr. Ten Thousand in the NBA."

"Once in the league, he set a series of scoring records, and most of the youngest achievements are in his name."

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This season, the Rockets' home stadium is still at Compaq Center, which is very old compared to Madison Square Garden.

The venue has a capacity of about 17,000 spectators, and on Friday, Houston fans also entered early.

The Knicks don't like the Rockets' away locker room at all, the wardrobe is very old, and the space is small.

The Rockets currently have a 15-12 record, and while the record is good, D'Antoni and the coaching staff are confident about tonight's game.

The Knicks' favorite opponent is the team with the backcourt players as the core, and the wing forward group with Lee You, Iverson is the most typical victim.

The Rockets have yet to beat the Knicks since entering a rebuilding period, and the backcourt of Francis and Mobley is struggling to support the team's offense.

In the away team's locker room before the game, D'Antoni didn't use the whiteboard, and happily clapped his hands and said to everyone:

"Let's create more chances for Lee tonight, and we will try to end the suspense as soon as possible."

"There's a game against the Mavericks tomorrow, and we've got to fly to San Antonio later."

"Play smart, we've got to keep our promises!"

Everyone heard the head coach's words and responded loudly, for three consecutive away games, the Rockets are soft persimmons, and they naturally have to strike hard tonight!

Li You also only briefly bumped fists with his teammates, and the Mavericks and Spurs behind him were the key to the winning streak.

As the game is about to start, after the home team completes the appearance ceremony, on the commentary bench of ESPN, Nesler, who has just finished the Christmas game, looks at the partner next to him and briefly introduces the starting lineup:

"Yao is still starting tonight, with Cadino Mobley and Steve Francis at the back and Glenn Rice and Eddie Griffin up front."

"We've also gotten some news lately that management seems to be at odds with Glenn Rice."

'But head coach Tomjanovic has denied that, so we can also watch Glenn Rice tonight.'

Jeff Van Gundy, who was invited, pouted disdainfully when he saw the Rockets' lineup, but on the surface he remained silent, but praised with a smile:

"Francis, who has returned from injury this season, has shown good form, Yao has also been in the starting position recently, and he has fully adapted to the NBA game."

"But the key tonight is defense, and if the Rockets want to win, the defense has to be well prepared."

"Lee likes to play against big men, and it reminds me of the Knicks vs. Pacers game!"

The bald young marshal recalled the past in the commentary seat, and the Compaq Center Arena was all full at this time, and the Chinese fans holding whiteboards supported Yao Ming as always.

But more Chinese fans are wearing Lee Yo's No. 1 away shirt, a situation that has been going on for years, after all, Lee You can only be seen once a season in Houston.

The referee motioned for the players from both sides to come to the center of the field, and the cheers in the arena grew louder.

Francis tried to pose as a star, but the Knicks players didn't bother to give him face, and the response was mediocre.

Grant Hill was much more popular than Francis, just smiling at the other party before the game.

Glenn Rice's face was ugly, and no one paid attention to him, past the balloon star, and he was a loser, and Ewing only greeted him twice before the game.

Li You and a few people on the opposite side simply said hello and stopped in their own half.

As the referee tossed the basketball up, a nervous Yao Ming jumped up prematurely, Gasol saw the opportunity to move the ball to the halfcourt, and then the Knicks accelerated across the halfline.

“Defense！.”

As soon as the defensive cheers sounded, Gasol stopped at the top of the arc.

Li You, who dribbled the ball through the half court with the ball in his right hand, suddenly accelerated in the face of Mobley's lead defense, and pretended to break through on the right side.

Seeing Li You lower his center of gravity and aim at Gasol's position behind him, Mobley subconsciously chose to stick to the defense, ready to quickly squeeze through the cover.

The three bodies collided at the top of the arc, Li You immediately stopped sharply, dribbled quickly behind his back, and the moment he switched to his left hand, Yao Ming, who had been reminded before the game, also hurriedly moved up.

Gasol did not speed down as usual, which made Mobley, who was about to squeeze through the cover, squeezed in the middle, and hurriedly adjusted his body's center of gravity, but the next second saw Li You suddenly leaning on his fancy turn.

The basketball was thrown to the right front of the body, and the seemingly fancy action was instantly out of the defense.

When Li You re-fished the ball with his right hand, Yao Ming reacted, and wanted to move sideways, but saw that Li You had already closed the ball, and there was still some distance from the three-point line at the top of the arc, so he made a quick stop jump shot!

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

The Compaq Center Arena suddenly erupted in a lot of cheers, and Li You has not had many opportunities to play flowers in recent years

After all, there is still a gap between the video class and the actual battle, even if the coaching staff reminds him repeatedly, the new Yao Ming is still a little confused:

"That's it?."

When the Rockets attacked, after Mobley dribbled through the half, Eddie Griffin took the initiative to step forward to block the pick-and-roll.

Before the game, a targeted arrangement was made, and the Rockets were one inside and four outside.

Francis stopped on the right wing, Glenn Rice sped to the bottom right corner, and Yao Ming went straight to the basket.

The Knicks simply marked the defense, close to the left wing to block and pick-and-roll, Lee Yoo easily squeezed through, and Kurt Thomas followed suit, continuing to shrink inside the three-point line.

Mobley saw the opportunity and quickly flicked the ball back to the cleared Eddie Griffin, who received the ball and immediately shot a jumper on the left wing!

"Bang!"

The long rebound bounced, and Grant Hill retracted to near the paint area, successfully protected the backcourt rebound, and then took the ball and rushed.

Francis took the initiative to step forward to delay, and Grant Hill pushed the ball backwards and quickly tossed the ball to Lee Yoo.

Approaching the halfway line, Mobley wanted to delay on the spot, but took the initiative to crash into Li You, who received the ball.

It's just that after the two collided physically, Li You held the ball in his left hand against the opponent and continued to accelerate, Mobley cut the ball with his hand, and was slapped off by Li You's ball protector.

Fans couldn't see the details, everyone only saw Li You take the ball, twist and accelerate, and instantly get rid of Mobley, who was close to the defense.

For a while, there were cheers in the arena again, and Eddie Griffin in the rear buried his head in chase, only to find that Li You was rushing faster and faster.

Just chased the defense to the three-point line, Li You had already rushed up in three steps in the paint area, jumped high and picked up the ball in the air, and then grabbed the ball with his right hand and smashed it with his arm!

"Boom!" The windmill storm is a good deal!

Yao Ming had just returned to the halfway line and soon found that the rest of the Knicks had not moved at all, all of them stopped at halfcourt

On the commentary seat, Jeff Van Gundy showed a nostalgic look and couldn't help but praise loudly:

"Switch offense, the Knicks' favorite way to score!"

"When the opponent has a core player like Lee, the Rockets should try to hit the ball inside, and trying to find the touch on the outside is definitely the wrong choice."

At 5:0, seeing the Knicks score easily, Tomjanovic on the sidelines hurriedly shouted loudly to remind Mobley to control the pace of the game.

After completing the dunk, Li You continued to lead the defense of Mobley, and the second-round pick, as always, was so pressed that he couldn't lift his head.

After a series of body collisions, and finally pouting past half court, Mobley hurriedly gave the ball to Francis, who flicked outside the right wing.

The moment the latter received the ball, Yao Ming accelerated to the three-point line, and Gasol followed.

Yao Ming had a good quality cover this time, Grant Hill couldn't squeeze through the cover at the first time, and Gasol shrank in the rear to guard against going down.

The opportunity flashed away, and Francis dribbled two big steps, then immediately stopped and scored a long two-point jumper on the left wing!

“Wow！”

Houston fans immediately cheered their star.

The Rockets were still retreating, and the Knicks drove out of the sideline, and Li You immediately accelerated.

Against Mobley's defense, Li You, who was holding the ball in his right hand, accelerated across the halfcourt, took advantage of Gasol's position outside the three-point line, and quickly pushed the ball to change direction.

Unable to squeeze through the cover, Mobley didn't have time to remind Yao Ming, and Li You, who was fishing for the ball with his left hand, rushed to near the three-point line.

In the retreat, Yao Ming turned around and saw Li You's figure, subconsciously quickened his pace, and slid to the right rear, trying to block the breakthrough route.

Li You, who was in front of his right foot in front of him during the march, suddenly exerted his strength at this time, retreated sharply, instantly returned to the three-point line, drifted to the left back, and made a quick jump shot!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

Mobley's eyes were straight, and the pair of Knicks-colored sneakers under Li You's feet had just been violently deformed, and this sudden sudden stop was extremely heavy on his body

Yao Ming, who was still sliding towards the basket, reluctantly raised his hand to signal, Li You's speed was too fast, and he couldn't even make any defensive reaction, which was really embarrassing.

8:2, after the start of the game, there was a faint one-sided situation.

Yao Ming also got his chance quickly, and after the Rockets passed the ball from the outside, Francis gave Yao Ming a drop ball on the left wing.

Receiving the ball in the low post on the left side, Yao Ming turned around in the direction of the bottom line, relying on a soft touch, facing Gasol's block, and turned over and hit a jumper.

On the commentary bench, Nesler saw Yao Ming score a goal, and quickly asked his partner next to him:

"Jeff, if you were to coach Yao, what kind of tactics would you develop?"

Jeff Van Gundy looked at Yao Ming's figure struggling to retreat, and replied confidently:

"If the Rockets want to win a championship, Yao Ming needs to gain weight and take on more low-post finishing duties."

"In last year's Finals, we saw O'Neal play against the Knicks' interior defense."

"Increasing the confrontation is the best option, and the big man has a natural disadvantage in blocking and pick-and-roll, but as long as he responds on the offensive end, Yao can gain a foothold in the league."

Yao Ming, who has experience, took the initiative to delay the bag when facing the blocking, but Li You, who was pulling the defense laterally, suddenly turned his hips in concealment, his center of gravity was low, and he squeezed directly past Yao Ming's side.

On the left wing, Lee Woo cut to the basket and immediately attracted the Rockets' three-man defense, and Glenn Rice also shrank to the basket.

Without waiting for the three of them to form a circle, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand and accelerating to break through, suddenly leaned over and threw the ball.

Yao Ming subconsciously jumped up to block it, but found that the basketball rebounded to the back after hitting the high board, and the follow-up Gasol took advantage of his height advantage to catch the ball in the air and send the ball into the basket through Mobley.

“Wow！”

The very ornamental pass made the fans on the scene start to turn against each other, and the cheers became louder and louder.

In the next round, the Rockets once again gave the ball to Yao Ming in the low post on the right side, and the left hand put the ball by mistake, Gasol poked the ball away, and Artest quickly managed to control the ball.

Throwing the ball to Lee Woo in the middle as soon as possible, Mobley stepped back early to try to establish a defensive position in advance.

After scooping the ball, Li You kept accelerating with the ball in his left hand, and noticed that Francis accelerated from the right wing to the basket, broke through to the paint area, and suddenly passed the ball with one hand under the crotch while traveling.

When Mobley and Francis, who retreated to the basket, reacted, Grant Hill, who followed up, received the ball in the middle, jumped with both feet, and directly came to a one-handed slam dunk!

At 12:4, on the Knicks bench, there was a burst of cheers from the atmosphere group, and D'Antoni glanced at the championship coach opposite and smiled again.

The game quickly got into the rhythm of the Knicks, with the Rockets occasionally responding with a long two points that were aired, and each time they hit the iron, they were quickly counterattacked.

Even if Artest's conversion three-pointer didn't score, the scene was very undignified.

Teammate Eddie Griffin hit the iron for a few rounds, and Yao Ming, who was running back and forth, became more and more uncomfortable.

It was rare to score a turnaround jumper in the low post on the right side, Yao Minggang wanted to wave his fist to celebrate, and Li You's side picked up speed again.

Constantly gasping for breath and struggling to run back to the halfcourt, Yao Ming saw Gasol standing at the three-point line, and Kurt Thomas received the ball near the top of the arc, but could only stop.

The fast-paced Lee Woo first accelerated from Kurt Thomas's side, and Mobley thought it was a UCLA cut-in tactic, but soon found that Lee Woo was stopped near the free throw line.

Gasol leaned on Yao Ming and began to cut to the basket, and Li You took advantage of the situation to make a no-ball underscreen.

Yao Ming was delayed for a moment, and hurriedly tried to squeeze past Li You's side, continuing to chase Gasol.

Li You took this opportunity to suddenly accelerate the bomb with the help of the big bodies of the two of them.

Mobley and Yao Ming collided together, at the top of the arc, Li You received a hand-handed pass from Kurt Thomas, and without making adjustments, he threw the ball away!

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

Seeing that Griffin did not react defensively, Coach Tomjanovic on the sidelines couldn't hold back and immediately asked for a timeout.

At 23:10, with 4:07 seconds left in the first quarter, the Rockets were going to be overwhelmed.

Jeff Van Gundy saw such a scene and showed a look of nostalgia:

"With a double-digit point difference, Lee will continue to increase the offensive tempo, and let me think about it, and he should increase the conversion three-pointer later."

"Nobody on the Rockets can limit him, Glenn Rice is in terrible physical condition."

Nesler on the side looked at his partner and hurriedly took over the conversation and asked:

"How can the Rockets close the gap? It looks like something went wrong with their offense! ”

The bald young marshal shook his head slightly, posing as if the game was over:

"It's very important to be patient, but the Rockets have been controlling the tempo since the start of the game and trying to slow down, but trailing by double digits, maybe Mobley and Francis will choose to pick up the offensive tempo."

"But then they're just going to lose faster, and Lee will easily win the game with a transition attack."

Jeff Van Gundy was very accurate in his prediction, and Francis tried to save the team with his individual ability, patiently passing the ball gradually turned into reckless shots.

In the first round after the timeout, Francis no longer called for blocking, facing Grant Hill's defense, continuously dribbling under his hips and changing direction before his body, feigning to break through and then quickly pulling back.

After tossing around, Grant Hill did not lose his defensive position, and finally Francis changed direction again, accelerated with the ball in his right hand to break through to the right blocking area, faced the defense, and made a quick stop and leaned back!

One person dribbles the ball for a long time, this kind of offense is actually very common in most NBA teams, and if you can't open the situation, you will leave it to the core of the team.

Noticing that it was Francis who was defending himself, Lee received the ball in the backcourt and immediately gave it to Grant Hill, and then accelerated to the halfcourt.

Grant Hill relied on Glen Les' defense and dribbled past half court to make tactical gestures.

Running from the right flank to the bottom right corner, then quickly slipping across the baseline from right to left, with the help of Gasol's cover, Li You accelerated the outside shot.

Francis glared and chased after him, and on the left flank, the moment Li You received the ball, he immediately stuck it again.

In the face of this kind of close defense, after receiving the ball, Li You quickly swept the ball, protected the ball on the left side of his body, noticed that there was no one to assist, and leaned on the opponent's right foot to quickly test the step.

As soon as Francis moved to the back, Li You immediately released the ball with his left hand, vigorously exploded the ball on the spot, retreated sharply, drifted slightly to the left, and made a quick jump shot outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

On the Knicks' bench, Stephen Jackson threw his towel and laughed, and Francis, who rushed to the baseline to catch the ball, mocked:

"Stop showing off your lame dribble!"

Yao Ming, who was running back with him, was still in a low position, and Francis, who received the ball from the backcourt, watched Li You lead the defense, and suddenly came to his senses.

On the left flank, Li You did not choose to defend, the defensive position was just right, whenever Francis quickly changed direction and accelerated to break through, he immediately slid in time to block the breakthrough route.

When the opponent circled around and returned to near the three-point line, Li You began to interfere again, allowing the opponent to continue to break through.

Repeated dribbling failed to shake off the defense, and Francis, who held the ball in his left hand, dribbled under his crotch and quickly changed direction.

Scooping the ball with his left hand, Francis leaned on Li You, buried his head and rushed forward, broke through to the left blocking area, and immediately took the initiative to exert force, crashed into Li You, and retreated to close the ball.

The moment he wanted to jump shot, Li You, who was not affected in any way, quickly approached the opponent and sliced the ball vigorously with his right hand.

"Ahh

The moment the ball was dropped, Francis jumped into the air and waved his arms and shouted, but the referee didn't say anything.

Everyone on the Knicks bench behind him laughed, and Li You, who completed the break, did not speed up, but waited for Francis to retreat, and then slowly dribbled through the half.

Houston fans also heckled when they saw such a scene, and Francis, who was physically strong, did have the ability to lock the opponent's core.

The right wing established a defensive position in advance, clapped his hands hard and lowered his center of gravity, and Francis stared at Lee Woo who dribbled the ball across the half court with his right hand.

Yao Ming had just returned to the basket at this time, Li You was close to the three-point line, his body shook to the left front, and at the same time quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch, and the moment he grabbed the ball with his left hand, he immediately accelerated to change direction in front of his body.

Francis just followed his body's instinct to defend, first sliding to the right front and then watching the basketball disappear from front of him.

On the commentary seat, Nesler reacted quickly this time, followed by an exclamation:

“Killer Crossover！”

Francis, who still wanted to continue sliding, stumbled with garlic at his feet and completely lost his defensive position, and watched Li You accelerate with the ball in his right hand and go straight to the basket.

Yao Ming under the basket didn't expect the "good big brother" to kneel so fast, and in the face of Li You, who was jumping on both feet, he subconsciously jumped up to block it.

The two collided physically, and Yao Ming soon found that Li You was turning in the air, and in the blink of an eye, he completely lost his defensive position and could only pull it.

Turning 180 degrees, he successfully dodged the defense, and in the exclamation of the fans, Li You exerted his strength in his waist and abdomen, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and threw the ball to the rebound.

"Squeak!"

The referee blew the whistle, the basketball board was put into the basket, and the Compaq Center Arena was completely boiling, and most of the fans got up and cheered for a while.

Coach D'Antoni on the sidelines also got up and raised his hands high, laughed and celebrated, and the atmosphere team jumped up and down, almost rushing directly into the field.

Yao Ming's eyes were also straight this time, and he looked at Li You in disbelief, and subconsciously spat in Chinese:

"Hold the grass, this can also enter?."

Hearing the familiar verbal words, Li You just shook his head and smiled, walked to the free throw line, waited for the referee to serve, and teased Francis on the side by the way:

"Dude, that's how basketball should be played!"

“.”

Francis, whose face became more and more ugly, didn't say a word, looked at the Knicks atmosphere group who was still celebrating wildly, and finally scolded secretly:

"Hell game!"

By the time Francis entered the league, Tim Hardaway had become an "old man," a kind of out-of-the-box move that is rarely seen in the league.

However, Li You's movements are larger, the explosiveness is stronger, and the visual effects explode naturally.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

When Li You made a free throw, the MVP shouted louder and louder, and most of the fans at the scene turned against him.

In the final minutes of the first quarter, Francis received another foul and sent Lee You a free throw, and the Rockets star seemed to break the defense.

At 34:18, the Knicks led by 16 points at the end of the first quarter.

During the break, Jeff Van Gundy glanced at the technical stats and smiled and commented simply:

"It looks like Lee has a chance to break his scoring record and he had a great shot tonight."

8-of-8, 4-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, 25 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Noticing Li You's data, Nesler blinked subconsciously, and then raised his voice as well, praising loudly:

"Lee is so good, and I'm sure Houston fans won't mind witnessing the new scoring record!"

With a big lead, with 7 minutes and 16 seconds left in the second quarter, Lee Woo re-emerged.

He didn't play too much at the No. 5 position, and threw a few three-pointers in a few minutes.

Mobley and Francis's faces darkened, and although Li You began to strike iron, this attitude stimulated the two of them again

At the end of the half, there was jubilation on the Knicks' bench, and Stephen Jackson followed Lee Woo as he walked to the players' tunnel:

"60 points! Lee, keep shooting, you will definitely get 60+ tonight! ”

11 of 14 in the half, 5 of 7 outside the three-point line, although everyone in the atmosphere group is used to Li You's efficient performance, but when they see such efficiency, they can't help but follow the fart

Yao Ming, who entered the state of switchback and running early, made 3 of 8 in the half and only scored 7 points and 1 rebound.

Looking at his teammates who broke the defense, Yao Ming, who returned to the locker room, sighed helplessly, he didn't like this rhythm of the game at all.

At 62:40, at half-time, the game was almost out of suspense.

After the start of the second half, Lee Woo was going to fish through the third quarter, but Mobley and Francis on the opposite side became more and more aggressive

In this case, Li You once again punched hard.

Francis just hit the basket and scored two points on free throws, and immediately led the defense while Li You received the ball.

kept giving physical confrontation, but Li You stood up to the defense, and the bulldozer accelerated through the half.

Li You shook off a bit of space under the emergency stop, and after comparing tactical gestures, everyone on the Knicks team pulled away in turn.

Holding the ball in his left hand and slowly approaching the three-point line, Francis did not dare to defend and tried to control the defensive distance.

There was no complicated shaking, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly lowered his center of gravity and quickly went in and out.

While shaking his body to the right, he exerted force under his feet, stepped sideways sharply, shook off the space for his shot, and Li You ignored the defense and made a quick jump shot!

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

“Wow！”

The cheers resounded in the arena again, not keeping up with the rhythm of Li You's attack, and Francis's blocking action didn't make any difference.

As the Rockets picked up the pace of offense, the Knicks began to feed Lee the ball.

Mobley hit a long two-point jumper after blocking and dismantling, in the semi-conversion offense, on the left wing, Li You accelerated and ran back after shaking, received Gasol's hand-handed pass, and threw the ball when he took it!

"Huh!" Three-point re-hit from long range.

Yao Ming was already numb at this time, and subconsciously followed his teammates to the frontcourt, and after striking the iron, he quickly retreated with his teammates.

As soon as he ran to the halfway line, Yao Ming saw Li You's left hand quickly dribbling behind his back in the transition attack, his body shaking in the opposite direction, and then Francis lost the defensive position again.

Stopping, Yao Ming watched Li You dribble with the ball in his right hand, make a sharp stop near the left flank, and score three points from a long distance

Subconsciously scratching his head, Yao Ming looked at his teammates, then looked at the coaching staff on the sidelines, and noticed that everyone's eyes were straight, and they could only continue to run with their teammates for a while.

The Rockets' two backcourts constantly competed with Li You, not choosing to wrap up, but taking turns defending.

In this case, Houston fans soon saw that Li You continued to receive the ball on the left and right wings, simply blew the ball back, and hit consecutive three-pointers

The cheers grew louder and louder, until Li You finally missed a three-pointer, and the arena was filled with sighs of regret for a while.

After the timeout didn't solve the problem, Tomjanovic went into a state of astringency, and sat down on the bench with a calm expression.

On the ESPN commentary seat, Nesler shouted, looking like he had never seen the world, and said excitedly:

"7 of 8, Lee's performance outside the three-point line is crazy!"

"At present, Lee has broken the three-point record in the regular season, which is an incredible performance!"

Jeff Van Gundy secretly called "outrageous" in his heart, but on the surface, he showed a scene like this that I had seen:

"This is Lee! When he completely finds his touch outside the three-point line, he will become unstoppable! ”

In the second half of the third quarter, Francis flew at one point, and Mobley was broken by the bulldozer, and after the collective defense, he had no choice but to send Li You a free throw.

In a breakthrough, Yao Ming simply hugged Li You, but he didn't expect the basketball that was thrown casually to stumble and fall into the basket.

Helplessly pulled the corners of his mouth, Yao Ming just wanted to rest at this time, panting with his knees, watching Li You add punishment and enter again.

stayed up to the last moment, the Knicks' last attack in the third quarter of the game, Yao Ming silently ran to the halfcourt, and then saw the basketball flying to the basket.

"Oh!!"

In the exclamations of the fans at the scene, the basketball that drew a huge arc finally hollowed into the net, Yao Ming was stupid at this time, and turned his head to see Li You raising his hands near the middle line, pretending to be X to celebrate

When he returned to the bench, Yao Ming, who was sweating profusely, watched his teammates go silent, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Francis and Mobley both covered their faces with their hands and sat up straight with their eyes straight, as if they couldn't believe the game had turned out to be like this.

9-of-11, 8-of-9 from beyond the three-point line, and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, Lee Woo scored 31 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, 100:62, the game went into garbage time.

The Compaq Center Arena was already completely boiling at this point, and Lee Woo returned to the bench, and the fans behind him kept shouting his name excitedly.

Stephen Jackson leaned aside with a kettle in both hands and looked at Li You as if he was looking at an alien:

"Mommy Fake! It's the craziest race I've ever witnessed! ”

"God possessed! Incredible! ”

Gasol on the side just looked at the technical statistics, and the data was even more explosive than he imagined:

Played 31 minutes, 20-of-25, 13-of-16 from beyond the three-point line, 10-of-10 from the free throw line, 63 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and no turnovers.

"If every team were defensively like the Rockets, all we had to do was give Lee the ball and win!"

Gasol spoke a little slower, and after saying this, the atmosphere team began to discuss Li You's performance again.

D'Antoni smiled and squinted, threw the rotation to the assistant coach, and patted Li You on the shoulder, looking very happy.

After replenishing the water, Li You watched his teammates still discussing the data, put on his training clothes and quipped:

"Seriously, I want to play 82 games against the Rockets!"

“.”

In the 4th quarter of the game, it entered garbage time, and in the CCTV studio on the other side of the ocean, Xu Jicheng didn't care about Yu Jia next to him, his face was flushed, and he couldn't stop:

"After scoring 63 points in the third quarter, maybe Lee Woo will soon completely surpass Michael Jordan!"

"This is a real superstar, and Lee Woo will be as great as Michael Jordan in the future!"

"This season, the Knicks will win the championship!"

Yu Jia has also seen a lot of games on his own, but Li You's step-back jumper and breakthrough to blow up the opponent is also the first time he has witnessed it.

The old-timers are still out, and they didn't explain the game at all at this time, but the director didn't care, Yu Jia couldn't speak, so he could only sigh silently in his heart:

"Can you still play a basketball game like this?!"

In the end, 124:84, the Knicks defeated the Rockets away and won 26 consecutive victories effortlessly!

At the end of the game, many fans were still shouting Li You's name, and Yao Ming was wearing a towel and was in a depressed mood.

Played 32 minutes, 5-of-12, 5-of-7 free throws, 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 turnovers.

Yao Ming was not satisfied with his performance,

The sports media all gathered around Li You, scoring 63 points in the third quarter, which was the hot news at the end of the year, and the camera clicked non-stop.

Li You and Yao Ming hugged and greeted each other, sensing each other's low mood, and immediately encouraged:

"This is your first season and you're going to be successful in the NBA!"

"But if you want to keep up with this kind of competition, remember to be careful to gain weight."

Yao Ming didn't think too much about it, and a smile appeared on his face, and he said seriously:

"I will always remember this fight, and the next time we meet, I will win it back!"

“.”

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