On December 8, 2003, the Knicks continued their road trip to Los Angeles to recuperate.

Lee Woo was invited by Magic Johnson to attend the other party's family dinner.

Although Magic Johnson did not earn much salary throughout his career, and because of his illness, he spent a lot of money, but after retiring, this life became more and more nourishing.

Unlike ordinary black stars, Magic Johnson is also a financial expert, and real estate has made him a lot of money.

This property in Beverly Hills is where the family lives, and the eldest child, EJ Johnson, was born here, and the family lives here most of the time.

Compared to Li You's Peninsula Manor, this place is much smaller, but Magic Johnson's family is large, and the lively atmosphere is indeed better than Li You and a few chicks living in a big house.

In the afternoon, Li You played a few rounds of golf with Magic Johnson and a few rounds of tennis with a few children.

EJ Johnson inherited his dad's excellent genes, and when he is about to be 12 years old, he is much taller than his peers.

At dinner, Magic Johnson didn't care about the admiring gaze of the eldest to Li You, but chatted while eating:

"Our lives are not only basketball, I also said my ideals when I was playing, I hope to make 100 million dollars when I retire."

"Li, you have done a good job, basketball players are just one of our identities, and we can decide our lives after retirement."

"Bradley chose to go into politics, Phil always liked to support him, and that's an option!"

"Squandering wealth will soon go bankrupt, and if possible, I would also like my children to go to prestigious schools, which I have taught them since childhood."

"EJ loves you, kids really need a role model like you!"

The chubby EJ Johnson was still a little shy in front of his older siblings, and when he heard his father's words, he said happily:

"Yes, I'm going to go to college in New York in the future!"

Li You, who was competing with the steak, noticed the eager eyes of the children, and the strange feeling in his heart lingered, how could the good fat boy bend in the future:

"New York is really good, and the law and order has been better in recent years, but the weather is colder than Los Angeles."

Magic Johnson's wife, Cookie, seems to sense that her son is different, and supports the decision to leave home early on.

Although Li You likes young girls and loves 18 years old, the overall evaluation is good, and the magician family hopes to get acquainted with each other in advance, and when EJ grows up and goes to study in New York, he can be taken care of.

After dinner, Lee also visited the collection of Magic Johnson.

As a sports fan, not only personal trophies, but also signed items from well-known athletes in other sports leagues.

The whole room was carefully cared for, and compared to Lee's "Achievement Room" in Manhattan, Magic Johnson should have been in this room all the time, taking care of every item.

In the end, the two sat on the sofa and drank red wine, and the magician Johnson gossiped:

"Mai Kou seems to be planning to build a team, which is a good idea if he only wants to make money, but if he wants to get a sense of accomplishment from the team, then forming a new team is terrible!"

"The hook should have exchanged his stock for dividends, Li, Ling should know about this."

Li You nodded, as a large listed company, the board of directors of the hook rarely interferes in the operation of the company, and like other companies, the CEO and management are the actual operators of the company.

Michael Jordan, as an individual shareholder, always wants to squeeze into the board of directors to exercise some power, but his success in basketball does not mean that he is also a genius on a business level.

However, Mai Buckle has a huge influence and is a cash cow for hooks, and there have long been internal dissatisfaction with the strong performance of this individual shareholder.

"It's definitely a win-win, but maybe I don't think so, I'm not interested in being an individual shareholder, and that doesn't bother me."

is about to sign a lifetime contract, and Li You knows what Magic Johnson means, which is a kind reminder that the hook will not cut shares again.

"Win-win is the best result, we reap the American knife, enjoy the dividends, I prefer value investing, and this is how I have made money in recent years."

"In business, it's always good to have multiple friends, and everyone welcomes me because they know I'm here to help."

"Don't be like Maikou, no one likes to work with someone as strong as him."

Magic Johnson laughed when he said this, obviously in a good mood to see Michael Jordan lose his status as a shareholder.

Li You knows that the person in front of him still holds a stake in the Lakers, and compared to the undignified parting of ways between Magic and the Wizards, Magic Johnson is indeed better in some aspects.

On the morning of the 9th, the Los Angeles Times reported on Lee You's trip after coming to the away game, and also reported the news that Magic Johnson's family entertained Lee Yo.

After reading the morning newspaper, Kobe Bryant was unhappy again, how could the Lakers celebrity talk and laugh with the "sworn enemy"?

Kobe Bryant, who has entered an "unhappy" state, doesn't care, and in the Lakers locker room, O'Neal and the other two veterans are the dominant ones, and the role players are mixed with the big guys.

Phil Jackson did not intervene in this matter, and Kobe, as the "fourth" in the locker room, has completely lost his right to speak.

Karl Malone will also care about his little brother from time to time, Gary Payton is too lazy to take science and Bryant, and in the morning video class, Phil Jackson entrusted him with an important task:

"Control the tempo, Gary! We have to get into the game quickly and respond in a timely manner. ”

"After blocking and dismantling, give the ball to Malone in time!"

The old man of KFC knows very well that instead of letting the two veterans integrate into the previous offensive system, it is better to let the other team do what they do best first.

Learning from the lessons of the last game, Phil Jackson hopes Malone can play some matchup advantages and allow the Lakers to open up the situation early.

Gary Payton nodded earnestly and quickly went back to discussing with the assistant coach what to expect tonight's game.

At the end of the video lesson, O'Neill, who had been silent, said in a weird manner at this time:

"I want everyone to be able to play for each other tonight, and I made sacrifices, not for some people to brush the data."

After O'Neal said this, everyone in the atmosphere group looked at Kobe Bryant, and noticed that Kobe Bryant pulled his face and didn't say a word, and everyone sighed in their hearts.

Not long ago, ESPN's program connected Kobe Bryant, and when asked "Shaq did it too", Kobe Bryant took the initiative to soften in the show and admitted his mistake.

But in daily training, Bryant did not apologize face-to-face with O'Neal, so the locker room atmosphere is still the same.

Tuesday's game, which was still broadcast by TNT, was the focus of the week, so it was natural to have a lot of warm-up.

The two teams can only play each other twice during the regular season, and Lakers fans will want to witness a win at home.

At the Staples Center Arena, after the game started at 20 o'clock, Lakers fans cheered loudly for the home team and were particularly engaged.

However, after the opening, he hit the iron for several rounds in a row, which made the hearts of Lakers fans feel cold.

In this offense, Malone has been hanging around the free throw line, and the continuous blocking and dismantling on the line have all been squeezed by Li You, and Payton, who is wearing the white and yellow jersey of the Lakers' home court, has not been able to give the ball to Malone for a long time.

More than half of the offensive time was consumed, and the cheering and cheering disappeared, and Payton came to the right side of the block and had no choice but to throw the ball to Devin George, who was at the top of the arc.

The latter received the ball, and Grant Hill still shrank inside the three-point line, guarding the opponent from breaking through, and raising his hand from time to time to interfere with the passing route.

Kobe Bryant tried to ask for the ball with his back in the left blocking area at this time, but under the entanglement of Artest, he failed to jam his position, and seeing that the offense was stalled, Kobe Bryant hurriedly ran to the left wing.

Devin George sent in a cross pass and Artest almost made a steal, then immediately retracted in front of Bryant.

O'Neal quickly moved from the bottom right of the basket and came to the left low post for the first time to try to catch the ball, but Gasol suddenly went around at this time and did not give Kobe Bryant an easy pass.

Failed to send a pass, Kobe Bryant continued to test the right foot on the left wing, Artest was unmoved, and wasted more than 3 seconds, Kobe Bryant finally faced the defense and hit the jumper.

"Shh

The basketball smashed into the back of the basket and bounced off the back of the basket and flew off the baseline, and boos began to be heard in the arena.

An excellent defense made Coach D'Antoni on the sidelines clap repeatedly.

On the commentary seat, Kevin Harlan couldn't help but comment again when he saw such a scene:

"There seems to be a problem with the Lakers' offensive launch, and Malone's cover is always squeezed by Lee."

Doug Collins didn't show mercy, but immediately sped up and commented:

"Yes, the reason is that Gary Payton's explosiveness has dropped, and he can't shake off Lee in the first place."

"His route to the ball was also easily predicted by Lee, and the blocking and pick-and-roll coordination on one side after the opening was completely ineffective."

“Defense！.”

The constipated offense for two consecutive rounds made the Lakers fans lose their emotions, and the defensive shouts were mostly quiet.

O'Neal and Malone saw that the big man of the Knicks was in position and had a big head for a while, one left and one right elbow area, and they started blocking and dismantling at the beginning, which was to pay close attention to the problem of slow traversal speed.

Phil Jackson shouted a reminder from the sidelines, and Devin George, who defended Artest in the bottom right corner, hurriedly adjusted his defensive position.

Payton noticed Gasol's uplift and immediately stepped in front of Li You, ready to squeeze through the cover as soon as possible.

It's just that when Kurt Thomas also came to the top of the arc to stand, Payton, who was moving laterally, crashed into the screener and completely lost the defensive position.

Ma Long took the initiative to delay, and Li You, who was moving sideways, pulled the ball back with his right hand and paused slightly, and then quickly led the ball forward.

Li You exerted force at his feet, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and without waiting for Malone to retract to assist in defense, he re-fished the ball with his right hand and went straight to the basket in the middle.

Devin George was forced to retreat into the paint, and while he was still sliding, he saw Lee Woo take advantage of the situation to distribute the ball to Artest in the bottom right corner.

Stopping and readjusting his center of gravity, Devin George struggled to pounce, but it was too far away, and finally Artest made a quick jumper!

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

At 14:4, the margin turned into double digits, and the Staples Arena suddenly fell silent.

Hitting a three-pointer again, Artest was so excited that he beat his chest again and again, yelled a few times and moved to Kobe's side, continuing to defend.

Phil Jackson didn't call a timeout, but made a loud motion to get the ball to the inside.

Payton received the ball from the baseline and quickly dribbled across the halfcourt, and after coming to the left wing, Lee Woo shrank inside the three-point line.

It was an open shot, but Payton chose to hoist the ball to O'Neal in the low post on the left without interference.

While sending the pass, Li You followed the contraction and cooperated with Gasol to wrap up O'Neal.

One person resisted the direction of the baseline, and the other interfered with it, not giving the ball a chance to release, and O'Neal, who received the ball, held the ball and threw the ball again to the unguarded Payton.

Seeing Li You sliding again, after raising the ball and shaking it with his left hand, he quickly released the ball and broke through, Payton made a wrong choice again, and Li You quickly slid and re-attached to the defense.

The two collided on the left side, and Payton simply sent a ground-hitting pass and gave the ball back to O'Neal.

The quality of the pass was not high, and he was forced to bend down to receive the ball, and after O'Neal released the ball with his right hand, he wanted to jump in front of the basket by leaning on the defense, but Li You slid and cut the ball again, disrupting the rhythm of the dribble.

Although O'Neal nimbly dodged the defense, he turned to the baseline and switched to his left hand to complete the throw.

But the basketball slammed out of the frame again, and Li You, near the paint area, took the opportunity to collect the rebound, and then rushed with the ball.

"Shh

The boos resounded in the arena again, and Payton retreated early to the halfway line, but was still chased by Li You.

Seeing Li You coming to his side, Payton gave a physical confrontation and interfered at the same time.

During the march, his left hand quickly circled the ball behind his back, Li You easily dodged the defense, and while catching the ball with his right hand, he accelerated with his shoulder again.

Bryant chased after him, took advantage of Li You's slowdown, and went straight to the basket from the right wing.

Coming to the paint area, Kobe Bryant jumped high and tried to complete the block, but Li You, who rushed up in three steps, ignored the defense, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, and raised the ball high.

The two collided in the air, Kobe Bryant pressed down with his left hand, but Li You leaned on the defense, pulled the ball to his side with his right hand, and then quickly twisted in the air.

Kobe Bryant could only hit his shoulder when he fell, and Li You just turned his body sideways, grabbed the ball with his right hand and quickly leaned over to pick up the basket!

"Squeak!"

"Bang!"

The whistle blew and the ball went in, and after landing, Kobe Bryant gasped for breath while staring at Li You, who was shaking his shoulders, trying to launch a eye attack.

Kevin Harlan has already witnessed many goals like Lee Woo on the spot, and he no longer yells like he used to, noticing Kobe's look, and teasing:

"Defensive enthusiasm is encouraging, but Bryant clearly underestimated Lee's impact and committed his second foul, which is not good news."

"The Lakers have to have someone to step up and score, O'Neal doesn't have a good hand, and it's too dangerous."

"Maybe they need a timeout!"

Doug Collins didn't want to see the game run out of suspense too early, so he took advantage of the free throws to start talking again.

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Lee Yoo-ga hit a free throw, and there were shouts of MVP in the arena.

Phil Jackson finally asked for a timeout at this time, and the old KFC man frowned, seemingly very dissatisfied with the performance of the players, and roared again and again.

At 17:4, the double-digit margin made the Knicks cheer, and according to the game plan, everyone will also get more playing time.

"When you have an opportunity, attack resolutely! We've done a great job of moving the ball, now all you have to do is hit those open shots! ”

Phil Jackson watched Payton say this, then turned to look at Kobe Bryant:

"I'm not going to make substitutions, play smarter, I don't want to see you get your third foul!"

No one spoke on the Lakers' bench, only the old man of KFC wrote and drew loudly on the tactical board, Kobe Bryant pursed his lips, his face became more and more ugly, this was not the game he expected.

After a timeout, Payton finally delivered a high-quality pass, and O'Neal got rid of the front defense and Gasol received the ball and scored a two-handed dunk under the basket!

There was no time to scream to vent the frustration in his heart, O'Neill hurriedly accelerated his retreat.

Lee Woo was quick to push forward and was pretty much the same tactic, but this time it was Grant Hill who came to the left flank to receive the ball.

Quick handover of the ball, Li You ran to the left bottom corner, Gasol went up again to block and dismantle, Grant Hill shook the left on the right, put the ball with his left hand, and broke through with cross-step.

Bryant didn't lose his defensive position, and O'Neal stepped back to near the free throw line and stopped, continuing to stay in front of Gasol.

Increasing the stride, Grant Hill noticed that Payton did not choose to help defend, and when he came to the paint area, he jumped with both feet, leaned on Kobe Bryant at the same time, and grabbed the ball with his left hand to pick up the basket!

"Bang!"

Not daring to make too many defensive moves, Kobe Bryant, who jumped into the air, could only watch the basketball play into the basket.

"Shet!"

smashed the basketball in his hand hard, Kobe Bryant watched Hill and Li You high-five in celebration, and was furious for a while.

At 19:6, with 6 minutes and 27 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers fans at the scene were out of emotion.

Yesterday I was talking and laughing with Li You, and Magic Johnson, who came to the front row to watch the game tonight, had a solemn face at this time, and his good mood disappeared.

In the next few minutes, Karl Malone made back-to-back mid-range jumpers at the right elbow area, and Grant Hill continued to chase Kobe Bryant to score points under the basket.

Malone, who scored consecutive points, was cut by Kurt Thomas this time, and a sudden mistake interrupted the Lakers' scoring momentum.

"Shh

The Knicks continued to play the same tactics, and the Lakers fans at the scene were completely uncontrollable.

Payton couldn't stand Bryant's shrinking defense, and this time he retracted to the right near baseline when Hill broke through to the right sideline.

As soon as he moved at his feet, Grant Hill sent a pass, Li You, who received the ball in the bottom corner on the right side, raised the ball and shook it, and Payton, who had re-pounced, jumped high and flew out of the sideline.

“Lee！ Buries the three！ ”

Kevin Harlan shouted early, and then Lee Woo hit a solid three-pointer.

At 26:10, the difference is still widening.

"Man, you chose to empty me?"

After completing the goal, Li You turned his head and patted the glaring Peyton, which angered the opponent again:

"Don't act like a winner in front of me!"

Payton received the ball from the baseline while chattering at Lee Yoo.

After receiving the ball, Payton wanted to continue to pretend to be X, but before he reached the halfway line, he was caught by Li You and Artest.

At the moment when he was forced to stop the ball, Payton wanted to hurriedly pass the ball to Kobe, but Li You saw the opportunity and pulled the ball out of the opponent's arms.

"Oh!"

Seeing Payton being dragged to the floor, the fans exclaimed, and the referee hesitated for a moment before blowing for a foul on Lee You.

"I won't be so lucky next time, remember to pass the ball early!"

Re-receiving the sideline ball, Payton heard Li You's whisper, and stopped talking, and handed over the ball honestly after halftime.

Bryant, who has never had many chances, hit a two-point shot on the right wing with the help of Malone's hand-to-hand pass.

Looking back, Lee Woo hit a three-pointer on the left wing, and O'Neal was fouled on a fast break and missed two free throws from the free throw line.

Phil Jackson was so angry that he returned to his seat, and his momentum was interrupted every time he tried to chase a point.

The Knicks played a simple match again, Gasol received the ball in the left blocking area and did not stop the ball, and sent a hit pass, so that Li You, who cut in without the ball, easily received the ball and went straight to the basket near the left near the baseline.

O'Neal twisted and crashed into Lee, trying to disrupt the offense with a foul.

At the bottom left of the basket, the two bodies collided briefly, the referee blew the whistle, Li You did not fly out of the bottom line, but took the opportunity to close the ball and stride, squeezed past O'Neal's side, came to the bottom right of the basket, turned over and picked up the basket!

O'Neill failed to hit Li You but lost his body center of gravity, instantly rushed out of the bottom line, and fell to the ground with the referee in his arms.

“OMG！”

"Shaq knocked down the referee, and this fall is not light!"

Doug Collins subconsciously exclaimed, and some front-row fans also covered their mouths.

Thrown to the floor by a 2.16-meter fat man, baseline referee Bob Delaney screamed in pain, and medical personnel rushed to the field.

O'Neal was dressed in pork belly, and it was okay to stand up, looking at the referee who was carried out on a stretcher, the shark was in a fog for a while

Li You saw the old guy's painful appearance, and couldn't help patting O'Neill beside him:

"Next time you change your tricks, you move your feet, and I'll know what you want to do!"

“.”

O'Neill didn't say anything because the other two referees were watching him.

After Lee hit the free throw, the cheers in Staples Arena all disappeared.

At 29:12, the margin went straight to 20 points, and some long-time fans knew that the game was over.

In the final minutes, the Knicks began to defend fiercely again, and both sides began to take turns shooting.

Kobe Bryant was entangled by Artest, and although he got the opportunity to make free throws, he was still in a "unhappy" state.

Lee Woo didn't shoot well with the ball tonight, but Artest's bottom corner three-pointers were very good.

The outstanding performance on the offensive end made Artest extremely excited, and took advantage of Kobe Bryant's free throws, and taunted the opponent with his knees:

“Come on！ Man, keep playing me, no free throws, how many points did you take? ”

“.”

Kobe Bryant still didn't speak, just put the ball into the penalty steadily, but Artest didn't give up and continued to output:

"I heard you still want to win MVP? Imitating Michael Jordan won't get votes! ”

“Shut up！”

The second free throw hit, Kobe couldn't hold back, shouted at Artest, and Fisher, who had just come off the bench, hurriedly hugged Kobe.

The first quarter of the game is almost over, and it will be a big loss to pay for a foul.

After consecutive free throws from both sides, the final score was fixed at 35:18.

Coach D'Antoni was very pleased with the team's performance, greeting the atmosphere group and reminding loudly:

"Hit the basket, pay attention to the rebounding ball in the front court, the opponent will definitely increase the outside shooting!"

The Lakers' bench lineup is mediocre, and at the beginning of the second quarter, it must have been Kobe Bryant and O'Neal who traveled at a staggered time, and the coaching staff was naturally prepared for this.

Li You was already wearing a training uniform at this time, and he would not appear until the second half of the second quarter of the game.

In the first quarter, he was 4 of 6, 1 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

"Lee's control of the game can't be said in the numbers!"

"Gary Payton didn't play well in the first quarter, shooting 1-of-4 for just 2 points, and I think head coach Phil Jackson should give Fisher more chances."

The Knicks rotated a lot, and after the game started, Kevin Harlan also followed the topic and said:

"The Lakers are usually led by the "OK" combination in the second quarter, and it's a good opportunity to chase points! ”

"Malone is in good shape tonight, maybe the Lakers can consider replacing this veteran early."

O'Neal, who was 1-of-4 in the first quarter and scored only 2 points, regained his touch after the start of the second quarter and hit a series of strong shots under the basket.

Stoudemire, who has been in good form lately, has also shown great courage against Medvedenko, constantly responding on the inside.

Russell, who came off the bench for the Lakers, hit a shot from beyond the three-point line, and when he came back, Raja Bell responded in the bottom right corner.

With 7:03 left in the half, Stoudemire protected the backcourt rebound, gave the ball to the little Knight, and suddenly sat on the floor with a painful look.

The Knicks took the initiative to die, and coach D'Antoni also called a timeout, and everyone gathered around, and Stoudemire whispered:

"I can't seem to bend my knees anymore!"

The team doctor glanced at each other when he heard this, and then briefly checked but found nothing.

In the end, the atmosphere team had no choice but to carry Stoudemire back to the locker room.

The Knicks' side had an unexpected injury that didn't affect the game too much.

After the return of the Lakers' main lineup, they played egalitarian basketball again, and although Kobe Bryant kept asking for the ball, he never got too good opportunities.

Peyton was beaten by Li You's back singles in a few rounds, and his heart was angry, and this move of beating the old man completely angered him.

In the last round, he had just scored on free throws, and when he turned around, Lee Woo received the ball with his back in the left blocking area.

After receiving a high hanging pass, he immediately released the ball with his right hand, and Li You approached the paint area with two consecutive strong hits.

Holding his breath behind him, Payton tried to give a physical confrontation, and saw Li You pull the ball back with his right hand, his shoulder shook rapidly, and he couldn't react defensively at the first time for a while.

Quickly turning to the baseline with his right foot as the axis, Li You wiped the defense and lowered his center of gravity, and doubled with his left foot, and quickly stepped up and down to the bottom left of the basket in an instant.

Payton didn't react, just turned his head to watch Li You grab the ball with his left hand and quickly pick up the basket.

O'Neal responded to the block in time, only to jump up and hit his arm, and the basketball flew over his fingertips to the rebound.

"Squeak!"

At the same time as the referee blows the whistle, the basketball high board is hollowed into the net.

"Shh

Lee You's consecutive single-handed Peyton completely angered the Lakers fans at the scene, and the boos resounded in the arena again.

Gary Payton could only raise his hand in frustration, O'Neal was on his knees under the basket and didn't speak, "wiping his ass" is not what a superstar like him should do.

Watching the opponent enter a state of "silence" in the game, Li Youjia shook his head after hitting the free throw, compared with the last meeting, the Lakers have not changed much.

At 51:32, with 4 minutes and 16 seconds left in the half, the Knicks still led by a large margin.

After failing to touch the ball for a few rounds, Bryant broke through immediately after receiving the ball on the left flank this time.

Coming to the left blocking area with the defense, Kobe Bryant did not choose to pass the ball, but leaned on Artest, and directly came to a horse archery that drifted to the left rear!

"Bang!"

Before O'Neal could get into position, Kurt Thomas had already returned to the basket to protect the backcourt rebound.

This kind of difficult shot made O'Neal extremely angry, and shouted at Kobe:

"You shouldn't shoot, pass! Give me the ball! ”

When the two retreated, there was a quarrel again, and O'Neal, who was in good shape, was naturally in no mood to watch Kobe Bryant play iron and waste time

The Knicks' offense quickly shut O'Neal's mouth, and a simple left-wing pick-and-roll gave the ball to Gasol immediately after a big delay.

The latter received the ball at the free-throw line, and when unguarded, Gasol hit a mid-range jumper.

O'Neal hit both free throws, and in the half-transition offense, Lee Woo chased his ass across the halfcourt and took advantage of Kurt Thomas's cover on the right wing to go straight to the basket.

Ma Long, who was unable to slide, could only watch Li You break through to the bottom right of the basket in the blink of an eye, and easily pick up the basket!

After several rounds of frenzied soft persimmons, Li You relied on his speed to break through the basket, but the Lakers couldn't think of a good solution.

Phil Jackson would have shouted a warning at first, but as a result, he lost points in the second half of the second quarter, and the old KFC man also returned to his seat and no longer continued to command.

Kobe Bryant was still working hard, receiving the ball with his back in the right blocking area, leaning on the left hand of the defense and immediately letting go of the ball and breaking through on the line.

Artest gave a physical confrontation, so that Bryant could not erase the defense, Li You suddenly contracted at the top of the arc, stretched out his left arm to interfere.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly pulled the ball back, Artest and Li You cooperated tacitly, and suddenly grabbed behind him and stabbed the basketball in Kobe's hand.

Losing control of the ball, Kobe Bryant hurriedly chased the ball, but Li You grabbed in front of the opponent to control the ball, and in desperation, Payton could only quickly foul and send Li You to the free throw line.

"Ahh

After finishing a beautiful defense, Artest yelled at Kobe Bryant.

was output by the face, Kobe Bryant angrily rushed forward and pushed it, and Artest, who had been prepared, also raised his arms and vigorously pushed Kobe away.

The two pushed each other, and soon the only two remaining referees rushed to the field to separate the two sides.

Lakers fans also began to shout, and the season was double-killed, and many people seemed to be unable to accept such a result.

Standing on the free throw line, in the boos that resounded in the arena, Li You hit the second free throw, and Kurt Thomas and Malone pulled and dragged together, rushing to the basketball landing point.

Malone relied on his body to successfully protect the rebound, but when facing Kurt Thomas's next cut, he subconsciously twisted to protect the ball, and fell to the ground in pain.

Phil Jackson watched as the veteran clutched his knees, turned his head in frustration, and then shouted for the team doctor to come in.

The Lakers fans at the scene watched Karl Malone finally limp to the players' tunnel, and they were completely out of emotion for a while.

Injuries followed, and in the final minutes of the half, the defensive intensity of both sides plummeted.

At 63:44, at the end of the half, there was no suspense about the outcome of the game.

In the second half, Phil Jackson rotated his lineup early and switched to the atmosphere group with 3:26 left in the third quarter.

Such a move made the fans at the scene boo, and tonight's tickets were lost!

Back on the bench, Li You also looked at the team's staff, and the team doctor said simply:

'We can't say for sure what kind of injury has happened to Amare.

'After the break, his knee was back to normal and we advised him not to go back to the game just to be on the safe side.

Li You frowned secretly, the current schedule of the Knicks is actually very easy, he didn't expect Stoudemire, who is in great health, to have an injury.

Ewing has a deep understanding of knee injuries, and at this time he added in a low voice:

"It has nothing to do with high-intensity games, a lot of times, when you get sick, you will find players for some reason!"

On the Lakers bench, Payton was also sulking, shooting 3-of-10 in the third quarter of the game, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 turnover.

scored double-doubles and controlled the mistakes well, but many times the ball was handed over after halftime, and only Payton knew what was going on with this soy sauce play.

"How's Karl's knee?"

O'Neal turned his head in a towel and asked in a deep voice, the team doctor just shook his head, and everyone on the Lakers bench stopped talking.

The 40-year-old veteran has suffered an injury, which has cast a shadow over the Lakers, who have made a perfect start.

Bryant sat at the very end of the bench, sulking by himself, and scored 14 points on 5-of-12 and 4-of-4 free throws with the blessing of egalitarian basketball.

The coaching staff has not taken his advice, Phil Jackson seems to have personal emotions, and Kobe Bryant looked at the expressionless old KFC man with a lot of resentment:

"You can only win the game if you let go and attack!"

The atmosphere group of both sides was completely unguarded in the fourth quarter, and after a slam slam, the game ended with a boo from Lakers fans.

At 115:94, the Knicks defeated the Lakers again, killing their opponents twice this season.

Due to injuries, the emotions of the players on both sides were affected after the game, and O'Neill walked to the players' tunnel early.

At the press conference, the New York media was also concerned about Stoudemire's injury.

After all, it is a big man who is the cornerstone of a championship guard, and his talent is even more visible to the naked eye, and everyone expects Stoudemire to soar after his rookie season.

"Lee, we noticed that Amare didn't play again in the second half, is the injury more serious than we thought?"

'To be on the safe side, we chose to rest Amare because we had a big lead tonight.

"In order to be healthy, the team will give Amare a detailed check-up, there are two games left this week, there is not much pressure, you can pay attention to the team announcement."

Li You just talked about what the team doctor told him, and TNT's reporter was more concerned about the data:

"With 20+10 double-doubles in 22 consecutive games, Lee, congratulations on setting a new record."

"Can you talk about tonight's game? We've seen the Lakers stay on the back foot. ”

Played 26 minutes, 9-of-15, 2-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, 27 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal with no turnovers.

Extremely efficient to get two pairs of data, Li You doesn't care about this:

"I'm just sticking to the game plan that the coaching staff made before the game."

"Putting pressure on the opponent's perimeter, making it difficult for O'Neal to receive the ball, and letting other players beat us is the Knicks' game plan."

"If we have a chance to play again this season, we will continue to do this."

Li Youming is on the cards, but the Los Angeles media in the audience are powerless to refute, they are not blind, and they can naturally see Peyton's embarrassed appearance of being suppressed.

The Lakers lost this game, and their record came to 17-4, and what made fans feel worse was that the team announced Malone's injury:

"I have a sprained knee and will most likely miss the Christmas game against the Rockets."

The Knicks, for their part, did not announce Stoudemire's injury before back-to-back away games against the Jazz.

Just as the medical team initially diagnosed, the budding knee returned to normal, but the coaching staff did not dare to be careless and put Stoudemire on the injury list.

No. 10 came to Salt Lake City, the opponent fought fiercely, and the Knicks rotated a large area again.

What made D'Antoni feel helpless was that in the third quarter of the game, the little man Knight was injured again.

In a layup, he was blocked by Kirilenko, and Knight, who landed on the ground, hit his elbow and had no choice but to leave the game.

Seeing that the referee did not say anything, and the Knicks no longer changed the main lineup, Li You ended the game quietly with the atmosphere group.

98:104, losing this back-to-back game, the Knicks improved their record to 21-2 and continued to lead the league.

On December 13, after returning to Manhattan, after a detailed examination, Stoudemire's knee injury still did not have a definite result.

In the afternoon training session, seeing that the coaching staff still wanted to put themselves on the injury list, Stoudemire took the initiative to apply to play:

"Coach, I'm feeling great, I don't have a problem with my knee and I want to play!"

D'Antoni is a big fan of Stoudemire, and if it weren't for his poor defensive habits, the newcomer would probably have pushed Kurt Thomas out of the starting line-up.

After consulting with the medical team and the head trainer, D'Antoni agreed to "The Warrior" request.

Stoudemire's agent, John Wolff, has been agitating behind his back, and Lee knows he wants his players to get a starting spot.

If you get into the starting lineup and have more playing time, you can make it to the All-Star team.

Becoming an All-Star means a higher tactical status and more endorsement contracts.

For such a choice, Li You did not interfere, after all, letting Kurt Thomas always serve as the starter has made the newcomer and agent very dissatisfied

That night, the Nuggets visited Madison Square Garden, and Carmelo Anthony returned to the same place where he won the McDonald's All-Star Game MVP.

Also a rookie in the class of '03, James has lost hemp, and is still undergoing Van Gundy's transformation, and has begun to transform into a playmaker and defensive gate.

Anthony doesn't have those problems, and the Nuggets have amassed good talent after a few seasons of bad swings and a few trades.

Stat-obsessed Marcus Camby and Nene Hilario form the inside line, with Andre Miller and Voshan Leonard at the back.

With 14 wins and 8 losses, under the leadership of Anthony, the Nuggets have risen strongly!

After arriving at Madison Square Garden, Anthony still wanted to show in front of the New York fans, but with 1-of-6 shooting in the first quarter and 2 points in anger, he was greeted only by ridicule

At 15:32, at the end of the first quarter, Anthony, who returned to the bench, had straight eyes.

The Nuggets had six turnovers in a single quarter, and the seemingly all-encompassing defense of the bouncing Camby was burst into a sieve.

Andre Miller, who refused to join the Knicks in the offseason, was also hit hard, shooting 1-of-5 in the first quarter with 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 turnovers.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, Anthony's state picked up, but the Nuggets were never able to organize an effective offense, and they frequently played singles and were completely suppressed.

In a transition attack, Lee Woo hit Anthony in the air and sent the ball to the basket with his left hand, and Madison Square Garden was boiling again.

Anthony, who landed on the ground, stumbled a little, and soon the shouts of the New York fans at the scene were heard in his ears:

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

The stars on the sidelines stood up and applauded, the fans in the stadium shouted loudly, and Anthony, who was standing next to the paint area, watched Li Youjia hit the free throw, and suddenly felt envious in his heart:

"Superstars deserve to play in an environment like this!"

This game completely turned into Artest's defensive performance, allowing the budding newcomers on the opposite side to hit the iron again and again.

88:110, three quarters check-in, the Knicks beat the opponent!

Played 37 minutes, 8-of-23, 5-of-8 free throws, 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.

The rookies of the class of '03 may have some highlight moments, but most of them are not competitive when they encounter strong teams competing for the championship.

Stoudemire's knee injury really seemed to be fine, and the time limit was gradually lifted after repeated checks by the medical team.

Before Christmas, the Knicks ushered in another wave of welfare schedules, encountering consecutive fish belly teams.

Stoudemire, who was in exceptionally good form, ate some more time from Kurt Thomas, slashing 18+10 in three straight games.

Although the Wizards, Warriors, and Hawks are all considered fish belly teams, after this statistic, the New York media also boiled.

On the evening of the 19th, after the game against the Eagles, head coach D'Antoni did not hesitate to praise himself in an interview:

"Amare's talent is so good, it's hard to imagine that a big man of 6'10" has such agility.

"As long as he gets a pass in the paint area, he can score."

On Saturday the 20th, at the Tarrytown Training Center, after the morning video lesson, Lee Woo comforted Kurt Thomas when he finally left:

'Don't worry about starting a place Cott, we all know what you've done for the team.'

Seeing Li You's solemn expression, Kurt Thomas was reassured, and he knew that his starting position would not change:

"Thanks, Bro! It's just the regular season and I know my role. ”

In many cases, the statistics of entering the starting lineup will not be too pretty, and the number of shots is limited, but it is to play as a substitute to get more garbage time to be able to hit hard.

Li You watched Kurt Thomas pretend to leave easily, and thought of Stoudemire, who was going all out to attack the starter, and could only sigh in his heart:

"That's all there is to it, and the first launch is not necessarily a good thing."

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