The Miami Herald discussed the biggest winner early in the season in early 2005, and incidentally quoted the Chicago Tribune Sam Smith's conclusion:

"The main theme of the 04~05 season is offense, and there are currently 8 teams averaging more than 100 points per game, and the Heat have become the biggest winners through offseason trades."

This feature report was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and won unanimous praise from Heat fans, with 15 consecutive wins, which is the team's best record in recent years!

If you read too many articles about this kind of commercial blowing, fans will inevitably swell, and by the way, they will raise their expectations for the team.

It was just the focus game on the night of the 5th, and when the game reached the second half of the fourth quarter, some Heat fans began to leave the court early.

As it turns out, the 15-game winning streak has not changed the attributes of Miami fans, and most of them are still ordinary winning honey.

The director frequently focused the camera on O'Neal on the Heat's bench, and with 3:31 left in the game, the Sharks left the court with six fouls, and at this time they were glaring at the game.

Originally, O'Neal was able to avoid fouls, but after holding and eating T in the third quarter, there was a problem with his mentality, and he frequently complained loudly to the referee in the fourth quarter, and finally could only leave the game with regret.

O'Neill can't be blamed either, after the clash on the pitch, the referee's whistle was extraordinarily rigorous.

It was very different from the half-time game, and the frequent whistle under too much intervention further disrupted the rhythm of the game.

Coach Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines also stopped shouting loudly, Wade frequently hit the iron when he supported the offense alone, and Kristen Leitner, who came off the bench, struggled to provide much energy on both offensive and defensive ends.

The Heat fans have already gone for the most part, the shouting has disappeared for a quarter, and in this case, Wade's mentality has exploded, this is their home court!

With an anxious look on his face, after the Heat team simply passed the ball on the outside, the left wing, close to the sideline, and Wade, who received the ball, quickly changed direction after putting the ball with his right hand.

Without waiting for Leitner to stand still, Wade, who switched to the left hand, accelerated with a heavy shoulder and made a strong basket on the wing.

The chasing Li You easily squeezed through the cover and followed the opponent's side to maintain a defensive position, and the two entangled to the bottom left of the basket, Wade suddenly turned quickly.

Relying on the defense to complete the ball at the same time, and came to the front of Langfang, Wade twisted his body, grabbed the ball with his right hand and pulled back his arm, and forcibly threw the basketball to the basket.

Lee, who made the block early, forced Wade to move, and the throw finally hit the rebound and popped out of the frame.

Li You controlled the rebound, and Wade on the side was still complaining to the baseline referee.

There were no boos, no defensive cheers, and the Heat fans who were about to leave the court turned their heads to look at it, and then continued to line up to leave

In the commentary box, Kevin Harlan did not comment on such a home atmosphere, thinking that his 15-game winning streak was ended, he could also understand the fans:

"The turning point of the game came in the third quarter, when the Heat lost their cool in the face of a double-digit point difference, and O'Neal failed to take on the role of leader."

Doug Collins has long been accustomed to the home atmosphere of the Heat, and watched Li You play blocking and dismantling again, and then joked:

"Maybe that's a good thing for Wade, he's been defending Lee the whole game and I'm sure he'll have a lot of success after this game."

The fans left the field, and the two people on the commentary bench also began to summarize the game, but Wade on the defensive end did not have such a good mood, as long as he thought of the evaluation of the football critics after the game, he was depressed.

After three quarters of the game, Wade no longer insisted on sticking to the defense, and his body told himself that if he got too close, he would really be passed by one step.

Lightner saw Stoudemire lift up again, and could only loudly remind his teammates, aiming at the movement behind him, Wade scolded in a low voice:

"Shet!"

The simple and brutal pick-and-roll was effective, and while Wade was still hesitating how to defend, Stoudemire was already standing on the three-point line.

On the right flank, Li You, who is holding the ball in his left hand, slightly raises his center of gravity and quickly goes in and out.

Seeing Li You's body swaying to the right front, Wade hurriedly moved backwards, and Lightner saw Stoudemire accelerate down, and he could only sink and shrink for a while.

Dangling right and left, Li You suddenly accelerated with heavy shoulders, Wade just came up to the defense, increased his stride with the trend, leaned on the defense, and forced the basket.

Wade, who was in a frustrated mood, also stopped paying attention to the referee's whistle and tried to foul near the free throw line and disrupt the offense.

Leaning forward, Wade just picked up his right arm, leaned on the defensive Li You's ball protector to hide his elbow, and suddenly pulled back his crotch at the moment of pushing the defense.

Wade, who was pushed, was unstable in his center of gravity, flew into the paint area by inertia, turned his head and saw Li You closing the ball at the free throw line, and had no choice but to give up defense.

With no interference, Li You made a steady jump shot from a medium distance!

At 104:90, the score difference is still within the trailable range.

Many Heat fans have stopped paying attention to the situation on the court, and they have been completely numb to this kind of response ball after watching it for more than a quarter.

Taking the initiative to speed up the attacking tempo, Damon Jones faced Fisher again after half-time and played the ball early.

Wade, who tried to bounce to the left wing, failed to shake off Li You, and just received the ball outside the three-point line, he was cut off by Li You.

The moment the ball was dropped, Wade immediately fouled, and after the referee blew the whistle, he signaled Li You to make a free throw.

"This is Wade's third turnaround of the quarter, and the Heat's offensive intent is so obvious that Eddie Jones can try to take possession."

Doug Collins knew the game was going and began to analyze where the Heat were losing.

Kevin Harlan noticed that more fans were starting to get up and couldn't help but sigh again:

"It's not easy to create a winning culture, and this is O'Neal's first season with the Heat, and I'm sure they'll be successful."

Wade has already picked up his fifth foul, and the newcomer is even more depressed.

They were just short of breaking the Knicks' winning streak this season.

Seeing Lee hit both free throws, Coach Stan Van Gundy called a timeout, and he had to struggle a little longer.

After the timeout, the front row seats were already partially empty, and seeing Wade causing Li You to foul Li You and hit one of the two free throws, some fans began to get up.

Obviously, there is still suspense in the game, but the fans lose by default, Wade saw that the corners of his eyes twitched, he didn't like this kind of scene.

At the top of the arc, Fisher began to direct traffic again, and soon, Lee Woo slipped across the baseline from right to left, and Raja-Bell in the bottom left corner bounced around the line to the right flank.

Wade didn't give up the game and didn't want to leave the court with six fouls early, and the defense relented, only to be delayed by Stoudemire near the baseline on the left side.

In the bottom left corner near the touchline, Lee received the ball with his right hand and Wade and Stoudemire came in front of him almost at the same time.

The body shook to the right front, and Li You changed direction very quickly, instantly breaking through Wade, who was chasing after the defense.

Leitner hurriedly shrank to the basket, the human baseline accelerated to break through Li You's speed, and Wade, who was chasing behind him, jumped in advance, trying to fly into the air and wait for Li You to complete the block.

At the bottom left of the basket, after closing the ball, Li You rose into the air, sensed the movement on his side, and faked a real pass, and the basketball flew from Wade's side to the back.

As soon as Leitner turned his head, Stoudemire, who followed up to catch the ball, took a step to grab the ball with his right hand, ignored the defense in front of him, jumped with both feet and smashed the ball into the basket.

"Ahh

Stoudemire, who completed the dunk, shouted excitedly again, and Lightner was knocked and stumbled, with a helpless expression on his face.

At 108:91, there wasn't enough time left for the Heat.

Damon Jones, who was let out, finally hit an open three-pointer at the top of the arc, and in turn, Fisher also grabbed an open shot at the top of the arc.

At the last moment, the two sides hit the iron, Wade stood on the free throw line again, and at this time, many of the fans left in the American Airlines arena were Li You's fans.

One of two free throws, Wade saw that Fisher was not attacking, and pulled out his jersey in frustration.

At 111:95, the final hum rang out, and scattered cheers appeared in the American Airlines arena.

The vast majority of Heat fans have already left the court, and only Lee Woo's fans are celebrating happily and shouting their names in an attempt to get attention.

In the losing player tunnel, O'Neill did not shake hands and left directly from the bench.

The early exit of the Heat fans made him lose face, and he really didn't want to hear Li You's sarcasm.

Played 36 minutes, 13-of-20, 4-of-8 free throws, 30 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.

O'Neal, who had a double-double, didn't get the cheers of the fans, and on both sides of the tunnel, the Heat fans seemed to be still basking in the frustration of having their winning streak ended.

Wade played 41 minutes, shooting 7-of-19 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line, finishing with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 5 turnovers.

Acting mediocre, Wade sulked secretly, and shook hands with Li You with some reluctance

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

Without anyone to disturb him, Li You's fans shouted happily, and the corners of Wade's eyes twitched slightly, and he barely smiled and praised:

"Got 40+ in 7 games in a row, congratulations, maybe in a few days, I will see a new record born."

"You know, Bro! I never care about these little records, I prefer to have a fight. ”

Li You turned on the business blowing mode, and by the way, he taught Wade his winning experience.

Wade, who was pulled, became more and more uncomfortable, and could only pull out a smile, and finally reluctantly got rid of Li You and walked quickly to the player's tunnel.

Turning his head to look at Li You who was being interviewed, Wade was a little envious, tonight is a live game in the United States, this is the moment he has been waiting for a long time, but unfortunately he lost.

Stoudemire was particularly efficient tonight, shooting 13-of-17 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line to record 30 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal and three turnovers.

One thing is for sure, on Day 2 of ESPN's Sport Center, there must have been that slam shark air relay among the top 10 goals.

The cautious O'Neill didn't even attend the press conference, which made Stoudemire laugh, and although he ate a T, he continued to tease the shark at the press conference:

"If you want to gain my respect, then win against me, O'Neill is old, he can't run, he can only rely on experience to play."

"With Lee, I just need to throw myself in the air and the opponent can't stop me from scoring!"

The weather in Miami was much better than in New York, and the Knicks attended a local charity event before flying to New Orleans.

With 26 wins and 8 losses, the Heat are still firmly in second place in the East, and after ending their opponent's winning streak, the Knicks have a record of 28 wins and 4 losses, maintaining the first place in the league.

On Thursday the 6th, TNT not only reported on charity events, but also did not forget to make fun of the Heat team that lost last night.

In the studio, Charles Barkley smiled extraordinarily brightly, chatted about last night's game, and loudly mocked:

"This is the first fan I've ever seen who conceded defeat, even in Philadelphia, where the local fans wouldn't do that."

"O'Neal hasn't been able to change the team culture, and like he said, it's Wade's team."

"The rookie can't take on that responsibility, he's not Lee, he won the championship in his second year, it's hard for him to replicate that experience."

If a rookie player wants to win the championship, the indispensable condition is that there must be a reliable big brother in the team.

Magic Johnson and Lee Yoo have both achieved this achievement, and Wade is naturally expected to be high due to the Heat's excellent performance this season.

It's just that after the winning streak was ended, the ball critics calmed down again, compared to Li You, although Wade is excellent, there are shortcomings in technology.

Kenny Smith agrees, but he still has big expectations for the Heat:

"It's also a good thing that the 15-game winning streak and the end of the record are also a good thing, because the Heat players can play without pressure."

"What surprised me last night was the pick-and-roll between Lee and Stoudemire, they were simply unstoppable."

"Lee dominated the game in a different way with a poor outside shooting, and his under-the-basket finishing was too good."

He was 16-of-26 from the field, 2-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, and finished with 42 points, six rebounds, 12 assists, two steals and two turnovers.

Li You cut 40+ double-doubles in three consecutive games, setting another small record.

After the director gave this data, Ernnie Johnson added:

"Between 25 and 30 years old, it should be the rising period of a player, and Lee is obviously still polishing the skills he is best at."

Charles Barkley is not interested in continuing to blow, the difference between wins is not large, and the Spurs' current record is 26-7:

"If the Knicks can't take a landslide lead this year, maybe Tim Duncan will get his first career MVP!"

Kenny Smith has a question mark on his face, and when it comes to personal data, Li You is far ahead of Duncan:

"Why? The league's No. 1 record, excellent statistics, if you lose this award for two consecutive years, it is definitely a problem with the selection mechanism! ”

Hearing his partner's words, Charles Barkley still had a heartfelt message:

"Maybe you're tired of Lee's high score!"

“.”

In the three games that night, 98-111, the Spurs defeated the Pacers by a small margin, still clinging to the victory gap.

Duncan played 38 minutes, shooting 10-of-20 from the field and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line to record 27 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 5 blocks and 2 turnovers.

When asked about the MVP award after the game, Duncan rarely took the initiative to make a statement:

"I prefer winning to personal data and I know how to lead the team in this period."

"We're number one in the West, my teammates have grown, and we're going to make it to the Finals again this year."

"As for MVP, of course I'm hungry, but I'd rather lift the O'Brien Cup and FMVP trophies."

Interior players and backcourt players will have a disadvantage over the stats, and Popovich is also trying to get Duncan to increase his shots.

If you want to win the award, data is indispensable, but compared to Li You's Excel, Duncan is still a little inadequate, and in this regard, Popovich also put forward his own theory:

"In basketball, a player scoring more than 30 points is a sign of selfishness!"

"I know fans love flashy stats, but Thiem is a selfless leader and he deserves the MVP!"

On January 7, as Popovich's "selfish theory" swept the league, commentators began to discuss the correctness of this theory.

The SuperSonics lost last night's game against the Wizards, bringing their record to 23-8.

Ray Allen is very happy with the team's results for the new season, but most of the sports media don't pay attention to them.

In last night's game, Ray Allen Blacksmith possessed, Lewis was 14-of-26, 5-of-10 from beyond the three-point line, and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, with 35 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block and 4 turnovers.

After flying back to Seattle after the road trip, Ray Allen turned into a straight boy in an interview:

"I don't understand why high scoring after winning is criticized!"

"Selfish? If 60 points can help the team win, why not score? ”

"Obviously head coach Popovich tried to help Duncan win the MVP, but don't forget, they only have one win ahead of the SuperSonics."

"Tim Duncan is good, but he's not a scorer, don't try to cover up his shortcomings, I prefer a level playing field."

"People always ignore me and Lashad because we're actually better than most of the teams in the league."

"If Lee leads the team to the top record in the league this year, I think he deserves to be the MVP, and if you think about Tim Duncan, maybe the ball pundits should pay attention to my performance as well!"

Of course, the Seattle Post will speak for the home team, not to mention that Lewis has just cut a 30+10 double-double data opponent, and the newspaper op-ed will naturally fight back.

On Saturday, the New York Times followed suit with a mockery of the old rival:

"If Tim Duncan could play like Lee in the Finals, maybe the Spurs would have won two championships."

“.”

Popovich stabbed the hornet's nest this time, and many local media followed suit with weird ridicule.

For some small-ball teams, if the star can average 30 points per game, not to mention the record, there is a high probability that the tickets will not be sold.

As a commercial league, the NBA is a basketball reality show, and the vast majority of ordinary fans come to see the individual performance of superstars.

Despite what the outside world says, Popovich still repeatedly emphasizes his theories, and by the way, he calls Duncan a "selfless leader."

On Saturday, January 8, before the start of the night's game, D'Antoni also talked about the hot topic in recent days:

"Superstars lead teams in different ways, and as coaches, we have to create the right tactics based on the characteristics of the players."

"Duncan may fit into the Spurs' system, but Lee represents a system in his own right!"

"At the Knicks, all the coaching staff has to do is make sure the other players are in shape, we never worry about Lee, I know that as long as you get the ball into his hands, it means victory."

"Victory is sometimes so simple, why should I interfere too much with victory, I prefer to sit by and watch Lee's performance quietly!"

At the end, D'Antoni even laughed out loud, and then asked the media reporters around him:

"Do you guys like watching Lee play? I think the answer is yes. ”

The Yahoo Sports reporter was powerless to refute, and he couldn't comment on this kind of "I'm just hanging up" remarks.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally a few people from Fox Sports whispered:

"If I had to watch a game, I would indeed pick the Knicks."

“.”

The Hornets currently have a 2-29 record, and as long as David Stern nods the head, they will likely be the No. 1 pick in this year's draft.

The loss is a true portrayal of them, Byron Davis is back from injury, and the feedback is that management is ready to trade him.

There are also benefits to playing badly, and JR Smith is making his mark in such an environment, and the physical shooting guard is currently a favorite among local fans.

After the start of the game, both sides were unguarded and started to stab each other early.

It's just that the bearded Davis has a hard time saying that he came 1-of-7 in the first quarter of the game and doesn't seem to have fully recovered from the injury.

At the end of the half, the score was 57:47, and the margin was in double digits.

With 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 turnovers on 3-of-12 shooting, Byron Davis continued his recent poor performance.

The Hornets fans at the scene didn't care, the current state of the team was "losing is winning", and those who bought tickets to watch the game came to witness Li You's record.

After the start of the second half, the defensive intensity dropped further, and Li You also began to release water, and Davis gradually regained his touch.

The two frequently delivered wonderful assists, but at the same time, they did not forget to score individually.

Watching the score continue to rise, in the New Orleans Arena, cheers came one after another.

Davis broke down the middle and threw the ball to the top right of the basket, and PJ Brown jumped high and pressed the ball into the basket with both hands.

Lee Yoo launched a pick-and-roll on the left flank, suddenly changed direction in front of his body, got away from Davis's defense, attracted PJ Brown's help to the defense, and passed the ball under his hip to find Stoudemire down the line.

The latter took off immediately after receiving the ball, jumped with both feet before approaching the paint area, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and won the tomahawk slam dunk!

After dribbling past halftime, Byron Davis hit a long-range three-point jumper from the top of the arc.

Lee You, who received the ball from the baseline, quickly went in and out with his left hand after half court.

After physical activity, he pretended to break through on the left side, took advantage of the opponent's sliding step, and immediately changed direction under his crotch, Li You squeezed past Davis, and stopped again on the three-point line.

Davis, who was still sliding, was suddenly pulled back by Li You's crotch and took a big step away, symbolically saved, and finally watched Li You jump outside the three-point line!

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

The two sides went back and forth, playing very lively, dunks, three-point shots, and breakthroughs in the sao bag, so that the cheers couldn't stop for a while.

31:27 in the single quarter, 88:74 in the third quarter, the game still has to be played

Although coach Byron Scott doubted Lee Youkong's scoring statistics, the players are in excellent form and naturally have to give it their all.

In the last quarter of the game, Byron Davis completely found his touch, shot inside and outside, and led the team to chase points!

Stoudemire is still in excellent form, and he continues to respond with Li You.

The point difference was stretched until the end of the game, and finally, at 118:105, the Hornets lost again and continued to dive into the champion.

Byron Davis was 10-of-25 from the field, 3-of-8 from beyond the three-point line, 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, and finished with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.

Lee Woo played 39 minutes, 14-of-24, 7-of-13 from beyond the three-point line, 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, and finished with 41 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

After the game, the two hugged and greeted, and the bearded man smiled happily without the slightest frustration:

"It was the best game I've played since I came back from injury! Lee, congratulations on tying the record set by Michael Jordan! ”

"Thanks, Bro! It was a really good game, and I think the Hornets will regret trading you. ”

Li You showed a "you are so strong" expression and patted each other on the shoulder, everything is in plain sight, for the two of them, this is a win-win situation!

Byron Scott, who was on the sidelines, noticed that D'Antoni, who was hanging up the whole time, stood up at this time, and couldn't help but complain secretly in his heart:

"It's an easy job to coach the Knicks."

The bearded Davis gained confidence, Lee Woo gained a record, the Hornets fans watched happily, and the New York fans frantically blew X.

Some people are happy and some are sad, and Kobe, who is still recovering from his injuries, is unhappy again.

After last night's game, when Byron Davis attended the press conference, he took the initiative to blow Li You:

"I haven't played against Michael Jordan in his prime, but in my opinion, Lee has surpassed him!"

"He's only 6'4", he's about the same size as me, and Lee is so special in this league of giants."

"Actually, I'd rather see Lee break Michael Jordan's record tonight!"

The bearded man didn't mention him at all, which made Kobe Bryant, who had been paying attention to the record at home, particularly unhappy, obviously he was the first to tie the record.

The Lakers, who are missing Kobe, have been winning lately, and the Lakers only had a video lesson on Sunday because of their flight to Polis on Monday.

ESPN didn't forget about Kobe Bryant and blocked him outside the training court again.

Hearing the other party ask about the record, Kobe Bryant responded impatiently:

"I'm only focused on winning, I'm not interested in chasing those eye-catching stats anymore!"

“.”

On Sunday, January 9, the Knicks had back-to-back games.

At Madison Square Garden, Stoudemire lifted his Player of the Week trophy.

He averaged 27.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.0 blocks and 2.3 turnovers per game.

He shot 58.5 percent from the field and 79.5 percent from the free-throw line.

The New York fans in attendance applauded the newcomer, and it turned out that talent can do whatever it wants.

As long as there is a Knicks game, the day's brilliant goal is bound to come with a stoudemire dunk.

The 12-19 Trail Blazers have started to fall behind, but they were in excellent form that night.

It was another offensive battle that fans liked, 105:117, while the Knicks continued their victory, Li You also broke the record quietly.

At the end of the match, the fans who witnessed the new record were still cheering loudly for Li You.

New York's sports media are smiling, and "selfish basketball" is more discussed.

Li You, who played 39 minutes, did not sweat much on his head, and as he gained experience in the game, he had mastered the technique of controlling points.

Coupled with some 5-on-8 experience, Li You feels that his control of the game is much better than in previous years.

Waving to the fans, as soon as Lee Woo came to the sidelines, the New York Times reporter couldn't wait to ask:

"Lee, congratulations on breaking Michael Jordan's record of 10 consecutive 40+ games, and I don't think anyone will be able to achieve this in the next 50 years."

"Will you continue to perform like this in the next games?"

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Li You chuckled lightly and joked to himself:

"It's up to the opponent, and of course, if the 'selfish' performance can win, I think I'll stick with it! ”

"You know me, scoring is the easiest thing for me to do."

“.”

(End of chapter)