Chapter 377: Hard Only Mouth Left (10,000-Word Chapter)

At the end of the 2004~05 regular season, the NBA league announced an exciting news.

This season, the league's average and total attendance have improved, and it has also surpassed the record set in the 1995~96 season.

The average attendance was 17,314 fans, surpassing the record of 17,252 fans per game in the 95~96 season.

And the data shows that the capacity of the NBA arena has reached 90%, which is also the third highest record in history, and it is also the highest data since the 97~98 season.

The new rules seem to have had a huge impact, but none of the above includes the Charlotte Bobcats, who are just entering the league.

In this regard, David Stern also sang praises in an interview in the past two days:

"The league is getting better and better, a lot of teams have shown competitiveness this year, and that's what the fans are looking forward to!"

"Congratulations to the 16 teams that have made it to the playoffs, and the league assures fans that they will be able to put on a great game this year!"

David Stern drew a big pie for the fans in advance, but one thing the president really said was right, judging by the record, the teams were close in strength.

The eight teams in the Eastern Conference that made the playoffs were:

63 wins for the Knicks, 59 wins for the Heat, 53 wins for the Pistons, 47 wins for the Cavaliers;

The Bulls with 46 wins, the Wizards with 43 wins, the Pacers with 42 wins, and the Nets with 41 wins.

The eight teams in the Western Conference that made the playoffs were:

60 wins for the Spurs, 55 wins for the Suns, 52 wins for the SuperSonics, 57 wins for the Mavericks;

50 wins for the Rockets, 50 wins for the Kings, 46 wins for the Nuggets, 44 wins for the Timberwolves.

In ninth place in the Eastern Conference is the 76ers with 39 wins, and in the Western Conference is in ninth place with the Clippers with 37 wins.

The Lakers, who had high hopes, only won 34 in the end, and Kobe Bryant failed to lead the team in the first year and completely became a fish belly.

For such a result, O'Neal, who recently suffered a thigh bruise, has blossomed, and more than once rode his face and mocked:

"Without me, the Lakers would be a second-rate team, and they would never have won a championship!"

"Phil is right, some players are not coachable, he doesn't want to play tactics at all, he just wants to show himself on the pitch.

"He's not Michael Jordan, it's useless to act like it, and he can't even be an All-Star without my help!"

In the Eastern Conference, the Heat won the Southeast Division and the Pistons won the Central Division, which didn't have much impact on the rankings.

In contrast, the Mavericks in the Western Conference Southwest were the worst, being suppressed by the Pacific champion Suns and the Northwest champion SuperSonics, and only finished fourth.

For such rules, Mark Cuban has frequently complained in front of the media in the past two days, and on the side of the supersonic team that took advantage, Ray Allen bluntly output in an interview:

"The Mavericks may not want to face an opponent like the Rockets, and I understand them!"

"But a really strong team should not be afraid of a challenge, and in the playoffs, the SuperSonics are willing to face any opponent."

"You should have been following us a long time ago instead of talking about a team with 34 wins!"

"Kobe Bryant wanted to prove that he was better than O'Neal, and he was jealous of Lee, but he never recognized his strength, and it turned out that he was just an average All-Star level."

ESPN has been reporting on Lakers news lately:

"Phil Jackson could return to Los Angeles next season to continue coaching the Lakers."

"Vanessa could lose her and Kobe's baby!"

"Bryant thinks management will make the right choice, and the Lakers need a great coach."

Although the Lakers have turned into a bonus in itself, the regular season is over, and the heat is still unabated.

In this regard, Ray Allen is very dissatisfied, the supersonic team has achieved such good results but no one is discussing him!

On April 23rd, the NBA league announced the data leaders of the season!

Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves won the rebounding title with 13.5 rebounds per game;

The Suns' Steve Nash averaged 11.0 assists per game and won the first assist title of his career;

The Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko was named the block king with an average of 3.3 blocks per game;

The Wizards' Larry Hughes averaged 2.9 steals per game to win the steal title;

The Knicks' Lee Woo broke off the lead in the scoring list and defended the scoring title again with an average of 35.0 points per game!

After the award was announced, Allen Iverson was particularly uncomfortable, averaging 30.7 points per game in 75 games this season.

Compared with the extremely inefficient performance in the 01~02 season, the shooting rate also came to 42.4%, and the efficiency rebounded, but it still didn't win the award.

The Philadelphia Inquirer also reported the news, and at the same time, he didn't forget to laugh at himself about the 76ers this season:

"We don't know how much time Iverson has left in Philadelphia, but it's clear that he can't lead the team to a championship!"

The frustration of the Philadelphia fans hurt Iverson deeply.

There was no All-Star, no playoffs, and no fan support, and Iverson was silent again in an interview.

A few years ago, he explained his feud with Larry Brown at a press conference, and now, Iverson just whispered:

"I want to stay in Philadelphia, it's my home, I love the city!"

“.”

On the evening of the 23rd, the first round of the playoffs is about to start, and the Knicks are still in the spotlight, and G1 with the Nets will be broadcast by ABC tomorrow night.

G2 and G3 are under TNT, G4 is still ABC, and neither broadcaster thinks there will be a G5, which TNT is very happy with.

One home and one away, just to decide the trend of the series, tomorrow night's game has not yet started, and the warm-up has already begun early.

Every year, when the data leaders are announced, ESPN's data experts will follow suit.

However, the simple high-level data of PER does not have much reference value at present, because Li You once again exploded this data.

Li You played the full regular season, averaging 36.4 minutes per game, averaging 35.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 2.3 steals, 0.5 blocks and 1.9 turnovers per game;

He averaged 22.1 attempts per game and shot 52.6 percent from the field and 9.5 attempts from beyond the three-point line with a 46.0 percent three-point shooting percentage.

He averaged 8.0 free throws per game and shot 93.2% from the free-throw line.

He scored 2,872 points in a single season, with an effective shooting percentage of 62.5%, a true shooting percentage of 68.5%, and an efficiency value of 40.5.

With a usage rate of 38.6%, Li You handed over an inhuman data.

In addition to reporting on Li You's scoring title, the mainstream media in New York did not forget to show off the record:

"GOAT - The first player in NBA history to reach 35+5+10!"

"361 three-pointers in a single season, breaking Lee's own record!"

"The best players on the planet are dominating the NBA league!"

Since Lee You's Excel was announced, no ball critics have talked about MVP ownership.

The gap is so big that O'Neal and Duncan are not at the same level at all.

O'Neal suffered another injury at the end of the season, and ended up playing in only 73 games, averaging 22.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, shooting 60.1% from the field and 46.1% from the free-throw line.

Duncan, who also suffered injuries, ended up playing in just 66 games, averaging 20.3 points and 11.1 rebounds per game while shooting 49.6 percent from the field and 67.0 percent from the free-throw line.

Although the two MVP candidates received a double-double, it was difficult for the ball critics to vote.

In addition to discussing the day's four races, TNT's program did not forget Lee You's new record.

Ernnie Johnson laughs about Lee You's recent gossip:

In a few days, Lee will be on the cover of People magazine, the second time he has been on the cover.

It is said that Li was also selected as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world, and only 4 athletes were selected in this issue.

"Soccer star David Beckham, tennis talent Maria Sharapova, former NFL player Tim Green."

"No longer limited to basketball, Lee's influence is growing!"

Kenny Smith didn't look at his silent partner on the side, and followed the X:

"Our peers are still sorting out the winning contributions, and it won't be long before we get a different perspective on Lee's impact on the game."

"But the last time Lee scored high points, the Knicks lost the championship, and it was a real opportunity for other teams."

"Chuck, don't you like the news? Or are you jealous of Lee's accomplishments? ”

Charles Barkley immediately said unconvinced when he heard the question:

"I'm not blind, I saw the news from Merrill Lynch, an acquisition of more than 700 million pounds!"

"Hell! If I had so much money when I played, I would have been selected as the most beautiful face in the world! ”

"The Knicks will also make it to the division finals this year and see where they play in the playoffs."

"In the first round, we will meet the Nets, who are injured, and in the semifinals, we will meet an inexperienced rookie team."

"There's hardly any suspense in a game like this, and Nets fans won't believe it if Jason Kidd and Vince Carter say it!"

It's time for the director to cut the picture to TNT's interview, and Kidd frowned at the reporter and said:

"We beat the Knicks during the regular season, and I don't care how many times I've lost in the past, I've long forgotten those experiences."

"I hope Nets fans will come to the Continental Airlines Center arena to support us!"

"We've been through a lot this season and Jefferson hasn't fully recovered from his left wrist injury, but he's willing to come back early for the sake of victory."

"We're not going to be knocked down easily, and I'm going to stay with the Nets until we win a championship for the team."

Carter didn't smile in the interview, and said with a solemn expression:

"I'm very happy to be in the playoffs, I don't want to talk about the Raptors experience, everybody is completely focused on tomorrow night's game."

"Lee is good, but basketball is for 5 people!"

After playing this interview footage, Charles Barkley laughed and said loudly to the camera:

"It's okay, Kidd! Let me remind you that since joining the Nets, you have been swept out of the playoffs by Lee. ”

"As in the past, you don't have a chance this year, let alone stay with the Nets, we all know you want to join Garnett."

"As for Carter, he's been doing well from beyond the three-point line this year, but it's not going to help the team, yes, you're going to lose!"

“.”

Regardless of the final result, Continental Airlines has opened online ticket sales through the arena in the past two days, and the price of the last "screaming seat" starts at 15 US dollars.

If the series can reach Game 6, the ticket price will increase a bit.

New York fans are actively buying tickets, and as in previous years, this is everyone's favorite fixture, after all, the home ticket price is too expensive, the second team is not far away, and it is also cost-effective to go to the away game.

The Nets, who have arrived in Manhattan, find that the team is not even as hot as the Cavaliers and Bulls.

The two rising new teams have attracted more attention from fans, and New York fans have already defaulted to a first-round sweep.

Not wanting the media to spoil the mentality of his players, Coach Frank took the initiative to decompress his players during the afternoon interview:

"Jefferson is a true warrior and he hasn't fully recovered since he injured his left wrist in January."

"His return is an encouragement to everyone, and that's the Nets' spirit of never giving up in the pursuit of victory!"

The young head coach's words didn't resonate with the sports media, and the Nets' record is simply not enough to look at.

Richard Jefferson is in the squad, but he will most likely not start tomorrow night's game.

In an interview with reporters, Jefferson did not deny the news, and said frankly:

"It's true that my wrist is not 100% healthy, maybe only about 70%."

"It's been the most difficult season for the Nets, but I'm sure my teammates will burst out in the game."

Once they checked in, the Nets were no longer in the spotlight, and no one wanted to listen to their rhetoric.

At the Tarytown training center, D'Antoni did not make any special arrangements, as long as he limited the opponent's two scorers.

The training session went on as usual, and Li You was busy taking pictures two days ago, and after receiving the trophy this morning, he also took a break.

He is also very satisfied with this year's schedule, and it is better to be able to abuse vegetables than to gnaw hard bones.

Ewing is still helping Gasol recover as an assistant coach, and at the end of the afternoon training session, the players can go home and the coaching staff will have to continue watching the video.

In terms of working hours, the players are more relaxed, and Ewing has been an assistant coach for a few years, and has recently started to worry.

While Li You was still there, the gorilla in a training uniform and with a fat figure secretly complained a few words:

'The opponent is so weak, we have to keep working, that's why I don't like to be a coach.'

The players left one after another, and only the assistant coach and staff were left on the training ground, Li You just had a simple warm-up activity today, and said with a smile after hearing the complaints:

"Maybe you should hand in a resume to Georgetown University, and college basketball might be easier."

"How's the state of Pau? He's only played 60 games this year and plantar fasciitis is a terrible injury indeed. ”

When it comes to injuries, Ewing is a little helpless, which is something that no team can avoid:

"It will still affect his athleticism, most likely because of fatigue, Duncan also participated in the Olympics, under the same injury, you can refer to the other party's state."

"The medical team didn't advise him to gain weight, but Pau himself was optimistic and, you know, to do better on the international stage, it was the right choice."

In 2006, there was also the Men's World Basketball Championships, and Gasol was very active in this regard, and the Knicks did not like him to play.

Li You has no opinion on such a choice, and when he thinks of the problem of attendance, he can only simply state:

"It's okay to play about 70 games a season, and there is no need for management to interfere with personal choices!"

“.”

The Knicks have no secrets, and news recently broke that Gasol wants to continue to gain weight and compete in the 2006 World Championships.

James Dolan is busy fighting with City Hall, and only General Manager Grunfield has a statement on this matter:

'Too many games could affect the fitness of the players, but we support Gasol's option.

The four playoff games played yesterday sparked heated discussions among ball critics.

LeBron James has the first playoff win of his career.

At 91:99, relying on excellent defense, the Cavaliers won the rookie matchup against the Bulls.

The Pistons also relied on their iron-blooded defense to easily defeat the Wizards.

Western Conference, 98:86, the Rockets grabbed an away win!

Yao Ming was plagued by foul troubles and struggled, scoring just 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting, while McGrady exploded and scored a game-high 34 points on 14-of-27 shooting.

The SuperSonics beat the Kings with Ray Allen scoring a game-high 28 points on 8-of-23 shooting, 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, along with 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 turnover.

With the exception of the Mavericks' upset loss, most of the predictions were in line with the expectations of commentators.

On Sunday the 24th, at 14:40 p.m., the Madison Square Garden Arena was already full of New York fans.

There are 20 minutes left in the game to start, and on the ABC commentary bench on the spot, Al Mikes, who has short brown hair, frowned secretly, looked at the starting list and complained:

"Brian Scarbryan, who came into the starting lineup, is 6'9" tall and I don't fancy him on the defensive end.

"Maybe Coach Frank wants to use the height advantage to suppress the opponent, but how to prevent pick-and-rolls has become the biggest problem."

Hubby Brown on the side is also difficult to comment on the starting lineup of the Nets, so he can only say euphemistically:

"Maybe Coach Frank wants to test the opponent's shooting, and I'm sure they have more rebounding advantages, but only if the Knicks are inaccurate from the outside."

After the players from both sides finished playing, the arena was lively, and D'Antoni saw that the opponent had put on a two-tower lineup, and sat on the bench with a smile and waited for the game to start.

Kidd and Carter partner in the backcourt, and the front three are Brian Scarbryan, Nenad Kostic, and Jason Collins.

The white forwards, plus the two big men of 2.10 meters, the scoring of this lineup is all supported by the backcourt.

During the warm-up, Kidd and Carter were both a little silent, and it was good to be able to play in the playoffs, but it always felt like they were going to be swept when they met the Knicks.

As the game was about to begin, the referee beckoned the players from both sides to the center circle, and the New York fans at the scene got up and threw up the orange handkerchiefs in their hands, cheering louder and louder.

The "heavily armed" Lee Woo greeted the Nets with a smile, and Collins barely smiled, he really didn't want to play against his old club again.

Kidd couldn't help frowning as he watched Li You stop at the back, and Carter straightened the headband on his head, looking equally serious.

As the basketball was dialed into the half court by Gasol, the Nets quickly retreated.

In the first offensive round, when Li Youyun passed the half, the opponent did not resolutely wrap up, and the big men on both sides sank near the bottom line.

Kidd, who led the defense, saw that Raga Bell and Prince began to move to the bottom corner, and Gasol behind him stepped up to block and defend.

Kurt Thomas and Gasol moved to the line at the same time, and Raga Bale slipped quickly across the baseline as Lee moved to the left flank.

Gasol turned a corner, came to the flank and stood still, local two-on-two, and immediately went down after false cover.

Kidd was still directing Collins to make a big delay, and at this time he had to switch guards and try to cut off Lee's passing lane.

At the same time, Collins also propped up his left arm and swung to interfere to prevent Li You from giving the ball to the basket in time.

Facing the big man who changed the defense, Li You seemed to return to the previous training, dribbling under the crotch with his left hand and raising his center of gravity.

There was a slight pause on the three-point line, and while the opponent moved up again to interfere, Li You accelerated the dribbling speed and suddenly dribbled behind his back.

With his left hand leading the ball forward, Li You lowered his center of gravity and pretended to break through.

Collins had just slid to the right and didn't have time to adjust his body when he saw Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, quickly blast the ball and retreated back to outside the three-point line.

In the face of the familiar attack, Collins instinctively jumped up to block, but he was still half a beat slower, and watched Li You drift to the left rear and make a jump shot!

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

The cheers erupted in the arena to the frustration of Coach Frank on the sidelines.

No matter how many times they watched the video, the coaching staff couldn't solve the problem of pick-and-roll

Kidd under the basket saw Li You pacing back and could only remind his teammates to stabilize for a while.

“Defense!.”

Amid the cheers of the defense, Kidd made an early tactical gesture.

Kidd dribbled across the halfway line and big man Kostic went straight to the left low post with his back to the ball.

Lee Woo took the initiative to give a physical confrontation to prevent Kidd from giving the ball to the inside easily, and at the same time, Kurt Thomas also began to go around the front to prevent the opponent from receiving the ball easily.

Carter started quickly, slipped from left to right, and with the help of Collins near the baseline on the left, he immediately bounced out to the left elbow.

Raja Bale had been chasing after him, briefly losing his position after being delayed, and when he chased to Carter's flank, Kidd was able to deliver a cross ball.

Carter, who received the ball near the free throw line, didn't make any adjustments, drifting to the left and making a quick jumper from mid-range.

Kidd also wanted to rush in to grab the rebound, but was squeezed behind by Li You, the two stopped in the paint area, the basketball knocked out of the frame, and Gasol easily protected the backcourt rebound.

Lee Woo stepped forward to answer, and the Knicks accelerated to the halfcourt, and Kidd led the defense early to try to delay the advancement.

Against the defense, Lee Woo, with the ball in his left hand, sprinted in a straight line, forcing Kidd to slide.

At the top of the arc, Li You suddenly made a sharp stop, dribbled behind his back, slowed down the tempo, and waited for the opponent to wrap up again.

Amid the cheers of the fans, as the Knicks' two wings moved to the bottom corner again, the unguarded Lee Woo simply waved his hand.

Kidd, who lowered his center of gravity, just put his arm on Li You's side and immediately slid to the left back.

Li You, who leaned over and accelerated, stopped sharply again, crossed and pulled back, returned to three cents, and then made two extremely fast crotch dribbles on the spot.

Kidd had to stick to the defense again, and instead of sensing the defense with his arms, he stared at the basketball in Li You's hand.

The body swayed to the left front, taking advantage of Kidd's sliding step to the right, and Li You changed direction in front of the body.

The left-handed instinct cut the ball, and Kidd almost made a steal, but the basketball just went over his fingertips and bounced back into Lee's hands.

With the ball in his right hand and accelerated to break through, Li You instantly shook off the defense, and noticed that Kidd behind him was chasing after the defense again, and suddenly stopped at the free throw line.

Kidd was hit by Li You's butt and lost his center of gravity, and he didn't have time to make defensive moves, so he watched Li You accelerate twice and shoot step by step.

"Huh!" The two-pointer hit the ball steadily.

"Dude, you should wrap me up!"

Lee Woo patted the ugly-looking Kidd at his side, who was in no mood to speak, and he knew that the Nets had to score as soon as possible.

Soon Kidd, who received the ball from the baseline, began to direct his teammates to settle again, and gave the ball to Collins in the right elbow area early in the half.

The combination of high and low posts failed to work, and Gasol, who switched defenses, disrupted the opponent's pass under the basket and Kostic in a position.

When Kidd led Lee to the left flank, Carter received his opponent's hand on the other flank.

Unable to get rid of Prince's defense, on the right flank, Carter broke through with the ball in his right hand.

In the blocking area, after slowing down, Carter defended the ball sideways, observed Kurt Thomas retract into the paint area, and immediately returned the ball to Collins at the free throw line.

Without interference, Collins made a decisive jumper, and at the same time, the referee blew for a foul on Kostic for pulling Gasol under the basket.

“Wow!”

Seeing that the opponent did not score a point after the opening, the New York fans at the scene became more and more excited, and the noise became a little louder.

When the baseline catch dribbled across the half court again, Lee Woo saw that the defender in front of him had turned into Carter.

“Let's go Knicks!.”

Amid the louder cheers, Kidd was observed to be in front of Raja Bale, and Lee You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, slowed down and moved sideways to the left wing.

With the same tactic, as Raga Bale slipped from left to right on the baseline, Kidd hesitated for a moment to continue the pursuit.

Collins thought Gasol was going to cover up, but found out it was a one-on-one tactic.

Carter also glanced behind him, slightly distracted, and Li You seized the opportunity to suddenly change direction under his crotch.

The moment he switched to his right hand, his center of gravity was lowered, and Carter instinctively slid to the left back, and Lee Yoo took advantage of the situation to dribble behind his back.

Suddenly speeding up the rhythm of the dribble, after switching to the left hand, Li You once again feigned to break through, and Carter, who was attacked to the right foot, had no time to adjust, and watched Li You blow the ball and retreat.

On the left wing outside the three-point line, Li You ignored Carter, who jumped up to pounce, and leaned back slightly and quickly jumped!

"Huh!" Three-pointer again!

After landing on the ground, Carter pulled the corners of his mouth, and saw Li You raise his left arm and raise three fingers, and the painful memories of the previous years came to his heart again.

0:8, falling behind at the beginning, Coach Frank on the sidelines could only loudly remind the players to "hold steady".

Subconsciously speeding up the advance, Kidd directed Kostic to ask for the ball in the low post on the left.

Coming to the left wing, Kidd gave the ball to the inside for the first time.

The moment Nedkovic received the ball, Li You followed the ball to the inside line and cooperated with Kurt Thomas to complete the pinch.

The big man was too scared to let go of the ball at all, and in a hurry he threw the ball to Kidd, who was unguarded on the outside.

The quality of the pass was not high, but after Kidd adjusted, he found that Li You did not return to the defense

Unguarded, Kidd decisively hit a three-pointer from an open position on the left wing.

The long rebound popped up, Kidd still wanted to pick up the rebound, but his feet just moved, but Li You took the lead and took the rebound in the left blocking area.

Behind the ball around the ball to dodge the defense, Li You, who switched to the right hand, accelerated in a straight line, and for a while Kidd could only slide desperately, and the two were entangled and rushed across the middle line.

At this time, the players on both sides rushed quickly to the halfcourt, Carter was still beckoning his teammates to complete the alignment, and on the right wing, Li You, who had passed the three-point line, suddenly made a sharp stop.

With a large backdribble and shaking off Kidd, Lee Woo stepped back and returned to the three-point line again.

As soon as the players on both sides stopped, Li You met Kidd's block on the right flank, chased down and made a decisive jump shot!

“OH——! Lee! Unbelievable! ”

On the commentary bench, watching the three-point shot hollow into the net, Michaels didn't hold back and shouted.

Hubby Brown was also dumbfounded, the old man blinked, and subconsciously sighed:

"In the face of Lee's fiery form, the Nets don't have any chance!"

At 0:11, on the bench, D'Antoni stood up and came to the sidelines to laugh and applaud.

Compared to Coach Frank, who has already begun to scratch his head on the other side, the mustache looks confident.

Madison Square Garden was already boiling at this time, and as Li You waved his hand, the cheers almost broke through the arena.

Back on the bench, D'Antoni was even in the mood to joke with the coaching staff:

"It's that easy to win, we're double digits!"

“.”

It was Kostic who broke the deadlock for the Nets, with Carter forcing a basket to draw in a co-defense from Kurt Thomas, distributing the ball to a teammate who put the ball in the crowd.

Just after retiring back to half-time, Collins saw Gasol stop on the left flank, and heard Kidd's reminder and hurriedly delayed early.

Li You, who held the ball in his left hand, accelerated laterally with the help of covering, took advantage of the opponent's big man to step forward to defend, suddenly lowered his center of gravity, and led the ball forward with his left hand.

Before Collins could bend over, Li You had already squeezed his legs covertly.

Regaining control of the ball, Lee You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, broke through to the basket in the blink of an eye, rushed up in three steps and took off close to the paint area.

Switching to his right hand in the air, Li You hovered briefly and smashed his arm with his buckle!

"Boom!"

The hoop exploded, and the cheers erupted again in the arena, which made Kostic's mind go back to the basket, and he even had the illusion of a training game.

Kidd couldn't hold back at all, and gave his teammates a tactical gesture to signal the defense to wrap up in advance.

Trailing by double digits in the opening stanza disrupted the Nets' offensive rhythm.

Carter couldn't step up, and Raja Bell and Prince took turns defending, hitting several catch-and-shoot jumpers.

Looking back, with Lee Yoo in the early pack, Raja Bale seized the opportunity after striking the iron and scored a three-pointer from the left wing.

Every time Kostic receives the ball in the low post, he can only pass the ball when he encounters Li Youxie's defense, and he scores and hits, and Kidd's pull-up jumper in the left blocking area is still iron

For a moment, everyone on the Knicks bench burst into laughter, and the opponent's blacksmith possessed him.

It doesn't seem like he's been treated defensively like that, with Kostic failing to make a difference in the low post.

When defending the block, he was also fouled by Li You's simple and rough rush under the basket.

Coach Frank on the sidelines became more and more anxious, but as soon as he looked at the bench, he felt powerless.

The low-post tactics failed, and the Nets' two big men finally relied on iron-blooded jumpers after blocking and dismantling to help the team cut points.

Kostic just hit a two-point shot on the left wing, the Knicks half-converted offense, and Gasol faked a cover to receive a pass from Lee You and scored a dunk under the basket!

Collins received a pass from Carter in the right elbow area and hit a shot, and Lee Yoo, the left wing, forced a break into the paint area to assist Prince in the basket to complete the empty catch.

Kostic made one of two free throws for a foul on Kurt Thomas;

Semi-converted offense, Lee Woo used Kurt Thomas's cover to go straight to the basket on the right wing, attracted the bag, and hit the ball behind to assist Kurt Thomas to put a basket.

The New York fans at the scene only felt outrageous, the situation of the double star vs. Li You did not appear, and the Nets actually relied on role players to score points

During the timeout, the front-row fans loudly mocked Carter and Kidd, who had not scored a point:

"The Raptors made the right choice!"

"Go and join forces with that thief! Garnett needs you! ”

The clock ticked down until 1:02 left in the first quarter when Carter hit a three-pointer on the right wing.

Kidd took advantage of Lee You's three-point line to hit the iron, picked up a long rebound, and scored his first athletic goal of the game on a fast break.

Scoring didn't change the situation on the court, and Scala Bryan burst into the right wing from beyond the three-point line;

Turning back on the defensive end, Kidd was careless, and was delayed by Gasol's hand-to-hand hand, and watched Lee Woo hit a long-range three-pointer at the top of the arc after receiving the ball.

On the Nets' final offense, Carter faced Prince on the left wing, and after a tentative step, he hit a pull-up jumper.

With 8.3 seconds left, Lee picked up a rebound near the free throw line, but Kidd didn't foul again and tried to slide to delay.

The two rushed across the half court, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, kept accelerating, leaning against the defense through the free throw line, and drifted to the left rear after the active collision.

Li You, who grabbed the ball with his left hand, hurried to throw the ball at will before the lights came on!

Kidd barely made a block move, but it didn't make any difference, and the basketball rebounded into the basket after hitting the board.

"Oh!"

Seeing Li You raising his hands at the bottom line, the cheers in the stadium couldn't stop:

“MVP! MVP! MVP! ”

At 18:35, the first quarter of the game ended, and the New York fans at the scene began to celebrate the victory in advance.

8-of-9 in the single quarter, 4-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Li You's personal score surpassed the Nets by 5.

As Lee Woo walked to the bench, many fans began to stand up and applaud loudly.

Spike Lee, who spent a lot of money to watch the game this year, made a gesture of worship, and at the same time did not forget to taunt his opponent loudly:

"Hey! We have 4 home games! When you move to Brooklyn, don't want to change that! ”

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Carter was 1-of-6 from the field and scored only 3 points, and when he returned to the bench, he stared straight at the floor, as if he couldn't believe the fact that the whole team didn't score as much as Li You.

Kidd was 1-of-5 and also contributed 2 points, but he didn't hear a word from Coach Frank and lost to the world.

At the start of the second quarter, the Nets replaced Collins and brought on Clifford Robinson;

Scala Bryan was also replaced by Jefferson, and the Nets were the main force after a huge point difference.

The Knicks brought on Fisher and Lee Yo in the backcourt, Prince and Kurt Thomas were also there, and Stoudemire played to the No. 5 position.

In the first round, Fisher walked down the line to go around the screen, and Kidd hit the iron near the left elbow

In the semi-conversion attack, Fisher played the ball early, and the left wing Li You shook his body to the right after receiving the ball, released the ball with the momentum, and quickly changed direction in front of the body.

As soon as Carter gained a foothold, he was forced to squeeze through by Lee Youshen, who was holding the ball in his left hand.

Chasing down to the basket, Carter could only pay for the foul and send Lee Woo to the free throw line early.

Seeing that the point difference was still widening, the referee had to blow some balance whistles, and Carter, who was holding the ball and rushing in, also began to make free throws.

It seemed that there was no defense at all, and the two sides fought faster and faster, and Fisher became a defensive giant, and Kidd was beaten again and again.

Li You and Carter scored points in a row, which stimulated the atmosphere of the scene to become more and more hot.

Coach Frank on the sidelines was powerless to change the pace of the game, and the point difference was still widening under the mutual stabbing.

On the left flank, Stoudemire, who was under false cover, received a ground-hitting pass from Li You's left hand, and completed a tomahawk dunk right in front of the basket!

Re-enactment, Scala Bryan arched to the basket against the defense and tricked Stoudemire into hitting both free throws.

In the final minutes of the half, Lee Woo and Carter started to make free throws again, and the referee blew the whistle continuously, causing dissatisfaction among the fans.

On the Nets' final offense, Kidd, who was let out, finally hit a shot from beyond the three-point line.

At 42:68, the half was over, and the game was basically out of suspense.

Kidd played the full first half, shooting 2-of-11 from the field and 1-of-4 from beyond the three-point line to score five points.

This made Fisher laugh and let his opponent score zero in his limited playing time.

After the start of the second half, on the commentary bench, Hubby Brown looked at the technical statistics and sighed again:

"No matter how many times I watched it, I had an unbelievable feeling!"

"Nobody plays like Lee, he seems to be able to score anywhere on the court, he's just capable of anything."

There was no suspense in the game, and Michaels also gossiped:

"What do you think about high-level data? As far as I know, the efficiency value has failed, and this year Lee broke the record again. ”

Seeing that Li You was still scoring on the field, Hubby Brown said with a smile:

"I don't know, I'm very old, and it's hard for me to evaluate the current data model."

"But I know that in the next game, the Nets will definitely cover Lee from the beginning of the game!"

"With the playoffs going on, it's time to put the Knicks to the test."

Halfway through the third quarter, the Nets began to make substitution adjustments.

The defensive intensity of the two sides further decreased, and the referee no longer controlled the field, allowing the two sides to fight against each other.

At 28:33 in the first quarter, the third quarter was over, 70:101, and the fourth quarter became a performance moment.

The New York fans at the scene were a little regretful, and on the big screen in the center of the venue, looking at the exaggerated personal data, many people began to shout Li You's name again.

Played 33 minutes, 16-of-22, 7-of-10 from beyond the three-point line, 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, 48 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

Kidd played almost the full third quarter, shooting 5-of-16 from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line, with 13 points, five rebounds, six assists and one steal.

In garbage time, watching his teammates dare to fight on the field, Kidd sat in his seat and didn't say a word, not communicating with anyone.

Carter finished with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists on 6-of-16 shooting, 1-of-2 from beyond the three-point line and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.

He didn't perform well, and Carter was not in the mood to encourage his teammates, so he had a frustrated look on his face and waited quietly for the game to end.

In the end, 95:124, the Knicks easily defeated their opponents, and the cheers resounded in the arena again.

In the tunnel of losing players, everyone in the Nets left the court early, Li You kept waving to the fans, and everyone was talking and laughing and preparing to return to the locker room.

After preparing for several days of competition, it turned out to be another devastating victory, and it seemed that it was too easy, Ewing followed behind Hill and whispered:

"Frank, like Kidd, has only the hardest mouth on his body!"

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(End of chapter)