basketball never sleeps

Chapter 202 Confession and Atonement

"Don't tell me, look at the Knicks. The Knicks lineup is really good. The team needs to attack and defend, and it needs to have speed and tonnage. If you can make such a lineup, no matter how bad the record is. , No matter how strong the opponent is, they all have the possibility to touch each other!"

Watching the players from both sides get their positions, Director Zhang pointed at the lineups of the players on both sides and forced the Knicks to add drama.

It is different from the Rockets, where every game is full of suspense, always at a disadvantage, and needs to find reasons for their victory.

The suspense only happened in the first three quarters of the Heat, and there is no need to brag about it anymore. Instead, in order to keep the fans' eyes, they need to find a reason for the Heat's opponents to win.

"Indeed, despite the mediocre record of the Knicks, according to what coach Larry Brown said, they just lack the attitude and desire to win. Of course, the Heat's own strength must still be better than the Heat, especially the absence of O'Neal. The game retains suspense."

Following the rhythm guided by Zhang, Sun Zhengping explained in a well-regulated manner.

"Yes, the Knicks' perimeter shooters are very luxurious, look at their starting perimeter, Marbury, (Quentin) Richardson, Artest, all played quite brilliantly in previous seasons It's a show, not to mention that they have Houston and Hardaway's tens of millions of players on the bench cheering for them.

But to really say that it is the winner of the game, it has to be the Knicks center "Little Shark" Eddie Curry, as the only center in the league who simply uses O'Neal as a template and can be recognized by O'Neal, Whether he can use his talents to complete the absolute suppression of Mourning will determine the outcome of today's game. "

Like Larry Brown, Director Zhang also set his sights on the inside.

There are not many players who use O'Neal as a template, but Eddie Curry is the only one who uses the "pure blood" O'Neal template.

Like last season's Howard, the template was O'Neal and David Robinson; this season's Bynum, O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; the future Oden, O'Neal and Duncan...

This kind of mixed-race statement is very ingenious. It seems that the scouts are touting the extremely talented and skilled players, but if you take a closer look, you will notice that this [has] actually also means [limited].

Eddie Curry didn't live up to everyone's expectations of him at the beginning. When O'Pang was still in the Lakers in 04, Eddie Curry couldn't get into the inside line with O'Pang with almost the same weight and strength. After the game, he was given the temporary title of "No. [-] Center in the Eastern Conference" by Ao Pang.

However, not to mention talent and skills, this kid's attitude towards the game and desire to win are far inferior to Ao Pang.

"It's a jump ball, let's see how the Heat defend this ball."

Watching the players on both sides put on a posture, Director Zhang also started his prediction.

As the team with the lowest jump ball success rate in the league, many Heat fans are making suggestions to the league, hoping to turn the jump ball session into a fairer coin toss.

Fans who often watch the game are not surprised by Director Zhang's prediction.

But who would have thought that Mourning, who was just trying as usual, would successfully win the ball for the Heat in today's game.

Eddie Curry, whose weight has not completely lost control, can jump up, but thinking about the rest of the All-Star Week after the game, he can no longer devote 100% of his attention to the court.

Unsurprisingly, Artest appeared in front of Mo Wen in time.

It's different from the career in the original time and space where I got up early and caught up with the evening episodes.

Although the Knicks' current record is quite low, Artest did not give up on himself.

His originally thick and somewhat exaggerated elbows are now a size bigger.

Mo Wen didn't plan to go shopping with Artest right away.

Mo Wen was quite appreciative of Taizi's defense.

After two shakes in the confrontation and failed to find a particularly good opportunity, Mo Wen passed the ball to the wing and cut into Wade.

After holding the ball, Wade did not take advantage of the small gap to shoot, but reorganized and controlled the movement in front of Marbury.

Artest glanced at the situation on the field, and didn't rush to catch up with Mo Wen who was running to the other side. Instead, he faced Mo Wen's direction, pretended to move two steps sideways, and then turned around abruptly. , a lunge suddenly appeared in front of Wade, taking advantage of the short-term stiffness that Wade fell into because of being frightened, he quickly shot and cut the ball.

bang bang bang-

The 110-kilogram step heavily stepped on the floor of the Knicks' home court.

It's a pity that his ball handling level is not worthy of his bull rushing momentum.

When it came to the basket, the out-of-control basketball turned a good and passionate team into a funny one.

He almost dribbled the basketball out of bounds!

And when he turned around and wanted to pick up green onions on dry land to continue the performance just now, a handsome boy floated by without any physical contact, just passing by, and patted the ball along the way.

Snapped--

The advantage of the big hand was fully reflected at this moment. It seemed that Mo Wen just waved it lightly, but in fact, all five of Mo Wen's fingers were responsible for the theft.

Leaving aside the advantages on the court, Mo Wen is actually not particularly satisfied with this big player.

Because of this big hand, he also lost the joy of "not being able to hold it with one hand".

The ball hit Artest's feet and bounced off.

Artest still wanted to catch the ball, but it was too late.

Fortunately, the fan in front of him looked like a real big fly. Not only did she catch Artest steadily, she even sneaked a kiss to Artest.

After seeing the soft 300 jin in front of him clearly, Artest retracted his fifth limb, and escaped with all four limbs, just like seeing Tom and Jerry.

It's true that black people like big butts, but they don't have much interest in legs that can't open 90 degrees.

The Heat's possession of the ball.

Returning to the defensive end, Artest looked at Mo Wen with a bit of fighting spirit in his eyes.

Larry Brown started the loudspeaker mode again, yelling at the players to focus on defense.

This time, Mo Wen didn't pass the ball. Instead, he seemed to be dancing on the tip of a knife, holding the ball firmly across the half court against Artest's pressing.

In the logo area, he paused and hesitated, which can be called a sneaker killer, and Mo Wen was about to change speed suddenly.

Feeling that Artest relaxed his defense in order to keep up with the blockade, Mo Wen didn't miss the opportunity, and made a big stride to the side to make a quick stop and pull up, referred to as "big jerk" to catch up with Artest in a hurry. Before the blockade, this slightly sloppy three-pointer was shot.

Swah——

Some New York fans on the sidelines couldn't hold back and cheered for Mo Wen.

Back to New York's offensive round.

Marbury took the ball and began to advance steadily.

After halftime, Marbury didn't look for the touch in singles like in previous seasons, but passed the ball rather rigidly to the big Q on the side.

Big Q is a catch and pitcher. He swayed against the defense twice, and when he saw no chance, he changed hands and passed it to Eddie Curry in the corner.

Eddie Curry held the ball for ten seconds, feeling that Mourning was a little harder than he thought, and then passed it back to Marbury.

There was not much time left, Marbury raised his hand to make three threats, took advantage of the offensive side's first-hand advantage to stagger half of his position, and seized the little space to forcibly throw the iron in the middle distance.

Artest waved his iron elbow to clear the surrounding space, like the "field" in a fantasy novel unfolding.

But who would have thought that a boy who was 19 years old two and a half years ago is now 22 years old...

Although Mo Wen's muscles are not as exaggerated as Artest's, the two-headed reason that has been practiced for two and a half years, plus a hundred million points of skill, is enough to support him in frontal hard steel.

clap clap-

Mo Wen got a rebound with a set of body-fitting lightning five consecutive whips.

And Wade, the chicken thief, has already rushed to the frontcourt,

Mo Wen took two steps, fired a rocket at the center line, and pushed the ball to the basket.

Wade saw the trajectory of the ball and jumped up to catch the ball, or to protect the ball, followed the direction of the ball, and slammed the ball into the basket.

Because Wade's hand did not hit the rim, the ball can be regarded as a mini version of the meteor slam dunk.

The New York fans cheered even louder this time.

Some fans have even started to take off their original Knicks jerseys to reveal the black and red jerseys of the Heat inside.

Artest walked back with a stern face, lowered his head and clenched his fists. He needed to work harder to prevent Mo Wen from dying!
After competing with Mo Wen or himself who failed, Artest almost gave up his role on the offensive end and put all his energy on blocking Mo Wen.

During the contest, the movements of the two became bigger and bigger.

The referee did not cool down, but chose to connive.

Don't mention the old grudge between the two, just Mo Wen's grievances with New York, it's not easy for him to interfere here.

However, Artest's offline offense also made the Knicks' already poor offense worse.

I have to say that Larry Brown's offensive system is a wonderful thing.

Last season, Marbury was the only force. In New York, the Knicks ranked 24th in the league in assists per game.

And Larry Brown came, deprived Marbury of unlimited fire rights, and strictly ordered everyone to pass the ball as much as possible, and try to pass every ball in everyone's hands as much as possible.

As a result, the Knicks' average assists per game directly fell to the position with the most room for improvement.

In the first two seasons, the Pistons, whose average assists per game have always been outside the top 10, have climbed to the position second only to the Suns in assists per game after Larry Brown left!
More assists does not necessarily mean that the team is running smoothly, but less assists, it means that there must be something wrong with the team's tactical system.

At halftime, the Knicks trailed by 25 points.

This was typed when Mo Wen was watched closely by Artest.

In the second half, the Knicks players who felt hopeless to win the game went straight to play. Larry Brown told them to listen, but they were only willing to put on a show.

And the substitutions are not easy to use. There are not many basic salaries in New York, and Larry Brown, a player with a basic salary, dare not use them at this time.

On the court, Artest and other New York players are very different.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Knicks fell behind by 33 points, and Artest still unswervingly implemented the idea of ​​​​preventing death.

In the middle, Mo Wen made a protective move and fell to the ground after a forced shot. Artest did not turn around to participate in the counterattack, but still opened his arms, facing Mo Wen, maintaining a defensive posture.

Winning is no longer what Artest can expect in New York, but let him win Mo Wen at least once.

New York fans were also infected by Artest's stubbornness. For the first time, they did not boo or exit because the team fell behind by a large score.

Every time the Heat attack, they will shout "defense" loudly to encourage Artest.

They all wanted to see how far Artest could defend Mo Wen with all his efforts.

At the end of the third quarter, Mo Wen made 10 of 3 shots and only scored 11 points including free throws. Regardless of statistics, this is definitely Mo Wen's lowest score and lowest shooting percentage in the first three quarters of this season.

Larry Brown was also relieved to see Mo Wen's score. Although he was beaten up, he managed to restrain the arrogance of the little bastard Mo Wen.

After the third quarter, it was led by 40 points.

It is estimated that Mo Wen's score today will stay at 11 points forever.

Wade had a good time today. Mo Wen's chance to set a record has been fulfilled. In 3 quarters, Wade scored 42 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Can make a 50+ triple-double.

But what was surprising was that in the fourth quarter, Mo Wen not only didn't end, but even became the main attacker and started to blatantly collect statistics.

Larry Brown's teeth were itching with anger, and he wanted to find someone to do dirty work, so he could give Mo Wen a hard time.

But he forgot that Mo Wen still had the title of "Madison Garden God of War".

Although some of the newcomers hadn't seen them at the scene, they could clearly see Mo Wen's combat effectiveness by watching the video.

They were not Artest, and they were not so bold as to trouble Mo Wen.

As for Taizi, although he was also seriously injured by Mo Wen's various tricks, he also knew very well that he could still fight Mo Wen passionately by relying on his physical advantage in a legal confrontation.

As for the illegal confrontation, he will only be beaten.

In the final quarter, the confrontation between the two continued, but Mo Wen, who switched to the serious scoring mode, slowly recovered his sense of precision with a large number of shots.

Larry Brown also sent an assist in time.

He asked Marbury to defend Mo Wen and help Mo Wen enter the state more quickly.

Marbury, who is far worse than Artest in terms of size, strength, and defensive judgment, has become Mo Wen's best scope.

10 minutes ago, the New York fans who were still happy about Mo Wen's death at Madison Garden, turned around and found that Mo Wen was actually roaring towards the two of them!
After the game, watching 78:128 on the big screen, Larry Brown suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his heart, and then his eyes went dark.

This is the second time Larry Brown has had a heart attack this year. The last time he had a heart attack was after the Knicks lost to the Raptors. The Raptors coach asked him why the Knicks wanted to compete with the Raptors for the No. [-] pick...

Seeing Larry Brown propped on the ground with one hand, and slowly kneeling on the ground with a painful expression on his face, many Knicks players saw it, but they didn't come forward to greet him with concern.

Although a bit cruel, but in their view, this is Larry Brown's confession and atonement...

　Let's start with a chapter...

　　It's been a night, and the calf is harder than JB...

　　
　
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