I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 120 Meeting the little emperor again, the clever Pachulia

The Knicks attack.

Because the Rockets scored in the last round, they did not give the Knicks a chance for a fast break.

The Rockets have set up a defensive formation.

The Knicks can only play positional warfare.

Liu He directly pulled Taylor to the bottom corner, and Thomas also mentioned the free throw line.

Because Thomas had a particularly stable mid-range shot, Yao Ming did not dare to let go. Taylor was lured away by Liu He, so Yao Ming had no choice but to follow him out.

Now, the Rockets' penalty area is empty.

Hill tried to break through, but was intercepted by the Rockets, and immediately passed the ball to Liu He on the baseline.

Liu He made a feint and broke through. Taylor, who weighed 118 kilograms, had clumsy steps and could not keep up with Liu He.

Liu He almost passed by in one step and entered the penalty area along the baseline. Before the Rockets players came back to defend, he jumped into the air and completed a dunk with the ball in both arms.

boom!
78: 76.

The Rockets attack.

McGrady showed his hard-hitting ability and succeeded in one step inside the three-point line.

78: 78.

Looking back, Liu He and Thomas continued to empty the Rockets' penalty area.

Liu He held the ball in the bottom corner and faced Taylor.

Taylor had been passed by one step before, and he was afraid of suffering further losses, so he let Liu He keep a little more distance.

Liu He made a fake move to break through, but he directly pulled up and hit a three-pointer steadily.

Swish!
81: 78.

Liu He has scored 10 points in a row and almost launched a counterattack by himself.

In the next round, McGrady missed the shot while being defended by Crawford.

The Knicks immediately followed up with another fast break and succeeded again.

83: 78.

As Yao Mai's physical strength declined, the Rockets gradually lost their ability to resist.

Yao Ming struggled hard in the low post and vomited blood to score 2 points.

83: 80.

Looking back, Liu He and Thomas opened up the penalty area.

Hill took the opportunity to cut in without the ball and received a pass from White Chocolate for an easy layup.

85: 80.

In the next round, Jim Jackson received a pass from McGrady and missed an open three-pointer.

Looking back, Thomas took advantage of Yao Ming's speed problem and succeeded in the mid-range shot.

87: 80.

At this point, the Rockets gradually widened the point difference.

At the last moment, McGrady made two consecutive outside shots, but failed to create a miracle.

At this point, the Knicks achieved the final victory.

96: 88.

The Knicks have won two games in a row over Texas.

In this game, McGrady scored 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Yao Ming scored 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

It's a pity that four punches can't defeat [-] hands.

Liu He scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

希尔20分6篮板5助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Crawford had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Thomas had 12 points and 14 rebounds.

White Chocolate had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Five Knicks players scored in double figures, beating the Yao-Mai combination.

After the game, Liu He naturally continued to PUA Yao Ming.

"Brother Yao, did you see that? No matter how strong you and McGrady are, they can't win the game. Doesn't Jordan also need the help of Rodman and Pippen? That stingy boss of yours is not willing to spend money to recruit you. Helpers, you’ll never get far.”

Yao Ming was a little confused, why did Liu He try so hard to persuade him to run away?
Of course Yao Ming doesn't know that when it comes to disappointing, the Rockets never disappoint.

Liu He didn't force Yao Ming to run away, he just wanted Yao Ming to be more rational when facing the choices.

……

The next day, the Knicks ushered in the end of their road trip, the final game of three games in four days.

Dallas Mavericks.

Everyone on the Knicks team was exhausted in this battle and played very poorly.

And Liu He also performed very poorly under the personal care of the person he knows best...Josh Howard.

本场比赛，刘河14投5中，三分球6中2，罚球5中3，得到15分7篮板5助攻2抢断1盖帽。

So far, in this road trip, the Knicks have achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, and the total season record is 6 wins and 2 losses.

值得一提的是，刘河在过去的8场比赛里，场均砍下29.6分6.6篮板4.1助攻2.4抢断0.5盖帽，位列得分榜第一。

No. 2 Stoudemire averaged 28.2 points per game.

No. 3 Kobe averaged 27.8 points per game.

No. 4 James averages 27.4 points per game.

Nowitzki, No. 5, averages 27.3 points per game.

……

而面对德州三强，刘河场均得到24.3分6.7篮板5助攻2.3抢断0.3盖帽。

Facing the Spurs, he scored 1 points in the last minute and beat the Spurs at the buzzer.

Facing the Rockets, he scored 15 points in the last quarter and led the team to victory.

He proved that he can still play against strong teams and can still lead the team to victory, especially at critical moments.

A hard slap in the face to those fans who questioned him as a "weak team brusher".

From then on, there was no voice in New York that questioned him.

After returning from this trip, New York fans' attitude towards Liu He has changed greatly.

But Liu He had no time to deal with this.

With the help of agent Arne Talon, Liu He bought a villa in a neighborhood near Madison Square Garden Arena.

If nothing else happens, Liu He will stay in New York for a long time.

Of course, if something unexpected happens, Liu He can accept leaving New York.

But at least for now, it's not bad.

What Liu He didn't expect was that that night, his purchase of a villa would make the local news in New York.

Now his every move has attracted strong attention from New York fans.

That night, he received a call from Kobe.

Before coming to New York, Liu He first parked his car in the underground parking lot of Kobe's home because of shipping issues.

“If you have time, I’ll have your car shipped there.”

"Arn has already arranged it."

It was the end of the journey here, but Kobe suddenly said: "I've been playing well recently!"

Liu He replied with a smile: "That's just a little better than you."

Kobe was immediately angry.

"Better than me? The Lakers are 8-0, first in the league!"

"But you didn't score as many points as me!"

Liu He fired back.

"I have more assists than you."

"But you didn't score as many points as me!"

"I block more shots than you."

"But you didn't score as many points as me!"

……

This season, the Lakers have formed a super backcourt of Kobe Bryant and Marbury, and they are unimpeded in the Western Conference.

And because he won the Finals MVP last season, the league planned to turn Kobe into a facade and tilted a lot of resources towards Kobe.

Today's Kobe can be said to be proud of the spring breeze and see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

Think about another time and space. This season is Kobe's most difficult season. He and O'Neal turned against each other. Kobe was injured in the middle of the season. Team coach Tomjanovich left the team due to illness. The Lakers fell out of the playoffs from fourth in the Western Conference. , Kobe has been questioned.

Now, Phil Jackson remains with the Lakers, and Kobe also has Marbury as a helper and the support of the league...

It's just one day at a time.

Aren't all these changes brought about by Liu He?

The two of them bickered on the phone for a long time and suddenly laughed together, as if they were back in their days in Los Angeles.

Just never going back.

This is the price of growth.

If Kobe wants to be the boss, he will compete with O'Neal.

If Liu He wants to be the boss, he can't stay on the same team as Kobe.

……

The remaining games in November are relatively easy, giving the Knicks some breathing room.

The only somewhat challenging game is the next one.

Knicks vs. Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are currently 6 wins and 3 losses, and their ranking in the Eastern Conference is quite good.

And this outstanding record also gave "Little Emperor" James some ambitions.

Last season, James was beaten by Liu He many times, which completely destroyed the dignity of James, the chosen one.

But now... Liu He no longer has Kobe and O'Neal around him, and only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled members of the Knicks are left.

James felt his chance for revenge had arrived.

As long as he can defeat Liu He now, he can win everything back and prove that he is the No. 2003 in the 1 class.

However, when facing the media, James was very cautious: "As we all know, Liu He is a very good player, and it is a very difficult challenge to play against him, but I like this kind of challenge, and I have been looking forward to this challenge for a long time. "

In the past few years since he first entered the league, James has been very cautious in his words, has a high emotional intelligence, is also very humble, and has great respect for his seniors.

I don’t know what happened later, but he became more and more conceited, talking big words, and often speaking out of his mind... Of course, this may have been specially designed by his team.

After all, his strength is not as good as others, and the number of championships is not as good as others. He can only gain traffic by relying on porcelain.

I still remember when I was watching football in [-], fans discussed, "How can Kobe surpass Jordan?"

"Seven championships, of course!"

"How can James surpass Jordan?"

"Seven championships, of course!"

The only criterion is seven championships.

I don’t know why later, various claims of MVP, FMVP, total score, 411... all kinds of miscellaneous honors came out.

When the New York reporter told Liu He what James said, Liu He said calmly: "I'm in New York. Anyone who wants to challenge me, just come!"

The circle of New York reporters surrounding Liu He was instantly climaxed.

Look, what is the King of New York?

This rider is the King of New York!

Don’t be afraid of any challenge, come on and take on the challenge!

These New York reporters love Liu He to death.

"LeBron, the King of New York tells you, go ahead and challenge him!"

The reporter then informed James.

James looked like a skinny mushroom.What I said was that playing against Liu He was a challenge, but I didn't say that I wanted to challenge Liu He.

These two statements may seem similar, but in fact there are differences.

Counterpoint, two equal opponents.

Challenges usually involve the weak challenging the strong.

Liu He regarded himself as weak.

James was furious, and he shouted in his heart: I must kill Liu He and tell everyone who is the real strong man.

As for what he thinks, New York reporters don't care. They are eager to go back to interview the King of New York and don't want to miss any "King's words."

That's all traffic.

2004 11 Month 21 Day.

The game between the Cavaliers and the Knicks finally started.

When Liu He walked out of the player tunnel, he saw that more than half of the fans in the stadium were wearing Liu He's No. 25 jersey.

At the beginning of the season, the Knicks failed to conquer the New York fans with 4 consecutive home wins.

This road trip actually convinced New York fans.

The only regret for New York fans is that Liu He's buzzer-beating victory over the Spurs was at someone else's home court and they didn't have the opportunity to witness it with their own eyes.

When Liu He came on the stage, the New York fans in the audience immediately went crazy and gave overwhelming cheers to the new king.

Tonight, the Cavaliers’ starting lineup is:

Fifth position: Zajunas Ilgauskas.

No. [-]: Drew Gooden.

Number three: Ira Newbell.

No. [-]: LeBron James.

Position [-]: Jeff McGinnis.

Because "rebellious boy" Boozer defected from Cleveland, the Cavaliers were forced to recruit Gooden, another big man from Yao Ming's generation, to assist our team.

The Knicks starting lineup is:
Position [-]: Pachulia.

Position [-]: Thomas.

Number three: Liu He.

Position [-]: Hill.

Number one: white chocolate.

Before the game started, James went out of his way to find Liu He, hugged Liu He warmly, and said hello: "Man, you played really well in the past few games!"

Liu He was stunned.

According to James' style: a warm hug when he wins, and a tunnel when he loses.

Does James think he will win tonight?

It seems that one summer has healed the shadow left by Liu He last season.

So tonight is the time for James to recall the fear of being dominated by Liu He.

"LeBron, enjoy this great night!"

Liu He felt MMP in his heart, but responded enthusiastically to James on his face.

The two hypocritical men performed an extremely harmonious scene in the center of the court, which even attracted commentators from all over the country to praise: "The relationship between James and Liu He looks very good!"

They don't know that the two guys are also secretly planning in their hearts: to kill each other!
On the sidelines, David Stern watched this scene silently and said nothing.

That's right, the president came to watch the game in person tonight.

Being in New York has this advantage.

The league president can come to Madison Arena to watch games at any time.

Tonight, the two super rising stars of the 03 class meet, and Stern doesn't want to miss it.

Although the league has used Kobe as a facade to promote, the NBA cannot only have a facade, but also needs green leaves to set off this facade.

Stern wants to see who is more qualified to be a green leaf tonight, Liu He or James.

James looked at the league president and countless big-name stars on the sidelines, and suddenly felt sour.

He was the No. 03 pick in the [-] class, but he could only stay in remote Cleveland.

And Liu He, a rookie with the 25th overall pick, was obviously selected by Detroit, but was directly traded to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.

In the second season, it even settled in New York, the largest city in the United States.

Why?
Why?

I am the No. [-] pick, and I deserve to be in Los Angeles and New York.

Thinking of this, James wants to defeat Liu He and tell all fans who is the No. 03 player in the 1 class.

In the jump ball stage, Ilgauskas defeated Pachulia and the Cavaliers attacked first.

James faced Hill with the ball. An attempted breakthrough failed, so he called Gooden out for a pick-and-roll.

Thomas switched to guard James, and James immediately accelerated and tried to break through Thomas.

However, Thomas, who is known as "Crazy Eyes" and "Dirty Kurt", is much smaller than the average No. [-] position, so his steps are naturally fast, and he is very good at defending against small players.

Moreover, Thomas has a typical tough guy blue-collar style. He likes confrontation very much. He is not afraid of James' strong body at all. He even took the initiative to go up to James and increase his strength.

As soon as James faced off, he felt heavy pressure. Not only did he fail to break through, he was also pushed to the bottom line by Thomas.

Liu He saw the opportunity, pounced on it, and cooperated with Thomas to block James at the bottom line.

And because Thomas is 206cm tall and Liu He is also 205cm tall, both are taller than James and successfully blocked James' field of vision.

James's proud passing ability was instantly compromised, and his panicked pass was directly intercepted by Liu He.

Liu He immediately found white chocolate.

White Chocolate immediately launched a defensive counterattack, and the Knicks surged into the frontcourt.

White Chocolate made a pass to Hill, and Hill glided and dunked.

boom!
2: 0.

In the TNT studio, Kenny Smith explained: "Counterattack scoring after successful defense has become an important scoring method for the Knicks this season, accounting for a very high proportion!"

Barkley nodded: "After all, it is Nelson's team. In the previous Mavericks team, Nash and Nowitzki were the best at fast breaks and counterattacks under Nelson."

Cole added: "Of course, the core can still defend successfully. The Knicks' wing defense is very strong. Hill, Liu He, and Thomas are three giants over two meters tall. Especially Liu He, his help defense And his defensive ability is extremely good.”

Barkley and Smith looked at each other and shrugged helplessly.

Whenever he met Liu He, Cole would brag without thinking. They were used to it.

But Cole still felt he was not satisfied: "Actually, Liu He's defensive role in the Lakers last season was underestimated. I think Liu He should be the defensive first team last season, or even the best defensive player. The league owes Liu He a lot. Honor! MVP, FMVP, DPOY...Liu He is the most powerful competitor."

on the field.

The Cavaliers resumed their offensive, and James played a pick-and-roll with Gooden at the free throw line. Faced with Thomas' aggressive confrontation, James immediately handed the ball to Gooden.

Usually at this time, Gooden, who has good shooting ability, can directly shoot a mid-range jumper, or rely on his strong body to enter the penalty area for a layup.

However, it was Hill who the Knicks switched to guard Gooden. Although Hill, who is 203cm tall and weighs 102kg, is still one size smaller than Gooden, he is much taller than the average defender and can temporarily block Gooden.

This is why later generations say that the development trend of basketball is to form a team of five giants who are over two meters tall.

With this height, he can hit from one to five, and he can also defend from one to five.Unlimited pick-and-rolls on the offensive end, and unlimited defense changes on the defensive end.

The Knicks only have three giants who are over [-] meters tall in the starting lineup, which is already so useful.

Of course, the key is Liu He's presence, and his timing of assisting defense is quite precise.

Taking advantage of this moment, Liu He came closer again and cooperated with Hill to attack Gooden.

Gooden, who has averaged 1.1 assists per game throughout his career, has never been a passer. Faced with two two-meter giants double-teaming him, Gooden couldn't pass the ball for a long time. Liu He quickly seized the opportunity and cut it off.

This time, Liu He launched a fast break by himself, assisted Hill with a rebound in the frontcourt, and successfully dunked.

boom!
4: 0!

"Roar!"

With two consecutive dunks in the opening game, Hill, who has always been gentle, couldn't help but get excited and roared.

New York fans at Madison Square Garden were even more excited.

This summer, when they first learned that West had traded "Central Shooting King" Alan Houston for Grant Hill and Zaza Pachulia, New York fans were furious.

Even though the person who made the deal was "logo man" Jerry West, the hard-to-serve New York fans didn't let him go, crazily scolding West for being an old fool.

But now, New York fans just want to say: "Jerry, we were ignorant at first, but now we kneel down for you!"

What a glass man Hill, he is obviously a flying man Hill!

Pachulia, the original addition, also became the Knicks' starting five.

As for Alan Houston, although he can still play this season, his condition has declined extremely seriously. He doesn't even have half of Hill's combat effectiveness, and he can't even start.

Magic team management has long fainted from crying!
Once again it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

This time, James glanced at Gooden, hesitated for a few seconds, and did not call him again.

An incompetent guy is not worthy of assisting my emperor.

After stopping the ball for 7 or 8 seconds, James suddenly started.

I have to say that young James's explosive power is too strong, and his starting speed is amazing.

Hill was passed by this sudden start.

James drove into the paint.

Fortunately, Liu He always pays attention to James' movements, even if he comes to defend.

As a result, James did not hesitate and directly attacked Liu He and squeezed past Liu He.

This power!
When James started running, the impact was so strong that Liu He couldn't stop him.

"Finally...it's my turn to dunk! Liu He, kneel down!"

James was extremely excited.

But the next moment, James was dumbfounded. A huge figure appeared in his eyes, blocking his path.

And due to Liu He's interference just now, James did not find out in advance.Now that I see it, it's too late to avoid it.

James ran directly into it.

boom!
Pachulia fell to the ground, fell to the floor, and even glided back a few meters.

In this regard, Liu He interfered with James, causing James' speed to drop a bit.

Otherwise, the scumbag's life is not guaranteed.

James' impact was terrifying.

Beep!
The referee's whistle blew.

Offensive foul, charge with the ball!
James immediately threw his arm in annoyance and found the referee who kept complaining.

Why are you all helping Liu He?
Why do you all prefer Liu He?

Obviously I am the best, the most talented, the most famous...

Of course the referee will ignore James. The president is here tonight, so he must play fair and just and not bring disgrace on the president's face.

The offensive foul just now was too obvious.

Pachulia took up position in advance and stood firm long ago, and was outside the reasonable collision zone.

It's a clear offensive foul.

As for Liu He, he would naturally not meddle in such matters.

Liu He immediately ran over to check on Pachulia.

"Dude, are you all right?"

Pachulia smiled: "Don't worry, I'm good at throwing."

Liu He patted Pachulia on the shoulder: "It's good to want to win, but don't risk your life."

Pachulia shook her head indifferently.

After playing garbage time for the Magic for a year last year, he finally became a starter in New York. Naturally, Pachulia had to fight hard to keep his starting position.

After all, in the Knicks, Chandler and Varejao are also eyeing the starting center position.

Pachulia knew that her talent was the worst among the three, so she could only work harder.

Of course, it is also very important to handle the relationship with Liu He well.

Everyone knows that this Knicks team is Liu He's team.

Whoever Liu He supports will be stable.

The smart Pachulia said: "I just can't understand James. What's wrong with his talent? Those of us with poor talent can still play. Liu, you are the real ace of the 03 class! I will always Follow you!"

(End of this chapter)