Legendary star

Chapter 223 The Rebel Madison

On the night of December 2000, 12, although the game between the Spurs and the Magic had lost its suspense since halftime, the game still became the focus of all 6 games that day. The game ended with an average viewership rating of 9%, which is the highest among all regular seasons this season, even surpassing the ratings of the Spurs and Pacers in the Finals last season.Without him is the reason why Hardaway has such a high popularity in the United States. Relying on his outstanding talent and clever play style, Hardaway has always been the focus on and off the field since college, and even at a certain time, Hardaway is even more popular than Jordan.Until now, Hardaway still has a very high popularity in the United States. Although his status is no longer the same as before, and he has even become a second-rate star, Hardaway's sneakers and jersey sales have never fallen out of the top 11 in the United States, and this is still in the United States. Under the premise that Hardaway's sneakers are more expensive than Jordan sneakers.

And this game has undoubtedly attracted countless Hardaway fans, and the wonderful confrontation between Meng Xu and McGrady in the second half of the second quarter has also become the most exciting scene in this round of the game. McGrady, a rising star in the league with his own style of play, also has Meng Xu, who is very similar to Hardaway's Meng Xu in terms of body shape, play style, and even various passing moves. When the game ended, Meng Xu and McGrady hugged each other and raised When their respective hands shouted "Penny", at this moment, including Hardaway, who was lying on the bed watching the game after the operation, countless fans in front of the TV burst into tears.

"I was very surprised by this game. Whether it was Tracy or Meng Xu, their performance reminded me of the omnipotent Anfernee, that very short but very special era." Immediately after the game ended, David Stern, the president of the NBA, expressed his views on the game on the NBA's official website, along with highlights from Hardaway's career , as well as a video clip of Meng Xu and McGrady fighting against each other in this game.And this short clip published by David Stern in the early morning received millions of clicks and comments.

According to rumors, according to the gossip from the NBA headquarters, David Stern is now very regretful that he did not arrange the Spurs game in the Christmas game. This change also made David Stern unexpected.If the confrontation between Meng Xu and McGrady had been in the Christmas battle, the ratings would have been even higher.However, the schedule had already been drawn up before the start of the regular season, and now it can no longer be changed, so we can only see if it can be operated elsewhere.

"Meng is indeed a special little guy. After seeing him, I now have the urge to come back again." Jordan, who hadn't appeared in the media for a long time, also had a second day after this game. It is very rare to appear in the TV camera.Jordan’s love for Hardaway is self-evident. When Hardaway was still at his peak, there was a saying in the league: “David loves Hardaway, Jordan loves Hardaway, Johnson loves Hardaway, everyone loves Hardaway .”

The game between the Spurs and the Magic undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless people. Perhaps it was because the league was behind the scenes to fuel the flames. Even in the days after the game ended, the media continued to discuss Meng Xu and Hardaway. Meng Xu and McGrady, McGrady and Hardaway, and the highlights of Hardaway are also played on TV over and over again, and the momentum is not inferior to that after Jordan retired for the first time.

And two days later, on December 12, when the Spurs played away against the Knicks, in Madison Square Garden, the Knicks' home court, there were even many fans wearing Hardaway's No. 8 jersey.And when Meng Xu walked out of the player tunnel, Meng Xu, who was booed by New York fans last season, actually got applause and cheers from many New York fans in this game.

This season, the Knicks have undergone a lot of changes in the lineup and style of play. Patrick Ewing, who has played for the team for 15 seasons, did not choose to renew his contract with the team after the contract expired this season. Went to the Sonics.Although Ewing became the first player in Knicks history to score 22000+ and rebound 10000+ last season, due to injuries in the 9798 season, Ewing's condition is getting worse and worse.In this case, Alan Houston replaced Ewing and became the new darling of the Knicks. In the Eastern Conference finals last season, Ewing did not perform well due to injuries. In the game, Ewing missed a shot at a critical moment and was booed by Knicks fans, which also made Ewing a little disheartened.

At the same time, after the Knicks and Alan Houston signed a 6-year $1 million contract this season, plus Latrell Sprewell and Larry Johnson both have tens of millions of annual salary contracts. , The total salary of the Knicks has reached 7500 million US dollars, which is almost twice the salary cap, and Ewing is 38 years old this year. In front of the Knicks' 2 million in 1200 years and the Supersonic's 1 million in 1400 year, Ewing chose to join the Supersonics to assist Gary Payton.

Due to Ewing's departure, the Knicks gave up the team's 15-year-old combination of internal and external tactics, which was completely pushed to rebuild this season, and established an outside combination centered on Alan Houston and Sprewell. In this offseason, Glen Rice took over from the Lakers, but in the face of such a drastic change in the team, the head coach Jeff Van Gundy still seemed a little uncomfortable. The center will not coach the coach. Although this statement may be a bit exaggerated, judging from the Knicks' struggling performance this season, these rumors are not necessarily groundless.In the first 16 games of this season, the Knicks only had 8 wins and 8 losses, ranking 8th in the Eastern Conference.

The team's record is not good, and the team did not renew Ewing this summer, so in the eyes of many fans, the culprit of all this is the head coach Jeff Van Gundy, so this season has only passed a month, In Madison Square Garden, calls for Jeff Van Gundy to fire.

"Jeff's life is not easy." The game had just started. Hearing the calls from the stands to dismiss Van Gundy and looking at Van Gundy with a sad face, Popovich was also a little worried about his old opponent, who also relied on defense. The head coach, Popovich and Jeff Van Gundy still look at each other very pleasingly, and the personal relationship between the two is not bad.

And in this game, a group of different fans also appeared in the stands of Madison Square Garden. These fans wore Meng Xu's No. 5 jersey and waved the five-star red flag back and forth. They knew it was New York at a glance. Local Chinese, New York State is the state with the largest number of Chinese in the United States. It is said that it has exceeded 100 million, accounting for about 10% of the entire New York population.With Meng Xu's entry into the NBA, more and more Chinese fans have become Meng Xu's fans, and this season has become more and more intense. No matter where Meng Xu goes, there will be more or less local Chinese fans. Watch Meng Xu's game live.

"Before this game, the Spurs were 11 wins and 4 losses, while the Knicks were 8 wins and 8 losses. After losing Patrick, this Knicks look really bad. I will regret the decision I made this summer." Although it is the home of the Knicks, the commentators on the scene seem to have no interest in the Knicks, especially Knicks owner James Dolan, and Knicks head coach Van Gundy. Not very friendly.

"Dolan is a piece of shit, he can give Houston $1000 million, but he won't give Patrick $[-] million."

"This kind of decision must be made by Dolan after smoking *marijuana*, this addict* will definitely go to hell." When the Knicks commentary expressed his dissatisfaction with the team owner James Dolan , The emotions of the fans on the scene were immediately detonated, and there were voices cursing Dolan everywhere.

The Knicks are not bad for money, and after learning from Olajuwon, most Knicks fans believe that the team will fight for the Knicks like the Spurs did with David Robinson Ewing had a pension contract for 15 seasons, and then let Ewing retire in the Knicks, but the Knicks' management can't wait for Ewing to retire now. After consecutive playoffs, the Knicks There is already an urgent need for a championship, especially the new owner of the Knicks, James Dolan, a well-known rich second generation in the United States, is even more ambitious and wants the Knicks to surpass the Lakers and Celtics and become the leader of the NBA. The No. [-] giant, so in this context, the Knicks management also want to take advantage of the fact that Alan Houston, Sprewell and Larry Johnson are still at their peak and bring back a total team for the Knicks. champion.Most of the fans don't agree with the management's thinking, and there are even many fans who, like Magic fans, yell at the team's management at the gate of the club for being a river*crab*raise*brain* Disabled.

Therefore, although this game is the Knicks' home court, the fans at the scene turned against each other. Whenever Meng Xu sent a beautiful assist or scored a goal, many fans at the scene would cheer and cheer for Meng Xu. applause.At the same time, relying on Duncan's almost invincible performance inside, the Spurs defeated the Knicks 97-83 away.In this game, Duncan scored 33 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.And Meng Xu contributed 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.

"Mr. James, it seems that the New York fans don't quite agree with your decision." In Madison Square Garden, in the largest box, Peter Holt, the chairman of the Spurs who came with the team, saw countless people in the stadium. The fans pointed their middle fingers at the box where James Dolan was. Peter Holt was also very refreshed. Although everyone is rich N generation, but for Dolan's arrogant personality, Peter Holt is also very happy. Very upset.

"Hmph." After little Dolan snorted, he left without saying a word.

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