Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 678

At the end of the November game, the Knicks' record came to a record of 11 wins and 16 losses.

Of course, the series of victories here did not meet a few strong teams in the playoffs, but only met the Bulls and Celtics. Although they won both sideline games, winning was not so easy.

Li Tian knew that there were various reasons why they were able to win.After one game, they will know the Knicks better, and when they play again, it will become extremely difficult.

Last month, the Knicks played a total of 16 games and achieved a record of 13 wins and 3 losses.Li Tian defeated Howard and was elected the best player of the month in the Western Conference, averaging 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game.

By December, the Knicks started a winning streak, winning consecutively against the Hornets, the Raptors, the Timberwolves and the Nuggets.

On December 12, they lost the game against the Celtics at home, which also ended this wave of 15-game winning streak.

No way, the Celtics' Big Three suddenly broke out, and the Knicks also lost their former sights, one by one.Li Tian's hit rate also came, 30% at the scene of the car accident, and only scored 25 points.

After losing to the Celtics, D'Antoni also poured chicken soup on the players again.

After the press conference after the game, after Pierce calmed down, Rondo couldn't stand up again.

In an interview, he said, "A garbage dump is a garbage dump. They will never become a strong team. Even if they have a good record this season, it can only show that they are all weak teams."

After seeing Rondo's words, he was immediately slapped in the face.

The reporter said, "It seems that at the beginning of the new season, the Celtics lost a game to the Knicks. I don't know how you feel?"

After being slapped in the face by the reporter, Rondo was a little confused. It was all the old calendar, why do you all remember it? Didn’t it mean that Yu’s memory is only 7 seconds? What’s going on today.

Two days later, in the locker room of the Knicks home team, the atmosphere was solemn. It cannot be said that pouring water into ice, but staying for 1 minute can still make a normal person catch a cold.

The opponent they will face today is the Heat. Although the Heat this season, their record is not ideal, but that is also the Heat, and it is also a team with the Big Three.

Since James and Bosh came to the team, they have been one of the most watched NBA teams in the United States and even the world, and they are also considered to be the most promising teams to win the championship.

But in the first twenty games of the new season, the Heat's record is really different from what people think. With a record of 19 wins and 8 losses, they are not ranked first in the East, and they don't even rank in the upper half of the West. They are only fifth in the East.After falling behind the Celtics, Knicks, Bulls and Magic, the fans were also full of abuse for a while.

"Guys, what's going on with you today?" Seeing the dull locker room, Li Tian couldn't help clapping his hands, attracting the attention of his teammates, hoping that they could get rid of the fear in their hearts.

"Beverly, have you forgotten that the Heat abandoned you at the beginning of the season? Danny Green, have you forgotten that you didn't even have a chance to play in the Cavaliers?

What do you have to be afraid of? They just have the Big Three. Others can't see it at all. I believe that in the basket, O'Pang can definitely handle Bosh with ease.

Wade on the outside wants to easily break through Mr. Tony, but it will not be so easy. They are not as good as us, so there is no need to worry. "

After a bucket of chicken soup was poured down, the teammates' condition finally recovered, and their eyes began to shine.

"Yes, kill them. This season, many teams have already defeated the mighty Big Three. We can also defeat them." Beverly stood up and was the first to support his boss.

The players became active one by one, Li Tian was also very satisfied seeing his teammates' momentum recovering.

Tickets for Madison before the game have long been hard to find, and this is a battle of focus.

James said in an interview before the game, "This year's Knicks are a strong team. I am looking forward to playing against them. We will treat this game with caution because their strength is not weaker than us."

But Bosh doesn't think so, "Guys, what are you worried about? It's just such a garbage dump. We don't need to exert our full strength at all to take away a victory from New York."

Hearing Bosh's words, James couldn't help frowning, but didn't say much.

At the beginning, their Big Three originally planned to invite Anthony. It was because of Anthony's contract that the Nuggets rejected the Heat's deal, so they had to settle for the next best thing and choose to partner with Bosh with the Big Three.

Both James and Wade have fully grown up, even Li Tian dare not say that he can restrain James now.His strength has reached its peak. During the offseason, he even started to practice three-pointers and mid-range shots ahead of schedule. This is the scariest thing. Before, James mainly focused on breakthroughs, but now he has a certain shooting threat. It is still difficult to defend.

The same is true for Wade, regardless of his body, which is quite different from a healthy body, but his breakthrough speed is still not something that Mr. Tony can stop.

Bosh, forget it, I won't mention it, he can resist Turiaf, even Jordan estimates that he can't compete.

Bosh: Why do you say that about me, I am the Big Three, you can't underestimate me like this.

Li Tian: No, you are wrong. We don't despise you at all, but we don't see you at all.

Of course, the Knicks are not without opportunities. They also have their own strengths, and their point guard still has a certain advantage.

At the small forward position, Li Tian is there, and they are not weak at all; there is a giant O Pang at the basket, who can definitely sit on the butt to kill Big Z;

In the audience at Madison Square Garden, Walsh, the general manager of the Knicks, was very excited. This Knicks team was formed in his hands.

"Smith, what do you think the outcome of today's game will be?" Barkley looked at Smith and asked.

Now he has no idea in his heart. Although he supports Li Tian, ​​but now he has to face the Big Three, and the Knicks, he is the only one, it is really difficult to win.

Smith was a little surprised. This was the first time that Barkley didn't immediately stand up to support the Knicks in Li Tian's game, but showed some hesitation.

"I don't know, everything is unknown. This Knicks team, most of their players are some role players. But with Lee's tandem, the strength of the performance is indeed very good.

Haven't you noticed that the players on this Knicks team are all players with defensive capabilities, everyone will not be greedy for the ball, and they also have certain offensive capabilities.

The Knicks have been playing games around Lee. After dozens of games, their lineup is also very good. How far the Knicks can go in the future depends on these players. "Smith did not give a definite answer, after all, it is really hard to say now.

Heat starting: Arroyo, Wade, James, Bosh, Big Z.

When I saw Big Z, I had to wonder if he had something to do with James. The entire Cavaliers player, he just brought Big Z alone, and he was willing to follow this and betrayed the people in Cleveland.

Arroyo is a fake starter, that is, a tool person, and sometimes he may not even be worthy of being a tool person.

"Guys, let me lead you to win these three little guys." O'Neill shouted shamelessly.

Everyone was amused by his funny expression, and the originally solemn atmosphere was also resolved.

"This guy is really useful." Li Tian whispered.

The game is about to start, and many media believe that this is a battle to prove the MVP of the regular season. Last season, many people thought that James had a better chance of winning the MVP of the regular season, but in the end it fell to Li Tian.

Many media said, "You think Lee is stronger, then you need to beat James to be worthy of the regular season MVP."

Anyone who knows football knows that this is a bit of a strong argument, but many people tacitly did not refute it, because they also want to see what kind of sparks can be created when the two fight against each other.

Li Tian won the jump ball in the opening game. After Lowry controlled the ball, he gave the ball to him again.

James walked over head-on. In this game, his task is to restrain Li Tian, ​​so that they will be stable in this game.

"Come on!" James exclaimed excitedly.

"LeBron, don't worry, I just shoot a three-pointer?"

In a word, let James be in a dilemma, neither is close defense, nor is it a step to prevent opponents from breaking through.

Seeing James' embarrassed face, he realized that his chance had come.

Don't think how difficult it is to defend a player who can shoot suddenly.

Don't ever think that Jordan's three-point shooting percentage was very poor. Don't use the scoring in that three-point contest as a reason to laugh at his poor three-pointers.

You must know that in Jordan's two three-peat championships, his three-point shooting percentage exceeded 30% in four seasons.In the era when pullers didn't call fouls, it was terrifying to be able to have such a three-point shooting percentage.

It's just that at that time, the players thought it was too embarrassing to shoot a three-pointer, so they rushed to the basket for even more reason.

Kobe is also such a player. Not only can he break through and kill, but he can also kill with shots.

At the moment James was thinking, Li Tian had already accelerated, squeezed half of his body space, and rushed towards the basket. Facing Bosh's supplementary defense, Li Tian stopped and shot from mid-range.

"Shua!" The mid-range shot hit and opened the scoring for the team.

Looking back, James was not to be outdone, and took a mighty domineering step towards the basket.

As his once close teammate, O'Neill stood in front of him like a wall and slapped him from the air.

"It's great. O'Neal, as the former giant under the basket, once again showed his strength." Barkley shouted excitedly.

The referee thought about it carefully, but still didn't whistle, and O'Neal blocked the block cleanly.

"Slots, must be slots!" Spoelstra kept shouting from the sidelines.

Big Z: Me, you, don’t you know, I hate it very much. I’m really upset behind O’Neill’s ass.

Big Z is very wronged, O'Neill's strength is absolutely crushing for him.

The Knicks attacked again, and James kept staring at Li Tian, ​​not even giving him a chance to catch the ball.

"Li, you are really shameless, you actually fooled me." James said in his ear.

"No, no, don't worry about this issue. You should think about how not to be blocked by Ao Pang." When speaking, he pointed to Ao Pang who had received a pass from Lowry and was preparing to attack under the basket.

"Bang!" It was another dunk.

James is not stupid, he did not continue to attack with the ball, the ball was handed over to Wade, and the position of Wade in the team has an absolute advantage.

Wade found that under the defense of Mr. Tony, his breakthrough was not so easy.

Barely squeezed out a little space, made a mid-range shot, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

After O'Neal grabbed the rebound, he gave the ball to Li Tian. He didn't even think about halftime, and watched his teammates make a fast break.

Seeing Lowry, who had already settled in the left corner, with James chasing behind him, he immediately passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Lowry raised his hand and made a three-pointer!
"Shh!"

0:7 The Knicks started off with a wave of Heat.

James and Wade, after a few simple exchanges.

"No problem, just do it!" James said.

Li Tian felt that there was going to be an accident, but at this time, he could only use soldiers to cover up the water and earth.

With the help of the pick and roll, the person defending James became Mr. Tony. He knew that the opportunity had come. While switching defenses, Wade handed him the ball.

Because they are worried that once the substitution is completed, Wade may not be able to score the ball.

James attacked face-to-face, directly crushing Tony with his body, and broke into the inside line to fight well. This time O'Neal failed to step forward in time to make up the defense, and of course he had no chance to put pressure on James.

This ball, Mr. Tony's defense, there is no problem at all, it's not that he didn't work hard, his face is still red up to now, obviously he has tried his best.

"Great!" Wade looked very excited, they finally broke the team's scoring drought!
But they didn't dare to celebrate too much. If they celebrated like before, beating their chests and feet, because they saw that Lowry had already passed halftime with the ball.

After halftime, after receiving a pass from Lowry, the three threats made the illusion of a breakthrough. James, who had just been broken through, was still worried about being deceived again.

James, who fell up in small steps, stared at his waist, ready to block the breakthrough at any time.

After changing direction continuously, Wade was attracted, and Mr. Tony finally had an open space, and Li Tian also passed the ball in the first place.

"Damn it, I've been fooled again!" Wade felt a little regretful, he should have believed in James' defensive ability, and shouldn't have given Mr. Tony a chance to open up.

With remorse and self-blame, Wade became more cautious after holding the ball for halftime, always guarding against the teacher Tony in front of him stepping forward to steal him.

Wade was not in a hurry to attack. Seeing Bosh stuck Turiaf behind him, he handed the ball over immediately.

Bosh singles Turiaf and hits the mid-range shot!
Spoelstra's eyes lit up, and he found another advantage of the team. At the same time, he was also thinking about how to formulate a tactic for Bosh to help the team close the point difference.

(End of this chapter)