NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 46 "Iron Blood" Basketball ([-])
On December 1996, 12, Pat Riley returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time this season.

Tonight's game is also the Knicks' first national live broadcast in December. Pat Riley still maintains his elegant image, with a neat suit and shiny back hair
The New York fans at the scene looked at Jeff Van Gundy who was about to be bald standing on the sidelines, and suddenly felt that the aura of their head coach was weak.

After the start of the new season, the Heat have achieved a record of 12 wins and 4 losses.

PJ-Brown, who just joined the Heat, seamlessly integrated into Pat Riley's "iron blood" tactics, and the inside line formed with Alonzo Mourning suppressed Patrick Ewing after the opening.

The Heat's outside trio Tim Hardaway, Sasha Danilovich, and Dan Marley also showed a very aggressive defense, and the Knicks' offense misfired after the opening.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The New York fans at the scene shouted loudly, cheering for the team's defense.

Tim Hardaway used Mourning's pick-and-roll at the top of the arc to successfully get rid of Charlie Ward's defense, and Charles Oakley quickly retreated inside.

Taking advantage of Hardaway's jump for a layup, Oakley gave the opponent a concealed elbow, and the ball went out of the frame. Before the old guy had time to be happy, PJ Brown grabbed the offensive rebound.
"Shet! He fouled!"

After landing, Hardaway was still complaining to the referee, and PJ-Brown, who grabbed the rebound, threw the ball directly to the right wing beyond the three-point line.

After receiving the ball, Sasha Danilovich didn't make too many adjustments, facing Alan Houston who was defending, he confidently shot a jumper!

"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly.

12:2，第1节比赛还剩7分18秒，热火队将分差扩大到双位数。

"Shh!"

The New York fans at the scene were already blown up, boos and curses sounded at the same time.

In the next round, the Knicks were defended against another 24-second violation, and Pat Riley sat back on the bench with a smile on the sidelines.

As Mourning received a breakthrough from Hardaway in the middle near the bottom line on the left side, the Jagged jumper succeeded, and Jeff Van Gundy couldn't hold back completely, and immediately requested a timeout.

14:2, a disastrous start, New York fans booed directly to the home team.
"Bad start, Ewing's low-post offense was completely restricted, and the Heat's interior defense was simply impenetrable."

In the on-site commentary seat, John Andaris looked at the technical statistics, his tone became more and more low.

"Pat Riley should be the head coach who knows the Knicks best in the league. We must make effective adjustments in time. The difference of 12 points is too much."

The commentator Marv Albert thought of the Knicks' offensive rhythm and felt that the game was going to be cold.
On the bench, Jeff Van Gundy sat in front of everyone, writing and drawing on the tactical board, and at the same time exhorted loudly:
"We still have enough game time to turn the game around, play defense, cherish every possession, and don't lose rebounds again!"

No one responded, the old guys were in a terrible mood, and the national live broadcast was like this, and they couldn't hold back their face.

Charlie Ward sat on the bench in frustration, watching Li You and everyone reappear. After the game against the Sonics, his playing time dropped sharply.

With the defensive pressure given by the Heat, it is indeed not an easy task to recover the score after falling behind by 12 points.

After appearing on the stage, Li You also had a serious expression on his face. When he met the league's top guards, some of the abusive styles of play could no longer be used.

"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"

After serving the ball from the baseline, cheers erupted again. As soon as Li You received the ball, Hardaway came up to defend him.

While giving a physical confrontation, his right hand was hanging on Li You's waist, and his left hand quickly cut the ball.

With a height of six feet (183cm), Hardaway can easily lower his body's center of gravity. Faced with this extremely oppressive defense, Li You turned around and accelerated immediately after putting the ball with his left hand.

Unable to get rid of the opponent's entanglement, Li You, who holds the ball in his left hand, carried the defense and continued to accelerate. Taking advantage of the opponent's slippage, he immediately dribbled the ball behind his back when he was close to the center line.
Try to let your strong sidehand control the ball, the scene will be ugly, Li You doesn't care.

Coming to the right flank beyond the three-point line, Hardaway continued to give physical confrontation, pulling, cutting the ball, and constantly moving his hands
Charles Oakley immediately moved to the left of Li You, pulled out Mourning, and took the initiative to play a pick-and-roll attack.

Hardaway saw the movement behind him, saw Li You's shoulders shaking, and subconsciously moved back, preparing to squeeze through the cover. Just as he moved his feet, Li You suddenly lowered his center of gravity after blasting the ball on the spot, and turned around to accelerate.

Losing half of his position in an instant, Hardaway cursed secretly, and quickly slid back to the left, while continuing to pull concealedly with his right hand.

Li You, who cut in at 45 degrees, broke through to the right block position and immediately exerted force actively. Taking advantage of the opponent's pull, he slammed into the opponent with force, and at the same time slowed down and stopped suddenly, exerted force on his feet, and retreated greatly!
Hardaway was stunned and quickly jumped up to defend himself. Soon he found that he could not effectively interfere with Li You's step-back jumper.

"Shua!" A steady hit in the middle distance!

The fans immediately cheered loudly, this is the first time the Knicks scored a sports goal in this game
Taking advantage of Hardaway's bottom line to catch the ball, Li You also stepped forward to lead the defense, and gave the opponent a concealed elbow, and at the same time said in a low voice:

"Your silly little tricks don't work for me!"

"Shet! Shut up, rookie!"

I wanted to respond with a ball protector, but found that Li You had moved away, and Hardaway, who had suffered a secret loss, cursed angrily.

In the game against the Supersonics, Li You suffered a dark loss from Gary Payton. He made 3 turnovers in that game, and the opponent's hand movements left a deep impression on him.
However, Li You learned quickly. Taking advantage of Hardaway's acceleration, he pulled from time to time, and the opponent stopped at the three-point line.
"squeak!"

When Hardaway saw the referee signaling him to make an offensive foul, he jumped up angrily and complained loudly:
"Hey! Hey!! Check it out before blowing!"

With the blessing of the home whistle, Li You, who took advantage of it, kept clapping and celebrating, and the fans also booed loudly.

Seeing his teammates getting emotional, Mourning hurriedly pulled away Hardaway who was still complaining to the referee:
"Back to defense! We lead by 10 points!"

Hardaway's aggressive defense had no effect on Li You.

Facing these small guards, the cautious Li You didn't make any changes in front of his body at all, dribbled the ball behind his back, pouted to protect the ball, and passed the half court steadily.

Ewing didn't want to lose either, so this time he also took the initiative to raise the pick-and-roll, quickly dribbled behind his back, and after switching to his left hand, Li You immediately went to the left to break through.

Struggling to squeeze through the screen, Hardaway chased and defended, and the inside PJ-Brown also followed the delay.

With the two surrounded, Li You flicked his left wrist, and the basketball passed directly under PJ Brown's crotch. Ewing, who was going down, received a ground pass. Just as he was about to charge with three big strides, he was pulled down by Mourning, who was helping to defend.

"Fake squid!"

The gorilla staggered, cursed, turned around and pushed Mourning. The players from both sides rushed to the basket immediately, fearing that their teammates would suffer, so they pushed and shoved each other.

Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines saw that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly yelled:
"Pat, keep calm, all calm down!"

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