NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 47 "Iron Blood" Basketball ([-])
Conflict on the basketball court is a very common thing. Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning both belong to Georgetown University, and there is no real conflict between the two.

They pushed and shoved each other twice, and the matter of Ewing being dragged for a dunk is over. Larry Johnson and Mourning have always had a bad relationship. This dull head rushed to the basket, really wanting to punch his former teammate twice.

PJ-Brown saw that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly stopped "Auntie" and shouted:

"Dude! What do you want!"

In the live broadcast of the game across the United States, the referee moved very quickly and quickly stepped forward to separate the crowd.

"Auntie" looked at his ex-teammate unkindly, and Mourning realized that he was almost attacked, and the two started to stare at each other without speaking.

The fans watching the scene were a little disappointed at first, and then calmed down. At 14:4, the Knicks were still 10 points behind.
Seeing Ewing made two free throws, Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines was completely relieved.

The backcourt quickly served the ball. After Hardaway received the ball, he noticed that everyone in the Knicks had retreated, and immediately made tactical gestures.

Li You, who had retreated to halftime, immediately reminded Charles Oakley loudly:
"Don't let him catch the ball in the low post on the left!"

The old guy also knew that Li You had a good memory. When he heard the reminder, he immediately understood that the opponent wanted to fight Mourning again. The defensive end began to stalk him, and his whole body was about to hang on Mourning.
Just as Li You predicted, the two big men simply cross-screened on the baseline, and then Mourning came to the left low post and asked for the ball.

Oakley, who had been prepared, continued to chase and defend. At the same time, PJ-Brown moved to the free throw line after finishing the screen.

Li You knew that the moves made by the Heat were all fake. The Knicks also often used this kind of high-low coordination. The tactics of the two teams can be said to be looking at each other in the mirror.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The defensive cheers sounded again at Madison Square Garden. Li You tried his best to cover Hardaway with his body on the left flank outside the three-point line, and did not give the opponent an easy pass.

After halfway through the offensive time, Hardaway sent a low-quality lob pass, and Mourning was pushed out of the low post by Oakley.

Against Oakley's defense, Mourning slammed on the left near the baseline, approaching the paint, and shot with his right hand!

"Bang!" Another strike!
The fans cheered loudly immediately, and Ewing retreated to the basket in time, stuck PJ Brown behind him, and tried his best to protect the backcourt rebound.

When Li You received the ball again, Hardaway first stepped forward and delayed, and then stopped leading the defense, and quickly retreated with his teammates.

The Heat's defensive discipline is excellent, and Li You, who dribbled through halftime, also frowned secretly.

It was also Ewing's pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, PJ-Brown strictly guarded against Ewing's roll, and this time the speed of the defense slowed down.

Hardaway, who was delayed, saw Li You circling the ball behind his back. After switching to his left hand, his center of gravity was extremely low. Before he had time to remind his teammates, Li You, who was catching the ball with his left hand, quickly in and out, swaying right and left suddenly.

The confusing shaking during the walk made PJ-Brown stand in place in a daze, and could only watch Li You rush to the basket!
The Heat's defense was layer after layer. The moment Li You broke through to the paint, Mourning had already assisted in the defense.

Li You didn't choose to pass the ball, and rushed to the basket with a slight deceleration. After an emergency stop, he raised the ball with his left hand and dangled it. Mourning didn't think too much, and followed his body's instinct to jump high.
Seeing Li You deftly turning around with his right foot in the air, Mourning cursed angrily. Just after landing, he happened to see Li You easily throwing a shot with his right hand under the basket!

14:8, the point difference was narrowed to 6 points.

"Oh!!"

The wonderful goal instantly ignited the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden. When Li You retreated, he smiled and nodded his head with his right index finger, and the fans also booed loudly.

The atmosphere at the scene did not affect the Heat's offense. It was still a step-by-step running tactic, pulling the Knicks' defense through the deeper position of the big man.

This time Mourning received the ball in a deep position. Seeing Oakley's defense was out of position, Ewing subconsciously moved to help the defense. As a result, PJ-Brown on the free throw line got a chance and hit a mid-range jumper.
Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines failed to come up with a good solution, and could only loudly remind the players to concentrate on strengthening their defense.

If you want to tie the point difference, you must first defend the opponent, and the Heat are obviously prepared. Hardaway has been insisting on squeezing through the screen, and the delay of the big man is getting bigger and bigger.

Guarding against Li You's three-pointers did pay a price. Oakley received a pass from Li You at the left and right elbows of the free throw line for two consecutive rounds and hit 2 points.

But the Heat also responded on the offensive end. Sasha Danilovich got rid of Alan Houston's defense and made a jumper from outside the three-point line.
At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks made a personnel rotation, but they were still frustrated by the Heat's slow-paced offense and high-pressure defense.

PJ-Brown struggled to grab rebounds every round, Mourning was not afraid of confrontation, and repeatedly entangled with Oakley under the basket.

It wasn't until Hardaway made a pass error and Li You assisted Alan Houston to throw a conversion three-pointer after completing the steal, that the Knicks completed their first conversion offense of the game.

With the last 19 seconds left in the first quarter, Jeff Van Gundy loudly reminded everyone to hold on. As a result, PJ Brown missed the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound again, and made a tip-up at the buzzer.

At 24:18, the point difference is still 6 points.

Li You, who returned to the bench, cursed inwardly. Pat Riley was not a good person. The Heat played 5 minutes with five starters.
"PJ-Brown got 7 rebounds in the first quarter, including 4 offensive rebounds."

"It's unbelievable that we will lose rebounds. The Heat have completed their transformation this season!"

Commentator John Andaris felt that tonight's game was completely manipulated by the opponent. In the game of losing rebounds, the Knicks rarely win.
"It started too late. Obviously, our coaching staff was not prepared enough. Of course, the boys played very well. After Lee came on the field, he reorganized the attack."

The commentator, groom Albert, said nice things, and after looking at his partner, he felt that the game was going to be cool.

After the start of the second quarter, Li You was speechless when he saw Hardaway was still on the court. Obviously, Pat Riley just wanted to win in New York
The Heat took the lead in attacking and scored 1 for 4 in the first quarter. Hardaway, who scored 0 points with free throws, became the team's main attacker at this time.

In the first round, facing Li You's defense at the top of the arc, he lowered his center of gravity, quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch with his right hand, and then quickly completed the change of direction in front of his body.

Hardaway grabbed half of his body in an instant, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, and suddenly stopped at the free throw line. Facing Li You's block, he stopped and shot a jumper!

Using his signature move to complete the attack, Hardaway was in a good mood, shaking his head and mockingly said:
"Look at the rookie, this is how you play with the crotch dribble!"

Li You didn't make a sound, took the ball from the baseline, quickly used half court, came to the right flank, and immediately passed the ball to Starks at the top of the arc.

Then Li You quickly moved laterally from right to left, and with the help of veteran Buck Williams' cover, he briefly got rid of Hardaway's pursuit.

On the left flank beyond the three-point line, Li You received a return pass from Starks and immediately swayed the ball.

Hardaway, who was chasing up, was almost shaken to jump. Seeing Li You breaking through with the ball in his right hand, he quickly adjusted his body's center of gravity and slid backwards to the left.

Li You, who had just used the three-point line and lowered his center of gravity, quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch. Taking advantage of Hardaway's defense, he immediately changed direction slightly in advance.

Hardaway, who followed his body to make an instinctive defensive reaction, was instantly attacked to support his feet in front of the defense, and then tried to move to pursue the defense, but his feet were mixed with garlic, and he almost sat on the floor
Supporting with one hand with his right hand, Hardaway barely let himself fall to the ground, but at this time he had completely lost his defensive position, and could only watch Li You pass him and score easily with a mid-range jumper.

"Killer Crossover! This is how to dribble with the crotch!"

Hardaway, who had just stood up, was completely blown away when he heard Li You whispering in front of him:

"Mommy Fake!"

Hardaway stepped forward to push Li You viciously, and then swung his right fist, wanting to teach the rookie who made him lose face.

Li You also reacted very quickly, sideways dodging the opponent's fist, then turned around and fell, and the two of them fell on the floor near the baseline at the same time.

"Mommy Fake!"

Hardaway fell in a daze, heard a curse in his ear, and then received an old punch in the face
The New York fans at the scene were still cheering for Li You's goal. In the blink of an eye, the two wrestled on the floor.

Before Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines could react, Larry Johnson rushed over:

"Shet! Stop, stop hitting!"

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