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Chapter 146 The Mecca of the Basketball World
The New York Knicks is an NBA professional basketball team belonging to New York City, USA. Founded in 1946, it is part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Men's Basketball Professional League. Its home court is Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks are one of the two teams that have not moved to the city since the original American Basketball Association. They won the NBA championship in 1970. Although they have not won the championship for more than 40 years, the ball The history of the team cannot be compared with traditional giants such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Celtics, but its home stadium, Madison Square Garden, has always been a "basketball mecca".

To put it simply, it can be summarized into four reasons. First of all, the reason why Madison Square Garden is so famous is mainly because of the city where it is located. After all, New York is still the largest and most prosperous city in the United States, and Madison Square Garden The garden is located in Midtown, the most prosperous center of Manhattan in New York, and the local train station is also one of the largest train stations in the United States. It is just opposite to Madison Square Garden. You can see Madison Gardens.It can be said that this arena is not only the face of New York, but also a local sports symbol.

The second reason is that most of the major NBA decisions are held here every year, such as the draft.This is also the earliest large-scale dedicated basketball stadium in the United States. It has been put into use in the 40s. Although it has been repaired and expanded several times in the middle, it does not affect its historical status.

The third reason is that this is not only a basketball arena, but also boxing and tennis matches are held here. Several entertainment stars have also held concerts here, and the most famous one is Madison Square Garden. The location of the political convention also raised the arena's status to another level.It can be said that the history of the arena is also a part of American history.

The last reason is what the fans love to see. Since this is the "Basketball Holy Land", there is no stage that makes players shine more than here, so many brilliant performances of superstars are staged here, such as the famous " Miller moment", but he is slightly inferior to the next few people.

On March 1995, 3, Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, made 25 shots in the Madison Square Garden game, made 37 shots, and scored 21 points. It was Jordan's performance that the Chicago Bulls completed. In the classic battle, they successfully defeated the New York Knicks 55-113.

And Jordan's 55 points also created a scoring record for visiting players.

The one who broke his record was Kobe Bryant, known as "Jordan's successor but finally made himself a god". On February 2009, 2, Kobe scored 3 points at Madison Square Garden. He played 61 minutes in the game, 37 He made 31 shots, including 19 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 20 free throws, and contributed 20 points and 61 assists. His efficiency was astonishingly high. He not only broke the record of visiting team players created by Jordan, but also created the highest personal score of the players here. The previous scoring record was 3 points set by Knicks player Bernard King in 1984.

Madison Square Garden has too many great memories. It witnessed Ali and Frazier's boxing championship, created the brilliance of Reid's lame victory in the seventh game of the 1970 Finals, and of course Jordan and Miller.

After Jordan's 55 points and Reggie Miller's 8.9 seconds and 8 points in the Mecca of basketball, nothing seemed to move them until Kobe's record appeared.

Prior to this, Kobe had scored 4+ points in Madison Square Garden 40 times, but James scored 50 points here, Hamilton scored 51 points here, and Knicks player Bernard King even created an astonishing 60 points.Of course, what everyone remembers is Jordan in 1995. He scored 55 points here in his first comeback!
Madison's fans all stood up and gave him endless applause-this was the only time before that Madison's fans gave their applause to their opponents!

So picky fans disdain Kobe at first, but the boos to Kobe at the beginning of the game quickly turned into cheers after halftime, became the MVP of the fourth quarter, and turned into endless applause at the curtain call with cheers.

Bryant scored 34 points at halftime and 46 at the end of the third quarter, but he didn't have the slightest arrogance.So, when he scored 50 in the middle of the fourth quarter, people started cheering, and they all wanted to see Kobe set a new record.Even the number one Knicks fan, Spike Lee (like Daddy Jack at Staples Center), danced courtside in excitement.

When Kobe made his 20th free throw, there was a "wow", and Madison exploded!

The cries of "MVP" passed through the Penn subway station, crossed the junction of Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue, flew over the Hudson River, and reached every corner of the NBA.

Jordan once said, "If you haven't conquered Madison, you can never conquer the NBA!"

At that time, Kobe not only set a new scoring record for Madison, but also won the NBA championship that year, surpassing everything and conquering everything.

Time has changed, when Kobe led the Lakers to visit Madison Square Garden again in 2012, he had his reliable teammate Chu Xiao, the confused Warcraft, the old and strong Gasol and Artest.

This time, can you still complete the conquest of everything?
This season's New York Knicks recruited Mavericks champions Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler to form the "Big Four" with Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, especially Gua Ge Although the combination of Anthony and Stoudemire is far less than the combination of James and Wade, it is still invincible in the Eastern Conference.

Anthony is known as an offensive kaleidoscope, and his scoring ability need not be elaborated. However, if Stoudemire has watched the Suns games in the "Bombardment Era", he will know that he has comprehensive skills and a tough inside style. The duo with Nash is also a classic, and the "Utah Shuangsha" with the Jazz is also bright for a while.

In his rookie season, Stoudemire overshadowed the No. 45 pick Yao Ming and won the NBA's best rookie. Whether it was the high pick-and-roll (cut) with Nash, or the [-]-degree cut from the ribs during the fast break, they were all so impressive. Quickly and continuously create opportunities for additional penalties.

In addition, he has a mid-range shot and a three-pointer.

However, Stoudemire's condition is not very good this season. After Lin Shuhao left New York, no one passed the ball to him, and he also encountered injuries. In the 11-12 season, he missed 13 games due to back injuries. In the game, he was injured in the preseason in the 12-13 season. He underwent surgery on his left knee and knee, and he just came back at the beginning of this month. The monsters are exactly the same. When the two meet this time, they don't know whether they are both confused or one of them stands on the other's body.

As for the other two new members Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler.

Tyson Chandler was born in Hanford, California in 1982. He was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the No. 2001 pick in [-] and then traded to the Chicago Bulls. team.

Nicknamed "The Boxer," he was 7-foot-1 with athleticism and a tough game that made him one of the league's top defenders.Not only is his single-defense ability outstanding, but more importantly, his awareness of assisting defense is also excellent, and he is a defensive gate on the inside.

Here I would like to focus on Jason Kidd, who was a character of the same period as Nash, the "Ki" in "Nash does not attack, Na does not defend".

Born in San Francisco, California in 1973, he is a point guard and nicknamed "J-Kidd". He was selected by the Mavericks in the 1994 NBA draft and later played for the Suns, Nets and Knicks.

In 2012, he was 39 years old. This season is his 19th NBA season, and if nothing else, it will be his last season.In his career, he was selected to the All-NBA team 6 times (5 first team, 1 second team), was selected to the All-Star 10 times, won the assist king 5 times, and won 1 championship with the Dallas Mavericks.

On July 2012, 7, after Kidd left the Mavericks, he signed a three-year 11 million mid-level contract with the Knicks. Considering his 900-year-old "advanced age", the role of the team signing him is mainly to give the young Passing on from person to person, so some people saw his performance this season and felt that this guy was "too old" to not be able to play the ball.

In fact, when he was young, Kidd was one of the greatest point guards in NBA history, with a 360-degree passing vision, an unparalleled view of the overall situation, and his ability to organize fast breaks.At the same time, he is also the spiritual leader of the team with excellent offense and defense. The only technical flaw is that the outside shooting is not accurate enough.

But that doesn't detract from his greatness, as he has several insane skills.

Skill [-], always be able to quickly see which teammate is leaking out when the team is double-teamed at a certain point.

The second skill is the incomparably nimble passing. Kidd can pass the ball to the third man who is in the open position without stopping after receiving the ball.

Skill three, unparalleled brain.Although he is a point guard, Kidd is the offensive and defensive converter of the whole team, playing wherever he wants.He is not relying on innate physical fitness but relying on his mind to play. He has unparalleled calmness and insight on the court. He can also stand up at critical moments and save the team from fire and water. He is a recognized game controller and organizer. Grandmaster.

Skill [-], the timing is well grasped, and he is very skilled in steals.At his peak, Kidd was not only a master of man-to-man defense, but also a perfect team defender. He was good at using help defenses to disrupt the opponent's offense and quickly switch between offense and defense.Although Kidd's speed (especially lateral movement ability) is not as good as before in his old age, his accumulated experience still allows him to complete the task of defending the league's top superstars such as Kobe, Durant and James.

Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe, and Duncan can all turn a top team into a championship team, but only Kidd can turn a bad team into a top team.

For example, in the 2002-03 season, the Nets entered the finals under the leadership of Kidd, but the overall strength of the team was not enough to compete with the Lakers led by Kobe and O'Neal, but no one can deny that without Kidd, the Nets have Maybe not even in the playoffs.

So some people call Kidd the old monster of the stadium, synonymous with calmness and calmness.He is also a special existence in the NBA: he has changed many teams in the league with his basketball wisdom.

(End of this chapter)