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Chapter 103 I apologize [Hundred chapters, ask for a monthly pass!Ask for a reward! 】

"Hey, don't tell me, Lu Ming's defense is really smart. He defended Rondo without much effort, and he put a lot of psychological pressure on the Celtics. If I were coach Rivers, I should think about it now. How did this situation break in the playoffs?"

Although the game was not broadcast on CCTV, Zhang Weiping, who was watching the game with his friends at home, always had a commentary tone in his chats.

"Although Rondo can't attack well, if he defends like this, he won't miss a single shot, right?" My friend is naturally a friend who understands basketball, and feels that this defensive method is a bit too risky.

"But for a game, when the opponent's outside offensive ability is too weak, let go of this person and then put pressure on others to defend. This defense is equivalent to giving Rivers two glasses of poisoned wine. Either replace Rondo, or let the Knicks have five defenses and four defenses. They can only choose one of the two!" Zhang Weiping said Rivers' troubles on the sidelines.

Especially, when Rondo had to make a shot, the sound of the basketball hitting the rim made his whole mind buzz.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Reed!
After playing in the second quarter, facing Lu Ming's two-step defensive strategy, Rondo was forced to take a shot for the fourth time, and finally stepped on the three-point line and hit a long-range shot!
"Come again!"

After making the shot, Rondo yelled at Lu Ming, and then started to defend Lu Ming from halftime with a face of disdain, and kept saying, "One more, one more!"

Quite like the team doctor who refused to hold a gun at Hacksaw Ridge.

So, in the next Celtics' offensive round, Lu Ming basically let Rondo take two steps——

Added half a step.

"..."

This is awkward.

But, are you serious about taking a half step back?

"Another one?" Lu Ming tilted his head, without any malice.

Rondo was almost angry, and threw the basketball to Pierce, who had the best touch in the game, and then went to the weak side silently, eyes full of helplessness.

Pierce was flanked by Gallinari and Lu Ming who came over, and he didn't have a chance to make a phone call. Seeing that the attack time was approaching, he had to throw the basketball to Ray Allen.

Ray Allen missed a forced shot under Chandler's tight defense.

The Celtics' offense was completely unplayable.

After a few minutes, Rivers, who couldn't stand the four-on-five on the court, and the team was about to fall to the bottom double digits, finally called a timeout, replaced Rondo, and replaced Eddie House.

Only then broke the team's 2-minute scoring drought.

However, when the Celtics' playmaker was crazily targeted by the Knicks, the defensive pressure on the other four players had increased exponentially, and their hands felt a great impact.

After the whole game, Rondo was forced to take as many as 15 shots, only hitting five of them, and scoring 14 points with free throws.

Others, the two outsiders of the Big Three, Garnett scored 14 points on 3 of 8, Ray Allen scored 13 of 3, 6 of 1 three points and scored 13 points, which was very dismal.

Only Paul Pierce, after Lu Ming continued to let Rondo go, warned, "Something big will happen!"

Then he took 17 shots, 9 hits, 6 of 7 three-pointers, and 33 points.

"I knew he was good before, but I didn't know he was so good. Paul Pierce is the truth." After the game, De'Doni repeated O'Neal's evaluation of Pierce.

But the same end, the Celtics lost to the Knicks.

When Garnett's iron-blooded jumper is only iron-blooded, when Ray Allen's three-pointer is only used as a sniper rifle, not a submachine gun-like fire suppression, and he forgot to bring a scope, when Rondo is only left with organizational ability and center potential...

When the Celtics' offense relies entirely on their truth, Mr. fmvp who averaged 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game...

Although this afternoon, Pierce showed his kaleidoscopic offensive skills at the small forward position, despite almost doubling his scoring.

But such a Celtic, there is no way to take away a victory from the Knicks.

The experts were surprised. The Celtics in their impression should be a traditional strong team. It is impossible for them to be vulnerable to a traditional bad team like the Knicks.

The fans were pleasantly surprised. They were happy when Lu Ming won.

At the post-match press conference, Rivers was asked about the Knicks' targeted defense, and said with a black face, "We will solve this problem."

Then he said nothing.

The Big Three were disheartened and left the Big Apple City while it was still early.

"Lu, Coach Rivers claimed that your defense against Rondo is a great disrespect to the opponent."

Although Rivers conceded, Louise Clifton did not let him go.

"I apologize." Lu Ming froze for a moment, then said.

All the reporters were stunned, and David Lee, who attended the post-match press conference next to him, was also at a loss.

"Why?" Clifton wondered.

"I mistakenly thought that Coach Rivers let Rajon Rondo play to relieve my pressure on the defensive end. I didn't expect him to use practical actions to tell me that the ultimate form of defense on the field is to respect the opponent, not to defend the opponent. Therefore, I apologize." Lu Ming said with a strong expression.

"Library!"

"Kuku Kuku!"

First one person, and then all the reporters in the audience laughed wantonly.

David Lee almost laughed at Yao Ming's gif.

The post-match interview continued in a cheerful atmosphere, and then Clifton asked a somewhat gossiping question, "Lu, in the first quarter, you had a verbal conflict with Garnett. Was it because he spoke rudely to Taylor Swift? Are you dating her?"

Yo, I know how to use poetry!
Lu Ming expected such a problem, and said with a smile, "Taylor Swift and I have never had an off-site exchange. Presumably, the entertainment reporters in New York know this matter best."

Unexpectedly, a reporter at the scene nodded.

"Well, then I have no problem!" Clifton closed her mouth in satisfaction, leaving the camera brother beside her speechless.

Then, someone asked, "Lu, in the last two games, your stats have dropped across the board. Did you hit the rookie wall? A week ago, Brandon Jennings scored 56 points in the home game, only one goal away from tying or even surpassing you. Don't you feel threatened?"

The reporter said that on November 11, US time, Brandon Jennings made 14 of 38 shots, 21 of 10 three-pointers, and 7 of 10 free throws in the game against the Warriors. He scored 7 points, one point more than the 56 points in history.

Probably, at the last moment, they wanted to break Lu Ming's 58 points, and even get 60+ data.

Jennings' scoring, apart from breaking the rookie scoring of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the history of the team, has nothing in other aspects.

It should have been the record for the youngest 50+ rookie, the record for the rookie with the most points in a single quarter in NBA history, and the record for the most points in a single game in a season, all of which were obtained by Lu Ming in advance.

It's a miserable man.

However, Jennings' 56 points caused an uproar in the United States. The degree of discussion and the height of his praise were much higher than when Lu Ming scored 58 points.

For a while, some experts were already advocating the topic of the No. 10 rookie becoming a superstar.

What's more, one is a player from a country that has been proven that it is impossible to have a good guard, and the other is one of the best point guards in their American history.

Therefore, both intellectually and emotionally, they felt that the superstar of the No. 10 rookie completely overwhelmed the title of the No. 8 strongest super rookie.

Especially when Lu Ming was injured and his performance was mediocre after his comeback, there were sayings like "The No. 8 Knicks rookie suffered an injury and was afraid of becoming a glass man", "Lu may have already met the rookie wall, and 58 points are just a flash in the pan".

During this period of time, what Paul hated the most was reading sports newspapers and news.

The word 58, because Lu Ming, after being almost forgotten by the world, was mentioned again and again. Every time he saw it, his hatred for Lu Ming increased by one point.

At the same time, New Yorkers are not happy to hear this statement.

They have all become Mr. 25%, expecting Lu Ming to score 62 points or more at home every day, erasing the shameful mark left by Kobe here, and completing a breakthrough from 50+ to 60+ in the rookie scoring record, ranking first in history alone.

To be honest, Lu Ming was quite stressed when he was asked this kind of question every day.

However, before answering the question, Lu Ming confirmed again, "Is it a game against Warriors?"

"Yes. The Warriors have Stephen Curry, the No. 09 rookie in the 7 class." The reporter answered him, emphasizing the presence of elementary school students.

The one who was injured was still a primary school student.

After mourning for the primary school students for half a second, Lu Ming said, "I don't think it's too bad to score 31 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds against the mighty Celtics in the East. My friend, do you think this is hitting the rookie wall? Sorry, I don't know much about some terms in the NBA."

"..." The reporter also felt that maybe he didn't understand.

But it doesn't matter, he still asked the question that must be asked every game, "Lu, when will you score 62 points at home?"

"The time is not yet." Lu Ming didn't plan to give him another chance to use mathematics.

"..."

After the season press conference, on the way back to the locker room, David Lee asked Lu Ming, "Lu, I feel that since your comeback, whether it's interviews with reporters or your behavior in the game, it's a bit different."

"Is there?" Lu Ming thought about it for a while, and felt that there was indeed a change.

"Yes. Before, in the game, you were relatively calm and elegant most of the time, just like Ray Allen, but in these two games, you seemed to be deliberately adding some elements of violence and trash talk. Also, when facing reporters, your response was not as gentle as before." David Lee analyzed seriously.

"Is it so obvious?" Lu Ming was a little surprised.

"No, it's not particularly obvious. But, you can still see some." David Lee said with a smile.

"Okay. It's not that I made the change intentionally. It should be that I don't deliberately use my previous habits to restrict my basketball style." Lu Ming thought for a while and said.

"It sounds difficult." David Lee shook his head.

"is it?"

"Yes, at least it feels harder than the next game against the Lakers."

"Fighting the Lakers, I'm finally going to fight Kobe head-on."

"No. You're the one who's fighting Kobe head-on! Because you're the one who's going to fight Kobe!"

"..."

　It's not easy, it's actually a hundred chapters! ! !Lao Han wants to congratulate himself! ! !
　　
　
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