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Chapter 251: The feud of the last century, the Knicks VS the Heat!It's not that enemies don't get together!

Chapter 251: The feud of the last century, the Knicks vs the Heat!It's not that enemies don't get together!

Downey Jr. lit a cigarette, and as an analyst, he seemed to be eloquent.

He had already done a good job of summing up the regular season before this final finale.

The Knicks' highest scorer is starting shooting guard James Harden.

Averaged 22.5 points, 4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 0.4 steals per game.

This is comparable to Jiang Chao's impression of Harden's data in his rookie season.

而库里也在赛季后期硬生生被练出来了，场均上场31分钟，场均17分4.3助攻1.4抢断2.3篮板。

This data is similar to that of Curry's rookie season in his previous life, but at that time, the Warriors were a poor team. The same data, different records, and completely different concepts.

You must know that Tim Duncan, the master of basic skills, has 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. It seems mediocre, but if you switch to the Spurs, that is the absolute core.

Then the biggest signing Tek Drew played a good assist, averaging 11.2 points and 9.3 assists per game, which can be described as the Knicks' offensive combing machine.

He is the most stable point on the court. Whoever dares to let him go has shooting and vision. It can be said that without Turk Drew, it would be difficult for the Knicks to be fourth in the Eastern Conference.

The data of the others is also very average, and the characteristics are basically played out, and the next step is to wait for time for them to transform.

For example, Harden has actually reached the previous Rockets' data, so Jiang Chao is not worried at all about whether Harden can withstand the playoffs. Some people are born for big scenes.

There is Dengola and Curry.

The advantage of this early peak is that this year is really hopeful. Jiang Chao’s biggest worry at the beginning of the season is whether Kuha can practice well. He will not question Kuha’s ability to lead the team.

Even Curry has proved his ability to lead the team to win the championship, but they are still too young. Fortunately, they gave satisfactory answers at the end of the season.

It can also be said that the departure of Larry Hughes made Curry officially regard himself as the core. Whether it is defensive courage or offensive choices, it is much tougher than when it was a substitute.

Okur averaged 9.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

David Lee averaged 6.4 points and 8 rebounds per game.

The big Q averaged 9.3 points per game, and his style of play, which retreated to the third scorer, was to attack tough, the kind of madman who dared to layup against James.

Yi Jianlian averaged 7.3 points and 5 rebounds per game. Although it is much lower than the Nets, he has a sense of presence. His three-point shooting percentage is 54%, ranking the highest among the Knicks.

When he was interviewed by the Chinese media, he bluntly said that he didn't care about the data. Look at the record of the Nets. It only won 12 wins. What use is this kind of team data?

The Nets who were about to move to New York, when they sold Carter, they also washed away the last vestiges of the Big Three. This year, they have completely fallen behind and there are no net fans to criticize Yi Jianlian. They hate him just like Yi Jianlian.

And Ibaka's data is the most interesting, averaging 4.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.

In fact, it can be seen from the data of these insiders that there is no strong insider who averages a double-double per game, either height or weight restrictions, more suitable for role players.

The same goes for the striker. Gallinelli is the civilian version of Turk Drew, averaging 5.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Big Q is more effective than him at critical moments, and he rarely plays at critical moments.

Then there is Jiang Chao's group of second-round guards.

Danny Green averaged 7 points, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, and his assists and rebounds were a few tenths. It is indeed a 3D concept, only scoring and defending.

The most flamboyant is Beverly, averaging 1.2 points, 4 fouls, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, which is not bad. This hand can't help fouling now when whistleblowing is very loose.

However, this is a good thing for role players. The opponents know that you are fierce defensively. In the absence of such foul-making players, the opponents are actually most afraid of this kind of person.

Mills averaged 3 points per game, and today he gave a lot of points. Matthews averaged 4.5 points per game...

"How is the agent recovering?"

"Under Dr. Carter's treatment, he recovered very quickly, but in the end he was allowed to stop playing, otherwise the data would be better." The young marshal and Jiang Chao drank a glass of wine and said with a smile.

"That's fine, everyone's data is still in line with my expectations."

The people Jiang Chao selected have their own advantages and disadvantages. The main reason is that there is a big Yao sitting on the bench. A bunch of rookie child labor contracts have reached this record.

And if it weren't for the six-game losing streak during the painful period at the beginning of the season and the few games where Curry and Harden hit the wall, the Knicks would even be second...

But it doesn't matter, at least I didn't meet Turk Drew's old teammates before the Eastern Conference Finals, and it was also Knicks' magic.

There are still consistent internal discussions on this point. With so many teams in the East, they are not afraid of any of them, except Howard's magic, which is the only team where the Knicks have no way to limit the opponent's ace star.

The other teams are fine, Cavaliers O'Neal is 37, Kyle Garnett is light weight and has a big risk of injury, the Eagles mainly play outside...

Now we have to talk about the team we are about to meet.

first round.

Knicks vs fifth Miami Heat.

If you are lucky enough to get through, the winner of the semifinals against the Cavaliers and Bobcats, the Knicks are really not special if they are against the Cavaliers. After all, Curry has a lore, and he even has the upper hand psychologically.

If you get away with it again, the Eastern Conference Finals will have a high probability of being the winner of the Magic and the Celtics.

"We think so, and I guess Pat Riley over there thinks so too, haha."

Indeed, why Riley suddenly dropped from third to fifth is actually because he didn't want to face any team from the Celtics or Magic in the semifinals. They also felt that after the first round, it would be better to play the Cavaliers first in the second round.

You must know that in the past few years in the East, if you climb over the mountain of Kaizi, you will touch the championship trophy with half your hand.

"So it seems that the Heat did it on purpose?"

"Probably, Riley and Coach Spoelstra are always calculating."

"In fact, it doesn't matter. We can only watch them play, unless we go to the Bulls in the third round, so the first round will be easier."

"Don't tell me, the Heat are really staring at us."

"Yeah, old enemy."

Downey Jr. also smiled and said:

"Boss, Dolan sent me a text message just now, let's fuck the Heat, this is the first time he texted me after selling the team."

Jiang Chao scratched his head: "It's okay, isn't the grievance that I didn't want to recruit Riley at the beginning of the season?? Or the time when Riley left in the last century?"

"It's okay that time, there are more origins later." D'Antoni and the others came to their spirits.

The feud between the Heat and the Knicks has a long history in the East.

What Jiang Chao knows a little bit is that Dolan also bought the team when Riley just took over the Knicks to challenge the Bulls. After that, Riley wanted to monopolize the selection and coaching power like Popovich, so Dolan naturally refused to give it.

So far, the Knicks’ plan to imitate the Pistons to create a bad boy corps has failed. Riley went to the Heat, which promised to delegate power to him, and played against the weakening Knicks every year. Riley also satirized Dolan and the Knicks in the circle. One of the most.

Then after Jiang Chao took over, he also said that I don’t like Pat Riley’s words. From the beginning, he had conflicts with the Heat. After changing the boss, the two teams are still at odds. They all carry gunpowder.

But in fact, the feud between the Heat and the Knicks is much stronger than the subsequent duel.

Their "feud" level is on the same level as the Hukai War and the Bulls Pistons. From the management to the players, they are all enemies!

In 1995, Pat Riley, the Knicks coach at the time, felt disheartened because he failed to lead the team back to the Finals again. On September 9 of the same year, he announced that he would join as president and head coach. Heat, this move was regarded as naked betrayal by New Yorkers.

The Knicks complained to the league that the Heat had lured Riley to join him while he still had a contract. In the end, the Heat settled the lawsuit by sending a 1996 draft pick and $100 million.

This also opened a precedent for players to change coaches.

The case is closed, but the beams of the two teams have been closed since then.

Because Riley has been in the Heat ever since.

The Heat and the Knicks met in the playoffs four times in a row from 1997 to 2000.

"When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous."

Every confrontation is full of physical confrontation that is almost beating. It always makes people suspect that they are not on the basketball court, but on the boxing ring.

In Game 97 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in [-], Heat player PJ Brown hugged Knicks guard Charlie Ward, causing a group fight. ,

As a result, Ewing, Alan Houston, and Aunt Larry Johnson, one of the four major centers of the Knicks, were suspended. They were reversed when they held the match point 3:1.

The main reason was that the league's suspension order had just been issued at that time. PJ Brown was banned from participating in Game [-] and Game [-], and the Knicks suspended Charlie Ward, Ewing, and Houston in Game [-].

The suspension of Starks and Larry Johnson in the seventh game is equivalent to the Heat's "one-to-five" scrapping half of the Knicks' strength.

This can be said to be the ancestor of off-the-board tricks.

And it is said that Riley instructed the players to do this, and Riley did a lot of instigated players.

From then on, as long as the two teams meet, it is inevitable that there will be a martial arts show!

The New Yorkers were put together. After this beam was formed, the Heat and Knicks games often had hot scenes. In the 98 playoffs, Heat center Mourning and Knicks forward Larry Johnson fought again. Van Gundy's coaching career was the best. This is where the classic "thigh hugging" comes from.

When Downey Jr. said this, Jiang Chao's memory also came back to life, damn it, it turned out to be from here.

98 was the most fun year. In the first round of the playoffs, under the arrangement of fate, the old hatred between the two teams added new hatred.

In the fourth game of the series, the Heat's Mourning and the Knicks' Johnson scuffled, and another large-scale beating occurred.

Jiang Chao still has a fresh memory of the scene where Van Gundy, then coach of the Knicks, was dragged a few steps away on the floor by Mourning.

In the end, both Mourning and Johnson were suspended and punished. Without Mourning, the Heat were powerless and gave up the series victory to the Knicks.

So, if there are back and forth, it is a feud. If you keep winning against the Knicks like a bull, you will be called an old enemy at most. If there is no hatred, it is an old grudge that cannot be beaten.

It's no wonder that this year when the Knicks introduced Dayao but announced that the season would still not be played, the Heat star Mourning stood up and mocked Jiang Chao. In fact, what he mocked was that the Knicks still operated Muggles.

You are still the fool you once were, nothing has changed!

This may be the unanimous view of the older generation of NBA people on the NBA.

Here Messina went on to say:

In 1999, the No. 5 Heat faced off against the No. [-] Knicks. The game was still intense and the two sides played again to Game [-].

4.5 seconds before the end, the score was 77-76 and the Heat still led by one point.

Unexpectedly, Alan Houston used a very weird posture to throw the ball from behind the backboard. The basketball stumbled and miraculously scored, and the Heat suffered a black eight from the Knicks.

After that, the Knicks passed five levels and cut six generals, becoming the first No. 8 seed in history to reach the finals.

Sean Marks:

"Being hacked is really full of hatred."

There are only so many black eights in history, black eight teams, there must be hatred if there is no hatred, who asked you to nail me to the pillar of shame? ?

In the 2000 Eastern Conference semifinals, it was still a war without gunpowder.

The two sides played 7 games again and finally the Knicks had the last laugh.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the third game of the series. Heat player Anthony Carter last season's Knicks lore Heat-style goal to kill the Knicks. Although the Knicks protested that the ball was violated, the protest was invalid.

D'Antoni spread his hands:

"Everyone knows what happened later. After the millennium, the Knicks completely declined. The Heat rose strongly and won a championship. Every time they met the Knicks, they stepped on the Knicks under their feet, eh."

"Indeed, few people mentioned our conflicts with the Heat later, because we couldn't touch their tails at all."

"But it's a fact that we have a better record than them this year."

Stevens:

"So just look at us this year, in 2010!"

"Yes, go!"

Jiang Chao squinted his eyes and drank wine. There is a sentence in the American drama "Da Vinci's Demon": "Everyone knows that time is a river, but people don't know that this river is connected end to end and goes back and forth."

He actually thought of an incident in his previous life after the management recalled the history of feud between the Knicks and the Heat.

Maybe life really has a reincarnation. I thought the story between the Heat and the Knicks would end here, but I didn't expect that the Knicks selected Tim Hardaway II in the 2013 draft.

And he is the son of the Heat's legendary "Beatle" Hardaway.

When Hardaway knew that his son was selected by the "feud", would his first reaction be that it was too ironic? ? ?

Anyway, it is impossible for Jiang Chao to choose Hardaway Jr.

And now it means that the old grudges from the last century have accumulated to the present. Although things are different, but the New Knicks have conflicts with the Heat again, it's not that enemies don't get together.

In Jiang Chao's view, after Riley formed the Big 3 next year, his grievances with the Knicks may continue.

Curry, the main force in my battle of bravery, is in the formation!

Come on, the continuation of the feud!

"You write down what you just talked about, remember what the Heat bullied us, tell the players, let them avenge their predecessors!"

"It's necessary, full of emotions first! I also wrote invitation letters to Alan Houston and Ewing to watch the game at home."

"Okay, it's done."

Closer to home, after analyzing your own team, you naturally have to analyze the Heat.