NBA: This Center Is So Stable

As the saying goes, “I’m a very good person, but I’m not going to do anything good.”

Chapter 161 The value of the first place in the East

“Hello, dear audience friends, welcome to today’s CCTV-5 live broadcast room. I am today’s host, Zhang Weiping!”

“I am Su Qun!”

“Today, we will bring you the first Knicks game after the All-Star Weekend, and also the first game for Tayshaun Prince in the Knicks since his transfer.”

“They will play at home against the New Jersey Nets. The Nets, currently ranked third in the East, are also very strong. They have Richard Jefferson, Kidd, the No. 1 pick in the millennium, Kenyon Martin, and Alonzo Mourning.”

“Looking back to the past, Mourning was also called the fifth center outside the four major centers in the 1990s. He was the DPOY and blocked shot king for two consecutive years before Ben Wallace. His strength is unquestionable. For the Knicks, today is destined to be a tough battle.”

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New Fox Sports.

The bullet screen in the live broadcast room flew up.

In just a few days, domestic fans missed him very much.

Even though the All-Stars are very exciting to watch, the competition between the teams in the main game is what most fans want.

——【The Knicks are awesome. They actually poached the top forward from the Pistons. This management has something. 】

——【Sure enough, the management has become so efficient in rebuilding the Knicks. The revival of a team really only needs one superstar, such as Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar… Wang Song! 】

——【Why do you say it so easily? The players you mentioned are all rare talents in a decade. Moreover, there is Cleveland. The addition of James, a genius high school student, has not improved the Cavaliers’ situation much. Now they are almost unable to keep their place in the playoffs. 】

——【Wang Song has proven himself under the current DPOY. I wonder how Wang Song can perform under the former best defender? 】

——【It’s hard to say. On the one hand, the Knicks have just completed the transaction and are still in the running-in period. On the other hand, Alonzo Mourning himself has played very well this season. He averaged 3 blocks per game, which is like the 90s! 】

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Madison Garden.

Pre-match interview.

As the first game after the All-Star Game, the New York media showed a sense of excitement.

“Mr. Mike, after the All-Star Game and the Slam Dunk Contest, has the Knicks coaching staff formulated a new tactical plan for Wang Song’s latest performance? The outside world has expressed that they want to see a more violent Wang Song on the court.”

“With the addition of new players, will the Knicks’ running and gunning system be affected?”

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The questions from the frontline reporters were like a hail of bullets, hitting D’Antoni directly.

D’Antoni only left one sentence: “Wait for the result of the game, friends, the final score will give the answer… As for the more violent style of play, you should communicate directly with Wang after the game.”

D’Antoni’s indifference made the reporters a little disappointed.

Fortunately, New Jersey Nets coach Byron Scott was very interested in this topic and opened the conversation.

“For the Eastern Conference teams, the Knicks are a mountain that cannot be avoided, but the New Jersey Nets are ready. We have been looking forward to this game since the beginning of the season, and this day has finally come. Alonzo, Richard, Kenyon and others exuded high morale before the game, and every message revealed that we will take a victory from Madison Garden.”

“Especially Alonzo, he told me that he would beat the rookie head-on. The man who once snatched a game from Shaq completed his surgery last season, and this season he showed his vitality.”

Steck’s heartfelt remarks moved the away media.

Just as he said, Mourning is a tough player. After returning from two kidney-related surgeries, he still stands on the NBA court and shows great fighting power on the court.

If Alonzo Mourning continues to stay healthy throughout his career, the New York media believes that he has the strength to compete for the top four centers.

But can Mourning, who returned after a year, really compete with the most dominant center in the league today?

The media is skeptical about this!

The game begins.

Both teams start.

Nets: Jason Kidd, Corey Kidles, Richard Jefferson, Kenyon Martin, Alonzo Mourning

Knicks:

Steve Nash, Alan Houston, Tayshaun Prince, Kurt Thomas, Wang Song

Opening jump ball.

Alonzo Mourning showed his weakness.

In front of Wang Song, who had just completed a dunk from the free throw line in the All-Star Game, Alonzo Mourning’s only remaining jumping advantage no longer existed.

The Knicks kicked off and started a fast break.

Nash faked a breakthrough and passed the ball to his new teammate Prince in the corner.

Familiar point and familiar feeling, Prince aimed at the basket and shot confidently.

Swish!

The ball passed through the net.

0:3!

The opening three-pointer attracted the enthusiasm of New York fans. This was the first goal of the new player.

Even Prince didn’t expect that his first goal in New York would be so fast. He turned around and celebrated with Nash who was connected.

The tacit understanding of this pass was no less than that of old teammates who had worked together for many years.

“Calm down, young man, you have to get used to the feeling of squatting in the bottom corner, there are many such passes.”

Prince was overjoyed when he heard Nash’s promise.

If you can win the game by squatting in the bottom corner, who the hell would still play the “Larryism” that emphasizes the balance of offense and defense every day.

Play the right way!

This sentence is the one that Prince has heard the most from Larry Brown in the Pistons.

At the same time, it also turned him from a spiritual college player into a system player who has lost his creativity.

Nash’s words reminded him of his days playing in Kentucky.

Just as Prince was celebrating, the Nets’ counterattack had already started.

Kidd took a step and quickly counterattacked and pushed past, passing to Mourning who cut to the basket. Just when he thought he had received an assist, a pair of long arms directly nailed the ball that Mourning had just shot on the board and bounced it out.

The ball happened to fall into Prince’s hands.

The energetic new Knicks player suddenly launched an attack towards the front court, keeping pace with Nash.

Even the son of the wind had to admit that young people have endless energy.

At the front court, there was a chance of two-on-one, and Prince directly passed the ball to the bottom corner. The mentor who warmed up with him before the game took the ball and shot directly.

Whoosh!

The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and passed through the net.

This adjustment of posture, shooting speed and arc of the ball made Prince sigh:

It really deserves to be the champion of the three-point contest!

Back in the backcourt, the Knicks trio who had just completed the connection celebrated with high fives. Looking at Wang Song and Nash with calm faces, Prince was a little shocked.

These offensives that made the fans restless and looked amazing seemed to be just their daily routine in the eyes of the two.

At this moment.

Even Prince, who was also in the powerful Pistons in the East, gradually began to understand the value of the first place in the East.

(End of this chapter)