Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 664
Madison Square Garden is located on top of Pennsylvania Station, one of the largest train stations in the United States, allowing tourists who come to New York by train to see the face of New York at first glance.

However, as the face of New York, it is often slapped in the face by various players, and even in the end, many top players in the league are proud of being able to score high scores here and be able to slap New York in the face.

It can only be said that it may be that people in the United States do not understand Fengshui, and if they don’t know that Fengshui here is probably not good!

In short, for being able to perform well in the holy land of basketball, every star does not want to miss it.

Li Weisi came to New York alone the day before, stayed in a hotel for one night, and did not officially return to the team until the next day's training.

He has been absent from the game for two weeks, and he is looking forward to returning to the game all the time, especially seeing the recent performance of the Warriors, he is even more anxious.

Now, after passing the doctor's examination, he finally returned to the game.

Li Weisi, who was so suffocated, even walked onto the court, jumping up and down, obviously he couldn't wait.

Unlike the relaxation of the Warriors, the Knicks are obviously much more nervous.

Compared with last season, the Knicks have significantly regressed this season. They also experienced a coaching change in the middle, and the entire team is filled with a sense of frustration.

The first thing to do was the two teams scrambling for the ball. Ewing successfully jumped and defeated Malone, allowing the Knicks to get the ball first.

Maurice Cheeks controlled the ball. Because the Warriors retreated quickly, they failed to make it in the first place, so they had to drop the position and reorganize.

This season, the arrival of Cheeks led to last season's starter Mark Jackson being squeezed into the starting lineup. However, as far as the current effect is concerned, it does not look ideal.

Compared with Jackson, Cheeks has stronger defensive ability and more comprehensive offensive ability, but he is almost 35 years old after all, he has already passed the peak of his career, and his physical functions have also appeared. significantly declined.

What's more, for the Knicks, Jackson's organizational skills are obviously more suitable for the Knicks, after all, his ability to feed Ewing is better.

Faced with the Warriors' heavy defense, Cheeks handed the ball to Vandeweghe. In a positional battle like this, the Knicks still have to rely on the performance of the two single players, Ewing and Vandeweghe.

The reason why he chose Vandeweghe was mainly because he said that the defense he faced was weaker than that of Ewing, and it was difficult to safely send the ball to Ewing at this time.

Vandeweghe's style of play is somewhat similar to that of Mullin. He is a stable and efficient shooter. Although he is 32 years old, he still maintains a good offensive efficiency. He is still the Knicks' second scorer.

A simple change of direction and a breakthrough did not allow Vandeweghe to break through Mullin, but it still drove Mullin's center of gravity. Then Vandeweghe took a step back and quickly completed the shot while Mullin was not prepared.

Due to the shortened three-point line, Vandeweghe's shot was actually a three-pointer, and it went into the net hollow. It seems that his hand feels good tonight.

Next, it was the Warriors' turn to attack, and Mullin ran out of the screen. Li Weisi immediately passed the ball to Mullin. Mullin also responded with a three-pointer, but the basketball hit the basket and bounced out.

Multiple away games in a row made Mullin feel a bit cold tonight.

The moment the basketball landed, the entire restricted area scrambled into a crowd. At this time, the four people in the restricted area all had top rebounding abilities in the league. Moses Malone, Rodman, Ewing and Oakley, these four were together Competing for rebounds, he snatched the rebounds out of art.

Malone was stuck behind Ewing, but Malone was pushing forward hard, Oakley and Rodman wrapped their arms around each other, pushing each other hard, and the basketball fell on top of Oakley and Rodman.

Seeing the basketball fall to the other side, Ewing wanted to run over, but Ma Long, a fox who has been around for thousands of years, could not understand Ewing's thoughts, and even pulled and dragged him so that Ewing would not be given a chance to run over.

On this side, Rodman suddenly pulled out a hand, and tapped the ball before Oakley. The smart Rodman tapped the ball to a place with fewer people, entangled with Oakley with one hand, and tapped the ball with the other. Tapping the ball three or four times in a row, he used his best rebounding moves.

Relying on Rodman's performance, he successfully grabbed the rebound. After grabbing the ball, he found Li Weisi immediately.

Li Weisi caught the ball and tricked Cheeks with a fake shot, and made another three-point shot. The basketball went into the net. It seemed that Li Weisi, who had been resting for half a month, did not let his touch cool.

In the first round, both teams hit a three-pointer each, and the score was 3:3.

It was the Knicks' turn to attack again. This time, Cheeks successfully handed the ball to Ewing.

Of course, it wasn't that there was a loophole in the Warriors' defense, nor was Cheeks breaking through Li Weisi's defense, but to avoid being intercepted by the Warriors, this time Ewing took the initiative to mention near the free throw line and received the pass.

Since this is not the center's traditional receiving point, this situation is very unfavorable for Ewing's offense.

First of all, based on the principle that the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate, the center forward will generally not catch the ball too far from the basket, because this will reduce the power of the center forward. Of course, it will not be too close, which is not conducive to the center forward's action. .

Secondly, the distance is too far, and receiving the ball at the free throw line is actually very embarrassing for most centers, because at this position, there is a risk of being intercepted when breaking through, and the shooting rate cannot be guaranteed.

But Ewing is not an ordinary center forward. He is a star who can be ranked among the "Four Center Forwards" in the era when centers are prevalent.

With comprehensive skills, he has a good mid-range jumper ability, which makes him still a very big threat at the free throw line, which makes Malone dare not shoot too much. At the same time, his speed allows him to rush to the opponent's defense. Before, complete the finalization.

And this attack fully demonstrated Ewing's ability.

Facing Malone's defense, Ewing used his speed to break through Malone's defense line. With a height of 213cm, he was obviously taller than Malone, but his speed was better than Malone's. Even, his starting speed was as fast as the small forwards in the league. up.

One step past Malone, facing Rodman's defense, he chose to ignore it, flew up, and his whole body seemed to exceed half of Rodman's body, then, he waved his right hand lightly, smashed a buckle with one hand, and used a A dunk completed the score.

The whole process was done in one go, and the goal was also pleasing to the eye and admirable.

The score was rewritten to 5:3.

(End of this chapter)