knife point guard

Chapter 287 [He is not a lamb at all, he is a jackal, a tiger]

D'Antoni was stunned.

He made careful arrangements and strong tactical arrangements.

But Su Xi broke the game in the simplest and most direct way. He stole Nash, he rushed into the frontcourt, he made an emergency stop, he hit a three-pointer, and he opened his hands on the road.

The way he opened his hands was so cool.

He left Phoenix fans with a baggage stuck in their throats. They had a lot of noise that they couldn't make out, and the shock that Susie gave them numbed their nerves.

4 points behind.

39 seconds left.

Can you win?

Of course there is a chance.

However, the home momentum is in irreversible decline.

D'Antoni asked them for one last timeout.

Larry Brown said on TV that Suzy fouled the ball.

But the slow motion showed that Su Xi's steal was very clean. He raised his hands to force Nash to stop. The moment Nash turned to protect the ball, he reached in and forcibly took away the basketball.

Larry Brown usually appreciates this kind of defense the most, but this person is Su Xi, and he can't express his praise.

He just wanted the referee to change the decision.

Reggie Miller said: "Any game that reaches the countdown stage is a stage for superstars. The Suns have no superstars, so they will definitely lose."

The whistle sounded.

D'Antoni arranged a lot of screens, allowing Nash to escape the siege and catch the basketball. Nash took two steps forward with the ball and jumped directly to shoot.

But the moment he took action, Su Xi flew over from one side. He jumped higher than expected. His long arms and giant palms completed the interception in the air. He shot the basketball, and the basketball changed its trajectory and flew. In the hands of Crawford.

Crawford broke through with the ball and was pursued by Shawn Marion, but Crawford still threw the basketball under his pull. At that time, the referee sounded the whistle and made a 3+1 gesture.

Crawford's shooting point was still two or three meters away from the three-point line.

But... ugh!

Crawford had a seizure.

This nerve knife was unsheathed at the last moment of the game.

A cold light flashed.

The sun has passed away.

Crawford hit a free throw, widening the point difference to 8 points.

Su Xi pressed hard, and Nash passed the basketball to Marion. Marion took a shot from outside the three-point line, but missed, and the rebound was taken by David Lee.

The Suns gave up the game.

David Lee handed the basketball to Su Xi, and Su Xi passed it to Crawford: "You try the logo shot."

Suzy lets Crawford play.

In the final moments of the game, he treated the game like a game.

Crawford holds the ball, and he is very unspoken about the rules. After the final whistle sounded, he threw the basketball from the midline... Bang!

The basketball spans half the court and hits the blue frame.

Phoenix was shocked.

Susie reached out and gave him a high-five, saying, "If your shot doesn't spin that fast, it's a nice hollow."

Crawford nodded: "Yes."

The Knicks won their 17th game of the season and 17th consecutive victory.

They still top the record list.

The number one player in the Western Conference was deposed by them as a matter of course.

Although the Suns vowed before the game, even though they were full of confidence. But losing is losing.

They can say that the Knicks have no central idea, and that the Knicks' running and gunning is not orthodox enough. They can even say that they were still neck and neck until the last moment.

However, they added one defeat to the record list.

Su Xi and Stephen Nash shook hands, and Nash hugged Su Xi. "Congratulations on winning this game," he said.

"Thank you." Su Xi said: "It's a pity that you met me at the peak of my career. I mean, I also want the regular season MVP this season."

Nash was stunned.

He didn't expect Su Xi to be so direct.

He gave a wry smile.

He knows that if the Knicks continue to be so crazy, there will be no suspense for the regular season MVP.

Even if the Suns' record this season is better than last season, it won't work.

"I won't give up easily." Nash said firmly.

"I know, that's why I appreciate you." Su Xi patted Nash on the shoulder.

After the two separated, Su Xi appeared in the camera interviewing reporters on the sidelines. ESPN's sideline reporter asked Su Xi how he felt about winning the game and scoring a triple-double.

"I've become numb. Triple-doubles and victories are something that the Knicks and I have become accustomed to this season." Su Xi said calmly.

This sentence is very true, but also very pretentious.

"Before the start of the season, many basketball experts predicted that the Knicks' record this season would be seventh or eighth in the Eastern Conference. Why can you lead the team to the first place in the league? How long do you think the Knicks' record can last? Will you break the Knicks' winning streak? Will you remain No. 1 in the league?"

"of course."

Su Xi said as it should be: "We will definitely create a new record in team history, otherwise what is the point of coming to the Knicks? Why can we become the first in the league? Of course it is because we are strong enough. As for the comments of basketball experts, Just listen, if what they say is accurate, then we don’t need to compete at all, and let them use their mouths to argue on TV for two hours, and whoever wins will win the NBA championship. Wouldn’t it be better?” Su Xi is full of sarcasm.

"However, Larry Brown questions your defensive system. He believes that a team without defense will not make it far in the playoffs. And many people think that you have not found a fixed tactical core and your record will have twists and turns. In this regard What do you think?"

"I don't care what Larry Brown says. From the beginning to the end, his and I have different ideas." Su Xi said: "We have indeed not found a fixed tactical style, but we have not found the core tactics. We are already so strong when we play, but when we find it, why can’t we dominate the league?”

"So, do you think the Knicks will win the championship this season?"

"I have always said that the Knicks will win the championship, but no one has ever believed me. Now, I still say that I will win the championship. Do you believe it?" Su Xi asked reporters.

The reporter smiled: "This does sound a bit... Okay. If you lead the Knicks to win the championship this season, you will have won three consecutive personal championships. If you win the third Finals MVP, do you think you can Comparable to Jordan?"

"You should travel back in time and ask this question to third-year Michael Jordan. You ask him, if there is a player who leads two teams to win championships in the first three years of his career and is elected as the Finals MVP, and he is only 21 years old, Do you think you can compare with him?"

Su Xi asked this rhetorical question.

The ESPN sideline reporter was speechless.

Su Xi patted him on the shoulder, leaving the TV audience with a handsome back and a big question mark.

Yes.

What is Jordan doing in third grade? Is he better than Su Xi, the current little sheep?

The answer is yes.

"The perfect rhetorical question." Reggie Miller said with certainty on TV: "Suzy the Lamb is the strongest third-year student in history, no doubt. If you compare him in the third grade with Jordan, who has a complete career, It's unfair. You should compare Jordan, a third-year player, to Jack, a third-year player."

Mike Breen asked: "Reggie, do you really think that the first two championships have a lot to do with Suzy the Lamb? Did he really lead the team to win the championship?"

"Otherwise?" Reggie Miller said: "Before he arrived at the team, the Pacers worked hard for decades, including me for more than ten years, but we got nothing. It was only after Susie the Lamb joined that we completed Won two championships. Moreover, didn’t his Finals MVP already clearly explain all this? Does this issue still need to be questioned?”

"Ask Larry Brown, who was the biggest threat to the Detroit Pistons?" Miller added salt to Larry Brown's wounds.

Larry Brown wanted to slap Miller twice.

He endured it for a long time, then pinched his nose and said: "Susie the Yang is indeed a very impactful player. However, there are also many stars who reach their peak when they debut. It's hard to say about the NBA. The strongest third-year player in history may not be the best in history. The strongest player. What’s more, this season is not over yet, so don’t brag wildly about things that haven’t happened yet.”

Larry Brown is now objective, fair and neutral.

...

The Phoenix Suns concluded after the game that the reason for this failure was that they did not grab enough backcourt rebounds and gave the Knicks too many second-chance offensive opportunities.

D'Antoni also questioned the referee's call at the last moment.

This is a typical symptom of having the hardest mouth in the whole body.

In comparison, Isiah Thomas is much more modest. He concluded his speech at the post-match press conference: "This was a successful game, a competitive game, and a super-high-level game. Players from both sides worked hard and played with style and excellence. There was great friendship and great competitiveness. I’m proud to be a part of a competition like this.”

The reporters were confused by him.

Then, a reporter asked him why the tactics and lineups arranged in the first, second, third, and fourth quarters were different.

He answered seriously: "Because the first quarter, the second quarter, the third quarter, and the fourth quarter are different in themselves. Why are they different? Because they are related to one, two, three and four. One, two, three and four represent time, and Represents quantity. When time and quantity change, our tactics must change accordingly. Just like, when we eat in the morning, we call it breakfast. At noon, we call it lunch, and in the evening, we call it dinner. Sometimes we eat the same food. , but more often than not we eat different foods.”

Uh...that actually makes sense.

Upon first hearing, most reporters were distracted by his speech.

But if you think about it carefully, there is a trivial truth.

"So, what do you think are the differences between run-and-gun, triangle offense, Princeton, and half-court ball-handling singles strategies? And what kind of tactical system will you ultimately choose?"

"First of all, they all have very good tactics, and they are all very successful tactics. Then, of course, very successful tactics must be driven by great stars. Jack is the greatest star in history, so he can Perfect use of various tactics. Regarding what kind of tactical system we will ultimately adopt, I can only say that it is a secret. Why will it be a secret? Because I don’t want others to know.”

The Smiling Assassin gushed: "That's why I say it's a secret."

The reporters were confused again.

Throughout the entire press conference, Isiah Thomas did not discuss any specific tactical arrangements, nor did he discuss the data of both sides. They talked about mysterious and mysterious things.

Isiah Thomas said a lot, but had little news for reporters to break.

It can be seen that Isiah Thomas is also a ruthless person.

When the Knicks arrived in Los Angeles and Antonio Davis left the team, he had another fight with Thomas on the plane. He asked to be traded, saying he was fed up with the bad atmosphere in the Knicks and Suhi's self-righteous control of everything.

He also called Isiah Thomas a wimp and compared Thomas to Susie's marionette.

What he said was quite unpleasant.

This ended the possibility of him continuing to work with the Knicks.

Isiah Thomas pointed to his nose and said he would grant his request. But, he's going to throw Antonio Davis to a terrible, bad team.

The two were in a frenzy and almost started fighting.

After the plane landed in Los Angeles, Antonio Davis left on his own, and Isiah Thomas, as general manager, told him that if he left the team without authorization, he would withhold his salary.

Antonio Davis said he was going to appeal to the players union.

The conflict between the two parties has become irreconcilable.

The next morning, all Knicks players saw Antonio Davis being covered in the Los Angeles media. He made an appointment with a famous reporter for an exclusive interview. Then he slandered Knicks and Susie in an exclusive interview.

"...The current New York Knicks locker room is a mess. Everyone is fawning over Suzy the Lamb. Even Isiah Thomas, the head coach, exists in name only. Anyone who dares to oppose the will of Suzy the Sheep will be punished. Marginalized.”

"... He rules the Knicks in a brutal way, and those who don't obey him will step aside. I don't think this method can help the Knicks develop in the long run. He has no talent at all. He has been taking advantage of the situation. The Knicks' record It’s like a paper pagoda that will be blown down if the wind and waves are strong.”

"...I'm waiting to be traded, and I'm the only one on the team who says the King has no clothes, so I'm going to be sent away. I know what happens, but I still have to speak up because I'm a righteous person, I'm not afraid of anyone."

"...Isiah Thomas is uneducated. He takes naps every game. He doesn't understand tactics at all. All the tactics are done by the little sheep Suzy. He makes the players perform with him."

"...He is not a lamb, he is a jackal, no, he is a tiger. So anyone who disobeys him will be eaten by him."

"...I hate the Knicks, I think the Knicks are going to fail right away. They're not going to last, they're not going to make the playoffs, they have no defense. It's just a bunch of people who listen to Suzy's lead and they think they can do anything. , but in reality, they are useless.”

These words made those basketball experts who hated the Knicks pick up their guns. For a moment, public opinion in the sports media swept like a strong wind.

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(End of this chapter)