knife point guard

Chapter 301 [Randolph’s MVP trophy, the Knicks’ new plan]

Randolph was very happy. He opened his arms. He felt that he could do anything tonight, like an eagle soaring in the sky. He could swoop down and eat the chickens he wanted.

"Kevin Garnett, your multi-billion dollar contract should be given to me. You are the cancer of seeking fame and reputation, and the Timberwolves have suffered terribly from you. They spent money and did not get results, but instead made you a superstar. Tsk tsk tsk.”

Zach Randolph mocked Garnett to his heart's content.

He is a narrow-minded person, and he can chase and annoy anyone who offends him for the rest of his life.

Garnett hated him so much that he immediately asked for the ball and beat Randolph alone.

But Garnett is not a master of one-on-one scoring. His highest score in a single game in the playoffs was only 35 points. What does this mean? He is not a productive scorer. The type of job he is most suitable for is second-in-command.

boom!

His turnaround jump shot was a hit.

The rebound was also obtained by Su Xi.

Su Xi got it, ran all the way into the penalty area, and passed the basketball out. Randolph caught the ball in the corner and took another shot... Wow!

three point hit

Garnett is hard to guard against.

He didn't expect that it was Randolph, a fat man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Instead of doing good work in the penalty area, he went outside the three-point line to shoot.

It's such an accurate shot.

How to prevent this?

It's not just Garnett who is thinking about this issue, Popovich and Shaquille O'Neal are also thinking about it.

They are all people who aspire to win the championship, and they are all thinking about how to deal with the Knicks. This is a question they have to think about seriously. The Knicks are already No. 1 in the regular season. Although basketball experts are still picking on them in one way or another, after Zach Randolph joined, the Knicks' lineup is really not weak. , and Randolph has now developed new offensive methods.

How will we defend then?

High-end people are thinking about the future.

Tracy McGrady is cursing reality, damn it, why are everyone targeting my All-Star MVP? Garnett, are you going to rebel?

McGrady began to seize the ball, and he began to play singles single-mindedly.

Garnett was also unhappy and wanted to play Randolph in isolation.

The Western Conference is still ten or twenty points behind, and they are already starting to suffer from internal friction.

So the people in the east continue to chop melons and vegetables.

Isiah Thomas stood on the sidelines posing. His biggest expectation for this game is to leave a few classic photos.

After all, this is the first time in his career that he has coached the All-Stars.

Although he has led the team to achieve good results in the past, he has never won the first place in the middle.

Time is moving forward, and the outcome is very clear.

Only Tracy McGrady still refuses to admit defeat. He still thinks that he can create a miracle, what if he scores 60 points in 60 seconds.

Garnett was also unhappy. He was unhappy that Randolph was so complacent.

Popovich gave up early. He stopped directing tactics and focused on watching Randolph's performance.

Randolph's score quickly exceeded 60.

MVP is a sure thing.

With 2 minutes left in the game, the Western team, which was trailing by 28 points, requested a timeout and Popovich began to make substitutions.

At this time, an interesting scene also happened in the east.

Isiah Thomas said to LeBron and the others: "If nothing happens, garbage time is coming. Do you still want to play?"

Thomas's words did not hesitate to rub salt into the wounds of James, the Pistons, and the Heat All-Stars.

Suddenly, everyone stared at him.

My heavenly chosen son, how dare you humiliate me like this.

Yes.

Thomas' eyes were calm, and he made it clear: Yes, I am such an unqualified person. If you have the ability, you can do it to my face.

James expressed their protest with a determined look that they did not want to play.

Isiah Thomas isn’t angry either. "Okay, I've given you the opportunity. If you refuse to play, it's your own business."

"Zach, there's more than a minute left. You're still 7 points away from getting 70 points. Hurry up and get your points."

Thomas smiled and said: "With 70 points in the All-Star Game, you are the best player in the world. It will go down in history. No one can compare with you. Give those who once laughed at you a hard slap in the face."

Randolph quickly agreed.

The conversation between the two made James and the others very angry. They didn't expect that Isiah Thomas could speak out about scoring points so calmly and naturally.

How can people be so shameless?

However, if Randolph really reaches 70 points, he will definitely go down in history. From now on, when talking about the All-Stars, Randolph must be mentioned.

This is in sharp contrast to Randolph's poor image a month ago, when everyone shouted to beat the rat crossing the street.

beep!

The whistle blows and the game continues.

Sure enough, the West lost its resistance, and even McGrady, who was unconvinced, sat on the bench.

Randolph has no psychological barriers. He is notorious anyway and doesn't need to worry about being a human being so that they can meet each other in the future. He and Isiah Thomas both have the temperament of "loving each other".

Randolph succeeded. With the help of Su Xi, he threw 5 consecutive three-pointers at the last moment, hit 2, and completed a layup.

Achieve an achievement of 71 points.

When the whistle sounded, Randolph took off his jersey in excitement and ran across the court, howling.

He even climbed onto the technical platform. He weighed about 300 pounds and made the entire technical platform sway. He shouted: Fat people are also big! Fatty is big too! I'm MVP! I'm MVP!

He was as passionate as the lead singer of a death rock band.

Houston became his home court.

The TV commentators all have to say that Zach Randolph has indeed found himself in the Knicks, and he has become the biggest surprise of this season.

At the same time, they couldn't help but make some fun of the Trail Blazers.

Even when they evaluated the deal before, they said selling Randolph was the best decision the Blazers had made in the past decade. But now, when Randolph is so prosperous, they say that the Trail Blazers wasted a top All-Star.

Many Trail Blazers fans are beginning to regret, why did we send this all-powerful black fat man to the Knicks for free and an unprotected draft pick in 2007?

Facts aside, isn't McMillan not at all wrong?

The basketball circle began to reflect.

This reflection is undoubtedly the third injury to McMillan, who was beaten twice.

But at the same time, it once again illustrates an iron fact: in competitive sports, food is the original sin.

When you perform superbly, experts will naturally defend you.

Except, of course, Susie.

Suzy is the class enemy of American basketball.

The awards ceremony after the game became no suspense. Before David Stern even stepped onto the court, everyone already knew the answer.

Zach Randolph lifted his MVP trophy as he wished.

The score of 71 will also be registered in the All-Star history forever. This will become a scoring record that will never be surpassed.

Although many people have begun to say that this data is caused by Su Xi feeding the ball with all his strength and Isiah Thomas not following the rules of the world and delaying time.

But 71 points is 71 points.

"Thank you to my family in New York, thank you to Sushi the Goat, thank you to Isiah Thomas, thank you to my Knicks teammates, my brothers. Thank you to all the fans, thank you to everyone who voted for me. I did it."

Zach Randolph raised the trophy and shouted: "It turns out that even those who are laughed at can reach the finish line, skr, skr!"

After the game, in an interview, Randolph continued: "This is the biggest honor of my career and the only record I have created. I am very grateful to the Knicks and very grateful to Suzy the Goat, who allowed me to find myself again. Value. I will always follow the GOAT's footsteps and I will do everything I can to help the Knicks reach the top. We will win a championship, for sure."

Randolph even choked up.

The guy who yelled that fat people are also big hugged the trophy with all his strength, and what was caught in the whirlpool of memories was the scene when he met Su Xi outside the Atlantic Casino.

He couldn't imagine what kind of nightmare scene he would have faced if he hadn't met Su Xi and turned around to say hello.

Now, this is heaven.

Randolph cried.

Crying like a fat black man weighing three hundred pounds.

Isiah Thomas smiled like the villain in a Hong Kong movie who attacks a defenseless girl. From the eyes to the expression, everything revealed: If you are not convinced, then call the police.

"I am the head coach, who do I need to answer to for how to use the players?"

"Any team has its main force, its core, and its substitutes. The focus is to win. The strength has long proven that Su Xi and Zach are the main force among the main players, which is why Zach scored 71 points tonight. "

"Of course they are on the bench because they are not capable? If they are very capable, why am I the head coach?"

"I don't care about the Chosen Son. To me, the Chosen Son is a product of media hype. I only look at the record, trophies, and historical records. What does the Chosen Son have? The stolen half of the Rookie of the Year trophy?"

"If the Pistons, Heat, Cavaliers or Pacers feel offended in any way, come to me. May they beat us in the game."

When Isiah Thomas faced reporters, his expression was really annoying.

He only said one word with a smile the whole time. "Let me put my hands up and applaud Zach Randolph on his record night."

In this All-Star Game in Houston, he set up strong enemies on all sides for the Knicks.

But it doesn't matter, Knicks fans are firmly behind him.

New Yorkers are inherently arrogant and think they are the largest city in the world. Why should they be compared to these cats and dogs?

In the past, it was because the Knicks didn't live up to expectations.

Now that the Knicks have Suzy the Goat and have rushed all the way to first place, why should they look at other people's faces?

Is Isiah Thomas so crazy? It’s great, it’s the embodiment of the New York spirit.

During this press conference, Isiah Thomas was also asked something else.

Such as the Knicks' plan.

Isiah Thomas said extremely seriously: "Because we have already won the first place at the halfway point of the season and secured a playoff spot half a season in advance. So in the second half of the season we plan to implement some tactics and relax in terms of record. .”

"We will prepare for the playoffs. I hope we will not fall to eighth in the Eastern Conference. Lest the fans say that we always get black eighth. Hahahaha."

"However, when we fall to the bottom half, they in the top half should not dare to challenge for victory. What if they encounter us? I like to be honest."

"I guarantee that none of them want to meet us. If you don't believe it, go to Miami. If they say they are willing to meet us in the first round, we will adjust our strategy and play specifically for their record."

Isiah Thomas said, "I can do it."

Everyone is convinced of this.

Isiah Thomas has shown how crazy they can be.

The media is really boring. Someone actually asked Shaquille O'Neal. "Isiah Thomas said that the second half of the season will be bad. If you are not afraid of them and want to play the Knicks in the first round of the season, he will satisfy you."

"what?"

O'Neal didn't even react.

He was usually crazy enough, but he didn't expect Thomas to be even crazier.

"He said you don't dare to touch them in the first round. Do you dare?"

The reporter made it very clear.

However, O'Neill did not answer directly. "I don't respond to hypothetical issues like this," he said.

O'Neal knows how crazy the Knicks' two lunatics are. The characteristics Thomas and Randolph showed tonight prove that they are really the kind of people who do what they say.

If they weren't afraid, they would definitely perform badly all the way to the point of playing the first round with the Miami Heat.

O'Neal really doesn't want to face such an unconventional team in the first round, just in case they get crazy.

They are so uncontrollable.

No matter what, we have to watch them play one or two rounds and understand their rules clearly.

...

Randolph returned to New York with the All-Star scoring record and the MVP trophy. He was welcomed from all sides. The New York media called him a historical miracle, and his reputation reached an unprecedented height.

He was very happy.

Then, he donated a large amount of money to buy sneakers and jerseys for poor children.

This earned him even more appreciation.

A positive incentive cycle is formed.

Isiah Thomas returned to New York and once again emphasized to the media that the Knicks need to study tactics in the second half, so record is no longer the first pursuit.

The fans understand.

The media are also very supportive.

In the past, when the Knicks couldn't win, they would curse and criticize because the Knicks really couldn't win.

Now, the Knicks have proven their unparalleled strength. It doesn't matter if they lose a few games as they refine their tactics for the playoffs.

Isiah even dared to make fun of the Miami Heat, which is recognized as the strongest player in the Eastern Conference, but the Heat remained silent.

Doesn't this show that the Knicks are so powerful that no one dares to mess with them?

This kind of arrogance is what New Yorkers want.

In the first game after the All-Star break, the Knicks welcomed the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons were reeling from the humiliation of Isiah Thomas in the All-Star Game.

But they held back their energy, and the Knicks had to follow the rules.

The Knicks focused on practicing their offensive system.

There are two fat men inside, Su Xi, Crawford and Jaylen.

This set of starters is slowly grinding.

Although the Pistons are missing Larry Brown and Ben Wallace, their defensive system is still there and they are excellent training partners.

The Knicks fought them all and even took the lead in the first half.

This made Isiah Thomas anxious. He asked worriedly in the locker room: "Have we come up with all the new playing methods? Don't play what you are good at just to win them. Now you are looking for shortcomings."

(End of this chapter)