I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 123 Small Scenes

Before the game, an angry Howard responded very strongly to Liu He.

"I will use this game to tell some people that the No. 25 pick is the No. 25 pick! The [-]th pick is just the [-]th pick! Even if he puts in all his efforts, he will never be able to make up for the gap in physical talent."

As soon as these words came out, an old man in Cleveland praised Howard crazily and fully agreed with it.

Game day, Madison Square Garden.

The Magic came out first.

Their starting lineup tonight is:

Position [-]: Dwight Howard.

Number four: Kevin Cato.

Position [-]: Hedo Turkoglu.

No. [-]: Alan Houston.

Number one: Steve Francis.

Subsequently, the Knicks, as the home team, appeared:

Position [-]: Zaza Pachulia.

Position [-]: Kurt Thomas.

Number three: Liu He.

No. [-]: Grant Hill.

Position [-]: Jason Williams.

When Liu He came on the stage for the last time, the entire arena exploded, and the New York fans gave earth-shattering cheers.

On the court, Howard looked at the dazzling Liu He, his eyes almost bursting with fire.

Arrogant, you continue to be arrogant!
In a moment, I will knock you into the dust and let you see how strong I am.

Liu He naturally noticed Howard's eyes, but he smiled indifferently.

The rookie Hogoud is not even worthy of his attention.

Beep!
During the jump ball session, Howard jumped high and moved the basketball back to the Magic half court.

Regardless of Howard's character, his talent is indeed at the top of the NBA pyramid.

"Big Brother" Francis advanced with the ball.

This season, Freddie can still average 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and he is still the league's top number one position.

Of course, his 42.3% field goal percentage and 29.9% three-point shooting percentage also prove that he is still the unreasonable offensive choice.

Relying on his strong body, Francis rushed into the paint area with white chocolate on his head.

Hill made timely defense.

Francis immediately found Alan Houston, the "Central Shooting King" who had been shorted.

Houston catches the ball and shoots, which is Houston's unique skill.

But the knee injury affected Houston's speed and bounce, as well as his shooting skills.

The simplest thing is that Houston's shooting point is not as high as before.

Liu He, who arrived in time, stretched out his long arms, but Houston was interfered with and missed the shot.

Bang!

The Magic head coach on the sidelines shook his head helplessly.

Last season, Houston also scored 18.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 43.5% from the field, 43.1% from three-point range, and 91.3% from free throws.

This season, Houston's data plummeted to 11.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists, shooting 41.5% from the field, 38.8% from three-pointers, and 83.7% from free throws.

Almost all statistics are the lowest except for his rookie season.

On top of that, Houston's health has been ruined, almost playing one game and taking three games off.

Under the basket, Pachulia struggled to block Howard and protect the rebound.

The Knicks attack.

Liu He held the ball at the top of the arc, looked at the Magic's defense, and passed the ball to Hill.

Hill faced Houston and was the two main protagonists of the summer trade.

Hill didn't make any extra moves and started directly. In just one step, Houston, who had lost a leg, passed cleanly.

This scene was like a sharp knife thrust into the heart of the Magic's management.

In the summer, they obviously took the initiative to make a deal with the Knicks with the intention of robbing them.

But now, the Magic management feels like they have lost all their money.

Houston, who seemed to still have quasi-All-Star ability at the time, was almost completely useless, but Hill, who seemed to be completely useless, is now glowing with a second spring.

At this moment, Howard, who was under the basket, pounced on Hill immediately and blocked Hill.

"Fortunately, we have Dwight Howard."

Looking at Howard's tall body and super-fast footsteps, Hill did not force the shot, but immediately distributed the ball to Pachulia.

Pachulia had just caught the ball and was about to take action, but found Howard pounced back again.

"So fast!"

A healthy Howard has top-notch defensive capabilities and extremely fast feet.

What's more, Howard played this game with the "angry" buff, and his physical condition has been adjusted to the extreme.

Pachulia had no chance to take a shot, so he passed the ball again.

Liu He caught the ball, made a feint to destroy Turkoglu's defensive focus, and then started directly, passing Turkoglu in one step.

Compared with last year, Turkoglu is stronger and his pace is correspondingly slower.

But Liu He's first step was much faster than last year. Now Turkoglu can't keep up with Liu He at all.

Howard, who was under the basket, saw this and immediately jumped up.

Liu He didn't wait for Howard to pounce, and took advantage of the time difference to make a jump shot.

Swish!
2: 0.

Howard looked at Liu He with cannibalistic eyes. He only blamed himself for not being able to fly, otherwise he would have given Liu He an unforgettable hotpot.

Liu He was unmoved by this.

Again, the rookie Hogoud is not worth mentioning.

The Magic attack.

Francis continued to play hard against the white chocolate. This time he did not choose to pass the ball, but chose to push away the white chocolate and then shoot directly from the mid-range.

Swish!
2: 2.

This is pure personal ability.

The Knicks attack.

Hill called Liu He for a pick-and-roll, and Liu He blocked Houston.

Hill took the opportunity to speed up and get rid of his defender.Facing Turkoglu, who was changing defense, Hill shook his shoulders, accelerated again, and passed Turkoglu.

Howard pounced on Hill to cover.

Liu He noticed Howard making the save, and immediately pushed past Houston and sprinted toward the Magic's empty penalty area.

Hill took his time and waited until Howard almost jumped in front of him before passing the ball to Liu He.

At this time, Howard tried to turn around and stop Liu He, but it was too late.

Liu He faced Cato, who was defending, and scored with a projectile shot.

Bang, swish!

4: 2.

The Magic attack.

Francis continued to eat white chocolate, hit a mid-range jumper, and hit it again.

Swish!
4: 4.

Fred's touch was extremely hot tonight, and he scored two consecutive difficult shots in the confrontation.

The Knicks attack.

Liu He continued to set up a pick-and-roll for Hill. Hill made a strong breakthrough to attract double-teams, and then distributed the ball to Liu He who bounced outside.

Liu He pulled it up directly.

Swish!
7: 4.

Seeing that the wing composed of Houston and Turkoglu was blasted infinitely and riddled with holes, the Magic made timely adjustments.

Prepare to replace Alan Houston.

Replace with DeShawn Stevenson.

Stevenson is a swingman and wing defender. His three-point shot attempts and shooting percentage are quite good in the latter part of his career.

However, at this time, in this era where three-pointers were generally not valued, Stevenson rarely shot outside the three-point line, and his shooting rate was also unstable.

When the Magic attacked, Francis crossed over from the outside and suddenly accelerated into the paint. Before Pachulia and Thomas could complete the attack, he soared into the air and smashed the basketball into the basket with a signature Z-fold dunk.

boom!
7: 6.

The Magic took the opportunity to make substitutions. As soon as Stevenson came up, he entangled Liu He who scored 7 points in a row.

The Magic team wanted to limit Liu He's scoring and look for opportunities to win.

Liu He led Stevenson to the top of the key and set up a pick-and-roll for White Chocolate.

White Chocolate took the opportunity to speed up, get rid of Francis, and accelerated inwards.

However, Stevenson's defensive awareness is very good, and he switches defense in front of White Chocolate in time, and then actively seeks confrontation and drives White Chocolate towards the three-point line.

White Chocolate's body is much smaller than Stevenson's and cannot be pushed in.At this moment, he made a weird pass without looking at anyone and sent it directly to the top of the arc.

Liu He caught the ball and shot directly against Francis, who was much shorter than him.

Swish!
10: 6.

The 25th overall pick has scored 10 points in a row.

His good teammates all understand the world and made the right choice after Liu He and Howard exchanged insults in the air.

The Magic attack.

Francis also thought about using his excellent body to forcefully eat white chocolate.

Unexpectedly, Liu He gave up Stevenson directly, rushed to the free throw line, and cooperated with White Chocolate to attack Francis.

Francis was in danger and passed a wonderful pass to Stevenson on the wing.

Stevenson took an open shot from the outside.

Bang!

Liu He was right in his bet. Stevenson's three-point shot, which was rare and unstable, was indeed not a big threat.

Pachulia protected the rebound again and found Liu He immediately.

Liu He held the ball on a fast break, went to the frontcourt, and pushed Francis away for a layup.

Swish!
12: 6.

The Magic attack.

Turkoglu backed up Hill and used his larger body to get into the low post. Unfortunately, he turned around and the jump shot missed the frame.

Howard leaped high and snatched the rebound off Pachulia's head.

This bounce made New York fans dumbfounded.

He is worthy of being the top pick in high school, his talent is so tempting!
After landing, Howard knocked Pachulia away, raised his hand and bombed with a rebound.

boom!
New York fans were dumbfounded again.

This……

Others were shooting, but Howard looked like he was throwing an iron ball. His hand skills were too rough.It doesn't have the delicate touch of O'Neal or Yao Ming at all.

There was a loud bang and the basketball bounced high.

Howard jumped again and grabbed the rebound from Pachulia.

Pachulia, who was not very good at dancing, looked even more cumbersome when compared with Howard.

vote again.

Bang!

Still not in.

Howard grabbed the offensive rebound for the third time and then shot.

This jumping ability is truly invincible.

At this moment, a figure caught up from behind Howard, and before Howard could fully take action, he slapped the basketball away.

Snapped!
Liu He gave Howard a big hit.

Pachulia finally grabbed the basketball and hurried to find Liu He.

Liu He pushed forward by himself.

Howard followed closely behind him. Having just been blocked, he felt humiliated and wanted revenge.

Liu He didn't take it seriously, went to the basket, jumped into the air, pretended to shoot, but actually threw the ball behind his head.

Hill caught the ball from behind and completed a dunk.

boom!
14:6.Seeing that the score difference was about to widen, "Turkish Agent" Turkoglu threw a full-moon scimitar and hit the red heart.

Swish!
14: 9.

Even though this Magic team won the No. [-] pick this year, the Magic's lineup is really pretty good, at least on paper.

At the beginning of the season, the Magic also achieved a record of 9 wins and 5 losses. They were not a weak team.

End of first quarter, 28:23.

The Knicks only led by 5 points.

However, Liu He scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the first quarter.

It’s not easy to get points.

But if you have the support of the whole team, it’s not that difficult.

So Liu He couldn't figure out why Howard, who played the entire first quarter, still had 0 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.

In the second quarter, the Knicks sent out a bench of Chandler, Varejao, Hill, Crawford, and Payton.

On the Magic team, there is also "Old Cat" Mobley leading the bench.

However, it is obvious that the Knicks' bench lineup is deeper, and the point difference between the two sides gradually widens.

More than half of the second quarter, 39:30.

The two sides continued to change generals.

Magic:
Howard, Tony Batty, Turkoglu, Stevenson, Francis.

Knicks:

Chandler, Thomas, Liu He, Crawford, White Chocolate.

The Knicks attack first.

Crawford dribbled coquettishly, broke through Turkoglu, and made a mid-range pull-up jumper.

Swish!
41: 30.

Turkoglu immediately wanted to retaliate, but on the offensive end, he found that the person defending him was Liu He.

Turkoglu hit Liu He with his back. After a few hits, he found that he couldn't push him away, so he tried to pass the ball.

But at this time, Crawford had already pounced on him, delaying Turkoglu's action, and Turkoglu failed to pass the ball out immediately.

Liu He, who was behind him, immediately seized the opportunity and swung out his hand like a knife, cutting off the basketball.

The Knicks immediately launched another wave of mercury-like defensive counterattacks, and Thomas received a white chocolate pass and scored a layup.

43: 30.

Seeing that the point difference was about to widen, Francis took action again. First, he forced a shot against white chocolate from the outside and hit a difficult three-pointer. Then he broke into the penalty area and made a difficult layup.

Francis made sudden shots and scored 5 points for the Magic in an instant.

43: 35.

Tonight's game is very exciting.

At halftime, 54:49.

刘河半场砍下27分4篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Howard only scored 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

What made Howard even more unhappy was...he failed to take any advantage from Liu He, and instead received a block from Liu He.

At the end of halftime, players from both sides left the field. Howard took the initiative to run to Liu He and provoked: "Liu He, do you dare to challenge me head-on? If you dare, I will guard you to death!"

Liu He smiled.

Behind him, Malone, Payton, Thomas, Pachulia, Big Dog, Hardaway, Varejao, White Chocolate... and a bunch of other aggressive people were all looking at Howard eagerly.

The New York fans at the scene were even more excited, they are never afraid of trouble!

No!It should be said that New York fans like to pick things up the most.

However, before they made any trouble tonight, their opponent dared to take the lead in making trouble. This made the restless elements in the blood of New York fans unable to restrain themselves.

Liu He glanced at Howard, smoothed his hair lazily, and said disdainfully: "First of all, I have to remind you, an illiterate person who has never gone to college, that a challenge is the behavior of a weak person facing a strong person. So it should be you who challenges me!

Howard looked embarrassed.

But Liu He continued: "Secondly, since you are not afraid of death, I will give you this chance!"

……

The "communication" between Liu He and Howard was seen by all the fans, but no one could hear what they said. It seemed like they were talking trash to each other.

The on-site cameraman obviously understood what the fans were thinking, and even put a close-up of the two squirting on each other on the big screen at Madison Square Garden.

Although you couldn't hear what the two said, you could tell from the expressions on their faces that they wanted to fuck each other to death. It must have been a "friendly and intimate" exchange.

In an instant, New York fans became restless.

The reporters at the scene also understood the flow of traffic, so they rushed towards Liu He and surrounded him.

"Liu, can I know what you and Howard said?"

Liu He smiled and replied: "Of course!"

"That guy was shocked by my strength and came here to show respect to me."

reporter:"……"

I believe you a ghost!
As for Howard's remarks before the game, and his dissatisfied and provocative look just now, he definitely didn't say anything good.

This is not over yet, Liu He continued: "As the owner, of course I can't be rude. So I told Howard that in the second half, I will prepare a welcome ceremony for him to welcome him to the NBA."

For a moment, the reporter became excited.

"Liu, you mean..."

Liu He smiled: "It's good if you know..."

After speaking, Liu He turned around and walked into the players' tunnel.

The reporters behind him became even more excited and began to make preparations, making sure to record the "welcome ceremony" prepared by Liu He in every detail.

That must be a good show!
In Miami, O'Neal was so excited watching the live broadcast that he started dancing.And prepared a lot of snacks and drinks, ready to watch the show.

Wade on the side was in trouble.

You two have broken up, why do you still need to show your affection in the distance?

How should I, my current boss, handle myself?

In Cleveland, James had even more mixed emotions.

James, who had been tortured by Liu He, hoped that Howard could help him get revenge.

But then I thought about it, if Howard can really defeat Liu He, doesn't it mean that James, I, is not as good as Howard?
For a moment, James didn't know whether he should support Howard to win or hope that Howard would lose.

After the conflict between Howard and Liu He, the ratings of this game began to skyrocket and continued to rise.

Finally, the second half of the game began, and the two sides changed sides and fought again.

White Chocolate advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Liu He.

Stevenson immediately rushed in front of Liu He.

Liu He grabbed the ball with one hand and did not attack. Instead, he hooked his fingers at Howard.

"Come on, rookie!"

In an instant, the New York fans at the scene were so excited that they almost climaxed.

Howard also walked out, pushed Stevenson away, and stood in front of Liu He.

Stevenson frowned. He had been fighting with Liu He for half a game, and he knew how difficult Liu He was to deal with. He was close to the height and strength of the fourth position, but he had the speed and explosive power of the third position.

Although Howard has outstanding talent and quick feet, he is also built at the fifth position. How can he guard Liu He?
But he is just an ordinary rotation, so how can he dare to question Howard, who is the cornerstone of the team?
Especially when Howard looked at Stevenson and said, "You can't guard him, what's the use of you?"

This made Stevenson blush and leave in despair.

Howard spread his legs, lowered his center of gravity, and stared at Liu He eagerly.

Liu He made continuous tentative steps and pretended to break through, forcing Howard to keep moving.

Suddenly, Liu He raised the basketball high and made a feint.

Howard was deceived by Liu He's fake move, jumped up high, and flew into the air only to find that Liu He had not left the ground at all.

People who can dance always love to dance, especially young people who have no brains.

Liu He chuckled, took a step sideways, and easily completed the shot.

Swish!
57: 49.

"Rookie, can you defend seriously and put even a little pressure on me?"

Liu He, who landed on the ground, mocked.

The Magic attack.

Howard caught Pachulia in the low post, reached for the ball, and wanted to give Liu He one back.

But his stiff touch didn't feel like shooting at all, but like throwing a bomb, hitting the rim hard and bouncing far away...

The Knicks attack.

Liu He stood at the top of the arc again, and Howard also took the initiative to pounce on him.

Liu He continuously dribbled the ball, breaking through to a position within one step of the three-point line, suddenly stopped, and then raised the basketball high again.

Howard jumped up high, but who knew...Liu He was still pretending this time.

Young people really like dancing.

Howard, who was shaken away, could only watch Liu He take another shot in the air.

Swish!
59: 49.

Liu He couldn't help but shook his head: "Is this what you call preventing me from dying? Hahahahahaha!"

The Magic attack.

Howard continued to ask for the ball in the low post.

Although Pachulia is much less talented than Howard, he is not afraid of physical confrontation because of his European origin. Under his interference, Howard once again hit the ground running.

The Knicks attack.

This time, Liu He launched an attack directly from outside the three-point line. After a second of confrontation, Liu He made a tentative touch with his right foot, and Howard suddenly took a step back.

Hey, this is the characteristic of high school players.

Although his talent is explosive, his basic skills are too rough, especially on the defensive end. He almost relies on instinct to play without receiving rigorous training, and he is not even proficient in sliding.

Seeing Howard out of position, Liu He directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer.

Howard jumped high and tried to block the shot, but he still missed it by a hair. The basketball flew past his fingertips and went into the basket.

I have to admit that Howard's talent is indeed amazing.In this case, he almost hit the basketball.

Fortunately, Liu He is 205cm, which is only 208cm shorter than Howard who is 3cm, and his shooting point is also very high.

Swish!
62: 49.

This time, Liu He shook his head: "With your defense... you might as well just pray to God directly. This way, your chances of guarding me will be higher."

For a moment, Howard's expression turned extremely ugly.

The Magic attack.

Howard has continuously contributed to the third iron. The rookie Howard only has two tricks: eating the cake and attacking twice, and has no independent offensive ability at all.

Of course, even at the end of his career, Howard's offensive ability did not improve much, and he was regarded as a blue-collar player by fans throughout his life.

The Knicks attack.

Howard stayed close to Liu He this time and was shot three times in the face by Liu He. Howard began to focus on defending Liu He's shots.

It seems that Howard also has some brains, just not much.

He kept unleashing physical confrontations against Liu He, and was very aggressive and seemingly very ferocious.

Stevenson on the wing frowned, what was Howard doing? Liu He didn't only know how to shoot, his first step was very fast.Wouldn't this kind of defense give Liu He a chance to break through?
Of course, when thinking of Howard's attitude towards him, Stevenson would not remind Howard.

Sure enough, at the next moment, Liu He stepped out and almost passed Howard in one step, then entered the penalty area and dunked.

boom!
64: 49.

In an instant, the entire Madison Square Garden became lively, and the restless New York fans howled and cheered for Liu He.

But Liu He just stretched out a hand and pressed down.

Small scene!
He just defeated a rookie, not worth mentioning.

You don't need to be so excited.

This scene made the New York fans even more excited and shouted wildly.

They simply loved Liu He's arrogance.

"Dear viewers, Liu He successfully defeated Howard in four consecutive rounds. Facts have proved that Liu He can't guard against him!"

"Of course! Last season, in the Lakers' four-round series, Liu He was the team's scoring leader, even surpassing Kobe and O'Neal. Howard thinks too highly of himself, and he needs to hone his skills more."

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Director Zhang and Yu Jia said excitedly.

In the next round, Liu He once again stood at the top of the key with the ball, but Howard was unwilling to come out.

He was frightened!

Liu He smiled: You started this game, but when it will end, it doesn’t matter what you say.

But I have the final say!

(End of this chapter)