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Chapter 47 "Iron-Blooded" Basketball (3)



Conflicts on the basketball court are a very common thing. Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning are both at Georgetown University, so there is no real conflict between the two.

After pushing each other twice, the matter of Ewing being pulled for a dunk was over. Larry Johnson and Mourning had always had a bad relationship. This man rushed to the basket and really wanted to punch his former teammate.

PJ Brown saw something was wrong and quickly stopped "Auntie" while shouting:

"Man! What do you want to do!"

In the game that was broadcast live across the United States, the referee acted quickly and quickly stepped forward to separate everyone.

"Auntie" looked at his former teammate with an unkind expression. Mourning realized that he was almost attacked by a sneak attack, and the two of them started to stare at each other without speaking.

The fans watching the excitement were a little disappointed at first, and then calmed down. At 14:4, the Knicks were still 10 points behind.

Seeing Ewing make two free throws, Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.

A quick serve from the backcourt. After Hardaway received the ball, he noticed that the Knicks had completed their retreat and immediately made tactical gestures.

Li You, who had retreated to half-time, immediately reminded Charles Oakley loudly:

"Don't let him get the easy ball down low on the left side!"

The old guy also knew that Li You had a good memory. When he heard the reminder, he immediately understood that the opponent wanted to beat Mourning again. The defensive end started to stalk Mourning, and he was almost obsessed with Mourning.

Just as Li You predicted, the two big men simply crossed the screen on the baseline, and then Mourning came to the left low post to ask for the ball with his back.

Oakley, who was well prepared, continued to pursue the defense. At the same time, P.J. Brown moved to the free throw line after completing the screen.

Li You knew that the Heat's moves were all fake. This kind of high-low coordination was also often used by the Knicks. The tactics of the two teams could be said to mirror each other.

"Defense!Defense!Defense!"

The Madison Square Garden Arena once again sounded defensive cheers. Outside the three-point line, he defended the left wing. Li You tried his best to cover Hardaway with his body, preventing the opponent from easily passing the ball.

Halfway through the attack time, after Hardaway sent a low-quality lob pass, Mourning had been pushed out of the low post by Oakley.

Against Oakley's defense, Mourning leaned on the left side near the baseline, approached the paint area, and shot with his right hand!

"Bang!" Hit the iron again!

The fans immediately cheered loudly, and Ewing retreated to the basket in time, stuck PJ Brown behind him, and struggled to protect the backboard.

When Li You received the ball again, Hardaway immediately stepped forward to delay, then stopped leading the defense and quickly retreated with his teammates.

The Heat's defensive discipline was excellent, and Li You, who was passing halftime, also frowned secretly.

It was also Ewing's pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. P.J. Brown was strictly guarding against Ewing's pass. This time, the speed of assisting defense slowed down.

Hardaway, who was delayed, saw Li You circling the ball behind his back. After switching to his left hand, he lowered his center of gravity. Before he had time to remind his teammates, Li You, who was fishing for the ball with his left hand, quickly in and out, swaying right and left.

The confusing shaking during the movement made PJ Brown freeze in place, and he could only watch Li You rush to the basket!

The Heat's defense was layer after layer. The moment Li You broke through to the paint area, Mourning had already stepped in to help defend.

Li You didn't choose to pass the ball, he slowed down slightly and rushed to the basket. After an emergency stop, he raised the ball with his left hand and feinted. Mourning didn't think much and followed his body's instinct to jump high.

Seeing Li You twisting dexterously with his right foot in the air, Mourning was so angry that he cursed secretly. Just after landing, he saw Li You easily succeed in throwing the ball with his right hand under the basket!

At 14:8, the point difference was narrowed to 6 points.

"oh!!"

The wonderful goal instantly ignited the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden. When he saw Li You retreating, he smiled and nodded his head with his right index finger, and the fans also followed suit and cheered loudly.

The atmosphere at the scene did not affect the Heat's offense, which still followed a step-by-step running strategy, using the big man to get deeper into positions and pull the Knicks' defense.

This time Mourning received the ball from a deep position. Seeing Oakley's defense out of position, Ewing subconsciously moved to help defend. As a result, P.J. Brown at the free throw line got a chance and hit a mid-range jumper.

Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines failed to come up with a good solution and could only loudly remind the players to focus on strengthening defense.

If you want to equalize the score difference, you must first defend the opponent, and the Heat are obviously well prepared. Hardaway keeps insisting on squeezing through the screen, and the big man's delays are getting bigger and bigger.

Guarding against Li You's three-pointers did come at a cost. Oakley received a pass from Li You at the left and right elbow areas of the free throw line for two consecutive rounds and hit 2 points.

But the Heat also responded on the offensive end. Sasha Danilovich got rid of Alan Houston's defense and made another jumper from beyond the three-point line.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks made personnel rotations, but they were still frustrated by the Heat's slow-paced offense and high-pressure defense.

PJ Brown struggled to grab rebounds in every round, and Mourning was not afraid of confrontation and repeatedly struggled with Oakley under the basket.

It wasn't until Hardaway made a pass error and Li You completed the steal and assisted Alan Houston to throw in the conversion three-pointer that the Knicks completed their first conversion offense of the game.

With 19 seconds left in the first quarter, Jeff Van Gundy loudly reminded everyone to hold on. As a result, P.J. Brown missed the layup from the basket, grabbed an offensive rebound again, and made a tip-in at the buzzer.

At 24:18, the point difference is still 6 points.

Li You, who returned to the bench, cursed in his heart. Pat Riley was not a good person. The Heat's starting five players played for 12 minutes.

"PJ Brown got 7 rebounds in the first quarter, including 4 offensive rebounds."

"It's unbelievable that we actually lost rebounds. The Heat have completed their transformation this season!"

Commentator John Andaris felt that tonight's game was completely manipulated by the opponent. The Knicks rarely win games where they lose rebounds.

"We fell behind too much at the start. Obviously, our coaching staff was not well prepared. Of course, the boys performed great. After Lee came on, he reorganized the offense."

The commentator, Marv Albert, said nice things. After looking at each other, he and his partner felt that the game was about to get colder.

After the start of the second quarter, Li You saw Hardaway still on the court and was speechless. Obviously, Pat Riley just wanted to win in New York.

The Heat took the lead in attacking, going 0 for 4 in the first quarter. Hardaway, who scored 2 points with free throws, became the team's main attacker at this time.

In the first round, facing Li You's defense at the top of the arc, he lowered his center of gravity, held the ball in his right hand and quickly dribbled under his hips, and then quickly completed a change of direction in front of his body.

Hardaway instantly grabbed half of his body, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand, suddenly stopped at the free throw line, faced Li You's block, and made a jump shot!

Using his signature moves to complete the attack, Hardaway was in a good mood, shaking his head and taunting:

"Watch the rookie, this is how you dribble with your hips!"

Li You didn't say anything, took the ball from the baseline, quickly passed half court, came to the right wing, and immediately passed the ball to Starks at the top of the key.

Then Li You quickly moved laterally from right to left, and with the help of veteran Buck Williams' cover, he briefly escaped Hardaway's pursuit.

On the left wing outside the three-point line, Li You received a return pass from Starks and immediately raised the ball to feint.

Hardaway, who was chasing after him, was almost shaken and jumped up. When he saw Li You holding the ball in his right hand and breaking through smoothly, he quickly adjusted his center of gravity and slid to the left and back as hard as he could.

Li You, who had just used the three-point line and lowered his center of gravity, quickly dribbled the ball with his hips. Taking advantage of Hardaway's defensive pause, he immediately changed direction slightly in advance.

Hardaway, who followed his body's instinctive defensive reaction, was instantly attacked and pushed his foot in front of the defense. He tried to move to pursue the defense, but his feet were mixed and he almost sat on the floor.

Supporting himself with his right hand, Hardaway barely let himself fall to the ground, but at this time he had completely lost his defensive position and could only watch Li You pass him and easily score a mid-range jumper.

"Killer Crossover! This is how you do dribbling with your hips!"

Hardaway, who had just stood up, was completely furious when he heard Li You whisper in front of him:

"Fuck Fuck!"

Hardaway stepped forward and pushed Li You fiercely, and then raised his right fist, wanting to teach the rookie who had embarrassed him.

Li You also reacted quickly. He turned aside to dodge the opponent's fist, then twisted and threw him. The two fell to the floor near the baseline at the same time.

"Fuck Fuck!"

Hardaway was stunned by the fall, heard a curse in his ears, and then received a punch in the face.

The New York fans at the scene were still cheering for Li You's goal. In the blink of an eye, the two men were wrestling on the floor. After exclaiming, the cheers began to echo throughout the arena.

Before Jeff Van Gundy could react on the sidelines, Larry Johnson rushed over:

"Shet! Stop, stop fighting!"

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