There are 5 new players shortlisted for selection:

Allen Iverson of the 76ers, Stephon Marbury of the Timberwolves, Shareef Raheem of the Vancouver Grizzlies, Antoine Walker of the Celtics, and Li You of the Knicks.

Among the five, Iverson averaged 23.5 points per game, ranking first in points per game. He also averaged 40.1 minutes of playing time per game and took the most 19.8 shots per game!

In the end, Allen Iverson lost the selection with 30.43% of the votes.

Li You successfully won the award with 38.26% of the votes.

Although there is a gap in the scores between the two, Li You's individual statistics are simply too good, both ranking among the top 10 in the league, with a 46.6% field goal percentage, surpassing post player Raheem.

Compared with several other emerging players, Li You's efficiency and turnover ratio make him a qualified All-Star point guard.

Lemon can't change any results!

On the night of the 7th, at Madison Square Garden, the New York fans present cheered for Li You who won the cup:

"Wow!!"

Li You, who was wearing a white Knicks home training uniform, looked at the small Bronze Man trophy in his hand with a smile:

"The pose of the MVP trophy is more beautiful!"

We took a group photo with the league staff, and the New York media at the scene didn't skimp on film, so we had a great time taking photos.

On the bench of the Heat, Tim Hardaway was sore again and performed at his peak, but ended up not being on TV as much as Li You.

The MVP rankings have reached fourth place, but most media are discussing the top three players.

Although there is a high probability that he will be selected for the best team this season, Tim Hardaway is not satisfied. He hopes that he will get more attention.

Players from both sides completed the final warm-up and came to the center circle. A huge cheering sound immediately sounded on the scene:

"Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!"

Mourning and Ewing both looked intently at the basketball in the hands of the referee. As the basketball was thrown high, Ewing took off prematurely. Mourning saw the opportunity and pushed the ball towards his own half.

"Shhh!!"

It was rare to see the Gorilla fail to jump the ball, and the New York fans immediately booed the Heat.

Pat Riley sat on the bench with a calm expression, while on the other side, Jeff Van Gundy loudly reminded everyone that the defense should take position in time.

Li You doesn't lead and defend Tim Hardaway closely. The opponent has a low center of gravity and fast speed, always maintaining a small distance.

In the first round, Tim Hardaway did not attack by himself. Instead, he quickly came to the left wing and lobbed the ball to Mourning, who was in the blocking area and wanted the ball from behind.

Facing Ewing's top defense, Mourning did not force the attack, but immediately gave the ball to PJ Brown at the free throw line.

The latter received the pass and immediately moved sideways upwards. Li You hurriedly pursued the defense and squeezed through the screen at the top of the arc.

Tim Hardaway took the pass and came to the right elbow of the free throw line. He attracted Oakley's defensive attention and immediately sent a ground pass.

At the free throw line, PJ Brown caught the ball again. Taking advantage of his height advantage, he took aim, raised the ball and threw it!

"state!"

The basketball ball knocked out of the frame. Mourning got in front of Ewing and grabbed the offensive rebound. Then he got up under the basket, but was interfered by Ewing, and the basketball knocked out of the basket again.

Fortunately, Ewing seized the opportunity this time and successfully protected the backcourt rebound. The fans at the scene also cheered. After Li You caught the ball, everyone in the Heat retreated to half court.

Seeing that the opponent also made adjustments, Li You didn't care and made tactical gestures. The Knicks also attacked in the low post first.

Coming to the left wing, Li You sent a lob pass, blocking the area, and Ewing received the ball with his back.

PJ Brown glanced at the lower right side of the basket behind him and was staring here. He learned the lesson from the previous game and did not jump directly into the paint area.

Li You and Larry Johnson opened up the offensive space on the two wings. Alan Houston first pretended to slide down the baseline, and then suddenly ran back towards the free throw line.

After getting rid of the chasing Voshan Leonard and reaching the free throw line, Alan Houston immediately received Ewing's pass.

Without making too many adjustments, Alan Houston immediately hit the ball and shot a jump shot!

Voshon Leonard didn't leave much space for Alan Houston to fall, and he didn't seem to care about his foul, and pounced fiercely from the side.

"state!"

The basketball hit the basket and Alan Houston fell to the ground.

The referee did not blow the whistle. Jeff Van Gundy wanted to complain loudly, but found that the Heat had launched a transition attack and quickly shouted for everyone to retreat.

Alan Houston, who dodged in time and stood up, was not injured, but complained twice to the referee when he retreated.

Tim Hardaway received the ball and rushed forward very quickly. When he reached the top of the arc, he did not stop the ball. He quickly dribbled the ball with his hips while traveling. Then he immediately changed direction in front of his body, scooped up the ball with his right hand, and quickly crossed the ball to break through!

Li You could only slide along as hard as he could, and the two of them soon arrived in the paint area.

Tim Hardaway, who was constantly accelerating, rushed up with three big steps, and before the help of the defense was in place, he leaned on Li You's body, tilted his body, and shot with one hand with his right hand!

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the board and the Heat succeeded in switching offense!

The obvious change was that after noticing that Tim Hardaway was getting more fire rights, Li You immediately knew that the Heat had made adjustments. He couldn't hit the inside and simply seized the opportunity to score easily.

"The referee made a controversial decision. There is definitely something wrong with Woshan Leonard's defensive actions, which seriously affected Alan Houston's jump shot!"

In the MSG commentary box, commentator John Andaris was still questioning the penalty issue in the previous round.

Naturally, the players on the court would not complain about the round that had passed. Li You took the baseline ball and made tactical gestures again, indicating another low-post tactic.

Ewing received the ball at the same position, but this time it was replaced by Larry Johnson's cut. "Aunt" quickly moved to the free throw line, and after receiving the ball, he completed the cut inside.

Noticing that P.J. Brown came up to help defend, in the paint area, Larry Johnson immediately distributed the ball to Oakley, who was near the extreme position on the right.

The latter caught the ball, no one was guarding him, and made a solid mid-range jump shot!

After successful tactical coordination, Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines was completely relieved and continued to loudly call for everyone to retreat.

"Defense!Defense!Defense!"

The defensive cheers sounded, and Tim Hardaway did not choose to speed up. Instead, he waited until everyone was in position before slowly moving through half the court.

Li You glanced at Jamal Mashburn's outside shot behind him. At the same time, Mourning also moved to the left block, turning his head to remind the "aunt" who was following him:

"Come up to help defend!"

At the top of the arc, Tim Hardaway sent a cross pass to the left wing. Jamal Mashburn immediately sent a lob pass after receiving the ball.

After hearing the reminder, Larry Johnson directly let go of his defender, slid in front of Mourning, and immediately cut the ball when the opponent received the ball. At the same time, Ewing, who was defending behind him, could synchronize the move.

Before he had time to release the ball, the ball in Mourning's hand was knocked to the floor by the combined interference of the two men.

Larry Johnson controlled the ball and Li You caught the ball again. He noticed that the Heat had retreated again and raised his eyebrows helplessly.

The same tactic, this time Ewing changed direction and received the ball in the low post on the right side. Li You's pass was very timely. After receiving the ball, the gorilla immediately turned towards the baseline and turned over to hit the ball close to the paint area.

Mourning pushed the bottom of the plate, and the defense worked. P.J. Brown wanted to collect the rebound, but Oakley stabbed the basketball away from the back of the head.

The old guy took off for the second time and grabbed the offensive rebound. Tim Hardaway was going to respond, but when he saw the rebound was lost, he hurriedly jumped out again.

On the left wing outside the three-point line, Li You received the pass, saw Hardaway coming to defend, and raised his head to feint.

Noticing that Tim Hardaway did not falter, and taking advantage of the opponent's adjustment of center of gravity, Li You immediately released the ball with his left hand, lowered his center of gravity, and crossed to break through.

Tim Hardaway, who was well prepared, quickly slid to the right and broke through to the left block. Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, stopped suddenly, switched to his right hand, and pretended to join the ball while raising his head.

With a quick fake move of praying to Buddha, Tim Hardaway subconsciously pounced forward, and Li You took this opportunity to immediately turn around and accelerate.

Holding the ball in his right hand and blocking half of his body, Li You broke through into the paint area. Without waiting for PJ Brown to help defend, he used his body to briefly resist the defense and threw a one-handed shot with his right hand!

"Whoa!" The two-point ball hit the net!

Li You's silky breakthrough immediately made the New York fans at the scene scream. Tim Hardaway could only stare, suffering a huge loss in height.

Li You would only use the shot from behind when facing small guards. In the last round when he met Anfernee Hardaway, this trick had no use.

Jeff Van Gundy also clapped his hands on the sidelines, indicating that this was a beautiful offense.

The Heat frequently found Mourning after the start, and this time it finally worked.

The low position on the left was deeper. After receiving the ball, he quickly turned to the baseline. Mourning stepped into the paint, causing Ewing's hitter to foul.

A simple and crude offensive method, but it achieved good results. Seeing Mourning roaring with his fists, Li You frowned, and the Heat concentrated the ball right from the start.

"Pat has to pay attention to his fouls. If he receives the first foul too early, it may cause him to end the game early."

"Compared to the Heat's interior, our rotation lacks height."

Commentator Marv Albert saw Ewing receiving a foul shortly after the game started and couldn't help but start to worry about the team's foul problem.

Mourning made two free throws, and both sides started the offense quite smoothly.

4:4, then the score began to rise alternately.

In the first quarter of the game, Li You gave the ball to Ewing in the low post step by step. The Knicks also needed to kill the opponent's inside line.

Unfortunately, Mourning was well prepared and was only responsible for blocking the gorilla, while PJ Brown was responsible for quick defense.

The expected effect was not achieved, which made Jeff Van Gundy frown secretly on the sidelines.

Both sides gave the ball to the center, but neither Ewing nor Mourning was efficient.

Larry Johnson made frequent cuts, and Li You assisted "Aunt" twice in a row to score at the basket, just in time to withstand Tim Hardaway's 1-point rain.
To be continued...