All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

At Madison Square Garden, after the players from the two teams finished warming up, the big screen showed the starting lineups of the two teams tonight.

Raptors: Ben, Jordan, Su Feng, Carter, Nash.

Knicks: Ewing, Kurt Thomas, Johnson, Houston, Ward.

In Su Feng's previous life, the 1998/99 season could be said to be Van Gundy's coaching peak.

That season, after ranking only eighth in the regular season, the Knicks staged the famous "Black Eight Legend" in the playoffs.

Moreover, under the premise of losing Ewing in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks, with everyone on their side, eliminated the Pacers in one fell swoop and successfully entered the finals.

No problem, the Knicks and Van Gundy are so amazing right now.

In the future, there will be specialized technical statistics to review the Knicks during this period. As a result, there is a data that will make Ewing very embarrassed.

That is, often when Ewing is absent, this Knicks will play better.

In this life, in terms of lineup, the Knicks are similar to what Su Feng remembers.

Except that Oakley stayed on the team and Camby did not come, Sprewell, just like Su Feng remembered, became Van Gundy's favorite player this season.

However, Sprewell's main task this season is to serve as the team's sixth man, responsible for leading the bench to score points.

In addition, in the new season, in the starting four position, Van Gundy boldly used Thomas, whom the Knicks management poached from Dallas.

In Van Gundy's expectation, Thomas, who has excellent athletic ability, can use his enthusiasm to help Ewing.

However, in the offseason, Ewing, who has been busy with labor negotiations and hasn't practiced much, has performed like a jerk this season.

Moreover, Johnson, whose butt has grown in size during the offseason, is still assigned to the small forward position by Van Gundy this season. This arrangement also makes the Knicks' forward line extremely lacking in speed this season.

In the future, after Ewing was reimbursed, Johnson immediately stepped forward to save the world, not because Johnson and Ewing really had conflicts.

And precisely because, only after Ewing was reimbursed, Van Gundy would think of letting "Auntie" go inside.

Of course, even if there are many problems, the deck Van Gundy has in his hands is definitely a magical team.

It's a pity that Van Gundy's stubbornness has caused the Knicks to lose a higher ceiling although they have a certain lower limit.

Tonight, facing the Raptors, who have been very popular recently, when seeing the Raptors' starting lineup, Van Gundy touched his bald head and first raised a big question mark to John Davis.

John, you are such a little genius.

You actually asked Jordan to play the fourth position? And they dare to play three swingmen at the same time, and only play a big man whose actual height is less than two meters in the center?

Obviously, if Van Gundy could understand the Raptors' starting lineup, he should change his name to Pat Van Gundy.

Miami.

Riley, who is preparing to lead the Heat in the new season, saw the Raptors' starting lineup tonight through the TV in the team's locker room...

Although Jordan surprisingly appeared at the fourth position when the Raptors announced their roster, when this scene really happened, Riley still wanted to curse.

Because the introduction is the swingman lineup that Riley most wants to play.

Die, John!

If I didn't send someone to assassinate you, then my name wouldn't be Pat Riley!

The camera returned to New York live on TNT TV. After seeing the Raptors' starting five, Smith guessed: "The Raptors put up a small lineup tonight. Is their intention to speed up the pace of the game? What about using the fast break to kill the game?"

On the side, Knight, who was partnering with Smith on commentary, was amused, "Are you kidding me? Running and gunning in front of the Knicks' defense?

Hey, man, did you really play in the NBA? "

Smith, who was scolded by Knight, spread out his hands and said, "What if that's not the case? Did you give me my two championship rings?"

"Okay, great Kenny, please tell me, how can this Raptors beat the Knicks through fast breaks?" Knight said looking at Smith.

"I don't know either, but I once..."

Originally, Smith wanted to say that during the season he played for the 76ers, the 76ers defeated the Knicks with fast breaks, but before he could finish his words, Knight interjected:

"Since you don't know, as a professional commentator, Kenny, you must maintain a fair and objective attitude when making commentaries.

You can't be so inclined to the Raptors in commentary just because you like Su as a player. Knight, who had a tense relationship with Smith, took the opportunity to complain about Smith.

As the former ace commentator of TNT TV station, Knight's commentary has been often criticized by fans since Smith joined TNT.

To put it bluntly, if this guy has some skills, then the future TNT TV station will not be the Big Three, but the Four Emperors.

In Knight's view, Smith's status as a former NBA championship player is the reason why he can win the love of fans.

So now whenever there is an opportunity, Knight will seize the opportunity to open Smith's group.

However, how can Smith, who has an excellent mentality, be as knowledgeable as Knight?

Smith, who has worked with Davis and Su Feng, knows very well that perhaps no other team can play run-and-gun in this era, but this Raptors is different.

In the middle of the court, when "Gorilla" saw Jordan unexpectedly appearing in front of him as the Raptors' starting power forward, Ewing, who had a grudge that could write a book with Jordan, couldn't help but sigh to Jordan at this moment:

"Michael, it seems we are all getting old."

In Ewing's view, the reason why Jordan plays the fourth position is because he can no longer run like he did when he was young, so he had to accept this change.

only......

Ewing's hot face is destined to stick to Jordan's cold ass.

Because the reason why Jordan is willing to accept changes is just because he wants to win a championship.

Ewing, who was ignored by Jordan, was not angry at all. Anyway, the gorilla felt that he had understood life since the lockout ended.

A minute later, amid the cheers of nearly 20,000 New York fans at the scene, Ewing jumped the Knicks' first attack.

Van Gundy's biological son Ward is responsible for dribbling the ball through half court.

On TNT TV, Knight laughed: "The Knicks have absolute height in the starting lineup. As long as they can pass the ball to Patrick's hands, their offense will be completed easily."

On the court, perhaps after hearing Knight's explanation, Ward gave the ball to the wing after halftime, and then the Knicks player on the wing lobbed the ball to Ewing.

However, just when people thought Ewing would receive the ball and use his signature bunny hop to score the Knicks' first offense of the new season, on the other side, the Raptors had already completed their defensive rotation.

Jordan quickly flanked Ewing, while Su Feng got inside and blocked Thomas for Jordan.

The only real noteworthy player on this Knicks team is Houston, and at this time, Carter is staring closely at him.

Therefore, inside the Raptors, Ewing froze after trying for a while but unable to overcome the big goal.

Snapped--!

Cruel people are faster.

A cutout steal from the "old hooligan".

Hong Kong Zhen, that is, the current Jordan is not as fast and flexible as before. Otherwise, the Raptors' first attack in this new season should be obtained by Jordan through one dragon at a time.

On the court, because the Raptors played a small lineup tonight, after Ewing made a mistake and stole the ball, the Knicks players retreated quickly, denying the Raptors a chance for a fast break.

However, the real seven-second fast break is never the first shot in transition.

After Jordan passed the ball to Nash, suddenly, with the help of Su Feng's pick-and-roll, Nash suddenly picked up speed and passed Ward like the wind.

Su Feng, who was setting a pick-and-roll for Nash, followed closely behind Nash and quickly penetrated the Knicks' penalty area.

Now, before Ewing returns, the Knicks don't even have a good position, let alone a pseudo-zone defense.

But the good thing is that although Su Feng immediately used his running position to widen the distance between him and Johnson, Houston cleverly followed Su Feng in rotation.

But......

Just when the Knicks players thought that the Raptors' attack would turn into a positional battle, Nash continued to look at Su Feng on the court while throwing an alley-oop towards the basket.

This is a no-look alley-oop!

"Steve, Su has already passed by. Are you trying to pass the ball back to Patrick?"

TNT TV station, Knight, who speaks at an alarming rate, will regret his habit of speaking too fast in two seconds.

Because how could Ewing, who had just returned from defense, receive Nash's "pass" at this height?

In the Knicks' penalty area, Ewing, who was still a full arm away from the basketball after jumping up, thought that Nash simply made a passing error.

After all, at this height, Su Feng would not be able to get it even if Su Feng had not run.

Moreover, Jordan is still wandering slowly near the three-point line. In addition, Ben has just completed the pick-and-roll for his teammates.

Eh......

etc! ?

What is the name of the kid who just passed through the cover of Ben and ran in from the other side?

Don't worry, Ewing will have plenty of time to recall this man's name for a long time to come.

"The Holy Land of Basketball", when Vince Carter appeared above Ewing's head, the entire Madison Square Garden fell silent for an instant.

this......

This is impossible!

Looking at the shadow that completely covered his huge body, Ewing's pupils dilated countless times in an instant.

Similar to Su Feng's "Meteor Slam Dunk", Carter fully unfolded his body at this moment, like a big bow flying in the sky.

However, what is different from the "Meteor Slam Dunk" is that after catching the basketball with his big hands and relying on his strong explosive power, Carter chose to continue sailing forward with this ball!

warn!

There is a UFO in the sky over New York!

Bang-dang——!

If one-V-one is an open space for Jordan, then in Carter's dunk philosophy, there is only one defender in front of him, which is no different from an open space.

2 to 0.

The silence of Madison Square Garden was the perfect compliment for Carter's dunk.

On TNT, Smith said excitedly: "Oh ho ho, Vince smashed Patrick!

9 seconds. It only took the Raptors 9 seconds to organize this attack from start to finish! "

Smith's previous sentence was because he was already shocked by Carter's dunk.

And his last sentence was to remind Knight, who had just said that it was impossible to play a fast break in front of the Knicks' defense...

Does a 9-second offense count as a fast break?

On the court, after the dunk landed, looking at the petrified Ewing, Carter raised the corners of his mouth coldly, with an expression as if he was the most handsome boy in the game.

"Su, I have fulfilled my bet!" In addition, regardless of what others would think of this sentence, Carter shouted to Su Feng loudly.

At this time, Ewing, who had just been released from the petrified state, immediately became petrified again...

Bet! ?

Hi Nima!

Is this rookie making a bet on me for dunking?

It has to be said that this is definitely the fastest reaction Ewing's brain has ever had.

However, before Ewing could come to Carter to reason, Thomas, who was about to serve a baseline kick on the court, was already confused.

because......

On the court, the Raptors pressed the whole court.

Su Feng and Carter were responsible for the rush, and Jordan was sitting in the back to intercept the high-altitude ball. This was the Raptors' version of the "112, I'll help you speed up defense" throughout the game.

Anyway, if you don’t want to play fast, then it’s up to us to force you to play fast.

Ward was not ready to catch the ball, and Thomas' serve was also "magic."

Because of the latter, the shot fired actually hit the earth. Can you believe it?

On the court, Chi Feng was faster. After reaching out to intercept the baseline ball from Thomas, Su Feng took a step and jumped directly!

Ewing, who was cast by Carter with petrification magic, because of his excellent assisting and supplementary defense habits, after urgently releasing the petrified state, he hurriedly moved toward Su Feng's jumping position and opened his hands to stop him.

All right......

As an excellent backdrop, Ewing is really self-conscious about being a backdrop.

Because if he chooses to pull, hug, elbow or throw this ball, then he may still have a chance to ruin Su Feng's dunk.

However, in the NBA, a center with open hands to help defend is the most likely to be dunked.

After all, the supermen here will not give up the opportunity to perform just because there are obstacles in front of them.

Thus, only a few seconds passed before Carter dunked the ball at Madison Square Garden...

As Su Feng held Mjolnir in his hand, it was like a bolt of lightning piercing the sky of New York. On TNT TV station, Smith, who had not yet breathed, said with difficulty: "Su... also smashed Patrick!"

"This...if I remember correctly, this is the third time in Su's career that he dunked on Patrick?" Smith, who had regained his health a few seconds later, added.

As the saying goes, if you don't have enough bounce, you have to make up for it with wingspan.

Although Su Feng's one-handed chop was far inferior to Carter in terms of height.

But after gaining weight in the summer to 102.9 kilograms, he was equally powerful when smashing the ball.

And unlike Carter who could only raise his lips coldly, after the ball hit the ground, Su Feng beat his chest and stamped his feet. In terms of momentum, he was much more brutal than Carter just now.

Snapped--!

On the sidelines, famous Knicks spectator Spike Lee's cup of coffee fell to the floor.

4 to 0.

In "Slam Dunk", the head guard of Sanwang has a classic saying that dunks and mid-range shots are both two points, there is no difference.

However, on the basketball court, the meaning of a dunk is different from that of a mid-range shot.

Because of the shock and intimidation brought by dunking, even if you think it doesn't exist, it will exist objectively.

Carter's first dunk was a captivating one.

Su Feng's second dunk was more like a domineering declaration.

On the Raptors bench, McGrady, who also participated in the Ewing dunk bet before the game, was not calm.

Because Carter and Su Feng's mission completion progress is too fast, right?

To be honest, these two dunks by Carter and Su Feng were both accidental to a certain extent.

However, the bet doesn't matter whether you are lucky or not.

Maddie started to panic.

Because according to the bet, if he was the only one who failed to dunk on Ewing after the game, then he would have to give Carter and Su Feng $10,000 each.

For McGrady, who usually spends money lavishly, he doesn't have a dime to spare...

And if McGrady’s voice was translated into Chinese, then at this moment, his self-deprecating voice would be roughly as follows:

I, Trish, was not born to be strong, I was just born to be driven cold by two monsters.

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On the court, after Su Feng's dunk, Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout.

Well, this is the impact of two buckles.

Van Gundy knew that after these two dunks, Ewing's mentality would explode.

Therefore, Van Gundy decided to let the players slow down, and at the same time, let the Raptors' passionate energy subside.

However, Van Gundy never dreamed that it was the timeout he considered calling from Ewing's perspective that completely changed the trajectory of the game.

On the other side, during a timeout, on the Raptors bench, after noticing McGrady's aggrieved expression, Su Feng secretly gave Nash an elbow.

The sensible Nash immediately hugged his knee and looked at coach Davis with a painful expression and said: "Coach, I feel a little pain in my knee. I may need to rest."

have to......

With Nash's acting skills, maybe he could deceive Jordan, but how could he deceive Davis?

Davis also heard about the bet between Sukama and the three before the game, so he knew that Nash was creating opportunities for McGrady to play.

Of course, although he saw through Nash's acting skills, Davis did not expose it.

Because in Davis' view, this is a symbol of the good relationship between the Raptors players.

And if McGrady can also complete his task in this game, then Davis knows that tonight's game will definitely become a story for the ages.

So, just like that, the timeout ended, and Van Gundy was confused again.

because......

Davis actually took out Nash, who performed well at the beginning, and replaced him with McGrady! ?

no......

John...

Are you really planning on swinging to the end?

On the court, after the timeout, the Knicks handed the ball to Ewing, hoping to help the "Gorilla" regain the field.

However, it was exactly the same script as the Knicks' first attack.

The only difference this time is that the player flanking Ewing on the field became Su Feng.

Because Su Feng's timing of the double attack was very clever, Su Feng and Ben had already forced Ewing into a blind corner before he could launch an attack and find a way to pass the ball.

In desperation, the clever "gorilla" wanted to keep the ball by hitting the defensive player and popping it out of the sideline.

However, just when he threw the ball at Su Feng, Su Feng, who was already ready to catch the ball, accepted Ewing's "pass" with a smile.

There is one thing to say, no matter where this Raptors can go in the future, Ewing will definitely be qualified to get a share of the pie in the future.

Because this "gorilla" is simply an honorary Raptors player.

Su Feng, who stole the ball, handed the ball to McGrady.

The latter was a little anxious and almost made a mistake during a one-stop fast break.

As the saying goes, you can't catch the "gorilla" in haste.

The Knicks' frontcourt, after dribbling for a while, recalled McGrady's performance at the recent media day. This ball once again showed his imagination.

In this offense, McGrady was similar to the one he dunked on the Raptors in his previous life wearing a Magic jersey. After decelerating and then accelerating, he suddenly threw the ball toward the Knicks' backboard.

Immediately afterwards, Ewing, who had returned from a crazy retreat, just turned his head, and McGrady was already facing him, completing a self-throw and a dunk.

Ewing: "..."

On TNT TV station, Smith picked at his bald head and no longer knew how to explain.

Because tonight, the Raptors only used three offenses to detonate the entire North America.

In Madison Square Garden, Stern felt like he needed a quick-acting pill right now.

Three attacks, three dunks.

Carter, Su Feng, McGrady.

On the Raptors bench, although he did not bring his two sons to play away tonight, at this moment, Dell Curry felt that he had heard Stephen and Seth yelling in his ears to teach them to dunk. .

In a daze, Old Curry let out a long sigh.

On the court, looking at the three young men who made a bet with Ewing before the game and completed the bet after the first three offenses, if you want to ask Jordan what is the most right thing he has done in his life? ...

In his opinion, it must have been January 25, 1999, when he announced that he had joined the Raptors.

"Patrick, did you do something against humanity in your last life?" Jordan thought silently with his hands on his hips.

6 to 0.

I don’t know whether Ewing cried tonight.

Anyway, after a long period of silence, the "Basketball Holy Land" has switched sides.

On the Knicks' bench, Van Gundy didn't understand why New York fans always liked to cheer for their opponents.

However, Van Gundy may not believe it...

At this moment, are more than just New Yorkers cheering for the Raptors?

Ultra-high-speed rotating defense and a terrifying full-court press. If it were the Knicks in their heyday, they might still be able to deal with it calmly.

But compared with the Raptors, who were in excellent form, the Knicks, who had to be cut down by their form, were soon under fire after bursts of artillery fire from the Raptors in the first quarter...

Completely annihilated. UU reading www.uukｎshu.net

Perhaps, if this game is played 10,000 times, the three Sukamai players will not be able to replicate their opening three dunks.

However, the rest of the game was not so accidental.

31 to 17.

TNT TV station, at the end of the first quarter, how could Smith care about objectivity and fairness?

He showed his hand.

He has been a die-hard Raptors fan for fifty years.

"Hey, let me tell you, if you still can't like the Raptors after watching their wonderful performance, then basketball is really not for you!"

Smith, who quoted Su Feng's "bold words" before, could make his voice as loud as he wants at this moment...

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PS: Second update, 6100 words are here!

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