The God of Basketball

The presence of David Lee relieved some of the stagnation on offense: His shooting sight was indeed better than that of Eddie Griffin.

However, his defense is far inferior to Eddie Griffin. Eddie Griffin provided solid wing defense for the Knicks and held Aldridge immobile.

However, as soon as David Lee came up, Aldridge was activated. The smart Roy kept passing the basketball to Aldridge, and Aldridge devoured David Lee's defense alive.

Offensive and defensive ends are folded down, which is equivalent to a blind man lighting a lamp...in vain.

After the first quarter of the game.

The Trail Blazers led by 7 points 35:28, which was also based on the fact that Li Zhen scored 11 points in the first quarter.

Without Li Zhen scoring these two digits, the situation of the Knicks would be even more tragic.

But Li Zhen knows better than anyone that his scoring cannot be consistent. Although, he still has 1 point of natural energy in his body. But... he doesn't plan to use Jordan's time in such a game. You must know that he didn't do it when he faced LeBron James, let alone now?

"The team needs me!"

During a timeout during the quarter, when Li Zhen returned to the bench, Zach Randolph was talking to D'Antoni.

He is very urgent.

Because just now he has been arguing with the home fans behind him. With the Knicks falling behind, even though his vocabulary is better than those fans, the team's backwardness has always put him at a disadvantage.

Therefore, he couldn't wait to play and slap the fans in the face with practical actions. Instead of sitting here and arguing with the fans.

D'Antoni has a certain prejudice against Zach Randolph. He doesn't like this kind of player who shows off his power and causes trouble, and he has no experience with this kind of player.

He subconsciously rejected Zach.

So, he didn't seem to hear Zach's call. When he turned around and arranged the playing list, he didn't think of his name, but let Eddie Curry play, with Eddie Griffin. There are also Jeffries, Crawford, and Stephen Marbury.

After this lineup came on the field, Zach lost control of his emotions.

He thought D'Antoni was targeting himself.

If it wasn't for Li Zhen to appease him there: the coach hopes that Eddie Curry will regain the feeling of the game.

He is likely to form a head-on conflict with D'Antoni.

After all, rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry.

The second team led by Stephen Marbury played very well. Although Eddie Curry moved a little slower, the Knicks played half court under Marbury's management. In addition, the Blazers center Pulzbila's single-defense ability is not excellent, giving him a lot of opportunities to use his body to dominate.

Points are gradually recovered.

The Knicks' second team once again showed a strong team level, and the Trail Blazers' second team was out of breath.

In the sixth minute of the second quarter, as Crawford hit a jumper from beyond the three-point line, the score finally equalized.

After that, the Blazers replaced Roy and Aldridge.

After the addition of young and effective forces, the game situation has changed. But Marbury still led the second team to bite the point difference with a tenacious half-court offensive, preventing it from expanding too quickly.

This won Li Zhen a rest period of the game.

D'Antoni didn't make any substitutions or call a timeout throughout the game.

Even some sideline deployments were made by Jamelin gesturing... This is D'Antoni's acquiescing behavior. He has not studied the traditional position play in depth and is indifferent.

In a sense, this inevitably caused the division of the team.

If it weren't for Li Zhen's absolute weight within the team, the Knicks would definitely be in trouble at this time.

D'Antoni's personal charm can never suppress the Knicks and the "traditional camp".

Not to mention Zach Randolph, but Stephen Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Eddie Curry and even Jeff Rees, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp?

68:62.

The Knicks returned to the locker room after trailing by 6 points.

At this moment, Zach finally couldn't hold back his depression.

Throughout the second quarter, there were home fans behind the bench targeting him and attacking him, saying that he couldn't even get a chance to play, and even swearing harshly.

Randolph can bear this anger?

He really wanted to play, so much so that he saw assistant coach Jamelin making a substitution gesture to D'Antoni, but D'Antoni just turned a blind eye.

This is clearly for me to wear small shoes.

Randolph said to Li Zhen who tried to persuade him again. Li Zhen also saw it, so he didn't know how to persuade Zach.

However, before Zach broke out.

He specifically invited D'Antoni out of the locker room. He wanted to chat with the head coach about Zach Randolph.

D'Antoni has no prejudice against Li Zhen, he only has appreciation.

So, when Li Zhen came to ask him about Zach's play.

He is very frank: "There is no place for Zach in my tactical system, he is not suitable for my tactics. Moreover, his image is also incompatible with me. I am not against him, I just don't want to be too close to him."

this…….

D'Antoni's frankness surprised Li Zhen.

Later, D'Antoni told Li Zhen even more frankly: "I am planning a big plan, and I will carry out a comprehensive transformation of the team's member structure. I will remove all those members who are not suitable for the team and replace them with those who can. Cooperate well with you to fight the members of Boom."

When D'Antoni said this, his eyes were shining: "Believe me, we can become a strong team in the East in two years."

Forehead….

Li Zhen suddenly realized that his perception of the team was somewhat different from that of D'Antoni: Aren't we a strong team now?

Moreover, does the all-round transformation of the team structure mean a major cleanup?

Why do you want to do a big cleaning?

Li Zhen has serious differences with D'Antoni on this issue.

Just when he was about to express his opinion, D'Antoni's cell phone rang.

It's Isiah Thomas calling.

Li Zhen walked back to the locker room.

...

Isiah Thomas has been staying at the mansion of team owner James Dolan tonight, and they sit on the couch and watch TV together.

But after watching the whole first half, both of them felt uncomfortable.

James Dolan felt that the team was playing softly, and the Blazers were actually playing under pressure.

Isaiah Thomas thought it was a mistake in D'Antoni's tactical command. Why not let Li Zhen play the traditional position with the second general? Do you have to be obsessed with running and bombing?

So, he decided to call D'Antoni at halftime to find out what was going on.

In this regard, James Dolan fully supports it.

He even said: If D'Antoni feels that he can't take charge of the team, he can be asked to step down. Anyway, the contract we signed with him is short-term for two years, and the liquidated damages are not high.

Bosses with deep pockets are good at this, they never take money into consideration when making decisions.

However, Isiah Thomas doesn't want to be a head coach that much now. Being a head coach is hard work. You have to hold various tactical meetings every day, and you have to fly around the country... It's so cool to stay in New York every day and command remotely.

So, he called with an attitude of persuasion.

When he learned that D'Antoni was going to carry out a big purge involving half of the team, he was taken aback. Then, the cunning he made a plan.

Quickly reached a consensus with D'Antoni.

After finishing the phone call with D'Antoni, he immediately called Li Zhen.

That's what's so good about Isiah Thomas: he never bullies himself. Moreover, if you play tricks, you will tell your own people in advance.

This is not.

He hurriedly told Li Zhen his plan.

"D'Antoni wants to clean up most of the team. But, I don't want to do that. So, I pushed the boat, and I told him: Most of the players you want to trade are rubbish contracts, or high-salary long-term contracts. If you want to trade them out, Good players. Unless it’s getting enough minutes and putting up numbers. He agreed.”

"Next, you have to help guys like Crawford, Marbury, Zach Randolph, Eddy Curry, and Jeff Rees improve their statistics. By the way, you will also stabilize the record in the top four in the Eastern Conference, so... At the trade deadline in the middle of the season, I can talk him down."

Isiah Thomas giggled on the other end of the phone.

Li Zhen couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

The leader of the Bad Boys Legion has a way of playing this kind of dirty trick.

At this time, there was a quarrel in the locker room.

Li Zhen hurriedly hung up the phone, ran in and found Zach standing in the middle of the locker room with his hips up, arguing loudly: "Why don't you give me a chance? Why don't you let me play? I have made contributions to the team, I am Bruce Li's right-hand man, you suppress me, you suppress Bruce Lee!"

Forehead….

Li Zhen's eyebrows twitched when he heard these words, he didn't expect Randolph to use the tiger's skin as a banner.

But then, he discovered that Randolph really didn't think of this level. He simply felt that D'Antoni's suppression of him was the suppression of Li Zhen, and he took the role of Li Zhen's hard-core younger brother from the bottom of his heart...D'Antoni didn't give him a chance to play, didn't he just not give Li Zhen face?

Li Zhen was even convinced by his innocent eyes.

At this time, D'Antoni was unconventional, and he sneered: "Okay, Zach. I will give you a chance, and I can even let you play the whole game in the second half. But can you guarantee that you will perform on the court? You Can you get 20+10?"

Forehead….

Hooked.

Li Zhen had a strong sense of psychological pleasure at that time...he didn't know where this pleasure came from, could it be that I also learned it badly? I'm having bad tastes like Isaiah Thomas?

At the same time, Zach Randolph slapped his chest: "As long as I can play with Bruce, I will definitely get 20+10. If I can't get it, I will continue to play as a substitute in the next game."

Deadly under General Zack's warrant.

Visible joy appeared on D'Antoni's face.

Seeing this scene, Li Zhen felt an inexplicable spiritual connection in his heart. D'Antoni must be thinking at this point: Take the bait, Zach takes the bait.

He must have been delighted too.

hehe.

This is a damned bad taste.

Li Zhen stretched out his hand to cover his forehead helplessly.

At the same time, D'Antoni is still overweighting: "As long as you can get 20+10 in the second half, I will not only let you start the next game, but also give you 30 minutes of playing time. If you have the ability, you can go to the stats."

"Damn! Do I need to swipe the data? Look, I not only want to get 20+10, but also help Bruce win!!"

The two entered bickering mode.

Li Zhen's hand covering his forehead slowly slid down to cover his mouth, he was really afraid that he would laugh.

Why is Isiah Thomas telling me about his plot?

Isn't it good to be "stunned and overwhelmed" like Stephen Marbury and Crawford?

The quarrel between the two finally ended through the mediation of Stephen Marbury.

D'Antoni asked Jamelin to arrange relevant tactics.

Then, he just sat there and started thinking in his head: If Zach Randolph can average 25+12 per game, he should quickly become a hot commodity. At that time, wouldn't it be nice for me to exchange him with Chris Bosh in Toronto? Then it's time to pack Stephon Marbury well, and he should be praised for his leadership in the locker room. In this way, many youth teams are willing to eat the leader of the locker room and the steady veteran on the court, and it would be good to exchange the expired contract for some draft picks. Also, Crawford. He should be pushed in the direction of the best sixth man. Those strong teams who are close to the goal are rare for this kind of bench gangster with super violent scoring ability. It would be great to replace him with a running and jumping center.

The more D'Antoni thought about it, the more beautiful he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the gang of Tie Hanhan had been sold by him and were still counting the money for him.

well.

IQ.

...

The second half of the game started quickly.

The Trail Blazers are still the starting lineup, and the Knicks have become: Li Zhen, Crawford, Jeff Reese, Eddie Griffin, Zach Randolph.

The first thing Randolph did when he stepped onto the court was beating his chest and roaring like a beast.

This guy seems to have a lot of grievances to release.

When he returned to his hometown, he wanted to kill.

However, what ushered in was boos from the audience.

Portland fans didn't have a good impression of him. He had a lot of embarrassing things in Portland, and there was even news of a shootout with Patterson in the locker room. Sending him away this summer was like sending off the plague god. I thought it would usher in Oden's heyday, but I didn't know that Oden would be reimbursed if he didn't fight. Randolph actually made a big splash in New York, and even threatened to bloodbath the roses. garden.

Can the home fans bear it?

Of course it's boos to the end!

However, when the booing is not completely over. Zach Randolph made a beautiful block on the court: When Brandon Roy quickly broke through Crawford's defense from the left side and deep into the penalty area with the help of Eddie Griffin, he quickly put the basketball A side pass to Aldridge.

Aldridge catches the ball, takes a quick stride, and jumps up for a dunk.

Although he saw Zach on the right side of the penalty area.

But from what he knew about Randolph, this guy would definitely be too lazy to move his feet, he would only defend with his eyes.

Therefore, he unscrupulously dunked the vacant seat.

Unexpectedly, when he just jumped to the highest point and was about to smash down the basket, a fat figure roared towards him. Although he didn't know how to take off... But when his fat belly hit him, Aldridge At that moment, his body trembled and he lost control of his body. He was about to turn the buckle into a pawn... Crack!

Randolph slapped the basketball hard with his right hand and suppressed the layup.

The thin Aldridge also fell backward helplessly under the strong squeeze.

When he fell to the ground, his eyes kept staring at an incredible arc. He never dreamed that the dead fat man who hadn't sent a total of 5 blocks last season would block himself as soon as he came up.

Is this still the rotten tofu?

Plop!

When Aldridge fell to the ground, Li Chen stole the dropped basketball and quickly launched a fast break.

The rose garden was in an uproar.

Zach Randolph, however, took domineering footsteps in the penalty area, not forgetting to beat his chest and roar again.

Excellent.

D'Antoni sat on the bench and beamed: Yes, that's it. It is to constantly refresh the previous wrong image in this way, and quickly increase the transaction value. Only in this way can I change to the player I like. Or send to New Orleans for Tyson Chandler? No matter how bad it is, another David West will do.

Ha ha ha ha. .

The more D'Antoni thought about it, the happier he became.

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