Healing Basketball

Chapter 114
Seeing Randolph so popular, the Knicks players envied and hated him.

The Knicks players don't know about Randolph's new look, and they don't care about the Trail Blazers, but after a day, Randolph's new look has become popular in Portland!

Already in the afternoon, quite a few fans went shopping for the 'same style'.

White Panama hats, white scarves, black coats and dark suits... It seems that it is only a matter of time before they are out of stock.

As for the big gold chain... Most people can't afford real gold chains, so they can be worn if they float in the shower?
Anyway, there have been a lot of 'same style' outfits on the scene, not many of them are completely copied, but almost half of the fans are wearing the same style!

Randolph is enjoying this moment too much!

Twenty thousand dollars to buy a big gold chain is not in vain.

The clothes are not bought in vain, and the car is not rented in vain!
But that makes the game even better.

The Knicks are the most special team in the entire NBA, bar none.

All 41 home games are broadcast live, and the away game can also be selected at will. The average number of paid viewings so far this season has reached 877 million, and the lowest game has more than 533 million.

Tonight's game, the prison team will play the nursing home, of course it will be broadcast live.

Randolph has been scrolling through his computer website this afternoon, and he knows that photos and videos of his new look are going viral online.

He wants to be hotter!Then you have to perform better in this national live broadcast!

Glancing at the warden who stretched and sat down by the bench, and looking at Tianzun who has no idea of ​​being the boss at all, but only drives ducks to the shelves, Randolph's ambitions are inflated crazily—I, the butcher, fight for It's time for Rose Bay Boss!
It's now!

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The Trail Blazers' starting lineup is still Jeff - McGinnis, Ruben - Patterson, Wesley - Person, Zach Randolph, Rasheed - Wallace.

Knicks starting lineup: Howard Eisley, Alan Houston, Keith Van Horn, Kurt Thomas, Dikembe Mutombo.

Randolph entered the court with arrogance, the fans felt that Randolph's spirit had changed tonight, they were so excited that they cheered again.

The previous Randolph, although very serious on the court, lacked the ambition to lead the team.

Unexpectedly, because a big gold chain aroused her ambition to be the boss... Randolph's change was a surprise to Liu Xiu.

He needs such a strong teammate to rush forward.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers played against the Knicks at home.

Liu Xiu observed the situation on the sidelines and analyzed the game.

Little Flying Squirrel was studying vigorously by the side, and he didn't know what he had learned. Anyway, Liu Xiu's way of squinting and staring at the court with a smile on his face, he learned.

"The New York Knicks have played 21 games, 10 wins and 11 losses, averaging 94.5 points per game, and conceding 93.6 points per game..."

Randolph played very aggressively at the beginning, but the Knicks performed very well!

Don't underestimate the Knicks players' competitive spirit just because of the title of "Nursing Home". The current Knicks are not as bad as they will be in the future.

Point guard Howard Eisley is indeed a premium for five years of $5 million, but it is only a premium. He has good strength, can shoot suddenly on the offensive end, pass the ball steadily, and is also online defensively.

Keith Van Horn, an excellent shooter, once the second strongest player in the 97 session, helped Kidd reach the 02 Finals. So far this season, his average performance of 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game is still outstanding.

Alan Houston, the mid-range shooting champion, has averaged 21.5 points per game this season, 46% of mid-range shots, 43% of three-pointers, and 91% of free throws. His performance can be called a perfect pitcher.

Kurt Thomas and Mutombo, although Mutombo is now hard to tell the age, but his defensive efficiency is still very high. So far this season, he has limited opponents to only 100 points per 96 rounds. For comparison, Shaq O’Neal So far this season, the opponent has been limited to 100 points per 98 rounds.

As far as Duncan's 90 points and Garnett's 92 points can stabilize Mutombo.

What limits Mutombo is his physical strength, and he can only play less than 25 minutes per game.

But when he is on the court, with Kurt Thomas nicknamed Crazy Eyes and Dirty Kurt, the Knicks' defensive efficiency can rank fifth in the league!

In the opening stage of tonight, the Knicks relied on Alan Houston's precise shots that repeatedly got rid of the defense, coupled with the defense driven by the twin towers, caused considerable trouble for the Trail Blazers.

Maurice Cheeks replaced Jeff McGinnis with Derek Anderson and Wesley Person with Travis Outlaw in advance to strengthen the defense, but it didn't do much.

Fortunately, Randolph grabbed two offensive rebounds, all of which were converted into points, and scored 6 points in half a quarter, otherwise the Trail Blazers would be widened at the beginning.

At 6 minutes and 33 seconds of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers called a timeout. The score was 11 to 15, 4 points behind.

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The Knicks performed a lineup rotation. Dikembe Mutombo, who had made great contributions at the start, was replaced by Kurt Thomas and Antonio McDyess on the inside, and Charlie Ward and Shandon on the outside. Anderson, Alan Houston continued to play.

For the Trail Blazers, Liu Xiu and Little Flying Squirrel were replaced together.

This short double point guard stunned Trail Blazers fans at first, but after a long time, it became a routine operation.

Careful fans have discovered that the playing time of Little Flying Squirrel has fluctuated a lot recently, and when playing against weak teams, the playing time will suddenly decrease. It is not a steady adjustment like Tianzun, thug Davis, and Kobe Terminator, but a cliff-like decrease... ...while playing more minutes against the big teams.

This operation made fans unable to understand.

However, the performance of Little Flying Squirrel, regardless of the salary of more than 1200 million US dollars, is only viewed as a sixth man on the field. It is quite good, averaging 22.3 points and 13.4 assists in 3.8 minutes per game.

Playing with the two point guards is Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Tianzun.

This lineup has also become the regular lineup of the Trail Blazers. Seeing this lineup play, the fans knew that they were going to start scoring points!

Sure enough, after a timeout, Flying Squirrel singled out Charlie Ward, and the first shot was a three-point shot...it didn't make it!
Fortunately, Randolph grabbed the third offensive rebound of the game in this section, pressing Antonio McDyess to point the ball into the basket.

Antonio McDyess, who was also a top new generation power forward alongside Duncan, Garnett, Webber, Tianzun, etc., suffered a serious injury in the 01-02 season and was reimbursed after playing 10 games. Surgery, including minimally invasive surgery, was directly reimbursed for not playing a game last season... However, even if he encountered such bad luck, he returned to the NBA game tenaciously.

However, in the 00-01 season, he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game. At the age of 29, he could only play as a substitute and was bullied by the new generation...

In the transition from offense to defense, Antonio McDyess, who had just been pressed by Randolph for a tip-up, showed his tenacity-received a pass from Alan Houston who was flanked, and hit a two-pointer from the bottom line!

In the 00-01 season, Antonio McDyess made 27% of his long two-pointers and 35% of his mid-range shots. During the reimbursement period, he had consecutive major operations. He clearly understood that even if he returned from injury, he would no longer be the same athletic ability. Garnett and Tianzun's super power forward, so they strengthened their shooting during the injury period. With the help of Alan Houston, the mid-range shot has made great progress. So far this season, they have shot 41.7% of their long two-pointers!
17 to 13, Antonio McDyess' mid-range shot helped the Knicks continue to maintain their lead.

When it came time for the Trail Blazers to attack, the Flying Squirrel still missed a two-pointer in singles.

The pure wave style of play is really useless when the hand feels bad.

And this time Randolph didn't grab an offensive rebound!
Antonio McDyess learned his lesson after a loss, focused on blocking Randolph, and Shandon Anderson protected the defensive rebound.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Knicks attack.

Liu Xiu followed Alan-Houston closely and stuck to it with all his strength.

"Alan Houston, 32 years old, 198 cm, 93 kg, SG, ability evaluation 85, offense 93, defense 71, three-pointer 93, mid-range shooting 98, layup 85, speed 87, strength 84..."

Speed, strength, and Liu Xiu all have the advantage, but Alan Houston once again used the pile to avoid Liu Xiu's oppression against the defense.

This time Liu Xiu did not choose to switch to Shandon-Anderson, who was surrounded by piles, but moved to the elbow area.

When Alan Houston received the ball and was about to pass the baseline again in the previous round, he found that the passing space was blocked!

Alan Houston hesitated, and Travis Outlaw had already switched.

Alan Houston had no choice but to play singles, take a step back, and make a strong backward shot without getting rid of the defense... The standard moves are standard, let the standard open the door, and then hit two points!
The shot was made, but Alan Houston admired the defensive move of the rookie on the opposite side, and fortunately the goal was made.

On the other side, the pressure on the Trail Blazers players has increased sharply! 13 to 19, 6 points behind!

Just now, the Knicks' tactics were the same as the previous one. Liu Xiu thought of Jeff McGinnis's strongest advanced style of play, and Alan Houston's style of play was similar, that is, the 'assistant control'.

It all led to Allan Houston throwing in...

Immediately afterwards, when the Blazers attacked, the little flying mouse stopped forcing singles and lobbed the ball to Randolph to open up the space.

After receiving the ball, Liu Xiu and Tianzun pulled away after picking and rolling without the ball. Tianzun leaned against Shandon-Anderson in the middle distance, received Liu Xiu's pass, and played singles!
Tianzun caught the ball and turned around to cut in, stopped suddenly, and hit a straight-arm jumper from close range!

Tianzun shouldered the heavy responsibility and carried it!

However, the Trail Blazers' strategy of relying on Randolph to rush and rely on Tianzun's singles is really not enough continuity.

Tianzun played hard in singles, and his defensive performance began to paddle...

After another three rounds, the Trail Blazers and the Knicks scored 18 to 26, and the point difference was stretched to 8 points. The Trail Blazers called a timeout again!
11 points in a single quarter, 4 of 4 from mid-range shots, Alan Houston's performance drove Maurice Cheeks crazy!
In a heartbeat, Maurice Cheeks replaced the combination of Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Travis Outlaw, Dale Davis, Rasheed Wallace... hand-to-hand combat open!
(End of this chapter)