NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 36 The Rookie's First Show ([-])

Different point guards will bring different rhythms of the game. On the Knicks bench, the sycophant Charlie Ward watched the crowd running back and forth on the court, depressed and didn't want to talk.

In less than 3 minutes, the style of the Knicks changed suddenly!
Patrick Ewing received the ball at the top of the arc, and Li You, who had just delivered the ball, was pulling with Damon Stoudemire from beyond the three-point line.

Ewing screened sideways, so that Damon - Stoudemire failed to catch up in time.

The moment Li You received the ball, he noticed that the Raptors' center Tabak didn't delay coming up. He dribbled a step laterally, joined the ball at the top of the arc, and made a quick jumper from outside the three-point line!

"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

At 19:17, the Knicks easily overtook the score.

Everyone in the Raptors was a little dumbfounded. Isn't this a blind fight?
In the Tiandome Stadium, the fans didn't care about this and continued to cheer. Compared with the previous fouls made when they landed, they looked much better now.

"It seems that Li continued his previous game style in the preseason, and maybe we can see him again on the Sport Center program tonight."

"Coach Walker seems to be underprepared. Of course, I believe the boys of the Raptors will respond!"

Home commentator John Saunders briefly praised Li You's performance, and then began to poison the Raptors.

How to defend small point guards, Li You also has his own defensive experience.

Try to cover the opponent with your body, and at the same time, at an angle that the referee cannot see, pull the other hand from time to time to disrupt the opponent's dribbling rhythm.

Damon Stoudemire felt a little disturbed by the interference. Every time he accelerated to an emergency stop and pulled back with a cross step, Li You would move in time to give him some breakthrough space.

After halftime, the two kept entangled to the top of the arc and stopped again. Damon Stoudemire no longer hesitated, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

Li You slid quickly to the left rear. He didn't completely lose his defensive position, but tried to drive the opponent to the inside as much as possible.

After breaking through the paint, Damon Stoudemire realized something was wrong. There were people inside. As a small man, he couldn't find a shot space for a while.

While on the move, he subconsciously passed the ball to Doug Christie in the left corner. Before the ball flew into the hands of his teammates, Alan Houston easily completed the interception.

On the sidelines, the head coach Darne Walker saw Li You receiving the pass again, rushed quickly, and greeted the players loudly:
"Hold, retreat, catch up!"

On the other side, Walter Williams heard the coach's loud reminder, and immediately rushed to Li You's side to delay.

Li You, who kept accelerating with the ball in his left hand, had no intention of slowing down at all, and the two kept entangled and rushed into the paint.

Close to the basket, Williams, who has been giving physical confrontation on the right side, realized that the ball in Li You's left hand was gone.
With a slight flick of his wrist, Li You in the paint swung the ball back covertly, and Alan Houston, who followed up quickly, caught the ball and easily put it to the basket!

On the Knicks' bench, the atmosphere group cheered and threw up the towel. Li You played a wave of 9:2 after appearing on the stage.

At 21:17, the rhythm of the game has been completely controlled by the Knicks.

"After Lee came on, everyone was more willing to run. That's what he does. Of course, we have to accept some of his offensive options."

Assistant coach Chan Downey whispered to Jeff Van Gundy, who was hanging up beside him, that he would indeed prefer to see a smooth offensive Knicks.

Van Gundy, who had already returned to the bench, was speechless, and of course he could see the reactions of the players.

When Li You played, everyone knew that if he ran out of opportunities, he would be able to catch the ball. The tactics were more clear, and the chain reaction brought about was the acceleration of the offensive rhythm.

"The Raptors are not strong, and Lee still needs time to adapt to high-intensity games."

Jeff Van Gundy still chose to play the game because he knew veterans don't like running back and forth.
Patrick Ewing didn't touch the ball for several rounds, and this time the offense fell to the left low post and asked for the ball behind his back.

Taking advantage of the center Tabak behind him going around to defend, Ewing suddenly turned around and ran directly to the basket.

Just as he imagined, the ball flew to the top left of the basket just after jumping up, Li You sent the pass just right, Ewing grabbed the ball and dunked the basket vigorously with both hands!
"Boom!" The empty catch dunk was successful!
After landing, Ewing beat his chest and roared, and then pointed to Li You on the left flank:

"Li, you passed it beautifully!"

Within 1 minutes at the end of the first quarter, with the debut of the new Marcus Camby, Ewing began to frequently ask for the ball in the low post.

Li You and the others on the field didn't have many chances to show off at this time, and both sides began to attack from low positions.

The Raptors who put on the twin towers also began to hit the ball inside, and at the same time strengthened their rebounding to curb the Knicks' conversion offense.

Larry Johnson saw that Jeff Van Gundy hadn't replaced Ewing, and cursed inwardly. The first quarter was almost over, and he only made two shots and scored 1 points with free throws.

The staggered travel plan was very unsuccessful, and what Larry Johnson didn't expect was that Jeff Van Gundy replaced him in advance
At 28:24, the first quarter ended and the Knicks led by 4 points.

2 of 2, 5 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. The data seems to be good, but Li You played uncomfortable.

Ewing played 1 minutes and 11 seconds in the first quarter of the game. At the end of the first quarter, the gorilla even beat the newcomer Marcus Camby.

In the second quarter of the game, it was Starks who partnered with Li You in the backcourt.

The lineup was rotated, and Larry Johnson was also there. The two "good brothers" allowed Li You's assists to rise steadily, but the fast break was taken away.

The Raptors' big center Carlos Rodgers, who came off the bench, missed the basket. Veteran Herb Williams received the rebound and threw the ball to Li You immediately.

Larry Johnson rushed forward desperately, Li You didn't stick the ball, hit the ground and passed the ball from a long distance, pierced the opponent's defense, and assisted "Auntie" dunk with both hands!
"Fast attack like a tiger"

Li You was unable to complain anymore, Larry Johnson definitely ran ahead of time and sprinted.

It was a beautiful dunk, and the fans on the scene burst into cheers.

Coach Darnell Walker on the sidelines looked at the twin towers who couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all, and waved his hand to signal the substitute defender Hubert Davis to continue to pass the ball inside.

The offense of the Raptors was mediocre, but for the Knicks, Larry Johnson completely put down his face and took the initiative to pick and roll for Li You in a few rounds.

Li You hit the ground and passed the ball to assist the opponent to make an open mid-range shot, broke through a pick-and-roll, and assisted the "Aunt" who cut in to score another 2 points.

The Knicks' offensive rhythm accelerated, the Raptors continued to press the rhythm, and Hubert Davis pressed the 24-second free throw line to hit the iron in the middle distance.

Before Li You received the rebound, Starks had already crossed the half court and passed the ball to the opponent. After the crazy Starks received the ball from the left flank, he threw it away from the three-point line!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

The excited Starks didn't care about Jeff Van Gundy's ugly face, he happily gave Li You a high-five to celebrate.

Under the leadership of Li You, the Knicks did not have a post-up single at the beginning of the second quarter.
The head coach Darnell Walker saw that Li You had a single-block screen at the top of the arc, and he threw the ball together. He couldn't help but cursed:
"Damn game!"

The ball was hollowed into the net, and the Knicks' bench was completely boiling. The single quarter was 12:6, and the point difference was just in double digits.

Jeff Van Gundy's face was not very good, he found that he had lost control of the team, this kind of game was completely different from the previous plan
The Raptors asked for a timeout, walked to the bench and Li You smiled and gave his teammates high fives to celebrate.

Li You did not play as planned, but so far, the team is leading, and he also sent 7 assists:
"If you want to make a change, someone has to push it!"

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