I really don't want to win the MVP

Chapter 217 Shaq's Wisdom

At the beginning of the game, the anxious situation of the first few games of the Knicks and Raptors did not appear.

Under the tight defense of the Raptors in the last few games, although Jiang Mu's shooting percentage was a little lower than in the regular season, fortunately, he could still provide a stable output.

Even when his teammates couldn't open it, Jiang Mu's scoring could still ensure that the Knicks would not fall behind too much.

This is equivalent to reducing a lot of difficulty for the subsequent process of chasing points.

However, today's Jiang Mu is a bit stubborn.

Jiang Mu only scored 4 points through free throws in the first quarter, and missed 5 shots in the rest of the time, even including an open three-pointer that is extremely rare in these games.

Jiang Mu was a little depressed and cranky, could it be because he read the post about "not a decent honor award" before the game?
Cursed by the Kobe Bryant Award?
However, the rest of the Knicks team had so much self-confidence due to the previous 3-game winning streak, they all believed that the Raptors were definitely not their opponents.

The Knicks even led by 27 points at 24:3 in the first quarter.

Jiang Mu knew very well that although he had a system, the system could not determine how he felt.

Everyone has bad times!
Even Michael Jordan and Curry!
Jiang Mu is also very clear that this is caused by the intense and difficult schedule of the first four consecutive games.

If you can't learn to adjust yourself in the difficult schedule, then your future growth and progress will be extremely limited.

In the second quarter, Jiang Mu took a break for the first few minutes. His teammates still played well, and the scores rose alternately between the two sides.

Jiang Mu didn't re-enter the game until the 6th minute.

Although it doesn't feel good, Jiang Mu has just improved some defensive attributes, so in addition to organizing offense and assisting his teammates, Jiang Mu put more energy on defense.

The Raptors' back line suddenly felt that Jiang Mu was more oppressive than in the previous games, and his hand feeling dropped all of a sudden, and he lost a lot of shots.

Not only that, but Jiang Mu also grabbed some rebounds that were difficult for him to grab.

In this way, the score gradually opened up.

Until the end of the second quarter, Jiang Mu had a relatively easy shot, and then hit the first sports goal of the game with the blessing of the badge.

Then Jiang Mu went inside and made a successful throw.

Jiang Mu, who only scored 9 points in the first half, led the Knicks to a 59:47 lead over the Raptors by 12 points.

The Raptors players finally began to believe one thing at this time, that is, they are really not the opponents of the Knicks in front of them.

The Knicks have been improving.

O'Neill: "The Knicks in the regular season are not so strong, and they have no experience in devil games in recent years, but they are extremely tough and play very systematically."

Barkley: "Indeed! All of this is brought by China! If the Raptors lost in the previous few games because they couldn't defend China Jiang, this game China Jiang's exhaustion is obvious, and the offensive state is not good , but the Knicks still ended the first half with a 12-point lead, which shows that what Zhongjiang Jiang brought to the team is not only the diversity of offense, but also the importance of the defensive end and the rationality of sorting out the offense!"

O'Neill: "Mr. Charles, I have to say that your analysis is too correct! You must think that the previous few games were not as good as my analysis, and you feel a little embarrassing, so you studied until late at night last night, and specially organized a lot. The professional words, such as the offensive diversity, the importance of defense and the rationality of sorting out, sound really high and professional, and under my influence, you finally understand the responsibilities of a ball commentator!"

Barkley: "Shaq! That big mouth of yours can never say anything pleasant!"

O'Neill: "Even so, you've only seen the surface! There's something deeper beneath what you analyzed just now!"

Barkley: "Oh? If you can say it and let me recognize it, then I will admit that you won this round!"

O'Neal smiled.

"The basketball game is a long process. Each team needs to go through 82 games in the regular season, and then after entering the playoffs, it will go through three rounds of the series, and then enter the finals! Last season, the Knicks team reached This is already an extremely successful season at this level, and of course it is China Jiang who transformed the Knicks! There is no doubt about it!"

"The progress of the Knicks' offense and defense is obvious to all. This is the injection of fresh blood brought by Jiang. After 82 long regular season games, the Knicks have fully adapted to the changes that Jiang brought to the team. All players have improved. They are used to winning because they have been winning! Even some games that were not easy to win before, they won. The games that could not be won before were still won because of Zhong Jiang's performance at critical moments , and even games that were impossible to win—such as beating the Cavaliers, beating the Warriors—they still won!”

"why?"

Barkley seemed to be led to deeper thinking by O'Neill's question.

Without waiting for Barkley to answer, O'Neill gave the answer.

"Of course it is because of the existence of China Jiang! In addition to his visible role on the court, his deep-seated role is to bring confidence to the Knicks! Through the performance of China Jiang, the Knicks teammates will know Become full of confidence in the game, because China Jiang can lead them to victory!"

"For example, sweeping the Pacers 4:0! When did the Knicks sweep their opponents in the playoffs?"

"For example, after losing a game first, Jiang Mu dared to make a bold statement to the world with confidence - winning 4 games in a row and taking away the game! Now it seems that he can still do it!"

"A lot of that comes down to, if you have a teammate like that around you, don't you have confidence?"

"Brother Charles, you know, you and I are both retired professional players. We have strong personal abilities and have seen many players with outstanding abilities. When our team becomes confident because of you, me or others, others It will be very difficult to defeat us! This truth is very simple, but extremely profound!"

The TNT live broadcast room fell into a brief silence.

Barkley murmured after a while:
"Shaq! I'm convinced! You're so right!"

O'Neill grinned and laughed.

Barkley was still sluggish, muttering: "Could it be that China Jiang has already realized it? Can the authorities really understand what many onlookers can't see? He is not yet 20 years old!"

With the end of Jiang Mu's not very good performance in the first half, the Raptors players seem to have no confidence at this time.

After the start of the second half, although the Raptors still worked hard, things did not develop in the direction they hoped.

Because before Jiang Mu found the touch, Anthony exploded!

(End of this chapter)