roccoschili Chapter 109 The Madison Tragedy
Chapter 109 The Madison Tragedy
Chapter 109 The Madison Tragedy
The sea of yellow at Conseco Arena boiled.
Reggie Miller celebrated wildly in front of the technical stage, as if they had won the championship.
O'Neal walked to the celebrating crowd, and did not say hello to his former teammates.
It wasn't just O'Neal who did this. Artest and Brad Miller walked down the tunnel without saying a word, with Kobe leading the way.
Billups and Garnett exchanged a few words with old teammate Brandon and hugged each other.
Larry Bird's hanging heart was slightly relieved. O'Neal still possessed terrifying dominance after returning from injury. He played 42 minutes in this game and scored 28 points and 16 rebounds, completely dominating the inside line.
"Thanks to the team's perfect performance and Reggie's wonderful lore. I think the Pacers have shown everyone that we can win and will continue to win. This season's championship trophy will be brought back to Indiana..."
Before Big Bird's interview was over, Jim had already turned off the TV.
"It's very strange. Why hasn't Coach Jackson changed his defensive strategy? It's too wasteful for Kobe to defend a player like Miller who is good at off the ball. Besides, isn't our restriction on Shaq in the first half very good? How did it change back to the original in the end?" Laughlin was wiping the water stains on the table, she was so angry when Miller made the lore just now, she knocked over the cup.
"Mitch, what do you think?" Jim tilted his head and asked Kupchak beside him.
"The Pacers reduced Anthony Mason's playing time in the second half. , This is what Mason does not have. When he, Bruce and Miller are on the court at the same time, the Pacers' perimeter is still very threatening. Remember Robert Hawley? Too much help on Shaq," Kupchak explained.
"It's hard to win when the Pacers are shooting over 60 percent from three, and now we're assuming Bruce Bowen and Al Harrington can't be that accurate every game. Well, get ready for the All-Stars It's the weekend. The meeting is over."
The Lakers, who lost the ball, were a guest at Madison Square Garden to challenge the New York Knicks.
Compared with the Bass family, the Knicks owner Dolan is rich and powerful. He does not hesitate to spend money on the players he likes.
It's a pity that Dolan's vision is really bad, and all the spilled banknotes turned into bamboo baskets to fetch water.
The Knicks carry a contract of more than 9000 million U.S. dollars and have the worst record in the league. The coach Don Cheney lives in dire straits every day.Antonio McDyess, who was traded with Marcus Camby and Nene Hilario, announced that he would be reimbursed for the season without playing a game. Luke Longley and Larry Johnson, who were signed with a lot of money before, even announced early retired.
In addition to Antonio McDyess's $1260 million contract, the Knicks have to pay a total of $1751 million for Larry Johnson and Luke Longley, the top five players on the team's salary list , It is also a very strange thing that three people cannot play.
In addition to the unshakable madman Sprewell and the CIC king Houston, Kurt Thomas can also occupy a stable starting position, while the other two places often change.
In this game, it's the turn of Jeff Van Gundy's old team Clarence Witherspoon and Charlie Ward.
Throughout Charlie Ward's career, he averaged no more than 10 points per game and no more than 5 assists. In addition to being good at making offensive fouls, he can only talk about his defensive attitude.
Back then, Van Gundy and Riley fell in love with each other as mentors and apprentices. The New York gangsters and the Iron-Blooded Heat fought bloody battles in the playoffs year after year. Fantastic gang fights, including Van Gundy's masterpiece thigh hug.And Charlie Ward's most glorious moment was when P.J. Brown was crazily stuck in a free throw, but was thrown by the latter to the press box with an upside-down weeping willow. The beauty of his aerial posture is breathtaking.
The Knicks, already leading [-] to [-], also participated in the group fight because of the four main players of Ewing, Larry Johnson, Starks and Houston. Although they beat P.J. He was suspended and was reversed out of the playoffs by the Heat.
As for Clarence Witherspoon, our big scoop not only has a weird look and a complex surname that can hardly be printed on the jersey than Sean Marion, but also has a glorious past, bearing the second name of Barkley No. 18 made his debut in Philadelphia. In his second season, he was able to contribute a double-double of 10 plus 2. In the slam dunk contest, he overwhelmed the famous Rockets Kenny Smith and Cedric Ceballos and others, winning the...No. [-].
But today's Witherspoon is no longer the courage of the past. He has fallen to an average of only 6 points and 7 rebounds per game after his debut. He can only be said to be a pretty good role player.
Thinking that they will be brought to Houston by Van Gundy two years later, Jim can't help but silently mourn for the Rockets fans.
Charlie Ward unfortunately once again served as the background board. At the end of the second quarter, Knicks player Osella Harrington missed the baseline ball and was intercepted by Billups.
Garnett, who has not returned to the backcourt, immediately started and rushed to the basket, and Billups had already thrown the ball into the air.
Charlie Ward, with excellent defensive awareness, met Garnett in this way.
The intention was good, but the ending was miserable. Garnett took off one step before the free throw line, stretched his long arms to catch the basketball in the air, and ignored Ward's defensive one-armed violent dunk.
And Ward, who jumped hastily, only touched Garnett's shoulder, and then was knocked down gracefully to the ground.
Garnett stood in front of the fallen Ward, beating his chest and roaring, with Spike Lee holding his head in his hands in the background in the distance. This photo became the cover picture of major basketball media.
The result of the game has long been doomed. Today's New York mud has already abandoned the tough defense of the gangster era. Sprewell and Houston are playing cards with big contracts. The Lakers competed, and Kobe, who was full of anger, took the Knicks as a target to vent. He went on a killing spree at Madison Square Garden and was fatal. He scored 25 points on 18 of 49 shots and beat New York. 124 to 107 won the last game before the All-Star break.
The All-Star Game will be held in Atlanta. After rejecting the good intentions of McGrady and Iverson, Jordan finally accepted North Carolina Junior Carter's abdication and returned to the All-Star starting lineup.
This will be the All-Star curtain call for this legendary generation.
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Now that I think about it, the Rockets at that time were a bunch of leftover players. They were too young to be fooled by the commentator and thought it was very powerful... Now that I think about it, even Sura and Wesley can be considered good. How can they play the Jazz? ox.
(End of this chapter)