NBA: The Basketball Miracle

The regular season of the 1997-1998 season has just begun, and many teams are still in the process of running-in and slow warm-up.

As the third pick in the 1997 draft, Chauncey Billups has received a lot of attention since entering the league.

Although he is not as good as the No.1 pick in the same year, Tim Duncan, Billups still receives more attention than other rookie players on the Celtics.

The Celtics also changed their head coach this season, with Rick Pitino taking over the team.

Billups seemed to be not used to the pace of NBA games, nor to the whirlwind fast play required by head coach Pitino.

When he came to Madison Square Garden, he was beaten by Clay Lee.

In the 30 minutes he played, Billups made 1 of 5 shots, had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 9 turnovers, 6 fouls and was sent off with 6 fouls.

Billups was scolded by head coach Pitino, who made the rookie's second pick's eye circle turn red.

He returned to his seat and covered himself with a towel, completely shutting himself in.

Celtics coach Lee was very familiar with him.

They had played against each other in the NCAA.

The circle was quite large, and he went over to say hello and exchange pleasantries in a friendly manner before the game.

But in the game, the Celtics, who had extremely poor discipline, were completely defeated in less than three quarters.

After joining the Celtics, Walter McCarty also got a chance to start tonight.

Unfortunately, his shooting was poor and he was defended by Oakley.

"Pat should really reduce some of his low-post attacks. He was very smart in this game and participated more in the pick-and-roll offense. Lee could lead him to score, and all he had to do was put the ball into the basket!"

In the MSG commentary booth, Walt Frazier glanced at the data and briefly commented on Ewing, who has been frequently in the newspapers recently.

"oh!"

The New York fans at the scene couldn't hear the legendary star's comments, but they still cheered when they saw the gorilla's alley-oop and slam dunk under the basket.

49:72, with 5 minutes and 22 seconds left in the third quarter, the Celtics requested a timeout and the game was about to enter garbage time.

Although he didn't play well in the last game, Ewing was tough again tonight.

Before leaving the court, he made 7 of 13 shots and 8 of 10 free throws, and had already scored 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

Smiling with victory, the gorilla walked to the bench and fist-bumped with his teammates to celebrate.

Lee patted Knight before leaving the court.

After joining the Celtics, his friend did get more playing time.

Jeff Van Gundy was very satisfied with the team's performance.

Although it was a weak game, every player played well, which made the coaching staff feel more accomplished!

He played for 22 minutes, made 5 of 9 shots, 2 of 5 from beyond the three-point line, 6 of 6 free throws, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 1 turnover.

Relying on the opponent's mistakes and fouls, Lee continued his efficient performance.

Seeing that the main lineup would no longer appear on the field, the fans at the scene felt a little disappointed, but they soon cheered for the atmosphere group that came on the field.

Lee, who was sitting on the bench, saw the Celtics pick up Bruce Bowen, and a familiar memory suddenly appeared in his mind:

"The ghost-foot abalone has not evolved yet"

As an undrafted player, Bowen could only make a living in the Heat last season.

Unfortunately, he couldn't even be a member of the atmosphere group.

After joining the Celtics this season, Bowen has been promoted to the atmosphere group and can finally get some playing time.

The Celtics' mistakes were still increasing. Antoine Walker stayed on the court for a few more minutes.

After a lot of missed shots, he finally didn't have the face to keep going and made 2 of 15 shots.

He got 9 points from free throws.

The real core, Antoine Walker, completely failed tonight.

In this game, no player on the Knicks played more than 26 minutes.

70:108, the Knicks finally defeated the Celtics and got 3 consecutive victories!

Last season, Lee was initially a substitute and did not have a deep feeling about it.

After all, the rotation players played very hard and tried their best to show themselves after coming on the court.

After the start of this season, Lee could clearly feel the opponent's slackness.

The whole month of November was probably the time for the starting lineup to find their touch.

The last home game of the week has ended, and the New York fans at the scene are still cheering enthusiastically.

The Knicks will play three consecutive away games in the Western Conference next.

Walt Frazier, dressed in a formal suit with a blue tie, earned the nickname "Clyde" and deeply influenced the preferences of a generation of New York fans.

The reason why old fans always miss the Knicks team that won the championship is also related to this person.

Walt Frazier usually interviews Lee after the game, and the two can summarize the game by the way:

"It's nice to see you teach the opposing rookie a lesson, Lee. Tell us about the team's performance since the start of the game!"

"I believe the Knicks are the first team in the league to prepare for the new season. This is our attitude. We want to establish a leading advantage as early as possible in the regular season."

"Everyone is in great shape, we all want the championship, and my responsibility is to get everyone involved in the offense, and the coaching staff has designed great tactics for this!"

After bragging, he briefly explained to the fans the Knicks' tactics in certain rounds.

After these two games, this has become a regular part of Lee's routine.

Ewing, who was walking towards the player tunnel wearing a towel, noticed the two men chatting and laughing on the sidelines, commenting on the game casually, and he felt jealous again.

Thinking about the press conference that was to follow, the gorilla cursed the amnesiac media in his heart:

"What's wrong with getting paid more?"

On November 6, 1997, the Knicks will challenge the Suns away that night, officially starting their road trip in the Western Conference.

There wasn't much hot news at the beginning of the season, and the veterans were still training through games to find their form, so Lee's record has been discussed for so many days and is still as hot as ever.

Nike took the opportunity to market. After Lee came to Phoenix, he and his cousin Kidd attended an event to promote sneakers.

At the beginning of the season, Stockton was unable to play due to injury, and Lee and Kidd became the leaders in the assists list.

Before the game, Nike was praised a lot, and the clichéd point guard duel was brought up again, but the game that night ended in the first half.

61:35 After several days of promotion, this is the result?

During the halftime break, Phoenix fans who bought tickets to watch the game booed wildly!

In the first quarter, Clay Lee made a slight effort, making 5 of 8 shots, 3 of 6 from beyond the three-point line, 2 of 2 free throws, 15 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal.

34:14, the Knicks were leading by 20 points in the first quarter.

Kevin Harlan, the commentator who had just joined TNT, concluded helplessly:

"14 of 40 in the first half, 0 of 8 from beyond the three-point line, a disastrous first half! The Suns seem to have not yet entered the game state."

The point guard showdown was naturally broadcast live across the country, and it's no wonder that the Suns fans booed after the result was like this.

In the end, the game started well but ended badly, with the main players of both teams playing for no more than 25 minutes and the Knicks starters clocking out early.

The happiest person in garbage time is Ben Wallace.

This situation is much better than his situation with the Bullets last season.

But no one cared about the performance of the undrafted player.

Ben Wallace played for 9 minutes and scored 4 points and 7 rebounds, including two offensive rebounds.

Steve Nash has officially entered the rotation this season and is currently serving as a substitute for Kidd.

As a result, he made 0 of 8 shots, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover tonight.

Such performance made head coach Danny Ainge frown secretly.

Playing for 25 minutes, making 3 of 7 shots, 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 turnover, Kidd completely slacked off in the latter part.

108:75, the Knicks finally defeated the Suns and continued their winning streak.

After the game, the Knicks flew to Los Angeles overnight.

Tomorrow night, they will challenge the Lakers back-to-back.

After the point guard duel, the center duel came. After a few games of rest, O'Neal returned from injury.

The petty O'Neal did not complain about Ewing's salary.

He also earned 12.86 million US dollars this season.

What made O'Neal unhappy was that the New York media ranked Ewing

among the four centers ahead of him.

Only Olajuwon won the championship.

Every time they faced off, the media had to discuss the ranking of the four.

Maybe David Robinson didn't care about these, but O'Neal kept them in mind.

On the evening of the 7th, the stage was set up at the Great Western Forum, and Los Angeles fans who bought tickets to watch the game were looking forward to a head-to-head center showdown.

The entire Knicks team naturally supported the gorilla, and Ewing frequently received the ball and played one-on-one that night!

Except for the iron-blooded jump shot, Ewing's several low-post attacks repeatedly missed.

O'Neal, who was playing at home, tried his best to hit the gorilla.

The game was quite entertaining to watch.

Clay Lee and Van Exel would first pass the ball to the center after crossing half court, and then the players from both teams would move away and watch the two men duel.

Without double-teaming, the young and strong O'Neal easily scored several times with his low-post attacks and turn-around hook shots.

But once he stood on the free throw line, the Shark, who had just returned from injury, missed every shot.

Ewing's situation was exactly the opposite of O'Neal's.

He couldn't attack from the low post, so he had to shoot free throws, and he made all of them!

In the end, this center duel was quite satisfying for the Los Angeles fans at the scene.

105:98, the Knicks successfully defeated the Lakers and won 5 consecutive victories!

The Knicks were able to win mainly because Lee, Alan Houston and Starks performed well outside the three-point line and gave the gorilla enough support.

The opposing Lakers made 2 of 14 three-pointers tonight and were able to widen the gap, mainly relying on transition offense.

Van Exel has been performing very poorly in recent games. He made 3 of 10 shots tonight, with a 30% shooting percentage.

Kobe Bryant, who got more playing time, came off the bench and made 1 of 9 shots, scoring 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Despite losing the game, the Lakers fans at the scene didn't care.

O'Neal made 9 of 15 shots and 3 of 9 free throws, scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 turnovers.

Two 1-on-1 face-off blocks on Ewing made the Los Angeles fans at the scene scream with excitement.

"The Lakers lost, but the Sharks didn't lose!"

The Knicks won the game, and everyone was naturally in a good mood, except Ewing, who felt he had lost face and had a forced smile.

8 of 20 shots, 9 of 10 free throws, 25 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 turnovers.

His dominance in the low post is gone, he has become soft.

This is not the first time this has happened.

In last season's playoffs, Ewing found it difficult to efficiently handle the ball, which is also the reason why Lee's usage rate has increased.

In tonight's game, Lee made 5 of 10 shots, 3 of 7 from beyond the three-point line, and 2 of 3 free throws, efficiently scoring 15 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 1 turnover.

With the center as the core, Lee continued to score and play, and as an outside artillery, he was still the most efficient player in the team.

Jeff Van Gundy naturally noticed this situation, but the stage was set, and it was really hard to let a 20 million super center play as a forward.

"Keep up this momentum! Strive to win all the games in November."

"A good record will also help fans vote!"

The bald young coach painted a pie for everyone.

When it comes to the All-Star Game, the gorilla's eyes light up and he no longer worries about tonight's performance.

He wants to be the vote king!

Alan Houston poked Lee next to him and whispered:

"I think you can get the starting position this year. The Magic are not as good as us."

Lee doesn't care about the starting position in the All-Star Game.

His competitor is Anfernee Hardaway.

Fans don't consider performance at all when voting. Who gets the starting spot depends on the popularity of the players:

"Even if you are starting in the All-Star Game, you still have to pass the ball. Maybe this is the last time for Michael Jordan to play in the All-Star Game."

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