Chapter 215: Being Beaten to Suspect Teammates
Although Chicago in February is not as cold as Minnesota, for Lin Yi who is used to the warm winter, the sub-zero temperature is still not used to him.
Feb. 16, United Center.
I have to say that the Bulls' entrance ceremony is really domineering and cool.
Accompanied by the sound of the shocking BGM, the scene of ten thousand bulls galloping is so full of excitement.
However, the United Center, which is full of vitality, also has a traitor today.
Especially when the cameraman gave a close-up shot of No. 44 of the New York Knicks, the new All-Star MVP Lin Yi...
Many "undercover agents" wearing Knicks jerseys and Bulls jerseys outside began to shout in unison:
"MVP—————!"
"MVP—————!"
"MVP—————!"
Although the shouts were not so neat and were quickly overwhelmed by the boos of the home fans, Lin Yi couldn't help but recall the scene of Kobe's tour during his retirement season in his previous life.
Of course, the scene Lin Yi created now is far from as crazy as Kobe's in the future.
"Well, the worst thing about being in the East is that there are too few opportunities to play against Kobe every year." Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion. After all, this is a top class. It's not the future performance of Knenby.
Lin Yi felt a little sad when he thought that in a few more seasons, he would not see that picturesque and handsome back, and the basket... Ah bah, the crisp sound of the Nets slapping the net.
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On TNT, Kenny Smith couldn't help complaining: "Now Lin has his own fans wherever he goes, especially in every city he goes to, basically the Chinese fans in that city will try every means to support him. "
Barkley spread his hands, "Obviously, I recently asked a Chinese female reporter, and she told me it's called: the eyes of the masses are discerning."
"Speaking of which, Charles, did you notice the statistics released by ESPN yesterday?" Kenny Smith asked.
"Of course, ESPN always likes to study these weird things, but I think the statistics they released this time are very interesting." Barkley said.
Yesterday, ESPN released a set of data about the Knicks team.
The general content is that since Lin Yi joined New York, the scoring efficiency of the Knicks team has been greatly improved.
For example, "Second Battalion Commander" Danilo Gallinari, he averaged only 6.1 points per game last season, but this season his scoring average has increased to 17.4 points per game, and his shooting percentage has reached 48.9%. The shooting rate was 43.1%, and he averaged 7.4 three-pointers per game, and he was able to hit close to 3.2 three-pointers.
If the Italian handsome man can shoot according to this shooting percentage, he is very hopeful to break the league's record for three-pointers made in a single season held by the legendary shooter Ray Allen.
The veteran Harrington has made similar progress. Although Harrington's scoring has dropped to 14.1 points, it must be known that his 14.1 points were obtained in an average of 25 minutes of playing time per game. The most important thing is that Harrington The field goal percentage has increased to a career high of 47%.
"Double-double master" David Lee's data is slightly lower than Lin Yi's memory, averaging 17.8 points per game, but his average rebounds per game have reached a career high of 12.8, and his shooting percentage is also a career high 61%!
There is also Italian pitcher Belinelli who was traded from the Raptors. At present, Belinelli's scoring average has reached 10.1 points per game, averaging 1.7 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43.1%.
Lu Wei, who has the most firepower on the team's bench, averaged 15.8 points per game. Lu Wei also set a number of new career highs, shooting 47% from the field and 66% from the basket. The hit rate reached 38%.
ESPN believes that,
Although Lin Yi's position and height in the league in the future need more time to prove, but from the point of being able to make his teammates better, Lin Yi is even better than LeBron James in his rookie season in a certain sense. exaggerate.
As the number one "Kehei", ESPN's report is obviously to stimulate a certain superstar.
But indirectly, ESPN also helped Lin Yi consolidate his reputation.
You know, although Lin Yi has been hot enough this season and won the MVP of the Rookie Game, the Slam Dunk Contest and the MVP of the All-Star Game, there are still many "troublemakers" who think that Lin Yi has been blown too much.
However, you said that the outbreak of the Knicks had nothing to do with Lin Yi?
Even if you are challenging the IQ of the general public.
People have seen how the Knicks played last season. Except for David Lee who is extremely stable, the others are simply the number one employee, the second employee and the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth apprentices of the blacksmith shop.
"ESPN believes that Lin's sense of presence on the court is too strong. There is a reason why he can always steal the limelight from others. Kenny, I don't know if you have noticed that every time the Knicks attack, you always feel that your Eyes were drawn to Lin," Barkley said.
Kenny Smith nodded: "I think this is the reason why other Knicks players have become better? Including ESPN also introduced that Lin is the player who has attracted the most double-teams and assisted defenses this season."
I don't know why, but Kenny Smith used to be blind when looking at Asians, but since the Dallas Slam Dunk Contest, Kenny Smith also thinks that Lin Yi is a bit handsome...
Lin Yi didn't know about Kenny Smith and Barkley's complaints, otherwise he would have said: If you play with a charm value BUFF every night, you can do it too.
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At the United Center, the Bulls ushered in their third matchup with the Knicks this season.
The NBA schedule is indeed interesting, because after this game, the two teams will move to Madison Square Garden tomorrow for the fourth matchup between the two teams this season.
For the Bulls star Derrick Rose, he was really strong in this game.
This year is the first time for Rose to participate in the All-Star Game. Not only Chicago fans believe that this "Windy City Rose" will lead Chicago back to the top, but the public opinion also generally believes that the Bulls' choice of Rose in 2008 is really too profitable.
But this Dallas All-Star Game can be said to have hit Rose hard.
In order to prepare for the All-Star Game, he did not participate in the Rookie Challenge, but when he learned the score later, even the introverted Rose couldn't help but swear.
That's too ruthless, aren't the first graders crazy? He actually won the second grade by 58 points?
In addition, Rose also went to watch the slam dunk contest. At that time, the scene in Dallas was blown out. Many NBA stars have begun to seriously consider participating in the slam dunk contest after the Dallas slam dunk contest.
Who doesn't envy Lin Yi's popularity in the dunk contest?
The people in the NBA don't pay attention to the "Buddhism". In professional sports, life and death hang by a thread. Competitive sports are winners and losers. There is absolutely no such thing as "Buddhism".
As for the "Big Buddha" in San Antonio, there was even a classic picture of slapping the floor angrily to remind his teammates to defend.
The "Buddha" on the surface does not mean the "Buddha" in the heart. How many people were inspired by Tang Shuai's sentence "Don't underestimate the heart of a championship"?
Of course, it was the All-Star Game that excited Rose even more. You must know that Rose has been preparing seriously before the game in order to let the fans see a better version of himself.
As a result... what he never expected was that the sleepy Lin Yi finally snatched away the MVP.
That's fine, after all, things like the All-Star MVP are hard to come by. However, Rose thinks that he played not badly in the All-Star Game, but people seem to have forgotten him...
Even in the news reports after the All-Star Game, Rose found that he had been taken for a stroke.
People are more than people, really maddening.
As Ross, a contemporary of Lin Yi, he didn't want to fall too far behind at the starting line.
So in these two games against the Knicks, he hopes that he can lead the Bulls to defeat the Knicks and leave a good impression on people. After all, Lin Yi's popularity is very high. If the Bulls can win two consecutive games against the Knicks, Rose's reputation There can also be substantial increases.
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However, eggs.
Lin Yi's condition is so-so tonight.
But if the Knicks lose to the Bulls who use the ancient style of play, then Lin Yi and D'Antoni can swallow their own dung.
In the first quarter, the two teams played back and forth. In the second quarter, the Bulls collapsed. Their pace is too slow. The Knicks’ speed increase is unreasonable. Yi can always make mistakes in the first place.
In this game, Lin Yi kept attracting ridicule. He was like a mocking monster with holy shield, magic immunity, and object immunity added. However, the Bulls did not have trump cards such as melee and Twisting Void that could clear the field.
In the third quarter of the game, Rose was extremely desperate, carrying explosive packs and bravely impacting the Knicks' inside line again and again.
"He's so upright." Lin Yi, who hated Ross twice, couldn't help but said.
David Lee couldn't stand it anymore: "Won't he make fouls?"
"I don't think so." Lin Yi shook his head. If Rose could make fouls, would he average around 20 points per game?
You must know that Rose had seven or eight times in the third quarter just to break into the inside and attack. What happened?
Went to the free throw line only once.
If it was a bearded man who opened Sharingan, I am afraid that at least 10 free throws will be made in this quarter.
The upright Rose fell into the big net carefully prepared for him by the Knicks, and if you let the roses bloom again, the flowering period will always be too short.
In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Knicks had withdrawn their main players, and the playoffs were getting closer and closer. No matter how stubborn D'Antoni was, he would not be stupid enough to kill the main players when the team led by a big score.
118 to 95, at the moment of the end of the game, Derrick Rose looked at the scoreboard unwillingly.
Why is this?
In terms of scoring, the 26 points he scored tonight surpassed Lin Yi's 20 points.
Compared with assists, he actively led his teammates tonight and got 7 assists, which was more than Lin Yi's 6 times.
Better than rebounding... He is a guard, and he must not be better than Lin Yi.
Even compared to the hit rate, Rose didn't feel that he was far behind.
That's the teammate.
Rose lowered his head silently, and contacted his agent after the game. He hoped that his agent could put pressure on the Bulls and let the Bulls find a way to strengthen the lineup.
Lin Yi didn't know that Rose was beaten by him to suspect his teammates.
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