Chapter 463 The reason why I like to play in New York
On January 20, the Madison Square Garden in New York City was packed with people and the atmosphere was heated.
This season the New York Knicks are still ranked last in the Eastern Conference, but the enthusiasm of the fans remains undiminished.
This is also the reason why Knicks owner James Dolan is so indifferent to the team's lineup and record. Anyway, if the team plays well, the market will be hot if it doesn't play well, so why invest so much energy?
Although the Knicks are bad, the team's salary remains high. Their overall funds this season are as high as 96.65 million U.S. dollars. You must know that the league's salary cap during this period is only 58 million U.S. dollars.
The Knicks' overall salary is higher than any championship team, which is inversely proportional to their actual record. It's no wonder that New York fans often complain about their stupid money.
Here are the most junk contracts in the league. Larry Hughes, Eddie Curry, 'Old Cat' Mobley, and Quentin Richardson are all players with a salary of about 1,000 W. Let's look at their
Contribution on the field.
Larry Hughes played 25 games this season, averaging only 11.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. His shooting percentage was only a dismal 39%. He was unqualified in terms of attendance rate and efficiency. Quentin Richardson
So far, he has averaged 10.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Eddie Curry has been a mess. This season he has averaged 1.7 points per game with an annual salary of tens of millions. 'Old Cat' Mobley is even more exaggerated, directly receiving
If you don't play with money, you can be called a bad emperor.
This team can be called a paradise for players. They can get high salaries without doing anything. Fans can't help but ridicule the Knicks players as they are role models for beating workers. In the past, we only saw capitalists sucking the blood of workers. Look.
It wasn’t until I got to the Knicks that I discovered that beating workers can also suck the blood of capitalists.
The team's best performer turned out to be David Lee, whose salary was only 1.79 million.
David Lee averaged a standard double-double of 17 points and 11.9 assists per game this season. His shooting percentage reached 54.9%, which is a breath of fresh air for the Knicks.
New York Knicks starting lineup: Chris Duhon, Wilson Chandler, Quentin Richardson, Al Harrington, David Lee
Phoenix Suns starting lineup: Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Stoudemire, DeAndre Jordan
Tonight, DeAntoni was promoted to the starting lineup. Against a weak team like the Knicks, D'Antoni deliberately asked DeAntoni to come up and practice.
At the beginning of the game, Jordan successfully jumped the ball and gave the Suns the opportunity to attack first.
Chen Yan tried a three-pointer as soon as he came up.
"Clang!"
The first shot missed, and Chen Yan had not fully found the feeling when he first came on the court, but Jordan was very active and jumped hard to hit the offensive rebound.
The ball landed diagonally to Chen Yan's side. Chen Yan took a step laterally, picked up the ball, and scored another three-pointer.
"Whoa!"
The Nets bloom.
3 to 0.
After the ball scored, Chen Yan pointed at DeAndre Jordan. He had told DeAndre Jordan more than once that if he wanted to gain a foothold on a championship team like the Suns, he had to work hard enough. Obviously DeAndre Jordan took Chen Yan's words to heart.
The reason why Jordan played so hard was not only because he listened to Chen Yan's instructions, but also because of the overall atmosphere of the Suns. From the starter to the substitutes, everyone in the Suns team was very serious about training and games, which also had a subtle influence.
It's time for the new guy to join the team.
Just imagine, if Jordan was picked by the New York Knicks in this year's draft, he would probably be ruined with his teammates by now.
The Knicks attacked, and Chris Duhon passed to Wilson Chandler after halftime.
Wilson Chandler caught the ball and rushed in. Chen Yan did not fully defend and let him go. Wilson Chandler had excellent athletic ability. When he saw the gap, he rushed in with all his strength!
Chen Yan was passed, and DeAndre Jordan stepped in to protect the frame. Wilson Chandler took off with one foot on the ground. He was very confident in his explosive power and was ready to beat DeAndre Jordan.
DeAndre Jordan said that it’s time to play, stop making trouble, don’t play bouncing with me, DeAndre Jordan, take off vertically, DeAndre Jordan directly slapped Wilson Chandler with his big hand and made him doubt his life.
Fortunately, David Lee had a positive attitude and picked up a rebound near the free throw line.
After getting the ball, David Lee did not take action immediately. He observed the surrounding situation and took a test step before pulling up on the spot.
"Whoa!"
David Lee's mid-range shot was very solid and the basketball hit the net.
3 to 2.
The cheers of the fans came from Madison Garden. Usually New York fans are very supportive of the team at the beginning of the game, but it is difficult to say that they were beaten as time went on.
Nash advanced past half court, used Jordan to cover an underhand change and passed Al Harrington before making a layup.
5 to 2.
Al Harrington is an out-and-out mastermind. He doesn't care about the team's record, he only cares about his own data.
In addition to being a player, Al Harrington has another identity, that is, a businessman. He is different from other black people and has a very business acumen. Al Harrington founded a cannabis company. He got this business opportunity from his grandmother.
inspired.
Because he used cannabis to cure his grandmother's long-standing illness, the company's name was even registered after his grandmother Viola. As medical cannabis becomes more and more popular, his company will of course grow.
Chen Yan knew that Al Harrington's company would have a market value of US$1 billion in the future. If it weren't for the fact that he was in the cannabis business, Chen Yan would have wanted to take a share.
In the Knicks' offensive round, Chris Duhon and David Lee initiated a pick-and-roll. Duhon suddenly took a step back and hit the ground back to David Lee, who shot from mid-range and hit again.
5 to 4.
David Lee scored 4 points in a row at the beginning and was in good condition.
Looking back, Nash once again held the ball and launched an attack. He drew the ball with a sudden score and then handed it to Chen Yan. Chen Yan took aim at the frame and did not take a shot. He continued to attract the Knicks' defensive attention. After the defensive player pounced, he flicked the ball horizontally and handed it to La.
Gareth Bell, the latter had an open three-point opportunity, but unfortunately he was a little unlucky and missed.
The ball just bounced into Duhon's hands, and Duhon pushed forward. The Knicks counterattacked, and Wilson Chandler received Duhon's pass from the side and cut in for a layup.
5 to 6.
The fans at the scene cheered again, and the team was able to play back and forth with its opponents in the first few rounds.
Sun attack round.
Small Srila singles David Lee.
David Lee is a typical offensively strong and defensively weak player. As a white insider, his physical fitness is a little worse than that of black players, let alone a black insider with top athletic talent like Stoudemire.
Stoudemire took continuous test steps and took a step to the right, then took two strong steps and then put the basket in!
Just rely on speed and explosive power to eat you up.
David Lee shook his head, there was nothing he could do against such an athletically gifted inside line.
In fact, Stoudemire also likes to use this move. In the CBA, it is difficult for opponents to guard against A-Lian. He has the advantages of body and athletic ability, but in the NBA, this advantage does not exist, so he can often see it.
The distance to the restricted area is getting further and further away from the Arab League in two steps, which is very different from the effect Stoudemire used.
The Knicks attacked, and Wilson Chandler was ready to continue to attack Chen Yan. At the beginning, he tasted the sweetness from Chen Yan.
Chen Yan was also aware of Wilson Chandler's thoughts. He did not let go in this round. He usually let go in order to focus more energy on the offensive end, rather than being used as a soft persimmon by the opponent.
Wilson Chandler made a push and walked back to the left. Chen Yan moved sideways to block him.
Wilson-Chandler continued to accelerate, preparing to take a strong blow. Chen Yan suddenly increased his intensity and used his body to press him. Wilson-Chandler became anxious and prepared to accelerate in the second stage and continue to press in.
At the moment of acceleration, there was a problem with his ball protection. Chen Yan quickly reached out and broke the ball!
Chen Yan slapped his right hand and he accelerated in a straight line. Wilson Chandler immediately gave up defense after losing the ball. Other Knicks players also watched Chen Yan rush forward.
Chen Yan looked back before entering the penalty area. When he saw that no one was chasing him, he immediately showed off and did a pull-bar reverse dunk!
There were boos at the scene, which was dedicated to the Knicks players.
Fans are dissatisfied with the attitude of Knicks players. The reason is that Chen Yan is very fast, but whether he can catch up is one thing, and whether he can catch up or not is another matter.
There was no emotion on the faces of the Knicks players. They heard this kind of booing every night and were basically immune to it.
A person who is shameless is invincible, and I am talking about the Knicks players.
In the next few minutes, the Knicks' shooting percentage began to return to normal levels. They missed consecutive shots and were not active in retreating after missing shots. The Suns made multiple counterattacks in succession.
The fans booed louder and louder. The fans said that the Knicks guys are here to play and watch the game?
At 6 minutes and 57 seconds of the first quarter, Nash missed an arrow while riding a horse, and the Knicks counterattacked.
Al Harrington grabbed the rebound and passed it to the new Nate Robinson Duhon. Nate was about to pass it to Wilson Chandler. However, his passing intention was already penetrated by Chen Yan. Chen Yan advanced
Start intercepting the ball and withdraw it outside the three-point line.
In order to save face, Nate quickly jumped in front of Chen Yan and jumped to block his three-pointer.
Although Nate is small, with a real height of only about 170cm, his jumping is extremely powerful, and his favorite thing to do is to block players who are taller than him.
Seeing Nate take off, Chen Yan didn't rush to take action. He paused and leaned on him.
Call a foul!
The moment the two people's bodies came into contact in space, Chen Yan threw the ball out in an unconventional posture.
The basketball drew an arc and landed accurately in the bag.
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
Knicks fans are defecting!
When Chen Yan stood on the free throw line, shouts of "mvp" rang out.
Chen Yan smiled slightly, that's why he prefers New York to Los Angeles.
When fans in Los Angeles see Chen Yan opening his mouth and saying "Fake Chen" and closing his mouth "Fake Chen", the fans in New York will call him MVP.
