NBA: Starting with $20 billion, buying the Knicks

Chapter 346 Artest's Elbow of Death!Yi Jianlian invites you to drink Lafite!
Final G2.

staples.

There were basically no New York fans on the scene today. How could it be possible for the visiting team to win two home games at the crucial stage of the three-peat championship?

And as the commentators said, the last game was just that the Lakers didn't adapt to the Knicks' offensive rhythm. The Lakers' record this year is better than last year, and they are not "good".

That night, after enjoying the four-person hot spring bath with Scarlett, Daddario, and Aomei, Jiang Chao came to the box refreshed, just in time to see the pre-match interview with Kobe in the player tunnel on the TV screen:

"They beat us up in the first game and we're going to come back."

Sure enough, it was completely different from the interview in G1. Kobe was still very honest, and would generously admit that his opponent was strong, but usually at this time he would find his place on the court.

And indeed, Kobe was on fire from the very beginning.

Let juniors like Harden and Curry see clearly why he can win two consecutive championships! ! !

It is to use all the skills of No. 24! !

Hit close to the back, sway the shoulders, turn and lean back! ! !
Close to the body and then back to back, observe, and suddenly faked Harden, stepping up and down, stuck in Yao Ming's body and scored a layup!
Attack with the ball in the top arc, strong burst, dry pull, jump shot! ! !

Advance with the ball, and shoot a cold three-pointer from outside the three-point line!

After Kobe shot a threat, he even used Baifo to rush into the basket and caused David Lee to foul.

As Kobe broke through the bottom line at the end of the first quarter and made a low-handed layup, the Lakers tied with the Knicks at 24:24 in the first quarter.

Why is Kobe only worthy of a tie when he scored 14 points in a single quarter? ? ?

Because the Knicks used Yao and Huo at the beginning of the game, they changed most of the time. The young coach is just like what he said before the game, giving other non-star players more opportunities.

Play the Knicks without Howard's previous style! !

That is Couchart, David Lee Ibaka or Yi Jianlian, George who is Turk Drew's substitute, and even Hayward played for 40 seconds to feel the confrontation in the finals.

This fragmented playing arrangement may also be the reason why the Knicks did not open the score.

Because this tactical arrangement with offensive firepower basically on the outside will increase Kobe's defensive threat, Harden was infinitely targeted by Kobe, biting like a poisonous snake.

As a result, Harden scored 4 for 0 in the first quarter and only had 2 assists, which was basically a complete waste, leaving his teammates in a 4V4 state.

No way, Kobe's defense at the peak is not covered. Kobe was at Harden's age. He was a member of the All-Star, the best second team, and the best first defense in the season, and became the youngest NBA best first defense in history. member.

That's a player with 9 defensive first rounds. It's not like Harden, a second-year rookie who reached the finals for the first time, can easily break through.

And why it can be tied is still the same sentence, 3 points are always one point more than 2 points.

After adopting a small lineup with a faster pace, the Knicks basically did not play singles inside, except for breakthroughs and 3-pointers.

Curry is also a good player in educating the insiders. If the Lakers pay the price, they have to pull out to shoot 3 points. The tactics of the dead five are actually very simple, that is, pick and roll with the center.

If the opponent does not switch defenses, if they choose to squeeze through, they will break through and pass to their own outside players who can also shoot.

Also, if the pick-and-roll is deadly, then just make a long-range shot and it's over.

Don't look at the young coach as if he wants to support the rookies, but in fact all of this has a theoretical basis. People in the circle all over the world have studied that the Knicks shot the Lakers to death in the last game. Does the Knicks coaching staff know? ? ?
These lineups are just to strengthen the projection and carry the projection to the end. Anyway, let's play and see, if it is really pulled away, there are two big inside cards.

Facts have proved that it is okay, but the defensive line looks a lot thinner without the meat shield.

Jiang Chao and the others saw this very clearly in the stands. In this era, heavy tank insiders are still needed to guarantee the bottom line. Kobe is more confident and bold when playing against such a team without a center forward.

because……

Zijin's other 4 teammates were thinking about how to grab the frontcourt the moment he caught the ball.

"What do you say? Do you want me to defend?"

Before the start of the second quarter, there was an episode where Turk Drew and Harden were discussing who would face Kobe on the court.

In the end, Harden posted it without saying a word.

Although he was fully suppressed by Kobe on the offensive end.

Then he also has to suppress Kobe's offensive end! !

The first round of the second quarter!

Harden faced Kobe, Kobe was leaning against Harden to turn around, Harden showed no sign of weakness, pushed his body forward vigorously, and at the same time put his hands behind his head, indicating that he had not fouled.

Kobe didn't hold back, staggered, forced himself behind the backboard, and forcibly pulled back to avoid defensive shots.

Although the ball is still leaning back, it can also show that Harden is still very active in defense. If a rookie pushes Kobe to a corner, this is considered a successful defense!
Although he entered, Jiang Chao gave Harden a warm applause behind the VIP railing.

Okay, this is forced to a negative angle, which is already a perfect defense.

Deng's defense during this period was really good. At least the fans didn't have as many criticisms as they did during the Rockets period. When the team needed him, Deng could still stand up.

In fact, although Harden's defense has been complained about, in general, from a professional perspective, Deng's defense is not bad.

ESPN later published an article analyzing Harden's defense. As a result, Deng is not only at the top of the league in defending passes, defending pick-and-rolls, defending low positions, and defending overall grades.

It's just that it's too obvious that Brother Deng always has "soul out of his body" in certain defenses, just stare at the master.

But the situation changed in Artest.

Jiang Chao never thought that the classic scene of later generations would appear in this game.

In the second quarter, Artest stood out beside Kobe. After Kobe was double-teamed, he calmly and slowly made a 3-pointer. The 32-year-old knows how to play happy basketball beside Kobe!

Then Death bit George, directly used his body and long arms to steal George's slow dribble, and passed it to Gasol with a fiery dunk! !

This performance of being able to do dirty work is great!
After noticing that he feels good, Kobe also passed back to Artest many times, the only one who didn't listen to him very much, and would shoot decisively when there was an open spot. Artest had already scored 11 points in the second quarter, with amazing efficiency.

Post bar has been brushing:
"Artest is not a traitor!"

"Wrong!"

"Queue to say sorry!"

"sorry!"

"I'm sorry! Artest, you are so tough!"

"Hold on to my Superman, the second quarter is up to you!"

Two minutes before halftime, Kobe switched to Artest, and Harden quickly switched to Artest.

But Artest, who was exploding in strength, caught the ball without slowing down and directly knocked Harden into the air. Before the Knicks insiders Ibaka and David Lee could react, he quickly stepped forward and succeeded in a one-handed explosive dunk! ! !

Thunderous cheers at the scene! !
Under the attack of the two bouncing monsters, Ibaka and David Lee, the dunk was completed!

The Lakers lead by 2 points! ! !
Ibaka is a defensive champion and an insider who is good at blocking shots.

And David Lee was quick and quick, and he also had an excellent performance on the defensive end. Under their pincers, he completed dunks. Anyone would be excited. Under the cheers of the home fans, Artest also celebrated crazily, even overexcited.

Holding the sun and the moon and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world! ! !
This visual effect made the girls around Jiang Chao stand up, because Artest completed a dunk among the three Knicks, which is really cool! ! !
but……

Jiang Chao suddenly had a bad feeling.

and many more! !
This scene seems familiar.

Sure enough, Artest seemed to feel that someone was pushing him from behind, and Harden had indeed been chasing him, so while angrily scolding the referee for 2+1, he roared and beat his chest to vent his might.

This excitement and the sound of beating his chest with his hands, no one doubted that he was bought by the Knicks.

The next scene directly proves that he is definitely not the Knicks traitor.

At this time, Harden only wanted to serve quickly, and prepared to go around the excited Artest to serve.

But the irritable Artest was already over excited, and I don't know if he knew there was someone behind him, so he turned around and swung down with an iron elbow.

And Harden's head happened to be where the elbow appeared, and the scene that scared the audience to pee appeared.

With a muffled "bang", Harden was swung directly to the ground by this big iron elbow, and was swung directly to the ground without even crying out in pain! !

what?
what's the situation? ? ?
There was a sound of gasping for air.

One second he was still in crazy celebration mode, and the next second Artest was frightened into a cold sweat.

Before he could react, Curry from the Knicks was the first to rush up to show off to Deng, and directly bumped his head against Artest. The agent, David Lee, and the fiery Ibaka all rushed up.

The Lakers also have a bunch of experienced players. Kobe and Lao Yu came up to directly hold Ibaka and David Lee.

Why not pull Curry?
Because his three-pointer is too accurate, it is best to let Curry lose control of his emotions and end the game at this time.

Heibei, Mills and others on the bench were stopped by Kyle Anderson and the assistants. The swear words in Heibei's mouth were world-class.

Head coach Stevens and the opposing head coach Zen Master directly called the team doctor to the field to surround Harden, and the referee stopped the game in time.

Harden is now lying in the paint, covering his head, his body motionless, and the team doctor Carter was so scared that his hands were shaking.

"stretcher!"

There was chaos at the scene, and Jiang Chao directly called everyone to get on the stretcher through the walkie-talkie. He knew this scene, but he didn't know the severity of Harden's this time, so hurry to the infirmary first! !

Mad!

I didn't expect to see Death's Elbow at this time! !

Fortunately, it's an away game. If it's at home, the Knicks fans would be full of curses, and the Lakers fans would stop talking. After all, this action is too scary.

This is killer basketball...

The girls next to her turned pale and didn't know what to do, only Jiang Chao was the calmest, there was nothing he could do, he had watched this similar video at least 30 times in his previous life, this time he was too familiar.

It's just that Durant and Ibaka were defending in the front in the previous life, and they scared everyone back then.

And Harden's insurance company is the most nervous. The physical confrontation in the NBA is fierce, and playing is a high-risk thing for players, so they pay high insurance premiums every year just in case.

Harden was paid double insurance by the NBA and the team. If something serious happens, the insurance money they have earned in the past few years will be wiped out.

Soon the players on both sides of the scene were pulled away by the security guards and the referees. It is impossible to fight on this stage of the finals.

According to the words of the guest commentator O'Neill:
"If it was in the regular season, it would be absolutely full of martial arts, but in the finals, both sides are afraid, and they are just putting on airs."

This is indeed the case. Although the fiercest and most real Curry hit Artest hard, he was directly pulled away by Turk Drew with all his strength.

After the 07 Spurs and the Suns were suspended and expelled, which led to the chain reaction of the Suns defeat in the Western Conference Finals, now the players are not easy to fight in the playoffs. It is okay to quarrel, but not to fight! ! !
Another guest, Magic Johnson, said:
"I hope Harden is okay!! This action will undoubtedly be expelled. Now there is no home team or visiting team, as long as Harden is okay."

In the VIP box, Jiang Chao and the Lakers president Kupchak next door got up and left the box, and they were going to take a look at the scene.

"I'll fix it, don't worry."

Jiang Chao rubbed Daddario's hair and hurriedly left the room.

The three girls stomped anxiously.

The forum is even more unrestrained, what black elbows, intentional wounding and so on are coming. Harden's scene reminds me of the time when the Heat stepped on Curry last year, which suddenly changed the situation of the series.

"This stuffy elbow, direct internal injury!"

"Fuck!! Harden defended Kobe so well!"

"It's annoying!!! Trash Lakers!"

"The Lakers championship??? How many!!! Elbow team!"

"You still want to lose after losing?"

"Artest didn't see it, did he?"

"How could I not see it! Harden must have felt it behind him!"

"It was on purpose!"

New York Metta World Peace Security Company.

At this moment, Artest's father and a few of his subordinates watched the TV screen tremblingly and did not dare to speak...

This Nima.

It's fine if you don't let Artest release the water, what the hell is killing people! !
If Artest appeared in front of his father at this time, it would definitely be a big fight. This damn will make his father's professional team lose their jobs, won't they? ? ?
If Boss Jiang gets angry and blames him, the Ci Shiping security company will be opened by someone else! !

"This unworthy son!"

"Bless Harden!"

Like many fans at the scene, the fans in New York also silently prayed for Harden in their hearts.

……

When Jiang Chao went to the bottom of the field, the three referees kept watching the replays to judge Artest's foul, Harden was carried away by the team doctor, and Artest kept talking beside the rostrum.

But seeing how Yi Jianlian roared so excitedly in Chinese, he knew how angry the Knicks fans were at the scene, as well as the tens of millions of netizens behind him.

I saw Ah Lian pointing directly at Artest from the air: "Are you a human!"

"Pu, you didn't!"

"dirty stuff!!"

Yi Jianlian was pulled by his teammates to reason with the referee: "This must be a level 2 criminal, and he will be suspended for 5 games!"

The referee glared at Ah Lian: "Go back to your coach's bench!"

"Okay, if you don't brag like this, I will cripple Gasol in the next round!"

Yi Jianlian's words are classic and broad-spectrum, and Jiang Chao almost burst out laughing on this occasion when he heard it.

Sure enough, both the referee and Messina, who was pulling him, looked puzzled.

Lafite?

Raphael?

Pull waste?

what the hell? ?
Why are you talking about Lafite at this time!

Is it possible to ask the referee to drink 82 Lafite in private? ? ?
But Yi Jianlian was filled with righteous indignation and threw away the towel, which obviously didn't look like he wanted to drink Lafite.

"Brother Lian, calm down first, I'll take care of it."

Here, Jiang Chao saw that Ah Lian could not control himself, so he personally stepped forward and grabbed him to signal him to go back and sit down, while he walked to the referee's seat with President Ku next to him.

There is no doubt that these two are the most capable of exerting pressure! !
Jiang Chao and other players were very moved by Ah Lian's behavior. To be honest, Ah Lian's character can stand up for his teammates in such a way, which shows the seriousness of this matter. Fortunately, there is news from the infirmary that Harden is already awake. If you still have a headache and can wake up on your own, it won't be a big problem.

The referee is also tangled here, is the home team freed the second scoring point on the opposite side?

And it seems that Artest really didn't see Harden.

Here, Artest was already sweating profusely nervously, and had been explaining to the referee team:

"My dunk, anyone would be excited. Under the cheers of the home fans, Artest also celebrated wildly, even over excited."

"What happened after that was unfortunate, Harden took my elbow, but I really didn't mean it."

Sean Marks: "It must be a level 2 criminal, and President David Stern must also impose additional punishment after the game."

Artest was anxious when he heard that, and quickly looked at Jiang Chao.

"Boss Jiang, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to."

To say that the Lakers most want to win three consecutive championships, one is Kobe and the other is Artest, because Artest was not there last year, and he also wants to win the championship. His desire to win the championship may be stronger than Kobe.

If he can't play in the future games, he will regret it for the rest of his life!

So he quickly put down his face and pleaded with Jiang Chao, his father's boss.

The incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills was enough for him to regret for half his life. The NBA has already smoothed out his edges and corners. He only wants to win a championship now! !

After Aunt Jenny glanced in the front row, Mr. Ku also spoke beside him: "Boss Jiang, President Max, we didn't do this on purpose, please don't pursue it too much, let the game return to itself, thank you!"

They are also afraid, Artest is Kobe's best outside partner, both offensive and defensive, but what should I say, he has a suspension attribute, if he is a handsome Walton, he might leave the field with a T, but Artest Comes with buffs!

From position 1 to position 5 and then to the auditorium!

Artest has always thought that angels and devils coexist. He is a small forward who can attack and defend well. He can do dirty work and defend the opponent's arrows. He is a very high-quality player when he plays well. It's a jigsaw puzzle.

But he is also a bad-tempered player, with great mood swings, and sometimes he will do things that hurt the team. The Auburn Palace fight ruined the Pacers' efforts for a season. The Lakers were deflated, and all of this did a lot of damage to the team.

Coupled with his family background with dark and evil forces, the referee can only be softened by relying on their high-level officials...

The wind direction of public opinion comes with the buff of disbelief in Artest.

"The referee will have a just conclusion."

Jiang Chao snorted coldly, Artest regretted it.

But it is certain that Artest is lying, and he also knows Artest's difficulties, otherwise he will not block charity and world peace in the future.

It is certain that there will be a price paid for this behavior.

Why do you say he lied, because he watched Artest's talk show in 19, and what he said at the time actually proved that he knew it was Harden who did it:

"I scored 2 points in two quarters of that game. I remember when I finished a beautiful dunk, Harden seemed to push me from behind. I was in a bad mood and looked very irritable."

"I was angry at the time, I couldn't control my emotions at all, but I didn't know that it was Harden next to me.

"Obviously I was wrong, and I made that dangerous injury out of my temper," Artest said, before adding that it was probably one of the worst moments of my NBA career. "

Of course, the show may also be lying slightly, but it is enough to prove that he just wants to vent his anger, no matter who is around him, whether it is Westbrook or Durant, he will still do it!
In the previous life, because this behavior was very dangerous, the referee judged it as a second-degree malicious foul and was expelled from the game. After that, he was officially suspended by the NBA for 7 games and fined 2.5 US dollars.

But now it is the finals, the suspension should not be too much, David Stern will also consider it, and this time the strike is not as ruthless as in the previous life.

In his previous life, Artest was made uncomfortable by the Thunder's outsiders, but today the Knicks didn't really target his defense. Instead, they were selective and would rather let you score than let Kobe play comfortably.

Here, Staples and the TV station announced the news of Harden's recovery early to calm the angry Knicks fans.

And Jiang Chao’s side is actually very simple. No matter how biased the referee is, the level 2 criminal can’t run away. no.

Because the penalty standard for malicious fouls is not whether you have subjective deliberation, but the result theory.

Even if you poke someone unconscious with one finger, you have to bear the consequences.

Therefore, after the referee team calmed down on the spot and the Knicks coaching staff also calmed down, the penalty was made quickly. Artest was directly expelled for a level 2 malicious foul! !

The rest of the problems will be left to Stern, and the NBA will definitely announce the follow-up punishment after the game.

Artest smiled wryly and threw his jersey off to the fans. He was led away by the security guards in a state of desperation. The Knicks fans naturally had popcorn and Coke. The game continued amidst the boos, but the Lakers were missing a game. A striker with an average of 15+!

"I'm going to see Harden."

The most embarrassing thing is that when Curry replaced Harden to execute criminal free throws, the camera was given to the locker room.

A picture of Harden rubbing his head and getting up to rush to the scene appeared on the big screen.

The hero's return drama? ? ?
No matter what happens on the court, Knicks fans all over the world shout excitedly!

Harden is fine! !
And he seems to be coming back! ! !
Full of anticipation!

Yao Ming and others applauded from the bottom. This scene has the feeling of Yao Ming returning to win the game in the Rockets era. At that time, he was against the Lakers. Knees collided, and Yao Ming was reimbursed for the season.

Jiang Chao hurriedly walked towards the locker room passage, and Sean Marks followed closely behind. What's the situation, why don't you take care of your injuries?

In the player channel they met Harden who rushed desperately:

"Boss, I want to keep playing!"

"I can't leave!"

Dr. Carter who followed was panting: "He can't play, he should have a mild concussion and needs to rest!"

Fortunately, there is Sean Max, otherwise Jiang Chao would really be unable to stop Deng, who is like a cow. The big man Max blocked Harden at once, and even received an emergency call from David Stern.

"Hi, Mr. David, I'm with Harden."

"Turn on speakerphone!"

Harden finally stopped moving forward, and Jiang Chao wanted to laugh at the cute appearance of rubbing his temples. He was actually thinking why Deng was always the one who was injured... It was him in the previous life, and he is also in this life. Give him a blessing?

Overtaken by Dr. Carter from behind.

"I'm Stern. You have triggered the concussion protection agreement. You can't play this game anymore. Hurry up and go to the Los Angeles Medical Center for an MRI."

"I can fight, I'm sober!"

"Rules are rules!"

David Stern became popular for the first time. The concussion protection treaty is a new regulation of the league's medical team, that is, the team doctors of both sides preliminarily determined that players cannot play on the spot in the case of a concussion.

Jiang Chao answered the phone: "Okay, we won't let him play."

"That's fine. Get well soon. We'll give you an answer from Artest." Stern hung up the phone. He has to handle everything.

Sean Marks directly picked up Harden and walked back. Dr. Carter put some cooling stickers on Harden to prevent Harden from getting hot from his elbow.

"Go, other teammates will avenge you."

Jiang Chao looked at the wide-eyed Harden from behind.

"I want to blow him up."

"He's already finished, don't worry, maybe you'll be stronger after this elbow, just go to the hospital and take a good rest."

"what?"

"We Chinese call this: Consecration!"

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