Less than half-time of the game that was broadcast live across the United States, the two sides began to scuffle. The lively scene made the New York fans who like to watch the excitement shout with excitement.
On the Heat bench, Mourning reacted quickly. When he saw his teammates suffering a loss, he quickly rushed forward and pulled Li You away.
Li You was pulled and staggered. Before Li You could react, Hardaway raised his upper body and rushed forward again. The linesman reacted faster and simply threw himself between the two. The other two referees also rushed forward and tried to separate everyone. .
The scene was already in chaos, and Larry Johnson, who was holding back his anger, got into a mess with Mourning again under the basket.
The players who rushed to the field were also pushing each other. The coaching staff and security personnel of both sides rushed forward and tried to pull the players back to the bench.
Starks took advantage of the chaos and punched Hardaway again, and kept spraying:
"Fake Squid, a piece of trash who only shakes his fist at rookies!"
Two referees quickly hugged Hardaway and dragged him directly to the players' tunnel. Another referee also pulled Li You towards the players' tunnel.
"Shet! Let me go!"
Hardaway suffered a hidden loss and wanted to go back to regain the field, but in the end he was sent back to the locker room by everyone...
On the other side, Li You signaled that he had calmed down, patted the referee beside him, and left the field voluntarily.
The New York fans on both sides of the tunnel stretched out their arms to high-five Li You in celebration, and there was a roar of applause.
In the center of the field, Larry Johnson and Mourning were also separated. The two were still going over old scores. Larry Johnson shouted traitor, and Mourning mocked "Auntie" as a cancer...
Pat Riley frowned on the sidelines. He was a little dissatisfied with Mourning's impulsiveness.
Soon the referee announced in front of the technical table that "Li You, Tim Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning, and Larry Johnson" had been expelled.
Rushing from the bench to the field was naturally against the rules. The confused Jeff Van Gundy found that the team's advantage was back.
Without Mourning, the Heat's interior defensive strength will drop a lot.
Charles Oakley smiled, and the old guy took the initiative to apply to play early.
In the subsequent game, with Ewing's return, the Knicks regained the rebounding advantage, and PJ Brown's magical absence...
At 20:24 of a single quarter, at the end of the first half, at 44:42, the Knicks chased the point difference to only 2 points.
"Well done, Lee, we're going to win this game!"
During the halftime break, Charles Oakley returned to the locker room and loudly praised Li You's one-for-one change. The opponent lost their main point guard, and the old guy knew that the Heat were finished.
"It just fell down. Tim Hardaway is so stingy!"
Li You had already finished physical therapy at this time, and he casually complained about Hardaway's overreaction while sitting in his seat.
"It's not just a stagger. I can guarantee that the Killer Crossover will always be on the Sports Center program. Oh! That's the opponent's signature move!"
Starks, who received a technical foul, gloated on the sidelines.
Tim Hardaway lost all face after being knocked down by a rookie player using his signature move.
Patrick Ewing was also in a good mood. The Heat lost a human shield, and he had regained his touch. Seeing that "Auntie" was so depressed that he didn't say a word, he took the initiative to comfort him:
"Larry, we're going to win this game!"
Hearing Big Brother's words, Larry Johnson could only nod depressedly as a response.
Li You knew that "Auntie" was worried about the data. The new season had already been going on for a month, and Larry Johnson's data, which scored 20+ points last season, had shrunk by more than half.
After Jeff Van Gundy entered the locker room, he continued to encourage everyone. Victory was in sight, and the joy of defeating Pa Trailly had begun to fill his heart...
Amid the cheers of enthusiastic New York fans, the Knicks completely overtook the score in the third quarter at 66:68.
In the fourth quarter of the game, although the Heat found a touch on the outside, Alan Houston also had a dumpling at this time, hitting two consecutive three-pointers and responding in time.
In the end, 86:91, the Knicks won the game with difficulty!
As soon as the game ended, Jeff Van Gundy smiled. Pat Riley was in a bad mood and briefly encouraged Van Gundy before leaving quickly.
The troublemaking New York media awarded the best player of the game to Li You after the game...
At the press conference, Van Gundy, who was praised, felt that he had mastered some of Pat Riley's tactics:
"Is this the true meaning of "iron-blooded" basketball?"
There was a brawl in the nationally broadcast game, and the NBA announced the punishment results the next morning:
Tim Hardaway punched and pushed the referee, and was fined $10,000 and suspended for one game;
Li You punched Hardaway and was fined $7,500 and suspended for one game.
Mourning and Larry Johnson rushed onto the field from the bench and participated in the fight. They were also suspended for one game and fined $5,000.
Under the severe punishment, Pat Riley did not speak for his players. He only responded confidently in an interview:
"We are ready for the next fight!"
"..."
On December 4th, the Knicks challenged the Nets back-to-back away from home. In the end, they easily defeated their opponents 109:100.
Li You and Larry Johnson did not play with the team in this game. They stayed in New York and trained as usual during the day.
During the afternoon break, the "aunt" who had just picked a lemon helped Li You sort out the fans' letters and said in a sour tone:
"Sure enough, fans still like fancy dribbling. You are still a first-year rookie and you have received so many letters."
Li You had a headache. This ancient method of support consumed him a lot of energy:
"Enthusiastic fans sometimes cause some confusion, oh! Why is there hair in there?"
Larry Johnson was not surprised, he laughed and said jokingly:
"Perhaps you will also receive an invitation to seek seed. Believe me, what I say is true!"
