After defeating the Boston Celtics at home, Li Kaiming's popularity has obviously increased a lot. The Celtics and Garnett have become the biggest stepping stones for Li Kaiming to enter the All-Star starting lineup!
Of course, if you want to become an All-Star starter, in addition to surpassing Garnett, there is another person who cannot be ignored, and that is Stoudemire of the New York Knicks.
After the last round of voting came out, Stoudemire seemed to have distanced himself from Garnett. In addition, the Knicks are located in New York, the largest city in America, and New York may be the largest ballpark in the entire NBA. In the market, even if it becomes a bad team, the team's revenue and attendance are at the forefront of the league, and the team's market value is undoubtedly the first in the NBA.
Therefore, if you want to surpass Stoudemire, you not only have to compete with Stoudemire himself, but also with the huge New York ball market, which is extremely difficult.
However, now there is an opportunity for Li Kaiming to conquer the New York fans after stepping on Garnett. That is the next game, the Wizards play against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. .
This schedule is simply tailor-made for Li Kaiming. He had just finished taking care of Garnett and was worrying about how to ride on Stoudemire's face to output. It happened that the next opponent was Stoudemire. He was just dozing off and giving him a pillow.
So for this game, Li Kaiming himself was very energetic. Not only did he have to win this game, he also had to perform brilliantly and conquer Madison Garden like Jordan, Kobe and others did back then. Then this whole world He can accept the starting position of a star!
At seven o'clock in the evening on January 24, the match between the two sides officially started.
Because of the well-developed media in New York, Madison Square was packed with people for this game. Coupled with Li Kaiming's amazing performance before, the tickets for this game were sold out long before the game started!
The Knicks' starting lineup tonight was different from before. Stoudemire took the center position, Gallinari moved to the 4th position to face Li Kaiming, and the original sixth man Wilson Chandler was taken to the small forward position.
The Wizards' starting lineup remained the same. The game started after the whistle blew. Stoudemire took the lead and passed the ball to his teammates. The Knicks attacked first!
Knicks point guard Felton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Stoudemire had already locked himself in position with his back inside. Felton passed the ball directly to Stoudemire.
After receiving the ball, Stoudemire changed from his back to facing the frame, feinted twice, and then suddenly made a jump shot. Brach was not able to block it in time, and Stoudemire successfully scored the ball.
2 to 0!
Seeing the Knicks take the lead, Madison Square Garden burst into cheers!
After half a season of running-in, the Wizards have long been immune to this scenario.
Brac went out of the baseline to serve to Hinrich, who controlled the ball for half the game. He was originally planning to use team tactics, but he didn't expect Li Kaiming to ask for the ball directly from outside the three-point line!
Hinrich passed the ball to Li Kaiming without hesitation, and then immediately ran away to pull Felton away, creating a singles opportunity for Li Kaiming.
Seeing that Li Kaiming also chose to play one-on-one, the DJ at Madison Garden couldn't help it and directly called on the entire arena audience to start cheering for the Knicks.
"Defend! Defend! Defend!"
Gallinari, who was defending Li Kaiming in this game, had cold sweat on his forehead. This was not the first time the Knicks had played the Wizards. Of course he knew how difficult Li Kaiming was to defend.
And it seems that Li Kaiming has a very strong desire to attack tonight and wants to fight by himself in the first round!
Gallinari silently made a sign of the cross in his heart, prayed for himself, then lowered his center of gravity and followed out. He had experienced Li Kaiming's three-pointer. As for the effect of the experience, he didn't want to experience it again. …
After Li Kaiming caught the ball, he first took a look at the Knicks' defensive formation. Although after seeing him take the ball, the rest of the Knicks shrank slightly toward the inside, but this contraction left space for others on the outside. It’s not even a vacant seat!
It seems that D'Antoni still chooses to focus on guarding him alone and does not give other Wizards opportunities to throw open shots.
This defensive strategy is indeed very effective for the team, forcing Li Kaiming into singles. But the problem is that tonight Li Kaiming is worried that he has no reason to take more shots with the ball. Unexpectedly, the opposite coach has already figured it out for him. The solution.
So, we have to thank him!
Amidst the cheers from the entire Madison Garden, Li Kaiming took the ball and started to move!
Gallinari was also excited and immediately focused all his attention on Li Kaiming.
Li Kaiming seemed very relaxed. He dribbled the ball close to the three-point line and Gallinari. The latter is a white forward from Italy. He has excellent shooting skills but has common problems of white people on the defensive end, so the best way is to use speed. Force a breakthrough!
When he was still one step away from Gallinari, Li Kaiming suddenly accelerated with a scissor step, causing a gust of wind and passing Gallinari on the line.
Others in the Knicks obviously still didn't expect that Gallinari's defense was so fragile. Under Li Kaiming's sharp breakthrough, it was like a piece of toilet paper, with a big hole poked out in one click!
After passing Gallinari, Li Kaiming used his ball protector to block his position while rushing inside at maximum speed.
Stoudemire was the first to react under the basket. He immediately turned around and let go of Blatche to help Gallinari defend.
Originally, according to past habits, Li Kaiming could hit the ball directly and pass it to Blatche from the crotch of Xiaosi. But tonight, Li Kaiming came with the intention of conquering Madison, so this ball must be selfish. Come!
Seeing Stoudemire coming over, Li Kaiming didn't slow down at all and rushed directly to the basket and collided with Stoudemire!
At the same time as the two people collided, Li Kaiming used the side leaning against Stoudemire as the axis, then turned back to the other side of Stoudemire, and made a direct move to pick the basket!
Stoudemire reacted very quickly. He simply turned around and took off. He also knew that Li Kaiming was his biggest competitor to enter the All-Star starting lineup. He was not willing to let go of this opportunity to attack his competitors!
I have to say that Stoudemire's explosive power is indeed top-notch. No wonder Duncan averaged 37 points per game when facing the frame.
But sometimes this kind of explosive power is not a good thing on the defensive end, not to mention Stoudemire's defensive habits are very bad. He especially likes to use his physical talents to defend and show off his jumping ability. To put it bluntly, he is a jumping man. Others With one fake move, he can soar into the sky like a rocket.
This kind of defense can humiliate opponents with a lower level than him, but for Li Kaiming, the top scorer on the planet, it is still a fantasy to be able to defend him based on his physical talent alone!
After Stoudemire took off directly, he had already thought about what kind of celebration gesture he would do after giving Li Kaiming a volleyball hat.
But he waited in the air for a long time before Li Kaiming made a layup...
After Stoudemire took off, Li Kaiming took advantage of the unguarded time difference, stepped up and down, and then dunked with one arm!
2 to 2 draw!
Li Kaiming still maintained his passion for playing. After landing, he followed the posture of those bodybuilders and made a chest-clamping posture. The strong chest muscles and outline were faintly revealed from the front of the jersey...
This scene made some female stars sitting on the sidelines feel a little thirsty. Many female stars even subconsciously licked their red lips and looked at Li Kaiming in the wrong way!
Li Kaiming acted wildly in Madison Square, which is definitely unacceptable to Stoudemire, the star player!
So after arriving in the frontcourt, Stoudemire and Felton picked and rolled, then took a step down to catch the ball, and used his strong explosive power to score directly against Brac's defense!
After scoring the goal, Stoudemire also showed off his biceps and raised his eyebrows at Li Kaiming.
Madison Square Garden suddenly felt like a pot was boiling, and the fans were talking a lot. They didn't expect this game to be so good, and the stars from both sides were at odds with each other as soon as they came up!
If it were before, then Li Kaiming would definitely ignore Stoudemire's provocation, but tonight he is not the rational player. To conquer Madison, he must first press Stoudemire down!
Since you want to touch me! Let's see who is tougher!
The Wizards served half-time, and Li Kaiming received the ball from the outside. Facing Gallinari's single defense, he made a huge change of direction in front of his body, and then directly raised his knife from outside the three-point line, and hit the net with a three-pointer. !
4 to 5!
After making the shot, Li Kaiming turned around, spread his hands and curled his lips, making an expression that was nothing more than that!
This expression was clearly projected on the big screen by the live broadcaster in Madison. When the home fans saw how rampant Li Kaiming was, they immediately and spontaneously began to boo Li Kaiming!
Hu~
However, this booing seemed to Li Kaiming like it was scratching an itch, so he opened his arms and then hooked his hands in the direction of his torso!
This directly angered Madison fans, and more and more people started booing Li Kaiming.
Even the on-site commentator said bluntly: This kid is too arrogant!
Spike Lee, a loyal Knicks fan, that little old man with glasses, even completely ignored his image as a great director, stood up like a shrew with his hands on his hips and scolded Kaiming Li!
And Li Kaiming was not polite about this. This bad old man, every time he came to Madison to play a game, he kept buzzing on the sidelines like a fly. He had long wanted to quarrel!
So he raised the third finger of his right hand directly at Spike Lee, making the famous international friendly gesture!
This moment made Spike Lee speechless. He did not expect that Li Kaiming would dare to do such a vulgar thing to him in public!
At this moment, Li Kaiming seemed to have become the enemy of the entire arena. Those in charge of security at the scene subconsciously increased their vigilance, fearing that some irrational fans would rush in directly this time.
However, these security staff thought too much. After the fight with Artest, Li Kaiming's reputation as a "particularly good fighter" spread. He even hit him from the court to the audience in the "Auburn Hills Palace" incident. Even Ci Shiping suffered a loss. Who else would dare to run onto the field and practice with Li Kaiming.
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