Play with your brain

Chapter 64 First Victory
On November 2005, 11, in Sacramento, the capital of California, the Knicks played an away game against their opponent, the Kings.

The regular season has already started for almost half a month, and the Knicks' record can only be described as cheating!
"Damn! I lost all five games, and I have no intention of winning at all!" Since Hu Lin was reborn, he has never participated in such a miserable basketball game.

Moreover, Hu Lin can't help the team either. He now plays less than 10 minutes per game.Some people will say that this time is not short, but the problem is that he only has the opportunity to play when Marbury rests, that is to say, these 10 minutes are fragmented, although he has tried to use these 10 minutes. It's been a minute, but there's really not much that can be done.

Hu Lin is already considered okay, a penultimate pick, to get so much playing time in the hands of 'rookie killer' Larry Brown is already quite good.This is still because the team put 'Penny' Hardaway on the injured list in order to save some wages.The biggest advantage of doing this is that the insurance company will pay at least 60% of the salary. As for whether the injury is real or not, an NBA player who has played for more than 10 years can easily find several places where he cannot play. reason'.

You don't need to play the ball as you get the salary, and the Knicks can also reduce the burden. Since both parties are happy, then 'Penny' Hardaway should rest.

The media and fans are already very pessimistic. Although they still have a glimmer of hope, they hope that the Knicks can rise in the next game. After all, it is only the beginning of the season.

Marbury is still the first player in the opening game. At this time, the conflict between him and Brown is not very deep, but the two have a long-standing grudge.The current situation is that if Brown says east, Marbury will go west, and if you say pass, he will attack. Anyway, these two people go their separate ways.

But even so, Brown still has to put Marbury in the starting lineup, nothing else, you really don't have any other better candidates now, and, in the NBA, there are also his unspoken rules.Marbury is the current head of the star, not to mention the high salary, he is still the son of New York, Brown can no matter what the public opinion says, but he can't hit Thomas in the face.

"What do you mean you don't let my pick play?" Brown certainly wouldn't let Thomas say that.

As an old coach who has been in the NBA for so many years, if he can't even understand such a little bit of worldly wisdom, it would be a waste of time.

Brown is also looking for changes. Among the four rookies, Barnes is the first to achieve a positive result. This guy is today's starting power forward.In fact, Barnes' style is also in line with Brown's requirements. Barnes, who has played part-time for many teams, is quite active in defense. Although he is not very strong, he is definitely a stalker. Moreover, this season His three-point shooting skills have improved a lot, which is also rare for Brown.

Of course, this is also related to Brown's starting rotation. You must know that if there is no big change, Brown will use more than 30 starting combinations by the end of this season.

The Kings were still in the Adelman era. The starters were Bibby, Peja, Bangzi, 'all-around striker' Raheem, and Brad Miller.

The king is a standard Princeton style of play, which is much stronger than the copycat version that Hu Lin played before.Therefore, Hu Lin is not idle off the court, he is ready to learn how others play, the so-called, more skills do not overwhelm you, and there is no harm in learning more.

Sure enough, the Kings' style of play was like a textbook. Although Bibby was a point guard, he didn't organize much offense. Instead, Brad Miller often had wonderful passes.

It seems that it has been suppressed for too long. Today's Knicks team is full of firepower, almost everyone's hands are hot, and Brown seems to want to open up. He sent Hu Lin and Channing Frye early. David Lee and Trevor Ariza also performed quite bravely, that is to say, the Knicks basically sent everyone who could play, and the effect was quite good.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks led by 16 points.Frye was very dazzling, scoring 9 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steal and 1 block in 1 minutes.Ariza scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Hu Lin scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Marbury also made 4 shots and 4 assists. Everyone else played well. In short, this game Finally saw the hope of winning.

The old coach was also very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half and praised everyone.

"Boys, you are great! If you continue to play like this, we will enter the playoffs! Believe me, my experience tells me that you will definitely be able to do it!" Brown vowed to the players.Although it is a bit of a mirage, you must know that the Knicks have never won a game before, but they are old handsome and have a lot of experience.

Regardless of the possibility of this matter, you have to cooperate no matter what, the team members responded positively, and the contradictions are contradictions. At this time, face must be given, so Marbury also smiled on his face.

At the beginning of the second half, except for Hu Lin temporarily staying off the court, the Knicks were still in charge of the kid.

Channing Frye was crazy, and it didn't take long for his data to reach 19 points.David Lee also has some highlights, but compared to Flyby, his brilliance is still a bit worse.Ariza is simply an all-around fighter, and Barnes is also desperately defending. In short, whether he can win the game seems to depend on these rookies and marginal players.

In the third quarter, the two sides played very fiercely. The Kings seemed to wake up suddenly, and the offensive momentum was stronger than the wave. There was no way, Brown could only replace the 'Little Shark' with Antonio Davis to strengthen the defense.Seeing this situation, in fact, many Knicks players have no idea. Don't look at it, they still lead by 10 points, but the same is true in the previous two games. They both had a lead of more than 10 points, but in the end they were overthrown. .

In the fourth quarter, Hu Lin was still on the court at the opening stage. The current situation is that the two sides are biting very tightly, and the point difference has been swaying by 10 points. If you hit me, I will pay you back.

"Beep!" It's not good, Frye made five fouls, which means that he is going to end, and the fourth quarter has not passed 5 minutes. Before, this rookie was struggling on both ends of the offense and defense, but at this time the situation It's hard to say, either.

Sure enough, Brown knew which was better, and he immediately replaced Frye with 'Little Shark'.

After 'Little Shark' came on the field, the Kings' offensive became fierce.The Knicks were a little overwhelmed, and the score was gradually approached.

Eddie Curry's defense is like shit, saying air defense is exaggerating him, if the 'Little Shark' is in good shape, then you will see this shot, the little shark uses his housekeeping skills to back Hit an easy score, and then the opponent will hit another one on his head, and then the cycle will continue until he fails or makes a mistake.

Therefore, even with the assistance of Davis, the current inside line is still unreliable. The Knicks have already chased the score to 7 points, and there are less than 5 minutes before the end of the game.

Hu Lin is waiting for the serve. He wants to win. He must find a way. His own attack, he wanted to show his fangs.

"NBA, Kings, you wait, I want you to see how good our men are! Don't use beanbags as dry food!" Hu Lin already wanted to prove himself in this battle, and he already had countless attacks in his heart. plan.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle blew, and Hu Lin was a little confused, the ball hadn't been served yet, but seeing Crawford's gesture of serving, he understood.

This is pause!

Brown gave instructions to Crawford, who called a timeout.Because Brown knows that after the losing streak, the players are very fragile in their hearts. It is hard to say that the game is not suspended at this time.

The old coach immediately made a substitution, Hu Lin was replaced, Marbury came on, and Ariza replaced Ah Q. It can be said that this substitution is very particular. If the defense is good, I can send it. Go up, Mr. Key, as the star player, I also stayed on the court, so my arrangement can only be like this, and I have taken care of everything. If I don’t win, in fact, the responsibility is not at all on my own, but facing the reporters, we will definitely Take responsibility on your shoulders.

Hu Lin once again sat on the sidelines, watching his teammates fight for victory at the last critical moment, while he could only be a spectator. Although he had played like this in the previous five games, he was still not used to it. .

The Knicks had good luck today. Marbury, Crawford and others played normally in the final period, and did not give the opponent Kings a chance to comeback.

105 is better than 95!

The Knicks finally achieved their first victory in the 2005-2006 NBA regular season!

(End of this chapter)