The older superstars of the NBA

Chapter 903 Seeking a deal

The Golden State Warriors' lead made the New York Knicks players anxious.

The opponent is just a substitute lineup. If they win the game like this, the core players of the Knicks will be really embarrassed!

As the team's second-in-command, Zach LaVine began to increase his shooting opportunities. He cooperated with Adrian Ennis and tried to find opportunities to tie the opponent through the combination of inside and outside.

The Knicks serve.

Dennis Smith Jr. held the ball across half court. After reaching the half court, LaVine hurried up to catch the ball.

After getting the ball, he chose to go one-on-one. First he shook the ball and shook off Alec Burks who was marking him. Then he rushed to the basket and planned to confront Draymond Green head-on.

Green, who came in as a replacement, jumped up, and the two met in mid-air. LaVine didn't really fight hard, but threw the ball violently at the last moment.

Snapped.

The basketball fell into the hands of Adrian, who followed up from the wing. Adrian took advantage of the opportunity to catch the ball and rushed to the basket, and threw the ball onto the backboard with a layup.

The basketball bounced into the basket and scored.

The cooperation between the two seemed to have some effect.

It was the Warriors' turn to fight back.

Jordan Poole advanced with the ball, and after halftime LaVine went directly to mark the ball.

Although Poole had a good touch before, LaVine is not a vegetarian. As a star who has been in the league for several seasons, LaVine's interference with Poole severely limited his shots.

Seeing that the attack failed, Poole decisively threw the ball to his teammates. Eric Paschall, who was standing on the three-point line in the left corner, received the basketball. Without any hesitation, he shot before Adrian could cover up the ball.

Swish.

Another three-pointer.

The Warriors continued to maintain their previous good feel by virtue of their home court advantage.

The game time is getting shorter and shorter, and the point difference between the two sides has not narrowed. At this time, LaVine is really anxious! As soon as the team sent the ball, he couldn't wait to dribble the basketball and sprint towards the half court.

He had already rushed to the basket, but Green suddenly appeared next to him. When he noticed LaVine jumping up, Green hit him directly.

call out.

The referee whistle sounded.

LaVine threw the basketball hard at the moment he was knocked away. The basketball hit the rim and bounced, then spun around and fell into the eyes of countless fans in surprise.

The ball went in.

It's a pity that Raven fell to the ground and couldn't get up again.

The live game was suspended, and the entire arena fell into confusion.

Many Warriors fans were confused by Green's behavior and didn't understand why he committed such a flagrant foul when the team was leading!

Not only the fans, but also some teammates are confused, especially the young players who have just joined the Warriors! They clearly haven't been infected by the power of the franchise, especially the habits of a villain like Green.

"Zach, what's wrong with you?"

Adrian was the first to rush up and ask.

Raven didn't say anything, just shook her head and covered her ankle.

The scene was replayed on the big screen at the scene. Amid the exclamations of countless fans, they saw LaVine twisting violently the moment his ankle came into contact with the ground after being knocked to the ground.

Countless fans lamented.

Although the fans in San Francisco are fans of the Warriors' home team, they have never seen the methods of a villain like Green, so they were still a little intolerable for a while.

Even a few fans began to boo Green.

"Draymond, why did you do that? It was completely unnecessary!"

Poole came over and asked in confusion.

Green didn't want to talk to him at all, and didn't answer his words.

"Go away!"

"I don't want to talk to you idiot!"

Seeing that LaVine might be seriously injured, Adrian couldn't hold himself together! He pounced at Green at the first moment. Without any thought of probing, this guy aimed a left hook directly at Green's head.

Unfortunately, this guy Green usually does too many evil things, so he has long been wary of him.

The moment Adrian swung his fist, the guy suddenly stepped back and luckily escaped. After the first hit was empty, players from both sides rushed up to stop the two men.

Dwight Howard stood in front of Adrian and kept trying to persuade him not to be impulsive. Pascal and other players also blocked Green, holding him back to prevent him from going up to fight back.

The sudden commotion suddenly made the atmosphere tense. Fortunately, the referee rushed out to control the situation. A flagrant foul on Green sent him off the court.

call out.

When the whistle sounded, there was no strange sound in the entire arena.

If someone else had been sent off, perhaps San Francisco fans would have questioned it. But Green has always done a lot of evil, so it's not surprising that he was sent off.

"Draymond, what are you doing?"

"You don't have to do that! We can win the game..."

As Green came off the court, Coach Kerr spoke to him.

The latter sighed helplessly, but did not get angry at Green.

"Steve, don't you understand? I'm just taking action in advance... As long as their lineup is incomplete, they will have no chance of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals and no chance of reaching the Finals... "

"If they don't have a chance, we have a little more chance..."

"Who allowed these guys to win our championship last season?"

the other side.

Raven was quickly taken away on a stretcher.

This scene also plunged the morale of the Knicks into a low point. At this time, the team had no core players who could lead the team, and no one knew what to do for a while.

Judging from the team's current lineup, Adrian is not suitable. He has never been a leader-type player. People like Howard and Tristan are even more inappropriate. The veterans have long lost the passion they had when they were young. Besides, they are not even interested in training.

In this case, head coach Norman Thomas can only temporarily assign a player to organize the offense.

"Jeremy, you go and play the No. 1 position!"

"Let Dennis Jr. go to position two!"

The one chosen was Jeremy Lin.

Although Jeremy Lin is no longer the "Linsanity" he once was, there are really not many good players in the team's lineup today.

Jeremy Lin may not be a suitable leader, but he is currently the only choice for the Knicks!

call out.

The game continued and the ball was in the Knicks' hands.

Snapped.

The Knicks sent a sideline ball, and Jeremy Lin, who got the ball, was also looking for opportunities at the top of the arc. The teammates didn't seem to be very interested, and they didn't move very well together.

Seeing that his morale was so low, Jeremy Lin had no intention of giving the ball away.

He tried a little outside the three-point line, and then used Dennis Jr.'s screen to seize the opportunity and directly throw a three-pointer.

Swish.

A three-pointer hit the basket steadily.

Although Jeremy Lin scored a three-pointer, the goal failed to save the morale of the Knicks. In the little time left, the Knicks' overall performance was extremely average, and they finally lost to the Warriors by 6 points.

beep.

The moment the timer sounded, the entire Knicks team couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps it was the ill will brought by Green that was off-putting. After the game, the Knicks players did not shake hands with the Warriors players. A group of people walked directly off the court led by Adrian and other main players.

Six consecutive losses!

This is not good news for the Knicks.

On top of this cruel fact, the injured LaVine made the situation look even worse. After the game, the medical team examined LaVine and found that LaVine's ankle was sprained. Although the injury was not serious enough to end the season, according to the medical team's recommendations, LaVine may have to be sidelined for at least 7-8 weeks.

As soon as this news came out, New York fans couldn't help but sigh.

"It's over! It looks like it will be difficult for us to achieve any results this season!"

"Injuries can ruin everything! Look at the Warriors! They lost to us in the Finals last season, and their two main players are also out due to injuries this season...it seems like It’s possible that we are the same as them…”

"They are injuries accumulated due to excessive physical exertion, and we are man-made... Draymond who went to special numbers, I really want to see what this guy looks like when he is too old to move! If that Sometimes a hot chick like him jumped out and treated him like this. I think it would be a very exciting scene..."

When the team was caught in the vortex of public opinion, the Knicks' management also held another meeting.

In response to the team's current defeat, the senior management, led by general manager Scott Perry, decided to find a way to solve this problem.

"We must strengthen! The team's current lineup cannot support us to reach the Eastern Conference Finals! Even if Zhao comes back in a while! Our prospects are also not optimistic..."

"So, in the next month, we must try every means to conduct transactions with other clubs..."

General Manager Scott said as he handed the document in his hand to others on the conference table.

"According to the available information, the teams we can seek to trade include the Detroit Pistons. They are ranked at the bottom this season, but the team also has relatively high-quality assets..."

"For example, Breg Griffin and Andre Drummond, these two inside players are very good! If the price is right, maybe we can trade them from the Pistons..."

"In addition to the Pistons, the Minnesota Timberwolves can also be considered as trade targets. Their performance this season is quite average. It can be seen that the Timberwolves management seems to be planning to compete for draft picks..."

"They have post players like Serge Ibaka in their lineup, and three-position players like Andrew Wiggins, and Derrick Rose is also good... These guys have all been If they are from a championship team, if we can trade them over, I’m afraid the team can quickly develop combat effectiveness without much effort..."

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