Chapter 203 Worthy of Worship
After watching the game time, the Rockets players gave up first. How could they let Wu Huang get three points in six minutes?
Since the Rockets gave up, Wu Huang naturally would not give face. At the 5th minute and 56th minute, under the cover of David Lee, he easily got the opportunity to shoot two points from the wing long shot. The basketball came into the net and got the 59th point!
The score was 108:109. Although Wu Huang made a shot, the Knicks were still one point behind.
Adelman is ready to change his plan now. Seeing that the Rockets can no longer stop Wu Huang from getting 60 points, they still have the opportunity to win the game. This is very important. If Wu Huang gets 60+, but the Rockets win the game, when people mention this game in the future, the Rockets can at least make their own voice because they have won the game, and they are the winners.
In this game, Adelman didn't know how many choices he made and changed his mind, but he was not undecided, but that there were only these cards in his hand. If you want to win, you must always make the most correct choices based on the situation on the field. Sometimes it is really not possible to remain unchanged.
The situation is very critical now, and Adelman has to replace Xiao Bu again and play "double point guard" with Lowry.
Adelman's adjustment came into effect again. This time, Xiao Bu successfully stole Wu Huang as soon as he came up, and Bathir shot from a long corner to stabilize the morale of the army.
Wu Huang saw that he could score 60 points only one point away, and even his calm mind was inevitably a little impatient. He was eager to achieve success on the offensive end. He was intercepted by Xiao Bu and the next two three-point shots ended in a blacksmith. On the other hand, the Rockets' offense once again played an unexpected surprise under the double point guard lineup. Lowry broke through Iguodala and scored a goal. The Rockets scored five points in a row to stabilize the lead with 114:108.
D'Antoni called a timeout. In his eyes, the team's winning goal may not have much conflict with Wu Huang's 60+. This time, he specially arranged a high-level double-cover tactic for Wu Huang. There was no subsequent change in the tactic, and the purpose was only one. That was to let Wu Huang quickly score two points.
Xiao Wangzi knew very well that only by letting Wu Huang complete 60+ as soon as possible can he return to his normal game mentality and the Knicks overtake in the next game. Otherwise, the biggest possibility is that the score difference will be wider and wider. In other words, the later Wu Huang got 60+, the smaller the chance of the Knicks winning, which is why he cares so much.
Adelman also knows this, so although the Rockets no longer use three-man double-teams in defense, they still use double-team defense. The opposite of the Knicks, the later the Rockets let Wu Huang get 60+, the greater the chance of winning.
After the game restarted, the Knicks' high-post double-screen tactics did not work. The Rockets' double-point guard lineup plus the league's shortest center Hayes, this lineup is the shortest lineup in the league. Perhaps it will be exposed when facing a team with a tall center, but the effect of dealing with pick-and-roll and screens is surprisingly good.
Under the cover of his teammates, Wu Huang was not blocked by the two point guards of the Rockets. However, he was interfered with the shooting by Hayes, the center forward. After he forced his shot, he failed to score four consecutive attacks after scoring 59 points.
The Rockets' defense has worked, but defense alone is not enough. After successful defense, it is necessary to have an offense to truly win. The Rockets' double point guard lineup is set for defensive counterattacks.
The Knicks players' return to defense has never been timely enough. They like to play other people's defensive counterattacks the most, but they are always beaten to a quick counterattack by others. Since they can attack, how can they not defend? So this is definitely not a question of defensive ability, but a question of whether the players are willing to defend.
Wu Huang himself also knows that if he worked hard on both offense and defense, other teammates would not be too relaxed on the defensive end. He is the model of the whole team. But if he doesn't focus on defense, then many Knicks players led by Gallinari will follow suit. For example, in today's game, the Knicks players were always beaten to counterattack by the Rockets.
The Rockets' counterattack made the Knicks players a little unable to withstand it. The score difference has been widened to 8 points, and they must score a goal.
Emperor Wu took over this task again. The Knicks had just played high-level double cover on the right side. This time they changed direction and took medicine on the left side. They thought they were very smart, but the result was still the same. Even the Rockets' subsequent counterattack was exactly the same as before, which made all the Knicks players feel embarrassed.
With 4 minutes and 4 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Xiao Bu dribbled the ball and counterattacked quickly. He stepped on the three-point line at the right wing and hit Wu Huang's jump shot and scored 2 points! He led the Rockets to lead 120:108 and led the Rockets to lead 12 points. Little Black Bean's wonderful performance inspired the team. Landry and Ariza made consecutive jump shots. After the Rockets entered the last three minutes of the game, they successfully expanded the gap to 16 points. The Knicks had been unable to score nearly three minutes.
But the so-called joy leads to sorrow. Rockets players are a little bit over the top after scoring continuously, and Xiao Bu is the representative of it.
At the 2nd minute and 51th, Xiao Bu chose to break through again against Wu Huang. He did succeed, but why didn't he expect that his subsequent layup would be chased by Wu Huang, who had already planned it, from behind, and a big hat was pressed to the rebound.
When New York fans saw Wu Huang’s defense, they took a breath. Their emperor seemed to be really desperate. The bounce height of Wu Huang’s ball was at least 90m, which was almost the limit of his running and jumping.
All the fans of Wu Huang know his athletic ability, and also know that he, a greedy guy who is afraid of death, never want to jump with all his strength. He only saw him jumping out of the 90m run-up jump height a few times in training, and the competition was topped off. This time, he could work so hard, so he can only say that the attractiveness of 60+ is too strong, and it may be more attractive than his girls taking off naked.
David Lee got the rebound, but the referee did not call a foul. The tragic little black bean was knocked to the ground by Emperor Wu and could not get up for a while.
After landing, Emperor Wu reached out to hold the buffer pad on the basketball stand, turned around and ran to the frontcourt. The Knicks reacted with a fast attack.
Four Rockets players hurried back to defense. Xiao Bu probably hit his knee after landing. After getting up, he felt a little uncomfortable with his right leg. Although he was still limping and trying hard to return to defense, the Rockets' defense this time will definitely be 4-for-5.
When Wu Huang received a pass from David Lee, Lowry stepped forward and wanted to stop Wu Huang with a foul, but suddenly remembered that their team had fouls four times, and once they reached out, they were free throws. Wouldn't that give Wu Huang two points for free? However, this hesitation, Wu Huang turned around and immediately cleaned him. It took less than two seconds to kill outside the Rockets' three-point line.
Ariza hurriedly came up to make up for defense. Emperor Wu made a very determined breakthrough this time. He directly changed direction and broke through while advancing at high speed, using his speed to forcibly overtake.
Hayes has now become the last line of defense for the Rockets. When Wu faced this strong opponent, he still did not play technical flow and forced a layup against Hayes. He used his super long arm span to throw the ball in front of Hayes. The basketball passed the opponent's fingertips, knocked into the red box on the rebound, and fell head-on into the basket!
After landing, Emperor Wu turned around and saw if the basketball entered without waiting for his body to stand firm. But in fact, he didn't have to watch it. The deafening "mvp" calls from the audience had already told him the answer, and he finally got his 61st point.
The Knicks' live commentator was shouting in a hysterical voice: "Hugo has gotten back the dignity of the basketball holy land tonight. Now he is tied with Kobe to become the highest scorer in the field, but the record in Madison Square should not be shared with outsiders. Let us beg our emperor to get another point!"
The live commentary revealed the voice of the Knicks fans. The Knicks' home court, Madison Square Garden, has always been called the "basketball holy land". This title makes New York fans feel honored, but at the same time makes the enemies who come here particularly excited. Everyone wants to leave a mark here to prove themselves. Unfortunately, the Knicks' record over the past decade has been poor, and as a result, many players have performed various miracles here, including Kobe's 61 points created here last year, which is also the highest single-game score in the history of Madison Square Garden, and is a shame in the hearts of all Knicks fans and players.
Emperor Wu now tied Kobe's record. The excitement of New York fans is not to be expressed. From this moment on, Emperor Wu can truly afford the title of "Emperor of New York"!
Knicks players came forward to celebrate Wu Huang, but Wu Huang wanted to score another point at this time. He himself did not want to share this record with Kobe. Only by becoming the person with the highest score on the court can he become the one who truly speaks about the team and truly become the hero of the city. At that time, even the boss James Dolan will give him face, and his status will be higher than that of the Magician to the Lakers in the future.
The Rockets did not suffer much damage. Xiao Bu's injury was just a flaw, and it would be fine if he took a minute or two. No matter how exciting Wu Huang's goal was, it was only two points, and they still had a lead of more than ten points.
Adelman still called a timeout. Wu Huang had successfully won 60+. At this time, the team had to hold on to the remaining victory, otherwise they would lose all the losses.
At the end of the timeout, D'Antoni continued to keep Wu Huang on the court. He had two and a half minutes to continue scoring points, but in fact, just 20 seconds later, Wu Huang won a high jump shot under the elevator tactics that his teammates performed for him. Wu Huang, who had relaxed his mind, easily hit the shot this time, and he scored the 63rd point.
Madison Square Garden really exploded now. All New York fans wanted to rush down and kneel down to salute Wu. And someone really did this. Spike Lee, the number one fan of the Knicks, couldn't help but kneel down to salute him on the sidelines. Although his posture was a bit like a hybrid of East and West, everyone understood what his movements meant. Then, many New York fans at the scene followed suit, and the stadium was full of salute Wu.
Now the scene is the most exciting thing about Wu Huang, but the Chinese fans watching this game. Of course, Wu Huang was also secretly happy. He made a sensational move with a charm, which made the atmosphere on the scene even more crazy. The huge decibels generated in the stadium were almost making people feel itchy.
In this atmosphere, Emperor Wu quickly couldn't help but make a decision that made him regret a little after the game. After the Rockets failed to make a shot, he opened his hand to ask for a timeout at the referee, and replaced himself with the captain position, enjoying the applause and cheers of New York fans alone.
The protagonist is over, and the outcome of this game becomes less important. Wu Huang's performance today has turned the outcome of winning or losing into something no one cares about. New York fans are willing to exchange Wu Huang's 63 points with the outcome of the victory or defeat of the game because they finally washed away the shame that Kobe just left behind not long ago.
The final score was 121:114, and the Rockets successfully maintained the lead until the end of the game, but New York fans didn't care about winning or losing at all, and they got what they wanted more.
Although D'Antoni was not very satisfied with the result of the game, he still praised Wu Huang after the game: "Duncan and Bird are the only two players I think who have fully understood how to play basketball since their rookie season. They have been working hard all their lives without practicing any new skills. Hugo is also such a genius. In the first season, he led the team to victory again, entered the ranks of pyramid players in the league, and scored 63 points in the first season. I think he seems to have known what to do since he entered the league."
The mustache finally made a vivid metaphor: "He seems to have experienced a time and space machine. He first played ten years in the future, then returned to 2009 to participate in the draft, and then created a big scene in the world's largest metropolis."
The reporters at the post-match press conference all thought that D'Antoni must have read too many science fiction novels recently, but this metaphor is very interesting and can be used as the headlines for tomorrow.
Some domestic fans who like to read time travel novels also said that Wu Huangba probably has time traveled, otherwise how could he be so awesome? I don’t know if there is an old man or something in his head?
Emperor Wu himself did not have such an idea. He had never read time travel novels. He learned some traditional Chinese characters when his grandfather was alive, but he could only recognize one or two hundred characters, and he could not finish reading a novel. As for simplified Chinese characters, he didn't know them even more, but he could type pinyin. As for the third generation of Chinese who had never been to China, this was already very awesome.
"You really have nothing to do, you can only hope he misses the ball." Rockets player Bathir said in convincingly after the game.
Wu Huang scored 10 three-pointers in a single game today, only two goals away from tying the NBA single-game three-pointer record held by Kobe and Marshall. However, being able to score 63 points in Madison Garden, known as the holy place of basketball, is enough to be famous in history.
"Hugo is a powerful shooter as good as the superstars in the history of celebrities." Rockets coach Adelman said after the game.
Wu Huang played for 41 minutes today, scored 63 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, made 21 of 43 shots, 10 of 19 three-pointers, and 11 of 11 free throws.
"I, TM, took 43 shots, and almost broke the record!" Wu Huang saw his own statistics after the game, especially when he saw the number of shots, he secretly called luck in his heart. He almost broke the record of the leader, the boss and Weber if he accidentally broke the record.
Garinari told reporters after the game that he and Wu Huang teamed up to score 70 points today, "Please pay attention! Danilo and Hugo teamed up to score 70 points, this is your headline today!" The Italian was a little shameless, and then said: "The last time I saw someone get 60, it was during my rookie period. It was Kobe. At that time, I was confidently saying to my teammates, 'Don't come, let me guard him, I can handle him!' The result was that I shamed New York. Fortunately, Hugo was my teammate today, and he really helped me a lot."
Chapter completed!