Chapter 226 Lost because the eagle was beaten
When Wu Huang threw his ua-hugo-one-"playo" out, the ua basketball shoes headquarters collectively won, and everyone raised their hands and shouted long live! Tomorrow these sneakers will become the headlines of all media, and ua will make a lot of money again.
The white-headed sea eagle never dreamed that it would be suddenly attacked by a basketball shoe. The protective cover on its claws and beak made it feel uncomfortable to fly. After being hit by the huge sneakers, the sneaker happened to be stuck by the protective cover on its neck. Now there was a basketball shoe stuck on its neck, and the uncomfortable protective cover, the stupid eagle finally lost its balance and struggled to land on the floor.
"Good boy, you're down." Wu Huang ignored the shocked players and referees of the two teams, quickly took off his other sneakers, and smashed them hard again, hitting the target's little head.
I don’t know if this bald eagle was fooled by two sneakers or was frightened by Wu Huang’s actions. It is a national treasure with the same status as a Chinese panda in the United States. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a symbol of the United States. When has it been abused like this? Especially after being hit by the second shoe, it was directly deceived!
Under the gaze of 20,000 equally confused Eagle fans, Wu Huang rushed forward and grabbed the stupid eagle's neck. With the force of his big hand, the beast who was still struggling could not move. He really had the idea of pinching the white-headed eagle to death.
"Damn, fly again!" Wu Huang's series of actions shocked everyone. American fans felt a little disobedient in their necks. The trainer on the sidelines was blowing the whistle desperately with anxiety on his face.
Emperor Wu's palm originally felt the power of resistance, but when the trainer who had always claimed that he could not control the stupid eagle blew the whistle, the stupid eagle suddenly stopped moving.
"Okay, it turns out there is a conspiracy." Emperor Wu finally understood why this stupid eagle was always swooping over his head. The guy on the sidelines could obviously control the bald sea eagle.
"Hugo, please don't hurt it. Leave it to me, I will watch it." The trainer saw the game paused and couldn't help but rush into the field. Looking at the white-headed sea eagle who was strangled by Wu Huang's neck, tears were almost flowing out of his heart.
"You'd better really watch it, I don't want to knock it down again." Emperor Wu looked at the guy who looked like a fake girl in front of him. After warning, he handed the foolish eagle to the other party. Although he looked dangerous, he didn't dare to really take the foolish bird on the American national emblem, just as no one dared to bully the giant panda in China.
Atlanta fans in the Phillips Arena were in a panic at this time, and countless curses rushed towards Wu Huang again.
The referee also stepped forward to show him a technical foul. This behavior of "take off shoes and hitting birds" during the game was not sent off directly because the referee also disliked the foolish eagle. Moreover, after the basketball went out of bounds, the game was suspended, and he did not impose a penalty on Emperor Wu like the bald Crawford.
The commentators from various countries in the commentary seat instantly found the topic. Some believed that Emperor Wu should be punished directly; some said that Emperor Wu did a good job; some believed that the referee's judgment was very smart. This league puts entertainment first. Emperor Wu's behavior is topical and entertaining enough. Excessive punishment will wipe out the fans' interest.
There are all statements about how to argue about this sudden accident for a while. Wu Huang, who was at the center of discussion, picked up his sneakers at this time. What he is worried about now is not how the outside world discusses his bird-shooting behavior. Since his punishment has been made, how should he judge the attack just now?
NBA history has never happened such a birdie. The Knicks firmly demanded that the ball be awarded to them, but the Eagles players believe that after Wu Huang got a technical foul, the ball be given back to them.
The referee of this game is Dick Bavita. Born in 1939, he is the oldest referee in the entire NBA. He is completely an old man on the court, but the old guy's body has always been good. The league will select some important games every year for him to enforce the law.
Bavita did not hesitate. After he judged Wu Huang to a technical foul, he also judged the Eagles to a technical foul, and re-gived the ball rights to the Knicks. At the same time, the security personnel of the stadium also expelled the trainer who had just entered the field and the fool who had affected the game.
The Knicks players were quite satisfied with the penalty. But Wu Huang felt that they still suffered a loss, because they could get two points in this attack just now, but now they not only have no points, but they also have to pay for a technical foul and a free throw. No matter how you look at it, they are cheated.
Eagles fans think they suffered a big loss. Why did Bavita judge the Eagles to have a technical foul? What does that bald Eagles have to do with their impact on the game?
Atlanta fans have been calling Bavita a "New Yorker" today. Because he is a New Yorker and has had several experiences of enforcing New York in law enforcement. Atlanta fans believe that the Eagles have made too many fouls today, which is why Bavita is once again helping his hometown team for personal gain.
In the 2000 playoffs, the Heat lost to the Knicks in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. A controversial penalty occurred in that game, which changed the course of the game. After the game, Heat main player Tim Hadawi posted his anger on Bavita and called him a "New Yorker" because Bavita was a New Yorker, and Hadawi decided that Bavita was biased towards the Knicks.
Since this time, Bavita has had several punishments against the Knicks. After being criticized by many people, he rarely was arranged by the league to enforce the Knicks game. However, in such a battle of Tianwang Mountain, it is not good for the league to send Bavita to enforce the law, which made many neutral fans feel strange.
Some fans who advocate conspiracy theories believe that the league intends to qualify for the Knicks. If the Knicks or the Hawks qualify for the league and the largest funder "TV station"? Of course, it is New York, the world's largest city, and Wu Huang, with the most fans in the world. The Hawks and their teams are familiar with local fans in Atlanta, and their popularity around the world is probably more than ten times lower than that of the Knicks and Wu Huang.
It can be said that as long as the Knicks enter the second round, the league will make a fortune with the TV station, and the ratings will keep rising. The result is that you are good and I am good and everyone is happy. But if the Eagles enter the second round, the ratings of the second round of the Eastern Conference will soon plummet, and at least the entire Asian fans will not continue to watch it anymore.
Let me ask, how could the Knicks not be taken care of by the league when facing this choice?
This idea makes sense, but the Atlantas are not completely without a chance. On the contrary, they have been in the lead in this game, and it is their own mistake that gave the Knicks a chance to turn the tables.
There are too many teams that are hated by the league. The Pistons and Spurs were even less popular in the league in the past few years. But they still relied on their strength to defeat the Lakers and the Cavaliers who were highly praised. "Fate" is always in their own hands, and the Eagles obviously did not grasp their own destiny.
The score was 74:77, Wu Huang and Joe Johnson helped the team make one free throw each, and the Knicks sent the frontcourt ball.
David Lee serves very fast, and Wu Huang's shooting speed is faster. As soon as he receives the basketball, he uses the cover of Harrington and Iguodala. The basketball, which is out of the three-point line, takes a big step away from the three-point line and shoots away as if it locks the basket, falls into the distance, and the Knicks equalizes the score.
After Wu Huang scored the goal, he first raised his right hand. When he passed by the Eagles bench, he spread his hands at the Eagles players like a desperate attempt, which was deliberately provoking his opponent.
The live footage was immediately given to the Eagles bench, and the shoulders of seven or eight Eagles players were fluctuating, trying to adjust their anger with deep breaths.
Josh Smith even clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and glared at Emperor Wu. He probably had the intention to peel off his skin and cramp him.
Wu Huang's goal has been achieved. The more angry the Eagles players are, the more beneficial it is to the Knicks. Moreover, in such a down-wind game, even if all the fans cursed at him crazy, it would not affect him.
After the Eagles players were equalized, their mentality began to have problems. Their lineup was seriously lacking in confidence and even less than a person who controlled the overall situation. In fact, after Bibi was injured, the team lost a qualified commander, and no one could control the rhythm at critical moments.
Emperor Wu intends to speed up the offensive speed. He knows that in this state, the faster the Eagles fight, the faster they die.
The Eagles' timeout was almost used, and now there are only two long timeouts left. They can no longer call timeouts in the third quarter. The coach can't help them adjust.
Larry Drew witnessed the team being hit by the opponent in the last two minutes with a 10:3 attack wave. When David Lee made up Iguodala's shot, the Knicks led the home team 84:80 in the first three quarters.
In the third quarter, the Knicks scored 42 points in the first half, and they only scored 42 points in total. This is the offensive firepower of the New Yorkers. You can never be careless about them.
Wu Huang scored 17 points in this quarter, his total score has increased to 32 points, with 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. He is not far from him when he scored 40+ in four consecutive games in the playoffs.
After the start of the fourth quarter, D'Antoni did not let Wu down and rest. The Eagles would definitely launch a counterattack in this quarter. Although they overtook the score, they only led by 4 points. The team's main players must stay on the court in the fourth quarter. It is not time to relax yet.
Emperor Wu encountered a double attack again, but the Eagles, who were all four main players, dared not defend Wu Huang as unscrupulously as in the first half. They were worried about fouling again. But in this way, the defense intensity would decrease, and Emperor Wu could continue to threaten the Eagles' basket under such defense.
The Eagles' defense is no longer flawless, and the offensive end is not played out, which is the most deadly thing.
The backcourt composed of Wu Huang, Green and Iguodala is surprisingly difficult to deal with in defense. After Gallinari was injured and left the court, Danny Green's performance was eye-catching. Although his threat outside the three-point line was not as good as the Italian, his performance on the defensive end exceeded Gallinari and he did not look like a first-year rookie at all.
Fans in front of the TV can see Danny Green's active defensive attitude, and Green's predictions are also good. He does not know how to defend in gambling style, moves very quickly, and can defend from the number one position to the number three position, which makes the Knicks' rotation much smoother and faster.
In the fourth quarter, 7 minutes and 45 seconds, the score was 88:84, both teams were in trouble on the offensive end.
Wu Huang felt a little tired, and the other Knicks players were the same, but the Eagles players got full rest in the third quarter. Logically, there would be no physical problems. Now they can't get points, and they are completely restricted by the Knicks who are not defending.
The Knicks' own fans probably wouldn't have imagined that their team could withstand the Eagles' offense in the fourth quarter, but relying on their own defense.
The Eagles couldn't make a long attack on the outside, so they naturally transferred the offensive area to the inside. But this time their inside offense did not get any effect. Fry and David Lee had many problems when defending the strong inside, but their movement speed was very fast. In addition, the three outsiders kept returning to the basket to cause the accumulation of troops in the penalty area, Horford and Smith's height defect made them unable to score in the crowd.
A minute later, Horford shook David Lee away with a beautiful low footstep, but when he turned around and prepared to make a layup, Wu Huang and Fry had already made up for defense to the basket.
Horford did not act recklessly and immediately passed the basketball to the outside.
Asi Law received the ball and wanted to shoot, Danny Green replaced the defense, Asi Law did not dare to force the ball, and transferred the basketball to Marvin Williams.
Marvin Williams suffered a loss because he had no three-point ability. After receiving the ball, he moved in and then prepared to shoot. Fry had already turned to the position and the Eagles had no chance again.
In the fourth quarter, the Knicks made it difficult for the Hawks to get a good shooting opportunity with such defense. The offensive time was about to end 20 seconds. At this time, I saw Wu Huang rotated to Joe Johnson; Green was defending Asilah; Iguodala was carrying Josh; David Lee continued to defend Horford. The Knicks team did not miss after the rotation, but the Eagles were about to violate the rules 24 seconds soon.
Marvin Williams passed the basketball to Joe Johnson, hoping to let the Eagles win Wu Huang with their physical advantage, but this ball was not passed to Joe Johnson at all. Wu Huang has been predicting the passing route. How could he let the ball pass over?
Once Wu Huang intercepts the ball, his opponent will not have many choices, either being fouled or being directly scored or assisted by him.
The Eagles did not dare to foul again, Wu Huang assisted Iguodala to dunk, and the Knicks widened the gap to 6 points.
This successful defense further stimulated the Knicks players' enthusiasm on the defensive end. They played their nimble steps and used their fast rotation defense to constantly interfere with the Hawks' shooting.
Only Horford can attack deep in the Hawks' team, but David Lee has been in good shape today, and the Knicks players assist in time. Horford, the only Hawks who can play low, is also difficult to cause damage in the inside.
After Joe Johnson made a three-pointer with 5 minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, the Hawks were only 5 points behind with 89:94. But Fry soon received a pass from Iguodala and counterattacked with a three-pointer. David Lee made a mid-range shot and the Knicks opened the score again with 99:89.
Larry Drew hurriedly used a long timeout to adjust. But this timeout not only did not help the Eagles recover their game's disadvantage, but the Knicks began to explode after the timeout. They scored an 11:0 offensive under the leadership of Emperor Wu, quickly establishing a 20-point lead to lock in the victory of the game.
The Phillips Arena fell into a dead silence. The Eagles' collapse in the final quarter came without warning. Their defense suddenly had no effect. The offense could not be played, and even luck seemed to run to the opponent... Just now, Josh Smith couldn't even make the sky blue. How could such a game continue?
Kenny Smith, seeing that the outcome was decided, commented: "Today's Knicks' performance is respectable. When they were always behind in the first three quarters, they suddenly made efforts at the last moment. Such momentum made the Hawks, who had entered the playoffs for two consecutive years, at a loss."
Charles Barkley smiled and said, "I think they lost because the mascot was beaten by Hugo."
The Eagles players really don’t know how to play in adversity, and this difficulty lasted until the moment the whistle sounded. When the Eagles players looked up and saw the final score of 110:99, they felt like they were dreaming, and they just lost the Battle of Tianwang Mountain?
Wu Huang immediately ran to the player channel after the game. He didn't want to celebrate the victory amid the curses of the home team fans.
This important battle of Tianwang Mountain was still won, but Wu Huang was a little regretful. In the end, he failed to make two consecutive three-point shots, which kept his personal score at 37 points and failed to complete the feat of scoring 40+ points in four consecutive games.
37 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, 13 shots, 5 of 14 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. This is the personal data table that Wu Huang handed over today. The number of shots is a bit too many, but the shooting percentage of 43.3% is not unacceptable. The Eagles' defensive intensity against him today is obvious to all.
Other Knicks players, Iguodala scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and David Lee also scored 21 points and 16 rebounds. Today, the second and third leaders of the Knicks showed their own standards. Wu Huang was restricted by the Hawks for a long time in the first three quarters. The Knicks' final victory was due to the outstanding performance of these two people in the game.
Chapter completed!