Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

After a week of rest, the Knicks finally had their opponent in the semifinals.

Indiana Pacers, a familiar and unfamiliar name to New York Knicks fans.

If you want to say who the Knicks' mortal enemies are, Michael Jordan and the Bulls must be on the list.

But when it comes to how annoying Knicks fans are, Pacers legend Miller must bear the brunt.

Reggie Miller can be said to be the most famous "Public Enemy of New York" in history. The provocative and chattering battles between him and the New York fans headed by Spike Lee have become famous in NBA history. scene.

The grievances between the two teams began in 1993. In 1993, the Pacers, who were only ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference at the time, challenged the Knicks. The result was obvious. The Pacers only won one game before being sent home by the Knicks, but the friction between Miller and Starks quickly detonated the major headlines in New York.

Everyone knows the fighting power of the New York media, so Miller and the New York fans forged a bridge.

The following year, the Pacers faced the Knicks again as the fifth in the Eastern Conference. In the first four games, the two teams tied for 22. In the crucial Tianwangshan battle, Miller and Spike Lee started a verbal war at the Knicks' home court. Every time Miller came to Lee's seat, he kept harassing Miller's ear.

"Reggie, you guys are going home!", "You suck!" and other verbal attacks.

And Miller hit back at the big director with 25 points in the final quarter and 39 points in the game to lead the team to victory.

The classic shot appeared at the end of the fourth quarter. After hitting four consecutive three-pointers, Miller made a throat-locking action to Li Bi, which completely detonated the court.

However, the final result was that New York 43 completed the reversal and eliminated the Pacers for two consecutive years.

This is not over yet, after a year, the two teams met again in the playoffs, and the grievances accumulated for two years were completely detonated this time.

And Miller contributed another scene amidst the boos.

In the first matchup, the Knicks still led by 6 points in the last 18.7 seconds.

Everyone thought that this game would be the final conclusion. But Miller got the ball consecutively in 8.9 seconds, through defense and the Knicks' own mistakes. As a killer, he hit 2 three-pointers in a row and contributed 2 more points through free throws. Incredibly, he scored 8 points in a row in 8.9 seconds, helping the Pacers complete a shocking reversal.

And so the Miller moment was born.

This time, Miller finally led the Pacers 43 over the Knicks' mountains and completed their revenge.

The three-year playoffs can be said to have condensed all the entanglements between the two teams in the 1990s.

Although with the decline of the Knicks, Miller's retirement, and the disintegration of the Pacers, the two teams did not meet in the playoffs, but the grievances between the two teams have always existed.

So after this matchup was confirmed, the old fans of the two teams were blown out, and because they hadn't accepted the fresh Internet, there were more people cursing on the streets of the two places.

Um?

Maybe it wasn't because of the computer and the Internet, New York fans in Tre Young's era seemed to be used to cursing on the streets.

This is an old tradition.

It's just that, unlike everyone's imagination, Zuo Li received a call from the Pacers' new core Paul George immediately after knowing that he had entered the Eastern Conference semifinals.

"Boss! I finally won!"

Paul George was very excited, and he couldn't wait to share the joy with Zuo Li.

No way, everyone seems to have forgotten that Paul George is a player in the same company as Zuo Li, and he is also the core player Zuo Li advocated signing. Not only does he sign for a full fee, but also has the best benefits in the league.

For example, there is an item in the contract, 200,000 rewards for entering the playoffs, 500,000 for entering the semifinals, 1 million for entering the finals... By analogy, 3 million will be awarded for winning the championship, which is definitely a super incentive award.

It's no wonder that George is so excited. In addition to breaking a new career high, he also has a large amount of extra income. It's hard not to be dissatisfied personally.

"Great job George, it looks like you're doing well."

"I have never indulged, this is what I deserve! And, boss, I will not relax in the future, you better use your full strength, and be careful not to be defeated by us!"

"Hahahahahaha, I'm looking forward to it, I hope you won't let us down."

Putting down the phone, Zuo Li nodded in satisfaction. He didn't care about speaking harshly, as long as his fight was better than anything else, he didn't worry that he would be defeated. If he could, it could only be said that he didn't do enough.

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There are still two days before the opening of the second round, and Zuo Li is also devoting himself to training.

And this season's awards season is also approaching with the second round.

On the day when all the top four in the East and West were released this season, the nba officially announced the first award of the season.

Best General Manager.

The award was eventually awarded to the Knicks' opponent, Pacers general manager Bird Bird.

This award is well-deserved. After Bird took office, he first selected Hibbert, then Paul George, and then traded for George Hill. And Barbosa, this series of operations allowed the Pacers to rise again. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

So far, Larry Bird has also surpassed "Cardinal" Auerbach, Frank Layden and Pat Riley, and has become the only one in the history of the league to have the annual regular season mvp, the best coach of the year and the best coach of the year. The first person for the General Manager Award.

On May 13, the NBA announced the best coach. Popovich of the Spurs defeated Bulls coach Thibodeau and Knicks coach D'Antoni, and was elected for the second time in his career.

This is not a big problem. Although the Knicks have the best record, the Spurs are still very strong to continue to win the No. 1 in the Western Conference. In addition, D'Antoni won it last year, and it is reasonable for Popovich to win it again.

On May 14, the day before the opening of the second round of the playoffs, Irving was elected the best rookie and was elected with a full vote to become another best rookie after Zuo Li.

Of course, Irving's full votes are well-deserved. He was elected as the rookie mvp in the All-Star Game, won the best rookie in the Eastern Conference for 4 months and won the rookie of the year selection. The season averages were 18.5, 5.4 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals.

At the same time, the best rookie lineup was also announced simultaneously. Irving, Rubio, Faried, Klay Thompson, Shumpert, Leonard and Brandon Knight were jointly selected for the first team.

This is also the first time seven people have been selected to the first team, because the last three votes are the same.

Kelai is very happy. He finally did not fall into the title of Knicks rookie. After Zuo Li and Curry, he is also the third Knicks rookie selected to the best rookie team in the past four years.

Produced by Knicks, it must be a boutique.

On May 15, the league announced its first key award, the best defensive player.

Zuo Li was elected unanimously and won the best defensive player for four consecutive seasons.

As soon as this award comes out, it means that Zuo Li's harvest journey will start again!