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Chapter 216 [Lazy time, Christmas fight again]

Chapter 216 [Lazy time, Christmas fight again]

Three minutes later, the Raptors led 3-16.Carter and Jumaine each had a good chance to miss a 8-pointer, which shocked Van Gundy in a cold sweat.

Boykins scored 9 points, and Van Gundy asked for a timeout. Instead, Bowen, who didn't score a single point, was replaced by Larry Johnson, and Ewing continued to play.

Bowen can only be a spot-up shooter on offense, and there are people in front of him, even if there is a slight interference, he dare not shoot more.Don't look at his career three-point shooting rate of 40%, in fact, the shooting is only two points, and he can't participate in the long-distance shooting competition of the Star Weekend.

The game continued, Boykins went to defend Sprewell, and was immediately hit, and "Madman" made a three-pointer on the right side. 16 to 11.

Boykins scored the ball after the pick-and-roll, and O'Neal responded with a color, a 45-degree dislocation on the left and a turnaround jumper, scoring two points under the defense of Sprewell. 18 to 11.

Sprewell played singles again, relying on Boykins to force a turnaround and missed a mid-range shot. Ben Wallace grabbed a rebound to find his teammates, and O'Neal Jr. stole the thug.

There was a dead ball, Yang Rui hurriedly adjusted, McGrady played to replace Boykins, and his height did not suffer.

After a few more rounds, no matter who Ewing was defending, the Raptors attacked from his side, testing Ewing's lateral movement and even testing his knees.

Yang Rui has never been polite to his opponents, and he has to seize any weaknesses.

Thibodeau asked from the sidelines: "Is this an adjustment error for the Knicks? It's not Bowen who should be off the court, but Ewing."

D'Antoni nodded: "I think so too. Ewing's speed is too slow. If you play small ball tactics to speed up the pace, Wallace's defense and rebounding are good, and they may not be behind."

Yang Rui smiled and said, "Yeah, as long as he lets Ewing fight for a longer time, we will definitely win, and I feel a little craving for something to eat."

Both assistants felt that Van Gundy was too rigid in employing people, but Van Gundy didn't realize it at all. He was used to Ewing as the core of the interior.From Van Gundy to the Knicks as an assistant coach, Ewing is the boss of the team. This season's salary of 1500 million is too extravagant to be a role player, but even many fans can see that Ewing can't move.

Ewing averaged 32.8 minutes per game, only got 12.5 points, 15 rebounds and 8.2 assists on 2.2 shots, while shooting 46.6% from the field, with 2.3 turnovers and 3.2 fouls per game.If Yang Rui is the master of Ewing's efficiency, he will have to be a substitute.

尤因和尼克斯续约了4年7000万，均薪1750万，01年到期。而96年奥拉朱旺33岁和火箭续约才5年6000万，均薪1200万。

No matter how much "Gorilla" has contributed to the team in the past, now he is high-paid and low-energy, his strength has declined, and he should help young people take the top.

Ewing and Ben Wallace were out of sync, creating an awkward situation.In Yang Rui's previous life, the Knicks finally ranked third in the Eastern Conference without Bowen and Big Ben. Now the team has a stronger lineup, but it is only the sixth in the Eastern Conference.

There is no worst, only worse.

The second quarter, the Knicks offense is still no improvement.In the summer, new Knicks general manager Scott Ryden brought in John Wallace and Kurt Thomas.

Thomas, who is 206cm tall and weighs 104kg, is an excellent substitute. Not only can he defend, fight for rebounds, but also has a good mid-range shot, which can be used to empty the basket to a greater extent.However, he has a single offensive method and lacks the ability to hold the ball.

After John Wallace left the Raptors, the performance of the Blazers can only be said to make a living. Laydon actually signed him back to the Knicks with an annual salary of 200 million.Earl Grunfeld decided that this product was not good, and almost gave the Raptors for nothing.

Larry Johnson struggled to defend Tracy McGrady. After playing for a while, he made three offenses and took a break. Charlie Ward and Bowen were weak in attack. On the offensive end of the Knicks, only John Wallace was left to fight. The difference is getting bigger and bigger.

Van Gundy's adjustment method is to send Sprewell and Houston in advance.

Carter, who only scored 6 points in the first half, broke out in the second half. He counterattacked and singled out Houston, scoring consecutive layups, but Houston could not cover with one defense.If misplaced, Ewing can only foul on Carter.

With a bad shot, Carter has other ways to play.

In the last 3 minutes of the distal quarter, the Raptors were still ahead by 24 points, and the two sides replaced marginal players and entered garbage time.In the end, the Raptors won easily 119 to 91.

卡特25投13中，三分球3中0，罚球13中10，砍下36分7篮板3助攻。

Six people in the team scored in double figures, and Boykins played 6 minutes and scored 23 points and 18 assists.

The Knicks scored the most with Sprewell, who scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The arrangement of the league is very interesting, both sides get a two-day break, and they will face each other again in New York on Christmas Day on the 25th.

This is the first time the Raptors have been involved in a Christmas fight, and now they're a guaranteed rating.

The Raptors have six candidates in the All-Star voting that has already begun.Carter's votes are far ahead, and he has already locked the star game ticket king.The guards Kidd and Kobe, who can enter the starting lineup in the West, have half the votes less than him.

A day early to New York, at noon on Christmas, Yang Rui and Scarlett ate hot pot together and gave each other gifts.

Scarlett gave Yang Rui a white calvinklein shirt and instructed: "Don't wear it on the sidelines of the arena, it will get dirty when you eat."

The gift that Yang Rui gave was very delicate. The cat under the moon was pure gold earrings. When she was in Los Angeles in the summer, Scarlett had seen these earrings, but she did not buy them because of the price.

This is a new model in 99, and there are advertising slogans. Staying with cats can make you forget the usual noise, a cup of tea, a book, a cat, a quiet afternoon, and enjoy the lazy time like a cat.

Scarlett is a lazy person, this gift is very suitable, she is very happy.

In the Christmas battle in the evening, the players played, and the home fans booed Ewing and Van Gundy, but Carter, McGrady, and Yang Rui received a lot of applause.

The Knicks have changed from an inside core to an outside double gun, and they are still competitive.

Many fans think that if Ewing is replaced by a star with an annual salary of 1500 million, the Knicks will be a super strong team again and can rush to the championship.They ignored Ewing's youth and dedicated themselves to this team.

When the players were warming up, Thibodeau said to Yang Rui: "I am most fortunate now that you have left New York. The fans here are so disappointing. How embarrassing they are booing the home team players like this on Christmas."

"Thinking in another position, this is called straightforwardness. If the Knicks can play well, they won't boo." Yang Rui smiled.

Deep love, hate all.

In the future, the famous sports market analysis agency of Emory University in the United States will conduct a study on the ranking of fan loyalty of NBA teams.The New York Knicks ranked first, and No.2 is the Bulls with many old fans.

The core concept of this research is to expand the size and strength of the fan base by being more familiar and loyal to follow the brand value.

The study first selected some other rankings of the team on the Internet, such as team merchandising surveys or random fan intentions.

After that, a specific data formula was used to study the relationship between the team's home revenue and fan purchases.Analyze the relationship between this part of the income and the team's record ratio, player wages, market share, stadium capacity, the number of all-stars in the team, etc., and estimate the quality of the team's products and potential income for the season.Finally, compare this estimated value with the team's actual home revenue, and obtain the team's "fan value" through a specific formula.

If it wasn't for the Knicks, these fans wouldn't have time to spend money to boo them and just ignore them.

PS: Today is guaranteed for three shifts, and the update time is 9, 11, and 17 o'clock on the hour, the same as the previous book.

When there is a manuscript, I will break out properly and let you know when the time comes. Thank you for your support!

(End of this chapter)