Chapter 114 Come on, Fatty, Let's Have a Showdown!

"Yao Shark Showdown" is definitely one of the most classic matchups in the memory of all Chinese fans.

Many fans and experts even believe that Yao Ming's weight gain is to deal with Shaquille O'Neal.

After all, in that era, every team in the league would have a meat shield, and the meaning of these meat shields was to go up to the top when playing against O'Neal's team.

These meat shields should thank O'Neal, because O'Neal has allowed them to work in the NBA for so many years.

As Shaquille O'Neal gets older, his dominance is no longer what it used to be.

But with his experience and big ass, he can still score 12 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game this season, pay attention! This result was obtained on the premise of only playing 23.4 minutes per game.

The 37-year-old O'Neal certainly can't play like he was at the age of 20, but he can also tell those young people in the league who want to go up in another way that ginger is still hot.

On November 7, the New York Knicks ushered in the Cleveland Cavaliers at their home court.

D'Antoni's team ushered in the big test for the first time.

Madison Square Garden is full of voices, can the No. 1 pick Xiu Linyi continue his magical performance?

Can the dialogue between Lin Yi and Shaquille O'Neill continue the topic of "Yao Shark Showdown"?

Can Lin Yi do what even the little emperor couldn't do in his rookie season and lead the Knicks, who were last last season, to the playoffs?

Much attention is perhaps the best adjective for this game.

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In Lin Yi's memory, the Cavaliers really did a lot of things to keep James in the 2009/10 season. O'Neal was one of them. In addition, Lin Yi also remembered that the Cavaliers would rob the Wizards who were about to rebuild in the middle of the season in exchange for scoring. Antawn Jamison, who has outstanding ability, just looking at the lineup, this Cavaliers can form an All-Star team.

Of course, the Cavaliers in Lin Yi's memory played really well in the regular season. Relying on their defensive strength in the playoffs, they won 61 wins.

But entering the playoffs, when their opponents also raised their defensive strength, the biggest problem of this Cavaliers team was exposed.

They are short of shooters!

But this cannot be blamed on the Cavaliers' uniform team, because with the success of Kobe and O'Neal, Wade and O'Neal, and the combination of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, people generally believed that super outsiders should cooperate with top insiders during this period.

But history will eventually prove that the most suitable tactic for LeBron James is to match him with a bunch of off-ball pitchers.

It must not be said that the Cavaliers' management cannot foresee the future and say that they are not doing anything. In fact, they are doing it every season!

If the Cavaliers' management is really indifferent, how can Gilbert, the "stingy" boss, pay the league's highest luxury tax every year to strengthen the Cavaliers?

When the brilliance of the star covers the entire team, should we give the Cavaliers uniform a slightly kinder evaluation?

Cleveland is a small country town, but they were still able to complete an operation called cheating in the 2009/10 season. At this time, Antawn Jamison was a scorer who averaged 20 points per game.

The years have taken away the hustle and bustle, time goes by, maybe everything depends on Benzema!

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During the warm-up, Lin Yi found that LeBron James' athletic ability was even more explosive than he remembered, flying all kinds of flying and escaping.

At this time, LeBron's step is not an old man's step, but a real N-step layup completed with super fast foot frequency.

As for how many steps, to be honest, Lin Yi himself didn't see clearly!

The NBA's official explanation is that LeBron James played too coherently, and the referee couldn't see whether he was walking or not. For this reason, the rules were specially modified for him.

Emmmmmmm, no matter what, this knight team is really strong.

This is the little emperor at his peak!

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"Director Zhang, today Lin Yi's opponent should be Shaquille O'Neal. Many fans gave Lin Yi a sweat before the game. Because of his current weight and style of play, do you think he can stand up to the Sharks? ?” Yu Jia warmed up before the game.

"Hehe, I think the fans' worries are superfluous. With Lin Yi's style of play and characteristics, it's hard to say whether O'Neal can keep up with his footsteps!" said Zhang - Lin Yi is reasonable in any way he plays - the guide said.

"Director Zhang is right. Many American media are also talking about the contest between Lin Yi and LeBron James. Do you think Lin Yi's rookie season can accomplish what James can't?" Yu Jia said.

"It's too early to compare Lin Yi and James. The two are not in the same style. But don't tell me, Lin Yi really has a chance to lead the Knicks to the playoffs in his rookie season. This is James. It can't be done." Zhang Lili has a clear line and logic.

Yu Jia nodded, Director Zhang made a good point, and I couldn't refute it.

On the court, O'Neal and James, who were in the warm-up match, also chatted with Lin Yi.

When playing in the NCAA, James has watched his own game.

"That's really cool, you actually knocked the center of the 76ers down." James and Lin Yi said.

Lin Yi nodded. Speaking of which, did he stay with Stephen Curry for a long time, and he was not nervous at all when he was going to play with LeBron James?

It's very possible, because when I was in college, I was abusing the MVP of the future league every single day, nervous? big occasion?

Lin - Big Heart - Yi.

Lin Yi knew that LeBron James was just a compliment. He remembered that LeBron James joked with Stephen Curry when he was in the NBA All-Star for the first time. At that time, Curry also respected LeBron James very much. As for later...

cough cough!

In addition, O'Neill also admires Lin Yi very much. Lin Yi knows that this is because of the Chinese market behind him. O'Neill has a high EQ, and he also praises Yao Ming from head to toe.

Just listen to this kind of polite talk.

The more interesting episode of this game is that when the little emperor threw chalk before the game, Madison Square Garden did not cooperate with the cheers, but instead: "Woo——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————!"

History has been changed by itself again.

Knicks fans are no longer so enthusiastic about James.

This is also a good thing, because Lin Yi knows very well that it is useless for New York to recruit James.

Now it's the countdown to brother basketball.

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NBA president David Stern turned on the TV. He was very satisfied with the publicity of this game. James was the object of his praise. Lin Yi played better and better in these regular season games. There were frequent good news from the Chinese market. Tenn is in a good mood now and wants to work for a few more years.

At Madison Square Garden, the referee walks toward the center circle with a basketball in his arms.

Knicks starters: Lin Yi, David Lee, Wilson Chandler, Gallinari, Larry Hughes.

Cavaliers starting: O'Neal, Varejao, James, Mo Williams, Anthony Parker.

The jump ball Lin Yike will not give O'Neill the slightest bit of face.

He tapped and Larry Hughes snatched the basketball.

The Knicks got the ball on the first attack in the opening game.

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Larry Hughes wisely handed the basketball to Lin Yi.

Ouch?

Mike Brown actually arranged for Varejao to defend himself?

That's not okay, don't you guys know what the fans want to see is "The Sharks Showdown?"

Lin Yi gave David Lee a look, and David Lee decisively came over to play the pick-and-roll.

The last thing O'Neal wants to do in his life is defend against pick-and-rolls.

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown had this in mind before letting Varejao guard Lin Yi.

But how do the Knicks break through inside and inside pick-and-rolls?

Lin Yi held the ball with one hand near the top of the arc, watched O'Neal as the player facing him, and nodded to David Lee in satisfaction.

bring it on! fat man! It's a showdown!