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Chapter 1056: Start Harvesting
After a week's rest, the Knicks finally found their semifinal opponent.
Indiana Pacers, a name that is both familiar and unfamiliar to New York Knicks fans.
If you want to say who are the Knicks' mortal enemies, Michael Jordan and the Bulls are definitely on the list.
But when it comes to how much Knicks fans hate him, Pacers star Miller must bear the brunt.
Reggie Miller can be said to be the most famous "Public Enemy of New York" in history. The mutual provocations and endless scoldings between him and the New York fans headed by Spike Lee have become famous scenes in NBA history.
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The feud between the two teams started in 1993. In 1993, the Pacers, who were only ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, challenged the Knicks. The result was obvious. The Pacers only won one victory and were defeated by the Knicks.
was sent home, but the friction between Miller and Starks soon detonated the headlines in New York.
Everyone knows the fighting power of the New York media, so Miller and the New York fans formed a rift.
The following year, the Pacers were fifth in the Eastern Conference and faced the Knicks again. In the first four games, the two teams tied 2-2. In the crucial battle at Tianwangshan, Miller and Spike Lee were at the Knicks' home court.
A war of words began. Every time Miller came to Lee's seat, he kept harassing Miller in his ears.
"Reggie, you have to go home!", "You suck!" and other verbal attacks.
Miller responded by scoring 25 points in the final quarter and 39 points in the game to lead the team to victory.
The classic scene appeared at the end of the fourth quarter. After hitting four consecutive three-pointers, Miller gestured to Lee with a chokehold, which completely detonated the stadium.
However, the final result was that New York completed a 4-3 reversal and eliminated the Pacers for two consecutive years.
This wasn't the end yet. After a year, the two teams met again in the playoffs, and the feud that had accumulated for two years completely exploded this time.
And Miller contributed another scene amidst the overwhelming boos.
In the first matchup, in the last 18.7 seconds, the Knicks still led by 6 points.
Everyone thought that this game would be finalized. But within 8.9 seconds, Miller got the ball continuously through defense and the Knicks' own mistakes. And with his killer nature, he hit 2 three-pointers in succession, and also scored 2 points in a row.
Contributed 2 points through free throws. Incredibly, he scored 8 points in a row in 8.9 seconds, helping the Pacers complete a shocking reversal.
The Miller Moment was born.
This time, Miller finally led the Pacers over the Knicks' mountain 4-3 and completed his revenge.
These three years of playoffs can be said to have condensed all the grudges 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 both teams were exposed, and because they had not accepted the new network, there were more people cursing on the streets in both places.
Um?
Maybe it's not because of computers and the Internet, but New York fans in the Trae Young era seem to be used to swearing on the streets.
This is an old tradition.
However, it was different from what everyone imagined. After learning that he had made it to the Eastern Conference semifinals, Zuo Li immediately received a call from the Pacers' new core, Paul George.
"Boss! I finally won!"
Paul George was very excited and couldn't wait to share the joy with Zuo Li.
There is no way, everyone seems to have forgotten that Paul George is a player in the same company as Zuo Li. He is also the core player that Zuo Li advocates for signing. Not only is the signing fee full, but all the benefits are also the best in the league.
For example, there is a clause in the contract that rewards you with 200,000 yuan for entering the playoffs, 500,000 yuan for entering the semi-finals, 1 million yuan for entering the finals... and so on. If you win the championship, you will get 3 million yuan, which is definitely a super incentive award.
It's no wonder that George is so excited. In addition to breaking his career high, he also has a large amount of extra income. It's hard for him to be dissatisfied.
"Well done George, it looks like you practiced well."
"I have never indulged, I deserve this! And, boss, I will not relax next time. You'd better use all your strength and be careful not to be defeated by us!"
"Hahahahahaha, I'm looking forward to it so much. I hope you won't disappoint us."
Putting down the phone, Zuo Li nodded with satisfaction. He didn't care about harsh words. As long as he fought well, he was better than anything else. He didn't worry about being 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 also devotes himself to training.
This season's awards season is also approaching with the second round.
On the day when all the top four players in the Eastern and Western Conferences were announced this season, NBA officials also announced the first grand prize of the season.
Best General Manager.
The award was ultimately awarded to the Knicks' rival, Pacers general manager Bird.
This award is well-deserved. After Bird took office, he first selected Hibbert, then Paul George, and then traded for George Hill. This season, he strengthened his assistant coach Frank, and then signed David West and Ahmed.
Sen and Barbosa, this series of operations allowed the Pacers to rise again.
At this point, Larry Bird has also surpassed "Cardinal" Auerbach, Frank Layden and Pat Riley, becoming the only player in the history of the league to have the annual regular season MVP, Coach of the Year Award and
The first person to win the General Manager of the Year Award.
On May 13, the NBA announced its best coach. Popovich of the Spurs beat Bulls coach Thibodeau and Knicks coach D'Antoni and was elected for the second time in his career.
This problem is not serious. Although the Knicks have the best record, the Spurs are still very strong to continue to win the first place 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 second round of the playoffs, Irving was elected Rookie of the Year and became the second Rookie of the Year to receive unanimous votes since Zuo Li.
Of course, Irving deserved all the votes. He was elected the Rookie Game MVP in the All-Star Game, won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year for four months and won the Rookie of the Year selection. He averaged 18.5, 5.4 assists, 3.7 rebounds and
1.1 steals.
At the same time, the All-Rookie Team was also announced simultaneously. Irving, Rubio, Faried, Klay Thompson, Shumpert, Leonard and Brandon Knight were jointly selected to the first team.
This is also the first time that seven people have been selected to the first team, because the last three have the same number of votes.
Clay is very happy. He finally did not lose his reputation as a Knicks rookie. Following Zuo Li and Curry, he is also the third Knicks rookie to be selected for the All-Rookie Team in the past four years.
Produced by the Knicks, it must be a high-quality product.
On May 15, the league announced its first key award, which was the best defensive player.
Zuo Li was unanimously elected and won the Defensive Player of the Year award for four consecutive seasons.
Once this award comes out, it means that Zuo Li's harvest journey is about to begin again!
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