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On Louis' desk, there are steaks, lamb legs, BJ roast duck and many other meats.

"start!"

He had Brad Lohaus and Lionel Simmons and Elton Campbell feasting in front of John Salley.

"John, I won't lie to you, this meat is really, really delicious!" Luo Haosi ate with his mouth full.

Selly closed his eyes, not looking, not thinking, and his heart was still.

Louis seemed to see Fa Hai, who was seduced by a goblin, closing his eyes and chanting sutras.

They don't do it because they are bored.

It was because Selley was bewitched by McHale and announced that he would become a vegetarian.

This made Louis very dissatisfied. McHale's vegetarian diet caused his condition to plummet after the age of 30. He did not want the same thing to happen to Selly.

The difference between Selley and McHale is that the latter was only vegetarian before entering the NBA, while Selly was suddenly tempted.

It was a doctor who made McHale's diet plan.

Selly met him by chance a few days ago. This meeting rekindled his interest in becoming a doctor in college and made him realize that even becoming a world-class athlete did not guarantee that he would not suffer from fatal diseases.

diseases, such as cancer.

Selly has lost many loved ones to cancer.

What surprised Louis was that the doctor convinced Selly that a vegetarian diet could prevent cancer.

Then, Selly embraced a vegetarian diet and began eating organic, natural vegetables.

He was only a few days old, and Louis was going to do everything in his power to stop him.

When repeated persuasion failed and even forcing McHale to eat a piece of meat in front of Selly didn't work, Louis resorted to his unique trick.

Let the three players eat all kinds of delicious meat in front of Selly.

"Coach, it's useless. I am very determined."

Selly closed his eyes tightly, not being shaken no matter what.

Louis gave up trying to persuade him to turn back, but increased his scolding of McHale.

If it weren't for him, Selly wouldn't want to be a vegetarian⑴.

Selley's change to a vegetarian diet will not have much impact on the Knicks in the short term. McHale's condition has declined significantly and he is already 30 years old.

Mainly, it would be difficult to control Selly's weight if he were a vegetarian.

As the main player of the murder press team, he is a key figure in the system. All along, Louis has been very happy that basketball is not the most important part of Selly's life. For him, golf, baseball, food, participating in TV shows,

Making a guest appearance in a TV series is more interesting than playing basketball.

He grew too tall and had to play basketball, so basketball was just his job to make a living.

Probably for this reason, even if he has the ability to play on other teams, he will not leave like Hornacek.

He never elevates the basketball game to a level of dignity, but he likes to win. The Knicks can increase his exposure and provide him with the opportunity to debut in Hollywood, so he is willing to stay in the Knicks even if the minimum salary is paid. He is a big talker

, likes to communicate with the media, is one of the players with the best media image of the Knicks, and has good relationships with many writers.

None of this was a problem for Louis, but now that he has chosen to be a vegetarian, it has become a problem.

His mind is as firm as iron and cannot be changed.

Louis had no choice but to let him go.

Time came to 1991, in Louis' previous life, this was Jordan's year of ascendancy.

But in this life, at least until the end of this season, it will not be Jordan's turn to take over. He should think about how the management will deal with Drexler.

In the first game of the new year, the Knicks suffered their second defeat.

The team that gave them this defeat was the Celtics.

Boston's three giants worked together to score 102 points.

Reggie Lewis gave Ewing and Wilson two hits each on the defensive end.

The Celtics thus ended the Knicks' 17-game winning streak.

At first glance, it seemed that the poor performance of Ewing and Wilson caused the Knicks to lose, but it was Kevin McHale who bore all the firepower.

McHale's form has declined further this season.

Since being traded to New York in the 1986-87 season, he has been both the team's power forward and the Knicks captain who is widely welcomed by fans.

However, the leg injury he suffered that year, coupled with his long-term vegetarian diet, led to a decline in physical fitness and athletic ability.

Louis doesn't want to equate his state with vegetarianism, but his state is indeed getting worse.

In the game against the Celtics, the Celtics deliberately let Sampson play the fourth position to face McHale.

McHale was completely unable to stop Sampson.

Sampson scored 34 points and 24 rebounds.

It's not McHale's fault that Sampson put up such statistics. What's more, who can stand up to Sampson?

But public opinion is unreasonable.

Because behind McHale, there are two players eyeing the fourth position.

One is Rodman, who has replaced McHale at the fourth position many times.

The other is Kemp, a second-year rainman who has officially become the sharpest blade in the Knicks' second lineup.

He averaged 15 points, 6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 20 minutes per game.

A top-notch team, a healthy environment, dedicated mentors and coaches who value him have led to Kemp's progress being beyond Louis' expectations.

After defeating the Clippers and Nuggets, the Knicks faced the Celtics for the third time.

No matter when the showdown between the Knicks and Celtics takes place, they can always bring out each other's ultimate energy.

In this battle, Boston's Big Three continued their good form from the previous game.

Sampson continues to play the fourth position.

McHale put away his careless attitude and faced the challenge seriously.

When there is a gap in hard power, attitude and determination alone are of no use.

Sampson usually shoots 100% with McHale's defense.

After that, Louis used Ewing and Selley as twin towers to fight Sampson for a long time.

In the first half, Wilson caused Laimbeer's fourth foul.

The Celtics' only reliable inside man is Sampson.

Can he alone defeat the Knicks' inside group?

This idea was destroyed by what happened next.

Bird helped, and Thomas took advantage of Sampson's quick counterattacks every time he grabbed a defensive rebound.

After Ewing scored his 27th point, he was hit by Sampson for six fouls.

Even though Wilson scored 42 points, he suppressed Bird's 29 points.

By the time Rodman and Shawn Kemp came into play, it was too late.

Sampson dominated the frontcourt and backcourt with momentum, playing 48 minutes and scoring 64 points, 23 rebounds and 9 blocks.

Wilt Chamberlain-esque statistics!

The Celtics' goal that sealed the victory came from Sampson's tip-in.

Then Knicks' accurate layup was his ninth block of the game.

He hit a quasi-winner and blocked the shot.

"I've been in this business for many years." Louis couldn't help but admire Sampson's performance. "Ralph is the most powerful player I have ever seen. His dominance runs from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

On the court, his defense spreads from the basket to the three-point line, and his offensive methods range from dunks under the basket to three-pointers from the outside. You can't beat such a player. He is not Mr. Only, he is Mr. Perfect, he is the best player in history.

The greatest center ever."

As the greatest current head coach, Louis gives such an evaluation is no small matter.

Celtics legend Bill Russell said: "Agree."

As arrogant as Chamberlain, after such a game, he could only say sourly: "I have also scored 64 points and 29 rebounds, and I have even better statistics."

Sampson thus surpassed Jordan in the scoring list, averaging 32 points, 15 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.6 blocks per game, ranking first in the scoring list, first in the rebounding list, first in the blocks list, and tenth in the assists list.

7. It is worth noting that he is the only insider among the top 20 assists.

Although the Celtics' record is not as good as the Knicks, they have only lost 5 games so far.

Sampson's dominant performance and data have allowed him to edge out the tragic players, Ewing and Wilson, and lead the latest MVP prediction list without any suspense.

This year, he is 30 years old.

He has mastered all the skills, has a perfect body shape, and no longer relies on physical fitness and athletic ability to play, but when his talents need to be used, the dazzling light he bursts out is unmatched.

Ewing and Wilson may have been the first players in pure honors in the past two seasons, but if you want to find the first player from the perspective of hard power and influence on both offense and defense, this person can only be Sampson.

Sampson's performance made Ewing's original claim to blow him up sound like the joke of a drunken man.

After three games, except for the first game, in the other two games, Sampson first played the fourth position and completely defeated McHale, and then returned to the fifth position to dominate the penalty area.

Critics make a point.

Is it because Kevin McHale's matchup intensity was too low, which caused Sampson to be in good shape at the beginning and then difficult to control later?

There is some truth to this statement.

Within the Knicks, Louis has decided to replace the team that has been in place for five years.

On January 10, before the game against the Pacers, Louis announced at the Blue Palace: "From today on, Dennis will start as our fourth position."

"Bah bang bang!" McHale clapped his hands excitedly, "I have finally waited for this day. Damn it, those reporters who don't know anything know how to scold me, as if whoever hits me can guard against Ralph. Then

But Ralph! They didn’t even look at how Patrick was beaten!”

Ewing had no face to face the reality that he was not as good as Sampson.

He chose to pick on McHale's pain points and counterattack: "That's better than you."

"Hehe, I don't know who is the person who keeps saying he wants to beat up Ralph." McHale seemed to be relieved, "That's good, I don't have to face that big guy in the future, thank you for letting me

relief."

Lao Mo couldn't listen anymore and cursed angrily: "You're such a low-spirited bastard. You've already lost everything and you're still so happy. If I were you, I'd fall out on the spot."

McHale was trying to make a joke to calm Mo's anger.

Then, Rodman said, "I disagree."

⑴It is true that Selly became a vegetarian in 1991, but I did not find out the reason.