Chapter 138: Please Have Some Shame

"You pighead, were you the one who said we should give up? We will never give up the competition, you bastard who spread rumors!" He Zhongqiu said with a murderous look on his face.

The microphone in the TNT live broadcast booth was on. When they heard these words, the boos at the scene immediately subsided, and all the Knicks fans looked towards He Zhongqiu.

"Oh, Zhongqiu is going to cause trouble for Barkley." Zhang Heli exclaimed.

"Who told him to be such a big mouth? With him saying that, how can the Knicks have any morale?" Xu Jicheng said.

"That's right." Sun Zhenping agreed.

Although Barkley knows a little bit about wrestling and punching, this is Wolverine, and an angry Wolverine at that. He knows he can't afford to provoke him and doesn't want to be beaten, so he immediately lowers his posture and says, "It's a misunderstanding, Wolverine, listen to my explanation..."

"How dare you quibble?" He Zhongqiu was furious.

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Heli, who was sitting at the next table, couldn't help but laugh.

At this time, Kuang Ren and his team also came out, and Alan Houston and other substitute players also came over, surrounding the TNT commentary stand.

"Wolverine, I, I said, yes, if I say, I am wrong, do you believe it?" Barkley said with a speechless voice.

"If you do something wrong, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand up and apologize to the fans. Your attitude must be sincere, otherwise we will go off the court to fight one-on-one." He Zhongqiu shouted.

"I... okay, okay."

Buckley was overwhelmed, but he reacted quickly. He stood up quickly, picked up the microphone on the table, put on a big smile on his face, and said to the audience in all directions with a chuckle:
"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing just now. The Knicks did not give up the game. I apologize to you and the Knicks."

"Ha ha……"

"Clap clap clap..."

"Wolverine! Wolverine..."

There was huge laughter and applause in Madison Square Garden, and many fans shouted He Zhongqiu's nickname.

Spike Lee had already run over and excitedly said to He Zhongqiu: "Wolverine, you should have a one-on-one fight with Barkley in the ring."

Barkley panicked when he heard this, and quickly said to He Zhongqiu: "Wolverine, is that ok?"

He Zhongqiu patted Spike Lee on the shoulder, bowed to the audience, then took Barkley's microphone and said loudly:

“Friends, guys, we Knicks can lose because losing is the result of being inferior to others, and we can accept it.

I think giving up the game automatically is a weakness of will. It is unacceptable. Neither you nor I can accept it.

I don’t understand what tactical giving up is. I only know that you can’t give up, because once you give up, you will accept giving up, get used to giving up, and eventually give up on yourself.”

"Clap clap clap..."

"Oh oh oh..."

"Wolverine! Wolverine..."

There was huge applause and cheers in Madison Square Garden, and Wolverine's shouts became louder and more uniform.

"I won't accept giving up..."

Not far away in front of the Pistons bench, Joe Dumars was touched by He Zhongqiu's words. He thought of the Bad Boys, Isaiah Thomas, and Michael Jordan and his Bulls.

In the finals that year, the Assassin scored 25 points in a single quarter against the Magic Johnson with only one leg. It was the spirit of never giving up that supported him.

Michael Jordan was suppressed by the Bad Boys for several years. If he didn't have the spirit and will to never give up, how could there be the Bulls dynasty?

It is the spirit of never giving up that made the Bad Boys win two consecutive championships and Michael Jordan's Bulls dynasty so glorious.

Barkley, standing next to He Zhongqiu, was confused. He thought about his career, which was a tragedy.

Never give up, does he have this spirit?
If he had that, he wouldn't have lost to Michael by one point in Game 93 of the 6 Finals.

"Alas, Michael is so good, there is no way I can win."

But when he thought of Jordan's amazing performance in the finals, averaging 41 points per game, he shook his head in disappointment.

The home team has already come out in advance, so there is nothing much to do next. The lights at the scene are no longer turned off, and the visiting team is allowed to start directly and both sides begin to warm up.

"Wolverine is the most suitable leader for our Knicks."

"Yes, he is a natural leader."

"Hopefully he and Alan Houston don't have a problem, but if they do, I'm rooting for Wolverine."

In the audience, fans were talking about it.

Right behind Alan Houston, there were also fans talking. When he heard these words, the anger and resentment in his heart were not as strong as before.

The last time he was scolded by Bill Laimbeer, Wolverine stood in front of him and gave him a head start, and his mood immediately opened up.

Of course, giving up the position of boss means he will lose a lot.

However, it seems that he cannot stop Wolverine's rise to power. Instead of being overthrown and traded, he might as well accept this result.

After the warm-up, He Zhongqiu came to the sidelines and greeted some people he knew.

Coming to Yang Xue's side, sitting in the front row is Scarlett Johansson.

Today her seat was exactly Yang Xue's original seat. She found it by accident and was quite happy.

At this time, she saw Wolverine coming over and knew that he was going to say hello to the Chinese girl behind her. She was going to be ignored again, and her face couldn't help but turn cold.

"Hey, isn't this Lao Liu?"

When He Zhongqiu saw Liu Yifei next to Yang Xue, he immediately looked as if he had met him by chance and shouted loudly.

You call me Lao Liu again, Lao Liu Lao Liu, that’s never going to happen, right?

The little girl was so angry. It was you who arranged my seat. Why are you pretending to meet me by chance?

"Sister Xue, you didn't buy popcorn? Should I ask someone to buy it for you?"

"No, that stuff makes your mouth dry."

"That's fine."

He Zhongqiu just said hello and left. Liu Yifei was too young and not tall enough, so she was not his type.

The game starts at half past eight.

There was no suspense in the jump ball. The Knicks attacked and the Pistons quickly returned to half court.

"The Pistons set up a three-two zone defense formation from the start, with veteran Michael Curry guarding the free throw line," said Xu Jicheng.

"Veteran Michael Curry is also the on-court captain of the Pistons." Zhang Heli introduced.

Ellis held the ball close to the top of the arc, and Hamilton on the right wing immediately moved to the top of the arc, making a double-teaming gesture, and he immediately passed the ball to Shandon Anderson.

On the right wing three-point line, Shandon Anderson received the ball and immediately broke through with the ball.

Hamilton immediately returned to defense, and instead of trying to press the ball closely, he intercepted the ball in advance and took up a defensive position in the direction of his breakthrough.

He knew Shandon Anderson's playing style, which was mainly based on breakthroughs, with very few mid-range shots, and the combination of two-point shots and long two-point shots was not as many as the three-point shot.

The best way to defend this type of swingman is to force him to shoot from the mid-range position, which he is not good at.

Just like in the last game, let the Wolverine catch the ball in a position he is not good at, and then double-team him.

Sure enough, the next moment, he established a defensive position in advance and blocked Anderson's breakthrough, while Michael Curry in a high position also made a double-teaming gesture towards Shandon Anderson. Shandon Anderson immediately made an emergency stop and then shot.

"boom!"

The basketball missed, Big Ben grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Pistons attacked.

"Sendon, call for a pick-and-roll, or pass the ball, don't force your way through." Don Cheney shouted loudly onto the court.

"Shandon Anderson is 30 years old and is known as the Iron Man, but his vision is not good and his ability to pass the ball is not good enough, otherwise he should have passed the ball back to Ellis just now." Zhang Heli analyzed.

On the court, the Pistons launched a fast break in counterattack.

Billups was fast-forwarding with the ball on the right wing, Michael Curry was fast-forwarding down the middle, and Hamilton was on the left wing, in the lead.

He Zhongqiu returned from the basket, and when he ran across the center line, Billups made a quick stop at the right wing three-point line, and waited for the madman to rush past before standing up and making a jump shot.

"Three points?" Barkley shouted.

He Zhongqiu continued to rush forward without stopping.

He watched the basketball slide from a high altitude, then hit the rim, hit the backboard, and then bounce to the front left side of the rim, landing on his left waist.

At this time, he rushed over the top of the arc.

Michael Curry, who was running fast, and Ellis, who was returning to defense, just rushed to the basket and turned around at the same time to run towards the landing point of the rebound.

Michael Curry was in the front, and because he fell behind, it was faster for him to turn around.

"call!"

He Zhongqiu rushed past Michael Curry with the sound of wind and took away the basketball.

"Beautiful! Wolverine grabbed the rebound and now the offense and defense are switched again." Kenny Smith shouted loudly.

Ellis took the ball, pushed across the front court, and waited for He Zhongqiu to get into position.

He Zhongqiu entered the penalty area from the left elbow area, and Big Ben headed up.

He immediately changed direction downwards, trying to go around, but Big Ben's defensive skills were too good and his reaction was quick. He quickly moved sideways downwards and blocked him again.

"Nima's!"

In anger, He Zhongqiu decided to take a tough approach and teach Ben Wallace a lesson.

Going down to the low post on the left wing, he forced his way in a step.

There was no trick in the contest of absolute strength, and Ben Wallace's superb defensive skills were useless, and he was pushed back a step. If it were before, he would stop in the reasonable collision zone and wait for the ball to come in.

But this time, he continued to squeeze in.

Ben Wallace immediately pushed outward, not giving up an inch of ground, and refused to let He Zhongqiu enter the reasonable collision zone.

But the next moment, he was pushed back another step.

"Finally in."

He Zhongqiu stepped into the reasonable collision zone and immediately turned around to block the position.

The countdown started the moment he squeezed into the paint area. Two seconds had passed. If the ball didn't come in the next moment, he would have to get out the same way he came in.

At this time, the Pistons' defense immediately began to shrink, except for Billups in front of the ball-handler Sprewell.

"Pass it in quickly."

Don Cheney yelled from the sidelines.

"Quick pass."

Zhang Heli also shouted anxiously.

On the left wing three-point line, the madman didn't care about anything. He stepped back to create distance between himself and Billups and lobbed the ball in.

The ball is coming.

At this moment, He Zhongqiu felt a surging force behind him. It was Ben Wallace who was causing trouble. The fierce confrontation between the two did not stop for a second.

The moment the basketball slid down, Michael Curry on the free throw line had already rushed to his side. He suddenly jumped forward, grabbed the ball with both hands, then turned in the air to face the basket, and landed one meter outside the reasonable collision zone.

"not good!"

Ben Wallace moved forward hastily.

He suffered a lot during the regular season. If he didn't go forward, the Wolverines would definitely attack the basket and dunk on him head-on.

But he was still a little bit slow. He Zhongqiu, holding the ball high in his left hand, exerted force instantly after landing, and after a quick little step, his body suddenly jumped up.

"Oh!"

The next moment, the two collided with each other.

He Zhongqiu had already jumped up, carrying with him a powerful impact force.

Ben Wallace was on the floor, and his explosive power was far inferior to He Zhongqiu. Even if they collided with each other, he was knocked over.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle blew.

"boom!"

At the same moment, an extremely powerful sound of the basket bursting was heard, and He Zhongqiu was hanging above the basket with Ben Wallace under his feet.

"Oh ho!"

The whole stadium was on fire, and countless Knicks fans cheered loudly.

"This is Wolverine!"

Knicks mascot Spike Lee roared with excitement.

The referee ran to the basket, pointed at Ben Wallace who was crawling up, and made a gesture for a blocking foul, two points counted, and an extra free throw.

"There was a defensive foul at the beginning of the game. Zhongqiu, beat him down and we will win tonight." Zhang Heli shouted excitedly at the court.

Yang Xue has watched seven games live and is used to this kind of occasion, cheering along with the fans.

"It's so exciting!"

It was Liu Yifei’s first time to watch a game in person, and the feeling was completely different from watching the game at home.

In this explosive situation, she felt a pressure that forced her to open her mouth to breathe, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

My face flushed and I felt even hotter inside. I wanted to yell along with the others to vent the adrenaline that was gradually rushing through my body.

On the court, He Zhongqiu walked to the free throw line, took the ball thrown by the referee, put his left hand on his waist, and raised the ball with his right hand.

"The coolest free throw shooter ever. I bet this one's going in," Barkley yelled.

Kenny Smith and Larry Bird laughed secretly. Barkley must have been scared by Wolverine today, as he even licked him.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu threw the ball out.

Bang, swish, and after two sounds, the ball went through the basket.

"I got it right. I got two plus one in one draw during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Sun Zhenping said happily.

"I hope we can have a good performance during the Mid-Autumn Festival today." said Xu Jicheng.

Zhang Heli said: "Billups and Hamilton only joined the Pistons this season, and they haven't fully integrated with the team.

The main reason why the Knicks couldn't beat the Pistons was that they didn't have anyone who could break through with the ball on the outside.

Whether it was the mid-range shooting king or the madman, they all mainly used outside jump shots, and no one rushed in to form an inside-outside echo with Zhongqiu. "

Sun Zhenping nodded and said, "That's right. Madman still has 26% of his shots in the restricted area, while the mid-range shooting king only has 15%."

0:3, Pistons attack.

Billups took the ball to the right wing and used the same old trick, running a pick-and-roll with power forward Clifford Robinson before shooting.

The madman was blocked by Robinson, and Kurt Thomas temporarily switched defense and blocked Billups.

At this time, Billups immediately passed the ball back. Clifford Robinson received the ball and got a chance to play in a mismatch. He made two long jump shots over the madman's head. Not only did he make the shot, but he also caused a foul on the madman.

"The simplest pick-and-roll tactic is the most practical tactic, but also the most difficult tactic to defend," Zhang Heli sighed.

Sun Zhenping said: "Clifford Robinson and Billups can both shoot, and neither of them can be let go, so it is difficult to defend after they are separated. It can easily form a mismatch advantage of using big to beat small or small to beat big or fast to beat slow."

Xu Jicheng said: "Chauncey Billups is a really good person, especially his psychological quality is very good.

In the first round, the Magic beat the Pistons 3-1 in the first four games and got the match point, but the Pistons won three games in a row and eliminated the Magic.

In the final seventh game, scoring leader McGrady's mentality had collapsed and he only shot 29.2%.

Billups, on the other hand, played exceptionally well, scoring 37 points, shooting 57.9% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range.

"Psychological quality is very important." Zhang Heli nodded.

"Bang!"

At this time, Robinson missed the free throw.

2:3, Knicks attack.

He Zhongqiu squeezed into the paint area again. Ben Wallace did not give up and tried his best to defend. Both of them were consuming a lot of precious energy every second.

"Oh, Wolverine is eating Ben Wallace, he's in." Charles Barkley, who turned into a bootlicker, shouted excitedly.

"ball!"

On the left wing, the madman received the ball and used a fake shot to shake Billups, then immediately dribbled sideways and passed the ball directly to He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu once again squeezed two steps into the paint area and stepped into the reasonable collision zone.

This pass was very fast. When he received the ball, Michael Curry on the free throw line had not yet double-teamed him, so he immediately turned sideways and jumped up.

"boom!"

Ben Wallace already had a foul, and this was an away game, so he didn't dare to reach out and just jumped reluctantly to avoid being called for a blocking foul.

"Oh ho!"

Madison Square Garden was once again filled with loud cheers.

"Pretty!"

Barkley roared passionately: "It was a violent dunk. Wolverine was venting his animal nature on Ben Wallace."

"Ha ha……"

His commentary drew laughter from the fans.

Larry Bird and Kenny Smith just want to cover their faces. Charles, can you please have some shame?

“What the hell is this commentator talking about?”

"It's just a dunk. What's the point of venting your animal instincts? Are you sick?"

"Sister Xue, the monk has never had a serious girlfriend, is that true?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, you little bitch?"

"Whee!"

In the audience, Yang Xue and Liu Yifei were whispering.

After hearing Barkley's commentary, He Zhongqiu also became a little overwhelmed. When he passed by the TNT commentary booth, he shouted:
"Old Pig, I'm a decent person. I don't care about animality or not. Even if Ben Wallace is handsome, I have no interest in him. I'm heterosexual."

"Ha ha……"

A burst of wild laughter immediately broke out in the nearby audience seats and then spread throughout the entire venue.

"Ha ha……"

Barkley had already fallen down laughing in the commentary booth.

Ben Wallace was stunned. What the hell, I was just playing basketball. Who the hell did I offend? Barkley, Wolverine, are you kidding me? Do you have any bottom line at all?
(End of this chapter)