Chapter 198 Baoqiang, can you dabble with a knife?
At this time, the ball was in the hands of Anthony on the left wing, and he singled out Battier.

He first did two back-to-the-basket moves. Battier was not as heavy as Anthony and was pushed back a little. Then Anthony, who got the space, immediately turned around and made a jump shot.

Battier took half a step forward and flew to block the shot, but he didn't block the ball because he knew he couldn't reach it, so he just blocked his eyes.

This time, not only did he block Anthony's vision, but his fingers almost poked his eyes, which scared him and made him miss the shot, and the ball went directly into Mutombo's hands.

Mutombo grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Nash, who immediately counterattacked with a fast break, faster than Andre Miller who was returning to defense.

Leonard, who was returning to defense from the wing, got in front of Nash, and Andre Miller took the opportunity to catch up.

But at this time, Bonziwells, who was left open by Leonard, took the opportunity to quickly cut to the basket from the left wing. Nash stopped abruptly at the top of the arc, attracted the defense and passed the ball in.

"brush!"

Wells received the ball and made a layup in three steps.

Xu Jicheng said: "With Nash, the Knicks will definitely try fast breaks between offense and defense. He is really good at organizing fast breaks."

Sun Zhenping smiled and said, "He is good at disrupting battles."

0:2, Nuggets attack.

Andre Miller held the ball to the top of the arc, and then Leonard ran over from the right wing.

After the two-person pick-and-roll, Miller ran to the right wing, Leonard blocked Nash and stayed at the top of the arc, and the ball also came into his hands.

The whole league knows that Nash has no defense, so the Nuggets formulated an outside offensive tactic early on, which was to focus on Nash.

Andre Miller's advantage over Nash in one-on-one battle is not big enough, so he lets others play through pick-and-roll screens, this time it's Leonard.

When the play was split, Bonziwells was originally preparing to switch defense because the ball was still in the hands of Miller who was moving to the right wing.

But when Miller passed the ball, he immediately double-teamed Leonard and cut off the passing angle between Leonard and Miller.

When Battier on the left wing saw this, he immediately moved to block the pass, cutting off the passing angles of Leonard and Anthony.

Mutombo under the basket and He Zhongqiu in the low post on the right wing also had similar reactions.

Leonard was double-teamed and couldn't pass the ball. Nash reacted very quickly and immediately poked the ball.

Leonard grabbed the ball with both hands and let it go, which gave Wells next to him a chance. He slapped the ball away and then grabbed it back.

"Beautiful! The pick-and-roll and focusing on Nash is a good tactic, but it will also give the Knicks a chance to double-team." Xu Jicheng said happily.

"As long as the ability to defend against pick-and-roll is strong, this tactic cannot be implemented." Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

Nash quickly went down from the top of the arc, made another fast break counterattack, and made a layup.

0:4, Nuggets attack.

Camby was one step inside the 30-degree three-point line on the right wing, and He Zhongqiu was two meters away, almost three meters, guarding one step outside the right waist position.

Andre Miller broke through with the ball from the top of the right arc at an average speed. When he reached the right elbow area, he attracted the backup defense of He Zhongqiu and Wells.

He Zhongqiu quickly took a step towards Miller and made a defensive move.

But at this moment, Miller quickly pulled up the ball and passed it to Camby.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu quickly turned around and returned to defense.

With a very quick first step, Camby caught the basketball.

When Camby squatted and jumped, He Zhongqiu landed on his first step and then flew up.

The two people's feet left the floor almost at the same time.

Camby shook his right wrist, flicked his five fingers, and the ball flew towards the basket.

At the same time, He Zhongqiu flew forward one meter in the air, and grabbed the ball with his big hands like eagle claws.

"Take it!"

His five fingers were like hooks, firmly grasping the basketball in his hands.

"Oh ho!"

Madison Square Garden was instantly boiling.

"Block shot! He Zhongqiu made a block shot..." Yang Jian shouted excitedly.

"He has a defense distance of three meters and can even block Camby. He really deserves to be the king of blocks!" Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

Andre Miller entangled Nash, and the fast break failed, so they turned to positional warfare.

Nash came to the left wing, Battier came out to do a pick-and-roll, he used the wall to get rid of Miller, immediately took the ball and broke through Anthony and headed into the penalty area.

Nene was one step below the free throw line and Camby was under the basket. When Nash broke into the restricted area from the left waist position, he attracted Nene's double-teaming and Nash took the opportunity to pass the ball.

He Zhongqiu received the ball at the free throw line without even jumping, and threw the ball towards the backboard. Nene turned around and jumped to block the shot, but it was too late.

Bang, swish, the basketball hit the backboard and went into the basket.

"Zhongqiu's shot at the free throw line was really fast." Sun Zhenping said happily.

Xu Jicheng said: "It's a small open space. He doesn't need to do any other offensive techniques. He can just throw it directly. With his throwing style of shooting, his shot must be fast!"

Yang Jian said: "Zhongqiu's mid-range shooting can only be done from the free throw line. Other positions are not available yet."

"The progress has been very fast. In the last playoffs, there was no basketball at this position. How long has it been?" Sun Zhenping said with a smile.

"Now the score is 0:6. The Nuggets' offense today was not effective, which shows that the Knicks' defense was good." Xu Jicheng said.

Yang Jiandao: "The Knicks' starting five, four of them are good at defense, the defense system can be operated, and the quality of defense is definitely a level higher than before.

Among the Nuggets' starting five, the only one who can conduct a strong offense is rookie Anthony. The Nuggets will definitely play him more in this position in the future."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "But if Mutombo is not on the court, the quality of defense will decline. Zhongqiu's defense needs to be more focused on the restricted area, and the external defense will be worse."

Sun Zhenping said: "The Knicks are still using Mutombo sparingly. He was a substitute in the first dozen games and is now a pseudo starter. In important games, he plays for 20 minutes at most, and in unimportant games, he plays for more than 10 minutes."

"Haha, saving it for the playoffs." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.

In this game, the Knicks won a big victory with a score of 82:103.

Rookie Anthony, with Battier as the main defense, made 22 of 8 shots, with a hit rate of 36.4%, which was lower than his normal performance.

Veteran Dikembe Mutombo played only 17 minutes but blocked three shots, two of which were on Anthony who broke into the basket.

Anthony scored 22 points in the game, including free throws, but was blocked five times. He Zhongqiu slapped him twice and Battier slapped him once.

Starting with the Jazz and after defeating the Nuggets, the Knicks went on a 10-1 run, only losing to the Timberwolves in back-to-back games.

By the end of December, the team had a record of 12 wins and 26 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and regaining first place in the league.

The Pacers ranked second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 22 wins and 11 losses. Under the leadership of Larry Bird, they quickly got rid of the poor performance of last season and became a strong team in the Eastern Conference again.

The Pistons are 19-13 and ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets, who have made it to the finals for two consecutive years, have run out of steam and have only a record of 17 wins and 14 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference and having fallen out of the top tier of teams in the Eastern Conference. Their record is much worse than last season.

Alonzo Mourning, who was brought in by the team with a huge sum of money, only played 12 games before he was seriously injured again and wasted more than million US dollars.

In the Western Conference, the Lakers are ranked first with a record of 21 wins and 7 losses, and second in the league.

The Spurs are ranked second in the Western Conference with a record of 22 wins and 10 losses, and the Timberwolves are ranked third in the Western Conference with a record of 20 wins and 10 losses.

The Knicks regained first place in the league, drawing praise from the media.

Simmons, a famous basketball commentator, said in an interview with ESPN: "With the addition of Battier, the Knicks' main lineup's defensive system has been completed and the quality of defense has been greatly improved.

The average points allowed per game in the last ten games has dropped by 5.3 points to only 87.1 points, which is higher than only the Pistons, Spurs and Pacers in the entire league.

And with the addition of Alan Houston, the bench lineup has become very deep, and its ability to score points is not inferior to any team in the league.

The mid-range shooting king can contribute 29.5 points in an average of 18.5 minutes of playing time per game, and his form is still at its peak.

I think the Knicks are a championship-caliber team. In the East, only the Pacers and Pistons can be compared with them, and in the West, only the Spurs and Lakers can be compared with them. "

As the team's record returned to the top of the league, He Zhongqiu also regained the top spot in the MVP ranking and won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month title for the second consecutive month.

On New Year's Day, the year 2004 arrived.

From this day on, the NBA All-Star voting channel is opened.

There was no competition that day, and while eating breakfast, He Zhongqiu thought about who else to invite for martial arts practice.

Wu Jing found Zhang Jin for him and said that he wanted to find Zhao Wenzhuo, but he was not available. Xie Miao was in college and Shi Xiaolong was said to be studying abroad in New York, but he had no contact information. So the only way to find him was to look for someone in Hong Kong.

He actually planned to pick two or three people from the mainland, and then find one or two Hollywood action stars to create a combination of Chinese and Western elements. Performances, of course, must have influence. If they don't have influence, then what's the point of doing it?
If all the people were recruited from China, the influence would be too small, so we have to find two Hollywood stars and use their fame and Hollywood influence to increase the influence of the program.

I had previously planned to pick two who could really fight, but then I realized that it was just a sparring session, just like making a movie, so it didn’t matter whether they could really fight or not; any famous action star would be fine.

The first person I contacted was Jean-Claude Van Damme. This guy is the least famous, but he has beautiful leg techniques, so I think he will agree.

As it turned out, when we contacted him, he had just joined the crew and had no schedule during the All-Star period.

"Hey, Baldy."

"Hey, Baldy, what do you want from me?"

"Haha, okay, Jason, I need your help with something..."

The second person he tried to contact was Jason Statham, a top Hollywood action star, but he was worried that Statham would not agree.

After the call was connected, I explained the situation and said, "Jason, even though it's me against five people, the outcome is not certain. As long as you think you can beat me, you can give it a try. You can also become the star of this show."

"Beat you? Wolverine, stop lying to me. I'm afraid your neck will be torn apart with one hand." Statham said unhappily.

"Hurry up, are you coming?" He Zhongqiu felt very uncomfortable and urged.

"OK, count me in."

Instead of refusing, Statham agreed directly.

In Hollywood, everyone is in charge of the sedan chair. One more connection means one more opportunity. It's not a big deal. He just happens to have the time. Now he helps Wolverine, and in the future Wolverine will help him. That's how they become friends.

In addition, he is actually very interested in Chinese Kung Fu. Li Lianjie and Chenglong are both his idols, but now he is most interested in Wolverine's Kung Fu, so he agreed so readily.

"what?"

He Zhongqiu was stunned. Did Statham agree so painfully?

"Wolverine, I hope to learn something from this show, but I'm also a little worried," Statham said.

"What do you say?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Statham said: "Wolverine, you are really good at fighting. To be honest, you even use weapons. I am afraid that you will hurt me. I will join the crew in March. If I get hurt, it will be troublesome."

"I can't guarantee that you won't get injured at all, but we will rehearse beforehand to minimize the possibility of injury. If you agree, you should come early and rehearse well. The chance of injury is very small," he said.

"No, I mean you, your claws. I'm worried that you'll tear my neck apart." Jason Statham said hurriedly.

"Haha, don't worry, I'm not interested in your neck. Just to confirm again, Jason, are you coming?" he laughed.

"I have a request."

"You said."

"I'll help you, but you have to teach me Kung Fu. I'll need it for filming."

"Row."

After getting Jason Statham, his confidence increased greatly, and he contacted Dwayne Johnson as the third one.

"Wolverine, are you sure you want to invite me?" Johnson asked after hearing the meaning.

"Dwayne, I know you're a big star, so hurry up. Jason Statham has already joined, so I'm not short of people." He Zhongqiu laughed.

"You bastard! Okay, Wolverine, I happen to have time, but I have a request." Johnson laughed.

"explain."

"I'm going to wrestle, you know, that's my major," Johnson said.

"No problem, I can design a move for you to throw me down." He Zhongqiu agreed immediately.

Johnson warned: "Wolverine, wrestling is very lethal. You have to withstand the impact of the entire earth. Don't blame me if you get hurt."

"Dawn, our performance does not have a preset outcome. If you have the ability to beat me off the court, then our action design can be designed according to that outcome. You can beat me up on the show." He Zhongqiu warned.

"Win you?"

Johnson instantly thought of the clip in Blade 3 where Wolverine tore a vampire's neck apart with one hand, and he felt a chill in his neck.

"There is one more request."

"You're asking for a lot. Jason is much more straightforward than you. He only has one request."

"What does he want?"

"He asked me to teach him Kung Fu."

"Oh, well, that's my second request too."

"That's fine, we've settled it."

Now that we have Johnson, we have two top Hollywood action stars, and the influence is definitely enough. Now we are still missing one more person.

After some consideration, He Zhongqiu decided to look for Wang Baoqiang. Wang Baoqiang had practiced in Shaolin Temple for six years and had some basic skills in martial arts.

Height is not a problem, short people have their own fighting styles. Wang Baoqiang can focus on the lower three routes and perform ground knife moves. The action design is wonderful and it is equally interesting.

With the care of a group of people from Beijing Film Academy, Wang Baoqiang has been doing well in recent months, getting small roles one after another. He has been upgraded from an extra to a minor role and has bought a mobile phone.

"Hey, is it Mid-Autumn Festival?"

It was evening in Yanjing, almost twelve o'clock. He couldn't sleep because of some good news, so he answered the phone immediately.

"Hey, I have good news for you. I was just spotted by Feng, director Feng Xiaogang, and I'm going to be starring in his movie, with King Liu, haha..."

"Really? When will you join the group?"

"It will be soon, in early April, and the shooting will take four months."

"Has the contract been signed?"

"No, they just contacted me."

"How much is the pay?"

"Fifteen thousand. I've never made so much money in my entire life."

"Okay, do your best. Feng Xiaogang's movies are pretty good. You might become an instant star."

"What do you want from me about that Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Baoqiang, can you use weapons?"

"Yes, I have practiced with weapons such as sticks and swords."

"Do you know how to tread on the ground?"

"Yes, I use the Shaolin ground-breaking double swords. I am short, so I have practiced ground-breaking double swords."

"Well, do you have Wu Jing's contact information?"

"Yes, why?"

"Come to the United States with him in February to help me organize a martial arts sparring show."

"Really? Okay, Zhongqiu, I will definitely help you."

"It's settled then, you arrange your schedule."

"no problem."

"As for the treatment, the round-trip air tickets are included. You just need to follow Wu Jing and contact him in advance. It takes time to apply for a passport and visa."

"Okay, okay."

"Also, the appearance fee is $200,000."

"More, more, more, more... less?" Wang Baoqiang jumped up from the bed.

"Two hundred thousand dollars is enough for you to build a house for your parents, one for each of you."

"Really, really, really?"

"It's true. When you have time, practice your dual swords and don't let them down."

"Mid-mid-mid-autumn festival, I, I, I, I promise to fight you to the death."

(End of this chapter)