He had previously commented on Lu Yi's match and was full of admiration for the latter's talent. From then on, he had always thought that Phil Jackson had made a brainless deal. Lu Yi, a rookie with superstar talent, was actually traded away in a way that added to his status. Every time he thought about it, he felt regretful.
"Yes, I don't understand why James still has Phil. Is he keeping him for Christmas?”
His partner tonight, Jeff Van Gundy, was also furious. He spoke bluntly, not giving the old Zen master any face in front of the home fans.
He didn't care if the other party was watching the match in the private room. In any case, when he was in a bad mood, he would speak his mind.
"What a terrifying rookie. If he were on any other team, he would be a treasure. However, our Knicks president abandoned him like a shoe. He's crazy!”
"From the beginning, James made the wrong choice to invite him to the top. Look at what Phil did after he went on stage. First, he invited his former disciple, Derek Fisher, to be the head coach of the team. Derek had just retired and had never even coached an elementary school basketball team. He had no experience at all. Even so, they still chose him to coach the Knicks. The New York Knicks were in a hopeless situation, with their record at the bottom for two consecutive seasons.”
"Even if it's because the core of the team, Carmelo, is often absent from the game, and Amar's peak has fallen seriously, it can't wash away Derek's lack of experience and ability to coach!”
"Derrick and Phil applied the triangle offense system to the Knicks and played two disgusting seasons. As it turned out, their so-called triangular offense was not suitable for all teams.”
"After that, in order to keep his job, Derek successfully took the blame and was fired. However, in the new season, with Jeff Hornacek as the new head coach, they wanted to fight for the playoffs again, but they sent a future superstar, Lu Yi, to the Chicago Bulls, which was a huge advantage for their opponents. Oh my god, just these two actions alone were suffocating, not to mention that he had a series of other actions that he hadn't mentioned.”
Van Gundy's outspoken words, coupled with Marv Albert's familiarity with the inside story, were like thunder on the ground, directly causing the home fans to explode.
These were the facts, and the outside world more or less knew the inside story. Even so, the fans were provoked by these two guys 'merciless commentary.
" Phil, class dismissed! Phil, class dismissed!"
It was unknown which fan was the first to shout, but the fans in the stadium followed suit and jeered. The sound of " Phil is dismissed " spread throughout the entire stadium, each wave higher than the last, deafening.
The Knicks players all looked back in shock. They were shocked by the overwhelming sound of " class dismissed." Even Anthony, a veteran superstar who was used to seeing storms, was shocked.
This was the first time he had seen the home team fans change sides at the last minute and call for the team's top management to be dismissed.
Perhaps Phil Jackson was not watching the game in the box. The fans had been voicing their thoughts for a long time, and the voices were loud. The team's top brass did not react at all.
The second quarter of the game began, and the two teams continued to rotate their lineups. Unfortunately, the pit dug by the main force in the first quarter was a little big. They tried their best but could not close the gap.
When the starter returned to the court, the opposing Bulls bombarded their basket again.
Not only was Lu Yi's scoring ability explosive, but his organizational ability was also quite impressive in a very high perspective. He scored sudden points again and again, and passed the ball forward again and again. Even if the accuracy of the pass was not good enough and there were many mistakes, he still led the team to play a small climax.
At the end of the first half, they led their opponents by 21 points with a score of 76:55.
On the other hand, the New York Knicks 'offensive efficiency in the first half was not bad, and their field goal percentage was not low, but the Bulls were able to suppress them. Lu Yi's strong personal ability, as the Bulls 'strong point of restraint, made the Knicks' defense unable to catch up, unable to guard against it, trailing by 20 points at halftime.
With his high efficiency, Lu Yi made 15 out of 20 shots in the first half, 9 out of 13 three-pointers, and 4 free throws in the second quarter, all of which were hit. He scored 43 points, 5 rebounding, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.
43 points in a half. Even though it did not break the record for scoring in a half in NBA history, it was still very impressive. With this super high score, he broke the youngest personal record of 40 points in a half.
If he maintained this state in the second half, he would almost certainly break 60 points.
Sure enough, after the second half, the New York Knicks 'defense still did not improve. After Lu Yi's physical fitness decreased, his efficiency began to decline, but he still got 16 points, 2 rebounding, and 2 assists.
In the fourth quarter, after he scored a scoreball, he finally punched out. The Knicks had no hope of making a comeback, and he fixed his personal score at 60.
Throughout the game, he had 62 points, 7 rebounded, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocked shots, fulfilling his pre-match promise.
Under his strong individual performance, the score of the two sides was 128:98. The huge difference of 30 points made the game enter garbage time early with 8 minutes left. Lu Yi, on the other hand, had only been on the field for 30 minutes and had already scored 62 points, shocking the entire audience once again.
"It's unbelievable. Lu is just a rookie, but he scored 62 points in his fifth game. My god, he obviously lost his stamina in the second half, but he still managed to score such high points. I can't imagine if he could break Kobe's single-game scoring record if he had enough stamina.”
Van Gundy was completely shocked when he saw Lu Yi's statistics on the big screen in the middle of the court. He was amazed. The coachman Albert was also extremely shocked.""Yes, Lu is really incredible. He's only a rookie who has played four games, but he actually got points that many star players can't get in their lifetimes.”
"In fact, he doesn't look too tired. His footsteps back to the substitutes 'bench are still steady and powerful. I think he probably doesn't want to get a high score for himself while the team loses. Heavens, this rookie was really mature and smart. He had a high IQ.”
"He has already broken the record for the youngest individual score in a single game. He's only 19 years old. My God, how terrifying his future will be!”
Van Gundy shook his head and carefully looked at the data on the big screen. He then looked at the technical statistics handed to him by the staff next to him. It seemed that even now, he still could not believe that Lu Yi had gotten such a high score. He kept babbling,"Buddy, we witnessed a miracle tonight. We witnessed how a rookie evolved into a superstar overnight. It was too shocking. If it wasn't for the garbage time, he might have gotten 70 points or even higher.”
"He's simply a god who has descended to the mortal world.”
"I think that after tonight, Lu will become a superstar overnight. Fans all over the world will be eager to talk about him. He will be popular all over the world, and countless girls will go crazy for him!”
"Oh my god, I can't find any adjectives to express my shock at him. He's unbelievable!”
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