Chapter 514: Lian Daos kindness is hard to resist...
So, in the end, Pat Riley was completely convinced by Jordan. When Jordan retired, the American Airlines Arena also retired the No. 23 jersey because of Jordan, even though Jordan never played a game for the Heat.
Sighing, from Jordan to Lian Dao, why do the players he longs to coach always not belong to him?
But he doesn't want to think too much now. His heart has been a bit shaken today, and he wants to calm down now.
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Coach Spoelstra's timeout did not have any effect, and the overall low morale cannot be saved by a few words of encouragement.
The defeat has been decided, and it is not that simple to change your fate against the odds.
The game became completely one-sided, and the Heat's revenge battle ended in failure.
In terms of statistics, the Heat's Big Three are not bad. James scored a team-high 32 points, Bosh got rebounds, and Wade scored 25 points.
The Big Three combined for 77 points.
Who can say that the Big Three are not excellent? If the Knicks were replaced by any team in the league, I believe the winner tonight would be the Heat.
Unfortunately, they met Lian Dao who was in a super-god state.
For the Knicks, Lian Dao made 9 of 9 three-pointers, scoring the highest score in the game and adding an assist.
Facing the Heat's Big Three, Lian Dao once again recorded a triple-double.
The assists mainly came from the period when the Heat double-teamed him crazily.
As for rebounds, they were still close to double figures, but in the end, the Heat had no fighting spirit, and teammates deliberately helped Lian Dao get stuck, allowing Lian Dao to harvest rebounds.
Therefore, Lian Dao's kindness was hard to resist...
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Fans were completely outraged on social media after the game.
"Didn't the media say that the Heat are very strong this season? That's it?"
"Three-pointers are the real killer, especially the last super long three-pointer, which is the last basin of cold water to put out the heat!"
"I've already imagined a bunch of bastards shooting three-pointers on the field!"
"The one who wins is called successful revenge; the one who loses is called what?"
"Revenge failed?"
"Bad news!"
"If the Heat's Big Three fall to the Knicks again this season, the Big Three will completely become a joke in the league!"
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"Sickle, the Heat's strength doesn't seem to have improved much!"
In the physical therapy room after the game, Stoudemire was receiving a massage in the physical therapy room and said to Lian Dao with a smile.
Before the game, they thought that the game would have to last until the last minute to determine the winner. As a result, the fourth quarter was not completed and the Heat's momentum was shattered.
So now most people in the Knicks believe that the Heat's strength is promoted by some media.
Even after the game went smoothly, Stoudemire seemed to be in high spirits.
"Amare, don't think of the Heat so easily, and never underestimate any opponent."
"The moment you choose to despise your opponent, it means you relax your vigilance and guard. For the killer, it means facing death, and for us, it means facing failure!"
Lian Dao came out of the ice bucket and said to everyone seriously.
In fact, Lian Dao had said the same thing countless times before, but these guys still cared about eating rather than fighting.
This may also be the reason why the Knicks have so many young people. Young people have always been the least stable!
In fact, this is not Lian Dao pouring cold water on everyone, but it is accidental that the Knicks can play such a game.
It is impossible for Lian Dao to shoot 100% from three-point range in every game.
If Lian Dao didn't feel so hot today, the game would have been a different situation, and they would be the ones licking their wounds now.
And even though Lian Dao broke out like this, the Knicks still fought fiercely with the Heat until the middle of the fourth quarter to decide the winner.
It can be said that apart from the chance of Lian Dao's outbreak, the Knicks did not have an advantage in this game. On the contrary, their strength was weaker than the Heat's Big Three.
Stoudemire nodded. The Knicks' recent winning streak had made him a little careless mentally.
Especially coupled with the fact that they defeated the Heat's Big Three this time and won 12 consecutive victories, many people were already a little disappointed.
"Guys, our goal is not simply to beat any team, our goal is to defend the title."
"The defending champion is a thorn in the side of all teams. They want to tear a piece of flesh from us. Can we let them do so?"
Lian Dao said passionately.
"cannot!"
Everyone was a little agitated by Lian Dao's words!
"Yes, we can't. Therefore, we must remain vigilant against any opponent. And we must completely defeat those teams that try to peek at the championship trophy, making them fearful when they encounter us!"
"champion!"
"come on!"
Lian Dao's words seemed to give everyone a shot of stimulant.
They had just finished the game and were exhausted physically and mentally, but at this moment, everyone seemed to be full of strength again and felt that they could still fight their opponents for 300 rounds.
Lian Dao was very satisfied with the effect of his words.
Rasheed Wallace retired, and now there is no leader in the locker room. Lian Dao has no choice but to take up this responsibility. Last season, it was Rasheed Wallace's job to boost morale and pour cold water on him appropriately.
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"By the way, are you participating in this year's three-point contest and dunk contest?"
Stoudemire talked about the All-Star Game.
"I have no idea. I participated in this thing once, and I don't want to participate anymore!"
Lian Dao shook his head and said.
Xiaosi nodded in agreement.
In fact, this year, the league management wants to invite Lian Dao to participate in the three-point contest and dunk contest as always.
Lian Dao is now the hottest superstar in the league. With him participating, and without him participating, the impact and attention will be on two levels.
However, Lian Dao chose to refuse. First of all, this season's schedule is really intensive, and Lian Dao also planned to use the All-Star weekend to take a good rest.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The main reason is that after he participated once and won the dunk king and the three-point contest championship trophy, he lost interest in them.
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Trophies like the Slam Dunk King and the Three-Point Contest can only be obtained once. Defending the title does not make much sense, and Lian Dao is not short of this one, as there are not many valuable titles.
Moreover, the Knicks management is very supportive of Lian Dao's choice, and the management doesn't really care about the slam dunk contest or anything like that.
On the contrary, players in this event are prone to injuries. If Lian Dao does not participate, it is too late for the Knicks management to be happy.
James' dunks are also very exciting, but he never participates in dunk contests.
In fact, this is also a way for him to protect his body.
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The games in January are coming to an end soon, and the focus of fans has basically shifted to voting for the All-Star Game.
The shortlist of players for this year's Knicks All-Star Game is: Holiday, Lian Dao, Stoudemire, DeMarcus Cousins.
There should have been Gallinari, but this guy has not played in a game due to injury, so so far only four of them have been nominated.
Due to the shortened season, there are only two stages of voting for this year's NBA All-Star Game.
The first phase of voting has come out, and Lian Dao beat all the stars without any doubt.
Even though Stern has repeatedly lowered the proportion of votes in China, it is obvious that Lian Dao's influence now extends beyond the country.
Especially Lian Dao's social media fans have surpassed James's after the Knicks won the championship.
Including Chinese Americans in the United States, even in North America, Lian Dao's number of fans is not inferior to that of James and Kobe.
Therefore, it is basically impossible to remove Lian Dao from his position as the vote king.
Moreover, the little senior sister has also invested in the acquisition of some new Internet media, which is mainly to serve Lian Dao. Nike has hindered Lian Dao in the media before, so the little senior sister does not allow Lian Dao to take second place in this.
Second loss.
Thanks to the publicity of these media, Lian Dao's influence has become even more powerful.
Moreover, the agent team created by the junior sister has also signed some rookie stars, such as Jimmy Butler, Hassan Whiteside, Nikola Vucevic, etc.
In the past, the agent team only served Lian Dao alone, which was too wasteful, so under Lian Dao's suggestion, some potential rookies were signed.