NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 88: Interpreting the rules for the referee, philatelist Meng Jin

New York Knicks coach Rick Pitino thought this was a tactic arranged by Collins before the game.

He felt that Collins' move was very vicious. Without Ewing, the Knicks' offensive system collapsed. Even if he did well on the defensive end, it would be difficult to win the game.

Rick Pitino fell into complicated thinking. He felt that once Ewing left the court, the Bulls would definitely increase their attack on the inside in positional warfare.

The young coach immediately gestured, asking his players to tighten their defense in the next few rounds, allowing them to shoot but not allowing them to break through!
Rick Pitino felt he had met his match tonight. What he didn't know was that he was actually competing against the air.

Collins didn't think so much at all. At the beginning of the game, his tactic was to let Jordan and Meng Jin rush forward.

It was purely an accident that Ewing was rushed down. The two men just wanted to win the bet.

After the first quarter, the Bulls led 27-25.

Ewing only played for three and a half minutes in the first quarter, but the Knicks unexpectedly kept up the score.

New York's tactics worked well. They contained the Bulls' fast break by targeting their point guard. In the middle of the first quarter, Collins asked Paxson to try, but the effect was even worse...

Paxson's ball handling and passing abilities are not as good as Vincent's.

During the intermission, Jordan was furious.

Several times he ran to the front court, but the ball never reached him.

Not only did he fail to reach the ball, but he was also intercepted, leaving Jordan with no time to return to defense. He didn't even dare to go on a full-speed fast break in the last few minutes of the first quarter.

"Is it so difficult to pass the ball? Is it so difficult to break a double-team?"

Jordan yelled at Vincent and Paxson.

The two point guards didn't say anything, but they were cursing in their hearts.

The most outrageous thing about Jordan is that he often holds his teammates to his own standards.

The Knicks continued to use this strategy in the second quarter. Collins couldn't think of a good solution, so he could only tell the players to play at their own pace. The Knicks would definitely lose physical strength by the fourth quarter if they continued to play like this, and he would then defeat them in one fell swoop.

However, the Knicks did not collapse, but the Bulls almost collapsed.

The Knicks suddenly exerted their strength in the middle of the second quarter and made an 8-1 spurt.

Vincent made many mistakes and Jordan scolded him so much that his mentality collapsed. Collins had no choice but to replace him with Paxson.

In the second half of the second quarter, Jordan couldn't stand it anymore and directly played the role of point guard.

The Bulls' fast break immediately improved. What they lacked was a reliable point guard.

Jordan has top-notch ability to break double-teams and he is also very good at passing the ball. The Knicks' backcourt pressing tactics don't work on him. As soon as Jordan creates space, he immediately passes the ball to Meng Jin in the frontcourt.

Meng Jin took on the burden of the team's offense in the second half of the second quarter, scoring 13 points through breakthroughs and free throws.

At the end of the first half, the two sides were tied at 56.

Entering the second half, the Bulls gradually took control of the rhythm, and Jordan's move of retreating to control the ball brought the situation to life.

Rick Pitino said he really had no other options and could only cancel the pressing tactics, otherwise he would just give points to Meng Jin.

As long as Jordan gets rid of the defender in the backcourt and passes the ball, Meng Jin can easily get a 1V1 or 1V2 opportunity in the frontcourt. With a acceleration, he can get two points.

Knicks fans exclaimed it was incredible!

Commentator Albert also joked that watching Meng Jin's games gave him the illusion that playing basketball was easy.

After the third quarter, the Chicago Bulls overtook by 83 points, 73 to 10.

Ewing glanced around and saw that the Knicks fans were starting to get agitated. If the Knicks continued to play like this, the whole stadium would probably boo in a few minutes.

Ewing knows the nature of his own fans all too well.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Ewing attacked the inside and made a turnaround jump shot.

83:75.

In the defensive round, Ewing knocked Oakley's hat to the ground.

Ewing tried his best. He didn't care that he had four fouls. The worst that could happen was that he would be sent off the court, which was better than listening to the boos from his own fans on the court.

Mark Jackson did not push for a counterattack after getting the ball. He had to control the tempo when playing against the Bulls.

As a newly debuted point guard, Mark Jackson showed a maturity beyond his age.

After half court, Mark Jackson passed the ball to Gerald Wilkins, who then passed it to John Newman New York.

The basketball just circled around the three-point line.

The Knicks were not passing the ball aimlessly, they were looking for opportunities to pass the ball to Ewing in the paint.

In this round, Dave Korsin and Ewing were entangled with each other, and the Knicks players couldn't find any good opportunities.

The referee's whistle blew and called a foul on Korsin.

This foul can be called or not. Korsin's action was big and Ewing's action was also big.

Dav Korsin did not argue with the referee, as this kind of home whistle happens in every game.

The Knicks restarted the ball from the sideline.

Mark Jackson got the ball and passed it to Cummings.

The Bulls obviously tightened their defense and didn't want Ewing to receive the ball.

Cummings took it upon himself, but his mid-range shot was short.

After picking up the rebound, Cummings made another mid-range shot from the free throw line.

Not yet!
Ewing rushed out from the baseline, blocked Korsin and Grant and slammed the ball in!

"YES! YES!" Albert shouted in the commentary booth.

"YES" is his catchphrase, which was a word he and his friends blurted out when they were playing street basketball in the past. After becoming a commentator, it became his catchphrase.

83:77.

This tip-in boosted morale and the fans cheered continuously.

However, their celebration did not last long. The Bulls were about to start, with Meng Jin and Jordan flying on both wings.

After Rick Pitino removed the full-court press, the Bulls returned to their normal style of play.

Meng Jin took a big step after getting the ball, and the Knicks defense urgently retreated. Meng Jin's steps were ridiculously long, especially when he was accelerating. Basically, one step was equivalent to two steps of others. If the Knicks players did not retreat to the inside, Meng Jin would definitely dunk again.

Seeing the congestion in the inside, Meng Jin did not take a second step. He immediately pushed the ball out and passed it to Jordan.

Jordan took a half-court shot during a fast break and made it in.

85:77.

Mark Jackson staggered across half court and continued to look for Ewing.

The Knicks ran a tactic, with Gerald Wilkins running to the corner without the ball with the help of Ewing's screen.

After attracting the attention of the Bulls' defense, Ewing ran one step inside the free throw line to ask for the ball.

After getting the ball, Ewing confronted, turned around, and hooked the shot in one smooth move.

"boom!"

Meng Jin's movements, including the run-up, jump and block, were all done in one go.

In this round, Ewing received the ball with his back to the basket and could not see behind him. Meng Jin rushed out from his blind spot and blocked the ball through Korsin.

Korsin didn't know what was happening. He only heard a muffled sound, and then the ball that was originally flying towards the basket bounced to the ground.

Korsin immediately reached out and controlled the basketball.

"here!"

Korsin heard Meng Jin's voice behind him and turned around and handed the ball to him.

Meng Jin strode forward with the ball in the center line, chasing Ewing for a counterattack!
At the front three-point line, Meng Jin pushed the ball and changed direction, switching the ball from his left hand to his right hand.

While changing direction, Meng Jin first took a step to the right with his right foot, then received the ball and dodged Ewing, took a big step with his left foot, and ended the fight with a one-arm slam dunk!

The whole audience was in an uproar. What kind of devilish step was this?

The referee decisively called a traveling violation on Meng Jin.

Meng Jin was well prepared for this.

He walked to the referee slowly.

After the two chatted for a few words, Meng Jin took out a booklet from somewhere.

At this time, the camera gave a close-up of Meng Jin. All the fans in front of the TV laughed. Meng Jin was explaining the rules to the referee!
Meng Jin pointed to the contents of the NBA Rulebook and read them to the referee on duty tonight, Boyen, one by one: "Referee, look at this. Article 10, Section 13 of the NBA Rulebook clearly states how to determine the pivot foot and the ball possession when a player steps. According to the so-called "two-step rhythm" principle, whether a player is traveling or not, a player can take two more steps after receiving the ball before choosing to shoot or pass. Whether it is a long stride, a small stride, a slow step with a change of speed, or a fast run, it is all in compliance."

Boye glanced at Meng Jin and thought, are you teaching me the rules of the game?

Boye felt that Meng Jin was definitely his nemesis, and something would happen every time he met him.

He really wanted to tell Meng Jin to get lost, but he was worried that the boy would get angry and lose his temper again, so he could only patiently listen to his explanation.

The game was interrupted for 3 minutes, and everyone was staring at Meng Jin and Boye.

"Okay, Meng, you understand the rules very well. I will report this issue to the referee association, but I still have to call a traveling violation on this ball."

Meng Jin put the booklet away and said, "Okay, okay, feudal and decadent, right?"

Meng Jin did not continue to waste his breath. It seemed that it was not feasible to start with the referee, so he decided to talk to David Stern directly.

Before the game started, David Stern asked his assistant to contact him, and the two would chat about life at the NBA headquarters after the game.

The game resumed, and Jordan walked up to Meng Jin and said, "That dunk just now doesn't count."

The first three quarters of the game were very intense, and Jordan once forgot about the bet with Meng Jin until he saw Meng Jin's dunk just now.

Meng Jin did not speak. After two rounds
Mark Jackson missed the mid-range shot, Jordan grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Paxson, who dribbled one step and passed the ball to Meng Jin.

Meng Jin took a step forward and took off directly!
Ewing turned around and jumped to block the shot. He had just run into the penalty area when Meng Jin rushed over without even taking a breath.

"Bang!!!"

Meng Jin slammed the ball into the basket with one arm in a brutal way!

By the way, he knocked Ewing down at the baseline!

The commentator Albert was silent for three seconds before finally speaking: "I hope the TV broadcast won't play the scene too many times. Knicks fans will definitely be heartbroken. It's like a murder scene!"

Albert lowered his voice and said, "Everyone is looking forward to who will be the next big man Meng Jin will dunk on. Now the answer is Patrick Ewing. He is like a stamp collector, constantly adding big men to his list."

"Is this ball finally settled? Thank you for the $1000, Michael." After winning the bet, Meng Jin ran to Jordan immediately.

Jordan didn't say anything. He ran to the defensive end with a gloomy face, and in the next round he directly stole the ball from Gerald Wilkins in a one-on-one situation.

After Jordan got the ball, he advanced to the three-point line and then suddenly accelerated!
Gerald Wilkins followed his footsteps, Jordan stopped suddenly near the baseline, pretended to walk to the outside, and then suddenly made a comeback!
Gerald Wilkins did a good job defending this round, which was beyond his ability.

Jordan broke into the penalty area and slammed it with one hand.

The defender is still Ewing.

Ewing: Why is it always me who gets hurt?
After landing, Jordan yelled at Meng Jin: "This damn dunk is for you!"

Collins on the sidelines smiled but said nothing. Seeing the two players in this state, he knew that this game was a sure win.

After being dunked on for two consecutive rounds, Ewing didn't know if this was a record. He only knew that he was very embarrassed. He didn't know if he was hallucinating, but he always felt that there were fans around him mocking him.

Playing in New York is really stressful.

In a rage, Ewing finally found an opportunity to vent.

A few rounds later, he received a pass from Mark Jackson, jumped high, and dunked over Grant with both hands.

After the dunk, Ewing was still not satisfied and yelled at Grant.

Grant threw the ball directly at Ewing's head: "Why are you yelling at me, you bastard? Go dunk over those two guys if you can!"

The two of them hugged each other and were then both expelled.

However, Ewing should be glad that he was expelled, because the next few minutes entered the Bulls' performance time, and Meng Jin and Jordan staged an extremely gorgeous fast break in McGrady's Little Garden Square.

Boos soon began to sound, directed at the Knicks players by the fans.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Knicks 119-101 in this game full of twists and turns.

(End of this chapter)