Since Grant Hill joined the Knicks, most of the season has passed, and he hasn't played a few games for the Knicks combined. And judging from Grant Hill's resume, it is like this almost every season, injuries and injuries have not been cured, and even if he recovers, it is amazingly poor, and he has completely lost the style of Jordan's successor.

This also made New York fans wonder if Lamar's golden eye was useless!

As the trade deadline approached, Van Gundy also tried to trade Hill several times, but all of them were stopped by Lamar. Lamar believes that Grant Hill will have a resurgence one day.

In his previous life, Grant Hill was reborn with the Phoenix Suns after this major injury. Lamar didn't believe that in a different plane, Grant Hill's achievements would end there.

It was precisely because of Lamar's attention that the already discouraged old Hill reinvigorated himself and made up his mind to postpone his comeback date. The last few team training sessions have shown that Hill is recovering well and is in top physical condition.

But despite this, Van Gundy didn't dare to put Grant Hill in the main rotation.

Although Battier was already quite tired from continuous fighting during this period, for the sake of the stability of the team's lineup, and of course for the sake of Hill's health, Van Gundy still decided not to let the main squad rotate and rest.

Against the Orlando Magic, although the Knicks did not have a complete lineup, the team did not feel a little burdened up and down.

Although Houston changed his original fate after joining the Magic and formed a strong outside partner with Maddie, perhaps because of the personalities of the two people, they couldn't find a tacit understanding for a long time. So Maddie once again turned on his scoring champion mode, and Alan Houston also became an "offensive finisher" who couldn't pass the ball.

The two cores of the team are fighting separately, and the atmosphere in the Magic team is naturally not much better. No ambition, no fighting spirit, this is the best portrayal of the Magic team now.

Now that the Magic are riding towards the worst record in NBA history without hesitation, the No. 1 pick has become their greatest and most noble goal.

Although '04 was not a big year for the draft, big centers Dwight Howard and Emeka Okafor were still very attractive. The Continuation Hill trade has already seen them trade draft picks to the Knicks.

However, the team's performance is poor, and you have to be cheeky to play. Although you can think of it with your toes, the game against the Knicks is not even nine deaths, absolutely ten deaths! Maybe retiring from the game is more pleasant than being humiliated, but the one who should come still has to come, and you can't hide from it.

In an unchallenging game like this, Van Gundy naturally served as a training ground. In addition to the three main forces of Darmsport, Shaun Battier and Billups, Van Gundy has sent substitutes in other positions.

The game did go as one might think, and although Tracy McGrady hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the game to get off to a flying start, the Knicks were the logical takeover of the rest of the game.

By the end of the first quarter, the Knicks had a 12-point lead.

This kind of game can no longer be called a competition, it is simply a one-sided slaughter! And fans can see that the Knicks players are not using their full strength at all, the Magic team is a toy in their eyes, and the Knicks are the ones who make the rules and plot of the game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Van Gundy couldn't wait to send Grant Hill. Van Gundy has already seen that the two cores of the Magic team's outside do not have any tacit understanding at all, and they do not pose much of a threat to the Knicks. And neither Houston nor Maddy are good defenders.

Such a weak perimeter defense should not be in any danger even if Hill, who has just returned from injury, is released.

As a result, Grant Hill gave Van Gundy a huge surprise as soon as he appeared. Hill, who has not been able to participate in official competitions for a long time, did not give people the feeling of being out of battle for a long time, but was quite strong. He scored with a mid-range jumper near the free-throw line, and then easily slapped Alan Houston's layup on the rebound on the defensive end.

Van Gundy sat on the sidelines and nodded his head as he watched. Originally, according to his meaning, after having Battier and Simmons, Hill, who was frequently injured, had little effect on the team, but because of Lamar's insistence, he let Hill stay.

Now it looks like Van Gundy made the right compromise with Lamar this time, and Hill showed no quality and good form at all like a player who has just returned from injury.

The fans also gave huge support to the injury-stricken superstar, who had just returned to the court, and as soon as Grant Hill got the ball, the audience immediately remembered a round of applause.

Hill also lived up to expectations, and the more he played, the better he became. Not only did he score points in a row, but he also shared Billups' organizational tasks well. As for the defensive end, the Magic's flimsy guys are unlikely to pose much of a threat to Hill at all.

Grant Hill has been dormant for so many years, and now he has finally opened his bloody mouth and started hurting people.

During this period of recuperation, Hill was not idle, his leg was injured, but his top was fine, and Hill was even more diligent in practicing his upper limb strength during this time.

The Magic's perimeter players couldn't stop Hill's back-to-back singles at all, as long as Hill got the ball in the low post, and with a little effort, the defenders immediately staggered. If he is caught in the bag, Hill, who has a super high ball quotient, will make the Magic assistant defense personnel miserable with exquisite passes again and again.

In the end, the Knicks beat the Magic by a full 31 points, and Hill played 22 minutes, but scored a game-high 21 points, in addition to seven assists.

After solving the Magic, the Knicks team rushed to the next battlefield to challenge the Philadelphia 76ers!

This game is different from the big magic, and the 76ers, who have many stars such as AI, Josh Howard, and Mtumbo, have the initiative in the game as soon as they come up.

In particular, the AI shot inside and outside, scoring 22 points in the first half alone. In the second half, although Darm Porter and others struggled to catch up with the score, they had too many debts before, and they couldn't save the defeat in the end.

Next, the Knicks returned home to face the Milwaukee Bucks, the league's a.k.a. belly team. This game was also uneventful, although Reed, the boss of the Bucks in this game, scored a game-high 39 points alone, but relying on the strength of the overall strength, the Knicks still had the last laugh.

The Knicks then went on to win over the New Jersey Nets on the road.

Although the Nets are the league's powerhouse to reach the Finals for two consecutive seasons, with the rise of the Knicks, the days when the Nets played tricks in the East are gone.

Although the Nets now have a trident composed of Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, and Richard Jefferson, the most critical core of this trident is Jason Kidd. With Kidd's injury, the other two cores of the Nets immediately showed fatigue, and the Nets' record began to decline.

Although Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson are also good stars, they lack Kidd, a master of transporting cannonballs, neither the big-mouthed Kenyon Martin nor Richard Jefferson have the ability to control the game. After three quarters of play, Scott reluctantly announced his surrender.

The Knicks' final game of February was another uphill game, facing their main rival Sacramento Kings on the road.

The difference in the overall strength of the two sides made it quite difficult for the Knicks players to play this game. Although the inside twin towers of Darmsport and Hilario performed well, they were still unable to salvage the defeat.

However, to the delight of Knicks fans, Wade, who was pinned on by Lamar in this game, actually showed his ability to take charge under Christie's defense.

With the improvement of the rookie strength in the past two years, the cooperation between the players has become more and more tacit, and the strength of the Knicks has also been continuously strengthened, and now it is close to perfection.

After the February tournament, the New York Knicks finally breathed a sigh of relief. After Grant Hill returned from injury, the Knicks finally found a third player who could control the pace of the game in addition to Lamar and Billups, and Van Gundy also had a rare feeling of being a nouveau riche.

Before the Knicks' home game against the Golden State Warriors on March 2, the Madison Square Garden arena was occupied early by a crowd of strangely dressed fans. They wore hoods designed after Anderson's hairstyle and Knicks jerseys with Anderson's number on them.

Recently, due to the planned rotation of the main players, Chris Anderson, who has been playing a substitute role, has also been given a lot of playing time. As Anderson's performance got better and better, New York fans began to change their minds about the maverick big man, and quite a few fans became Birdman fans.

"Birdman, we've got your back!"

"Anderson, please fly to your heart's content in Madison!"

Seeing the enthusiastic performance of the fans, even Anderson, who has always been a maverick, was also greatly moved. You must know that before this, New York fans supported Lamar and other main players, and it is really hard to imagine that a role player can have such great charm.

In addition to being moved, Anderson did not have stage fright, and calmly accepted the interview with the media on the spot.

As if to create a topic for media reporters, Anderson actually took reporters to Rodman, who had disappeared from people's sight for a long time.

"I can achieve my current results, the most important thing to thank is Lamar! Secondly, this old guy, to be honest, if it weren't for this guy's enlightenment, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the shadow of the year so quickly!" Anderson thanked Lamar and patted Dennis Rodman's ass.