Chapter 728 [Tangled Status, Good Atmosphere]
Zhou Xuan only played 23 minutes and scored 10 points and 6 assists, which lowered the overall statistics. Zhou Xuan's die-hard fans were disappointed by the Sun's self-defeating and non-resisting attitude to the game.
Jeremy Lin was a surprise for the Knicks, chipped in 14 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, which is remarkable for a fringe man. It was his best performance since joining the NBA.
When people thought that Jeremy Lin's good performance was a flash in the pan, he broke out again when he played Bobcats away. He substituted Zhou Xuan in the second quarter and had a hot hand, scored consecutive points, and hit two three-pointers.
With such a performance, D'Antoni was reluctant to let him off the court in the third quarter, and formed a double guard with Zhou Xuan, and the two cooperated several times in the fast break, playing a 12-2 attack wave, and the game entered garbage time in the third quarter, leading by as many as 27 points.
In the fourth quarter, Jeremy Lin did not give up, but he still attacked very fiercely, and he was accurate. The coaching staff didn't want him to change his shooting stance. He easily guaranteed a hit rate with this posture. In terms of assists, he did a good job of launching a fast attack with a pass.
The Knicks beat the Bobcats by 36 points, and Pekovic is the core of the Bobcats, averaging 19 per game. 7 points 10. 4 rebounds, but it's an absolute hole on the defensive end. You can't go back to the fast attack, and you can't get out of the defensive position. Jordan doesn't care about that, and the Bobcats coaching staff continues to play with Pekovic as the core, at least one star statist, which attracts a lot of fans.
Jeremy Lin scored 31 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in 33 minutes, setting a career-high score.
The media was surprised. Saying that the Knicks have some kind of mysterious power, how can they pull out a bench so powerful? The marginals have become the team's leading scorers.
Some fans exclaimed. "Xiao Linzi, this is when you were developing the alliance, you practiced the "Sword Spectrum to Warse Off Evil Spirits", right? Suddenly, he went from a scumbag to a master. ”
It's an inevitability of chance. FIRST OF ALL, JEREMY LIN HAS GOOD PHYSICAL FITNESS, HE IS 191CM TALL, HE HAS A SHARP BREAKTHROUGH, HE CAN SHOOT, AS LONG AS HE ARRANGES TACTICS, HE CAN PLAY A ROLE.
Secondly, Jeremy Lin has perseverance and works hard. He has been improving for several years, even when it is a trick for all teams, he has not given up honing his skills, and the opportunity is for those who are prepared.
Finally, there is the Knicks' tactics, D'Antoni is particularly fond of point guards, and in his system, point guards always benefit tactically, and the bench is the same, and the role is magnified.
Jeremy Lin was in a good mood and wanted to invite Zhou Xuan to dinner to express his gratitude. Zhou Xuan gave him some advice in training, all of which were suitable for the team's style of play.
Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "It's not easy for you to make money now, when the schedule is easier, there will be opportunities." I'm just giving advice, mainly depending on your ability, you can't do it, I'm talking about it in vain. ”
"Okay."
"As long as you keep this form, I'll ask the coach to give you more opportunities to perform."
"Thank you so much." Jeremy Lin said loudly. Finally found a backer.
Now it seems that Jeremy Lin's ball quotient is not low, and the style of play of the emergency stop jump shot is the mainstay, and when he encounters a team with poor defense and dismantling, Zhou Xuan's blocking and dismantling cooperation is also powerful. Billups is not as explosive as Jeremy Lin. In addition, Jeremy Lin can also attract defenders on the perimeter and help his teammates open up space, and he still has an accurate head for open three-pointers.
Zhou Xuan is very satisfied with this substitute, but he is afraid that he will be poached by other teams next season, and Beverley is a lesson from the past. He said a kind word that as long as someone doesn't poach people with super high salaries next season, Jeremy Lin will be happy to stay. Of course, like Beverley, who is worth three million and gets an annual salary of 10 million, he can only let go.
After beating the Bobcats, the Knicks faced the Heat back-to-back.
15-2 vs. 12-4. The Heat also have a good record, currently second in the East, and this is a key game, the two sides meet for the second time in the regular season.
They were eliminated by the Knicks for two consecutive seasons, and the Heat hated them to the bone, but even if they beat the Knicks, it was only the regular season. The humiliation of being reversed in the playoffs could not be washed away, and it became a thorn in James's throat.
James felt flustered as soon as he entered the locker room. The Knicks have cast a shadow on him. Obviously, there is only one Zhou Xuan and an All-Star in a group of role players, and only Chandler has an annual salary of tens of millions, why is it so powerful?
Thinking of the situation of the Knicks in recent years, James had goosebumps all over his body and had to admire the vision of the uniform team led by Mullin. Stoudamire was traded, and he was scrapped when he arrived at the Cavaliers, still with a knee injury, and he played badly last season, and he couldn't even guarantee attendance this season. Gallinari gave up and went to the Nuggets and didn't look like a star. Not to mention Jamison, playing as a bench in the Lakers, even Ci Shiping, who is slow to die, is not as good.
All the players who left the Knicks, to be precise, left Zhou Xuan, did not play at a high level. Randolph and Ellis are okay, Margetty and Jackson are the most obvious, and the latter two have become representatives of cancer. Jackson was cut directly at the Spurs because of a conflict with Popovich because of playing time.
Look at James' teammates. It was better when he was with the Cavaliers, his teammates couldn't make the playoffs, and the No. 1 pick was chosen, but Danny Green, who left the Cavaliers, played with the Spurs. The Heat's Bosh, Wade, Haslem, Miller and others have slipped together. It's surprisingly slippery, and it's all reduced to a trick. Many people talk about the reason for the extra James, and the playmaker who must keep the ball firmly in his hands.
If it goes on like this, James will become synonymous with "cancer". Now, like Kobe, he is being evaluated as a wasted teammate.
What to do? There is still one and a half seasons to jump out of the contract, and if you ask for a trade, you will definitely be scolded to death! It turned out that it was just right to jump out of the contract after 4 years, continue to sign a big contract, and win the championship to pursue the top salary, but now it has become James's shackles.
James really wants to get the news in the middle of the game, the Heat traded him to the Knicks, use Anderson to pack a few more people and draft picks as chips, the Heat send two more garbage contracts, and then he can happily win the championship. He didn't say this idea to anyone else, and if he did, he probably didn't bother Wade to be with it.
Even though it's a thigh-hugging hug, James also wants people to say he's the core, a thought that is itself contradictory.
In fact, James is very thick-skinned and an almost shameless guy. He's good at playing a little clever and analyzing how to make it easier to take shortcuts, which is why he got to the Heat. Now looking at the Heat lineup is not enough to win the championship, he began to think of a way back for himself. Even if other stars want to be traded to a strong team, they can't be willing to go to their sworn enemies. Like Kobe, he made a transfer back then, and he wanted to go to the Bulls, and he would never consider the Spurs. But James doesn't care about that, the only thing he thinks about is how to win the championship more easily, and how to do it better for himself.
Of course, it is no good for him to go to the Knicks, and it is much more difficult to overwhelm Zhou Xuan's magpie nest than to overwhelm Wade. D'Antoni will not be organized in the first place.
Wade was also depressed this season, and he didn't think about leaving, but decided to live with the Heat for the rest of his life. Even if he suffered humiliation, he didn't want to change teams again. At least he can leave a reputation for loyalty. The relationship between him and James is no longer monolithic. For the sake of the team's victory, he sacrificed his stats and tried to become a qualified second-in-command, but he was only reduced to a supporting role for James.
As for Bosh, it's a bit of a passable meaning, and he will play whatever the coach arranges. The range is getting farther and farther, the style is getting softer and softer, and he used to block and dismantle in the high post, but now he is directly blocking outside the three-point line, and he has the opportunity to shoot three-pointers, and he wants to be like Bagnani. In the future, I don't know if he will be able to play at the level of the Raptors when he needs to attack.
Spoelstra hasn't stepped down yet, and the Heat can't find a better coach, so they simply wait for his contract to expire this season, and unless he wins a championship, the chances of renewing his contract are not very good.
And then there's manager Pat Riley, who wants to break up the Big Three this summer. Many fans proposed to send Bosh, but he knew that the league was already scarce now, and sending away Bosh Heat would definitely be wasted. Even an inside line suitable for blocking and dismantling is gone, and it's a fart. Sending James away is equivalent to sending away two-time MVP, one of the most capable players in the league. It also seems stupid, and the ball market will also be affected. The most suitable to send away is actually Wade, the three points are not accurate, the speed is slow, and the data is declining. Wade will only get worse and worse in the future, but if Wade is traded, will anyone dare to come to the Heat in the future? It's like an unsolvable game, and the best-case scenario is that James jumps out of contract at the end of the 2014 season, other teams poach people with high salaries, and the Heat don't match. So that no one is offended.
This is the status quo of the Heat's entanglement, and everyone has their own thoughts. They can win but lack momentum, the team's hope of winning the championship is slim, and the players are feeling lost.
Looking at the Knicks again, the team environment is harmonious and the competition atmosphere is good. As far as Zhou Xuan is a single core, no one can threaten his position. Several veterans are teaching young players experience, and in the transition period between the old and the new, the young players are starting to show their talents. Everyone has the same goal, can share the ball selflessly, and will not disagree because of the ball issue, after all, they are not famous, and they don't expect to play super data.
The Knicks are absolutely united, they're already the best team in the league, and the Spurs have a Jackson.
In the locker room, D'Antoni exclaimed: "It's a big game, it's against the Heat, who have lost to us many times in a row, they didn't make any big trades in the summer, the lineup is still like that. How to win them is very simple, prevent James, don't let him break through easily, force him to shoot. As long as he is on the perimeter, he doesn't need to be clamped, and he guards against the outside three-pointer. The Heat aren't a big deal, they've lost to the Nets before, and we're going to win this one. ”
"Victory!" The crowd shouted together. The away side does not affect their confidence, and it is easier to play at a level with a psychological advantage.
The player played. After two seasons of losses, the Heat fans, who were not very excited, became even more lifeless, all sitting and watching the game, not shouting and applauding, and some places were not full, and the bills said they were all sold, these people should be late. The reversal of the 3-0 lead is not just the players.