The city derby ended, and the pre-game prediction that the two teams would be important opponents in the playoffs, but the Knicks won easily, which surprised people.

In the post-game interview, Avery Johnson said: "We had a problem with our interior defense, and we didn't do well when we were defending Zhou Xuan, and we will try to solve this problem in the future." He can't relax in the slightest against Zhou Xuan, he connects the whole team, and the role players feel very good. ”

D'Antoni smirked: "Now I can say that the Knicks are not bad defensively, the stats speak for themselves. Wesley and Coy are getting better and better. And then there's Chandler [Parsons], who's becoming all-rounder. When he first arrived, we just asked him to shoot open threes and defend, and now he can also play offense and drive. ”

The reporter asked: "Do you think he can be a good organizer?" ”

"At least this season, he shared the organizational pressure of Zhou Xuan, look at his stats, he averaged 3 per game. 5 assists. D'Antoni laughed.

Parsons was only 30th in the first round, and there were a lot of people at the time who said that the pick was high and he should have fallen to the second round. Now he has become a representative of the high ability of the base salary, which makes all the teams blush. His contract is only 3.7 million for 4 years, with an average annual salary of less than 1 million, and the last two years are a team option. Unless Mullin is crossed by an otaku, it is impossible not to execute the contract.

There are also Knicks fans who feel that renewing Anderson's contract is a loss. Let Anderson get an annual salary of nearly 10 million, it is better to directly let Parsons play the No. 4 position.

Anderson also has his role, which is shooting, and now he is the Knicks' most accurate from the outside. Compared to Gallinari, fans will feel that Anderson's contract is worth it. The Italian arrived at the Nuggets and his shooting percentage dropped to 41. 2%, and the score is only 15. 6 points, not as efficient as Anderson, and the Nuggets lost a lot.

Zhou Xuan said in an interview: "The role players played well, I am very happy, we played very smoothly. ”

The reporter asked: "You scored fewer points than last season, why change your style?" Is it because of a teammate? ”

"I've explained that. We didn't have that much attacking power last season and now we have a lot of players who can score, so I don't have to take on more scoring tasks because it's better to get the ball out of the way when you get the defence and I'm enjoying the assists right now. ”

The reporter asked: "You are now averaging 13 assists per game. 3, will he try to break his previous season's assist record? ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "It's hard to say, let's see, I don't have a goal in terms of data, but we have to try to win as many games as possible." I've always thought winning was the key. If I can win every game, it doesn't matter if my stats are ugly. ”

Zhou Xuan is now averaging 17 per game. 7 points 2. 6 rebounds and 13. 3 assists 2. 4 steals, 0. 1 block, two statistics ranked first in the league. What's even more rebellious is his hit rate. 58。 2% shooting, 45. He shot 5 percent from three-point range and 91 percent from the free-throw line. Looking at the shooting percentage, those who don't know think he's inside.

Now Zhou Xuan ranks first on the MVP list, and the second is LeBron James, shooting 58 from the field. 4%, 42 three-pointers. 7%。 The free throw was slightly worse than 75. 3%, an average of 26 per game. 7 points, 8 rebounds, 7. 2 assists 1. 7 steals and 1 block.

Although Zhou Xuan scored less, his shooting was actually more accurate, because he had more mid-range shots and three-point shots than James. Some fans joked that the highest level now is not to brush data, but to brush the hit rate. Zhou Xuan has fully surpassed Nash, and the peak Nash shooting rate is not so high, but Nash's free throws are more accurate, with a peak of 93. 8%。 However, the season has just begun, and no one knows what data Zhou Xuan can get in the end.

The reporter asked, "Do you have the confidence to win the MVP again?" ”

"I'm willing to vote for myself." Zhou Xuan said it lightly, in fact, he attaches great importance to this season's regular season MVP, and he knows the significance of the MVP's triple hegemony. He knows better that the record is guaranteed to be easy to get the MVP, and he is extremely close at the moment.

The next day, a basketball expert satirized the Nets. The Nets now have three stars with an annual salary of $20 million, plus two other starters, and the salary has already passed the luxury tax line, and all the bench players have to pay taxes. Such a star team was easily defeated by the Knicks, which was a waste of money.

The Lakers F4 who spent money in the West also took this path, which is a big surprise. It is an indisputable fact that individual heroism has lost to team basketball for several years in a row. The rise of the Knicks has given hope to those small clubs. They can also gloat at the Lakers, Nets, and Heat. What if you have the money to bring in stars? Don't you just spend money to earn a drink? Isn't it the same as losing? Many teams are starting to learn from the Knicks to build their rosters and try to do more with less. Find a role player who is willing to defend and shoot, paired with a superstar who is good at attacking with the ball.

The Knicks were the object of praise from a crowd. In addition to evaluating Zhou Xuan's stable performance, experts also said that he would create a new miracle and win the regular season MVP three times in a row.

Before Zhou Xuan, Nash, Duncan, and James had only won the regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons. Further back, O'Neal didn't, Jordan didn't, and "The Magic" didn't have a triple.

In nearly three decades of NBA history, the MVP trifecta is almost forgotten. Jordan won a total of five regular season MVPs, and during his two-game three-game winning streak, he only had one MVP streak.

The last MVP triple to date was Larry Bird. In the 1983-1986 season, his prestige reached its peak. Bird said he is already better known in his hometown of Indiana than the Indiana 500, one of the three major automobile races. He would rather stay at home because if he goes to the supermarket, someone will follow me and say "Wow, look, Bird actually uses soap too"! (These people really think of him as a bird)

Before Bird, only Bill Russell had a three-game winning streak with Wilt Chamberlain, with Russell being the Lord of the Rings with 11 championship rings and Chamberlain being a data maniac. When comparing historical status, they are all monuments that cannot be bypassed.

Unlike these previous celebrities, after Zhou Xuan won two MVPs, the ceiling is still not high, because he is too young, and this is only the fifth season of his career.

Russell's MVP three-time winner, 29 years old, has since begun to decline, and he can win the MVP again in the 1964-1965 season, one is the lack of competitors, and the other is that the Celtics were too strong at that time, and the MVP is not so much awarded to Russell as to the Celtics dynasty. And Chamberlain has changed the image of a data brush during the MVP three-in-a-row, and he is no longer Zhang Dashuai who scores like a mustard.

Bird's last season in a three-game campaign, the 1985-1986 season, received 73 of the 78 ballots in the first place, scoring 765 out of a total of 780 points. Then Bird started to go downhill due to injury.

Zhou Xuan is only 23 years old, and he will not celebrate his 24th birthday until June next year, which is beyond the reach of people. How many MVPs can he win in this case? He seems to exist to work miracles.

Zhou Xuan came up with a beautiful individual report card in the regular season, and it was easy to come up with it. The team's record is the focus, and Zhou Xuan is also pressure-free in this regard. The Knicks are the defending champions, and as long as they can maintain their basic focus and avoid major injuries, 60+ wins can be expected.

In addition, Zhou Xuan's exposure rate is guaranteed. MVPs are voted for by media reporters and tournament commentators, and there is an important prerequisite for winning the award, that is, popularity! Today's Zhou Xuan is synonymous with high-rating, fashionable men, and even the "emperor" is not as good as him.

If there are any variables in Zhou Xuan's title defense, it is probably only aesthetic fatigue. Presumably, many voters will feel this way, and even the greatest stars will cause aesthetic fatigue, which will lead to the loss of awards. The prime example is Jordan in the 1996-1997 season, when he was the leading scorer, was named to the All-Defensive First Team and All-Defensive First Team, and the Bulls won 69 in the regular season. Both the individual data and the team's results were impeccable, but Jordan lost to Malone in the MVP race. The reason is that Jordan has too many honors, not bad for this one, and it's time to give Malone a consolation prize. Malone didn't even have a championship and got sympathy points.

Zhou Xuan's current situation is similar to Jordan's, both individually and teamly, people have become accustomed to Zhou's strong individual performances, but voters may be inclined to give MVPs to stars who have never won awards, such as Durant and Paul. Not everyone appreciates a player who is alone, which is one of the main reasons why no MVP has been won three times since 1986.

Regardless of whether people will say that he is better than Jordan and chasing Bird, Zhou Xuan has to give it a try this season. What makes him more confident is that Bird is also a floor flow player, and there are actually quite a few strongmen who can't jump.

After a night of rest in New York, Zhou Xuan went to Milwaukee with the team the next afternoon to challenge the Bucks away.

In the past, the Bucks were not weak, but now they are out-and-out underdogs, and the reason is the trade with the Warriors. They sent center Bogut away in exchange for Ellis.

Ellis and Jennings are very mismatched, they are the kind of defenders who need to break through with the ball, they are not tall and have poor confrontation ability. Such a combination is reminiscent of the backcourt double guns of Reed and Williams. If you don't have a defensive interior like Bogut, you won't be able to make the playoffs. The Warriors lost their backbone, and the Warriors rose as a result, playing well in the new season.

The Knicks led all the way in the opening game, and Zhou Xuan relied on the cover to get rid of the guard entanglement, attract the bag and divide the ball, and let several big man pitchers take the lead. Anderson went crazy on this shot, shooting 8-of-14 from three-point range and scoring 34 points in the game, setting a new career high. Parsons also scored 20 points.

Zhou Xuan scored only 13 points and handed out a game-high 18 assists. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Bucks trailed by 29 points and opted to surrender. Zhou Xuan is down, and it's no fun to fight any longer.

Ellis and Jennings were a bit unhappy because of the ball issue. After losing, Ellis's face was ugly and he didn't talk to Zhou Xuan. This is an introverted guy, not a teammate, and he is embarrassed to ask Zhou Xuan for "psychological counseling" again.

Ellis is in the contract year, and it is definitely impossible to get a maximum salary in the next contract, and he has become a recognized cancer again.