That night, the Knicks played the Wizards at home.

It was a match that was not followed by the American media, and was only broadcast live by China's CCTV5. The New York fans were also very enthusiastic, and the stadium was full of seats, and many Chinese fans came.

Zhou Xuan appeared in the finale, and after signing the 100 million yuan contract for Stadamire, Mullin considered these details for him to help him continue to establish his core position.

Never before has a basketball star been so popular in New York, and the screams of the fans make the game much more than just a regular season game, like a welcome party prepared by the fans.

Strength determines everything, and after three consecutive wins, the fans have been conquered by Zhou Xuan. Some people were on the sidelines with signs saying "50 points for mages", and others were holding signs with the slogan "miracle workers".

After the game, the "mascot" of the Knicks also shook hands with Zhou Xuan.

Other team mascots such as Key Bear, Rocky Lion, Cool Wolf, Flame Cat, etc., the Knicks don't. Their recognized "mascot" is a person, the great director Spike? Plum.

This gentleman is a die-hard Knicks fan, but whenever he plays a game at Madison Garden, he almost never misses. Those famous scenes in the history of the Knicks have always been indispensable to him. In order to protect the interests of the Knicks, he also spared no effort, and it was widely rumored that he and the god pitcher Reggie back then? Miller's war of words, the latter returned with a throat-cutting gift, and the relationship between the two was once incompatible. But when Miller chose to retire, the last time he visited Madison, the two embraced each other passionately and laughed at each other.

Today, Spike Lee expressed the hearts and minds of Big Apple fans with his actual actions, that is, he wore Zhou Xuan's No. 99 jersey.

Before the game, Yu Jia analyzed the game and said: "The Wizards have a record of 1 win and 3 losses, they received a lot of evaluation in the preseason, and the guard line is very strong. Hinrich. ”

Zhang Li continued: "Hinrich had a brilliant time, was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team, and represented the Dream Team at the 2006 World Championships, although he lost, his three-point shot was impressive, and his playing time was not short. Also, has former Clippers starter Al on the front line? Thorton, and the calves poached Josh? Howard, they have a lot of potential players on the inside, and they also have Nick Young off the bench, a swingman who is good at heads-up. ”

Yu Jia said: "Yi Jianlian failed to become a starter in the Wizards, and with Bletche in him, he has to work harder." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "I don't know what assist data Zhou Xuan can get today, if he continues to play doubles, it will increase his lead on the assist list, and I hope that Qi can create a little trouble for the Knicks." ”

They don't look at curiosity, but they don't want the wizards to lose too quickly.

D'Antoni wanted to continue playing in the starting lineup, but Zhou Xuan spoke to him before the game and proposed to start Pekovic on the grounds that McGee was too thin.

As a center, McGee mainly relies on bounce power, height and arm span to defend, and resistance is not his strong point, and it is a waste to put Pekovic's good body without using it. And the Wizards, a highly mobile team, is probably playing double guards at the beginning, and it is not advantageous to speed up the tempo.

D'Antoni also knew that none of the three games were won purely by running, so he agreed to Zhou Xuan's suggestion.

After the warm-up, the two sides started the game, and the Knicks five tigers: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Gallinari, Stoudeyer, and Pekovic.

Wizards five: Wall, Hinrich, Thorton, Blecher, McGee.

Wizards head coach Philip? Sanders felt a little bad as he saw the two centre-forwards standing together, and Pekovic was about the same size as McGee, with two laps thicker.

McGee jumped and won and dialed to Hinrich, who passed to Wall. McGee's physical fitness really doesn't have to be said, there are few people in this league who can jump better than him, and he has the league's first arm span of 228CM, which can be called ****.

Wall dribbled the ball to the front court and prepared for a heads-up.

Zhou Xuan was two steps away, and he didn't shoot out, and he showed contempt as soon as he came up. Before the game, he read the information and knew that Dow was good at breaking through and passing, and his physical fitness was super strong, and he could participate in the slam dunk contest, which was not inferior to Rose and Westbrook. But his shooting was terrible, with a mid-range shot that was inaccurate and a three-point shot that he couldn't be sure of.

Wall rushed up at breakneck speed and went straight inside. Zhou Xuan followed from the side, and at the same time, Gallinari contracted to the inside, and Thorton was empty on the outside.

The Wizards only have one person who is sure of three points, and that is Hinrich, Matthews entangled him, and the others shrank to the four corners of the restricted area, 122 joint defense.

Wall was blocked by Zhou Xuan in the corner of the penalty area, and the inside line was blocked, as long as the shot didn't go in, he couldn't grab the rebound at all. Bleche didn't have a strong rebounding ability, and McGee was also pushed out of the three-second zone by Pekovic.

Wall chose to divide the ball to the periphery, Gallinari came out to interfere with the shot, Thorton couldn't shoot in the catch, and the rebound was obtained by Pekovic, handed over to Zhou Xuan, and fell into the positional battle.

"Thornton had a good season with the Clippers, but his stats dropped last season. Now he's lost a lot of weight. He is only 203CM tall, and he relies on physical fitness to play, and once his weight drops, he will not be able to play a cameo role as a power forward, and he lacks skills in the small forward position. ”

Yu Jia said: "Let's see if Zhou Xuan will beat Wall this time?" ”

The answer is no, Zhou Xuan's style of play is not fixed in every game, and it is adjusted according to the opponent's lineup. Whatever the other party is afraid of, he will come.

When it came to the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan first relied on the Stoudemire cover to move to the right, dodging Wall, and then passed the ball to Pekovic in the low post on the right side of the Blacher defense.

Pekovic leaned into the three-second zone against McGee, took a step to the basket, and scored a one-handed cricket. 2 to 0.

Wall was a little disappointed when he saw Zhou Xuan. He dribbled the ball through half the court, and Zhou Xuan did not come forward to press.

It's not that Zhou Xuan is lazy, but that the Wizards also have a guard Hinrich, a two-way guard, good with the ball, and pressing in the front court is a waste of physical strength. Zhou Xuan took two more steps and made a gesture of please. When dealing with Rondo, he used this trick, which was very exciting.

Wall saw that Zhou Xuan was not guarded at all, and sure enough, he was angry and made a jump shot outside the three-point line. Zhou Xuan knew that the distance was far away, so he didn't even stretch out his hand, and looked back directly at the rebounding situation, Wall was very angry, and the ball bounced out of the frame. The rebound was picked up by Stoudamire.

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Wall can't shoot, Zhou Xuan can't even defend at all, if he wants to become a star, he must practice shooting." ”

Zhang Reasonable said: "Compared with Zhou Xuan, the champion is nothing more than that. ”

Wall followed Zhou Xuan closely and wanted to force him in the backcourt. D'Antoni arranged the backcourt to cover, Gallinari and Zhou Xuan passed the half court together, his 208CM height can be a big forward, blocking Wall, Zhou Xuan broke through on the right side, and Thorton changed defenses. Zhou Xuan changed direction to the left, easily passed Thorton, and before the three-point line, Stadameyer came to cover again, and Zhou Xuan broke through to the left.

Bleche's defense was not focused enough, and he followed Stadamire without changing defenses, allowing Wall to chase Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan observed the distance, dodged Wall's block, and made a three-point shot from the outside, but the first shot didn't feel very good and was off.

McGee, who was squeezed the inside, lost his position, won the frontcourt rebound, leaned his back against McGee, and scored a one-handed shot on the right side. 4 to 0.

The Wizards attacked, Wall and Bleche split the ball after blocking and dismantling, and Blache couldn't make a jump shot. The Knicks continued to drop ground, with Zhou Xuan giving Gallinari, who lobbed the ball to Pekovic.

The "White Bear" hit McGee twice, turned to the middle and shook the ball in the frame, McGee flew up with a swish, and was about to jump on the rebound, Pekovic jumped forward with McGee, threw the basketball with one hand, and the referee's whistle blew, 2+1.

After the free throw was hit, 7-0. In the opening game, Pekovic became the main point of attack for the Knicks, and he was too sure to hit McGee.

Wizards head coach Saunders knew that McGee couldn't defend it, and told Bligh to switch positions on the sidelines and defend the basket. If the Wizards bench makes a big deal on the inside, there's only one inexperienced Seraphim.

After a few rounds, Zhou Xuan still didn't attack, and passed the ball to the inside line again and again for Pekovic to play, and Bleche couldn't defend him. The Wizards are missing three-point shooters who can't break the Knicks' defense.

couldn't match Zhou Xuan, and in one round, Wall shouted at Zhou Xuan: "Hit me." ”

Zhou Xuan didn't seem to hear it, and after blocking and dismantling, it passed to Stadameyer in the middle, and Xiao Si squeezed through Wall's one-handed dunk in the middle. Wall played well in the first three games, but today he was completely depressed.

The Knicks didn't score a three-point shot from the perimeter until the Wizards began to compress the defense, and Zhou Xuan finally opened, and the Knicks led by as many as 21 points 41-20 in the single quarter. The Wizards simply can't compete with the Knicks.

Pekovic had 13 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, and Stodammire had 12 points and 3 rebounds.

If you only look at the technical statistics provided by the official, people cannot accurately understand the defensive ability of a team, because there are not many defensive links involved in the statistical sheet. This also means that those evaluations related to defensive ability are mostly based on personal guesswork and inertial thinking.

For the Wizards, the team's biggest problem on the defensive end was the inability to effectively interfere with opponents' shots, which had a whopping 54 scoring efficiency in the first four games. 4%, compared to the league average of 48. 8%。 In addition, the Wizards' ability to protect backcourt rebounds is not strong.

The Wizards' overall defensive ability is poor, which is closely related to interior players. The defensive efficiency of the four-game starting center McGee is 115, which means that when he is on the floor, opponents score 115 per 100 possessions, which is lower than the 109 for the Wizards as a team.

McGee is a strong blocker, making a career-high seven blocks in Game 2 of the season, but when he can't block directly, it's hard to effectively interfere with opponents' shots. In other words, McGee is only a good defender when he forms a block on the side. He is not qualified to resist people, change defenders, etc.

Take Brandon? Heywood as a reference. In the 2004-2005 season, Haywood lowered his opponent's scoring efficiency to 32. 8 percent, which is 43 percent even though his defensive efficiency has plummeted over the past few seasons, compared to 53 percent for McGee. 2%。 In comparison, backup center Armstrong has done a little better than McGee, with his stat at 48. 4%。

Zhou Xuan made two shots in the first quarter, hit one, scored 3 points, and handed out 8 assists. The Wizards are too weak, and he suspects his playing time is going to be shortened.