On Feb. 28, the Knicks' last game of the month, against the Golden State Warriors.

Every time the two teams compete, it is broadcast live in the United States, and the relationship between Zhou Xuan and the Warriors is very interesting.

The Warriors had a change of manager, and the cheapest idiot had only been in the job for a year before he nearly destroyed the Warriors completely. Now this one has more brains and is targeted with every trade and draft. Now the team only has a number 4 position, and the defense is still weak.

The Warriors have risen again this season, with a 33-24 record, and are sure to return to the playoffs.

After Ellis left, Curry's stats took a qualitative leap, averaging 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 rebounds per game. 8 assists 1. 6 steals and 45 shooting percentages. 5% and 45 three-point shooting. 3%。 He played star stats, but there were too many good guards in the West to not be selected as an All-Star.

In addition to Curry and David Lee's offensive toughness, the Australian champion Bogut, who was traded from the Bucks, also contributed to the Warriors' defense.

Draft Rookie Klay Thompson in 2011 is a strong three-point shooter who can play offense with the ball. In 2012, he selected swingman Barnes, who is also very strong. The addition of Barnes has strengthened the Warriors' forward line.

The Warriors bench has good players like Carl Landri and Jared Jack, and their offensive ability is super strong. After Zhou Xuan left, after two extremely dark seasons, the Warriors had the strength to compete with any playoff giant.

Sadly, though, this is a brand new Warriors, with no one from the uniform to the coaching staff to the players being part of the 2009 championship team.

David Lee was selected as an All-Star, and Curry is the core of the Warriors, and he has been recognized by fans with his strength.

Just last year, Curry missed multiple games with an ankle injury, and the fans' crusade against him has reached an extreme, with many believing that he should be traded and Ellis stayed. In the end, the manager decided to send Ellis away.

It was this wise decision that saved the Warriors and created a new life for Curry. If Ellis is left behind, he is not sure what the situation will be, and maybe the tragedy of trading Zhou Xuan will be repeated.

Curry is getting better and better, and his statistics are not much inferior to Zhou Xuan, and fans gradually began to like him, instead of being angry with him for Zhou Xuan's departure. But Curry knows it's not enough.

When he appeared, Curry was expressionless and cheered himself up in his heart. Stephen Chow, only by winning you can I completely get rid of your shadow. I want to prove that I can do as well as you do.

Zhou Xuan was also expressionless, shooting to warm up. His attention is on the game, he doesn't pay attention to the situation on the sidelines, and he thinks silently about the weaknesses of his opponents.

After the warm-up, both sides started the game.

The Knicks five, Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Anderson, Chandler.

The Warriors have five players: Curry, Thompson, Barnes, David Lee, Bogut.

Chandler jumped the ball to win, there were so many injuries that Bogut couldn't jump anymore. Zhou Xuan went to the front court and passed to Leonard, and ran to the bottom corner without the ball in the middle.

This move is simple and practical, and it is the strongest tactic of the Knicks, not to create empty positions, as long as you pull out space to create singles opportunities for the stars, Zhou Xuan will handle the opponent's inside.

Leonard bobbed and the ball was hoisted to Zhou Xuan while Chandler cut to the basket. Curry chased the defense, Bogut continued to follow Chandler, in this half-second gap, Zhou Xuan turned around and shot calmly, Curry jumped up and blocked one step away, it looked like it was only a little close, but he couldn't actually cause much interference to Zhou Xuan, and he didn't even seal his eyes, which was scary, and it was only effective for players who were not good at mentality.

Zhou Xuan hit a three-point shot. 3 to 0.

The Warriors attacked, David Lee blocked and dismantled in the middle, and Curry got rid of Zhou Xuan and faced Anderson. In order to strengthen the defense on the inside, Parsons was not allowed to start a pure small-ball tactic.

Anderson switched defenses in time, and Curry passed to Barnes, who in turn gave it to Thompson at 60 degrees on the right side. Curry ran back from the middle to the outside, and David Lee and Bogut came in to close the door.

This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly, but Zhou Xuan saw through it, and did not chase Curry on the inside, but directly stood on the periphery and waited for him. Just now, Bogut had the opportunity to attack him in a disposition, but Bogut's mid-range shooting has long been abandoned, and now he is more like a senior blue-collar worker. Curry ran out, Zhou Xuan took a step on the left and blocked in front of him, raised his hand to interfere, Curry took the ball and shook it for a while, and chose to pass the ball again.

David Lee took the ball and turned, and Anderson completed the switch. David Lee forced a breakthrough and was caught by Chandler and Anderson on one side, so he had to share the ball to the perimeter again, and there was no good chance, and Thompson forced his shot wide.

Chandler controlled the backcourt rebound and handed it to Matthews, who gave it to Zhou Xuan and slowly organized.

The opening Knicks arranged a positional battle. Zhou Xuan will be more relaxed when he hits David Lee or Bogut in a wrong position, and there is no need to touch the Warriors' peripheral defense. They're very fast, and even Curry's defense is above par, not what they say is a colander. It's just that he and Ellis weren't suitable before, so they were underestimated.

To the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan passed the ball first, then relied on the double cover to get rid of Curry, and received the pass to the right baseline. Curry didn't have time to chase down. Zhou Xuan held the ball in his left hand, and his right hand paused a little outside the bottom line. David Lee pounced on the defense. He pounced too far out, and the result was that Zhou Xuan changed direction and stuck to his body to break through from the bottom line.

Bogut hurriedly returned to the defense, Zhou Xuan jumped up in the air, sent the ball to the middle with his right hand from close range, and passed the ball to Chandler who cut in the air without looking at people. Bogut is a standout defender in the center, he has the height, the strength and the awareness, but he is slow to turn.

Chandler took the ball to the basket and shot with one hand, but Bogut didn't have time to block and the ball went in. 5 to 0. Zhou Xuan sent the first assist.

The Warriors attacked, Curry passed to Barnes, the middle and David Lee covered without the ball, and at this time the baseline Thompson also covered with Bogut without the ball. Barnes passed to David Lee, who turned to the frame, held it high and sent the ball to the right baseline above Zhou Xuan's head. Chandler was also slow to switch defenses, and if he went out, Bogut would have an absolute advantage under the basket.

Thompson catches the ball with a three-pointer and hollows it into the net. 5 to 3.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan once again got rid of the off-ball cover to find a misplaced opportunity, this time Leonard gave Anderson in the middle, who relied on the height advantage to shoot three points, the ball bounced out of the frame, David Lee grabbed the backcourt rebound, and threw it to the front court when he landed.

There was a misalignment on the court, and Curry shook off Anderson to catch the ball and go to the basketball. 5 to 5.

With two assists in a row, it's normal for him to be an All-Star, averaging 18 per game this season. 7 points 11. 2 rebounds 3. 5 assists, 0. 8 steals. If there's anything he's not good enough for, it's that he only has 0 blocks. 3, he is only 206CM tall, with an average arm span, and there is no way to be congenitally deficient. Among the interior players, his ability to adapt is also relatively good.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan passed to Matthews, got rid of the off-ball cover, and occupied the bottom left corner. David Lee switched defenses to keep up. Anderson and Leonard screened off the ball on the right and Matthews passed the ball down the middle.

Leonard received the ball, Curry and David Lee were both attracted to Zhou Xuan, and they had a chance directly after the perimeter was blocked. Leonard scores on a mid-range shot. 7 to 5.

The Knicks are not alone with Zhou Xuan, the role players are all excellent, but they are not famous enough, and if you underestimate them, you are bound to pay a heavy price.

In the opening game, the Knicks played very flexibly, and Zhou Xuan did not directly hold the ball to attack, but ran to attract the defense. Once Curry chases the defense, there will definitely be holes on the perimeter, and Bogut also belongs to the kind of interior line that can't be guarded out.

Zhou Xuan relied on cover to get rid of Curry as quickly as possible and pull out the inside line. At 5 minutes and 16 seconds, Bogut changed his defense and was slow again, and Zhou Xuan received the ball and hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner of the right side, which was exactly the same position as the first ball, and even the timing of the shot was the same. Curry can't cover it.

As soon as Bogut defended it, Chandler had the advantage under the basket. David Lee's defense is still not improving from previous seasons, and his defense restricts his development height.

David Lee misplaced to defend Zhou Xuan, Chandler also cut in the air, everyone else was on the perimeter, Curry chased the defense, Zhou Xuan immediately passed the ball, and Anderson threw a three-pointer. Curry didn't chase, Zhou Xuan broke through David Lee with the ball, and scored twice on the shot.

The Warriors' offense was also good, and the score was not stretched, and the Knicks led 33-28 in the first quarter.

Zhou Xuan shot 5 of 6 and 2 of 2 three-pointers, scoring 12 points and 3 assists. Curry had five points and two assists, and his performance was a bit worse.

In the second quarter of the bench game, Barkley commented on the first quarter. "Curry is not as good as Zhou Xuan, and while he is good with the ball, his reliance on screens limits his chances of becoming a superstar," he said. To put it simply, he lacks the ability to go it alone. After covering, he prefers to shoot directly rather than go past opponents for inside layups and balls. ”

"It's true, Curry's first move wasn't fast enough, and he seemed to have an aversion to physical contact, so he was rarely willing to use small spaces to break through and make fewer free throws," Smith said. He's accurate, but not always, and when you have to go heads-up against a team that's heavily defended, he'll probably be less effective. ”

The Warriors' bench is strong. Jack, Jefferson, Garcia, Landry, and Azeri are five people on the court, except for the blue-collar interior Azeli, the other four are good at shooting, and the defense is also good.

The Warriors switched to a hybrid defense, blocking the middle to push opponents to the wings, and then closing the circle. Bledsoe, who had performed well on the pitch, was caught in the trap and his weakness in organising the ball was revealed.

Parsons played a high block, Jack only blocked one side, Parsons received the ball and broke through, and Ezeri, who was not bad at athleticism, quickly lifted up and hit locally, forcing Parsons to pass. Garcia was responsible for squeezing the cover and defending the three-pointers, relying on experience to complete the rotation transition. Take Bogut and play a small lineup, the Warriors are definitely one of the best teams in the league for a small lineup.

Nick Young played again today, and the ball was very resolute in his hand, 0 of 3, and Jack and Landry scored 8 points in a row to overtake the score.

Zhou Xuan watched from the sidelines, secretly sighing that the Warriors are not simple, and they may become the new dark horse in this year's playoffs.