The games against the Grizzlies were back-to-back, and the Knicks players were at a physical disadvantage. They opened the game with a lead, only to be chased back in the second half by two fat men on the Grizzlies' inside.

Marc Gasol has received no less praise than his brother this season. He is heavy, can resist anyone under the basket, can attack in the low post, shoot in the high post, and can also respond in the high post. Today, he's recognized as a top-10 center in the league, but he's slightly weaker in rebounding. However, this is not a big drawback, because his partner is Zach Randolph.

Lan Fatzi also performed well after arriving at the Grizzlies, his mid-range shooting is still stable, his ability to attack in the low post has not degraded, and he has become more selfless, with fewer shots and still efficiency. These two are the guarantee of the Grizzlies' victory.

The Grizzlies' weakness is their defense of pick-and-roll, with the two interior players moving slowly, but fortunately, unlike the helplessness of the Bobcats Pekovic and Mulens, the Grizzlies' perimeter players have a strong ability to defend and break through. Gay, Tony Allen, and Conley are all super-fast-moving defensive types.

In order to strengthen the defense, the Knicks let Chandler play longer, and he did not play as well as the other three. Conley is also close to star level this year, and he has gone all out to entangle Zhou Xuan, coupled with the help of his teammates, which has reduced his efficiency. Nick Young had two consecutive poor performances and was pressed off the bench by D'Antoni.

The Grizzlies bench lineup has also improved from last season, bringing in Jerry De Bayless, who entered the NBA in the same year as Zhou Xuan. He developed into a shooting guard, was very capable individually, and became an important sixth man for the Grizzlies. Speights is also a good centre-forward.

In the fourth quarter, Zhou Xuan experienced the disadvantage of too many games in the summer. He was very tired, and he kept running out of position to get rid of the consumption and started to shoot inaccurately. The Grizzlies played mainly inside, and Randolph took advantage of several strong shots to exceed the score. Guy, who was uncomfortable by Leonard's defense, hit a three-pointer at a critical moment to help the Grizzlies win 96-90.

Zhou Xuan was prevented from death at two critical moments in a row, and this time the last two shots missed under the interference of Tony Allen, and the Knicks suffered two consecutive defeats.

It turns out that Zhou Xuan still has shortcomings, at least his physical strength is not unlimited, and he can't throw key balls every time.

After the game, the fans didn't hack him because of it. Even if the stats drop, people still have enough patience to wait for him to find his form, which is the result of playing in the Olympics, he used to play for himself, and now he is a national hero, winning a runner-up for the national team.

When he got home at two o'clock in the morning, Zhou Xuan opened the door and found that the light was still on, and Colo was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"You're back."

"Why don't you sleep so late?"

"I lost the game today, I'm afraid you're in a bad mood, so I'm waiting for you to come back and enlighten you." Kolo poured Zhou Xuan a glass of water and said.

"It's my fifth season, so I'm used to losing a few games a season, so it's fine." Zhou Xuan took the water and took a few sips. However, he told Chloe that his goal this season is to break the Bulls' record with 73 wins in the regular season.

Chloe asked, "What are you going to do?" Is it still trading in the medium term? ”

"Even if there is a deal, it won't be too big. I couldn't find a better person, so I might as well aim for next year's free market. Now these guys are enough to challenge for the championship. ”

Kolo smiled when he saw that he was calm. "Billups is old, Leonard is a little worse. There are enough scorers in the team, but there are no domineering ones. They still rely too much on your assists and play, so if you can find someone who can score, you can share the pressure with you. ”

The team that created the dynasty over the years, Jordan has Pippen by his side, O'Neal has Kobe Bryant by his side, the Spurs have 4 crowns, Duncan also has David Robinson by his side, Ginobili and Parker, and the qualified second leader is very important. Lu Xuan felt that what Koloe said made sense.

Zhou Xuan asked: "On December 21, have you figured out what we are going to do?" ”

"Take it with you at home, don't go out for a day, and don't go to training."

"Okay, listen to you."

The rumored end of the world is said to be together, and the schedule is that the Knicks will play the Bulls away on the 20th and the Nets away on the 22nd. There was exactly one day off in between, and the Nets were in Brooklyn, and the Knicks players didn't have to do planes, so they had one day off. I don't think there will be any training scheduled that day.

The two chatted for an hour before going back to their respective rooms to sleep. There is a little angel at home, Zhou Xuan doesn't feel depressed when he loses, and he sleeps very peacefully. Chloe waited for him to come home, making him feel like his wife waiting for her husband to come home, and his heart warmed.

On the 19th, the Knicks played at home against the Pacers.

The Pacers lineup changed, the No. 1 position changed to the starter, Augustin defense is not better than Collison, and the good statistics in the past are all because of the Bobcats playing as a starter. They brought in George Hill in the summer and became the starting No. 1 position, Hill is a guard trained by Popovich, calm, good physical fitness, good projection skills, good defense, and dare to shoot key shots in big scenes, but Hill is not good at organization, so they still have weaknesses in this position.

Granger was injured again in preseason, strained his left calf and hasn't returned.

It's no surprise that this has happened to Granger, as he has been sick for the last two years, missing a long period of action last season with a left knee injury, and although he briefly returned to five games in February, he was then rested again after the knee injury worsened, and he did not play again until the end of the season.

Born in 1983, Granger is 30 years old and has played for the Pacers for eight seasons. However, after repeated injuries, people don't expect much from him. Paul George took the opportunity to become the new core of the team, the representative of the league's youth guard, full of youthful passion and the drive to dare to challenge the powerful.

George has good shooting skills, strong three-point ability, and a tough physical style of play. The big differences between him and Granger are that he is more of a leader, calm, tough defensively and likes to share the ball. Thanks to his efforts, the Pacers' record has not dropped from last season.

At this time, many people commented that Granger and Rudy Guy are the same type, not as good as Guy defensively, and neither as good as George in sharing the ball. Now the Pacers are strong and strong, and before they know it, they are third in the East, with a well-balanced lineup. The Pacers also have plenty of salary space, and as long as they bring in another strongman at the No. 2 position in the summer, the rise is entirely possible, and they have ambitions to challenge the Knicks.

The Pacers played well in the opening game, and despite playing on the road, the players were very passionate, the perimeter defense was tight, and Hibbert was able to protect the box.

Hibbert and Chandler are the same type, about the same height, poor offense, and strong defense. Because of the age gap, Hibbert looks to have more potential than Chandler, just a little slower.

Mullin is also considering whether to make a trade, even if there are no substitutions this season, and the roster will have to change in the summer. Chandler's ability declines as he gets older, and he bears the brunt of the trade. With the honor of Defender of the Year and the championship, he still has a high trade value at the moment, and it may not be too late.

The weakness of the Pacers lies in the offense, even George, who is the core, averages less than 20+ points per game, and the Knicks have no one who has scored 20 points now, and the highest is Nick Young 17. 6 points. Zhou Xuan is only 16. 4 points are scored, but there are seven people who average 10+ per game, which is very rare.

With both teams attaching importance to defense, relying on the fast break and the individual ability of the stars, the Knicks grinded the Pacers to death little by little. The final score was 88-75.

By conceding opponents to just 75 points, the Knicks proved that they weren't a team that would only attack. The Pacers' weaknesses are also exposed, and they don't have much to show for it other than a playmaker and pick-and-roll strategy. George and West are their strongest attack points.

Then the Knicks beat the Hornets 103-80 away. The rebuilding Hornets drafted the top pick Anthony Davis, but this time the top pick missed with an ankle injury.

The Hornets' starting No. 4 position is the undrafted rookie Greg Smith, this young player is only 206CM in size, easy to get distracted when defending, and the advantage is that he has a hand shot.

In the first quarter, Greg made a big joke, and when he was in the penalty area, he noticed that his shoelaces were open, so he forgot what he was doing, crouched on the ground, tied his shoelaces, and stood up...... The referee blew for a three-second offense. The head coach of the Hornets almost didn't go up and kicked him.

How could such a starting No. 4 position be misplaced to prevent Zhou Xuan? In the first quarter alone, Zhou Xuan scored 18 points and 3 assists, leading the team to a big lead. He played only three quarters in the game, shooting 14-of-22, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, contributing 36 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Not only is the inside line poor, but the outside wasp has also chosen a brain-dead. This man is the son of the famous coach Doug Rivers - Austin Rivers!

If translated literally in Chinese, his name means "Xiaohe". A year ago, there were suspicions that he would join Celtic and become a superstar ever since. His father's fame got him a lot of attention, but after the start of the game, it turned out that his level of quality in all aspects was really not suitable for the NBA at all. He is a typical highlights player, and many people have been deceived by those highlights and his background.

As the name suggests, Austin is very watery. And Austen gives the impression that he is a pampered child, he is average, and he is willful and paranoid. He knows how to rush to the basket with the ball, and he barely knows how to turn. Averaged only 4 per game. 4 points and 31 percent from the field. 8%, what is this concept? Kidd and Fisher, who shot about 35% from the field, can be called accurate shooting in front of him.

As a result, the three-quarter game becomes garbage time.

In addition to Zhou Xuan, Anderson also scored 27 points and 7 rebounds, and shot four three-pointers in the third quarter. In the summer, the Hornets wanted to bring in Anderson, made a high offer, and were willing to sign and then trade. But the Hornets don't have anyone the Knicks can fancy other than the top pick, Davis. In the end, the uniform team matched the contract and kept Anderson in New York.

Anderson's outstanding play made the Hornets coaching staff look blushing. Their best interior player right now, Robin Lopez, is nothing more than a blue-collar player, and the Suns don't want to abandon him.

After tasting two losses, the Knicks quickly bounced back and restarted their winning streak.