Chapter 959 [The Most Awesome Man]
The Knicks had weaknesses and weren't good enough to defend the interior. No matter who starts, the resistance is average. The Knicks' outside defense has improved, and Ibaka and West have a large defensive area.
The Knicks lost to the Nets in the opener, which made the Nets very excited. Zhou Xuan's appearance is average, he has rested too long during the holidays, and he needs to find a state.
In November, the Knicks lost three games, to the Raptors, Timberwolves, and Bucks. Two of them were upsets.
In December, the Knicks lost to the Warriors, Wizards, and Mavericks, and lost to the Clippers in the Christmas game.
A lot of people think the Knicks are finished. Xuan Hei, who hadn't appeared for a long time, also jumped out and laughed at Zhou Xuan's arrogance, the Knicks will definitely not be able to win the championship this season.
As a result, in January, Zhou Xuan began to exert his power, winning double 20 numbers in nine consecutive games, including one game against Nuggets, and won 30+30 in double overtime.
After that, the Knicks took revenge on the Warriors at home, and also played overtime, and the two sides attacked wildly. Zhou Xuan scored 16 points, 31 assists and 6 steals. The double 20 record ended, but he hit 30+ assists, which is amazing.
In the second battle in the same city, Zhou Xuan scored 35 points and 11 assists, leading the team to defeat the Nets 103-85, facing the Knicks' joint defense, James was almost prevented to death, shooting 3 of 16, and scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists by free throws.
In January, the Knicks were undefeated, and Zhou Xuan won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.
Star Race Zhou Xuan once again became the ticket king. This season, he has increased his average playing time to 38 per game. 4 minutes, cut 21. 3 points 2. 2 rebounds 19. 2 assists 2. 6 steals, the number of jù is improved in an all-round way.
After Chamberlain, someone was finally able to cut down the number jù close to 20+20.
The Knicks maintained their second-best record in the East and finished the first half, trailing the Nets by just one and a half games.
Since Blatter was the head coach of the All-Star Game last season, D'Antoni was the coach of the 2017 All-Star Game. The eastern part is star-studded and easily slaughters the western part. D'Antoni's tactics revolved around Zhou Xuan, and he scored a big double-double of 25 points and 21 assists, won the MVP again, and became the star of the stars.
Serge Ibaka has also played well, and only two of them have been selected as All-Stars by the Knicks this season. The league's three big and small forwards are concentrated in the East.
Jabari Parker and Guy are all beautiful, but they don't have a chance to be selected. Wiggins was named an All-Star, and the number can only be described as average.
After the star game, Embiid ate too much and said that he would block Zhou Xuan in the game and defeat the Knicks.
Zhou Xuan was interviewed before the game and said that this game should go all out to attack and score high. Again and again, he screened misplaced and Embiid singled out the ball to the basket.
He scored 54 points and 12 assists in the third quarter, and the game went into garbage time. Embiid, who had 11 points and 7 rebounds in the game, realized what it means to be a disaster.
The 76ers management can't stand Embiid a little and is ready to trade after this season. He's talented, but he's not in a normal mind. The upper limit of development is McKee, and the lower limit of development is also McKee.
There was a big trade at the trade deadline when the Heat sent Lore Deng in exchange for two first-round picks and Redick for the Clippers. The Heat are hopeless in the playoffs and want to rebuild, while the Clippers have completely solved the forward problem and brought in a defensive giant.
The Bulls have suffered another injury. Rose broke through and was knocked to the ground with a fractured left shoulder. The knee is just right, and the arm is injured again, and after Rose comes back, I'm afraid he won't give up the breakthrough. He shot just 41 percent from the field and couldn't even guarantee 35 percent from mid-to-long range.
In the Bulls game against the Lakers, Butler was torn the thumb ligament of Kobe's elbow when he was defending Kobe Bryant's breakthrough in the final quarter and will miss two months. It's hard for the Bulls to make the playoffs.
Nick Young, who has already transferred, can basically be sure that he was injured at the beginning, Kobe Bryant did it on purpose, and reiterated what he said when he was injured. "Defending Kobe Bryant, it's just susceptible to this kind of injury."
The Knicks have also suffered injuries, with Serge Ibaka sidelined for 4-6 weeks with a shoulder injury. Bledsoe suffered a knee injury and missed 6-8 weeks, and as the two best jumpers on the team, they didn't protect themselves.
After Serge Ibaka's injury, David West played very well, he became the starter, and after the pick-and-roll, he shot accurately, and his number soared to 15 per game. 7 points 6. 7 rebounds. His annual salary is only 3 million, which is worth it.
Zhou Xuan's playing time also increased, generally only resting for 6 minutes in the second quarter, and the number of assists increased again.
The Knicks lost eight more games and finished the regular season with a 67-15 record, one game behind the Nets and second in the league. They will not have home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals. It was the first time in several years that the Knicks had lost home-court advantage. Zhou Xuan won the king of assists and steals. He also set a career-high playing time.
The best record in the West is still the Clippers, 65-17. After Lore Deng joined, the forward line became very strong, and he could also play small ball tactics with Batum.
The team that has regressed the most in the West is the Thunder, who have been directly reduced to the bottom team and are ready to pick the top team next season.
The Spurs made rapid progress, bringing in Jefferson and cutting Dio, the Spurs once again played a beautiful combination of inside and outside, and the new and old players were replaced, and they returned to the playoffs with the eighth place in the West.
In the playoffs, the Knicks swept the Bulls in the first round, and Rose came back and was completely blown up by Zhou Xuan.
In the second round, the Knicks and Wizards played seven games. In the sixth game, the Knicks had a chance to win, and Durant 1. 2 seconds into the shot, then Guy received the ball and shot wide.
Game 7 was played at the Knicks' home court, and the two sides were deadlocked until the fourth quarter. This time Durant failed to save the team, but instead shot back-to-back iron. The Knicks took the opportunity to play a counterattack and widen the difference. Zhou Xuan 48. A layup from Gortat sealed the win with 2 seconds.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York duo will meet again.
This time, the Nets were confident of winning, but the Knicks got a shot of strength before the game began, and Zhou Xuan averaged a record 20 per game. 1 assist was favored by the judges and won the regular season MVP again.
Although the Nets had the best record, Anthony and James both dropped in numbers and failed to be selected. is also 20+ points, and Zhou Xuan's assists are much higher than them.
Zhou Xuan was also selected for the best team and the best defense for a while. No one thinks that Paul and Rondo defend better than Zhou Xuan.
The Nets played well in the first game, winning 112-100 at home.
In the second game, the two sides went to overtime, and James still had 11. He hit a three-pointer in 7 seconds to extend the margin to four points. After Anderson hit a three-pointer, the Knicks fouled and Anthony hit both free throws. In the final attack, Leonard missed a three-pointer. The Nets lead 2-0.
Well, the scar forgot the pain, and James felt that this time he had won. Anthony also felt that he had sublimated and fantasized about winning the MVP after reaching the Finals.
As a result, at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks made two games in two. They relied on defense, and instead of the double guards of Zhou Xuan and Bredsoe, they sent players who could defend with height to grind with the Nets a little bit. Monroe, James, and Anthony were all less efficient, and the Nets didn't score more than 100 points in two games. The Knicks barely scored more than 100 points, enough to win.
In the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, Zhou Xuan burst out with all his firepower, and as soon as he came up, he singled out Delong, and replaced Joe Johnson with defense, and he singled out Johnson, all of which ensured high efficiency.
It wasn't until he switched to James' defense that he began to look for blocks and pick-and-rolls, and opened up the distance to pass to Leonard to play DeLong. Leonard didn't disappoint, hitting two jumpers and scoring on a low post once. The Knicks led by 14 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Bledsoe and Waiters played pick-and-roll, and Kyle Anderson, who was in charge of the perimeter playmaking, began to be reused this season, and was the main substitute at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, averaging 8 points per game. 4 points 3. 5 assists. His teammates split the ball, and Kyle also made a three-pointer.
In the second half, the Nets scored consecutive points to chase the score back, and the two sides entered a stalemate, until the last four minutes of the final quarter, James and Anthony had a disagreement about who was the main attacker.
Both of them were the ones who held the ball at critical moments in the previous team, and the others didn't grab from them, and which of the two shot became a problem. James has a higher shooting percentage than Anthony, but Anthony is famously big heart.
The coach wanted James to attack, and James chose to pass the ball to Anthony, just as Anthony felt worse and hit the iron twice in a row. The Knicks counterattacked, Zhou Xuan single-handedly attracted the defense, scored a shot for West, and then passed James, made a foul after shaking, and hit both free throws, occupying the initiative.
At the last moment, the Knicks suddenly wrapped up Anthony, and the ball was distributed to James on the perimeter, who attracted the defense and distributed it to Joe Johnson, who gave it to DeLong in the bottom corner.
It was an open spot, and Delon didn't shoot much all season, and even fewer shots in the playoffs, dropping his count to 11. 6 points 6. 2 assists. He didn't take the opportunity at the crucial moment and the ball was deflected.
Zhou Xuan stabilized the situation, used up 24 seconds, and passed West to attack Anthony in a misplaced position. David West showed his all-around side, leaning in the low post twice, turning to 45 degrees and shooting a jumper to hit the cricket.
The Nets could only bet on three points, James forced a shot, and Leonard interfered with the deviation, and the Nets lost three games in a row. The aggregate score was 2-3.
The losing streak has changed the mentality of the players. In the sixth game James, Anthony was very resolute and took turns to hit the iron. Zhou Xuan relied on double cover to catch the ball and shoot, giving Leonard and Guy a misplaced attack to ensure efficiency.
The Knicks led by 16 points in the third quarter. James started passing in the final quarter, and Joe Johnson stepped up, scoring 15 points in the quarter and hitting three three-pointers to send the game into overtime.
In overtime, Zhou Xuan began to exert his power again, scoring no points, but giving out 4 assists. Two were three-pointers for Anderson and Leonard on the perimeter, and Delong was a tight leak on defense.
The Nets are still only as efficient as Joe Johnson. Got 5 points and couldn't catch up. The Knicks won 100-101 and advanced to the finals again.
Barkley laughed: "A group of people said that Joe Johnson's contract extension was to hug the thigh, but today it was a group of people hugging Joe Johnson's thigh, he only took 16 shots, hit 11 goals, if he had made more shots in the previous games, maybe the Nets would have won." ”
When the whistle blew, the fans cheered, and the faces of several stars of the tennis team were extremely ugly. The good times were buried.
The Mavericks upset the Clippers and reached the Finals, the Clippers fell on a three-pointer again, and Chandler defended the interior.
This time the two sides are closer, but the Knicks are still better and have home-court advantage. The two sides fought 2-2, and the Knicks won the crucial fifth game at home.
After flying to Los Angeles, Zhou Xuan once again exerted his might, 43 points and 14 assists to complete Rondo, leading the team to win the sixth game, thus completing the sixth consecutive championship with a total score of 4-2.
Zhou Xuan won the MVP of the finals and the seventh championship ring, fulfilling the promise of the 28-year-old Jordan. Since then, the basketball flyer is not the best person in the NBA.