The Lakers have had a terrible season, losing to the Clippers and then losing to the underdog Kings, only to win by luck over the Jazz last time out.

Odom's departure still has a big impact on the Lakers, and Bynum will not be able to play in this game. The league decided to impose a heavy penalty for a foul on Barria after last season, and Bynum was suspended for 10 games.

The Lakers fielded a starting lineup of Fisher, Kobe, Ibanks, Gasol, and McRoberts. Artest was a substitute.

It seems that the Lakers lineup is very weak, but after the fight, Zhou Xuan found that it was not so easy. With two outbursts in a row, his hand isn't as good. Passing to his teammates, Stoudamire, Matthews, and Gallinari were in worse shape than him, and his obviously misplaced jump shots were also frequently hit. In particular, Xiao Si failed to beat Fisher twice, which made people speechless.

D'Antoni made early substitutions, bringing on Battier and Miller to replace Matthews and Gallinari. Zhou Xuan stepped into the No. 2 position and started to run without the ball, receiving the ball and attacking in a misplaced position.

The situation forced Zhou Xuan to take on more offensive tasks, and this season, Xiao Si's state has declined very much, and the team lacks super scoring points.

In the single quarter, Zhou Xuan scored 8 points and 3 assists, made 4 of 10 shots, and his performance was average, and he did not cause a foul in several breakthroughs to find confrontations. Kobe Bryant had 8 points and 2 assists in the first quarter, similar to Zhou Xuan.

The Knicks trailed by one point at 24-25.

In the second quarter, the difference widened, and the Lakers had Murphy and Artest on the inside, which is why Artai was on the bench, and there was a shortage of major generals on the inside, so Atai could only play the No. 4 position. On the periphery are Barnes, Capono and Blake.

The Knicks came off the bench with Miller, Beverley, Leonard, Gallinari, Anderson.

The guard became the key to the Knicks' offense, and Beverley singled out Capono without a pick-and-roll at all. Now the three-point king is almost out of the NBA. The Lakers put him on the court purely as a shooting guard, not a good bench. He can at least shoot three-pointers, and Walton can't do anything.

Miller is also good at single-handing Blakes type of players, and he was the one who squeezed Blake away at the Trail Blazers in the first place. The Lakers couldn't stand it, so they could only send Kobe Bryant and Gasol again.

The Lakers also have a weakness that cannot be remedied, that is, the center, Murphy and McRoberts are both floating outside shooting types, and the defense is not strong.

Today Stoudamire was a disappointment, and the low post couldn't beat both of them. Chandler couldn't either, but no one expected Chandler to turn into a low-level master and score points in a row. Relying on Xiao Si's poor performance, the Lakers only trailed by two points in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Zhou Xuan's breakthrough caused McRoberts to foul for the fifth time, and the Lakers could only play Murphy. Artest is too short to play inside to defend against the basket, and Murphy is too soft. Rely on the guard to misposition and shoot. The Knicks finally extended the margin to double digits and kept it to the maximum, sending the Lakers to another loss.

102-96, the Knicks won three in a row.

Zhou Xuan had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, and failed to score a double-double. Stoudamire shot just 5-of-18, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, made a three-pointer, scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, and had no assists, and was blown out by Gasol with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Kobe Bryant's stats are still eye-catching, with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. On the offensive end, Kobe Bryant maintained a good form, he shot well, and feints to break through easily, which always guaranteed high efficiency.

With a 1-3 record, the newly appointed Mike? Coach Brown has a gloomy face, and it will take time for him to bring his defensive philosophy to the Lakers. The Cavaliers can defend because of the individual ability of the players, and now the Lakers have a bunch of veterans, especially Fisher's lateral movement is too slow, it is impossible to break through well, and the interior change defense is not fast enough.

The Knicks also had a game on New Year's Day, flying non-stop to the next away game to challenge the Kings. This one is much easier, the king is too bad.

The Knicks defense surprised people again, and Thornton, the king's highest scorer, was only 15 points. The Knicks' Tyson Chandler both scored 22 points. His opponent was Chuck Hayes, who was a head taller, and Zhou Xuan's passes after several blocks were perfect, helping Chandler play to his height advantage and score easily under the basket.

The King's high salary to poach Hayes was entirely based on his stats. His flaws are obvious, he is less than two meters tall and can only resist people under the basket, he is afraid of the inside line who can shoot, and he is afraid of the big man who can block and dismantle the inside line and cut it in the air.

Zhou Xuan played 30 minutes, scored just 12 points and scored 17 assists, silencing those who questioned his declining passing ability.

Veteran Stephen? Jackson was also on the Kings lineup, finishing with just five points and two assists. He was reduced to a role player in the Kings, playing less and less minutes, and shooting less than 40 percent. Dreams need strength to support after all, and he has never been a suitable person to be the boss.

Then the Knicks defeated the Raptors at home and easily won five in a row. The Raptors are also an absolute underdog, and Biedrins, who was traded as a hopeful, averaged only 3 points and 4 rebounds per game in the first few games of this season, which can be called a super garbage contract. Bosh went to the Heat, and the interior offense could only rely on Bagnani. Stoudamire finally came back to his senses, chipped in 33 points and 12 rebounds, and abused Bagnani.

After playing the Raptors, the group returned to New York to play against the Bobcats.

After the morning workout, Chris? Mu Lin chatted with Zhou Xuan alone and went to the manager's office.

Mullin got straight to the point and said, "Stephen, I want to talk to you about Amare. ”

"What's the matter?"

Mullin sighed: "I asked the team doctor, his knee is an old problem, and his explosiveness is not good. There was a problem when I first brought in the reinforcements, but unfortunately Mitch and I [Richmond] didn't come at that time, otherwise we wouldn't have picked him. If he had chased Bosh last summer, he might have drawn James in as well. James gave up on New York at the end of the day, partly because he was worried about Amare's knee problems. ”

This kind of injury can only be cultivated. The Knicks spent 100 million on reinforcements at risk of "going down the drain". There were many experts who were not optimistic about Xiao Si before, thinking that his knees could not support him for a few years, and the management did not believe it, and only wanted to help D'Antoni introduce an inside line suitable for running and shooting. The Knicks' team doctor can't match the Suns, and they can't do a good enough job of helping players stay healthy.

Zhou Xuan knew that if Xiao Si didn't play well, the interior offense would weaken a lot, and Anderson could only shoot three points and couldn't play low. He asked, "Talking to me about this, do you want to trade him?" ”

Mu Lin nodded and said, "Yes, I'm worried that you have a good relationship with him, and you will feel uncomfortable after the transaction, so I will ask your opinion first." If you don't agree, then keep him until his contract expires in 2015, but I want you to see how he is doing, and if he only plays at the level of a role player with a salary of 20 million, it will hurt the team very much. ”

The manager's task is to ensure the interests of the team, and Mullin and Zhou Xuan have a good personal relationship, so he asked his opinion, and he thought that time was already very short, and now it was enough to get back any useful people. Mullin's characteristic is that he does not drag his feet and does what he says. When the Warriors sent Murphy, Dunleavy, Richardson and others away, he made the decision very quickly. It was influenced by the old Nelson personality for many years.

Zhou Xuan sighed: "Can you let me think about it for a few days." ”

"Okay, get back to me as soon as possible, you create more opportunities for him in the game, make his stats pretty, and if you can, we'll act before the trade deadline." Mullin smiled bitterly: "His current situation is not easy to exchange for a strongman, I think even if it is good to change draft picks, otherwise it is likely to be smashed in his hands in the future." You should be able to tell that he's not as explosive as last season, and he doesn't have much fighting spirit in his eyes. ”

"I'll get back to you next week."

Zhou Xuan went out and sighed. Reaching the finals last season was indispensable, and he was named to the All-Season Team. But the world is impermanent, once the state declines, there are hidden dangers, there is a possibility of being cleaned. Especially now the Knicks are aiming to win the championship and are reluctant to gamble. Mullin clearly didn't like Xiao Si, which was a sign of danger.

Zhou Xuan felt funny again, didn't he come to the Knicks because of the hidden danger of injury? Therefore, physical health is the most important thing, if Xiao Si is traded, it is still a 100 million yuan contract, and it is not a loss.

The reason why Mu Lin talked to him Zhou Xuan could understand, but he was afraid of chilling his heart, so he had to nod his head. But that leaves the problem to him.

In the game against the Bobcats, Xiao Si scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and performed well. But this has something to do with the weak inside of the Bobcat, and Zhou Xuan created opportunities for him.

Pekovic was heavily used by the Bobcats as an absolute core of the interior, and he had a great performance with 26 points and 13 rebounds, but his weaknesses on the defensive end failed to improve. The trade was a big deal, and the Bobcats attracted some fans with an inside scorer.

After that, the Wizards and Pistons were not strong, and the Knicks won 8 in a row.

And there are not many wins in these games, Zhou Xuan played super statistics against the Wizards, with 45 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. In the eighth game, the Pistons also had 30 points and 12 assists.

Stadameyer is still not good enough. Zhou Xuan didn't deliberately chat with Stadameyer, didn't tell him about the possibility of being traded, and secretly observed his every move. On the court, Xiao Si is not as energetic as he used to be, and his defense is not active.

Usually, Xiao Si often laughs and laughs with his teammates in the locker room. He didn't have the aggressiveness to be a leader before, and now the dip in form is acceptable for him, and his mentality is really wrong. After winning the high salary, he seems to have been satisfied with the status quo. After entering the finals, the Knicks established Zhou Xuan's core position, and he was also relieved to let Zhou Xuan resist the burden of the team's winning.

A week passed quickly, and Zhou Xuan replied to Mu Lin that he could trade.

Zhou Xuan can accept rookies, and he also likes Stephenson, who can't play, because Stephenson trains hard, is eager to improve himself, and is full of fighting spirit, but Xiao Si only knows how to eat his old book.

In the second season, it was a little unkind to trade the second master, but Zhou Xuan also thought it was imperative after analysis. Friends are angry depending on the conditions, if Xiao Si occupies 20 million salary space per season, and the defensive end continues to be a black hole, and the Knicks can't win the championship because of this, who will want to comfort Xiao Si?

Do you say, "Hey, buddy, even though we fished in the playoffs, I don't blame you, who made us brothers?" ”

This is not called no brother and no basketball, this is called having brothers to hold back.