The game is not over yet, and the point difference is not big, but Mark Jackson doesn't think the Warriors can win, because they can't guard against Zhou Xuan.

The Warriors withstood completely by relying on the excellent feel of the outside, and it was difficult to maintain the shooting touch for the whole game, while Zhou Xuan could break through at will.

The score of the two sides was deadlocked in the third quarter. By the fourth quarter, Curry's shooting percentage had finally started to drop.

Landry is too skinny, and the pick-and-roll is not as good as Bogut's. Sending Bogut, the Knicks defend the perimeter more tightly, pass the ball to the basket, and the Knicks will foul Bogut and send him to the free throw.

The Knicks' interior and Parsons have a five-man rotation, and no one has played less than 30 minutes, and they are not afraid of fouls at all. Scola four times, Bleche four times, the two of them moved slowly, and the defense made up for it with fierce confrontations. Bogut was unfazed, making one of two of his three free throws.

Zhou Xuan played Bogut easily in a misplaced position, broke through to score a layup, scored a mid-range shot to Scola in the middle, and assisted Bleche to score in the low post.

As long as Zhou Xuan is there, Bogut is a loophole when he plays, and the hole is even bigger if he doesn't play inside, and the score quickly widens to 15 points.

The Warriors have had a 27-point deficit this season to reverse the Grizzlies. But they relied on the fast break, which didn't work for the Knicks. Since Bledsoe joined, the Knicks have been faster than the original and prefer to fight, which is tantamount to creating a good opportunity for Zhou Xuan to brush up on high assists.

In the final two minutes, the Warriors still trailed by 17 points. The Knicks took the lead in replacing Zhou Xuan, and he didn't score much in the final quarter, scoring a total of 38 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals, and the fans applauded together when he left the game.

Seeing that there was no hope of a reversal, the Warriors also replaced Curry and David Lee. Curry had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and the statistics were not bad, but unfortunately he lost. Losing to the Knicks seems to have become a habit for the Warriors.

At 118-103, the Knicks held the advantage until the end.

Curry shook hands with Zhou Xuan and said ruthlessly: "I will definitely defeat you in the future." ”

"I'll wait." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

He wanted to say "the future is yours" like Duncan, but he thought it was inappropriate for him to say that, because he still had a long future.

The Knicks continue to lead the league in record.

The Spurs uniform team has followed the game between the Knicks and the Warriors, and the regular season has not ended, and the Spurs have begun to study the Knicks and the Warriors and treat them as strong opponents in the playoffs.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. The Spurs have always done this, and in order to deal with O'Neal, they can get Battle on the team as a sparring partner against Duncan, even if they don't play for a minute.

Midway through the season, the Spurs didn't make any effort to poach people in the free agency, and Popovich thought the roster was perfect. If the current squad can't win the championship, he thinks it's a failure.

The Spurs don't have so many giants, the division of labor within the team is clear, some people break through, some people defend, some people shoot threes, you name it.

center Split, Aaron Baines, Matt Bonner; power forwards Duncan, Dior, DeJuan Blair; small forwards Tobias Harris, Luke Bamot, Danny Green; shooting guards Ginobili and Ray Allen; Point guards Gary Neal, Parker, Patty Meeks.

All fourteen of these people, with the exception of Baynes on the margins, can play a role in the system. The Spurs, like the Knicks, have a reasonable allocation of playing time, except for Parker, no one else averages more than 30 minutes per game, relying on rotation to ensure full physical strength.

The Spurs also have a group of bench bandits, and Gary Neal used to play in the No. 2 position, but now that Ray Allen has shared playing time with Ginobili, he can only be a substitute in the No. 1 position.

In a game between the Knicks and a strong team, Spurs scouts must gather all the information. Former Spurs player Amy Udoka, 36, who just became assistant coach this season, asked during her debriefing: "Coach, is it too early to pay so much attention to the Knicks?" Should we also collect information about the nets? ”

"No, I'm sure the Nets aren't the Knicks." Popovich is coloring.

"But ......"

"You want to say they have six stars, right? It's a pity that their managers and owners don't understand basketball, they only know how to spend money, and I don't think their trade is as effective as the Knicks' introduction of Bledsoe. Popovich said disdainfully: "The Knicks could have played fast offense with Zhou Xuan here, and Bredsoe was faster." Have you forgotten Ellis back then? That's how the Lakers lost. ”

Udoka never doubted Popovich's vision, and every time before the playoffs, he was able to analyze who the Spurs' biggest opponent was. The loss to the Thunder last season was also reasonable in a sense. This year, the Spurs are not afraid of the Thunder, the age group is younger, and the newcomers have improved. The Thunder sent Harden away and one less attacker. As for Kevin Martin, Popovich doesn't care about it at all, and that's one of the worst defensive No. 2 positions in the league.

Udoka sighed, "It's a shame if the Nets lose to the Knicks in the playoffs. ”

"That's also deserved, the examples of the Lakers and the Heat are here, they still hoard stars, purely to make themselves uncomfortable, let's go, go to training." Popovich closed his notebook and walked out of the office.

That night, the Spurs beat the Kings 130-102 at home, and the entire fourth quarter was garbage time.

The Knicks uniform team is also keeping an eye on the Spurs. Zhou Xuan, D'Antoni and others believe that the Spurs are likely to reach the Finals.

The Spurs won the championship in 2007 by defending and attacking mediocre. In the past two seasons, the Spurs have transformed into an offensive powerhouse with a balance of offense and defense.

If the Nets Knicks are 60% sure, no one dares to say what will happen to the Spurs. Zhou Xuan also didn't have the confidence to beat the Spurs, he knew that the day of a decisive battle with Duncan was not far off.

On March 2, the Knicks took on the Wizards on the road.

Zhou Xuan faced the champion again, and he was the object that John Wall wanted to defeat the most.

Last season's Wall wasn't worth mentioning. Wherever there's a terrible jumper, there's Wall. He shot 3-of-42 three-pointers this season, and rookie players may not be able to shoot this statistic in games, making Wall stronger in NBA games.

Wall shot 29 from 10 feet from beyond two points. 7%, comparable to a center forward.

To make matters worse, he's more daring than the inside, having made 370 of those shots in a shrinking season. To defend Wall, you only need to watch out for his explosiveness, he plays the block and dismantle offense, and the opponent only needs to hide behind the cover, put two steps away and wait for him to shoot the ball, and happily grab the rebound.

Wall also knows that as long as he can get by with his outside shooting, he will become an All-Star. He's pretty good in everything else, with a suffocating fast-break drive, leading the league in fast-break scoring, and getting easy fast-break opportunities even after opponents score, with few point guards shooting 61 from the field. 9%。

Wall played hard, made a lot of fouls under the basket, made the second free throw rate point guard, and was second only to Zhou Xuan last season, always hitting free throws. He's also the top rebounder in his position, has the ability to defend shooting guards, and is adept at making dribble-and-shoot shots.

In the summer, Wall's mid-range shooting had an effect, and he was not able to let go as casually as he used to. His stats are also beautiful, averaging 18 per game. 6 points, 4 rebounds, 7. 6 assists 1. 3 steals. It's just that the Wizards' record is average, and his popularity is almost good, so he didn't make the All-Star. There will be no fans who will scold him for him, and no one will say "You can do it!" Or, "Is Wall your dad?" "That's the kind of thing you say.

Bill is also a strong rookie, although he is a little short in the No. 2 position, he is fast, dares to shoot, and has a good three-point point. He averaged 14 points per game. In addition, there are Okafor, Ariza, Nene and others, and the Wizards are not weak this year.

At the beginning of the game, many people said that the Wizards were dark horses, and now they are only 18-38. Nene is absent again, and as long as he can play, his performance is close to an All-Star and deserves his contract. But he was known for his deception. The Nuggets were fed up with him missing out on various minor injuries and finally sent him away.

Last season, due to various injuries, the Nuggets missed 15 games and the Wizards missed 11 games, and these absences came in seven times, including eight when you count the deadline wait.

Without Nenne, the Wizards' ability to defend pick-and-rolls has dropped a lot, and Okafor can only defend under the basket. In order to strengthen the defense at the No. 4 position, the Wizards let the 206CM-tall teenager Singleton play the starter.

It turned out that although Singleton moved well, his awareness was too poor to prevent Zhou Xuan at all, and Wall was very active in chasing defense, but Zhou Xuan sent assists in a row, and Anderson, who returned to the starting lineup, hit two three-pointers and one mid-range shot.

Relying on a sharp breakthrough, Zhou Xuan scored 3 points and 10 assists in a single quarter, the second double-double in a single quarter this season, and the sixth time in his career. He also set a record, and no active player has such a single quarter.

Anderson scored 10 points in a single quarter. Chandler scored 8 points, all of which were assists from Zhou Xuan. He likes to find misplaced passes, helping interior players score easily.

In the second quarter, no one dared to wrap up Zhou Xuan anymore, and he started to play misplaced singles again. Singleton couldn't defend it, so he changed to Ariza to defend, and after Zhou Xuan was involved in the defense, he began to pass the ball again.

Leonard and Bledsoe both relied on Chandler's off-ball cover in the middle to get rid of the open cut, and Okafor had an advantage in the misposition, they can shoot, move quickly, and easily pass the opponent.

Zhou Xuan delivered 5 more assists in the single quarter, 7 points and 15 assists in the half, and did not grab a rebound. His teammates all shot again today, and Nick Young scored 12 points and made two three-pointers in the second quarter. Bleche also scored on a shot from the high post and doubled Booker to the basket.

The two are veterans of the Wizards, and they completed revenge against their old club, and the Knicks led 66-41 at halftime.

Su Qun sighed: "It's too important to have a good core, the two cancer players that the Wizards don't want are playing very well when they get to the Knicks, and they feel that they are fully qualified to start." ”

Yang Jian smiled: "Seeing this kind of performance, the wizards who lack swing people may want Nick Young to go back." Wall didn't do well today, and he was caught on the break. The Wizards' interior line doesn't have the ability to pull away. ”

Wall had eight points and four assists. Singleton was the worst, shooting 0 of 5 shots, and he couldn't defend it.

In the second half, Zhou Xuan chose to rest, Bledsoe confronted Wall, Wall still didn't show an advantage, Leonard singled out Bill and made a threat, and the Wizards were abused.