After defeating the New Jersey Nets, the Knicks ushered in the baptism of the top three in the West.

First the San Antonio Spurs, then the Denver Nuggets, then the Lakers.

San Antonio is now third in the West, and they don't seem to have much interest in a second place in the West.

Despite the Spurs' feud with Bruce's classmates, Tony Parker even claimed that Bruce was his most hated player in the NBA...... However, under the control of the treacherous and cunning Popovich, there was still no full attack.

They are accustomed to recuperating before the playoffs...... Rather than fighting in the regular season, they hope to snipe the old rival Mavericks and the new Lakers in the playoffs.

The regular season accolades are already burned out for them, and the playoffs are the battleground for this group of old fritters.

"See you again. Bruce Bowen. ”

Li Zhen specially greeted Mr. Bowen before the start of the game, which was the ninth game of Bowen's return from injury.

But he felt that Li Zhen seemed to have changed as a person.

Li Zhen seems to be more active than before.

This activity upset him because Li Zhen told him, "Are you going to use your elbow to measure the hardness of my ribs tonight?" Or, stretch out your black feet? ”

Li Zhen's words were full of anticipation.

This expectation made Bruce Bowen, an old yinbi, very unhappy, and felt that his authority was being challenged...... After all, the most proud thing in his life is to hurt people with all kinds of malice to make people afraid of him, so that the opponent doesn't know when he will stretch out his black hands.

It turned out that Li Zhen was good.

When you come up, you take the initiative to ask for a trick.

It's hard to get a sense of accomplishment, okay?

And when the game starts.

Li Zhen took the initiative to seek the right position.

That eager look was like a zoo monkey seeing a banana, which made Bruce Bowen uncomfortable for a while.

And even more uncomfortable than him is Tony Parker.

Mr. Parker was ignored, he hated the feeling, and he vowed to make Lee really good-looking. However, the Frenchman's best efforts failed to stop Li Zhen's footsteps, and he was surprised to find that Li Zhen had surpassed him in all aspects, especially the kind of layup after the spin...... Why is this guy's penalty area shooting rate so high?

When he was surprised, the bastard Zach Randolph went out of his way to squeeze him: "Hey, Mr. Parker. If you really can't defend him, you lick him twice with your tongue, and you French men do the best job of mouthing anyway. ”

Randolph is an out-and-out slut.

This made Tony Parker quite angry, and he was so angry that he wanted to give Randolph a little color. So, he went deep alone, and when he got into the box, he was about to get a foul on Randolph.

As a result, Randolph was not polite to him at all, and directly suppressed him with fat...... Backbite!

The referee's whistle made Randolph happy.

He doesn't care about fouls at all.

He even told Tony Parker who was grinning with the crushed teeth: "Why, do you like being down there so much?" ”

Tony Parker was even angrier.

So angry that he didn't even hit the free throw.

And in the next round, Popovich simply replaced him.

The playoffs are just around the corner, and the Spurs don't want anything to happen. In case that Randolph bastard really squashes the French sports car, the Spurs' playoff journey will be passive.

Bruce Bowen has also not been arranged to defend Li Zhen.

The Spurs played very conservatively, even with a 'I'm here to lose' attitude.

It's quite helpless for the Knicks.

Especially Li Zhen, he thought to himself... Well, I'm counting on Bowen to do something black and make me more talented. As a result, you became turtles with shrunken heads. Boring! Boring!

Li Zhen was very uncomfortable.

"We can't go on like this!!"

Isaiah Thomas famously quoted during a first-quarter pause: "We're going to come off the bench too, and we're going to work on the rotation lineup." It's like we're not a strong team, why can Popovich be willful, I can't?? ”

The smiling Assassin soul asked.

Everyone was a little confused.

Then, on his own initiative, he personally sent Ramon Sessions, Matt Barnes, Francisco Garcia, Swift and Foyer to the court.

This is probably the first time he has taken the initiative to adjust players since his winning streak.

As the No. 1 cutie in the Big Apple, he would never allow Popovich's old thief to push himself higher in front of him. Isn't it playing rotation? Isn't it just pretending to be reserved and not being the main force? Isn't it just to improve the playoffs? Who wouldn't!

What everyone didn't expect was that.

The Knicks' pure bench lineup is indistinguishable from the Spurs' rotation lineup.

Ramon Sessions is an old-fashioned man with a bit of a classical point guard posture.

In contrast, the Spurs' Yudoka is a chick in front of him.

Popovich was very sad, he always thought that the Spurs' rotation lineup was second to none in the league, but he didn't expect Isaiah Thomas to mess around and make such a strong lineup.

Ramon Sessions, a rookie, can actually comb the offense with a degree of relaxation. Matt Barnes was as tough defensively as ever, much stronger than Brent Barry. and Francisco Garcia, whose three points are actually more accurate than Barry Sr. and Horry Sr. combined.

Although Swift exchanged IQ for bounce, he also carved a little tactical path in his mind, and Mark Bonner was actually disrupted by his square inches.

And Foyer, although decent, but also very uncomfortable for Muhammad.

So, after the second quarter, the Spurs were defeated, and if it wasn't for Ginobili going up for a while in the second half, they would have fallen behind by double digits at halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides still played with the starting lineup for a while.

But both teams started to strike iron.

None of them feel very good.

So, I switched to rotation again.

The two teams went on like this.

The two sides went back and forth, and the two head coaches seemed to be angry, and they didn't change any main forces.

In the fourth quarter, Quentin Richardson extended the margin to double digits with two explosive three-point jumpers, and then the Spurs never pushed the score closer to single digits.

111:100。

The Knicks won the unconventional victory.

Extended the winning streak to 25 matches.

Not only is this the first straight win in Knicks history, it's also the second-game winning streak in league history, eight games from the 33-game winning streak the Lakers set in 1972...... Forehead! The Knicks can't break it this season because they only have seven games left in the regular season.

So.

"We don't care about streaks."

"We're a playoff team."

"That's why Bruce Lee only played eight minutes tonight, Zach Randolph played 11 minutes and Eddie Griffin played 12 minutes. We want to work on our rotation more than the Spurs. And in fact, it also proves that the first in the league is the first in the league. ”

Speaking of this, Isaiah Thomas paused, and while sitting at the press conference, he leaned back tactically, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "It is no accident that strength creates classics, and the king is no accident." Players may have parallel goods, but the ace coach is absolutely not false! ”

Bang bang bang!

There was loud applause at the scene.

Now the Smiling Assassin also has a fan brother in the Big Apple.

Many reporters like this kind of open-mouthed but amazing head coach, and there are even outspoken flattery from the media: doing what he says is the way Isaiah Thomas coaches!

Thomas was so pleased with this sentence that he even had him write it down and frame it in Chinese calligraphy and hang it on the wall of his office.

When James Dolan asked, he didn't forget to humbly say: "I always use this sentence to encourage myself, I feel that I have not done enough." Whenever I'm humble and complacent, I look at it......"

Wow!

James Dolan was full of little stars at the time, and he felt that Isaiah Thomas was right in everything he said and attractive in everything he did.

Isaiah Thomas loved the feeling of being adored.

He doesn't like people teaching him how to do things...... Except for the blues.

"Popovich is a good manager, he met Tim Duncan the way I met Bruce Lee. However, I'm still a little bit better than him, and hopefully he will continue to work hard and be able to do some good things in the West, and it would be great if he could meet us in the finals at the end of May." ”

Forehead.......

When Isaiah Thomas said this.

The crowd was amazed.

Everyone was shocked, shocked that Isaiah Thomas actually said the words to reach the finals. This... This...... Happiness came too suddenly.

The New York reporter was pleasantly surprised.

They simply didn't doubt that Isaiah Thomas was speaking out because... He's a man who does what he says.

"Isn't it the minimum requirement to be first in the league to reach the Finals?"

Thomas spread out his palms and looked domineering.

Click! Click!

The spotlight flickered non-stop.

The freeze-frame footage was quickly sent to all parts of the United States and became the cover of major basketball media...... Isaiah Thomas said: Reaching the Finals is the minimum requirement for the Knicks!!

Such titles are endless.

In the vast east.

Except for New York, everywhere else is a mocking position.

They don't think the Knicks will make it to the Finals, especially Cleveland and Boston.

Cleveland people are thinking: Did you Knicks make it to the Finals? What about my chosen son?

Boston is more tsundere: You made it to the finals? Isn't our Big Three a white group?

Also, there's Orlando. It is also a variety of dissatisfaction.

Of course, there are several teams that are fighting for eighth place in the East.

I don't know which tendon of these teams didn't tie up, they were bent on fighting against the Knicks, and they were all blinded by lard, and they wanted to go crazy.

So, now the situation in the second half of the East is very weird, and the sixth place is starting to mess up...... It's really unbelievable.

In contrast to the cynicism in the east, there is support in the west.

On the one hand, it may be that the Knicks are weak and easy to bully.

On the other hand, Kobe Bryant is looking forward to the 24VS10 drama, and even before the All-Star break, he revealed such thoughts.

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When Isaiah Thomas's wild words caused a sensation in the whole league, Li Zhen stayed at the training ground very actively.

Although Kenny Smith has been touting the idea that he has become a superstar, he knows better than anyone that he is not there yet.

There are two main reasons for this.

First, his fitness and strength, including bounces, are still not top-notch, and his total talent is not at the top of the list.

Second, the talent in his body was not perfectly integrated. As a result, his shooting percentage didn't improve significantly. Although it is much better than before. But there are very few talented press-using players like Maddie, and if there is no such player stimulation, the fusion speed is decent, and it will not be very fast.

Therefore, Li Zhen can only throw his sweat in the training hall now, and quickly irrigate out the talent space.

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The Denver Nuggets are currently in eighth place in the West, but are only one win away from ninth in the West. So their playoff spots haven't been completely stabilized.

To be honest, such a result is a bit humiliating for the Nuggets' ultra-luxurious roster.

With the golden twin guns and the luxurious restricted area, even in the coach's seat, the dog will not be afraid of the playoffs.

However, George Carr did just that.

Moreover, he even said wildly: "Isaiah Thomas is simply not qualified to be the best coach of the year." ”

This sentence seriously offended the Big Apple City No. 1 pretending to be cutie, and the smiling assassin stopped smiling at that time.

He told Time Warner's reporter with a serious face: "The best coach thing, and it is the turn of a playoff fringe team head coach to judge??" ”

Then, he urged in the locker room: "The Nuggets must be won tonight, and they must be brought home with tears of frustration!" We're going to help the Golden State Warriors!! David Lee will always be our little brother!! ”

Forehead....

"Didn't you say that you would rotate the lineup in the last few games?" Zach questioned that he had been lazy lately and was about to take the opportunity to take a few lazy games. As a result, Isaiah changed his mind at once.

"No way, the people of Denver are so rude!" Isaiah Thomas stressed angrily.

Then, he went out of his way to talk about 'which is more important, human dignity or commitment?'

Although Zach doesn't know much about dignity, he doesn't have much concept of commitment.

But it was Isaiah Thomas who promised him the Gold Club Super VIP that ignited his fighting power.

"You said you had this, what are you doing with me so much. Isn't that the end of it? ”

Randolph must have been a northeasterner in his last life.

Isaiah Thomas patted Randolph on the stomach and emphasized, "I'll go after the playoffs." ”

"It's a must!" Randolph snapped his chest: "No one knows how to promise better than I do." ”

With Randolph out of the way, Isaiah Thomas returned to the locker room satisfied.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with winning this game easily.

However, after all calculations, I still didn't expect the game to be so thrilling.

Because, Li Zhen unexpectedly found out on the court that Carmelo Anthony is also a talented pressing defender.

At that time, he was overjoyed.

Then, this guy with poor physical fitness actually played the art of back-to-back singles with Carmelo Anthony, who was as strong as a cow.

What's so ...... Isaiah's eyes were about to fall off at that time, and he thought to himself, did you get the wrong script, Bruce, your opponent should be Iverson!

That is, Li Zhen.

If it were someone else, Isaiah Thomas would have jumped up and scolded his mother, and thrown him to the end of the bench and never hired!

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