After playing the Grizzlies, the Knicks returned to their home court to face the Phoenix Suns.

This is Xiao Si's old club, and he still vividly remembers the scene of Xiao Si being booed when he went back for the first time this season, so he played particularly fiercely and aggressively in this game.

However, this game belongs to Yi Jianlian after all, and in order to win the last game, he let him complete the season average triple-double in advance and postponed it to tonight's game...... And today, with that tiny gap, everyone believes that the moment they are looking forward to is coming!

About 1 minute into the second quarter, Yi Jianlian rushed into the Suns to grab the rebound, and after the second dunk, his total number of rebounds in the season came to 820!

8 regular season games in advance!

Yi Jianlian completed the task of averaging a triple-double per game!

At this time, a huge cheer also sounded at the scene, which lasted for more than ten seconds before stopping.

Yi Jianlian failed to grab 13 rebounds on the Grizzlies' home court in the last game, and the happiest are their Knicks fans, because it means that they will see a historic moment at home - Yi Jianlian officially became the second player in NBA history and the first player in Knicks history to average a triple-double per game this season!

Now, when that moment comes, these Knicks fans have been waiting for the cheers for a long time, and it is natural to let the cheers fly for a while!

Suns head coach Gentry listened to the cheers from the audience on the sidelines, looked at the Suns players who were already in a beaten situation on the court, and reluctantly called a timeout.

When the referee's whistle sounded, the cheers on the scene were completely uncontrollable and became louder, Yi Jianlian walked off the court, waving his hand in response to the crazy Knicks fans.

Averaged a triple-double per game in the season, which is actually not a great achievement, at least in the history of the NBA, there are at least 20 players who can do this, but the problem is that there are only two people who are really successful, plus Yi Jianlian.

And, more importantly, the Knicks are currently ranked second in the East, and while their record has not been affected, Yi Jianlian has averaged a triple-double per game this season.

It must be admitted that Yi Jianlian has the behavior of brushing triple-doubles, which he himself admitted, but the team's record has not been affected by this, which is enough to prove that even if Yi Jianlian brushes the data, it is also beneficial to the team!

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The game was eventually won by the Knicks.

Yi Jianlian got 34 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, which is one of the few games he has not had a triple-double recently, but this data was obtained by Yi Jianlian after playing three and a half quarters.

Yi Jianlian, who completed the task of averaging a triple-double per game in the season ahead of schedule, can finally enjoy the treatment of "leaving work early" that has not been seen for a long time.

When he left the stadium, the fans at the scene spontaneously burst into cheers.

Xiao Si also got a big double-double of 32 points and 14 rebounds in this game, and staged five or six dunks in the game.

It is also worth mentioning that Dragic, who was traded by Downey, was officially placed in the starting position by D'Antoni in this game.

As Yi Jianlian expected, Dragic played like a fish in water under the "run-and-shoot" system, averaging 11.4 points and 6.4 assists in 21.7 minutes per game off the bench in the past dozen games, and if converted into 36 minutes of playing time, this guy's statistics can be compared with Steve Nash in his prime.

However, this is theoretical data, really give Dragic 36 minutes of playing time, he will definitely not be able to get the same data as Steve Nash, no matter what, after Yi Jianlian came on the court, the ball must be given to him, Dragic's ability to run without the ball is not so good, he is more suitable for holding the ball and blocking and dismantling.

Felton did not sit on the bench because Dragic was transferred to the starting lineup, he was put in the second position by D'Antoni, and Felton's transition to the second position can be regarded as a relatively successful transformation, he got 18 points and 4 rebounds in today's game, as a veteran, Felton's vacant shooting ability is really reassuring, as long as he is out of the vacancy, he can basically hit.

The Knicks beat the Suns by 25 points in this game, which has something to do with the fact that the Suns are too weak, and it is also related to the fact that the Knicks' starting firepower is now more ferocious.

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There are 8 games left in the regular season.

The situation in the west is particularly clear.

The San Antonio Spurs are currently in first place, with a four-win gap between the second-placed Lakers and the third-place Mavericks, and a six-win gap over the fourth-placed Thunder.

With only a few games left on the schedule, the Spurs will definitely be the No. 1 team in the West this year, the Lakers have the same record as the Mavericks, but the Lakers have a 3-1 lead in the four games they met the Mavericks in the regular season, leaving them in second place, and the Mavericks are therefore in third place.

The Thunder followed.

The fifth-place Denver Nuggets and the fourth-place Thunder are a bit bigger, they are five wins behind the Thunder, but the teams below the sixth, the difference between them is very small, the seventh-place Hornets have the same record as the eighth-place Grizzlies, and the sixth-place Trail Blazers are only two wins away from these two teams.

However, the ninth-place Rockets are four wins away from the eighth-place Grizzlies, which is quite big in the current situation.

If nothing else, this year's Rockets will be the lottery champion again.

In short, the gap between the upper and lower circles of the Western playoffs is obvious, and there is no threat to each other at all, and the difference between the teams in the lower circle of the playoffs and the lottery area is also obvious, basically, no team suddenly has a 5 consecutive defeat and 6 consecutive defeats, but I am afraid that this result will also be the final result of the top eight in the West!

In contrast, the situation in the East is very uncertain, and as the schedule gets closer to the end, the ranking between the third, fourth and fifth places in the East becomes more and more anxious.

The Bulls are currently in first place in the East, with a five-game lead over the second-place Knicks in the East, and the Knicks are three wins ahead of the Heat, who are third-place in the East.

The third-ranked Heat are only 1.5 wins ahead of the fourth-ranked Magic, who are one win ahead of the fifth-ranked Celtics.

The gap between these three teams, coupled with the mutual restraint relationship between the top four in the East, makes the final ranking of the East more and more exciting.