Chapter 135: The Battle of Houston
The Knicks are in full swing at the beginning of the season with a wave of eleven consecutive wins, in these games, Mo Xi can average 29.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, although because of his energy in the organization of a part, but Mo Xi did not have a significant drop in scores, but more than last season's scores, the average number of shots per game is only 18 times, but the shooting rate of up to 60% makes people feel chilled, Not to mention that Mo Xi can get at least ten free throws per game, and the average number of free throws per game is ten times, even throughout the history of the league, people can't find a few, first, Mo Xi's low-post lethality is getting stronger and stronger, and second, the defensive intensity of each team has invisibly risen a few notches. However, the Knicks can not make such a start and can't put all the credit on Mo Xi alone, the Knicks averaged 101 points per game during this time, and only conceded 94.6 points, one of them has to mention, that is, Sprewell, Sprewell took the initiative to reduce his shots, originally a scorer who averaged 18+ per game this season's average points per game can be worthy of doubles, Sprewell put more effort on defense and organization, so that the entire Knicks can be proud of the league, The entire starting lineup of the Knicks averaged 87 points per game, in other words, the Knicks' bench lineup is still a little weak and not favored, but this is also a matter of no choice, after all, in the entire bench lineup, except for Kukoc, who has the ability to score independently, several others seem to be not very good, and this has become the reason why the Knicks' eleven winning streak was ended.
Everyone was wondering when the Knicks' winning streak would end, but no one would have thought that the Terminator would be the sworn enemy Miami of the time, which is now in decline.
After losing Mourning, Miami relied on Eddie Jones and Caron Butler to support them, but no one expected this team to suddenly go crazy, relying on extremely good touch, seven people scored double-doubles, and the bench lineup also helped the team defeat the invincible Knicks, in contrast to the Knicks' lone bench lineup Kukoc's 7 points and Wang Zhizhi's three-pointer, and this game is also the first time that the Knicks have scored more than 100 points this season.
Today's Knicks are unfamiliar to many New Yorkers, the Knicks' defense is still there, but because the offensive rhythm is too fast, limiting opponents to score is only in the middle of the league, and the average points per game are higher than the two teams that are higher than the Knicks, one is called the Golden State Warriors, the other is called the Sacramento Kings, and there are currently three teams that have scored more than 100, namely the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, take a look at their coaches, and then look at Van Gundy, Many people are muttering about whether this Van Gundy is real or not.
However, after the Knicks experienced this defeat, they stopped their crazy pace and took a short rest, but for the two Knicks, the next game cannot be called a rest, and then the Knicks will go to the West to face the challenge of the Houston Rockets, where a big man is waiting for the arrival of Mo Xi and Wang Zhizhi.
This is a game called the "Yellow Derby" by the Chinese people, the game involves three tasks, Mo Xi, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, but according to the actual situation, it is better to say that the protagonists of this game will only be two people, Mo Xi and Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi After coming to the Knicks, it did bring the outside firepower that Mo Xi has been craving, but the playing time is not in his hands, under Van Gundy, Wang Zhizhi only has seven or eight minutes of playing time per game, which is inferior to the Mavericks period, However, Van Gundy is very flexible in the use of Wang Zhizhi, giving full play to his strengths, in the basketball concept of this era, the fourth or fifth position is still an unconventional tactic to pull out and shoot three-pointers, and for the Knicks, players like Wang Zhizhi bring space, which is more conducive to the space of Mo Xi and Arenas to play alone.
Yao Ming has been in the league for a month, his adaptability is amazing, from the big man who was shaken at the beginning, to now he is a very stable 15+5 center, his growth is much faster than Mo Xi's beginning, and with Mo Xi's "experience from the past", Houston people are very optimistic about his future. Therefore, the people of the United States also attach great importance to this game, and everyone wants to see which one is more talented.
And at this moment, in a Chinese restaurant in Houston, the players who have been imagined by countless people to collide with great fighting spirit are sitting here eating hometown food, drinking tea, and chatting.
"The food here is still not authentic enough, especially Shanghai cuisine, when I have money by then, I must open a restaurant specializing in Shanghai cuisine." Yao Ming gritted his teeth and chatted.
"That's good, I haven't eaten Shanghai food, the last time I returned to China, Lao Zhang invited me to eat hot pot, I didn't dare to eat a few bites and put it down, I stayed there for so many days, I didn't feel that Kyoto's food was any different." Mo Xi was also very relaxed and slumped himself in the chair and said.
Wang Zhizhi was drinking tea on the side, with a faint smile, he liked such a warm atmosphere very much, in a foreign country, he would feel very happy to meet someone who spoke and understood the language with him, not to mention that he already knew him.
A few people who were seven feet long continued to talk about it here, and they finally returned to their own profession.
Yao Ming secretly glanced at Mo Xi and said, "Old Mo, what, do you have any ideas for this trip to the west?" ”
Mo Xi glanced at Yao Ming with a strange smile, and then glanced at Wang Zhizhi, and said in a low voice: "Actually, we really have a little arrangement, you come here, I'll tell you quietly." ”
Yao Ming didn't doubt him, so he hurriedly leaned in and listened carefully, for fear of missing every detail.
Mo Xi said with a mysterious smile: "In the next game, we will focus on the center. ”
Yao Ming was speechless for a while, when did you not focus on the center?
Seeing Yao Ming deflated, Wang Zhizhi laughed, as a member of the Knicks, he naturally knew what was going on.
You know, the All-Star voting is about to begin, and as a championship team, how can you not make some moves? What's more, Mo Xi's style is compared to Ewing back then, and I really don't know where the gorgeousness is.
But with the center as the core, it's not just about talking.