Chapter 149: The Knicks Getting Back on Track
With Matt Barnes and Sprewell rushing up, the three players of the Warriors took the lead, and the person who provoked Wallace just now broke out in a cold sweat, what was he doing just now? It's okay to mess with this big Buddha for what.
The referee rushed over "in time" at this time and pulled away a few people, because there was no excessive physical behavior, the referee did not give T, but only admonished the players on both sides.
For the Knicks, this is a trivial matter, even if it is the person in question, Wallace, what is not done is not a problem. However, everything that happened was seen by those who were interested, and it seems that this will also become a hidden danger for the Knicks in the playoffs, and it can even be operated.
The game against the Warriors was won by the Knicks without any suspense, and the Warriors were dizzy by the Knicks, and when the third quarter was not over, the Knicks directly replaced the bench players and announced that the game had entered garbage time with a huge difference of 37 points.
Dan Gazuric and Matt Barnes, two rookies, also got a chance to play, and Wang Zhizhi, who played well in the second quarter, was also honored to be trusted by George Karl to stay on the court.
At the end of the game, the Knicks beat the Warriors by 36 points 124-88. In this game, the Knicks not only found the kind of defense in the past, but also played an unprecedented smooth offense, and the team's 28 assists were staggering.
And for the thieves who tried to usurp power in the East, the most uncomfortable thing was that none of the Knicks' starters played more than 30 minutes tonight, and they all clocked out directly in the third quarter.
Mo Xi, who had almost averaged 40 minutes per game, only played 26 minutes in this game, but it was these 26 minutes that Mo Xi played a terrifying game. Ten of thirteen shots, plus four of six free throws, Mo Xi cut 24 points, plus ten rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal, although there were still two turnovers, but the flaws were not hidden, and considering that this was only something that Mo Xi did in nearly half a game, the enemies who coveted the Knicks throne couldn't help but shudder.
The Knicks' victory in this game is not just the credit of one person. Arenas also scored 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in this game, and under George Karl's system, he did not force Arenas to pass, but made him one of the team's endpoints, but driven by the entire Knicks environment, Arenas also played happy basketball; Houston is even more terrifying, Shengsheng shot 30 points, the highest in the team, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and also played efficiently in a limited time, 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Houston's data is on par with these super scorers in the world, and even better in efficiency; Sprewell stopped the downward trend and regained his past self, playing 27 minutes, he may have played the longest time among the Knicks' starters, with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block, although it is not conspicuous at all from the point of view of statistics, but in fact, he is the core of the Knicks' offensive and defensive conversion; As for the Knicks' new recruit Rasheed Wallace, he also played very well, also played 26 minutes and got 16 points and 8 rebounds, if it weren't for the average feeling of this game, only four three-point shots, Wallace's performance would be even more eye-catching, in this game, the good chemistry he and Mo Xi formed is really shocking, as if the purple and gold army came back. In comparison, the Knicks' bench lineup is not so good-looking in scoring, eight people on the court, it took nearly half of the game time to score 24 points, and Wang Zhizhi alone scored 11 points, it can be said that the Knicks traded Kukoc is indeed a test of the bench lineup's scoring ability, fortunately, Wang Zhizhi is like a fish in water under George Karl, giving full play to his advantages, and in addition to Wang Zhizhi, Dale Davis and Witherspoon each have nine rebounds, Among them, Witherspoon grabbed six frontcourt rebounds, which is also the reason for the Knicks' victory, they have ten more rebounds than the Warriors, and there is another commendable person in the bench lineup that is this year's rookie Matt Barnes, this is the one who rushed up with Sprewell when the Knicks twin towers "encircled" the Warriors trio, and the most impressive thing about New York fans about him was not that he scored six points, two boards, an assist and a steal in this game, but that George Karl snatched the folding bench from under him.
This kind of flesh is what they like in New York.
George Carr led his New York to hand over a report card that left everyone skeptical stunned, and while many people were concerned that it was just a game and couldn't say anything, many understood that the Knicks had found their way.
The Knicks didn't have any tough opponents over the next game, and the Knicks averaged 128 points per game in three games, and according to George Karl, he was okay and still criticizing the players because they threw a lot of "easy balls" or the team could have scored 10 more points. However, such a strong offense is not without bad news, and now the Knicks are averaging 106 points per game, and the limit on opponents' shooting percentage is only 45%, and the three-point shooting is only 33%. However, this is not to say that the Knicks' defense is not good, in fact, in these three games alone, the Knicks' number of blocks, steals and forced opponent turnovers are the top three in the league, plus the league's No. 1 rebounds, the Knicks' defense is still very strong, but now they pay more attention to pressing, and the offensive rhythm is too fast, not only their own scoring has been raised, but the opponent is the same.
The current Knicks seem to be back to the way they started the season, but there are still some differences, that is, the current Knicks seem to be faintly playing the Knicks at the beginning of the season with an eleven-game winning streak.
The Knicks' power is terrifying, and Isaiah Thomas, the author of it all, is behind the scenes, and now he has a sense of exuberance, and he has achieved fame in one fell swoop, and he has worked no less hard than his original back-to-back dynasty.
In contrast, the other person who caused today's situation did not have such a good mood to reflect on success, George Karl is still obsessed with studying the manual of Moxi, and in his opinion, if Moxi is completely unblocked, the Knicks are bound to reach a new level, just in time to win an opponent experiment.