The atmosphere was depressing, both inside and outside Madison Square Garden, with fans frustrated by a three-game losing streak and players frustrated by their poor performances. From the championship team's sailing, guided by a wave of dream starts, to the current three-game losing streak, everyone in the Knicks is not happy, you can't expect a person who is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas to suddenly eat grass and wild vegetables for three days in a row.

Mo Xi looked at the silent locker room, a little overwhelmed, he and the Knicks have not experienced a trough, but at that time, he was not the star of the Knicks, and there will always be people to do things like boosting morale, now, should you do something?

Mo Xi shook his head, rather than verbal encouragement, Mo Xi prefers to convey something with practical actions, but he has already played to that point in the first three games, doesn't it seem that it is enough?

Mo Xi leaned back and lay down in his chair to pretend to sleep, but fortunately there was Houston, as the captain of the Knicks, he had been used to the situation where the boss didn't care about anything since Ewing's time.

But Houston is also a person, he also has his own troubles, he is now the one with the highest salary in the entire Knicks team, no one expected that Mo Xi would grow to this point when he renewed his contract, so Mo Xi's salary can only be regarded as an ordinary starter in the league, but the Knicks have a lot of money and give Mo Xi an extra two million, but Rao is so, and it is far inferior to Houston, according to the current situation, Houston can really be regarded as a high score and low ability, The Knicks' three-game losing streak naturally hacked the loyal captain of New York.

In other words, everyone in the Knicks is absent-minded right now.

And they will soon face the San Antonio Spurs, who are currently second in the league and only one less win than them.

"This is the New York Knicks you mentioned to me, how do you feel that the people here are so unmotivated?"

"Hehe, you can't expect a team that has just gone through three consecutive defeats to look full of energy."

"Aren't they champions?"

"Even champions don't mean perfect, they're, hey, the abacus is playing well, but alas, the hands aren't the best, but the players are the worst."

At this time, in the player's tunnel on the other side, an old man with a face of "I am the boss, don't mess with me" and a white man with fresh long hair were chatting there.

These two men are Popovich and Manu Ginobili.

When he was young, Ginobili had long hair, not flowing, and a handsome appearance, he was more like a Hollywood actor than a basketball player, and he was still the best basketball player.

Ginobili continued to play in Europe for a while before coming to the Spurs, when he was drafted, he was just a little-known young player, but when he stepped on the soil of the United States, he was already the MVP of Europe.

Manu said with a leisurely face, "To be honest, it's not as challenging as you told me at the beginning, some of the matches are tough, but it's definitely not what I thought it was. ”

Popovich also joked, saying, "What do you imagine this place to look like?" Jordan everywhere? No, it's just that you're stronger than you used to be. As he spoke, Popovich suddenly narrowed his eyes and pointed to the opposite player's tunnel, where there was a tall figure wearing a number 30 jersey.

Popovich said, "Did you see that? It's that person, that's what you've been looking for, it's on him. ”

Ginobili pursed his lips and said, "We're not in the same position, are we?" ”

Popovich laughed and said, "You'll see what I mean." ”

New York's DJ even after three consecutive defeats in New York, but still did not weaken the slightest momentum, under his hard rendering, the atmosphere of Madison Square Garden was finally fried, in a fiery shout, the Knicks played.

This game is also broadcast live on the central station, but all the games between the Rockets and the Knicks have broadcast rights, and this game once again brings together three yellow people, which is not bad, although Wang Zhizhi and Battle are in the camp of both sides, they don't have much playing time, Wang Zhizhi is not bad, at least in the twelve-man squad, Battle is not so lucky.

However, when the fellows met, they didn't have some life because of these, and the three of them still exchanged a few words of pleasant greetings.

As early as the offseason, Mo Xi paid a lot of attention to the Spurs, because their lineup is very targeted, completely aimed at two teams, the Knicks and the Lakers, as for the other super team King, Mo Xi does not think that their twin towers will have any good fruit to eat when they meet the Spurs Twin Towers, in fact, the Kings are not worse than the Knicks, Lakers, and Spurs, what they lack is the super personal ability of a superstar, Chris Webb is very strong, but he is the most comprehensive No. 4 position, his strength lies in his omnipotence, The lack of scoring explosiveness like O'Neal, Duncan, and Murphy is another minor problem for the Kings in addition to injuries.

After the warm-up, the game started quickly, and now, David Robinson has not retired, still occupying the starting five spot of the Spurs, but now he is long gone.

Duncan and Robinson directly switched defenses, and the opposite position was a pity, although on the list, Duncan was the No. 4 position, but when it came to the court, he was actually the No. 5 position, and Robinson was also a match.

As soon as they got started, Mo Xi and Duncan didn't have any temptation, and they moved directly, Mo Xi resisted Duncan, "Bang Bang" chiseled three times, and then directly turned around and scored the ball with a small hook hand under the basket.

In terms of static strength, Duncan is stronger than O'Neal, but Mo Xi has a racial advantage, and he is even stronger than Duncan.

It's just that Mo Xi scored this goal, and when he turned around, Duncan directly returned a turnaround and hit a jumper.

These two people can be said to be the textbook of the basic skills of the interior in the entire league at present, Duncan is better than Mo Xi in defense, not to mention rebounding, but fortunately, Mo Xi's offensive power is unparalleled in the world.

The Knicks and Spurs entered a stalemate as soon as they met, and the two interior players not only entered a situation of fighting each other on their own, but also brought both teams into this rhythm by the way, and God is sorry, just four or five years ago, these were two top defensive teams.

The first quarter was only halfway through, and the Spurs had a slight lead at 18:20. Mo Xi broke out in an all-round way, shooting 6 of 7, plus two free throws, cutting 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Duncan was not left behind, cutting 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

And at this time, the leading Popovich was the first to call a timeout, and he said to Ginobili: "See, that's why I signed you, and he ended up playing." ”

Ginobili nodded and walked on, he somewhat understood what Popovich meant, and Mo Xi always gave people a magical desire on the court, making people want to beat him.

Watching Ginobili walk onto the court, Popovich suddenly slapped his head and forgot to arrange tactics.