After the victory over the Nets, the Lakers' record has been further improved, and their current performance has also put the gap between East and West on the table again.

Even if Valanda has given the Nets a new lease on life, they are still not good enough to beat the West's powerhouses.

It's just that in this battle, everyone not only regrets that the Nets did not keep the lead, but also laments that it may take some time for the East to rise.

And the Lakers only achieved it overnight from recovering the score to completing the comeback at the last moment, which can only show that their ability is so far beyond their opponents.

The battle between Valanda and Zhang Yi for the rookie Player of the Season now seems that the Eastern Kid has an absolute advantage. The Nets have achieved a good record, but they are far inferior to the invincible Lakers.

Although the league has revised the rules for selecting the best rookie in the past two years, the results and personal data of the team are not the most important criteria for selection.

Whether or not a rookie is playing at his best has a special algorithm. An alliance staff member, who did not want to be named, mentioned that under this algorithm, Valanda currently scores higher than Zhang Yi!

This is the age of data, and even if the league uses data to derive the best rookie instead of looking at the most intuitive data, no one will talk about it.

Because people have long been accustomed to a world influenced by algorithms and artificial intelligence. This is true even in the NBA competitive league, which advocates people-centric people.

Players who play basketball, head coaches, and league staff have embraced this model. It's just that no one can say whether such data is correct or not.

No one discussed, and no one affirmed. It's not like a player who doesn't play well and there will be trolls, in the era of intelligence as a god, even people are manipulated.

Zhang Yi got a quasi-triple-double of 31 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds in this game. What's even more rare is that his play was mainly focused on the fourth quarter.

The 16-point key shot scoring was also a deciding factor in the Lakers' ability to turn the Nets around. Valanda also had a super double-double of 30 points, 19 assists and four rebounds.

One of the two played to help the team stabilize the lead in the early stage, but it didn't work at the critical moment.

The other is to create chances for his teammates in the early stages, and only when it matters most can he give his best to win for the home team that has been behind.

Even if you don't look at it with an algorithm, it's obvious who is more important of these two.

If Zhang Yi fails to win the best rookie in the end, this can only show that there are huge loopholes in the algorithm behind the NBA.

Or is there discrimination in the Alliance's artificial only? Eastern players have not won any hard accolades in the league for many years.

Although this year, Zhang Yi's current performance may not be enough to win the regular season MVP, after all, he still has Curry Jr. and 'mechanical killer' Simpkins behind him.

Not to mention that there are a few other stars in the East who have been doing well this year, but the Rookie of the Year and the Finals FMVP are all up for grabs.

In addition, Zhang Yi is currently in the second place in the scoring list, sixth in the assist list, and third in the steal list, until the end of the season, he has a good chance to win the scoring and steal king at the same time, which is also a good result.

After the current Lakers defeated the Nets, the rest of the schedule will be a trip to the East. God knows who else besides Valanda can cause any trouble to Zhang Yi and the others.

The strongest opponent in this is the New York Knicks in the next game. And Zhang Yi, they have enjoyed the boos of the Big Apple in New York.

Even the best stars are hard to get applause there when they play away from home, and the New Yorkers are arguably the league's most territorial home spectators.

In addition, Zhang Yi is an Oriental player again, which will cause controversy there. So in the preseason, in the game in New York, Zhang Yi will give full play to which stadium he wants to conquer.

In the end, although he also won respect for himself, he still couldn't talk about the word conquest.

This time they will face much less resistance in New York, because the head coach of New York has made it clear before the game that the absolute core of the team is that Thomas will continue to miss due to injury.

Zhang Yi is not afraid of Thomas, and he even wants to play this player a second time. Because in today's NBA, it's rare to find players who are so obsessed with winning.

And the reason why this guy has been using traits is also to lead the team to win, which Zhang Yi is very clear about.

It's just that he wants to find Thomas and show him that traits aren't all a basketball player can do.

What you really should rely on is your determination to win and your true strength.

Zhang Yi's words were also brought to New York, but he didn't see Thomas when he was training with the Knicks.

Listening to the New Yorker's news report, Thomas is now in a closed recovery session.

His body was not as badly injured as reported, but because of the chaotic use of nature, there were some problems inside Thomas's body that were difficult to solve.

Although this does not affect his career, if he does not take the time to solve it now, even the most authoritative kinesiology doctor does not dare to say what the future side effects will be.

So Zhang Yi's thoughts can only be dispelled. After all, with such a lesson from the past, he probably won't continue to use special products.

After all, pinning a player who loves basketball so much from the court and not letting him play is the biggest source of pain for Thomas.

The players of the New York Knicks are not hostile to the Lakers, but as soon as Zhang Yi speaks, the atmosphere is not right.

Because even ordinary players can see that since playing against the Lakers in the preseason, Thomas's style of play has changed dramatically.

Although Thomas's ability seems to have become stronger after opposing Zhang Yi, no one knows whether this strength has side effects.

Therefore, some players who usually have a good relationship with Thomas are also unpleasant to Zhang Yi. Because in their opinion, this Oriental kid is the direct cause of their boss's depravity.

After all, Thomas has played against so many basketball masters and has never changed his domineering style of play, how can he only change his on-court performance after playing against Zhang Yi.

This is certainly unacceptable for Knicks teammates who like to 'rush' Thomas before. Not to mention that now that the boss is not there, they should have been firmly in the first place in the East, but now they are faintly about to be overtaken by last year's big fish belly Nets.

This is not the result that New Yorkers want to see, although the Lakers won against the Nets and helped them, but the next ball, the Knicks must win!