Chapter 331: Losing streak
Roy's path continues, Roy's lonely path to Shura continues, and his next stop is New Orleans, where he travels to the New Orleans Pelicans, who have been in a bad form of late, (13-21).
The New Orleans Pelicans are also an interesting team, formerly known as the Charlotte Hornets, but it has nothing to do with the history of the Hornets. That's right, the predecessor of the New Orleans Pelicans is the Charlotte Hornets team in the league now, but they have nothing to do with each other now, they are like twins with different parents, saying that they are related, but it doesn't matter, so why are there two teams that are so messy and messy?
It all started in 2002, when the owner of the Charlotte Hornets moved the team to New Orleans because he was dissatisfied with Charlotte's sluggish ball market, and the team was renamed the New Orleans Hornets; The following year, the league agreed to build another NBA team in Charlotte, later the Charlotte Bobcats; In 2004, the Charlotte Bobcats were formed and participated in the NBA games that year, and in the same year, the Eastern powerhouse New Orleans Hornets, who had also made the playoffs the previous year, were forced to cross the West, and as a result, they were at the bottom of the Western Conference that year; In 2013, Tom Benson, owner of the newly acquired New Orleans Hornets, changed the team's name to the Pelicans, the New Orleans Pelicans; Another year later (2014), Michael Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, held a press conference to announce that the team would change back to the Charlotte Hornets and carry on the entire history of the previous Charlotte Hornets.
After reading these introductions, have you probably figured out something about the origins of the Hornets, Bobcats, and Pelicans, and why there are two Hornets in history?
Therefore, the New Orleans Pelicans team that Roy is going to play today can actually be regarded as a new team in the NBA, and he has no past and no history.
As a new member of the league, the New Orleans Pelicans may be one of the friendliest teams in the league to the New York Knicks.
Not only is New Orleans a simple place with delicious New Orleans chicken wings (this is Roy's own brain), but the New Orleans Pelicans are also a team with a relatively clean style of play and less discussion of right and wrong. In addition, Anthony Davis, the Pelicans' number one star "Brother Thick Eyebrows", is a well-known Mr. Good in the league, he is humble and sincere, and he is not the kind of person who causes trouble and wants to find a sense of existence.
Because of this, Roy and his Knicks finally found a rare peace in New Orleans.
There's no gossip media, no war of words between hostile stars, no fanatical fans chasing and stinging eyes everywhere.
And really, as many people say, Anthony Davis is really a very friendly big man, he not only took the initiative to interact with Roy on Twitter before the game, but even gave Roy a big hug during the warm-up, which is a rare treatment for Roy after entering the league.
Which of those old guys has seen Roy before? They either despise it, or envy it, or they are jealous, and they see that Roy is basically a zombie face. Only famous stars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and John Wall will shake hands with him to show their demeanor, and other second- and third-rate stars have no desire to communicate with Roy at all.
Anthony Davis, on the other hand, is completely different, perhaps because he is a hero who cherishes a hero, maybe he is as talented as Roy and is under pressure, or maybe Davis had the opportunity to be teammates with another Knicks Anthony - Carmelo Anthony at the beginning of the season, and he has a natural affection for Roy and the Knicks.
Anthony Davis is indeed very similar to Roy, as the top pick in the 2012 draft, he was dubbed a "super talent" when he was not in the NBA, and he was even handpicked by LeBron James as the successor of the first person in the future league.
And Davis is really powerful, from high school to college, from college to the NBA, he has almost risen all the way, and has gained various honors and achievements along the way.
In high school, Davis was a candidate for the best high school student in the United States, one of the five Naismith Award candidates, selected to the All-American High School Team for three consecutive years, and the MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic; Entering college, Davis became the first student in the history of the University of Kentucky to win the Nai Smith Best Collegiate Player Award, and the second freshman player after Kevin Durant to win this award, and he helped the University of Kentucky win the eighth NCAA championship trophy in the university's history, and was also the most outstanding player (MOP) in the final four games.
After that, Anthony Davis became the undisputed top pick in the 2012 NBA draft, his NBA debut in front of old-timer Tim Duncan with 21 points and 7 rebounds, and averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in his rookie season, and was unanimously voted Rookie of the Year. And the following year, he made another leap forward, averaging 20.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game, establishing himself as a star in the NBA. In addition, he is a member of the Dream Ten team, a gold medalist in basketball at the London Olympics, and a member of the winning team of the Men's Basketball World Cup.
Today, Davis, who is in his fifth year in the NBA, can be considered a veteran. When he saw Roy, who also had the aura of "super genius", appear, he felt a familiar feeling, almost as questioned as he was back then, almost as beautiful as he was back then, and almost the same as he was in the first grade when he became the team's thigh, this kid is too similar to himself.
Of course, the pre-match interaction and hugs are just friendly gestures on the field, and when it comes to the game, Anthony Davis is different.
As the NBA's most well-rounded big man, Davis' damage to the Knicks' interior is fatal. The 6-foot-10-in. (208-centimeter) All-Star interior lineman weighed 220-pound (100-kilogram) and played point guard in his junior year, but that summer, he went from 6'3" (191 cm) to 6'10" (208 cm) and changed from point guard to center.
It is this experience that allows Davis to have both guard ball control and shooting skills, as well as a big-character height and bounce, and what is even more terrifying is that Davis also has a pair of long hands against the sky, with an astonishing 233 cm arm span of 208 cm, which makes him easy to deal with when facing any player.
In the face of the all-round Davis, the Knicks are a little helpless, Porzingis is tall enough, but his flexibility is far less than Davis, Noah has defense, but he can't prevent Davis's strong frontal impact, neither of them can't, let alone the short Faried and the immature Hernangomez.
In the case of Davis completely blowing up the Knicks' interior line, a group of Pelicans outside players also began to exert their power, the once short-lived All-Star guard Jrue Holiday and the "debut" Tyrek Evans took turns to impact the Knicks' interior, and rookie Buddy Hield could also shoot two three-pointers in the cold.
On the Knicks' side, Roy is still not physically strong, as speculated by the outside world, Roy seems to be completely trapped in the "rookie wall", except for the first quarter he also showed his superstar ability, and Roy basically didn't play much in the next three quarters.
Roy is also well aware of his physical problems today, and of course he knows that he will fly to Houston the next day to play the second game of a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets and James Harden that he has been waiting for.
With poor physical strength and limited form, Roy must choose whether to fight the Pelicans in this game, or save the opportunity to "burst with physical strength" to deal with Harden, who has left him with unpleasant memories in the first round, and the answer is obviously the latter.
It's better to lose to the modest Anthony Davisken than to the pesky James Harden.
It is with this guiding ideology that Roy did not consume too much in this game, except for squandering his remaining physical strength in the first quarter and scoring 8 points. In the following games, Roy was basically playing soy sauce to make green leaves, and even after the Knicks fell behind in the fourth quarter, Roy simply chose not to play.
There is no boos from the audience, no fierce confrontation, and no reversal of the plot.
The game ended in a peaceful atmosphere, and the final score was 104-92, and the New Orleans Pelicans won at home, and they also won a wave of three consecutive wins, showing signs of rebounding, while the Knicks ushered in a regrettable two-game losing streak on the road.
Roy had a mediocre game, playing just 24 minutes and scoring 10 points, three rebounds and four assists, which was completely unsatisfactory compared to his season averages.
The Knicks' best performance is still the team's No. 2 and No. 3 leaders Rose and Porzingis, who are now more and more consistent, but it is worth looking forward to, Rose scored 20 points and 3 steals, and Porzingis contributed a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds.
On the Pelicans' side, the biggest contributor to the win was none other than Anthony Davis, who scored a terrifying 23 points and 18 rebounds, and under his leadership, Holiday , Evans, Hield, Galloway, Hill and other outside players also scored double-doubles.
The Knicks lost again, having just won the Celtics in a big comeback five days ago, which made people feel that this year's Knicks are going to do something big and touch the tiger's butt. But unexpectedly, just five days later, the Knicks lost to the Atlanta Hawks (15-16) and New Orleans Pelicans (13-21) who were not the best and had a mediocre record. Just five days later, Roy, who had just won the Player of the Week award, was weak enough to average 10 points per game, and the Knicks and Roy were not in stable form.
But there is no time for the Knicks to summarize and reflect, after the game against the Pelicans, they will rush to Houston non-stop to face the Houston Rockets who are hot this season, which is definitely a difficult challenge for the Knicks and Roy......