On January 19th, this is the last game of Wu Huang's suspension, the Knicks are still dangling in the West, and today's opponent is the Houston Rockets, who "always overturn when playing weak teams, and always overturn opponents when playing strong teams" this season.

Wu Huang went to Houston with $500 for this game, first ate and drank for nothing at Yao's restaurant, and then prepared to watch his team's game live in the evening.

Before the start of the game, the on-site reporter came forward to interview him, Wu Huang said: "It is normal to lose consecutive away games, I don't think we have any problems, in fact, before my suspension, we were ready to lose non-stop in consecutive away trips in the west, so this has little to do with my suspension." In this game, Wu Huang sat in the front row, next to the Knicks bench, and this was a ticket that Yao Ming helped him get, ready to let him see how his team lost four in a row.

The Knicks' longest losing streak this season is two, but after losing their last game to the Jazz, they have completed a three-game losing streak, and if they lose this game, it will be a four-game losing streak.

Wu Huang's answer is obviously against his will, T.N.T Radio after the interview, very obscene released an interview before Wu Huang's ban, at that time his opinion on this road trip was not like that, he was full of confidence at the time, only to see Wu Huang under the camera talk eloquently: "I don't think this continuous west away trip will make us overturn, although the schedule will be hard, but most of the opponents we face are not the top eight teams in the west, we are confident to win most of the victories, Back to No. 1 in the league. This interview was recorded during Wu's home win over the Lakers, which is the polar opposite of his answer today.

Knicks fans did not complain about this, but scolded Knicks players for being CBA level!

It's normal for Wu Huang to say this when he was interviewed, does he want to say "My teammates are really a waste, leave me, they can't even beat the king, all **** go!" "Is that so? That's really a problem with IQ.

Although even some media now feel that this team really depends on Wu Huang alone, this wave of three consecutive defeats really shouldn't be lost, especially in the game against the King, the Knicks' large number of mistakes and marshmallow-like defense once again proved that D'Antoni can't play without a good point guard in hand.

The Rockets' record this season is not bad, with only Yao Ming as a core, a large number of main players leaving, and those who have not left are getting older and older, and the newcomers are getting smaller and smaller, they still have a record of the top eight in the West, and now they are ranked 4th in the West with a record of 26 wins and 14 losses, and the Rockets' record this year is really beyond many people's expectations.

Wu Huang came to the scene to watch the game today, in fact, it did not help the team much, and even added extra pressure to his teammates, because they now also feel that as soon as Wu Huang is suspended, he will play so badly, and he is really embarrassed to face him.

In the first few games, Wu Huang was not on the scene, and when the situation on the field was unfavorable, they could at least play the attack well, but today Wu Huang came to the scene to watch the game, which brought them too much pressure, so it was really not a good thing for him to come to the scene to watch the game.

Wu Huang himself knows this, so he didn't go to the scene to watch the game in the first few games, the reason why he came to watch the game today is more for himself, if he doesn't go to the scene to watch the game for the five games he is suspended, it is easy for the sunspots to throw the responsibility on him, for example, he has no leadership spirit, no sense of responsibility, no care about the team, etc......

The starting lineup that the Knicks field today is: Alstom, Iguodala, Gallinari, Smalls, O'Neal.

The starting lineup of the Rockets is very different from last season, Lowry, who is stronger on point guard, replaces Xiaobu, Martin, who is more functional on scoring guard, is more suitable to partner with Yao Ming, Battier continues to be the team's starting three, substitute Badinger has improved significantly this season, big forward Scola is not old, he and Yao Ming are full of lethality in the low post, and the two scarce interior lines that are good at low post dance steps make the whole league feel a headache.

In the first quarter of the game, Kyle Lowry, the Rockets point guard who has improved rapidly this year, put on a good show in front of Wu Huang, shooting 5 of 5, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, and also handed out three assists, helping the Rockets lead the Knicks by 11 points at 36:25 (this is Lowry's stat in this game).

The Knicks didn't play well on the offensive end today, with Jr. shooting 5-of-8 in the first quarter, cutting 11 points and 2 rebounds, and Iguodala and Gallinari also scored 6 points each, but the efficiency of the two was not high, adding up to only 3-of-10 shooting, and almost no three-point shots were made.

In the first quarter of the game, the live camera frequently gave Wu Huang, especially when Lowry scored, the camera would pull to Wu Huang's face with full malice.

Emperor Wu was expressionless today, he couldn't let himself laugh, otherwise he would wait to be blackened and his skin would be incomplete!

Today he had already planned it, and the team had the upper hand, so he kept giggling. The team was abused, and he kept pretending to be deep, and no one could find fault with it.

In the second quarter, both teams did not play well on the offensive end, all the scoring points in the first quarter were blocked by the coaches of both teams, and the mustache was also under pressure from the media and fans today, and had to repeatedly emphasize the importance of defense, and the hard work of Iguodala, Tony Allen, Green and others did make the Rockets' outside line start to be dumb.

It's just that Yao Ming on the inside of the Rockets really can't be restricted, O'Neal can't keep up, he got two fouls because of his slow pace in less than five minutes in the first quarter, and he was made a blocking foul as soon as he came up in the second quarter, and O'Neal was very depressed.

At the end of the first half, the score was 60:48, the Knicks trailed the Rockets by 12 points at halftime, and the Knicks' defense in the second quarter had done a good job, but the offense failed to play, and the two teams were tied in this quarter.

In the second half, the two teams continued to battle it out defensively, relying on Van Gundy's legacy and better execution and discipline on the one hand, and using the players' individual defensive ability and athleticism on the other.

However, the Rockets, who are stronger on the inside, still have a slight advantage in this positional battle, Yao Ming scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks after the third quarter, and unknowingly became the highest scorer in the game.

But everyone knows that Yao Ming always dropped the chain in the fourth quarter a few years ago because of physical problems, today he has a lot of playing time, he is old again, and there was a major injury last year that was reimbursed for the season, this season he actually only has the physical strength to play 30 minutes, even if he plays a few more minutes, it is difficult to persevere, and he can only do useless switchback runs on the court.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Yao Ming's performance dropped again, but fortunately, there was still an Argentine actor who was not too much of a low-post offensive on the inside. Facing the Argentine, who was much shorter and less athletic, he looked very weak today, and almost every single defense ended in failure, and he was completely unable to cope with the Argentine's strange footsteps and turns.

This was especially evident in the fourth quarter, when Smalls was almost stunned by Scola, revealing a "Where am I?" every time he was passed by. and "Who's beating me?" The egg hurts the expression.

However, the Knicks' defense didn't do too badly today, at least D'Antoni began to tell his players to work hard to defend, and for this he did not hesitate to make some sacrifices on the offensive end.

But it is precisely this change that has been influenced by experts, media and fans that has prevented the Knicks from playing the offense that they were good at in the past, which is also fatal to the Knicks, because they dug a big hole for themselves in the first quarter, and they didn't have enough offensive firepower, how did they fill this hole?

In the third quarter, the two teams played a 22-21 score, and the Knicks lost by one point in a single quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the two teams played another 22-18 score, and the Knicks lost by 4 points in a single quarter this time.

The final result is too easy to calculate, the Knicks limited the Rockets' scoring to less than 25 points except for the first quarter, which is already a good defensive result, but their offense is worse than their opponents, because they don't have players who are good at playing positional battles, and this kind of defensive game is undoubtedly self-digging for this Knicks.

Smalls has never been a player who is good at playing positional battles, and neither is Gallinari, but the Rockets have two interior players who are good at playing positional battles, and the results are actually doomed.

Yao Ming was named the best of the game in the end, and although the little giants were lying down in the fourth quarter, he had been leading the team forward in the first three quarters, scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds. And his role is not reflected by the data, without him involved a lot of Knicks defense on the inside, Lowry would not be able to carry in the first quarter, Martin would not be able to shoot 5-of-10 from three-point range, and even Scola would not have been able to get a lot of opportunities to go head-to-head with Smalls.

Wu Huang showed a wry smile at the end, and it turned out to be in a close-up shot. Today, he almost got more close-ups on the sidelines than Yao Ming, who won the best of the match, which shows that his influence has reached the point where he can steal the limelight from other stars wherever he sits.

However, the Knicks still lost in the end, and after the loss to the Rockets, their record fell to 32-9, and was finally overtaken by the Bulls, falling to second place in the East and third place in the league.

Eastern Rankings -

1. Chicago Bulls (33-9).

2. New York Knicks (32-9).

3. Boston Celtics (26-14).

4. Miami Heat (26-15).

5. Orlando Magic (23-18).

6. Atlanta Hawks (20-20).

7. Milwaukee Bucks (18-22).

8. Philadelphia 76ers (18-22).

Wu Huang left with the team without an interview after the game, and the next game they will play in the final game of their Western tour against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is the last meeting between the two teams this season.

The Knicks players were not in high mood after the game, their defense in this game was better, and even Xiao Si and Gallinari were very hard-working, in order to win the next game before Wu Huang returned.

But don't get me wrong, it's not to win for Emperor Wu, it's that they have to prove that they're not waste!

But in the end, they still lost, and a wave of 4 consecutive defeats proved that they were waste! At least now the fans must think so, and the result is that they can't win without Wu Huang, and it has become - the weak team can't win, the strong team can't win, are they really waste?

Wu Huang can't be happy because of this now, if the Knicks lose two or three games, then he can be happy, but now it is four consecutive defeats, and he is also very unhappy, after all, this is still his team, at this time he knows that his three views are still quite correct, and he is not happy at this time.

Wu Huang didn't say anything to his teammates after the game, in this case it is very unwise to run to encourage these teammates, it is easy to backfire, it is better to let them lick their wounds slowly, otherwise people will think that he is deliberately showing his presence and irony, so he didn't say anything after the game, just a light high-five with his teammates and it was over.

He didn't know that at this time, these teammates felt embarrassed just by seeing Wu Huang in a suit and leather shoes, especially Stoudemire, when he saw Wu Huang, his face was a little red, which was really ashamed.

In the five games of Wu Huang's absence, the Knicks naturally took him as the core, but he led the team to a wave of four consecutive defeats, you must know that they had a second record of 27 consecutive wins in history! Now this performance has him met with tons of doubts from the media and fans, and all the Knicks fans are discussing whether their little bully is an All-Star player. After all, Xiao Si was considered by many people to be promoted to the All-Star when he was in the Suns, and now it seems that this is really the case, without Wu Huang, he will immediately stop cooking.

This skepticism is obviously unreasonable, and there are too many factors for the Knicks' losing streak, including consecutive away games, core bans, excessive pressure from the media and fans, coaches' poor scheduling, and even luck.

However, this result does prove that Xiao Si's luck during this period is too bad, he happened to not help the team win during the Wu Huang ban, in fact, if you can give him more time, he can still lead the Knicks to slowly improve, but he has not many opportunities, only five games, and now it has run out, the next game, the Knicks will play the strongest opponent since Wu Huang's ban - Oklahoma City Thunder.

At this time, Xiao Si was already able to think that if Wu Huang came back like a chicken blood and helped them kill the Thunder team away from home, then his "waste" label would be very good and would be attached for a lifetime.

It's scary to think about it like this! But according to the analysis of the real strength comparison of the two teams, the Knicks, who have a complete lineup, do have the strength to play with the Thunder on the road, so once the Knicks win the Thunder the day after tomorrow, then he will be too embarrassed!

Xiao Si may have the idea of releasing water in his heart now, but just think about it, if he really dares to do this, he doesn't want to gain a foothold in the NBA, even if he is underestimated for the rest of his life, he can only play honestly.

And the day after tomorrow he must play well enough, if he doesn't play well, but Wu Huang plays well, no matter whether the team wins or loses, he will become a tragedy.

In fact, since the loss to the Rockets, he has been a tragedy! (To be continued.) )