Many years later, when facing the Heat, Hugo will remember that difficult night when they left a mark on the history of the league.

In nearly 40 years, no team has been able to match their winning streak. The benchmark for chasing ahead is only the Lakers in the 1971-72 season.

Three days ago, the Knicks did not deliberately exaggerate the glory of 23 consecutive wins and the pursuit of 33 consecutive wins. But that 24th win gave them the power to do so much because they could continue to make history and because they were up against the Miami Heat.

Hugo took over the game in a new way for the new season, and not long after the half-time whistle, his first reaction was: "I'm going to make my mark." ”

He did it, winning his 20th game in a row, surpassing the Lakers in 2000 and the Celtics in 2008; 21st game winning streak, surpassing the 1971 Bucks; The 23rd game in a row surpassed the 2008 Rockets, and there was only one goal left ahead. From there, there are still 9 wins.

New York Times reporter Da Sabi was startled by the movement inside as he passed the Knicks locker room door after the game, and there were all kinds of noises in the room, including roars, laughter, and screams...... But they all smell of joy. Dasaby said it was the most enthusiastic celebration he had ever had with the Knicks.

What the hell is it that makes the Knicks so excited, and the answer is a 24-game winning streak! Yesterday, after a hard-fought battle, the Knicks beat the Miami Heat 110-109 at home to extend their winning streak to 24 games, just nine short of the 33-game winning streak set by the Lakers in 1971-72.

According to a reporter from the New York Times on the 18th, after the Knicks Lick Heat won the second-longest 24-game winning streak in NBA history, Hugo, who was regarded by fans as the "Holy Leader" and the "Emperor of New York", gave a speech again.

"He's like Edward Hutton, who doesn't talk much, but people always want to listen to him." This is Iguodala's post-match assessment. (Edward Hutton founded the stock brokerage firm that bears his name in 1904, and since then it has become one of the nation's most prominent stock brokerage firms.) There's a saying on Wall Street that says, "Whatever Edward Hutton says, people want to listen."

Knicks head coach D'Antoni said that the Knicks should reward Hugo for his passionate speech. According to Xiao Si, in the early stage of the team's poor performance, Wu Huang once gave a similar passionate speech in the team, because the team's state was not particularly good at that time, and Wu Huang hoped to encourage the whole team to pick up the fighting spirit. As a result, the Knicks have not tasted defeat since he delivered that speech.

Well, these seem to be conclusive, as if Emperor Wu was by his side when he spoke, but in fact, even Emperor Wu himself has no impression. Actually, that time was nothing more than a tantrum after he lost. And yesterday, he just cheered everyone up for the victory over the Heat after the game, which is a bullshit speech, and this Da Sabi's kung fu is really extraordinary.

Of course, Wu Huang did not forget to show a strong face after the game, he said at the press conference: "It's easy to pass James, I am the Knicks' Dwyane Wade, of course, I am more famous than Wade." "This belongs to mocking two people at one time, but he is now the winner, and he has the right to lose his character like this, anyway, the bad guy doesn't need to save his character.

In this game, Wu Huang scored 54 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, and almost got 50 + 10 + 10, in such a heavyweight game, Wu Huang's superstar status can no longer be questioned, he even beat the Heat Big Three in this game, and can be called the real king.

However, there was a topic in the game that was destined to be full of controversy - the scene of Wu Huang high-fiveing James who took free throws in the game was later seized by many media outlets, who thought that his actions insulted his opponents and tarnished sportsmanship.

At the post-match press conference, Wu Huang dismissed this criticism and said very scathingly: "You think I will explain this? It wasn't necessary, I just wanted to influence his free throws, it's that simple. And as you can see, he missed two free throws and killed the victory, and I succeeded. Of course, if the league is going to punish this, I don't have anything to explain, but I don't think that would tarnish sportsmanship, and I could score those two goals, and he just lost because he didn't score them, but you can continue to say that I am morally low, that I am of bad character, and I will not mind. ”

Such an answer is really beyond people's expectations, such a situation of not giving face to the opponent is rare in the NBA, and his words are too cruel to James, especially the sentence "I can score those two balls, he just lost without scoring the ball", this is simply pouring salt on people's wounds, leaving no room for opponents and themselves, this ruthlessness is not like his usual appearance, because Wu Huang has decided to go to Christine's side tonight for the night, so his personality has changed a little.

D'Antoni was much more low-key after the race, saying: "With such a group, we have such a special opportunity, but nothing is taken for granted, we can go further every day towards the set goals and through our own improvement, we can fight for a better position on the road of pursuit, but if we don't work hard, no one can get any guarantees." ”

Although Wu Huang looks high-profile, he is still cautious when asked about his 33-game winning streak: "We don't plan to be ambitious, I won't think about 33 consecutive wins until the team wins the 32nd game, but we will not let go of every chance to win. ”

The coach and the manager of the team, as they did in the first 24 games, on the one hand, did not deliberately pursue, only thought about conquering different levels every night; On the one hand, it is deliberately downplayed, unwilling to let the winning streak become a burden for the team to move forward. With such a surprisingly calm attitude, they have unknowingly left all their opponents behind.

Before the game against the Heat, the Knicks had won 23 in a row, surpassing the league's second-longest winning streak set by the Rockets, and today many thought the Heat would end the Knicks' winning streak, but it seems that they still failed to do so.

The Knicks had a tight clash with the Celtics the other day, and it was the Celtics who ended the Rockets' 22-game winning streak five years ago. In the dark, it seemed that God was going to test the Knicks, and they sent the same opponent on their 22-game winning streak.

That game was the same as today, the Knicks didn't decide the winner until the last minute, only today it was more difficult and dramatic.

This time, the Heat Big Three came to challenge the Knicks, and the game process was also full of suspense, which also attracted heated discussions among American media, reporters and fans.

The Knicks didn't play particularly smoothly at the beginning, falling behind by a large score in the first quarter, and Knicks number one fan Spike Lee said after the game: "Today the Knicks are going to rely on the biggest comeback of the season to continue the winning streak." ”

The first quarter of the game belonged to James, and the orangutan king was powerful today, scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the first half, and a big triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the whole game, and his performance once became the focus of discussion.

In the face of the tight situation in the first half, whether the Knicks can continue the winning streak has become the biggest question mark in everyone's minds.

Wu Huang gave the answer at the critical moment, his performance in the second half was dominant, but in the first half, his desire to perform was not very strong, only 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the first quarter, and the Knicks also fell behind with a score of 22:33. After that, the Knicks could only struggle to hold on, and they trailed by 12 points at 48-60 in the first half.

But after that, it was completely reduced to Wu Huang's personal performance time, he first hit four three-pointers in a single quarter, and several mid-range shots and raid baskets to lead the Knicks to launch a big counterattack. He scored a full 25 points in this quarter, which was terrifying enough to be called a moment, and 25 points in a single quarter also allowed him to break his own single-quarter scoring record, which was his previous highest single-quarter score of 24 points.

With the last two minutes left in the final quarter, the Knicks were still five points behind the Heat, and the Knicks executed a gambling-style foul tactic at a critical moment, and it was committed on the outstanding James.

Of course, all the wonderful scenes before looked thin and pale in front of the final assist kill. In the last 4.5 seconds, the two sides fought to 108:109, Wu Huang held the ball outside the left three-point line, faced Wade and James' bag defense, and sent a shot destined to enter the top ten of the year, which also made the Madison Garden court, which was not nervous at all, explode instantly!

In the whole game, Wu Huang shot 18 of 31 and 8 of 14 three-pointers, scoring 54 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, which was the second highest single-game score in his career and the third 50+ score, and he also became the youngest player in NBA history to score 3 50+ times except for Chamberlain.

The Knicks' next goal is to break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak. The longest winning streak in the four major sports leagues began in 1971-72, when the Lakers were home to the likes of Jerry West, Goodrich, Chamberlain and Baylor.

However, the media's prediction is not optimistic, ESPN predicts that the probability of the Knicks' 33-game winning streak is only 4%, and the biggest test is still from the Heat, on December 28, the Heat will play the Knicks who are ranked first in the East at home, and the Heat will have a great chance to be humiliated this time.

In addition, an important reason why many fans are not optimistic about the Knicks breaking the record is that their next opponents are too difficult. They also have a game against the Thunder before Christmas, a game against the Magic on Christmas, back-to-back games against the Heat and Bulls after Christmas, and then the Spurs and Lakers waiting for them in the first two games of January, making it difficult for the Knicks to win nine games in a row.

But no matter how many games the Knicks can extend their winning streak to in the end, 24 consecutive wins are great enough in themselves, especially in the current league, which is definitely not as easy as everyone thinks, enough to make this team led by Wu Huang go down in history.

Looking at the four major sports leagues in the United States, the 24-game winning streak is enough to rank second in history. The first place is, of course, the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak in the 1971-1972 season, and the third is the 22-game winning streak created by the Rockets in the 2007-2008 season; Tied for fourth place were the 2006-2008 New England Patriots (from the NFL) and the 1935 Chicago Cubs (from MLB) with a 21-game winning streak.

"Can the Knicks break the 33-game winning streak the Lakers held in 1971-1972?" This has become a hot topic in the entire NBA at the moment. Judging from the Knicks' subsequent schedule, the Cavaliers they will encounter in the next game are already a big bad team, if nothing else, the Knicks' winning streak will continue, at least 25 consecutive wins should be no problem, and then it will depend on when the other strong teams in the league can pull the Knicks down.

"It means a lot," Wu said as he rushed to Cleveland the next day with his team after winning 24 straight games, "and I knew it was a victory that will go down in history." Now it is the second ...... in history We've done a lot to get to that point, which means a lot, but we can't put the 'streak' in our heads, tonight's game is the first thing we'll focus on. ”

But others are not as calm and calm as him, and even experts on the NBA's official website say: "This is Hugo's world!" Hugo is the MVP. This seems to indicate that the first MVP of the Chinese is about to be born, and the 24+ winning streak has brought Wu Huang too much capital, as long as the Knicks can finally end the regular season with the first record in the East, his MVP title will be a certainty.

But there are also people who feel that being the boss of the family means becoming the target of the public. As early as after the Knicks won 23 in a row, the sports section of major websites around the world has set off a discussion: who can stop the Knicks from moving forward before they break the 33-game winning streak set by the Lakers 39 years ago? Who can eat this damn big apple?

The search for the "Apple Terminator" is the hottest topic in American sports circles right now, and it's also a hot topic around the world. Now not only the United States and Asia care about the Knicks' winning streak, even European football fans know this, they all know Wu Huang's name, at least they know that the current NBA has a new star who is not inferior to Kobe and James, and he is also a Chinese.

And last night and this morning, in the prominent position of the sports section of most websites, a survey similar to "who can eat the apple" was made. There are also "good things" such as ESPN in the United States, convening the five most authoritative basketball experts to discuss how to eat apples, and also made a percentage calculation for whether the Knicks can break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak, who knows what formula they use?

At the "ESPN Expert Roundtable," experts from all walks of life expressed their opinions, and the outcome of their discussion was similar to that of ordinary fans: the Heat playing at home is likely to act as the Apple-burning Warriors. But before then, the Knicks are likely to have a terrifying twenty-eight straight wins.

"The Knicks are the target right now, and none of us want to be the 'background emperor' of the winning streak in our time, and we can't wait to eat this apple." On Twitter, a number of NBA players vowed to end the Knicks' winning streak as soon as possible, because "it's a shame for other teams in the same league as the Knicks."

Although the Heat returned home on the road, the local media in Miami believed that the Knicks were not victorious, including Heat fans also believed that there were too many unfavorable penalties for Miami in the last two minutes of the game, and the referee's home whistle was too obvious, which directly affected the outcome of the game, and even many people questioned that the league was deliberately shaping the second myth, the reason why the Knicks have not lost is because the league does not want the Knicks to lose.

In fact, fans who watched this game had a feeling that the Knicks won too strangely, and it stands to reason that they should lose the game, but in the end, they were stunned to get the score back little by little, as if there was a big hand in the shadows.

"Hoop World" analyzed how the Knicks turned defeat into victory in this game on the second day.

On December 17, in the NBA focus matchup, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Heat 110-109 at home, creating a brilliant record of 24 consecutive wins. However, this game also brought a cold sweat to the Knicks, the team's best fast-break weapon was completely contained by the Heat, and the proud outside defense failed to show dominance, they scored only 12 points in the game, and let the Big Three combine to score 84 points.

The first thing about the two is morale, and the 23-game winning streak has greatly motivated the Knicks players, and with not too many injuries on the team, the New Yorkers playing at home should be leading in terms of morale. For the Heat, the criticism of the media and the disgust of the fans, coupled with the unfavorable momentum of always losing to strong teams, these are inevitably obstacles that affect the combat effectiveness. For example, Jawee's close-up shots are all tight-faced, which shows the pressure brought to the Heat by the media and fans. Coupled with the efficient offense led by Hugo and Smalls, the Knicks' aura in this battle has been the best in the past two months.

But what Knicks fans can't imagine is that the offensive method of "fast-break scoring", which can be called the Knicks' biggest weapon, was completely suppressed by the Heat in this game - the Knicks' fast-break score in the whole game was only 12 points, and the Knicks as we usually know them, once they enter their own rhythm, Hugo and Stoudemire are likely to score more points in a single quarter than this data! Although Hugo also used a slam dunk to play the entire defense of the Heat in the fast break, which is enough to be included in the best shot of the season, it is obvious that the Knicks' fast break speed flow is basically only a handful of times in this game!

This is where Miami comes in, although they are still more inclined to star singles in offense, but the big three are all working the defensive end, and years of defensive literacy can still contain the Knicks' fast-break clues; Iguodala, Tony Allen, Hugo and Stoudemire were unable to respond to the Heat's offense with individual defense, and the Miamins instead played a Knicks-style offense and launched fast-break attacks - the Heat's fast-break score reached 22 points, 10 more than the Knicks, the league's best fast-break team.

Careful analysis can understand that the origin of the fast break opportunity is determined by the quality of defense after all, which is also the biggest significance of this focus battle - defense, the biggest survival weapon in the playoffs, which has been interpreted in advance and profoundly.

In the first half, the Knicks seemed to have forgotten to defend in an offensive disadvantage, and the generals generally faced a huge difficulty in scoring. On the other hand, the Heat, we saw Bosh's pure blue-collar approach of sticking to the ball and intercepting it, saw Wade's step-up steals in a swooping stance, and saw James constantly helping to defend back and forth.

From the second half, the Knicks have been chasing and catching up several times, and there has been a significant upgrade in defense, and it has only had an effect after withstanding the impact of the Big Three.

At the end of the quarter, the game was completely playoff atmosphere, and the clearest and audible word when the two sides paused was "defense", but Hugo's unreasonable goal reflected the strength of the league's current strongest, and this battle can be said to be an exception to the individual ability to overcome everything, because Hugo may only play a few such crazy games in a season, but it appeared in the most important game, so it directly affected the final result.

The result of this game, in retrospect, is obviously wrong, the Knicks should not win, the Heat should not lose, not so much that James's missed free throws and Hugo's madness are the key to the Knicks' victory, but that the Heat's defense has made the Knicks see the difficulty of continuing the winning streak in the future, and also let other teams see how to defeat this team that can score 113 points per game - defense leads the way, as long as the Knicks' fast break is contained, the opponent will have a chance to win.

ESPN's headline - Catching up with the Lakers? It depends on whether others agree or not

There is no first in the text, and there is no second in the martial arts. Despite completing a 22-game winning streak, the Knicks will not be satisfied with this, equaling or surpassing the Lakers' 33-game winning streak of 39 years ago, which is now on the Knicks' agenda.

Hugo's post-game Twitter photo also means the same thing, after the victory over the Heat, the Knicks core tweeted a video of himself hitting 34 three-pointers in a row, which is self-evident.

In the next 9 games, the Knicks' opponents are the Cavaliers, Thunder, Magic, Heat, Bulls, Spurs, Lakers, Trail Blazers, and Spurs. In terms of strength, except for the Cavaliers, everyone should have a chance to defeat the Knicks, but if none of these nine teams can stop the Knicks' winning streak, then in the next ten games, the Knicks will enter a pleasant journey.

But if you calculate the probability of the Knicks hitting a 33-game winning streak, you can find that the probability is very weak - against the Cavaliers, the Knicks have an 85% probability of winning and an 85% chance of winning streaks; Against the Thunder, the probability of winning is 65%, and the probability of winning streak is 65% (calculated on the basis of winning the Cavaliers, so the probability of winning streak will be lower and lower), so it is speculated that in Game 9 against the Spurs, the Knicks have a 4% chance of winning streak.

But even if they can't break the 33-game winning streak, the Knicks have gained a lot of valuable things from this winning streak, many of which are more valuable than a 33-game winning streak.

Knicks fans should remember most clearly, since the Knicks made up the combination of Hugo + Xiaosi in the new season, their killer feature is nothing more than superstar singles, but during the winning streak, their style of play slowly turned into a real "run and bomb" tactic, and then to the 24 consecutive wins just completed, fans have seen the Knicks change from relying solely on stars to team bombardment wins.

This change is also reflected in many aspects such as the team's temperament, tactical play, and the head coach's command ability. The 24-game winning streak has made the Knicks players more confident and their ability to grasp the game in key moments has greatly improved, which is the key to their comeback against the Heat, because Hugo is not the only one who has played, but others have stepped up. Whether it's a hard-fought win over the Celtics or a last-game win over the Heat in a 24-game winning streak, it's hard to describe how the Knicks have helped the Knicks, and these tough games highlight the team's growing championship temperament and ability to play hard. (To be continued.) )