Chapter 199: Daylight
The Knicks lost the first game of March, and Wu Huang had 31 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and was very versatile, but still could not help the team win the game.
James had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and the little emperor had another quasi-triple-double, and while the team won, his personal data also overwhelmed Wu Huang.
In the league's MVP rankings released at the end of February, Wu Huang entered the list for the second time, but he still ranked tenth. On the other hand, in addition to being second in November and January, James was firmly in the top spot in December and February, and this gorilla is already the true first man in the league.
But first-year Wu Huang is not ashamed to lose to James, just take the MVP rankings just released at the end of February, the top ten players are-
No.1 LeBron James.
No.2 Dwight Howard.
No.3 Dwyane Wade.
No.4 Kobe Bryant.
No.5 Dirk Nowitzki.
No.6 Carmelo Anthony.
No.7 Chris Bosh.
No.8 Kevin Durant.
No.9 Amare Stoudemire.
No.10 Wu Huang.
This list is not absolutely fair, but Wu Huang can squeeze out Paul, Duncan, and Gasol into the top 10 of the list, which is already very valuable in itself. Among the top 10 players on this list, the youngest Durant, who is also in the third grade, and Wu Huang is only a first-year student, and even New York fans, who have always had a high vision, are satisfied with this.
From March 3 to 13, the Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons 128-104; 96:104 to Toronto Raptors; 110-100 win over New Jersey Nets; 99-98 narrowly defeated Atlanta Hawks; 85-91 loss to San Antonio Spurs; 112:118 lost to Memphis Grizzlies; 106:114 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, ushering in a wave of three straight losses.
None of the Knicks players themselves expected that they would have won just three of their first eight games in March. The team's record has improved to 36-28, dropping from fourth to fifth in the East, losing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and closing the gap by the teams behind them.
The team encountered difficulties, but Wu Huang performed well in these eight games, but the enemy was strong. The schedule is intensive, and this result has been expected by many experts, and not all experts eat for nothing.
The regular season entered March, and the games won by the Knicks rarely had big wins, and the games they lost rarely suffered heavy losses, due to luck, and more importantly, they were missing a crucial breath, which has nothing to do with the coach, in the final analysis. or is it lacking in its own strength.
Anyone who really understands the game knows that there is no shortcut to solving the problem, only to strengthen training, improve tactical execution and offensive efficiency, reduce mistakes in the stalemate stage, and the most important thing is to summarize the reasons for losing and accumulate game experience.
The Knicks are a young team, and this is their first year of rebuilding with Wu Huang at the core. They can have room to make mistakes, as long as the team continues to improve. More victories are a matter of course.
On March 15, the Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 120-112 on the road, this victory was a timely rain for the New Yorkers.
Wu Huang is the core of the team. In this crucial game, he has to step up and help the team get through it. In fact, Wu Huang's performance this time was indeed very powerful, playing 40 minutes, cutting 38 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Almost got another 40+.
This season, Wu Huang only missed one game because of a cold, and has played a total of 64 games so far, with a total of 1497 points, 393 rebounds, 549 assists, 163 steals and 72 caps, which translates to an average of 23.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.
If Wu Huang can keep this data until the end of the month, then he may be able to move up a few places in the MVP ranking at the end of the season, and his average of 23+6+8+2+1 per game is the most versatile performance except for James.
On March 17, the Knicks continued to play on the road, losing 99-107 to the Celtics.
The media always said that the Hawks did not have a high win rate against strong teams, in fact, the Knicks did not have a high win rate against strong teams, and the loss of this game allowed the New Yorkers to be pulled away by the Celtics for two away games, and at the same time, the sixth Bobcats narrowed the win to one, and in the end they couldn't even keep the fifth position.
Situation in the Eastern District -
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (50-16).
2. Orlando Magic (42-24).
3. Atlanta Hawks (40-26).
4. Boston Celtics (39-27)
5. New York Knicks (37-29).
6. Charlotte Bobcats (36-30).
7. Miami Heat (34-32).
8. Milwaukee Bucks (33-33).
9. Chicago Bulls (32-34)
The Knicks are now only five and a half games ahead of the ninth-place Bulls, and if there is another three-game losing streak or even a four-game losing streak, they may actually fall to eighth place.
Of course, Emperor Wu had to show his confidence in front of the media, but in his heart, he felt that falling to sixth or seventh place was not the end of the world.
The top three teams in the East, the Knicks are not too afraid of the Cavaliers and the Magic, although they lose more and win less in the regular season, but the difference in points is not big every time they lose, and most of them fight until the final stage before losing, but in the face of the Hawks and Celtics, the Knicks are always unable to parry, and there is no suspense every time they lose.
This phenomenon is related to the lineups of both teams, the Knicks' weakness is on the inside, they are afraid of teams with excellent offensive ability on the inside, the Cavaliers' interior line is composed of O'Neal, Big Z and Vallejo, and the Magic's interior line is composed of Howard and Lewis, although the interior lineup of both teams is stronger than the Knicks, but the flaws are also obvious.
The Cavaliers' Big Shark and Big Z are so old that they sometimes can't even pack David Lee.
The Magic team has Lewis, a gentleman with obvious ability and salary disparity. Although Howard has the name of the current No. 1 center, he has never been a center who is good at scoring, so the Knicks rely on their strong perimeter and a bench lineup that is far stronger than the opponent's to have a chance to compete against these two pairs.
Wu Huang wants to play the Magic even more, and Orlando's interior defense makes many league powerhouses feel tricky. They are also the most efficient team in the league this season, ranking first in the league in two-point shooting percentage. But the Knicks are not so worried, anyway, their offense is mainly launched from outside the three-point line, relying on long-range shooting and quick transition offense, and the Magic can play on their strengths and avoid weaknesses.
Besides, Lewis' big contract has made it impossible for the Magic to bolster their bench roster, and the team is barely looking for a few players other than Howard who can ride the savior alone.
Carter and Lewis' downward trend this year is clear, and playing supporting roles is okay. But it's no longer enough to play the leading role. Nelson has been a blacksmith in the playoffs, and if the Knicks can limit Howard's scoring to around 30 points, they can try to break through the Magic's defense with their offense.
After playing the Celtics on March 17, the Knicks finally returned to New York. They have played five away games in a row, and it has been more than a week since they left New York, and the team also knows to be considerate of the emotions of the players' families, and they have taken a day off for the players after returning to New York.
Taylor Swift just left New York a few days ago for a commercial show in Los Angeles. Chloe Moretz was also brought back to Los Angeles by the Knicks before he started his road trip. This saved Emperor Wu from the trouble of being a doppelganger, and he was ready to go to Christine's apartment to spend this day of vacation.
Christine doesn't have any new movies to make during this time. Resting in New York all the time.
When Emperor Wu went the next day, he not only met Christine, but also Emma Watson, who was studying in New York.
"Strange, aren't you going to school? What college can go home at any time? "Wu Huang came to Christine's apartment at noon, and as soon as he entered, he smelled a familiar fragrance.
"You don't care if I'm at school or at home!" Emma Watson had a lot of flour on her face, when Emperor Wu came in. She was stirring a pot of minced meat.
Wu Huang looked around, but didn't see Christine, and after taking off his coat at the door, he stepped forward to take a second look, Emma Watson's busy work looked like dumpling stuffing.
"What are these minced meat for? What about Christine? "Emperor Wu has never seen Emma Watson cook. It's interesting at the moment.
Emma Watson took off the disposable gloves from her hand, pushed the minced meat from the plate in front of him, and said, "Here, I've made her into minced meat, ready to make dumplings." ”
Wu Huang didn't bother to take care of her, turned around and walked towards the bathroom, and said, "How did Christine think of making dumplings?" Wait for me to wash my hands first, so that you don't have to make dumplings into buns. ”
"In Chinese cuisine, only dumplings are the easiest to make." Wu Huang came out after washing his hands, Emma Watson turned on the TV and said to him, it was playing a video of making dumplings, it looks like it doesn't need to be steamed, fried or cooked, it seems to be really the simplest Chinese food, but she doesn't know that dumplings look easy to make, but in fact they are easy to make into buns, and it is even more difficult to taste good.
"She's in the room?" Emperor Wu didn't see Christine after he came out, so he asked.
"Yesterday we slept late, and today we woke up early, and she felt sleepy and was sleeping in her room, but if you want to wake her up, I have no problem." Emma Watson's words made Wu Huang very painful, what is the meaning of "we go to bed late", it doesn't sound comfortable, damn Lala!
When Emperor Wu thought of the relationship between these two girls, he couldn't help but snort coldly: "I warn you, if you my girlfriend in the future, I will QJ you!" ”
When Emma Watson heard this, she brought her already made dough, squeezed out a heel of sticks, and laughed: "Do you have any feelings of inferiority when you see this thing?" ”
"It's funny, not only no, but I'm more confident." Wu Huang snatched the dough and kneaded a thicker and longer strip-shaped object, and then threw the strip directly into Emma Watson's face without her attention.
"Damn!" Emma Watson kneaded the dough with the strips that Emperor Wu had thrown, causing the latter to take two steps back.
"Hugo, I thought you'd be here in a while." Christine looked sleepy-eyed, with dark circles under her eyes, and after opening the door of her room, she happened to see Emperor Wu throwing the dough on Emma Watson's face, and thought that the two had an awkward quarrel again, so she shook her head helplessly: "Don't make trouble, I'll take a shower." She apparently hadn't heard the conversation between the two before.
Christine didn't wear makeup at the moment, and walked quickly to the bathroom after speaking, obviously not wanting her makeup to stay too much in Emperor Wu's eyes. It's easy to understand, girls, they like to put on makeup in front of their boyfriends before they appear. No matter how beautiful a girl is, she has to give a seven-fold discount when she has no makeup.
Wu Huang doesn't care, girls without makeup won't be pretty, Taylor Swift's bare makeup is not as good as Christine, just get used to it and make up for it, anyway, the contours of the facial features are there, even if there is no makeup, it will not be difficult to see.
"Hey!" Emma Watson called out to him behind him, and as soon as Emperor Wu turned around, he saw that this British lesbian was so bold that she actually raised her head and kissed him on the cheek, and a clear red lip mark was immediately left on half of her face.
"What are you doing?" Wu Huang hurriedly glanced at Christine and was relieved to find that the latter had entered the bathroom without turning his head.
Emma Watson chuckled softly, "You don't know how many boats you have stepped on at a time, do you still care about me?" ”
Emperor Wu couldn't figure out what she meant, and when he saw Christine walking into the bathroom, he immediately choked: "Then do you mind if I look long?" ”
Emma Watson was not stumped by this sentence, and immediately replied, "I don't mind if you are long, I just worry that you are not thick enough." ”
"Then you can rest assured, I basically have no other shortcomings except for being longer and thicker."
"Really? So why don't you just talk about it? ”
The corners of Wu Huang's mouth twitched, he found that he was a little overwhelmed, and how could he have thought that this female comrade was so strong in combat power, and she was usually invincible, but at this time, she didn't know how to take it.
Emma Watson stepped forward, her red lips were directly in front of him, she exhaled like an orchid, and laughed again: "She went to take a shower, it will take at least twenty minutes to come out, do you want me to see how long and thick you are?" ”
Emperor Wu shrank at this moment, swallowed his saliva, and said with a forced smile: "I don't think it's good to do this." ”
"What's wrong?"
"All in all, it's just not good."
"Do you want to do it?"
"Of course I want to!"
Emma Marwatt didn't know if the eldest aunt was coming, she behaving today made Wu Huangdu a little unrecognizable, only to see her step forward again and say: "Then you are still talking nonsense, I won't pester you, besides, do you think I like you?" Emma Watson said with a mocking smile, "I just want to change my taste once in a while, but you remember, you are not allowed to show your stuff in front of her, I always like her more than you do." ”
Emperor Wu was not a good thing in the first place, and when he heard this, he became bolder, stretched out his hand to the other party's small waist on the first floor, and said with a smile: "Okay, just have your words, I'll let you see how thick and long my shortcomings are!" (To be continued.) )