Chapter 146: There is no rookie wall
The New York media did not push Wu Huang, who has not performed well in the last two games, into the news center for the time being, because they got a new trade rumor, and New York fans are obviously more concerned about this rumor.
The rumor came from Houston, where Maddie had just returned to play two games, but it was surprising that Maddie played less than eight minutes per game before trade rumors began to spread.
No wind and no waves, and the New York media, through Houston's use of Maddie, almost certain that the countdown to the sleepy man's days in Houston has begun, whether he is sent away before the trade deadline or may be traded immediately in a few days.
There are still plenty of teams in the league interested in the former top swingman – although it's still unclear what form he's back to, or how he can get back to.
According to ESPN, the New York Knicks are working hard to broker a deal with the Rockets, who have been one of Maddie's most persistent pursuers over the past two weeks. But the hurdle they have at the moment is that the Knicks want to send Jeffries to Houston and the Rockets are reluctant to accept his contract.
The biggest problem for the Knicks to trade Maddy is not that the Rockets don't want Jeffries, but that they don't have much leverage to match Maddy's $22 million super contract after trading for Iguodala.
Eddie Curry has a $11.3 million contract, Jeffries has a $6.9 million contract, and Larry Hughes has a $13.6 million max contract. But none of the above three people can be looked down on by rockets. I don't want any of them. Not to mention that the Knicks also plan to use two of them to package and trade. Morey wasn't that stupid.
On December 19, the Knicks played back-to-back against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Clippers have also been on a good streak lately, with the Timberwolves winning two straight games in the last game, and today they are aiming for three straight wins against the Knicks, and by the way, they will send the Knicks three straight defeats.
As soon as the game started, the Clippers gave the Knicks a 5-0 dismissal!
The bearded Baron Davis scored five straight points on a layup and a three-pointer from distance. Using the advantage of strength made Emperor Wu very uncomfortable.
In the interior battle, the Clippers also had the advantage, and the interior combination of Carman and Camby made consecutive layups, and the Clippers forced D'Antoni to call a timeout for the first time 9-4.
After a timeout, Gallinari came on to replace Hughes, but was hit by the Clippers with a 7-2 spurt.
Camby dunked with both hands, Gordon counterattacked and layup 2+1, and the Clippers gradually led by about 10 points. It wasn't until there were 2:50 left in the first quarter that Wu Huang gradually found his groove, first assisting David Lee and then hitting a three-pointer from distance, and the Knicks were able to close the gap. It ended the first quarter with a five-point deficit at 19:24.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Emperor Wu completely broke out. Take advantage of your footwork and keep using the cover of your teammates to find opportunities...... A long-range three-point shot and a mid-range jumper scored five points in a row, leading the Knicks to tie the score at 24:24.
The Clippers quickly called a timeout, and after the timeout, David Lee hit another jumper, and Iguodala hit two consecutive counterattacks, and the Knicks further stretched the deficit.
The Clippers' Eric Gordon was completely locked up by Iguodala in the second quarter, and the first brother made a three-point shot from the right side with 3:25 left in the second quarter to help the Knicks lead by 11 points at 44:33, and the Clippers were forced to call a timeout again!
The Knicks then led by about 10 points until the final four seconds of the first half, when Byron Davis used his power to pull back two points on a driving layup, and the Clippers trailed by eight points at 43:51 going into halftime.
Wu Huang completely opened up in the second quarter, constantly using his teammates' cover to shoot shots, shooting 8 of 12 in the first half, and one person slashed a first half-high 20 points and 4 assists. David Lee followed with 10 points and six rebounds, Andre Iguodala with seven points, three rebounds and two assists, Gallinari with six points and Harrington with five points.
After the start of the second half, Thorton and Carman kept jumping to help the Clippers catch up at 50:53.
With 6:50 left in the third quarter, Thornton hit another three-pointer from the bottom left corner to make it 58:59, leaving the Clippers one point behind the Knicks.
D'Antoni was forced to take a timeout, and after the timeout, Wu Huang hit a jumper to stabilize the team's morale, and with 3:10 left in the third quarter, David Lee scored his 14th point on a mid-range jumper to help the Knicks regain a four-point lead at 68-64.
The Clippers also called a timeout, and after the timeout, the two teams exchanged points, and the Knicks led by six points at 78-72 after the third quarter into the fourth quarter.
The game entered a white-hot quarter in the fourth quarter, and the veteran Camby continued to interfere with the shots of the Knicks' interior players, leading the Clippers to catch up again at 82:85.
With 8:02 left in the final quarter, the Clippers once again trailed by just one point as Carman hit a hook shot, forcing D'Antoni to call a timeout.
In the Knicks' final quarter, the interior offense suddenly went silent, and Marcus Camby played a two-time best defensive team, and young David Lee and Frye were full of bags in front of the Clippers' 36-year-old veteran.
At the critical moment, Wu Huang made a three-point shot at the top of the arc in the middle to stabilize the situation, and then used his speed to break through Davis and cut 4 points in a row, scoring 7 points in a row to help the Knicks reopen the score.
The bearded man was annoyed and angry by this wave of beatings, and had a verbal altercation with Wu Huang with 4 minutes and 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Byron Davis received a technical foul for this, and Wu Huang took the opportunity to make consecutive free throws to stretch the score to 97:85.
In the last 3 minutes and 30 seconds of the game, Wu Huang once again broke through Davis's mid-range jumper and scored to help the Knicks lead by 14 points at 101:87, and victory was in sight!
Byron Davis has been annoyed by Wu Huang's constant trash talk and scoring at this time, of course, he is not a good thing, the whole game is full of small actions at Wu Huang greeted, today Wu Huang's desire to attack is extremely strong, Davis to him non-stop small actions are also part of the reason.
In the last 2 minutes and 55 seconds of the fourth quarter, Byron Davis was on the back of his head after being stealed. couldn't help but make a black hand to Emperor Wu, who turned around and attacked quickly. directly reached out and patted the back of Emperor Wu's head.
Fortunately, Emperor Wu turned around and went down quickly. Davis's palm didn't slap the ground, but he still threw himself to the floor as if he had been shot!
This action is too bad, everyone doesn't know if Davis is solid this time, Harrington next to him is the first to rush up to find the bearded man to settle accounts, if it weren't for David Lee pulling him from behind, Byron Davis is afraid that Harrington will be crushed to the floor.
The pitch was instantly chaotic, with players from both teams rushing forward and pushing each other.
The New York fans at home are just as eager to rush on the pitch to finish off the hated Byron Davis. For a while, the audience was full of curses against the bearded man!
The referee saw what was going on, separated the players from the two teams, and directly showed Byron Davis a "first-degree malicious foul" and ejected him from the game.
Wu Huang has been rolling on the floor since he was hit by Davis, but when the two players clashed just now, he didn't know where to roll?
This time it was time to make free throws, and everyone saw him pretend to stand up, run to the free throw line, and hit two free throws for the Knicks in the face of the cheers of the fans. The gap was widened to 18 points.
There was not much time left in the fourth quarter, and the suspense of this game was gone. D'Antoni replaced Wu Huang, who didn't know whether the real injury or the fake injury, and the game officially entered garbage time.
With a final score of 110:95, the Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers back-to-back, perfectly ending their three-game losing streak.
Wu Huang played 36 minutes in the game, cutting 38 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, and he used a 30+ data to prove that he just took a nap in the first two games, and the "rookie wall" will not happen to him at all.
At the post-match press conference, the clash at the end of the game naturally became the focus of media interviews.
With 2:55 left in the game, the Knicks led by double digits, and Davis' dribble was cut off by Wu Huang, who immediately launched a fast break, but Davis slapped him down from behind with a malicious move.
Al Harrington was the first to rush forward, using his arm to push the unprepared Davis to the ground, trying to seek justice.
At this point, Gallinari also joined the fray, and began to talk and shove in his hands.
Players from both sides then joined in, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while, so no one noticed that Wu Huang, who was rolling all over the ground, actually rolled out of the crowd perfectly, avoiding the war trampling damage of both sides and the enemy, and this move was also 6.
"It was a vicious foul," Gallinari, who had been playing the strings at the time of the incident, said without blushing after the game, "I just wanted to make sure that no one was making trouble and that everyone didn't get into an argument." At that time, you pushed me, I pushed you, and it was pushing and pushing everywhere. ”
Fortunately, there was no hand-to-hand fight on the court, and Byron Davis was eventually adjudged to have committed a malicious foul and was ejected from the game.
The bearded man said after the game that he didn't think about maliciously fouling Wu Huang. "I was just trying to keep him from making a quick attack, and I didn't hit him hard, but he was a little too exaggerated when he fell."
Wu Huang naturally didn't have any, and he said wittily after the game: "I don't think this foul was intentional, he should have rushed to the ball, but he didn't hit the ball until it hit the back of my head, so I didn't feel unhappy." Look at what Wu Huang said, "I didn't hit the ball, I accidentally hit the back of the head", doesn't this seem to be unhappy?
Al Harrington, who was also shown a technical foul at the time, said he didn't think Davis was a dirty player, but he still felt like he had to go up and protect his teammates. "I don't think he deliberately went at Hugo's head, but he did hit it, and that kind of action is something we don't allow in the game."
Well, out of this skirmish first, the Knicks shot 52% from the field today, but in the course of the game, they didn't throw the Clippers very far because they made too many turnovers, and they fouled too often, and they didn't defend well inside.
In the first half, the Clippers hit 14 of 16 free throws, and in the second half, they also made 11 of 14 free throws, which is obviously too much.
Wu Huang was undoubtedly the brightest player in the game, scoring 38 points to tie his own highest single-game score, but his contribution was much more than just scoring. In addition to 38 points, Wu Huang also contributed 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, and he showed his all-around ability and energy to lead the Knicks to repel the Clippers.
D'Antoni said after the game: "He's been fantastic, he's a tough contender and he always gives you 100 per cent energy. Tonight, he had a hot hand and he organised the attack very well, which was a big benefit for us. (To be continued.) )