Chapter 439: The best record in team history
On March 21, the Knicks lost to their old rival Pacers, celebrating two consecutive defeats, but since then they have won all the way!
Back-to-back wins over the Bulls on the 22nd, home wins over the Hawks on the 24th, and then back-to-back road trips to the West.
On the 26th, the whole team traveled to Portland, defeated the powerful Portland Trail Blazers again, came to Sacramento on the 28th, defeated the Kings again in the offensive battle, and came to Seattle on the 29th, defeating the SuperSonics back-to-back!
On the 31st, the team came to Vancouver, Canada, and defeated the Vancouver Grizzlies!
With six consecutive wins, the Knicks' overall record has also become 56-16!
The Knicks' performance is already very rebellious, but the Lakers are even more rebellious. After February 1, they have only lost one game, that is, on March 16 to the Wizards, who are bottom of the league, and their 19-game winning streak was ended, and the rest of the time they were winning wildly!
O'Neal's performance is also getting better and better, averaging 33.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4 assists per game this month, ranking first in monthly scoring, second only to Uncle Mu in rebounds, coupled with the team's excellent record, he has become the best player of the month without dispute!
Phil Jackson was the best coach of the month in February, and Fat was the best player of the month this month, so although the Lakers had the first record, he failed to be the best coach of the month again, and the best coach award in March went to Jazz coach Jerry Sloan!
The Jazz's March record is 14-2, second only to the 15-1 Lakers!
The Rockets' Francis beat out the top pick Brand and was voted Rookie of the Month!
In the record rankings, the Lakers lead the way with a record of 61-12, the Knicks with 56 wins and 16 losses are firmly in second place, and the Trail Blazers are third with 52 wins and 19 losses!
Then there are the super powerhouses Utah Jazz and Spurs in the West, and the super powerhouses Pacers and Heat in the East!
On April 2, the last leg of the Knicks' five-game road trip to the West, Los Angeles and New York will challenge the Lakers on the road.
The battle was fought in the dark, and the final winner was still the Lakers, and the mighty Knicks were not able to stop the Lakers' winning streak!
Many experts believe that this game is a preview of this year's Finals, and the Knicks have done a great job, but unfortunately, those who have the inside line win the world!
The Knicks, who play small ball, may be able to achieve a good record in the regular season, but in the playoffs, they can only die when they encounter the unsolvable Ao Fat!
Being killed by the Lakers in the regular season is proof of this!
After Li Wei lost the game, he was also in a bad mood.
In later generations, there was such a saying on the Internet, called Qiao Xuan Qiao, but no Qiao Xuan Shark. O'Neal is considered by many to be the most dominant player of all time!
So what year is the peak of the big shark?
The answer is this year, next year, and the year after he met Phil Jackson!
In fact, the Knicks team is very strong inside, although Da Yao is young, his skills on the defensive end have been shown, plus there is Nesterovic on the bench, any heavy tank in the league will have a headache when it encounters them!
The only one who can really break through the two meat shields of the Knicks with his own strength is O'Neal!
"At the beginning of the season, I insisted on keeping Gates Joseph, you all don't think it's necessary, and now the situation is basically clear, once we can reach the Finals, the opponent is likely to be the Lakers." Li Wei said.
All of the Knicks' assistant coaches nodded in unison.
This year's Lakers are truly unstoppable, and Big Shark O'Neal is simply omnipotent in Phil Jackson's system!
Western teams – oh no, look around the league, and I'm afraid there's no one who can stop them!
Although the Knicks are firmly in second place in the league, it is really a huge challenge to defend the title, no matter how you look at it, this year is a year for the Lakers!
Li Wei said: "Da Yao, Da Nei, you have to practice for the next period of time, Gates, it doesn't matter if you can't play, as long as you can play O'Neill well in the training match, you won't be laid off, do you understand your mission?" ”
Gates Joseph nodded: "Understood!" ”
On April 6, the Knicks returned to their home court to win over the Wizards, on April 7, they traveled to Orlando to win back-to-back games against the Magic, and on April 9, they traveled to Miami to beat the Heat by one point.
After three consecutive wins, Li Wei rested Da Yao, Nash, Nowitzki and others in back-to-back games on the 10th, and the team suffered a heavy defeat to the old rival Pacers.
No. 12 Knicks beat the Nets, No. 14 Knicks beat the Raptors, and No. 15 beat the Cavaliers back-to-back.
Another wave of three straight wins, although the season is not over yet, the Knicks' ranking has been set. Going forward, they can't catch up with the Lakers, and looking back, the Pacers and Trail Blazers can't catch up with them, so it doesn't matter if the final two games are won or lost.
On April 18, the Knicks played the Pistons at home, and Li Wei only warmed up Garnett and others before replacing them.
But it's a pity that Big Ben, Lewis and other substitutes played well, and the Pistons couldn't take away the victory!
On April 19, the Knicks faced the Celtics on back-to-back away games in what was also the final regular season game of the season. Garnett, Houston, and Maddy were all put into the inactive list by Li Wei, and the Knicks' starting five tigers are Big Ben, Nowitzki, Hornacek, Dale Curry, and Steve Kerr!
Hornacek was put in the small forward position, and he was really confused, but fortunately, he and Big Ben and Nowitzki were replaced three minutes later, Li Wei put on the two-tower lineup of Gates Joseph and Nesterovich, and the small forward was Lewis!
In fact, the Celtics don't care about winning or losing, they have missed the regular season, but they have been trying to win all season, and now they can't grab a good signing, and the last game is that it doesn't make sense to lose or win.
However, for Celtics players like Paul Pearce, this is the last game of the season, and there is no time to brush up on the stats, so they play hard.
Lewis and Pierce battled each other, and both scored 30 points, but the Celtics won!
The Knicks' regular season record was finally set at 63-19, first in the East and second in the league!
The Los Angeles Lakers are 67-15, the first in the league!
The Portland Trail Blazers are 59-23, third in the league and second in the West!
The Indiana Pacers are 56-26, fourth in the league and second in the East!
It is worth mentioning that the Knicks' best regular season record in team history is held by red-headed Reed Holzman and Pat Riley.
In the '69-70 season, the Knicks topped the league with a 60-22 record, and the East was weak and the East was second. The Bucks, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, are 56-26, but the Atlanta Hawks in first place in the West (yes, the Hawks were in the West at the time) are only 48-34, and the Lakers are 46-36 in second.
Of course, the Lakers are still a formidable opponent with only 46 wins, as Chamberlain was injured that season and only returned at the end of the regular season, playing only 12 games, Elgin Baylor also missed more than 20 games, and Jerry West struggled to do it alone. If it weren't for injuries, the Lakers would never be like this!
In the Finals, the Lakers' lineup was complete, but the Knicks' center Reed was injured. Thankfully, the New Yorkers still defeated their opponents and won the first championship in team history!
In the 92-93 season, Pat Riley also led the team to a 60-22 record, beating the Bulls and becoming the first in the East, but unfortunately the Eastern Conference finals were eliminated by the 57-25 Bulls 4:2 and failed to win the championship.
Now, Li Wei has led the Knicks to a 63-19 record, setting a new high in team history, beating the red-headed Reed Holzman and a generation of famous coach Pat Riley!
It can be said that this is the most amazing regular season in the history of the Knicks, but there is a Lakers team in the West, which is even more dazzling!