On Jan. 28, the Knicks took on the Hawks on the road.

In previous years, the Hawks have always been a powerhouse in the East, and last season they reached the playoffs with the third place in the East, but unfortunately they were easily swept by the Pacers with a score of 4:0 in the second round.

The harsh reality made the Eagles management realize that they are a strong team, but there is still a certain distance from the top team, and to become a top team, there must be a change!

In the offseason, the Hawks successfully traded the No. 10 pick in the first round, selected the talented point guard Jason Terry, and traded the team's leading scorer Steve Smith for stars such as Isiah Ryder and Jim Jackson.

After the big change, the new season of the Eagles collapsed!

Since the NBA entered the modern era, no rookie has been able to lead the team to the sky in his rookie year. It's as strong as Jordan can't do it, as strong as O'Neal can't do it, and as strong as James and Durant can't do it.

Jordan was able to lead the Bulls to the playoffs in his rookie year because there were only 11 teams in the East at that time, and the Bulls could be eighth if they caught three mice.

With Jordan, the Bulls have a 38-44 record, an improvement of 11 wins from the previous year, which is where Jordan comes in, and then the Bulls went out in the first round that year.

As for O'Neal and the others' rookie years, they didn't lead the team to the playoffs at all.

Of course, Magic Johnson won the championship in his rookie year, which is really remarkable, but Johnson's teammate is called Abdul-Jabbar, who is one of the greatest centers in the NBA, and even in the eyes of a person, the word "one" has to be removed, and Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest!

Duncan's rookie year, the team's record is also good, but don't forget, Duncan's teammate is called David Robinson, and he is also a superstar!

Let's not look at the bad season when Robinson was injured, the previous season, when David Robinson was not injured, the Spurs had a 59-23 record, second in the West, and after Duncan came, they were 56-26, sixth in the West, so it is difficult to say how much positive Duncan played in his rookie year.

It takes time for newcomers to adapt to this league, and as strong as Jordan and O'Neal, there is only a limit to the improvement they can bring to the team. Jason Terry doesn't have the level of Jordan and O'Neal, and Uncle Mu around him can't reach the level of Abdul-Jabbar and David Robinson, so it's not surprising that the Eagles' record has deteriorated, but the strange thing is that they are so bad that they have become fish belly!

Last season's third place in the East, so far this season, it's only the third from the bottom of things!

The last team that fell so badly was called the Chicago Bulls, but the Bulls were Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman all left, and your Hawks' number one superstar, Uncle Mu, is still in the team, why is this!

Eagles general manager Pete Babcock didn't expect that after his own exquisite operation, the team would go straight to the lottery!

But he didn't panic, he was a meritorious hero who kept the Eagles strong in 90 years, and the management trusted him more, and he also understood the truth of not breaking it. Temporary failures are tolerable, and once Jason Terry grows up, the Hawks will be back in the ranks of the East powerhouses!

The future is theirs!

The Hawks themselves are not panicking, and neither are the Knicks. The future may be the Hawks', but now it's the Knicks's!

116:98, the Knicks beat the opponent away!

On January 30, the Knicks returned to their home court to face the Sacramento Kings who had come from afar.

The Kings' starting five are: Jason Williams, Nick Anderson, Collis Williams, Chris Webb, Verratti Divac.

The Knicks are still: Hornacek, Houston, Maddy, Garnett, and Big Yao.

After a spectacular second half of last season, the Kings haven't gone any further this season, but have regressed a bit. Because the team used defensive titan Tariq Abdou Wahad to trade the Magic's all-time scoring champion Nick Anderson.

Wahad didn't have three points and his offensive ability was in a hurry, and the Kings thought that trading him for a well-rounded Nick Anderson was really making a lot of money.

But the fact is the opposite, the Kings' defense is already poor, and after losing Wahad's outside defensive gate, it has basically reached the point where everyone can take what they want!

And Wahad, who has poor data and a poor reputation, but has a tough style of play, went to the Magic, and Bo Outlaw and other defensive giants, so that the Magic team, which should be competing for the top pick, has an unexpectedly good record!

"The team still can't live without Wahad!" Kings coach Adelman sighed.

Kings general manager Geoff Petri smiled bitterly: "It's not so easy to get Wahad back now!" ”

Adelman said: "We need an outside defender, who specializes in guarding the arrows of other teams, and if there is no Wahad, we have to find others, if this person can shoot threes, it will be more perfect, Wahad is not good enough!" ”

"It's not enough to be a defensive man, but to be able to shoot threes? Why don't you want the moon in the sky? "Geoff Petri was on the verge of vomiting blood.

In a previous life, Petri did trade for such a person in the next offseason, strong defense, and some three-point ability, and he was Doug Christie.

Filling in on the team's much-needed shortcomings, the Kings soared in the 00-01 season, and Geoff Petri won the General Manager of the Year award for the second time.

In this life, Petri is still scratching his ears and cheeks, thinking about who can meet Adelman's requirements, but time waits for no one, the Kings' offense is very smooth, but there is no outside gate, and the defensive end is beaten badly by Maddie and Alan Houston!

The Kings scored 24 points in the first quarter, but the Knicks scored 41 points, and the difference between the two teams has not been shortened since then!

In the third quarter, Kings point guard Jason Williams faced Li Wei and passed a very classic pass from behind!

"Bang!"

The ball is in Chris Webb's hands!

Chris Webber didn't hesitate and also showed off a pass from behind the back!

"Bang!"

The ball was safe in Divac's hands!

Divadi smiled and continued to pass back!

Tyrone Corbin, who cut in at some point, received the ball and dunked with the ball!

"Pretty, the king is so beautiful!" Madison Square Garden's host Mike Brin marveled.

Walter Fraser said: "The Kings are second in the league in offense this season, and if it weren't for our Knicks, they would be first in the league!" ”

Even though it was an away game, many fans at Madison Square Garden still stood up together and applauded the wonderful cooperation of the Kings!

Mike Brin said: "We have to give one back, we can't just watch the Kings show!" ”

Walter Fraser said: "Well, I still think it's better to play steadily!" ”

The fans at the scene obviously didn't take Fraser's words seriously, and shouted in unison: "Coach Li, one more, Coach Li, one more!" ”

Li Wei saw that the team was leading by a big score, and he also played with his heart, and in the next round, he came with a crotch pass that didn't look at people!

The ball made a strange arc and passed steadily into Garnett's hands!

Garnett smiled and played, also without looking at the pass under the crotch, and the ball "fluttered" into Maddie's hand!

Maddie is doing the same, passing the ball under the crotch!

Hornacek received the ball, hesitated slightly, and found that Da Yao actually ran to the basket and also made a crotch pass!

Da Yao actually wanted to rush to grab a frontcourt rebound, but he didn't expect that everyone didn't shoot, and the ball went into his hands instead!

There is a basket in front of him, and he is tall and does not hesitate, holding the ball and dunking violently!

The entire Madison Square Garden fans screamed in unison!

Mike Brin said, "Hahaha, we really paid one back!" ”

Walter Fraser said: "Beautiful, both of these goals should be in the top five!" The Kings are well coordinated, and our Knicks are even better! ”

Mike Brin said: "Yes, both teams have a big forward who is good at passing, but I think Kevin is stronger, and of course Webb is not bad!" ”