Chapter 212: 100% Single-Season Hit Rate
Since April, the Knicks have won five in a row and now have a 40-38 record. On the leaderboard, they have surpassed the 39-38 Wizards to move into eighth place in the East!
Ahead of the Knicks, the seventh-place team in the East is the Cavaliers, who are 40-36. The Cavaliers, who lost Big Z, failed to compete with the Hawks and Hornets as they did in their previous lives, but Childs and McCarty are also good pieces of the team puzzle, plus superstar Shaun Chopper led the team, but it also stuck a playoff spot.
The next game of the Knicks is still to play the Heat. They're heading to the South Coast on April 12 to fight on the Heat's home court.
On April 9, Li Wei returned home after participating in the Knicks' training and was suddenly called by Dinah.
"What are you going to do? Why is Sylvia here too? Li Wei asked strangely.
Dinah said, "I don't know what's going on, I'm always feeling bad with Sylvia now." ”
Li Wei said: "That's right, I think you're starting to become normal now, don't pester Sylvia in the future!" ”
"No, I like Sylvia, you're going to come over and help, I want that feeling when I'm with you!" Dinah said.
"Don't make a fuss, you're fooling around!" Li Wei shouted.
Two hours later, Li Wei walked out of Dinah's room. He felt that something was going in a direction that he couldn't control, but he couldn't do anything about it.
"Well, what the hell have I been doing lately!"
Thinking that the recent series of things were beyond his control, Li Wei was a little upset. I still don't want to do anything, let's go back to the flying saucer to practice!
Li Wei has been practicing his pull-up jump shot and step-back jumper for now. With his height, he is also capped when he bursts under the basket, so it's better to shoot it when he has the opportunity. He hopes to be like Stephen Curry, who can shoot the ball with a sudden stop.
Because the strength was still not enough, Li Wei did not practice the three-point jump shot, but changed the method to practice the emergency stop shot. As the season progressed, so did the range of shots he could take.
Don't say it, after the adjustment of the regulator, his shooting level is getting more and more accurate, and even he himself is a little unbelievable!
"Maybe I'm a genius shooter!" Li Wei sighed secretly.
In practice, rest with the family, go to the training hall to formulate tactics and participate in training, three days passed in a flash!
On April 11, the Knicks came to Miami, and on April 12, the away game against the Heat officially began!
The Knicks had a three-day break in between, but the Heat were not idle, they ran to Toronto to face the Raptors on April 10, and they only returned to their city yesterday!
Pat Riley mobilized the players for a day of special training and did a lot of setups for the Knicks, so the game was fierce in the evening!
To Riley's fire, the Knicks won again!
When Li Wei was on the sidelines, Riley lost both battles!
"What the hell, they seem to know in advance what we're going to fight!" Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo said.
Another assistant coach, Spoelstra, said: "When Coach Lee was on the sidelines this season, there were always a lot of changes to the Knicks' tactics, and sometimes I even wondered if their own players could remember them. After the All-Star break, his game was a little more simplified, and who would have thought that this one would be back again. ”
Stan Van Gundy said: "They set us up for a purpose. Damn, they actually rested for three days before this game, and there was too much time! ”
"Okay, let's not talk about it." Pat Riley waved his hand.
The loss in this game means that they have almost no possibility of overtaking the Pacers, and Riley is also very angry, but life has to go on!
"We're not a bad team like the Knicks, we're going to win a championship! In the coming time, let's stop thinking about this bad game, let's think about how to face the opponents in the playoffs! ”
"The Knicks aren't bad right now, after two wins over us, they're in eighth place, and as long as they play better than the Wizards, they can get a playoff spot!" ”
Riley glared at Bouzdrick sullenly.
Bouzderrick shrugged and said innocently, "Maybe we'll meet the Knicks in the playoffs!" ”
Now everyone is on fire, and Bob McAdoo is even more categorical: "It's impossible, they have to be eliminated by the Bulls in the first round!" ”
Stan Van Gundy said, "Well, if they can beat the bulls, then we can't ask for it!" ”
Buzdrick thought to himself I didn't mean that they beat the Bulls, but to move on in the Eastern standings!
However, seeing everyone's eyes, he didn't say what was in his heart after all, but just sighed heavily.
After two wins over the Heat, the Knicks returned to their home court on the 14th to face the Washington Wizards, who were squeezed to ninth place by them.
The battle for the playoffs was very intense, and Wizards coach Bernie Bixduff made a careful arrangement before the game, and Webb, Juwan Howard and others on the court worked hard.
Li Wei responded calmly, saw the moves, and finally the two teams played a 100:100 draw, and then overtime!
In overtime, the Knicks won with a crucial three-pointer from Jeff Hornacek!
110:113, the losing Wizards are a little further away from the playoffs!
On April 16, the Knicks faced the Raptors at home, and the score was fixed at 79:108, and the Knicks won by a big margin!
43 wins, 38 losses!
Li Wei, who was worried about being caught up by the Wizards, suddenly discovered that the Knicks actually overtook the Cavaliers and became seventh in the East!
Chuck Daley took the latest standings and said: "We are 43-38, and the Cavaliers, who just lost, have a 42-39 record, and even if they win the last game, we are still in front of them, because in the three meetings between our two teams, the Knicks have won two and lost one!" ”
D'Antoni said, "What about the Wizards? ”
"The Wizards aren't in great shape right now, only 40-42, and if they win the last two games and the Cavaliers lose, they can squeeze out the Cavaliers and go into the playoffs," Hibodeau said. But if the Cavaliers win the last game, they have no hope. ”
Li Weidao: "In other words, our seventh place position is very stable? ”
Chuck Daley said: "That's right, the Nets team ahead of us is now 45 wins, which means that whether we win or lose the last game, it will not affect the ranking!" ”
Li Wei said: "That's great, our last opponent is the Bulls, they are competing with the Jazz for the first place in the league, and they won't release water if they don't think about it!" ”
On April 18, the Knicks traveled to Chicago to face the Bulls.
Because there was no pressure to win, the whole team played exceptionally relaxed, and veteran players such as Scott Brooks and Herb Williams, who usually don't play, played almost the whole game.
In the last quarter, Li Wei also came on the court, and in the face of Steve Cole, who released the water, he threw a mid-range shot!
When the referee's whistle blew, the Knicks' regular season ended this season.
As a substitute for the Knicks, Li Wei's shooting rate this season has reached an astonishing 100 percent - well, he shot a total of three points, and that 2 points this time!