Chapter 283: This pot, the coach backs!
Chasing a winning streak without resting the main players is extremely easy to injury for players who are already in a state of fatigue, and the winning streak doesn't make sense for the playoffs - that's how many New York fans felt after the Knicks lost.
Who can stop the Knicks' winning streak? The biggest suspense of the NBA season was finally revealed yesterday. In the away game against Miami, the Knicks lost 91-105, halting their winning streak to 27 games.
Every end is a new beginning, although the Knicks hit the NBA's longest 33-game winning streak failed, but without the mental pressure brought about by the pursuit of consecutive wins and the physical wear and tear of 100% for victory, the Knicks, who aim to win the championship, can finally adjust their state and even take appropriate rest, and enter a relatively healthy rhythm.
At the same time, a new suspense will also be officially opened!
'We've won 27 of our last 28 games, which isn't bad. Wu Huang was not depressed after the game, and he didn't see any frustration after returning to New York, "Now that the winning streak is over, I'm glad it's over, and we can hit the next target again." After Emperor Wu got off the plane, he said something very good, but in fact, the reason why he was happy was not this, but remembered that the girls' not too round but very sexy butts were waiting for him.
The New York media didn't know that their emperor was full of sexy big butts at the moment, and they were still seriously analyzing the benefits of the Knicks' loss.
Wu Huang kept saying, "Glad the streak is over? "That's right! The All-Star Game is just around the corner, and the Knicks are currently at the top of the East, a full five wins ahead of the second place, and even if they can't say that they have locked up the first place in the East, there is no doubt that at least the top three will be at least the end of the season.
That said, even if the Knicks do hit a 33-game winning streak, it won't help the team's playoff situation. Even, in order to persistently impact the 33-game winning streak, the team is likely to have some unexpected injuries, which will affect their playoff journey.
'Nobody can be 100 per cent in a season. It's a consensus in the NBA, with a long 82-game season that puts the physical test of the players. Winning streaks will naturally increase the team's momentum, but in order to pursue a winning streak without letting the main team rest, or even go all out to win the game, it is extremely easy for players who will become more and more tired to get injured.
During the Knicks' 27-game winning streak, Wu Huang and Xiao Si averaged 51% of the team's points per game, once someone is injured, the impact on the team is self-evident, especially the injury risk of Stoudemire needs more rotation to prevent him from being overtired and injured.
The opposite example of this is behind them, the Rockets, who had previously created a 22-game winning streak, were also very strong that year, but the team's core Yao Ming and Maddie were injured in maintaining the winning streak. In the positive example, the Celtics have been letting Garnett "rest due to injury" at the cost of losing; Popovich also rests the GDP from time to time, and compared to a healthy body and good form, the ethereal winning streak doesn't need to be too greedy.
So for Wu Huang and the Knicks, the end of a 27-game winning streak is more of a relief.
The Los Angeles Times also reported that the Knicks didn't want to win this game, and they certainly want to extend the winning streak, even surpassing the Lakers' record of 33 straight wins.
But for a team that wants to win a championship, losing isn't entirely a bad thing, because during the winning streak, they became the target of the whole league, and now that the burden of the winning streak is removed, there is only one thing they need to focus on, which is to go to the playoffs and fight for the championship.
Coach D'Antoni said after the game: "During this winning streak, the team has also learned, understood each other and improved themselves from this experience. But our goal is not to win in a row, we have higher and higher goals. As the All-Star breaks approach, losing a game can make the team more relaxed and loosen the strings they've been tightening. ”
The Knicks' winning streak is stuck at 27 games, which is a very rare achievement in today's NBA, even more difficult than the Lakers' 33-game winning streak back then. Jerry West, one of the Lakers' architects of the 33-game winning streak that year, said: "Even though they lost, the Knicks had bigger goals, they were going to go all out for the championship, and I think their winning streak will be remembered, it's a great achievement, and people will always remember it." ”
On December 30, Wu Huang only appeared in the team's training hall in the afternoon, and there were still a large number of reporters squatting outside the door. These guys also discovered at the same time that Wu Huang had a very good complexion today, his face was ruddy, he was full of energy, and he had a smile on his face all the time, and he really didn't take losing seriously, and his psychological quality was indeed high!
Of course, Wu Huang is in good spirits, he has been "eating himself" for almost a week, yesterday he was like a bull in estrus, attacking everywhere, arching everywhere, and finally set a career record in four battles. Although the footsteps are a little weak today, but there is no competition anyway, let's make up for the virtual point, go to Chinatown at night to get some deer blood and bullwhip or something, and tomorrow I will teach Rose that little rabbit cub a hard lesson.
"The end of the winning streak really didn't make us too uncomfortable, don't keep talking about it, it's all a thing of the past." Wu Huang was asked about the winning streak again at the door, and began to use adjectives blindly, "If you have experienced such a winning streak, you will think this is really cool." If you haven't experienced it, it's amazing to think that we've won 27 games in a row. So we're already satisfied, and we don't have that feeling of 'it's a pity that we didn't set the first record in history.'" Now that it's all in the past, we're turning the page. ”
Wu Huang is right, tomorrow, the Knicks will go to the Chicago Bulls on the road, what they need to do is to find victory again, to avoid many super long winning streaks in the NBA after the winning streak is terminated, and then turn into a losing streak.
These reporters have been asking him about his winning streak, and the reason for this is that 27 consecutive wins is too great, the longest ever witnessed by many people alive, who have not lost a game in nearly eight weeks, and there are still a few NBA teams that have not played more than 27 games.
And during this winning streak, the Knicks have also become the darling of the media, they are the most watched team, the video view rate is high, ESPN has added a program for them, and the media interviewing them is half as usual. After a 27-game winning streak over the Magic, many Knicks players found their locker room bursting.
"To be honest, I don't know where the extra half of my classmates came from." Wu Huang was also very unhappy that before every game, the locker room was crowded with reporters. When there are many people, the smell is not good, but he is a master of cleanliness, and he doesn't like crowded places the most, so he never goes to see it, and he won't go to the kind of large-scale concerts with crowded people in the open air.
Some Knicks fans now feel that the regular season is now just a third of the way out, and if the Knicks can restart their winning streak in Chicago and win all the games that follow, they will be able to win another 27-game winning streak, or even a 33-game winning streak.
Moreover, the Knicks still have a chance to challenge the Bulls' record of 72 wins in a single season set in the 95-96 season. So, even if they lose one game, it's not a big deal for the Knicks, and they really have other goals to continue to accomplish.
Of course, such a possibility is very small, a team that has not yet won the championship, if it spends its energy on these icing on the cake records, it can only pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons, so Wu Huang can only smile bitterly after hearing this thought: "Let's stop talking about the streak and those records, this streak will be left for us to bring good memories when we are idle and reminiscent, now we have to keep the first place in the East, continue to run in the team and improve the tactical flaws, we are not a dynasty team like the Bulls, I'm still fighting for my first title, and I'll think about those records when we get three in a row. ”
In fact, the Knicks really can't be too proud now, because as soon as the winning streak is gone, they will face the Bulls, Lakers and Spurs next, and it is very likely that after the winning streak, they will immediately follow a wave of consecutive defeats, so it is really not appropriate for the whole team to think too much about it now, if they can really regard the loss as a new start.
It's a pity that many Knicks players can't do this, and most of them are still immersed in a winning streak.
The Bulls' upswing this season has also been remarkable, and if the more amazing Knicks hadn't stood in the way, they would have been the team that shocked the entire league. Just think about it, such a team that didn't even make the playoffs last season has become a blockbuster this season! So far, they have played fourth in the league and second in the East, which is enough to make a team like the Thunder, which is a fast-improving team, and a big three team like the Heat, all feel ashamed and ashamed.
On second thought, without the Knicks, they would now be number one in the East!
The Knicks usually play this kind of team, and the wins and losses are at most five or five, not to mention that after the winning streak is ended, the team's mind and state have not been separated from it, and all aspects have not been adjusted, and the Knicks are the most vulnerable at this time.
Sure enough, many Knicks players went to Chicago with the mentality of another 27-win game, but in the end they failed to cross the hurdle of the Bulls, and the side effects of the winning streak were also reflected, and they had just fought hard with the Heat the day before. The Knicks, who came to Chicago, obviously lost their previous combat effectiveness.
Xiao Si may be tired, and his condition today is not good; Wu Huang is estimated to be tired, following the last game of 23 in 7, there is another 18 in 5, which is not inferior, and he has completely lost the majestic appearance in bed these days.
The Knicks got off to a bad start, trailing by 12 points at halftime, and although they once chased the score to 75-76 in the third quarter, the Bulls went on an 11-1 run in the fourth quarter to pull the deficit away again. In the end, the Knicks were powerless to recover and lost 96-106.
The Bulls have not been in good form before, with a 4-2 record in their last six games, but they have blossomed more in this game, giving the Knicks their first losing streak since the start of the season.
Wu Huang only scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-18 shooting in the game, and he has scored less than 20 points in two consecutive games.
Xiao Si also only had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist, and his performance was also lackluster.
Gallinari scored a team-high 19 points, Iguodala 16 and O'Neal 12.
'We've lost two games away in a row, but we've also won them at home and next time we'll try to win them on the road, I'm done. Wu Huang said a little scoundrel in the face of reporters' embarrassment after the game, and he was disgusted by the gloating tone of these guys.
Didn't you lose two away games? Is it the end of the world? Can't you lose if you're first in the league?!
This game was the Knicks' last game of the month of December, and the Knicks lost only two games this month, all of which came at the end of the month.
However, many media believe that the Knicks' losing streak may not only be two, because they will have to experience four bitter battles with the Spurs, Lakers, Trail Blazers, and Spurs in a row.
After the end of December, the Eastern Standings -
1. New York Knicks (27-5).
2. Chicago Bulls (23-9).
3. Boston Celtics (22-9).
4. Miami Heat (22-10).
5. Orlando Magic (19-13).
6. Atlanta Hawks (16-16).
7. Milwaukee Bucks (15-17).
8. Philadelphia 76ers (15-18).
The Knicks' first game of 2011 will be against the Spurs, who are ranked first in the league. That's right, the Knicks only lost two games in a row, and they were immediately surpassed by the Spurs, who had a good record this year and had no friends. Who would have thought that the Spurs, who were worthy of 50+ wins last year, would be so frustrating this year?
ESPN's two most surprising teams in the first half of the season are not the Thunder or the Bulls, but the Spurs and Knicks, the two top-ranked teams in the East and West, who are playing so well, is really beyond everyone's expectations.
Now that these two incredible teams are about to meet each other, the Knicks can return to the top spot in the league if they can beat the Spurs, who are the No. 1 team in the West. But if they lose to their opponents, they will not only suffer three consecutive defeats, but they will also be opened up by Spurs by two wins.
It's also the first time the two teams have met this season, and the bad news for the Knicks is that they're playing on the road again today!
A lot of people are strange? Why have Spurs changed so much this year? It can't be the credit of Blair and Neil and others, right?
In addition to the fact that this year's Spurs personnel are neater than last season, Duncan and Ginobili are old, and Parker is ushering in the peak of his career, Jefferson, who has been criticized by the Spurs, has also played a good form.
This guy who was considered by the Spurs to be the Spurs' most failed recruit in the 21st century last season, although he is indeed not suitable for the Spurs, and his salary and ability are also high, but he has one good thing, that is, he is willing to be obedient and take the initiative to change, he trains very hard, and knows what it means to be shameful and brave.
Last season, the spurs said that Jefferson was not in a good position, and he simply played simpler this year, and he has improved a lot in tactical execution with diligence; Thorn honey said that he didn't shoot well, and people were ashamed and brave, and after a summer of hard training, he increased his three-point shooting rate to 44% this year, which is higher than Gallinari's shooting rate; Thorn Mi said that his defense was not good, if this was compared with Uncle Bao, then the entire league would not be called good. Finally, his athleticism has declined, but in the Spurs camp, Jefferson's athleticism is still good, and playing under Popovich doesn't require anti-natural athleticism.
The Spurs were able to meet God and Buddha this year, in addition to the fact that the GDP is basically healthy and there are signs of returning to youth, Jefferson's efforts to integrate are also one of the reasons.
Popovich showed the Knicks what tactical execution is today, the latter can't keep up with and can't guess the offensive intent and rhythm of the Spurs, the opponent's non-stop fixed-point strategy and counter-run cover, plus hand-to-hand passing and empty-handed cut-in, the Knicks are puzzled, Wu Huang and Iguodala have a lot of skills, but they just can't make it.
Of course, in D'Antoni's opinion, they can't defend their opponents, and that's not a big deal. The real thing is that his offense didn't play under the Spurs' extremely disciplined defense, and the players felt very uncomfortable every time they attacked, which was going to die!
The Spurs' defense made Wu Huang and Xiaosi, who were already in poor shape, play another game of iron, and today even Iguodala and Gallinari did not play, and the whole Knicks team was deeply trapped in the iron and couldn't extricate themselves!
In this kind of play, the Knicks only played three quarters before disarming and surrendering, and the final score was 95:110, and the Knicks once again scored less than 100.
Wu Huang only got 19 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists today, and the shooting rate is still not good, only 6 of 16 shots, but the three-point shot is a little warmer, and the shooting rate of 3 of 8 shots is barely qualified, he said helplessly after the game: "They played very well, everyone played at a very high level, everyone on their team looks like they can be the first choice, I don't know if there are really words to describe their style of play, they are more like a whole than us." ”
After the Knicks lost three in a row, the New York Times decisively pushed out D'Antoni as a scapegoat.
Da Saby wrote: Hugo played the most important role in the Knicks' previous winning streak, and he was the most important contributor to this winning streak. He controls the team, dominates the ball longer than Magic Johnson on the offensive end, and shoots more than Michael Jordan. Defensively, he showed the intensity of the league's defensive first team, and he was impeccable.
Of course, the Knicks' winning streak is not only that, they show a high level of integration as a team. You can't find fault with them in every day's training, and a bunch of millions, millions, billionaires train together, meticulously.
However, the team's coach D'Antoni is not good enough for the deployment of personnel, and many times the Knicks will start to fall behind, and then wait for Hugo to be the savior and lead the team to fight back and chase points. And when they are ahead, they will often be filled by their opponents by more than a dozen points, or even more than two decades, and then use Hugo's key ball to get through.
This is not the way a king team wins, usually when a team wins, the coach will remind the players not to be complacent, and at the same time praise appropriately, look ahead, and hope that the team will continue to perform like this. But D'Antoni wouldn't do that, he rarely spoke about it, and it seemed to be left to Hugo.
The manager should say to the players after a win: "Have we gotten better?" "It's what puts some players to shame, rather than ignoring them and letting them wake up.
"The New York Times" reported against his will, of course, Wu Huang secretly instructed Da Sabi, he scored only 20 points in these three games, and I don't know if his character was exhausted, anyway, his physical strength is fine, but his shooting is always very poor, and even makes him wonder if he has played too much with his ass?
Thinking about it this way, Wu Huang immediately decided to throw the pot to the head coach after three consecutive defeats, and then prepared to cultivate himself for a day before the game against the Lakers. (To be continued.) )