On January 28, the Knicks lost to the Atlanta Hawks 108-112 away back-to-back, although Wu Huang cut 41 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, but Xiaosi injured his shoulder in the first quarter, and the Knicks' interior strength was greatly reduced, and finally lost the game by 4 points.

On January 30, the Knicks easily defeated the Detroit Pistons in the last game of the month, Xiao Si was absent from this game, Wu Huang cut 35 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, O'Neal played 28 minutes to create the longest playing time this season, cutting 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks still broke the Pistons.

Stoudemire injured his shoulder in the game against the Hawks, but it was not a serious injury, but the team doctor felt that Smalls had a lot of hidden dangers in his knee and suggested that he rest for a week or two, anyway, the Knicks have a solid record, even if he is out of action before the All-Star break, it is not a big deal.

After the Knicks finished the January game, the overall record became 34-10, still ranked first in the East and second in the league, just wait for the Spurs to make a mistake, this group of old men can't be more stamina than them, and Popovich will not overdraft players to compete with the Knicks for the first place in the regular season.

The Knicks are going to have their easiest month in February, where they only need to play 10 games, and the Knicks are relieved to see that schedule.

On February 2, the Knicks are about to welcome the Western Conference powerhouse Dallas Mavericks at home, Xiao Si took the initiative to ask for the game before the game, he felt that after a week of rest, the shoulder injury had already healed, and the hidden danger of the knee was not a day or two, this month's schedule was so good, he didn't feel that he was at risk of injury, even if he wanted to rest, it should be March or April.

The Dallas Mavericks are very strong this year, after trading to the inside titan Tyson Chandler, they can be regarded as making up for the last shortcoming, at the moment with Kidd in the backcourt to lead the team, Stevenson and Marion have excellent defensive ability and fast ability, substitutes Barria and Terry can provide microwave offensive firepower, the German tank is as efficient as ever and difficult to defend, and Chandler's arrival also solves the most urgently needed interior defensive ability of the Mavericks.

Such a Maverick doesn't have too many flaws, if it weren't for the fact that there was a Spurs in the Southwest Division to crush them, the team that was the first in the West at the moment should be them.

The Mavericks' move this summer is not big, but it is really not small, in addition to the smooth contract extensions with Brandon Haywood and Dirk Nowitzki, they also welcomed Dream Nine center Tyson Chandler as a powerful insider. Their best deal, though, was to dispose of Eric Dampier's contract, and although Cuban had the whimsical idea of using it to chase superstars like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, it certainly didn't work out because they overvalued the unguaranteed contract. Fortunately, the Mavericks finally got Chandler, and also sent away two junk contracts by the way, which actually made Dampier's contract worth the money, and it can even be said to be a great value.

After failing to attract superstars this summer, the Mavericks' moves are pragmatic. After keeping Haywood, trade to Chandler. In this way, after Dampier left, the Mavericks' interior defense not only did not decline, but improved a lot.

Chandler's contract expires next summer and will not affect the team's future operations in the slightest. And in this deal, the Mavericks cleared out the two junk contracts of Matt Carroll and Eduardo Nahoola, and in every way, this deal is only profitable.

Domestic fans have always loved and hated the Mavericks, the love is because of Wang Zhizhi, and the hate is because they have twice blocked Yao Ming from entering the second round, and the attention of the Mavericks in China in previous years may not be worse than that of the Lakers.

The 2004-05 season was one of upheaval for the Mavericks. Since the beginning of this season, Nowitzki's scoring average has stabilized at around 25 points per game, and has gradually become the undisputed leader of the Mavericks, entering the ranks of the league's superstars.

For a long time, the Mavericks' idea of building a team is very simple, as long as Nowitzki can be equipped with a player who can not only do a good job of defense and rebounding under the basket, but also have a certain ability to play alone under the basket, Nowitzki will be much easier. Adhering to this line of thinking, the Mavericks have been making dazzling reinforcements on the inside for the past two summers. Last year, it was put on the side by the Orlando Magic, all because of the thirst for talent, Marcin Gortat did not get it, but lost Brandon Bass. Halfway through last season, the Mavericks finally brought in Brandon Haywood and added Tyson Chandler this summer, and the team's intention was clear that they would do whatever it took to bolster the interior in order to give Nowitzki more respite.

The German signed a four-year, 80 million contract with the team in the summer, which gave all Dallas people a reassurance, and Nowitzki also said: "Want to poach me? Let's go in the next life! "There's no doubt that Dirk is tied to Dallas, and there's no turning back, whether it's success or failure.

The Knicks are also a little tricky in the face of the Mavericks' balanced lineup, and the breakthrough finally fell on Wu Huang, because it seems that it should not be difficult for him to break through Kidd, although this person's old triple-double king is very famous, but after all, he is old, and he has always been unable to deal with Wu Huang's explosive and flexible point guard, so as long as Wu Huang breaks Kidd, then all the problems will be solved.

D'Antoni's idea is lazy enough, but this is indeed the easiest way, Wu Huang said before the game that he accepted this task, he has always felt that there is a pleasure in bullying these old guys at the Hall of Fame, and he has no idea of respecting and loving the old.

But before the game, another breath of trading came to the face......

Several media outlets in New York and Denver coincidentally broke rumors of a possible trade between the two teams on the 1st.

Even ESPN got the inside scoop, especially in the corner of the news that the Knicks may trade Gallinari, Monroe, Green, and Turiav for Carmelo Anthony of the Tunnels, and this rumor, if it comes true, will be a blockbuster trade that affects the ownership of the championship.

Wu Huang naturally heard the news, and he expressed his shock, because he didn't know about it in advance from the team's top management, but it may not be groundless, but he knew that the general manager had always wanted to get James and Anthony to New York, so it was very likely that Donnie Walsh did a good thing, and his boss James Dolan must have acquiesced.

"Isn't that? If he comes, I won't pass the ball, but don't blame me. Wu Huang was very unhappy, it seemed that he needed to ask Brandon to communicate with the team's top management, such a big matter, he didn't notify him first? Is this the news you want him to do and like the Nets and the Clippers?

Some media even praised the Knicks' big skills for being amazing, saying that they can't bear to let the child trap the wolf, that the core skeleton is more important than anything else, and that a superstar can make any difficult game easy, which is something that no number of role players can do.

The reason for these people is basically this, what is easy to get and hard to find, Monroe, Gallinari, and Green are all very high-quality role players, but no matter how good they are, they are role players, and they are worth 8 million to 10 million quasi-stars. If you let such a starting role player play and give them a good contract, these people with large long-term contracts will lock up the team's space and tie their hands when it comes to bringing in top stars. And this kind of high-quality role player, as long as you want as much as you want after the core skeleton is done, the examples of the Celtics and Lakers are there, and they are not short of high-quality role players with low salaries and easy to use every year.

Among the nearly 500 players in the league, at least ten role players with the same quality or similar to Monroe and Gallinari can be found, but there is only one melon in the league, and winning it is to improve the entire outside line. As for saying that there will not be enough role players to make up for it at that time, in fact, if a team's starting firepower is so good, do you still need to rely on bench players to play the world? No matter how good the bench is, it is also a bench, not to mention what level of attraction will it have for a large number of role players in the league who want to win a championship once this system is established? Uncle Huo is 38 years old, and this season, when I heard that the Heat Big Three were in a hurry to go to Miami, if the Knicks made up the Big 4, wouldn't the championship be a hand-holder?

Emperor Wu read these reports that he didn't know what he was worried about, and he was so angry that he couldn't do it!

Isn't their core skeleton good enough? These bastards are obviously going to do something!

In fact, in the Knicks team, not only Wu Huang was dissatisfied when he heard the news, but most of the Knicks players were very dissatisfied, especially a few young players who were caught in the trade rumors, they don't want to leave now, although they are often said to be CBA players by fans here, but they can always enjoy the feeling of winning here, and they can also get honors, and at the same time, the exposure rate is N times that of the so-called Nuggets, and the money earned is only a lot more, and fools are willing to go to the plateau to fight for the playoffs.

Xiao Si, the second leader, does not want another superstar in the team, although Wu Huang is in control of the ball, but he is also the core of the inner line, there will be no less data, and the number of shots will not be less, but it is not necessary to have another Anthony who can be three and four, at that time, he was not like poor Bosh, completely reduced to the team's third scoring point, and at the same time the first person to blame for losing.

Wu Huang had an idea, he was already very dissatisfied with his manager now, this guy was thinking about making big deals all day long, so they just held a closed-door meeting between players, and then got Donnie down together. In the NBA, as long as the players are on the same page, it is not too difficult to get rid of a head coach and a general manager, at least it can make the general manager a lot more honest.

Before the start of the game, Wu Huang first communicated with Xiao Si and Iguodala, which was to show respect, and he dragged Gallinari in, and the small meeting of only four people made the Italians excited, which showed that Wu Huang affirmed his status, at least he was also a four-in-command.

It's not a shame to be the fourth leader in the Knicks, Iguodala is not only old, but also low-key and does not steal credit, and his position as the third leader has always been very stable; Xiao Si is second only to Wu Huang in terms of fame and strength in the team, and there is no need to compete for the identity of the second leader; A player like Wu Huang is the core of the team wherever he goes, and Gallinari has long dared not compete with Wu Huang in secret, so he feels that it is not easy to become the fourth leader of the team.

In the end, the result of the discussion between the four people was completely in line with Emperor Wu's mind, and now what the Knicks need is stability, instead of thinking about making some big deals all day long, and sooner or later they will lose people's hearts.

In this game, the players on the team who were caught in trade rumors had a strong desire to perform, and they wanted to use their performances to show the fans that although they are not as famous as Anthony, they are not just able to grab a lot of small roles.

Wu Huang was also happy to feed them the ball, so after the first quarter, Gallinari scored 12 points, Monroe also scored 6 points, and even Green, who was usually quiet, made two three-pointers and scored 6 points.

The trio's performance gave the pro-deal media and fans a slap in the face, and Wu Huang did not follow D'Antoni's tactics to storm Kidd, he only took two shots in the first quarter, hit a three-pointer, and added free throws to score five points, but he had seven assists, tying his own single-quarter assist record.

The Mavericks' defensive performance today was very good, and their biggest concern was that Wu Huang used his personal ability to break through Kidd, so the pre-game tactics were all arranged around this. Chandler's task today would have been big, as he had to fill in for Kidd on the inside in time. But after the game started, the script didn't go like this, the Knicks broke through the ball, Wu Huang sometimes can solve the problem by himself, but he just wants to pass the ball to his teammates in one more move, but his teammates can always hit the pass, even if most of the Mavericks' defense is in place, but the whole Knicks team is like opening a self-aiming, how to prevent it.

After the first quarter of the game, the score was 40:33, and the Knicks' offense played more smoothly today, and the feeling that the whole team was involved actually had a little bit of Spurs. But that is, at the moment of shooting and scoring, it is a bit similar, the Knicks' offense still relies on Wu Huang to complete the first half alone, but the Spurs' offense does not need Parker to complete so many tasks.

The second quarter of the game has become a time for Xiao Si to go crazy, Xiao Bawang feels that he is aggrieved enough to be the second child, and he must not be the third child to take the blame for the two people, that feeling is like hitting a fire hydrant with his fists, and he definitely doesn't want to try a second time after trying once.

Wu Huang continued to brush assists, and the Mavericks' blocking and dismantling cooperation with the Knicks was also targeted, but the result was still the same, even if Chandler and Nowitzki's defense was in place, but Xiao Si cut inside to receive the basket, that is, he could get the ball into the basket. Today, he put his historic frame ability to the fullest, no matter where he cuts to the basket or where he goes inside, he can always find the basket accurately to complete the shot.

At the end of the half, the score was 76:63, and the Mavericks, who had played well enough, were beaten to no temper at all, the Knicks shot a terrifying 61% of the team in the first half, and Wu Huang handed out 13 assists in the half. (To be continued.) )