Chapter 228: No one has this data
The NBA announced the list of jersey sales this season on April 30, and Cavaliers star LeBron James took the No. 1 jersey sales position from Kobe Bryant.
Wu Huang is third on this list because the NBA lists the list based on the sales of athletes' jerseys in NBA stores and NBA online stores in New York, and Wu Huang has a big advantage in New York, and his jerseys sell more in New York than the first two, but not as well as on NBA online stores.
10 of the top 15 in this year's jersey rankings are currently in the playoffs. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is second on the leaderboard after James. The Knicks' "Holy Master" is ranked third. The Hornets' "Queen Bee" Paul was fourth. The Celtics' Big Three, Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, are ranked fifth, eighth and 11th respectively in this season's rankings. The Magic's Howard made it to the top 10 for the first time. The Bulls' Rose was in 15th place.
At eight o'clock tonight, the Knicks are going to face the Hawks at home, the former is 3-2 and temporarily leading, and the psychological pressure is completely on the Hawks' side, but the Knicks can't be careless, tonight's game is actually no different from the seventh game, the Knicks must go all out to win and end the battle early, otherwise it will be more than bad luck to go to Atlanta.
New York fans are very confident in their team, the Knicks have always had a good home record this season, Wu Huang, Iguodala, David Lee are all in good shape, Green can also fill the void after Gallinari's injury to a certain extent, and the Knicks have a good chance of ending the game 4:2.
The New York Times pre-game report: This is the sixth game between the two sides, and it is also the first chance for the Knicks to advance after getting the match point. If today's game the Knicks can't win. Then the seventh match between the two sides will be played at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta. For the Knicks. The best outcome could be tonight at home to make it out of the first round of the playoffs after 10 years.
In Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs the day before yesterday, the Knicks were at a disadvantage for most of the first three quarters, and there are a few lessons they need to learn:
First, the Hawks finally blocked the Knicks' core in Game 5, and they made Hugo dumb in the first half, and D'Antoni had to find a way to avoid Hugo being blocked again.
Second, on the offensive end, the Hawks have mostly defended Hugo with Assi Law. As soon as Hugo breaks through, the Hawks' two-man bag comes up, and Hugo needs to rediscover the way to play in Game 3 and Game 4.
Third, Iguodala and David Lee. Since Hugo is destined to be surrounded by opponents, the team's second and third leaders have become important scoring points for the Knicks in this series, and the Hawks' defense of Hugo will provide many opportunities for the Knicks' mid-to-long-range shooting, especially David Lee, who shot just 48.6% from the field in this series, if he can cut down 20+ points and 15+ rebounds with high efficiency like he did in the last game. The Knicks' offensive firepower doesn't need to be worried.
Fourth, execution at critical moments. Wu Huang used to go crazy in the dressing room after losing his first two games. Because the Knicks are too poor in the execution of key shots at critical moments. In the playoffs, that's a tough injury. Role players in the Knicks need to remember that when the opportunity comes its way, you have to be brave enough to take responsibility.
Wu Huang also said before the game: "This is our home court, as long as you get the basketball and have a chance to shoot, throw the damn ball!" "Yes, that's the Knicks' straightforward and proven tactics.
The two teams had a brief shooting practice in the morning, and the calm appearance of the Hawks players could not hide the sense of urgency before the big game, and there was a breathless and serious atmosphere in the team.
Joe Johnson told reporters after training that they would not give up on preparing for Game 7 and that the series was not yet over.
"We're confident it's just one game, we've had some more embarrassing losses and we're going to come back," Horford said. β
But what embarrassed the Hawks is that they have not won in New York in this series, and Larry Drew, who was screamed out of class by his own fans at home the day before yesterday, stressed after shooting drill: "Some people want to cram us with the concept that we are afraid to play at their home court." This is not true. That's because they don't know us yet, we're not going to make the same mistakes as last time, we've found a way to deal with them. β
Although the Hawks have been emphasizing whether they have given up on this series and emphasizing that they still have a chance, in fact, the initiative is no longer in their hands, and Wu Huang and his Knicks are not ready to let the Hawks see any hope.
The match between the two teams was the first of three of today's contests, with New York fans pouring out of the subway near the stadium an hour early with slogans, long queues entering Madison Garden from various entrances in an orderly manner, and some leading the way shouting victory slogans.
The staff at Madison Garden finished their last cigarette outside the arena early to show the world what this basketball mecca is all about. The pre-match press conference in the stadium has also been prepared, just waiting for the players from both teams and journalists from all over the world to be in place.
'We don't want to go back to Atalanta for Game 7 and we have a chance to knock them out at home and that's obviously what we want to do the most right now.' Iguodala expressed the same sentiment as Wu Huang in his pre-match press conference.
D'Antoni emphasised: "Our players need to reduce mistakes due to lack of concentration, you have to know what the opponent is going to do next. At this point, I think my players need to be quicker, they need to force their opponents not to do what they want to do. I never doubted that we could play better defensively and that we could get better if we kept working on that. β
Wu Huang was speechless when he heard this, even he didn't know how the team's defense in the fourth quarter was played in the last game, not to mention playing better defense today, as long as he could play the kind of defense in the last game. Emperor Wu even felt that they could wrestle their wrists with magic.
But it's a pity. The defense that day was an absolute surprise. It's a super level of play, maybe they can reach that level in the future, but now they can only play once in a while when they are lucky.
Wu Huang's support group today has shrunk a little, leaving only two Emma alone in the VIP room to watch the game, Taylor Swift went to Los Angeles to perform today, and coincidentally Christine also went to Los Angeles today to participate in an endorsement event, which made Wu Huang a little worried, if the two girls happened to meet on the plane. Will there be a fight?
He should slap himself hard, at this moment on the flight from New York to Los Angeles, in the minibar of first class, Taylor Swift is frowning and looking at Christine not far away, the little singer is now very eager to smash the new mobile phone in her hand, she feels that she should not have looked at the yellow calendar when she went out today.
Christine also saw her old enemy, but she didn't show any expression, just narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a very mocking smile in Taylor Swift's eyes.
It takes almost six hours to fly from New York to Los Angeles, during which time the probability of two girls fighting on the plane. Emperor Wu had better take a calculator and do a good calculation.
After the two teams finished the pre-match press conference, Wu Huang turned off his mobile phone when he returned to the locker room. He didn't see the malicious photos sent by the two girls at the same time, they actually took pictures of each other after canceling the beauty function of the mobile phone, and then sent the photos to Wu Huang's mobile phone.
"Guys, now we're 3-2 up and this series is completely in our hands." Wu Huang is still mobilizing for his teammates before the game, "But we also need to know that no one will bring victory to us, they definitely want to drag the series to the seventh game, and then the initiative is not in our hands." So, we have to see clearly that today is our home stadium, right in front of our fans, and we must not give up the initiative. The Eagles in the last game were a warning to us, and we have to take this as a warning and take our destiny into our own hands at home. β
"The boss is right, don't give them a chance, I want to go to Orlando to watch your game." Gallinari is wearing a tattered suit today, and he looks like a dog, but his face is full of excitement when he speaks, and he looks like he has overdone it, what a bastard!
After the Knicks players came out, the fans held up hundreds of portraits of Wu Huang bending bows and shooting eagles. This is the home prop produced by the Knicks after the last game, and it was distributed to some local fan groups for free, in addition to boosting their morale, they can also be used to taunt the opponent, killing two birds with one stone!
Naturally, the Eagles players will not be affected by this small tactic, but after the game, you can still see that their fighting spirit is not particularly strong, and there is always a feeling of lifelessness under the backdrop of the home fans. Perhaps it was the three consecutive defeats that hit their self-confidence, especially the last game at home, which hurt the players' morale even more, and they have not recovered in just one day.
This game can be regarded as a battle of life and death for both sides, and the Knicks players are also nervous, but they have a core full of pressure resistance, and Wu Huang likes to take the initiative to take responsibility after the opening of the first five games, he will first open the situation with his own offense, and then lead the whole team to play together.
The two teams were still a little nervous after the start of the day, with David Lee losing to Josh Smith and Joe Johnson opening the sixth contest with a mid-range.
Not to be outdone, Emperor Wu quickly returned the favor with an assist.
After the Hawks opened the game, they still used the defensive formation of the previous game to deal with Wu Huang, but this time the Knicks were prepared, Wu Huang rushed to pass the ball to David Lee in front of the bag, and the latter received the pass and used a small hook to help the Knicks score the first goal with a small hook hand in the cheers of his Polish girlfriend on the sidelines.
Lee is becoming more and more confident, and he has endured a rare experience in this playoffs, when in fact, 99% of players in the league have grown up like him.
Playing the playoffs for the first time, most players are sure to experience many setbacks, in addition to a handful of perverts in history. If you can find a solution to the problem, it is equivalent to getting a sublimation, and failing to pass this level means that the potential is exhausted.
The players who have refined in the playoffs and the players who haven't played in the playoffs are like Horford vs. David Lee in the first four games, who had better stats in the regular season but just couldn't beat the other side.
The Hawks played a little tight after the opening. But the players feel good. Scored 6 points in a row. A 6-2 opening was played.
But then, they lost two backcourt rebounds in a row, and the Knicks took advantage of the opportunity to catch up with the score.
These two frontcourt rebounds were not grabbed by David Lee or Frye, and the Hawks never dreamed that Wu Huang, a point guard who is only 191cm tall, would snatch rebounds from Josh Smith and Horford in a row, which is not scientific at all.
Rondo should laugh when he hears this, why can't a point guard grab a rebound on the head of a center?
Wu Huang's average of rebounds per game during the regular season has remained above 6, and his average rebounds per game in the playoffs are almost 7. If both David Lee and Frye had taken the initiative to block for him, it would not have been difficult for Wu Huang to grab 10 rebounds in a game.
The Knicks certainly wouldn't do that, and that's unscientific, but there's nothing wrong with taking a game by surprise. D'Antoni ordered his interior players to block more for Wu Huang today, creating opportunities for him to compete with the Hawks' guards for rebounds.
Wu Huang is confident that the point guards and even guards in this league, except for the old monsters of Rondo and Kidd, have no one who can compete with him in rebounding.
The Knicks' move worked wonders after the opening period, and Horford and Josh quickly spotted it. The Knicks' interior line is not competing with themselves for rebounds at all, but has been holding both losses early on. No one wants to grab a rebound, and the intention is to fight them hand-to-hand.
David Lee and Frye kept wrapping their arms around their opposing players, which made the Hawks' interior very uncomfortable and unhappy, but they did it very secretly, and today was at home, and the referee's penalty scale was in the Knicks' favor, so there was no need to worry about fouls.
In fact, this tactic will not work most of the time, because the Hawks' second and third positions can help protect rebounds inside. Marvin Williams and Joe Johnson are both tall people over two meters tall, and it stands to reason that point guards can't grab them, but Wu Huang is an alternative, his prediction of basketball landing points and the timing of grabbing rebounds are not like a point guard, plus that pair of long arms and amazing bullet speed, the average second and third positions really can't grab him.
"You're so useless, I'm a point guard!" At 5 minutes and 14 seconds in the first quarter, Wu Huang grabbed another frontcourt rebound, and also caused Josh Smith's beater foul under the basket, and before he landed, his trash talk sprayed at the enemy team again, which was the third frontcourt rebound Wu Huang grabbed today.
"Your mouth stinks, I suggest you brush your teeth before the game." Josh Smith angrily fired back.
Wu Huang couldn't help but laugh out loud, the opponent's trash talk level is too low, David Stern has trained these guys to be stupid people who can't talk trash talk, maybe it's so that he can do whatever he wants in the alliance, right?
"Man, I remember you said you were a star-caliber player, but I don't think you really see a star anywhere other than looking a little like Will Smith." Wu Huang taunted as he walked to the free throw line, he was ready to open the meat.
The score was 13:12, and the Knicks temporarily led by 1 point.
After today's opening, both teams played a little cautiously, Wu Huang continued to be targeted by the Hawks, and it was difficult to score, so he has not scored a point so far.
However, he did a very good job in the deployment of basketball, although he did not score a point, but after the opening he had sent two direct assists and two indirect assists, the most exaggerated thing is that he actually grabbed 5 rebounds, of which 3 were frontcourt rebounds, this data is also no one.
The Eagles' targeted defense is not easy to crack, and Wu Huang can only let himself dispose of the ball in time for a short time, but it is too difficult to score. However, in this kind of crucial game, as long as the team can win, he can temporarily ignore his own score.
Wu Huang hit both free throws, and the scoring data is finally no longer a duck egg, and after the free throws, he still has the time to continue to provoke Josh Smith, "You don't seem to have scored yet, it's up to you now, big star." Emperor Wu's taunt must match his tone and expression to be really annoying, and he combines these three points very well.
Josh Smith's dark face had long been red with anger, and he was used to hearing foul language from the Wolf King when facing Garnett in the past, and he naively thought that he was the most hated player on the planet. But now I know that there is still a mountain high, and people who swear are often not the most hateful, and Wu Huang's kind of street fighting is the existence he wants to beat the most now.
This can't all be blamed on Emperor Wu, he is also looking for people who are susceptible to trash talk, why don't you see him to provoke Horford and Joe Johnson? It's because he knows that trash talk doesn't have much effect on such players, and it's a waste of saliva to say it, and only those who are short-tempered or naΓ―ve and innocent are susceptible to trash talk.
Thinking about it this way, Howard of the Magic team can also try to ridicule it, and trash talk might do something for him.
Emperor Wu is not afraid of offending this big man, anyway, the chances of Howard coming to the Knicks are not very high, and if he offends, he will be offended.
The first quarter was tied at 25-24, with the Knicks leading by one point.
Joe Johnson was in good form today, and Iguodala didn't limit the All-Star guard this time, scoring 10 points in the first quarter by the Eagles. Horford also had a good performance, scoring six points in the quarter. But Josh Smith ate a duck egg in the first quarter and paid two fouls and basically didn't contribute.
Wu Huang got 2 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the first quarter, such a statistic even surprised him, although today's tactics included content that made him compete for rebounds, but grabbing 6 rebounds in a quarter was still beyond everyone's expectations, including himself.
"It's a big brush, I'm going to brush up on rebounds again." Many fans who are not interested in Wu Huang naturally think that he is brushing rebounds at this time.
"Sect Master, this is the rhythm of getting three pairs again." Wu Huang's fans feel that as long as the rebounds reach double digits, the triple-double is basically stable.
"I heard that Hugo lived in the same room as Little Colone when he was in Atlanta, does that count as having sex with a minor?" This kind of topic is usually discussed by Wu Huang's 6 billion brain-dead fans, who usually focus not on the game itself, but are particularly interested in this kind of gossip.
"Did Hugo break the single-quarter rebounding record?" These are the few true fans of Wu Huang, and only they can record Wu Huang's milestones. (To be continued.) )