After the loss to the Kings, the Knicks' record changed to 10-18, and on March 26, the Knicks traveled to Phoenix, only to lose to the Suns!

Four wins in a row!

Li Wei felt that this failure was unforgivable. After nearly two months of running-in, everyone is familiar with the team's offensive and defensive system. And on the personnel side, as Adelman said, the Knicks' newcomers are starting to adjust to the league.

Although Nowitzki's strength is not up to the All-Star level, it is much stronger than his rookie year in his previous life, and is probably equivalent to the starting level of a weak team. The sophomore's Maddie is slightly inferior to the sophomore's Kobe, but not much worse, and if Li Weiken gives the hand, he is definitely a strong contender for the sixth and most improved player.

Garnett, who is in the fourth grade, has now reached a mature period of ability and technology, and can take on the responsibility of leadership, plus Alan Houston, Charlie Ward and others at the peak complement each other, this can produce results!

The team will lose in a row, the first is that the luck is more negative, such as the game against the Kings, which was a key goal short. The second is that the newcomers of the team have too much playing time, which leads to everyone's mentality not being correct, and they always feel that they can't win, and their desire to win is not very strong!

Li Wei must arouse their desire to win, otherwise if it continues like this, there will be no hope for the playoffs!

On Feb. 27, the Knicks traveled to Los Angeles, the City of Angels, for the final leg of their Western Road Trip. That night, Li Wei, Chuck Daley, Byron Scott and others convened a long meeting of the players and did enough ideological mobilization work.

Each player also summed up his current situation and made a vision for the future!

In the end, Li Wei said: "With 10 wins and 19 losses, the team really can't afford to lose." I've always thought that the Knicks are a strong team, and it hasn't changed now, from today on, everyone has to give me a hard win, and whoever dares to drag me back, I'm going to kick his ass hard! ”

"Yes!" The players responded in unison.

Chuck Daly said: "Last year David's slogan was 21 wins in a row, and we didn't achieve that goal. After 20 consecutive wins, the team began to lose streak. The media thinks the blame lies with me, and I think so too. ”

The players chuckled in unison.

Chuck Daly said: "Don't laugh, we do owe David a 21-game winning streak, and I suggest that the team's slogan in the future is still 21 consecutive wins!" ”

Byron Scott said: "It's good, I didn't catch up with that wave last year, let's go for 21 straight wins this year!" ”

Just the day after the Knicks re-called their 21-game winning streak, on February 28, their game against the Lakers, the top team in the West, began.

The peasant woman broadcast the game live in five sets, and the advertisement was naturally the Yao shark duel that fans and friends were familiar with in the previous life!

In last season's best team, the choice for the center forward position was Big Shark O'Neal!

In last season's MVP selection, the fourth place was also the big shark O'Neal!

Jordan retired this season, and Iverson, who switched to a shooting guard, suddenly rose to lead the scoring list, and the second place is still the big shark O'Neal!

It can be said that O'Neal is not only the league's No. 1 center, but also the current top five players in the NBA.

Yao shark battle, full of highlights!

What's even more interesting is that Da Yao was selected by the Lakers to give to the Knicks. How could the Lakers miss out on the return of the outcast to challenge their superstar?

"Da Yao, kill O'Neill!"

"Da Yao, slap the Lakers in the face!"

The fans of the motherland shouted together.

Today's Lakers' starting five are Derrick Harper, Kobe Bryant, Glenn Rice, Dennis Rodman, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Last season, the Lakers' All-Star point guard, Van Exel, was sold off at the end of the season because of a conflict with head coach Del Harris. Derrick Harper is not the point guard of the Bulls, Ron Harper, but a Mavericks star who averaged 19 points and 7 assists per game at his peak.

Derrick Harper and Ron Harper are both famous, but neither has been selected as an All-Star, so there is a saying in NBA circles called Harper's lineup, which refers to players like two Harper who have All-Star strength but have never been selected for the All-Star Game.

In his previous life, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban kept saying that he would retire Derrick Harper's jersey, and it is unknown when he will be able to retire it.

Ron Harper is a defensive stalwort, and Derrick Harper is not bad, he was twice selected to the league's All-Defensive Team before moving to the Knicks, and because of his tenacious defensive style, he won the trust of Knicks coach Pat Riley at the time, and helped the team reach the Finals all the way.

The league Finals three-point record was set by Dan Marley, a current Heat player (who was with the Suns at the time), and later in the '94 Finals, Derrick Harper also made 17 three-pointers, tying Marley's record.

In short, the Lakers' starting point guard can score, is good at playmaking, has a strong defense, and has super three-point ability!

The only problem is that he's a bit old!

Lakers point guard Kobe Bryant, this doesn't need to be explained, everyone who watches the game knows it. He played off the bench last season, but he was still able to average 15.4 points per game, was selected for the All-Star Game, became a starter this season, and Eddie Jones was traded, no one can stop him from shining!

The only problem is that he is a bit young!

Glen Rice, the small forward of the Lakers, has been an All-Star in the East for three consecutive years, and he also beat Jordan to win the All-Star Game of the Year, the best team regular, and led the team to the playoffs in the most competitive East!

He is incomparable, he shines brilliantly!

The Lakers' power forward, seven-time rebounding champion, and best defensive player, Dennis Rodman, in fact, like Kobe, doesn't need too many words to introduce. After the Bulls broke up, he worked as a reporter for a while, and on February 23, he signed with the Lakers with a base salary, wearing the No. 73 jersey.

And, of course, the most anticipated of all, Lakers center Shark O'Neal.

At present, there are only two people in the league who can prevent O'Neal, one is Kobe Bryant and the other is Glenn Rice, as long as these two don't grab the ball, then O'Neal will have no one to stop!

The Knicks' starting five today's Tigers are Charlie Ward, Alan Houston, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, and Big Yao.

That's right, Li Wei adjusted the starter, and Maddy, who has been in good form recently, is the starting small forward.

Li Wei also arranged for Maddie to defend Kobe Bryant, this is not that he wants to see a duel between talented high school students, it is purely that Maddie's defense is better, and Li Wei trusts him the most.

"Tracy, Kobe Bryant is a year older than you, he's averaging nearly 20 points per game this season, and he's going to help the team on both ends of the floor. I hope you keep up the good work and next year can be the same as this year's Kobe! ”

"Coach, I will try to keep up with him, don't worry!" Maddie nodded.

Garnett switched to power forward today because the Lakers' starting power forward, Rodman, is thin and short, and will not participate in the offense, and Garnett will not have much pressure to defend him.

In addition, on the offensive end, Garnett, who switched to the big one, could open up space. The Knicks don't have a meat shield, and they definitely can't prevent O'Neal, so let's fight against it, and only by bombing as much as you want, can the Knicks have a chance to win!

"Kevin, pay attention to the timing of the defense, it doesn't matter if you can't prevent O'Neal, but we have to strangle others." Li Weidao.

"Okay." Kevin Garnett nodded.

At this time, Kobe Bryant came over and said loudly: "Li Wei, I will definitely prevent you from being able to pass the backcourt today, not once!" ”

Li Wei laughed.

Last year, he was known as the four-foot Kobe Bryant, and he became the shame of the other party's life, maybe Kobe Bryant felt that by preventing Li Wei from killing Li Wei today, he could wash away his shame!

In fact, Kobe's brain hit a dead end. Even if he prevented Li Wei from death, he couldn't wash away the shame he had before, and that big hat was like Wang Jingwei betraying the country, nailing him to the pillar of shame forever, and it was useless to do anything!

"Kobe, I never said I was going to play today, you don't have to be so excited."

"You're not playing?" Kobe's whole face was very dark, "What are you doing when you don't play and wear a jersey?" Coward! ”

Li Wei said: "Why don't you know the hearts of good people? I'm thinking about you! Think about it, last time I hated you, the next day it made headlines, and today I cap you again, where do you put your face? ”

Kobe Bryant glared and said, "This kind of thing will never happen!" ”

Li Wei said: "That's right, as long as I don't play, this kind of thing will never happen, you can rest assured!" ”

Bryant was choked speechless.