When the Knicks lost Orlando, Charlotte City, the 76ers on the road beat the Hornets. Big Z played 40 minutes, shooting 11-of-19 from the field, slashing 22 points and 17 rebounds, shining all over the court.

Nowitzki shot 1 of 6 in the first game, 4 points and 1 board, but Big Z had 22 points and 17 rebounds, the contrast was too strong!

The New York media collectively complained about Da Z on this day, and Xia Cuirong became the object of Qianfu's referent.

Xia Cuirong herself was also a little uneasy, lying in Li Wei's arms and complaining: "Husband, are you sure that German can really become a star?" ”

Li Wei said: "Of course, he was a big star in his previous life. But he will probably need two or three years of growth, and in two or three years, you will be vindicated! ”

Xia Cuirong said depressedly: "In two or three years, our children will be able to go to my grave!" ”

"Hahaha." Li Wei laughed.

In fact, Nowitzki's growth rate is not as slow as Li Wei said. In his previous season, he was very iron, shooting 40% from the field, 20% from three-point range, and averaging 8 points and 3 rebounds per game, but he improved rapidly in his second season, and even lost to Jalen Rose in the second most improved player selection.

In this life, Li Wei brought Nowitzki to the United States for training in advance, which will definitely allow him to better adapt to the environment. Li Wei hopes that by the end of the season, he will reach the average starter level in the NBA.

On Feb. 7, the Knicks returned to their home court to face the Heat, who had come from afar.

Pat Riley was deeply ashamed of being hacked last year, and this year he came with hatred and vowed to make Li Wei look good.

Li Wei didn't take him seriously, focusing on training newcomers, coupled with Garnett's suspension, the team's strength was insufficient, and the Heat won a big victory.

On Feb. 10, the Knicks hosted the Wizards, with Juvan Howard scoring 29 points and Richmond scoring 25 points, and the two combined to take the win at Madison Garden.

On Feb. 11, the Knicks traveled to Chicago to face the defending champion Bulls on back-to-back games.

Phil Jackson left, Jordan retired, Scottie Pippen went to the Rockets, Rodman changed careers to become a reporter, Longley went to the Suns, and the former championship division fell apart!

The current Bulls are leading the way with Tony Cooke, who has also signed free agent Brent Barry. That's right, it's the son of the legendary superstar Barry, the white dunk king, the guy who used draft picks + substitutes to exchange for him and pressed him to the bench.

Because it was back-to-back, Li Wei compressed Alan Houston's playing time and gave the newcomer more opportunities to play, but the two teams played two overtimes, and the Knicks lost in the end.

Last season, whoever could win against the Bulls was absolutely amazing, and this season, whoever can lose to the Bulls is enough to amaze everyone!

It's an honor that Li Wei amazed everyone last season, and unfortunately, Li Wei amazed everyone again this season!

The Knicks started with a four-game losing streak!

Nowitzki played 24 minutes, shooting 3-of-9 from the field, scoring eight points and five rebounds, in addition to three turnovers. But no one compares him with Big Z today, because a bad news came from Philadelphia - Big Z's scaphoid bone was fractured again, and the season was reimbursed!

"Oops!"

Hearing the news of Da Z's reimbursement, Li Wei was so sad that he stomped his feet.

Last season, he was cautious when it came to the use of Big Z. Although Da Z has repeatedly said that his injury has healed early and is fine, Li Wei still limits his playing time and restricts his training volume.

Larry Brown's attitude towards Big Z is of course different from Li Wei's, and the schedule of the shortened season is extremely tight, and the 76ers have a 5-day 4-game game at the beginning.

In order to win, Larry Brown put Big Z on the court and was reluctant to replace it!

Exhausted and half-dead to play three games, the 76ers returned home to face the Spurs. Big Z finished carrying Admiral Robinson and went to carry Tim Duncan, and he didn't stop for a moment. The two sides fought for 48 minutes and actually scored extra time!

In overtime, the tired big z was not careful, his left foot was empty, and the scaphoid bone was fractured again!

"Playing in this league, health is the most important thing, if you can't protect yourself well, without a healthy body, you are nothing!" Li Wei sighed.

Chuck Daly said: "Health is important, but it's the most brutal sports league, and if you don't have the awareness to fight with your life, you're never going to succeed." Those who have the courage to fight will definitely put victory first, not their own body. ”

Li Weidao: "Yes, success belongs to the kind of people who are willing to work hard, but will not break their bodies." If you want to succeed, let your parents give you a good body that is not bad, otherwise you are nothing! ”

Chuck Daley nodded and said: "Indeed, if you want to succeed in the league, talent, diligence, and luck are all indispensable, most people have fallen on the threshold of talent, and without a good body, no matter how hard you work, it is useless." ”

On February 15, when the Knicks faced the Pistons, Li Wei did not direct from the sidelines, but handed over the game to Chuck Daley.

Because this day is the Chinese New Year's Eve of China's lunar calendar, Li Wei's family has a reunion dinner at home to celebrate the Spring Festival. He can also be regarded as having a successful career and a happy family, and he is still very happy to spend the New Year with his family.

"Chuck, you should know what I'm thinking." Before leaving, Li Wei said.

"Exercise more newcomers, victory and defeat are second, right?"

"Da Yao's playing time doesn't need much, 5 to 10 minutes. He is too young to endure a long period of intense confrontation, and we need to give him a period of adaptation. But Dirk and Tracy should try to play around 20 minutes, and I'm optimistic about both of them. If Rashad has a chance, he should sit on the bench more if he doesn't have a chance, after all, the team also has to think about winning. ”

Although Rashad Lewis is a gifted high school student, he is the same age as Maddie, who entered the draft last year, and is a year older than Da Yao.

Being a year older than his classmates is a common occurrence in the United States, where Stoudemire Jr. was a gifted high school student when he entered the draft, but Mike Dunleavy, who was born in the same year as him, ended his sophomore year.

Then again, people born in the same year are sophomores, and Xiao Si is still in high school, but he is not a genius, and those who can repeat a grade and bully children are geniuses.

"Okay, I understand."

Chuck Daley really deserves to be a famous coach of a generation, but he is still on par with the Pistons when the newcomers are very pitiful.

It's a pity that Pistons superstar Grant Hill was supernatural at the last moment and took away the game.

On Feb. 16, the Knicks faced the Raptors with their backs to each other.

Li Wei didn't plan to go, after all, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. But Xia Cuirong wanted to go to the arena to have a look, so the two went to Madison Garden.

Raptors general manager Glenwald made heavy hands last summer, first from the Knicks to the treasure of the town team Charles Oakley, and then from the Rockets traded another iron-blooded interior Kevin Willis, who was nearly forty years old, plus the iron-blooded Knicks scoring guard Doug Christie, the whole team emphasizes defense and cooperation, and the team style is new!

This year's No. 5 rookie Vince Carter is very lucky, as soon as he arrives at the team, he has big brothers such as Oakley to help him, plus he himself is from a prestigious North Carolina school, he is a junior this year, and he has matured in all aspects of body and technology, and can take on the team's offensive responsibility!

With talent, defense, team, and spirit, even if this season is too short and too rushed, the Raptors' new lineup may not have time to run in, but next season, this team will take off!

When Li Wei arrived at the arena, Chuck Daley took a back seat, and he had to direct the game from the sidelines.

Due to Garnett's absence, coupled with Li Wei's deliberate training of newcomers, the Knicks played a little messy.

The current Raptors coach, Butch Carter, is a player-turned-coach.

He graduated from Indiana University, an elite NCAA school, was drafted by the Lakers in the '80 draft, picked up the ball for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, teamed up with the Magic, and worked with coaches such as Paul Westhead, Jack McKinney, and Hubby Brown. After retiring, he worked as an assistant coach for coaches such as Frank Harris and Mike Dunleavy.

Although he is not a famous handsome, he has rich experience and on-the-spot command is also decent.

Although Vince Carter only entered the league in his junior year, he had never been the boss of the team before and needed an adaptation period, so his performance was extremely unstable.

In the first two games, he scored 5 points in one game and 7 points in the other, and the Raptors lost both. This time, he felt very good, shooting inside and out, scoring 17 points alone, making Stephen Jackson helpless.

Defensively, Oakley and Kevin Willis were also very good today. Oakley, in particular, has been selected to the All-Defensive Team many times in his career, and he used to have a headache when other teams played the Knicks, just because there was this guy standing on the inside. Now, it's the Knicks' turn to have a headache of their own.

In the final moments of the game, the Raptors led by one point, and the Knicks designed a stunner.

Oakley saw through the Knicks' tactics and slapped Alan Houston's stunner to freeze the score at 96:95!

The sound of the final timer sounded, and he ran to the sidelines and laughed: "David, I'll just say we can win you!" ”

"Well done, Charles." Li Wei gave him a hug warmly, "The Raptors have more of you, the change is really big, but next time, we will win!" ”

"That's impossible, we'll always win!" Oakley continued to laugh.