Chapter 64: The Return

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In the face of fan dissatisfaction, Wang Zhuo behaved calmly, and Rivers could only sit on the bench honestly and pretend to be stupid because of a technical foul, although he already had the desire to pick up a knife to cut Wang Zhuo and Crawford.

Wang Zhuo's purpose is very clear, that is, he can't let the Clippers' two interior lines stay on the court at the same time, Griffin and Jordan Jr.'s offense and defense work seamlessly, coupled with Paul's commanding style, if you want to get out of the way, you can only find another way.

Rivers had no choice but to replace Jordan Jr. with Jeff Green to prevent the Knicks from cutting Jordan Jr. all the time, so that Griffin, who had two fouls on his back, was supported by Griffin alone.

As a result, the Knicks' offensive end is no longer obsessed with outside three-point shooting, but a more targeted breakthrough layup, each ball carrier is aimed at Griffin's body when he breaks through, due to deep foul trouble, Griffin's defense has become cringe, more time is to avoid directly, watching the ball carrier fly to the basket.

The Clippers couldn't exert their strength, everyone held a wave of anger in their chests, and finally at the end of the third quarter of the game, Griffin faced Jerry Grant, who broke through to the layup, and directly threw him to the ground with an elbow, and Crawford did not hesitate to blow Griffin's first-class malicious foul and eject him directly from the game.

Grant was lying on the ground with a painful expression on his face, and it took a long time to stand up with the support of his teammates, but fortunately, there was no big problem, and Wang Zhuo did not expect Griffin to malice foul, his original intention was just to beat Griffin to 6 fouls and leave the court, but he didn't expect him to jump off the wall in a hurry.

In the end, in the face of the Clippers without Griffin, the Knicks played smoothly, although Paul is still strong, both a father and a mother, but his strength is limited after all, and he can't resist the Knicks' belated three-point rain at all.

In the fourth quarter alone, the Knicks hit 8 three-pointers, completely extinguishing the signs of the Clippers' counterattack, and in the end, the Knicks scuttled the Clippers away and left the Staples Center with a two-game winning record.

The next day, the league office issued a penalty notice against Griffin, fined him $25,000, and suspended an additional game, which cast another shadow on Rivers's heart after suffering the defeat.

Immediately afterwards, the Knicks rushed to Oracle Arena non-stop, facing the strong Golden State Warriors, unexpectedly swallowing a defeat, Stephen Curry was unstoppable, shooting 12 of 20 from the field, 8 of 13 three-pointers, and two free throws, scoring 34 points and 8 assists in the game.

However, Draymond Green only got 6 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds under Wang Zhuo's deliberate strict defense, which was very different from his usual dazzling performance.

The next day, the Knicks came to Sacramento to challenge the Kings back-to-back, facing George Karl's defense, after a long journey, the exhausted Knicks players no longer played a torrent of offensive waves, but the Kings' All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins made a big splash, with 24 points and 20 rebounds.

Although Lopez and Cousins fought to the end, Porzingis' miserable 3-of-11 shooting made the victory come to naught, the Knicks suffered two consecutive defeats, and Wang Zhuo also really saw George Carr's iron and blood.

After the five-game tour in the West in the Pacific Division, the Knicks came to Washington, D.C., the last stop of the six-game team, to once again face the Wizards team with the "golden double gun" combination.

The Wizards were unable to repeat last season's glory, falling to 11th place in the East, with little hope of making the playoffs, low morale and Randy Whitman's position as head coach.

The Knicks were eager to bounce back from a two-game losing streak and eventually swept the Wizards away from a 4-2 run, returning to Madison Square Garden with a 4-2 record.

The Knicks' recent strong performance completely conquered the fans in New York, they gathered in front of the arena, greeted the team's return with flowers and applause, the media in New York questioned the Knicks' management's decision-making less and less, began to fully support their home team, everyone understood that it was Wang Zhuo's arrival that turned all this upside down in less than a season.

"Hey, Wang, are you still used to eating nutritious meals on the plane?"

The Zen master also appeared at the door of the stadium for the first time, saw Wang Zhuo, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and asked with concern, with a caring smile on his face.

"It's okay, but Kobe Bryant asked me to convey it on my behalf, he misses you very much!"

Wang Zhuo responded lightly, and by the way, conveyed the essence of talking to Kobe Bryant to him.

"Oh?"

The Zen master's expression was slightly stunned, and then a kind and kind smile appeared on his face again, and Wang Zhuo couldn't guess what was going on in his heart.

After work, Wang Zhuo returned home, the living room and bedroom were spotless, he knew that during the half month he left, Lin Yao must have insisted on cleaning every day to keep it so clean.

Wang Zhuo put on an apron, opened the refrigerator, took out the ingredients for dinner, and began to be busy in the kitchen.

"Wang Zhuo, come out!"

Of course, Lin Yao knew that it was Wang Zhuo who was back, and stood at the table and shouted.

Wang Zhuo quietly walked behind Lin Yao from behind the door, stretched out his hands and covered her eyes violently, Lin Yao was surprised, and screamed "Ah", and at the same time leaned back, just leaning on Wang Zhuo's arms.

Lin Yao realized something, but she felt that Wang Zhuo's broad and thick shoulders were very comfortable to lean, and there was a heavy sense of security, at this time Wang Zhuo's hand had been loosened, and it slipped onto Lin Yao's arms, just hugging Lin Yao, neither of them spoke, and stood silently for five minutes, no one wanted to take the lead in breaking this warm romance.

With two days to go before the next game starts, after dinner, Wang Zhuo sent Lin Yao away, lay in bed after washing, and sent a text message to all the Knicks players, inviting them to their house party tomorrow night.

Wang Zhuo had never had a party before, and he felt the need to hold one to get closer to the players, and he didn't forget to send a message to Phil Jackson, and reminded him that he could bring his beautiful girlfriend with him.

"Am I dazzled when the king invites us to a party?"

When Jerry Grant received Wang Zhuo's text message, he rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had misunderstood, and when he confirmed that there was no problem, a thought came to his heart: Is the party held by the head coach as cold as himself?

Jerry Grant is not the only one who thinks so, but all the Knicks players have the same doubts at this time.