Chapter 41: Wang Zhuo's Killing Order
Recently, the Knicks' record is still very unstable, and it seems that they have not been able to break the curse of winning one game and losing one game, and this situation has lasted for about two weeks, and the Knicks' record has also come to 14-13, temporarily ranking seventh in the East. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, the regular season has also gone through about a third of the process, the situation in the West is that the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs are competing for supremacy, especially the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the two months when head coach Steve Kerr is recuperating, under the leadership of assistant coach Luke Wharton, the death five small lineup played to the extreme, and achieved a vigorous 24-game winning streak, the East is the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks are in the second and third places, However, the difference with the Cavaliers is large.
The Knicks' record is a significant improvement from last season, but that doesn't guarantee a playoff ticket, followed by the 14-14 Chicago Bulls, who are only half a win away from the Knicks, and it just so happens that on December 19, the Knicks will host the visiting Chicago Bulls.
After the Chicago Bulls fired Tom Thibodeau, the team's record did not improve significantly, which is far from the strong performance of the last few seasons, the eighth position in the West seems a little embarrassing, and it is difficult to rebuild but it is difficult to give up the playoff spot, and if you insist on it, the team has little room to rise, so the Bulls management has not been able to make up its mind to rebuild.
The former Bulls core Derrick Rose has no signs of recovery in the new season, but has become more and more embarrassing in the team's position, the head coach's careful use has led to a lot of compression of playing time, previous injuries have also made him look timid in the game, and more importantly, the team management has obvious intention to correct Jimmy Butler.
Rose slowly realized how correct the words of the Knicks Chinese assistant coach who had called him were, but what was the use, he had a contract, he couldn't take the initiative to ask management to trade him, and he didn't want to be called a "traitor", not to mention that once upon a time, he was a hero in Chicago, the hope and pride of the Bulls.
Before the game, Wang Zhuo didn't say anything, just wrote down an English word "Slay" on the tactical board, which means killing, Wang Zhuo's impression to the players has always been that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, but today they saw Wang Zhuo from beginning to end with a solemn look like a great enemy, and realized that Wang Zhuo was bound to win this game, but they didn't know why this game would make Wang Zhuo pay so much attention.
Wang Zhuo wants to trade Derrick Rose, which is not a strange news, even Rose himself knows that since he wants to get Rose, he must prove that the current Knicks are more powerful and have more development prospects than the Bulls, otherwise, everything is pure empty talk, so Wang Zhuo issued a must-kill order to the Knicks.
Rose already has the honor of MVP of the regular season, and only a team with the ability to compete for a championship can attract him, and Rose also knows that only by winning a championship can he prove himself again and rejuvenate his career.
The match began in earnest in such a psychological game, and the Zen master sat on the sidelines to watch as he watched Rose up close and to determine whether the long-awaited deal was viable.
Pau Gasol was not included in the squad due to injury, and Joaquin Noah, who had been on the bench for a long time, was promoted to the starting center position, and the former best defensive player did not have a good time with the Bulls, breaking away from Thibodeau's defensive system, and his role in the Bulls was completely replaced by Pau Gasol, and even the team's starting position was lost.
Suffering from long-term depression, Noah maintained a strong aggressiveness at the beginning of the game, repeatedly ravaging the Knicks' basket with offense that he was not good at, which made Wang Zhuo see that he wanted to completely vent the nameless fire in his heart through the game.
Of course, Wang Zhuo didn't care, because he knew that Noah was not the kind of player who could kill the game by attacking, and the Knicks still started regularly, Calderon, Anthony, Porzingis, Afflaro and Lopez.
Although Wang Zhuo has always been inclined to Jerry Grant to play the starting point guard, Fisher is still the head coach of the Knicks, he will not openly call Fisher, this is the workplace, it is the relationship between superiors and subordinates, Wang Zhuo can still see the pros and cons, of course, this does not mean that Wang Zhuo is afraid of Fisher, but clearly knows that the conflict will inevitably cause a chain reaction, and even affect the team's record, so Wang Zhuo will not easily touch this bottom line.
The Knicks had Wang Zhuo's pre-game warning, and they were very calm in this game, very patient in every offense, never forced to shoot without the right opportunity, and worked harder on the defensive end, and Anthony was even more pro-Jimmy Butler.
Defense is really an attitude, although Anthony's defense has been criticized, but when he really wants to defend, he can still do it well, strong body and innate basketball awareness, so that Jimmy Butler has a complete illusion that the person in front of him should not be Carmelo Anthony, but LeBron James.
Rose ran back and forth on the court, glancing at the Knicks' bench from time to time to see who Wang Zhuo was, although he wanted to try his best to show himself, but the state didn't seem to be good, Wang Zhuo could see that he didn't have a strong desire to hit the basket as before, more of a mid-range jumper and outside three-pointers, people who know Rose know that this is not his strong point, so his effect on the court is not good.
With the advantage of height and arm span, Noah still frequently abuses the Knicks' basket, but the difference between the Bulls and the Knicks is getting wider and wider, mainly because Anthony completely limited Butler, making the Bulls' already incomplete offensive system even worse.
More importantly, Wang Zhuo's nirvana gave the Knicks players a united and determined determination to win the game, and in the end, the scorer at the Madison Square Garden Arena was fixed at 107:91, and the Knicks beat the Bulls by 16 points.
"Derek, the Knicks' door is always open for you!"
After the game, Wang Zhuo hugged Rose and whispered in his ear.
Rose still didn't react much, but it was clear that there was no resistance on the phone, because he saw this Knicks team more team in the game, and he was not strong as soon as possible, but he was growing steadily.
The Knicks' locker room was jubilant, and they couldn't imagine what it would be like if they lost, and they didn't want to spend an hour in practice.