Chapter 60: Three consecutive 130+

In his office at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Mitch Kubcek stares at an LCD screen hanging on the wall as the New York Knicks play the Phoenix Suns on the road. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He wondered if it was a mistake to pick D'Angelo Russell in the first place, Porzingis and Devin Booker looked better, and the Knicks' recent crazy performances have shocked the league.

After beating the Trail Blazers at home to score a season-high 132 points, the Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons, eighth in the East, at home, once again setting a new single-game scoring record with 135 points, and now facing the Suns on the road, with two minutes left before halftime, the timer shows that the Knicks scored 52 points.

"If the Knicks don't score 60 points at halftime, I'll turn off the screen and get back to my job!"

Kupchak silently thought in his heart that as long as the first half did not score more than 60 points, it would be difficult to reach 130 points in the whole game, so he hoped that the Suns, who are in the same division, could stop the Knicks' offense.

But the next picture made him extremely disappointed, Jerry Grant instigated a fast break, Anthony lifted to the outside to cover Porzingis, Porzingis borrowed cover and entered the inside, Tyson Chandler between the two did not know whether to defend Anthony on the outside, or chase Porzingis who cut into the inside, the hesitation was only a second, Grant had already thrown the ball high to the inside, Porzingis took off and dunked the ball into the basket with one arm.

Looking back, the Suns' Devin Booker responded with a pull-up jumper near the free throw line and a shot from Porzingis, which alone showed his skill, delicate and soft touch, especially his control of the pace of the game, and completely like the boss of the team.

"There are two good players who didn't choose, but chose such a parallel import, Dolan, the son of a bitch, must have deliberately hinted that the New York media released Russell's report to create a smokescreen, and Phil, he still grudges the Lakers' management, it must be so!"

Kubček saw the excellence of Porzingis and Booker, and he felt indescribable jealousy and remorse, knowing that Russell had struggled with the Lakers for nearly a season and had not yet integrated into the Lakers' system, he was also vaguely aware that it was the Knicks management who was confusing the public, and even suspected that Phil was also involved in the conspiracy.

Just in the minute that Kubcek was in thought, Anthony made another two-pointer, and then O'Quinn grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Grant, who had already stolen away, and Grant did not hesitate to pass the long pass in the half, and Afflaro received the ball and made three steps to the basket.

Suns guard Ronnie Price hugged Afflaro, "beep", the referee's whistle blew, but Afflaro had already forced the ball out the moment Price hugged him, and after the whistle blew, the ball spun around the basket twice before finally falling in.

The referee signaled that the two points were valid, and he had to add a free throw, Avlalo stood on the free throw line and hit it steadily, Kubček was a little flustered, just 52 points, but he didn't expect the Knicks to score 7 points in just 1 minute, rewriting the score to 59, and only one point away from 60 points.

The Suns are still struggling to support one player, except for Devin Booker, and the rest of the players have long been stunned by the Knicks' pervasive offense, even against the Warriors, they have never been so flustered.

Devin Booker then relied on his individual ability to break through the interior and score a difficult layup to barely add points to the Suns, which was also a helpless move, and the lack of strength from his teammates forced him to become a lone hero.

"Defend, defend, don't let the Knicks score!"

Kubchak had already gotten up from his seat, clenching his fists tightly and silently cheering on the Suns.

Sure enough, in the next offense, Anthony missed an outside jumper, and Tyson Chandler grabbed the backcourt rebound, handed it to Ronnie Price, and stabilized the rhythm and advanced to the frontcourt.

Kubuchak breathed a long sigh of relief, and the hanging heart was finally put back in his stomach, but before he could let go of his clenched fist, Price had been stolen by Grant, because it was the point guard who broke the ball, everyone else was running on the court, and it was too late to return to defense.

Price was affected by Avlalo's 2+1 just now, and his concentration was obviously not enough, so he was successfully tackled by Grant, and Kubček had closed his eyes in despair, hoping that Grant would die personally and dunk the ball away.

Obviously, Kubcek was disappointed, and Grant's violent dunk directly blew up the Knicks' bench, and Cleantoni Erley, who was not on the court, kept waving his towel and jumping and jumping until the referee gave him a warning with his eyes, and then honestly sat back on the bench.

At the end of the half, the Knicks scored 61 points, and Kubcek sat back on the leather seat like a deflated ball, his face was extremely ugly, but fortunately, he was the only one in the office, and no one could see him embarrassed and embarrassed by his defeat.

The Phoenix Suns can be said to be the birthplace of running and bombing, and it is also the place where Steve Nash Nirvana was reborn, but I didn't expect to be reduced to the point where they were beaten by the Knicks with running and bombing.

"Before the final whistle is over, all the advantages are just an illusion that blinds you, continue to maintain your hard work and passion, and hold on until the last moment!"

After the Knicks won five in a row, they are about to usher in a wave of three consecutive wins, although the battle has led by 15 points in the first half, but Wang Zhuo does not dare to be careless, and in the locker room at the end of the half, Wang Zhuo continues to encourage the players loudly.

Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek studied the Knicks' crazy run-and-gun tactics in recent times before the game, and also tried to contain the Knicks' offense, hoping to halt their 130+ record at the Toggins Dick Resort Arena, but reality shattered his wishes, and the rebuilding Suns faced the Knicks' offense like a mantis arm.

After the start of the second half, the Knicks set off an offensive frenzy again, and the more they played, the more morale they played, while the Suns slumped, and the main players were like zombies doing mechanical switchback and running, but the players on the bench were not afraid of tigers, and they replaced the main force to recover some points difference, but it was only a drop in the bucket.

In the end, the Knicks once again hit a high score of 130+, shot the Suns away, and rushed to the next stop on the road, the Staples Center Arena, with three consecutive 130+ records.