Chapter 224: Post-All-Star Syndrome

The Knicks' first game after the All-Star break was a matchup with the Pistons, but there were a lot of changes to the Pistons lineup in this game, Rashid was 'injured' and didn't play, or the Pistons didn't want to collide with the Knicks in the regular season right now.

Especially now that the Knicks are returning from an All-Star win, Malone is on the bench to play a game that is unlikely to win.

Mill wanted to see what the Pistons with Rashid looked like, but in the end he didn't see it, but the Pistons, who didn't have an inside fulcrum to score, were really no match for the Knicks, and even if Chauncey scored 26 points above average, it wouldn't help.

Then facing the visiting Jazz, although the Jazz wanted to show their toughness in this game and show that they could win, the Knicks didn't have to spend much effort to win the game.

Malone did not play in this game, nor was he included in the 12-man squad, seeing his former teammates fighting with his current self, especially Malone, who felt ashamed of the Jazz, still has no desire to win, just like Malone said, I played this more year, just for that championship ring.

Although at the beginning of the game, due to factors such as excessive excitement and exhaustion, Gong Feng and other main foures did not play very well, and did not let the game enter the rhythm it should have at the beginning, but after four days of adjustment, the Knicks still entered the state they should have.

So in his first rookie season, LeBron was the first unlucky Cavaliers to organize the guard, Hill faced the league's super rookie directly, Big Z faced Yao Ming's defense, and Boozer faced Bosh's interference. The Cavaliers didn't get their rhythm at the start, and despite all their efforts at Madison Square Garden, LeBron couldn't get the victory he could.

Although there is no danger to get another three-game winning streak at home, but the next is a new test for the Knicks, the journey of the four-game road is about to begin, and the first game is against the Kings.

It was a game where the Kings had an all-out four-man outbreak. It was also the first game that the Knicks encountered and lost at the beginning, and it was unfortunate to encounter an explosion of team-wide behavior, with the Kings scoring 30 points with three players, and the final total score exceeded 132 points.

Only six players on the Knicks' side scored double-doubles, but in the end, the Knicks only scored 128 points under normal play.

There was no overtime, which meant that the number of points scored in 48 minutes of regulation time was not a record, but the two teams were not the kind of full-time scoring, but rather a strong defence.

When the media commented on the outcome of the game. For the first time, I used the term non-fighting, and I didn't say that the Kings had the strength to challenge for the championship, but that the Knicks did everything defensively, but what they encountered was a phenomenal Kings team.

The Kings are united to win against the Knicks, who are now the No. 1 in the league, just to prove that they are still championship contenders.

But if you dig deeper, you will find that in this game, the average playing time of the five main players of the Kings has exceeded 42 minutes, and all the Knicks rotate according to the usual level. Mir didn't make any changes in order to win the game. It's just that the 12 people in his team can get the exercise they deserve, so that Gong Feng and other main players can form a tacit understanding with Ma Long.

This kind of Knicks can really be described by the words of pampering and not being surprised, of course, it is also because the Knicks have too many young players, and Mill uses a lot of ideas and tactics for the growth of these young players and so that they can help the team in the playoffs.

The biggest proof of this is when the Knicks face the Suns on the road next. still scored a high score of 125 points, and finally won the game, completing the sweep of the Suns this season, and avoiding the fate of a possible losing streak in this season.

The Suns in this game are also united. Xiao Si even got 20+10 data, but under the game where Yao Ming only played two quarters, the Suns' small-ball tactics and the Knicks really collided, and no one bargained.

After Kurt lost weight, he really began to integrate into the system, and Bosh also began to strengthen movement, projection, especially three-point shooting, and the impact on Bosh after Malone returned was the greatest, but the biggest benefit was probably Bosh.

In Malone's long career, there are too many opponents in the same position, and Bosh has begun to make some progress and confusion about himself in the future under the guidance of Malone, and Mill is happy to see it, especially when there are so many ways to get out of the rookie wall, Mill or all the main forces of the Knicks also want to see what direction Bosh is going.

The Suns only lasted for three quarters in the face of the Knicks' defensive small-ball tactics, but in the final quarter, the Suns were still defeated.

All the Suns' transactions this year are just after getting a large amount of money injection, and they want the team to enter the playoffs again, plus the team has just sold more than 400 million US dollars for a price, the team really wants a new start, and also wants to stick to its original fast, team-moving style, but never thought that their team could win the championship, if the Suns' main five are at the championship level, then the Suns' bench, In particular, the substitute centers who can replace Xiao Si are at the NBADL level.

Such a team, if it wants to get a good result in this year's playoffs, can only maintain its top three positions in the West, otherwise it is really uncertain to face those traditional playoff powerhouses in the past.

After a day of rest, the Knicks came to Stamp again, but this time the opponent was not the Lakers, but the Clippers.

This game is also a game that the Knicks are very careless, maybe they played Dafa in Los Angeles the day before, or they patronized it in Los Angeles, maybe they think that as long as they play normally, they can win the game, maybe they are numb to victory, maybe it is at a certain point, maybe they are bored with continuous away games, anyway, the Knicks outside performance in this game is too poor.

The Clippers actually led the Knicks for three quarters, and it was not until the last quarter that Malone and Yao Ming were both powerful, and they were defensive, blocking, and constantly scoring, that they won the final victory.

But it already made Mir's face stink.

The loss to the Nuggets the next day caused Mir to lose his temper after the game.

Although in this game, Anthony broke out and cut down 30+7+7 data, although the Nuggets scored double-doubles with four players, although the muscular men of the Nuggets, the strong defense at the beginning of the game, made the Knicks not get what they wanted at the beginning, although in this game, the referee's whistle was very annoyed by Mill, although in this game, the Knicks played in the Nuggets on the plateau, but these are not the reasons for the Knicks to lose, if even the team on the edge of the Western playoffs, the Knicks can't win, There's no need to talk about anything else.

After this game, Mir didn't say anything to his players, but after returning to New York, he gathered and let the whole team watch two games, the game between the Pistons and the Pacers, which was a typical game between the Pistons and the Pacers, and the game was won by defense.

The defense of these two teams is not comparable to the Nuggets, the kind of rotation defense, especially the Pistons team that has a branch point on the inside, Rasheed Wallace is like a fish in water in the Pistons lineup, which makes everyone in the Knicks frown but does not say anything.

After watching the recent performances of the two teams, Hill was the first to stand up and apologize to the whole team, and carefully explained all his thoughts from the eve of the game to the end, followed by Allen, Gong Feng, Yao Ming, and Jay...... In the end, it was Malone who closed down and said some thoughts about the two teams.

Looking at the camera, after watching all the players appear in the desire to win again, Mir was very satisfied and made himself a cup of the best coffee to taste slowly. (To be continued.) )