Chapter 605
After winning the Christmas battle against the Cavaliers, the Knicks managed to turn their record into an invincible 25-4 record.
The Knicks managed to reach the top of the East and became the No. 1 record in the East.
The second is the Celtics, who are close behind with a 24-5 record and are ready to launch a wave of small offenses against the Knicks.
It's barely halfway through the season now, and that's all it takes to get a standing. After all, it's only in the second half of the season that the key moment in determining exactly what position a team can get in the playoffs.
However, even if it is temporarily the first place in the East, it is also the first place in the East. It's enough to keep the fans in New York happy.
There is a good saying, that is, happiness begets sorrow. And now the situation with the Knicks fits that situation a little bit.
Because after winning the first place in the East, soon, the Knicks ushered in a small climax. A small two-game losing streak. In an instant, the Knicks' record rolled away from the first place in the East.
And the Celtics, who followed the Knicks, naturally became the first in the East.
After the Christmas War, the Knicks lost first to the Western Conference Spurs.
No one will be surprised that Spurs have won against any team at any time, in any place. Spurs are such a team, such a being.
Every year, the Spurs are getting older, but you can't say that every year the Spurs are getting weaker. Getting old and getting weak meant exactly the same thing, but in Spurs, it became a completely different meaning.
To grow old is to get older, and that's it. To be weak is to be weak. Not at all. With every year getting older, the Spurs have driven all the teams in the league crazy.
I don't know how many people are deceived by this team every year, deceived by Popovich, deceived by stupidity. What the future is yours is, damn it, it's all a lie.
Not only are fairy tales full of lies, but also full of lies.
In this game, it can't be said that the Knicks played badly, but it should be said that the Spurs played too well, whether it was GDP or role players, they all played well, and the Knicks played well, but at the last critical moment, just like luck was on their side in the last game, this time luck was on the Spurs' side, and in the end the Spurs won the game with a score of 85:82.
The 82 points were also the Knicks' lowest this season. As a strong team on the offensive end, the Knicks are rarely suppressed to such an extent, the Spurs' defense, Popovich's defense really makes you invulnerable.
The Knicks couldn't find a good way to break through the Spurs' iron wall. The defense of both teams is good.
The Knicks have been bringing in Thibodeau since they were hired. The power of the defensive end is naturally getting stronger and stronger. And the Spurs have always been a well-known defensive powerhouse in the league. Against this backdrop, the Knicks and Spurs played a very boring defensive battle between the two teams.
So the score will also be lower.
The Knicks have been able to reach more than 100 points and suppress the Knicks' scores within 85 many times, and the Spurs are still the first.
However, it doesn't matter if the Knicks lose to the Spurs, the Spurs are a strong team in the league. No one can ignore the power of Spurs.
But what kind of fuss are you going to make when you lose to the Pistons?
What kind of team is the Pistons, the kind of team that is in the midst of a rebuild. Without the Flounder Chauncey Billups' Pistons, it's a team that's what it is. Anyway, the Pistons now have a 10-20 record.
Twice the relationship.
However, it was this team, this Pistons, that successfully helped the Knicks to a two-game losing streak.
There is no excuse, no excuse. That's how the Knicks lost the game.
If you win a game, you can't see the weaknesses of the team. Only when the team loses, a lot of things will leak out in front of everyone, especially in front of manager Thibodeau.
In this game of losing to the Pistons, Chen Jiyuan was wrapped up throughout the game. There are never fewer than two people around. It feels like the Pistons didn't intend to win this game, anyway, it's against Chen Jiyuan, Bao Ji, Bao Ji. Just don't let Chen Jiyuan feel comfortable. In the end, if you lose the game, you lose.
However, the Pistons, with such a mentality, won in the end.
Chen Jiyuan played very uncomfortable throughout the game, in the case of a double bag, at the beginning, Chen Jiyuan would quickly choose to pass the ball, and would pass the ball well to the vacant place of his team. However, the result is that sometimes teammates can score and sometimes they can't. This gave Chen Jiyuan a headache. However, there is no way, you still have to pass the ball.
Later, Chen Jiyuan also forced a few shots in the case of a double bag. And before the opponent's bag came up, he shot a few balls.
However, the effect is obviously not very good, Chen Jiyuan made 8 shots in the whole game, which is a very, very small number of times for a team's leading player.
Chen Jiyuan was 4 of 8 and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 13 points, because there was no way to use his strength to score, Chen Jiyuan could only grab rebounds. I didn't worry about saving my physical strength at all, and the pistons didn't plan to let Chen Jiyuan make a move anyway.
Under such a mentality, Chen Jiyuan grabbed 20 rebounds.
But, even so, the team lost the game.
Except for Chen Jiyuan, people have got a lot of opportunities. The Pistons' defense is very targeted. While wrapping Chen Jiyuan, the person who let go was the big forward Ibaka. Ibaka now has to rush inside if he wants to score more.
Even if Chen Jiyuan pulls the Pistons' interior two people out of the interior, when Ibaka rushes to the inside, he will still be hindered, and he will be supplemented by the opponent's outside players, which will make Ibaka a little uncomfortable, and this little discomfort may be an existence that can be ignored for Chen Jiyuan, but for Ibaka, it greatly affects Ibaka's shooting rate.
This made the Knicks very helpless.
If it's Lefu at this time. Then the opponent will definitely taste the consequences of such an incalculable entrapment of Chen Jiyuan. It's going to cost the Pistons quite dearly. But it's a pity that at the time, now Lefu is still brushing his big two pairs on the long side. He waved the towel 30 times and shouted 50 times per game. Compared with the two pairs that can only be brushed on the field, this is obviously easier.
Under this beijing, the Knicks unexpectedly lost to the Pistons, which can be regarded as an upset.
But regardless of whether it is unpopular or not, the final result is that the Knicks lost the game, and the Knicks' first seat in the East has not yet been warmed, so they obediently give it to others. Knowing this, the Knicks should have farted in the first seat in the East, but they still left some thoughts. Proof that the Knicks are here.
After two consecutive defeats, the Knicks finally learned the hard way. In the next back-to-back, beat the Nets.
However, if the game against the Nets is lost, then the Knicks will definitely be scolded to death by everyone, and they will definitely be drowned by the fans in New York with spitting stars.
What level of team the Nets are, is that until now, they have played 31 games and won only two games. What a lot of courage and how much ability is this to be able to accomplish such a feat.
But. Even with such a feat, the Nets are still full of attention in China.
The only reason is that there is a man named Yi Jianlian there.
Yi Jianlian can be said to be the second leader of Chinese basketball.
Now Huaxia is still Yao Ming's era, but in a few years, it will become Yi Jianlian's era, which everyone knows.
Chen Jiyuan cannot represent the national team because of nationality issues.
Although someone once asked Chen Jiyuan about the possibility of the national team participating in international events such as the Asian Championships and the Olympic Games, Chen Jiyuan knew that it was unlikely. Because Chen Jiyuan is an American citizen.
Yi Jianlian entered the league after Yao Ming and was a first-round rookie at the No. 6 position. It can be said that it came with the hope of the entire Chinese fans. But in the end, Yi Jianlian disappointed the fans of Huaxia.
There are many theories about why Yi Jianlian can't play in the NBA, but Chen Jiyuan and Yi Jianlian don't have much contact, so it's not very clear, but what Chen Jiyuan at least knows is that Yi Jianlian should really change his agent, and Fagan is not a trouble-free person. Not a good thing either. He can make a person a superstar, but how many people around these superstars have gradually become ordinary stars under his leadership. The main thing is that Fagan will always be a little unscrupulous while pursuing the maximization of profits. These unscrupulous means can make or break things. This is Fagan who succeeds, and Fagen who fails. Howard, the director of the divorced soap opera, was our director Fei.
This Chinese derby is a game that China is looking forward to.
This is not the first derby between the two, but this is the first collision after Yi Jianlian got up. This season's Yi Jianlian can be said to be playing vigorously.
So far, he is averaging 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game this season. It's gradually feeling like a first-round No. 6 show.
Although the Nets' record is a little bit worse.
But Yi Jianlian's growth is unquestionable. So, a lot of people are looking forward to this game.
However, the result was clear, and the Knicks easily defeated the Nets in back-to-back situations.
Chen Jiyuan slashed 46 points and regained his form.
And Yi Jianlian also had a good performance, getting 19 points and 9 rebounds close to 20+10 data. It can be regarded as making Chinese fans happy.