Chapter 185: Seven Consecutive Victories
Derrick Rose isn't the MVP he was a few years later, and while his breakthrough is one of the league's best by now, he can play solo every game with his speed. But he still needs to continue to learn in the choice of breakthrough, the offensive means are too single, there is basically nothing else except the breakthrough, the projection ability is worrying, there is no ability to shoot three points at all, the outside shooting rate is a mess, the mid-range shooting is not very reliable, and the score depends on the breakthrough and close-range shooting.
However, overall, Derrick Rose is still better than Westbrook's watch, which is reflected in his ability to read the game, Rose's breakthrough can create a chance for his teammates, break through 2 passes and 1, and Wei Shao basically does it himself.
With a final score of 105:96, the New York Knicks easily defeated the Chicago Bulls in the "Madison Square Garden", and the Knicks had an absolute advantage during the game, not giving the league's youngest Bulls a chance.
Zhang Yu played 33 minutes in this game, scored 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, shooting 8 of 17, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. Today, Zhang Yu's hit rate is decent, but it is such a hit rate, which is much better than Rose. Most of his shots are distributed between mid-range and long-range shots, and Rose is mostly in the three-second range under the basket.
Little Potato finally came back today, the three-game ban period has expired, Nate Robinson, who held back for a week, exploded with Rose at home today, this season Little Potato ushered in the peak of his career, averaging 15 points and 4 assists per game, and this game was 28 points and 5 assists, and he had the upper hand against the Bulls.
Rose played 35 minutes and got 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and the leader also had the intention of competing with Zhang Yu in his heart, but the little potato was messed in, so he was stopped by Nate Robinson before he saw the main owner, and he did not defeat Nate Robinson today, so he naturally could not compare with Zhang Yu.
"It's good to have a little brother!" Zhang Yu thought secretly in his heart.
At the post-game press conference, the media in Chicago kept a low profile, not mentioning the pre-game hype between the top players and the champions. Looking at the joke, Ross can't even clean up his little brother today, of course he can't compare with Zhang Yu. Just like Zhang Yu wants to compare with Jordan, he must first kill Kobe and James, otherwise he will not be qualified.
Although both of them are rookies, competing with Rose does not mention Zhang Yu's desire to fight, he can't look down on these rookies now, his mind is full of James and Kobe, and he is firmly eyeing the throne of MVP, even if the trophy is far away from him.
On Wednesday, January 21, the Knicks play at home against the Phoenix Suns.
In the last match, the Suns were in civil unrest, and now that the dust has settled, the Suns have resumed their small-ball play and their record has begun to improve. It's a pity that he lost too much before, Marion's departure had too much impact on the team, and the already bad defense was completely gone. Coupled with O'Neill's big hind legs, as soon as this slow old shark comes on the field, the Sun's bombardment will always be dragged into position.
Shaq O'Neill himself now regrets why he came to the Suns in the first place. Nash's rhythm is going to tire him out of his fat man.
Today, the Knicks and the Suns are desperately running and bombing, and the New York fans who watched the whole game are addicted, the two sides are not lively, the score is rising, three-pointers, dunks, and the balls are overwhelming.
In this game, the fans were happy because the score was high. The players are also happy because the number jΓΉ is good. Only O'Neill is dying of exhaustion, attacking every seven seconds? Just kidding, it's almost the same as adding a 1 in front!
The final score was 145:140, and the two teams battled until overtime to decide the winner.
The Knicks finally relied on Zhang Yu's two three-pointers at a critical moment to win the game at home.
Zhang Yu played 40 minutes today, breaking the record for his playing time, reaching 40 minutes for the first time. But the strange thing is that he doesn't feel tired, it's really that the game is too smooth, both teams don't defend much, and sometimes they don't feel tired at all when they only attack.
With 45 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Zhang Yu almost got a triple-double today, and scored 40+ again, allowing the league to once again see the terrifying scoring ability of this Chinese champion. Maybe he doesn't have James' all-around, but in terms of scoring ability, "Chinese Rabbit" is indeed better.
The first season is already like this, and everyone can't imagine how far this Chinese will grow in a few more seasons?
Nash also turned on his scoring mode today, the best MVP in football in the league, and today he scored 40 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, which is better than Zhang Yu. Stoudemire had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and the Bully exploded Kenyon Martin and Birdman Anderson inside. O'Neal had 15 points and eight rebounds, and after only 28 minutes of play, the Sharks felt like they were cramping.
At the post-game press conference, D'Antoni specifically instructed Zhang Yu for the first time not to offend Nash and Xiao Si for a while, with a look of you knowing.
Zhang Yu certainly understands what his coach means, Nash and Xiao Si are both players that D'Antoni has been playing first, obviously worried that his big mouth will offend these two and affect his poaching plan.
The victory over the Suns saw the Knicks beat the Memphis Grizzlies, a Western underdog, the next day, for another seven-game winning streak that made New York fans happy. But while they were happy, they couldn't help but remember that they had ended their two-game winning streak this season after seven straight wins.
This seven-game winning streak is followed by another back-to-back tomorrow, or back-to-back away games against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Zhang Yu is really tired, the process of defeating the Grizzlies is not easy, he played 36 minutes, scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, the Grizzlies still have the possibility of defeating them until the last minute, and the scores of the two teams have been very tight. Winning the game, they were on a plane to Philadelphia that night.
In the whole game with the Philadelphia 76ers, Zhang Yu didn't feel anything, and he felt tired and tired from back to back, as if he didn't have a crosshairs, and only 1 of 6 shots in the first half.
Zhang Yu knew that he didn't feel good, so he tried his best to avoid shooting by himself and did his best to share the ball with his teammates. But he didn't break through well today, especially in the face of Xiao AI's defense, he didn't score any threatening passes at all, and only got 5 points and 2 assists in the first half under the watch of Iguodala.
The Knicks' main players are not in shape, except for the small potato.
Nate Robinson, who was previously suspended and has not been consumed much, has become a wonder player at this time, continuing the good form of the previous game in the first half, scoring 16 points and 3 assists with consecutive shots. Wilson Chandler also played well today, finishing with 10 points and four rebounds in the first half.
With a score of 48:52, the Knicks relied on a bench not to fall behind too much.
In the second half, the 76ers' crosshairs also began to drop, and the two teams fought until the last minute, when Zhang Yu made a foul on Elton Brand in the final 10 seconds of the game. It's a pity that under the influence of the receptor, Zhang Yu didn't even make free throws at this time, and he hit two free throws and one hit.
It was this penalty conceded that became the key to the victory of both teams tonight.
The Knicks lost by one point to the 76ers 98-99, and if Zhang Yu hit that free throw at the end, maybe they wouldn't have lost the game.
At the post-match press conference, Zhang Yu admitted that he was affected by back-to-backs, and that he suffered a physical crisis in this match.
The media didn't make it difficult for him to do anything about it, and it was not uncommon for such situations to occur back-to-back.
The next day, the league announced the new week's "Player of the Week", the West won the award is Da Gasol, in this week's three games, Pau Gasol averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks per game, and was the biggest contributor to the Lakers' winning streak.
The East did not award the Weekly Award to Zhang Yu this time, and he could have won the Weekly Awards, but the New York Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the last game, and his personal count was not good, which ultimately made him miss the weekly award.
Wade burst into tears: "It's not easy to finally get another Weekly Awards. β
The Flash won one game on Wednesday, averaging 38 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals per game, and is getting closer and closer to his first scoring title.