Chapter 170: Return to the second in the East
The Knicks' game was their third game this season against the Celtics, and as opponents in the same division, the two teams will meet each other four times a season.
So far, the Knicks have a 22-10 record and sit fourth in the East.
The Celtics have a 21-9 record, which is only half a win ahead of the Knicks for the time being, and a loss in this line of games will instantly turn the rankings of the two teams around. So for the two teams, this game is very important, even if it is not for the ranking, just for the sake of face, TMD can't lose, the little rabbit is too rampant!
Ahead of the two teams is the "Cleveland Cavaliers", who have the best record in franchise history this year under the leadership of James, currently leading the East with 24 wins and 7 losses, as well as the first record in the league.
James can lead the actual lineup to achieve such a record, and his reputation is not inferior to Kobe, which can be described as in full swing!
The reason why Zhang Yu couldn't compete with James for two consecutive months was that in addition to the gap between the two in terms of numbers, the little emperor was indeed unbeatable in terms of performance.
In the face of Zhang Yu's challenge, James' attitude was to remain silent and not comment. No matter what the media asked Zhang Yu, the little emperor didn't answer and was silent.
He is very smart with this attitude, and sometimes it seems that Zhang Yu is there like a clown to entertain himself, jumping up and down. In addition, most Americans support James, and Zhang Yu's so-called challenge is a self-infested expression in the eyes of Americans.
Zhang Yu knows that it's because he's not strong enough, when he can really threaten James's status, his role will naturally change, and then no one will dare to laugh at him for not being self-sufficient, clown, your uncle!
Celtic have also been on a winning streak recently, the Big Three are in good shape, their bodies have gradually recovered with the game, the Big Three are like an old machine, they have to run in for a while to find their form, and at this time they have obviously found their form, and their record is becoming more and more courageous.
In the last game, the Wolf King and the Truth both played for 40 minutes, and they didn't feel unbearable, proving that the three old guys had finished running in.
At the beginning of the season, D'Antoni basically didn't let him play for more than 30 minutes, and now this scale has been relaxed to 35 minutes.
Facing the Green Shirts who were in good shape, Zhang Yu played as usual today, beyond the steady dìng of his age.
In the first quarter, the Knicks led the Celtics by 7 points at 33:26, and the Green Shirts were in the "Madison Square Garden" today.
This stick was not hit by Zhang Yu, but by Nate Robinson.
The little potato feels hot today, coming up with continuous difficult shots, all kinds of bukkake Rondo.
Although Rajon Rondo defended well, he was unlucky, and today he was just in time for the little potato to have a convulsion, and threw all the characters he had liked for an unknown number of games on his head, and he could see how he closed his eyes. Unless the ball is completely covered, there is no way to stop this small point, and Nate Robinson scored 13 points in the first eight minutes of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Crawford was like playing a relay, and then the small potato convulsion, the Knicks completely turned into a convulsion team, and Crawford also scored 12 points in a single quarter, which was no worse than Nate Robinson.
In the first half, the Knicks' two convulsions broke out collectively, coupled with Zhang Yu's normal play, and at the end of the first half, the Knicks led the Celtics by 10 points at home 62:52.
The two-man who had a convulsion in the second half returned to normal, and David Lee took over the attack.
Today, New York's short center frequently pulls down the mid-range, using his projection ability and flexible footwork to blow up Perkins, who is good at single-defense and strong interior lines.
In the third quarter, David Lee relied on Zhang Yu's breakthrough to score 10 points in a single quarter, once again continuing the Knicks' offensive firepower.
At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics not only did not narrow the score, but the Knicks widened the difference, and the Knicks widened the gap to 11 points at 89:78.
In the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu began to exert his strength, and in the first three quarters, he only scored 12 points intermittently. But in the final quarter, he quietly increased his score to 25 points, which was an important reason why the team was able to maintain its lead under the counterattack of the Big Three.
With a final score of 110:105, the Celtics had hopes of turning the tables, but in the end they fell short in front of Zhang Yu's 13 points in the final quarter, and had to end their winning streak on the road, which also gave the Knicks a five-game winning streak.
What made New York fans even more ecstatic was that with this victory, they finally regained the second position in the East, and kicked their sworn enemy to the fourth position in the East, which was a big breath of evil!
Zhang Yu won the game, and after the excitement in his heart, a wave of loss followed, Xia Wei had returned to school with Ai Yue'er yesterday, and he became a lonely person again.
At the press conference after the game, Zhang Yu announced the establishment of his own personal charity foundation in front of many reporters, named "Zhang Yu Charity Foundation", which is committed to helping "hemophilia" patients around the world and is responsible for the development of coagulation drugs.
Zhang Yu made a personal donation of $3 million as the foundation's first donation, and promised to donate $1,000 to his foundation for every point he earned in his NBA career.
When the reporters heard this, they secretly spoke, "Look at me, I look at you," and the sound of discussion instantly resounded throughout the reception hall.
Zhang Yu's handwriting is not small, not to mention the one-time donation of three million. He alone donates $1,000 for every point he scores, and 30 points in a game is $30,000, which is enough to catch up with their monthly salary. There are all high-income people here, and the money earned by hard work in a month is not as much as the money donated by Zhang Yu in one night, this Nima is really ...... Envy, jealousy, hatred!
But then again, there are quite a few charitable funds set up in the NBA, but there are not many who are as generous as Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu didn't care what his character was, what he did today made Sabi and Laki and many other reporters who hated him have to choose to praise this Chinese in their column the next day.
The next day, the major news media reported on the "Zhang Yu Charity Foundation", and the whole article was full of praise and praise, and Zhang Yu's foundation was known in the streets in a short time.
That evening, the subordinates who managed the charitable foundation for him informed him that in just one day, they had received donations of more than $700,000 from people from all walks of life.
In addition to the $200,000 donated by his boss Dolan, many wealthy and famous people in New York have also donated to his foundation, such as Spike Lee, Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and other Hollywood stars born in New York, all donated to Zhang Yu's charitable foundation.
Zhang Yu even heard that Paris Hilton planned to donate $1 million to his charity fund, hoping to have dinner with him. When he heard the news, he was directly frightened, this slut was still thinking about himself? Zhang Yu had the urge to immediately pack up and run away!
On January 6th, the Knicks played away against the Thunder, I don't know if it was the newly established charity fund that made them blessed, today Zhang Yu's hand style was surprisingly smooth, and he had scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists at the end of the first half.
Even at home, it is difficult for them to pose a threat to the Knicks, who are second in the East, and the Thunder are currently 8-24, with a messy record and are in the second-to-last position in the West.
Such a bad record, it is not the penultimate one, it is their fate.
In the second half, Zhang Yu only played the third quarter, and was replaced by D'Antoni after getting 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Knicks led the Thunder by 22 points at 92:70 after the third quarter, and the game in the fourth quarter has lost its suspense, and the six-game winning streak has been firmly grasped by them.
Durant recovered in the second half of the game, also because the Knicks took a big lead and the defensive intensity began to relax, giving the superstar room to play.
In the second half, Durant was on fire, and although he still lost to the opponent by a large score in the end, he still played the full four quarters and scored 31 points in 36 minutes on the court.
It's been more than a month since the Knicks played the Thunder in their last game, and Durant is now averaging 25 points per game, but it's still a lot short of Wade's 30 points per game, and it seems that the time has not yet come for him to become a scoring champion.
This year, the Heat team has been hovering at the door of the playoffs, and although Durant is extremely talented, Wade is not bad.
After all, the Flash has been in the league for many years, and it is not difficult to really brush up on the scoring champion. Although Wade has won the championship, the honor of "scoring champion" has really not been touched. In the past five or six years, these guys have been crazy about scoring, and the "scoring champion" every year is an average of more than 30 points per game, which is too difficult.
This year, Wade just caught up with the team's mess, and if he didn't take the opportunity to get this honor, I am afraid that he will really have no chance in the future.
defeated the Thunder, and the Knicks rushed to Texas to challenge the only team that currently has Zhang Yu scoring less than double digits, the Dallas Mavericks!
Zhang Yu has been in good form lately, and so has the team's cousin.
The Mavericks were unlucky this time, and the Knicks came to visit, just in time for their outside guard Josh Howard to be injured, and there was no player who could defend Zhang Yu on the outside. Naturally, they still sacrificed "joint defense" and "bag clamping" to deal with Zhang Yu, but this time it was not as good as last time.