After winning against the Pistons, the Knicks faced the SuperSonics in one game.

That is, the future Thunder team.

The strength of the supersonic team is not very strong.

Last season, I didn't even make the playoffs.

And this season, thanks to the Gary Payton trade in 2002-03, the SuperSonics had two top-14 picks in the 2003 draft.

The SuperSonics used those two picks to select forward Nick Collison from the University of Kansas and guard Luke Ridno from the University of Oregon.

However, due to the departure of Gary Payton and the fact that the two rookie players selected by the team have not yet grown, the SuperSonics are even weaker.

In the course of its history, the SuperSonics had their worst record since the 80s.

37-45!

It can be said that the Knicks coached by Han Ning have nothing to worry about at all.

After the whole game was played, the Knicks were indeed playing with the SuperSonics all the time.

Except for the beginning of the game, the Knicks' advantage in the score has not dropped to double digits in the whole game!

In the end, the Knicks easily crushed the SuperSonics with a 109-82, 27-point advantage and won the game.

At the same time, the Knicks also won 19 consecutive victories, successfully breaking the team's all-time winning streak!

And after this game, the Knicks' winning streak still hasn't ended.

On December 5, 2003, the Knicks traveled to take on the Warriors.

Facing the weak Warriors, the Knicks won again.

101 to 81.

The Knicks won the game by 20 points.

Win 20 in a row!

When this game was won, there was a lot of bragging about the Knicks' performance this season all over the Internet.

Twenty consecutive wins, no matter what period of time, is a very impressive performance.

All of a sudden, countless Knicks fans began to brag about it on the Internet.

It can basically be summed up in one sentence.

Knicks Championship!

And the Knicks players have also changed their mentality a little after winning 20 consecutive games.

This is also a normal thing.

Victory always makes people proud.

However, this pride comes the trouble.

December 6th.

The Knicks had just beaten the Warriors and rushed to Portland overnight to challenge the Trail Blazers.

The successive victories made the Knicks players feel a little flustered.

But at the same time, in order to ensure the winning streak, the Knicks players have been playing in a highly tense state.

By this time, the players were physically and mentally exhausted.

Plus away back-to-back fixtures.

In this game against the Trail Blazers, the Knicks players were out of shape.

Even Da Yao didn't feel good in this game.

Throughout the game, the Trail Blazers basically kept pressing the Knicks.

Eventually, the game was over.

The Knicks suffered their first loss of the season.

The Trail Blazers won the game with a 97-82, 15-point advantage.

The Knicks' winning streak was interrupted.

Of course, this result has long been expected by Han Ning.

The non-stop high-intensity battle is a big hurt to the Knicks players.

Now the team's winning streak has broken the team record.

He didn't insist so much on letting the team fight hard to win.

Therefore, in the third quarter of the game, when the score was already difficult to catch up, Han Ning did not find a way to deal with it, but replaced the substitute lineup on the court and took the initiative to give up the game.

Of course, for this result, Han Ning is still a little disappointed.

After all, who would want to lose?!

But from another point of view.

The loss of this game also made Han Ning feel relieved.

If you really keep winning, I don't know how much psychological pressure it will put on the Knicks players.

In the long run, winning all the time is not necessarily a good thing!

When the game was over, Han Ning returned to New York with the team.

After returning home, after playing Fa Lian and others to do their homework, Han Ning sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV casually.

(Some underage children still have to go to school.) A little homework makes sense, right?! ）

As soon as I turned on the TV, I saw Popovich being interviewed.

"Mr. Greg, the Knicks' winning streak that you made a bet on has now come to an end. What are your thoughts on this?! A reporter asked, putting the microphone to Popovich's mouth.

Popovich's expression at this time seemed to be very relaxed, and he said with a smile: "It's normal for the Knicks' winning streak to be ended. No team is guaranteed to win all the time. ”

"For the rest of the year, we at Spurs will continue to win streaks. This gamble will definitely be our victory. ”

Seeing Popovich's confident look, the reporter's eyes flashed with a twinkle, and then he asked, "But, Mr. Grieg, the Knicks have won twenty in a row." Broke the Knicks' all-time winning streak. ”

"Do you think your Spurs can get more wins in streaks than twenty in a winning streak?!"

Popovich glanced at the reporter quietly, and then said in a deep voice: "It's inevitable!" ”

"The fact that the Knicks were able to win 20 straight shows that they are strong."

However, Han Ning is still a little younger. If I were him, I would be able to give the Knicks more winning streaks. ”

"Of course, it doesn't matter."

"The important thing is that the Spurs are stronger than the Knicks!"

"It's inevitable to win more than 20 consecutive wins!"

Seeing this, the expression on Han Ning's face had become ugly.

The Knicks had just lost a game, and Popovich stepped up and stepped on it.

It's just that it's so unpleasant to step on!

First praise the Knicks' strength is good, and then say that if it is himself, he can make the Knicks win streak more.

Isn't this TM properly in Yin and Yang, and my coaching ability is not as good as his?!

Who can't make the Knicks' winning streak even more?!

In the last game, if Han Ning really tried to find a way to win, the Knicks would also have a chance to win.

But then the team's physical and mental state will inevitably be affected even more.

Anyway, he has completed the task requirements of the system, and there is no need for him to be demanding to win this game at all.

It's just more than worth the loss!

This is good, but it gives Popovich a chance to mock himself.

However, just as Han Ning was thinking about how to fight back against Popovich, a long-lost voice sounded in his mind.

【Ding! 】