It's February.

This season's All-Star voting is in its final stages.

Different from the original historical process, this time Dazhi also entered the list of all-stars.

Although it is still a substitute.

However, it is enough to show the current status of Dazhi in the hearts of fans.

In addition to the Rockets, Francis was also named to the All-Star team.

And the Knicks are still Allen Iverson and Da Yao who are selected to the All-Star team.

It's just that Aaron Iverson and Da Yao are both starters.

Among them, Da Yao is also the all-star ticket king.

This point made many fans feel a little dissatisfied.

It's not because of how much they support the Rockets.

It's because the team that has beaten the Knicks the most times this season is the Rockets.

As a result, Francis and Dazhi were substitutes.

And Aaron Iverson and Da Yao are the two starters.

This is what makes many fans feel dissatisfied.

In their opinion, the Rockets didn't have such a long winning streak though.

However, compared to hard power, the Rockets are no weaker than the Knicks!

Moreover, the Rockets have a better chance of winning the championship than the Knicks!

Even if you can't let Aaron Iverson and Da Yao go to the bench.

But Francis and Dazhi are also eligible to enter the starting lineup.

Anyway, the two teams are in different regions.

Even if they all enter the starting lineup of the All-Star, they will not affect each other.

However, Han Ning and the Knicks players don't have the heart to deal with these remarks right now.

The more important thing for them is the February race!

In the final games of January, the Knicks had a poor performance.

After these days of adjustment, the Knicks players have recovered their mental state and physical strength to a certain extent.

If you can't play well.

That's not a good thing for the Knicks players or the fans.

Fans will be disappointed with the team and the players.

And it's easy for players to get used to the feeling of losing and lose their fighting spirit.

So, in February, the Knicks have to find a way to play well.

It can also ensure that he can maintain the top few places in the East in the league.

In this way, it also has a great advantage for the Knicks' schedule in the playoffs.

And in February, the Knicks' first opponent was the Denver Nuggets.

For this opponent, almost all fans believe that the Knicks will easily win the final victory.

The reason is simple.

In the first half of the season, the Denver Nuggets played very poorly!

In the first 42 games, only 17 wins and 25 losses were played.

Ranked last in the league.

It was only in the past few days that the team's results improved a little.

For a team like this, no one thinks the Knicks are going to lose.

But.

Han Ning knew very well.

It's not that simple.

In the original historical process, the Denver Nuggets played an excellent record of 32 wins and 8 losses in the second half of this season!

Forced into the ranks of the playoffs!

The experienced George Carr, as the head coach, has injected a new soul into this Denver Nuggets team!

Moreover, this Denver Nuggets team is also one of the teams that has not been greatly changed by Han Ning's arrival in the team's lineup and the original team lineup in the course of history.

The Denver Nuggets boast 2003 rookie Carmelo Anthony and 2000 No. 1 pick Kenyon Martin.

As the cornerstone of the Denver Nuggets' resurgence, these two players have extremely strong combat effectiveness!

At the same time, in addition to Kenyon Martin on the inside, the Denver Nuggets also have Marcus Camby, the 1996 No-List Pick player.

The strength of the inner twin towers is really not weak!

It's a little worse than the starting interior combination of the Knicks and the Rockets.

The previous poor performance in the league was mostly due to the team's change of head coach and the adjustment of the team's lineup, which led to insufficient cooperation and tacit understanding of the team.

It took nearly half a season to complete the run-in and adaptation.

However, it only took half a season for the team to thoroughly run in, adapt well, and play well.

This alone is an indication of how capable the veteran coach George Karl is.

In addition, Andre Miller is also a player with strong strength.

The last player on the starting lineup was Walsh Leonard, who won the three-point contest in last season's All-Star Game.

This lineup is indeed very strong.

So strong that Han Ning couldn't understand why their performance in the first half of the season was so bad!

But in this way, it also made outside media reporters and fans have some misunderstandings about the strength of the Denver Nuggets.

Think they're good to fight.

Even, now there is a kind of rhetoric circulating on the Internet.

If the Knicks can't even beat the Denver Nuggets, then this season, the Knicks will definitely not have the strength and opportunity to compete for the championship.

For these remarks, Han Ning had a headache.

Because within the Knicks, there are many players and staff who also approve of this kind of remarks.

In this way, it is easy to underestimate the enemy.

Once you lose this game.

Then the morale of the Knicks players may never be able to be raised again.

Originally, the problem of declining morale caused by the failure to continue to pursue the record had not been solved by Han Ning.

If only it were again.

Then the Knicks really don't have a chance to compete for a championship.

Morale is a very mysterious thing.

Without morale, no matter how strong the strength is, the competitiveness is insufficient.

..............

The day before the game against the Denver Nuggets, Han Ning came to the Knicks' training hall.

Watching the Knicks players train with a smile one by one.

Han Ning took a deep breath.

Then he called the players to his side.

The Knicks players came in front of Han Ning.

Looking at Han Ning, who had a serious face, he was a little confused.

"Boss, is something wrong?!" Da Yao was the first to ask.

Han Ning didn't answer, just looked around.

Eyes swept over the faces of every Knicks player.

Then he shouted in a deep voice: "You have disappointed me so much! “

"Take a good look in the mirror and see what you look like now!"

"Have you all forgotten what the game was like a few days ago?!"

"Now, you can still ask me here with a smile?!"