226. Bloodbath New York
On March 24, the Wizards will be a visit to New York to challenge the Knicks for the second time.
Originally, the showdown between these two teams did not have much highlights. Although New York's market is outstanding, New York's record this season is very average.
Currently, it is only at the end of the Eastern Conference playoffs, so I can barely take this last bus.
However, there is an indescribable holiday between Wizards head coach Yang Fan and the new Knicks head coach Phil Jackson.
So when the teams led by these two people met, the outside media were like lone wolves smelling blood, moving closer to New York.
At the beginning of the season, the Wizards had a very difficult period. During that period, the Wizards often lost games, and losing three or four consecutive times was common.
However, as an old opponent, the Zen master who has always been at a disadvantage, would naturally not miss this opportunity and frequently sarcasticted wizards during that period.
More than once, it was said that Yang Fan was able to create miracles in the Thunder, which was entirely due to the players' attention.
With Yang Fan traveling east, Yang Fan will surely reveal his true colors in the new season.
But when the wizard survived that slightly difficult period, the Zen master's face was simply beaten and crackled.
Especially when the Wizards have risen to second in the Eastern Conference and the Knicks can only hover on the edge of the playoffs, this makes Jackson look like a jumping clown.
This game is the second time between the Wizards and the Knicks, and the first time is the first regular season match in the 11-12 season.
In the end, the Wizards defeated New York at home and taught a good lesson to the Zen master.
"Guys, it's getting closer to the end of the regular season. What we need to do next is to stay healthy and maintain this competitive state to welcome the arrival of the playoffs."
"But I hope that everyone can cheer up in this game, show off their full strength, and not have any reservations."
"As for the reasons, I believe everyone is very clear, so I will sum it up in one sentence, that is, New York is washed away!" Before the game, head coach Yang Fan said to the players with a serious look on his face.
After the game started, the Wizards who took the game seriously quickly gained the upper hand. After all, there were still some gaps in overall strength between the two sides.
The Knicks have not played very well this season and are only ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference so far.
The team's star "Little Overlord" Stodmeier was unable to play due to a knee injury.
What's more, Stoudemire's average game data this season has dropped to 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Although this data cannot be said to be very bad, as the star of a team, this data is obviously not very qualified.
In this way, since Stoudemire cannot play in this game, the Knicks currently has the highest score, JR Smith, the nerve knife.
The most important thing is that the Knicks cannot be the Wizards' opponent with this residual formation.
In addition, although the Knicks have former best defensive player Tyson Chandler, their protection of the penalty area is a great league.
But Yao Ming is not the kind of center who attacks the basket. In the Wizards' tactical system, Yao Ming becomes like a fish in water. He is a good player in both the inside and the outside.
This also led to Chandler's excellent defense ability being unable to perform at all in the game. Chandler was pulled to the free throw line by Yao Ming in the whole first quarter, which was a bit uncomfortable on the defensive end.
After all, although Chandler's ability to defend the penalty area can compete with Howard, his biggest flaw is that his horizontal movement speed is insufficient.
Yang Fan, who knows this well, will naturally make a big fuss about it, making Chandler unable to play the game comfortably.
The Wizards made a big shot from inside and outside the entire first quarter. Even though Jackson was already jumping straight on the sidelines, he had no choice.
Because Jackson's triangular offense was not complete when the Knicks lineup was not complete, and the Wizards played very seriously in this game, which undoubtedly made the entire Madison Square Garden depressed.
Until the end of the first quarter, the Wizards had already taken the lead of 16 points and only allowed the Knicks to score 14 points on the defensive end.
It has to be said that when the Wizards really take it seriously, the only way for the Knicks to face is to be massacred.
At least Jackson's face turned black at this time, and he stood on the sidelines like a decadent and powerless old man.
After returning from the second quarter, the two sides replaced most of the substitutes to compete.
There is no need to say more about the competition of the substitute lineup. Apart from the Thunder and the Spurs, no team in the entire league can make the Wizards feel afraid.
Even though the Knicks had two points per game on the bench, Novak's three-point shooting percentage was as high as 47.2%.
But in Yang Fan's eyes, this is really not enough. What's more, players like Novak have serious offensive and defensive imbalances, and they are players who don't want to use even if they are given to Yang Fan for free.
In the second quarter, the situation on the field was a bit cruel for a while. The Wizards, led by Crawford, Vucevic and others, directly scored a 14:0 wave, completely pressing the Knicks to the ground and rubbing wildly.
At the end of the half, the Wizards had already extended their lead to 33 points.
When Jackson came back in the second half, he was naturally unwilling to be massacred by Yang Fan, because he would definitely become a joke after losing this game.
For Zen master, even if the Knicks cannot win this game, at least they cannot lose too badly, otherwise he will really be in danger of being safe in his later years.
If he has been crushed by Yang Fan in the West, Jackson can still put the blame on the Thunder's strength.
So this year, the two coached an Eastern team at the same time, and the Wizards were worse than the Knicks last season, so if they were suppressed by Yang Fan, Jackson himself didn't know what excuses he could find.
However, his ideas were full, but the reality was very skinny. Although Jackson had been leading the team to counterattack, the Wizards had no intention of letting go.
Until more than six minutes left in the fourth quarter, although Yang Fan replaced all the main players, he still retained the lineups of Thomas Jr., Crawford, Bathir, Yi Jianlian, and Vucevic on the court.
"Du~Du~Du"
Finally, with the whistle at the end of the game, the Wizards beat New York 51 points away.
While refreshing the biggest score difference in a single game this season, Jackson's face was placed on the ground and trampled wildly.
In the whole game, the Wizards played very well, and Aldridge beat the opponent without any suspense.
Since Stoudemire was unable to play due to injury, Jack could only use Fields, who was only two meters and one in the starting power forward.
Under normal circumstances, Fields is a forward guard swingman role, but because the Knicks are injured in large-scale injuries, there is no way to temporarily reach the fourth position.
However, this kind of misalignment is easy for Aldridge. When facing Fields' defense, he basically plays whatever he wants.
Aldridge made 12 of 17 shots in the whole game, including 5 of 6 free throws, easily scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
In addition to Aldridge, Wall also broke Douglas, who was extremely poor in defense, into a scumbag on the back.
Wall made 32 minutes of the game, making 9 of 14 shots on the offensive end, including 1 of 3 from outside the three-point line and 5 of 8 from the free throw line, and efficiently contributed 24 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists double-double data.
In this game, Wall also won a double-double for the 26th time this season, ranking first among all point guards in the league.
In addition, George scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Thompson scored 18 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Yao Ming scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Crawford scored 23 points, 4 assists and 1 steal, Vucevic scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Yi Jianlian scored 6 points, 5 rebounds and 6 points.
After the game, Yang Fan and the players who ended up clapping each other, and there was a smile on their faces, looking very satisfied with the result.
Chapter completed!