Chapter 145 Everyone is happy
"When the team needed it, Hugo stood up, and he defeated the Blazers' momentum." D'Antoni praised Wu Huang's performance after the game. "In this even game, you need the best players in the team to stand up, Hugo did it. We know that playing them is very suitable for singles, so we try to make Hugo play like this as much as possible."
In the whole game, Wu Huang scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. After the game, he said: "Once you scored one or two goals, you will feel that the basket has become bigger. This is how I feel tonight."
Today, the Knicks' key man is Iguodala. He scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, and scored 8 points in the last quarter.
But the No. 1 didn't talk much about himself after the game, and he attributed the team's victory to the ferocity of the start.
"We played aggressively at the beginning, we kept scoring goals and didn't let them score," said Iguodala. "The Trail Blazers averaged 26 points in the first quarter. Today we limited them to 18 points in the first quarter, and we scored 29 points ourselves, which has a great impact on the next game."
D'Antoni also praised Iguodala: "Andre defended Roy well and made him try to jump shots on the outside most of his time. You know, he is too cunning, and he is hard to stop when he breaks into the penalty area, has a good vision, and can pass the ball, so we know that if he can stay on the outside, it will be much easier. Andre completed this task well, and he only allowed Roy to score 12 points."
In the whole game, Roy made only 4 of 14 shots, scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Iguodala was very successful in his defense. This also contributed to Wu Huang. He could also cause trouble for Roy when changing defense.
Although the Knicks immediately lost three consecutive times after the trade, if they compare carefully, they will find that their outside defense is getting better and better.
The backcourt combination of Wu Huang and Iguodala has almost no shortcomings. Even if the team itself does not have an excellent defensive system, the individual defense ability of these two people can make the backcourt combination of 90% of the teams in the league difficult to attack.
The Trail Blazers are not weak teams, but the Knicks still have a comprehensive advantage in this game, which not only allows fans to see their potential, but also allows Knicks players to gain more confidence themselves.
After defeating the Trail Blazers, the Knicks got three days off. The team's training will naturally not stop. The Knicks' main training content at this stage is not to strengthen the players' skills or physical fitness, but to conduct a large number of tactical training classes, that is, running tactics.
D'Antoni's best-in-class pick-and-roll offense and fast offensive and defensive conversions.
Both of these are the word "fast", but fast requires the players to have enough tacit understanding, otherwise the mistake alone will be enough for them to drink.
A team wants to develop tacit understanding. There are not so many shortcuts to take, only constantly practicing tactics. Constantly discover mistakes and correct them.
On December 13, the Knicks went away against the New Orleans Hornets.
In this game, the Knicks continued their recent recovery momentum. Wu Huang contributed the team's highest 24 points, with 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Yixue's former shame of being abused last time.
Although Chris Paul scored a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists, it was difficult for the team to continue the team's winning streak.
Iguodala only scored 15 points and 4 rebounds on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he defended Stoyakovic to make 2 of 10 shots and only scored 5 points.
Harrington and David Lee also scored at least 20 points. The Knicks made 14 of 26 three-pointers. They relied on the second half to beat the New Orleans Hornets 114:98 away. The Knicks won three consecutive victories, and the Hornets' three consecutive victories were finished.
The Knicks' victory made the Hornets coach convinced him after the game. Although Hornets coach Jeff Bowen was expelled from the game because of his dissatisfaction with the referee and was dissatisfied with the technical foul, he still did not hesitate to praise the Knicks after the game: "You must give high praise to the Knicks and D'Antoni. They played a tough game, and we did not grasp the shooting well, nor did we take the rhythm of the game into our own hands, which made it difficult for us to launch a counterattack in the game."
In this game, the Hornets made up 19 mistakes, which was 6 more than the Knicks. Chris Paul also believed that the mistakes caused the team's defeat. "We paid a significant price for the mistakes in this game, but after this game, we will find a solution. We are really too careless in handling the ball, and we will not let this happen again."
After the Knicks defeated the Hornets, New York Times expert Da Sabi wrote: "In a sense, we should no longer regard the Knicks as a team that exceeds people's expectations. They are already very good, and 10 weeks have passed, and we can't help but admit that what we see is real.
I think the Knicks' success comes from the team, energy and talent, and their tenacity and intelligence. In today's game, the Knicks showed us their style. They are not only a team, but also a team that stars can stand up at any time.
We must admit that although their defense is not very beautiful and there are many mistakes and fouls in the game, they have done a great job overall, especially on the offensive end, where they often play offensives that are difficult for their opponents to resist, and their counterattacks will make any team cautious.
Just like this game, the Knicks scored 28 points using the fast break, while the Hornets only had 8 points.
Are there any stars in New York? I'm glad you asked, this is a problem they have been unable to solve in recent seasons.
The Knicks have been like a pair of top Hii headphones over the years, but for a long time, it can only be powered by the onboard sound card on the PC. But since Hugo joined this team, it has been like an energy-filled earphone, completely activated these flagship headphones that have never been full.
This is also the charm of D'Antoni. Although he and his coaching staff have made it to the playoffs many times and advanced to the Western Conference Finals twice, the current Knicks may only be his real glorious moment on one day.
“Coach D'Antoni did a great job,” said Spike Lee, a hardcore Knicks fan, after the game. “He has players he likes, and they have trouble for a lot of people because they play very hard. If you have toughness, then a lot of the time, the size of your body doesn’t matter. Those guys are tough and they never back down.”
New York media and fans seemed to be too proud of the team after the Knicks won another three-game winning streak. So two days later, the Bobcats immediately made the Knicks realize that they are still a mid-range team and the playoffs are not something that they can get.
The Charlotte Bobcats regained their sense of victory at home, with Martial Arts Saint Stephen Jackson scoring a game-high 24 points, and Gerald Wallace also scored 22 points.
Emperor Wu scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Iguodala scored 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, David Lee scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, and Harrington scored 20 points.
Jordan issued a kill order against the Knicks in this game. The gang leader is still thinking about the humiliation he received in the transaction some time ago, so in this game, the Bobcats are only allowed to win but not lose!
Of course, things in the business world have always been like this. It is full of intrigue here. If someone takes advantage of it, someone will definitely suffer losses. However, the gang leader is used to taking advantage of it. If he suffers a little, he will feel that it must be someone else's rebellion.
In the first three quarters, the Knicks had always been ahead of the Bobcats, and then they thought of three consecutive victories, which made them once again have underestimated the enemy.
Stephen Jackson scored 8 points in the fourth quarter, and he led the team to a 12:2 victory climax in the fourth quarter, which made the Bobcats come from behind and eventually defeated the New York Knicks 99:94.
The Bobcats ended their two consecutive losses in this battle. Larry Brown led the team to defeat their old club, and Jordan also avenged a revenge. The Knicks' three consecutive victories were ended, which was a great joy!
The Knicks' loss journey is not over yet. They must now realize that the price of underestimating the enemy is not just the outcome of a game, it can easily have a chain reaction.
Two days later, the Knicks had another away game, and their opponent was the Chicago Bulls.
In this game, the Chicago Bulls rebounded successfully at home.
Although he was 17 points behind in the first quarter, Lol Deng and Salmons led the team to counterattack in the last three quarters. The Bulls withstood the New York Knicks' counterattack at the last minute, and they defeated the Knicks 102:96 at home.
The Bulls ended their two consecutive losses in this battle, and the Knicks suffered two consecutive losses, and the ending was once again a happy one!
Wu Huang only scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in this game. His performance was not very good in the last game. This makes people wonder if the Knicks' All-Star ticket king hit the rookie wall?
OK, this sounds awkward!
On December 18, the NBA officially announced the second round of the 2010 All-Star voting. New York Knicks defender Wu Huang won 1864,501 votes, still ranked first in the league. Los Angeles Lakers defender Kobe Bryant (1380,383 votes), Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (1251,292 votes), and Houston Rockets' McGrady has been surpassed by Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns. Allen Iverson, who returned to Philadelphia's 76ers, has also soared all the way, and has ranked third in the Eastern Conference defender.
The 2010 All-Star Game will be held at the Cowboy Stadium in Dallas on February 14 next year, with more than 80,000 spectators expected to be present, which will also be the largest since the NBA held the All-Star Game.
According to the results of the second phase of vote counting, the all-star lineup between the East and West should be:
East: Wu Huang, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard.
Chapter completed!