Chapter 228 This data is gone
On April 30, the NBA announced the ranking of players' jersey sales this season. Cavaliers star LeBron James won the first place in jersey sales from Kobe.
Wu Huang ranks third in this list because NBA lists the ranking based on the sales of athlete jerseys in NBA stores and NBA online malls in New York. Wu Huang has a great advantage in New York. His jerseys have a higher sales in New York than the previous two, but their sales on NBA online malls are not as good as those.
In this year's jersey rankings, 10 of the top 15 are currently participating in the playoffs. Lakers' Kobe followed James, ranking second on the rankings. Knicks' "Holy Master" ranked third. Hornets' "Queen Bee" Paul ranked fourth. Celtics' "Big Three" Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen ranked fifth, 8th and 11th in the rankings this season. Howard of the Magic entered the top ten for the first time. Bulls' Rose ranked 15th.
At 8 o'clock tonight, the Knicks will face the Hawks at home. The former will lead for 3 wins and 2 losses. The psychological pressure is completely on the Hawks side, but the Knicks cannot be careless. Tonight's game is actually no different from the seventh game finale. The Knicks must win with all their might and end the battle early, otherwise they will be in trouble when they go to Atlanta.
New York fans are very confident in their team. The Knicks have always had a good home record this season. Wu Huang, Iguodala, and David Lee are in good shape. Green can also fill the vacancy after Gallinari was injured to a certain extent. The Knicks have great hope to end the battle 4:2.
The New York Times pre-match report: This is the sixth game between the two sides and the first opportunity to advance after the Knicks get the match point. If the Knicks cannot win today's game, then the seventh game between the two sides will be played at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta. For the Knicks, the most wonderful ending is to realize their ambition to return to the first round of the playoffs after 10 years at home tonight.
In the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs the day before yesterday, the Knicks were mostly at a disadvantage in the first three quarters, and they needed to learn from several of the lessons:
First, the Eagles finally blocked the Knicks' core in the fifth game, and they made Hugo silent in the first half. D'Antoni had to find a way to avoid Hugo being blocked again.
Second, on the offensive end, the Eagles use Asi Lausan to defend Hugo in most cases. As long as Hugo breaks through, the Eagles' double team will come up, and Hugo needs to regain the way of playing in the third and fourth games.
Third, Iguodala and David Lee. Since Hugo is destined to be surrounded by opponents, the second and third leaders of the team have become important scoring points for the Knicks in this series. The Hawks' defense against Hugo will provide many opportunities for the Knicks' mid- and long-distance shooting. Especially David Lee, in this series, David Lee's shooting percentage is only 48.6%. If he can score 20+ points and 15+ rebounds with high efficiency like in the last game, the Knicks' offensive firepower will not need to worry about.
Fourth, execution at critical moments. Wu Huang once got angry in the locker room after losing the first two games because the Knicks had too poor execution at critical moments. In the playoffs, this is a flaw. The Knicks' role players need to remember that when the opportunity comes to you, they must be brave to take responsibility.
Before the game, Wu Huang also said: "This is our home court. As long as you get the basketball and have the opportunity to shoot, you can shoot the damn ball!" Yes, this is the Knicks' simple, clear and effective tactic.
The two teams conducted a brief shooting training in the morning. Under the calm appearance of the Eagles players, they could not hide the urgency before the war came. The team was filled with a serious atmosphere that made people breathless.
After training, Joe Johnson told reporters that they would not give up preparations for the seventh game, and the series was not over yet.
"We're confident, it's just a game, we've already experienced some more embarrassing losses. We're going to make a comeback," Horford said.
But what makes the Hawks more embarrassed is that they have not won the ball in New York in this series. The day before yesterday, Larry Drew, who was shouted out by his own fans at home, emphasized with little confidence after the shooting training: "Some people want to stuff us a concept. That is, we are afraid of playing in their home games. This is not the fact. That is because they don't know us yet, we won't make the mistakes in the previous game, we have found a way to deal with them."
Although the Eagles have been emphasizing whether they have given up on this series or not and that they still have a chance, the initiative is actually no longer in their hands. Wu Huang and his Knicks are not ready to let the Eagles see any hope.
The match between these two teams is the first group to start today in today's three-group competition. New York fans held various slogans and poured out from the subway entrance near the stadium one hour in advance. Long dragons entered Madison Gardens in an orderly manner from each entrance, and some people took the lead in shouting various victory slogans.
The staff in Madison Garden smoked the last cigarette outside the stadium in advance. They were going to show the charm of this basketball holy land to the world tonight. The pre-match press conference in the stadium has also been prepared, and the players from the two teams and journalists from all over the world are in place.
"We don't want to go back to Atlanta to play Game 7. We have the opportunity to eliminate them at home. This is obviously what we want to do most now." Iguodala expressed the same idea as Wu Huang at the pre-match press conference.
D'Antoni emphasized: "Our players need to reduce the mistakes caused by mental inattention, and you need to know what the opponent's next step is to do. At this point, I think my players need to step faster and force their opponents not to do what they want to do. I never doubt that we can play better defense, and as long as we persist in working hard on this, we can get better."
When Wu Huang heard this, he was speechless. He didn't even know how the team's defense in the fourth quarter last game was played. Not to mention playing better defense today, as long as they could play the defense of the previous game, Wu Huang even felt that they could compete with the Magic.
But unfortunately, the defense that day was definitely an accident, and it was a super-level performance. Maybe they can reach that level in the future, but now they can only play once in the luck of the ****.
Wu Huang's support team today shrank a little, leaving only two Emmas watching the game in the VIP private room alone. Taylor Swift went to Los Angeles to perform today. Coincidentally, Christine also went to Los Angeles to participate in an endorsement event today, which made Wu Huang a little worried. If the two girls happened to meet on the plane, would they start fighting?
He should have slapped himself hard. At this moment, on the flight from New York to Los Angeles, in the first-class mini bar, Taylor Swift was frowning and looking at Christine not far away. The little singer now wanted to smash the new phone in her hand with force. She felt that she should have not read the calendar when she went out today.
Christine also saw her old enemy. But she had no expression, just narrowed her eyes and showed a very sarcastic smile in Taylor Swift's eyes.
It takes about six hours to fly from New York to Los Angeles. During this period, Wu Huang should use a calculator to calculate the probability of two girls fighting on the plane.
After the two teams finished the pre-match press conference, Wu Huang turned off his phone when he returned to the locker room. He did not see the malicious photos sent by the two girls at the same time. They even canceled the beauty function of their phones and took photos, and then sent the photos to Wu Huang Huang's phone.
"Guys, we are now leading 3:2. This series is completely in our hands." Wu Huang is still mobilizing pre-match for his teammates, "But we also need to know that no one will give us victory. They must want to drag the series to the seventh game, and the initiative will not be in our hands at that time. So, we must see clearly that today is our home court, right in front of our fans, we must never hand over the initiative. The Hawks in the last game were our warnings, we must take it as a warning. Grasp our own destiny at home."
"Boss is right, don't give them a chance. I want to go to Orlando to watch your game." Garlinari was wearing a torn suit today and looked like a slutty person. However, he was full of excitement when he spoke, and he was obviously over-confronting the grass. He was such a bastard!
After the Knicks players appeared, the fans on the scene raised hundreds of portraits of Wu Huang bending his bow and shooting the eagle. This is a home prop made by the Knicks working overtime after the last game, and was given to some local fan groups for free. In addition to improving morale, they can also be used to mock opponents and kill two birds with one stone!
Naturally, the Eagles players will not be affected by such small measures, but after playing, they can still see that their fighting spirit is not particularly strong. Against the backdrop of home fans, they always feel a bit deadened. Perhaps the loss of three consecutive games hit their confidence, especially the last game was overturned at home, which further damaged the players' fighting spirit. They have not recovered for only one day.
This game can be regarded as a life-and-death battle for both sides. The Knicks players are also nervous, but they have a core of resistance to pressure. Wu Huang likes to take the initiative to take the initiative to take responsibility after the first five games. He will first use his offense to open up the situation and then lead the whole team to play together.
After the opening of today, the two teams were still a little nervous. David Lee lost to Josh Smith in the game and Jo Johnson kicked off the sixth game with a middle distance.
Emperor Wu was not willing to be outdone and quickly used an assist to fight back.
After the opening, the Eagles still used the defensive formation of the previous game to deal with Wu Huang, but this time the Knicks team was ready. Wu Huang passed the ball to David Li before double-teaming. After receiving the pass, the latter used a small hook to help the Knicks score the first goal with a small hook.
David Lee has become more and more confident. He has experienced a rare experience in this playoff round. In fact, a situation like him is the growth process of 99% of the league's players.
In the first time playing in the playoffs, apart from the few perverts in history, most players will definitely encounter many setbacks. If you can find a solution to the problem, it will be equivalent to a sublimation. If you can't pass this level, it means that your potential is exhausted.
Those players who have been refined in the playoffs and those who have never played in the playoffs are like Horford vs. David Lee in the first four games, who have better statistics in the regular season, but they just can't beat the opponent.
The Eagles played a little tightly after the start, but the players felt good, scoring 6 points in a row, and scored a 6:2 start.
But then, they lost two backcourt rebounds in a row, and the Knicks took the opportunity to catch up with the score.
These two frontcourt rebounds were not taken by David Lee or Fry. The Eagles never dreamed that Wu Huang, a point guard who was only 191m tall, would grab rebounds from Josh Smith and Horford in succession. This is simply unscientific.
Rondo should laugh when he heard this. Why can't the point guard grab rebounds on the center?
Wu Huang's average rebounds per game has remained above 6 during the regular season, and his average rebounds per game in the playoffs are almost exceeding 7. If David Lee and Fry both take the initiative to block people for him, it will not be difficult for Wu Huang to grab ten rebounds in one game.
Of course, the Knicks would not do this. It is indeed unscientific, but it is no problem to play unexpectedly in a certain game. D'Antoni today ordered the inside players to block more for Wu Huang and create opportunities for him to compete with the Eagles' guards for rebounds.
Emperor Wu is confident that no one in this league's point guards and even the defenders, except for Rondo and Kidd, can compete with him on rebounding.
The Knicks' move was effective after the opening. Horford and Josh soon discovered that the Knicks' inside line was not competing for rebounds with him, but was suffering from both sides early in the morning. No one wanted to grab rebounds and fight with them.
David Lee and Fry kept using their arms to wrap around their counterparts, which made the Hawks' inside line very uncomfortable and unhappy, but they did it very secretly and were at home today. The referee's penalty standard is beneficial to the Knicks, so there is no need to worry about fouls.
In fact, this tactic will not work most of the time, because the Hawks' second and third positions can help protect the rebounds in the interior. Marvin Williams and Joe Johnson are both tall men over two meters tall. Logically speaking, the point guard cannot grab them, but Wu Huang is an alternative. His prediction of the basketball landing point and the timing of grabbing rebounds are not like a point guard. With his long arms and amazing bounce speed, the average number two and third positions really cannot grab him.
"You guys are useless, I am the point guard!" In the first quarter, Wu Huang grabbed another frontcourt rebound. He also caused Josh Smith's foul at the basket. Before he could land, his trash talk sprayed the entire enemy team again. This was the third frontcourt rebound Wu Huang grabbed today.
"Your mouth is so smelly. I suggest you brush your teeth before the game." Josh Smith fought back angrily.
Emperor Wu couldn't help laughing out loud. His opponent's trash talk skills were too low. David Stern trained all these guys into idiots who could not speak trash talk. Could it be that it was to allow him to do whatever he wanted in the league?
"Man, I remember you said you were a star player, but I think you didn't see any star shadow except you look a bit like Will Smith." Wu Huang mocked him and walked towards the free throw line, and he was about to get a dirty job.
The score is 13:12, and the Knicks are temporarily leading by 1 point.
After the opening of today, both teams played cautiously. Wu Huang continued to be targeted by the Eagles inside double-team, and it was difficult to score, so he still has not scored a single point.
However, he did a good job in basketball. Although he didn't score a point, he had already sent two direct assists and two indirect assists after the game. The most exaggerated thing is that he actually grabbed 5 rebounds, and 3 of them were frontcourt rebounds, and there was no one else in this data.
The Eagles' targeted defense is not easy to crack. Wu Huang can only let himself deal with the ball in time in a short period of time, but it is too difficult to score. However, as long as the team can win in this critical game, he can temporarily ignore his scoring level.
Wu Huang made both free throws, and the scoring data is finally no longer a duck egg. After the penalty, he still has time to continue provoking Josh Smith. "You seem to have not scored yet. Let's see you, the big star." Wu Huang's ridicule was really annoying to match his tone and expression. He combined these three points very well.
Josh Smith's black face had long been so angry that he was red. In the past, he was used to hearing the filthy words of the Wolf King when facing Garnett. He naively thought that he was the most annoying player on earth. But now he realized that there were still one mountain high, and those who swear words were often not the most hateful. The flop like Wu Huang is the one he wants to beat him the most now.
This cannot be entirely blamed on Emperor Wu. He also seeks people who are easily affected by trash talk. Why don’t he provoke Horford and Joe Johnson? It’s because he knows that trash talk is not very effective for such players, and it is a waste of saliva if he says it. Only those who are irritable or innocent and innocent are easily affected by trash talk.
Thinking of this, Howard of the Magic can also try to ridicule, trash words may be useful to him.
Emperor Wu is not afraid of offending this big man. Anyway, Howard is not likely to come to the Knicks, so if you offend him, you will offend him.
The two teams played 25:24 in the first quarter, and the Knicks led by 1 point.
Joe Johnson is in good shape today. Iguodala did not limit the All-Star defender this time, and was scored 10 points by the Hawks in the first quarter. Horford also performed well, scoring 6 points in a single quarter. However, Josh Smith ate a duck egg in the first quarter and lost two fouls, basically no contribution.
Wu Huang scored 2 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the first quarter. Even he was surprised by such data. Although today's tactics included him fighting for rebounds, snatching 6 rebounds in one quarter was beyond everyone's expectations, including himself.
"What a big shot. I'm going to make rebounds again." Many fans who are not interested in Wu Huang naturally think that he is making rebounds at this time.
"The leader is going to get a triple-double again." Wu Huang's fans felt that as long as the rebound reached double digits, the triple-double would be basically stable.
"I heard that Hugo lived in the same room with Kloe Jr. Is this considered having sex with a minor?" Generally speaking, the 6 billion brainless fans of Wu Huang are usually not concerned about the game itself, but are particularly interested in this kind of gossip.
Chapter completed!