Chapter 313 Three-point record
On March 9, the Knicks defeated the Grizzlies away, and Wu Huang scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. But the bad news is that O'Neal was injured again. This time O'Pang was injured in a hand-to-hand fight with Gasol Jr. He conservatively estimated that it would take two to three weeks to recover. In other words, this fat man perfectly avoided the Devil's March schedule. If he didn't cheat, who would believe it?
Although the Knicks won the game today, D'Antoni was probably in trouble with the enhanced version of the "Blind Fight" tactics he developed under the fever. His so-called strategy of pursuing the number of shots actually has great flaws.
Faced with opponents who wanted to fight with him, D'Antoni threw out a bone like a whim, hoping to give his opponent some fast breaks and one-on-one opportunities to achieve the goal of speeding up by strengthening the frontcourt pressing and grabbing the frontcourt rebounds. In fact, they wanted to use their single defense ability and athletic talent to lure their opponents to play fast with him. As long as these opponents use the Knicks' pressing and grabbing the frontcourt rebounds to launch a counterattack, it is actually equivalent to increasing the speed in disguise.
What D'Antoni always wants is to increase his speed. Even if he gives the opponent some scoring opportunities, he doesn't care. Anyway, as long as both sides play fast, they will take advantage of it in the end. This is a strategy to take a small loss and take a big advantage. Besides, it is not easy for any team to fight the Knicks to counterattack. The New Yorker has pointed all his defensive skills to fast defense and personal defense. These defenses can maximize the players' defensive awareness, team tacit understanding, and rotation speed defects, and at the same time give full play to the advantages of Knicks players in single defense, athletic ability, and small-scale collaboration.
In the previous match against the Heat and the Magic, the opponent's multiple counterattacks were not successful, but instead gave the Knicks the chance to turn their spearheads and fight back after the sneak attack. Once the Knicks made several such attacks, morale and psychological blows could lead to a collapse.
But today in Memphis, the New Yorkers' tactics were targeted. Hollins's team was very strong in the inside defense and would make conscious control mistakes when executing a quick counterattack. If there was no chance of a surprise attack, they would rather stabilize and re-engage in positional battles than make a rampage. This Grizzlies are now a team that is very obsessed with positional battles. They are not in a hurry at all on the court. The Knicks' tactic of luring the enemy into depth is naturally useless. In the end, they have to use the personal abilities of the star to solve the problem.
On March 10, the Knicks faced the Mavericks again away. Not to mention whether they were targeted by their opponents in this game again, the back-to-back alone made New York players complain.
In fact, the Dallas' schedule this month is not easy, but at least today they are waiting for it. Facing the Knicks, who had only fought with the Grizzlies in a hand-to-hand battle less than 24 hours ago, the Dallas easily staged a massacre at home! The Knicks fell behind by 22 points less than three quarters, and D'Antoni had to surrender early, and replaced all the main players in the second half of the third quarter. He chose to retain his strength in this game.
Wu Huang only played 25 minutes today, scoring 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Although he had the energy to play a high-intensity game, there was no need to win this game. The result of the Knicks fighting with the Mavericks was probably that it would hurt a certain player, and it would be difficult for them to win the game. It was too unworthy of thinking about it.
The Knicks played a full 7 games in the first ten days of March. Although they lost two games, all media gave high praise. The Knicks still achieved a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in this 10-day and 7-game schedule. The players' performance is already very good and there is nothing to be criticized for.
In fact, many media believe that the Knicks will suffer a Waterloo in March and their ranking may also decline. But now on the contrary, the Knicks' ranking has not only not declined, but has surpassed the Spurs and forced to return to the top position. The reason is that the Spurs did start a large-scale rotation in March. The Knicks lost two games, and the Spurs had lost four games in March, and the top position finally couldn't sit still.
Taking advantage of the excitement of returning to the top, the Knicks team defeated the Indiana Pacers at home and away respectively on the 13th and 15th respectively, and then defeated the Memphis Grizzlies again at home, and made the dark guys with a "in case" mentality obediently shut their mouths. Wu Huang and his team did not give these people a chance to whine.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Huang scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the home game against the Pacers, and successfully won the ninth triple-double of this season, which tied the triple-double record last season. Even if he could not break Kidd's record this season, at least Wu Huang defeated himself last season and first won the milestone of 10+ triple-double in a single season.
After playing the first half of the schedule in March, the Knicks successfully improved their record to 52 wins and 14 losses. Now they still have the chance to enter the top ten in history.
The Celtics and the Cavaliers have both won 66 wins in the previous few years, and the Mavericks have also won 67 wins in the 2006-07 season. If we go a little further, the Celtics, Bulls and Lakers have also created 67 wins and 15 losses in different periods.
If the Knicks do not lose in the next dozen games, they can surpass these four teams and become the 7th team in the NBA's historical record. But if they lose another game and only get a record of 67 wins, they will fall out of the top ten in history according to the principle of first come first and then come.
New York fans naturally hope that their team can enter the top ten in history, but to not lose a game in the next month, even Wu Huang, who has always been confident, finds it more difficult. Moreover, this team's best record before is only 60 wins and 22 losses. Wu Huang felt that it is more reliable to break the weak team's history record this season. Although it is not without a chance to win 66 wins or even 67 wins, it is too difficult to win 68.
Before he finished speaking, just when New York fans and Wu Huang's brain-dead fans boldly predicted that their team would reach the top ten in history, the Knicks almost overturned the car in Detroit. This away game back-to-back caused Sir to hurt his calf in the second half, which really made the Knicks fans sweat. Fortunately, after the game, it was confirmed that it was only a slight strain. If the inside core was injured at this critical moment, it would be a big deal.
Wu Huang led the team alone in the second half and killed the Pistons with his abnormal three-pointer!
This game that scared New York fans, was finally spent safely without any danger under the power of the Holy Lord of New York.
Wu Huang's performance today is magical. When he only scored 10 points in the first half, he started to play tricks in the second half. He scored 10 three-pointers in the last two quarters, breaking the NBA's three-point record in half. At the same time, he scored 12 three-pointers in the whole game, and tied the single three-point record of Kobe Bryant and Doyle Marshall. As for the half-time three-point record, because there are too many people who are holding it together, Wu Huang was too lazy to care about what he broke the record of who and who. Anyway, he raised the original 8-point record to 10 goals. I believe it is difficult for anyone to catch up with his own footsteps, except for himself...
With 46 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Wu Huang forced the Knicks to rush out of the mud from back to back away, avoiding the risk of overturning and retaining their chances of entering the top ten in history.
In the New York media's view, this is the value of being a superstar. If you want to break those dusty records, you must have such a guy on your team because they can forcefully reverse some of the games that must be lost by relying on their personal abilities.
Just when sports media around the world exclaimed again that Wu Huang seemed to have become the "record finisher", some fans who didn't watch the game for a long time had some questions after the game: other single-game records, such as 17 blocks in a single game, 30+ assists in a single game, 11 steals in a single game, 55 rebounds in a single game, and 100 points in a single game... These records are not to mention broken, even if there are players who have completed half of the game, it is worth the media to report it carefully, but it is almost impossible to break it, but 12 three-pointers in a single game does not seem to be an exaggerated record, so why hasn't it been broken for so long?
Is this question the same as the first and last three push-ups? Of course, this may not be accurate. The answer is actually simpler in the eyes of old fans, because three-pointers are easy to defend. Once I find that you have made accurate three-pointers and have already made seven or eight, then I will get close to you to defend. Even if you can break through and get two points, you will not let you make three-pointers. This is also the defensive choice of all teams. At this time, it is difficult for offensive players to make another three-pointer to make countless more difficult times. Looking through those who have made more than 10+ three-pointers in a single game, many of them must be shot at a very long distance, because you cannot find a phone call at a normal three-point distance. In addition to the mentality of players when they are about to break the record, so many factors add up to it, it is not an ordinary difficulty for anyone to make a 10+ three-pointer. In addition to the players' own strength, luck factor also accounts for at least half.
Ray Allen could hardly break this record because he was not a draw player. On the contrary, players like Kobe and JR Smith who often draw in the game have the chance to break this record. Of course, players like Wu Huang who are both stable and capable of draw in the game have a better chance.
Espn's explanation would be more professional. They think that it is almost impossible to shoot 12 three-pointers in a single game. It is almost impossible to put the NBA 20 years ago. It is difficult to complete 10 years ago or even 5 years ago. The reason is also very simple: the previous NBA tactics were generally focused on the inside. After the three-pointer was invented, it is mainly a means to open up the defensive distance, with the purpose of emptying the inside and the breakthrough route, but no one would randomly take 12 three-pointers under the reasonable tactics at the time, let alone make 12 three-pointers in one game.
Secondly, a modern team needs multiple scoring points, mostly internal and external cooperation, one large and one small, or two large, one large and two small. Everyone has limited effective holding of the ball because they have to share the ball. Moreover, shooting so many three-pointers requires a high level of quality for the player. In addition to the hard standard, that is, shooting percentage, you need enough courage and superman confidence, and teammates have unlimited trust in it to dare to shoot like this.
Simply put, if a player wants to reach 12 three-pointers in a single game, at least these points must be met:
1. Super first-class long-range projection ability.
2. The absolute ball rights in the team.
3. The absolute trust of teammates.
4. Unlimited tactical support.
5. You can create opportunities yourself and have top ball holding ability.
6. The opponent's defence is cheating on his father.
7. The favor of the goddess of luck.
After Emperor Wu created this miracle, his senior Marshall expressed his respect to him on Twitter.
"Hugo is such a great sharpshooter! Welcome to this (12 three-pointers in a single game), boy! But I'm sure this single game three-pointer record will be your own, it's only a matter of time." Marshall wrote on his Twitter.
Wu Huang is the third player in NBA history to make 12 three-pointers in a single game. Before him, Kobe had made 12 of 18 three-pointers against the Supersonics on January 8, 2003, while Marshall made 12 of 19 three-pointers in the game against the Raptors on March 14, 2005. Wu Huang's three-pointers against the Pistons were 12 of 17 shots, with the highest shooting percentage among these three, and he was also the only person in history to score 10+ three-pointers in the half.
Although Marshall's praise is a bit complimentary, judging from Wu Huang's performance this season, it seems that it is not impossible to make 13 or more three-pointers in a single game. Don't forget his magical performance in the three-point competition last year. Since he can score 10 three-pointers in the half, if he is lucky another day, it will be too easy to break the record of 12 goals in the game.
At present, there are more than ten games left before the end of the regular season, and no one is sure what earth-shaking actions can Wu Huang make in the remaining month.
After tying the single three-point record, Wu Huang didn't have time to stay and enjoy the results he created. On March 20, the Knicks defeated the Bucks away, but then they were going to have another away back-to-back, this time the opponent was the powerful Celtics.
"My God, such a schedule is really too difficult!" Wu Huang couldn't help complaining before the game. He didn't have a big chance of winning against the Celtics away, but now he is still back-to-back away. This is why he thinks the Knicks won't win 68 this season, because they have a few more such games in the next game. Wu Huang felt that it would be good if they could maintain a record of 66 wins.
There was no surprise in the result of this game. Emperor Wu was able to force his way through the Pistons by his personal ability, but facing the experienced Celtics and Rondo, who had strong defense capabilities in individuals, he was really powerless to make things happen alone.
Chapter completed!