Chapter 283 This pot, the coach backs it!
In order to pursue a winning streak and not allow the main player to rest, it is very easy for players who are already in a fatigue state to get injured. Moreover, winning streak is meaningless to the playoffs. This is the view of many New York fans after the Knicks lost.
Who can stop the Knicks' winning streak? The biggest suspense of this NBA this season was finally revealed yesterday. In the away game against Miami, the Knicks lost to their opponents 91:105, stopping the winning streak in 27 games.
Every ending is a new beginning. Although the Knicks failed to hit the NBA's longest 33 consecutive wins, they did not have the mental pressure brought by pursuing a winning streak and the physical loss that they paid 100% for victory. The Knicks, who aims to win the championship, can finally adjust their state or even adjust their rest appropriately, entering a relatively healthy rhythm.
At the same time, new suspense will be officially opened!
"We have won 27 games in the past 28 games, which is not bad." Wu Huang was not depressed after the game. He couldn't see any frustration after returning to New York. "Now the winning streak is over, I'm very happy that it's over, and we can hit the next target again." After Wu Huang got off the plane, he said it very well, but in fact, the reason why he was happy was not this, but that the girls' butts were waiting for him.
The New York media didn't know that their emperor was full of sexy big ass at the moment, and they were still carefully analyzing the various benefits brought by the Knicks after losing.
Wu Huang kept saying, "I'm glad the winning streak ended?" That's right! The All-Star Game is coming soon. The Knicks are currently at the top of the Eastern Conference, leading the second place by a full 5 wins. Even if they can't say they have locked in the throne of the Eastern Conference, there is no doubt about the top three after the end of the season.
This means that even if the Knicks really succeed in winning 33 consecutive victories, it will not help the team's playoff situation. In order to persist in winning 33 consecutive victories, the team may have some accidental injuries, which will affect their playoff journey.
"No one can be in a 100% state in a season." This is a consensus passed down by word of mouth in the NBA. The 82-game season is lengthy and the physical test of the players is harsh. Winning streaks will naturally increase the team's momentum, but in order to pursue winning streaks and not allow the main players to rest, and even strive to win in the game, is extremely easy for players who will become increasingly tired.
During the Knicks' 27-game winning streak, Wu Huang and Xiao Si accounted for 51% of the team's average score. Once someone is injured, the impact on the team is self-evident. Especially Stoudemire, who has hidden dangers of injury, needs more rotations to prevent him from being injured due to excessive fatigue.
The negative example in this regard is behind them. The Rockets, who had previously created 22 consecutive victories, were also very strong back then, but the team's core members Yao Ming and McGrady were injured one after another in maintaining a winning streak. In the positive example, the Celtics have always asked Garnett to "rest due to injury" and pay the price of losing; Popovich also lets GDP rest from time to time. Compared with a healthy body and good condition, the illusory winning streak does not require too much greed.
So for Wu Huang and the Knicks, the end of the 27-game winning streak is more like a relief.
The Los Angeles Times also reported that they believed that the Knicks did not want to win this game. Of course, they hoped to continue the winning streak, even surpassing the Lakers' record of 33 consecutive wins.
However, for a team that is determined to win the championship, losing is not entirely a bad thing, because during the winning streak, they became the target of the entire league. Now that they have to remove the burden of winning streak, they only need to focus on one thing, which is to go to the playoffs to win the championship.
Coach D'Antoni said after the game: "During this winning streak, the team is also learning, understanding each other, and improving themselves from this experience. But our goal is not to win streak, we have higher and farther goals. When the All-Stars approach, losing a game can make the team more relaxed and loosen the strings they have been tightening."
The Knicks' winning streak record is at 27 games, and it is also a very rare achievement in the NBA today, and it is even more difficult than the Lakers' 33 consecutive wins. One of the founders of the Lakers' 33 consecutive wins that year, legend Jerry West, said: "Although I lost the ball, the Knicks have a bigger goal. They will strive for the championship with all their might. I think their winning streak will be remembered by people. This is a great achievement, and people will always remember this winning streak."
On December 30, Wu Huang appeared at the team training hall in the afternoon, and there were still a large number of reporters outside the door squatting. These guys also discovered that Wu Huang looked very good today, his face was rosy and refreshed, and he always had a smile on his face. He really didn't take the loss seriously, and his psychological quality was indeed high!
Of course, Emperor Wu was refreshed. He had been "eating himself" for almost a week. Yesterday, he was like a bull in heat, attacking everywhere and chaotic everywhere. In the end, four games of the battle set a career record. Although his pace was a little weak today, he didn't have a game anyway. If he didn't have a game, just be weak. It's amazing to go to Chinatown to get some deer blood and bullwhip to supplement it. Tomorrow, I will teach Rose's little bastard a lesson.
"It really doesn't make us too uncomfortable to be overwhelmed by the winning streak. Don't always mention this matter. It has become a past tense." Wu Huang was asked about winning streak again at the door and began to use adjectives. "If you have experienced winning streaks like this, you will think it's really cool. If you have not experienced it, think about our 27 consecutive victories, you will be extremely amazed. So we are already very satisfied. We don't have the feeling of "It's a pity, I failed to set the first record in history". Now that all this has passed, we are over."
Wu Huang is right. Tomorrow, the Knicks will challenge the Chicago Bulls away again. What they have to do is to find the victory again and avoid many NBA teams with long winning streaks being terminated and then losing continuously.
These reporters have been asking him about his winning streak. The reason is that 27 consecutive wins are too great, and it is the longest victory record ever witnessed by many living people. They have not lost the game in nearly eight weeks, and there are still several NBA teams with no more than 27 games.
During this series of wins, the Knicks also became the darling of the media. They are the most popular team, and the video click rate is high. ESPN specially set up a program for them, and the media interviewed them is half as high as usual. After defeating the Magic and winning 27 consecutive victories, many Knicks players found that their locker room had already exploded.
"To be honest, I don't know where the extra half of the classmates came out." Wu Huang was also very upset that the locker room was filled with reporters before every game. Once there were too many people, the smell would be bad. He is a typhoon of cleanliness and he doesn't like crowded places the most, so he never goes to watch it, nor does he go to the open-air large-scale concerts with crowded people.
Now some Knicks fans feel that the regular season has just been played one-third, and if the Knicks can restart their winning streak in Chicago and win all the subsequent games, they can once again win 27 consecutive games, or even 33 consecutive games.
Moreover, the Knicks still have the opportunity to compete for the Bulls' record of 72 wins in a single season set by the 95-96 season. So, even if they lose a game, it's no big deal for the Knicks. They really have other goals to continue to achieve.
Of course, the possibility of this is very slim. If a team that has not won the championship is devoted to these icing records, it can only be to pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons. So after hearing this idea, Wu Huang could only smile bitterly: "Let's stop discussing winning streaks and those records. This winning streak will leave us with good memories when we are free to recall. Now we must keep the first place in the East, continue to work with the team and improve tactical flaws. We are not a dynasty team like the Bulls. I am still fighting for the first championship. When we win three consecutive championships, we will consider these records."
In fact, the Knicks really can't be too proud now, because the tone of winning streak dispersed, they will face the Bulls, Lakers and Spurs next. It is very likely that after the winning streak, they will immediately take on a series of losses. So the whole team is really not suitable to think too much now. It would be great if they can really take the loss as a restart.
Unfortunately, many Knicks players can't do this, and most of them are still immersed in the atmosphere of winning streak.
The Bulls' upward momentum this season is also very strong. If the Knicks are not in the front, they are the teams that shocked the entire league. Just think about it, such a team that did not even enter the playoffs last season, made a stunning success this season! So far, they have achieved fourth-ranked record in the league and second-ranked second in the East, which is enough to make teams like the Thunder that have made rapid progress, as well as teams like the Heat, feel ashamed and ashamed.
Think again, if there were no Knicks, they would have become the number one in the East now!
When the Knicks usually play such a team, the winners and losses are at most 50, not to mention that after the winning streak is over, the team's mind and condition have not yet been separated from it, and all aspects have not been adjusted. At this time, the Knicks are the most vulnerable.
Sure enough, many Knicks players went to Chicago with the mentality of having another 27 wins, but ultimately failed to overcome the Bulls' hurdle. The side effects of winning streak were also reflected. They just fought hard with the Heat the day before. The Knicks who came to Chicago obviously had no previous combat power.
Xiao Si may be tired, and his condition is not good today; Emperor Wu is probably tired too. After winning 7 in the last game, another 5-of-18 was not inferior, and he completely lost his majestic appearance in bed these days.
The Knicks had a bad start and were 12 points behind their opponents in the first half. Although they had chased the score to 75:76 in the third quarter, the Bulls scored an 11:1 climax in the fourth quarter, and once again widened the score gap. In the end, the Knicks were unable to turn the situation back and lost 96:106.
The Bulls were not in good shape before, with only 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 games, but they have blossomed more points in this game, allowing the Knicks to taste the first consecutive defeat since the start of the season.
Wu Huang made 5 of 18 shots in the whole game, scoring only 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. He has scored only 20 points in two consecutive games.
Sir Xiao had only 15 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist, and his performance was also disappointing.
Garlinari scored the team's highest 19 points, Iguodala scored 16 points and O'Neal scored 12 points.
"We lost two away games in a row, but we also won them at home. Next time we will strive to win them away, and I'm done." Wu Huang said like a scoundrel after the game, facing the reporter's difficulties. He was disgusted by these guys' gloating tone.
Didn’t you just lose two away games? Is it the end of the world? Can’t you lose if you are the first in the league?!
This game is the last game for the Knicks in December. The Knicks lost only two games this month, all of which were concentrated at the end of the month.
However, many media believe that the Knicks' losing streak may not only be two games, because they will have to go through four hard games against the Spurs, Lakers, Trail Blazers and Spurs in a row. Among these four opponents, except for the Trail Blazers, each of them is not easy to deal with, especially the Spurs and Lakers, who are currently ranked first and second in the West. If the Knicks can't handle it well, it's the pace of six consecutive losses. At that time, their position as first in the East may not be able to maintain.
After December, the Eastern Conference rankings
1, New York Knicks (27 wins and 5 losses).
2, Chicago Bulls (wins and 9 losses).
3. Boston Celtics (22 wins and 9 losses).
4, Miami Heat (22 wins and 10 losses).
5. Orlando Magic (19 wins and 13 losses).
6, Atlanta Hawks (16 wins and 16 losses).
7, Milwaukee Bucks (15 wins and 17 losses).
8, Philadelphia 76ers (15 wins and 18 losses).
In 2011, the Knicks will face the Spurs, which ranks first in the league. That's right, the Knicks only lost two games in a row and were immediately surpassed by the Spurs, who had good record this year so good that they had no friends. Who would have thought that the Spurs, which had just won 50+ wins last year, would have been so crazy this year's record?
Espn's most surprising teams with the first half of the season were not the Thunder or the Bulls, but the Spurs and the Knicks. It is indeed beyond everyone's expectations that these two teams ranked first in the East and West can play so well.
Now these two incredible teams are about to fight. As long as the Knicks can defeat the Spurs, the No. 1 in the West, they can return to the top of the league. But if they lose to their opponents, they will not only suffer three consecutive losses, but also be blocked by the Spurs.
This is also the first time the two teams have played this season. The bad news for the Knicks is that they are going to play away again today!
Many people wonder why the Spurs have changed so much this year? It can't be the credit of Blair, Neal and others, right?
In addition to the Spurs' staff being uniform this year than last season, Duncan and Ginobili are old and Parker ushering in professional peaks, Jefferson, who has been criticized for being criticized, has also played in a good form.
This guy who was considered by the Spurs to be the most failed signing in the 21st century by the Spurs last season. Although he is indeed not suitable for the Spurs and his salary and ability are also higher, he has one thing better, that is, he is willing to be obedient and take the initiative to change, and he is also very hard-working in training. He also knows what it means to be shameless and brave.
Last season, Tsaimi said that Jefferson was not running well, so he just played a simpler this year. And with hard work, his tactical execution has improved a lot; Tsaimi said that he was not good at shooting, and he was brave after knowing his shame and practiced hard for a summer. This year, he increased his three-point shooting percentage to 44%, which is higher than Gallinari's shooting percentage; Tsaimi said that he had poor defense. If this is compared with Uncle Bao San, the entire league would not be much better. Finally, his athletic ability has declined, but in the Spurs camp, Jefferson's athletic ability is still good, and playing under Popovich does not require athletic ability.
This year, the Spurs were able to meet gods and kill gods and Buddhas. In addition to the fact that they were basically healthy in GDP and had signs of returning to youth, Jefferson's efforts were also one of the reasons.
Today, Popovich let the Knicks see what tactical execution is. The latter cannot keep up and cannot guess the Spurs' offensive intentions and rhythm. The opponent's constant target support and counter-running cover, plus hand-passing passes and empty-handed cuts made the Knicks team confused. Wu Huang and Iguodala have all the skills, but they just can't use them.
Of course, in D'Antoni's opinion, it's no big deal that they can't defend their opponents. What really hurts is that their offense is not played under the Spurs' extremely disciplined defense. The player feels very uncomfortable every time they attack, and this is going to die!
The Spurs' defense made Wu Huang and Xiao Si play another game, and today even Iguodala and Gallinari are unable to perform. The Knicks team is deeply trapped in the ironclad and cannot extricate themselves!
This kind of pass was passed, and the Knicks only played three quarters before surrendering. The final score was 95:110, and the Knicks scored only 100 points again.
Wu Huang only scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists today. His shooting percentage was still bad, and he only made 6 of 16 shots. However, the three-pointer rebounded a little, and his shooting percentage of 3 of 8 shots was barely qualified. After the game, he said helplessly: "They played very well, and everyone played very high. Everyone in their team seemed to be the first choice. I don't know if there is really a language to describe their playing style. They are more like a whole than us."
After the Knicks lost three consecutive times, the New York Times decisively introduced D'Antoni as a scapegoat
Da Sabi wrote: Hugo played the most important role in the Knicks' previous winning streak, and he was the most important creator of this winning streak. He controlled the team, and took longer offensively than Magic Johnson and shot higher than Michael Jordan. On the defensive end, he showed the strength of the league's first defensive team, and he was impeccable.
Of course, the Knicks' winning streak is not only that, they show a high degree of integration of a team. In every day of training, you can't find out their faults, a bunch of millions, millions, billionaires are training together, meticulously.
However, the team coach D'Antoni was not well-done enough. Many times the Knicks would start to fall behind, and then wait for Hugo to become the savior and lead the team to counterattack and chase points. When leading, they would often be scored by their opponents by more than ten points or even twenty points, and then use Hugo's key ball to pass the level.
This is not the way for a king team to win. Usually when a team wins, the coach will remind the players not to be complacent, and at the same time appropriately praise and prospects, hoping that the team will continue to perform like this. But D'Antoni will not do this. He rarely speaks in this regard, and this kind of thing seems to be left to Hugo to deal with.
The head coach should say to the player after winning the game, "Have we been better?" This will make some players feel ashamed, instead of turning a blind eye and letting the player wake up on their own.
The New York Times report against his will, of course, Wu Huang secretly instructed Da Sabi. His scores in these three games were only 20. I don’t know if his character was exhausted. Anyway, his physical strength was fine, but his shooting was always a slight difference, which even made him wonder if he had played too much on his butt?
Chapter completed!