Chapter 418 Don’t forget your original aspiration and keep your mission in mind (please subscribe and support)

Author: Fan Xian Xiao Xianxian

Chapter 418 Don’t forget your original aspiration and keep your mission in mind (please subscribe and support)

In the last three games after February, the Knicks achieved 2 wins and 1 loss. In the home game against the Timberwolves on February 27, the team "lost their wife and their soldiers". Not only did they lose the game, James was also thrown to the ground by Bynum in a defense, and his face was directly tilted. (53-7)

Losing the game against the Timberwolves has greatly damaged fans' confidence in breaking the record. After all, the team only has a 2-game fault tolerance rate, but it still has to win 20 games to break the record. This pressure is self-evident. What's more serious is that the injury problem has quietly come to the Knicks West and Matthews will be absent for a while.

Based on the principle of "multiple people and multiple forces", Walsh directly extended Eddie House's contract to the end of the season on March 1, saving even the second 10-day contract. At the same time, he is still looking for others in the free agent market.

Nowadays, the most undesirable thing is veterans who want to hold their thighs and rings.

In addition to taking over the draft report sent by the team's scout group, Ke Yan did not participate in the team's other operations, so the team did whatever he liked. However, he regretted it. He helped the Knicks rob the Kings' draft pick, which seemed to be a bit self-defeating.

On the evening of March 1, the Knicks challenged the Wizards away. James, who had a face-loving lottery in the last game, played with an injury, and also wore a mask on his face, turning into "Zorro" to boost the morale of his teammates.

In 2008, he signed a six-year contract of 110 million yuan with the scrapped Arenas. The Wizards were paying for the wrong decision at that time. Although No. 1 pick Wall has good potential, he has many bad habits in playing basketball and is still in a "leveling" stage and is unable to help the Wizards win.

The Knicks arranged for Holiday to stick to Wall, limiting the "Missing Wall" breakthrough pass and amplifying his weaknesses in shooting; and if Arenas holds the ball, the team can unscrupulously attack the general and protect Curry, because Wall's running without the ball is no different from a dead person, and he will not play the ball without the ball.

Compared with other coaches, Ke Yan is very familiar with the weaknesses of these stars, especially when they are in their "childhood" and have insufficient ability to break the situation. This advantage makes the Knicks easily crush their opponents when facing some teams with not very strong tactical qualities and will not give the opponent a chance to show off momentum.

92:108, the Knicks defeated the Wizards away and won their first victory in March. (54-7)

Curry made a clock in the third quarter, played for 26 minutes, scored 18 points and 7 assists, and was very efficient. Except for James' other main players, his playing time did not exceed 30 minutes. It can be seen that after suffering from injuries, Ke Yan's protection of the main players was more in place.

In addition, after the game, Ke Yan also reminded players in the locker room not to work too hard at the end of the regular season games, and to learn to protect themselves.

All opponents regard "beating the Knicks" and preventing them from breaking records as a kind of glory, and fighting with the Knicks to the end. The more this happens, the more likely the Knicks players are to be injured.

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On March 2, the Knicks were visiting Charlotte and challenged the weak Charlotte Bobcats back-to-back. Facing the weak team, Ke Yan chose to rest Curry, allowing Holiday to serve as point guard, Korver transferred to the starter, and James took over more ball rights.

The current situation is that the results of the labor-management negotiations are not ideal. Popular rookies including Harrison Barnes, Perry Jones, etc. have announced their withdrawal from the 11th draft. Apart from Kelly Irving, there is not even a rookie with a T1 rating, which also disappoints the Bobcats such as the bad team that is neither up nor down. If you can play hard, you can't play well, and you can't play well. There is really no hope of making the playoffs, and the situation is very difficult.

"Blocking the Knicks" may be the greatest significance of Joe's team. The Bobcats' full main lineup competed with the Knicks. Although they lost double digits in the end, with their strength, forcing James to stay on the court at the last moment, which is no longer easy. (55-7)

James was a little dissatisfied with Ke Yan's rest in this game. After the game, some basketball bloggers on the Internet questioned Curry's "only played for 26 minutes in two back-to-back games" and accused Ke Yan of "doting Curry too much". Such remarks also received support and recognition from many fans.

Such remarks will not have much impact on Ke Yan, but when Ke Yan saw New York fans attacking Curry with a rhythm, he was actually a little surprised... "Unintentionally planting willows and willows to form shades".

The relationship between Curry and Ke Yan is not said, but is it so good that Curry is willing to "sacrifice" his future and follow him? Not to mention it! In other words, on the one hand, there is the "master-disciple relationship" with Ke Yan, on the other hand, the prosperous life in New York, the huge market, the largest contract, and the fans who once supported Curry extremely, Curry would not easily make the decision to "get away".

But what if the fans hurt Curry's heart? You should know that O'Neal went away from the Lakers and the team's management was a brainless one. Orlando fans voted to believe that he was not as good as Hardaway. If Curry's efforts were not recognized by the fans, perhaps Ke Yan could really complete the "poaching".

As for Ke Yan himself, he is almost leaving the Knicks, and he still cares what the fans think of him?

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From March 4 to March 9, the Knicks won four consecutive games in six days, and completed another six-game winning streak, while improving their score to 59 wins and 7 losses, which exceeded the winning rate of 72 wins and 10 losses. However, the Knicks had a half-ninety wins, and the situation before the Knicks was still that the team had only two games tolerate the fault tolerance rate. If one more game was lost, the team would not be able to break the record.

In this case, the top-down pressure can be imagined.

Relatively speaking, Ke Yan is the best in the Knicks formation. He is eager to seize the opportunity to create history, but he wants to win the championship steadily. He clearly knows that the 73-winning runner-up is the biggest loser and the biggest joke in history.

On March 11, the Knicks were visiting Staples to challenge the defending champion Lakers.

This season, the most amazing phenomenon in the NBA is that under the "one super and many strong" pattern, the Knicks' starlight is far better than the Lakers, who have just completed two consecutive championships.

There are many defending champions in NBA history that are underestimated. For example, after the Spurs won the championship in 2003, they were underestimated in the subsequent seasons because the "Admiral" retired and the Lakers formed the F4 lineup; for example, after the Heat won the championship in 2006, they were not regarded as the favorite to win the championship next season, because the team's success depends largely on the idea of ​​"finding one's contribution", and the referee gave a lot of body whistles.

But the Lakers are different. The team's main lineup has not changed much. The starting lineup Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Odom, and Gasol have not declined much compared to last season, and Blake and others are added to the bench; but it is because of James' joining and Nixon's extraordinary record in the regular season that the media and fans are optimistic about the Knicks.

Even the topic of 23VS24 was overwhelmed by the topic of the Knicks' 73 wins.

On the day of the game, Staples Center Staples Staples was full.

When the players appeared, the fans gave warm applause. The Lakers have a high winning rate against most opponents in recent years, but the only teams of the Trail Blazers and Ke Yan are the teams that the Lakers are more difficult to gain advantage. Ke Yan seems to know very well how to take advantage of the Lakers' weaknesses.

Kobe's wife Vanessa also came to watch the game and supported her husband. The ups and downs of the past have passed, and the two are now model couples. If anyone dares to mention the "handsome incident" on the forum, even if the moderator does not intervene, 6 billion Kemi can still swear to death.

Against the Knicks, the Lakers' advantage lies in the inside and Kobe, especially Matthews doesn't play, Kobe plays against Holiday, with a double crush on height and body shape, and his advantage is obvious.

The key to the Knicks is Curry. Fisher is on the top of the defense of some heavy defenders and even switches to the wing players. He can only "Wow, there are really two brushes" when facing Xiao Kuailing. Curry is not top-notch in the small defender, but his "flexible" attributes are full.

After the game started, the Knicks' performance was eye-catching. Curry and Holiday in the outside world exploded, using their speed to break through the Lakers' defense on the outside and complete the attacking box.

Curry scored in mid-range shots with Fisher in a row, Holiday was able to get rid of Kobe and make a shot, break through the bottom line and layup, steal Kobe's pass, and perform in a single fast break.

After playing for 5 minutes, the Lakers were behind 14-23, and Phil Jackson was forced to call for a timeout.

After the timeout, Kobe changed his style of play, no longer blindly attacking with the ball and forced Holiday to force him to open up space by relying on cover, he stopped and jumped to shoot, and scored three consecutive goals.

If the inside partner is West, Horford is usually the one who has a bottom guard; and when the partner switches from West to Mozgov, Horford must come out more to assist in defense on the outside. The Dominican Miss Universe's husband does not have this ability, but he is more adapted to his previous role.

This is also the contradiction in Horford. He subjectively wants to play power forward, but his style is more suitable for playing center forward.

Nearly 33 years old, Kobe can barely support the team on the offensive end, but he can no longer wipe Fisher's butt on the defensive end. He even couldn't take care of himself when facing Holiday himself. What the Lakers really rely on on Gasol's long arms to complete the frame protection work.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Knicks 31-37, and Curry made 8 of 11 shots in a single quarter, scoring 19 points and 2 assists.

With the score behind, Phil Jackson arranged for Kobe to continue playing, and Kobe chased Koval and Stephenson to play, without any mercy.

The Knicks' lineup is already excellent enough, but it is still a disadvantage when facing the wings with comprehensive offensive skills. James is more of an excellent assistive defense ability, and one-on-one is not that powerful; Matthews' athletic ability is a bit poor; and Holiday, he has his own skills in defending all kinds of defenders, and he can't defend against those who are bigger than himself, which is a physiological decision.

After two minutes of the second quarter, the score difference was equalized by the Lakers. Ke Yan replaced James to control the situation, and the effect was immediate. James chased Walton and made an output, but Kobe still couldn't defend it when he came to defend.

Two or three years ago, 23VS24 is worth talking about. But as Kobe's body declines and James's skills are further improved, the real strength of the two people has been a little far apart.

Of course, Komi is still confident to step on James at this time. After all, Kobe has just completed the "two consecutive championships", and James' current situation is in the first seven years of his career, and he has never even touched the floor in the finals.

Curry was not on the court, and the Lakers tried to defend the joint defense to suppress James, but the effect was still very poor. Ke Yan arranged for James's partner Eddie House, Korver, and Jamison, who all had very accurate outside shooting. Korver and Eddie House hit three-pointers one after another, and Kobe could only curse himself in anger.

Without West, Matthews and the Knicks can still lead the Lakers who play with a double-digit advantage, which is enough to reflect the gap between the two teams. It cannot be said that the Lakers are the defending champion and do not pay enough attention to the game. At least at this stage of the season, the Lakers do not have this capital.

The main lineups of both sides returned, Phil Jackson left Blake on the court to defend Curry, but it still had no effect. Blake's style of play is similar to Fisher. He is dedicated to the floor point guard, with accurate three-pointers at open space, high free throw shooting rate, good tactical qualities, but his defense is not as good as Fisher, and he does not have the big heart of Lao Yu.

With an annual salary of 10 million yuan and raising two point guards with such close styles and obvious shortcomings, Ke Yan only feels that the Lakers' team building ideas are going to extremes.

But on the other hand, this is also where Ke Yan will "take warning" when he becomes a boss in the future. Because people can easily live in their own comfort zone, as a "worker", he has no place to live and will continue to innovate himself. If he is fixed in a certain place, who knows whether he will make the same mistake?

Faced with Curry's unsolved projection, the Lakers highlighted a "helpless". On the stage of live broadcast across the United States, we can't "BAN" Curry, right? Back to the offensive end, Kobe and Gasol barely responded, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

The game came to the third quarter, and the score difference soon reached 26 points. It was only a matter of time before the Knicks ushered in the 60th victory of the season.

At this moment, the director cut the camera to Ke Yan, who was staring at the Lakers coach's seat in a daze. It was easy to remind people that Ke Yan was missing his years with the Lakers.

Including Ke Yan and Phil Jackson's always dissatisfied relationship, Lakers fans have always been "smug" and believe that Ke Yan was dissatisfied with his position being snatched away by Phil Jackson, which made him so much grudge, and even believed that Ke Yan "caused hatred because of love."

In fact, Ke Yan's actions at this moment are more about "remembering" his once proud and energetic self, especially after he staged a palace fighting drama with James for nearly a season for power, he missed his original intention.

I can't say that I don't have feelings for the Lakers, but even if he doesn't have the chance to become the owner of an NBA team, he will not consider coaching the Lakers again.

It’s not that he “don’t turn back”, but that he is not interested in “accompanying Kobe through the tour years.”

The final score was frozen at 104:126. The Knicks completed a double-kill against the Lakers and also won the team's 60th season victory. They launched a dominant performance to the league's regular season win record.

Curry made 17 of 27 shots in the game, 8 of 15 three-pointers and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 50 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, becoming the protagonist of this focus battle.

Kobe made 20 of 38 shots and had already scored a high level, but it still couldn't stop the team's defeat.

(End of this chapter)
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