Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 144 The key battle before the fifteenth consecutive victory
"Why did you step on the line? Why did you step on the sideline?"

At the moment when the game ended, Durant looked down at the Knicks players celebrating on the field, looked at his big feet, and still couldn't believe that his fatal mistake was actually because his feet were too big!
The reason for this error is too absurd.

It's even more absurd than the slippery floor!
Dulan was deliberately hard-pressed. He had a chance to win, even if he scored overtime, he believed that the opponent had no strength to play overtime.

"Next time, if this happens again, even if I want a three-pointer, I would rather step on the three-point line than let my foot go out of bounds!" Durant swore secretly, and looked at the sideline two steps away. There, he made a mistake.

Then, turn around and walk toward the passage.

The other players saw Durant go back to the locker room first, and then followed suit.

On the contrary, Harden looked at Lu Ming enviously for a while, then rolled his eyes, and drifted to the passage.

As soon as the game ended, even though it was late at night in New York, the excited fans couldn't control their height. One by one, they rushed out of their homes and bars, on the road and in the park, cheering wildly.

It actually made the New York police NYPD very nervous.

Here, at the post-match press conference, Lu Ming was the only bright spot of the team, Milicic, who played a key role in the last 2 minutes, and the excellent substitute Jonathan Bender, the three attended together.

Victory can cover up everything. The problem of teammates feeling bad was not repeatedly mentioned in the post-match press conference.

Milicic was asked how he would not be disturbed by the boos of the home audience when he made a free throw at the last moment, and said humorously, "Maybe many people just followed suit and called me Human Victory Cigar. However, they may have overlooked one point. There is a meaning of victory in this!"

After finishing speaking, he looked proud.

What doesn't kill him makes him stronger.

Lu Ming took over the conversation and said, "Yes. For the current Knicks, Darko's average of 10.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block per game is actually dispensable. His greatest significance in this team is to let us have absolute confidence in winning no matter what situation we are in."

Milicic smiled embarrassedly.

Just when the reporters thought this kind of fancy boasting was over.

Jonathan Bender, who has been with the Knicks for less than a month and four games, said, "You probably won't believe it. When Mr. Donnie Walsh wanted to sign me, I was reluctant at first."

Oh?
And this thing?

Journalists were immediately interested.

Bender continued, "He said that the team has Lu Ming, a super rookie, and I was not moved. He said that the team had Mr. D'Antoni, a great coach, and I was not moved. He said that the team had David, Darrowne, Chris and others, and I was still not moved. But when he said that the team has Darko, I was moved!"

"Yes, at that time, I was watching the videos of some NBA teams winning championships. I deeply knew how irresistible that cigar was when they won."

"So, I joined the Knicks."

Good guy, just this mouth is totally worth the 80 annual salary that Donny Walsh offered him.

The next day, in the report about the Knicks' ten-game winning streak, many reasons were summarized, one of which was that the Knicks had a good locker room atmosphere.

So with this good atmosphere in the locker room, with a ten-game winning streak, the Knicks flew to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers in an away game, chasing the team's No.11 winning streak.

In this game, facing Allen Iverson who returned to the 76ers in his later years, Lu Ming did not show mercy.

With his teammates recovering slightly, facing Iguodala who was not in a good state, he scored 28 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds, and won the game with a score of 98:92.

Subsequently, the Knicks, who had won [-] consecutive victories, returned home to face the Toronto Raptors.

In the previous two consecutive victories, the fans were not able to cheer for the players at home. In this game, they were so excited that they couldn't find North.

In this game, David Lee faced Bosh, who was unconvinced and suppressed by the All-Star votes. He took 16 shots, scored 12 goals with a high shooting percentage, scored 26 points, and grabbed 15 rebounds.

Statistics, completely suppressed Bosh with 18 points and 4 rebounds.

Gallinari also ushered in a recovery in this game, taking 12 shots and scoring 8 goals, including 8 of 5 three-pointers and 25 points.

At the same time, Milicic did not lose the wind when facing Raptors center Andre Bargnani. Not only did he score a season-high 19 points and 11 rebounds, he also sent 2 blocks and 2 steals.

Bargnani, under Milicic's excited defense, only scored 13 points and 8 rebounds, far below the season average.

Simply, it makes people a little doubt whether Bargnani's third center in the East (the result of the All-Star voting) is too watery.

Although this third center has no chance to be selected for the All-Star.

Lu Ming, who suffered from leg cramps in the last game and played 40 minutes in the previous game, played 30 minutes and scored 15 shots with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists.

Another victory over the Raptors, twelve consecutive victories.

After the game, fans in New York rushed out of Madison Square Garden, their homes, and bars, which once again alarmed the NYPD.

Subsequently, the Knicks went to the away game again, playing back-to-back with the Detroit Pistons.

The Knicks, who were physically and mentally exhausted, almost overturned in Detroit in this game. After the first half, they fell behind by 14 points.

After the third quarter, they fell behind by 17 points.

Fortunately, in the fourth quarter, Lu Ming didn't take a break for 1 minute and led the team to a 29:15 game, chasing 14 points.

At the last moment, the Knicks were still 3 points behind.

At this time, Gallinari stood up, received Lu Ming's pass, hit two priceless 3-pointers in a row, reversed the Pistons by 2 points in the away game, and won the team's No.13 winning streak.

Knicks fans, already on Fifth Avenue, chanted fifteen consecutive victories.

After returning to the home court, Lu Ming did not disappoint the fans. With a 91:107 victory, he defeated the Pistons, who were the third last in the Eastern Conference.

The bottom one in the East is naturally the New Jersey Nets "led" by seniors Lopez and Yi Jianlian. At this time, they have just achieved a "good result" of 3 wins and 36 losses.

After three days of rest, the Knicks, who had won [-] consecutive victories, ushered in the biggest stumbling block to the [-] consecutive victories, the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe Bryant.

At this point, the season is just over halfway through.

The record of the two sides, the Lakers 32 wins and 10 losses, first in the Western Conference.

And the Knicks, with a wave of 33 consecutive victories that shocked the entire league, got the first record in the league with 8 wins and [-] losses, and the first place in the Eastern Conference!

No. [-] in the East vs. No. [-] in the West, who will win?
尼克斯，能否拿到15年间的第一个十五连胜，追平93-94赛季的15连胜，并去追逐69-70赛季的18连胜？

This is a crucial battle of chasing fifteen and eighteen!

(End of this chapter)