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Chapter 107 Fighting the Knicks
After losing to the New Jersey Nets in an away game, the Cavaliers must fly back to Cleveland. After three days of rest, they will face the challenge of the New York Knicks at home.

The New York Knicks had the strength to fight for the NBA championship in the 90s. They reached the finals in the 98-99 season. However, with the aging Patrick Ewing and Van Gundy leaving one after another, the Knicks entered Alan Houston and Madman Spray. Will's "Golden Two Guns" era is also gradually declining.

After the millennium, in the 2001-2002 season and the 2002-2003 season, the Knicks still did not make the playoffs for two consecutive years.

In the 2003-2004 season, the current record is 14 wins and 21 losses, ranking No. 11 in the Eastern Conference. The hope of advancing to the playoffs is slim. The recent record has improved a bit due to the schedule. At one time, he won a wave of four consecutive victories. The general manager smiled Assassin Thomas is not satisfied, and is trying his best to promote the transaction. The Knicks generals who have been caught in the transaction rumors have no intention of playing. When they come back in the new year, their 4-game winning streak has been terminated, and now they have lost [-] games in a row.

Before the game, media reporters were not optimistic about the New York Knicks, predicting that the Cavaliers led by James would have the last laugh.Repelled the Knicks who came to challenge, ended the losing streak and got a chance to breathe.After all, even the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have faced a strong enemy, have not been in a good state recently. They also suffered two consecutive losses and are full of desire to fight.

The collision in this game is also full of highlights and very hot.

Take a look at the New York Knicks' starting roster, where the point guard has become Stephon Marbury, nicknamed 'The Lone Wolf'.

That's right, on January 2004, 1, the Phoenix Suns reached a shocking deal with the New York Knicks. The Suns traded for the Knicks with Stephen Marbury, "Penny" Hardaway and Tebasky as bargaining chips. McDyess, Howard Ellis, Ward, Lamp and Ujanic who are still playing in Europe, in addition to players, the Knicks will also send two first-round picks.

The newly joined players have already flown to the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Knicks.

Marbury took off the Suns jersey, immediately changed into a Knicks jersey, and started the Knicks' debut. The long-awaited son of New York officially stepped down from the tree and became the Knicks' starting point guard.

The No. 96 pick of the 22.5 golden generation is an All-Star core point guard with career averages of 6.7 points and 23.2 assists per game. Although the Suns led the team poorly, they can still average 7.2 points and [-] assists per game. The data has not declined, and I believe it can lead the Knicks to rise again.

Marbury also opened up his 'No. [-] in the world'

On the journey of point guard...

The starting shooting guard is Knicks star Alan Houston. He was nicknamed the "Central Shooting King" based on his shooting posture. He was picked by the Pistons with the 1993th pick in the first round in 11. He is 198cm tall and weighs 95kg. Human, born as a high jump athlete, with excellent jumping ability, strong athletic ability, and outstanding physical fitness.

He has a tough style of play, known for his accurate shooting, and is a talented scorer.

In his rookie season, he didn't play much time, averaging only 8.5 points and 1.3 assists per game, with good potential.

It is improving every year. In 2000 and 2001, it played its peak results and was selected as an All-Star for two consecutive years.

In the 2002-2003 season, he averaged 22.5 points and 2.5 assists per game. This season, he is still performing well, averaging 23.1 points and 2.1 assists per game. He is in excellent condition.

Active defense, rich experience, hard to get rid of Shifang, a bit inferior to offense, but on average.

However, Houston, who has played in the NBA for 10 years, is already 32 years old. His body is affected by a knee injury, and the Knicks suddenly traded for Marbury. Enough for Alan Houston to be distracted. In this game, his state is in a state of confusion, but he is also a difficult guy.

The position of the small forward is held by Kurt Thomas. He entered the NBA in 1995 and was selected by the Heat with the 206th overall pick in the first round. He is 106cm tall and weighs [-]kg.

Thomas' style of play is tough, unpretentious, and he can play with his brain.

Although he has a single offensive method, he has a good mid-range shooting ability and can evacuate the inside line.

In the 2003-2004 season, he averaged 11.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. The statistics are not obvious, but the efficiency is quite high.

And his specialty is defense, tough defensive style, which earned him the nicknames "Crazy Eye" and "Dirty Kurt". The hardest player on the field.

Keith Van Horn, known as "Larry Bird II", played at the power forward position.

In 1997, Van Horn participated in the NBA Draft and was picked by the Philadelphia 76ers as the No. 208 pick. He is 112cm tall and weighs [-]kg.

In his rookie season, with his super scoring ability, he averaged 19.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, helping the Nets return to the playoffs, showing his true qualities as a superstar.

However, Van Horn, who is talented offensively and has average physical fitness, soon stopped his upward trend due to knee and ankle injuries.

Van Horn, who could have played point guard, small forward, and power forward, could only play the position of power forward because of his slow speed and lack of physical advantage.

Fortunately, his shooting touch is extremely good, with a long range and no dead ends, and he can still contribute gorgeous statistics.

In the 2002-2003 season, because of the right to shoot, he averaged only 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.

This season, he joined the Knicks and performed well. He can average 18.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. His strong shooting ability from the outside is still reused by players.

Offensively, the advantage is that he can shoot the ball and can open up space. However, he has no post-up singles ability, and as an insider, he has no low-post offensive footwork. His style is similar to Nowitzki. He is called a soft guy. Because of injuries, he has not proved himself. Opportunity.

The defense is very poor, the representative of the legendary "abstract flow", the body is thin, the speed can't keep up, the defensive awareness can't keep up, there is no confrontation, and he can't help defend...

The center position is held by Dikembe Mutombo. He participated in the NBA Draft in 1991. He was picked by the Denver Nuggets with the fourth pick in the first round. He is 218cm tall and weighs 123kg. He is a defensive center and does not score enough. It shows his strength, but the eyes of the fans are bright. He was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season, was selected as the NBA's best defensive player at 4 points, and was selected to the NBA's best team three times...

In the 2003-2004 season, Mutombo averaged 5.6 to 6.7 rebounds per game. It seems that the data is bleak. However, Uncle Mu, who is not even sure of his birth date in 1966, is at least 37 years old. Offensively, you Can't expect him to contribute more.

However, his defensive skills are still good, and his super positioning skills allowed him to play until he was 42 years old, and he could still hit double-double data.

Not to mention, he also has the unique skill of blocking shots. With his height and long arms, how can he miss the show of shaking his head and pointing his head?

Just looking at the starting lineup, the two teams still have something to play. The Knicks are sitting on four former All-Star players. It looks quite scary and makes people look forward to it.

What's more, on the bench sits the former super backcourt superstar "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway. The lineup is really luxurious, which makes people imagine...

(End of this chapter)