New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 382 Fly to New York
After defeating the Nets, the Lakers' record has been further improved, and their current performance has brought the gap in strength between the East and the West to the table again.

Even if Varanda has brought the Nets back to life, their ability is still not enough to defeat the strong teams in the West.

It's just that in this battle, in addition to regretting that the Nets did not hold on to their lead, everyone also lamented that it may take some time for the Eastern Conference to rise.

Moreover, at the last moment, the Lakers took the score back to complete the overtake in one move, which only shows that their abilities far surpassed their opponents.

In the battle for the best player in the rookie season between Varanda and Zhang Yi, it seems that Dongfang has an absolute advantage.The Nets have achieved a good record, but they are far inferior to the invincible Lakers.

Although the league has revised the rules for selecting the best rookie in the past two years, team leadership and personal data are not the most important criteria for selection.

There is a special algorithm for whether a rookie is at his best.A league staff member who did not want to disclose his name mentioned that under this algorithm, Varanda currently has a higher score than Zhang Yi!

This is the age of data. Even if the league uses data to determine the best rookie instead of looking at the most intuitive data, no one will discuss it.

Because people have long been accustomed to a world influenced by algorithms and artificial intelligence.This is true even in the NBA sports league that advocates people-oriented.

The players who play basketball, the head coaches who coach, and the staff of the league have all accepted this model.It's just that no one can say whether such data is correct or not.

No one discussed it, and no one was sure.It's not like trolls will appear when a player does not perform well. In the era of intelligence as gods, even people are manipulated.

Zhang Yi scored a quasi triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds.What's even more rare is that his performance is mainly concentrated in the fourth quarter.

The 16-point key ball scoring is also the decisive factor for the Lakers to reverse the Nets.Although Varanda also had a super double-double of 30 points, 19 assists and 4 rebounds.

One of the performances of these two people was to help the team stabilize the lead in the early stage, but they failed to play a role at critical moments.

The other created opportunities for his teammates in the early stage, and did not use his full strength until the most important moment to reverse the victory for the home team that had been lagging behind.

Even without an algorithm, it is clear which of the two is more important.

If Zhang Yi fails to win the best rookie in the end, it can only show that there is a huge loophole in the algorithm behind the NBA.

Or could it be said that the artificial intelligence of the alliance is also discriminatory?Eastern players have not achieved any hard honors in the league for many years.

Although this year, Zhang Yi's current performance may not be enough to secure the MVP of the regular season. After all, there are Curry and the "mechanical killer" Simpkins who are retiring behind him.

Not to mention that there are still several stars who have performed well this year in the East, but the Rookie of the Year and Finals FMVP are all up for grabs.

In addition, Zhang Yi is currently ranked second in scoring, sixth in assists, and third in steals. Until the end of the season, he has a good chance to win both scoring and steals. This is not bad score.

After the current Lakers beat the Nets, the rest of the schedule will have a trip to the Eastern Conference.God knows who else besides Varanda can bring trouble to Zhang Yi and others.

The strongest opponent here is the New York Knicks in the next game.Moreover, Zhang Yi and the others have enjoyed the booing of the Big Apple City in New York.

Even the strongest star away game is difficult to get applause there, the New Yorkers can be regarded as the most regional home audience in the league.

In addition, Zhang Yi is an Eastern player, which will cause controversy there.So in the preseason game, in New York, Zhang Yi will try his best to conquer which stadium he wants to conquer.

In the end, although he won respect for himself with the specially made one, he still couldn't talk about the word conquer.

This time they will encounter much less resistance in New York, because the head coach of New York has made it clear before the game that the absolute core of the team, 'crazy' Thomas will continue to be absent due to injury.

Zhang Yi is not afraid of Thomas, he even wants to fight this player for the second time.Because in today's NBA, it is rare to find players who are so persistent in winning.

And the reason why this guy has been using traits is to lead the team to victory, Zhang Yi is very clear about this.

It's just that he wants to find Thomas and tell him that traits aren't everything a basketball player wins.

What you should really rely on is your determination to win and your true strength.

Zhang Yi's words were also brought to New York, but he didn't see Thomas when he was training with Knicks players.

Listening to news reports from the New Yorker, Thomas is now undergoing a closed recovery training.

His body was not as seriously injured as in the report, but because of the chaotic use of characteristics, Thomas had some difficult problems inside his body.

Although these do not affect his career, if he does not take the time to solve them now, even the most authoritative kinesiology doctor dare not say what the side effects will be in the future.

So Zhang Yi's idea can only be dismissed.After all, with such a lesson learned from the past, he should not continue to use special products.

After all, keeping a player who loves basketball so much off the court and not letting him play is the biggest source of pain for Thomas.

The players of the New York Knicks had no hostility toward the Lakers, but when Zhang Yi spoke, the atmosphere changed.

Because even ordinary players can see that since the preseason match against the Lakers, Thomas' style of play has changed dramatically.

Although Thomas' ability seems to have become stronger after facing off against Zhang Yi, but no one knows whether this strength has side effects.

Therefore, some players who usually have a good relationship with Thomas also dislike Zhang Yi a hundred times.Because in their view, this oriental boy was the direct cause of his boss's downfall.

After all, Thomas has played against so many basketball masters and has not changed his domineering style of play. How could he only change his on-court performance after playing against Zhang Yi.

This is certainly unacceptable to Knicks teammates who enjoyed the previous days of "snatching" Thomas.Not to mention that the boss is not there now. They should have been firmly seated at the top of the Eastern Conference, but now they are faintly overtaken by last year's big fish-bodied Nets.

This is not the result that the New Yorkers want to see. Although the Lakers have helped them by winning the Nets, the Knicks must win the next game!
(End of this chapter)