NBA: I am the card dealer

Chapter 340 Three battles with the Heat!

After playing the Pistons, the Knicks schedule has officially entered January.

In the new year, they ushered in a new atmosphere and defeated the Bulls again in the away game.

The score was fixed at 133:108. The Knicks finally released perfect offensive firepower. 130+ in a single game may not be too surprising for the Warriors, but when it falls on other teams, it is quite extraordinary.

This shows that their lineup debugging was very successful.

For the Bulls, this can be considered a disaster.

Because the Chicago Bulls' record before the game was 18 wins and 12 losses, after losing to the Knicks, the record came to 18 wins and 13 losses, directly ejecting from the top eight in the Eastern Conference to tenth.

Fortunately, the Magic have tightened their hips recently, otherwise they would still have to compete with the Magic for the tenth ranking.

of course.

There are also some things that are gratifying.

That is, in the last few games of the Knicks, they have defeated the top eight contenders in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics, Pistons, and Bulls, and even the next game and next game, are all strong contenders for the top eight in the Eastern Conference.

That's right.

In the next game, the Knicks will play against the Atlanta Hawks, and they will play two games in one game.

This is simply a huge piece of bad news for the Eagle.

Because the Knicks have been too strong during this period, and they have an unstoppable momentum, becoming the real leader in the Eastern Conference.

At this time, those teams that are fiercely competing for the playoffs are naturally like a blow to the head, knocking everyone into confusion.

But this thing cannot be avoided.

In fact, from another perspective, it is also a huge challenge for the Knicks.

During the recent period, the Knicks have encountered a relatively serious wave of injuries. Ilyasova, Jeff Green, PJ Tucker, Tyler Johnson and others have all been affected by injuries to varying degrees. They are all members of the team. Important rotation personnel have already missed part of the game, which still has a great impact on the Knicks' overall strength.

Even Jeff Green and Ilyasova will continue to be absent. Their absence makes the Knicks' interior no longer look so bloated.

There are only a few who can play, Lopez, Vonleh, David West, Rooney, barely enough to operate.

In this case, they have repeatedly encountered these teams with good strength and very hard work. Isn't it a huge challenge for the Knicks?

If you are not careful, it is really possible for the boat to capsize.

Fortunately, the Knicks' main players are still healthy and can barely survive this devilish schedule.

After all, among the Bulls, Magic, Cavaliers, Warriors, Celtics, Pistons, and Bulls, none of these teams are good at making mistakes.

It is commendable that they can go undefeated in one game.

In the game against the Bulls, the Knicks exploded. Xue Liancheng made 14 of 10 shots and scored 30 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds in three quarters, leaving the Bulls unable to fight back.

Although the assists did not reach a double-double, the indirect assists he led set off waves of offensive frenzy.

Oladipo made 17 of 11 shots and scored 29 points. His form was finally back, and his fast break was as fierce as a tiger.

Feng Lai made 11 of 7 shots and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, setting a career scoring high.

Lopez's performance was relatively average, scoring 15 points and 7 rebounds on 16 of 5 shots.

Even PJ Tucker scored 7 points.

Galloway on the bench scored 11 points, David West scored 10 points, and Crowder scored 10 points, all of which performed well.

Bulls side.

Without the iron-blooded defense, they have lost their foundation. During this period, they have become more and more stretched, and have slipped from the top half of the Eastern Conference to the playoffs.

Jimmy Butler shot 18 of 8 and was in average condition, but he still scored 23 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds with free throws.

Gasol is showing his age and has gradually lost his All-Star appearance last season. In this game, he made 17 of 5 free throws and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds.

Without the protection of the home whistle, Gasol's performance was simply criminal.

Mirotic, who was also drafted in the 14th draft, has grown into a high-post mobile turret as expected this season, and his three-point shooting rate is quite high.

In this game, he made 8 of 6 and 6 of 4 three-pointers. He also scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. He can not only shoot three-pointers from the high post, but also provide support. He is already a very good space player.

Rose was injured again, and little black bean Brooks made up for it. He scored 4 points on 3 of 7.

On the bench, two warriors stood up and saved the last bit of dignity for the Bulls. Otherwise, the Bulls' heads would have been knocked off.

One of them, Bobby Portis, is also a high-post space player. He made 9 of 6 shots and scored a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds.

What is more interesting is that according to historical trajectory, Portis will directly fight against his competitor Mirotic in the future, beating Mirotic to facial fractures and concussion.

As soon as this incident came out, it caused an uproar.

After all, there have been a lot of quarrels between two teammates on the same team. There are only a handful of cases like this.

Shortly after the incident, Mirotic was traded away, and the public was shocked. The man who was beaten was sent away instead?

This operation is jaw-dropping.

When everyone thought Portis succeeded in taking over, he was also traded away by the Bulls the next year.

This wave of brawl scandals still hurt Portis a lot. He traveled to Washington, New York, and finally settled in Milwaukee, barely finding his place.

In addition to Portis, McDermott made 9 of 5 shots, 4 of 3 three-pointers, and also scored 13 points.

It was because of their support that the Bulls did not lose so miserably.

of course.

The most important thing is that the Knicks' overall offense is too smooth, like mercury leaking, and it looks extremely gorgeous.

Feng Laijian's inclusion in the starting lineup is definitely a right move so far.

Xue Liancheng and Feng Lai have a tacit understanding, and Feng Lai is also very competitive, working very hard on both offense and defense.

As Von Lai achieved success in New York, his time in the training gym gradually began to increase.

Maybe she was infected by Xue Liancheng, what a beauty! Ye Pu! Eat and drink! Have fun! They were all forgotten by him.

In fact, under the exaggeration of the public and the media, Feng Lai has no retreat. Naturally, he is eager to succeed, eager to be recognized by everyone, and eager to receive flowers and applause.

For this reason, the cat is in the training hall and does not hesitate to do so.

1 month 3 day.

The Knicks returned to their home court at Madison Square Garden to face the challenge from Atlanta.

This season's Hawks performance is still strong, and even at the beginning of the season, they once occupied the position of leader in the Eastern Conference.

But as the season progressed, the paper tiger nature of the Eagles began to leak out.

It's never a waste to beat an underdog, everyone can hit hard, but when you encounter a strong team, especially those teams competing for the championship, you are really timid and submissive.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks actually lost one game to the Hawks.

But at that time, the Knicks were all newcomers and had no cooperation at all. Even Xue Liancheng, who had the ability to predict, made many mistakes.

So it's not surprising that we lost.

And now is the real time to test them.

After all, despite everyone saying that the Hawks are a fake strong team, the Hawks' record is 21 wins and 13 losses, which is definitely not a lie.

In particular, the Eagles generals vowed before the game that they would win this game and prove to everyone that they are not a fake strong team.

The momentum and cohesion have never been stronger.

The game begins.

As expected, the game with the Knicks was back and forth.

Although the Eagles lost Carroll, Bazemore was able to step up and perform an impressive offensive and defensive performance.

In addition, the main framework of the Hawks remains there. Millsap, Teague, Horford, and Korver are all at their peak age, and there are also Schroeder, Sefolosha, Scott and other strong players to help out. Their overall strength is indeed not good. weak.

But the problem remains the same.

The individual strengths of their players are too balanced, and all of them can play, but this means that at critical moments, none of them can play and stand up to solve problems.

So the game came to a sudden change in the last three minutes of the second quarter.

The Eagles suddenly couldn't score.

The ball was passed around, everyone was running around, but they couldn't find a good shot, and in the end they had to make a hard shot.

The result is that under high-intensity defense, their efficiency is simply appalling.

Fortunately, Budenholzer reacted quickly and immediately replaced Schroeder.

Not to mention anything else, this Xiao Hei does have a good singles ability.

This is also why the Eagles are determined to use Schroeder as the core of their reconstruction.

Guy tried team basketball for two seasons and was beaten to the point where his mother disowned him, which meant that Extreme Basketball didn't work.

What is needed is a superstar, the kind of superstar who can determine the direction of the game. Only then did Schroder receive full support.

result.

The Eagles management finally discovered that Schroder was not the superstar they wanted, or to be more precise, Schroder did not have the conditions to become a superstar, so they sent Schroder away.

But no matter what, Schroeder will also be supported as the boss of the team in the future, and he still has some abilities.

Such as now.

After Schroeder came up, he used a pick-and-roll, easily penetrated, and then twisted with difficulty to wipe out the basket.

The bleeding finally stopped.

but.

Schroeder didn’t come to Turin at any time.

For example, 6 minutes in the fourth quarter.

<divclass="contentadv">The Knicks were already leading by 11 points. Xue Liancheng stopped being polite and directly turned on the violent mode. Three consecutive hits instantly silenced the Eagles.

The score difference was suddenly widened to 20+, and all the Eagles were stunned and unable to react at all.

Schroeder couldn't even come up, and the iron was banging.

finally.

The score was fixed at 121:97. The Knicks defeated the Hawks by 24 points, another hearty victory.

The heroic words released by the Eagles generals before the game instantly became a joke.

but.

They should be used to it. After all, they lost to the Heat and the Cavaliers. After losing to the Cavaliers, they lost to the Spurs. After losing to the Spurs, they then lost to the Warriors. Everyone said that they were a fake strong team.

They have stood up and performed time and time again, and they must show their strong team temperament the next time they meet.

result……

Still getting beaten again and again.

For example, in this game, there is no doubt that we will lose.

But boy…

Teague immediately jumped out and said that he would definitely take revenge on the Knicks when he returned home.

Millsap also said harshly: See you in the next game.

Korver: My condition will get better. In the next game, I will let them feel the terrifying moment of the three-point rain.

Horford: Our performance was pretty good, but we didn't defend well. We will definitely correct it.

Anyway, that's all.

In fact, the Eagles' overall offense in this game was really good.

米尔萨普13投6中，拿到了19分9篮板6助攻，非常全面。

贝兹莫尔也13投6中，三分7中4，拿到了18分。

Horford scored 8 points on 5-of-13 shooting, which was not bad either.

Korver made 12 of 5 shots and scored 13 points.

Teague was almost unlucky, shooting 12 of 3 from the field and scoring only 9 points.

而施罗德16投7中，拿到了15分5助攻4篮板，表现也还可以。

Overall, their performance has been quite good.

But here's the problem, none of them has scored 20+ points, they don't have an absolute core, they just run out of opportunities and shoot for whoever has the opportunity.

Balanceism caused no one to stand up when they were stuck in the quagmire.

They don't have such genes.

As for the Knicks, Xue Liancheng made 20 of 11 shots, scoring 31 points, 15 assists and 7 rebounds. All statistics are the best in the team, whether it is points, assists, or the number of shots taken, Xue Liancheng is the top player in the team. Liancheng is usually number one in the team.

Except for Oladipo, the end point who can compete in the number of shots, others do not have such treatment at all.

This illustrates one point. The core of the Knicks is Xue Liancheng and Oladipo, and Lopez can only be ranked third.

In this game, Oladipo took fewer shots, but he still took 17 shots and hit 8 goals. With his super lethality, he also scored 27 points.

This lethality is actually just a ball that cannot be made and is sent to the free throw line.

Taken together, Oladipo still took a lot of shots.

Lopez made 14 of 7 shots and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. The number of shots began to decrease.

Feng Lai made 9 of 6 shots and scored 14 points.

Crowder's condition improved a bit, shooting 11 of 5 and scoring 13 points.

Tyler Johnson scored 10 points, David West scored 6 points, and Rooney scored 3 points.

After winning this game.

They had a day off before flying to Atlanta again.

That's right.

Two consecutive games, one for home and one for guest.

This is where it gets interesting.

If there is a grudge match between the two sides, then the first game will be the trigger and the topic will be triggered immediately. The second game will attract a huge amount of traffic.

This can be regarded as a way for the alliance to attract traffic.

pity.

The league obviously underestimated the strength of the Knicks, or in other words, overestimated the grudge between Xue Liancheng and Sofolosha.

Xue Liancheng was still an unknown player last season and didn't have that big an impact at all, so he could output at will without worrying about the consequences.

But this season, Xue Liancheng is already at the top of the league. At this time, if he still clings to the conflict last season and treats Sofolosha without pretense, the public will think he is stingy, and the media will criticize him for not doing so. Superstar temperament.

There's really no way to compare...

He doesn't want to worry about it too much...

A season has passed and if you still cling to it, you are really asking for trouble.

What's more...

There is no need for him to argue with a role player. After all, Sefolosha played 16 minutes and scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots. He was a complete small role.

1 month 5 day.

The Knicks and the Hawks fought for the third time, and the result was no surprise. They defeated their opponent 127:101 without any suspense.

The Eagles' grass-roots temperament is too strong, and they simply cannot reach the level of competing with the Knicks.

After this game is over.

The Eagles' record reached 21 wins and 15 losses, and they suddenly fell to the edge of the playoffs, looking in danger.

Fortunately, I have a strong family background, otherwise... I would have ended up like the Bulls, flying to No. 10.

The Knicks' record has reached 28 wins and 8 losses. After an -game winning streak, they have truly become unique in the Eastern Conference. At least for a while, the Cleveland Cavaliers will not be able to catch up.

Because the Cavaliers' record has reached 23 wins and 10 losses, which is a big difference.

but.

The Knicks have no capital to relax, because they are about to face challenges.

That's right.

Head to Miami to challenge the Heat.

The Heat's current record is 22 wins and 12 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference. No team can shake it for a while.

What makes them dare not relax even more is that this is still a back-to-back game.

Fortunately, the Eagles won the away game easily, so they still retained a certain amount of physical fitness and did not suffer too much.

before the game.

This game is still being hyped as the Eastern Conference Finals by many media, and the attention it arouses is unquestionable.

The Knicks, who have won 11 consecutive games, are in the spotlight. They are another upstart team in the league, and they have the potential to compete with the Western Conference Warriors.

The Heat, after forming the new Big Three, have also been making great progress, with 22 wins and 12 losses. Although the record is not impressive enough, no one dares to underestimate it.

The battle between the two sides naturally attracted attention.

In addition, there is the most important grudge game.

As a top star trained by the Heat, Xue Liancheng's return to Miami is equivalent to returning to his hometown.

Everyone wants to see what kind of sparks the two sides will fight.

The people who want to know more want to know whether the Heat management made the right decision to trade Xue Liancheng.

Xue Liancheng or Anthony, who is the better player?

And what kind of passionate collision will happen when former partners Xue Liancheng and Wade meet again?

Can Anthony lead the team to end his old club's 11-game winning streak?

These are the points that the public pays attention to, and the topic is really full.

And Xue Liancheng is also looking forward to the third showdown with his old club. After all, the previous two times have their own merits, and he did not get any advantage.

Ok……

The running-in period is no excuse.

He just hopes to win cleanly and let old gangster Riley beat his chest for his little cleverness.

of course.

The most important thing is that as the media exaggerated, this is a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals. If the Knicks want to break out of the Eastern Conference, they must get past the two corpses of Cleveland and Miami.

Therefore, in regular season games, you can effectively study the opponent's tactical structure and find out the opponent's weaknesses and weaknesses, thereby helping the team accumulate experience and improving the confidence of all players.

This is still very important.

Regardless of whether you win or lose the game, you must study your opponent thoroughly so that they can go further in the playoffs and even break out of the Eastern Conference.

That's the most important thing about this game.