NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 347 The power is like a broken bamboo!

After beating the Spurs, the Knicks' winning streak has expanded to 13 games, making them the team with the most consecutive wins in the league.

Xue Liancheng finally relied on this winning streak to surpass Curry in one fell swoop and ascend to the top of the MVP list.

of course.

The most important thing is that he defeated the Warriors in the Christmas game, which made his momentum suddenly aroused. Then he defeated the San Antonio Spurs, which is second in the league. This made him the most popular and officially started competing with Curry for the MVP. the prologue.

But at this time, bad news came. Oladipo had ankle soreness and was included in the observation list. A decision can only be made after the test results are available.

This was a real slap in the face.

Fortunately, the opponents they encountered next were not very strong.

Milwaukee Bucks.

At the beginning of the game, they sent two warmth to the Knicks, but now they have completely sunk, with a record of only 13 wins and 25 losses.

This situation seems to be heading towards the lottery area.

It stands to reason that their talents are not bad. Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo has temporarily emerged and has made very obvious progress. His super physical fitness has made him a deterrent on both offense and defense.

Middleton has played quasi-All-Star-level data and has the potential to become a first-class defender.

They also have Jabari Parker, the talented second overall pick in 14, and Greg Monroe, who was in his prime and scored 16+10 last season.

On the back line, there are also lottery-scratching McAway, as well as OJ Mayo and Besler.

The overall lineup is okay, and it doesn't look like a weak team.

In fact, they were really impressive at the beginning of the game. Their strong forward group made them not afraid of other teams.

It also ended the Warriors' crazy 24-game winning streak.

But as the wave of injuries hit, their record gradually became unbalanced and they fell behind.

In this game, although the Knicks lacked Oladipo, under the leadership of Xue Liancheng and Lopez, they still easily defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 104:88.

In this game, Lopez showed off his power, making 20 of 13 shots and scoring 33 points and 7 rebounds.

Facts have proved that Lopez can still play well without Oladipo to disperse the ball.

of course.

There may also be reasons for Lopez's subjective performance.

After all, since Oladipo came to the Knicks, his data has plummeted, and his 20+8 data is not safe.

Especially the offensive scenes, it really dropped sharply.

The tactical position was also severely weakened.

At this time, Oladipo was injured and absent, so he had reason to perform well and show his value.

and so.

In this game, he played a lot of low singles. Throughout the game, he was crazy in offensive output, taking a total of 20 shots.

Xue Liancheng was also happy to give the ball.

The premise is that Lopez is really in good shape in this game, not that good.

In 20 shots, he hit 13 goals, with a hit rate of 65%, and he was very aggressive.

Xue Liancheng kept a low profile, making 16 of 8 shots and only scoring 23 points, plus 8 assists and 6 rebounds.

The data has obviously been greatly reduced.

One of the reasons is naturally that Lopez occupies a lot of the ball.

Another reason is that he only played a little more than 28 minutes, which is almost equivalent to three quarters.

With less playing time, the data will naturally decrease.

Bucks here.

Greg Monroe performed well, making 16 of 10 shots, scoring a crazy 28 points and 10 rebounds, which was on par with Lopez.

Jabari Parker was also good, shooting 12 of 7, scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds, which made Von Lai look for his mother...

Without Xue Liancheng's guidance, Feng Lai transformed again and returned to his previous life-or-death state, scoring only 8 points on 2 of 5 shots.

Moreover, these two goals were obtained after the pick-and-roll with Xue Liancheng. Otherwise, they would really have lost nothing.

And if the offensive end is not going well, the defensive end is also struggling, and there is no way to effectively restrict Parker.

Middleton made 16 of 6 shots and scored 20 points, not too good, but not bad either.

After all, as the only output point of the offense, he still endures a lot of defense.

Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo is still immature. He only scored 9 points on 3 of 8 shots and was beaten to death by the Knicks.

Especially after shrinking the defense line, Lopez and Von Lai teamed up to close the door, leaving Antetokounmpo with nothing to do.

In addition, Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo is not dribbling very neatly during this period, and the impact is naturally not fully released.

As a result, fewer shots are taken, and fewer shots are made.

but.

Antetokounmpo also had 10 rebounds and 5 assists. His comprehensive skills have been reflected at this time.

The most important thing is that the establishment of the core position gives Antetokounmpo more rights to distribute the ball.

After beating the Bucks, the Knicks defeated the Celtics at home the next day, completing their second kill of the season.

The Celtics still played with their full lineup, but the Knicks were missing Oladipo, Jeff Green, Ilyasova, and a bunch of other tough players.

But they finally went through four quarters of hard work and defeated the entire Celtics 120:11.

Xue Liancheng made 22 of 14 shots and scored a season-high 44 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds.

It can even be said that he single-handedly defeated this powerful enemy in the east.

Because the performance of others is really average.

Lopez continued to devote himself to crazy output on the offensive end, but he only hit 24 goals in 9 shots, which is really hard to compliment.

Although he scored 23 points and 6 rebounds, in terms of performance, it was quite bad.

If he hadn't eaten two cakes in the pick-and-roll with Xue Liancheng, his efficiency would have been terrible.

Feng Lai regained some strength this time, making 11 of 5 shots and scoring 15 points.

Crowder, who took over as the starter, made 6 of 1 shots and scored 7 points. At this time, he stopped breathing or talking loudly.

After all, if I give it to you and you can’t score, what else can you say?

As for PJ Tucker, he only took 2 shots in this game, so there is no need to expect to be effective on the offensive end.

The bench performance was pretty good.

Tyler Johnson, David West, and Galloway all scored in double figures.

Rooney and Ennis can also be the icing on the cake.

Celtic here.

Thomas exploded wildly, scoring 23 points and 11 assists on 34 of 8 shots.

Olynyk started the game, shooting 10 of 6 and scoring 21 points and 8 rebounds.

Amir Johnson made 6 of 5 shots and also scored 11 points.

Bradley made 17 of 7 shots, stretched his hips a little, and only scored 15 points.

Sullinger, who came off the bench, made 10 of 6 shots and scored 14 points and 7 rebounds.

Turner made 11 of 5 shots and scored 13 points.

Smart was also a little stretched, 7 of 2, but he also contributed two three-pointers and scored 6 points.

So if you break it down, the entire Celtics team has actually performed very well, with an overall shooting percentage of over 50%.

But in the end, they lost the game.

Even if the Knicks are incomplete, they can't defeat them.

This illustrates a problem.

Xue Liancheng is really, ridiculously strong.

Especially in the crucial fourth quarter, he repeatedly stood up and attacked the Celtics' point-chasing momentum again and again, and finally beat the Celtics to the point of being unable to get up in the last minute.

This is what a superstar looks like.

After defeating the Celtics, the Knicks' winning streak expanded to 15 games, and their momentum was close to that of the Golden State Warriors in the opening stage.

Because in the next four games, the Nets, Grizzlies, Digital Man, and Jazz are not strong teams. With the Knicks' current form, winning 19 consecutive games seems to be just around the corner.

Everyone praised Xue Liancheng.

result.

The next second they faced the Nets, they suffered a defeat, and their 15-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.

That's right!

They lost to Lopez's old team, the Nets, which are super big this season.

You know, before this game, the Nets had only won 10 games, while the Knicks have only lost 8 games so far.

One can imagine how bad the Nets are.

result……

They failed to beat at 104:110, which really broke a lot of glasses.

There are actually many reasons for losing.

But the main reason still lies with Lopez. In this game, he was even crazier. He took 26 shots, but he only hit 9 goals, with a poor shooting rate of 34.6%.

It is simply unforgivable for an inside player to achieve such offensive efficiency.

And this is not the main problem.

The main problem is that Lopez's style of play completely disrupted the Knicks' original offensive system and offensive rhythm.

Xue Liancheng sometimes couldn't touch the ball, so how could the offense work?

He actually knew that Lopez had an idea and wanted to take advantage of Oladipo's injury to establish his position.

In fact, this is understandable.

After all, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Everyone has selfish motives, even teammates will have their own little Jiujiu.

In addition, this game is against Lopez's old club.

Of course, Lopez must be allowed to perform. This is an iron law and a rule.

But the problem now is that Lopez's mentality is seriously unbalanced and has reached the point of ignoring the team.

This is beyond the scope of the rules.

Xue Liancheng wanted to beat Lopez, but Lopez may not have realized there was a problem and desperately reached for the ball.

He is the boss of the team. If he doesn't give it, Lopez doesn't dare to say anything.

But what about others?

You must give the ball obediently.

This extends to a problem. Lopez can't control himself on the court. He only thinks about offense and doesn't know what his task is.

During the break, he looked at Tyronn Lue.

But Tyronn Lue didn't care.

When I realized something was wrong, I tried to stop it, but I couldn't stop it.

Because this was what Coach Lu acquiesced from the beginning, and because this game was played by Lopez’s old club, what if he pushed someone down?

Does Lopez have no face?

Forget about other teams, if they beat Lopez against the Nets, there will really be hidden dangers.

This is the biggest crux of the matter.

and so……

Losing is not surprising at all.

Because this game doesn't feel like a Knicks game at all.

薛连城18投11中，砍下31分8助攻7篮板并不差，但还是输球了。

Because Xue Liancheng did not lead the attack, this was the reason why they lost.

Not even one.

Lopez, on the other hand, acted recklessly and felt happy for himself, which was another reason for the defeat.

But no matter what the reason was, Xue Liancheng still suffered a verbal and written criticism after losing to the Nets.

Actually it's true.

The league's top superstar failed to suppress the players on the team. This was definitely Xue Liancheng's own mistake.

and also……

After the defeat, the huge iron pot was naturally going to hit Xue Liancheng on the head.

The fifteen-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, which was not the main reason.

Mainly because as the star player, Xue Liancheng failed to reflect his temperament in leading the team to victory.

This is the reason why Xue Liancheng is criticized.

But in fact, Xue Liancheng was also helpless. Lopez's style of play was really hurting the team.

He wanted to stop it, but couldn't.

As the team coach, Director Lu failed to stop Lopez's wrong behavior in time, causing the team to lose to a weak team.

This is quite embarrassing.

At this time, major media outlets expressed their dissatisfaction with the Knicks, and even despised them.

after all……

Losing to the Nets, the king of bad teams with only 10 wins, is really embarrassing.

Fortunately...

Xue Liancheng's personal ability is quite strong. When facing the Grizzlies in the next game, he once again showed his super combat effectiveness. He scored 24 points on 15 of 52 shots, defeating the Grizzlies.

Xue Liancheng's 52 points is also a new high this season and has become the object of admiration throughout the league.

after all……

As a superstar, if he has to perform 50+ times in a season, he will be scorned by the public and considered to be unqualified to reach the level of a superstar.

Many Warriors fans also adhere to this opinion to refute others.

Now Xue Liancheng scored 50+, which immediately made all the fans who opposed Xue Liancheng's MVP become speechless.

after all……

Everyone knows that 50+ is the standard for measuring superstars. If you say you are a superstar if you do not reach the 50+ level, many fans will think it's trivial.

But now, Xue Liancheng has done it with his super personal ability, which naturally arouses awe.

MVP's momentum once reached its peak.

That night.

Tyronn Lue finally found Lopez to talk.

Xue Liancheng didn't know the content of the conversation, but the negotiation effect was still very good.

When facing the digital man, Lopez finally restrained himself.

Or to be more precise, Coach Lu asked Lopez to calm down and stop being so unscrupulous.

After the whole game, Lopez made 19 of 10 shots, scored 24 points and 9 rebounds, and finally regained his usual calmness.

而薛连城21投14中，再次爆砍42分10助攻7篮板，展现出其顶级的进攻实力。

At this time, Xue Liancheng's personal points per game finally exceeded 30+ for the first time, becoming a real strong contender for the scoring title.

This caused Curry's momentum to decline further.

Because Curry is the current scoring leader, averaging 30.8 points per game.

Xue Liancheng's scoring average has reached 30.2 points per game, which is only one step away from Curry.

If he can beat Curry in scoring, then Xue Liancheng will be the MVP this season.

after all……

The honors of scoring king + assist king are enough for Xue Liancheng to dominate the entire league.

Even though the Golden State Warriors are unstoppable, they still cannot eclipse Xue Liancheng's performance.

This is the gold content of the scoring champion + assists champion.

(End of this chapter)