knife point guard

Chapter 302 [The playoffs are coming]

We've been practicing our new moves a lot, okay?

Is it because the Pistons' defensive ability has declined?

I feel that our style of play has changed unprecedentedly. We mainly played Crawford, mainly played Ariza, and even when Jaylen Rose came up, we let him play the main role.

But they just couldn't defend themselves.

There was grumbling in the Knicks locker room.

They don't want this either.

They feel that they have been greatly wronged. They have been beaten like this, but they still can't lose?

I set the flag.

Isiah Thomas is also very anxious, he does not want to be regarded as a duplicitous person.

But the second half of the game remained the same.

The Pistons were a little frightened. They were really too worried about the destructive power of Su Xi and Randolph. Moreover, Ben Wallace was gone and Larry Brown was gone. Although Sanders was indifferent, he couldn't prevent it. Just can't prevent it.

So much so that in the fourth quarter, the Knicks focused all their attention on honing their defensive skills.

Used to polish the tacit understanding of the team's defense.

Although the Knicks do not have good defensive players, the tacit understanding between each player is very high, coupled with the strong enthusiasm, which led to a very direct consequence. The Pistons did not win much even with their defensive efforts.

In the end, the Knicks won their first victory after announcing the reform with a "tough" 95:91.

Then the second game, the third game, the fourth game….

The Knicks' winning streak continues.

Moreover, the frustrating thing is that when a strong team encounters the Knicks, they will always have one or two core players taking turns. temperament.

Isiah Thomas was literally jumping to his feet and yelling.

What is this all about?

However, he also found that he couldn't understand the Knicks' current tactical system and tactics. He has always been a hands-off boss. Specific tactics are explored by the players according to their own characteristics, and the three assistant coaches work together, and then Su Xi reacts on the spot.

Isiah Thomas is here purely to pose.

In the second half of the game, they still won more and lost less, and their ranking as the number one record in the league is unbreakable.

From the All-Star game to mid-April, the season is coming to an end. In the second half, the Knicks only lost to the Pacers, Nuggets, Magic, Bucks, Bulls, SuperSonics...these six teams.

At this time, the Knicks had broken the single-season winning record in franchise history.

They have won 67 games, and there are still three games left. If they win all, the Knicks will win a historic 3 games.

No one dared to think about this before the start of the season.

After all, when Su Xi joined, the whole world was questioning his ability to lead the team, thinking that he would not be able to perform on a weak team. He could lead the Knicks to the playoffs, even if he was good.

After all, it took the Chosen Three years to get the Cavaliers into the playoffs.

However, what is happening now has once again refreshed people's understanding of the Chosen One.

Who exactly is the Chosen One?

The Knicks had a much better start than Cleveland. When Suzy came to the Knicks, the Knicks were in terrible shape.

But now.

The Knicks are determined to win the first place. Cleveland has finally squeezed into the Eastern Conference playoff list and is trying to get rid of the situation of facing the Knicks in the first round.

The current top eight rankings in the Eastern Conference are: Knicks, Pacers, Heat, Pistons, Nets, Wizards, Cavaliers, Bulls.

The pattern of the Eastern Conference is that the top four teams are far ahead of the bottom four teams, and the teams in the bottom half are almost scum. The competition is not fierce at all. The Bulls won 36 games and reached the threshold.

In contrast, competition in the West is much more intense.

The Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Clippers, Lakers, and Kings are currently the top eight teams. Basically, these eight teams make up the playoffs.

The Rockets, who had great ambitions before the season, were once again abandoned outside the playoff gate.

McGrady vowed to reach the best state in history. This was his pre-season remarks. Until now, he said that he has been fighting through injuries and hopes that his teammates can give him more help.

This inconsistency seems interesting.

But for McGrady, it's normal.

Not as good as Isiah Thomas. After Isiah Thomas said those words, he is now very embarrassed. He clearly promised not to pursue the record, but he accidentally rushed to the first place in the league and broke the team's historical record. Where does this leave his old face? It’s not Versailles, but it really feels bad.

Recently, Isiah Thomas hasn’t spoken out much.

Let many teams breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, Thomas was really bad at swearing.

苏希本赛季场均23.8分11.6助攻8.8篮板3.1抢断1.5封盖，论数据之宏伟，历史罕见。

In terms of great achievements, it is difficult to find in a century.

Therefore, when the league started talking about the regular season MVP, his name had to be put in the most prominent position.

If Su Xi can't win the regular season MVP with such results, then who can?

Tim Duncan is still Shaquille O'Neal, or Stephen Nash, or the man who averaged 36.8 points per game and 81 points in a single game.

They all have their merits, but picking any one of them will lead to unconvincing others.

However, if you choose Su Xi, none of them will be unconvinced.

Even if there is, you can only hold it in.

Su Xi's hard power is too strong.

So, basically, Su Xi has already decided this year's regular season MVP.

Suzy didn't play in the last three games, and neither did Zach Randolph.

Isiah Thomas explained it before the game: "They were going to the nightclub for Aunt Randolph's memorial service."

This explanation directly made fans all over the world laugh.

The whole world knew that Randolph's aunt would hold a memorial service at the nightclub.

However, few people now ridicule Randolph for this point.

In competitive sports, food is the original sin.

When you are strong enough, all your dark history will be automatically downplayed by the audience, and they will even think of reasons for you.

For example, now, Isiah Thomas doesn't want to think of any reasons.

After losing to the Hornets, he said: The Hornets are powerful, and Chris Paul's strength is absolutely historic. It’s normal that we can’t beat them.

After losing to the Jazz, he said: "Deron is so powerful. His strength is absolutely historic. It's normal that we can't beat him. He and Paul are the best of both worlds."

The last game, at home.

Isiah Thomas was asked by a New York reporter why he didn't pursue 70 wins, given that the last three opponents were so weak.

Isiah Thomas said: "It's just the beginning, why are you anxious? If you win 70 games in the first season, what will you get next season? You have to eat the cake one bite at a time, and you can't take too big a step."

He was then asked what he thought of Randolph holding a catwalk show for Oriental beauties in the nightclub.

"My only opinion is, why not Madison Garden? We could sponsor the venue, we could let them walk at halftime."

Isiah Thomas is eloquent.

The Knicks' last game was against the Bobcats.

To be honest, the Knicks didn't even plan to win.

However, the Bobcat is really too weak. This team, which Jordan had high hopes for and believed would win the championship before Su Xi, didn't even last until halftime. They were beaten by the Knicks, who lacked Susie and Randolph, and had no power to resist.

Even Hardaway had a triple-double in this game.

That's right, a triple-double.

Although Hardaway was able to be both inside and outside during his peak period, it was normal.

But now, his legs are almost useless and he still got this data.

This is inseparable from the support of his teammates and his hard training throughout the season. His current condition is getting better and better. The data of 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists also concluded his efforts this season.

The Knicks won 2005 games in the 2006-68 season.

And their opponent in the first round of the playoffs has also been announced. It is not the Cleveland Cavaliers that everyone wants to see the most, but the Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls are a youth team and the home team of Eddy Curry.

The Bulls have been engaged in various reconstruction plans after Jordan retired. At the beginning, Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler, a pair of high school twins, were used as the core of the reconstruction. Unexpectedly, these two never came out.

In 02, they also selected Williams, who was second overall from Duke. This guy was short-lived and then got into a car accident.

Then they started their outside plan. Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Nocchioni and other outsiders were selected by them. In addition, they spent a lot of money to introduce Ben Wallace this season. Under the leadership of Ernst, they finally returned to the playoffs.

However, they met the Knicks in the first round, and I don't know whether they were lucky or bad.

The good thing is that the Knicks have never been favored by the professional media. They always think that the Knicks' victory is a fluke. Even if they finish first in the league, some people think that the Knicks are a fluke: they will always be stubborn until death.

Bad luck is...do you need to explain it?

Who on the Bulls team wants to touch the Knicks? Even Ben Wallace doesn't want to do it.

He had a blood feud with Su Xi, but because of this, he knew how terrifying Su Xi was.

He believes that now Su Xi is aiming for the first place in history. Don't look at people like Kobe, O'Neal, Wade, James, Nash, and Duncan who are shining brightly this year, and there is a sense of contention among a hundred flowers.

But in Ben Wallace's heart, Su Xi is the most dangerous person. He really thinks Su Xi has a chance to make history. In fact, Su Xi is already doing this now.

Everything he does is aimed at the best in history.

As for Cleveland's chosen one, LeBron James, stop being ridiculous.

When they finally secured seventh place, there were fireworks from Akron.

No matter how loud they clamor, saying that the little sheep Susie will never be as good as the Chosen One, their bodies are very honest.

Su Xi looked at some playoff situations, and experts unanimously believed that the teams in the top half would completely tear apart the teams in the bottom half.

The Knicks, Pacers, Pistons, and Heat, these four teams are so powerful.

Su Xi thinks so too.

...

Facing the Bulls in the first game of the playoffs, the Knicks players were a little nervous at the beginning. Everyone thought that in the playoffs, the difficulty of the game would increase and it would not be as easy as the regular season.

Therefore, they played tighter.

As a result, the score has never been open.

Until the second quarter, Su Xi said: "Let's fight, the Bulls don't seem to have any commendable moves."

After Su Xi gave the order, Nicks let go. He even dropped defense and concentrated on offense.

The bull was quickly defeated.

Didn't last until the end of the third quarter.

Ben Wallace's role in the Bulls' defensive system is far less than that of the Pistons.

Moreover, after he got the big contract, his enthusiasm was not as good as before.

The most important thing is that he lost the protection of the Pistons system and his shortcomings were exposed.

Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph called him out on multiple occasions to punish him.

After the short center's athletic ability declines, his influence will also be visibly reduced.

119: 101.

The Knicks won their first victory without any blood.

Then, the Knicks won their second game.

The Bulls are essentially destroyed, and it's unlikely they'll be able to hold on to their two home games.

But at this time, incredible news came from Indiana. The Cleveland Cavaliers captured Anseco Arena for two consecutive games.

The second home game in the Eastern Conference, the seventh in the Eastern Conference, fell.

Everyone was surprised, this was unexpected news.

The Pacers are not weak.

Second in the East.

Although Su Xi left, Marbury is also an important addition.

The most important thing is that as they have won the championship again, their tactical system is still there.

Not to the point.

Su Xi watched two games.

If in the first game, LeBron James' buzzer-beater was suspected of being a walk-off, then in the second game the Pacers lost by 12 points, that speaks volumes.

Although in these two games, the referee's favoritism towards LeBron James was clearly visible.

But what really failed the Pacers was the collapse of their own system.

Stephon Marbury will play by himself when he is anxious. This is his fault and it is difficult for him to correct it.

And his scoring ability at critical moments is not as strong as Su Xi. Although Su Xi had poor offensive skills at the time, he was very aggressive.

And he can pass the ball to his teammates at any time to cause damage.

Marbury lacked this ability and was caught by Mike Brown, who used Hughes and Snow to stimulate him repeatedly, which eventually led to a collapse in the fourth quarter and the Cavaliers won the victory without any blood.

詹姆斯这两场比赛分别拿下 38分8助攻7篮板，41分8助攻9篮板。

The name of the Chosen One was trumpeted again.

After Su Xi watched the game, she received a call from O'Neal Jr.

Little O'Neal was almost furious.

He scored a super double-double tonight with 25 points and 21 rebounds, but he failed to save the team.

He missed Susie very much, so much, and the brothers all missed her.

Su Xi asked them to increase their offensive capabilities on the wings and suggested that Artest play more and not focus on defending James.

Because the current defensive rules are too beneficial to players like James.

We can no longer use the same style of play.

And Su Xi also suggested that Stephon Marbury be simply placed in the sixth man position.

I don’t know if the Pacers will accept the advice of their former teammate.

(End of this chapter)