Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

On the night of the 20th, the live room of New York TV's sports news.

New York senior sports commentator Smith, with a solemn expression, said in a low tone:

"Just an hour ago, the New York Knicks lost to the Boston Celtics by four points at Madison Square, the Knicks' first home loss of the season and the second time the Celtics have lost. beat."

"Our winning streak was ended, and the opponent immediately widened the gap with us. Now, we are only 13 games away from the Celtics behind us."

"We worked hard, the team scored in double figures, but we still failed."

"The only good news is that Zuo Li still maintained his streak of double-doubles, oh, and a successful jump ball, which is really, really great."

"Currently, we have lost 4 games this season, with a 22-4 record and the second place in the Eastern Conference."

Speaking of this, Smith covered his eyes, lowered his head, and his voice was choked up.

At this time, many of the assistant directors, editors and assistants in charge of the live broadcast could no longer hold back, especially Patrick Ewing, the special guest tonight beside Smith, who covered his mouth, looking like he didn't want to laugh, so he forcibly held back. Hard work.

"all of these…"

Smith is in love.

"It's great, isn't it!"

Smith suddenly sat up straight and slapped the table hard, saying that he was just pretending, was he deceived?

"Second in the East, guys! 22 wins! This is really good! Oh, if it wasn't in the studio, I would really like to open a bottle of champagne!" Ewing, who was beside him, was finally liberated, laughing added.

If someone who doesn't know the Knicks turns on the TV and sees that the commentator is so happy after the loss, they will definitely think that the commentator is a Knicks fan, or they buy it.

But those who are familiar with Knicks fans, especially those who have just become Knicks fans in recent years, have no time to question, they are all looking for glasses for champagne.

As for why, of course, that's because it's been a while since Knicks fans were second in the East before Christmas.

Not to mention the second place in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks' regular season record in the new century was only 48 wins in their best year, and that was Ewing's last year.

In the past 7 seasons, they have not won 40 games, and last season they only won 23 games, which is only 2 more than the rotten Heat.

Now, the Knicks have won 22, just one game away from tying last season's full-season win count.

It's simply…

Not only that, because they also defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, their record is even the same as the Lakers next door. If the relationship is based on the outcome, the Knicks are now properly second in the league!

New Year's Eve guys!

"Christmas is five days away, and in between we have two games to play, oh ho, I can't wait, if we can win these two games, then we will be on Christmas Day He held the No. 2 position in the Eastern Conference and No. 2 in the league before!" Smith said excitedly.

"Be bolder, man, in case you can come first," Ewing said.

"Ah, this is really too bold." Smith touched his chin: "I can't imagine it, but in case, everything is possible."

"Anyway, we want to congratulate the Knicks, guys, you've done a great job, but what I'm saying is, the season is long, it's only one-third of the way, I hope you can continue to work hard, I hope to have the opportunity to Go courtside and watch the Knicks playoffs in person."

Ewing didn't tangle on this topic. After all, everyone knows that even if there is only one game gap, the Knicks will have a hard time catching up. After all, the Cavaliers are really stable this season.

At the same time, ESPN next door also talked about this topic when they resumed tonight's game. Senior commentator Jimmy Leron said: "Although the Knicks lost, it still does not prevent them from being in the best era."

Another commentator, Stephen, said: "The selection of Zuoli is the best draft in the history of the Knicks."

They think Zuoli is the biggest contributor to the Knicks' turnaround.

"Zuo Li's style of play is too fresh. He is a cross-generational player. He is sharp on offense and tough on defense. He seems to have a mature mentality that makes him feel calm at any time. The lore of the Lakers proves this." Jimmy said.

And Stephen said that the rest of the Knicks played equally well, but they were the same people from last season. There were only a few minor signings. Randolph's performance was not the best, but he could win. The role of standing is simply huge.

I have to say that Zuo Li is really hot now, and he will be taken with him in almost every topic. That's the way the NBA is. Whoever can keep the topicality can steal the limelight.

But in the end, when the two commentators talked about the final rankings before Christmas, they, like those on New York Radio, thought the Knicks would end up second in the Eastern Conference.

The reason is also very good. After the Cavaliers just overturned on the Nuggets and won their third loss of the season, they will never make the same mistake again.

On the 22nd, the first big game in the 27th round of the NBA seems to confirm this. Oklahoma, the focus of this round, the Cavaliers and the Thunder.

James did not give young Adu any chance.

Although Durant made 9 of 17 shots and 2 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 26 points and hitting a good percentage, Westbrook also had a double-double of 24 points and 11 assists.

But the Cavaliers were still led by James with 31 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds, and easily won the game 110-92.

At the same time, the Knicks also easily defeated the Bucks 105-81 at home. Left standing played 33 minutes, scoring 10 of 20 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and scored 24 points. 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Although the shooting rate is average, it is still easy to win.

The two sides continued to maintain a gap.

However, on the eve of Christmas Eve on the 23rd, both sides played the last game before the Christmas battle at their respective homes, and this game allowed the Knicks to successfully steal the entire league!

The Knicks face the Timberwolves at home, and the Cavaliers face the Rockets at home.

The attention of this round of games is average. After all, everyone is now waiting for the Christmas battle on Christmas Eve. This year is the first year of the Christmas battle restructuring. There are five games and ten teams will be on the 25th. Playing games, this is definitely another viewing feast for basketball fans in addition to the All-Stars.

It is said that the ratings of the Christmas battle are generally higher than that of the All-Stars.

Even the reports in the newspapers are about the Christmas battle. There are only sporadic reports in this round. After all, you can't expect an upset at this time, right?

At 6 p.m. New York time, the Knicks, who started the game an hour earlier, did not disappoint the fans who had just taken a holiday. Against the only two designated experience babies in the league this season, the Knicks had an absolute advantage from the first minute.

The Timberwolves didn't even organize a few counterattacks they wanted, and lost 123-88. Zuo Li only played 28 minutes and scored a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds.

The most tense of the whole game was the last minute of the third quarter. Zuo Li made a dunk in the frontcourt with his witty card and scored 17 points. At the same time, he finally made up for the tenth rebound, allowing himself to win two consecutive double-doubles. continue.

"Phew~!" The fans were also relieved. If the opponent was too weak to break the double-double, it would be a big loss.