Chapter 119 Powerful but still need to prove!
In the third quarter, Zhou Mubai handed over a good answer. In this quarter, he scored 15 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, pushing his data to 54 points, 21 assists, 10 rebounds and 5 steals, a large triple-double!
And this is just three quarters of data, and the game has not lost its suspense.
The Magic have no problem with the offense in the third quarter, and no one can restrain Howard as the core of the inside.
Moreover, the Knicks' shooting percentage on the outside has indeed dropped, so the Magic are gradually approaching the score.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks only led by 8 points.
This is the flaw of a team that focuses on outside shooting. When the projection is accurate, any strong team will be defeated by you.
When the projection is inaccurate, a bad team can kill you.
Of course, this is also a flaw of a team that focuses on offense. When the offense cannot be opened or is restricted, there are basically no other moves.
Zhou Mubai was not discouraged because the Magic was not a weak team, but the Knicks were the real bottom. Under the current configuration, only by taking strange moves and taking extreme routes can there be a slight chance of winning.
Zhou Mubai also wants to have a strong inside line and a defensive gate on the front line, but this is not realistic.
Now you only have a few eggs and tomatoes on your hands, either tomato egg flower soup or tomato scrambled eggs. What kind of onion is fried sea cucumbers will definitely not be able to make them.
But even so, although the Magic's momentum seems to have tended to surpass the Knicks, the audience is still shocked.
On the one hand, it is naturally Zhou Mubai's large triple-double data, and such data is already a brand new record.
Madison Garden Plaza has another new record. No matter what the win or lose in this game, Zhou Mubai's strength is beyond doubt.
On the other hand, it was shocked by Zhou Mubai's physical strength. Many of the people watching the live broadcast were NBA players or former NBA players. Only those who had been through NBA know what Zhou Mubai's performance in these three quarters meant.
Only then can they understand what this physical strength means when they are breaking through almost every round and playing three quarters continuously.
Richard Hamilton (the one who runs the dog and even Kobe has a headache) tweeted: "If my dog is named Zhou Mubai, I should be the one who paralyzed."
This doesn't sound very nice, but it means shocking Zhou Mubai's physical strength.
As a former NBA player, Mark Jackson once slammed the league with his butt and was also one of the hooligans who forced the rules to be updated.
His physical fitness is naturally very good, but he knows that even at his peak, it is impossible to play for three quarters in this way.
And - it's far from it!
If you play like Zhou Mubai, one quarter might be very difficult.
Even within a period of time, the efficiency will be greatly reduced.
This style of playing is not only a matter of physical strength, but also a matter of difficulty in facing defense.
Tactics are varied. Only when the opponent cannot touch your routine will you not be able to defend against you in a targeted manner.
In fact, let alone playing for one quarter, if you don’t change your tactics after three rounds, the opponent will immediately not only defend, and after being seen through, it will basically be broken.
But Zhou Mubailing played for three quarters in this way, and the Magic team was at a loss?
People who truly understand football can see not only Zhou Mubai's data, but also Zhou Mubai's physical strength to support the data. What is more in-depth is that they can see Zhou Mubai's ability.
In the whole three quarters, he used a tactic, and the opponent could not come up with a tit-for-tat defensive strategy. This is the real terrible thing.
Mark Jackson figured this out and felt even more shocked.
Zhou Mubai has impeccable skills, top-notch strength, top-notch strength, and top-notch mind. How much will such a player go? There is too much room for imagination!
"I then understood why someone wrote an article before saying that Zhou Mubai was a terrifying demon guard. He was indeed terrifying and evil. I was really worried about other players in the league - their good days are over!"
Mark Jackson looked ahead.
Mike Bryn asked, “What do you mean?”
Mark Jackson said: "First of all, in terms of personal honors, Zhou Mubai may win the scoring king, assist king, steal king, best rookie and even MVP. Heavyweight honors will basically be won - if his performance can continue.
When he was in the Lakers, he might have this doubt, but it was gone when he was in the Knicks. He had enough time and ball rights to allow him to capture data, and his data would continue and soar.
Secondly, in terms of collective honor, the Knicks are like this this season, just don’t lose too ugly.
But next season, not to mention recruiting superstars, but being able to recruit some powerful veterans is enough to allow the Knicks to advance to the playoffs. If you find a second-in-command, you may even make the finals. With the Knicks' current salary space, it is OK.
Not to mention that no one in the Knicks is willing to go, it was because they had a lot of salary space and were occupied by bad contracts.
Now that the cleanup has been completed, the team has the cornerstone of building a team, and there are no obstacles left. The Knicks are the big ball market, the spotlight, the honor, and the money. Who would refuse?"
Van Gundy thought for a while and laughed: "You are right. If this is the case, other players may be desperate, personal honors are gone, collective honors are already extremely scarce, and there is also a particularly powerful contender.
And the key is that this contender is still a rookie, which means that once he grows up, he may rule the league for more than ten years. Who will bear this?”
Mike Brynn had a different opinion: "You don't have to worry about them so much. Nowadays, there are many superstars in the league, LeBron, Kobe, Durant, Wade, and a large number of stars, as well as Westbrook, Ross and other rising stars. Zhou Mubai needs to make greater efforts to defeat these people.
Moreover, Zhou Mubai still needs to prove himself. He has just played more than a dozen games now. I don’t know what will happen next, let alone another playoff need him to prove it.”
This is true. For stars, regular season is not really good, playoffs are really good.
Of course, they are also very good in the regular season, but once the playoffs are broken, the reputation will drop a lot.
Just like James Harden later, he was super good at the regular season, but he performed poorly in the playoffs and was immediately scolded as a regular season player. Then, when compared with other players, the reputation was naturally worse.
Chapter completed!