Chapter 22 Defeat the Lakers!
Phil Jackson called a timeout, and he believed that the problem was not on the offense, but on the defense, so his adjustment was also aimed at the defense, and he specially arranged a fast attack to defend the Knicks.
However, after returning from the game, he was shocked to find that offense was the key to the problem.
Kobe is asking for the ball, and Howard is asking for the ball, but Gasol is not able to get the ball.
Faced with Kobe and Howard's request, Fisher was in a dilemma, oh, no, it was in a dilemma.
Kobe and Howard asked for the ball to be their own request, and Gasol's asked for the ball to be the coach's tactics. It's a problem for anyone to pass it to. However, Fisher is the most thief. He deliberately always takes a step slower to catch the ball and asks Kobe to take the initiative to catch the ball. Oh, it's Kobe's catch, it's Kobe that it's my business.
When Kobe received the ball, Gasol dared not have any ideas. Phil Jackson was so angry that he endured it. Only Howard looked unhappy. He always stuck the ball in the low post for a long time, but Kobe just didn't pass it.
It’s not that Kobe couldn’t see it, he just felt that Howard was not efficient, not only was he not efficient, but he was also ugly.
So Kobe came by himself.
Zhou Mubai and Cole exchanged a wink and saw the smiles in each other's eyes.
Zhou Mubai smiled that everything in the world is just human hearts.
What Kerr laughed is that if he can win this game, his coaching position will be stable at least this season.
Kobe is naturally very capable of playing singles, but the joint defense is the most restrained singles. Although Kobe can still score goals, his efficiency has been significantly reduced.
Facing a team like the Knicks, the shooting rate will be fatal once it drops, because the Knicks' offense is too powerful. The accumulation of one point and two points will be a score difference of more than ten or twenty in one quarter.
Phil Jackson made adjustments, but the Knicks did not pay much attention to Gasol's attacks on the line. Although Gasol's middle distance was good, it was not yet able to kill people. Others were locked. The more the Lakers played, the more they felt they were split. Everyone felt that they could not receive the ball and felt that they were isolated. Over time, their morale would naturally fall.
The superior troops attacked the plan, followed by the enemy, followed by the army, and attacked the city below.
The Knicks' response is exactly what is called a scheming.
The Lakers lost.
This result is unbelievable to everyone.
In the first half, two goals were obviously not good or bad, but the situation changed suddenly in the second half.
The so-called response of the Knicks is nothing more than changing the defense from man to joint defense, allowing Gasol to go online in the middle distance and blocking other people, but allowing the Knicks to achieve unimaginable results.
The Lakers actually look so fragile. This is the best center, the best power forward, the first-class small forward, the steady point guard, the top sixth man Bynum, and the deep bench.
The only one who can be called the best in the Knicks is Zhou Mubai, and the others are either second-rate or third-rate, and they don’t even have first-rate, but they can beat the Lakers.
The Knicks defeated the Heat and now defeated the Lakers, but they obviously don't look very talented.
So why is this?
For a time, major media were discussing this issue.
Van Gundy Jr. scoffed at these questions in a show: "Is it difficult to admit that the Knicks are strong? Why do you so disrespect a defending champion?"
However, Zhou Mubai responded positively to these issues: "You think the Knicks are not talented, and I don't know what gave you such an illusion?
Iguodala, the first-class small forward in the league, the former leader of the 76ers, and now the Knicks, he still guides us forward in certain things. He is a great big brother;
Tyson Chandler, in my opinion, is the top three center in the league. When evaluating a player's quality, we cannot only evaluate it based on his scoring ability, but the most important thing is to evaluate it from his contribution to the team. Because with Chandler, our defense is so strong. This evaluation is applicable to Tony Allen and Iguodala. They are the foundation for the Knicks to organize a strong defense.
Kevin Martin, Jamison, Fry, Korver and others are the guarantee of the Knicks' offensive firepower. They may have flaws in some aspects, but in their field, they are the best players. For a team, a good player is not whether he is omnipotent, but whether he is adapted to this system and whether his characteristics can be played out in the system. If so, then he is the most talented player in this system.
Our system brings out the characteristics of my teammates, and in this characteristic, they are the most talented players."
Zhou Mubai's words are thought-provoking.
In the era of forming a super team launched by the league, only the Knicks are still insisting on a team with only one core, which is enough to make people admire it, but it is despised. Their vision is attracted by superstars, but they ignore this civilian team that has successfully won the championship.
Other people's comments are good no matter what, but you still have to walk your own way.
The Knicks continued to move forward, with twelve consecutive victories, thirteen consecutive victories, and fourteen consecutive victories... Before they knew it, the Knicks' winning streak record reached 19 consecutive victories. One more win, he could compete with the Bucks in the 1970-71 season. They won 20 consecutive victories in the regular season.
The Bucks' 20-game winning streak is now ranked third on the NBA winning streak record list, the second is the 22-game winning streak of the Houston Rockets in 2008, and the hardest thing to break is the number one Lakers.
In the 1971-72 season, Elgin Baylor retired due to injury.
This season, the Lakers hired Bill Sharman as the team's head coach.
Shaman led the Lakers to a record of 69 wins and 13 losses, including an NBA record of 33 consecutive wins in the middle of the season.
In the playoffs, the Lakers did not encounter any difficulties and successfully won the championship.
This is the first championship since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960.
When the Knicks were about to compete with the Bucks' record, the Knicks met one of their strongest opponents - the Celtics.
If the Celtics can be surpassed, the Knicks will likely surpass the Rockets' winning streak, because the subsequent games of the Celtics are the Timberwolves and the Kings, both of which are truly weak teams.
But this is difficult, because the Celtics this season are terrible enough. Like the Knicks, they not only defeated the Heat, but also defeated the Lakers. Their current record is 16 wins and 3 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference.
Their strength comes from Xiao Si.
As Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen gradually grow old, Sir's explosive talent and top-notch face frame demons allowed the Celtics to make up for the offensive problems at critical moments!
In addition, the combination of Rondo and Xiaos is really amazing.
Chapter completed!