Basketball Dragon

Chapter 266

In the second half, the Spurs still did not play the familiar offense of the Knicks. They put a lot of shots outside the three-point line.

To be honest, their three-point shooting rate is still good. If the Knicks meet other teams that are good at three-pointers, they may fall behind.

But the Spurs rely entirely on three-pointers, which is crooked. They can beat ordinary opponents by crooked ways, but they can win against a strong opponent like the Knicks.

Perhaps it has something to do with the Spurs playing back-to-back this time, they are a little bit discouraged.

Of course, the Knicks will not be merciful. In the third quarter, they took advantage of the Spurs' problems and played a wave of 10:0 spurts, which suddenly expanded their lead to double digits.

In the last quarter, Parker seemed to wake up and began to show a lethal attack. Both the mid-range shot and the breakthrough returned to the standard.

But it was too late now, and Duncan was still half asleep.

The Knicks are steady and won 103 consecutive victories with 92:12.

The next day, they came to Houston and played back-to-back away games.

The Rockets' roster hasn't changed much this season, but Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry and Luis Scola are more practical.

However, the Rockets' current record is not good. The reason is still injuries, and McGrady has truce again.

The Knicks' lineup has an absolute advantage, but they didn't take advantage of it in the first quarter, because the Rockets' bench lineup felt hot.

Brooks, Luis Scola and Bunche - Wells all performed well.

However, when the Rockets' substitute players played well, they only tied with the Knicks 27:27, which also shows that after they lost McGrady, the team's offensive power dropped a lot.

Because the opponent's power forward Hayes has no offensive power, the Knicks can also safely double-team Yao Ming.

By the time of the second quarter, the Knicks slowly gained the advantage.

They led by 5 points at halftime, but in the third quarter, Yao Ming suddenly showed his strength and led the team to overtake the score.

If Yao Ming's height catches the ball and shoots jumpers, sometimes flanking is useless.

For the Knicks, such things have been seen a lot, and they did not panic when they fell behind temporarily, but strengthened their defense according to the midfield arrangement.

When Yao Ming came off the court to rest, they overtook the score in an instant.

In the first half, the opponent's substitute scored a lot of points, and there were also reasons why they didn't understand it well in the first match. After the second half was targeted, it was impossible for the Rockets' substitute to explode.

When Yao Ming played again, the Knicks' defense prevented him from taking too many shots. Their outside line took advantage of Yao Ming's restraint and made a few three-pointers, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

Except for Yao Ming, they have almost no players who can create scoring opportunities. Compared with the Knicks who are threatening every time they attack, their offensive aggression is not enough.

Although Yao Ming tried his best to lead the team to victory, the Knicks always maintained their advantage in the fourth quarter and won the final victory with 101:93, making Yao Ming's 30 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks into the background.

On January 1, the Knicks still played away games, this time their opponent was the Bulls.

The Bulls' tactics against the Knicks last time were relatively successful, and this time they repeated the same tricks, letting Ben Gordon play as a substitute, but this time the Knicks had already prepared, and the Bulls' tactics seemed a bit redundant.

After all, the competition between the two teams is still about strength in the final analysis. Letting the core players play as substitutes may gain the opportunity, or it may lose the opportunity.

This time the Knicks had an advantage from the start, and the Bulls looked as if they were being harmed by their own tactics, allowing the Knicks to win 14 consecutive victories.

On January 1, the Knicks returned to their home court to fight the Rockets again.

This time Yao Ming showed his power from the very beginning, and with his high efficiency in the interior, the team won the battle against the Knicks.

But when it came time for the rotation, the Rockets' bench was not working, and the Knicks immediately took advantage.

Yao Ming performed better in this game, scoring a double-double of 36 points and 11 rebounds, but the Rockets still lost to the Knicks by 9 points.

Because except for Yao Ming, everyone else on the Rockets was guarded by the Knicks.

On January 1, the Knicks accepted the challenge from the Raptors at home.

The Raptors have not changed much this season, because their European style of play has gradually become familiar to their opponents, and their start is just average.

Against the Knicks, they played very well in the first quarter.

Rather than saying that the Raptors played well, it is better to say that Bosh played well. Because Bosh can pull out to shoot, it is difficult for Randolph to limit him.

He scored 23 points at halftime to help the team maintain the lead.

A player like Bosh is more difficult to guard than an orthodox insider when he comes to the touch. The Knicks don't plan to flank him, but decide to guard the rest of the Raptors to death.

Bosh's efficiency in the third quarter was still very high, but the Raptors' lead was lost.

Their other teams are guarded to death, and they can't defend the Knicks to death.

Even though their rookie Jamario Moon worked very hard on defense, it was still a bit tender to deal with Li Hai.

When the Raptors' offensive efficiency declined, Li Hai scored consecutively, helping the team establish an advantage in one fell swoop.

With 16 consecutive victories, the Knicks are approaching their winning streak again.

Last season, they just tied the winning streak record, which is a bit regrettable. This season they are stronger, and they are more calm in the face of winning streak.

"We just try our best to defeat every opponent. We don't care about the winning streak. If we can do it, we will be very happy."

When Li Hai was interviewed by the reporter, he was very calm.

But they are calm, and the outside world will also stare at their winning streak.

With the defending champions and the number one record in the league, it is impossible for them not to attract attention.

On January 1, their opponent was the Pistons. The Pistons have a very good record. If they can break the Knicks' winning streak, they should be a very suitable opponent.

At the beginning of the game, the Pistons also played aggressively, not only defending very tightly, but also playing very well on the offensive end.

But soon, the Knicks opened the gap from their inside.

After Ben Wallace left, the Pistons didn't see much impact on their record, but they still lack confidence when they encounter strong teams head-on.

Relying on Randolph, the Knicks tore apart their inside defense.

After the defense had a flaw, the Pistons had no way to make up for it with offense, because the Knicks' defense was also very strong, especially against the Pistons.

So from the second half of the first quarter, the Knicks had the advantage of the situation, and the advantage of the substitute allowed them to further expand their lead.

(End of this chapter)