Chapter 357 Eastern No. 1

After defeating the Jazz, the Knicks continued their road trip and flew to Boston overnight.

But in this game, the Knicks had problems on the outside. The three guards teamed up to make 14 of 44 shots and committed 13 turnovers. Rookie Ginobili showed a side that was not suitable for the NBA. He lost the game and won the championship this season. The second defeat.

Old Nelson analyzed that it was the back-to-back that affected the outside feel.

On the 19th, I returned to New York. The next day, the Knicks faced the challenge of the Mavericks.

At noon on the 20th, after the Mavericks arrived in New York, Zhao Dong invited Da Zhi to dinner. Jordan also visited New York with the team and invited him by the way.

Da Zhi's performance was not as amazing as Yao's. He played 10 games with the Mavericks, averaging 33 minutes per game and scoring 17+7.5+2.8. He was a qualified main center.

After defeating the Mavericks, on the night of the 22nd, the Knicks ushered in their 13th regular season game of the season, playing against the Clippers at home.

After winning the Clippers, the Knicks have 11 wins and 2 losses, tied with the 76ers for first place in the Eastern Conference.

In the West, the Lakers and Spurs performed more prominently, with a record of 12 wins and 1 loss, tied for first in the Western Conference and first in the league.

The media refers to these four teams as the top four in the league this season. The top four have not yet played against each other, but on the evening of the 23rd, the Knicks will challenge the 76ers away from home, and that night, the Lakers will also face the 76ers at home. Spurs.

After winning the Clippers, the Knicks flew to Philadelphia overnight.

After playing in Philadelphia, the Knicks will fly to the West, where they have three away games waiting for them. These three away games are the Spurs, Mosaic and Lakers.

At eight o'clock in the evening on the 23rd, as the first team was about to start, Zhao Dong's cell phone suddenly rang in the closet. When he took it out, he saw that it was his home phone number.

"husband……"

As soon as he connected, the voice from the other side rang.

"Aiweier, it's only six o'clock in Beijing, why are you up so early?" Zhao Dong asked.

"Hehe...it's so snowy outside! Husband, when will you come back? Let's build a snowman together!" Lindsay's laughter sounded very happy.

Zhao Dong felt an obvious feeling of longing from Lindsay's words.

At this time, Li Meizhu's voice sounded over there,

He was also very cheerful, "Dongdong, Weiwei should have it, haha..."

"Really?"

Although he was mentally prepared, Zhao Dong was still a little confused.

"Old son, wait until you become a father." Li Meizhu shouted.

"Oh, Mom, take good care of Aiweier. Don't let her run around when it snows..." Zhao Dong warned in a hurry.

"I know, I know, Weiwei, hang up the phone first and go to bed for a while. It's still early." Li Meizhu said.

"Bye bye, hubby."

"Bye bye, wife."

Lindsay smiled and hung up the phone.

"Boss, what are you happy about?"

Seeing Zhao Dong's smile when he answered the phone, the Knicks players asked him one after another.

"Haha, I'm going to upgrade." Zhao Dong laughed.

"Upgrade?" Everyone looked confused.

"I'm going to be a dad."

Zhao Dong quickly explained after reacting.

"Oh, congratulations, Feilong, this is a big happy event, you have to treat me." Buckley shouted first, and others followed suit.

"Feilong, congratulations..."

Nelson, Grant and other coaching staff and management also sent their blessings.

"Let's celebrate by having surgery in Philadelphia tonight." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

Then both sides announced the starting lineup.

Knicks: Knicks: Zhao Dong, Fordson, Sprewell, Stackhouse, Ginobili

Numbers Team: Leo Ratliff, Karl Malone, George Lynch, Allen Iverson, Eric Snow

The game was broadcast live on ABC TV across the country. Hubie Brown analyzed: "Philadelphia's starting lineup has not changed, it is the same as last season, but they have strengthened the construction of the bench lineup."

Cook continued: “Yes, they brought in Toni Kukoc to strengthen the scoring ability of the bench.

Forward Te'lon Hill was also introduced to enhance the rebounding ability of the bench lineup. In addition, young player Larry Hughes can also contribute ten points per game on the bench.

Overall analysis, Philadelphia's bench lineup is much stronger than the Knicks. "

Hubie Brown laughed: "Philadelphia gave the Postman a big contract and kept him in Philadelphia, which also allowed Philadelphia to continue to have the possibility of hitting the championship.

Especially at a stage when the Knicks are obviously weakening this season, Philadelphia has a good chance of making it out of the Eastern Conference. "

Cook pretended to be surprised and said: "Hubby, do you think the Knicks are significantly weaker than last season? But they are still No. 1 in the Eastern Conference."

“Tie for first, with Philadelphia.”

Hubie Brown smiled and emphasized, and then said: "Although the Knicks have had a pretty good start, they have not played against strong teams, so their true strength has not been able to be accurately assessed.

I think the Knicks' lineup is too outside-oriented, pursues a fast pace of offense and defense, and has a tendency to focus on small balls.

In fact, in the two seasons when Nelson coached the Knicks, in the playoffs and the finals, the Knicks won the championship and defended the dynasty, but they did not use small ball tactics.

This season, the Knicks' rebounding quality, defensive quality, offensive and defensive quality in positional battles, and the strength of the bench lineup have actually declined, while outside mistakes have increased significantly, which deserves the Knicks' vigilance. "

Cook nodded and said: "These situations do exist, but the Knicks' lineup has been updated too much, which is normal."

Hubie Brown laughed: "It is inevitable for dynasty teams to update their lineups. The old players have lost their aggressiveness and want big contracts. If the Knicks want to continue to pursue the championship, then they must be cleaned up."

Cook said: "Judging from the Knicks' start, their players are still playing quite actively, and there is no sense of relaxation after the defending dynasty. This shows that the lineup update is still successful in this aspect. The Knicks players are still playing very actively." Have the pursuit of a championship.”

Nodding, Hubie Brown said: "Even Barkley, as long as he is allowed to play, he plays very actively, sometimes regardless of the possibility of injury."

But he didn't know that Barkley was killed once by Zhao Dong like a chicken, how could he dare to be lazy?

If he doesn't work hard, maybe the Knicks will clean him up immediately. Being cleared during the season is an absolute humiliation for a superstar like him. He can't bear it and can only play hard.

In addition, he also wants to invest with Zhao Dong, so he cannot give up, even if he works hard on the court.

Cook smiled: "But no matter how hard Barkley works, haven't you noticed that he is fatter? His condition has declined a lot compared to last season. His speed, jumping, offense and defense are not as good as last season.

Kevin Willis's condition is also not as good as last season. Both of them have obviously dropped a level. The Knicks' start is entirely supported by the main force. Once the rotation is strengthened, the Knicks' record will inevitably decline or collapse. possible. "

In the player tunnel, the two teams lined up on both sides.

Zhao Dong glanced at the postman and Iverson opposite, both of whom had been defeated by his subordinates for many years. He felt nothing special and looked away casually.

Iverson's chin is still raised high, like a proud swan.

This offseason, he still practiced more, but it was not as intense as the previous two offseasons. The improvement in strength can still be seen. He feels that he has begun to reach his peak this season.

In terms of the team's lineup, he is still satisfied. The Postman can still perform 25+10, and the substitute lineup is very strong. Overall, it is much stronger than last season. His pursuit of the championship this season is even stronger.

When he saw Zhao Dong only glanced at him and then looked away, as if he didn't bother to look at him, a fire suddenly rose up in his heart, burning higher and higher.

He still remembered the first time he met Zhao Dong. Zhao Dong didn't have this attitude at that time. Is this looking down on him? His fists clenched.

The postman clenched his fists and stared at Zhao Dong, who was not looking at him, with a cold look in his eyes.

This season the lineup is strong and he has great confidence. He feels that he is not close to reaching the end of his peak. If he doesn't give it a try, it will be too late.

Facing Zhao Dong, he knew what he should do. He needed to show a stronger performance, and it was time to fight hard.

Jerry Tucker raised his chin high and looked at Iverson coldly.

Iverson felt Stackhouse's gaze, but ignored it and didn't bother to take a look.

"snort!"

Stackhouse snorted and looked away.

Ten minutes later, the game started.

"Fortson and Ratliff jumped the ball, the Knicks attacked, Zhao Dong went down low..." Zhang Lili began to explain in the CCTV live broadcast.

Facing Zhao Dong was postman Malone. Zhao Dong squeezed towards the basket first, and Malone pushed forward, using his super upper body strength to hold back the latter's position.

Zhao Dong then suddenly pulled out, but Ma Long fought very actively, taking the initiative to make physical contact with the former and holding Zhao Dong's arm with his arm.

In this way, Zhao Dong's movement speed was affected. When he retreated to the waist position in the left wing paint area, Ginobili passed the ball, but Malone also followed up and defended.

At this time, Leo Ratliff also performed a quick weak-side defense.

At this time, Zhao Dong immediately turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper after receiving the ball, without giving Ratliff a chance to double-team. The postman followed up and blocked the shot.

Malone's defense is very tough, but his blocking ability is not very good. He has only averaged 0.8 blocks per game in his career so far.

With such shot-blocking ability, how is it possible to block Zhao Dong's turnaround and fadeaway jumper?

The ball slipped over the postman's hand and flew towards the basket, with a swishing sound and a splash of white water.

"I don't feel defensive!"

After succeeding, Zhao Dong threw some trash talk before turning back to defend.

The postman gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and ran towards the front court.

Looking back, Iverson made a pull-up jump shot after breaking through and hit a mid-range shot.

"Beautiful, Iverson's pull-up jump shot has formed his own style." Hubie Brown praised.

"Yes, there is a change of direction before his pull-up jump shot. He uses this change of direction to not only further get rid of defenders and people who are helping to defend double teams, but also to slow down his breakthrough speed, so that he can Increase the percentage of his pull-up jump shots." Cook nodded and smiled.

"It's somewhat similar to the escape from Feilong's pull-up jump shot." Hubby Brown said with a smile.

Knicks offense.

Facing the defense of the postman and top defensive player Ratliff, Zhao Dong pulled out again.

The postman also used frequent physical contact to prevent Zhao Dong from moving smoothly.

At this time, the madman dropped the ball and took advantage of the momentum of the attack. Postman Malone bumped into Zhao Dong who was about to catch the ball. Zhao Dong missed the ball and lost it. George Lynch got it and the whistle did not sound. Philadelphia took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Iverson is worthy of lightning, his speed is unmatched, he catches the ball and goes to the basket and scores the ball.

"The postman's defensive action was not very large. He mastered it very well. It was just enough to affect Feilong's center of gravity without attracting the referee's attention. He is too experienced." Hubby Brown said.

"Let's see how Feilong fights back." Cook said with a smile.

The Knicks attacked, and Zhao Dong tried to get into the basket again. After being blocked, he withdrew again.

This time, he retreated further, two or three meters away from the paint area. After holding the postman with his left hand, he reached out to Stackhouse, who was holding the ball, to ask for the ball.

This time, the postman couldn't use physical contact to influence Zhao Dong's ball.

Zhao Dong took the ball, took a quick test step, shook the postman, and then broke through downwards, holding the ball into the paint area.

Leo Ratliff made up for the reasonable collision area on the left front side of the basket. He also had to guard Fordson behind the basket, so he couldn't make up any farther.

Zhao Dong took one step into the paint and suddenly stopped to shoot a jumper. With a whoosh, the basketball penetrated the net.

"That's right. If you pull farther, Zhao Dong's movement speed will be more advantageous. Once Postman Malone is surprised, he will not be able to return to defense."

Zhang Lili said excitedly.

Su Qun smiled and said: "As long as Feilong rushes in, he can form a two-on-one with Fordson. Even if George Lynch comes in to help defend, it will still be two-on-two, and he can hit him without fail."

During the ABC live broadcast, Hubie Brown saw Zhao Dong's pull-up jumper, his eyes lit up and he said: "Feilong's pull-up jump shot is one of the best in the league. Not only does he have a strong ability to escape, but his pull-up jump shot is also unparalleled." The force effect is also very strong, which makes his hit rate very high.”

"Many stars in the league are learning Feilong's technical moves." Cook said with a smile.

Looking back, Philadelphia attacks.

The Postman moved one step inside the three-point line on the right wing, where the Email combination made a pick-and-roll. Zhao Dong chose not to switch defenses to prevent the Postman from getting a mismatch opportunity.

Iverson took the ball and headed towards the basket, Ginobili chased one step behind, and the rest of the Knicks quickly moved in to defend.

Futlin entered the basket, and with the help of others to defend and double-team, Iverson's way to the basket was blocked.

At this moment, Iverson instantly drew a lightning symbol on the floor. The first change of direction allowed him to disappear from Fordson and get rid of Ginobili behind him. The second change of direction allowed him to disappear from behind. The madman burst out and immediately got rid of all the defenders. Then he stopped for a jumper and the ball hit the basket.

"yeah!"

All the Philadelphia fans cheered.

"Beautiful! This breakthrough ability is really strong! The escape ability is comparable to that of Zhao Dong." Zhang Lili couldn't help but praise.

"The answer is getting stronger and stronger!" Su Qun said excitedly.

After succeeding, Iverson proudly looked at Zhao Dong with his chin raised.

However, he did not see Zhao Dong because Zhao Dong was about to fall.

Zhao Dong followed the postman to the three-point line. At this time, he had already crossed the center line. The postman lost two steps behind him and was completely empty.

"Whoosh!"

Fordson picked up the basketball, retreated to the baseline, and made a long pass.

Zhao Dong received the ball, changed direction, crossed the three-point line, rushed through the left elbow area, and headed for the basket.

The next moment, all the Philadelphia fans in the audience watched Zhao Dong fly towards the basket.

"boom!"

The one-arm tomahawk dunk flew several meters, causing the basket frame to sway, and the home court of the Digital Team, which had just been cheering for Iverson's goal, fell into silence.

"6:6, the second team is tied. Feilong and Iverson both made three of three shots and performed well." Hubby Brown explained.

At this time, Zhao Dong got off the basket and the postman rushed to his side.

"Postman, you're so slow, how can you keep up with me?" he spat.

The postman gritted his teeth and did not respond.

He knows he can't talk trash about a flying dragon, nor can he defeat him in a fight, so he can only remain silent. Silence is golden, and silence seems more powerful.

"Carl, I told you, you are the key to victory, you must limit him." At this time, Larry Brown's roar sounded from the audience.

The postman nodded.

The task given to him by Larry Brown is to use all means to entangle Feilong.

Philadelphia offense.

Malone pulled to the left wing and took Zhao Dong out of the paint area, and then Iverson started to break through on the right wing.

This time it was Ginobili who faced off against the Lightning. Ginobili's defense was also good and his speed was good, but Iverson used his speed to beat the rookie Ginobili without any fake moves. Use one.

Breaking through the Knicks' first line of defense, and then using a change of direction to break through the Madmen's second line of defense, Iverson held the ball and entered the paint.

Zhao Dong had returned to defend the paint area. Facing the double-team between him and Fordson, Iverson chose to distribute the ball and suddenly passed it to the postman on the left wing.

Stackhouse quickly made up the defense. At this time, the postman caught the ball and lifted it up, making a jump shot. His right elbow just brushed the former's chin from bottom to top.

The referee saw it and puffed his mouth, but did not blow the whistle and the game continued.

Stackhouse received an elbow and lost the opportunity to block the shot, but at this time Zhao Dong returned to defense, flew under, and grabbed the basketball thrown by Malone directly from the air with a snap.

"Capture! Beautiful! The flying dragon captured the postman Ma Long..." Su Qun roared with excitement.

Amid the exclamations of the audience, Zhao Dong was about to counterattack when the postman waved his hands and entangled him to grab the ball.

Zhao Dong immediately put his hands together and swept the ball with his elbows. With a bang, an elbow hit the postman on the forehead. The latter screamed in pain, covered his face and retreated on the spot.

The referee's mouth bulged again, but when he came to his head, he remembered that the elbow he had just missed was not easy to blow, so the whistle did not sound and the game continued.

When Zhao Dong reached the frontcourt with the ball, small forward George Lynch desperately came up to cover the defense.

But there is a big difference between tonnage and strength. He is only 100 kilograms, and the difference in explosive power is even greater. As soon as he made contact, he was staggered by Zhao Dong's powerful impact. He lost his balance and fell to the floor. He could only watch. Zhao Dong reached the three-point line.

"boom!"

Iverson, who was returning to defend the basket, didn't dare to block Zhao Dong. He rushed out of the baseline, and then Philadelphia's basket was knocked over.

Larry Brown, who was on the sidelines, roared angrily at the referee. He pointed at the postman with blood on his face and yelled: "Look, you won't blow the whistle until he is elbowed to death?"

It turned out that the postman was elbowed on his right eyebrow bone, and a three-centimeter gash was torn open. Half of the postman's face was red with blood.

The referee could only stop the game and let the postman come off the field to deal with the injury.

Hubby Brown laughed and said: "I don't know what Coach Brown is angry about. The postman just elbowed Stackhouse, and now he has been elbowed by Feilong. He doesn't suffer any loss."

Cook joked: "The postman must control his weight carefully. Feilong is now the world boxing champion holding two heavyweight titles!"

Hubby Brown laughed, shook his head and said, "It's just a frontal defensive action. Feilong will never be violent. He is a reasonable person."

"The New York Gentlemen." Cook shook his head and smiled.

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