plumnovel Chapter 1378 Please, who can beat them?
Chapter 1378 Please, who can beat them?
After struggling with Zuo Li for a long time, Stone Buddha Lao Deng turned around and found that his outer line had been penetrated.
In just three minutes, when the Spurs focused all their attention on Zuo Li and took advantage of the Spurs' unstable offense and consecutive missed shots, the Knicks launched a series of transition offenses. Although Zuo Li was entangled by Duncan and did not lead the offense, the Knicks still played smoothly relying on Draymond Green's conducting ability and tough style of play.
Of course, it is also inseparable from the hot hands of Curry and Klay. After all, who would treat the chase three-pointer as a regular weapon?
Duncan couldn't help but glance at Zuo Li...
Zuo Li shrugged innocently: "I didn't do anything~"
Duncan: "..."
You are right, I am speechless...
But you clearly didn't do anything, but why do you feel like you did everything!
Old Duncan's feeling was right. Although Zuo Li did not score a point, he attracted the attention of the defense on the offensive end and opened up space to create opportunities for the outside. Secondly, and most importantly, he spared no effort on the defensive end and played like a blue-collar worker, hindering the Spurs' offense. This gave other Knicks players the opportunity to quickly make transitions.
It can only be said that Zuo Li is too comprehensive. Offense is not his only means of influencing the game. His influence can penetrate into various fields.
Do you think you can win by limiting Zuo Li's attack?
I am sorry.
Zuo Li can also be an excellent organizer and iron-blooded defensive master!
Of course, if you think these two are not enough, Zuo Li can also be the best teammate!
"Zuo Li! Hand-to-hand pass, directly to Curry. Leonard wants to block the shot, but there is no chance at all! Zuo Li directly built a wall for Curry!"
"Three points!"
"So prepared! Fourth three-pointer in a quarter! The game is going to be over!"
……
"We saw that in the second quarter, the Spurs finally launched a counterattack. Leonard scored six points in a row and the score difference was narrowed to within 20 points. The Knicks replaced Zuo Li and Iguodala."
"It's a pick-and-roll as soon as he comes in! Leonard passes it back to Klay, who just finished a pick-and-roll with Zuo Li. He catches the ball, and is still one meter away. He shoots as soon as he catches it!"
"Goal!"
"Ohhhhh! I'm not surprised anymore!"
……
"We were completely unable to defend their perimeter. Even though we had some advantages inside, they were too accurate. We couldn't limit them or even come up with a good solution. There was no way. They were too strong."
After the game, Popovich looked at the huge score difference of 34 points and reluctantly accepted the interview from reporters.
This game was beyond Popovich's expectations from the first quarter onwards, and the team was completely out of control in the second quarter.
The Knicks took the initiative throughout the game and didn't even let Zuo Li play in the second half, but even so, the Spurs failed to narrow the gap to within 30 points.
There was no way. Curry and Klay were too accurate. They together made 14 three-pointers, which was twice as many as the entire Spurs team, not to mention the Knicks' Iguodala, Batum and others who also made three-pointers.
"Who would have thought that the Spurs would lose by 5 points even though they won by 34 points in the paint."
Barkley said the Knicks had completely revolutionized basketball because they actually played completely from the outside even with a super center like Zuo Li.
This is incredible and breaks people's inherent impression of basketball.
Before this season, even though the Knicks were already a team that focused heavily on the outside, the inside still accounted for the majority of points in each game, and the offense basically started from the inside.
Many people have said that if Jordan returned to the draft, he might be the No. 1 pick.
If he just goes back, no matter how many times he goes back, as long as others don't have the memory of Jordan's dominance, Olajuwon will still be the No. 1 pick no matter how many times he is selected.
There is no way. Basketball has always been considered a sport for tall people, and a big center will always be the first choice for most teams.
Even in this era when centers are generally declining, it cannot stop people from pursuing inside players.
Even though many teams are not very strong in the interior, the tactics will still lean towards the interior. Even for teams that focus on the outside, the team coach will tell you: Go, go to the inside!
Almost every coach prefers driving over simply shooting, even if you are truly a pure shooter.
Of course, we can’t blame the coaches, because over the years, there has been no shooter who can change their minds.
A few random shots really do a lot of harm to the team.
But now, everything is different.
The Knicks appeared this season, and two of them appeared at once!
Klay Curry...
These two men, who now have highlights all over the place in just 17 games and have gained millions of followers in more than a month, have completely overturned people's perception of shooters!
It turns out that three-pointers can be shot like this!
what?
And Zuo Li?
No, stop kidding, Zuo Li is a pure shooter!
Moreover, no one is surprised by what Zuo Li does. Even though he now averages 50 points and 20 rebounds per game, people will only applaud and say that Zuo Li is really amazing.
But Curry and Klay are different.
During the pre-season analysis, these two were still described as average players, but now, they have become superstars!
Not only did the number of fans increase dramatically, but the media also praised him more and more exaggeratedly.
This was completely unimaginable two months ago.
Zuo Li: "Can't imagine? That's because you are too stupid."
Curry and Klay did not start to rise this season. They had already played important roles before that. It’s just that Zuo Li’s brilliance was too great.
This season, Zuo Li changed his role and no longer took on too much responsibility. His purpose was to allow Curry and Klay to complete their growth.
Only in this way can they achieve the incredible seven consecutive championships despite the continuous losses of strong players!
Zuo Li has always understood that he can go very high but not very far if he relies on himself. If he wants to achieve unprecedented records, he needs the help of his brothers!
...
After defeating the Spurs, the Knicks' winning streak continues.
Throughout December, the Knicks remained undefeated!
By the time the New Year came, the Knicks still had their best record in history with 36 wins and 0 losses!
Curry became the brightest star of the Knicks in December, averaging 12 points and 31 assists per game, with a 5-point shooting percentage of 48.8% and 5.4 -pointers per game.
This also made Curry elected Player of the Month for the first time in his career.
This is also the first time in all the years that Zuo Li and Curry have been teammates that Zuo Li did not win the monthly player award.
Of course, Zuo Li's statistics are equally impressive, averaging 26 points, 22 rebounds and 12 assists per game, with an average shooting percentage of 78%, a free throw shooting percentage of 100%, and an average win-loss value of +24.
However, Zuo Li’s previous data was so impressive that people thought this was Zuo Li’s routine operation.
As for Klay, he averaged a career-high 23 points per game, second on the team with 5 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting percentage of 49.2% was higher than Curry. He even scored 28 points in a single quarter in a single month, which was already an All-Star performance.
This also marks the first time in Knicks history that three players averaged more than 20 points per game in a single month.
The terrifying firepower of these three people frightened other teams in the league and caused pain to countless haters. They couldn't help but cry out in pain:
"Please, who among you can beat them?"