plumnovel Chapter 798 Being hanged and beaten is the driving force for our progress
Chapter 798 Being hanged and beaten is the driving force for our progress
主场落败，尼克斯意外收获赛季第三场失利，目前战绩34胜3度，想要超越95-96公牛37胜3负的历史最佳40场的想法也破碎了。
At present, the best situation is the same as the best 40 games, tying.
Although this is already very good and strong, people still have some regrets. After all, this is the closest time in 15 years to continue to surpass the top Bulls.
Of course, this is human nature. Human desires are endless and unsatisfactory. If someone told Knicks fans a few seasons ago that the team they supported could win 40 games in the first 34 games, they would definitely Will be crazy happy.
Some people even generously said that they don't need 34 games, just win 20 games!
At that time, the Knicks were still weak in the league, and they were at the bottom of the league. They could barely win 30 games in a whole season, so let alone win 40 games in the first 34 games, even if they won 34 games in a whole season, it would be considered progress. up.
But now, the Knicks are the defending champions, holding the strongest record in the current league, with great momentum and continuous victories. At this time, people will of course forget the predicament many years ago, and put one goal after another in front of the Knicks .
Of course, not being able to surpass the Bulls is not a black spot. Except for some schadenfreudes on the Internet, there are not many people who attack the Knicks with this matter. After all, if the Knicks who cannot surpass the Bulls are trash, then they are farther away from the Bulls What are the other teams.
Therefore, people generally focus on the game itself. For example, many people think that the Knicks have a problem with their tactics. Some people think that D’Antoni’s adjustment is too slow and his head is too strong. Some people think that the Knicks’ inside play is too bad. , after all, Aldridge scored 29 points and 12 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was as high as 68%.
Well, these are indeed the Knicks' problems in this game.So this game played so-so, scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, but Zuo Li, who had a season-high 5 turnovers, accepted the criticism from the outside world calmly and said frankly: "This game The Knicks did not play well in the game, the Blazers played better, and they really deserved the victory."
"In the first half we were too hard headed. We just wanted to beat them quickly with offense. We forgot that we won not just rely on offense. We made some adjustments in the second half, but the Blazers played very well. He let our pursuit It fell through."
"However, being hanged and beaten is also the driving force for our continuous improvement. We will make a good summary after we go back."
This game can indeed be regarded as being hanged, even though the loss in the end does not seem to be much, but the whole situation is in the hands of the Blazers.
Don't forget, the Blazers are currently full of wounded soldiers, they can play much less than the Knicks, and the bench is not deep enough. It is indeed worthy of respect that they can play such a good offense and defense under such unfavorable circumstances.
However, according to the comparison of strength, the Knicks did lose a game that should not have been lost.
Moreover, before that, the Knicks certainly wanted to surpass the Bulls. Even if they could not reach the height of 72 wins in the end, they also hoped to surpass them at every stage.
Unfortunately, this opportunity is now lost.
This game can also be regarded as a reminder to the Knicks, that is: Don't think you are stable.
Yes, basketball is round, and the situation on the court is changing rapidly. Blind arrogance will only speed up the process of giving for nothing.
At the same time, when you are improving, others are not idle. There are no underdogs in the league, and underestimating others is the beginning of your failure.
So after the game ended, the Knicks did not disband directly, and the whole team worked overtime and returned to the locker room to watch and summarize the video.
After summing up, D'Antoni also made a new plan and will conduct actual combat exercises in the training session the next morning.
And Zuo Li took the initiative to take responsibility: "In the last game, I played too high and didn't change my style of play in time. This is my problem."
"Guys, the team's offensive system has been carefully studied by all teams after winning the championship last year. All teams that aspire to compete for the championship will regard us as the first target, from the top star to the drinking fountain Guardians, where everyone likes to be and what kind of fadeway they're on, has been on every coach's blackboard."
"So, guys, I know how difficult it is to defend the title, so we need to work harder."
"This loss also tells us that everyone wants to beat us, and if we don't want to lose, we need to do better."
How to do better?
In addition to adjusting his mentality, Zuo Li also took the lead.
The next day was a back-to-back game against the Jazz. It was already a special case for the Knicks not to cancel the morning training session, but Zuo Li still chose to come to the arena an hour earlier in the morning for extra training.
When most of the players arrived at the arena, Zuo Li was already covered in sweat.
"So, there is no reason for us not to work hard." Curry shrugged, bumped Danny Green, and then quickly entered the training state.
The effect of this day's training was very good. The impetuous atmosphere brought about by winning streak and running and bombing was no longer seen. Everyone played very steadily.
And at night, the Jazz, who came from afar, never expected that the Knicks would play so seriously against a team that lost Boozer.
The jazz is in a very bad situation this season. Since Deron and Boozer formed the new Utah Shuangsha and formed a team with Kirilenko, Okur and other players, they have left a deep impression on Chinese fans, but in reality His performance in the league can only be said to be average.
The best result was the Western Conference Finals. Losing to the Spurs missed the finals. Tsk, looking at it this way, he is actually much better than Paul. After all, Deron has already touched the floor of the conference finals.
But in recent seasons, the best result is the Western Conference semifinals, and it is difficult to improve. Everyone can see that with this lineup, the Jazz's potential has almost come to an end, which is why Boozer left.
Don’t blame Boozer. Firstly, it’s completely useless if you don’t go out to chase the championship as you get older. Second, the Jazz lost patience after years of failure. Instead of lingering, it’s better to trade out valuable players earlier , to give space to the newcomers in the team.
The Jazz originally intended to trade Boozer and then build a team centered on Deron. However, they did not expect that Deron and the team's meritorious coach Sloan would have a big incident of discord between the generals.
The Jazz have a poor record this season, which is predictable. Although they introduced Lagabel and Al Jefferson in the offseason, Boozer's vacancy is not so easy to fill, so the current 38 After one game, they were hovering outside the door of the playoffs.
In fact, this is very normal. Isn't Paul next door the same? If he plays badly and recruits during the offseason, he will come back next season and it will be over.
But for some reason, Deron was extremely dissatisfied with the status quo of the team, which directly caused him to target coach Sloan.
It may be because everyone around him is making progress. If he doesn't want to join the team or reinforce himself, it's fine if there is no one around him who can fight, and he even sent his old partner away.
So the relationship between Deron and Sloan is very tense this season.