NOVEL SIMPLE NBA: The second generation of the strongest star
Chapter 114 The Devil's Race
Chapter 114 The Devil's Race
New York Knicks Training Facility:
Danilo Gallinari, who was resting, was swiping his phone, but his eyes froze and he shouted: "OMG!"
The rest of the teammates also looked over one after another, with puzzled faces, what's wrong?
Before they could ask, Danilo Gallinari said it out loud: "Boss won Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month again."
As soon as Danilo Gallinari finished speaking, all teammates congratulated Andrew.
Andrew himself couldn't help laughing.
At this time, returning to training, Wilson Chandler suggested: "Boss, do you want a treat?"
"A treat." "A treat." "A treat." The rest of the team members echoed.
"No problem!" Andrew replied boldly.
After all, the season has come to March, and there are still about one and a half months before the end of the regular season. At the same time, there are 3 games left in their schedule, which means that these 1 games will be played in one and a half months.
The March schedule is a devil's game for the New York Knicks. There are 3 back-to-back games alone, and 5 games in 5 games in 4 days. This is a test for the New York Knicks.
On March 3, the New York Knicks played against the O’Dolan Magic at home. The O’Dolan Magic is simply the nemesis of the New York Knicks. Simply put, it’s Howard. Howard is crazy again. He made 2 of 15 shots and 9 of 17 free throws In the game, he scored 12 points, 30 rebounds and 16 blocks, leading the O'Dolan Magic to a 5:116, 108-point victory over the New York Knicks.
The New York Knicks, who lost the game, went to New Orleans non-stop to challenge the New Orleans Hornets back-to-back. Andrew became "killing" instantly when he saw Paul. After all, if he wants to beat the New Orleans Hornets, he must kill the protection first.
Andrew would go to Paul for almost every ball, single-play him, and split the ball if he was double-teamed.
In this way, the New York Knicks soon took control of the situation, leading by 10 points at halftime, and the New Orleans Hornets still failed to solve Paul's problem in the second half, causing Paul to be singled and consumed continuously, and the point difference was widened. The Knicks defeated the New Orleans Hornets 107:88, 19 points, and won 30 wins this season, with a total record of 30 wins and 19 losses.
After winning the New Orleans Hornets, there was no time for the New York Knicks to celebrate, and they went to the next away game non-stop.
The No. 5 away game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the bottom one in the Eastern Conference, was the third game in five days. It was a test for the New York Knicks' physical fitness. In the first half, the New York Knicks had no physical problems. Under the leadership of Andrew, they quickly grasped the situation. Leading by 5 points.
But in the second half, the situation changed suddenly. Except for Andrew, the other players of the New York Knicks were obviously half a beat slower. Gradually, the Cleveland Cavaliers caught up and kept eating away at the point difference. When the game came to the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Anthony Parker made a three-pointer. The ball overtook the score, and then Andrew wanted to respond with a three-pointer, but missed.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took off the rebound and immediately launched a defensive counterattack. The speed was very fast. Only Andrew of the New York Knicks could return to the defense. The audience had 1 defense and 3 defenses. Faced with such a situation, Andrew was powerless, and watched the Cleveland Cavaliers score.
Then Andrew didn't make a hit, and then... nothing. Then, the New York Knicks lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by 113 points at 119:6 and lost the game.
Immediately after the New York Knicks played back-to-back away games against the Portland Trail Blazers, their physical fitness was already affected.
79:93, lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by 14 points, swallowed two consecutive losses, and the total record came to 30 wins and 21 losses.
After the game, everyone returned to the locker room. Coach Mike D'Antoni said to the players: "This is the NBA devil's schedule. You must adapt as soon as possible." Otherwise, you may not be able to enter the playoffs.
New York Knicks players: Coach, I won't be able to adapt for a while.
After a day off, they returned home to the New York Knicks to face the Utah Jazz. They lost again, 99:109, 10 points lost to the Utah Jazz, a three-game losing streak.
Obviously, all the starting players of the New York Knicks, except for Andrew, have weak legs and can't run!
After the game, Andrew approached coach Mike D'Antoni and suggested: "Coach, reduce the playing time of each player and increase the number of players in rotation."
"I'll think about it." Mike D'Antoni didn't take it immediately, but discussed it with the coaching staff.
After discussion, I decided to take Andrew's suggestion: reduce playing time and increase rotation.
In this way, the players did feel better. Unfortunately, the record did not improve. Losing more wins. No matter how hard Andrew tried, he was double-teamed and the players failed to grasp the ball. This caused Andrew to be double-teamed almost the entire game. .
After Wilson Chandler returned from injury on March 3, the New York Knicks got a little better, at least winning one game and losing one game.
Time passed slowly, and the devil's schedule in March came to an end.
The New York Knicks have a total record of 38 wins and 33 losses. In March, the New York Knicks played 3 games and only scored 24 wins and 9 losses. The ranking fell to seventh, one win away from sixth and eighth, which is a bit precarious !
"The devil's schedule in March is over, but our current ranking is very dangerous. We are one game away from the eighth, so we must not relax in the April game." Mike D'Antoni coach reminded the players.
"Yes, coach!"
In the first game in April, the New York Knicks faced their old rival, the Cleveland Cavaliers. As the saying goes, you took advantage of our illness to kill us in March, and you will kill them no matter what you say in this game.
At the beginning of the game, all members of the New York Knicks entered the state, scored frequently on the offensive end, and worked very hard on the defensive end, which made it very uncomfortable to defend the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After the first quarter, 8 points were opened, and then the second quarter was rotated. The Cleveland Cavaliers wanted to take advantage of the New York Knicks to change players randomly to recover the score, but the New York Knicks were very good off the bench. The Cavaliers, on the contrary, opened up the point difference.
At halftime, the point difference came to 13 points.
In the third quarter, Andrew added fire, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, pulling the point difference to 20 points, and clocking out in three quarters.
In the end, the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers by 123:107 with 16 points and won their first victory in April.
The following day, the New York Knicks ushered in the Toronto Raptors.
The New York Knicks broke out in the first quarter and scored 39 points in a single quarter. Seeing this, Mike D'Antoni continued to put Andrew on the court. In the second quarter, the New York Knicks continued to maintain offensive efficiency and scored 39 points in a single quarter.
In just halftime, the New York Knicks opened the point difference to 20 points.
In the third quarter, Andrew was replaced in half a quarter, and Ming Jin withdrew.
In the end, the New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors with 121:108 and 13 points, achieving 2 consecutive victories, stabilizing No. 7 in the East, and at the same time widening the distance from No. 8.
(End of this chapter)
New York Knicks Training Facility:
Danilo Gallinari, who was resting, was swiping his phone, but his eyes froze and he shouted: "OMG!"
The rest of the teammates also looked over one after another, with puzzled faces, what's wrong?
Before they could ask, Danilo Gallinari said it out loud: "Boss won Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month again."
As soon as Danilo Gallinari finished speaking, all teammates congratulated Andrew.
Andrew himself couldn't help laughing.
At this time, returning to training, Wilson Chandler suggested: "Boss, do you want a treat?"
"A treat." "A treat." "A treat." The rest of the team members echoed.
"No problem!" Andrew replied boldly.
After all, the season has come to March, and there are still about one and a half months before the end of the regular season. At the same time, there are 3 games left in their schedule, which means that these 1 games will be played in one and a half months.
The March schedule is a devil's game for the New York Knicks. There are 3 back-to-back games alone, and 5 games in 5 games in 4 days. This is a test for the New York Knicks.
On March 3, the New York Knicks played against the O’Dolan Magic at home. The O’Dolan Magic is simply the nemesis of the New York Knicks. Simply put, it’s Howard. Howard is crazy again. He made 2 of 15 shots and 9 of 17 free throws In the game, he scored 12 points, 30 rebounds and 16 blocks, leading the O'Dolan Magic to a 5:116, 108-point victory over the New York Knicks.
The New York Knicks, who lost the game, went to New Orleans non-stop to challenge the New Orleans Hornets back-to-back. Andrew became "killing" instantly when he saw Paul. After all, if he wants to beat the New Orleans Hornets, he must kill the protection first.
Andrew would go to Paul for almost every ball, single-play him, and split the ball if he was double-teamed.
In this way, the New York Knicks soon took control of the situation, leading by 10 points at halftime, and the New Orleans Hornets still failed to solve Paul's problem in the second half, causing Paul to be singled and consumed continuously, and the point difference was widened. The Knicks defeated the New Orleans Hornets 107:88, 19 points, and won 30 wins this season, with a total record of 30 wins and 19 losses.
After winning the New Orleans Hornets, there was no time for the New York Knicks to celebrate, and they went to the next away game non-stop.
The No. 5 away game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the bottom one in the Eastern Conference, was the third game in five days. It was a test for the New York Knicks' physical fitness. In the first half, the New York Knicks had no physical problems. Under the leadership of Andrew, they quickly grasped the situation. Leading by 5 points.
But in the second half, the situation changed suddenly. Except for Andrew, the other players of the New York Knicks were obviously half a beat slower. Gradually, the Cleveland Cavaliers caught up and kept eating away at the point difference. When the game came to the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Anthony Parker made a three-pointer. The ball overtook the score, and then Andrew wanted to respond with a three-pointer, but missed.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took off the rebound and immediately launched a defensive counterattack. The speed was very fast. Only Andrew of the New York Knicks could return to the defense. The audience had 1 defense and 3 defenses. Faced with such a situation, Andrew was powerless, and watched the Cleveland Cavaliers score.
Then Andrew didn't make a hit, and then... nothing. Then, the New York Knicks lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by 113 points at 119:6 and lost the game.
Immediately after the New York Knicks played back-to-back away games against the Portland Trail Blazers, their physical fitness was already affected.
79:93, lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by 14 points, swallowed two consecutive losses, and the total record came to 30 wins and 21 losses.
After the game, everyone returned to the locker room. Coach Mike D'Antoni said to the players: "This is the NBA devil's schedule. You must adapt as soon as possible." Otherwise, you may not be able to enter the playoffs.
New York Knicks players: Coach, I won't be able to adapt for a while.
After a day off, they returned home to the New York Knicks to face the Utah Jazz. They lost again, 99:109, 10 points lost to the Utah Jazz, a three-game losing streak.
Obviously, all the starting players of the New York Knicks, except for Andrew, have weak legs and can't run!
After the game, Andrew approached coach Mike D'Antoni and suggested: "Coach, reduce the playing time of each player and increase the number of players in rotation."
"I'll think about it." Mike D'Antoni didn't take it immediately, but discussed it with the coaching staff.
After discussion, I decided to take Andrew's suggestion: reduce playing time and increase rotation.
In this way, the players did feel better. Unfortunately, the record did not improve. Losing more wins. No matter how hard Andrew tried, he was double-teamed and the players failed to grasp the ball. This caused Andrew to be double-teamed almost the entire game. .
After Wilson Chandler returned from injury on March 3, the New York Knicks got a little better, at least winning one game and losing one game.
Time passed slowly, and the devil's schedule in March came to an end.
The New York Knicks have a total record of 38 wins and 33 losses. In March, the New York Knicks played 3 games and only scored 24 wins and 9 losses. The ranking fell to seventh, one win away from sixth and eighth, which is a bit precarious !
"The devil's schedule in March is over, but our current ranking is very dangerous. We are one game away from the eighth, so we must not relax in the April game." Mike D'Antoni coach reminded the players.
"Yes, coach!"
In the first game in April, the New York Knicks faced their old rival, the Cleveland Cavaliers. As the saying goes, you took advantage of our illness to kill us in March, and you will kill them no matter what you say in this game.
At the beginning of the game, all members of the New York Knicks entered the state, scored frequently on the offensive end, and worked very hard on the defensive end, which made it very uncomfortable to defend the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After the first quarter, 8 points were opened, and then the second quarter was rotated. The Cleveland Cavaliers wanted to take advantage of the New York Knicks to change players randomly to recover the score, but the New York Knicks were very good off the bench. The Cavaliers, on the contrary, opened up the point difference.
At halftime, the point difference came to 13 points.
In the third quarter, Andrew added fire, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, pulling the point difference to 20 points, and clocking out in three quarters.
In the end, the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers by 123:107 with 16 points and won their first victory in April.
The following day, the New York Knicks ushered in the Toronto Raptors.
The New York Knicks broke out in the first quarter and scored 39 points in a single quarter. Seeing this, Mike D'Antoni continued to put Andrew on the court. In the second quarter, the New York Knicks continued to maintain offensive efficiency and scored 39 points in a single quarter.
In just halftime, the New York Knicks opened the point difference to 20 points.
In the third quarter, Andrew was replaced in half a quarter, and Ming Jin withdrew.
In the end, the New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors with 121:108 and 13 points, achieving 2 consecutive victories, stabilizing No. 7 in the East, and at the same time widening the distance from No. 8.
(End of this chapter)
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