The God of Basketball

After defeating the New Jersey Nets, the Knicks ushered in the baptism of the Western Conference's top three.

First the San Antonio Spurs, then the Denver Nuggets, then the Lakers.

San Antonio has secured the third place in the West at this time, and they don't seem to have much interest in the second place in the West.

Although the Spurs have deep grievances with Bruce's classmates, Tony Parker even claimed that Bruce is the player he hates the most in the NBA... However, under the control of the old and cunning Popovich, the whole army still did not attack.

They habitually recharge their batteries before the playoffs...Compared to fighting fiercely in the regular season, they hope to snipe the old rival Mavericks and the new powerful Lakers in the playoffs.

The glory of the regular season is tired of them, and the playoffs are the battlefield for these veterans.

"Meet you again. Bruce Bowen."

Before the start of the game, Li Zhen specially greeted Mr. Bowen. This is the ninth game of Bowen's comeback from injury.

But he felt that Li Zhen seemed to have changed.

Li Zhen seems to be more active than before.

This activity disturbed him, because Li Zhen said to him: "Are you going to use your elbow to measure the hardness of my ribs tonight? Or, stretch a black foot?"

Li Zhen's words were full of expectations.

This kind of expectation makes Bruce Bowen, the old cunt, very upset, and feels that his authority has been challenged... After all, the most proud thing in his life is to hurt people with all kinds of malicious intentions. Opponents don't know when they will make black hands and black feet.

In the end, Li Zhen was fine.

When you come up, you will take the initiative to ask for dirty tricks.

Don't feel a sense of accomplishment, okay?

And when the game starts.

Li Zhen even took the initiative to seek counterpoints.

That earnest look was like a zoo monkey seeing a banana, which made Bruce Bowen feel bad for a while.

And more uncomfortable than him is Tony Parker.

Mr. Parker was ignored,

He hates this feeling so much, he vows to make Li Zhen look good. However, the French man tried his best and couldn't stop Li Zhen's footsteps. He was surprised to find that Li Zhen had surpassed him in all directions, especially the layup after the spin...Why does this guy have such a high shooting percentage in the penalty area?

When he was surprised, that bastard Zach Randolph tried to squeeze him: "Hey, Mr. Parker. If you really can't defend him, you can lick him twice with your tongue, anyway, you French men's mouth work Best."

Randolph is a real bitch.

This made Tony Parker quite angry, and when he got angry, he wanted to give Randolph a little color. As a result, he went deep alone, and when he entered the penalty area, he was about to draw a foul on Randolph.

As a result, Randolph didn't treat him politely at all, and directly suppressed him with fat...beep!

The whistle sounded by the referee made Randolph happy.

He doesn't care about fouls at all.

He even told the crushed grinning Tony Parker: "Why, do you like the one down there so much?"

Tony Parker was even angrier.

So angry that he missed a free throw.

And in the next round, Popovich simply replaced him.

The playoffs are just around the corner, and the Spurs don't want to make a fuss. If that bastard Randolph really flattens the French sports car, the Spurs' run to the playoffs is pretty much on the line.

Bruce Bowen has never arranged to defend Li Zhen.

The Spurs played conservatively, even with a 'I'm here to lose' attitude.

It made the Knicks quite helpless.

Especially Li Zhen, he thought to himself... What the hell, I still hope that Bo Wen will do some tricks to make my talent go to the next level. In the end, you became a shrinking turtle. boring! boring!

Li Zhen was very sad.

"We can't go on like this!!"

When Isiah Thomas was suspended in the first quarter, he made a famous quote: "We have to be on the bench, and we have to train the rotation. It makes us not a strong team. Why can Popovich be willful, I can not??"

The soul of the smiling assassin asked.

Everyone was a little confused.

Then he took it upon himself to send Ramon Sessions, Matt Barnes, Francisco Garcia, Swift, Foyer onto the court himself.

This is probably the first time he has actively adjusted players since his winning streak.

As the No. 1 pretentious cutie in the Big Apple, he would never allow that old thief Popovich to stand taller in front of him. Isn't it playing rotation? Isn't it just pretending to be reserved and not being the main force? Isn't it just to improve the force and point to the playoffs? Who wouldn't!

What everyone didn't think of was.

The Knicks' pure bench lineup is inseparable from the Spurs' rotation.

Ramon Sessions is mature and prudent, with a bit of a classic point guard posture.

In contrast, Uduka of the Spurs is simply a baby in front of him.

Popovich was very sad. He always thought that the Spurs' rotation lineup was second to none in the league. He didn't expect that Isiah Thomas messed up and made such a strong lineup.

Ramon Sessions, a rookie, can actually sort out the offense with a degree of relaxation. Matt Barnes is as tough as ever defensively, much stronger than Brent Barry. There is also Francisco Garcia, his three-pointer is actually more accurate than the old Barry and the old Horry combined.

Although Swift traded his IQ for jumping, he actually had a little bit of a tactical path drawn in his mind, and Mark Bonner was actually disrupted by the size he made.

There is also Foyer, although it is quite satisfactory, but it is also very uncomfortable for Muhammad.

So, after the second quarter, the Spurs actually retreated steadily. If they hadn't used Ginobili to push up for a while in the second half, they would have fallen behind by double digits at halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides played with the starting lineup for a while.

But both teams are starting to hit the iron.

Neither have a good feel.

So, put on rotation again.

The two teams were exhausted like this.

The two sides came and went, and the two head coaches seemed to be angry, and neither of them replaced any main players.

In the fourth quarter, Quentin Richardson expanded the point difference to double digits through two explosive three-point jumpers, and then the Spurs never approached single digits.

111:100.

The Knicks won this unconventional victory.

Extend the winning streak further to 25 games.

This is not only the first winning streak in the history of the Knicks, but also the second consecutive winning streak in the history of the league. It is 8 games away from the 33 consecutive victories created by the Lakers in 1972... um! It is impossible for the Knicks to break this season, because there are only seven games in the regular season.

so.

"We don't care about winning streaks at all."

"We're a playoff team."

"That's why Bruce Lee only played 8 minutes tonight, Zach Randolph 11 minutes, Eddie Griffin 12 minutes. We want to work out our rotation more than the Spurs. And the fact that the league Number one is number one in the league."

Having said that, Isaiah Thomas paused for a moment. Sitting at the press conference, he gave a tactical back and said in a sonorous and forceful voice: "Strength creates classics, and the king is no accident. Players may have parallel imports, but the ace Coach, there is no falsehood!"

Clap clap clap clap!

There was loud applause at the scene.

Now the Smiling Assassin has fans in the Big Apple.

Many reporters like this kind of head coach who is outspoken but amazingly capable, and some media even flattered him bluntly: "Do what you say, it's Isiah Thomas' way of coaching!"

This sentence made Thomas so happy that he was even written down, framed in Chinese calligraphy and hung on the wall of his office.

When James Dolan asked, he still humbly said: "I always use this sentence to encourage myself. I feel that I have not done enough. Whenever I am humble and complacent, I will look at it... "

Wow!

James Dolan was full of little stars at the time. He felt that Isiah Thomas was right in everything he said and attractive in everything he did.

Isiah Thomas loves being adored.

He doesn't like being told how to do things...except Bruce.

"Popovich is a good head coach. He met Tim Duncan, just like I met Bruce Lee. However, I am still a little better than him. I hope he will continue to work hard and be able to achieve some results in the West. It would be the best if we can meet us in the finals at the end of May."

Forehead…….

When Isiah Thomas said this.

Everyone was shocked.

Everyone was very shocked, and Isiah Thomas was shocked to say the words of reaching the finals. This... this... happiness came too suddenly.

The New York reporter was very pleasantly surprised.

They didn't even suspect that Isiah Thomas was talking too much, because... he was a man of his word.

"Isn't it the minimum requirement to enter the finals first in the league?"

Thomas spread out his palms in a domineering gesture.

Click! Click!

Spotlights flicker non-stop.

The frozen pictures were quickly sent to all over the United States and became the covers of major basketball media... Isiah Thomas said: Entering the finals is the minimum requirement for the Knicks! !

Headlines like this abound.

in the vast east.

Everywhere except New York is a mocking stance.

They don't think the Knicks can make it to the Finals, especially Cleveland and Boston.

People in Cleveland are thinking: Your Knicks made it to the Finals? What about my chosen one?

Boston is even more arrogant: Are you in the finals? Isn't our big three a white team?

Also, there's Orlando. There are also various dissatisfaction.

Of course, there are several teams that are fiercely competing for the eighth place in the East that are even more eager to try.

I don't know which of these teams didn't catch up. They were so focused on fighting against the Knicks, they were all delusional, and they were crazy.

Therefore, the situation in the second half of the Eastern Conference is very strange now, and the sixth place is actually starting to perform poorly... I really don't know what the sky is high and the earth is thick.

Compared with the cynicism in the east, the west side is full of support.

On the one hand, it may be that the Knicks are weak and easy to bully.

On the other hand, Kobe Bryant is looking forward to the 24VS10 drama, even before the All-Star Game, he expressed such thoughts.

...

When Isiah Thomas' wild words caused a sensation in the league, Li Zhen was very active in the training ground.

Although Kenny Smith has been advocating the public opinion that he has become a superstar, he knows better than anyone in his heart that he has not yet reached this level.

There are two main reasons.

First, his physical fitness and strength, including jumping, are still not top-notch, and his total talent value has not reached the top level.

Second, the talents in his body are not perfectly integrated. This led to no significant improvement in his shooting percentage. Although much better than before. But there are very few talented pressure players like McGrady. If there is no such player stimulation, the integration speed is quite satisfactory, and it will not be very fast.

Therefore, Li Zhen can only sprinkle his sweat in the training hall now, and quickly water out the talent space.

...

The Denver Nuggets are currently eighth in the West, but only one game away from ninth in the West. So their playoff spot hasn't been completely stabilized yet.

To be honest, such a result is a bit embarrassing for the ultra-luxury lineup of the Nuggets.

With two golden guns and luxurious equipment in the penalty area, even if you tie a dog on the coach's bench, you won't have to worry about tickets for the playoffs.

However, George Karl just did it.

Moreover, he even uttered wild words: "Isiah Thomas is not qualified to be the best coach of the year at all."

This sentence seriously offended the No. 1 pretentious cutie in the Big Apple, and the smiling assassin stopped smiling at that time.

He told the Time Warner reporter with a serious face: "The matter of the best coach, is it the turn of the head coach of a marginal team to judge the playoffs??"

Then, he strongly supervised in the locker room: "The Nuggets must be won tonight, and they must go home with tears of frustration! We want to help the Golden State Warriors!! David Lee will always be our little brother! !"

Forehead….

"Didn't you say that the last few games are training the rotation lineup?" Zach questioned. He has recently suffered from laziness and is planning to take the opportunity to be lazy for a few games. As a result, Isaiah changed his order day and night.

"No way, Denver people are too rude!" Isiah Thomas emphasized angrily.

Then, he specifically asked Zach Randolph to go out and chat for a while, 'Which is more important, human dignity or commitment'.

Although Zach doesn't know much about dignity, he has no concept of commitment.

But it was the Super VIP of the Gold Club promised to him by Isiah Thomas that ignited his fighting spirit.

"You said you had this earlier, why are you talking so much about it with me? Isn't it over?"

Randolph must have been a Northeasterner in his previous life.

Isiah Thomas patted Randolph on the stomach and emphasized: "Go after the playoffs."

"It's a must!" Randolph slapped his chest, "No one understands promises better than me."

With Randolph done, Isiah Thomas returned to the locker room satisfied.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with winning the game easily.

However, after all the calculations, I still didn't expect the game to be so thrilling.

Because, Li Zhen discovered on the court that Carmelo Anthony is also a talented oppressive defender.

At that time, he was overjoyed.

Then, this guy with poor physical fitness actually played the art of post-up singles with Carmelo Anthony, who is as strong as a bull.

What the hell... Isaiah's eyeballs were about to fall off at the time, he wondered if you got the wrong script, Bruce, your opponent should be Iverson!

That is Li Zhen.

For anyone else, Isiah Thomas would definitely jump up and curse, and throw him to the end of the bench and never hire him!

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