Zuo Li didn't expect that, besides him, the Knicks were the second to explode. He always thought it would be Curry!
Don't get me wrong, David Lee, sit down, sit down, calm down, look in the mirror if you can't do it, oh, you're also handsome and rich?
That's fine.
However, it can only be said that Lao De has learned the eight-point charm of Zuo Li under the influence of his ears and eyes. He knew that in the eyes of fans and the media, Zuo Li is a gentleman who looks very gentle, but is actually hot and full of energy. Genius of show effects.
His personality has also affected Lao De. You must know that Lao De has always been a gentle coach. He can hardly be seen in a hurry. The interviews have always been quite satisfactory. Bo and Riley, in addition to having a level of character, are also first-class and distinct, and they are easily remembered.
It’s a pity for Zuo Li in the last life. If D’Antoni was a coach with a more distinctive personality and a more explosive point, how could he be a little popular with his stories in the Suns and the Rockets, the evaluation must be higher than this, but it’s a pity , Deshuai is such a character.
But now, Zuo Li is relieved, De Shuai no longer has to worry about himself, he has already left the apprenticeship completely.
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Closer to home.
The sudden flash of the German coach made everyone outside the basketball circle pay attention to the situation of the Knicks, and the Knicks also won their 57th victory this season.
On February 26, the Knicks played their penultimate game this month, a guest against the Grizzlies in Memphis.
As a team that's getting younger every year, the Grizzlies are one of those teams that waste talent.
In the future, people will say that in the youth army for 10 years or so, the Blazers fell because of injuries, and the Thunder collapsed because of salary space, but people often ignore the other team, the one drafted every year after leaving Dajia All collapsed, and finally the team that was saved by two "old guys" in black and white.
Gasol left in 2008. Before leaving, they had already selected Guy and Lowry. In 2007, Conley and Xiao Jia were selected. Very good, both inside and out, the back line is very good, at least not hot, not enough to win the championship, there is no problem in entering the playoffs.
But unfortunately, let alone the playoffs, such a Grizzly has been at the bottom of the lottery year after year, and he has his share in every lottery pick, but no matter how he chooses, he is still with the Timberwolves, but you look at the Timberwolves lineup, that is Not really, but you Grizzlies are obviously full of talent.
So it can only be said that the Grizzlies management is too bad, and the coach selection is too bad, otherwise it will not be able to make the playoffs.
This season was an important turning point for the Grizzlies in history. The management team was completely replaced. Hollins joined, traded for Randolph, Tony Allen and other defensive giants. All the way to the playoffs, there will be Black Eight next season. Waiting for them, once they became the toughest defensive team in the league, it can be said to be Nirvana. If it wasn't for injuries, maybe they would go further.
But now, Randolph and the others have not gotten it. In addition to Xiaojia, there is only Thabeet, who may be the worst third pick in history, so it is still difficult to get rid of the fate of the bottom.
In this fight against the Knicks, Thabeet was directly beaten to his knees by Zuo Li. His long arms were completely useless in front of Zuo Li, but Zuo Li seized the opportunity and beat him hard in the low position.
Zuo Li knew very well what style Thabeet was, and they all said that Warcraft had no skills. Compared with him, Howard was simply a master of technology. Thabeet had no way to stop Zuo Li except fouling.
"Tabbit's dinner will be knocked out by Zuo Li..." After Zuo Li hung Thabeet for the third time to complete the dunk, Yu Jia couldn't bear it anymore. This Thabeet reminded him of Uncle Mu in the 01 finals …
No, it's worse than Uncle Mu. Uncle Mu is also the best defensive player anyway. Thabeet is really useless except for his long arms.
Less than half a quarter later, Thabeet committed 4. If he hadn't been replaced, it is estimated that Zuoli could have beaten him in 6 minutes.
After hitting Thabeet, the burden of defending the left standing is placed on Xiaojia.
Xiao Jia can resist, he is better than his brother, but Zuo Li can't resist him anymore.
pull out!
Xiao Jia was ready at that time.
What he was most afraid of was moving the inside line, and he couldn't follow it, so Zuo Li got a lot of opportunities to shoot open...
With 28 points in the half, 40 points in the whole game, 110-91, Zuo Li attacked again efficiently after two strokes, leading the team to 57 wins.
This number has almost won the league championship, at least to ensure that the finals should be able to have home field advantage, because Zuo Li remembers that the first Lakers in the West this season only ended up with only 57 wins.
The Eastern Cavaliers 61 wins, the Magic 59 wins, better than the current record of the Knicks.
But it won't be too long. After all, there are still more than a dozen games close to 20 games at this time. It is impossible for the Knicks to not win one game.
So the Knicks fans swelled, and they shouted the slogan again: "Knicks championship!"
Of course, what was a little embarrassing was that the next day, the Knicks, who went back-to-back against the Cavaliers, lost 108-105. Zuo Li failed to hit a tie goal at the last moment, and the Cavaliers held the victory at home.
At this time, the 49-win Cavaliers won a key victory The Cavaliers also became the second team in the league to break 50 wins.
Zuo Li had 33 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks, while James had 25 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds and 2 steals.
This is the closest statistic the two have met this season, and the Cavaliers also pulled back a point.
Many fans of the Cavaliers were excited and responded to the New York fans one after another: Isn't it the first, what's the use! Regular season records aren't everything! If you have the ability, you will see the real chapter in the playoffs! Do the same for you when the time comes!
Cavaliers fans also swelled...
The win apparently made them forget the fear of being dominated by the Knicks twice before.
But there is a saying they are right, that is, the regular season record is really not everything, and the playoffs have to start again.
However, Zuo Li hopes that Cavaliers fans will remember this sentence for themselves, and don't wait for the playoffs to be hammered again before jumping out and saying, "Why, obviously we played better than them in the regular season."
According to the current rankings, the Knicks and the Cavaliers still want to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals, but Zuo Li knows that the Cavaliers will most likely have no chance of the Eastern Conference Finals.
When Zuo Li was asked after the game how he felt about the end of his winning streak, he said calmly: "He can only stop me for a while."
Cavaliers fans instantly suffocated.
Zuo Li is right, even if they win this game, it will only delay the time for the Knicks to get 60 wins, and it will have little effect on the final result. After all, Zuo Li has said many times that they will not attack. Best record in history.
60 wins has finally explained a lot of problems.
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Entering the first day of March, the Knicks immediately beat the Pistons again at home to get their 59th victory of the season.
Zuo Li scored 35 points and 20 rebounds in this game.
Then, on the 3rd, the Knicks went to Toronto to face the Raptors!