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On February 18th, in the first round after the All-Star Game, the Knicks played away to the Atlanta Hawks, who were ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference. If Zuoli can continue the good state before the All-Star Game, he will score more than 40 points. Score, then Zuo Li will break through Chamberlain's record of 40+ in 14 consecutive games, and enjoy the first place in history.
Before the game, Zuo Li naturally made no secret of his ambition to break the record. After a long absence, Zuo Li even took the initiative to shout at his opponent before the game.
Just when the reporters were excited and thought that the first game after the All-Star Game would see a collision of passion, the Eagles did not respond.
Even before the game, a reporter took the initiative to challenge things, and deliberately exaggerated Zuoli's remarks when interviewing the Eagles core Joe Johnson, but Joe Johnson didn't have any special reaction...
"What? Zuo Li looks down on us? Don't make a fuss, man, we just came back from being teammates in Los Angeles. That guy is a good guy, we get along very well, I know him, he can't possibly say such a thing."
And another All-Star Horford said: "I have seen the interview, Zuo Li just said that he wants to break through himself, break the record, to be honest, if it was me, and Chamberlain's record was placed in front of me, I would not be able to bear it. Stay, don't be picky guys."
Even the head coach of the Eagles said: "We will seriously prepare for this game, strive for victory, and go all out for Zuo Li, but only on the field, we have no problems off the field."
From top to bottom, a peaceful scene.
The reporters are all stunned, what's the situation, you put it aside and look at me, how are you all? Have you ever thought about the feelings of our reporters?
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A senior reporter even scolded her mother directly behind her back: "SHIT! Don't want such a good opportunity for hype!"
And the attitude of the Eagles made Zuo Li a little embarrassed, but thinking about it, he really didn't say anything too much. This time he just happened to meet the Eagles. He will say the same thing when he encounters other teams. After all, he is really rushing to break the record.
However, this Eagle has always been a low-key team. In the past few years from 08-11, fans all know that the eastern giants are the Cavaliers, the Celtics, the Magic, and then the Heat, which form the Big Three. Few people remember that the Eagles were also the eastern powerhouse during this period.
The main reason is that this eagle is too low-key from top to bottom.
Don't look at each of them as big and three thick, but in fact this Eagles team, from the leader Joe Johnson, to Josh Smith, to Horford, all have low-key, humble, indifferent and withdrawn characters.
This has also led to the fact that despite their strength, stats, and even All-Star regulars, they always have their names when it comes to underrated players, especially Joe Johnson and Horford.
You can believe that, in addition to singles, Joe Johnson is also a last-minute cold-faced killer.
According to statistics, in all the games Jordan participated in, he made a total of 9 buzzer-beating lore. Joe Johnson with 8 buzzer-beaters.
Jordan, Kobe Bryant's key ball ability is known to the world, but Joe Johnson, apart from diehard fans, how many people know it.
Another cold knowledge, if you count the quasi-lore that determines the outcome of the game, Joe Johnson is even more terrifying. He has hit a total of 15 times in his entire career, especially in the 12-13 season, Joe Johnson hit 4 times. 2 shots to tie the score at the last moment. The most terrifying thing is that Joe Johnson's shot at the last crucial moment of the season was as high as 87.5%.
However, these data still did not retain Joe Johnson's reputation. Except for singles, it seems that Joe Johnson left no other impression on the fans.
In the same way, Horford is the same. His humility and low profile make many people ignore his strength. In fact, apart from his static talent, Horford is excellent in both offense and defense, especially defense, which is definitely underestimated.
The core is like this, and the Eagles have naturally become a strong, but not very famous team.
In Zuo Li's heart, it may be this low-key humility that influenced the Eagles to go further.
From 2008 to 2015, the Eagles have actually been a tyrant in the East, especially in 2014-15, they even played the first place in the East, and in the regular season, they once overwhelmed the Cavaliers 2.0 led by Lao Zhan. friction on the ground.
However, as soon as the playoffs arrived, they were beaten in reverse, and repeated failures in the playoffs also led to the gradual dissolution of the Eagles, twice!
In fact, the Eagles lineup has always been good, especially later, Horford, Millsap Twin Towers, Korver and Teague on the outside, there is no solution in the regular season, but in the playoffs, where they are full of energy, they can do nothing.
So sometimes people criticize Artest, players like Beverley, but in the playoffs, this kind of player really works.
The eagles of later generations may have had enough low-key buffs, and the high-profile and arrogant Trae Young was chosen. That eagle didn't look good, but it made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, which was surprising.
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Although the Eagles were very humble and low-key before the game, they didn't hold back at all during the game.
Horford followed Zuoli throughout the game, and the Eagles also made a desperate breakthrough, and even started foul tactics in the second half to try to stop Zuoli from scoring.
However, their defensive tactics obviously need to be updated, because in this game Zuoli did not break through or attack, but kept going to the low post, completely destroying the Eagles' defensive system in a way that no one thought of.
On the first attack, Horford held on to the left and right, and Josh Smith came to pinch, but after shaking his shoulders from the left, he turned around and made a jumper to score the ball!
The Horfords were stupid. He knew that Zuo Lihui would make a fallback jumper, but the first ball came directly, which still surprised him.
Moreover, this shoulder sway, this footstep, isn't this Kobe really playing ball! ?
Then in the first quarter, Zuo Li threw five goals in the same way, and two others caused thugs, scoring 14 points in a single quarter.
Horford is numb, a 2.18-meter Kobe is playing backwards in front of you, how can this be prevented!
Josh Smith, who came to make up the defense, also stretched his arm. UU looked at and seemed to want to see how long his arm would need to be to seal Zuo Li's shot...
"Oh hoo hoo, Zuo Li has really learned to make a fadeaway jumper. It's really incredible. Although his hit rate is a lot worse than his breakthrough, his 48% hit rate is enough to further increase his threat." Kenny Smith said.
And Barkley shook his head and sighed: "There is no way to defend, how to defend, you need a 3-meter arm, this is impossible."
In the sighs of the commentators, Zuoli scored 28 points with 52% shooting in the half, and the Hawks had to use foul tactics to try to lock Zuoli's shot.
But 8 of 10 free throws in the second half allowed Zuoli to score 40 points with 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter!
At this moment, Zuo Li finally broke through the limit, surpassed Chamberlain, and monopolized the throne of history.
The Knicks also won the game 110-87, instantly winning the first victory after winning the All-Star game.