Chapter 149 Meeting with Yao Ming, the upcoming derby.
The Knicks' next opponent is the 76ers.
Without Iverson, the 76ers also slipped from a super strong team to a team on the edge of the playoffs.
The 76ers established a new leader after Iverson left.
Xiaoai, Andre Iguodala.
Although Iguodala is called a small ai, his playing style is completely different from that of ai.
Iguodala is a forward in the organization, and he prefers defense than offense.
Of course, the 76ers are not very clear about Iguodala's development direction, and they are still trying to train him to become a core player.
Iguodala was the ninth pick in 2004. She averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game last season, which is why he quickly gained the trust of the 76ers management.
This season, Iguodala's average data has also risen to 20.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
The data is improved because his ball rights have increased, and the improvement is not obvious if it depends on the efficiency.
In the game against the Knicks, Iguodala's efficiency was average. She only made 6 of 15 shots in the game, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and with 8 of 10 free throws, she barely scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists with the data bonus of 8 free throws.
This is similar to his average number.
But such performance is not enough to help the 76ers win the Knicks this season.
Randolph, who was extremely frustrated against Duncan in the last game, ushered in a big explosion.
Facing the inside guarded by Dalemport and Reggie Evans, Randolph asked for it, and with Lin Rui's continuous feeding, he scored 33 points and 14 rebounds in luxury data.
Lin Rui's performance was average, with 18 points, 16 assists and 8 rebounds.
Lin Rui's score has not been below 20 for a long time.
This night, Lin Rui mainly focused more on connecting his teammates, and the team did not need him to continue scoring high scores.
Lin Rui made full use of his defensive deterrence and sorted out the Knicks' offense as smooth as the flowing water.
The score of this game was 112 to 101, and the Knicks won 76ers away with 11 points.
After Lin Rui's game, his passing attributes increased by 2 points.
This is an improvement in the game. Lin Rui could clearly feel that in passing, his vision became wider and his sense of position of his teammates became clearer.
After so many games, Lin Rui can confidently think that he is an organization master.
After winning the game against the 76ers, the Knicks immediately went to New Jersey to challenge the Nets.
In this game that the outside world thought the Knicks wanted to win, the Knicks lost.
There are three main reasons for losing.
The first is that all the Knicks are a little tired. This is the second game back-to-back game. The main players are not in shape. Even Lin Rui cannot concentrate on the court many times. There have been as many as 7 mistakes on the court. Lin Rui is like this. Other outside states are similar. They are difficult to make shots. Nets players' defense steps are too fast.
The second is that Randolph twisted his ankle early and got out of the field. His absence made the Knicks lack an inside offensive and defensive fulcrum. In the case of poor feel, the Knicks could not stabilize the situation in the inside.
The third is the outbreak of Nets star Carter. Carter used his body to continuously bomb the Knicks' inside line, frequently standing on the free throw line, helping the Nets establish a lead and consolidate the score difference, and finally leading the Nets to defeat the Knicks with a score of 102-94.
Lin Rui made only 8 of 27 shots tonight, of which the three-pointers were crazy 10 shots, 6 of them 7 free throws, and scored a total of 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 turnovers.
The Knicks' three-game winning streak was terminated.
The Knicks don't have time to lick the wounds of their defeat, and they have to go to the next away game to challenge the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls this season are not a strong team. In the post-Jordan era, they are still struggling. Rollden, Joe Smith, and Ben Gordon seem to be their saviors.
Bulls fans don't know when their savior will arrive.
The Bulls have a record of 7 wins and 10 losses so far, ranking ninth in the East.
Their strength is not strong, but the Knicks still lost to them 97-107.
David Lee also hit his knee while training, causing an injury to be out of the team.
The Knicks are in huge trouble when they lose two inside cores.
Lin Rui didn't know who the pass to the inside was given to.
Jeffries' ability to eat cakes is not as good as Randolph and David Lee.
As for Eddie Curry, he was almost out of the rotation after failing to lose weight. Coach Thomas had to use him, but he did not take advantage of this game and performed very clumsy and useless.
Compared to the last game, Lin Rui's condition was much better. Lin Rui scored 41 points, 7 assists, 11 rebounds and 5 steals on this night.
Nearly half of the team's scores were obtained by Lin Rui.
But helpless, Lin Rui became the Ox Killing Emperor tonight.
In the absence of a major general, it is difficult for Lin Rui to save the game on such a night with his own strength.
The Knicks reluctantly experienced a two-game losing streak.
Fortunately, after a series of away games, the Knicks had the opportunity to make adjustments and they would return to home in the next game.
Before playing at home, Coach Thomas gave everyone a day off and asked everyone to adjust.
Continuous away games have made the players and staff very tired mentally and physically.
The Knicks did not win the Nets and the Bulls, which was very unfavorable for them. After returning to home, the opponents they faced were not weak.
Houston Rockets, this is the Western Conference playoff team.
This is also a Chinese derby.
The Rockets arrived in New York two days before the game started.
As a landlord, Lin Rui also called Yao, and he invited Yao to dinner.
Lin Rui liked watching Yao Ming's games in his previous life. As a representative of Chinese players in the NBA and a pillar of the national men's basketball team, Lin Rui admired Yao Ming very much.
Yao Ming was not surprised when he received Lin Rui's call.
If Lin Rui goes to Houston, he will also invite Lin Rui to have a meal. This is the way for Chinese people to entertain guests.
Yao Ming is also looking forward to meeting Lin Rui. He is very lonely in Houston.
He is not from the same world as McGrady. He is extremely eager to win and the championship, but McGrady has been defeated by injuries and has become lazy during training, let alone competitions.
McGrady can't help Yao Ming in the championship.
Yao Ming has always hoped that more Chinese people in the NBA will find new hope in the national team.
Yao Ming was very excited about a Chinese derby with Lin Rui.
Since Lin Rui entered the NBA, Yao Ming has followed Lin Rui in every game.
As Lin Rui became more and more outstanding in the NBA, Yao Ming became happier and happier.
He may not be able to get higher honors in the NBA, but what about the national team?
The Beijing Olympics are about to start, and Yao Ming feels that it will no longer be a situation where he is alone.
Yao Ming is very low-key and simple, and he has led to the progress of Chinese basketball.
If it weren't for Yao Ming, I'm afraid Chinese fans wouldn't pay so much attention to NBA.
Chapter completed!