Chapter 1494 The Miracle at Madison Square Garden (Part 1)

"The Magic's top scorer was Carter with 23 points. Howard had 13 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks. Nelson had 12 points. Other than that, no one scored in double figures. It can be seen that the Magic still need to change their lineup. Keep grinding."

In the TNT live broadcast room, Smith made a simple analysis of the data of the two teams. From the data alone, the reason why the Magic lost this game has been revealed. In addition to using Howard as a blue-collar player, he is an outside shooter. The lack of firepower.

Therefore, Howard's dissatisfaction when facing reporters after the game can be fully understood.

He said bluntly: "As soon as I entered, I tried my best to defend, fight for rebounds, and protect the penalty area, but on the offensive end I couldn't get the ball. It was as simple as that. I took 7 or 8 shots today. I don't remember, because it was really It's so little, I feel like I need to go down low more and get more of the ball instead of watching them shoot random shots over my head."

Howard's dissatisfaction with the tactics is already clear. He thinks that the coach does not give him the ball, and he is also a little dissatisfied with Van Gundy. However, he also wishes to have Van Gundy. There are only so many people on the team, and his technical characteristics are still the same. Yes, what can he do as a coach? He can't turn you into Paul. Nash comes out!

But Van Gundy also knows that the team has many problems that need to be solved, because this season the Magic have lost to the Cavaliers, Celtics and Lakers, three major championship-level competitors, and their ability to play against strong teams has also been widely criticized. Questioning, to be honest, there are not many people who are optimistic that the Magic can still make it through the Eastern Conference.

If they want to reach the finals again, they need to recruit!

I heard that Turkoglu was not happy with the Raptors either...

Turkoglu may not have thought that he would one day enter the palace again, and Magic fans also did not expect that Turkoglu would no longer be the same Turkoglu after he came back...

Regardless of the Magic's problems, after successfully defeating the Magic and getting off to a good start on their Grammy tour, the Lakers also took advantage of the situation and completed a sweep of the top three in the Eastern Conference. This undoubtedly gave the majority of Lakers fans a reassurance, whether it was the Cavaliers or the Magic. Still the Green Army, the Lakers have won by a larger margin. There is no doubt that the Lakers have the advantage in the situation on the court. This still has some reference value for possible future finals.

But for the Lakers, their test has just begun. After playing the game against the Magic, the Lakers rushed to New York non-stop. They will face their next opponent on the 22nd, New York - still in bad shape - the Knicks Si!

After arriving in New York, the Lakers naturally breathed a sigh of relief. There were still three days to play, and the opponent was the Knicks. It seemed that the only thing they needed to care about was the endless temptations in New York. This was not Cleveland. The Zen Master's curfew was only available in the city. It will be issued here.

The Lakers even had a day off on the 20th. On this day, Ji Feng, Kobe and others even went to Broadway to enjoy a series of art performances under heavy security. A group photo of Ji Feng and the actors was even featured on the Chinese entertainment company next door. news.

All of this made the New York media very angry!

MD!

People in Los Angeles look down on us!

Indeed, the Lakers didn't pay attention to the Knicks at all. These past few days were clearly regarded by Zen Master as a rest day during a long road trip.

The New York media expressed their anger, but looking at their team's behavior, they felt that maybe reporting on the Los Angeles people's schedule might be more eye-catching than reporting on the victory or defeat.

For the Knicks in the 2009-2010 season, everything was just excessive. Everything they did in the past was to save money and bring in big names in the summer. Their favorite person was of course James, so for James, they had to save money and save money. So what about the season!

When the New Yorkers finished attacking Isiah Thomas with their sticks held high, they found, triumphantly, that the Knicks in front of them seemed worse than before: a dream surnamed James in the distance had not yet been revealed, and a man nearby was The bad lineup already stinks to the sky.

For such a team that has entered the abalone den and has not smelled its stench for a long time, there may be, and only New York fans will be painfully and happily tortured.

The Knicks in the 2009-10 season were terrible.

From Isiah Thomas to Donnie Walsh, the Knicks' tragedy is still unfolding.

Don't think that just because the Knicks paid a little less luxury tax last season is an achievement, because they spent all their luxury tax money on buying out Marbury.

It won't be long before Lao Ma goes to China to become a political commissar...

Such a coquettish operation by the Knicks has made them the focus of the league. This is all because their total team salary this season is only $27.34 million!

What a terrible number!

It can certainly mean James, Bosh, Wade, Stoudemire... the list goes on.

But what if the James guys all stay intact? Then all the Knicks will see is this year's poor lineup, and they don't even have a qualified center.

Their starters this season are Danilo Gallinari and David Lee, two white insiders who like three-pointers and jumpers, like to float on the outside without confrontation, and don't know how to defend. The third position is Will. Sen Chandler, two small men Jeffries and Duhon on the back line.

There is nothing wrong with this lineup. More than 20 million yuan is the situation. Looking at the Knicks alone, the lineup is really terrible. They lack absolute stars. The potential stocks also include unproven players. There are countless junk stocks. Duhon and Robinson should be the best value players on this team.

But the happiest person must be David Lee. In such a team, David Lee averages 20+10 per game and becomes a player who is definitely an All-Star in terms of statistics at least. Regardless of the team in every game Win or lose, David Lee played very comfortably anyway. He even ranked third among power forwards in the first two rounds of Eastern Conference All-Star voting.

Second only to Garnett and Bosh.

There was even a saying in New York that 'no matter if the team loses or not, I, David Lee, will not lose anyway'.

However, on the 22nd, the game against the Lakers shattered David Lee's myth of "not losing"!

The Lakers surprisingly did not play Ji Feng in the first quarter. This was the second time Ji Feng came off the bench this season. It was obvious that he was looking down on others.

I wouldn't be able to bear it if I changed to another team, but the Knicks can!

There is nothing you can do if you can't bear it. They can't beat Artest. Wilson Chandler can still fight when he meets a weakling. But when he meets someone like Artest, he is simply abused. Artest played for 12 minutes in the first quarter. Pressing Chandler to the ground and rubbing him, Artest scored 10 points in a single quarter.

And David Lee, the Knicks' number one star, was also lost in the confrontation with Gasol. His advantage is that he has a wide range of movement and can shoot, but Gasol can keep up with his movements and rely on the Lakers' overall defense. , allowing David Lee to make 2 of 9 shots in the first quarter.

The most enjoyable one was undoubtedly Bynum. The Knicks' weak inside line made Bynum feel like a fish in water. He basically scored in a casual game and scored a career-high 17 points in a single quarter.

The explosive performance of all members made Madison Square Garden once again endure undue pain. 53-21 in a single quarter, the Lakers destroyed the Knicks in the first quarter!

"53 points in a single quarter, this is the biggest first quarter loss in the history of the Knicks at home." Barkley shook his head and smiled. Looking at this posture, another miracle is about to happen at Madison Square Garden.