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Chapter 514 Surprise and strength

After taking the Rockets lightly, the only strong teams the Knicks have never encountered are the Timberwolves and the Warriors.

When the outside world thought that the Knicks' opening streak would continue, they lost to the Heat in an away game.

The Heat are considered a hidden strong team, but after James left, the outside world always thought they would die.

As a result, after they got Gobert in the summer, they rose again in the East.

Bosh is back, the team still has Wade and Dragic on the outside, and Luol Deng is still okay now.

In addition to not having the strongest point at the peak, the Heat now have no weak links.

It's just that Bosh's illness has not been completely cured. He can only retire after repeated lung problems, and the Heat's apparent resurgence is gone.

But now Bosh has no physical problems, they are still relatively strong.

In this game, the Knicks' role players did not perform well, and the Heat's defense was relatively strong, so they had their first loss of the season.

But their record is still the first in the league.

It can be regarded as tied for first place. The Timberwolves are also very strong in the West, and they only lost one game.

The Knicks beat the Magic next, without losing streak.

The Magic are still weak, but much better than last season.

A group of young players in their team are growing, including Vucevic, Oladipo, Fournier, Harris, etc., but none of them are particularly talented.

However, what Zhang Sixin didn't expect was that the team lost to the Heat next.

He could feel that Spoelstra looked a little strange.

In the past, the Big Three always couldn't take advantage of it. As a result, an insider was traded from the Knicks, and they beat the Knicks consecutively.

Gobert really played a role in these two games, and his inside help defense is very good.

But both times there were actually unexpected situations. Before, the Knicks had some problems with their own offense. This time, the Heat's role players suddenly broke out in the final quarter.

Their marginal man Gerald Green broke out suddenly at a critical moment and hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Heat reverse the score.

The teams coached by Zhang Sixin rarely turn over in the final stage, but there are always exceptions to everything.

As the head coach, Zhang Sixin has no choice but to use the game as a negative teaching material, let the team grasp the details, and strive to do better in the future.

The number one position in the league is gone, but the number one in the Eastern Conference is still very stable.

The Heat won them two games and did not threaten their position, so Zhang Sixin must have been an accident.

At the end of November, the Rockets with a neat lineup came to visit, and the Knicks finally had a big battle.

"Prevent three-pointers." Zhang Sixin explained to the players before the game.

The Rockets are now becoming more obsessed with three-pointers. Even Anthony shoots a lot of three-pointers every game. Obviously this is not what he is good at.

But most coaches in the league will not adjust their tactics according to the characteristics of the players. They will only create a system they like, and then let the players do that.

You may be concerned about playing the team's top card, while others need to cooperate.

The Rockets are still dominated by Harden, and those who come first still take advantage. Unless a superstar joins, it is impossible to grab the top card position.

Although Anthony and Howard are somewhat dissatisfied, they can only cooperate with Harden's style of play in the Rockets.

The Rockets didn't feel good at the beginning. The Big Three of the Rockets have strong offensive power, but both Harden and Anthony like singles, which is extremely difficult.

They can beat almost any team when they feel good, but they are not that consistent.

In fact, Howard mainly protected the Rockets' rebounds. He used to be a bit of a super blue-collar in the Magic, but now he has just become a real blue-collar, and his teammates on the outside are stronger.

In fact, as long as the three work together, the Rockets can still be stronger, but the strength of the team is not the superposition of the strength of the players, and the chemical reaction is not so easy.

When the Rockets didn't feel good, the Knicks played steadily. While Leonard was the main offensive point, the team relied on Lowry and Jokic's passes to flourish.

"The Knicks' game is really good. I didn't expect them to attack like this last season."

"Indeed, although it's a pity to send Gobert away, the Knicks' current game is really good."

"The gap between the Rockets and the Knicks is actually tactical. The Rockets are really playing blind."

But then the Rockets Harden and Anthony's singles ability broke out, especially after Harden's hand felt better, the tone of the fans began to change again.

The Knicks naturally have many fans, but many fans are just light fans, or neutral, and whichever side has the upper hand will turn into fans of which team at any time.

So let alone a round of series, the direction of a game can change many times.

But as the head coach, Zhang Sixin is not worried at all sitting on the sidelines.

Facing the Rockets, both Anthony and Howard were relatively easy to solve, but they still missed the pick-and-roll.

Harden is a little more troublesome, not just his shooting ability, Harden's shooting is at the All-Star level, the key is that the combination of his fouls and shooting will be relatively difficult to guard against.

But the Knicks also have a way, a lot of consumption, useful for any style of player.

As long as Harden doesn't keep his touch, it doesn't matter if he gets more points.

In fact, it was difficult for Harden to get high points when he played against the Knicks, and 20+ was almost the top.

The Knicks' defense mainly interferes with Harden's shooting. If he breaks through, he will immediately have a help defense.

If there is a foul, as long as it is not exaggerated, it doesn't matter how many more.

When Harden's physical strength declines and his shooting percentage has problems, the Knicks can harvest.

The best thing the Knicks do is three-point defense, so when the opponent's star feels good, they don't let the Rockets take advantage.

The three-pointers that the Knicks can't defend are usually the surprises of role players. Unless the main defense point is a fairy ball, there will be no chance.

In the second half, under Harden's huge consumption, free throws were not so accurate, and the Knicks gradually grasped the advantage.

In the final quarter, without much suspense, Leonard took over the game.

Many people have also discovered that if no one can match up with Leonard, there is basically no chance against the Knicks.

It would be even stronger if it happened to be strong enough to be blocked by Leonard.

A star with both offense and defense is easy to use, and this is also the easiest superstar model to be recognized.

It is normal for the Big Three of the Rockets not to beat the Knicks, and now it is just reconfirming this point.

The West may still have to look at the Timberwolves and Thunder. The Lakers feel that they have serious problems and can only rely on miracles. The Warriors still have to wait and see.

In short, there are many strong teams in the West, but no one seems to be as good as the Knicks.

When the time comes to December, the All-Star voting will start again.

The Knicks have the impressive points of last season, and the new season is very strong, they will definitely be loved by more fans.

(End of this chapter)