Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 520 Small twists and turns at the end of the season

"The Timberwolves performed well in the second quarter, but in the second half, like the first quarter, they were a bit restricted by the Knicks."

"Zhang Sixin knows Curry very well. For this former favorite player, he always puts on the tightest defense every time. Therefore, as long as Curry, who is usually super god, meets the Knicks, he will play very hard."

"George is trying to score, but facing Leonard, his efficiency is a bit low. George should consider whether he is too persistent in singles. He needs to play smarter."

In fact, the Timberwolves' resilience is still relatively strong.

The third quarter didn't feel so good, and it was adjusted in the final quarter.

This aspect also shows that both Curry and George are more sensitive, especially in high-intensity confrontation, shooting is their strongest weapon.

In general, the Timberwolves' offense is not as comprehensive as the Knicks.

At the last moment, the Knicks still locked Curry tightly, and did not give him the chance to connect the ball.

As a result, the scene of Leonard and George confronting appeared on the court.

George really got the touch in the end, Leonard had no problem with his defense and he still scored 5 points in a row.

But Leonard also hit the mid-range steadily, because the Knicks were in the lead before, and the Timberwolves could only accept the result of a narrow loss by the end of the game.

The combination of Curry and George really has scoring explosiveness, but it is not as stable as the Knicks.

They may have a chance to beat the Knicks, but they may only do it once a few times.

In the next game, the Knicks were a bit unlucky. Leonard suffered a minor injury and truce. The Knicks were disrupted and lost to the Raptors.

Leonard truce, the Knicks chose Grant to start, and the team's offense was affected to a certain extent.

But they still won the Pacers next. Although Middleton scored a decent score, the three-pointer was completely restricted.

The current Pacers are a fringe team in the playoffs. Middleton is the strongest point on the offensive end, but he can only score purely.

On February 2, the Knicks beat the Magic.

When Leonard can't play, the team's abuse of food is still relatively stable.

But they lost consecutively to the Heat and the Trail Blazers. The team did not perform well at critical moments in these two games. Without Leonard, the Knicks are almost meaningless now.

The key is that Antetokounmpo and Jokic are not in the strongest form yet, and the team is also used to Leonard's shots at critical moments, so there was the first losing streak of the season.

But even in the event of a loss, the Knicks are still unshakable as the No. [-] throne in the Eastern Conference.

In the next back-to-back, they won the Celtics and Pistons in a row, proving that even if they lost a core player, they are still a properly strong team.

Zhang Sixin didn't panic too much. Leonard was only having a small problem, and he was only allowed to rest for two more games just to be on the safe side.

"It doesn't matter if you lose a few more games in the regular season. Player injuries must be well controlled." This is the principle that Zhang Sixin has always adhered to.

The team's March schedule is not particularly intensive, but there are a lot of back-to-backs.

There is relatively sufficient rest time between back-to-backs, but in back-to-back away games in the West, the Knicks still lost a game. They lost to the Nuggets after a big victory over the Suns.

The Nuggets hit a key three-pointer, and the Knicks were a little helpless.

As for playing the sun, Booker may have sensed it somewhere and played a wonderful performance.

The Knicks will play five consecutive Western Conference away games this time, and Leonard chose to come back at this time.

Originally, Zhang Sixin wanted to wait until the home court before letting people come back, but later found that it was unnecessary to wait so long. Leonard was eager to fight again, so Leonard made a comeback when he came to Los Angeles.

Leonard's comeback performance was quite satisfactory, but he also scored 20+ points.

The Clippers just ran into it, and even though Paul played well, he was still killed by the Knicks.

The Clippers are also depressed during this time, because of Griffin's injury, their competition in the West is getting harder and harder.

It's not that I'm worried about the playoffs. Paul's leadership is still relatively stable, but if he wants to compete with the top teams in the Western Conference, it will be very hurt to have less All-Stars.

In Los Angeles, of course, after the Clippers and the Lakers.

The Lakers also encountered injuries, and Kobe is on a truce.

Only James is left to play the leading role. His performance is still good, but not enough to lead the Lakers to win the Knicks.

The Knicks have an obvious advantage inside, and the Lakers feel like they are playing very hard.

The Lakers seem a bit vain this season, and the lineup is too unbalanced.

However, while the Knicks won, the team had minor injuries.

There are only a dozen or so games left in the season, and Zhang Sixin feels terrified.

Fortunately, the injured Lowry is only a minor problem, and a few games of rest are enough.

Lowry's injury also caused the Knicks to lose to the Warriors in the last leg of the Western Conference away game.

It's almost meaningless for Curry to start now. His position in the Knicks is a surprise player. When he feels good, he can give the opponent a fatal blow. When he is in a normal state, he can only play soy sauce to attract the opponent's defense.

But fortunately, with Jokic here, the impact of Lowry's injury is not as great as last season.

Of course, it must be fully raised before the playoffs. Without the All-Star Knicks, the combat effectiveness will be somewhat weakened.

The Knicks returned to the East and had to play an away game first.

The opponent is the Wizards. This year's Wizards' record is not satisfactory due to changes in play and injuries.

Wall and Bill still feel a bit uninteresting now. Sometimes they look very powerful, but when they need to stabilize, they often fail to stabilize.

This may be the tradition of the Wizards, and it was also the case during the previous period of the Three Musketeers.

This time they suddenly broke out in the third quarter to overtake the score, which shocked the Knicks.

But they couldn't grasp it in the final quarter, and let the Knicks win the game.

At the critical moment, Jokic hit from the outside, and Milicic was a little helpless.

After the team changed style this season, it became more and more difficult for him to adapt.

Milicic did not continue to practice three-pointers after leaving the Timberwolves, and now he feels that he has to pick up again.

He had communicated with Zhang Sixin in private, and Zhang Sixin's advice was to reduce weight a little and increase the speed of lateral movement. His biggest trouble now is not offense, but the team's defense after the team's pace becomes faster.

It is also very depressing to be a good defensive player, but because of the change of the team style, he was targeted.

And back home, the Knicks finally met the weak chicken team.

They beat the king and felt a lot more relaxed.

In the previous consecutive away games, there were injuries again, and the mentality of the players became tense.

Now it seems that winning can make people happy, and it can also improve their status.

And the double play couldn't adapt to the new style of play. After becoming a weaker Bull, the Knicks have less than ten games left in the regular season.

The playoffs are just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)