The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

On Saturday, October 1, the weather was fine.

Madison Square Garden ushered in the last focus match of the month. The Lakers led by Kobe Bryant faced the Knicks led by Zuo Li away from home.

This is also the first time the two teams have met this season.

New York vs. Los Angeles, the National Derby, is conservatively estimated to attract more than 6000 million Americans to watch it in real time, and more than 3 million people worldwide.

There is no doubt that this is the most seductive game of this era, bar none.

This is also the 11th time Zuo Li and Kobe have met in the regular season. In the previous 10 duels, the Knicks had an absolute advantage with 7 wins and 3 losses. This is also the best era in the history of the Knicks facing the Lakers.

But this time, the balance of victory does not seem to be on the Knicks' side, even though they sit at home, and even though everyone who can come to support is here.

We can get a glimpse of the situation from the recent records of the two teams. The current Lakers are playing better and better after losing Howard and introducing a new center. The loss of a time bomb in the locker room has allowed them to confirm the core status of Anthony and Kobe, plus Gasol, Artest, etc. People, at this time the Lakers ranked second in the Western Conference behind the Spurs.

Although the Knicks are still first in the Eastern Conference, they have long lost their dominance at the beginning of the season. In the 15 games played this month, the Knicks only achieved a record of 8 wins and 7 losses.

Just over 50%.

50% record in a single month. When was the last time the Knicks performed like this?

Can not remember.

Zuo Li was probably still in college at that time.

Although it has only been 6 years, everyone feels like they have been together forever.

It's too far away.

This is also Zuo Li's worst single-month performance in his career.

However, no one criticizes him. On the contrary, more and more people respect him. Although the black people spare no effort, it is a pity that there are still a small number of people who follow the trend of black people.

Because everyone who watched the game knew clearly that Zuo Li had really tried his best.

Check out tonight’s roster.

Lakers: Kobe, Anthony, Gasol, Artest, Jordan Hill, Marshall, Wesley Johnson, Marshon Brooks, Yodi Meeks, Nick Young, Bezmov, Shawn Williams.

12 people are very neat.

Although the quality seems average, the starting strength is excellent and the cooperation is tacit.

The uninjured Kobe and Anthony are very powerful with their guns.

Look at the Knicks again:

Zuo Li, Dream Green, Adams, Iguodala, Vince Carter, Beverley, Danny Green.

Gone?

Gone!

Oh, and there’s one more, The Masked Man, David Lee.

He just came off the injured list and has not played before.

Seven and a half!

This is all the players the Knicks can bring to the table.

This is also all the players the Knicks are competing in this month.

7 players were rotated in each game, with a positive record of 8 wins and 7 losses, still leading the Heat by 1 win to maintain first place in the league.

Such a performance is really hard to blame.

As for the hero, there is no doubt that it was Zuo Li.Before this game, Zuo Li played 15 games, averaging 46 minutes per game, averaging 47 points, 18.7 rebounds, 6.8 blocks, 7.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

He averaged 70% shooting from the field, 42.4% from three-point range, and 90.2% from free throws.

Not only that, in these 15 games, Zuo Li had 60+ points in one game, 3+ points in 50 games, and 30+ points in all.

When he stepped onto this court, Zuo was on a streak of 50+.

In just one game, Zuo Li can tie Kobe's record of 4 consecutive 50+ games, which is also the No. 2 record in history, second only to Chamberlain's 7 times.

But this time, he faced Kobe.

The two were chatting before the game, and when the camera zoomed in, a hint of fatigue could be seen on Zuo Li's face after a long absence.

Yes, fans can understand, after all, Zuo Li truly carries the team forward on his shoulders.

Without Zuo Li, the Knicks would not be able to maintain such a winning rate.

Outsiders say that this is the ultimate personal heroism and represents the best personal level in the NBA in this era.

The last person to receive such an evaluation happened to be on the opposite side.

Kobe Bryant.

He may be the person who understands Zuo Li best on the court at this time. When he saw Zuo Li, he was reminded of the 06-07 season. At that time, although the Lakers did not encounter a large-scale injury like the Knicks, the players' Strength is not as good as injuries.

那个时候，科比单赛季就拿到了10次50+，这之中还包括一次4连庄，科比连续4场比赛分别拿到65分、50分、60分、50分。赛季场均轰下31.6分5.7板5.4助1.4断，命中率高达46.2%，就是杀神一般的存在。整个赛季轰下了10次50+，最后17场比赛轰下7场50+，13场比赛9次40+，甚至还有2次60+，连续四场50+，击败安东尼，将得分王收入囊中！

This performance pulled a team like the Lakers into the playoffs. Although they were eliminated by the Suns in the first round, they also left behind a classic performance of personal heroism.

This kind of performance is very similar to today's Zuo Li.

The difference is that the Knicks led by Zuo Li still have a glimmer of hope.

As long as players return, the playoffs should make a difference.

After all, the Knicks' player ceiling is still very high.

But I just don’t know if Zuo Li can handle it.

After all, for Zuo Li now, the outside world is afraid that he will be injured one day. After all, he is really too tired from playing.

Many people in the industry have suggested that the Knicks take a proper rest. After all, the level of the Eastern Conference is not high, and the playoffs should be no problem. It is not necessary to guarantee the first place in the Eastern Conference.

D'Antoni wanted to do the same, but Zuo Li didn't listen.

At this time, Zuo Li seemed to have entered a state, not only for the team, but also for himself.He had a hunch that it seemed that he was not far away from breaking through the shackles.

……

jump ball!

Zuo Li hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the game, but this three-pointer became the only three-pointer the Knicks scored in the first quarter.

There's no way, it's not that the Lakers' defense is so good, it's mainly that the Knicks' outside shooters are basically sitting on the sidelines wearing suits.

Beverley has already mentioned starting, but Danny Green is the only one left, who still has to defend. After all, he is the only one holding the third position. As for Dream Chaser and Adams, you can't expect them to shoot three-pointers.

The Lakers now only need to weld Zuo Li to the inside and guard Danny Green on the outside. It doesn't matter who else's three-pointers.

Fortunately, the Knicks' starting defense was also excellent, so the Lakers only scored two three-pointers in the first quarter.

24-25 in a single quarter, the Lakers won by 1 point.

But everyone knows that the current Knicks have no problem in the first quarter, but rarely in the second quarter, especially during rotation. After all, they are the only two who can rotate.

Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Lakers took advantage of the Knicks' declining physical strength and slowly widened the gap. Anthony and Kobe Bryant scored 22 points in a single quarter. Although the left winger scored 27 points and 14 rebounds in the half, they still could not stop the Lakers from going 57-47 at halftime. 10 leads by [-] points.