Chapter 075
After winning the Toronto Raptors and winning eight straight games, the Knicks once again face another opponent at home, the Minnesota Timberwolves of high school student Garnett with outstanding talent.
After averaging 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in his rookie season, Garnett has improved again this season, coupled with the improvement of playing time, he has averaged 18.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, and has truly become the core of the team.
He is the player who averages the most points per game except for the leader of the team, white forward Tom Gigriota.
The third most came from Marbury, who entered the NBA at the same time as Yang Ming, averaging 14.3 points per game.
He is temporarily the rookie with the best treatment among the rookies of the same year, excluding Yang Ming, Iverson, Raheem, and Anthony Walker.
I got a chance to start on my debut.
However, Le was extremely sad, and he played only eight minutes in his debut before he was injured and had to watch from the wall until now.
What’s more sad is that in this game, he still can’t play, can’t compete with Yang Ming and prove himself.
Compared with the hot performance of the last game, Yang Ming was much more low-key tonight, and seemed to be too concerned about letting the old player and Ewing fulfill his 72 points in the last game, and he was willing to play a supporting role this time.
Even so, he scored 10 points in the first quarter and shot 5 of 7, more efficient than Ewing.
In the first quarter, the two sides played back and forth, and the second-year rookie performed miserably in front of the old Ewing, and suddenly returned to the youth of last season, shooting 1 of 5 in a single quarter and scoring only 2 points.
Coming back in the second quarter, Ewing erupted and frantically bullied the Timberwolves’ insiders, shooting 7-of-10 from the field and scoring 16 points.
Yang Ming, who was willing to be a deputy, was never able to hide his edge, and accidentally made 4 of 6 and scored 9 points and 4 assists.
In the third quarter, the Timberwolves began to rally and at one point equalized the score, and Gigliotta hit consecutive shots in front of Oakley to score 14 points. But Yang Ming hit three consecutive three-pointers in the three minutes before the court to stabilize the army’s heart.
In this quarter, Yang Ming cut another 14 points, and the time of the third quarter quietly came to 33 points.
“The bigger this kid gets, the more comfortable he is, and he quietly got 30+, a terrible rookie, he is really already a superstar-level player.”
Sitting on the sidelines, Don Cheney, who excavated Yang Ming, said proudly.
“Well, he’s really great!”
Van Gundy’s bitter melon face also kept a smile, and he was very satisfied with Yang Ming’s performance.
At the end of the quarter, when Yang Ming returned to the court, the difference between the two sides had reached 15 points.
While he was not on the floor, Ewing wreaked havoc under the basket for half a quarter, almost ruining the Timberwolves’ interior defense, and was robbed by him in a burst and cut 11 points.
In this game, he played a long time, up to 43 minutes, and hardly took a break. Yang Ming returned to the court, he still teamed up with the former to execute the opponent, and after cutting 15 points, he successfully pushed the game into garbage time early.
In the end, the Knicks defeated the Timberwolves in the last of these three consecutive home games to usher in a nine-game winning streak.
Yang Ming’s single-game score reached another 40 points, and together with Ewing, he controlled the entire game.
Ewing had a great performance tonight, shooting 18-of-28, 8-of-12 from the free throw line, and finishing with 44 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
All three caps were given to the tall, skinny second-year rookie Garnett, who taught the latter a hard lesson.
After taking the Timberwolves and resting for two days, they flew to Orlando to face the Magic on the road.
Hardaway, the core leader of the Magic, was sidelined due to injury and could not play.
In this case, the lack of magic on the outside offensive strength could not pose much threat to the Knicks, and they quickly surrendered.
At 120:99, the Knicks beat their opponents by 21 points, making them win ten straight games.
In this game, Yang Ming performed averagely, shooting 9 of 20, 2 of 7 from three-point range, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 25 points.
Out of Yang Ming, the Knicks’ interior line combined for 50 points, Oakley played the best performance of the season tonight, shooting 12 of 18 and scoring 26 points and 8 rebounds.
Ewing also contributed 24 points and 13 rebounds.
A team of three 20+, Hardaway on the sidelines, with a complicated look.
After O’Neill’s westward journey, he led the team almost by himself and struggled to play a 4-1 record. Unexpectedly, in his absence, the team entered the brink of collapse, and was not a Knicks opponent at all.
He is even more envious of Yang Ming, a rookie, who has excellent teammates who can rush to the championship while performing well.
After playing the Magic, the Knicks flew up and down again to the road to Charlotte to face the Hornets.
This time, the two sides played inextricably at half-time.
Both sides did not shoot high, staged a iron battle, and almost smashed the baskets on both sides.
In the end, the Knicks won the Hornets by 10 points with a stronger overall and a sharp weapon Yang Ming.
In this game, Yang Ming shot 10 of 22, 3 of 9 from three-point range, and cut 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Eleven consecutive wins.
After tonight, the Knicks leapt to the top of the league, temporarily taking a half-win advantage ahead of the Bulls, who played one less game. These two teams are also the only undefeated winning streaks in the league.
The strength of the Knicks, which was not lost to the defending champion Bulls, greatly shocked the league.
Even with the second elder of Xuanxi is his Sir Jazz, who is the opponent of this year’s finals, only 6 wins and 2 losses, ranking third in the West.
The first came from the Houston Rockets, which have a Big Three, with 8 wins and 1 loss.
Second Seattle Supersonics, 9-2.
The fourth is the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the big sharks, 8-3.
On November 23, the Knicks played the Philadelphia 76ers again, and Iverson once again welcomed Yang Ming, the strongest opponent of the same year.
Unfortunately, in this game, Iverson was still suppressed by Yang Ming in the whole game, and while scoring 28 points, he also let the latter cut 45 points, and lost again from the rookie competition.
Iverson, who was full of disbelief, black-faced after the loss and went straight back to the locker room.
After a twelve-game winning streak over the 76ers on the road, the Knicks are finally their strongest opponent, last year’s Finals runner-up, the Seattle SuperSonics.
One 12-0, one 11-2;
First in the league vs second in the West.
It was hyped up before the game and attracted countless lights.
Gary Payton even said ruthlessly in front of the interview, not letting the Knicks retire.
At the same time, he will personally greet Yang Ming to test whether the other party’s quality can be worthy of the superstar title that the league has already titled.
Not to be outdone, Yang Ming was also in front of the media, and responded with a smile: “Gary is famous for his strong defense, and I would love to experience his defensive skills tonight.” ”
The Knicks played back-to-back, still a league powerhouse, and none of the team was easy.
But Yang Ming didn’t want to lose, let alone lose.
Since the other party named himself, he must respond.
Use your own score to burst the other party.
(I skipped some non-critical games, so there is no need to write in detail, so that I can write a few more seasons without getting tired.) Everyone can also see more important matches early! )