roccoschili Chapter 108 A tough battle
Chapter 108 A tough battle
The pleasantries between the two ended with the arrival of the game time.
The starting lineups of both sides also played on the big screen.
Knicks starting lineup: point guard: Chris Duhon, point guard: Duke, small forward: Marion, power forward: Yi Jianlian, center: David Lee.
Nets starter: Point guard: Devin Harris, point guard: Vince Carter, small forward: Bobby Simmons, power forward: Jarvis Hayes, center: Brook Lopez.
Chris Duhon played very well in the last game and gained D'Antoni's trust, so he replaced Korver and became the team's starting point guard again.
Although Duke and Carter chatted well off the court, on the court, both sides were merciless.
Duke showed a strong desire to attack from the very beginning.
In the first round of the Nets' offense, Devin Harris hit the iron with a three-pointer from the outside. The basketball bounced off the back edge of the basket and was grabbed by Duke.
Duke, who grabbed the rebound, didn't stop his footsteps, and rushed all the way to the opponent's frontcourt.
The opposing German-Harris is also not slow, following his side tightly, but his defense is obviously not proportional to his offense.
Relying on his weight advantage, Duke drove away the opponent and made a layup.
Carter didn't show any weakness when he saw that his little brother was so fierce. He used Lopez's cover to enter the inside line and made a layup against David Lee.
Such an elegant movement drew a sigh from the narrator:
"If Carter hadn't been injured before, it would have been a wonderful dunk. What a pity!"
Just when the commentator sighed, the Knicks launched another quick attack.
After receiving a long pass from Chris Duhon, Duke picked up Devin Harris with a shot fake, accelerated to the basket, and succeeded in dunking.
He was easily overtaken by Duke for two consecutive rounds, and Devin Harris was also a bit on top.
After receiving the serve from his teammates, he didn't care about it. He ran wildly with both feet, and finally scored a layup against Duke and returned one.
The offensive rhythm of both sides in the opening stage is extremely fast, which is also in line with the Knicks' offensive tactics.
Duke continued to speed up, leading Devin Harris to run wildly again, when Devin Harris thought he was going to continue playing singles.
Duke suddenly passed the ball under his crotch, and it was given to Ah Lian who was rushing behind him.
Ah Lian soared into the sky and set fire to the sky.
"boom!"
The Knicks scored goals in three consecutive rounds, and their offensive efficiency was ridiculously high.
On the other hand, the Nets, with Carter's three-pointer, began to gradually fall into a disadvantage.
The game also began to fall into the rhythm of the Knicks, and the point difference began to widen.
When the rotation lineup came on the field, the gap between the two sides became more apparent.
In the end, the Knicks defeated the challenging Nets 121-106 without any surprise.
Duke easily scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists to help the team win.
The Knicks once again ushered in two consecutive victories, and they also confirmed their title as a food abuser.
After the game, Carter said hello to Duke and left.
Looking at Carter's unwilling eyes and the lonely back, Duke couldn't help feeling:
"It's true that time is not forgiving. Of course, more is to be blamed on the evil Bowen."
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On December 12, the Knicks once again ushered in the challenge of the Fish Belly team at home.
The challenger is the Kings, the bottom one in the West, and how good are the Kings?It can be seen from the stars of their team.
The biggest player on their team turned out to be John Salmons, a player Duke couldn't even name.
The result of the game was obvious. With the cheers of the audience, the Knicks won the Kings without bloodshed.
124-95, 29 points difference also illustrates the gap between the two teams.
Duke scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in three quarters.
It seems to be back to the stage at the beginning of the season, and what hindered him from scoring good numbers turned out to be playing time.
However, the Knicks' journey of abuse has also come to an end, and then they will face two absolutely tough battles.
On December 12th, they will play an away game against the Phoenix Suns, and after the Suns, they will go to Los Angeles to challenge the league's No. 16 Los Angeles Lakers!
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On December 12, a Chinese restaurant somewhere in Phoenix.
Duke, Marion and Nash are having dinner.
"Sean, this place you are looking for is really terrible. Is this the good place you said?"
Duke thought Marion was worse than Burmese swindlers.
"Isn't that bad? You know it's not easy to find an authentic Chinese restaurant, don't you like Chinese food, haven't you been in China for a long time?"
Marion didn't know if it was intentional or if he really didn't know what Duke meant, so he said it seriously.
Duke gave up chatting with the straight man of steel and turned around to tease Nash.
"Steve, you Suns don't seem to be doing well this year. Running and bombing is not like running and bombing, and positional warfare is not like positional warfare. You play like a four-faced one."
Nash originally only wanted to be a melon-eating crowd, but he also made a long face when he heard Duke's words.
Their team's record this year is not ideal, currently only ranked eighth in the Western Conference.
You know, they were still second in the Western Conference the year before last, and they never fell out of the top six last year.
The reason for the Suns to go downhill, in the final analysis, is to blame their management's trading vision.
It was a huge failure to introduce O'Neal and let Marion go last year.
When Nash, who runs and bombs, and O'Neal, who plays positional warfare, it is naturally difficult to play effective offensive tactics. Coach D'Antoni also took the blame and resigned because of this, and left for New York.
This is not over yet. The Suns management has let go of the team's defensive gate Lagabel and the second ball-holding point Diaw this season, causing the team's record to decline again.
It is conceivable that if the Suns fail again this year, reconstruction will be their only option.
In that case, he would be farther and farther away from O'Brien.
Thinking of this, he let out another long sigh, and the delicious food on the table became dull in his eyes.
However, what he didn't know was that the little fox on the opposite side was playing his mind.
"Steve, do you think the Suns still have a chance to win the championship?"
Nash was startled and immediately understood what Duke meant.
He was a little moved, but finally shook his head:
"I won't think about it for the time being. If I really want to think about it, it will be after the end of this season."
Duke groaned inwardly with regret, but Nash's words did not say death, which means there is still a chance, but this opportunity is based on the failure of the Suns this year.
Marion next to him looked confused, not knowing what the two of them were talking about.
He simply ignored the two of them, and ate the delicious food in front of him with big mouthfuls, grunting while eating:
"It's a lot of work talking to you smart people!"
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