basketball scientist

After a dream debut in Madison, the Knicks then began their road trip. In the second game of the season, the team visited Boston to face the Celtics.

In the first game against the Bulls, the Knicks won easily. O'Neal's ability to crush the two lightweight insiders Noah and Thomas was key. This game faced the Celtics, Perkins and Brand's inside combination.

, both defensive awareness and confrontation ability are among the best in the league, but the Sharks can't do whatever they want.

Under the guard of the best human shield Perkins, the Sharks, who had been "talking like a teenager" in the last game, were relatively quiet in this game. They only scored 4 points, and once again fell into the "Sharks are old, but they can still eat."

"No" is being questioned.

At this time, the team's diverse inside reserves showed their advantages. O'Neal couldn't open this point, so Ke Yan asked Brad Miller and Love to use their shooting range to pull out Perkins and Brand. In this way,

, the uncomfortable ones turned into green shirts.

During the Clippers period, Brand partnered with Kaman, so he was more taboo on Ke Yan's team; when he switched to the Celtics, his partner was replaced by the slower Perkins, which made Brand even more uncomfortable.

At the same time, Miller's appearance also solved the Knicks' pick-and-roll defense problem. It's not that Miller's defense is really that good, the key is.

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Rondo's shooting ability when the Celtics initiate the pick-and-roll is really mediocre. Miller has no brains to sink down to protect the frame. Rondo can only throw up a floater that sometimes works well, and he can't hurt the Knicks at all!

However, Rondo was awarded an early contract extension by the Celtics and will be trained as a future core, not because of his scoring ability; in addition to his strong organizational talent, Rondo's defense is also considered fierce among point guards. In his defense

Next, Curry made three mistakes, two of which were passed by Rondo and Rondo seized the opportunity to achieve a fast break. It can be seen that Rondo has studied Curry's playing habits! This guy plays like a

It really uses your brain and you really work hard before the game!

Under the restrictions of Rondo, Curry's offense today was not smooth. He made 6 of 16 shots in the game, 3 of 9 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 19 points and 6 assists. His efficiency was indeed average.

In the last minute of the battle, the two sides reached 94:94. At the critical moment, Ke Yan boldly changed into the "three-high formation" and put Jeffries, Brad Miller, and Love on the court to support the team's penalty area defense.

;At the same time, let Kevin Love face Barnes on the offensive end.

This adjustment had a miraculous effect. Love first hit Barnes on the wing in singles, and easily broke into the penalty area against Barnes' defense. He hit two points with an arrow while riding a horse, and then relied on his tonnage to beat Barnes with his back, attracting the pack.

After pinching the ball, Mike Miller released the ball to help his teammates stage a white version of "Miller Moment."

The Celtics failed to respond to the Knicks' last-minute offense and ultimately lost 96:101. The Knicks had a great start in the first two practices!

After winning two consecutive victories, Ke Yan was not as proud as expected at the press conference: "In this game, we won the key ball. For the whole game, we and the Celtics were in a mutual restraint.

In this state, the game is quite difficult.”

After a pause, Ke Yan continued to add: "On the other hand, this kind of fierce competition is also a kind of exercise for our young players. Next time we play such a key ball, our mentality will be more stable."

It can probably be seen that what Ke Yan added later was "to enjoy the joy of hardship". Subconsciously, he did not regard the Celtics as a strong opponent. But in fact, including being labeled twice by the Clippers,

Brand, who had a first-round pick and two first-round swap rights and was sent away, is still quite capable.

Because of Ke Yan and Sun Yue, the Knicks' games still occupied the headlines of Chinese sports news, and the attention has surpassed that of the Rockets. In the second game, Sun Yue did not play for a minute, and some fans began to belittle him unconsciously.

Matthews believes that his basketball talent is incomparable to that of Sun Yue, and Ke Yan should give Sun Yue more playing time.

In this regard, Villanueva, Beverley, Price, VanVleet, Harten and others expressed their sympathy!

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In the third game of the season, the Knicks returned to Madison and faced the challenge of the Atlanta Hawks.

Before the game, many disciples, including Paul and Joe Johnson, ran over to hug Ke Yan and greet him. The scene was very heartwarming. The DJ at Madison even encouraged the fans to cheer for the hug.

But after the game started, the former disciples did not give Ke Yan any face! Under Ke Yan's training, Paul and Joe Johnson became the league's best backcourt combination. At the same time, the two are also the best defenders in the league in the pick-and-roll.

. Against O'Neal and Love, all it takes is a pick-and-roll, and the basket in front of you is as wide as the ocean.

Although the Hawks left Garnett inside, they retained Anderson, who wanted to follow Ke Yan, with a three-year, 10 million contract. The latter, together with Diaw, ensured the stability of the team's inside line. At the same time, the rapidly improving Ba

Thum also seems to have the potential to surpass Battier. While the Hawks are "tax avoidance", the decline is not as big as imagined.

After three quarters, the Knicks were already 20 points behind! The Knicks fans at the scene could not hide their disappointment, but at the same time they also knew in their hearts that Ke Yan was not a god after all, and it was impossible to bring O'Neal back to his peak and Curry to grow rapidly in an instant.

This is unrealistic!

However, it was under this seemingly hopeless situation that Curry turned on the "daily mode" for the first time in his career.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, he singled out Shannon Brown from outside the three-point line. After calling on his opponent, there was a time difference and he hit a three-pointer with his hand. In the subsequent defense, facing Brown's sudden attack, Curry leaned back.

At the same time, he touched the opponent's basketball, forcing Brown's dribbling rhythm to be completely disordered. Holiday stole the basketball. During the counterattack, Curry picked the basket and scored before the pursuit defense arrived, further narrowing the point difference.

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Not only was Shannon Brown completely blown away by Curry, but Paul, who came on the scene later, was also unable to restrain Curry, who was furious. The fans who were about to leave early were abruptly dragged back to their seats by Curry to support the team again.

And cheers!

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The crazy Curry made 4 of 5 three-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 17 points in a row, helping the team get the score back to 107:110 in the last minute.

However, Joe Johnson, who had once been the most trusted by Ke Yan, stepped forward and first used his height advantage to beat Holiday and hit a mid-range reflex jumper; then he singled out Mike Miller and succeeded in a pull-up jumper!

The final score was fixed at 111:116. The Knicks lost at home, and Curry ended up losing for the first time in his career.

"Stephen Curry has the potential to become a phenomenal shooter. I believe he will make the fastest progress and grow fastest under Kimi. Maybe he will really be a miracle." At the post-game press conference, Germany

Anthony expressed his appreciation for Curry.

Before the draft, D'Antoni was also very optimistic about Curry's potential. If the team's starting point guard was not Paul, maybe D'Antoni would have all his chips in exchange for draft picks to select Curry; but D'Antoni is not a God like Ke Yan

Perspective, dare to directly trade the second pick to lock Curry, and then call Curry his Messi in front of the whole world.

In this game, D'Antoni was also shocked into a cold sweat by Curry's outstanding performance in the final quarter.

When it was the turn of the home team's press conference, Ke Yan reciprocated and praised D'Antoni's work with the Hawks: "It's not easy for the Hawks to win three consecutive victories when both KG and Sean are gone. Mike's job is great.

He is doing very well, and I believe that in the future, he will also be a head coach who can be written into the history of the Eagles."

When a reporter asked Ke Yan to comment on Joe Johnson, Ke Yan himself laughed: "The person I trained killed me with his own hands, and you still ask me to comment, what should I say?"

After losing the game, Ke Yan packed up his new star before going home, only to find that Wang Lifan had already fallen asleep. At first, Ke Yan didn't care. When he returned to the room after washing up, he found an envelope on the bedside table, which seemed to be specially given to him by Wang Lifan.

of surprise.

After taking it apart, Ke Yan shouted "Ah", covered his mouth, and rushed out of the room with a happy mood.

It was really a big surprise. Inside the envelope was Wang Lifan's pregnancy report. The report clearly stated that Wang Lifan was one month pregnant.

Going back and forth, reading the report over and over again, the excitement on Ke Yan's face was beyond words. Nothing about the best coach, the championship trophy, or YouTube equity could bring more joy to Ke Yan than this report sheet.

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After returning to the bathroom and stimulating his skin with cold water to calm down, Ke Yan walked to the balcony and called Yuan Yue.

"Mom, you have to come to the United States." Ke Yan said calmly.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with you?" Yuan Yue asked strangely. From childhood to adulthood, Ke Yan has always been an independent child.

"I'm fine, but something is never wrong. She's pregnant." Ke Yan's voice was still calm, so much so that Yuan Yue on the other end of the phone didn't even react at first, and just said "oh".

"Huh? Then we have to go take a look!" After reacting, Yuan Yue said urgently, "The news comes so suddenly. Are you sure?"

"Never has gone to bed. I saw the report from the hospital. This can't be fake, right~" In other words, there are indeed cases of getting wrong reports, medical errors, etc., but this is a competitive article, and it's not that stupid.

Blood plot.

"Your wife went to the hospital for a check-up, but you didn't even accompany her?" Yuan Yue immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.

The next step is the couple's plan to visit the United States again; due to the nature of their work, short-term travel visas are okay, but long-term residence visas are very troublesome, and they need to retire for a period of time before they can live in the United States permanently.

Afterwards, Ke Yan made a few more phone calls. After sharing his joy, he turned around and saw Wang Lifan standing slimly at the door of the balcony.

"You are pregnant now and your resistance has dropped. You cannot catch cold~" Ke Yan said and "pushed" Wang Lifan into the house.

"How are you feeling now?" Wang Lifan clenched his hands into fists and strung them together to act as a microphone, interviewing Ke Yandao.

"I feel very complicated. I feel that all the efforts I have made day and night during this period have been in vain.

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"Ke Yan said, and was pinched by Wang Lifan.

"Say it nicely!" Wang Lifan said coquettishly.

"My beloved wife, my beloved daughter, my life is complete~" Ke Yan hugged Wang Lifan into his arms and said softly.

Wang Lifan buried his head in Ke Yan's arms, "How did you know it was your daughter? I didn't even know!"

Generally speaking, it takes three months to see it.

"I want a daughter~" Ke Yan said very straightforwardly, "How cute like Abby."

Wang Lifan raised his head and looked at Ke Yan. Seeing that there was nothing strange in his eyes, he didn't mind him taking Abby as an example.

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On November 7, the Knicks visited the Palace of Auburn Hills to challenge the Pistons, who also experienced a full lineup in the summer.

During the summer offseason, the Pistons became the "big winner" in the free agent market. The team used the salary space saved by Iverson's departure to sign the Bulls' Ben Gordon with a five-year, $60 million contract.

He also reached a five-year, 38 million contract with Bucks power forward Villanueva, and combined with the original lineup of Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Stuckey, they formed a set.

A competitive lineup.

But this lineup is all attackers, and the organizational work even depends on Hamilton. They basically "fight on their own" on the court. In addition, the Pistons management still insists on cultivating Stuckey, which is even more frustrating.

There is a clear gap between the team veterans and the newcomers.

The Pistons couldn't focus their energy in one place, and their seemingly good lineup lasted only three quarters, and then they were taken away by the Knicks!

After making 5 of 10 three-pointers in the last game against the Hawks, Curry once again performed well from beyond the three-point line, taking 7 shots and hitting 3 of them. He even scored 19 points in the game.

A double-double performance of 10 assists, realizing his potential step by step.

Although the media will criticize Curry for some of his shooting choices, so far, Curry's performance is unique among this rookie class. Including Jennings, who later surprised everyone, and his rookie season.

Tyreke Evans, who put up "LeBron" numbers, is still dormant.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Pistons 114:99 and avoided a losing streak.