Basketball striker

Chapter 619: If we don’t win, how can you still win?

Compared to November and December, the Warriors' schedule in January is relatively easy. Although they also have 16 games this month, they only have two back-to-back games, and only five of these 16 games are on the road.

In the first game of January, the Warriors need to play on the road, and their destination is New York.

The New York Knicks introduced Amar'e Stoudemire this summer. Their original intention was to attract LeBron James to join, but Pat Riley came up with a better move and the Knicks only got one.

Tademeyer, but the Heat got Wade and Bosh.

However, the Knicks did not give up. Subsequently, it was continuously revealed that the New York Knicks were actively seeking trades. The Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Hornets were also involved in the Knicks trade rumors.

But until now, the Knicks have not really dug out the stars of the two teams, so they still only have one superstar, Stoudemire.

Although the Knicks only have one superstar in Stoudemire, the addition of Raymond Felton and others as well as the more stable performance of Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler have made the Knicks more stable.

Sri Lanka's record has been greatly improved compared to last season.

Before playing against the Warriors, their record was 18 wins and 14 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

The showdown between the Warriors and the Knicks has attracted the attention of many players. Both Mike D'Antoni and Nelson are teams that advocate offense. This also determines that the offensive capabilities of both teams are very strong. Such two teams

The collision of teams is destined to lead to an offensive battle.

It is undeniable that defense is important to winning, but if it comes to fans to choose, the vast majority of them prefer to watch offense.

The Knicks' starting lineup adopts a small lineup. Amare Stoudemire is pushed to the center position. The two forwards are Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari.

The line is arranged with Landry Fields and Raymond Felton.

The Warriors' starting lineup is still the same as in the previous game, Channing Frye, Antawn Jamison, Yang Shuai, Tyreke Evans, and Kirk Hinrich.

Stoudemire gave the Knicks the first right to attack. Fulton dribbled to the half court and handed the ball to Stoudemire in the mid-range. After receiving the ball, the latter directly hit two mid-range jump shots.

point.

In the new season, Stoudemire averaged 28.3 points per game. Although there is some gap with Yang Shuai's 34.9 points, he still ranks third in the league.

Yang Shuai was not in a hurry to attack. After reaching halftime, he caught the ball in his hands, but when he attracted the Knicks' defense, he handed the ball to Channing Frye, assisting his teammate to dunk easily inside.

The Warriors and the Knicks played very smoothly in consecutive attacks. The Knicks' scoring was concentrated on Stoudemire, while the Warriors' scoring was scattered due to Yang Shuai's series. Except for Yang Shuai himself, there was no one.

Scored, the other four starting players all scored.

In the Knicks' offense, Felton and Stoudemire cooperated in the pick-and-roll. After Evans stepped forward to help defend, Fulton immediately distributed the ball to Landry Fields on the outside, who took the ball.

The shot was made immediately after the ball.

Back at halftime, Evans also wanted to fight back, but his three-pointer bounced out of the basket. Yang Shuai rushed inside, picked off the offensive rebound, and passed it back to Evans. This time, Evans didn't.

Choosing to shoot directly from outside the three-point line, he passed Fields with a fake shot and hit a mid-range jumper.

The Knicks' offense ended with a three-pointer again. This time it was Gallinari who scored. Stoudemire broke through Frye's defense. Yang Shuai stepped forward to defend but Gallinari missed.

Although Hinrich stepped forward to cover the ball immediately after Gallinari received the ball, Gallinari from Italy still hit the ball steadily.

"The Warriors and the Knicks are indeed going to have an offensive battle. It's less than half a quarter, but the Knicks have already scored 17 points. Of course, if they are going to have an offensive battle, the Warriors need to work harder, and they only scored 12 points.

"Mark Jackson shouted in the commentary box.

The game between the Warriors and the Knicks, two offense-oriented teams, attracted ESPN's live broadcast. Mark Jackson has never had a good impression of Yang Shuai, even if Yang Shuai led the Warriors to win the championship last season, his commentary was obviously not good.

Will not favor the warriors.

"Hey, Mark, don't you think it's too early to say this? You have to know that Young hasn't scored yet. If you want to talk about the Warriors' offense, don't ignore Young's presence at any time." Mike Breen immediately retorted with a smile.

Just as Mark Jackson was about to speak, Mike Breen had already shouted: "Young caught the ball outside the three-point line and hit it directly, let's start!"

"It's started! After the Knicks players hit consecutive three-pointers, Yang Shuai started to step up and score!"

It seemed intentional. After Yang Shuai hit a three-pointer, the Knicks once again chose a three-pointer. This time the person who took the shot became Fulton, but his shot bounced out of the basket. The Warriors launched a fast break, Xin

Richie made a mistake and passed the ball to Wilson Chandler, and the Knicks found an opportunity to counterattack.

Chandler threw the ball to Fulton, who rushed to the three-point line and shot directly. This time he did not waste the opportunity and made a solid three-pointer.

"Coax!" The Madison Square Garden Arena burst into violent cheers at this moment. After Fulton made a three-pointer, the score between the two teams reached 15:20, and they had a 5-point advantage.

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"A three-point contest?" Running slowly towards the other half, Yang Shuai raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

At halftime, Yang Shuai took the initiative to catch the ball next to Hinrich. He handed the ball to Yang Shuai hand in hand. Hinrich turned sideways and blocked Gallinari behind him. In front of Hinrich,

Fulton hurriedly stepped in front of Yang Shuai to defend him.

Yang Shuai not only attracted Fulton to help defend, but also allowed Gallinari to rush forward quickly after bypassing Hinrich. At this time, Hinrich was already in the open space. Yang Shuai immediately passed the ball to Hinrich.

After seeing it in Richie's hand, Gallinari quickly turned around and rushed back. Fulton also turned around to watch.

As soon as the ball touched Hinrich's hand, it flew out again. Watching the ball flying towards his head, Fulton hurriedly turned his head and found that Yang Shuai had already taken a step away from him and was walking along the three-point line.

Keep running.

When Yang Shuai ran outside the 60-degree three-point line on the right, Hinrich's pass came just in time. After receiving the ball, he quickly took off and shot. Yang Shuai ignored Fulton who was quickly approaching him.

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"Whoa!" The ball fell into the basket and hit the ball again.

"Oh, Young seems to have matched up with the Knicks players, and he hit a three-point shot again!" Mike Breen shouted with excitement.

"Three-pointers, shoot three-pointers! Kill that guy!" Knicks fans were shouting crazily on the sidelines.

Fields, Gallinari, and Fulton hit three-pointers one after another, which also gave the Warriors players three key points to guard against. It was especially difficult for Gallinari to even connect the ball under Yang Shuai's guard. At this time,

Another Warriors player stepped up.

When Wilson Chandler started running, it was a bit difficult for Jamison to follow up. Although Jamison often moved to the outside to attack, he was a power forward after all, and his flexibility and speed were the same as those of a small forward.

Chandler has some gaps.

Leaving Jamison behind and running to the left three-point line, Wilson Chandler took the pass from Fulton, took a shot from outside the three-point line, and hit the ball.

"Come on, kid!" "Shoot a three-pointer, do you dare, Chinese?" After Chandler's three-pointer, the Knicks fans on the sidelines cheered and shouted toward the court, although Yang Shuai could not

He heard everyone shouting, but he could hear the shouts of the fans closest to the stadium.

"Boo!" When Yang Shuai caught the ball from outside the three-point line, the audience burst into violent boos. All Knicks fans realized that this guy on the court was indeed planning to fight back, even though it hadn't happened yet.

But everyone present had a feeling that Yang Shuai's next shot would definitely be a three-pointer.

Gallinari stopped in front of Yang Shuai, but he did not dare to retreat too far. With Gallinari's current position, it would not be too difficult for Yang Shuai to break through, but Yang Shuai had no intention of breaking through. Just like everyone else

It seemed like he had already made up his mind to shoot the ball from outside the three-point line.

Jamison took the initiative to pull the pick-and-roll outside the three-point line. Yang Shuai went against the good intentions of his teammates and quickly took a step to the right to avoid Gallinari's defense. Yang Shuai took the shot.

"Stop him! Stop him!" "Hush!" The Knicks fans shouted into two groups. Some were shouting for Wilson Chandler to jump on him, while the other group continued to shout violently.

boos.

Chandler did sneak out from behind Jamison and pounce on him, but at this time Yang Shuai had already jumped up, his wrist shook, and the ball flew out of his hand.

"Bang!" The basketball hit the inside of the basket, and then fell cleanly into the net, making a three-pointer!

"Fuck!" Knicks fans cursed when they saw Yang Shuai hit the shot. The Knicks had four players taking turns to make four shots, but the Warriors' Yang Shuai made three shots by himself.

Perhaps he was stimulated by Yang Shuai's consecutive three-pointers, or perhaps the cheers on the scene made Gallinari excited. After receiving the pass at halftime, even though Yang Shuai was right in front of him, he still called up the ball.

Three-point shot.

"Bang!" It also hit the inside of the basket, but his luck was obviously not as good as Yang Shuai's. The ball bounced high and flew in the same direction.

After falling behind, Yang Shuai quickly turned around and rushed forward. Yang Shuai jumped up slightly on the left side of the free throw line, grabbed the rebound in his hands, and then quickly ran to the other half of the court.

"Fast break, Yang is on the fast break!" You can expect D'Antoni's team to run fast, but you can't expect them to be able to follow their players well when running fast. When Yang Shuai dribbles forward,

, the Knicks players seemed to be retreating more just for the sake of retreating.

Stopping in front of Yang Shuai, Gallinari wanted to use his defense to slow down Yang Shuai's forward speed, but under the pressure of Yang Shuai, he had to try his best to run forward.

When he reached the three-point line, Gallinari was about to continue retreating toward the basket, but he immediately stopped. He suddenly thought that Yang Shuai had a troublesome habit.

Gallinari's judgment was very correct. He rushed outside the three-point line. Yang Shuai had already stopped, jumped up quickly, and shot a three-pointer!

"Yang made a quick three-pointer... and it went in! The ball went in! Yang made another three-pointer. His touch is really amazing!"

"Whoa!" The ball hit the net and hit another three-pointer!

"Wow!" At this time, the boos of the Knicks fans were mixed with uproar. They were speechless because if we hit the shot, it would be fine if you hit the shot. If we didn't, how could you still hit the ball?