Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

But in the end, the Knicks failed to surpass the former king Knicks.

After going undefeated for a single month in November, the Knicks lost cleanly in an away game against the Phoenix Suns on December 2, the best start in NBA history, and the best start in the history of the Knicks was fixed at 17

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Knicks fans are naturally very sorry for this, because the longest winning streak in team history is really only one game away, and the Suns are currently only ranked sixth in the Western Conference, and they have lost O'Neal, Nash and Nash.

Things are on the high side, and Stoudemire is also thinking of leaving. Such a precarious team can only be a team in the second half of the playoffs at best. Logically speaking, the Knicks have even crushed the Lakers, and winning against the Suns is not

Holding a handle?

Not really.

As someone who has experienced it, Zuo Lita knows what kind of surprise this sun has given the world. Oh, maybe frightening is more appropriate to describe it.

They originally traded away O'Neal and lost Marion, but after not bringing in any past players, this season everyone thought it was time for the Suns to start to falter.

Who would have thought that they would burst out with amazing combat effectiveness from about one-third of the regular season, and counterattack from the second half to the third position in the Western Conference. They would even shine in the playoffs, reaching the Western Conference Finals.

, tied with the best record led by Nash, and compared with a few years ago, this season's Western Conference Finals is obviously more touching, because they finally broke the Spurs' curse and eliminated this bitter owner.

It's just that they met the top Lakers in the Western Conference finals, and with bad luck, Artest missed the buzzer beater, and Kobe Bryant's crazy 37 points in g6 made the Suns hate it. The era of Run and Gun 1.0 came to an end.

At that time, there were many heartbroken fans who said that it would be better if the Suns defended better.

However, it is a pity that this is a false proposition at all, because the Suns' success is based on Nash's running and gunning and Stoudemire's follow-up.

Stoudemire is not tall enough, so he is at a disadvantage when playing against centers. This is not to mention, especially Nash. This extreme MVP is synonymous with his agility and coquettishness. However, Zuo Li regrets to tell you that as long as Nash is there,

Now, this Sun is destined to only fight and bomb.

Because when you are running, you can lead the team with your brilliant passing and offense. Once you slow down and play position, Nash will have a natural loophole in defense. This problem has no solution at all. This may be a pity that there is no solution.

However, I have to admit that Phoenix is ​​indeed the Phoenix City, and it is really a place reborn from the ashes. Grant Hill has a second life here, Stoudemire, who has returned from injury, is averaging 27 points per game, and Nash is even more

He returned to the top of the assists list after a few years, and Frye even made more three-pointers in one season than in the previous four seasons combined...

So even though the Suns feel like they are only sixth in the Western Conference now, they are back to running and gunning and contain huge energy. It is not difficult to accept the Knicks' away game loss.

Anyway, Zuo Li thought it was normal. The Knicks were obviously very tired in this game. The continuous high-intensity battles made them feel a little cold. They only threw a three-pointer in the first two quarters. You must know that this number was 7 in the previous 17 games. There was a gap.

It came up right away. Although the touch recovered in the last quarter, the Suns' momentum was already showing. Nash Stoudemire connected continuously, allowing the Suns to finally end the Knicks' winning streak.

111-100, a gap of 11 points.

Zuo Li scored 28 points and 18 rebounds, a season high in rebounds, but only made 1 of 4 three-pointers.

And Nash scored a classic 20 points and 20 assists, in full condition, and directly taught Dragic how to behave.

In my memory, the reason why the Suns counterattacked all the way was because Dragic was Nash's substitute. When he met George Hill in the Western Conference semifinals, he directly scored 20 points in a single quarter. Zuo Li also remembers this from that game.

Balkan boy's.

However, judging from this game, Dragic did well as a substitute. Nash indeed has too many things for him to learn.

After the game, Zuo Li also hugged Nash and Stoudemire cordially. Although the winning streak was ended, it did not hinder their good relationship, especially with Nash, who was both a teacher and a friend.

Valley

"I hope we can meet on the highest stage." Zuo Li hugged Nash.

"Hahahaha, I hope so." Nash responded with a smile.

But Zuo Li knew that Nash didn't take it seriously and only regarded it as Zuo Li's good wishes. But Zuo Li knew that this sun was much more than that.

but…

The Knicks have snatched Dragic away in advance, and I don’t know if the Suns can continue to repeat the legendary story of the year...

Next door, D'Antoni also smiled and hugged Gentry, and chatted with his former assistant for a long time before leaving. D'Antoni's emotions towards the Suns were complicated. Although he was kicked out, in the Suns, D'Antoni achieved the success of his life.

His first peak was just that he failed to win the championship.

But the winning streak being ended by the Suns should be the most acceptable result for D'Antoni.

However, the loss did not hurt the Knicks. On the 3rd, they returned to their home court to face the Magic back-to-back. The Magic had just been beaten by them a few days ago, and the Magic seemed to have not recovered in this game.

Zuo Li also received the Eastern Conference Player of the Month trophy before the game. This was also the third best month in Zuo Li's career.

There is no doubt that the best player this month is. After all, Zuo Li has led the team to 17 consecutive victories, averaging 31.2 points, 15.5 rebounds, 6.1 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game. There is no doubt that he has achieved both personal and team success. This is also his performance.

Beat James to win the award for the third time.

Curry also won the title of Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month. He surpassed Jennings by averaging 14.5 points, 6.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. Of course, many people think Jennings has better statistics, but

There is no way, the Knicks' record is too impressive to be ignored.

The Knicks have successfully won all the honors they could get last month, and can be called the biggest winner in the first month of the season.

Taking advantage of such an east wind, the Knicks scored three times and five times in this game, shooting down the Magic with 20 three-pointers in the game, stopping the losing streak and giving the Magic a third consecutive defeat.

In this game, Zuo Li made 8 three-pointers, setting a new personal record for three-pointers. This is also the league's record for three-pointers made by a big man in a single game. It is only three times away from Kobe's 11 three-pointers in a single game.

After the game, Barkley also jokingly said: "When Zuo Li breaks this record one day, I hope everyone won't be too surprised."

Barkley never imagined that this day would be in the not-too-distant future...

Two days after defeating the Magic, the Knicks defeated the Hawks at home. This was the strongest and highest-ranked team in the next ten or so games.

Zuo Li just wanted to say to this that, indeed, there is a rainbow after the storm, and the ancients did not deceive me.

After the devilish schedule in November, the Knicks finally have a welfare schedule.

Sure enough, in the following days, the Knicks ushered in another six-game winning streak. On December 7, they beat the Nets 119-100 away from home. On December 8, they went to the Western Conference back-to-back and defeated the Trail Blazers in three overtimes.