Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Kudos to everyone on the Knicks for this game!

espn: "The team spirit and tenacity shown by the Knicks players in the game are the key to their continued victory."

With the whole team feeling average, relying on the performance of key players and the defense of all members, the Knicks finally won the game.

Zuo Li's defense, Randolph's offense, Curry's passing, and the team's coordinated operations all left a deep impression on the audience!

Of course, there is also their unyielding will and unwillingness to admit defeat.

In all kinds of unfavorable situations, they feel bad, are physically exhausted from consecutive battles, and are under huge external pressure, they can still bite at critical moments. So what else can stop them?

20 consecutive wins is already an unattainable record for many teams, and 22 consecutive wins has tied the second-longest winning streak in league history set by the Rockets. This is already an immortal achievement.

Now, everyone knows that there is only one record ahead of the Knicks, and that is the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

Of course, there is still a long way to go between 22 consecutive wins and 33 consecutive wins. No one thinks that the Knicks can definitely break the Lakers' record at this time, but they are indeed the team other than the Rockets that has been closest to this record in so many years.

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Of course, the Knicks team did not regard 33 consecutive wins as a necessary goal. Especially after these few games that were not particularly smooth, the Knicks felt like a burden had been lifted.

Although the previous victory was gratifying, the feeling of wanting to win and being afraid of losing has always affected the Knicks' state. There is no way. Honor sometimes becomes a burden. Almost no one can escape such emotions, including Zuo Li. After all,

, who doesn’t want to keep winning?

However, after these few games, Zuo Li and the others figured out that they were already second in history anyway, and it didn't matter if they lost. No one would use the Lakers' failure to break the 33-game winning streak as a means of attacking others.

After thinking about all this and looking back at each victory, the desire to fight in the locker room reached its peak.

"Enjoy the game." Zuo Li posted on Instagram.

On December 13, the Knicks flew to the Denver Plateau to face the Nuggets. After half a month, the two teams ushered in a second battle.

In the first game, Anthony, who had no intention of playing and only focused on his own performance, easily ruined the victory of the game.

In a sense, his singles performance is really unsolvable. Looking at the entire NBA history, Anthony's personal offensive strength can be ranked among the best.

Everyone only knows that he is a three-threat, but they don’t know that Anthony’s personal skills are very comprehensive. In addition to his face-up skills, his back-up ability is also excellent. He can lay up, throw, hook shot, stop fake shot and complete the action. He can flexibly use 21 skills.

Stable shooting and excellent three-point shooting percentage allow his attack range to cover the entire three-point range.

At the same time, his strong body allows him to not be afraid of any level of confrontation at the third position, even if his opponent is James' level.

Fans who like Melo must still remember a game. Anthony, who moved to the Knicks in 2012, scored 42 points and led the team to defeat the Big Three of the Heat, which made James feel numb.

And since he entered the league, his scoring ability has been compared to Kobe's level, which shows his status in the hearts of fans for his singles.

However, Zuo Li always felt that Anthony's style of play could not adapt to the overall team.

The first is defense. It’s not that he doesn’t know how to defend. With his physical quality, he can easily defend when he wants to. In 2009, when he was the most active and efficient defender, he also led the team to the Western Conference Finals, but he just didn’t want to defend.

Offense wins games, and defense wins championships. If a team's defense is not good, it is impossible to go far in the playoffs.

Anthony's existence is basically equivalent to four defenses and five defenses. This is impossible to win, especially at critical moments, and it is too easy to be targeted.

The second is that he is not a team player. After all, one person's scoring cannot limit team cooperation. Although Anthony is a scoring machine, it is difficult for him to connect a team together.

Before Billups came, the Nuggets were in the first round every year. After Billups came, he brought organization and defense, which allowed the Nuggets to rise rapidly.

Anthony is so independent this season, averaging 1.5 assists per game in the first 20 games, but the Nuggets are still ranked fifth. Billups is indispensable for this on the offensive end. Otherwise, there is no way to reconcile it with just Jr. Smith, let alone

It is said that there are still a lot of newcomers waiting to be fed.

In this second game, the Knicks still focused their attention on Billups. Beverley made his first start of the season. Belinelli played 3 minutes and 45 seconds before being replaced by Danny Green. The Knicks basically

Just use the strongest perimeter defensive lineup.

As for Anthony, he is basically one-on-one with Battier. He will attack from the left when he gets inside, and the Knicks will ignore it when he shoots outside.

Therefore, Anthony played particularly well in this game. He took 24 shots, hit 10 goals, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

29 points was also the highest score in the game, one point higher than Zuo Li's 28 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks. But in terms of overall statistics, Zuo Li was the winner.

This is the difference between Zuo Li. He can score, he can score high, and he has proven his scoring ability. He is not soft-hearted at critical moments, but he is very team-oriented. Last season, he was needed to score, so he kept scoring. This season, he is needed.

When covering for his teammates, he improves his organization, and his defense is meticulous, never leaving behind any effort.

This is why Zuo Li was able to bring a team dominated by rookies to championship heights.

In this game, although Anthony played very well, the Nuggets still lost 105-113 at home.

And the reason why we only lost by 8 points was that Billups' 12 points and 11 assists were very crucial. He allowed this Jr. crazy player to score 18 points, otherwise we would have lost even more.

After the game, Anthony was in a good mood and said that although the Knicks did not stop their winning streak, they still played well.

However, Nuggets fans are obviously not as optimistic as Anthony, because after this game, the Nuggets have also become the backdrop for new history.

After completing the season's doubleheader against the Nuggets, the Knicks also officially broke the Rockets' 22-game winning streak in the 2007-08 season, and exclusively held the record for the second longest winning streak in NBA history with 23 consecutive wins!

After the game, the Knicks team also raised 2 and 3 fingers respectively to celebrate this historic moment.

Rockets stars such as Yao Yao, Tracy McGrady, and Uncle Mu also sent messages to congratulate the Knicks.

It is worth mentioning that Battier became the first person in history to win consecutive games because he participated in these two consecutive victories as a Rockets player and a Knicks player respectively.

According to this, Battier is the ceiling of winning streak.

Battier also posted two photos respectively, of Yao Mai and Zuo Li, and said jokingly: "Look, it turns out how important it is to hold your thighs tightly!"