Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Shane is obviously self-effacing.

"Shane is an important member of our team. His experience is very important. Without him, our winning streak would not be so smooth." Faced with Battier's self-effacement and praise, Zuo Li naturally reciprocated.

Whether it was with Yao Mai back then or with the Knicks today, Battier played a key role.

Back in the Rockets, when Artest didn't come, the wing defense basically relied on Battier alone, and Tracy McGrady was also non-defensive. Without Battier, it would have been even worse against the Jazz's Yao Yao.

In the Knicks, Battier took on the task of front guard and outside shooting very well. In his limited playing time, he averaged 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds per game, and averaged 1 three-pointer per game, basically replacing

Originally Wilson Chandler's role in the lineup.

After so many games, the fans who were worried in the summer that Battier would not be able to adapt to the Knicks' rhythm, or even undermine the Knicks' overall response, were relieved. Their worries seemed to be unnecessary.

Of course, Zuo Li has never worried about Battier not being able to integrate. The outside world always regards the Knicks' youth and excellent athletic ability as the reason for their rise. In fact, this is only part of the reason, and Curry, Dragic, etc.

People's athletic ability is just average, incomparable to those muscle sticks and jumping men. They are just young. Zuo Lidu blocked Stephen Curry's dunk dream more than once. Isn't it because he was afraid that this guy would destroy what he should have been?

Bringing the 'talent' from Golden State to New York?

The most fundamental reason for the rise of the Knicks is the advancement of technology and tactics and the adaptation of personnel. Zuo Li has said it more than once. No matter how good a person is, it will be in vain in a tactical system that is not suitable for him.

As for the self-contained system, it does sound awesome, but isn’t it also synonymous with poor adaptability? No matter where you go, you need teammates who are suitable for you, otherwise your performance will be directly inferior, so Zuo Li never thinks of having a self-contained system.

What a good sign.

As a guy from Duke, it is obvious that Battier can adapt to most systems, whether he is in the Rockets, the Grizzlies, or later going to the Heat to finally realize his dream of a championship. I have never heard of Battier.

No matter what tactics he is not suitable for, he can do whatever you ask him to do, defend, block, shoot, and even rebound.

And his experience is so important to the current Knicks. Compared with Chandler, who gets in trouble from time to time, at critical moments, Zuo Li obviously prefers Battier to stay on the court.

In Zuo Li's memory, the Heat made a comeback the following year after their disastrous defeat in the Finals. In the championship game against the Thunder, he averaged 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shooting 61.3% from the field, and made a total of 15 of 26 three-pointers.

, the three-point shooting percentage was 57.7%. Although the defensive end did not restrict Durant, his presence liberated James. Otherwise, the Heat could only use James to face Durant, which would inevitably affect the overall situation.

, otherwise James has no time to attack and the Heat's offense is weak. Of course, this is unlikely to happen. What is more likely to happen is that James has no time to take care of defense, which makes Durant's performance even more terrifying. By then, it is estimated that it will not be an easy solution in 5 games.

"He can bring unexpected hardness and composure to the team. At the same time, his big heart is also indispensable to the team. You can always trust him at critical moments." D'Antoni said.

One day later, in Boston, in front of 20,000 spectators at the Devils' home court, the largest in the NBA East, Battier demonstrated his role.

After defeating the Nuggets and winning a record 23 consecutive victories, the Knicks' welfare schedule finally came to an end. Starting from the 16th, the New York Knicks still have 7 games to play this year, 4 away games and 3 home games, and the opponents

All are very strong.

They will face four strong teams: the Celtics, Thunder, Bulls, Heat and Magic, with the incompatible Cavaliers interspersed in between.

The Heat will play twice, one of which is the much-anticipated Christmas Day game. It can be said that this is the most stressful stage for the Knicks this season.

In reality, many Heizi who were overwhelmed by this series of winning streak breathed a sigh of relief when they saw such a schedule.

"Now, it's impossible for the Knicks to continue winning, right?"

Celtics, Heat, Thunder, Bulls, Magic... With so many strong teams, there must be one who can overthrow the Knicks' evil rule!

They don't believe that the Knicks can continue to maintain a winning streak in the last 20 days of this year!

Many people even think that the Celtics will beat the Knicks and become the end of their winning streak, because after losing to the Knicks in the first game, the Celtics players expressed this in interviews several times

Looking forward to facing the Knicks again, Rivers also said that they have found a way to limit the Knicks.

So on the 16th at North Shore Garden, countless fans were looking forward to it, hoping that the Celtics could end the second longest winning streak in history.

Before the game, various commentators also made predictions for this game. Many of them were more optimistic about the Celtics. Firstly, this is the North Shore Garden. Secondly, the Knicks' recent state is actually not good. Everyone with a discerning eye can see that.

It can be seen that the previous games against weak teams like the Wizards were somewhat stumbling. The shooting rate was low, the defensive strength declined, and the players seemed very tired. Many people felt that if it were not for a good schedule, the Knicks' winning streak might have been ended long ago.

Of course, there is nothing to say about this. After all, the schedule is purely luck. No one knows which team will be strong until the game starts. Just look at the Cavaliers. They only won 5 games last season.

Still the favorite to win the championship.

It's just that in this schedule, the Knicks are probably going to lose. After all, at this time, the Celtics, although their current record has not met people's expectations, are still pretty good at third place in the Eastern Conference.

However, when the game started, it did not happen as one-sided as people imagined. Rivers said that the so-called tactics that can limit the Knicks are nothing more than increasing the defense of outside shooters, but this does not exactly allow the Knicks to survive inside.

The space has become larger.

Originally, the Knicks were planning to play inside. Because their outside touch has been mediocre recently, it made sense to choose a style of play closer to the inside basket. The Celtics expanded their defense in this way, playing directly into their own hands. Zuo Li scored in the first quarter.

He scored 10 points, and Randolph also scored 6 points. Even Anderson, who came off the bench, had an alley-oop dunk performance. O'Neal almost exploded. Without Perkins, he had to do all the dirty work.

In just one and a half quarters, O'Neal was about to retire.

Fortunately, Pierce and Ray Allen, who had an unbalanced performance in the first game, had excellent touch on the outside this time. Ray Allen, in particular, made several catches and made three-pointers, showing that he is currently the number one shooter in the league. The two teams tied the game in the first two quarters.

The score was 56-56, which was one of the few halftime draws between the two teams in the past three years.