Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

The Knicks ushered in a wave of gains in advance in the late winter of February. In addition to Zuo Li's daily harvest of honors, which increased his 40 games to 10 games, Zuo Li also won the best of the month three months after the start of the season for two consecutive seasons.

Of course, Zuo Li's performance like this is no longer news. People are used to Zuo Li breaking records one after another, and continue to have great interest in what record Zuo Li will break next. When will Zuo Li not break records for a long time?

Yes, people will probably pay more attention to it.

Another protagonist of the Knicks is second-year rookie Stephen Curry. The number one position who also came from high school in New York and Davidson College has reached a turning point this season.

So far this season, Curry has started 40 games, averaging 19 points, 6.8 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. All statistics have improved compared to last season. He averaged 44.5% field goal percentage and 40.1% three-point field goal percentage.

With 2.5 three-pointers made and a 90.2% free throw shooting rate, Curry's true shooting percentage ranks among the best among guards.

With this kind of performance, Curry was selected into the All-Star reserve team in the second season of his career, becoming the leader of the new generation alongside Roy and Durant.

The media commented on Curry: "Stephen slapped those who didn't think highly of him in the face with his performance!"

Yes, Curry's selection to the All-Stars was something that few people could have imagined before he was drafted. Although Curry won the NCAA championship in college and performed very well, everyone is more willing to attribute the credit to Zuo Li and ignore it.

Curry’s own role.

In addition, his talent is so inconspicuous among the monsters. Look at the guards in these drafts, Rose, Westbrook, Harden, Wall, and soon Irving... there are also many second- and third-rate players.

In terms of talent, Curry really cannot compare with this group of people, especially physically, he is very, very different.

It's a guy like this. When the Knicks drafted him with the No. 6 pick, people thought it was Zuo Li who was doing his best.

Some people said in a weird way that Curry's inclusion in the lottery proves that the league is not only about playing football, but also about worldliness.

In the past two years, Curry has used a championship to prove that he can contribute to the team, and now he has been selected as an All-Star based on his performance. If you look at it loosely, it is an inspirational story.

Not only in the All-Star Game, Curry was also successfully selected for this season's All-Star Three-Point Contest because of his three-point performance. In addition to the Rookie Game, this year's All-Star, Curry also plays three roles!

Such a performance naturally made the fans excited. Heizi was silent. Many people said: "The Knicks have proven the importance of vision. Those who look down on Curry most likely have poor eyesight..."

And the Knicks' top players also stood up to praise Curry.

D'Antoni: "He has proven that he did not rely on so-called connections to get to the top. This is the NBA. How can he be able to gain a foothold without strength? I am not surprised that he was selected. This is his strength."

Zuo Li: "I've said it before, this guy Curry has great potential."

Dragic: "Okay, otherwise why do you think I would play as a substitute with peace of mind? That guy is not as simple as he looks."

David Lee: "Although I was undrafted, I'm proud of my brother being selected. What? Ray Allen? He's good, but if you look at the data, Curry is obviously better. You can't be more famous because of Ray Allen."

Just choose him."

After the list came out, there were rumors that Curry was selected over Ray Allen, one of the Green Army's Big Three, which also caused some controversy. David Lee also opened the mic passionately for Curry, refuting those doubts.

Curry himself is very calm. Although he was so excited when he learned that he was selected for the All-Stars, and even couldn't sleep because of the excitement all night, he still calmly said to reporters: "My level can still be improved, and I have to learn.

There are many more, I would like to thank my teammates and coaches, they gave me strength."

However, they kept a low profile to the outside world, but the Knicks still celebrated Curry well. Zuo Li even specially bought a new mobile phone from Apple as a gift for Curry to be selected as an All-Star.

On February 7, before the Knicks played against the Philadelphia 76ers at home, the on-site DJ gave Curry the biggest card at the beginning:

"Let's welcome kids from Akron, from Davidson to New York, from average players to All-Stars!"

"One of the best guards in the league, the starting guard of the Knicks, Stephen~~~~"

"Curry!!!"

Fans also burst into screams and shouted Curry's name.

Curry, who ran out of the tunnel, was in a state of excitement. He stood in the middle of the field, waving and greeting the fans around him, his eyes a little moist.

At this moment, he realized what Zuo Li once told him, that players and fans go both ways, and fans will not let down any player who works hard to play.

The atmosphere reached its climax after Zuo Li's appearance. Curry, Zuo Li, Randolph, and D'Antoni, who became the All-Star head coach again after a year, stood in the center of the field and once again accepted the applause of the fans, and then

Return to the sidelines and prepare.

At this time, on the 76ers bench at the other end of the court, Iguodala and Turner looked at each other, both of them looking unhappy.

I already have a bad premonition...

Who doesn’t know that there are two things you can’t do when meeting the Knicks? The first is to provoke, and the second is to meet on such a special day, such as a birthday night or a record night.

Tonight, no one provoked Zuo Li, but it happened to be the night when Zuo Li hit the record of 11 consecutive games with 40 points. Now it is another day to celebrate all the Knicks selected for the All-Stars...

"I hope I can escape unscathed." Iguodala thought before the game. If he loses tonight, he will win.

However, Iguodala's hope was dashed in the end, because tonight, in addition to Zuo Li who was firing on all cylinders, there was also Curry who was extremely excited.

At the beginning, the 76ers focused their defense on Zuo Li, not only from two inside defenders, but also from Iguodala, the frontline gatekeeper.

However, in the first two rounds, Curry used two three-pointers to confuse the 76ers. By the time the 76ers reacted and began to press Curry closely, Curry had already thrown in four three-pointers...

4 three-pointers in a single quarter, 8 three-pointers in the half... The commentators exclaimed: "Curry is chasing Kobe's single-game three-point record!"

The 76ers were also overwhelmed by Curry's three-pointers in the first half. In the second half, they even became a little angry and made much bigger moves.

But it still couldn't stop Curry from hitting his 9th and 10th three-pointers.

But it is a pity that Kobe's record was saved after all. In the fourth quarter, Curry's physical strength declined and his aim was also lost. He hit three consecutive three-pointers and was finally replaced with 5 minutes left in the game, giving up chasing Kobe's single.

A chance to record three points in a game.

But when he came off the court, he still had 40 points and 5 assists, which was Curry's highest score in a single game this season.

The other protagonist is Zuo Li, who only had 14 points in the first half. Many people thought that Zuo Li might be released tonight, but as Curry's shots got higher and higher, the 76ers no longer cared about Zuo Li.

So in the second half, Zuo Li scored 27 points with a sudden shot from inside and outside!

When Zuo Li came off the court, he left with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

Achieved 40 points in 11 consecutive games!