Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

It's not the same season, but it's the same result. Zuo Li still dominates the top five lists of the season, and the steals list has become the only "pure land", becoming the only list where Zuo Li's name is not visible in the top 50.

This performance has basically allowed Zuo Li to book many heavyweight awards in the upcoming awards season. Zuo Li's fans are already gearing up, looking forward to the moment when Zuo Li will continue to sweep the awards season.

However, Zuo Li remained calm. He only took a look at the data on the night when the season ended, and it was not to show off. He just wanted to see his progress this season. He just looked at it. His mind was already invested in the upcoming work.

Come the playoffs.

For Zuo Li, the happiest thing is not how amazing his statistics are, but that Curry has not only returned to health, but the hidden danger of ankle injuries is also gradually disappearing. This is extremely important to the Knicks now and in the future.

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After tonight's training, the trainer also gave the best answer: "Zuo Li, I think Stephen is now fully qualified to play."

"YES!!!" Curry roared to the sky after hearing this answer. Finally, he finally got the answer he wanted most!

However, Zuo Li on the side poured cold water on Kuli: "I don't think it's possible!"

"Boss!!!???"

From heaven to hell, in just a few seconds Curry felt the warmth and coldness of the world, and the vicissitudes of the world.

But soon, Curry, who came back to his senses, noticed the smile on Zuo Li's lips that he could hardly hold back.

"Hahahahaha! Okay, I won't lie to you anymore!"

"The first starter, it must be the first starter!" Zuo Li rubbed Curry's hair angrily.

"Huh~" Curry instantly felt that he was about to lose all his strength: "Boss, don't make jokes like this in the future, it's not fun at all."

Otto on the side was rubbing his hair with an innocent look on his face: "Isn't it funny? Why do I think it's quite funny?"

Curry: “…”

You'd better be in trouble, if you weren't the trainer I would have smashed your dog's head in with a ball!

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The next day, Curry officially returned to the Knicks starting lineup. The team held a simple welcome ceremony for Curry at noon on the 17th. In the afternoon, Curry participated in a team training.

The outside world does not know the specific results of the joint training. They only know that Beverley, who was guarding him, shivered when he saw others raising their hands at night.

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On the evening of April 18, in the first round of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Knicks faced the Philadelphia 76ers at home.

This is the first game of the playoffs this season, so the officials have given it the greatest respect, with live broadcast across the United States, simultaneous broadcast in 148 countries and regions, and the greatest publicity in official history.

Fans from all over the world have ridiculed online that it is difficult not to recognize the Knicks when going out now, because there are Knicks posters everywhere in the subway and shopping malls.

But it can only be said that the Knicks are worth it, because even if this series is only the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks have attracted enough attention.

Especially in New York, even a certain politician did not forget the Amway Knicks playoffs after his speech, and the cards were full.

When analyzing the series between the Knicks and the 76ers before the game, almost all professionals believed that the Knicks would not have a big problem in passing this series. ESPN's 24 industry insiders even voted 100% for the big score to 4.

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Barkley also said before the game that what the Knicks need to consider in this series is not how to win, but how to win the game without getting injured and saving more energy.

This sounds a little disrespectful to the Philadelphia 76ers. Don't forget, the 76ers also caused a lot of trouble for the Knicks during the regular season. If it weren't for Zuo Li's blood C, the Knicks might have won 70 games!

So the Philadelphians made it timely to express their dissatisfaction upon arriving in New York.

Iguodala said: "Although we are only eighth in the Eastern Conference, we have the courage to overcome the superiors."

Holiday also said: "We will win one in New York."

In short, although the harsh words are not harsh enough, it can be seen that the 76ers still want to give the Knicks a try.

Moreover, they believe that they have learned enough experience from their losses in the regular season, that is, they must not relax their defense against Zuoli even for a minute!

So tonight, the 76ers sent out: Iguodala, Holiday, and Turner on the outside, and Brand and Hawes on the inside.

But at the beginning, no one cared who the 76ers were playing, because Stephen Curry, who had only played one game in the past month, suddenly appeared in the Knicks' starting lineup.

Zuo Li, Randolph, Battier, Belinelli, Curry, and the Knicks' lineup once again returned to the most familiar lineup.

"We saw Stephen Curry play, and we could see that he was still wearing complete protective gear on his ankles, both feet. We don't know if his injury has fully recovered," Yu Jia said.

"It should be about the same, but the Knicks let him come out tonight probably just to find his touch and feel for the game. After all, he just returned from injury," Yang Yi said.

The Philadelphians thought the same way. They did not regard Curry as a key figure. The focus was still on Zuo Li. Before going on the court, they were still hypnotizing themselves: "Come on, guard Zuo Li and you will win!"

Little did they know that they had already tricked themselves into it.

Amid the cheers of the New York fans, Zuoli easily defeated Hawes with a jump ball, marking the Knicks' first attack.

In fact, Zuo Li is definitely an advantageous matchup in this series. Hawes's playing style is soft and he cannot pose a sufficient threat to Zuo Li on both offense and defense, not even with Brand. After all, Brand only has 2

I'm just over 6 meters tall, but I'm really too short.

"Go around!" The 76ers coach also felt that the Knicks would let Zuo Lixian gain an advantage in the paint, so he kept shouting about going around. This was one of the defensive methods they came up with.

However, Zuo Li didn't catch the ball at all and raised the pick-and-roll. Curry used Zuo Li's unsolvable coverage to easily break through to the inside and successfully threw the ball in front of Brand!

"Oh ho, the familiar Zuo Curry pick-and-roll, Curry announced his return with his first score in the opening game." Barkley applauded.

"Before the game, some people said that Curry might be in poor condition. After all, he has been away from the game for a long time and needs time to find his condition. But now it seems that Curry is still in good condition." Smith said.

Indeed, after all, unlike what everyone thinks of self-cultivation, the amount of training performed by Curry is not low at all.

Moreover, this ball is just the beginning. Curry is not only back tonight, but also very strong.

In the next round, Curry single-handedly withstood Turner on the defensive end, preventing the latter from breaking in and making a strong shot. Zuo Li, who collected the rebound, passed a long pass to Curry. Curry held the ball and made two more fast breaks.

point.

4-0.

Curry gave the 76ers a blow on offense and defense.

But the 76ers still didn't care. The defensive end continued to put pressure on Zuo Li, but ignored Curry, which made them pay the price quickly.