When the second quarter started, the Knicks were leading by more than ten points, but they were overtaken near the end.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson was pacing wildly on the sidelines. When Anthony approached, he couldn't help shouting: "Melo, if you feel bad, pass the ball more. Take it easy first, and trust your teammates..."
Unfortunately, for Anthony, these earnest words were like a thorn in his heart.
Even you look down on me, right?
Then I have to prove it to everyone!
Some people know how to go around when they hit a wall, while some people think they can break through the wall, but they ignore that they are just mortal bodies, and in the end they can only end up with a bloody head.
As one of the league's top scorers, Anthony felt that these persuasion from his teammates and coaches were a strong insult to his scoring ability, and anger burned in his heart.
Anthony started taking crazy shots, taking shots desperately... His ears were like stuffed with cotton, and he couldn't hear the voices of his coach and teammates at all. He just took the ball and did it.
He desperately needs crazy scoring to prove his ability.
Such a move plays into the Trail Blazers' hands.
The double team prepared in advance worked wonders.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"..."
Crazy shots resulted in crazy strikes until the end of the second quarter.
Anthony, who played in the second half of the game, made 1 of 9 shots, plus 3 of 5 free throws at the superstar buzzer, and only scored 5 points.
In the first quarter, Anthony made 6 of 8 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 14 points with super efficiency.
Just when the fans thought he could continue his hot start, they unexpectedly ushered in such a result.
At 64:55, the situation on the court changed, and it was the Knicks' turn to fall behind by ten points.
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Mike Woodson, who just took over as head coach, was drafted by the Knicks as a player and is full of affection for this team.
In his opinion, Anthony's style of play just now is a cancer and will lead the Knicks to failure.
During halftime, the Knicks did not enter the locker room, and roars spread from the bench.
It is self-evident who he is talking about.
"I'm sorry, coach, I will fight hard later."
Under the gaze of everyone, Anthony made a rare apology.
"Mello, I'm glad you can wake up in time. It's not too late. As long as we cooperate well with our teammates, we still have a chance to defeat the opponent."
After seeing Anthony realize his wrong play, Mike Woodson, who is 1.96 meters tall, patted Anthony on the shoulder happily.
"Um."
Anthony smiled and nodded, bending over to tie his shoelaces.
At this time, no one noticed a cold light flashing in Anthony's eyes.
It seems that Melon is not as kind as he appears.
The seeds of conflict between players and coaches have been planted, only to take root and sprout in the future.
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Back in the third quarter, Anthony did not continue his crazy shots in the first half.
Surprisingly, he seemed to have turned from prosperity to decline. His overall desire to attack was mediocre, and he only took two shots in one quarter.
What the hell is that guy doing?
Facing such a "selfless" Guagua, everyone's faces were full of doubts.
Mike Woodson frowned slightly. He had noticed Anthony's unusual behavior a long time ago, but at first he thought that the other party had really changed his temper and was wholeheartedly cooperating with his teammates.
But as time went by, Mike Woodson gradually realized that Anthony was still the same Anthony, and the latter was simply out of anger.
What a child who won’t grow up!
This time, Mike Woodson, whose anger had almost dissipated, did not accuse Anthony anymore. He still wanted to keep his job as head coach.
But what Mike Woodson never expected was that Anthony was already full of disgust for him.
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In the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, Jr. Smith led the substitutes to fight on the court and even chased the score to 5 points.
Jr. Smith would never have imagined that while he was working hard on the court, his boss would start a cold war with his coach because of his ridiculous dignity.
In other words, Anthony is at odds with himself.
When Anthony returned to the court, he still had no desire to take action. Instead, he passed more passes.
With three minutes left before the end of the game, he successfully "swiped" his assists for this game to 5...at the cost of 7 eye-catching mistakes.
If the generals are not at odds with each other, how can we fight this war?
The Knicks started off fiercely, but except for the team's sixth man Jr. Smith, the rest of the players suddenly stalled in the second half and eventually lost to the Trail Blazers 89:102, helping the latter end their two-game losing streak.
The Knicks are here.
Jr. Smith came off the bench and scored a game-high 28 points in 31 minutes, plus 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
It can be seen that jr is definitely not crazy in this game!
The team's second-highest scorer is star Carmelo Anthony, who scored 22 points and 3 rebounds in 33 minutes... as well as an eye-catching 9 turnovers.
The most important thing is that of Anthony's 22 points, 19 were scored in the first half and only 3 points in the second half.
At this moment, anyone can see that there is definitely something wrong with Anthony's game tonight.
As for Stoudemire, who has just come back, for the sake of his health, he did not play much playing time, only 17 minutes. In the end, he scored 9 points with a 50% shooting rate of 4 of 8.
Here's the Trail Blazers.
Aldridge made 12 of 18 shots and scored a team-high 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Lillard made 10 of 22 shots and scored 23 points and 11 assists.
Among the three young players, Wang Zelin scored the least, scoring 21 points on 9 of 15 shots, but the best of the game was still awarded to him.
There is no other reason.
In addition to 21 points, Wang Zelin also had a near-quadruple-double of 13 rebounds, 7 blocks, 6 assists and 3 steals.
Tonight, Wang Zelin can definitely be called "one pillar supporting the sky" on the defensive end.
Especially the astonishing 7 blocks and 3 steals, both career highs.
After tonight, Wang Zelin's five statistics of points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals have all surpassed the single regular season data record left by the former "Chinese Mobile Great Wall" Yao Ming in the NBA.
The points, rebounds and assists have long been surpassed. Tonight's 7 blocks and 3 steals successfully broke Yao Ming's record of 5 blocks and 2 steals in a single game.
What is now in front of Wang Zelin is Yao Ming's record of 44 minutes of playing time in the regular season.
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For Wang Zelin, playing time may be the most difficult thing...well, a little bit difficult.
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A large number of long-awaited reporters from China showed up at the post-game interview conference.
"Your Majesty, in tonight's game you broke Dayao's single-game blocks and single-game steals record in the NBA. What do you think about this?"
"Your Majesty, the Rookie of the Month for December has been announced. The Western Conference is still yours. It seems that the Rookie of the Year is already in the bag!"
"..."
Looking at the long guns and short cannons in front of him, Wang Zelin smiled and answered one by one.
"Well, I am very excited now and hope that I can continue to work hard in the future. As I said before, records are meant to be broken. I believe Dayao is also looking forward to seeing the birth of new records."
"As for the Rookie of the Year, I have long said that it must be me."
"..."
"Okay, thank you for your answer, and I hope it can bring a wonderful game to everyone."
"Okay, see you next time."
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Yao Ming on the other side of the ocean probably never imagined that he would be in the headlines again for no apparent reason while he was sleeping well at home.