The Knicks attacked, Duhong advanced with the ball, and Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly rushed over to press.
Du Hong quickly passed the ball in desperation, but was intercepted by Maggette.
The Clippers made another quick counterattack, forcing the Knicks to call a timeout and make substitutions and tactical adjustments.
"Why are you still struggling? Doesn't it give you face to pretend that you're not in trouble?"
Barkley complained.
It's not a bad team, but the result is still last, which is more embarrassing than a bad team.
"It's a pity that their struggle is meaningless."
Smith said.
The timeout ends and both sides return to the court.
The Knicks attacked and they played a tactical coordination.
Strictly speaking, this is almost their first tactical cooperation in this game. Before, the players took turns playing singles.
If it weren't for Harrington's explosiveness and David Lee's efficiency, they would have been defeated long ago.
Kunyan Richardson helped Harrington block the passer. Harrington sneaked into the bottom corner to catch the ball and scored.
96 to 95.
When the Clippers attacked, they also used a tactic, with Zhang Zhiyuan and DeAndre Jordan picking and rolling.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan broke through David Lee and easily scored two points.
98 to 95.
The Knicks attacked, but it was Harrington who took action, and the result was solid this time.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan seized the opportunity and threw in a three-pointer.
101 to 95.
The score difference reached six points, and the Knicks players began to get discouraged.
Although theoretically there is great hope of chasing six points, they have lost this confidence.
Of course, on the surface, the audience can't really see it. They just feel that the team's touch is declining and the Clippers' players are exerting their strength.
After a few rounds, the score difference reached double digits.
The shouts at the scene gradually subsided, and there was no longer any interest.
The two sides continued to play for the rest of the time, and the Clippers won the game without any danger.
117 to 108, the Clippers won by 9 points, which is not much.
In terms of statistics, Harrington made 11 of 19 shots, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 30 points off the bench.
David Lee made 10 of 16 shots and 9 of 11 free throws, scoring 29 points.
Except for the two of them, no one else in the Knicks scored in double figures, and their efficiency was low.
In this match between Harrington and David Lee, I can confidently say that they can't carry each other.
For the Clippers, Zhang Zhiyuan scored a game-high 44 points, and also had 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
Maggette scored 21 points, and the two scored 65 together. The effect was almost the same as when Zhang Zhiyuan was with the Lakers.
Some fans said that this is a new two-star combination, but this statement was ridiculed by countless people as soon as it was proposed.
One averages 40 per game and the other averages 20 per game, which is more than double the difference. It is obviously inappropriate to tie the two of them.
Therefore, in the eyes of most fans, the Clippers are still single-core.
On January 3, the league announced the results of a new round of All-Star voting.
Zhang Zhiyuan won the vote again, with a total of 3.2 million votes.
Considering that there are two rounds of voting to come, this number will increase and should be able to break the record of 4.43 million votes he set last year.
As for the Western Conference center position, Yao Ming ranked first with 2 million votes.
O'Neal received 1.4 million votes, and his popularity remains the same as before.
Of course, his strength is not bad. This year's data has improved compared to when he was with the Heat, averaging 188 per game.
It is not easy for him to obtain this data at his age.
Bynum benefited from the team's record and high exposure, ranking third with 1.1 million votes.
Thanks to being Zhang Zhiyuan's teammate, Kaman finished fourth with 920,000 votes with single-digit points and single-digit rebounds.
The number of votes dropped sharply after the four of them, with Okur in fifth only having 280,000, and even Greg Oden in sixth, who averaged only 8.9 points and 7 rebounds per game.
Although Greg Oden has been injured for more than a season, and although he only has 9 points and 7 rebounds, fans are still optimistic about his talent and future.
There is a scarcity of powerful centers in the league, and except for Howard and Yao Ming, others are not very good.
Compared with the center, the competition for the back line is much more intense.
Zhang Zhiyuan ranked first with 3.2 million votes, Kobe Bryant ranked second with 1.6 million votes, and Chris Paul ranked third with 1.2 million votes.
One of these three people will inevitably fall out of the starting lineup. Judging from the current trend, Paul will most likely be in tragedy.
With Paul's strength and team leadership performance, he deserves a starting position, but there are two big mountains ahead of him.
Ginobili, Nash, and Parker ranked fourth to sixth respectively.
The battle for the front line is not easy either.
Thanks to the votes of Chinese fans, Maggette temporarily ranked first with 1.3 million votes, beating Anthony.
Anthony ranked second with 1.25 million votes.
In terms of team record, the Nuggets only lost 2 more games than the Clippers. In terms of statistics, Anthony is much better than Maggette. In terms of team status, one is the boss and the other is the second.
However, Maggette still suppressed him and kept him from reasoning.
Anthony's fans were very angry about this and jointly asked the league to stop accepting overseas votes, saying it was unfair to some stars.
With China’s population of more than one billion, other countries simply can’t finish it.
Not only Anthony's fans are protesting, but Duncan's fans are also protesting.
After all, Anthony was only pushed one end, but he could still get the starting position, while Duncan was about to fall out of the starting lineup because of Maggette's sudden emergence.
In the hearts of North American fans, Maggette is not worthy of even carrying Duncan's shoes, so why should he be in the starting lineup?
The same tragedy is Stoudemire. He is already the boss of the Suns and has good statistics, but he only ranked fourth.
This year's All-Star Game was held in Phoenix. As the home team, Stoudemire did not get a starting position, which was quite embarrassing.
Moreover, he may not be able to be selected as a substitute. After all, there are too many forward talents in the Western Conference.
Stoudemire, Duncan, Nowitzki, Gasol, Artest, Aldridge and Scola competed for two spots.
The competition in the Western Conference is fierce, and many heavyweight stars will not be drafted.
In comparison, the east is much more harmonious.
At the center position, Howard excels.
Ranked 2-4 are Perkins, Rasheed, Dalembert, and Bogut.
Perkins averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game, Rasheed 12 points and 7 rebounds, Dalembert 6 points and 8 rebounds, and Bogut 11 points and 10 rebounds.
All of them are crooked, and the coach responsible for selecting substitutes will burst into tears when he sees the four of them. He has no choice at all, and everyone will be embarrassed.
The same is true in the original time and space. There was no backup center in the Eastern Conference, and those coaches directly selected a power forward.
The same goes for the battle at the back. Wade is far ahead, and the others behind him are not doing well.
Ranked 2-6 are Iverson, Carter, Harris, Ray Allen, and Reynold.
Iverson started to play as a substitute in the Pistons, but he was also selected as the starting lineup. Chris Paul cried and fainted in the bathroom, and he was in the West but his heart was in the East.
It's a joke that Carter is ranked third. He was beaten by Zhang Zhiyuan until he had a conflict with the team and publicly asked to be traded.
Being ranked third is not because of his good statistics and popularity, it's just because of the lack of competition.
Although Ray Allen's Celtics have a good record, the Big Three's evaluation plummeted due to their failure to win the championship. It was also revealed that he did not get along with the team, and his popularity dropped again.
As for the sixth-ranked Reinold, who knows how he got to the sixth position? This is a guy who averages 9.6 points and 5 assists per game, and his Bucks team is also at the bottom of the league.
On the front line, the "star color" in the east is slightly less ugly, but it is not comparable to that in the west.
Ranking first is James, with 1.8 million votes.
Second place is Garnett, with 900,000 votes.
Yi Jianlian ranked third with 870,000.
This number of votes not only illustrates the power of Chinese fans, but also illustrates the importance of strength.
Because there are so many Chinese fans, Yi Jianlian's performance can be ranked third. And even with a population of 1 billion, Yi Jianlian cannot be promoted to the starting lineup, which also shows that performance of strength is very important.
If you don't play well, even if you are Chinese, no one will look down on you.
Pierce also lost a lot of popularity due to the failure of the Big Three.
Although I didn't win a championship before, I was still the leader of the team.
And now...
There was a video clip on the Internet that ridiculed him. When someone said that Garnett was the boss of the Celtics, those fans had no reaction. As a result, a Pierce fan said, isn't the Celtics Pierce's team? The result
All the fans laughed.
This joke also pokes fun at Pierce's current status in the team.
...
At the league headquarters, Stern, Xiao Hua and others had already known the voting results.
They know more than the average fan.
In fact, they have cut down on overseas votes this time and only accept mail-in votes and do not count online votes.
number.
In other words, most of Zhang Zhiyuan's 3.2 million votes actually came from North America.
Although Chinese fans are crazy about him, not many of them would go out of their way to mail a letter because of this.
To this end, several senior leaders of the alliance held a small meeting to discuss how to deal with Zhang Zhiyuan's increasing popularity.
They need Zhang Zhiyuan's popularity to promote the development of the league, but they don't want Zhang Zhiyuan's popularity to be too high and threaten Jordan's status.
If the first player in league history is a foreigner and a Chinese, this will make many North American fans feel uncomfortable.
This is no small problem.
This is a bit like Chinese football. Football originated in China, but now all the players playing well are foreigners.
It is inevitable that some Chinese football fans will wonder why. In the end, most of them will be attributed to institutional issues and cultural issues. They will think that the moon in foreign countries is rounder.
This kind of problem can be big or small, at least Xiao Hua and the others don't want the number one player in the NBA to be Chinese.
"His data is getting more and more explosive, and it can't be suppressed at all."
Mark complained.
"Even if they can't win the championship this year, it won't seem to be a problem when Dragic and DeAndre Jordan grow up. Moreover, no one can guarantee that they will really stop strengthening. Unlike the Celtics and Lakers, they
There is no need to reinforce stars, just add two capable role players, and they will have the strength to win the championship."
Xiao Hua said.
"Their salary is also very healthy. The luxury tax can only restrict other teams from getting stronger and has no impact on them. I suggest canceling the luxury tax to allow other teams to better strengthen."
said another executive.
If the Big Three can't stop Zhang Zhiyuan, then there will be the Big Four, the Big Five, and the all-star lineup.
This suggestion was almost scolded by Stern because it looked so ugly.
Even if the Big Five lineup defeated Zhang Zhiyuan, it would be meaningless. It would only make Zhang Zhiyuan like a lone hero and be liked and sympathized with.
"The luxury tax cannot be abolished, but we can add a talent clause to give a super maximum salary to players who have won the championship, MVP, scoring champion, and first team within three years, allowing them to sign a starting contract with the team.
The contract’s salary accounts for 45% of the team’s salary, so that the Clippers’ salary space can be locked up.”
Xiao Hua made a more vicious suggestion.
For now, and even counting in the future, only Zhang Zhiyuan can get such a maximum salary.
And if Zhang Zhiyuan is given free money, there is no reason for Zhang Zhiyuan not to want it.
As long as he accepts this contract, Zhang Zhiyuan alone will account for half of the team's salary within two years, and the proportion will become larger and larger.
At that time, the Clippers will have to pay a huge luxury tax if they want to strengthen.
Stern nodded after hearing this. This suggestion can indeed limit the strength of the Clippers, and it can also prevent Zhang Zhiyuan from finding fault. After all, this is giving him money.
The only person who suffers a loss is the Clippers owner, but the league can ignore the Clippers owner's opinion. He is unwilling to pay this money. There are many teams in the league who are willing to pay.
"This can only be limited. Don't give too many whistles next time."
Stern sighed.
In fact, the league doesn't give many star whistles to Zhang Zhiyuan, so even if it doesn't give whistles, it doesn't weaken Zhang Zhiyuan much.
However, this is the only method they have. They can't suppress it, as that will anger the fans.
"Perhaps we can slightly modify the rules of the game to allow outside defense to violate the opponent's cylinder and increase the offensive advantage of inside players."
Xiao Hua said.
In the past, the league modified the rules to restrict O'Neal, and now it can modify them back to restrict Zhang Zhiyuan.
However, this suggestion made Stern hesitate.
The original modification of the rules was not entirely aimed at O'Neal, but more to promote outside players. After all, outside players play more elegantly and can attract fans more.
The current success of the alliance also proves that this choice is correct. In order to restrict Zhang Zhiyuan, it must be changed back, or even intensified, into an inside version?
This must be done with caution.
"We'll talk about the rules later. The super maximum salary can be formulated now, and then a little bit of news can be released to test the outside world. The topic of reconciliation between O'Neal and Kobe has also been stirred up. I need more news about other stars. I don't want to
Then I saw Zhang Zhiyuan’s name all over the newspaper, damn, I feel sick to my stomach when I see that name.”
Stern issued the latest order.
After the meeting, Stern couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if this guy were a white American."
People who wanted to be praised couldn't be praised, and players who wanted to be restricted couldn't be restrained. Stern wondered whether he should quit.
If you retire at this time, this mess will no longer concern you.
