Jeremy Lin is able to play not only because he has a certain basketball talent, but also because he got enough good luck in New York!
On February 5, 2012, due to the Knicks suffering extensive injuries, Jeremy Lin came on as a substitute in the Knicks' game against the Nets. He scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in 36 minutes, winning the championship of coach De
Anthony's trust.
In fact, D'Antoni's use of Jeremy Lin was a helpless move.
Among the Knicks' point guards, Douglas and Shumpert failed to seize the opportunity and lost the trust of the coach. Mike Bibby was fading away and was embarrassed by his heavy responsibility. D'Antoni's lifeline, Baron Davis, was recovering from injuries.
Lower than expected, delayed comeback.
It was this situation that forced D'Antoni to try using Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin played well as a substitute and gained D'Antoni's trust.
Of course, Jeremy Lin also gave D'Antoni a life-saving straw - the team had lost 13 of 15 games at the time, and D'Antoni's position as coach was already in jeopardy.
So in the home game against the Jazz two days later, Jeremy Lin got the opportunity to start for the first time in his career, and he lived up to expectations and scored 28 points and 8 assists.
In fact, Jeremy Lin performed well in this game and was somewhat lucky to be able to play so many minutes, because before this game Stoudemire missed the game due to the death of his brother, and Carmelo Anthony only played 5 minutes because of
Exited due to groin strain.
In any case, this time Jeremy Lin completely seized his good opportunity to make a comeback in the NBA!
In the third game against the Wizards, the team no longer had a superstar in the starting lineup.
In the fourth game against the Lakers, reporters interviewed Kobe before the game and asked about Jeremy Lin. Kobe’s answer was: I know who he is, but I don’t know what big things he has done. I don’t even know what you are talking about tonight.
I'll see. If he plays well, then I have to deal with him.
"Kobe doesn't know Jeremy Lin" was circulated among the media for a while.
On February 8, 2012, the Knicks played at home, and the Lakers' starting five were: Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ci Shiping, Gasol and Bynum. The Knicks' starting lineup was: Jeremy Lin, Fields, and Walker.
, Chandler and Jeffries!
In these two games, Jeremy Lin, who continued to start, scored 23 points and 38 points respectively. This series of crazy scoring also allowed Jeremy Lin to set a record: he scored a total of 89 points in the first three starts of his career.
This is the highest record since the merger of the NBA and ABA in 1976.
In other words, no one in the NBA after the merger has scored more points than Shuhao in the first three starts of his career.
It is precisely because of this series of crazy performances that Jeremy Lin's contract of nearly US$800,000 became a fully guaranteed contract.
On February 12, in the Knicks' away game against the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98, Jeremy Lin played on behalf of the Knicks and scored 20 points and 8 assists!
Jeremy Lin started for the Knicks in four consecutive games, averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2 steals per game, leading the Knicks to four consecutive victories, for which he was awarded the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
On February 16, Jeremy Lin was invited to participate in the NBA Rookie Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.
On February 19, in the Knicks' 104:97 home game against the Mavericks, Jeremy Lin scored 28 points, 14 assists and 5 steals, setting a career high for assists in a single regular season game.
A yellow-skinned young man with average physical fitness was not wanted in the draft. He bounced around many teams and was on the verge of being waived. However, he seized the opportunity and successfully rose to the top. He performed crazy and established a firm foothold in the NBA, where blacks make up the majority.
, has its own place, this kind of story can definitely impress everyone!
Of course, Deng Fang was not surprised by all this. He knew Jeremy Lin's strength.
It was precisely because he knew Jeremy Lin's strength that Deng Fang brought him here before.
It was only because of Curry and Lowry that Deng let Jeremy Lin go.
There's no way around it, Jeremy Lin is great, but he's still far behind Lowry.
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On February 22, 2012, the Warriors ushered in the challenge of the Heat at Oracle Arena.
This game is the last one before the All-Star Game, and it is a game that fans around the world have been looking forward to for a long time.
Due to the lockout, there is no Christmas Day game this season, so the league puts the first game between the Heat and the Warriors in this time period.
No matter which team is ranked first in the Eastern Conference, the league and fans know that the Heat are the team with the best hope of breaking out of the Eastern Conference.
Last year's playoffs proved this.
Looking at the entire league, the only team that can challenge the Warriors is the Heat!
Although the Heat were swept out by the Warriors 0:4 last year, it was the first season that the Big Three came together. After a year of running-in and offseason preparations, everyone has higher expectations for the Heat's Big Three this year.
Especially James!
Last year's distribution of the Heat's ball rights was not clear, and whoever had the chance would do it.
Therefore, James complained many times in the finals and threatened the team many times to ask for more ball rights.
Faced with the emperor's threat, the Heat did not dare to disobey.
As soon as this season started, the Heat very decisively established a policy with James as the core.
As long as the emperor wants the ball, give it to him!
As long as the emperor wants to challenge one-on-one, everyone will go outside the three-point line to create space for him!
As for Wade, he can only feel aggrieved.
When with James, Wade must change his style of play and adapt to off-ball tactics.
However, Wade is not Curry. He does not have a three-pointer and can only open up space through air cuts and backdoors.
Fortunately, Wade has a high basketball IQ. Although the three-pointer is not good, it does not make the Heat's court space too crowded.
Wade's sacrifice also made James successful.
So far this season, James has performed very well and his personal data is quite impressive. He has been ranked second in the competition for the MVP trophy.
So far, James has averaged 37.5 minutes per game, 27.1 points, 6.2 assists, and 7.9 rebounds per game.
The most important thing is that after additional training in the offseason, James' three-point shooting has been greatly improved. So far this season, his three-point shooting rate is as high as 36.8%!
Although it is still far behind Curry's 45%, it is already very good compared with James before.
This three-point shooting rate is already enough of a threat!
At least the opponent doesn't dare to leave James open!
Comparing the other two among the Big Three, you can see the gap: Wade's three-point shooting rate so far is 26.8%, and Bosh's three-point shooting rate so far is 28.6%!
Of the three brothers, James is the more reliable.
Of course, although James' three-point shooting percentage is much higher, his three-pointers are just like that. James averages less than one three-pointer per game!
In other words, James is very cautious when it comes to shooting, and will never vote if it is not a good opportunity!
James still knows what his strengths are.
Compared with James, Rose, who ranked second in last year's MVP selection, has a little worse data.
So far this season, Rose has averaged 35.3 minutes per game, 21.8 points, 7.9 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Compared with last season's 25 points, Rose's points per game average has not increased but decreased, which is a disadvantage for him.
James' scoring average only increased by 0.4 points per game, but it was five or six points higher than Rose!
For a player at this level, five or six points is already a lot.
In fact, James' statistics have always been very good.
There is no way, he has always had a lot of ball rights, his body is good, he has enough playing time, and he is very persistent in the pursuit of data, so it is natural to get outstanding data.
Precisely because his personal statistics are much better than Rose's, even if the team ranks second in the Eastern Conference and is not as good as the Bulls, James still beats Rose in the MVP selection.
The record difference between the two teams is not much different, only two wins. In this case, it depends on personal data.
If the personal data are similar, of course Rose is still better.
However, the data gap between the two is quite obvious, so James has a higher voice than Rose.
Of course, Curry is always ranked first in the race for the MVP trophy!
Curry's personal statistics are not outstanding. So far, he has only averaged 21 points, 6 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.9 steals per game.
In terms of data alone, Curry is slightly worse than Rose.
But the Warriors’ record is so impressive!
So far, the Warriors have only lost 2 games, while the Bulls have lost 7!
The Heat lost 9 games!
The difference between 7 games and 9 games is not that big, but the difference between 2 games and 7 games, and 9 games is much bigger!
You know, the team with the most intensive schedule so far has only played 30 games in total!
And there is a reason why Curry's data is slightly worse.
James and Rose both average more than 35 minutes of playing time per game, while Curry often clocks in three quarters or even one quarter, averaging just over 20 minutes per game!
No one is blind, everyone has a strong balance in their hearts!
Obviously, the Heat have no hope of surpassing the Warriors in terms of team record.
It is for this reason that James has put a lot of effort into his personal data!
If you can, fight for a while longer!
It doesn't matter whether it's regular time or garbage time, as long as you can score points and improve your statistics, you can play!
Anyway, after the game is over, no one knows when your data was obtained!
It can be said that in the minds of most fans, the showdown between the Heat and the Warriors is a preview of the finals.
The game between the Heat and the Warriors is the moment for James and Curry to prove themselves!
Whoever wins the face-to-face duel will have an advantage in the MVP selection!
One has outstanding statistics, and the other has an unparalleled record as a team leader. Who is better depends on the performance of the two in a face-to-face confrontation!
In fact, another reason why this game is important is that it plays a decisive role in the battle for the All-Star vote king.
All-Star voting has entered the final stage, and the channel will be closed in one day.
As of the start of this game, Curry had 1.89 million votes and James had 1.8 million votes.
The gap between the two is not big, and James still has a chance to counterattack at the last moment.
In fact, James has the opportunity to follow Curry mainly because of people's aesthetic fatigue.
Curry has won the MVP and FMVP for two consecutive years, and he was also the All-Star vote leader in the previous two years.
As long as you are not a die-hard fan, no matter how good a player you are, you will sometimes get tired of watching them.
Especially when a team is unstoppable, people always hope that a challenger will appear!
What a boring season without suspense!
Here comes a challenger, the appearance of the dragon-slaying warrior is so exciting!
From the perspective of team strength, which team is most likely to defeat the Warriors?
Heat!
The Heat of the Big Three!
The Heat at the top of the Big Three!
If they can't, no team can!
It is precisely for this reason that James' departure to join the team was forgotten by people, and he returned to the ranks of MVP contenders.
The vote king is the touchstone for MVP ownership!
Generally speaking, as long as the personal data is not too different, the vote leader is the strongest contender for the MVP of that season.
It has to be said that people are forgetful!
James' personal statistics were better than Rose's last season, but he has been lagging behind Rose in the MVP selection, ranking third at most.
Why?
Because most people are disgusted with James leaving and the Big Three joining together!
Even the league doesn't like James when it comes to referees' decisions!
However, only one season has passed, and under the constant encouragement of the Heat's public relations, brother basketball has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. With the Warriors dominating the league, the league and fans have long forgotten the fact that the emperors teamed up.
I went to play brother basketball!
They formed a group to deal with the warriors!
James is the real warrior, he is fighting against bullies!
James is the hero!
If the Heat win the championship, it is estimated that James will be cleared!
This is something Deng Fang will never accept!
Deng Fang said before the game: James must not score more than 10 points in this game!
Curry must score at least 40 points!
It's not enough for the Warriors to just win, the point difference must be at least 30 points!
If James still dares to foul foul, the Warriors will make James pay the price!
If possible, I wouldn't mind letting James taste what it was like when Curry was injured in last season's finals!
As soon as Deng Fang's wild words came out, the media was immediately delighted!
What is this for?
Declaration of war?
Blatant provocation?
Instigating team members to commit evil acts?
No matter what happens in the end, Deng Fang will definitely be punished for making such remarks!
Starting from 100,000!
The game hasn't even started yet, and everyone can already feel the tense atmosphere.
This is a great thing for the media!
The last thing the media wants to see is a harmonious and friendly atmosphere, hello, hello, hello, hello to everyone!
If possible, it would be best for James and Curry to fight!
At 8pm on February 22, 2012, the game between the Heat and the Warriors officially started at Oracle Arena.
Both teams have made some adjustments to their starting lineup. The five players on the Warriors' side are Curry, Klay, Prince, Kirilenko and Yao Ming.
The Heat's starting five are the Big Three of James, Wade, and Bosh plus Chalmers and Shane Battier.
The Warriors took Kirilenko to deal with Bosh, and the Heat took Battier to attack space.
