After defeating the Cavaliers, Lin Yu and his Knicks ushered in a relatively easy schedule.
On December 5th, we played away against the Hawks, who are on the rise in the new season. The head of the Hawks, Joe Johnson, has always been Lin Yu's designated RBQ. Every time they met, he would be beaten by Lin Yu, and this game was no exception.
Relying on Lin Yu's matchup to defeat Joe Johnson, the Knicks easily defeated the Hawks and reached the key point of nine consecutive victories.
This time, the Knicks seized the opportunity to win ten consecutive games.
They faced the Pistons on December 7.
The season has been going on for more than a month, and the Pistons' problems have not yet broken out.
Iverson is still the starter, and the Pistons' record is pretty good, with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, a winning rate of over 50%, and they can enter the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.
However, Joe Dumars' goal is not just the playoffs. If it were just the playoffs, he would have chosen to completely rebuild.
The trade of sending away Chauncey to get Iverson should be an upgrade from the Pistons' point of view. The Pistons' goal is to regain the glory of the Fab Five era.
Therefore, at this moment, the Pistons' record cannot satisfy Joe Dumars, and Iverson's average output of only about 18 points per game cannot satisfy Joe Dumars.
Moreover, Iverson's character is too difficult to get along with, and conflicts between him and Richard Hamilton have begun to loom.
Lin Yu roughly understood the direction of Iverson's Pistons career. At the beginning of the season, the Pistons still had hope for the playoffs, so they chose record.
But as the conflict between Iverson and Hamilton broke out, the Pistons' record gradually declined, and Joe Dumars chose to give up this season.
The operation to cultivate Rodney Starkey happened after this.
The Pistons first put Richard Hamilton on the bench and asked Starkey to start, but the effect was very bad. Iverson's possession of the ball was too high and there were too many invalid singles, which was obviously not conducive to Starkey.
of growth.
So, towards the end of the season, Iverson became the substitute. He immediately made his dissatisfaction public, and the Pistons decisively did not let Iverson play in the end-of-season game. In the end, his contract expired and he left the Pistons.
In this game, Lin Yu chose to face off against Iverson, and then defeated the match again, leading the team to an easy victory.
A ten-game winning streak was just in my hand.
After ten consecutive victories, the Knicks' momentum has become somewhat unrivaled.
"The season started with a 9-game winning streak, and after losing to the Mavericks, it was a 10-game winning streak. So far this season, the Knicks, who have 19 wins and only 1 loss, are in great shape. At this stage of the season, the rest of the NBA
The question the team needs to think about becomes: find the key to the Knicks and how to defeat them."
With 9 consecutive wins and 10 consecutive wins, the Knicks will also conduct some self-examination internally, mainly the coaching staff Garin Yu.
Apart from the clichéd issues of the lack of outside ball handlers and the lack of a true sixth man, what they talk about the most is some of the things they are good at.
This is different from many teams. After all, most teams summarize themselves and look for problems.
Hollins' theory is completely different: "There is no perfect team, and our goal is not to be a perfect team."
Therefore, the Knicks' goal is to become a team that can play to its strengths and turn its strengths into a truly invincible weapon!
Therefore, the most mentioned thing in their summary is to give Lin Yu a relatively unique tactical position, that is, when Lin Yu is not needed, Lin Yu can be invisible, but when Lin Yu is needed, Lin Yu must stand up.
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In fact, the reason why the Knicks were able to achieve a record of 19 wins and 1 loss at the beginning of this season is because Lin Yu really did this.
When discussing tactics in detail, counterattack was mentioned the most.
In addition, the truth about the lineup that Hollins arranged at the beginning of the season was revealed during discussions between the coaching staff and Lin Yu.
Hollins was helpless: "The main problem is Chris (Wilcox). The Thunder sent him away for a reason. His condition is very average and his attitude is very bad. So, you can see, I
The option is to bench him."
"But with him on the bench, we lack a real substitute for the fourth position, Donyell (Marshall)? He is too old and has a single style. He can play at specific moments and serve as a regular substitute.
It’s no longer enough.”
"James (Posey) played quite well as a power forward in the game. It was an unexpected surprise and solved our problem."
After the December schedule started, Hollins also urged some mid-season trades.
"We can start thinking about mid-term trades. Let's send Chris Wilcox away first. We need an outside ball handler and a true sixth man. The starting center is not that urgent."
As for the center, perhaps the method of accumulating numbers was successful. Kwame Brown and substitute Nazr Mohammed both performed well. Jordan did not play much, but he also showed his talent. Finally, Steven
-Hunter barely played, but his ability can be regarded as a qualified substitute.
When encountering internal crisis situations, even a round-the-clock battle can solve some problems.
Therefore, in Hollins' view, the Knicks' problem is no longer on the inside. On the contrary, the problem on the outside is even greater.
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After ten consecutive wins, the Knicks ushered in a back-to-back schedule.
First came the Bulls and Nets. In these two games, although their physical fitness was affected by the continuous away games, the Knicks still won easily, extending their winning streak to 12 games.
Then, they set off to the west, and the race began to become more difficult and dangerous.
First, there was a game for the Kings, who were in a state of rebuilding this season. There was no pressure. It was an easy victory. Hollins even let the main team rest for a short half of the game to prepare for the next two away games.
After the Kings, the Knicks had to face the Suns and the Lakers, and the pressure suddenly increased.
This season, the Suns are struggling, with only 14 wins and 10 losses since the start of the season, which is completely disappointing for their luxurious lineup.
Obviously, their attempts at transformation have failed.
But the sun has not given up yet and is still persisting.
For the Knicks, although their opponent was a struggling Suns team in this game, the pressure on them was greater than that of the Cavaliers in early December.
On the one hand, their physical condition is average due to continuous away games.
On the other hand, the Suns have too many threats. Although they want to transform to defense, they still retain their offensive genes.
As long as the state is not bad, the Solar Energy can compete with all teams in the league.
And unfortunately, if they encounter a Suns team in excellent form, even the Knicks, who currently rank first in the league, will lose without any power to fight back.
In this game, the Knicks were a little unlucky because they ran into a Suns team that was in hot form, and their own state was a little bad.
Lin Yu scored a season-high 44 points, but the Knicks still lost the game, ending their winning streak.