Jeremy Lin knew that he had missed the opportunity before, so he nodded seriously.
On the defensive end, Jeremy Lin's body is still a little thin compared to Holiday.
After several confrontations with Holiday, an opportunity appeared and he scored from a mid-range shot.
After that, Lian Dao still attracted double-teams and handed the ball to Jeremy Lin. This time, Jeremy Lin did not hesitate and took a shot from the outside, but missed.
"Just do it. Don't worry about not making the shot. If you can't make the shot, you can practice more after the game. If you don't dare to shoot, you are a weakling. And I will not pass the ball to a weakling!"
Lian Dao patted Jeremy Lin on the shoulder.
Lian Dao's words gave Jeremy Lin confidence. Although he would still lose position during subsequent defenses, every time he lost position, he would grit his teeth and attack again.
Even Holiday, a championship point guard, is satisfied with Jeremy Lin's defensive attitude.
Of course, this does not mean that Jeremy Lin's defense can restrict Holiday. Not even Kidd and Paul can say that they can completely restrict Holiday, let alone Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin is becoming more confident on the offensive end. Lian Dao does not attack, but chooses to hand over the offensive power to Jeremy Lin. He mostly does pick-and-roll, support and other auxiliary work.
Although the substitute lineup still lost the game in the end, Jeremy Lin's performance was remarkable.
D'Antoni, who was watching the team training game from the second floor, was also very satisfied with Jeremy Lin's performance and admired Lian Dao's vision.
Although talking about the 15-man roster, it’s okay to waste one, but this is the NBA, and every spot is extremely precious, so it’s best not to waste it.
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In December, there were a total of four games, three of which were road trips to the Western Conference. One of the games was back-to-back away games. The Knicks achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.
Lian Dao once again averaged 36.2 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists per game, almost crazy data.
Looking at Lian Dao's data in December, everyone felt that Lian Dao was heading towards three consecutive scoring titles and two consecutive MVPs.
With his outstanding performance, Lian Dao was undoubtedly elected as the first Player of the Week this season.
However, Lian Dao has nothing to be happy about being selected as the Player of the Week, because in these games, the Knicks did not win easily. When they faced the Lakers, Lian Dao scored 37 points and still lost in the end.
Just as he had declared war on Lian Dao before, Kobe defeated the Knicks at the Staples Center and avenged Lian Dao's previous bragging rights of winning the championship.
Lian Dao could only smile bitterly at Kobe's pettiness.
The reason why the Knicks are having a hard time is not because the Knicks' strength has declined, but because this season's schedule is really screwed up. In the first four games, the Knicks have injured two players. This has to be done.
Said it was bad news.
Moreover, due to the long off-season, the status of some players also experienced ups and downs at the beginning of the season.
In addition to Lian Dao and Stoudemire, some players on the Knicks have not yet fully found their game form.
The first game was because Lian Dao had a high desire to attack, and the following games were because he had to score high points.
However, in the first few games, there is an underestimated team in the Eastern Conference, which has performed with great momentum since the start of the game.
Indiana Pacers!
This season, the Pacers have not made any major changes to their lineup. In the free market, the only relatively important player they have signed so far is David West.
However, so far this season, the Pacers have not lost a single game.
All this stems from the improvement in the strength of the Pacers' internal players.
This season, the Pacers have shown a completely new performance since the start of the season.
In the East, apart from the Miami Heat, the Pacers are the only team that has not lost a game so far.
In particular, Paul George, the player they selected with the tenth overall pick in the first round last season, has begun to realize his talent this season.
Last season, Paul George played 61 games, and his attendance rate was not very high. His averages of 7.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game can only be said to be average.
Compared with last year's No. 1 pick John Wall, Paul George's performance last season seems to be consistent with his draft pick.
But this year, Paul George, who is completely secure, has shown great progress in the first few games.
Especially in the Pacers' five-game winning streak since the start of the season, Paul George's plus-minus value is as high as 40, and the average plus-minus value is 8.
The Pacers suddenly became the biggest dark horse in the Eastern Conference, and Paul George became even more famous in the league.
On January 4, the much-anticipated showdown took place.
The Heat face the Pacers at home, and the two teams in the Eastern Conference that have maintained a complete victory since the start of the season meet!
At the same time, everyone wants to see whether the rising star Paul George can still maintain his outstanding form against the contemporary "pressing king" Wade.
Unfortunately, Wade did not play in this game, but wore a suit and sat on the sidelines.
Wade is taking a rest, and the tight schedule is a test for all teams. Some teams have to take more breaks to ensure the health of the team.
Just when some fans lamented that they could not see the exciting matchup at No. 2.
In this high-profile matchup, James completely released his offense, scoring 33 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists in a single game. In the absence of Wade, he led the Heat to a strong victory over the Pacers.
The Pacers, who are also on a winning team, are more like a mayfly shaking a tree in front of the Heat.
Paul George, who had performed brilliantly before, only scored 4 points and 4 rebounds in this game. Danny Granger, the core of the team, faced James' defense and only scored 3 points in the game.
It can be said that James destroyed the Pacers' No. 2 and 3 positions in one fell swoop.
The Heat's strong performance has allowed them to achieve 7 consecutive victories since the start of the game.
Compared with the Knicks, it seems that the Heat are more like the defending champion!
In fact, the Knicks' performance is not bad, with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses so far. However, as the defending champion, many fans always feel that the Knicks' performance is inferior to the Heat.
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The Knicks' next game is January 9 at home against the Charlotte Bobcats.
They must win this game, not because the Bobcats are very strong, but because Lian Dao had a rest when they played against the Charlotte Bobcats before.
Then the Knicks lost back-to-back games to the Bobcats. In back-to-back games, the Knicks' overall condition was not very good.
In fact, the Bobcats' strength ranks last in the Eastern Conference this season.
In the eight games so far, except for Lian Dao's rest and the Bobcats' upset victory over the Knicks, the other seven games have all ended in failure.
It stands to reason that even if Lian Dao takes a rest, it would not be a problem for the Knicks to overwhelm the Bobcats with their strength, but there is a strange thing in the NBA.
That is, every season there are always one or two bad teams that, for various reasons, upset the championship teams.
Unfortunately, this season it's the Knicks.
Last season, in the first 28 games of the Bobcats, Larry Brown led the team to a record of 9 wins and 19 losses, which made boss Joe very dissatisfied.
Therefore, head coach Larry Brown was fired in anger and replaced with former Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas.
At the same time, the team sent away Gerald Wallace and completely announced that it was rebuilding.
However, Paul Silas's coaching level is really not very good, and boss Joe only regards him as an interim head coach.
And history has proven that Paul Silas is very useful as a head coach.
But as the head coach during the team's bad period, Paul Silas is still very competent. After all, not every coach can lead a team to a season record of 7 wins and 59 losses.
The pre-match warm-up is over and the opening ceremony begins.
The away team comes on stage.
Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson, Corey Maggette, DJ White, Boris Diaw.
Looking at the Bobcats' lineup, there is no All-Star player. Even Lian Dao can't help but wonder, why did the Knicks lose to them before?
The Knicks players are the same as before, still Holiday, Danny Green, Lian Dao, Stoudemire, and Cousins.
The match between the two teams officially begins.
On the jump ball, Cousins easily flicked the ball over DJ White's head into the backfield.
Lian Dao caught the ball in a high position, and he was guarded by the fierce-looking Corey Maggette, with his muscular body and shiny bald head, like a Shaolin monk with an indestructible body in a martial arts novel.