From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 98 No.60 Six: Is the Knicks so irritating?
After defeating the Bucks, the team returned to Boston for a day off, and they will go to New York on the 27th to challenge the Knicks.

10月26日，NBA公布了首个比赛周（10月18～10月24日）的最佳球员和最佳新秀。

江湖的赛季首周以2胜1负场均32.3分7篮板8助攻的表现获得了东部最佳新秀。

The honor of the Eastern Conference Player of the Week is missed.

Antetokounmpo's performance was too strong. Before the rematch with the Celtics, he played a total of four games. In the first four games of the season, he scored a total of 147 points, 43 rebounds and 21 assists, becoming the first in NBA history. The player who has accumulated such data in the first four games of the season has surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (146 points), ranking first in the cumulative scoring list of the Bucks in the first four games of the season.

The best rookie in the West was given to Brother Ball. In the opening game of the new season, Ball only scored 3 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists against Beverly's defense.

但他在随后与太阳的对轰战中立刻获得了29分11篮板9助攻，10月23日在面对鹈鹕他又再次斩获了8分8篮板8助攻。

He averaged 13.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7 assists per game and won the Western Conference Rookie of the Week.

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On October 10, the entire Celtics team came to an away game to challenge the Knicks.

During the interview the day before the game, a reporter asked Jianghu what he thought of the Knicks star Porgijins this season.

Jianghu: "He is an incredible player. He is 2 meters tall but plays as a small forward. I have never seen such a player. Even Durant is not as exaggerated as he looks on the court. It is incredible."

"He's had a pretty good start to the season and the team has a two-win record."

"I think the sky is the limit for him if he stays healthy and continues to improve."

According to the practice of Jianghu, Jianghu praised Poljijins severely before the game.

In fact, there is no nonsense in the arena. If Porjijins is not injured, he may indeed become a monster in the small ball era, but it is a pity that people's wishes are not fulfilled.

Porgijins heard Jianghu's praise, and also gave Jianghu a wave of commercial praise:
"Did he really describe me that way?"

"If it's true, it's a real honor for me."

Porzingis smiled at the camera and said:

"He is an incredible guy who is destined to become a player who dominates the league in the future. You must know that he faced LeBron and broke Wilt's record as soon as he came up in the first game."

"God, I couldn't even have imagined this before my rookie season, and he made it happen."

"It's really a headache to play against him. He has played four games, averaging 29.2 points and maintaining a 50% shooting rate and a 40% three-point shooting rate."

Poljijins was very friendly, expressing his respect and optimism for Jianghu in both words and deeds.

This also made Jianghu think of a little interesting thing about the Knicks draft. In the 2015 draft, the Knicks selected Kristaps Porgijins, who is 221cm tall.

At the scene of the draft, this selection was met with boos and ridicules, and the sad little Knicks fans shed painful tears on the spot.

But judging from the performance of Porgijins later, their No. [-] pick is still quite worthwhile.

新秀赛季的波尔津吉斯代表尼克斯队出战72场比赛，场均出场28.4分钟，得到14.3分、7.3篮板、1.3助攻和1.9盖帽。

他的新秀赛季累计得到1012分、516个篮板、131盖帽，命中79三分球，成为NBA历史上首位单赛季至少得到1000分、500篮板、100盖帽，并且命中至少75个三分球的新秀球员，并成功入选了最佳新秀阵容一阵。

In the second year of his career, he averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2 blocks per game.

In addition, in the 2017 All-Star Skills Challenge, Kristaps Porzingis defeated DeMarcus Cousins, Nikola Jokic and Gordon Hayward to win the Skills Competition champion.

This season also went a step further, scoring 30 points, 28 points and 25 points in the first three games. After the Knicks traded Anthony, they supported the team's backbone.

A 2-meter player, the defensive end stands at the basket, but the offensive end can dribble the ball like a guard to initiate a breakthrough, shoot nearly 21% of the three-pointers from the outside, and can almost shoot in any position A jump shot on the head, this is a player in the small ball era.

The reason why the NBA has entered the era of small balls is that in addition to the emergence of Curry, James, Durant, Antetokounmpo, Big Eyebrows, Porzingis, and the emergence of such players who can truly be inside and outside are also indispensable.

They can protect the frame at the basket, resist the impact of the center forward, and at the same time come to the outside defensive back. The diversity of functions and tactics make their role on the field infinitely magnified, and their personal influence on the field is constantly improving. .

Today's era is almost the era in which individuals have the greatest influence on basketball.

The ultimate goal of Jianghu is to become a stronger player than them and dominate this small ball era.

On October 10th, New York's Madison Square Garden.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game between the Celtics and the Knicks officially began.

Celtics regular starters: Irving, Brown, Jianghu, Horford, Baynes.

Knicks starting backcourt: Jarrett Jack, Tim Hardaway II.

Starting frontcourt: Cornett Lee, Kristaps Porzingis, Enes Kanter.

Jianghu looked at the triumphant Kante on the opposite side, and thought to himself:

"It's another must-win game, and it has to be won beautifully."

"Beep——" With a whistle, the game began.

The two sides of the jump ball are Porzingis and Baynes, and Porzingis won the jump ball without any suspense.

The Knicks got the first offense, Jarrett Jack and Porzingis picked and rolled in the middle, and Kant went down.

Jianghu immediately switched defenses in front of Porzingis. Porzingis dribbled the ball under the crotch facing the frame and turned to the right, but failed to get rid of it. Jianghu stepped inside the three-point line.

He didn't try to break through again, and gave the ball to Kante who was in the high position. Kante scored the ball to Hardaway on the outside, and Hardaway directly made a three-pointer.

Celtics 0 to 3 Knicks.

Tim Hardaway II, whose father is "Bug" Tim Hardaway, belongs to the veritable second generation of stars.

He was selected by the Knicks, and was traded to the Hawks in the second year of his rookie year. He averaged 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 40% three-point shooting in the Hawks last season, and then returned to the Knicks with a 4-year 7100 million contract. , A solid slap in the face of Woodson who traded him at the beginning.

He is a typical convulsive player. When he feels good, he ignores the defense and goes in casually. When he feels bad, he is amazing. He can often shoot 8/9 three-pointers.

However, he has a slightly higher proportion of accuracy, so he still needs to increase his defensive attention.

So Jianghu reminded Jaylen Brown: "Jaylen, get closer, you can be a little bit abrupt, don't vote for him!!"

Brown nodded, and replied seriously: "Okay, sir."

In the team, he was in the same camp as Jiang Hu, and he was willing to listen to Jiang Hu's words.

After all, he has just finished his rookie season, and he knows how difficult it is to adapt to the NBA.

But Jianghu seems to have skipped this process directly. From the first game of the season to the present, he has not stretched his hips. Instead, he has scored an astonishing average of 29.2 points per game.

Jaylen Brown clearly knows that if Jianghu can continue to perform like this, he can keep this team competitive for 10-15 years. Unless the boss suddenly convulses, no one can shake his position.

Looking back, the Celtics attacked.

Jianghu ran from the bottom line on the left to the upper line, and got rid of Cornett Lee under Horford's off-ball cover.

After Irving broke through to attract the defense, he threw a pass behind his head without looking at anyone, and Jiang Hu received the ball without interference and hit it easily.

"pretty!!"

After the goal, Irving came to Jianghu to give him a high-five, and at the same time cast affirmative glances at Jianghu, appreciating his shooting ability.

From the training camp to the present, the two have developed a certain tacit understanding. Although they are not in harmony, they can already pass the ball without communicating on the offensive end.

Singles ball handlers like Irving like to cooperate with players like Jianghu who can play with or without the ball.

In the first four games of the Celtics, Irving also reached a career-high 7 assists. He is quite satisfied with his performance, and he also knows that Jianghu has made a major contribution to it.

The Knicks attacked. This time Porzingis came to the frontcourt to ask for the ball directly. Facing Horford, he made a perfunctory fake move and then directly shot a fallback jumper.

"Shu~"

Easy hit, Celtics 3 to 5 Knicks.

The 2-meter tall player plays a fadeaway jumper. This is no way for any player to defend him. You can only pray that he doesn't feel good.

The Celtics attacked, Jianghu ran to the three-point line to receive the ball again, and this time Cornett Lee, who was defending him, followed up.

Jianghu raised the ball with both hands and made a fake shot, and Cornett Lee immediately blocked him.

But this is Jianghu's fake move. He hit Li and then passed him with one step.

Basketball again, 5 to 5.

Jianghu doesn't have the habit of flying people to make fouls in the future. He thinks that is not the correct way to play, and it will ruin the children watching in front of the TV.

And that kind of shooting basically has no shooting rhythm, and the last throw is basically luck.

Jianghu doesn't like this kind of play that depends on luck. He prefers to move away and find an open shot. In that case, no one interferes and the hit rate is guaranteed.

The game is being televised across the United States, with ESPN's Bill Walton and Hubie Brown explaining the game.

Brown: "Jiang has reduced his desire to shoot in the past two games, but today he has a good touch, and he shot consecutively at the beginning. It seems that Madison has a stimulating effect on every basketball player."

"But for the Knicks, this may not be good news."

Walton said with a smile: "Anyone who has watched Jiang's opening game will be impressed by his shooting ability. If we say who is most likely to break the scoring record at Madison Square in the future, I think we can't forget the name Jianghu."

"If Jianghu breaks the scoring record at Madison Square today, I already guess what he will say?"

Hubie Brown laughed and said, "Is it easier to score in the NBA than in China's college league??"

"Ha ha……"

This shocking statement originally belonged to Dong Qiqi was uttered by Jianghu, and the image of Jianghu was instantly engraved in people's hearts.

Some saw him as a "young man with the courage to aim higher" and others as a "monster with megalomaniacs"

But in any case, it is a good thing that many people remember his name.

After the two finished talking, they smiled tacitly, and then continued: "Okay, let's stop joking."

"We will discuss things like breaking records in two or three years."

"Today's game, who do you think Jiang or Porzingis scored more, the state of the two of them may directly determine the outcome of this game."

"I think it's Jiang, I think he's the kind of guy who won't run into the rookie wall."

"However, the Knicks are in good form recently. They shot 50% of the team's three-pointers in the first three games. This may be a huge test for the Celtics' defense."

Porgijins once again misplaced and faced the rivers and lakes, and he was going to use a jumper to fight back.

Jianghu has long thought about how to relax Porgijins. Facing this kind of player, sticking to his lower body, stretching his hands and not giving him shot force is enough. They lost their usual shooting rhythm. accuracy will be greatly affected.

Sure enough, Porgijins was very uncomfortable facing Jianghu's post defense. He didn't have the ability to pass the Jianghu with speed, so he could only use the most uncomfortable way to make jump shots, losing the shooting rhythm of the past.

But in the next round, Horford made a low-level error and was blown an offensive three-second violation in the three-second zone.

The Knicks attacked, and Hardaway received a pass from Jack for a three-pointer and made another emergency stop jumper.

However, he failed to make a jumper this time. Instead, Porgijins grabbed the rebound from the basket and made a one-handed tip-up.

Jianghu can limit his jump shot, but there is nothing he can do about his activities around the basket. After all, Boshen is 221cm tall and he is only 206cm.

Jianghu is not particularly active in grabbing backcourt rebounds. He can get so many rebounds, more often because of his height advantage, and the rebounds fall to a position near him. His first choice is still fast break.

The Celtics attacked, and this time there were no mistakes. During the breakthrough, the ball was passed to Horford. Horford's layup was capped by Porzingis.

On the other hand, the Celtics also caused a mistake for the Knicks. Jack wanted to pass an alley-oop to Porzingis, but the rivers and lakes stuck him and prevented him from getting up. The pass just passed through his fingertips. It flew over and became a mistake.

The Celtics took a sideline ball, Jianghu rushed forward immediately, Irving gave a long pass, and the Knicks' position had been completed, but Jianghu still forced to start after receiving the ball.

Because the player in front of him was named Kante, Jianghu hit Kante with a move that was close to a foul, and after knocking him over, he succeeded in splitting and dunking.

Hubie Brown said loudly: "Come on, Jiang and Irving's long-distance cooperation, one step past the defender, facing Kant dunking under the basket, the referee did not call a foul, this is a star nice shot."

Wharton sighed: "Jiang's transition attack ability is too strong. His speed and strength match his size. As long as he rushes up, he can't be stopped without a big foul."

"Yes, and he's in great shape, he's aggressive from the start."

(End of this chapter)