Chapter 481: Small setback

The Kings' offense is okay, but their defense is not so bad.
The Knicks started from the bench, and the score gap of nearly 10 points was wiped out.
And Cousins ​​is very accurate at the start of the outside line, and the hit rate will go down. After all, the big center is not as good as the small one in the outside line. The rich offensive methods are good, but the main game is not good.
Cousins ​​can also play inside, but with the Knicks' defense, it is difficult for the Kings to hand over the ball to him at the right time. He is not a traditional big guy, and he will go outside to ask for it in a hurry. The ball came on its own, and the Kings did not train the players well.
After the Kings weren't as efficient offensively in the third quarter, the Knicks immediately surpassed the score.
Then the Knicks played better, but the Kings couldn't cope with it. The game's victory and defeat soon came to a result, and the Knicks won.
The Knicks can still win so many games, but their routines are already familiar to other teams in the league, and in many cases they can't easily get off work in three quarters.
Fortunately, there are a lot of players, and the main players can still get enough rest time.
But in the second back-to-back away game, the Knicks lost to the Trail Blazers.
This time it was mainly because Matthews and Batum didn't stand up in the first half.
The loss has little effect on the Knicks, but there are still various voices from the outside world.
Some people think that the Knicks have won enough titles, and they have gradually become ordinary this season.
Is it ordinary to have such a good record? Of course, it is compared with themselves. After all, they have lost a few games this season.
It’s a good thing that a team is strong, but it’s boring if it’s too strong and doesn’t give people a chance. There are many Knicks fans, but there are also many people who hope that the league can appear as a team that can compete with the Knicks.
The young people at the Knicks also like to discuss outside arguments, but Qi Li doesn't care at all.
This kind of thing, if they lost the championship and said he would still care a little, just ignore it now.
Anyway, it will be fine for him to lead the team to continue winning the playoffs. In fact, he doesn't care about the NBA's victory or defeat so much. Even if the plug-in is now gone, he won't be too panic.
But nothing can happen to the national team's game, after all, I don't want to end dismal.
But still in the regular season, Qi Li's attention has not been placed elsewhere, at most occasionally thinking about it.
But this time the Knicks did not recover so quickly. They finished the away game back-to-back, but the away game continued. At the end of December, they lost again in the away game against the Clippers.
Under the losing streak, the Hawks and Raptors have the opportunity to threaten the Knicks' first position in the Eastern Conference. Qi Li also began to seriously consider the player's status and let Huang Qi carefully check it.
Leonard was in good shape during this period, but he did have some minor injuries. The other is Ibaka. The two also fought too fiercely on the court and hit the rim more. Instead, it was Curry and Clay. There is nothing wrong with the play.
So Qi Li decided to allow the two strikers to adjust for a few days, so as to save real injuries.
When facing reporters’ questions, he also said:
The team’s schedule has always been relatively intensive, which has caused some injuries to the players. We will not be pressured in terms of record. As the team’s head coach, I will give time to the players. It hurts."
At the beginning, this was just an external talk, Qili did this just in case, and the fluctuation of the players' state was just because they were a little tired from playing away.
What Qi Li didn't expect was that because the team lost another game after the shift, or lost to the Pistons, this face was a bit uncontrollable.
So Leonard chose to come back after just taking a break, but Ibakaziri let him rest for two more days.
In fact, Antetokounmpo can also start, the previous game is also a running-in problem, after all, his style is still different from Leonard.
But the players don't have to rest all the time. Qi Li has been on the hook to help the players recover. The Knicks' health is very good. Unless it is an accident, it is impossible to have serious injuries.
During this period, the results of the second round of the All-Star vote came out. James continued to rank first in the league. Qi Li didn't want Curry to fight for the vote. This was of little significance. He just yelled and played.
However, the Eastern Conference still has to give the Knicks an All-Star spot. In this regard, whenever an interview is conducted, it is a compliment to players.
The Knicks lost three straight, and now many teams want to take advantage of their poor state to win the glory of defeating the league's best team, so the Knicks will not play well if they don't show their momentum.
And then they went back to back again, and it was impossible to take it lightly, which is one of the reasons why Qili agreed to Leonard not to rest.
Back to back are home and away games, first against the Bucks at home.
The Bucks also started the game very excitedly. Several starters cooperated well and wanted to pull the Knicks off again.
But this time the Knicks players played much better, and Curry and Clay controlled the rhythm on the court.
So although there is no rolling start, they do hold the initiative in their own hands.
But this time the Bucks did play well, especially in terms of defense. After the league's public enemy can be defeated, the players' hearts may be different.
The opponent's rotation did not go wrong with the starting lineup, and the Knicks did not get much lead in the first half.
Qi Li is not in a hurry, he still has some hangs that have not been opened, and he has caused the players to suffer some small setbacks. They can also correct their attitude so that they don't think that they are the best in the world.
However, the Bucks do not have a strong scorer, which is why Qi Li is patient.
As long as you wait, the Knicks will definitely find a good opportunity to take over the game.
The good opportunity in the third quarter did not come. The Bucks' shooting percentage is still good, and they are not one or two players in good condition, but all of them are in a state of excitement~EbookFREE.me~ There is no doubt that they are looking forward to the opportunity. Kill the Knicks.
But it is also very difficult for them to kill the Knicks, because the Knicks team works equally well.
The hit rate may be slightly worse, but they have a strong ability to grasp opportunities. They can often find relatively easy scoring opportunities through reverse running and screens, rather than shooting as their opponents do.
With the two sides having their own play, the suspense of the victory and defeat was left to the end.
The last quarter can be said to be the stage where the Knicks played.
The Bucks' style of play has not changed, but they can no longer blossom.
A topic that has been said a long time ago, ordinary players will panic at the critical moment of the final quarter, they will be a bit at a loss and hesitate, but the Knicks will not.
They are more fierce and confident at critical moments.
Therefore, the Knicks gradually took the initiative.