Beijing time on December 13, the NBA regular season continues, today the Knicks sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Bucks, recently with the return of the two core Bucks also returned to the top three in the East, but the Knicks' record is not ideal, they are now in the fourth to last place in the East, in the case of better form and overall strength, the Bucks did not let the accident happen, they easily defeated the Knicks 112-97.
Alphabet Brother easily cut a triple-double: 7-of-16 shooting, 2-of-3 points, 2-of-2 three-pointers, 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, this is alphabet brother's first triple-double this season, and his career total score has also reached the 13,000-point mark. In addition to the alphabet brother, the Bucks also had six people who scored in double figures, and they showed off the thickness of their lineup: Middleton 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Holliday 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Portis 19 points and 10 rebounds, Grayson Allen 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Connaughton 10 points, Hood 14 points and 3 assists.
Hood is an unexpected outbreak today, and Connaughton's recent performance is very good, in the previous few games there have been several single-game 20-point, 23-point performance, Connaughton's rise has allowed the Bucks' lineup thickness to increase, after Forbes and Tucker left, Portis also had to be promoted to the starting lineup, which also led to a decline in their lineup thickness, and now Connaughton is very good to the top, which is undoubtedly an added guarantee for the Bucks to rush the championship.
After talking about the Bucks, in the case of last season they also made the playoffs, but this season has played so badly, the key according to the Knicks' current state they are afraid that it will be difficult to reach the playoffs this season, after all, the Bulls and Hornets have risen, the Knicks now have too many problems, their previously proud defense is gone, and the offensive problems that the team had last season have not improved.
In the face of strong teams when the Knicks can only rely on Rose, which was seen in the playoffs last season, the result is the same against the Bucks today, this campaign Rose shot 8 of 16, 6 of 3 points 2 won 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, he became the only fig leaf in the core of the team, and the Knicks' so-called "boss" Randall, today in the face of alphabet brother and Portis's rotation of defense, only 2 of 9 shots, 5 of 3 points 1 to take 8 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 mistakes.
It is obviously not possible for Randall to play the core of the ball, the personal attack can not be guaranteed not to say, the key to his organizational ability is to be honest is pure brushing data, the overall situation and vision is far from the letter brother This ball-holding type of internal line is far away. And today, according to the New York Post, the Knicks' locker room leadership problems have now been highlighted, Randall is not an innate leader, he is quiet in the locker room, so is Rose, and Randall occasionally acts as a loner.
Ross likes to be quiet can be understood, after all, people are not the team boss, in the offseason he just won a 3-year 43 million contract given by the Knicks, which is a good role player on the team, but Randall is different, he signed a 4-year 117 million extension in the offseason, as the team's first salary, Randall did not meet the standards of a leader, if the Knicks give him the future I think the ceiling will not be too high.
Now Walker is also idle, the team is young and talented, want to continue to reach the playoffs, or achieve good results, I think the Knicks should trade, the current lineup is not enough for them to achieve a good result, speaking of which, what do you want to say about the current Knicks? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.