A different point guard path

"Won!!"

"No accident."

"The start was a bit suspenseful, and Lin Rui dominated the game later."

"Lin Rui was almost injured."

"Hey, Lin Rui is an iron man, and he basically didn't miss any games."

"The moment I saw Lin Rui fell to the ground, I was really worried."

"Lin Rui needs to rest for a while."

"The Knicks need a backup point guard."

"Are the Knicks going to reintroduce a backup guard?"

"Many veterans are willing to join the Knicks and Lin Rui."

"The Knicks generally have to develop their own rookies, it depends on how they choose."

"It's time for Isaiah Thomas to advance the deal. Don't wait until Lin Rui is injured to regret it."

Fans are still discussing Lin Rui's injury after the game.

两边数据，林锐轰下本赛季的最高分，70分12助攻8篮板6抢断4封盖4失误。

Lin Rui made 66% of his two-pointers, 75% of his three-pointers and 100% of his free throws in this game.

That's the kind of hit rate that knocks the Bulls out of their minds.

In addition to Lin Rui, the Knicks' best player is Gasol Jr., who scored 12 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks. He gave the Bulls a lot of trouble inside.

After Gasol Jr. has been polished by the championship journey, his strength has become stronger and stronger.

A lot of media have rated him among the best big men in the league.

公牛那边，罗斯拿到32分11助攻6篮板、诺阿12分11篮板2封盖，罗尔邓24分6篮板4助攻。

Rose's performance is the best. Although his overall shooting rate is not high, but the number of times he stands on the free throw line is very high. As long as he is not facing Lin Rui, he has many ways to score.

Of course, sometimes when meeting Lin Rui, there is also a chance to pass Lin Rui with speed.

Defense is still too passive compared to offense.

The nba does not have super giants that can absolutely be guarded against, they can only impose certain restrictions to minimize their influence.

At the post-match press conference.

Lin Rui and D'Antoni came out for an interview.

The reporter asked, "Lin, how does your injury feel?"

Lin Rui said, "I'm fine, there's nothing wrong with me."

The reporter asked: "You scored 70 points, which is the highest score this season. Will your next goal be towards 100 points?"

Lin Rui smiled and said: "I have the ability to do anything, it just depends on whether the team needs me to do it."

The reporter asked: "What do you think is the biggest factor in winning tonight?",

Lin Rui said: "They can't defend us. We have been putting great pressure on them on the offensive end. These pressures are passed on to them, making them very uncomfortable."

The reporter then asked D'Antoni: "Coach, is your current lineup reasonable? Do you need a second offensive starting point?"

D'Antoni said: "Our players are all great and the lineup is very reasonable. We don't need to make too many changes, we just need to be ourselves."

The reporter asked: "It is said that Chris Paul wants to come to New York, what do you think?"

D'Antoni said: "This is the job of the general manager. Of course, Chris Paul is a very good player."

It is rumored that Paul has come to New York not once or twice, but many times.

Paul has long intended to leave New Orleans, and his contract is about to expire. The inaction of the New Orleans Hornets management has made Paul lose patience.

It's just that Paul's position overlaps with that of Lin Rui's. At first, most people thought this configuration was unreasonable.

But Paul hinted to the media that it is not impossible for him to play Lin Rui as a substitute. Moreover, most of the Knicks can also play a dual-control lineup.

Mainstream media such as espn and tnt also said that if Paul comes to the Knicks, then the Knicks lineup can have top point guards for 48 hours, which will definitely further improve the strength of the Knicks.

They also believe that Lin Rui and Paul, players with such high golf quotients, will definitely not be unable to integrate on the court because of positional conflicts.

Lin Rui is a player who can take all the first and second positions. If Paul comes, most of the New York media think that Lin Rui will play better in the scoring position. Lin Rui may focus on scoring, and there will be more players at that time. Crazy scoring miracle.

After this game, the voice became louder again.

Even New York fans are calling for Isaiah Thomas to get Paul over to form a Big Two lineup.

After the game ended, this voice even rose again.

Isaiah Thomas was indeed moved, and he called Lin Rui.

Lin Rui just said one word: "no!"

Isaiah Thomas got it. He knew there was no place for Paul in New York.

Everything here is decided by Lin Rui.

Lin Rui didn't deal with Paul. It doesn't matter what Paul said now, but if the Knicks really come, they will definitely compete with Lin Rui for the right to speak.

In his previous life, he went to the Clippers, Rockets, and Suns with similar personalities, trying to establish his main influence.

Lin Rui is not worried about Paul's threat, but now the Knicks locker room is very harmonious, Lin Rui doesn't want a second voice to appear, he doesn't want to worry about that.

Besides, isn't Curry more fragrant than Paul?

Curry has a good temper and can play off the ball. As long as he is healthy, can the entire league find a point guard who is more suitable for him to partner with?

So Lin Rui refused without even thinking about it.

...........

After defeating the Bulls, the Knicks returned to host the 76ers.

The core players of the 76ers are Juholodi, Evan Turner, Brand, Lu Wei and other players.

They lack superstars and their strength is mediocre.

Their efficiency in the Knicks' home game is mediocre, and the Knicks finished the game in three quarters.

The score was fixed at 99-119.

After defeating the 76ers, the Knicks rushed to an away game to challenge the Bucks.

The morale of the Bucks was high at home, and Lin Rui fell into foul trouble and sat off the court early.

Both Jennings and Reid stood on the court with the intention of defeating the Knicks. They used their bodies to hit the basket time and time again.

Then the two of them shot accurately from the outside line.

With 5 fouls on his back, Lin Rui took the score away with three three-pointers in the last 2 minutes of the game! ! !

The Knicks successfully won a wave of 7 consecutive victories.

After this game, the news about Paul being traded was once again hyped.

When Lin Rui is not on the court, the Knicks' offense is prone to problems.

After practice the day before the game against the New Orleans Hornets.

Facing the reporter's question about whether to welcome Paul to the Knicks, Lin Rui gave a straightforward answer: "I think Stephen Curry is more suitable for us. Now we don't need reinforcements. We are two consecutive teams. The championship team, you should think about them, not us."

Lin Rui's words are very rude, but Paul is not welcome.

Later, Lin Rui also proudly stated that the Knicks are not trying to strengthen the lineup, but to maintain the stability of the lineup, which is enough to complete the three consecutive championships.

Lin Rui's words still caused huge controversy on the Internet.

"Damn it, Lin Rui is so awesome, he just said that he can win the championship without reinforcements."

"Looking at Lin Rui, it means that Curry is stronger than Paul."

"Is Lin Rui too proud?"

"The Knicks still have opponents this year. The Mavericks and the Thunder have played well."

"Lin Rui is qualified to say such things. His first two championships are his confidence."

"If you don't go to the Knicks, you won't go. In the past, you were still a younger brother."

"Lin Rui doesn't like Paul at all."

.....

Lin Rui's words caused dissatisfaction among some Paul fans, who believed that Paul did not get the respect he deserved.

Lin Rui's fans immediately launched a counterattack. They all demanded to be younger brothers, so what respect do they need?It's not that Lin Rui wants you to come, it's you who want to come.

.....

New York, home.

Lin Rui received a call from Paul while watching TV.

Paul is an important role in the players' union. He talked with Lin Rui about the labor agreement before, and the two have kept each other's contact information.

Lin Rui has great influence now, and he can influence the specific content of many labor-management agreements.

But this call, Paul did not come for the labor agreement.

Paul: "Man, I want to go to the Knicks, can you move this forward?"

Paul is a very direct player, and he doesn't care too much about the news reports in the accident world. He chooses to communicate directly with Lin Rui.

Paul is also very clear that the key point of this matter is Lin Rui. As long as Lin Rui speaks, the Knicks management will directly promote this transaction.

Lin Rui said: "Chris, we were the championship before you came here. If you come here, this will not pose any challenges for you and me. I don't recommend you come here."

Lin Rui used Green's classic quote.

What Lin Rui wanted to express to Paul was that you and I are both superstars, so forming a team like this is not good for other teams.

Lin Rui continued: "Besides, now is an important period for labor negotiations, and you and I need to maintain our external image."

...

Paul talked with Lin Rui on the phone for more than half an hour, but in the end, Paul still did not convince Lin Rui.

Lin Rui could feel that Paul was unwilling!

But Lin Rui is in the Knicks, so it is impossible for him to go to New York.

No matter how much the Knicks management itself wants to promote the transaction, but Lin Rui said no, it is impossible.

.............

The Knicks, who have won 7 consecutive victories, undoubtedly became the top team in the latest team strength rankings.

The Miami Heat did not advance as the outside world expected. On the contrary, they fell into a struggle. Their winning percentage was around [-]%, and then they lost to weak teams.

The morale of other teams playing against the Heat's Big Three is similar to that of playing against the Knicks, and they also want to put this giant team in friction.

You can't always beat the Knicks, but there are often unexpected surprises when you beat them.

In the West, the Thunder has become a big dark horse. After they reached the playoffs last season, they looked even stronger this season. They lost one of the first six games, and then, like the Knicks, won The teams are basically strong teams with very high gold content.

In the first week of November, Lin Rui also successfully won the best player of the month in the Eastern Conference. Lin Rui averaged 11 points, 55 assists and 14 rebounds per game this week. Debatable.

The best player of the month in the West is Durant, who averaged 37 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Durant began to become incomprehensible, and his singles ability was improved compared to last season.

11 month 9 day.

The news interview hall before the game.

The Hornets make their only visit to New York this season.

Lin Rui and Paul will face off again.

Both are known as the league's top point guards, plus recent trade rumors on the Internet.

There have been a lot of rumors on the Internet these days. There is news about Paul calling Lin Rui, but he was rejected; there is also news about Paul calling Lin Rui, but Lin Rui directly dismissed it...

The outside world basically does not know whether this matter is true or not, and whether Paul and Lin Rui have talked.

The Knicks also ushered in Curry's comeback in this game, which also increased the attention of this game.

The Hornets players slowly came in.

Paul's expression was serious.

The media got wind of it.

"Chris, did you call Lin?"

"What do you think of the latest deal rumors?"

"What's your take on the Knicks right now?"

"If you join forces with Lin Rui, will you rule the alliance?"

"Will there be a lockout this year? How is the collective bargaining agreement going?"

...

...

The media kept asking Paul questions.

Paul is also very experienced in sending all kinds of questions from the reporters.

When Paul talked about the rumors of joining the Knicks, he said: "I will not pay attention to these things now, I will focus on this season."

Paul was dissatisfied with Lin Rui's rejection, so he gave up his plan to continue to promote joining the Knicks.

This rejection also made Paul feel disrespected, and he wanted to beat the Knicks even more on the court.

Paul is very clear that it may be difficult to defeat Lin Rui, but he feels that he should have no problem getting Curry.

Although Paul is experienced when facing the media, he still allows reporters to capture the details.

The reporters also confirmed that Paul had communicated with Lin Rui, but the communication was ultimately fruitless.

The reporters used their brains one after another and began to create their various conjectures about this matter...

After the Hornets players entered the locker room, the Knicks players also entered from the other side.

The reporter stopped Lin Rui to continue asking questions about Paul's transaction.

Lin Rui emphasized again: "We are the championship team, we don't need to make any changes, we just need all the staff to be healthy, then they are the ones who should be troubled."

Lin Rui also finds it annoying sometimes, these media don't listen to what you have to say seriously, they just want to listen to what they want to say.

But what they want to hear, they can't talk nonsense.

.....

The tnt commentary desk before the game.

Barkley said: "Stephen Curry will come back tonight. His comeback is good news for the Knicks. They won't be so hard."

Smith said: "It seems that the Knicks' game is very difficult, but the end result is that they win, so they cannot be ignored."

Barkley said: "Tonight I look forward to what Stephen Curry will do against Chris Paul."

Smith said: "The Hornets have a good record, and they are enough to cause trouble for the Knicks."

In the Knicks locker room.

Curry, Tucker, Danny Green, Stephenson and others gathered in front of Lin Rui's wardrobe.

"Stephen, we support you, you want to blow up Chris." Tucker said.

"Just shoot threes on him, like the boss," Stephenson yelled.

"I'll do my best." Curry smiled shyly.

"How is your recovery?" Lin Rui asked.

"It doesn't have much impact at the moment," Curry replied.

Curry's injury is an old injury, and he always likes repeated sprains.

"Have you made any progress in your hip training?" Lin Rui said.

Lin Rui also gave himself advice based on Curry's injuries in his previous life.

One of the reasons for Curry's injury was his own body, and the other was a problem with his strength.

Now we need to see if it will still be like this after changing the force, otherwise the next time I get injured, I will have to undergo surgery...

"Well, it's basically consistent." Curry nodded.

"Stephen, every time you score a three-pointer, I will do this celebration." Stephenson said, walking to the top of the locker room for three steps!

"Hahaha!"

"You rookie, I like your movement. If you are called a technical foul, I will help you pay."

"Lin Jin is one of you, and you should take a look."

"That won't work, I'm afraid I'll ruin it."

"If it's useless, it's useless, it's useless anyway, hahaha."

"Labor and capital are useful!!"

Stephenson is the happy fruit of the locker room, and everyone is teasing him.

Lin Rui smiled, he did not participate in these teasing.

As the boss, you still have to be a bit aggressive.

Lin Rui is watching the video of the Hornets game, which is a habit Lin Rui has developed.

The Hornets' style of play revolves around Paul and West, and then they are equipped with strong role players such as Ariza and Landry.

Judging from the first few games, their effect is not bad.

With a tacit understanding, the lineup is stable.

There is no problem with the strength of the Hornets to reach the playoffs, and they are also very competitive in the West.

But they are only in the playoffs, and it is still very difficult for them to win the championship.

This is why Paul wants to come to the Knicks, he needs to make a breakthrough!

If you stay in the Hornets, you will not be able to touch the Western Conference Finals.

.....

Appearance ceremony.

When the Hornets players came out, there were boos all over the court!

Playing on the Knicks' home court, this place is destined to be bad for them.

Of course, there are also some Paul fans holding signs welcoming Paul.

After the pre-match ceremony, the game also started.

Knicks starters: Lin Rui, Tony Allen, Tucker, Randolph, Gasol Jr.

Curry just came back and mainly played as a substitute.

Hornets here: Paul, Thornton, Ariza, David West, Okafor.

The Hornets' starting lineup has not been adjusted much!

The camera is aimed at Lin Rui and Paul, and the game is about to start!