The main reason why the Knicks can achieve such a result as second in the East under normal circumstances is that the East is too weak under normal circumstances......

Another reason is that Anthony is in his prime, and all the big names in the East have gone to the Heat, and Anthony is quite a top presence among the stars of the remaining teams.

But at the moment, the Knicks are definitely not so lucky, the Pirates are still very strong, and the Pistons are old but not stiff, and they can only be relegated to fourth place in the East at the moment.

Champion Chandler won the jump ball and the Knicks got their first possession.

Felton advanced with the ball, and as soon as the ball reached the frontcourt, it was passed directly to Anthony, and then he watched Anthony start to play Leonard with the ball on his back.

Anthony is definitely one of the toughest players on the offensive end, with height, tonnage and, crucially, a variety of skillful offensive skills.

At the moment, Leonard has not yet entered the peak of defense, and it is also a little difficult under Anthony's back.

After holding the ball to his comfortable shooting point, Anthony turned directly and threw it in, and the ball was scored steadily.

Richard on the sidelines didn't care, this kind of hard work Bala's turning and mid-range shooting was actually gradually eliminated by the NBA now.

Unless the hit rate reaches a terrifying six or seven percent, otherwise, you will never be able to kill the opponent.

With almost all of the Knicks' offense focused on Anthony, it's no wonder they can't afford to make a decent run in the playoffs.

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Yibian fought again, and it was the Clippers' turn to attack the round.

It can be clearly felt that the offensive rhythm of the Clippers is much better than that of the Knicks, and in terms of ball rotation, the two teams are not at the same level at all.

This ball was finally shot by Sun Yue, facing Felton who was 185 tall, Sun Yue didn't bother to run any vacancy after receiving the ball, and directly pulled it out and threw it.

So far this season, Sun Yue has not played too well.

The opponents in the game are some short players who are at least fifteen centimeters shorter than themselves, and the Felton in front of him is more than twenty centimeters shorter than Sun Yue......

If these players are good breakers like Irving, then Sun Yue could be more troublesome, as in the game against the Cavaliers, where he was made six free throws early.

But how many No. 1 players in the league can have a breakthrough like Irving?

Count and count, and it won't be more than the number of slaps......

So far this season, Sun Yue has been beautiful in almost every game, very comfortable on the offensive end, and also comfortable on the defensive end.

In the face of point guard players who focus on projection, in fact, many teams in later generations like to use big men to defend, such as the Cavaliers vs. Warriors, Grandpa Lu often uses the No. 4 position to defend Curry.

At present, Richard also took this situation into account and decisively put Sun Yue into the starting lineup.

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As Richard expected, the mid-range shot was really unkillable, and after Anthony started with a 2-of-3 shooting percentage, the shooting percentage began to decline, gradually allowing the Clippers to control the situation on the court.

The back singles of the outside players can actually be regarded as the close hand-to-hand combat of the inside players, which is a kind of offensive means that consumes considerable physical energy.

Not only do you have to spend a lot of energy, but your opponent also has to spend a lot of energy to defend yourself.

After six minutes of the first quarter, Richard replaced Leonard and put Egg Chaser Green on the No. 3 spot against Anthony, putting the big horse monkey on the bench on the court.

The big horse monkey must have cherished his opportunity to play, and the efficiency was quite good after playing, and he directly came to a three-point and two-in-a-row to pull the score away from the field.

Knicks head coach Woodson stood on the sidelines, his face a little blue.

Their Knicks have had a good start to the season, playing seven games in the first seven games, with a 5-2 record, and they are fully showing signs of rising.

But this game was quite difficult, and the strong defense of the Clippers' forward line caused Anthony huge problems.

Richard is now completely using a wheel battle to deal with Anthony, Leonard defends against Green, and Green defends Leonard again, the two historical-level outside defenders, even if they are not at their peak, a melon Anthony in the wheel war is enough to give him a headache.

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In the face of Richard's change of formation, Woodson naturally also arranged and brought Stoudemire on the bench.

Smalls joined the Knicks in the summer of 2010 and was much to the delight of New York fans at the time.

Xiao Si's explosive style of play and gorgeous statistics have made many Knicks fans and experts feel that this signing is simply worth it, and it can be ranked in the top three of the most valuable signings in Knicks history.

In the past two years, Xiao Si's performance is indeed worthy of such an evaluation.

In the first year of joining the Knicks, he was able to average 25+8 per game, and in the second year, that is, last season.

Halfway through the season, Smalls suffered a serious injury and was reimbursed for the season.

In this season, the Knicks didn't dare to use Xiao Si too hard, so they could only put Xiao Si on the bench and observe the situation first.

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With two minutes left in the first quarter, Woodson replaced Chandler for Rasheed Wallace.

Anthony was also taken down, after all, he played ten minutes in the first quarter, plus various back plays, and the physical consumption was too great.

But just after the substitution was completed, the situation on the field immediately made Woodson's face turn pale.

Originally, in the confrontation between the two teams, although the Clippers had the advantage, the Knicks were still able to bite the score.

But with the boxing champion Chandler and Anthony off the court, the game directly entered a one-sided situation, and after the bench players on the Clippers side came on the court, all kinds of bombardments were indiscriminate, directly widening the difference to more than ten points.

Thomas Jr. seized the brief time to replace Sun Yue and played a huge advantage in the head-to-head dialogue with Felton.

Richard stood on the sidelines, his face was quite relaxed, his face was full of smiles, and it seemed that the Clippers were even stronger this year than Richard expected.

At least the Knicks, who are fourth in the East, are completely powerless in front of the Clippers tonight.

If the two teams meet in the playoffs, Richard is confident of eliminating the Knicks in five games.

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After Xiao Si appeared on the stage, he was completely suppressed in the duel with Big Ben.

Although Big Ben is old, Xiao Si is basically half a disabled person now, so how can he be Big Ben's opponent.

was completely suppressed on the field, and saw Richard sitting on the sidelines with a breezy appearance, which completely made Xiao Si angry.

When Xiao Si first entered the alliance, he was severely repaired by Richard because he had found Yao Ming's stubble.

Later, Richard didn't pay much attention to Xiao Si, and didn't pay much attention to Xiao Si, but how could Xiao Si forget such a shameful thing.

Thinking about it, at the beginning, he was not much worse than Yao Ming in his rookie season, but now the gap between the two has reached an indescribable level.

Now Yao Ming is still the big boss of the Pistons, still the No. 1 center in the East, and can even be said to be the No. 1 center in the league, while Xiao Si has gradually declined, and now he is even mixed into the bench position in the Knicks......

This huge gap made Xiao Si feel unbalanced.

When the mind is not balanced, human beings will do something stupid from time to time.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, with both Smalls and Rashid still on the court, Woodson went straight to Anthony back on the court.

In this situation of being about to be defeated, Woodson can only hope that Anthony can play superbly.

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In the Clippers' offensive round, Thompson missed a three-point shot from the outside, and there was an opportunity to scramble for rebounds under the basket.

Big Ben and Stoudemire jumped up at the same time to grab the rebound.

Xiao Si relied on his height advantage, and after jumping, he directly pressed his right arm on Big Ben's chest to exert force, pushing Big Ben away, and then grabbed this offensive rebound.

Just as Xiao Si was about to play a second offense under the basket, the referee's whistle blew and Xiao Si was fouled for grabbing a rebound.

This blowing penalty can almost be regarded as the fuse for Xiao Si to lose control.

He feels like the whole world is against him, Richard, Yao Ming, injuries, Knicks, including the current referee!

The ball he had just snatched was thrown directly towards Big Ben's chest when Xiao Si lost control.

"You're only going to win with the referee!"

"Richard can only rely on the referee, without the help of the referee, he can't even win a championship!" Xiao Si's eyes were red, and you can imagine how angry he is now.

The resentment that has accumulated for a long time has all erupted at this moment, which is quite amazing.

But what's even more amazing is not what Xiao Si said just now, but that he actually did it to Big Ben just now?!

All the players on the field fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were on Big Ben.

Do it to Big Ben?! Since Malone retired, no one in the league has ever done such a stupid thing......

Over the years, there have been a lot of thorns in the alliance who like to scare the sky, but no matter who they are, as long as they are facing the big book, they all have to be honest, not to mention doing it on the field, they may not dare to yell.

Big Ben's previous bloody battle with Marlon left too deep and deep impressions on these people, and no one thought that they could get out of it under Big Ben's fist.

After Big Ben left the Trailblazers, he rarely had conflicts with others, mainly because he didn't have a chance, his opponents were all honest, and he wasn't a troublemaker......

And now someone is actually smashing themselves with a ball?! Big Ben was also stunned for a moment.

I haven't enjoyed this kind of "treatment" for at least ten years.

In an instant, Big Ben's muscles bulged, his eyes were full of the fierce light that he had chosen to devour, and even his breathing was a little heavier.

It's over, Big Ben is going to beat someone! That's what all the players on the pitch think.

The fans on the sidelines are all wide-eyed at the moment, they know that Xiao Si is completely finished tonight......