And beyond D'Antoni's imagination is... The Suns have not improved except for defense, and the offense has also fallen into a swamp.

Although Stephen Nash's body is very well taken care of by the Suns' team doctor, he is 35 years old after all. His pace inevitably slowed. And even more of a dilemma for the Suns: Jason Richardson and Ben Wallace are not run-and-gun players. Grant Hill is trying to fit in with the fast attack, but he can only play on the flanks...... He's no longer the violent gentleman who could snatch the All-Star ticket king from Michael Jordan.

Swish!

Stoudemire still hit the shot in the end.

But instead of catching and shooting in the traditional sense, he landed on the left side of the free throw line 12 feet from the basket and played with the ball...... He's always been improving his individual ball-handling attacking ability. He has gradually perfected his face frame technique. In the face of the poor version of himself, he played very handily.

But there's no denying that David Lee worked very hard.

Despite his poor defensive ability, he is very simple and diligent in his job on the offensive end. This led to him quickly giving an anser-ball at half-time. Dugg took advantage of Milicic's block from outside the three-point line to get into the paint, and after attracting Stoudemire's help defense, he passed the ball directly to David Lee, who received the ball and threw it...... Swish!

Very easy easy-ball.

This made D'Antoni on the sidelines extremely excited, and he swung his fist hard.

Snoopy's pick-and-roll attack just now made him raise his eyebrows, and it wasn't just Stephen Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll that was called run-and-roll. Without Stephen Nash, I can still hold up another Snoopy!

However, Isaiah Thomas, who is in front of the TV, doesn't think so.

He didn't think Dugg was running at all. Rather, it was a well-constructed positional attack...... Because the defender he pulled out was Milicic, which opened the box for Phoenix. David Lee played the role of a pitcher in this attack, not the offensive endpoint in the so-called run-and-gun V-block.

The game goes on.

Both sides presented an undefended attacking state.

On the Suns' side...... Stoudemire and Grant Hill were two quick forwards, and Stephen Nash hit occasional three-pointers.

The Knicks are relatively more integrated, except for Chris Dujon who didn't score, the rest of the players have scored! Among them, Dug completed three aggressive layups under the basket, which is one of the decisive factors for the Knicks to open up the perimeter smoothly. Another factor is...... Milicic forced Ben Wallace to eat two.

The first quarter was played quickly.

38：35。

The Knicks, who are playing on the road, lead by three points.

The score made Isaiah Thomas, who was in front of the TV shake his head repeatedly, and he had no affection for the run-and-gun team, believing that they didn't know what defense was.

The second quarter of the game began quickly.

D'Antoni brought Quentin Richardson, Jeffries and Marty Collins into the rotation with Dug and Milicic.

This rotating lineup is no worse than the starting lineup in terms of strength, and the defensive ability is more than a step stronger.

However.

This rotation was overwhelmed by the Suns' rotation.

A rotational lineup consisting of Robin Lopez, Stoudemire, Matt Barnes, Leandro Barbosa, and Dragic struck the Knicks with a quick blast. A wave of 17:5 attacks hit D'Antoni in doubt.

Everyone can see that Quentin Richardson and others can't do their work, whether it's Barbossa or Matt Barnes, their passing is like crossing the road in the early morning, and the Knicks don't create any defensive obstacles for them on the way.

This made the second lineup of the Suns, who only had accelerators, play handy, and Stoudemire unleashed the home passion of the West Arena to the limit with three consecutive dunks.

And he himself is even more presumptuous roaring: This is RUN-GUN!!

This made D'Antoni's face stiffen.

With the fifth minute of the second quarter, he reached out and asked for a timeout.

The players rushed to the benches on both sides, but fellow rookie Robin Lopez and Snoopy were chatting cordially, both smiling. This made the commentator of the local TV station in Phoenix bluntly say: "It seems... They have a really good relationship. They come from the same university consortium, and they are all top students. But, Robin, you're opponents now, and if it's time to catch up, you can go for a drink after the match. ”

Everyone thought Robin López was talking passionately with Snoopydu.

But in reality, .......

"Have you been reduced to only carrying the ball on the outside? I've said for a long time that you can't survive in the NBA's restricted area, it's the big guys' world. ”

Robin Lopez grabbed four rebounds and made two shots in the second quarter, in addition to blocking Jeffries once.

These underpinned his confidence. Let him have enough confidence to show off his strength in front of Du Ge: "Do you dare to fight against me in the forbidden area again?" ”

Dugg smiled slightly. "You seem... Don't deserve to argue with me. But... You've reminded me that I really should be doing some constructive work in the restricted area. ”

Immediately, he walked to the bench.

D'Antoni is in a hurry.

Now it's clear that Quentin Richardson's gang of players are against him, and he does not like them. If it was a normal game, they would have played badly, and anyway, the management has no requirements for this season's results, and these people will only hurt themselves by doing so unprofessionally. But tonight, D'Antoni only wants to win, he doesn't want to lose his prestige in Phoenix, and he doesn't want to give the critics an excuse, he wants to prove that without Stoudemire and Stephen Nash, he is still a master of running and shooting.

But... If Quentin Richardson and the others continue to work like this, it will be difficult for them to win this game with limited personnel rotation.

"Next, I'll defend Stoudemire."

Duge told D'Antoni.

When D'Antoni heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: It's good that there is Snoopy.

Immediately, he put David Lee, Dug, Gallinari, Stephannovak and Chris Dujon on the field.

After Dugg came on the field, Chris Dujon still handed the ball to him to handle.

Now, up and down the Knicks, everyone knows that Snoopy is the heart of the team. This is recognized even by Quentin Richardson, Zach Randolph and others.

Dugg came to the three-point line with the ball, and he didn't let David Lee come out to block for himself.

In the face of the Suns' fluffy bread defense, he accelerated straight in, and when he faced Matt Barnes' defense at the free throw line, he suddenly lowered his head and changed direction violently...... Shout!!

The wind is cold, and it flashes by!

Matt Barnes was unexpected, and the defensive analysis manuals he had read didn't show that Snoopy had this ability...... All the while, he has shown defense by relying on pick-and-rolls, and in most cases, defenders have been able to turn and catch up. So, he has reservations.

Thereupon... Snoopy did it overnight.

And the next moment it reaches the depths of the paint, jumping high...... Rumble!

The basketball was smashed into the hoop with one hand.

D'Antoni immediately shook his fist on the sidelines, and Quentin Richardson and others around him were also applauding.

No matter how the two factions quarreled, their attitude towards Dug was friendly.

"It's finally a star."

Isaiah Thomas in front of the TV looked more and more expectant. When Dugg is able to tear apart the defense on his own and get rid of the defense, it means that he has the possibility of destroying the opponent's entire defensive system on his own...... And that's the basic requirement for judging a star.

Soon, a one-on-one situation was formed in the front court.

Stoudemire faced Dugra to open a single, and he was never interested in Duge, and even publicly denied Duge's potential to play and run in the media. He pointed to Duge's feet and said with an arrogant face, "I'll shoot in this position, rookie!" ”

Dugg looked at Stoudemire with a calm expression, and he also pointed to his feet: "I'll finish the block in this place!" ”

……