"What I'm asking for in the next game is to guard against the New York team. Now their coach has changed, and it's not the same guy anymore. Remember last season when the Nets and Cleveland fought for the final Eastern Conference title? This coach is no small deal! If they are really allowed to live, there are still a lot of variables in the following games! ”

Thibodeau had no intention of relaxing. He said to his team very seriously.

"Porzingis, get ready to play." After thinking about it for a while, Chen still felt that if Boshen didn't play, the Knicks would be thrown into garbage time soon!

"Jack, you'll be on the field with him in a moment, too. What you're going to do in the next game is to keep getting the ball to Porzingis, N'Golo Kante, Beasley and Ramon!! Everyone should also pay attention to this, Jack organizes the team alone, and everyone else is a cannon barrel! ”

Although this is the coach's first regular season coach. But his words still made the players feel excited. His attitude when he was in charge of the team really didn't look like he was trying to cheat money.

Beasley's cells all over his body felt like they were coming back to life after hearing this...... What he hopes most is that he doesn't always have any passes, coordination, tactics or whatever, just throw or fight right away!

Although many players, including him, know that Jack ended last season with the Pelicans basically chatting with players who are constantly leaving...... But there is still nothing bad about him.

He plays with a selfless spirit. It's not just a way to make your teammates comfortable on the field. Defense, steals, turnovers you come, score we come. And the assist in this is a kind of welfare~

But a player's glowing words can't be hidden, just like Jack, who is a little older now.

And now, apart from Hardaway II, Jack's performance was okay in the preseason. After returning from the timeout, the Timberwolves' lineup on this side was Kerr, Gibson, Butler, Crawford and Teague!!

Chen immediately gasped when he saw such a lineup on the court! Coach Thibodeau is really spicy!! In the current situation, there is still no slackness! It can be seen that the honors he won before are not something that can be obtained casually!

Downs went down to rest, and these players came up on the front line to quickly help defend and strengthen the interior defense and increase the number of rebounds. And on the outside, neither Teague nor Crawford are fuel-efficient lamps! Teague's words Chan is understood.

The lineup on the New York side is N'Golo Kante, Porzingis, Beasley, Ramon, Jack! Porzingis gave Jack an expressionless serve, who nodded slightly and slowly moved to the frontcourt, Beasley took the basketball and hit a three-point shot! 78：67！ The fans at the scene immediately cheered!

Then Teague quickly held the ball to the frontcourt, and instead of passing, he hit a difficult long-range three-pointer directly in front of Ramon! 81：67！ This three-point shot seemed to directly pour a basin of cold water on Chen's body...... Teague unconsciously looked back at the Knicks bench and immediately ran back!

After Jack dribbled past Crawford, he immediately dribbled the ball to the basket and scored points when the timing of the pass was not good! 81：69！ He should be thankful that Downs is now on the bench. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given Jack this chance with such an attack!

Butler took Crawford's pass and immediately used his speed to rush to the basket and let Beasley immediately get a foul and score the ball! As soon as the ball was scored, the Timberwolves bench immediately began to cheer! 84：69！

90：80！ It was supposed to enter the fourth quarter with a 13-point margin at the end! But in the end, Boshen still hit that whistle three-pointer next to Gibson!!

"How? Didn't the current Knicks scare you a little? Thibodeau said angrily with no worry on his face.

"We're 10 points ahead, coach~," one player said with a sudden brain cramp......

"Looks like I can't let you play while we're playing with the Warriors," Thibodeau heard some of the players laugh as soon as he finished speaking. He didn't respond, but immediately began to make a simple arrangement for the next game.

“...... Well, if that's the case, it's going to be very difficult for us to defend. As long as the opportunity comes out of Jack, you immediately pass the ball to Kanter, and you Kante, can't score and let Downs get a foul! It's still the same rhythm as last quarter, but let's work on the opponent's forward line and don't let Butler and Gibson play too comfortably......"

The 10-point margin still gives the Knicks some hope here. What Chen didn't expect was that Downs didn't play at the beginning of the quarter. There are no lineup changes on either side!

Jack carried the ball to the frontcourt, and when Teague didn't react, he decisively jumped a three-point board and hit the basket! 90：83！ This goal that was not in the arrangement made Chen's eyes light up at the scene! It seems that Jack is also hoping to win the first game, obviously he is in a bit of a hurry!

Boshen immediately high-fived him happily, and Jack immediately went back to defense. Teague quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, Gibson got the basketball and turned around and hit a 2-pointer! 92：83！

Ramon quickly dribbled across the half, Beasley jumped up for three points after receiving the pass! Porzingis immediately grabbed the rebound and made a quick pass to Jack. The Timberwolves immediately focused their attention on Jack.

At this time, Porzingis quickly got Jack's return pass and jumped up on Gibson's body to hit a three-point shot! 92：86！ The scene immediately boiled! Gibson broke out in a cold sweat after this round! The referee didn't blow it, if this ball is judged, the opponent may play 3+1!

At this time, the camera immediately gave the Timberwolves coach and Towns. Thibodeau took a few quick steps, as if he was about to curse, and his expression was not very good-looking. And Gibson and Butler didn't even think to look back at what their head coach was looking at now~

Crawford dribbled to the front court and had no threes under the bag of Beasley and Ramon! At this time, Kanter of the Knicks immediately got the rebound and quickly passed the ball to Porzingis! Meanwhile, Thibodeau began to turn around and say something to Downs.

Downs immediately lowered his head slightly, quickly got up, and stretched his body simply. Ramon gets the basketball and scores a layup with no defender! 92：88！ The score difference has narrowed to 4 points at once!!

Teague slowly held the ball to the front court, and used his experience to pass the opponent under Ramon's defense and quickly dribbled to the other side, and Jack was blocked by Butler and immediately chuckled in his heart! I saw that Teague had already made a backward jumper, and although Beasley's big hand had been pasted, the basketball still hit a three-point hollow shot! 95：88！

Chen Gang signaled that he was going to take a timeout, and the coach who took over the opponent took the lead in asking for a timeout...... Chen looked at the Timberwolves with a black line on his face, and after a few seconds, he turned around and began to lay out his tactics with the players who were coming back one after another.

Downs' face was obviously murderous when he came back!! Jack dribbled to Hardaway Jr., who still scored 2 points despite the opponent's tight defense! 95：90！

I didn't expect it to hit to this extent! Later in the day, the Knicks players also felt that the game might be far from over. After Downs went off the field, their players also somewhat relaxed about New York.

Downs took Teague's pass up front and didn't shoot a jumper under Kanter's tough defense! However, he immediately threw himself and grabbed a rebound, and then made another layup, which was directly slapped by Porzingis on the other side and slapped the basketball out!

This hot pot made the fans at the scene excited to a high level. The atmosphere of the scene was warm again! Jack gets the basketball and passes the ball to Hardaway Jr., who quickly passes the half, but Teague has arrived!

Hardaway II's jumper was immediately interfered with by Teague! Butler ran over like a gust of wind to get the basketball, and after a fake in front of Beasley, he faked it again, attracted the defense, and passed the ball to Towns. The latter immediately deducted points! 97：90！

Porzingis quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, and Hardaway Jr. took the basketball and went into the net with three points! 97：93！ Then Crawford immediately replied with one! Beasley's jumper missed!

Kante got the rebound right away, but his speed of movement still couldn't complete the offense. Downs got the rebound and immediately threw a high pass to Butler. At the scene, the Knicks immediately felt the energy of this strong young man!

After passing the players who thought that New York, he jumped high and deducted points directly after half-time! 102：93！

At this point, the Knicks have one timeout left here. There is no timeout for the other party. But now, the Timberwolves' momentum is clearly picking up. Their current players on the pitch are also very good!

Every player is very good, including Gibson's strong defense! Jack passes to Porzingis, who swipes away from a long-range 2-pointer. Gibson gets the ball under the scramble of Downs and Kanter and passes to Teague.

Caught between Jack and Hardaway Jr., Teague still spun around in a small circle, passing them both to the slight exclamations of the fans...... Butler took the basketball, and Crawford jumped up and hit a three-point shot after getting Butler's ball right away on the other side! 105：93！

After the goal was scored, there was a loud sound of loss at the scene. It seems that the game is coming to an end. Those who feel this way include Chen Yinan at the scene. He shook his head slightly, but unfortunately Teague was not his player now......

New York's head god immediately hit a 2-point shot on the line! 105：95！ Teague went to the front court and jumped high to make a three-pointer through the net while shouting "defend" from the field......

127：109！ In the following game, the Timberwolves seemed to take revenge on New York at the end of the third quarter and the counterattack at the beginning of the fourth quarter. This situation did not surprise their head coach! The score was finally settled here.

Thibodeau looked at the scorer and stopped and ran to the Knicks to shake Chen's hand, and the two of them briefly said a few words. At this time, the mood of the New York players on the scene was different, some were more disappointed, and some were unimpressed.

In this game, the Timberwolves, Towns, scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks! Zhang Hao 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists! Butler 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals! Crawford had 23 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and Teague had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists!

It can be said that they ushered in a good start in today's game~ The players are relatively satisfied, and they have left behind the fact that the opponent is about to tie the score just now. Zhang Hao, who performed eye-catching in this game, impressed their head coach.

Zhang Hao, a young man, immediately entered the public's field of vision! There's really no need to bother too much in such a team! The players around me are basically good in terms of strength! Defensively, his thin body is still a minus, but if he has a good efficiency on the offensive end, he will still get some playing time.

Unlike Zhou Qi, he basically has to play as a substitute on the Rockets team now, and his playing time is relatively limited. Teague had the most points on their team in their first regular season game!

What the players didn't find out was that Zhang Hao and Teague were Brooklyn players under Chen Yinan last season! They have all changed a lot after a summer of hard work! Teague strengthened his confrontation ability, and Zhang Hao worked hard to improve his obstacle shooting and physical fitness! Today's performance is not known whether Chen was happy or sad when he watched the video.

The game is over though. However, the fans who were present at the game were not too disappointed. There are always disappointments, and if the New York side could have defended a few more balls in the end, then maybe that wouldn't have happened. But perhaps this is their wishful thinking.

Chen was still quite paused at the end of the game, and the current Timberwolves coach Thibodeau. He did guess about 70% of what the Knicks might have before today's game!

Kante had 8 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists in this game! Porzingis had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists! Beasley had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Hardaway Jr. had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists! Jack had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists!

The Knicks fought hard. But that's what happened at the end. The team's current problems are not small, and Chen feels that he has only seen one aspect.

What was impressive was Porzingis' performance today! His efficiency and balance on the field are very good! But the other players around him are a little bit inferior. Hardaway II really has more experience and skill in the field than his peers!

He is good at observing the state of the opposing team and using his good offensive ability to cause damage to the opponent! The team is still good at the guard and power forward. N'Golo Kante was limited by Downs and Gibson today and didn't pick up too many points.

'Today our players played well, they all played at their level. The Timberwolves have also shown their quality, this season's roster and ambition! ”

Chen was clearly a little uncomfortable with the feeling of attending the press conference as the head coach of the New York Knicks. Everything was unexpected, and the surroundings were relatively unfamiliar. But he still didn't show it, just sat there quietly, and the reporters asked him questions one after another.

"So do you have what it takes to win against the Timberwolves this season?" A reporter immediately stood up and asked.

"Well, I think there is. In this game, we also almost overtook the opponent in a certain period of time. But if it's after they've been running in for a certain period of time, it's hard to say. You know they've got Butler, Teague, and Downs now, and that's still going to be a lot of lethality! ~”

"What do you think of last season's Nets players Zhang Hao and Teague this season? And how do you feel about the fact that they beat you to the Knicks as the Minnesota Timberwolves? ”