Chen insisted on his opinion and asked Noah to play in the first quarter. In terms of offensive efficiency right now, the Knicks aren't necessarily a match for the Celtics. Unlike last season, their squad has undergone some changes.

And such a change may already be a qualitative change! The Knicks are also different from Brooklyn last season, the Nets had Griffin at the time, and at that time the team was also playing with the Green Shirts with some luck~

The Knicks' mentality is that I want to win you, which is different from the Nets' "it's okay to lose" mentality at the time.

After a while, the starters of both sides were already on the field. On the Celtics' side are Horford, Jason, Hayward, Marcus, Irving. On the Knicks' head are Kanter, Noah, Hardaway Jr., Ntilikina and Ramon.

As the game started, Kante immediately got the ball and passed it quickly to Ntilikina! Irving immediately came over to defend, and Ntilikina wanted to follow up with this speed and quickly make a layup but was blocked by the opponent stiffly!

Ramon saw it and immediately took Ntilikina's ground-hitting pass, and in the process of making a layup, the basketball was cut directly by Marcus! Irving got the basketball right away, and Hayward got the ball after halftime and hit a three-point shot directly!

The cheers from the audience immediately rose! The opponent's attack is really fast. Noah goes to the sideline and serves to Hardaway Jr. The Knicks haven't found a player to match the strength of the opposition at the small forward position. So Hardaway Jr. let him go up at the beginning of the game to see how it worked.

After Ntilikina got the basketball again, she saw Irving come over and immediately pass the ball to Noah. Kante took the basketball in the air and scored points directly! 3：2！

At the moment in New York, Kante and Noah are two good high-level players! Porzingis has a good attack, but is a little weaker physically. O'Quinn is physically strong, but may have problems with his dexterity.

As for Noah, although he doesn't have too strong offensive strength, he is still relatively strong on the defensive end. Chen's task for Noah is to defend, rebound, and pass the ball outside of the block! Even if there are times when a jumper comes out, as long as there is a certain distance from the basket, it is a pass!

Such a request is somewhat uncomfortable for a player when he first hears it. Noah's defenseless shooting still has some accuracy. But Chen was really relieved.

In previous games, Noah's unguarded shooting was 1-of-16...... He also felt that he hadn't done much well this season, so he didn't have anything to say and just nodded in agreement.

Irving held the ball through the half, got past the opposition directly under Ramon's defense, and then turned around on Hardaway Jr.'s side and passed the ball in the air to Marcus on the outside. At this time, after the Knicks didn't fully react, Marcus jumped up and hit a three-point shot! 6：2！

The calmness of the Celtics on the court made Chen start to mumble a little in his heart. It's not for nothing that a team with a 12-game winning streak can get such a result!

In this 12-game winning streak, although there are teams like the Magic, Suns, and Mavericks, there are also teams like the Cavaliers and Raptors who still lose to them! If Hayward hadn't joined this team, the overall strength of the Celtics would have been high before that.

Now there is another white version of James in addition to Irving and Horford on the team!

The game against Cleveland was beaten by the Green Shirts...... What is more controversial on the Internet is that Wade played only 9 minutes in this game, while Thomas Jr. only played 4 minutes and 16 seconds......

According to the Cavaliers, they are still trying some other ways to play, so they don't take the game too seriously......

Ramon slowly held the ball to the frontcourt, and Hardaway Jr. took the basketball and immediately took advantage of Noah's cover to shoot a three-point jumper! 6：5！ Porzingis, who was on the field, immediately stood up and applauded Hardaway II!

At this point in the game, the gap between the two sides felt slightly smaller. Owen came to the front court with the ball, and in his own footsteps, Ramon felt that he was not at the same level as him...... After Ramon was thrown out of a distance of almost 2 meters, before he could go back to defend Owen, he had already jumped up and shot! 9：5！

Immediately returned a three-pointer! Ntilikina didn't have a three-pointer in the frontcourt, and Noah got the ball and passed it to Hardaway Jr. The latter missed a three-point jumper. Noah got the rebound again and singled Horford with his back to basket and put it in the basket. 9：7！

Hayward took the basketball, and Horford got Horford's pass in the air and scored a dunk! 11：7！ Both teams immediately got serious! The intensity of the defense of both sides has also increased!

Hardaway Jr. obviously feels that the Celtics are now on the court, and the players are at a certain level of cooperation and individual ability! And Owen can connect the team very well!

There is no doubt that Thomas Jr. and Irving are very good point guards! But Thomas Jr. now needs a championship ring to prove himself. His most points this season in Cleveland was 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists in just over 29 minutes against the Pistons!

After that, the team entered a situation that seemed to be a bit chaotic from the outside world. What makes the Knicks feel a little powerless at the moment is that the defense seems to be insoluble for the opponent!

The team is moving a little bit faster than the Knicks. At the same time, because of the kind of cooperation that Thomas Jr. had in the team before. Now they're adapting quickly to Owen!

In the past, when he was with the Cavaliers, James's aura was basically bigger than the other players on the team. At least that's how it feels. Both Lefous and Owen are a little like green leaves.

This feeling made the team somewhat dependent on the little emperor in the process of the game. It's a feeling that maybe something went wrong with the team's coordination, or maybe Owen or Love was taken down in the middle of the game.

But James is no longer as physically active and tireless as he used to be. Irving feels good when he arrives at the Celtics. The team has a lot of trust in him, and in such a team, only Irving is the player who has fought the Warriors in the Finals!

It's like the feeling when a group of people come back from discovering someone who has explored several dangerous areas that almost no one dares to visit. Naturally, he became a leader in the team. His personal abilities are also well known. In addition to Kobe, Curry, Harden, Paul and other super players, there are really not many guards in the entire league who can guard against Irving.

Ntilikina held the ball past half of the court and Owen remained next to him. In the face of such a defensive player, Hardaway Jr. took the basketball directly and used his speed and experience to immediately rush in and let Jason directly receive a foul!

Chen's game is all about keeping these players on the field first. Adjust your lineup until the opponent's main lineup goes down a few times. If it weren't for Hardaway Jr.'s continued killing of the opponent at the No. 3 position, I really don't know what the Knicks would have played if he hadn't let him play.

1 of 2 free throws, 11:8! Jason took Irving's pass and back-to-back singled Noah after Noah didn't have it, Kanter got the rebound and quickly passed the ball to Ntilikina. Ramon immediately ran to the front court and chased after him to hit a three-pointer!

Irving quickly held the ball to the frontcourt, and Hayward jumped up for 2 points into the net immediately after getting the basket! 13：11！ After playing for a while, the Knicks' state gradually returned. What they're thinking about now is how to quickly switch between offense and defense and find the right time to make a move.

After Hardaway Jr. took the basketball, he kept a certain distance from him under Hayward's defense, and then looked at the opponent's side and immediately ran in the direction of Noah!