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Lance checked the information and said strangely: "Today, the Knicks adjusted the starting lineup and put on an inexperienced marginal person, Oakley and Mills are not on the injury list?" ”

Arnold said: "The Hornets also have a rookie who enters the NBA without drafting, let's see how it goes. ”

Knicks Five: Charlie Ward, Houston, Bowen, Johnson, Ewing.

Hornets Five: David Wesley, Glenn Rice, Tony Famar, Anthony Mason Jr., Verratti Divac.

It just so happens that the newcomers on both sides are small forwards.

Famar entered the NBA without draft, 206cm tall, weighs 111kg, is tall and strong, and is 27 years old. Previously, he played in the Euroleague for a few years, excelling in defense and attacking in the low post.

The Hornets want to replicate the Knicks' frontcourt three-man formation, better protect rebounding, and target the forward combination of Knicks, Johnson, and Oakley. Now, Hornets coach Dave Cowens is a little scratched his head.

What's going on? Who is Bowen?

The Knicks actually played their cards according to common sense?

Van Gundy has left a rigid impression on many people, always the same starter, as long as no one is injured, not adjusting for a season.

This season, the Knicks have been markedly different. Ward, who was a substitute last season, replaced Childs today. He will organize, and he can shoot from the perimeter for three-point opportunities, which is more stable than Childs. This is the way the Mavericks will use Kidd when they win the championship in the future, not possessing the ball.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy was expressionless and whispered to Yang Rui: "Do you have a sitting face?" Don't cross your legs, you're not a fan. ”

"Jeff, the opponent is just a wasp, you don't need to deliberately frown, it seems that you care about the opponent very much, right?" Yang Rui crossed Erlang's legs and hugged his chest with his hands, as if he was at home.

Van Gundy snorted: "This is the game, you better be serious, otherwise if you lose, the media will definitely not say anything good." ”

"Isn't it? Do you think we're going to lose to the Hornets? ”

“……”

"When you have a great goal, do you stand up and celebrate?" Yang Rui asked.

"What do you want to do?"

"Determine a safe distance, I even have a towel ready, I'm afraid that the distance will be too close to you for a while." Yang Rui took out a towel and lit it up.

Isn't tossing a towel the job of a fringe player?! Van Gundy suddenly felt that there was an insurmountable age gap with Yang Rui.

Yang Rui doesn't think there's anything embarrassing about this, is it possible that he has to hold back when he is happy? He can do whatever he wants, and in his previous life he never had the opportunity to watch the NBA live, and now he is excited.

Ewing beat Divac with a jump ball, and the "ghost hand" is the famous floor flow center, who doesn't jump on the jumper and is on tiptoe.

Ward received the ball and carried it across the halfcourt, with his back to protect the players and wait for the players to pull away, Ewing gave Houston an off-ball cover on the left side as arranged, and Johnson ran to the middle and made a block for Ward.

The two screens went on almost simultaneously, with Mason switching to Ward, who led a one-step pass to the side, and Houston got rid of Rice and caught the ball for a three-pointer.

Divac stood near the penalty area, two steps away and looked lively, did not change the defense, and the ball hollowed into the net. 3 to 0.

This tactic has been tried and tested, in fact, it is a set that Divac is good at in the future in the Kings, he will cover Bibi, Bobby Jackson and others on the perimeter, help teammates catch the ball, Yang Rui experimented with the Knicks in advance.

To guard against off-ball cover runs on the side, the center is not slow, and Divac is never fast.

The Hornets attacked, and the Knicks used the "pseudo-joint defense" that they were good at. This is Van Gundy's tactic, and Yang Rui has benefited a lot.

Yang Rui arranges defensive tactics, mainly to mark people, and quickly change the strategy of defense after encountering blocking, shooting on the outside of the main defense, and then going to make up for the defense on the inside after someone cuts in the air. As long as the opponent is good at handling the ball inside, there will inevitably be a gap in this tactic.

Unlike the Hornets, Divac and Mason are excellent interior players.

Van Gundy's defensive tactics, the center is near the penalty area, protecting the frame at any time, rotating on the outside, and when necessary, putting people who are not good at shooting from a long distance.

Divac pulled out, and Ewing took more than two steps away, looking face to face. On the surface, it seems that people are staring at people, but in fact, they can't keep an eye on anyone at this distance. After a few passes, Divac was ready to shoot, and Houston let go of Farmar on the side to interfere.

Divac's vision was widened, and he accurately passed the ball to the air, Famar received the ball at the bottom line, did not shoot when no one defended, rushed to the basket with the ball, Ewing changed the defense in place, and his tall body covered the restricted area, and Famar could only pass the ball again if he failed to make a layup.

The NBA clearly stipulates that joint defense is not allowed, and in fact, many tactics are not man-to-man, and no one has ever been blown by the referee. If this is a violation, this league should not be called the NBA, and it is more appropriate to call it a heads-up game. When Jordan played the Pistons, he was often followed by two people without the ball.

With 24 seconds to go, Rice missed the basket with a jumper from Bowen's interference, and Johnson grabbed the rebound.

Ward dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Ewing on the left helped Houston get rid of it.

Mason shifted the defense and dismantled, and Houston took a pass to Johnson, who ran to the right 70 degrees, and took a step inside the three-point line to make a shot.

Divac came out and stretched out his hand, slightly interfered, and the ball went in. 5 to 0.

Van Gundy understood that Yang Rui was right again. It was because Oakley wasn't playing that the team had this kind of misplaced heads-up advantage. Divac struggled to defend either Johnson or Houston, and was too slow.

Wesley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to play a pick-and-roll with Divac, and Johnson switched defenses much faster, as long as he didn't encounter a super defender who was particularly sharp in his breakthrough, he wouldn't be easily passed.

The ball passed to the middle, Divac faced Ward to take advantage of his height advantage to shoot a jumper, Ewing protected the rebound in the backcourt, and then fell into the positional battle.

Side cover, Ward passed to Houston, who attracted Mason to switch defenses and didn't pass Johnson, with two steps and Ewing cut to the low post.

Rice is 201CM tall, and Ewing suffered too much in the low post, the other three Knicks all pulled out the outside line, Divac retreated to make up for the defense, Ewing passed the ball out, and Johnson was empty at 70 degrees on the right side.

Rice let go of Ewing in the low post on the left side to chase the defense too far away, and could only be handed over to his teammates, how could Mason, who was the closest, dare to let go of Houston?

Johnson took a look, made a three-point shot, and hit again! 8 to 0.

Commentator Arnold said depressedly: "The Hornets opening defense was too lax, it can't be played like this, and the Knicks' two three-pointers are good opportunities." ”

"Today the Knicks were unusual, Van Gundy used Ewing as a blue-collar player, and he started with perimeter shots," Lance said. The Hornets are not in a good situation, the newcomer Famar can't shoot, and I don't understand why he should start. ”

With that, Famar was let go again, he tried to shoot on the right side, no one defended but still missed the basket, Ewing stuck Divac to get the rebound.

The defense is excellent and the offense is sharp, and the Knicks clearly have the upper hand.

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