At the timeout, Van Gundy didn't put the usual emphasis on defense. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Yang Rui convinced him in one sentence - if defense is the mainstay, it will be difficult for Ewing to win the MVP.

"Retreat to the penalty area, let them shoot from mid to long range, Patrick protects the rebound, launches a counterattack with a pass, and the defender can grab the shot when he has a chance."

When arranging a quick counterattack, Van Gundy was torn inside.

He is very smart, he doesn't like to do it too, it's always better than Ewing to brush bad data, and the management decides to resolutely adopt Yang Rui's opinion and then do it well, then he will be a drag.

Retracting the position is a lazy way to defend, can hold the restricted area, but the periphery is prone to vacancy, the Raptors are not good at shooting, and Camby's mid-range shot with the ball thrown at the back of his head is 20 shots a game, and the opponent can laugh to death.

The Knicks' defense will deliberately show some gaps to keep the opponent from the edge and shoot from the perimeter, thereby increasing the number of offensive rounds.

Raptors coach Darnell's adjustment is quite reliable, replacing John Wallace, who is 203cm tall and weighs 102 kilograms, and uses a small forward with unstable mid-range shooting to play the No. 4 position.

John, who played for the Knicks last season as a backup to Larry Johnson, has been an eye-catcher since joining the Raptors, averaging 14.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

The Raptors' offense was strengthened, the formation was stretched, and the perimeter shooting was dominant, but it didn't help much defensively.

Wallace is fast, responsible for side shifts, can keep up with Houston, Ewing runs to the middle to receive the ball heads-up or strategy, how to play or how to play.

As long as Camby is led away by the point guard, Ewing singles out the 178CM Stoudamire and ensures a shooting rate of more than 50%, and he is the most accurate jumper among the four centers.

Camby doesn't change his defense, and he follows Ewing in vain. Ewing responded with a high post and only needed to hoist the ball under the basket according to the routine. Whether Johnson singles out Christie or Wallace, the advantage is obvious, and he is strong when he turns around with the ball.

Ewing exploded, shooting 7-of-9 from the field and finishing with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block in a single quarter. His career-high assists in a single game were just 11, which he picked up against the Hornets on April 19, 1996, and could well have broken the record today.

The Knicks led 37-24 and Ewing went off the second quarter to send a fixed lineup. What made Yang Rui and Van Gundy a little depressed was that the substitute players began to stir up the situation.

Ben Wallace and Oakley will only defend, and if they want the Raptors to easily get to the basket and score, unless they are arranged to match-fix. Childes and Mills are equally hard-working, one looking to reclaim the main position, and the other newcomer looking to prove himself.

As soon as these four people came on, the game immediately became extremely dull, and Starks attacked alone.

Yang Rui remembered the future Pistons, such a team is really unlikeable. The league felt that the Pistons and Spurs were too ugly to play, and after the 2005 Finals, they couldn't bear it, so they started "nohandcheck" to encourage offense. In 2006 and 2007, many people scored a new career high, which has a lot to do with this.

Now, the NBA is still a defense-oriented league, and many teams and fans have a common hatred, and they must not be comfortable watching it.

Yang Rui has nothing to do, if he wants to change people at this time, he must talk to Van Gundy. These ten rotations can all play a role, none of them are superfluous, unless there is an injury, there is really no reason to force anyone to be a marginal person, otherwise the role players will have ideas, and if it is serious, it will affect morale.

After five minutes of play, something unexpected happened, and the Raptors' home fans couldn't hold their breath and someone shouted into the court.

Glenn Gruward was stunned when he heard it, because many fans shouted "Knicks, substitution!" ”

I'm rubbing, which side are you guys on? Don't you think we didn't lose badly enough?

Van Gundy also heard it, and felt a little uncomfortable. This is a treatment that the Knicks have not had before, and it clearly proves one thing, Yang Rui's tactics are more attractive to fans.

Six minutes later, Van Gundy made a substitution without being reminded by Yang Rui, and Ewing came on with Johnson, replacing Oakley and Ben Wallace. Houston replaced Childs and partnered Mills and Starks on the perimeter.

There is no orthodox point guard on the court, and Starks is responsible for dribbling through the half, and he is very skilled with the ball, and can be a two-way guard, and he is more dangerous to play blocking and pick-and-roll with Ewing in the frontcourt.

Starks is known as the NBA's "inspirational brother", he was an undrafted rookie in 1988, and after playing 36 games for the Golden State Warriors, he had to go to the lower leagues to eat.

In 1990, Starks went to New York for a tryout, and during an intra-team training session, he jumped high with the ball in an attempt to dunk Ewing on the head. Ewing slapped it to the ground.

Starks sprained his knee in the collision, and the league ruled at the time that trial players were not allowed to be swept away until the end of December if they were injured. Starks stayed, and at the same time, the Knicks' teammates also remembered that this wild boy who claimed to be able to play the No. 2 position was a gentleman.

What happened later was beyond everyone's expectations, Starks was named to the All-Defensive Second Team in '93, an All-Star in '94, and the All-Sixth Man in '97, and the famous New York fan Spike Lee was his brain-dead fan.

When Starks played point guard in a cameo role, the Knicks put on the strongest offensive lineup.

On the Raptors' side, Darnell was replaced by Stoadmire and Oliver Miller.

The reason why the "flying squirrel" has a poor defense is because of an unspoken rule in the NBA, players involved in trades have to find ways to let them brush up their data and increase the value of the trade.

As for Oliver, it was purely the Raptors' lack of No. 4 position, allowing John Wallace to make a cameo, and Camby couldn't defend the restricted area once he defended it. Also surnamed Wallace, John's strength is far worse than that of Big Ben.

As soon as Oliver came up, the Knicks' side off-ball screen tactics began to work again, and Houston did nothing else but run back and forth in the bottom left corner and 70 degrees, and Ewing was responsible for the cover.

Oliver was a little slower to switch defenses, and there was a three-pointer on the side, Camby left the basket, and Johnson was able to catch the ball from the perimeter again.

Christie is very similar to Bowen, the defense outside line breakthrough is very tight, not afraid of the face frame, and is dumbfounded when he encounters Johnson who relies on his body to crush him.

At halftime, Ewing tied his career record with 11 assists, while also having 20 points and seven rebounds, close to a triple-double, leading the Knicks 59-42.

At halftime, Van Gundy was full of praise for Ewing's performance, and the outside players were also very happy, Ewing was in charge of the strategy, giving up space under the basket, and the offense was completely open.

Raptors general manager Glenn Gruward didn't care about losing, focused on another thing, and asked, "Jimmy, are you sure Jerry Young is the one who arranged the Knicks' offensive tactics?" Is he really that capable? ”

"I think eight or nine are not far from ten, we all saw what the Knicks were like last season, they definitely couldn't play such a gorgeous offense, it was the defense that won." Jimmy sighed.

Glenn fell silent, and a bold idea began to emerge.

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