The Knicks' strategy was positional warfare, with Ewing trying to get as close to the basket as possible and aggressively grabbing the rebounds in the frontcourt. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The opponent is different, the style of play is different, the Bulls group of veterans can't rush at all, and the three of them can limit their fast attack by returning to the defense in time.

The most critical point is that Rodman is not there, Lang Li and Kukoc have no talent for grabbing rebounds, they are not like the inside line at all, and the rebounding rate is not as good as Jordan and Pippen.

In order to protect the rebounding ball in the backcourt, the two stars of the Bulls must retract the restricted area at any time and consume more physical energy.

Not to mention the opponents, along with the team's coaching staff, Van Gundy, Thibodeau, and Sharman, all felt terrible. Before the game, Yang Rui emphasized fighting for rebounds in the front court, and a small adjustment achieved "offense and defense".

"Zen Master" Jackson couldn't think of a way to crack it. Even if Rodman is on the court, the Bulls have the same weaknesses, but the rebounding protection is better. The Bulls' biggest hole is Langley, and as long as he's there, opponents will use that as a breakthrough.

Longley defends out, Ewing cuts in the air, the inside catch is big and small, and Longley retreats too slowly. Longley doesn't change the perimeter, and Houston and Johnson can shoot directly from the periphery.

After playing 5 minutes, Ewing, Houston, and Johnson scored in succession to lead 19-8.

Jackson was forced to replace Langley, not daring to send a 213CM substitute white big man Winnington, but instead used Scott Burrell, who is 201cm tall and weighs 100kg.

If Rodman is here, playing small-ball tactics would work, and now having Kukic as a cameo center would be good for defensive pick-and-roll, but even worse for protection under the basket.

The Knicks used the simplest tactic, lobbing the ball to Ewing and singled out Kukoc to ensure offensive firepower. The Bulls played against each other with a small lineup, and the point difference continued to widen.

The Knicks led by 16 points 37-21 in the first quarter, and Ewing scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter.

Ewing was at rest in the second quarter, the Knicks were in a big swing, and the Bulls bench couldn't score at all, even if Pippen was still on the court.

Pippen played poorly today, missing all 3 shots in the first quarter under the Houston defense, and only scored 2 points from free throws. In the second quarter, he faced Mills, and he missed three consecutive shots.

The Knicks relied on tactics such as off-ball cover, catch-and-shoot, and air cutting to open up the situation, and the difference quickly widened to more than 20 points.

Oakley played short regular season and was fit to make the playoffs in top shape. He's all about to suffocate, and the defense is completely staring down backup power forward Dick Simpkins.

Ben Wallace was also full of energy, putting substitute centre-forward Bill Winnington into the box to little effect.

Pippen's heads-up was the best chance to score, but he couldn't take it, and this one was not a qualified second-in-command.

A truth gradually emerged, the Bulls won the game, relying on the overall defense, a defense-oriented team, Rodman is not there, the Bulls can't.

This season, the Bulls averaged just 11.7 three-point attempts per game, hitting 3.8 of them, and shooting just 32.3 percent from three-point range. The two-point shooting rate of 45.1% is not high. The way they win is by reducing their opponents' shooting percentage.

Jordan returned to the court with a four-minute break to lead the team to bite the score and trail by 15 points heading into the second half.

In the third quarter, Starks and Oakley began to play again, and the point difference opened again, Jordan was lonely, and his teammates felt cold.

The Bulls couldn't stop the Knicks' offense, and even if they blocked shots, they also lost a lot of backcourt rebounds.

Albert commented: "Rodman is a famous bastard on the court, often arguing with players because of excessive defensive movements, but it is undeniable that his defensive talent is indeed at the top level, twice won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 7 times selected to the first team of defense, 7 times in a row as the rebounding king, without him, the Bulls defense is much worse." ”

Rodman doesn't just grab rebounds, his "kraft candy" style of defense often makes opposing players miserable, and his desperate spirit of Saburo interferes with opponents while motivating teammates. He is good at grappling and spoiling the emotions of his opponents, and is a well-known master of fake takedowns and trash talk, and many of his contributions are not visible.

Glickman said: "The Knicks are playing very steadily now, the division of labor is clear, the lineup has always been reasonable, and even if Rodman comes back, the Bulls will not be easy to play." ”

At the end of the quarter, the Knicks sent Atkins, Starks, Mills, Stephen Jackson, and Ben Wallace to play a full-court press.

At this time, pressing can have a psychological deterrent effect, show the depth of the Knicks' roster, and make the Bulls start more pressure.

The three of them don't have much playing time, so they don't need to deliberately retain their physical strength, Hubble is 196CM tall, playing point guard is a cameo, and scoring guard is his old job, and he is promoted to the No. 1 position because this defense is the strongest.

He was forced to make two consecutive pass errors, and the Knicks fought back to further widen the difference.

The Knicks' positional battle is also sharp, Big Ben blocks Atkins, others pull away, whether Atkins breaks through or attracts interior teammates to shoot, they can threaten the basket, and if they can't shoot Big Ben, they can still rush to grab rebounds.

Ironically, the best NBA full-court press in the past was the 1996 Bulls, which was an occasional killer feature for their third-quarter counterattack; The strongest player in the frontcourt is also the Bulls, and it is Rodman who is good at doing this job.

Now, Jordan has to score and defend Alan Houston on the defensive end, retracting to protect the backcourt rebound when necessary, and the iron man can't bear it, his physical strength has dropped in the final quarter, and his shooting percentage has also begun to decline.

Five minutes later, Johnson, Houston, and Ewing came out again, and an 11-2 wave widened the gap to 30 points and went into garbage time.

In the end, 115-82, the Knicks won at home and got off to a good start.

Ewing made 11-of-18 shooting and 3-of-5 free throws to finish with 25 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks to dominate the restricted area.

All six Knicks scored in double figures, and Atkins, a fringe player, scored 11 points.

Jordan shot just 11-of-28 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line to finish with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals, and the Knicks' defensive tactics cut Jordan off from his teammates.

Pippen sleepwalked all over the game, shooting 1-of-9, 0-of-2 from three-point range, and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with just four points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

The Bulls only had three players score in double figures, and the offense was hopelessly poor, and the "Zen Master" only called a timeout in the second half and gave up the game early.

In the first half, Zhang Reasonable also praised two sentences: "You see that Phil Jackson is really calm, just don't call a timeout, let the players adjust themselves." ”

In the second half, he was anxious for the Bulls. "Yo, it's not called yet...... The Knicks are already building momentum, and that momentum has to be interrupted. ”

No matter how far behind, the "Zen Master" is dozing off on the sidelines, such a famous handsome is really weird.

Knicks owner James Dolan watched the game live, and he couldn't believe it was so easy to win.

Maintaining this form, he feels that the Knicks will not only eliminate the Bulls, but may even directly sweep the Bulls out.