The Knicks' first 6 points all came from Anthony. Guagua's offensive firepower was frightening today.
Fortunately, the Trail Blazers blossomed more and kept holding on to the score.
It was the Knicks' round again, and Anthony once again singled out Batum, using his strong body to create space in the low post.
After collecting the ball, he made a feint, turned around and made a throw.
The court was reduced to Anthony's performance time, and Batum, his opponent, was beaten to death.
With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Anthony, who scored 14 points, left the game with satisfaction.
After fighting for so long, he was exhausted.
At 28:21, the Trail Blazers trailed their opponents by 7 points.
In addition to being ahead by a large margin, the Knicks have done a great job on the defensive end this season, controlling their opponents' scoring to around 95 points and over 100 points themselves.
This is why Knicks coach Mike Woodson dared to rest Carmelo.
After Anthony left the game, Jr. Smith led the bench to deal with the Trail Blazers.
It is worth mentioning that after two months, another giant of the Knicks, Stoudemire, finally returned from injury.
Tonight is Stoudemire's first show of the new season.
After playing, Jr. and Stoudemire worked together to score 7 points, helping the team lead the opponent by 6 points at 35:29.
At the end of the game, many fans now applauded, this was for Stoudemire.
He scored 2 points on 1-for-2 in three minutes. Stoudemire seemed to be recovering well.
Trail Blazers bench.
The players are a little depressed. They have lost two games in a row. If they lose again this time, it will be a third game in a row.
After a while, Wang Zelin couldn't sit still in his seat. He stood up and found Coach Terry, and expressed his thoughts to this coach who had average ability to adjust on the spot.
"Coach, Anthony's condition is really great today. It's time to double-team."
No one likes to lose. Coach Terry was also very anxious. After hearing Wang Zelin's words, he looked up at the score and said with some worry: "Is it too early to double-team? It's easy to miss someone in other positions."
Damn it! If Anthony could pass the ball, he wouldn't have gotten worse and worse later on, and even couldn't hit the ball for a while.
Wang Zelin went a little crazy: "If we don't get double-teamed, we will lose sooner or later if we keep going like this. If we don't change the formation, it will be too late!"
"But……"
"Don't worry, coach. I'll pay more attention to my defense later and make sure no one is missed."
Wang Zelin continued.
After looking at the situation on the field, Coach Terry grasped the tactical board tightly and finally made up his mind, issuing a double-team tactic to everyone.
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Back in the second quarter, the two sides first sent out their bench lineups to communicate, but the Knicks' bench lineup was obviously much more luxurious than the Trail Blazers'.
Especially Jr. Smith, who has a quasi-All-Star level with a comprehensive rating of 80. He really lives up to the saying "JR is not crazy, he is an All-Star every day!"
This year is the most powerful season of Jr. Smith's career, averaging 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. I don't know which team's data is the starting lineup.
In just a few minutes, Jr. Smith scored 6 points on sudden shots, directly stopping the Trail Blazers.
Seeing that the score difference exceeded 10 points, coach Terry quickly changed to the main force.
Once the main force comes back, the effect will be different.
Lillard broke through and scored, and Wang Zelin succeeded in a one-handed dunk, sounding the clarion call for a counterattack.
The Knicks didn't have a main force here. Anyway, Jr. Smith played so well that Anthony was happy to rest a little longer.
jr caught the ball in the backcourt and passed half court, suddenly accelerated from the baseline to the inside. Wang Zelin returned to defense in time, sent a big block, and protected the rebound.
Lillard caught the ball and started a fast break, caught Aldridge's screen, and cut in for a layup.
Stoudemire, who has returned from multiple serious injuries, has experienced a sharp decline in his running and jumping ability after leaving the Sun Doctor, but he unexpectedly developed a precise mid-range shot.
On the strong side, he completed a hand-to-hand pass with substitute point guard Pablo, and hit a two-pointer next to Aldridge.
43:34, the score difference is about to reach 10 points again.
The Trail Blazers attacked and Wang Zelin moved to the basket.
Lillard's ball came in, causing a misplaced attack.
Xiao Si was injured and was shocked when he saw a 2.16 meter tall man attacking him.
"Defend!"
Mike Woodson shouted at Stoudemire.
In the paint area on the right side, Wang Zelin suddenly arched. Behind him, Stoudemire felt that his body was about to be crushed, and his face was red.
When the second arch came, Xiaosi's chest was so hot that he couldn't hold it in any longer and his body relaxed.
On the other side, Knicks small forward Chris Copeland rushed over to help defend. Wang Zelin had already completed his turn, dodged the help, took a step inward, and suddenly burst into flames.
As Stoudemire was about to take off, he thought of his fragile knees and finally chose to raise his hands high.
"boom!"
Wang Zelin pressed Stoudemire and smashed the ball into the basket with one arm.
The little bully is no longer as brave as he once was!
Not only has his offensive ability declined, but his defense is no longer bold.
"Oh, Stoudemire was dunked. I wonder if he will think of the former Chinese center Yao."
Stoudemire was injured again and again, making the Knicks extremely disappointed with him. Now his status in the team is far inferior to that of Anthony. There was even a trade scandal while he was recovering from his injury.
Knicks fans are well-known in the league for being "indiscriminate between friend and foe." Although the fans in the city have become more cohesive now that they are motivated to join, they are still very strict with the players.
When the Knicks general manager thought about Stoudemire's once-in-five-year super contract, he felt a little pain in his heart.
"Old man, this alliance is no longer suitable for you!"
Regarding the lonely Xiao Si, Wang Zelin coldly uttered trash talk and then turned and left.
Regarding Wang Zelin's trash talk, Xiaosi couldn't help but be stunned, opened his mouth, and didn't know where to start.
Looking at the back of the young man in front of him, I wonder if Xiao Si will remember her past self, when she was also so unruly and heroic.
It's all that damn injury!
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When the Knicks counterattacked, Pablo advanced to the top of the arc and made tactical gestures, and his teammates quickly started running.
Stoudemire and another inside man, Marcus Camby, stepped forward to do a pick-and-roll. At this moment, Jr. Smith ran back from the baseline and got rid of Matthews. He received the pass and went to the basket.
"Damn Asian guy, here I come!"
Jr. Smith still remembers Wang Zelin's block just now. He can't wait to dunk one and prove himself in front of the Madison Square Garden fans.
Faced with Jr. Smith's amazing momentum, Wang Zelin remained unmoved at the basket.
Even if I make fun of you every day, I really think you are an all-star.
If a tiger doesn't show off to a cat, you think I'm sick!
Jr. Smith, who came off the bench in this game, has already scored 12 points, making him the Knicks' second-leading scorer after Anthony.
He was in a very brave state today, and he only regarded Wang Zelin's block just now as an accident.
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After taking off in the paint area, Jr. Smith was surprised to find that his defender did not take off.
Could it be that the Blazers 36 just gave up?
Really boring!
When Jr. Smith's mind wandered away, his vision first went dark, and then a loud "pop" suddenly exploded in his eardrums.