"Chills, 29 years old, 191 cm, 88 kg, 85 ability evaluation, 72 offense, 89 defense, 90 passes, 83 three-pointers... Mr. Chiles is really inspiring! He joined the NBA at the age of 27 and played first-class star level at the age of 29."

"Alan Houston, 25 years old, 198 cm, 91 kg, ability evaluation 88, offense 92, defense 77, three-pointers 91, mid-range shot 97, layup 80, 82 ball holding the ball, pass 78... This guy, when the Knicks got the ball in control? The Detroits hated him even more..."

"Larry Johnson, 28 years old, 198 cm (?), 113 kg, 90 ability evaluation, 93 offense, 88 defense, 93 rebounds, 80 three-pointers, 86 mid-range shots, 97 layups... Except for the 6-year contract, there are no shortcomings..."

"Charles Oakley, 33 years old, 203 cm, 111 kg, ability evaluation 79, offense 70, defense 89..."

"Patrick Ewing, 34 years old, 213 cm, 109 kg, ability evaluation 93, offense 95, defense 91..."

After looking at the player detection report of the opponent's lineup, the defense is outrageous!

Except for Alan Houston, no one has a defensive evaluation below 88!

Even Alan Houston, led by four top defensive bosses, has a good defensive level.

However, after playing against Heat players, Zhang Hao felt that the defense of the Knicks players was a bit exaggerated, and it was not that difficult to accept.

Moreover, looking at the data of the opponent's players... it mainly involves scoring and assists. If it weren't for good defense, the Knicks would not be able to score a record of 37 wins and 16 losses.

Chiles averaged 9.2 points and 7.6 assists per game, Alan Houston averaged 15.8 points and 3.4 assists per game, Larry Johnson averaged 12.6 points and 2.3 assists per game, Charles Oakley averaged 11 points and 2.8 assists per game, and Ewing averaged 22.8 points and 2 assists per game.

During the previous tactical meeting, Zhang Hao learned that, except Ewing, the Knicks' major stars, the average score per game has dropped by at least 3 points compared to last season. However, it was not that they played poorly, but that the stars gathered together, the pace slowed down, the team's number of shots was small, and the number of shots was small for each person...

Average of 94.2 points, averaging 90.9 points per game, averaging 75.6 shots, and averaging 76.3 shots per game...

On the day of tactical training, Zhang Hao saw the scout report from the Knicks in the first half of the season, and he felt so painful.

This morning, I was so sad to watch the Knicks' All-Star Scout Report after the weekend.

It was even more painful to read the player detection report before the game.

Compared with the Heat, why does Zhang Hao feel that the Knicks are even more difficult to play?

...

The Lakers sent Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, George Lynch, O'Neal and Zhang Hao.

The Knicks sent Chris Chiles, Alan Houston, Larry Johnson, Charles Oakley and Ewing's lineup.

Zhang Hao came to the central circle and heard a very loud cheering sound on the sidelines...

"Patrick, you have to believe in the light!"

Zhang Hao turned around and saw that it was a "junior high school student?"-looking black boy was standing and roaring, holding Ultraman X's transformer in his hand.

As for whether he is a junior high school student, it remains to be discussed, and it seems that he is almost 1.9 meters tall.

But this look is obviously very excited, but there is a sense of misery on her face... Zhang Hao turned around and looked at Ewing... She looked a bit like...

Ewing seemed to rush out and beat Patrick Ewing JR!

This kid was so silly that he was going to watch the game away, but he ran to cheer for the guy on the other side!

At this moment, Ewing didn't feel that there was anything wrong with the Knicks losing Zhang Hao forever...

Soon, the game began, and the referee blew the whistle and threw the ball into the air.

When he jumped with Ewing at this age, even if Ewing lost weight, Zhang Hao had the advantage, took off quickly and pushed the ball backwards first.

O'Neal and George Lynch on the middle line immediately got off. Charles O'Klay and Larry Johnson blocked O'Neal, and Alan Houston went to block George Lynch, but they couldn't stop it, but they also gave Chiles time to come up and block it together. O'Neal and George Lynch's opening fast break were blocked.

However, Kenny Anderson passed the ball out the first time he received the ball... Zhang Hao!

After landing, Zhang Hao pulled and broke through, got rid of Ewing's defense, rushed straight to the opponent's basket with speed, and rushed to the free throw line to receive the ball.

After receiving the ball, Zhang Hao took a step and jumped directly, holding the ball, as if he was about to make a layup... When he was about to put the ball into the basket, Zhang Hao was holding the ball in his right hand, but suddenly lifted the ball up, flipped the ball 180 degrees, pulled it back, and when his body fell and slid through the basket, he slashed the ball into the basket!

O'Neal felt excited when he looked at Zhang Hao's dunk. I don't know why, every time Zhang Hao dunked, he would feel very excited.

However, when O'Neal looked at Zhang Hao's calm expression after completing the fast break dunk, he was still angry and wanted to say thank you! Thank you! This is what I thought of to deal with the opponent's fast break!

Zhang Hao jumped the ball at the beginning, and the Knicks felt strange. When the Lakers finished the fast break at the start, the Knicks players understood the intention of the Lakers to let Zhang Hao jump the ball instead of O'Neal.

This tactic is basically not used for a second game, which is a tactic specially formulated for jump ball fast break.

In this regard, Knicks players all felt that the Lakers attached great importance to this game and were unwilling to let go of a goal! Even if it was just the first attack at the beginning, the opponent wanted to play out the advantage.

It was obvious that the Lakers players became excited at the beginning of the game. The Knicks players did not dare to be careless. Zhang Hao's incredible leadership skills have long been very famous.

Offensive and defensive conversion, Knicks attack.

Chiles pushed the rhythm to the frontcourt, almost 8 seconds of violation.

This slow rhythm immediately put huge psychological pressure on the Lakers. In today's league, only three teams can complete rhythm suppression against them. There are no Bulls and Supersonics here. One is the Cavaliers, the other is the Heat, and the last one is the Knicks in front of you.

The Knicks' offensive pace was slow. Alan Houston borrowed Larry Johnson's pick-and-roll and received a pass from Charles Oakley who was pulling down the top arc. The right bottom line faced Doug Christie, who was changing defense, made a mid-range shot... missed!

O'Neal got the position in the inside line, Zhang Hao received defensive rebounds, and the Knicks only had Larry Johnson, a Barkley-like player, to grab offensive rebounds, and the other three retreated immediately.

After Ewing lost weight, although he did not restore his strength to the bounce and his strength was weakened, his footsteps did become lighter than in the past few years, and he quickly retreated and defended himself in place.

The Knicks' tactical running this time was actually very good. It was not as purely as the Heat's defense. The offensive end relied on star singles. The Knicks just pressed the rhythm and lowered the number of shots. The tactical running position of the start of the round was obvious. It was obvious that the Knicks' offensive cooperation was quite good. Although Alan Houston was restored to defend, Doug Christie, who was slowing down a beat, almost did not work. It was just that Alan Houston did not make the first shot.

There was no chance of fast break, Zhang Hao grabbed the rebound and protected it. After Larry Johnson ran back, he took the ball and advanced.

After arriving at the frontcourt, Zhang Hao passed the ball to Kenny Anderson, and then went to the right side of the three-second zone to open up the space.

Falling into the position and attacking, Zhang Hao immediately felt the opponent's defense and oppression of Larry Johnson, who was looking for confrontation without the ball!

Kenny Anderson hangs the ball to O'Neal. O'Neal just received the ball. Charles O'Kley hits it right away. Ewingza stance-like top defense. Charles O'Kley acts roughly and wants to steal... The referee whistle sounds!

The Lakers fell into the positional offense for the first time, and the Knicks sent a foul!

This is not to stop O'Neal from attacking, but to clarify one's attitude, to the opponent and to the referee, we must defend.

The Knicks will definitely win the league if they become stronger. The Knicks' "monetary referee" Steve Jarvi is the Knicks' "monetary referee".

The referee is famous for fair law enforcement, and he doesn't favor anyone, but he likes to yell the playoffs and gives more relaxed whistles. Half of the Knicks' games this year are enforced by this referee.

This time, the whistle was blew because Charles O'Neal was slapped on O'Neal's wrist when he tried to steal. He blew the whistle with a very clear foul.

O'Neal heard the whistle and broke away from Ewing and Charles Oakley's defense. He knew he was not easy to play tonight!

Back on the table, the Lakers continued to attack.

O'Neal continued to ask for the ball at the low post. After receiving the ball, Charles Oakley once again hit him.

O'Neal raised the ball before Charles Oakley hit it. Although he lost the chance to play singles, he would not be able to hold the ball like he did just now.

After Charles Oakley came up, O'Neal immediately passed the ball to George Lynch who cut in the baseline. George Lynch received the ball and flew into the dunk...

Ewing, who was immediately withdrawn from the reasonable collision zone, slapped him down with a palm!

Chiles grabs a defensive rebound!

Very angry! O'Neal was angry when he saw Ewing. Why is this guy an All-Star, and he is not?

This attack was even more angry. This guy didn't see that Zhang Hao had gotten rid of Larry Johnson and cut in from the middle?

But seeing the receiver's face clearly... O'Neal felt careless and used George Lynch as Buck. It was indeed impossible.

Hurry back and defend, but the Lakers retreated to the backcourt and the defense had already fallen. Chiles, who had grabbed the defensive rebound, slowly advanced through the half.

Being blocked can also find ways to make good use of this mistake, such as inducing the opponent to speed up and counterattack.

But the Knicks didn't, and Chiles made a full and steady progress.

After Chiles passed the middle lap, his speed finally came normal. When he reached outside the three-point line, Doug Christie pressed up. At this time, Ewing was pick-and-rolling on the left side of the three-second zone. Kenny Anderson was extremely fast and went around the pile and bypassed the two first. O'Neal also blocked the bottom line space in Alan Houston after using the bottom line cover, not giving Alan Houston the opportunity to run back.

Chiles seized the opportunity and quickly made the ball. When Ewing received the ball, O'Neal reacted and revealed the gap. Zhang Hao also made it to the left side of the three-second zone as soon as possible. Ewing took the ball and turned around and jumped the ball and made a successful move... hit!

The Knicks' pace is very slow, but the decision is not slow. The five players average more than two assists per game, and their ability to seize opportunities in a slow pace is quite outstanding.

The Lakers attacked, Kenny Anderson chose a single this time, and the cross-step change direction found a breakthrough gap from Chiles, but Chiles was too familiar with Kenny Anderson. After more than a year of partnership, he was ready to be passed and turned around and followed closely.

When Chiles followed Kenny Anderson closely to the arc position outside the free throw line, he was blocked! Zhang Hao!

Kenny Anderson stopped for a moment, started again, and changed direction and rushed to the basket along the right side line of the three-second zone. Larry Johnson could only switch defenses.

Kenny Anderson passed back to Zhang Hao, and Chiles jumped up but still failed to grab the ball.

After receiving the ball, Zhang Hao made a jump shot from outside the free throw line on Chiles' head...hit!

Chiles tried very hard to interfere, and Charles Oakley rushed up as soon as possible. However, Zhang Hao did not put down the ball when he received the ball and directly took the shot on Chiles' head. Chiles could not interfere at all, and Charles Oakley did not have time to make up for it.

From the beginning of the game, the Knicks took the initiative to strengthen the confrontation. From the beginning, the two teams were very focused on seizing every opportunity. Zhang Hao scored two points this time and directly used the infrequently imitated Rashid Wallace's straight-arm mid-range shot.

That is, his warm-up before the game was complicated and sufficient, and he felt good in most of the time at the beginning.

However, there are not so many good opportunities, and there are not so many opportunities to create good opportunities based on personal abilities. After each team scored a goal in a sports game, both sides did not score in four consecutive rounds. In the middle, only O'Neal's tip-in was not successful, but Bet made 1 of 2 free throws. Alan Houston from the Knicks received the ball around the baseline and was fouled by O'Neal.

At 4 minutes and 02 seconds in the first quarter, Alan Houston used the cover of the ball and then received Larry Johnson's three-pointer from the sideline, and the Lakers called a timeout!

5-7, played for 4 minutes, and the Lakers were two points behind.

If you fall behind, just fall behind, but this rhythm makes the Lakers' scalp numb!

Although they played very well in the past few games... they were quite good tonight, and they almost didn't give the Knicks regular shooting opportunities, but the situation was very different.

They did a good job of defense, but they played too badly!

In such a confrontation, their biggest problem for the Lakers is that they do not have an off-ball pitcher who can maintain efficient mid- and long-range shooting skills like Alan Houston!

Zhang Hao scored higher than Alan Houston, and his shooting percentage was not inferior to Alan Houston. But just like the future Heat, the stars are powerful, but the one with the strongest shooting stability is Ray Allen.
To be continued...