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The highlight of the game came in the second half, but it was Thomas Jr.!
With Li Ge scoring 5 3 points for Curry in the first half, the Knicks led by 13 points in the first half.

Then it was right to replace Li Ge in the first rotation in the second half, but the back line actually replaced Thomas Jr. to try!
This is the second time the Knicks have allowed this year's second-round pick to play in the regular rotation in the regular season, and the people who matched him are not bad. They are also this year's rookie Butler, as well as Hayward, David Lee, and Yi Jianlian.

This aroused the interest of many people at the scene, because at first glance, this lineup, do you want this little guy to handle the rhythm of the ball? ?
That's the young commander's idea!

Didn't you hang out in the preseason?

In the regular season, he also wants to see how Thomas Jr. performs, and whether he will also appear as the king of the last quarter.

In the third quarter, they play in rotation. Even if they lose points, they can catch up in the fourth quarter. It is even better to win points.

Then Thomas Jr. was educated in the first round. How well-trained Ainge’s Celtics are. They found a 1-foot-tall guy on the field and decisively picked and rolled. The Knicks made Thomas Jr. face singles with a switch of defense. The master Pierce, it is easy for Pishen to hit this kind of short guy, and he easily scored with a back-to-back and slow-to-explosive jumper.

"Too short!"

Pierce made a short gesture after scoring. Thomas Jr. shook his head directly to signal for the ball, and then dribbled the ball directly to the frontcourt under everyone's dumbfounded eyes. 3-point shot, the ball brushes out of the box!

Did not enter!

Butler got the rebound and gave it to Thomas Jr. in the frontcourt. Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball with his left hand and hesitated to check Rondo's defense.

So if you see where the person is and then pass, your side is naturally delayed compared to those 2-meter-long people. The consequence of the delay is that when the pass is made, the opponent has already judged the steal.

"Rondo's back-up ability is still weak."

In fact, the Knicks fans of Nate Robinson had the same idea before. This kind of rush to start and stop is smarter than Nate Robinson's reckless style of play, but it is also related to Thomas Jr.'s physical talent.

Thomas Jr.'s passing the ball in advance made the on-site commentator, General Johnson, admire. If short players like them want to pass the ball, they must see in advance where their teammates are going to run. You have to jump up and pass the ball to get around the opponent's long arms.

In fact, the coaching staff had expected it, but never thought that Thomas Jr. would be so crazy. After all, he was not so independent in training in the team. Although he took enough shots today, he was able to get in. The boss was looking for someone too slippery.

And David Lee and Yi Jianlian are reminding Thomas to slow down and find his feeling before attacking, and they will come up to do pick-and-rolls.

Jiang Chao, who heard Yangma's live broadcast on TV and doubts from ESPN in the box, shook his head.

How many youngsters played in the rotation time with no duck eggs, and they didn't dare to make a shot.

However, he will start the show in the next round when it is about whether Thomas Jr. can play in the rotation again this season.

Underneath, O'Neal hesitated, watching Thomas Jr. quickly score!
Su Qun instantly changed his statement:
"Thomas takes advantage of that speed difference, and Thomas can easily open up his position and get to the basket!"

"It's useless. In an NBA-level league, a height of 175 is too short even for a No. position. It is expected that under the defense of NBA-level players, it will be difficult for him to break through the inside; on the defensive end, he is even less likely to compete with the NBA level defenders to contend with."

After the young marshal said, he relied on the opponent's inside line to make two consecutive layups, just one step faster than you, there is no way! !

Thomas Jr. has 4 points and 6 assists in 2 minutes, which is already very good.

"It's really fast, I have to say, the little guy at 175 does have an advantage in speed!"

Sure enough, the 175 little man who cooperated with the pick-and-roll took off directly.

"It's ok, the fight looks good."

"Fortunately, it was Rondo who beat him, and it was an absolute loophole for others to beat him."

Then began various crotch to mobilize Bradley's center of gravity.

The main reason is that Thomas Jr. didn't play like the first ball and directly shot a long three-pointer. I really thought Thomas Jr. was not a cover. Rondo made a three-step layup.

Because of the height of the small man, the referee can easily feel that he is being "bullied", and the number of offensive fouls will be more.

Even AB, the strongest perimeter blocker in the future, was thrown away by Thomas, but the Celtics' iron bucket formation came, and the defender of the zone defense made up for the missed position. Thomas hit the ball while accelerating. To the opposing guard, the ball was given to Danny Green on the outside.

"Haha, so this player who claims to be the strongest 175 player on the surface is still useful?" Su Qun and Yu Jia chatted in Yangma.

Huang Ama turned into Danny Green today with open hands, and the ball is outrageous.

Both Curry and Harden watched the climax on the bench, and they all stood up and applauded.

"Yo! Thomas scored! This little thing!"

And Thomas Jr.'s early pass is very good, and it can be seen that he has thoroughly studied the Knicks' tactics.

Unlike Curry Harden who can perceive defenders like Curry Harden, he just throws everything away!

speed!

"Yes, Rondo needs to rush up and fight. He has no advantage in beating a guard with a big butt, because he didn't shoot."

This forward leg movement is very important. It can not only be used as a fake turn to confuse the opponent, but also can grab the defender's position for a breakthrough.

"Since the boss has said so, we have to wait and see." Wang Binbin saw Jiang Chao's movements from the corner of his eyes, and spoke quickly with a blushing face to calm his heartbeat.

But in the next round, he was able to defend well. Rondo also wanted to bully him. He didn't move when he turned his back to the basket and forced Rondo to pass to O'Neal. O'Neal was interfered by Yi Jianlian in the mid-range shot and missed .

But this time Rondo was not deceived. He was a lot more cautious after knowing the speed of Thomas Jr.'s first step, but it doesn't matter, Thomas Jr. will continue to shoot!
You must know that there is only one advantage of being short!
Speed, speed!

"The surface is the strongest!! 175!! I admit it!" Daddario and others slapped their faces.

Rondo thought he was going to return to the right position, but he didn't expect Thomas to continue to the right side. In addition, his speed was already fast. The visual effect was that Rondo was nailed to the spot and couldn't move. It was like watching Thomas Jr. skipped from the side, and then chose the simplest pull-up jumper to succeed.

However, Thomas Jr. played for 4 minutes in the third quarter. With the point difference reaching 11 points, the starting lineup was replaced together.

"The offense of this second-round pick is really good."

Wang Binbin asked Jiang Chao: "Is this the pinnacle of ordinary people playing in the NBA?"

And in the end, when the opponent's guards and insiders didn't dare to come up, there was even a direct three-point shot brewing from outside the three-point line! !
The ball draws a high arc and the ball goes in!
There are also three points! !
Invincible! !

Generally speaking, the way for rookie players to gain trust is to start with blue-collar or tactical running positions. Even if Thomas Jr. is the only defender on the field who combines ball control, you can't be so willful.

In the next few rounds, Thomas Jr. also successfully attracted double-teams in the middle. His early conduction of the ball was also good. He gave Hayward and Yi Jianlian several open opportunities, causing Matthews, who was supposed to play, to put on again. The training suit went to the bench.

This number of shots is changed to Nate Robinson, up to 13 points...

"Give some pick and roll!"

If Thomas Jr. can play well in the Knicks, this year's point guard talents will also become dry!

So Thomas Jr. will try to put his foot behind the front foot of the defender as much as possible.

Jiang Chao: "It should be, the average height of men all over the world is about 175, but he should be the fiercest!!"

Because when the defender switches defenses, the defender sees Thomas Jr. slowing down and hesitating and making a fake turn. They will often subconsciously guess that Thomas Jr. will choose to turn around and habitually defend forward. At this time, Thomas Jr. can easily pass the defender .

However, the Celtics failed to switch defenses at this time. It is impossible for the Knicks to expose their defensive weakness to your eyes. This time, they did not switch defenses. Instead, Hayward went around the defense and continued to defend Pierce. Pierce wanted to crush Hayward. It was not easy for De, who turned his back to the basket and couldn't see the basket at all, so he threw an air ball.

"This kid can also dunk in actual combat!" Curry's face was full of envy.

And on the defensive end, this guy is still young and energetic. If there are more confrontations in the regular season, Thomas Jr.'s best at making offensive fouls and flopping will be awesome once he shows off!
It means that everyone on the defensive end is afraid of this little man's flopping, so they will not fully exert their strength like Pierce and Rondo just now. They are afraid that once they exert their strength, they will pretend to fall down.

And what Thomas Jr. is not afraid of is that they are all defenders, what am I doing!
And leading so many points, just make it!
After receiving Hayward's return, he was supposed to give it to the important Arab League, but he directly signaled him to come by himself.

Jiang Chao also dragged his chin and studied carefully in the VIP box.

Facing the long-arm interference of the defensive expert Rondo, Thomas Jr. dribbled the ball slowly, and then suddenly made a false turn at the top of the arc to shift Rondo's center of gravity and body position to the right. Thomas directly followed a pause to accelerate and continue to break through to the right.

Gee tut.

That is to add a false turn on the basis of the hesitant step.

Because of this small man's breakthrough skills, he can also use it when he is free to play.

The signature stunt, fake turn and hesitant step, is useless!

The fans of the Green Army and the fans of the orange clothes were all dumbfounded. Let this be Kobe? ?
"But it is indeed a good opportunity." Cole rubbed his temples underneath. He is in charge of this little guy. He can't change his style of play. I can only hope that he will stop being so exaggerated during the short rotation period of a few minutes. Otherwise, it is not an exaggeration to say that Thomas Jr. will only have a 30-point lead in garbage time if he wants to play after this game.

In Jiang Chao’s view, it’s only been 2 rounds, and he hasn’t shown his pre-season offensive moves yet. Jiang Chao chose him because his unique skills were unsolvable at the peak of his previous life. With his height of 1 meters , Thomas Jr. can win the title of the king of the final quarter of the NBA, and his technical level should not be underestimated.

But the next second, Aomei's snort made Wang Binbin want to find a crack in the ground and get in.

"Hey, hey, don't forget that the players I selected must be excellent."

That is to say, everyone thinks that Thomas Jr. is a teammate, and Butler became angry after the first goal, and he made it to the second round.

In the box, Daddario has already started to blow:
"Actually, the first ball is not considered a wave. You have never seen Nate Robinson play. It is more wave than this little Thomas."

"Yeah, learn to be tolerant, a player who can score goals is a good player!"

Jiang Chao saw that the girls were also laughing at the little guy for being a bit of a clown, so he couldn't help butting their big butts from behind:
"Since I can play, I definitely have a few brushes."

"Damn, is this a lunatic?"

"What's the mess here?"

This goal also prevented the young coach from replacing him immediately, signaling Matthews and so on.

随着最后小托马斯还抢断了小奥尼尔的背身运球一条龙单手劈扣得手，小托马斯第四节6分钟拿到了15分，全场21分5助攻2抢断0篮板！！!尼克斯队内得分第4高！！

Harden: "You don't want to be a substitute, you can't dunk and play a point guard."

The young marshal here naturally knows how to use them well, and directly asked David Lee and Yi Jianlian to play diamond tactics for Thomas in the pick-and-roll.

But it's okay, this ball has fully reflected Thomas Jr.'s breakthrough attributes, so no one is really afraid.

"Cough cough..."

But in fact, this is already a body joke they are familiar with.

Still fucking!

Then the hind leg kicked the ground vigorously, the center of gravity moved to the front foot, and it became a lunge posture. Thomas Jr.'s explosive power to speed up came from this.

As long as Rondo is a little tighter, he will be easily thrown away!

Nate Robinson is the top talent in the 175 figure, and Thomas Jr. is not that strong, and it is impossible to become a dunk king like him, so although the two are both 170+, their playing styles are completely different.

Sudden acceleration and breakthrough, once the defender slows down with Thomas Jr., it will be easier for Thomas Jr. to create a speed difference with the defender.

Little Thomas, on the other hand, shouted arrogantly like the boss: "Go back to defense first!"

The Knicks coaching staff is not a vegetarian. They obviously found that if Thomas Jr.'s style of play is stronger in actual combat, he can use this hesitant move in the pick-and-roll.

"Did you forget the last time you hit a layup with no one on your neck?"

At this time, the Celtics guard is Avery Bradley. This rookie is a defensive expert, the kind who is more serious than Rondo. Avery Bradley is only responsible for the open position in the Celtics now. Three-pointers and defense are in the same position as Danny Green of the Knicks.

The next time I saw Thomas Jr., there were 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks had already led 84:70 by 14 points. Really not afraid.

Thomas Jr. stretched his legs forward while bending his rear legs, and his center of gravity was placed on his rear feet. This made Avery Bradley misjudge that Thomas Jr. would have a tendency to turn backwards. Prepare.

"I will, I just don't have a chance!"

It turns out that the boss's villa life is so lavish according to the rumor...

Undoubtedly the king of the last quarter!

This hesitant step is indeed top-notch! ! !
The young marshal and others looked at Thomas Jr., who had set a career scoring record, and couldn't help sighing: It must be Boss Jiang!
The fans in the audience shouted MVP in a funny way. If Butler didn't stop him, Thomas Jr. would even rush to the stands to repeat the celebration when Beverly won the championship last season...

The post-match interview was naturally given to Thomas Jr., who was a blockbuster against the Celtics tonight, so he didn't care about Brother Li.

"Basketball is everything to me. No matter how unsatisfactory life is, basketball can always help me out of the predicament. I am just playing, playing my basketball!"

Jiang Chao in the box knocked on the table with French fries and laughed:
"Hehe, what does this kid mean, playing in our Knicks is not satisfactory??"