A different point guard road

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After two days of rest and adjustment at home.

Lin Rui did not participate in commercial activities outside, but instead reserved physical fitness.

After losing the championship last year, Lin Rui's goal this season is to win the championship.

Lin Rui does not allow himself to fail continuously!!

Lin Rui made a lot of preparations for the playoffs!!

And the Knicks have been building momentum.

The Chinese in New York took action, and they also bought tickets to enter the venue to support Lin Rui and Yao.

Lin Rui and Yao were in the Knicks, which turned the Chinese people here into basketball fans.

Discussing the topics of Lin Rui and Yao Ming will always make them feel proud.

New York citizens also cheered for the Knicks. The 73-win record is the existence of breaking the Bulls' 72-win record, and the Bulls are the team they hate. Now they are about to meet them in the first round of the playoffs, and the fans are also passionate!

In the past, we were abused by you, but now we are going to be the opposite.

Knicks fans are full of confidence in the upcoming playoffs.

Fans were enthusiastic about watching the game. Even though the Knicks' ticket price was the most expensive in the league, they were still sold out quickly!

"Knicks vs. Bulls, will the Bulls have a chance to win a game?"

"Lin Rui vs Ben Gordon, Ross, Can the Bulls' outside line block Lin Rui's impact?"

"The Knicks are no longer a team in the lower-level area this year!!"

"The Knicks aims at the championship!!"

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The playoffs are approaching day by day.

The atmosphere is getting more and more lively.

The Bulls also came to New York to prepare for the game two days before the game.

Both teams adopted closed training!!

Both sides want to get a good start and seize the first game.

April 19!

Morning.

After Lin Rui finished breakfast, he drove a sports car and set off from his home.

Along the way, the Knicks' teams were spread all over the city corners.

On the billboard outside a tall building, Lin Rui also saw his poster that was dozens of meters high!!!

As we get closer and closer to the stadium, there are more and more fans wearing Knicks T-shirts!

Lin Rui's sports car was recognized and surrounded by numerous encirclements. In the end, he successfully drove into the stadium under the rescue of security personnel.

Lin Rui walked into the press conference hall wearing casual clothes and sunglasses.

The reporter asked Lin Rui: "Lin, do you have confidence in tonight's game?"

Lin Rui replied: "Not just tonight, I have confidence in this year's playoffs!"

Lin Rui did not accept an interview, but walked straight towards the locker room.

The atmosphere in the Knicks locker room was a little more solemn than during the regular season.

The core lineups of the Knicks Finals were all there last year, and they all desperately wanted to take revenge.

Everyone is preparing for their own work.

Tie your feet, wear shoes, wear knee pads, and tie your waist!

After a while, D'Antoni began to speak.

"I don't emphasize the tactics anymore. What I hope is that everyone will stay focused!"

"The intensity of the playoffs and regular seasons will be different, and we will face a completely different offensive and defensive intensity."

"We can't be careless because of the regular season record. Entering the playoffs, everything means starting from scratch!!"

D'Antoni seemed very cautious.

After he spoke, Lin Rui smiled and said, "Guys, just try our own style, we will sweep them!"

Lin Rui did not take this bull to heart.

The Bulls will be just a stepping stone for the Knicks to be familiar with the rhythm of the playoffs.

Lin Rui's words and tone brought strong confidence to the Knicks.

Everyone started to scream!

"It will win!"

"It will win!"

"It will win!"

The Knicks' morale was rising.

D'Antoni also felt relieved when he looked at Lin Rui.

Lin Rui led the Knicks last year to reach the finals, and this year's Knicks will definitely be even more problematic!!

Over there in the Bulls locker room.

Denagro shouted to everyone: "Everyone doesn't like us."

"No one thinks we can beat them!"

"We should not be frustrated by this, but should prove it to everyone!"

"We'll pull them off!!!"

The bulls started to scream.

There are many players in the Bulls who have the kind of unyielding personality.

It’s true that the Knicks are strong, but don’t want them to give in easily!!

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CCTV Studio.

Zhang Weiping said excitedly: "This is the second time the Knicks have entered the playoffs. They reached the Finals last year. Let's see what the result will be this year? I'm looking forward to the arrival of the playoffs."

Xu Jicheng said: "Yao Yao's first round has always been a curse, and I hope this year will go smoothly!"

While the commentator was discussing, the Knicks' appearance ceremony also came to an end.

"Let us welcome, Lin Rui!!!"

Lin Rui's appearance brought the Madison Garden Arena to its climax.

Lin Rui ran out of the locker room passage, clapped the staff and teammates all the way, then waved to the audience, and landed!!

"Lin, come on, kill them!!"

"Sweeping Chicago!!!"

"Blow them out!!"

Lin Rui, who was standing on the court, had no sense of tension anymore. For him, this was just an ordinary game.

On the contrary, Yao Yao was a little nervous. For him, the first round of the game has always been a difficult situation.

Soon, all the processes are completed!!

Amid the cheers of fans.

The competition has begun.

Knicks starter: Lin Rui, Tony Allen, Korver, Randolph, and Yao.

Bulls starter: Rose, Ben Gordon, Rollden, Noah, Alon Grey.

The Bulls set up a double-high lineup in the inside, hoping that the two of them can withstand the Knicks' crazy inside.

Noah is 2.11 meters tall, and he has only been reused this season. He averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game this season. Denagro consciously trained him to become a supportive center.

Gray is 2.13 meters tall, averaging 3 points and 4 rebounds per game this season, and is a blue-collar worker.

Alon Grey and Yao jumped.

Gray had better luck, and he was slightly tilted towards him when the referee threw the ball.

Gray transferred the ball to Rollden.

Rollden gave the ball to Rose.

Lin Rui put a lot of defensive pressure on Ross.

But Ross was often defended by Lin Rui like this during the regular season, and now he is a little used to it.

Rose kept turning around and protected the ball to the frontcourt with his back.

Ross knew that Lin Rui had a very strong ability to intercept the ball, so he was very defensive.

Gray quickly came up to pick-and-roll and blocked Lin Rui.

Yao did not come up to defend, and according to the pre-match strategy, the Knicks would encourage Rose to shoot.

After Rose arrived at the free throw line, he did not feel too much pressure to assist the defense, so he immediately jumped from the middle distance.

Rose's move was very decisive.

Ross knew very well that if he hesitated, the opponent would let him go even harder. As long as the outside can be shot, the opponent would slightly relax the inside space.

"Swish!"

2 to 0.

Ross really made a comeback.

"Change the defense, pounce, don't let him shoot." Lin Rui immediately said to Yao.

"Okay!" Yao nodded.

The two used Chinese communication.

Barkley shouted: "Derry Kross is playing against Yao Ming and cannot defend himself."

"It requires him to keep shooting so that Yao can be mobilized, which is a challenge for him," Smith said.

The Bulls' first tactic was easily successful, which gave the Bulls some confidence.

The momentum of Madison Garden Arena is also slightly declining.

Lin Rui has always been very calm, and the game has just begun.

Lin Rui dribbles forward.

The Knicks have two big men, and they won't push the fast pace just like last year.

The Knicks are now also focusing on positional warfare.

Ross did not come to the frontcourt to press Lin Rui. He just waited for Lin Rui to come in the backcourt. It made no sense to press Lin Rui in the frontcourt.

After Lin Rui passed halftime, Ross came to guard against him.

Ross studied Lin Rui's shooting habits and knew that after half the game, Lin Rui's shooting range was.

If he accidentally gives Lin Rui a chance, Lin Rui might have shot.

"Lin, I won't let you have a good time tonight." Ross shouted at Lin Rui.

"Are you cheering yourself up?" Lin Rui smiled.

Lin Rui looked at Ross like the look of looking at a child, which made Ross very dissatisfied.

Ross' defense comes from his physical talent, fast and strong.

Ross' defense moves were very big, but the referee did not whistle easily. Lin Rui dribbled the ball and avoided Ross's hand.

At the top of the arc!

"Bang!"

Lin Rui took the initiative to confront Ross and knocked him away.

Ross was strong enough, but Lin Rui was stronger.

After Lin Rui ran away from Ross, Luo Er Deng quickly made up his position, not giving Lin Rui the first chance.

Lin Rui gave the ball to Korver, Ben Gordon quickly made up for defense, and Korver could only give the ball to Yao Da's inside.

The Bulls hoarded two big men in the inside, which was indeed to prevent Yao Yao from playing hard inside.

Denagro was very afraid of the last game of the regular season.

Gray blocks, Noah's clips, and Yao chose to turn over.

The ball was shot, but it was a little tight!

"box!"

The rebound hit the basket, but Randolph's position was stuck and he grabbed the offensive rebound.

Randolph threw the ball out and gave it to Lin Rui.

At this time, the defending Lin Rui was Bulls star Ben Gordon.

Ben Gordon is the Bulls' No. 1 scorer, he averaged 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

His offense is good, but his defense is not good.

Lin Rui passed Ben Gordon with a change of direction.

Lin Rui rushed into the inside and threw high.

Noah and Gray could only watch Lin Rui throw.

This ball cannot be covered, it is thrown too high.

The basketball draws a wonderful arc!

"Swish!"

Accurate drill frame.

2 to 2.

Lin Rui's attack was very easy.

"Randolf's rebound is very important. Of course, this is also the result of Yao's attracting two people to defend."

"The Bulls' defense is not easy to defend. Lin Rui's goal is to target the Bulls' weak defense."

"Lin Rui's touch is too soft, and he can even fall down straight when throwing it so high."

Two CCTV commentators discussed the Knicks' first wave of offense.

Denagro carefully observed the Knicks' tactics on the sidelines.

There are indeed many advantages of the Knicks.

Bulls attack.

Ross brought the ball to the frontcourt.

Lin Rui continued to put pressure.

In addition to limiting Rose's breakthrough, Lin Rui will also interfere with his passes to achieve certain amounts.

Ross still wanted to break through with Gray's cover, but this time Yao Yao came up early.

The siege between Lin Rui and Yao also made it impossible for Ross to break through.

Rose hung the ball high to Gray.

Gray took the ball and wanted to hit the basket in a straight line, and Randolph's assisting defense.

Gray was a little nervous, and the ball hit the rebound directly.

The rebound was protected by Tony Allen.

Gray wiped his sweat, and he was under a lot of pressure.

It's hard to score against Randolph!

Denagro frowned. Although blue-collar workers can increase the height of the inside, they are not a good thing for the Bulls' offense.

Knicks attack.

Ross continued to put pressure on Lin Rui.

Lin Rui did not give the inside after dribbling the ball to the frontcourt.

The Bulls are now focusing on marking inside.

After Lin Rui passed the ball from the outside, he closed the ball and stood still, signaling his teammates to pull the space open.

After the teammates dispersed, Lin Rui used a back dribble to change hands and changed to Turos' left side.

Because he wanted to defend Lin Rui's three-pointer, Ross' entire center of gravity was pressing very much.

Ross was occupied by Lin Rui.

Lin Rui leaned on Rose to attack the basket, and Noah's assisting defense.

Noah's assisted defense was already within Lin Rui's prediction, and Lin Rui gave it to Randolph with a low hand.

Randolph gave Gray a battle and made a layup and easily scored.

Randolph already took the initiative, which made the offense seem easy.

His offensive moves are also diverse.

The combination of Randolph and Yao Ming is already the league's leading inside double towers.

2 to 4.

Zhang Weiping said: "Lin Rui has basically dismantled the Bulls' defense, and Ross and Noah's defensive attention is attracted by him. In this case, Randolph has a chance."

Xu Jicheng said: "This is impossible. If you want to defend Lin Rui, you need to make a choice. It is impossible to limit his breakthrough at the same time when defending Lin Rui's three-pointer. Let's see how the Bulls will play next."

Judging from the lineup, the Knicks have an overwhelming advantage.

Denagro frowned.

As the commentator expected, after this round, the Bulls were gradually suppressed by the Knicks.

The Bulls' scoring is basically based on unconventional scores, while the Knicks' scoring is steady.

Although the score gap between the two sides did not widen immediately, the situation was always under the control of the Knicks.

However, the Knicks were in trouble. Yao Yu had two fouls after four minutes, which forced him to sit off the court and rest early.

Yao also compared the playoffs in the Eastern Conference with the playoffs in the Western Conference. He played a little tightly and had a slightly bigger move.

These two fouls were fouls for rebounding and the other was fouls for positioning.

Yao Yao was very depressed.

Denagro also took a breath after seeing Yao Yu go down.

However, D'Antoni soon sent Gasol to form a black and white double evil combination!

Randolph and Gasol Jr. attacked and defended, which made the Knicks' defensive intensity not at all.

The Knicks now have plenty of reserve staff, which gives them enough rotation.

The score gradually widened.

Lin Rui ended in the first quarter with more than two minutes left.

After Lin Rui got out, Crawford and Randolph led the Knicks' offense.

The Bulls did not rotate the main players, leaving Ross and Ben Gordon on the court, which really helped them recover some points.

After the first quarter, the score was 25-31, and the Knicks led by 6 points at home.

Lin Rui scored 13 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the first quarter, and Randolph scored 8 points. The two were the main scoring points for the Knicks, one inside and one outside.