Bishop of the Devil

The main reason why the Knicks can achieve second place in the Eastern Conference under normal circumstances is that the Eastern Conference is too weak under normal circumstances...

Another reason is that Anthony is at his peak, and all the famous players in the Eastern Conference have gone to the Heat. Anthony is a very top player among the stars of the remaining teams.

But the Knicks are definitely not so lucky right now. The Pirates are still very strong, and the Pistons are old and not stiff. They can only rank fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Boxing champion Chandler won the jump ball and Knicks got the first ball.

Felton controlled the ball and advanced. As soon as the ball reached the frontcourt, it was passed directly to Anthony. Then he watched Anthony start to hit Leonard with the ball behind his back.

Anthony is definitely one of the most difficult players to deal with on the offensive end. He has height and weight, and the key is various skilled offensive skills.

At the moment, Leonard has not yet entered his defensive peak period, and he is still struggling under Anthony's back attack.

After holding the ball to his comfortable shooting point, Anthony turned directly and made a mid-range shot, which was scored steadily.

Richard on the sidelines didn't take it seriously. This kind of laborious turnaround mid-range shot was actually being gradually eliminated by the NBA.

Unless the hit rate of a mid-range shot reaches a terrifying 60-70%, you will never be able to kill your opponent.

Almost all the offensive focus of this Knicks team is placed on Anthony. It is no wonder that they are unable to achieve any decent results in the playoffs.

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After changing sides and fighting again, it was the Clippers' turn to attack.

It can be clearly felt that the Clippers' offensive rhythm is much better than that of the Knicks. In terms of ball rotation, the two teams are not at the same level at all.

The ball was finally shot by Sun Yue. Facing the 185-foot-tall Felton, Sun Yue didn't bother to run to any open space after receiving the ball. He just pulled it up and shot.

So far this season, Sun Yue is not having a great time.

In every game, he faced short players who were at least fifteen centimeters shorter than him. The Felton in front of him was more than twenty centimeters shorter than Sun Yue...

If these players are breakthrough players like Irving, then Sun Yue may be in trouble. Just like in the game against the Cavaliers, he was sent off six times early.

But how many No. 1 players are there in the league who have breakthrough skills like Irving?

Counting over and over again, the number will never exceed one slap...

Sun Yue has enjoyed almost every game so far this season. He is very comfortable on the offensive end and also very comfortable on the defensive end.

Facing point guards who focus on shooting, many teams in later generations actually like to use big men to defend. For example, in the game between the Cavaliers and the Warriors, Grandpa Lu often used Guofu at the fourth position to defend Curry.

At present, Richard took this situation into consideration and decisively put Sun Yue into the starting lineup.

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As Richard expected, the mid-range shot really couldn't kill anyone. After Anthony shot 2 of 3 in the opening game, his shooting rate began to decline, gradually allowing the Clippers to take control of the situation on the court.

The post-up play of outside players can actually be regarded as the close combat of inside players, which is an offensive method that consumes quite a lot of physical energy.

Not only does one have to expend physical energy, but the opponent also has to expend huge amounts of physical energy to defend himself.

After six minutes of the first quarter, Richard replaced Leonard, allowing Green to take the third position to face Anthony, and put the big horse monkey on the bench on the court.

Damascus must have cherished his opportunity to play. After his appearance, his efficiency was quite good. He hit two consecutive three-pointers to open up the score on the court.

Knicks head coach Woodson stood on the sidelines, his face a little livid.

The Knicks have had a good start to the season. They have played seven games and have a record of 5 wins and 2 losses. They are definitely showing signs of rising.

But this game was quite difficult. The Clippers' strong defense on the forward and defensive lines created huge trouble for Anthony.

Richard is now completely using a wheel-and-wheel battle to deal with Anthony. After Leonard has guarded Green, Green has guarded Leonard and then comes in. These two historical-level outside defenders, even if they have not reached their peak, can still fight against Carmelo Anthony. Give him a headache.

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Faced with Richard's change of formation, Woodson naturally made arrangements and brought Stoudemire on the bench.

Stoudemire joined the Knicks in the summer of 2010, which made New York fans extremely happy.

Stoudemire's explosive playing style and gorgeous statistics have made many Knicks fans and experts feel that this signing is simply worth it and can be ranked among the top three most valuable signings in the history of the Knicks.

In the past two years, Stoudemire's performance is indeed worthy of such evaluation.

In the first year after joining the Knicks, he averaged 25+8 per game. In the second year, last season.

Stoudemire suffered a serious injury midway through the season and was sidelined for the season.

This season, the Knicks didn't dare to use Stoudemire too hard. They could only put Stoudemire on the bench and observe the situation first.

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With two minutes left in the first quarter, Woodson replaced Chandler and replaced him with Rasheed Wallace.

Anthony was also taken off the court. After all, he played ten minutes in the first quarter, plus various back-up blows, which consumed too much physical energy.

But just after the substitutions were completed, the situation on the court immediately made Woodson look livid.

In the original confrontation between the two teams, although the Clippers had the advantage, the Knicks were still able to hold on to the score.

However, as boxing champions Chandler and Anthony left the game, the game immediately entered a one-sided situation. After the Clippers' substitute players came on the scene, they bombarded them indiscriminately, directly widening the point difference to more than ten points.

Thomas seized the brief time to replace Sun Yue and gained a huge advantage in the head-on dialogue with Felton.

Richard stood on the sidelines looking quite relaxed and smiling. It seemed that the Clippers were even stronger than Richard expected this year.

At least the Knicks, fourth in the Eastern Conference, have no chance of fighting against the Clippers tonight.

If the two teams can meet in the playoffs, Richard is confident that he can eliminate the Knicks within five games.

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After Stoudemire came on the stage, he was completely and completely suppressed in the duel with Big Ben.

Although Big Ben is old, Stoudemire is basically half a disabled person now. How can he be Big Ben's opponent.

Being completely suppressed on the court, and seeing Richard sitting on the sidelines looking calm and calm, this completely made Stoudemire furious.

When Stoudemire first entered the league, he was severely punished by Richard because he found trouble with Yao Ming.

Later, Richard didn't pay much attention to Xiaosi and didn't pay much attention to Xiaosi, but how could Xiaosi forget such a shameful thing.

Thinking about it, I was not much worse than Yao Ming in my rookie season, but now the gap between the two has reached an indescribable level.

Now Yao Ming is still the leader of the Pistons, still the number one center in the Eastern Conference, and can even be said to be the number one center in the league. Stoudemire, on the other hand, has gradually declined and is now even a substitute in the Knicks. …

This huge gap made Xiao Si feel unbalanced.

When the mind is unbalanced, humans will do stupid things from time to time.

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The second quarter had just begun. Both Stoudemire and Rasheed were still on the court, and Woodson directly let Anthony return to the game.

In this situation where he is about to be defeated, Woodson can only hope that Anthony can perform superbly.

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In the Clippers' offensive round, Thompson missed a three-pointer from the outside, and there was a chance to grab rebounds under the basket.

Ben and Stoudemire jumped up at the same time to grab the rebound.

Taking advantage of his height advantage, Stoudemire pressed his right arm directly on Ben's chest after taking off, pushing him away, and then grabbed the offensive rebound.

Just as Stoudemire was preparing for his second attack under the basket, the referee's whistle sounded, calling Stoudemire a rebound foul.

This whistle was almost the trigger for Stoudemire to lose control.

He feels that the whole world is against him, Richard, Yao Ming, injuries, the Knicks, including the current referees!

Stoudemire lost control of the ball he just grabbed and threw it directly towards Ben's chest.

"You will only rely on referees to win!"

"Richard can only rely on the referee. Without the referee's help, he can't even win a championship!" Stoudemire's eyes were red. You can imagine how angry he is now.

All the resentment that had been accumulated for a long time burst out at this moment, which was quite shocking.

But what's even more shocking is not what Stoudemire said just now, but what he actually did to Ben? !

All the players on the field fell silent instantly, and everyone looked towards Ben.

Take action against Daben? ! Since Malone retired, no one in this league has done such a stupid thing...

In recent years, there have been many thorns in the league who like to quarrel with the sky and the earth, but no matter who they are, as long as they face the boss, they all have to be honest, let alone take action on the court, they may yell. Don't even dare to shout.

The bloody battle between Big Ben and Malone left such a deep impression on these people that no one felt that they could escape from Big Ben's fist.

After Ben left the Trail Blazers, he rarely had conflicts with others. The main reason was that he had no chance. All his opponents were honest, and he was not a troublemaker...

And now someone actually hits him with a ball? ! Da Ben was stunned for a moment.

It has been at least ten years since I have enjoyed this kind of "treatment".

In an instant, the muscles all over Daben's body bulged, his eyes were filled with a fierce light that chose to devour others, and he even breathed a little heavier.

It's over, Ben is going to hit someone! This is what all the players on the field are thinking.

The fans on the sidelines have their eyes wide open at this moment. They know that Stoudemire is completely finished tonight...