I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 153 Whoever wants to cause trouble for Liu must get through me first.

Pistons attack.

Hamilton scored consecutively.

Swish!
17: 13.

It is indeed too reluctant to expect Hill, who has been lying down for four years and is injured, to guard Hamilton.

However, looking back, Liu He continued to play Prince alone. Liu He took a step forward and stopped the ball suddenly. Then he dribbled behind his back and changed direction, passed Prince, and then entered the paint area. Before Ben could pounce, he quickly Stop the jump shot.

Swish!
19: 13.

Hamilton can score, and Liu He responds immediately.

At the critical moment, Liu He scored 5 points in a row to stabilize the situation.

Immediately, Hill was fouled by Hamilton, who made 2 of 2 free throws.

19: 15.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nelson made adjustments to the lineup.

Replace White Chocolate and Hill with Payton and Ariza.

The Knicks’ current lineup is:

Chandler, Randolph, Liu He, Ariza, Payton.

The young Ariza is more suitable to defend Hamilton.

In the playoffs last season, Ariza became a joke when Hamilton ran to him and vomited him.

But I have to say that Ariza's defense against Hamilton in the first three games was quite good. In those three games, Hamilton's scoring and shooting percentage were lower than usual.

And this summer, Ariza learned his shame and became brave, worked hard on his physical fitness, and has significantly improved.

The game restarts.

Liu He and Payton, who had just come on, made a hand-to-hand pass from the wing. Payton blocked Prince with experience.

Liu He faced the "short" Billups and pulled him up directly.

Swish!
22: 15.

Liu He scored 8 points in a row, leaving the Pistons helpless.

Pistons attack.

Ariza was like a piece of brown sugar, clinging to Hamilton.

Hamilton struggled to get rid of Ariza and received the basketball.

In just a moment, Ariza pounced on him again, entangling the defense.

Hamilton reluctantly took a shot against Ariza, but finally failed to score again, and the rhythm of continuous scoring was interrupted.

Looking back, Liu He held the ball at the top of the arc.

The Pistons began to double-team Liu He, and Hamilton rushed over, cooperating with Prince to double-team Liu He.

Liu He took his time and waited for Hamilton to pounce in front of him before taking advantage of his height advantage to pass the ball to Ariza on the wing.

Ariza got an excellent opportunity. This was a big open space. He adjusted his rhythm and shot again.

Swish!
25: 15.

With Ariza hitting a three-pointer, the Knicks' lead finally reached double digits.

Looking back, Hamilton's offense continued to encounter Ariza's entanglement and was forced to pass the ball to Big Ben, who missed the shot due to Chandler's interference.

Bang!

Randolph grabbed the rebound and once again threw a long shot-put pass.

Payton advanced to the frontcourt, looked at Ariza on the wing, pretended to pass the ball to Billups, but actually made a layup himself.

Bang, swish!

27: 15.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Knicks replaced Randolph and replaced him with Malone.

By the time the first quarter was over, it was 33:20.

The Knicks led by 13 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Pistons replaced Antonio McDyess, Carlos Arroyo, Maurice Evans and other substitutes.

Compared to Larry Brown, Flip Saunders is more willing to give substitute players some opportunities to reduce the pressure on the main force.

For the Knicks, the rotation is:

David Lee, Malone, Ariza, Crawford, Payton.

The two veterans, Malone and Payton, are getting older.

It is unrealistic to expect them to lead the team like they did in previous years, but it is still reliable to let them play a high-quality performance for 15 minutes.

At the beginning of the game, David Lee mentioned the free throw line and set up a pick-and-roll for Crawford.

Crawford seized the opportunity and pulled up and shot the moment David Lee blocked his opponent.

Swish!
35: 20.

Pistons attack.

Facing Malone's defense, McDyess missed his jump shot.

Bang!

David Lee jumped high, grabbed the rebound, and found Payton immediately.

Payton holds the ball for a fast break.

The Pistons retreated very quickly. Payton reached the frontcourt and was intercepted by the Pistons. He had no chance to attack, so he simply held steady and took his time.

At this time, David Lee ran to the frontcourt and provided a screen for Payton.

Payton took the opportunity to accelerate the breakthrough and then passed a ground pass to David Lee.

David Lee made a direct jump shot from mid-range.

Swish!
37: 20.

"Hey! This rookie is so talented! He can pick and roll, pass, rebound, and shoot mid-range shots."

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Director Zhang Weiping's eyes lit up.

Yu Jia cooperated: "Yes, in the summer trade, the Knicks sent Pachulia, Thomas, and Varejao to get Randolph, and the inside lineup was almost cut in half. Last season, the Knicks' The depth of the Knicks' bench is the deepest in the league, and it is almost empty now. But David Lee's performance will definitely make up for the Knicks' bench depth to a certain extent."

In the TNT studio, the golden trio lamented West's vicious eyes.

"Last summer, West used a second-round pick to get Ariza. This summer, West used a late first-round pick to sign David Lee. This draft vision is really vicious!"

"As a result, the Knicks' bench depth this season is still deep. It is still one of the best in the league."

Relying on their strong bench strength, the Knicks quickly expanded the point difference to more than 20 points.

As soon as the second quarter started, the game was almost ruined.

Coach Flip Saunders wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly replaced the starter.

Even if he doesn't like to play the main force, he is still beaten by the Knicks and has to use the main force at this moment.

As for Nelson, he took his time and watched the Pistons' five tigers chasing points bit by bit until the point difference was close to 10 points before switching to the main force again.

The well-rested Knicks started the game, and once again hit the Pistons' top five who basically had no rest.

Randolph knocked Rasheed away hard in the low post and scored a jumper.

Swish!
49: 36.

The Pistons attacked, and Hamilton missed a shot under Hill's defense.

Looking back, Hill drove into the paint and scored a mid-range jumper.

Swish!
51: 36.

In the next round, Hill broke through again, attracted the defense, and passed the ball to White Chocolate in the bottom corner, who hit an open three-pointer.

Swish!
54: 36.

The score that the Pistons' five Tigers worked hard to catch up with was once again pulled away by the Knicks in the blink of an eye.

At halftime, 66:45.

The Knicks still maintain a 21-point lead.

By the third quarter, the Pistons were feeling great, firing on all cylinders, and kept scoring.But the thing is, they couldn't stop the Knicks from scoring.

Liu He, Randolph, Hill, plus Crawford on the bench, this Knicks team has too many players who can attack and solve hard.

More importantly, Liu He, as the boss, is willing to share players and rely on his ability without the ball to create better shooting opportunities for his teammates.

End of third quarter, 95:76.

The Knicks still maintain a 19-point lead.

Cole commented: "The Pistons are a team that started on defense, but now they are relying on offense to compete with their opponents. At this moment, the outcome of this game has been determined."

In the crucial fourth quarter, the Pistons did not give up.

But every time they narrowed the point difference, Liu He would use jump shots one after another to extinguish the Pistons' hopes of chasing points.

Until the last 3 minutes, the score difference was still close to 20 points.

Coach Sanders then replaced the main lineup, gave up the game, and declared defeat.

In the end, 123:104.

The Knicks defeated the Pistons in the opening game and successfully completed their revenge.

本场比赛，刘河砍下29分6篮板6助攻3抢断3盖帽。

兰多夫拿到20分11篮板（其中3个前场篮板）2助攻1抢断。

希尔17分6篮板4助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Crawford had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

White Chocolate had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

Chandler started the game with 6 points, 9 rebounds (including 3 offensive rebounds) and 4 blocks.

Malone had 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Payton had 5 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

Ariza had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

David Lee, who made his career debut, scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Although his statistics were average, he performed very well and was recognized by the team.

After all, not every late first-round pick is Liu He. David Lee's data and performance are worthy of his pick, which is already very good.

All 10 Knicks players scored and they won a big victory.

When the game was about to end, Randolph couldn't help but think: It turns out that winning a game is that simple.

Liu He can always put the ball in his hands when he feels hot.

And when he feels bad, Liu He will score by himself.

It's really comfortable to play with him, and I can get beautiful data easily.

And when the game ended, the whole audience was chanting Liu He's name.

Some fans cheered for Randolph.

Randolph's fierce and tough playing style also quickly attracted a group of New York fans.

When Randolph returned to the tunnel, the New York fans scrambled to give Randolph high-fives and compliment him:
"Zach, great job!"

In the past, in Portland, fans would only accuse him of being a bad guy, a cancer on the team, and a bomb in the locker room...

Several children, in particular, opened their big eyes in anticipation and stretched out their hands to give Randolph a high-five, shouting: "Zach Randolph!"

"Zach Randolph!"

"Zach Randolph!"

……

In their eyes, Randolph saw their hero-worship.

Turns out, this is what winning feels like.

It only took one game for Randolph to fall in love with the feeling.

At the press conference after the game, coach Nelson brought Liu He and Randolph to the press conference. Randolph was once again treated like a hero.

Of course, the media and reporters are paying more attention to Liu He.

However, Liu He said: "Don't ask me, I only scored 29 points tonight. Zach performed better. He destroyed the opponent's penalty area and was the key to winning tonight."

"Only" scored 29 points.

Randolph really wanted to hit someone.

Look, does this speak human words?

But no one doubts Liu He's words. He averaged 31.9 points per game last season and won the scoring title.Isn't scoring 29 points just "just" for Liu He?

Randolph curled his lips and pretended to be disdainful of Liu He's humility.

But it still feels very useful in my heart.

snort!snort!
Randolph cleared his throat and then said to the reporter who asked the question: "Last season, the Knicks lost because I didn't come. Now that I'm here, the Knicks will keep winning!"

The reporters were in an uproar. This Randolph was really crazy!

But at this moment, Randolph's eyes widened again and he said fiercely: "Whoever wants to cause trouble for Liu, please get through me first!"

Upon hearing this, the reporters' eyes widened.

Randolph was subdued by Liu He?
Oops!What did Liu He do to conquer this piece of rotten tofu so quickly?

But no matter what, this is good news for the Knicks.

On the other side, the Lakers and Spurs fought in a bloody battle for 48 minutes. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 103:101.

Coincidentally, both teams that were eliminated last season got their revenge.

The Knicks bloodbathed the Pistons.

The Lakers narrowly defeated the Spurs.

本场比赛，邓肯砍下27分13篮板3助攻1抢断4盖帽的完美数据。

科比也拿下33分9篮板5助攻2抢断1盖帽的出色数据。

It can be said that the two sides fought evenly, and the winner was not decided until the last ten seconds of the game.

After the game, the legendary rivals hugged each other and sincerely expressed their respect for each other.

Kobe said to the media: "Tim is a legendary power forward and a powerful opponent who can inspire all my energy. I am excited to compete with him."

Duncan said: "Kobe is a fighter and is always fighting. As long as Kobe steps on the court, I must go all out to have the strength to compete with him."

Both superstars spoke very highly of each other.

When evaluating each other, there is always a smile and respect on the face.

It was obvious that these two people cherished each other.

However, when reporters told Liu He that he led the Knicks to "bloodbath" the Pistons, both Duncan and Kobe's smiles invariably faded.

Kobe and Duncan are all too aware of the strength of the Pistons.

In the 04 Finals, Kobe played against this team.

In the 05 Finals, Duncan played the Pistons in seven games.

There is no doubt that the Pistons are a championship-caliber team.

However, the Knicks were able to annihilate the Pistons, which fully demonstrates the strength of the Knicks.

At this moment, both Kobe and Duncan realized: Perhaps, this season's Knicks are their most important opponent.

the next day.

His Majesty the Emperor's personal expedition has also begun.

His Majesty the Little Emperor leads the powerful Cavaliers to accept the challenge of the Hornets at home.

This Hornets team, unlike history, missed Chris Paul and chose Raymond Felton.

Although Raymond Felton is not bad, compared with Paul, he is not at the same level.

Paul can keep a team in order, while Felton can only do his own thing well and can only help his teammates very much.

Therefore, the entire Hornets team played like a piece of loose sand.

Naturally, there is no suspense about the result of the game.

(End of this chapter)