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Chapter 256 The First Confrontation

Admittedly, for a superstar like Anthony, early double-teaming is indeed a regular defensive strategy.But it is undeniable that early double-teaming will allow other Knicks players to get open opportunities.

The outside line of the Knicks is okay, but Chandler and Stoudemire on the inside are not so easy to deal with.Both of them have the ability to play singles with the ball, which can be said to be a good end point.

Once Anthony is double-teamed, no matter who Anthony passes the ball to, it is not easy to solve.If Duncan hadn't been injured and had him in charge, Popovich wouldn't have hesitated so much.But now, to be honest, Popovich is not at ease with the inside defensive barrier formed by Blair and Diaw.

Holding the tactical drawing board in his right hand, Popovich shook his arm from time to time and knocked it to the palm of his left hand.Staring straight at the field, after pondering for a moment, he shook his head: "Let's wait and see."

As soon as the words fell, amidst the cheers of the fans and the audience, the Knicks had already completed their offense, and Anthony succeeded in singles again.

This time, facing Leonard, Anthony relied on his excellent footwork skills, a combination of fast and slow rhythm, and a strong body to forcefully push Leonard away and hit a fadeaway jumper.

"Nice goal!"

He spoke quickly and praised, then Smith turned his head slightly and asked, "Old man, what do you think of Anthony?"

"Mud can't support a wall!"

Hearing this question, Barkley frowned, and said with some disdain, "As part of the 03 generation, Anthony's talent and body are not as inferior as Wade and James. But he does not have the domineering, desperate for the championship and honor, So the gap between them is getting bigger and bigger."

"It is undeniable that his strength is indeed extraordinary, but I think Anthony's leadership in the team is not strong, he needs..."

"Cough, cough!"

Seeing that Barkley was talking more and more vigorously, Smith's expression changed slightly. He raised his right hand and put it in front of his mouth. After coughing twice to attract attention, he quickly changed the subject, "Let's turn our attention back to the court. Now it's the Spurs. The offensive round of..."

Barkley was a little unhappy when he was interrupted, but after the director reminded him, he remembered that he was now at Madison Square Garden.A row of cold sweat broke out on his forehead in an instant, Buckley swallowed subconsciously, and immediately calmed down.

His eyes were erratic, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and Buck used his toes to figure it out.The fans and spectators at the scene must be looking at him with angry eyes at this moment, and Barkley felt a little embarrassed for a while.

It has to be said that Barkley has indeed bombarded many superstars in various programs, but it is the first time for him to criticize the leading star in front of the fans and audience of the home team.

"Let's see, Yang holds the ball..."

What happened on the commentary stage, although diffused by the microphone, hardly affected the game.

Yang Ke stood outside the three-point line. He noticed that Stoudemire was troubled by injuries and his mobility had declined severely.So he dismissed the idea of ​​deliberately looking for misplacement, and raised his hand to call out Dio.

Yang Ke and Dior came up with a pick-and-roll, and with the cover of Dior's huge body, ran to the left, thus throwing off Felton behind his butt.

Then facing Stoudemire who was raised, Yang Ke quickly made a big change in front of his body, shaking him away, and then retracted his feet and withdrew from the three-point line.With a light kick of both feet, the jump shot was released.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc, and finally plunged into the net, a crisp three-pointer!

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Unknowingly, the first quarter of the game has progressed to the last 3 minutes. So far, Yang Ke has scored 9 points and 3 assists.On the other side of the Knicks, Anthony scored an exaggerated 15 points, which is half of the team's current points.

During the dead ball time between Blair's defensive foul and Chandler's free throw, Popovich took the lead in making substitution adjustments, replacing Yang Ke with Mills.

Walking off the court slowly, Yang Ke did not return to the bench, but stopped beside Popovich, panting: "Coach, I think we have to adjust our defensive strategy."

Glancing at Yang Ke, Popovich nodded. Of course he could see that the two teams basically broke each other throughout the first quarter.Popovich doesn't like this situation, and he knows it's not a familiar winning rhythm.

Slowly put his hands behind his back, Popovich looked at Yang Ke calmly, and said, "There is indeed a problem with our defense. Tell me, I want to hear your thoughts."

Taking a deep breath, Yang Ke's face became a little dignified, and he said directly: "If we want to defend Anthony, we must at least restrict him. I observed that Anthony often attacks from both wings, while the Knicks Others rarely attack from the high post."

For various basketball tactics, Popovich has long memorized and understood Yang Ke's intentions in an instant, and said with a smile: "So, do you think we can switch to 122 zone defense?"

"Ok!"

"Yes, go down and rest!"

Afterwards, Popovich reached out and patted Yang Ke, but did not express his thoughts.Yang Ke was not surprised by this. He smiled at Popovich, then turned and left, walked to the corner of the bench and sat down.

"Yang, here you are!"

As soon as Yang Ke landed on the seat, a very burly man handed over a bottle of Gatorade and a towel.

"Oh, thanks!"

Yang Ke was taken aback for a moment, but then he realized that he reached out to take it, and at the same time he did not forget to say thank you.

Yang Ke first wiped his sweat with a towel, then put on a long-sleeved jacket, and finally unscrewed the bottle cap, and poured more than half of the bottle of Gatorade.

"call!"

The energy was instantly replenished slightly, which made Yang Ke exhale comfortably, put down the bottle, and suddenly remembered something, he looked sideways at the man who handed him the towel and Gatorade, his brows gradually frowned .

After staring at it for more than ten seconds, but still not matching the number, Yang Ke couldn't help being a little curious, and then asked: "You don't seem to be an employee of the team, but I seem to have seen you somewhere. Hello, may I ask?" May I have your name?"

Countless dry towels were placed on his shoulders. Whiteside was drinking a drink from a disposable cup at this time. When he heard the question, he stopped immediately and said with a smile: "My name is Hassan Whiteside, a basketball player. athlete!"

After being reminded like this, Yang Ke remembered the NBDL game he and Borrego went to watch together, and the information that the team wanted to sign one of him and Joseph.

Thinking of this, Yang Ke extended his friendly right hand to him while talking: "Oh, I remembered! It seems that your trial training should have passed, welcome, we will be teammates from now on!"

"Ha ha."

With a bitter smile, Whiteside still stretched out his hand chicly, shook Yang Ke's hand, and then said, "Actually, Joseph is the one who stayed!"

(End of this chapter)