The Knicks players who left the court enjoyed the enthusiastic cheers of the fans in the audience.

In just over a minute of the opening game, the Knicks already led by six points, of course, because the opponent was too weak.

But the fact that the Knicks were able to beat their opponents so badly when Lamar was not yet weak also proved that the Knicks' strength has indeed improved further than last season.

The Knicks took the lead from the start, much to the excitement of the fans in attendance. At this time, all the fans sang and danced, and the stadium was full of joyful atmosphere.

The huge cheers of the Knicks fans in the arena made the little K coach on the Bucks' side have to rely on loud roars if they want to rearrange their tactics. Otherwise, even he wouldn't be able to hear what he was saying.

For this reason, Coach K protested to the referee on duty, but in exchange for a helpless look from the referee. The fans are God, but they are not under his jurisdiction.

"Shirt! We have to find a way to change the situation, this is our first game of the new season, I don't want to go home bare-bottomed!" Coach K looked really irritated by the poor performance of his players, and he was always gentle and elegant, and he actually burst into foul language.

Simmons wanted to say something to defend himself, but was glared back by Reed's stern look. Reed was also really annoyed by Simmons' continuous brainless behavior just now.

"Leave it to me!" Reed's tone exuded an air that could not be denied.

Coach K looked at Reid and couldn't help frowning. It would be nice if the opponent was an average team, but today we will face the New York Knicks, the strongest in the league. It's really up to Reed to shoot on the outside, and he's really not sure.

Of course, there is another reason why Coach K is so hesitant. Facing the twin towers of Lamar and Dampoter, the Bucks are really weak on the inside right now. Even Coach K himself has no confidence in the Bucks' two starting interior players.

"Leave it to me!" Reed knew what Coach K was worried about, but he couldn't back down at this point, so he had to say it again. At this time, Reed's body exudes an unconcealable momentum, which is self-confidence and fighting spirit!

"Okay, Michael. Next you come to be the offensive core. ”

"Mo, you take the ball to half-time and look for a chance to pass it to Michael. ”

"And the two of you, Gazuric and Villanueva, take care to block Michael and protect the rebound!"

Now Coach K can only trust Reed. He is well aware of the huge gap between the two teams, and if he allows his players to mess around without tactics on the court, the final result can only be that the Bucks lose and lose. So instead of letting the players fight on their own on the field, it's better to let Michael Reed have the right to take the shot.

When the game restarted, the Bucks did not make any substitutions, but the Knicks unexpectedly replaced Battier, who was doing well, and the replacement was the newly signed Prince.

Van Gundy was also protecting Battier by doing so, and he could see that Battier was a bit out of the ordinary tonight.

Reid walked to the free throw line and easily slotted a technical foul free throw, and the game was 6-2.

Knicks' offense.

After Billups dribbled the ball to half court, he saw that Prince was running backwards along the baseline, and he immediately made a mental decision. He first waved the ball to Lamar, and after attracting the attention of the Bucks' defense, he slapped the ball to the ground with a flick of his wrist, and the basketball flew to the ground in Prince's direction.

It was supposed to be a very delicate fit, but it turned out to be a mistake.

Prince, pestered by Simmons, didn't even notice the pass Billups gave him. When the basketball flew over, he had already run over, and it was too late to turn around to save the ball, so he could only watch the basketball fly out of the bottom line.

Van Gundy sat on the scene and shook his head for a while. Still not tacit understanding!

The reason for this is that Prince joined the team too late, and the team was already in October when the trade was completed. Prince and the rest of the Knicks teamed up for a month before being pulled into the regular season.

To be honest, Prince's personal ability is no problem at all, what is lacking now is the run-in with his teammates.

Raising his hand to signal to Billups, Prince also secretly reminded himself in his heart that he must pay attention next time.

But tacit understanding is not something that can be cultivated overnight. At the beginning, it was only after a season of run-in that Dampoter and others really had chemistry with offensive players such as Lamar and Billups.

If the ball had been replaced by Sean Battier, he would have caught the ball with ease, and then dunked the ball into the basket with both hands behind his back.

The Bucks seized the opportunity of the Knicks' mistake and immediately launched an offense.

Gazuric asked for the ball on the inside again, but this looked like a void, and the others were still at the free throw line, so it was another fart to pass the ball to him!

Suddenly, the Bucks' rotation speed increased, and it was moving quite quickly.

Villanueva pulled out, Reed ran without the ball, and Mo Williams drove straight to the basket with the ball, and the Knicks defense, who couldn't react at once, was stabbed by the Bucks' hard antlers.

Relying on Villanueva's block, there was already an open space in front of Reed.

At this time, Williams's pass was also just right.

Reed didn't pause for a moment after receiving the ball, jumped up and shot, and the basketball crossed an arc in the air and hit the basket steadily.

"Well done!" Coach K, a calm person, was also rarely excited, waving his fist and roaring loudly.

Reed's reaction was a little indifferent, just loudly reminding his teammates to return to defense as soon as possible.

Others may not know, but Reed himself is very aware of the speed of the Knicks' counterattack.

This summer, Reed gave up time with his family, gave up vacations, gave up the sun, the beach, and the beautiful women, and locked himself in the training gym all summer, training day and night.

Last season was Reed's first season with the team, but the Bucks' dismal results, coupled with his own weak ball-handling singles, were always targeted, making him angry when he thought about it.

Reed knows that if he wants to change his fate, he must first improve his abilities and make up for his shortcomings. He knows very well that sharp breakthroughs like Maddie and Kobe Bryant can definitely not be practiced in one summer, so he can only continue to improve his shooting ability. It used to be a fixed-point shot, but now it's a pull-up jump shot in a fast-moving way.

Sure enough, the hard work pays off, and one hit will be a hit!

"It's really amazing!" Lamar looked at Reed with an indifferent face and admired him sincerely, and it was only then that he realized that Reid would challenge him so confidently before the game began, and it turned out that he had already relied on him.

If it had been in normal times, Lamar would have returned a long-range missile a long time ago, but now Lamar would not dare to be so careless.

This summer, Lamar didn't start preparing for the new season as early as usual, but took Vanessa to enjoy family time. Although he has experienced more than a month of intensive training after returning to New York, the time is shorter after all, and Lamar does not dare to guarantee his current state.

After receiving Billups' pass, Lamar slowly slapped the ball and looked at Villanueva standing in front of him.

Suddenly, Lamar accelerated laterally to the left of the three-point line, but after a few steps, Lamar stopped.

At this time, Dampport was still guarding the basket, in fact, Dampport should have come out to block him at this time, but Dampport was obviously entangled by Gazuric.

Dampotter also realized that he seemed to have missed the opportunity, but he really couldn't help it. At this time, Gazuric was about to take an aphrodisiac, pestering him like an octopus, and no matter how hard Dampoter tried his best, he could not get rid of Gazurich's entanglement.

Of course, the Bucks found this opportunity, and the hairless hero naturally won't give Lamar such a chance again. His defense wasn't great, but his awareness and physicality were very good, and he posted it up as Lamar slowed down, intending to stalk him.

But Villanueva still underestimated Lamar's ability. Although Lamar misses a blow, he reacts quickly enough to change his moves immediately if he fails to hit a blow, and even Villanueva's close defense is counted by him.

Just as Villanueva pounced, Lamar suddenly turned and passed Villanueva cleanly.

After breaking through Villanueva's defence, Lamar immediately accelerated and rushed inside.

Reed and Mason's complement defense, Lamar didn't pay attention to it at all. Before the two pounced, Lamar made a sharp stop, and everything was so clean that he didn't leave any chance for his opponent at all.

The referee has already raised his hand, ready to declare two points valid.

After all, in previous seasons, Lamar's mid-range shooting rate was basically maintained above 90% when he was unguarded.

But this time, the referee was blind, and Lamar's ball smashed into the basket and bounced out.

The fans who were ready to cheer at the scene raised their hands and turned into hugging their heads.

Lamar also froze, but fortunately, his second reaction was quick, and he judged the landing point of the basketball at the first time, squeezed it hard, and jumped up behind Gazuric to grab the ball in his hand. Lamar then pressed his wrist forward, and the basketball crossed a small arc before settling into the basket.

Lamar didn't say anything after the goal, and when the ball was thrown just now, it felt very good, but it didn't hit, which was a bit unexpected for Lamar.

With a movement of his wrist, Lamar visibly felt less agile than he had been last season, which made him a little worried.

In fact, Lamar is completely unfounded, after the end of last season, he went to China with Vanessa, and then traveled half of Europe, and finally went to the Maldives at Vanessa's begging, and after coming back, he was even more worried about the introduction of players, so to speak, Lamar did not train well throughout the offseason.

Without systematic training, if you can be as good as last season, then there is a ghost!