Garnett's evaluation is to the point, and the Knicks players who have been affirmed finally gave people a glimpse of what the Knicks should be like as a strong team in the game between No. 12 and the New Orleans Hornets.

As a newcomer to the league, the New Orleans Hornets have had a bad fortune since the day they joined the NBA, although they have accumulated some good players through the draft in recent years, and the lineup has finally been able to get it.

Center Jamal Magloyle, although not the top, is quite balanced at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. If it weren't for the problem of psychological quality, his achievements would definitely not be limited to this.

Power forward PJ Brown is one of the league's most powerful players, although he is already on the high side and his physical fitness has declined, resulting in frequent injuries, but his defensive strength still makes the league's top power forwards have to deal with it carefully. And PJ Brown showed signs of rejuvenation soon after the start of the season, and has been in very good shape.

Small forward Rodney Rodgers, a player who is forever underrated. With his strength, he can enter the starting list of a strong team, but he has been half-red and not black all these years, which makes Lamar very surprised. Probably because Rogers is too ordinary-looking to make a strong impression.

Scoring guard Byron Davis, Lamar's class, has a huge butt comparable to Charles Barkley, of course, the strength and temper are similar to Barkley, and Davis also has the potential to become a villain in the league.

The point guard is the aging Darrell Armstrong.

Truth be told, such a lineup should be more than enough to make the playoffs. But for some unknown reason, the Hornets shouted slogans under the leadership of Davis every season, but they could only play soy sauce every season.

Probably the biggest attraction of this game is the battle between Davis and Wade, a new and old guard. It turns out that although Davis has been improving over the years, it is still the rookie Wade who obviously surprises people more!

What is called a complete explosion, just look at Davis and Wade's head-to-head heads-up in this game. After a game, the queen bee was beaten and there was not even scum left, so she fled in disgrace.

The Knicks successfully defended their dignity by beating the New Orleans Hornets at home to Madison. Although this line of game was somewhat unconvincing, it finally allowed the Knicks to retain the first place in the East. The Eastern giants who were closely following the Knicks at that time were still eyeing them!

On January 15, 2004, the Knicks sat at home to Madison to face the Sacramento Kings again.

Before the game, both the media and experts stood on the side of the Kings as if they had discussed it, and they were very dismissive of the Knicks. They all hope that the Kings can perform another miracle at the Knicks' home court, Madison, and complete the feat of a single-season home and away double against the Knicks like the Bulls did. Because of Lamar, the Knicks have always had a stiff relationship with these so-called experts, so these guys are happy as long as they see the Knicks unlucky.

"We can't afford to lose this game! There are a lot of people, a lot of eyes on us, and they want to see us unlucky. The Knicks' strength terrifies them, and everyone wants to take advantage of our weakness to try to bring us to a ruin! Tell me, brothers, have you ever been worried about this?"

The team's record during this period was not good, although the team's owner Dolan and the fans did not blame Van Gundy too much, but as the coach of the Knicks, Van Gundy still felt more and more pressure on his shoulders. After all, he is also the head coach of the team anyway, and he doesn't want to be called ineffective by the media when the team is really successful.

Billups stepped up at this point, and he felt he should step up. Now that Lamar left the team in his hands, he had to do something. The loss to the Sacramento Kings in the last game made him feel very aggrieved, and the team's performance was not bad, but the Kings' Pejasto Jakovic's performance was too rebellious.

"Coach, we don't have to worry about that. I believe that by the time this game is over, we will give you a satisfactory answer. "Billups wasn't talking big, he was determined to do everything he could to win this game.

The Kings are not scary, and those old guys on the other side should have entered the museum a long time ago.

"Chauncy is right, I'll hand over the inside line tonight!" Hilario also stood up in time to make a statement. With Webber out injured, the elder Maidivac has nothing to fear in the eyes of the Brazilians. Brad Miller is good, but it's just good.

You must know that the Knicks' interior line is not only Hilario, but also has the anchor of Darm Porter. Hilario is 100 percent confident that he can crush the inside line of the king who is opposite him.

The only threat to the Knicks right now is Stojakovic. No matter what happens in the future, Peja is definitely one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA!

"Bobby!" Billups began to call the call, but he wasn't used to being in the mood for such orders. Compared to the boss position that makes him tremble, Billups prefers to hide behind Lamar and deliver a fatal blow to his opponent when it matters most.

At a time when the opponent was focusing all his attention on Lamar, Billups suddenly appeared to kill his opponent, and playing in such a situation was Chauncey's most enjoyable moment. But now that he has been forced into this position, he has no choice but to bite the bullet.

Simmons, who was called by name, stood up, and although he did not approve of Lamar's choice as an interim successor, the team was in this difficult time, and he did not dare to risk the world's condemnation to seize power. Now for Simmons, playing well and getting a big contract at the end of this season's contract is the best option for him.

"Bobby, you have a heavy task in this game, and you will be going to defend the Serbian black man instead of Sean. Try not to let him easily get a chance to shoot from the outside, as long as Peja gets an offensive opportunity from the outside, interfere with him at all costs, even at the cost of fouling! You can let him break through, Samuel and Hilario will be waiting for him under the basket. ”

Although Billups was reluctant, he still commanded with the demeanor of a general. After all, in his previous life, Billups was also the leader of the Pistons, and now the kind of leadership temperament inspired by Lamar still makes people feel impressed. It's just that only Billups himself knows that he is used to playing next to Lamar, and he doesn't want to do these morale-boosting jobs at all, because he is tired of just one word! Every time he stands in this position and gives orders, Billups wants Lamar to come back as soon as possible.

"Alright, guys. Kill the King of Sacramento and wash away the shame they have brought us!"

"One, two, three! Fight! Knicks!"

With his arms raised and pounding his chest, Billups led his teammates onto the court. He wanted to shout a slogan like Lamar to provoke a war, but it always felt a little wrong, and when the same slogan came out of another person's mouth, it always felt that something was missing, a little less flavorful, a little nondescript!

Although the response from the Knicks fans on the scene to the players was very warm, if you listen carefully, you can feel that in these cheers, there is less domineering and self-respecting in the past!

In a game like this without Lamar, the Knicks players are fed up, and the Knicks fans are even more impatient!

The cold game in the opening period did not shake the Knicks' confidence in victory, but only stimulated the revenge factor in their hearts. As soon as he came up, Dampot received a pass from Billups and forced the inside to score. The aging Divac looked old in front of the young and boundless Dampot, and the duel of power was completely at a disadvantage.

"Old fellow, your legs are as soft as your genitals!" Dampott laughed insolently, causing a burst of cheers from the audience.

Divac remained as expressionless as ever, muttering trash talk, except that his Balkan-flavored English had become completely indigenous to Damport's ears.

The Kings attacked, and Divac didn't seem to want to give in like that, leaning sideways on Darmsport and reaching for the ball. But when the ball reached him, Divac didn't know what to do.

Dampot's massive body pressed down on Divac's body like a hard shell, and Divac's vaunted technical moves were completely unplayable, and he could barely end the fight with a step-back shot that he was not good at. The result of the reluctant shot can be imagined, and it turns out that he is really not good at this technique, and the basketball fell directly into Hilario's hands without even brushing the rebound.

"It's so sad! How can such a team beat us?"

After sighing, Hilario, the little monster, also surprised people, he did not choose to pass the ball, but suddenly rushed to the front court with the ball while everyone was still immersed in Divac's egg-wrenching shot.

The Brazilian's abrupt move caused the Kings' defense to be in disarray, and Abdulahim, who was supposed to be responsible for defending Hilario, didn't know if he should take the initiative to meet him at this time. Just as Raheem hesitated, Hilario had already stepped into the three-point line with one foot, and Mike Bibby, the point guard of the Kings on the other end, saw that he didn't care so much and immediately pounced.