Chapter 888

Van Gundy saw that there was a little problem with the team, and quickly made personnel adjustments. Lamar was swapped to the playmaking small forward position, while Antonio Davis came on to bolster the Knicks' rebounding strength, and Arenas came on to replace Devin Wade to add to the team's outside attack.

The change paid off, with Lamar taking a back seat and taking on the organization, and the Knicks putting the main offensive firepower on the impactful Arenas.

The Pacers' originally tight defense was suddenly rushed to pieces by Arenas, an offensive maniac who spared no physical strength. Originally, he relied on one breath to strengthen the Knicks, but at this time, this breath has been used up, and the Pacers naturally returned to normal again.

It took only three minutes for the Knicks to level the score, and the rest of the time naturally became the Knicks' show time.

Feeling that the opponent's momentum had dropped and he was no longer as aggressive as he had been at the beginning, Van Gundy put Battier and Wade back on the court, and the Knicks became the main team on the court again.

When the Pacers no longer have the courage to compete with the Knicks, a win for the Knicks is a logical one. Lamar, who was finally on fire, immediately made the Pacers players understand why he is the signature of the NBA, while he can only struggle in Indianapolis.

Although O'Neal Jr. still wanted to resist, it was because of Lamar's provocation that the originally discordant relationship between him and Artest turned into a tearing battle, which eventually led to the disillusionment of the Pacers' championship dream.

Now that he finally has a chance for revenge, O'Neal Jr. doesn't want to miss it! To be honest, O'Neal Jr. is not willing to shake hands with Atarste, a reckless man, but for the sake of the team, and in order to make himself have the strength to deal with Lamar's enemy, O'Neal Jr. finally chose to compromise.

When countless grievances come together, little O'Neill naturally needs to find a window for him to vent. Naturally, Lamar, who was the culprit behind the Indiana Pacers' disintegration, became the target of his venting.

It's just a pity that if you want to step on others, you have to have more strength than others, and O'Neal Jr. is obviously a little worse.

Knicks vs Pacers 112:89.

Lamar vs Marbury 28 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists: 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Both as a team and as an individual, Lamar and his team won a resounding victory. With a victory, the Knicks all set out on their way home in a happy mood, but they didn't know that this game was just the beginning of their difficult journey this month, and every team in the next place would consciously take on the responsibility of stopping the Knicks.

With every step forward, the Knicks have to pay a pretty heavy price.

On December 16, the Knicks welcomed the Golden State Warriors on their home court. The biggest star in the Golden State Warriors today is the bearded, pig-kidney-looking Byron Davis who abandoned the dark this summer. Of course, when it comes to the addition of Davis, we have to mention the old Nelson who was kicked away by the Mavericks this year.

Nelson Sr. may not be as famous as Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, or Larry Brown in the eyes of many people, but when it comes to wrists and the ability to turn decay into magic, Nelson Sr. can definitely make those self-proclaimed big-name coaches feel ashamed.

Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, and Zhuge Vic have all achieved success with a large number of stars, and it can be said that a large part of their success is due to the fact that they have a good deck of cards in their hands. And old Nelson never had such treatment!

A few years ago, when Nelson Sr. was coaching the Mavericks, Nash was just a despicable, skinny ordinary player, and Nowitzki was just a stupid big man who could shoot from the outside. But under his tutelage, Nash became one of the best point guards in the NBA, and Nowitzki was established as the centerpiece of the team.

After joining the Warriors this year, the elder Nelson also did not change the style of the mad scientist in the past, and made drastic changes to the Warriors' lineup. Not to mention signing Baron Davis in the summer, he also introduced a number of players such as Magroyl and Richardson.

Magloyle, Troy Mofei, Lamar's old acquaintances Mike Dunleavy, Jason Richardson, Byron Davis, except for the bearded Davis and Richardson, the others are all defective and semi-crippled products that have been asserted by industry insiders. But in the hands of Nelson Sr., it was this set of semi-finished products, and he actually achieved enviable results in the new season, and Nelson Sr. led the Warriors to firmly suppress the Mavericks who abandoned him.

This time to New York to challenge the Knicks, the elder Nelson did not take the team to New York for sightseeing, since they came to play, they made up their minds to win.

Nelson Sr. had a good idea and the Warriors players worked very hard, but they made a fatal mistake in the most critical place.

As we all know, if you use offensive tactics in front of the Knicks, then you will only die in the end! If you accidentally sacrifice the run-and-gun tactics like the Warriors, then you will die a miserable death.

Everyone knows how strong the Knicks' attack is, and Nelson Sr. naturally knows it. It's just that he can't help it, there is no way! From the day he was called together, he instilled in the players the tactical concept of running and shooting.

Once even the most basic and best tactics are abandoned, there is no point in the Warriors' existence. Nelson Sr. knew very well that there were only two ways for his players to produce good results. One is the accumulation of more than ten years, and the second is the easiest, trade Lamar over.

The elder Nelson knows very well that if he wants to dream of a championship with the current lineup alone, it is simply a dream. Since there is no way to challenge for a championship, Nelson Sr. has set his team's role in the league as a spoiler. In addition to that, it's all about using beautiful offensive basketball to attract fans and lay a solid foundation for the team's future.

It can be said that Nelson Sr. succeeded, but he lost in this game, and he lost badly. His team just tried to launch a wave of offensive attacks on the Knicks' position, and they suffered the most fierce counterattack from the entire Knicks team.

Under the impact of the Knicks' attacking wave, the team basketball that the Warriors have been insisting on was torn to pieces in an instant, and in the end, the chaotic Warriors could only rely on the individual performances of the players to deal with the Knicks.

Truth be told, the Knicks' win wasn't that easy. In this game, Davis, who finally found his previous strong form, was injured again, and his knee collided with Foyer in a scramble, the young and strong Foyer did not have any problems, but Davis sprained his knee gorgeously, and was sent directly to the hospital for an MRI after being examined by the team doctor.

After this game, Lamar was already aware of the problem. Obviously, the Knicks are under siege from other teams, just like the Bulls and Lakers did back then.

That's right! The league team is indeed spontaneously besieging the Knicks, no way, who told the Knicks that this period of time is really too strong, too ostentatious? So much so that it has aroused the resentment of many teams.

However, although Lamar was a little worried about this, he didn't take it seriously, and just took this opportunity to sharpen the sharp knife that the Knicks hadn't slaughtered for a long time. So when a reporter throws such a question in front of Lamar after this game, Lamar's face will be full of contemptuous smiles.

"I know what those people are thinking. Now the championship is not as important in their hearts as beating us! they feel that after beating us, they can show off. I should be honored for that, shouldn't I?"

"It's really exciting! I didn't expect the Knicks to become a litmus test for other teams. What I want to say to you is that if you want to challenge us, please let us go. Don't make so many small moves, it won't do us at all, and you'd better be restrained, don't be too presumptuous on our turf! If there is a next time, I will not give up, maybe an accident like Bruce Bowen could happen at any time!"

Lamar is not a fool, other teams have started to target the Knicks, of course, he sees it clearly, and sometimes even has begun to use lethal tactics against Knicks players. A large part of Davis's injury today is to blame on Foyer, who would not have been able to hit him if he had been able to close his feet in time at that time.

Of course, this is only Lamar's opinion, and he has no evidence that Foyer did it on purpose, but the necessary deterrence is still needed. If you want to move me, you'd better go to the hospital first to see what happens to Bruce Bowen!

Of course, Bowen's tragedy was an "accident", but Lamar does not guarantee that such an accident will not happen again, especially when he and his teammates are hurt.

Lamar has already spoken harshly, but for teams that are red at the sight of the Knicks, such a threat simply can't deter them. On the contrary, it was because of Lamar's threat that they began to target the Knicks on the court even more.

After playing against the Golden State Warriors, the Knicks players were given a day off. Although most of their games were played at home during this time, Christmas approached, and the team's injury number was added, which lowered the team's interior strength to another notch, and Van Gundy had to start preparing for the future.