Reed held the ball firmly in his hands, preventing Battier from breaking the ball while still watching his teammates' movements. Reid stepped back a little with the ball and then took advantage of a hole in Battier's defense to throw the ball to Mo Williams.

The latter took the ball and made a shooting feint, and then made a clever pass to the basket.

Mason, who was running backwards along the baseline, received the ball, jumped up and scored the ball with his back to the back.

26：32！

The gap between the two sides is still six points, and the Knicks have not fallen behind in the game, but they have never felt as cold as the whole team today.

The Knicks are also at a loss right now, and they seem to have nothing to do with the Bucks. Reed's three-pointer drew most of their defensive energy, and then the open came naturally. But if they don't wrap it up, Reed, who is completely crazy like today, really has nothing to do.

"It's not the team I want to see, and you don't deserve to be called the defending champions in a way that is. Hell, you're being 10 points ahead by the Bucks, and that's unforgivable. ”

"Every one of you should do some soul-searching, including you, Lamar. Don't make excuses, no one has an excuse to make. It's your responsibility to win and make the fans who support you feel satisfied. ”

"Look at the way you guys looked in the first half, a little three-point shooter scared you out! Devin, you're the team's second scorer, I don't blame you for not defending Reid, but how many shots did you take in the first half? Hell, only four. The hit rate is good, but does this make you complacent?"

"Samuel, are you satisfied with being in the All-Defensive Team last season? I don't want to listen to your reasons, it's all shit! You have to fight for your chances, otherwise I don't mind putting you on the bench! I think Alonzo should still be able to keep the Knicks' interior. ”

"Taysia Ann, look up, what you need now is confidence. Think about what you did when you were with the Pistons, and how you still do it!"

"Lamar, I don't want to say anything, you have to take your responsibility. ”

"Okay! I don't want to say anything, I'll arrange the tactics, and I've already finished what I should have said. It's you guys who really execute on the field, don't let me down, don't let down the fans who support you. ”

At halftime, Jeff Van Gundy roared loudly and then sat on the sidelines, he really didn't have anything to arrange, and he had already explained the Knicks' tactics in great detail. Of course, the most important thing is that he never expected such a situation to happen on the field in advance, and Van Gundy's lack of flexibility was also evident at this moment.

The team trailed the Bucks by 10 points on their home turf, something Van Gundy hadn't thought about before the game.

Although it was only three-point shooter Michael Reid who forced the Knicks into such a situation, although Jeff Van Gundy had set up defensive tactics against Reid, it didn't seem to be successful.

Reed, who used to only focus on personal data, seems to have opened up today, and when he is trapped, he continues to give assists to his teammates. This situation left Jeff Van Gundy at a loss.

Van Gundy has changed three generals in order to limit Reed, but neither Wade, Battier nor Prince can effectively limit Reed's play.

Lamar was unprepared for such a situation. If it had been placed in the past, he could have said that he liked this kind of confrontation the most, and even he could turn the team around the unfavorable situation alone, but today his state is simply terrible in his opinion.

Lamar made a total of four shots from beyond the three-point line tonight, and only hit the three-point shot just before the end of the first quarter.

Of course, Lamar has many ways to score, but the opponent launched a foul killing tactic in the second quarter according to Lamar's characteristics, and would rather foul than let Lamar score easily.

As the number of fouls on the pitch increased, Lamar became more and more impatient on the court.

Now Lamar has finally calmed down, but he also finds that the team seems to be in an awkward situation.

Lamar knows that if the Knicks don't make a change, the first game of their new season defense will likely end in a loss.

"Jeff was right, we played really badly in the first half and everybody is responsible. In the second half we had to make a change and change the situation. ”

"Devon, in the second half, you will be the core of the attack, and the others will pass the ball to Devon's hands. ”

"Alonzo, I was disappointed in the first half! that's not you, it's the Knicks, you don't need to be too humble. Think about what you did before you got hurt, don't be afraid that this will steal the limelight from me, and if you have the chance, you can ravage the other team's basket, understand?"

"Tai Xia An, Chaun Chaun, you two have to run a lot, when you defend, if you really can't do it, you will foul, don't be soft. ”

After the halftime adjustments, the Knicks did rejuvenate themselves. With the support of his teammates, Wade beat Reed again and again, and also caused Reed's foul.

On the Bucks' side, with Reed's foul off the court, the offense suddenly came to a standstill.

For a while, the Knicks chased the score to only six points, but soon the Knicks had problems again.

The drawbacks of not being systematically trained all summer showed itself in Lamar. Before the fourth quarter began, Lamar's stamina was in trouble, and several breakthroughs seemed a little inadequate. There was no way out, Jeff Van Gundy had to replace him with Anderson.

As soon as Lamar got off the court, the Knicks' old mistakes were made, and both offense and defense looked chaotic.

Michael Reed and Mo Williams, who reappeared on the Bucks' side, immediately seized the opportunity and fired a series of shots from the outside. Villanueva on the inside also dominated the heads-up with Anderson, scoring three consecutive shots from the outside.

Without Lamar, a core player, in terms of offense, the Knicks' original smooth offense also had problems.

Although Wade is very impactful now, he has never been able to limit Reed's play on the defensive end. And after Wade takes over the game, it will inevitably disrupt the Knicks' original strategy.

Dampot also used a lot of physical strength in the battle with Margloyl and Gazuric, and Jeff Van Gundy could only send Alonzo Monin again.

Although Mourning relied on experience to restrain Magloyl on the inside, it is obvious that the Knicks cannot reverse the current decline by defending alone. Without Lamar as a powerful scorer, the Knicks will obviously have a hard time getting out of the current predicament.

Sensing that the situation was somewhat serious, Jeff Van Gundy also became panicked. In a hurry, Van Gundy was a little ill and rushed to the hospital, and quickly sent Lamar, who had just finished less than 2 minutes, to try to make Lamar save the situation.

Lamar did play a role after he came out, and his sharp breakthrough turned the Bucks' interior upside down, and the Knicks also relied on it to recover some points. But Lamar's strength alone is limited after all, and the Bucks have completely played with momentum under the leadership of Reed at this time, and almost everyone has become the core.

Magloyle and Villanueva fought desperately on the inside against Dampot and Lamar, while Reed and Williams kept firing on the outside. Even Mason, a spring man who once had a holiday with Lamar, has repeatedly rushed into the inside line to perform a good show.

Although the score gap between the two sides is still fluctuating in the range of eight points and ten points, Jeff Van Gundy has completely panicked.

It can be said that he is responsible for a large part of the Knicks' current predicament, when the team is in a backward situation, he is a little anxious, blindly relying on Lamar's tactics to disrupt the team's overall rotation rhythm, so that Lamar and other main players have a huge physical exertion.

At the same time, when facing difficulties, Van Gundy's old problem of being unresponsive at critical moments also put the Knicks in chaos.

The team's tactical confusion, the lack of clarity on the offensive core on the court, and the unclear division of responsibilities among the players have all contributed to the Knicks' situation getting worse and worse.

Lamar looked at Jeff Van Gundy and felt a little disappointed, although this persistent head coach has changed a lot from history and no longer blindly emphasizes the team's defense, but those problems on his body are still the same as in his previous life, and he is not timely enough to react at critical moments, relying too much on core players.

Perhaps Van Gundy, the head coach of a playoff team, is still up to the task, but to coach a super-strong team that wants to build a dynasty, Van Gundy's ability and character flaws are beginning to be fully exposed.

The fans at the scene were also completely stunned in the face of the situation that the Knicks were pressed and beaten, they didn't know what was wrong with their beloved team?

You must know that the Knicks were the kings of last season, and they even beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals. Could it be that this team of kings is about to overturn just when they are defending their title? And it is the Milwaukee Bucks who have toppled them last season!

Knicks fans are beginning to yearn for the appearance of a hero at the moment, but the hero in their minds is already on the court at this moment, and the most important thing is that the current hero does not look optimistic.

Lamar, who is physically exhausted, looks as if he is about to fall at any moment, and there is no trace of last season's majestic appearance on him, but it gives people a feeling of heroic twilight.

"Lamar, Lamar, Lamar, Lamar, Lamar, Lamar!"

The fans began to chant Lamar's name in unison, hoping that this would wake him up. But their shouts were doomed to be in vain, and with only a few minutes left before the end of the game, Lamar had less than two minutes of rest for the whole game tonight.

At this time, Lamar's physical strength had already been exhausted, but the stubborn New York bandit refused to fail, and the team refused to be replaced until the end, and he was still fighting to barely support it with his last bit of strength.