Jackson thought about the treatment he enjoyed in Madison and understood.

Although it has been more than a dozen seasons since he left the Knicks, whether it was during his time with the Chicago Bulls or when he coached the Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson stepped on the Knicks' corpse to create brilliance. So now after turning around and coming back, the hatred of Knicks fans for him is still as strong.

Of course, Jackson is not the only one who enjoys such treatment, he rejected the Knicks' request for a contract extension before the season, and Arenas, who chose to leave, is the same. As soon as the general came out, he was a little unable to raise his head by the boos that erupted from the fans at the scene.

On the Knicks' side, the players have long been gearing up and ready for everything. Although they have defeated many strong opponents in the league before, the Minnesota Timberwolves, which now includes the three superstars of Garnett, Ben Wallace and Ray Allen, obviously make the Knicks a group of gangsters eager to challenge more excited.

In this game, Coach K still sent the strongest lineup, center Darmster, power forward Lamar, small forward Battier, scoring guard Wade, and point guard Billups.

The main lineup of the Phoenix Suns is center Ben Wallace, power forward Garnett forms an interior twin tower tactic, and the small forward position is slightly inferior, sending the veteran James Posey, the scoring guard is the gentleman Sword Ray Allen, and the point guard is the Knicks traitor general Arenas.

These two teams are comparable in terms of lineup, and if it was last season, even if the Minnesota Timberwolves were strong, they would not be the opponent of the Knicks.

After all, the Knicks' lineup at that time had gone through nearly three seasons of running-in, and if this league was more offensive, no one was the Knicks' opponent, and playing against the Knicks was tantamount to self-destruction. But things are clearly different now, with the Knicks undergoing a major personnel shift in the offseason, with nearly half of their veteran players leaving.

After Jackson joined the Timberwolves, he immediately began to make drastic changes to the Timberwolves' lineup. Ray Allen, Arenas and Ben Wallace were recruited successively, and then after a summer of training by him, the current Minnesota has become the bloodthirsty Timberwolves who relied on the three-headed monster to support the huskies.

Although Jackson is not a practitioner of all-offense and all-defensive tactics, he obviously has his own set of tactics to make the team develop evenly on both offensive and defensive ends. And since taking office, he has established Garnett as the core player in his own tactics, and it has made the Timberwolves completely abandon the flashy star tactics of the past.

The game begins with players from both sides entering.

Dampot and Ben Wallace stepped up to the halfway line to wait for the scrum.

Lamar's opponent today is the wolf king Garnett, and against this fast, all-round offensive and defensive superstar, Lamar also licked his lips excitedly.

The highlight of this game is really not small. Highlight one, Jackson changed a team and returned to New York, whether he could sweep away the shame of being swept in the previous finals and prove his worth.

Highlight 2, the showdown between Dampot and Ben Wallace, the two new and old super defensive interior players in the league. When Mtembo is already old, can Ben Wallace and Dampoter, who are the representatives of the Mesozoic and the new generation of defensive centers, continue the legacy?

Previously, these two have become two benchmarks for defensive interior in the entire NBA league. Powerful, tough, and iron-blooded, the duel between them is a spark every time. Ben Wallace has had a slight advantage in each previous meeting, but Darmsport has also matured and improved significantly. Now the two of them are facing each other again, and I wonder if Darmsport will be able to take the flag from Ben Wallace's hand this time.

Aspect 3, after the general defected to Minnesota, did he continue the madness of the New York period or just sink?

The biggest attraction is the pinnacle matchup between the most powerful forwards in the league today. Prior to Lamar's appearance, the league's No. 1 forward position had been rotated between Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. And since Lamar sat in this position, this position has not left under Lamar's ass.

Whether the wolf king willingly surrendered the throne or defended his dignity with his own blood will be seen after this battle.

At this time, Arenas was intently waiting for the game to begin.

Arenas is also looking forward to playing against his old club.

Although the Knicks are where his career began, and Lamar also took good care of him when the Finals happened, because he could only play the role of a substitute when he was in the Knicks, Arenas has always had no gratitude to the Knicks in addition to being very grateful to Lamar.

What Arenas wants to do well in the game this time is to let the Knicks see how good he is, prove that he is no worse than Billups and Wade, and can also be the Knicks' starter, which the Knicks regret.

In fact, Arenas never thought about why he was not used in the Knicks, and the reason was because of his eccentric temper and off-court troubles that never stopped.

Thinking about Arenas's madness that he didn't care about as soon as he got up, even a discerning head coach would never have sent such a ticking time bomb as a starter.

"Boy, focus a bit. After the game is over, I don't want people to say I'm bullying a soft egg!"

The opponent standing by Arenas' side at this time is none other than Wade.

Wade is a guy who has some habits and attaches great importance to brotherhood. Ever since he became the Knicks' starter with Lamar's support, he's become a staunch supporter of Lamar. It's not a shame for all traitors like Arenas.

The last time Lamar and Simmons clashed, although Wade was also fighting, he secretly gave Simmons a few tricks.

Arenas looked at Wade, and he had always looked down on the lucky guy who was put in the starting position as soon as he arrived at the Knicks.

Arenas thinks that the reason why Wade has so many opportunities with the Knicks, and now he has become the team's faint second leader, is all because this guy has taken shit luck.

In the past, when they were in the Knicks, the relationship between the two of them was not very good because of their competitors, and now that they are their own masters, Arenas has no need to look at Wade's face: "You'd better be careful, so you don't have to pee your pants after the game is over!"

Seeing that Arenas actually dared to fight back, Wade looked at the other party's eyes even more ruthlessly, and his two fists were clenched tightly, as if he was ready to explode at any time.

Lamar also sensed that the atmosphere here was a little abnormal, and glanced back at Wade: "Dwyan, focus a little, the most important thing for us today is the game!"

The referee was also afraid that the game would not start yet, so he would come out on the court first, and hurriedly threw the basketball into the sky to announce the start of the game.

The result of the scrum did not disappoint, as Damppot won cleanly thanks to his height and reach.

The basketball was dialed into Billups's hand, and Ray Allen stepped forward to take advantage of Billups' unstable foothold to make a steal, but unfortunately Billups's style of play was to seek stability, and almost as soon as the basketball reached his hand, he held the ball in his arms.

Seeing that there was no chance of a steal, Ray Allen hurriedly stepped back a distance with small steps. His defense is not very good, probably because of his physical limitations, and although his attacking ability is very good, the defensive aspect is much worse.

After Billups dribbled steadily through the half, he handed the ball into Lamar's hands as instructed by Coach K.

After Lamar received the ball, he suddenly activated before Garnett and grazed past Garnett. Although the speed of the wolf king is fast, it is a little worse than Lamar.

After a few deft changes of direction, Lamar left the wolf king behind.

Dampot took the opportunity to get stuck in position, and a pick-and-roll cut off Garnett's lane.

Lamar had no worries and accelerated forward to the Timberwolves' basket.

By this time, Big Ben had been drawn to the free-throw line by Darmsporter, and the only one who could pose a threat to Lamar was Campbell.

With less than two metres left in Campbell, Lamar leapt and slid towards the basket with his basketball in both hands.

Seeing this, Campbell also quickly stood up, with his arms on his chest, trying to make Lamar an offensive foul. But if Lamar was so easy to deal with, he wouldn't be Lamar.

Just as he was about to collide with Campbell, Lamar suddenly made a nearly 360-degree twist in the air, which was almost past Campbell's side. Then Lamar put the basketball on his chest, and his waist suddenly exerted force, and the whole person easily picked up the basket after turning Campbell.

Lamar went down first, causing the audience to cheer.

Although he has full confidence in his team and Lamar, before this game, the reports from the outside world that were unanimously unfavorable to the Knicks still made Knicks fans a little worried about this game.

But now it looks like their worries are completely unwarranted, and the Knicks are in great shape. Even if the opponent has Ben Wallace and Garnett, they can't limit Lamar's play, and the Knicks' advantage is still unshakable.

When Jackson scored Lamar just now, he only frowned slightly, and did not say anything, still looking as steady as Mount Tai.

The head coach was so calm, and the Timberwolves players calmed down. Especially Ray Allen, although Jackson has repeatedly emphasized that Garnett is the core of the team, Ray Allen is still the Timberwolves' master of the ball.

At Ray Allen's motion, Arenas took the ball steadily across the halfcourt.