Some people are born to be stars. Here's what Mike Malone had to say about Leonard.

Gallinari was injured and Leonard took the opportunity to take the position. He is super athletic, has a certain offensive ability with the ball, is fast enough to defend the outside, and can also block with long arms when making up defenses. He shared playing time with Battier and Matthews, squeezing Beverley, Stephenson and others firmly on the bench.

Against the Magic, Leonard almost kept a clean sheet against Turkoglou, with the Turks scoring just two points from the free throw line, and Leonard scoring 17 points.

The next day, some media said that Leonard was a strengthened version of Battier, who could defend like Battier and attack much better. Even the three-pointers that people questioned in the summer, Leonard can shoot. He worked hard in the summer and now has an overall three-point shooting percentage of 37. 2%, 41 three-pointers from the corner. 2%, fully qualified.

The Rockets picked Marcus? Morris didn't, missed Leonard in vain, and unfortunately became the object of ridicule again. Now they have to find a way to find a small forward, otherwise they have to keep Badinger in the start, which is a big weakness of the team.

ESPN experts agree that Leonard has a bright future and can become an important helper for Zhou Xuan.

In the NBA, arm span and palms are the biggest assets for forward players to dominate the defensive end, and Zhou Xuan's defensive weakness is not only his height, but also that his arms are not long enough to interfere with shooting.

Compared to his predecessor Battier, Leonard has a talent that the other party can't match. HE HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 221CM, WHICH IS 14CM LONGER THAN KOBE AND 10CM LONGER THAN LEBRON, WHICH IS ALMOST THE SAME AS BYNUM AND CHANDLER. And his palm width data is 29. 2CM, THE NBA'S FAMOUS BIG-HANDED GUARD RONDO'S PALM WIDTH IS ONLY 24CM.

With a little polishing and learning from Battier, Leonard quickly adapted to the NBA, being able to defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position, and he was able to balance between "never losing the position" and "risky steals".

At home against the Suns on the 19th, the Knicks won two consecutive victories without any suspense. Stoudamire finished rookie Markieff Morris with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Chandler also had 12 points and 13 rebounds and limited Gortat.

Nash's stats are still very beautiful, 26 points and 11 assists, but he can't do anything with Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan also scored 25 points, 13 assists and 4 steals, and the two exploded each other.

The Suns haven't made the playoffs this year, they have a poor defense, they rely on offense to win, and at the end of this season, it is no surprise that they will begin to rebuild. Grant Hill is 40 years old and Nash is 38 years old, and they have to leave the Suns if they want to win a championship.

Defeating the Bucks on the 21st, the Knicks won three in a row and back-to-back against the Nuggets on the 22nd.

The Nuggets are a fast-paced team with a great offense this year, and Carmelo Anthony is expected to compete for the scoring title. The league arranged a battle for fans on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Anthony's transfer farce has been going on for two seasons now. He wanted to join the Knicks last summer, but the Knicks didn't make any statements, and he couldn't look down on other teams, so he had to stay with the Nuggets at the end. He wanted to go to the Lakers this summer, but the Lakers targeted Paul, and in the end, Paul failed to join, and Odom also went to the Mavericks. The Lakers lost a significant bargaining chip in trading Anthony. Anthony, who wanted to play in the big city, had to stay with the team again.

This is also what the Nuggets are more fortunate for, if it is really Odom and the other two players who pack up for Anthony, the Nuggets management and coaching staff members will have to cry and faint in the toilet.

Now the leader of the Knicks is Zhou Xuan, the Clippers have Paul and Griffin, the Lakers have Kobe Bryant, and the three teams are not interested in him. Anthony can only strive for the scoring title in the new season. He didn't believe that the team could win a championship at all, and getting to the playoffs was just going through the motions.

In this environment, Anthony does have a group of fans, because he is aggressive, and now averages 28 per game. 4 points 6. 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 assist. 1 steal.

There was a small tidbit in the stands, Masha and Zhou Gaozhuo went to the scene to watch again, Collo Moretz sat with them, talking and laughing, and the photographer gave a lot of close-ups. ESPN Radio Van Gundy was curious about their relationship. The CCTV5 commentator also brought it up.

Yang Jian said: "In the past, Chloe Moretz was photographed shopping with Zhou Xuan's parents, and now they are watching football together, and the relationship looks really good." ”

Su Qun smiled: "Her handsome brother (Taiwo) is also sitting next to her, and there is Mary Olsen by her side. After Zhou Xuan joined the Knicks, he attracted many stars to watch the game, and there was also country music diva Taylor Swift in the front row. Last year, she won the award and won a soft hand, and said in an interview that she wanted to write a song about Zhou Xuan, it seems that she is also a fan, I don't know if Lu Dao wrote it. ”

Yang Jian said: "The game is about to start, the strength of the Nuggets has dropped a lot this year, JR Smith went to the CBA, Randolph went to the Grizzlies, and Afralo was injured and absent after the start of the game, how to prevent the Knicks from the outside line today is the key to their victory." ”

Nuggets starters: Tylawson, Billups, Anthony, Harrington, Nene

George Karl wanted to focus on developing Tylawson, and with Afflalo injured, he opened the game with a two-back formation. Lawson shot 50 from the field last season. 3%, 40 three-pointers. 4%, 11. 7 points 4. 7 assists. Harrington, the Nuggets' interior lineman, is also a speed type that can shoot, and they have to fight with the Knicks.

The Knicks started Zhou Xuan, Miller, Battier, Stoudamire, and Chandler. The Nuggets have been playing two guards lately, and the Knicks have also played two guards.

Chandler won with a jumper, and the Knicks attacked first.

The two veterans were in opposite positions, Lawson followed Zhou Xuan, which was a helpless move, and the Nuggets' first outside defender, Afflalo, was not there. Zhou Xuan received the ball in the front court, took a step on the right side, held the ball in his right hand, and approached with his left hand.

Tylawson immediately took a step forward, and Zhou Xuan made a "worship Buddha" feint, changed direction to the middle, and made a quick stop jump shot in a high position. 2 to 0.

Nuggets attacked, Zhou Xuan followed Lawson, Lawson passed the ball and cut to the right corner without the ball in the middle, Billups passed the ball to Lawson, Zhou Xuan did not chase the defense, and handed it to Xiao Si.

D'Antoni arranged for man to mark, and players had to change defenses at any time, one is because Lawson is too fast, and the other is that Harrington is good at shooting threes, and if he chases the guard, there will be obvious gaps on the perimeter.

Lawson received the ball from the baseline, shook the ball in his right hand, and changed to the left. Xiao Si was swept away, Lawson went to the basket, and Chandler made up for it. He jumped up and sent the ball to the other side, and Nene caught the ball and scored with one hand with ease. 2 to 2.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan received a pass from Miller just after half time, took the ball at 60 degrees on the left side, took a step forward, and suddenly shot a meter outside the three-point line, Lawson jumped up and didn't cover it, and the ball went in! 5 to 2.

Regarding Lawson's height, the official is 180CM, but the Sina live broadcast host said that he and Lawson stood together, and the host talent is 173CM Lawson is also 175CM. In the face of this kind of opponent, Zhou Xuan will never be polite, unless Lawson jumps first, it is impossible to block him. As for sealing the eyes, the team's training for Battier to use this trick didn't do much. Zhou Xuan had already memorized what distance and how hard he was shooting, and he only needed to glance at the basket.

Billups passed to Anthony. Anthony took the ball on the right side and turned to the frame, probed at 45 degrees, retracted his foot and made a jumper, and Battier closed his eyes and scored the ball, 5-4.

In the opening game, the shooting rate of both sides was very high, Zhou Xuan faced Lawson many dry jump shots, and Anthony also hit Battier with jump shots, not afraid of sealing his eyes.

Seeing that the situation was not right, D'Antoni replaced Battier and replaced Leonard, and the Nuggets also rested Tylawson and replaced him with Cory Brewer.

Both sides are mainly offensive and outside, Zhou Xuan has 13 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and Anthony has 12 points and 3 rebounds. The score was 31-29.

In the second quarter, Lawson came back on the court and began to exert his power against Miller. His speed is too fast, he can be called a new generation of "Flash", Wade's speed has slowed down, and the breakthrough is not as sharp as before.

Miller didn't move fast enough and was crossed by Lawson several times in a row. D'Antoni brought on Beverley to strengthen the defense. And let Battier make a cameo in the No. 4 position.

Nuggets interior Coopers and Faried are not good at attacking in the low post. Rookie Faried is only 203cm tall, and that's not counting the height of the exploding head. Like Marion, he belongs to the super-athletic brutalists, and although Battier is slightly less powerful, he does not suffer from his height, relying on experience to keep him outside the three-second zone.

Leonard continued to be eye-catching, keeping Brewer at bay and Fernandez not playing much under Matthews' defence.

The two sides changed their starting line-ups one after another. As soon as Zhou Xuan returned to the court, he relied on blocking and dismantling offense, and misplaced Faried successfully broke through three times, hit two shots, and scored a ball for Stadameyer's dunk. Faried moves fast enough, but he doesn't predict, and he gets shaken.

Anthony was also outstanding. Against Leonard, he let the "rookie" experience the strength of a top scorer, with a single with his back, three points from the outside, and a breakthrough throw, endless tricks, scoring 11 points in a row. The Knicks had no choice but to wrap up, and Anthony split the ball from the outside and assisted Billups to shoot a three-pointer.

The Knicks trailed 57-63 at halftime, and Anthony scored 25 points and five rebounds in the half. Zhou Xuan also scored 19 points and 5 assists.

In the third quarter, Lawson scored consecutive points after blocking and assisting, and Harrington made two three-pointers. Facing the old owner, Harrington played very actively, and also grabbed the rebound in the front court to face Anderson and played 2+1.

The difference has widened. Stoudmayre sleepwalked again today, didn't take the ball and only took 7 shots, which was terrible for the interior core. Nene defends well, but not being able to shoot and not daring to try to attack are two different things.

On the defensive end, Xiao Si also leaked many times. D'Antoni couldn't bear to replace him, let Anderson and Chandler play more, and the interior attack still didn't improve. If the attack in the low post is poor, once the perimeter loses its touch, the attack will be weak. Now the Knicks have a serious flaw, a weakness left behind by Pekovic's departure.

Mullin watched the game and had a trade plan in mind, and he had to find a power forward who could play in the low post.