Zhou Xuan received calls from many friends during the holiday, including director Doug Leman.

The crew of "Edge of Tomorrow" announced that Zhou Xuan would play the leading role, and all the preliminary preparations were made, and the supporting actors were also ready. What they are afraid of is not that the Knicks will be eliminated from the playoffs, but that Zhou Xuan will be injured. In case the protagonist is injured, the film will not be good, and they hope to be released in time for 2014. So Doug specially called and told Zhou Xuan to be careful, he cared about him more than the coaching staff.

Without Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, all Chinese fans paid attention to Zhou Xuan, and CCTV5 broadcast the whole process. American radio did not pay attention to this game, the difference in strength was huge, and not many people wanted to watch it.

The Raptors are now undecided, the veteran Bagnani is injured and can't play, and Biderins' high salary and low ability have become marginal, giving way to rookie Valanciunas, and Rudy Guy just can't speak. The most vocal members on the team are Lowry and DeRozan. And the current Raptors lineup is incomplete, and rookie "dunk king" Terrence Ross is also injured.

In this case, the Raptors players have no pressure, they should all workout, and it is acceptable to lose.

Zhou Xuan didn't put on a show, and began to warm up plainly.

Knicks starters: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Scola, Anderson.

Raptors starters: Lowry, DeRozan, Gay, Amir Johnson, Valanciunas.

Su Qun said: "Chandler made the squad for this game, and he didn't start, so I don't know if the injury is not all healed." ”

Yang Jian said: "Chandler can rest more, and even if he doesn't play against the Raptors, the Knicks will definitely have the upper hand." ”

After the jump ball, the Raptors attacked first, Lowry blocked Valanciunas in the high post, and the ball passed to the middle. Zhou Xuan didn't chase after him, and he was misplaced and interfered closely.

Valanciunas performed very well in April, with 14+10 stats, and the standard went towards the star center. He is a typical European insider, with a hand-to-hand distance, a thick body, a solid defense, aggressive scrambles, a slightly slower movement speed, and an undeveloped ability to tackle. This person has a lot of potential and can't just let it go.

Valanciunas held the basketball high, shot directly uncomfortable, and passed to DeRozan. In the opening Knicks, 32 joint defense, Zhou Xuan was in the middle. DeRozan singled out Matthews and passed to Guy, who missed a pull-up jumper with Leonard's interference, and Scola grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

In the Knicks positional battle, the players all pulled away, Zhou Xuan and Scola blocked and dismantled high, misplaced against Valanciunas, took the ball to the left side at 45 degrees and retreated, Lowry chased the defense, Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the middle, and Scola received the ball and scored a jumper. 2 to 0.

The Raptors attacked, Lowry broke through by covering, Matthews contracted to form a pack, and DeRozan was released on the perimeter. DeRozan has the physical fitness of a star, but he is not sure of his three-point shooting, Lowry hurriedly divides the ball, Leonard makes up for the defense, DeRozan gives the bottom corner Guy, and the same three-point shooting ability is average, with a 32% shooting rate.

Guy didn't have the confidence to shoot a three-pointer, so he took a step inside, and this step Matthews switched defenses in place, and Guy missed a jumper under the interference, and Anderson grabbed the rebound.

In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan got rid of Lowry by covering, still walking on the left side, taking the ball out and pulling away from Johnson.

Johnson is a bit better at breaking through, 206cm tall, weighs 95kg, and moves fast. The Knicks are not the only ones who can break through Zhou Xuan, Leonard and Anderson on the periphery cover without the ball.

Zhou Xuan took a step sideways and crossed to Leonard, who dodged Valanciunas in one step and made a layup. 4-0, Zhou Xuan sent the second assist.

The Raptors attacked, DeRozan and Valanciunas blocked and broke through, Anderson followed the side defense, this time there was no package, DeRozan relied on speed to pass Anderson, Scola made up for the defense under the basket, and DeRozan forced his shot to miss. The ball would have had a better chance if it had been passed to Johnson, but unfortunately he didn't realize it.

Leonard retracted and got the rebound and passed it to Zhou Xuan.

Both of them on the inside pulled to the outside to block and dismantle, Zhou Xuan broke through and changed the defense and became Guy, Scola covered to the low post on the right side, Valanciunas followed, Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Anderson in the high post, who squeezed Lowry to take the ball and threw the ball in one step sideways. 6 to 0.

Su Qun said with a smile: "The Raptors' defense is obviously leaky, Zhou Xuan opened with three consecutive assists, I don't know what statistics will be played today." ”

"Valanciunas has just been in the NBA for one season, and he still needs time to get used to, and the Raptors' defensive system is not perfect," Yang said. Chandler wasn't there, but the Knicks defended well. ”

Su Qun said: "The main thing is that the outside defense is good, they all know where to run, and the change of position is very fast." ”

The Knicks shrank their defense, and DeRozan opted for a dry pull. He only shot 28% of his three-point shots, but everyone has a time when they eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and the ball goes into the net hollow. 6 to 3.

The Knicks attacked, both inside lines were pulled out again, covering the side players, Matthews got rid of DeRozan, and Varanasius didn't defend the outside in time. Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the right side, Matthews took the ball and pulled out the ball and returned one. 9 to 3, Zhou Xuan's fourth assist.

The Raptors attacked, after blocking and dismantling, Lowry forced a layup on the inside line, and Anderson grabbed the rebound to Matthews, who made a long pass to Zhou Xuan, and there was an obvious misalignment on the court. Zhou Xuan shook off Valanciunas to take the ball, rushed into the penalty area and turned his head to observe the situation, deliberately slowing down.

DeRozan rushed up from behind to block and jumped high, as if he was going to participate in the high jump competition, Zhou Xuan half-turned and passed the ball out of the line. Guy followed Leonard, Valanciunas stepped back too far, Matthews was empty again, and the jump shot from outside the three-point line on the right side was almost the same position as just now. 12 to 3.

Two or three-pointers blinded the Raptors, and Lowry slowed the tempo.

After slowing down, the Raptors didn't cooperate much. DeRozan broke through the pack and distributed it to the perimeter, and Guy's third shot was another iron. James thought that Leonard was difficult, he was the nemesis of a player of Gay's type, and it was even more difficult to break through with dry pulls.

The Raptors' rebounding was not very good, and no one rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound after the shot was missed, and Scola easily took the ball into his arms.

"Prevent going out, guard against the outside line." Raptors coach Dwayne Casey yelled at the player. If Valanciunas doesn't go out and interfere with the shot, the point difference will continue to widen, and the Knicks have already shot from the outside.

Zhou Xuan and Scola blocked and dismantled to the left side, Anderson and Matthews on the periphery covered without the ball, Zhou Xuan glanced at the middle and paused with the ball. Sending assists in a row, Guy subconsciously felt that he still had to pass the ball, followed him to the middle of the glance, just this glance, Zhou Xuan quickly changed direction to break through the bottom line successfully, and made a layup before Johnson came up to make up for it. 14 to 3.

The score difference quickly widened to double digits, and Zhou Xuan scored his first two points.

The audience applauded together, and at this time Coach Casey understood why Chandler was already good but not on, and the Knicks didn't take the Raptors seriously at all, just fight for offense.

Without Chandler, it would be difficult for the Raptors to break through the Knicks' defense, because they are good at playing fast breaks, and the half-court position is average, especially the low post offense. The Knicks are very fast to defend except for Scola, so how can they give the Raptors a chance to play a fast break?

The Raptors attacked, and Johnson scored on a mid-range shot after blocking and picking. 14 to 5.

The Knicks failed to score in the next round, and Zhou Xuan's jumper missed, but Lowry's main defense failed to interfere with the outside three-point shot, and the opportunity came out. Casey asked for a timeout.

It was only 4 minutes into the game, Zhou Xuan had 2 points and 5 assists, Casey arranged defensive tactics, and he didn't want to be the background for Zhou Xuan's record. In the playoffs, the NBA's single-quarter assist record was Stockton's 11, set in May 1994, and Zhou Xuan could break the record with 8 minutes left if he didn't guard against it.

Johnson came off the field and brought on Alan Anderson, with Guy in the No. 4 position. The substitution was smart, playing small-ball tactics, strengthening the defense of the breakaway, and adding a three-point shooting point. Alan Anderson entered the NBA with a non-draft pick, and also played in the CBA Shandong team in the 11-12 season, and can attack and defend.

The Knicks made no substitutions. The game continues.

The Raptors attacked, the Knicks still guarded the outside, and the 24 seconds were almost exhausted, Lowry passed Scola and distributed the ball to the perimeter, and Alan Anderson scored in the middle of the shot. 14 to 7.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan and Scola blocked, and Guy switched defenses.

After Guy was traded by the Grizzlies, his rating was lowered, but he also has his strengths, which is top-tier physicality. He lowered his center of gravity and followed Zhou Xuan very strictly. Zhou Xuan took the ball and withdrew from the three-point line and gave up the jump shot. It's not a good idea to jump in front of Guy.

At this time, Matthews and Anderson covered without the ball, ran from the perimeter, and Valanciunas was misplaced. Leonard and Scola cut low to the right with a cover in the middle and were also misplaced.

Lowry didn't chase Zhou Xuan, and now that Leonard is in the basket, he can only follow. If Valanciunas goes back to the basket, Anderson is empty. Zhou Xuan hoisted Leonard at 45 degrees, and the latter took the ball without any extra action, turned around to the bottom line, and scored a cricket ball with one hand with his right hand. Lowry's height can't be blocked. 16 to 7.

Zhou Xuan had his sixth assist. Casey was a little helpless on the sidelines, Johnson was down, and the Knicks hit the basket again. Leonard's height and reach have an advantage in the No. 3 position, and the misplaced play of Lowry will definitely be accurate.

The so-called good defense of short guards is always on the premise of comparing with people in the same position, and Lowry's 180CM height is impossible to defend against the basket.

The Raptors attacked, and Lowry relied on covering Tuskola to successfully score a layup. 16 to 9. The Knicks also have weaknesses, and Lowry knows Scola well. After Gay made a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position, the Knicks players also had to guard out and not shrink under the basket.

The Knicks attacked, Zhou Xuan organized the ball at the top of the arc, two steps away from the three-point line, two inside lines on the side to his teammates without the ball cover, Valanciunas went out to follow Matthews, Zhou Xuan suddenly started, and the ball was hoisted high to Scola in the middle on the left side. Guy's single defense is misplaced again.

Scola took the ball with his right foot as the axis, took a step with his left foot and half-turned to the right side and shook it back again, leaned on Guy with the ball, turned around to the right side and threw the ball in, Guy was unable to jump up, 18-9.

This goal did not give Zhou Xuan an assist, but it announced the failure of the Raptors' small-ball tactics.