The Rockets passed the ball back and forth, Jerebko made a mistake in his pass to Asik, who didn't catch it and hit the baseline, and the Knicks unexpectedly got the ball.

Asik is the quintessential "butter hand" player, who was previously known for his catch-and-roll errors with the Bulls. He's changed a bit since he got to the Rockets, and it's still happening, and it's demoralizing for teammates to give him a wonderful pass. The reason for his buttery hands is that his palms are too small, a shortcoming that prevents him from becoming a star.

The Knicks' tactics are very simple, or blocking, Zhou Xuan attracts the defense to dribble to the left side, while Leonard and Chandler cover without the ball, running from the right side to the bottom left corner.

Asik also has weaknesses defensively, he is good at inside resistance and interference shooting, but he is slow to move and not change blocks in a timely manner, much like Hibbert of the Pacers. Zhou Xuan passed the ball into the distance to Leonard, and Asik did not change the defense in time, and he was three steps away.

Leonard received the ball and made a slight adjustment to shoot a three-point shot, and Asik rushed to him at this time, and he had no time to jump and could only stretch out. The ball is in! 5 to 14.

The Rockets attacked, Leonard followed Harden and did not prevent the catch, and he was confident to defend it one-on-one. They competed last season, and Harden's poor performance in the Finals impressed the Knicks players.

Harden dribbled under his hip in a row and retreated to create a little space, holding the ball in his right hand and leaning in with his left hand, making a "worship" feint. Zhou Xuan often used this trick, Leonard was already familiar with it, he didn't eat feints, Harden changed direction and broke through to protect the ball with his back and dribbled to the right side, pulled the ball up, and made a quick stop jump shot.

Harden's movements were coherent and dangled a little space, but Leonard's arm was long and reached Harden's eyes, and Battier had already practiced his tricks.

The shooting distance was a bit far, Harden didn't grasp the strength after being blinded, the ball shot short, and it was like hitting the basket and bounced down, Parsons retreated in time and won the backcourt rebound.

The ball was handed over to Zhou Xuan, and the Knicks landed without hurry, although the score was a lot behind, they still had to play steadily, and the current Rockets prefer fast-paced and chaotic battles.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Parsons on the right side, the middle and Scola covered without the ball to cut to the right side, Parsons took the ball with both hands and paused, made a fake action to pass the ball, and suddenly accelerated to start and swept past Jerebko, and the middle breakthrough was successful.

It would be a mistake to think of Parsons as a big man pitcher, he was very well-rounded, daring to make moves and respond to offense, and because of this, the coaching staff made him a starter. Parsons made a sharp stop before the free-throw line, attracting Asik to step up and send the ball to the basket.

Chandler was empty on the left side, jumped up after receiving the pass, and scored with both hands! Rockets power forward Patterson is only 206cm tall, and although he is close to the basket, he can't reach it. 7 to 14.

The Rockets attacked, and Beverley passed Harden again for a single.

The Rockets exposed another weakness, and Harden was the only one who was good at attacking with the ball on the outside. Beverley is fast, but attacking with the ball is not a strong point, unless he plays fast. And he has terrible organizational skills, breaking through and making it difficult to split the ball and form assists.

Harden relied on the pick-and-roll to break through, Parsons switched defenses, and Leonard chased the defense behind to form a pack. Harden immediately turned around and passed the ball to the center and missed.

Zhou Xuan let go of Beverley to block the passing route, cut off the basketball, and went down the fast break alone, and Beverley chased the side at full speed. Zhou Xuan calculated that he was about to catch up, holding the ball in his right hand in the middle and approaching with his left hand.

Beverley is 5CM shorter, and if he doesn't jump immediately, he won't be able to cover it, and now that no one is grabbing rebounds under the basket, Zhou Xuan's shooting is unlikely. Beverley analyzed this, so he went around to the front to prepare for a close-fitting breakout, and did not block directly from the side. Zhou Xuan knew his habits, and chose an unreasonable shot, pulling directly outside the three-point line and shooting quickly.

Zhou Xuan expected that Beverley would not jump up and block, and the shooting action was perfect, and the ball bounced into the back edge of the basket, 10-14.

This goal quieted down the Rockets fans. The 14-point lead seemed to be within reach, and the Knicks returned 10-0 in a few rounds.

McHale asked for a timeout, and he wasn't as calm as D'Antoni. The Knicks have Zhou Xuan on top, and the leader of the Rockets, Harden, is still being tested, and he is too unstable.

After the timeout, Harden still held the ball and attacked, but the efficiency could not be compared with the opening game, and the Rockets' offensive organization was also very chaotic.

Knicks Parsons became the second playmaker, organizing the forward style of play. He can attack by himself in a misplaced position, or he can rely on his height advantage to pass the ball, or divide the ball to Zhou Xuan to play again.

Leonard isn't just focused on the defensive end either. He went to the low post to receive the ball, and singled Harden with a move, leaned on his back, quickly turned to the baseline, and forced a shot with explosiveness and arm span, scoring 4 points.

Harden's defense was so bad that the Rockets were forced to use a combination of defensive tactics to let Patterson defend against Leonard. Parsons received another pass from Zhou Xuan and hit a three-pointer under Harden's interference. Parsons is registered with a height of 206CM, but he actually has 208CM, and he reports that he is a little shorter because he doesn't want to play power forward, and his confrontation ability is not good. Harden is not strict when defending without the ball, and once Parsons is dry, he can't cover it.

With three minutes left in the first quarter, the Knicks came back.

Beverley was sent off the break with two fouls and replaced with Tony Douglas. This is also the Knicks' veteran, and the other two No. 1 positions of the Rockets are not organizational, which has become their biggest shortcoming.

The funny thing is that the two Rockets guards Lowry and Dragic played very well in the Raptors and Suns. Maybe not an All-Star yet, at least a qualified starter in the upper middle of the league.

Zhou Xuan is also familiar with Douglas, played two rounds, and found that he has not improved much in the past two years, still relying on physical fitness to play, and forced to shoot when he has the slightest opportunity. Poor organization, worse shot selection. If Douglas returns to the Knicks, he will definitely only be a marginal man.

The Knicks played a double block, allowing Zhou Xuan to misplace and attack Asik, and hit two mid-range shots in a row. Near the end of the last attack, Zhou Xuan relied on blocking and dismantling to break through the ball, Parsons faced Douglas and shook Douglas up, and then jumped forward to make a foul, and hit both free throws.

The Knicks ended the first quarter with a five-point lead at 35-30. Parsons scored 12 points in a single quarter, much to the envy of the Rockets coaching staff.

Looking at ability, Parsons is definitely stronger than Jerebko. After Gallinari left, many teams were glad for this, thinking that the Knicks' forward strength would decline, but they didn't expect that a random fringe person would still be as strong as a starter. If it weren't for the difference in appearance, Parsons would be more handsome than Gallinari, and some fans would suspect that this would be Gallinari. Same effect, passing is a little better.

Morey regretted watching the game the most, when the Rockets were infinitely close to Parsons and Leonard, but they all missed, and the selected Marcus Morris could only play as a substitute.

Even funnier is Royce White, who felt he made a lot of money with the 16th pick in the summer, because White was the only player in this year's draft, not only because he has a super amazing 7-foot-1 arm span, but also because he is a playmaker with the size of a big forward, which together make White very promising. As a result, due to anxiety and fear of flying, White never played for the team in the regular season this season.

Some fans suggested that White should only play at home and not away, which is a solution, but the Rockets management and uniform team also want to save face. A rookie has this treatment, he thinks he is Jordan? Even Jordan never did anything like that.

Coming off the bench in the second quarter, Anderson and Bleche partnered on the inside, and Matthews, Nick Young, and Billups on the outside.

The Rockets fielded Douglas, Delfino, Daquaan Cook, Terrence Jones, Morris.

The Rockets' two rookies have little experience inside, and Cook can only shoot. Only Delfino can stabilize the situation, and Douglas is the source of the Rockets' chaos, fighting indiscriminately. The Trail Blazers didn't have a qualified substitute for Felton and still gave up on Douglas because they couldn't stand him.

The Knicks bench quickly widened the gap to 15 points, and it was the Wizards who abandoned the two players, and the tactics were very simple, opening up heads-up. Morris can't stop Blecher, and Cook can't stop Nick Young.

The Rockets changed to the starter to stabilize, and Zhou Xuan didn't replay until 7 minutes later, replacing Billups.

Billups has shortened his playing time, with just 14 minutes per game. Matthews and Leonard did better than him. Several players on the inside also shared playing time, and each of them played less than 30 minutes per game.

At halftime, the Knicks led by 16 points, 72-56.

Su Qun said: "There are two teams with a lot of people playing right now, the Knicks in the East and the Spurs in the West. Except for the core, everyone else doesn't play more than 30 minutes, and this model is very team, playing everyone's strengths, and it's very strong. It's always easy to watch the Knicks win now. ”

Yang Jian said: "In this way, Zhou Xuan's statistics may not be better than last season, but he still leads the league in assists per game." ”

Su Qun said with a smile: "Harden has received a high evaluation this season, but compared with Zhou Xuan, he is still far behind." ”

It's useless to have pretty statistics, winning is king. Harden didn't do a great job of stringing teams together, and he was typically strong on offense and weak defensively, especially in the second half.

As long as Leonard gets the ball in the low post, the Rockets don't dare to let Harden defend at all, and whoever he defends on the periphery, the opponent can easily pull it out in front of him. In the joint defense system, Harden withdrew too far back. He knew that the Knicks had a group of shooters on the outside, and he still put two steps away, which was purely uncomfortable for the team.

And Harden still likes to jump today, and the opponent takes the ball and he flies, as if he wants to show his bounce power. Zhou Xuan shook him twice, hit a mid-range shot, and made a foul, hitting both free throws.

After that, Zhou Xuan relied on the double cover to get rid of it, allowing Parsons to organize at the top of the arc and play Asik in a misplaced position after the baseline screen. This trick is too amazing, and the rocket has no way at all. Asik didn't go out, Zhou Xuan caught the ball in the bottom corner and shot, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and as soon as he defended it, Asik was killed. Zhou Xuan passes the ball when someone makes up for it, and jumps when no one makes up for it.

In the third quarter, Zhou Xuan scored 18 points and 2 assists, and single-handedly disturbed the Rockets' defense. The Knicks led by 23 points at 105-82.

There are no more fans who think the Rockets can beat the Knicks in an upset. Zhou Xuan went to rest, the Knicks sent a substitute, and the inside line Scola and Anderson took the belt. Stephenson was in charge of attacking with the ball, and the Rockets still couldn't get close to the score and entered garbage time early.