Austin, the capital of Texas, October 15.

The Knicks, who have made their season debut against the Indiana Pacers, have a major roster change.

When Sun Yi warmed up before the game, he met his veteran captain of the Duke Blue Devils. McRoberts. McRoberts, who entered the draft a year later than another year after helping Duke regain the NCAA championship and play well, was lucky to be picked by the Pacers with the 14th pick.

"Josh, you seem to have a lot of acquaintances on your team." The sharp-eyed Sun Yi has long seen some opponents in college, like Roy. Hibbert and Brandon. Rush has had the experience of fighting each other.

"Haha! It's all a loser. McRoberts, who is of average stature with the Pacers, seems to prefer to reminisce about the days when the Blues were so smashing.

Since they kept in touch, the chat between the two ended quickly.

Sent off Jemeni this summer. O'Neal's Pacers, like the Knicks, are in a period of rebuilding. Larry. Bird had a perimeter shooting skill that made countless people jealous when he was a player, and as a general manager, he still doesn't seem to have changed his hobby. Danny. Granger, Mike. Dunleavy, Troy. Murphy, Jarret. Jack, Brandon. Rush's group of accurate three-point shooters makes the Pacers' outside strength look extremely terrifying. T.J. Ford, known as the fastest player in the NBA, will test the results of Sun Yi's more than a year of rapid training. Both teams have relatively limited offensive ability on the inside, but with Roy. Hibbert and Jeff. Foster's Pacers were a little stronger defensively.

When the game began, the players from the two teams who appeared on the court were as follows: Knicks center David Brown. Lee, Harrington Younger, Chandler Jr., Richardson, point guard Sun Yi.

Pacers: Hibbert, Murphy, Granger, Daniels, Ford.

Since it was a warm-up match, both teams played at a fast pace.

Sun Yi finally saw the terrifying explosiveness of T.J. Ford, the NBA's fastest man, and often a simple disguised acceleration by the opponent would make this rookie who debuted in the NBA embarrassed. Moreover, Ford not only had wind under his feet, but also caused Sun Yi's rare ball control mistakes.

In fact, Ford's mood at this time was also very shocked. He never imagined that a player with a height of 1.96 meters would be on a par with him in terms of speed. And the opponent is still a yellow race, a rookie in the league.

After a few minutes of acclimatization, the Knicks' No. 8 found it definitely not a smart choice to use his speed to smash the guy Iverson would have sighed about. In positional warfare attacks, he uses more teammates to block and dismantle and personal back-to-back singles to bully opponents who are only 1.83 meters tall.

With Sun Yi as a good positional player, D'Antoni's new team looks to continue the sharp offensive characteristics of the Suns. It's a pity that the interior strength at a disadvantage can't provide enough rebounds for the team's fast-break tactics.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers led the Knicks by six points, 34-28.

When the 'mustache' with the veteran Aaron. After Williams replaced Harrington, who was near-zero in defense, the Knicks' offense improved. Sun Yi, who has a rebounding guarantee, is no stranger to launching a fast break, a job that he has worked in college for two years. It can be said that he was lucky to be able to play under D'Antoni when he first entered the league.

Even if T.J. Ford can use his speed not to be thrown off by Sun Yi, the difference in height and weight between the two does not allow him to pose a substantial threat to the high-speed Chinese rookie. Coupled with Richardson, who had a good hand in this game, and Chandler's firepower support, the Knicks quickly overtook the score.

But when the Pacers shifted their focus to the opposition's interior, the Knicks' biggest shortcoming of the season was exposed. Especially in the face of Hibbert, who has an absolute advantage in height, neither Williams nor David Lee can effectively interfere with the opponent. In desperation, D'Antoni switched to Milicic, who was 2.13m, to try his luck.

Unexpectedly, this change of trick made Hibbert, who had fought so vigorously before, completely dumbfounded. It's said that the Serbian big man doesn't have the ability to defend inside, but it depends on who he hits. Hand-to-hand combat like a head-to-head fight under the basket is really not what Milicic is good at. And Hibbert, a big man who likes to play outside the reasonable confrontation zone, and a handsome Serbian guy with excellent athleticism, doesn't mind giving his opponent a few hot pot tastes.

Milicic's excellent performance made D'Antoni's eyes shine. This is a player with very distinct characteristics and shortcomings, and if used wisely, it will be the biggest surprise of the season for the Knicks.

Why not the biggest takeaway? There is no doubt that since Chapman picked the Chinese Tanhua Show in the draft, the Knicks' biggest takeaway of the year has been born.

Such an excellent two-way defender is one of the most indispensable players in D'Antoni's tactics. And, judging from the performance of the lad in the first half, he had the upper hand against T.J. Ford, who is a strong player in the league. Although, the little one is still a little frizzy and immature at times. But the new Knicks coach has reason to believe that this promising basketball star will become a superstar in the league sooner or later.

54 to 48! The Knicks took the lead to end the first half.

In the third quarter, both teams invariably switched to the bench.

Harrington, who was substituted early in the first half, came on again. Unexpectedly, this veteran of the Warriors who was exchanged for 'Super 6' played very well in the rotation lineup. A variety of extremely difficult medium and long-range shots make the opponent unguardable.

D'Antoni, who was sitting in the coach's seat, couldn't help but think with a wry smile, is the most suitable position for him to be the sixth man?

Due to the limited strength of the Knicks' bench, the Pacers, who were behind the score, won 107-99. Of course, no one cares about a preseason win or lose.

Sun Yi, who played 20 minutes, got 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The team's top scorer was Harrington, who was relegated to the rotation, scoring 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting.

"Sun, I think that guy is really annoying." It's not a big deal to see the excitement of Gerald. Green, hatefully said to the somewhat arrogant, lonely figure.

Sun Yi was not affected by Green, but he felt that the coach's arrangement in this game was very good. Since, the two can't get along. Then it's better to separate and fight each other.

Two days later, on October 17. The Knicks lost again to the Dallas Mavericks 101-116.

Although the team lost, Milicic, who was given the chance to start, once again surprised head coach D'Antoni. Against Nowitzki, one of the league's leading power forwards, this handsome Serbian guy is no slouch. The two who also played 22 minutes compared the stats as follows: 18 to 16 points, 5 to 5 rebounds, 1 to 2 assists, and 40 to 45 percent shooting. It seems that Milicic has a good hand at dealing with big men who like to attack from the perimeter.

And Sun Yi's performance is a little incomprehensible, facing the 35-year-old guy Jason. Kyd. The young player seemed to be frightened by the opponent's name, not to mention the cold hand throughout the game, and even got the embarrassing data of 4 mistakes.

In the eyes of many, Kidd, who has lost his speed, is already a toothless tiger. Even if the majesty is still there, at most it is just a good-looking goods.

Sun Yi, who directly confronted Kidd, was really dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, and he knew it. He felt that whenever he wanted to do something, his opponent could see through his intentions. Come to the best position early and wait for yourself to make a mistake. This feeling of powerlessness almost drove the No. 8 Knicks player who played 20 minutes and got 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 turnovers. Thankfully, it's just a pre-season game.

On October 19, the Knicks finally won. They beat the Toronto Raptors 113-90. Facing the defeat of Jose in the Olympics. Calderón, the Chinese guy finally played the best half game since the beginning of the preseason.

He scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. plus 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. As the point guard that the Raptors focus on cultivating, Calderon has completely lost his calm and calm temperament on the court. He repeatedly used the ball-holding singles that he was not good at to send various defensive statistics to the No. 8 player opposite.

This is also a warm-up game, and if Calderon is going to really play like this in a regular game, let's not talk about the reaction of the Raptors coach. The 'Dragon King' Bosh alone couldn't spare him.

This game finally gave D'Antoni, the 'fast break master', hope for the team's future. Young players like Chandler, Brown and Green have been able to master the seven-second run. If, as the Chinese guy has more experience in the game, his passing and organization skills have improved a little more. This eastern powerhouse, which has been sinking for a long time, will definitely be revived in its own hands.

On October 21, the game against the New Orleans Hornets was the Knicks' last warm-up game before the regular season.

The league's best point guard, Chris. Paul, All-Star caliber David A. West and Peja. Stojakovic, inside defensive big man Tyson. Chandler, after adding the sixth man who just traded from the Boston Celtics, James Murphy. Posey, the Hornets have become a formidable team that has intimidated most teams in the league.

Because in the finals of the Olympic Games and the Dream Eight team, Sun Yi played against Kobe Bryant and Wade most of the time. This game is the first real face-to-face meeting between the two.

In terms of the playing styles of the two players, Paul is a traditional point guard with extremely strong scoring ability. Passing first is his distinctive style, but he can also use his excellent individual ability to step up when needed.

Although Sun Yi has been playing point guard for two years, his desire to score has not diminished in the slightest. It can be seen from the past games of this Chinese guy that every time the score is anxious in the fourth quarter, he will definitely transform into a standard scoring guard. After all, when people encounter a crisis, they will use their instincts to resist danger, and Sun Yi's scoring instinct is still flowing in the blood of his body.

The Knicks' organizational skills are almost entirely reflected in the fast-paced attack, and the only thing that the Knicks are good at is the simple coordination after the block.

These two point guards, with very different styles, feasted the eyes of fans who came to the battlefield to watch the game at the beginning of the game.

Paul, who has been playing in the league for 3 years, is not directly struck by opponents with height superiority at all. It's about using the endless cover of teammates to find better scoring opportunities for the team. Plus Tyson. Chandler and David. West's huge inside advantage, CP3 completely controlled the pace of the game in the palm of his own.

With no rebounds guaranteed, it will be difficult for Sun Yi to launch a wave of faster blitzkrieg like he did in the previous game. In desperation, the Knicks' offense had to be bogged down in positional warfare.

Except for the occasional and teammate David. Lee and Milicic do some high-post blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, and Sun Yi chooses to play Paul more singlely. It's not that the Chinese guy wants to prove anything in front of the fans, it's that the rest of his teammates have no advantage in attack. Richardson vs Rasol. Butler, Chandler vs Stojakovic, Milicic vs David. West, David. Lee Vs Tyson. Chandler.

Richardson, whose athleticism is starting to decline, looks very difficult to deal with Butler, the Hornets' defensive stalwart. Although the three-point champion Stojakovic has a low defensive ability, Chandler's ball-handling singles are not very high. Milicic faces David. West, more often than not, can only shoot from the outside. And David. Lee's matchup with "King of Boxing" Chandler was the most unfair.

Sun Yi calculated, and he was able to use his height advantage to beat Paul alone. In terms of speed, he believes that even if he is not as fast as his opponent, he will definitely not suffer. Moreover, the Chinese guy with the advantage of weight is very confident in the confrontation of strength.

Swish! The Knicks' No. 8 player, a drifting turnaround jumper, scored 2 points with ease.

As the losing side of the defense, Chris. There was no frustration on Paul's face. After doing what he could, he turned and ran to the baseline to catch the ball, as if he didn't care about the rookie slashing points on his head.

Paul, who held the ball at the top of the arc, took advantage of the sturdy cover of the 'boxing king' and easily got rid of the energetic Chinese player. The formation of a dislocation of the CP3, an acceleration will put David. Lee had a clean day. Facing the empty basket, his wrist trembled slightly, and the ball smashed and bounced on the rebound.

A huge figure suddenly appeared above the basket, and with one hand, the spinning red basketball was hate into the hoop!

The beautiful air connection made the fans at the scene addicted.

Looking at the depressed Knicks No. 8 player, Paul showed a smile that can be described as 'innocence'. Brat! That's the kind of basketball I want!

Although the first half of the game is over, the matchup between the main lineups of the two teams has been decided.

48 to 39! The Hornets are in front, the Knicks are in the back.

Paul had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and Sun Yi had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. One person wins the data, while the other wins the game.

96-84, after the Knicks lost this preseason game. With a record of 1 win and 3 losses, he ended the warm-up event before the regular season.

In order to give the players a better shape to face the new season, D'Antoni announced the decision to take the team off for two days after the game against the Hornets.

Oh! Yes!

It's so close to Houston that I should surprise 'Sweetheart' Tamar. (To be continued.) )