Sam Mitchell replaced T.J. Ford with second-year rookie Jose Calderón from Spain.

Calderon has a very different style of play from TJ Ford, who takes a light, fast, aggressive path. Jose is a typical traditional point guard who has grown up with the FIBA system, steady, tenacious, and immovable.

Sam Mitchell hopes to stabilize the tempo with Calderon and crush the Knicks with defense and more positional offense.

However, the thing that made Mitchell feel depressed was.

The Knicks replaced Lee Zhen at the same time, and Stephen Marbury led Crawford, Balkman, David Lee and Channingfrye on the court.

Today's Marbury is no longer the wind-chasing boy and crossover killer of the past.

He was very steady in his rhythm and kept pushing Calderón's immaturity with his strong body and sophisticated technique.

Calderón has a lot of experience to learn from, but... He had to come to terms with the fact that he was passive on both ends of the floor.

Frankly speaking, if it weren't for Chris Bosh facing David Lee's demand, and Crawford, the Knicks' main scorer, who didn't find his touch, the Knicks would have continued to soar.

But even so, the first quarter was played.

The Raptors at home are still one point behind.

This obviously made many experts in front of the TV fall through their glasses.

They didn't expect the Knicks to be so 'stable'.

I didn't expect Li Zhen to be so 'rushing'.

Kenny Smith even said during the interdisjunct timeout: "T.J. Ford has always claimed to be the best break-through offensive point guard in the league today. But I think Bruce's breakthrough is more lethal than him. Maybe TJ can make more changes, but the little fox can make the opponent's defense collapse. ”

This made Damon Stoudemire scoff.

He stressed that the first quarter was nothing at all, and it would be ridiculous to decide who won and who lost on the basis of just two rounds.

Then, the second session begins.

Both players are on the pitch at the same time.

TJ Ford had been prepared for a long time, he sat on the cold bench and thought about it, he found his strength, and he thought he was agile enough to get out of Lee's defensive control. After all, Li Zhen is just okay with speed and explosiveness, and he is very ordinary in other aspects.

Finding a psychological advantage, he launched a swift assault from Li Zhen's left side on the first ball, and quickly changed direction between the moves. Tried to knock Lee Jin out with this kind of sports car tail flick.

Li Zhen did not react a little, and he has been very passive in his lateral movement at high speed.

This is because his coordination skills are not top-notch.

But he has a brain.

He started burying the pit at the same time that TJ Ford was breaking through, waiting for TJ Ford to go deep and then changing direction, and he had already made contact with Balkman.

Balkman is one of the few defensive strikers in the new generation, and at that time, he shrouded TJ Ford, who threw off Lee Jin, and at the same time, Lee Zhen quickly caught up.

That's when TJ Ford's shortcomings in basketball vision were relentlessly displayed, and his obscuring defense made it impossible for him to find his teammates.

Moreover, his weak confrontation ability made him stumble.

When he finally found an opportunity, he jumped high and passed the basketball to Swift, who had already galloped from the side and intercepted the basketball on the spot. Then hand it over to Li Zhen, who is about to get down.

This scene even made Damon Stoudemire reach out and cover his eyes.

The so-called physical injury is like this.

This scene is so heart-wrenching.

This kind of bag is the most brutal picture for short point guards, who have a big advantage on the court with speed and agility. However, the disadvantage of height makes them extremely passive on the defensive end and in a pack-and-roll environment.

That's why the NBA is inherently discriminatory against small people.

"TJ Ford isn't fit for the playoffs." Kenny said ruthlessly.

In contrast, Li Zhen, who was thought to be limited by defense before the game, quietly cut through Anthony Parker's defense again.

Although Anthony Parker is a better defender than Joey Graham, but... His physical fitness is far inferior to his sister who made a name for herself in the WNBA, and he was tricked by Li Zhen with a cunning worship to open up a bit of space, and then blocked by Swift's cover, Li Zhen has already flashed into the restricted area like a fox, and handed the basketball to Channingfrye before the Toronto defense closes.

Channingfrye made the throw with ease.

YES！

The smiling assassin waved his arms happily on the sidelines.

"It's that simple." Thomas triumphantly said, "This is a primary school math problem." ”

Although he is a little too arrogant.

But Stephen Marbury didn't expect the Raptors, who are third in the East, to be so 'weak'.

Or is it because... Are we really that strong already?

He was stunned.

The game continues.

TJ Ford is still working hard to prove that he is the No. 1 breakthrough player of the day, but there is no escaping it, he is a tragic figure.

The harder he tries, the more tragic the tragedy in him will become.

In fact, there will always be only one Alan Iverson, and there are too many things in Allen Iverson that he doesn't have, Iverson's strength, he can't compare, Iverson's ball rhythm he can never capture, Iverson's mid-range shooting he doesn't have... Not to mention those precious qualities such as the fighting spirit on the court.

He was like a beast fluttering wildly in an iron cage.

He was indeed able to quickly find a breakthrough from Li Zhen's defense, but almost every time, he would be led into a desperate situation by Li Zhen.

His weak shooting ability prevents him from finishing from mid-range, and his height and strength prevent him from getting respite from inside the box.

He's a quasi-elite player, yes.

However, he ran into Li Zhen. Ran into a 191 man who was more explosive than him and didn't have a significant gap in speed by him, especially since this guy was a 16-year-old genius who was admitted to Harvard, and he also got 2 agility points from Paris Hilton last Friday.

T.J. Ford was frozen.

Along with the freezing of Damon Stoudemire's chatter on TV and the pre-match pundit rhetoric.

Like all the comparisons that happened to Li Zhen in the past, they swallowed the bitter fruit again. Of course, they will also act as if nothing happened, and then jump out and talk about it when the next comparison appears.

The greatest lesson that history has taught mankind is that people never accept lessons learned.

T.J. Ford was called back to the bench by Sam Mitchell after playing just five minutes in the second quarter.

Even though the entire coaching staff knew that this guy wanted to make a name for himself in this series, everything that had just happened was already proving that he couldn't get the most out of his fight against Lee Zhen.

Even if everyone knows that if TJ Ford and Bruce Lee go head-to-head, they will bet on TJ with all their money.

However, this is not a one-on-one heads-up.

That cunning little fox is too good at taking advantage of rules and crowds.

Compared to the diminutive TJ Ford, he is more of an all-pervasive infiltrator.

When Sam Mitchell replaced Calderon and Isaiah Thomas also replaced Stephen Marbury and Crawford non-stop, the backcourt combination that once brought the Knicks to Boundless Purgatory gradually played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army after Bruce brought in.

Stephen Marbury has greatly reduced that superstar-style forced shot.

Crawford also tried to restrain his desire to make a move when he didn't feel good.

These two points have made them extremely efficient and efficient.

They controlled the tempo of the court, and although the offensive and defensive ends were obviously controlled by the Raptors, they did not let the Raptors seize the opportunity to break down in one fell swoop, but only cut the flesh with a blunt knife to delay time for the team.

The first half ended quickly.

46：49。

The Knicks, who are playing on the road, still have a three-point lead.

This ability to control the court caused Kenny to exclaim at halftime, "I even think the Knicks are third in the East." ”

And Damon Studemire also changed his opinion at this time: "The Knicks don't have a chance to win. Now the Knicks are taking advantage of Bruce Lee over TJ Ford, and as long as the Raptors reduce the chances of TJ Ford and Bruce Lee meeting in the future, I think the Raptors still have the possibility of a big win. ”

"Didn't you say Bruce Lee wasn't a match for TJ Ford?"

Kenny Smith asked rhetorically.

Forehead......

The long tone is like the sound of an old Ford engine.

Fortunately, TNT cut into the advertisement in time, otherwise how embarrassing the flying squirrel would be.

TJ Ford made another request to Sam Kassel in the locker room, hoping he would have another chance to crush Lee Jin head-on: "I was so nervous, you know. I take this game too seriously. ”

"Oh, no."

Sam Mitchell declined his request, saying, "I'll use Caron against him next." And you're going to face that dying old guy like you did in New York last Friday, and you can easily eat him. Why do you have to compete with Bruce Lee? We just have to make sure of the win, and that's enough. ”

Mitchell finally changed his mind.

TJ Ford was a little upset, but he knew it might be the best way to deal with it.

But it also means that you will lose your starting position.

It's a far cry from what he was expecting before the playoffs.

Why did that guy suddenly get stronger?

Obviously, he is not so good in the videotape.

He was still thinking about the difficult question.

However, his head coach has already walked over to discuss with Calderón what to do next.

……

The second half started quickly.

Calderon brought his toughness and teamwork in the Europa League to the NBA court, and although the main defender was still Anthony Parker, Calderon's well-timed packs and collisions quickly put Li Zhen on the back foot.

Sam Mitchell didn't expect Anthony Parker to be so compatible with Calderon...... It was only after a while that his assistant coach told him that Anthony Parker had been playing in Europe before.

I see.

Mitchell was getting happier and happier as the Knicks' offensive engine got caught in the trap and could no longer unleash the swift attacks he had done before.

He looked at Isaiah Thomas next door with a defiant look in his eyes.

Although Li Zhen was still able to activate the offensive firepower, it was naturally different from the unrestrained rapid running and bombing before, just like the stuttering of a video tape.

This kind of offense will kill Toronto.

Because the overall offense of the Raptors is better than that of the Knicks.

Seeing the point difference getting smaller and smaller, Damon Studemeier also danced on TV, and he happily declared: This is my credit. The staff in Toronto must have heard my suggestion and relayed it to Sam Mitchell.

Unlike the excited flying squirrels, Kenny Smith is somewhat depressed.

Bruce is still a bit weak in confrontation after all, and his ability to survive in the cracks is far inferior to that of a superstar, and he needs a certain amount of time to consume the bag... This was a big obstacle for the run-and-gun, and by the time he had digested the bag, the opponent's defence was organized.

"Looks like the Knicks are going to lose tonight."

Damon Stoudemire's tone was full of schadenfreude: "Look at Anne Hathaway on the sidelines, her hands clenched, her expression depressed, and she was on the verge of crying. ”

His voice had just fallen.

Backbite!

Bruce Lee asks for a timeout.

……