In the first two games, Anthony scored 26 and 31 points, respectively, and didn't play out of place because of Leonard's defense.

However, in the third meeting of the season, in the face of Leonard, who has been beaten by James for nearly four months of systematic training, and has been playing better and better in the team for several consecutive games, Anthony is tragic.

It may be that the form is not very good, and at the beginning of the game, Anthony's several shots were deflected by Leonard's defense.

Leonard, on the other hand, frequently cut to the basket in the alternate cover of Curry and Thompson, and repeatedly staged violent dunks.

In the opening five minutes, Leonard scored six points, while Anthony did not score one.

Gradually, Anthony's face became a little difficult to look at.

Frequently being scored by a first-year rookie, and his offense has been repeatedly frustrated, it is not easy to accept any star who is famous in the league, not to mention that Leonard was just a guy who didn't average a double-double per game before?

With this in mind, Anthony began to frequently ask for the ball on the outside for singles.

However, Anthony, who began to get serious, faced Leonard who was actually deflated again!

The outside tried to shoot the basket, but Leonard was not fooled at all, perfectly blocking Anthony's vision and shooting wide.

The dribble broke through and hit the basket, and Leonard saw through the death entanglement, and directly broke the ball into a quick counterattack.

And when Anthony, who was a little annoyed, used his best and most commonly used back body technique, he was stunned to find that Leonard's strength was no less than him, and after his back arched violently to the inside line twice, he didn't get too close to the inside line.

Due to the five-second rule with his back to his back, Anthony had to roll over and shoot a jumper, and the result was naturally the basketball deflected off the basket again.

Before you know it, the time has gone to 8 minutes, and Anthony still hasn't scored 1 point!

"This bastard!"

Staring viciously at the expressionless Leonard, Anthony was already a little red-eyed.

Originally, in such a situation, the wiser players would choose to call in the pick-and-roll and let their teammates assist in the offense, after all, basketball is a five-player game.

But Anthony's self-esteem did not allow him to back down.

He remembers very well that not long ago, Leonard was completely blown out when he faced James, not only was James cut a 40+ triple-double, but he was also shot in front of him at the last moment, causing the Wizards to be overturned.

Such a rookie who was bullied by James at will, if he called his teammates to cover, where would he put Anthony's name in the future?

Anthony has always hated him the most, and others compare him to James, but the reason why he is disgusted is because he rarely beats James.

And now, this damn rookie in front of him actually wants him to become the object of ridicule by the media again, how can Anthony be willing?

Anthony, who does not believe in evil, frequently singles, relies on rich offensive means, and finally successfully scores in front of Leonard, after all, no matter how strong Leonard's defense is, it is impossible to completely block a superstar-level player.

But the price of this was that the Knicks were led by the Wizards by a large margin in the first quarter.

"Hahaha! Rookie, well done, just choke Cameron to death like this, and let him be depressed for a while. ”

Off the field, Caron. Butler laughed and patted Leonard on the shoulder.

In the entire first quarter, Anthony shot 2 of 8 and scored 8 points including free throws, although the score was not low, but the efficiency can be said to be very low.

At the end of the first quarter, the Wizards led the Knicks by 12 points, 31-19.

It is natural for the Wizards to lead the Knicks, although the Knicks now have a Big Three configuration, but their strength can only rank fifth in the East, the Wizards, Heat, Bulls, and Celtics are all stronger than the Knicks.

In terms of record rankings, the Knicks and even the Nets led by Shaolin Jeremy won two games and could only rank sixth in the East.

The first place in the East is against the sixth place in the East, and it is natural to take the lead.

But looking at Anthony, who had a gloomy face and was very unhappy, and then looked at Leonard, who looked as usual, but with a hint of excitement in his eyes, Wang Xiao keenly discovered that this game with the Knicks may be an opportunity to help Leonard rebuild his confidence and even make it to the next level!

Let Leonard defeat Anthony head-on!

As soon as such an idea arose in his heart, Wang Xiao immediately made arrangements.

"Kehuai, in the next game, your task is very simple, keep an eye on Anthony for me, and then defeat him! I'm talking about the kind of one-on-one defeat that doesn't take advantage of any teammates! ”

Wang Xiao's words made the Wizards' bench pause for a moment.

"Okay, Coach!"

Leonard was the first to react, taking a deep breath and answering in a deep voice.

Wang Xiao said it very bluntly, and it is also obvious that Leonard is not a fool and listens clearly, as do other players.

In the previous Wizards, there were only three people with such treatment.

The team's undisputed number one at the moment, leading the scoring charts, Stephen Brown. Curry.

Along with Curry, known as the 09 duo, James, who was once the best sixth man of the Wizards, is currently no less dominant than Curry in the Kings. Harden.

The third person is Paul, who was frequently put in front of James, Anthony and other superstars last season, and grew up at an astonishing rate in the constant abuse. George.

Without a doubt, Leonard is the fourth!

If you look closely, Leonard and George had very similar experiences with the team last season, but there are significant differences.

When George first arrived at the team, it was for Cuarón. Butler played on the bench, knowing that he had been abused by top small forwards such as James many times in the middle of the season, and his defensive strength and offensive ability had improved greatly, before he was gradually put into the starting position.

Compared to George, Leonard started from a higher start, and as soon as he arrived at the Wizards, he sat firmly in the starting position that George struggled to get for half a season.

But like George, Leonard is often the first cannon fodder to be put on top whenever a team encounters a team with a strong perimeter.

Before James scored 40+ triple-doubles + kills, there were already many small forwards who had scored high points on Leonard's head, such as Durant, Pierce, and Anthony who was opposite Leonard in this game, but they were not as ruthless as James.

Following the same path as George, Leonard seems to be better than George, leaving aside the offensive end for the time being, at least on the defensive end, Leonard's defensive intensity is clearly better than last season's George.

And now, Wang Xiao has given Leonard the task of defeating Anthony 1v1 without the assistance of his teammates.

The victory or defeat of one or two games does not mean anything, and it is not enough to prove that the winner must be stronger than the loser, after all, everyone can see that Anthony's hand itself is not particularly good today.

But in any case, once Leonard can complete the arrangement given by Wang Xiao, then it is certain that his status in the team will be completely different from before!

Staring at the Knicks' bench on the other side of the court, Leonard's eyes flickered with fire.

"Come on!"