Tang Tian and Jokic went off the court and were replaced by Aminu and Gordon.

There were also substitutions on the Knicks' side, with Langston Galloway, J.R. Smith and Stoudemire coming on for Calderon, Anthony and Bagnani.

Gordon contributed an iron on the pitch and has struggled a bit since entering February.

Howard picked up the defensive rebound.

Galloway broke through the basket to draw the bag and gave it to Howard.

Howard dribbled and jumped straight up for a dunk.

Davis turned around and wanted to block, but the confrontation was not at a level.

Howard slammed into Davis in the air and smashed the ball into the basket.

The Knicks' bench blew up in one fell swoop.

Lance Thomas jumped to the sideline and waved his towel vigorously.

This ball makes people see what the peak beast looks like!

Gordon's shot was still wide of the basket, and Davis's rebound was also missed by Howard.

J.R. Smith singled out Ariza's pullup jump shot and went wide, and Howard pressed Davis' layup to cause the latter to foul.

This time he scored both free throws.

He performed eye-catchingly, helping the Knicks chase consecutive points.

After he was really happy playing, he finally got back to the feeling he had when he was at his peak.

Williams frowned slightly on the sidelines.

Jokic did not complete the weight loss and muscle gain, and the confrontation with Howard suffered a loss, and Davis did not complete the weight gain and muscle gain, and the confrontation suffered even more.

Whiteside couldn't play, and the defense inside became a big problem.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 33-31.

The Knicks used the inside advantage to chase consecutive points at the end of the quarter, and they have completely caught up with the points they had fallen behind.

Back in the second quarter, the two sides continued to rotate further.

Williams went to the end of the bench and called Biyombo up.

There are 12 active rosters in one game, 5 starts, 5 substitutes, and 2 places to use flexibly.

Because Whiteside couldn't play today, Williams put both Evans and Biyombo on the roster.

Davis played the No. 5 position to poor effect, and he chose Biyombo between the two.

This is one of the more common options.

Players who have just been traded will get a high rotation position.

This is also the opportunity that Tang Tian said in the locker room and Biyombo before.

But if the player is a role player or even a bench player, it may well be a few or one chance for them.

If they don't take such an opportunity, it is likely to be completely abandoned by the coach.

For role players who are no longer rookies, the NBA is so cruel.

Coming back in the second quarter, both sides were full bench lineups.

The Knicks have Galloway and J.R. Smith on the outside, Lance Thomas and Stoudemire on the front, and Cole Aldridge on the center.

On the Pelicans' side, Dinwiddie and Gordon on the outside, Morrow and Aminu on the front, and Biyombo on the center.

As soon as the second quarter came up, Gordon broke through Smith to the basket and still didn't score.

Aldridge picked up the defensive rebound.

The Knicks attack the frontcourt, and Thomas leans back to Moreau for the ball.

Galloway put the ball in, Thomas hit Morrow with his back, and the turn-and-go pull-up jumper was successful.

The Knicks tied the score.

Thomas shook his fist excitedly after scoring the goal.

He was cut by the Pelicans at the start of the season before being signed by the Knicks and played in the rotation.

Against his old club, the players will basically be like bloodthirsty, not to mention that Thomas has played well since arriving at the Knicks.

When Anthony was absent before, he basically started and scored 20+ points.

He is about the same height and weight as Anthony, and he has a lot of offensive means, which is a weakened version of Anthony.

Dinwiddie carried the ball to the frontcourt, and Gordon asked for the ball again, but he didn't give it, but signaled the team to play tactics.

Whiteside doesn't play, and most of the attention of the home fans is in the center position, watching Jokic's play and who will be on the bench.

But in fact, the previous trade also affected Dinwiddie, who went directly from third point guard to backup point guard.

Dinwiddie made a tactical gesture, and Morrow and Gordon each ran around the pick-and-roll to the three-point line outside the 45-degree angle.

Dinwiddie was much taller than Galloway on the other side, had good passing vision and good awareness, and gave the ball to Gordon in time.

Gordon's three-point shot.

"Huh!"

He finally scored the first goal of the game.

This is actually similar to the situation of Tang Tian before, Gordon is the sixth man on the bench, and he must have received a lot of defensive attention.

He's easy to target with the ball, but it's much better to run and get a shot.

The Knicks' offense, Thomas continued to lean on Morrow for the ball.

Galloway really gave it in.

This also seems to be one of the offensive priorities of Woodson, with Howard playing Jokic in the opening and Thomas playing Morrow in the opening game.

After giving the ball, Galloway motioned to his teammates to open up the space and prevent the rest of the Pelicans from helping the defense.

Morrow was working hard at the top, and after being shot in the previous round, he was clearly defending Thomas's shot.

However, Thomas's offensive skills are really well-rounded, and he turns around and kills directly to the basket.

His speed is not slow, and he shoots quickly when he hits the basket.

But at this moment, Biyombo squeezed Aldridge's card slot out of the way, and stretched out his hand to interfere.

Thomas wasn't really Anthony after all, and Biyombo's sudden appearance caught him by surprise, and he didn't have time to adjust, just raised the height of his shot.

However, he still didn't dodge Biyombo's long arm, and the ball was spotted and directly covered back.

The scene burst into cheers.

However, the cheers did not last long, as Aldridge quickly got the ball that was spotted and put it directly to the basket from close range.

Something unexpected happened, Biyombo, who had just covered Thomas, turned back to the basket and jumped up and went straight to Aldridge's shot.

Aldridge is 2.11m tall, 5cm taller than Biyombo, and he also has long hands and a high shot of the ball.

"Bang!"

But his shot was finally slapped back by Biyombo!

The fans at the scene were stunned, this ball could be covered, and it was a big hat on the front!

The Pelicans' bench was also boiling.

In the first quarter, the Pelicans' interior line was suppressed badly, and these two blocks were finally raised!

Tang Tian was not so surprised, this is Biyongbo's job, and it is also a job that he can do well.

The NBA is a league of talent, the so-called "NBA without talent".

There are many kinds of talents, including hard talents such as height and long arm length bounce, as well as soft talents such as hand feel and ball vision.

"What is the strongest talent" is something that is often mentioned and discussed, and although there is a lot of controversy, hard talent has always been higher than soft talent.

That's why the NBA draft prioritizes people with tall arms and long arms.

And among the hard talents, the strongest talent is recognized as the arm span.

If you want to play basketball well, you must have a little arm span.

That's a wise saying, especially in the NBA, which is at the top of the league.

Biyombo is an arm monster, even the strongest in history.