Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was a little worried, he felt the Knicks were a threat last season, and this season the Knicks not only have a defensive system, but with the addition of Billups, their offense is smoother than last season.

Of course, a game doesn't say anything, but Dafan looks at the details, and the Knicks have a lot of experience in dealing with Howard, especially Lin Yi, who can always avoid Howard's defensive area and attack.

These years have been Howard's prime, and Lin Yike will not be idle to challenge the restricted area he dominates, Howard has thin legs, fast movement, and can often contribute to the blood cap when making up defenses.

After the timeout, Dafan adjusted his defensive strategy and changed his offense to Carter.

Uncle Carter has completed the transformation, and he has been mixing for the longest time in the future, and after using his teammates to cover the pick-and-roll, Carter hit a three-pointer.

9 to 5, if you want to chase points, defense is the key, Lewis went around to defend Lin Yi, trying to limit Lin Yi's catch, Lin Yi pulled out to make a wall for Billups, Billups did not protrude in, the outside line was directly pulled, and Nelson's small short arm could not interfere with him.

Swish!

Billups also scored, 12-5.

Howard was a little unhappy with his teammates' defense, and don't be surprised, when he left the Magic in the future, he said, "My teammates are all nobody wants." ”

But in reality, if Howard doesn't change his mindset and dive into the path of transformation, as his physical fitness declines, it will be difficult for him to be the key to winning or losing a game.

Stan Van Gundy's one-belt-four tactics highlighted Howard's importance and made the "monster" even more inflated.

It's not that he doesn't have good teammates in the future, not to mention the "happy basketball" during the Lakers period, and when he cooperated with Harden, many "Warcraft" fans blamed Harden for not being able to pass the ball.

But in reality?

As soon as Howard left the Rockets, Harden won the assist king, even if the beard is brushed out, then where does Capela's cake king come from?

Before the big injury, Howard relied on physical talent and the Magic's defensive system, which made him look extraordinarily tall, and after the big injury, he still wanted to use the discus throw to score points, unless the NBA coach didn't know how to do arithmetic, it was impossible to use him as the offensive core.

Some people say that Howard is older and less dominant.

But the 38-year-old Jordan is still winning the championship, and the 33-year-old James is becoming more and more difficult to defend.

The outside line and the inside line can't be compared?

Abdul-Jabbar, Malone, Olajuwon, Ewing, Robinson, O'Neal, which one is not an old man talking about teenage madness?

Some people say that Howard has an optimistic personality, not that he wants to play happy basketball.

Missed key free throws in the finals and still grinned, losing Kobe Bryant in a hurry, Harden didn't dare to go to a nightclub (he should still go), and the "super center" who is still happy is optimistic?

Optimistic personality is O'Neal, you can be happy off the court, even if you have been talking to a certain paranoid, you can still win the championship.

Optimistic personality is Nowitzki, black seven, black eight, reversal comes with you, defeated repeatedly, defeated again and again.

Lin Yi is optimistic in personality, even if he misses the first 30 shots, he still firmly believes that his 31st shot can be as picturesque as an idol!

Character determines fate, and details determine success or failure.

Three of the four centers taught him, and he was not afraid of technical talent, but he was afraid that you would not be able to recognize yourself.

Howard used his optimism to hide the cowardice in his character, as soon as the shark retreated, he thought that he was invincible in the world, leaving magic was the beginning of his fall, and now he is just the last afterglow when the sun sets.

After the first quarter, Barkley said with emotion: "I now feel that the Knicks and the Magic are not at the same level as the team. ”

Kenny Smith agrees: "This Knicks are too strong, they bloomed a little more tonight, and the arrival of Billups completely activated this team. ”

Howard, who returned to the bench, was unwilling, Lin Yi's appearance affected his popularity during this period, and now there are fewer and fewer people who say that Howard can replace James alone, and the Magic can still advance to the Eastern Conference finals last season, and they are likely to be in the Eastern Conference this season.

Howard thinks that his teammates are not as good as Lin Yi...... Well, that's exactly what happened.

What kind of people are Lin Yi's teammates, but it's a pity that people are clearly hugging their legs, and you have to praise him for leading the team with a single core.

Shameless, shameless, I've never seen someone so brazen.

Instead of taking iron as personal heroism, or treating inefficiency as one's teammates, it is not good to rely on one's teammates to win the game, and it is not necessary to say that he is a cow.

Lin Yi: ???

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There was no suspense about the outcome of the game, the Magic team couldn't play on the outside, and it was useless for Howard to turn over the river, not to mention that he could only splash some water in the creek tonight?

118-86, the Knicks beat the Magic on the road, and the first game was successful after the trade was completed.

Lin Yi played only 29 minutes in the game, 10-of-17, including 2-of-5 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, and finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks.

Billups played 27 minutes, shooting 4-of-7 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, five assists and three rebounds.

"Second Battalion Commander" Gallinari exploded tonight, shooting 11-of-14, including 5-of-6 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, and finished with 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists.

The best game on the Magic side is still Howard, one thing to say, the Monster rebounding and defense during this period is still very powerful, Howard is 5 of 11 from the field, 2 of 8 from the free throw line, and has 12 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Stan Van Gundy said bluntly after the game: "After the trade is completed, the Knicks have no obvious shortcomings, and I think the strongest teams in the East this season are the Knicks and the Heat." ”

Dafan really didn't look down on himself, he didn't want to tell the management in this way: we need to trade.

Howard was interviewed like a kid after the game, and he humorously joked with reporters, as if he didn't see the difference in strength between the Magic and the Knicks after the fiasco.

Billups praised Lin Yi in an interview: "To be honest, I was always nervous before I came to New York, but I have to say that Lin is a great leader, he is a great leader to work with, he knows how to lead his teammates, and more importantly, he is only 21 years old!" ”

The reporters couldn't help but shake their heads, why did every player who played in the Knicks Quara Linyi?

And Billups's boast is in trouble...... Because some reporters who like to stir up trouble come back to a report that "Billups thinks Anthony is not as good as Linyi".

The main thing is that such a view is also supported by many people.

"The world has really changed." O'Neill sighed.

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