After cleaning up the league squad leader, the New York Knicks came to the last dignified place in Texas, Dallas.

The last time the Dallas Mavericks were slapped in the face by the sudden Arenas in New York, this time will be their last match against New York this season, and the Dallas people cherish this opportunity for revenge, plus the Knicks' trip to sweep Texas, making the Texans disgraced, Dallas can be said to be burdened with the blessing of the entire Texans.

But sometimes you don't have to win with a lot of people.

Dallas' away locker room is arguably the most luxurious in the entire league, comparable to the Knicks, and the New York players are very comfortable here.

However, this kind of comfort has not spread to the current Big Three in New York, although it is said to be the Big Three, but in fact, there is only one ink pity who has really stepped into the list of superstars, this team is rendered by the New York media, the inside super center plus the backcourt double gun, it can be said that there is no difference for a while, but many people in the team know that with the growth of the 95-98 generation of rookies, Sprewell and Houston have become untenable, and even began to lose their first-class star position, Especially when the position of the two people is the second position.

Moxi, Sprewell, Houston and the team's head coach Van Gundy huddled in the corner, secretly plotting.

"Mo, are you sure? That center named Yao Ming will participate in the draft this year? Van Gundy's expression was a little solemn, after the last game, Van Gundy collected a lot of information about Yao Ming, and even his performance in the domestic league also sent scouts to explore, for this big man with only one side, Van Gundy always felt that there was a providence in the dark, and he was destined to coach this player.

Mo Xi was a little helpless, I don't know why, since his coach saw Yao Ming, just like the ancient faint king saw a beauty, his eyes couldn't be taken off at all, if it wasn't for Yao Ming's iron being booked by the rocket, Van Gundy might have done something to bring this big center into his command.

"We met again after the game that day, and he seemed to be determined to participate in the draft, but there seemed to be some small obstacles there at home that needed to be communicated with his own team," he said. ”

Houston is also a little helpless, and sometimes, you can only watch when the boss is obsessed, but Houston still can't help but say: "Coach, why are you so interested in him, are you sure he will become a top center?" To be honest, there haven't been a few strong centers in recent years, and everyone is competing for a good interior line, but there are really few who can grow, and most importantly, don't you make some arrangements for Dallas? They have a lot of murderous intentions to take revenge. ”

In this regard, Sprewell also agreed, the last time the Knicks won at Madison Square Garden, it was really the right time, place, and people, and now that it is someone else's territory, Rao is Spreville is also a little empty.

Who knew that Van Gundy waved his hand and said: "Ah, that's all a trivial matter, I probably already know how to beat the calf, let's change the new style of play today." ”

Suddenly, the eyes of the Knicks trio widened, Van Gundy wants to change his tactics? What did they hear? This is simply terrible, the Knicks have almost given the ball to the inside line since ancient times, and the inside line can't play and pass it out, and if he can, he can shoot it, and he can't continue to shoot it to the inside line, and he will stick to the defense. This kind of tactical thinking has not changed after several generations of coaches, and Van Gundy has always been a loyal supporter of this tactic, and now Van Gundy actually said that he wants to change to a new style of play, which really makes people can't help but want to pinch Van Gundy's face, maybe it's like Nicolas Cage's movie "Changing Face", Van Gundy has actually been dropped.

Van Gundy was a little annoyed by his disciple's surprised gaze, coughed twice, called all the players to the tactical panel, and said loudly: "We will make some small adjustments in today's game, Arenas, you start, but you are only responsible for controlling the ball, the main person who organizes the attack is Mo Xi, you choose the high and low positions, and Sprewell assists from the side." But Arenas, you have to remember that I let you play the starting game because you have been training really hard lately and you can keep up with the opponent against the Mavericks, but there are a few things you need to remember on the court, first, you have to defend, at least you have to have a defensive heart, this is the most important thing, I can tolerate you being overcome, even being beaten up, but I don't allow you to give up defense, as soon as I find out that you have this tendency, you will leave immediately; Second, it's your number of shots, ten times, I'll give you a maximum of ten shots, but once your hit rate drops below 40%, you only have eight shots, unless your hit rate returns to above 40% within those eight times. At the same time, you should be aware that Arenas' shots will be divided from you, and your task in this game will be more to organize the attack. ”

Van Gundy's tactical arrangement was a whisper, and the two main characters involved, Mo Xi and Arenas, behaved differently, Mo Xi raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything, Arenas was very excited.

The generals whispered, this time Van Gundy's change of formation strengthened the Knicks' outside firepower, but at the same time Van Gundy gave Arenas a high right to fire, in a team, especially in this era, a point guard has an average of ten shots per game, which is already a very good evaluation, but Van Gundy is now not only given, but also from the team's star hand, which is surprising.

Mo Xi's eyes narrowed slightly, Van Gundy's approach still made him a little uncomfortable, but since the right to fire was in the hands of Arenas, he didn't have anything to say, not only because of the personal relationship between the two people, but also because Arenas was indeed the kind of point guard who needed the ball, and if he didn't give him enough offensive opportunities, he couldn't reflect his value at all.

The Knicks faced the Mavericks with this new lineup, and this change of formation frightened many people, and people did not expect that Van Gundy, who has always been known for his caution (timidity), would make such a change, and even the old Nelson did not react, with this force, the Knicks decisively suppressed the Mavericks in the first quarter, leading by a small margin at 24:18. Arenas shot two of three shots in the first quarter of his first start, but also drew two fouls and made three of four free throws, scoring seven points and one rebound, but had no assists.

And was cut to shoot, and was put into the organizational center position of Mo Xi felt a little awkward, lost all three shots, just relied on free throws to get two points, got two points, one rebound and three assists, and played a little struggling, because Mo Xi is not used to the role of the organizer, and has been observing the running of his teammates and the position of the opponent when organizing the offense, and his own shot has no good chances.

Old Nelson's eyes twinkled, as if he had spotted Van Gundy's intentions.