While the Rockets are doing pre-game mobilization, the Knicks are also doing pre-game mobilization, and this game is the first time Paul has played against his good brother Anthony since he came to the Rockets, so Anthony takes this game more seriously.

However, he was also a little unhappy that Paul had reached a championship-level team, and his own team had a good hand in previous years, but it had never done well.

Coupled with the outside world's comments on himself, why he didn't have the heart to win the championship, he just wanted to make money, and it didn't matter if he won or not, so Anthony couldn't refute it for a while.

It's as if he's the biggest cancer on the Knicks.

In fact, when Anthony joined Rose last season, he was also full of confidence and could finally show his strength, but it backfired, and the Knicks experienced a chaotic season.

However, it is not completely without gains, at least the hope for the future of the team, Porzingis has grown up after a season of training, and can help him share a lot of pressure.

In October, the Knicks lost three games, and the ranking in the East is not bad for the time being, shooting in sixth place, if they continue to play like this, they may enter the playoffs this year, and maybe they can achieve a good result.

The outside has been commenting that Anthony has no ambition and doesn't want to compete for the championship at all, which is also what Anthony is most distressed about, others say so, and they can't let themselves chase them and say that they actually want to win the championship.

Anthony wants to win and prove himself, and for him, as long as he can win, it is nothing to sacrifice a little bit of possession, in fact, since the beginning of the season, he has done the same, giving Porzingis a lot of the ball, but when the team needs to score, he will step up and score.

It's just that the team lacks a glue, someone who can glue themselves and Porzingis.

Now that Sessions is over, judging from the October game, he and the team are not very well connected, and he needs to be given more time.

In the Knicks' locker room, right now, everyone is listening to the coach.

"Today, we are against a strong opponent, the Rockets, we only lost one game in October, if we can win the Rockets, it will show that we are also a first-class team, if you want to beat the Rockets, I need everyone to work harder, can you do it?"

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

"Cameron, whether you can win this game today or not, your play is very important, so, today, you and Harden are going to play against each other!" Coach Knicks said.

"Okay, no problem, I'm looking forward to playing against Harden!" Anthony said confidently.

Compared to playing against Ariza, Anthony naturally prefers to play against Harden, everyone in the league knows that Harden often defends with his eyes, and his defense is a cut worse than Ariza.

However, it is estimated that when it comes time to attack by itself, the Rockets will definitely change their defense, and it is likely that Ariza will defend themselves.

"Porzingis, you have to play more aggressively on the inside, the opponent's Capela is inferior to you in terms of height and armband, you have to seize the opportunity!" The coach turned his head and admonished the other general.

"We had Antony and Porzingis as the starting point on the pitch, and the rest of the players were always on cover and running without the ball.

"Got it, coach!"

......

Both sides were putting the finishing touches on the dressing room, and soon it was time for the players to come on.

"Wow, New York is a metropolis, there are so many people!" Walking out of the players' tunnel, Cheng Lei glanced at the dense fans in the Knicks stand and sighed.

It turned out that there would be a lot of vacancies in many small markets, and there were still many fans of Team Rocket, but now, when I arrived here, the fans of Team Rocket were actually drowned in the crowd, and they couldn't be seen very much.

"Hehe, you don't know there's another title here?" Harden said with a lewd face.

"Huh? What title? "Cheng Lei really doesn't know what other titles are here.

"Madison Gardens is known as a superstar perks! You know why? ”

"Why?" Cheng Lei's mind couldn't turn for a while.

"As long as a superstar comes here, they can cut a very beautiful result." Harden said with a smile.

"I'll rub, Brother Deng, don't boast about yourself in such a disguise!"

On the big screen at the scene, the starting lineups of both sides have appeared on the screen, and the players of both sides have begun the final pre-match warm-up.

Paul and Anthony walked to the middle circle at the same time, the two shook hands, hugged tightly, and after a few low words, they separated and returned to their respective teams with a smile.

"Did you two have a good chat?" Cheng Lei said.

"Hey, Ray, you know, our four brothers, LeBron and Wade won the championship together, Anthony and I, should we do something too?" Paul smiled brightly and said.

Cheng Lei suddenly understood the consciousness in Paul's words, he must have discussed with Anthony the possibility of joining forces in the future, Paul just signed a long-term contract with the Rockets, and Anthony's contract with the Knicks is about to expire, Paul must have lobbied Anthony to come to the Rockets.

"And what did Anthony say?" Cheng Lei looked at no one else on the side and asked in a low voice.

"Can't say, can't say!" Paul smiled and picked up a ball and shot it off.

Paul's expression looks like a play, Cheng Lei said with a smile in his heart.

Anthony and Paul laughed and chatted in the center circle for a while, and of course the Knicks players were watching too.

"Boss, why are you talking to Paul so happy?" Courtney Lee asked.

"It's nothing, friends for many years, we always have to care about each other!" Anthony said with a smile.

Doodle... The warm-up time is over, the substitutes are all off the field, and the game is ready to begin.

Porzingis and Capela stood in the middle circle and took a jump pose, and the referee threw the ball into the air with a whistle.

Capela didn't have any temper at all in the face of Porzingis, who was a cut taller than him, and they had a good bounce at such a high level, and they directly dialed the ball to Sessions.

After Sessions dribbled past half court, he saw that Anthony was already standing outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left side, reaching for the ball.

Sure enough, as Anthony guessed, it was Ariza who defended Anthony, and the Rockets would not let Harden defend themselves at all.

Leaning on Ariza's side, Anthony got the ball smoothly and turned around to face him.

Ariza spread her arms and stared at Anthony, waving her hands up and down, not daring to be careless.

Anthony's offense didn't require too many fancy moves, just a crotch dribble and a sudden kill to the left without warning.

Ariza followed closely, and after Anthony made an emergency stop, he suddenly dribbled in the opposite direction, opened up a little distance, and shot straight away.