Heading into November, the Rockets brought in their first opponent, playing the New York Knicks on the road.

Although Paul lost to Cheng Lei in the barbecue competition the day before, Cheng Lei still agreed to provide his teammates with energy drinks throughout the year, which made his teammates' next training and preparation extremely positive.

New York is an international metropolis, to some extent, this city is more famous than the capital of the United States, and the well-known Statue of Liberty is the landmark of New York.

As an extremely prosperous city with an extremely prosperous economy, it is also known for its willingness to spend money, not enough, the money is not spent on the blade, and it has not achieved any substantial good results for several years in a row.

New York, as a team that is not bad for money, has certainly produced many stars, such as the current star Carmelo Anthony, of course, as a team that has won championships, they still have a deep heritage.

In previous seasons, the Knicks had a chance to achieve better results, but unfortunately there were several years of internal conflicts on the team, and the team was in a very chaotic situation, this season, after ending Phil Jackson's management and letting go of free agent Derrick Rose, Holiday will rebuild the team around the newcomer Porzingis.

It's just that now Anthony's large contract and trade veto power have made New York have not made any big moves for the time being. (This season, Anthony is still with the Knicks)

The home of the Knicks, Madison Square Garden, has never been short of stars, as long as the Knicks have a game at home, the first row will always see stars that are not usually seen, no, Justin Bieber appeared in the first row.

In the Rockets locker room provided by the Knicks, Cheng Lei sat listlessly in his position, his eyes looking ahead, looking a little hollow, Nima, finally recovered from two days of diarrhea.

In the past two days, Cheng Lei almost occupied the bathroom at home, and also asked Coach D'Antoni for two days off, so that the players once thought that Cheng Lei had eaten a bad stomach at the party that day.

Cheng Lei is uncomfortable, he can't tell others about this kind of thing, so he can only excuse himself by eating something unclean.

Zhuo Jiayue wanted to take Cheng Lei to the hospital several times, but Cheng Lei refused, saying that he was in good health, just take some medicine, and insisted on it for two days, Cheng Lei felt that the chrysanthemums he pulled did not belong to him.

Now squatting down, I reflexively feel the chrysanthemum faintly painful.

"Ray, your face is ugly!" Paul asked with concern.

"It's okay, I haven't slept well in the past two days!"

"You're not going to tell me your stomach still hurts, are you?"

"My stomach doesn't hurt anymore, and my energy hasn't recovered yet!" Cheng Lei said helplessly.

If you go to measure your weight, Cheng Lei estimates that he has lost at least three pounds in the past two days.

"Look at you like this, can you still play?" Harden asked.

"It's okay, trust me!"

No matter how you listen to this, it feels awkward, Harden feels that Cheng Lei is holding up, this feeling, I understand, it is like a kidney being hollowed out.

As usual, there is always a short meeting in the arena, and when Coach D'Antoni came in, he saw Cheng Lei as a side, his face was yellow.

"Ray, haven't you recovered yet?"

"Coach, I'm almost recovering!"

"Okay, I got it!" Coach D'Antoni nodded, seeing that it was like this, it didn't look like he was fully recovered, and thought to himself, I won't arrange Cheng Lei to play today.

"Sit down, what do you think of this game?"

"This year's Knicks should be better than last year, and after changing the management, it won't be as chaotic as before! And, after a season of training, Porzingis has proven that he can take it all the way. Harden was the first to say.

"Yes, go ahead!" The coach nodded and said.

"The Knicks let go of Rose and Holiday on paper, and on paper, their strength has decreased, but everyone knows that Rose is no longer the Rose of the past."

"Moreover, they introduced Sessions, Beasley, they are all ruthless characters, don't underestimate Beasley, although the salary is not high, but this guy's ability is indeed first-class, if it weren't for the lack of brains, this guy would definitely be able to get that big contract!" Harden emphasized.

After Harden finished speaking, Paul continued, "Don't forget, they also have an Anthony, and Anthony is known as an offensive kaleidoscope. ”

For Anthony, Paul is very clear, they are four banana boat brothers, each of them is a difficult existence.

"Actually, on paper, the current Knicks are really not weak, but I don't know how many layers of skills they can play."

If nothing else, the Knicks will use Ramon Sessions, Courtney Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Kyle O'Quinne, Kristaps Porzingis.

These five people, inside, the offense will revolve around Porzingis and Anthony, and then look at the bench, if Beasley can stand up in time, it will be a big test for the Rockets' bench.

Beasley, who has gone crazy, may even be afraid of himself.

"In this game, you must not take it lightly, otherwise, it is easy to capsize in the gutter!" Paul reminds everyone.

"However, their team also has shortcomings, or the problem of running-in, and the chaos within the team, which has been a problem for the Knicks in recent years, or depends on Anthony's desire to win!" After everyone finished speaking, the assistant coach added.

However, judging from the performance of the Knicks in October, there are more or less contradictions between them, especially Sessions, who seems to have not found his position in the team.

Moreover, Anthony and Porzingis' possession of the ball is particularly obvious this year, and the team has not yet had an accurate positioning of who will play the main game.

"Today's game is a big test for Ariza!" Paul looked at Ariza and said.

It's not so easy to defend Anthony, if he wants to score, Ariza has no one to completely limit him, and if he can, he won't be called an offensive kaleidoscope.

"I'm going all out, I'm going to defend Anthony with all my might!" Ariza assured everyone.

"I'm still a little worried about Beasley, though!" Paul said.

Originally, Cheng Lei could have restricted Beasley, but looking at Cheng Lei's state today, it is a question whether he can play or not, so that no one on his side seems to be able to effectively limit Beasley.

"Don't worry, everyone, I'll find a way to get him!" Gordon said after a moment of silence.

"By the way, what if they still have a Noah?" Harden asked suddenly.

In the past, Noah was the main force of the Knicks, this guy, playing is also crazy, and this year he was put on the bench, although the independent offensive ability is not very strong, but if it is combined with Beasley, the effect may be very terrifying.

"Actually, the Knicks' bench is not as strong as I believe, don't think about it, just play yourself!" Paul clapped his hands and cheered everyone on.

It's not your own style to be discouraged before you fight.

(End of chapter)