Chapter 433: The Eastern Crusade Wins Again

The Knicks don't have good results, but they have stars on the team, so they can't keep it up when they will go crazy.

So Spurs can't take them lightly when they play them away from home.

At the beginning of the game, it turned out to be a defensive battle, and while Leonard was dealing with Anthony, Zhang Xiaotian launched his offensive means.

Parker was crushed by Rose, who was no longer in his prime, and Dedmon was completely unable to score.

But the Spurs' strength is still strong, the team is slightly better than the opponent, and it is the same when it comes to the rotation period, and the Knicks' bench is very bad.

Throughout the first half, the Knicks' strongest point of attack was Rose, and the other was Porzingis, who was more efficient than Aldridge.

But Anthony feels that he is no match for Leonard at all, and Zhang Xiaotian can rest assured that he will score and organize.

Neither team is at a fast pace, and the Spurs, who are in the lead, have no intention of changing the situation.

The situation changed in the third quarter, except for Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard, everyone else on the Spurs' side played iron and couldn't score a single point, while on the Knicks' side, Anthony finally broke out after halftime adjustments.

Anthony was originally a star on the offensive end, and when he couldn't play his strength in the offense, he was redundant, and now, he has become the biggest problem for the Spurs.

Whether to change the defense, Leonard doesn't think so, now Zhang Xiaotian's performance on the offensive end has surpassed him, if there is also a problem in the defense of the hand, he will feel very shameless.

Of course, when he went down to rest, it must have been Zhang Xiaotian who was going to consume Anthony, who had more time on the court than any of them.

The bright side for the Spurs is that the Knicks' team offense is not good, and there is too little connection between Anthony and Rose, and they are actually singles when they each play their own way.

The Knicks are in this state, and the Spurs will definitely have to intervene.

The other party wants to play singles, so they create the conditions for them to play singles.

The Spurs also have a lot of singles this season, but it's not that the players are separated from the team, they have tactics to make a few strong points more comfortable singles, and the Knicks can't do it.

Despite the change of coach, the Knicks have not changed significantly.

Entering the fourth quarter, Anthony also had to go down to rest for a while, and the main defense of Zhang Xiaotian was their backup forward Lance Thomas, and they replaced the interior Kyle O'Quinn who had a good defense.

The Knicks' defense may have been a little better during the rotation, but the offense was a bit of a problem, and they let Porzingis single at this time.

One person in the main defense, inside defense, this is a means against James.

For Zhang Xiaotian, it is meaningless for the main defense players not to cause him big trouble, and it is better to directly pinch the defense.

He put the front straight on the outside, scoring five straight points and then assisting Mills to hit a three-pointer.

This kind of offensive efficiency is a headache for the Knicks, but fortunately, Porzingis's efficiency is also good.

The Spurs quickly pinched Porzingis, and the Knicks' offense suddenly stalled.

And because of the problem of strength, Lance Thomas has three fouls in a short period of time, and the Knicks can only admit that their set-up for this period has completely failed.

When Anthony came on again, Leonard was also replaced.

The Spurs adopted a one-four-small lineup in the final moments, which means that even if the Knicks play a cover strategy, Anthony will have the strongest defense in front of him.

It's either Leonard or Zhang Xiaotian, and it's a problem for any player on the offensive end.

I have to say that Anthony is still very dangerous on the offensive end when he gets excited.

In the face of a strong defense, he was still able to score with the ball.

But it's still a matter of efficiency, and if his efficiency decreases, the Knicks can't make up for it on the defensive end.

Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard's blocking threat was too great, and Aldridge became a blue-collar worker at this time, and the pressure was much less.

Towards the middle of the fourth quarter, the Knicks tried to fight with the Spurs, but they knew the mistake two minutes later, so they couldn't stop Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard's impact at all.

To be honest, the Knicks' players are too slow to move, and even Anthony can fall into that category, and the absence of a big man on the inside is a disaster for their defense.

After returning to a double interior line, the Knicks were in a much better situation, and Anthony was also focused on offense.

Anthony then hit a three-pointer to prove that his hand was still hot.

It's a pity that there is a big problem in front of the Knicks now, that is, the gap of nearly 10 points, how can they recover it.

Relying on Anthony or relying on Rose, Porzingis has no choice, because the Knicks' three-point lineup is average, and the Spurs' defensive lineup is relatively tight, and it is difficult for Porzingis to have a chance.

Of course, the key is the defensive problem that they can't solve in a way.

At 2 minutes and 28 seconds, Aldridge grabbed the rebound in the front court, he returned the ball to Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian faked a real shot to split Leonard, Leonard made the opponent foul outside the three-point line and hit all three free throws.

Then the Knicks, who were in a hurry to attack, were caught by the Spurs, and Zhang Xiaotian slammed the dunk after a steal, and the score gap finally came to double digits.

Seeing that things could not be done, the Knicks became extremely demoralized.

In the following time, Spurs did not have much trouble winning the game, and the winning streak on the road continued.

In recent days, the Knicks have been plagued by various soap operas, and Rose has disappeared inexplicably before, and was fined by the team after returning. Then Phil Jackson repeatedly criticized Anthony in public, on social media, and Jackson was peddling Anthony to send him away.

Asked after the game what he thought of the Knicks' soap opera, Vic said: "I don't think about that, these are not things I need to think about. ”

Pressed by a reporter what he thought of Jackson's conflict with Anthony, Vicky said again: "You can stop this issue at any time you want, and you can continue to talk about it as you wish, but it's not about me." ”

However, Vicky also admits that the team doesn't have as many soap operas to make his job easier, saying: "Not having so many soap operas does make my job easier, which is great for me. ”

"When you're bringing in signings, whether it's a draft or a free agent, I think you have to do everything you need to figure out what types of players you need in your system, and figure out which players are the best fit for the culture of the team, your own coaching style.

Regarding the state of the old rival Phil Jackson, Vicky can only express understanding.

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