"But the Knicks are rich."

Stanlefour also interjected into the conversation and told the truth.

It's true that the Knicks are rich, not that their owners are rich, but their owners are willing to spend, and in the NBA, there may be only one Laker who is more willing to spend money than them.

Stamreford mentioned that the Knicks were rich, but Byron Scott thought of a question and asked casually: "Joe, if the Knicks ask you to coach with a high salary, will you come?" ”

Qiao Hai shook his head and replied, "Probably not." ”

"Why?"

Qiao Hai spread his hands: "I don't want to serve this group of fans who may have a sick brain!" ”

………………

Before the game began, the Madison Square Garden Arena boos never stopped, Qiao Hai looked up and swept around, and even saw a few signs insulting Ewing as a traitor.

"Okay, guys, don't care so much, play this game, we're going to win!"

Patting the tactical board in his hand, Qiao Hai arranged the starter.

Then, the two teams started the game, the Grizzlies were ready, Mike Bibi and Manuginobili formed the guard line, the small forward was Sean Marion, the power forward Raheem and the center Patrick Ewing,

On the Knicks' side, the starting five are Ragabel, Alan Houston, Ratlers Preville, Larry Johnson and center Marcus Camby.

The Knicks' starting lineup is rather bizarre, there is no point guard, and there is no pure power forward, but because there are many people on the strong side of the pressing defense, the Knicks' defense is still very good, and the offense is a little rushed.

In this game, the Grizzlies have at least an 80% win rate as long as they play their offense well.

In the opening game, Patrick Ewing and Marcus Camby jumped the ball, Patrick Ewing won, and the Grizzlies attacked first.

Manu Ginobili hit a ball as soon as he came up, full of fighting spirit, and it seemed that Ragabel's mouth cannon still affected Ginobili before the game, but in the face of Ragabel's close defense, he stepped back in the middle distance position and did not score.

The Knicks grabbed the rebound and played a wave of counterattacks in turn, with Aunt Larry Johnson passing, assisting the madman Sprewell for a layup, the ball went in, and the Knicks 2:0 Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies' positional battle, the strong side pulled the air, and gave Mike Bibby a single, and the Knicks barely maintained a multi-person pressing defense on the strong side, but Mike Bibby worked together, and as soon as he broke through, Alan Houston was passed, and the Knicks' defense instantly became a two-on-one package tactic.

In the face of a pinch, Mike Bibby passes.

To Manu Ginobili on the other side, Ginobili took a sideways step, dodged Ragabel's interference, and raised his hand to shoot.

Swish!

Catch the ball and throw, Ginobili scored a goal instead, I have to say that Ragabel's ability to defend the ball is very strong, and the defense without the ball is very average.

The score is 2:2, and the Knicks serve in the backcourt.

The ball goes to Ratlis Preville, singles.

After Patrick Ewing left, the Knicks' offensive routine became more homogeneous, and there used to be Ewing's mid-range singles, and now only the breakthrough of the madman Sprewell, or Alan Houston's strong shot.

If Sprewell's breakthrough can be highlighted, the Knicks' offense can still live, because Alan Houston's off-ball is strong, coupled with Ragabel's 3D attributes, the Knicks' offense still has a dozen.

But the key problem is that the Grizzlies locked up the Maniac's breakout singles, 3 to 2 on the strong side, and as soon as Sprewell broke through, the Grizzlies didn't even mind turning the defense into a simple bag defense.

In short, it is not easy for Sprewell to play alone, and it is best to force the Knicks to give up Sprewell's breakthrough strength on the outside, and in fact, the Grizzlies can do this, they have the ability to do their best to prevent a point, especially against a team like the Knicks who does not have many offensive strengths.

On the court, the Knicks' offense.

Sprewell tried to make a sudge, but failed, and Sean Marion was always in front of him.

Then, Larry Johnson gave him a screen, and after the cover, the Grizzlies quickly changed defenses, still not giving him a chance.

Sprewell was in a hurry to defend and made a direct strong shot from a high position.

Bang!

Don't enter!

Ewing on the inside grabbed the rebound, and the Grizzlies instantly counterattacked, and Mike Bibby scored on the counterattack, 4:2.

The Knicks served again in the backcourt, and it was still Sprewell's single.

This time, the madman broke out and directly passed Sean Marion, but when he turned his head, the Grizzlies changed their defenses, and there was no way to put three people on the strong side, and they could change their defenses at any time.

Obviously, the Grizzlies did a great job, and Sprewell still couldn't find a chance.

He opted for a pass, and Alan Houston took the pot and shot directly.

Bang, don't go in.

The Grizzlies' defense is starting to explode again......

This season, the Grizzlies' defensive stats have begun to improve comprehensively compared to last season, and last season, the Grizzlies' defense ranked in the middle of the league, limiting opponents to score per game and defensive efficiency ranked around 10th in the league.

This season, the Grizzlies' defense has skyrocketed, with both defensive efficiency and limiting opponents' points per game in the top five.

And, the ranking continues to rise as the season progresses.

The Grizzlies still have a lot of room for improvement, such as this game, their defense is much stronger than the Knicks, and the Knicks' defensive efficiency ranks among the top three in the league, but from this game alone, the Grizzlies' defense is stronger than the Knicks, which means that the Grizzlies' defense actually has a lot of potential.

On the court, the Grizzlies attack.

The counterattack didn't work, and Mike Bibby gave the ball to Ginobili, who singled out and hit the iron again.

Ragabel's defence is still tough and he keeps making small moves.

But Ragabel's contribution is limited to the defensive end, and on the offensive end, the Knicks are still defended by the Grizzlies.

With more than four minutes to play in the first quarter, the score had become 13-5, and the Grizzlies led by eight points, and Jeff Van Gundy called the first timeout of the game.

The Knicks' offense collapsed, opening just over four minutes and scoring five points with only a three-pointer from the opening game and a forced three-pointer from Alan Houston.

However, at the same time, Ginobili also failed to break through Ragabel's single defense, and in more than four minutes of play, Ginobili shot 1 of 4, only scored an opening catch and shot, and the other three shots were singles, and they didn't score.

So, the Knicks took a timeout, and Qiao Hai also adjusted, because he saw the problem on the court.

"Manu, reduce your offense with the ball and catch the ball for a fixed-point jumper."

With a simple adjustment, the game resumed.

Ginobili made one without the ball and didn't score, and then he ignored Qiao Hai's adjustment and was still attacking with the ball.

Qiao Hai didn't care, there were many examples of players ignoring the coach's instructions and playing according to their own ideas, but the problem was that Ginobili continued to hold the ball and attacked, but still couldn't score the ball, and more than four minutes of game time passed, and Ginobili's hit became 1 of 8.

Qiao Hai thought about it and changed people.