"These guys are really noisy, what kind of show are they doing!" After witnessing the opening ceremony of the Knicks with such a grand and gorgeous pomp, Paul George's jealousy was even stronger.

This is simply ridiculous, this is simply nonsense, for a rookie who has made a mistake and returned from punishment, is it necessary to welcome such a scene? It's not a championship ceremony, or a jersey retirement ceremony for a league superstar, or a Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

George feels that this kind of treatment is almost the same when it is used on himself, when will it be the turn of this rookie named Roy, and speaking of which, George himself is also a fan of Marvel, and this Marvel specially came to support Roy made him even more unhappy.

"Jeff (Teague), pass me more when you get the chance, I'm going to teach that kid a lesson, I can't wait."

Paul George is serious, and while he's essentially an honest, easy-going, and docile model player, it's the kind of honest people who are really scary when they start a bullish temper.

As the league's top wing player, George's offensive ability with the ball is average, but his ability to catch and shoot is indeed the league's top.

In the first shot, he used center Myles Turner's skillful blocking to get rid of Crowder's defense and find a gap, and answered Teague's pass and hit it directly from outside the three-point line.

This crisp three-point shot was simple and rude, and George looked calm after the goal, as if nothing had happened, but his eyes were staring at Roy, as if to say "Come on, my target tonight is you", that's right, George's goal is to make an example of the monkey.

Interesting, this George is really interesting, with a cold expression and excellent feel, he deserves to be the boss of the Pacers. Seeing George's cold-blooded three points, Roy couldn't help but have some approval.

Of course, this favor only lasted for a few seconds, and when George stared at Roy with his chest against his back, Roy's mood suddenly became bad.

"Hey, buddy, do you need to stick it so close? I can smell your cologne. ”

Roy immediately felt the pressure from George, who was not only leaning against Roy, but also his long hands were tentatively groping up and down.

"Hey, buddy, this action of yours is too obscene, can you take your hands off me?"

Roy was talking trash over there, but George was silent. To be honest, the honest George is not very good at trash talk, and under such close contact between the two, George is almost out of words except for constantly shouting "come on, come on".

Although Larry Bird repeatedly cared about George in the pre-game special training to learn to use trash talk to distract the opponent, to learn to use mental attacks to weaken the opponent, and also taught George a few words of trash talk, but once on the court, the fully engaged George actually forgot about it.

All he can do now is continue to limit Roy's movement with a "lewd" but practical close-to-the-ball defense.

Compared with the previous poor defense of the Nuggets, the defensive intensity of the "strongest wing" George has obviously risen by I don't know how many notches.

You know, George is the league's top perimeter defender. Last season, he ranked 10th in defensive efficiency among all players who played more than 30 minutes and 3rd among outside players, behind "Best Defensive Player" Kawhi Leonard and "Annoying" Draymond Green; He ranks 6th among all players who have played more than 30 minutes in Defensive Victory Contribution (DS) and 3rd among outside players; His steals percentage is the 8th highest of all players who have played more than 30 minutes.

It can be said that in terms of one-on-one defensive ability alone, this is the strongest opponent Roy has ever faced so far.

And that's not all, before the game against the Knicks, Larry Bird also made a special trip to teach George his defensive experience, and the experience he taught George is very important. For example, when Roy changes direction and breaks through, he gently sends a little inch of strength in his hand, such as using his arms to limit Roy's movement distance when he is holding the ball, such as using body contact to disrupt Roy's offensive rhythm when Roy is not paying attention, etc.

You don't think George can learn to spew trash talk such a simple verbal job, but when it comes to real hands-on ability, his talent is really not low, in an afternoon of special training, George learned a lot of home remedies secrets, and now, all of this is all on Roy.

In the face of George's airtight defense, Roy was eager to make a change of direction in the last famous breakthrough, but when Roy tried to accelerate the breakthrough, he found himself in trouble.

George's defense really wasn't covered.

George's height and reach are already outstanding, plus there is not much speed, agility, and small movement interference from Roy's own pass. The combination of these abilities and qualities made him George look like a big net covering Roy, Roy wanted to accelerate the breakthrough several times, but he was directly resolved by the clever George's prediction.

The fist hit the sandbag, but he couldn't use his strength, and Roy's trouble really came.

This George is really not simple, and Roy is not even in the mood to talk trash now.

Roy didn't expect that his small breakthrough attack would be completely blocked by this George. Of course he didn't know that even Derrick Ross in his heyday could only be evenly matched when dealing with George, a "defensive monster", not to mention his own "Little Ross", who had not yet fully graduated?

Attacking time was running out, and the fans all seemed to be waiting for the pair to be decided, but Roy still couldn't completely get rid of George's close pressing. But Roy, who had just been in the Colorado Nuggets, would not give up easily, and would not easily admit defeat, and after playing a block with Porzingis, Roy pressed the whistle and threw the ball.

A little bit worse, the ball popped out of the frame.

Roy flicked his fist in annoyance, and it seemed that he himself was not satisfied with this attack option.

Fortunately, the Pacers, who grabbed the rebound, did not immediately launch a counterattack, and they followed the slow-paced tactics of head coach McMillan and played a slow-paced, retro and nostalgic half-court offense and defense.

Frequent interspersed runs, fierce body collisions, and outrageous pick-and-roll covers, this is McMillan's offensive tactics, which seem complicated and boring, but they are very useful.

Almost the same as the previous offense, it was Teague's fast break that attracted the defense, and then the center Turner pulled to the outside to cover George, and George received the pass and made a three-point shot, and scored again, 6:0.

Actually entered again, looking at George's slightly defiant eyes, Roy clenched his fists angrily.

"What Pacers, are you really walking? Don't you dare to play faster. ”

Roy's trash talk went unanswered.

In addition to being angry, Roy couldn't think of a better countermeasure for a while.

But anger doesn't solve everything, and the next shot is guarded by George's face, and Roy's shot is deflected wide again.

In trouble, Roy suddenly found that the high-speed change of direction breakthrough he had just mastered was simply impossible to use under George's close defense. To add insult to injury, the Pacers' slow half-court offense and defense made it seem like the Knicks couldn't find a chance to pick up the pace.

Without speed, there is no space, and without space, it is even more impossible to break through.

The Pacers' third offense came again, and this time Roy took the initiative to switch to George, and he decided to find a little bit of feeling on the defensive end.

Don't say it, the Pacers' offense is really like carved out of a mold, interspersed with running, physical confrontation, and covering and blocking.

"Boxing is afraid of being less strong", Rose, who had just returned from injury before the game, couldn't resist the impact of the young Scud Teague, and once someone came to make up for the defense, Teague would take advantage of the situation to pass the ball, and the third time, they still did the same.

Teague's breakaway, Turner's cover, George's flank catch-and-shoot. Roy was much faster than the slightly bulky Crowder, and he was the first to bypass Turner's cover and go straight to George.

Can it be covered? No, it's still a little bit worse.

It's a little bit worse, just like his own breakthrough and shooting, it always seems to be a little bit worse.

Almost a little, at the moment of jumping off the block, Roy suddenly reacted.

What's the difference?

Why did the attacking style he used in Denver fail at home? In addition to George's top-tier defensive ability, there should be other reasons.

Could it be that it is because on his home turf, Roy can collect less negative energy? Could it be that it's because on his home turf Roy's revenge has weakened?

That's right, this is New York, and this is Roy's home turf. Here, everyone naturally only has infinite admiration and affection for Roy, and it is difficult to collect negative energy to strengthen himself, or to find something that stimulates his nerves.

A little less physical strength, a little less fighting spirit, a little less feeling, these factors combined, there are a lot of chances to score.

George's third three-pointer put the score at 9-0, and Hornacek immediately called a timeout.

"We've got to change our defensive tactics." Hornacek picked up the tactical board and drew it on.

"We also have to change our attacking tactics." There is a voice in Roy's heart shouting, you can't play with the rhythm of the Pacers, you can't go head-to-head with Paul George, since George doesn't play ball-handling offense, why should he use the opponent's strongest ball-handling defense with the strongest weapon.

"Roy, we're going to change our offensive tactics." Derek Ross also turned his head to look at Roy, and the two looked at each other and smiled, all without saying a word......