On February 4, 2017, the Knicks welcomed the defending champion Cavaliers at home.

Carmelo Anthony is back in the familiar New York and back in the familiar Madison Square Square Arena.

It's been two and a half months since he left New York, and in those two and a half months, Anthony played in 39 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 22.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 33.1 minutes per game. It can be said that in the Cavaliers, by LeBron's side, Anthony gradually found himself and regained the feeling of a superstar.

The last time Anthony returned to New York, Roy was in the league's suspension period, so the two did not meet, and the Cavaliers won 126-94 in that game, Anthony scored a game-high 28 points, and when he was interviewed by the New York media at the end of that game, Anthony also deliberately ridiculed Roy, meaning that he is the real king of New York.

After 2 months, Anthony returned to New York again, but compared to the last time he came back, Anthony looked a little dignified.

He slapped the ball on the court with a blank face, practiced shooting, and basically did not interact with others except for a few words with James occasionally, even when his younger brothers Lance Thomas and Kyle O'Quinn came up to say hello, he was also serious and black-faced all the time.

People who are familiar with Anthony have already guessed at this time, Anthony must be playing a temper again, when he was still in New York and was still on the Knicks, Anthony often played big names and lost his temper because of a little thing, although he is already thirty-three, but his temper is still like a child, he makes trouble when he talks about it, he turns his face when he says it, he doesn't look at the time, he doesn't look at the place, and he doesn't look at the object.

It is said that when he went to his favorite Cleveland Cavaliers, Anthony should have no reason to be angry, so why did Anthony lose his temper this time?

Don't think about it, what can make Anthony angry at this stage is, of course, the shameful thing that he failed to be selected as an All-Star.

As a veteran player who has participated in ten All-Star games, as a former darling of the league, a former idol of fans, and as a superstar on the same level as James back then, the failure to be selected as an All-Star is too big a blow to Anthony. And if you consider that Anthony's teammates James, Thomas Jr. and Love were all selected as All-Stars, in this strong contrast, Anthony's sense of loss is even more obvious.

Anthony must not be convinced. Why can Thomas Jr. and Love be All-Stars, and I won't be selected? Why is Anthony the only one of the four Cavaliers stars abandoned? Why can't I even get an All-Star bench?

Faced with a huge contrast and a collapse of self-esteem, Anthony completely lost his mind. The more he thinks about it, the more angry he becomes, the more angry he thinks, not to mention Thomas and Love, even Kenwo Buck, a small role like Kenwo Barker who usually can't get into his eyes at all, has played the All-Star Game, what is he like this?

Because of the loss of the All-Star, Anthony has not spoken to other teammates for two days, although James took the initiative to be a peacemaker during this period, and talked and enlightened Anthony, but he couldn't change the stubborn Anthony at all.

And at this time, Anthony and the Cleveland Cavaliers are facing the challenge of the New York Knicks.

It was no coincidence that Anthony and Roy met.

This is the third meeting between the Knicks and the Cavaliers this season, and the Cavaliers have won the first two games, winning by 29 points in one game and 32 points in the other.

And the truth is indeed so cruel, the Cavaliers who came to New York this time can be described as strong, in addition to James, Anthony, Thomas Jr., and Love, the four aces, Smith also returned to the arms of the Cavaliers.

It's also interesting to say that after going around in circles, Smith actually went back to square one. But this is also inevitable, to be honest, there is probably no second team in the league except the Cavaliers who can suppress this famous super thorn. Smith was in Denver for more than a month this time, offending the team from management, coaches, team doctors, players to fans. As a result, Connelly, the general manager of the Nuggets, who couldn't bear it, also made a decisive move, and Smith was cut, so this guy is now back to James.

Compared to the Cavaliers' unprecedented strength, the Knicks playing at home are much more miserable, first of all, their main point guard Derrick Rose and starting small forward Darrell Arthur continue to miss this game due to injury. Then Porzingis, Noah, and Claude are back in the firing line, but their form cannot be guaranteed at all.

It can be said that the Knicks can hardly find any other good news and reasons to beat the Cavaliers except for Roy, who has a home-court advantage and a rebound in form.

For Roy, this is a match he has been looking forward to for a long time, and he certainly doesn't want to play it badly. Long before the game, Roy had made sufficient preparations, strengthened his attributes, adjusted his schedule, and he had already made up his mind that even if he was the only one who could play, he would never give up the opportunity to compete with James and Anthony.

Interestingly, LeBron James, who won the All-Star vote again, was in a good mood, and he even comforted Roy, who was also not selected as an All-Star, before the game, "Roy, the future is yours." ”

That's a familiar saying, right? That's right, this is exactly the golden sentence that Duncan gave to James back then.

James said this as both an emphasis on his status and a message to Roy that the future is yours and the present is mine.

The future is mine?

Roy didn't appreciate James's comfort, and his answer almost didn't make James spurt blood on the spot, "No, LeBron (James), you're wrong, the future is mine, but it's mine now." ”

Roy's big words instantly ruined James's good mood, and the game began in this tense atmosphere.

Now it's mine too.

Roy didn't talk about it and put satellites indiscriminately, he immediately proved everything with his actions.

Roy's opponent today is none other than his old nemesis, Anthony. In fact, this is also what Anthony specifically requested before the game, Anthony wants to vent his emotions and prove his strength to the world, and defeating Roy is the best, fastest and most direct way.

Anthony still remembers the confrontation with Roy in the training match. In his memory, Roy's offense was great, but his defense was mediocre, and he couldn't have stopped his signature step-back shot.

But Anthony miscalculated, he forgot one thing, time can change people, time can change Anthony, and it can also change Roy, and for a super genius like Roy, as long as he is given a little time, he can create miracles.

Roy has really been reborn, taller, faster, stronger, and more well-rounded than when Anthony left.

In the face of Anthony's signature move - stepping back to shoot, Roy has long been prepared, he has simulated this scene countless times in his memory, and Roy has remembered Anthony's characteristics as a former player.

I saw Roy catch up with Anthony's step with one step, and when Anthony jumped to the highest point, Roy's big hand was also sealed in place.

Impossible, when he saw that the basketball he threw was touched by Roy, Anthony's heart collapsed, his signature move had never eaten a big hat even in front of James, let alone anyone else?

And now, his first frontal attack was ruthlessly blocked by Roy, how could he not collapse?

No, at the moment when Anthony made a move, James behind him also noticed the abnormality, and he watched Roy jump in front of Anthony like a bolt of lightning and cover the ball with overwhelming bounce and power.

No, is this still Roy? Roy's physical fitness is definitely not inferior to his debut, no, in a sense, he is even more powerful than when he first debuted.

James was still lamenting, and Roy immediately taught Anthony a lesson with a sharp attack.

I saw that Roy, who had successfully blocked the ball, took the ball directly and launched a counterattack, how could Anthony, who had just been humiliated, give up, he directly pasted Roy in a vain attempt to break the ball to save face, and the two were like dancing a veneer dance, all the way from the Knicks' restricted area to the Cavaliers' half.

Roy dribbled and crushed all the way, and Anthony's close pressing couldn't stop Roy's movement at all.

Seeing that Roy was about to enter the paint area, Anthony was in a hurry and slapped Roy's dribbler directly, and Roy seemed to have been waiting for Anthony's action for a long time, and he took the ball and jumped at the moment Anthony made a move.

Anthony couldn't stop it and slapped Roy's right arm with a palm, and Roy had already jumped in the air and completed the shot.

"Huh." At the same time as the basketball passed through the Nets, the whistle blew, Anthony fouled, and the score was valid, which was an unmistakable 2+1......