The New York Knicks game continues, and Roy's story continues.

After the game against the Chicago Bulls, Roy was praised by the media to a new level, and interestingly, these same media were still hyping up "Roy's ceiling is nothing more than Battier", "Roy's average will not exceed 15 points per game", "Roy will not be successful in the NBA" and so on.

The media is so fond of seeing the wind steer the rudder, and after seeing Roy's beautiful stats in the first five games of his career and leading the team to a decisive victory over the Chicago Bulls, their tone immediately changed, and now they call Roy is undoubtedly a rising superstar in the league.

Although some gossip media also released photos of Roy having fun with Noah and Rose, this did not affect Roy's popularity in the slightest. In fact, the league is in need of such a superstar from China, and it's hard to say how much hype news has been sent out through Adam Shaw's authorization.

Xiao Hua needs to create such a superstar from China, and if he wants to surpass Stern's achievements, he must develop the Chinese market well, develop a broader Chinese market than Stern, and Roy is the key.

Roy is indeed popular, the media that once snubbed him has praised the newcomer again, he has also felt the treatment of a star in his daily life, more and more New Yorkers have known the Chinese rookie, and even neighbors who live in the same block will now broadcast Roy's news from time to time.

The opposite of Roy is Anthony's situation, after "Woshen" pointed out Anthony's negative game without naming him, Anthony fell into the accusations of the media and fans, and the call to trade "melons" is also increasing.

Anthony is indeed having a hard time, if there was Steve Mills as his backer before, then now this backer has also collapsed. For the sake of his own job, Mills also has to start thinking about how to cheer up the Knicks, and at this time, a normal Anthony is very important.

Mills had a conversation with Anthony after returning to New York, and he hoped that Anthony would play well and contribute to the team's victory. The sudden change in Mills's attitude obviously angered Anthony, it was you Mills who made me mess before, and now it is you Mills who let me play well, and my "social brother" Anthony is a pawn at the mercy of others.

Anthony was furious, and to make matters worse, Mills and Phil Jackson seemed to be on the same page, with the well-informed Danny Ross (Anthony's agent) bluntly telling Anthony Mills and Jackson that they had reached a temporary settlement after Anthony spoke with Mills. Anthony, who suddenly heard the news, was completely furious, and he felt that Mills had betrayed him, so he had to make his own response.

Ahead of the New York Knicks' game against the Utah Jazz, Anthony informed the team that he would miss his next home game against the Utah Jazz due to ill health and that his return date was undecided.

The stubborn Anthony wants to tell the team that he's unhappy in this tough way, and if the team loses because of his absence, he believes Mills will definitely come to him again, as he has done before, and this is Anthony's way of showing that he is important.

And tactically speaking, Anthony's absence means that the Knicks are going to change lineups, and Roy can play the start. Back in New York, Hornacek got into the action, and the last game inspired him when he decided to add a tailor-made pick-and-roll for Roy and Porzingis to his previous star singles play.

At the same time, with the dual authorization of Jackson and Mills, Hornacek decided to carry out a discipline overhaul of the team, any lateness, early departure, laziness and other behaviors in training are not allowed, and any distraction, random play, disobedience to instructions and other behaviors in any game are also not allowed, the whole team must seriously implement the discipline of the game, just like the iron-blooded Utah Jazz team back then, play their own tough style.

Coincidentally, the Knicks' next opponent is none other than the Utah Jazz.

As an old team in the West, the current Jazz team is no longer the Western powerhouse known for blocking and demolition, after Jerry Sloan's retirement, the Jazz entered a rebuilding period, but fortunately, their rebuilding speed is fast.

Last season, the Jazz finished ninth in the West by just one win behind the Houston Rockets due to injuries. The Utah Jazz are aiming for a playoff spot this season, and healthy Hero, Gobert and Feves are the opponents that every team will have a headache for.

Before the game against the Knicks, Gordon Hayward, the main player of the Utah Jazz, was also arrogant in front of the media, and this high-spirited white small forward once called himself "the strongest white player in the league" in front of the media, which shows his competitive spirit.

This time, he saw the media hype Roy, calling him "the strongest rookie in the NBA", "the strongest Asian player in the NBA", and even "the strongest foreign player in the NBA", etc., these words couldn't help but make Hayward feel very unhappy. Thinking that he is also a rare white All-Star player in the league, but he doesn't get as much attention as such a rookie who has just entered the league, he can't help but want to speak out and set the tone.

"I think the media praise for Roy is a bit excessive, as a rookie, he still has a lot to learn, and tomorrow night I will give him a lively and interesting teaching lesson to let him know what the real NBA is, and I will try my best to limit his scoring to 15 points tomorrow night."

This was Hayward's manifesto.

It sounds like a satellite, but Hayward's self-confidence is not unfounded.

The Utah Jazz are indeed one of the league's toughest defensive teams, conceding the second-fewest points in the league last season (conceding 95.9 points per game), second only to the San Antonio Spurs.

But it is such a strong team, but last season it was plagued by injuries and only achieved a record of 40 wins and 42 losses and missed the playoffs, so this season, the Utah Jazz are also holding their breath to make the playoffs.

For the contempt of the media, team leader Hayward naturally wants to speak out, don't think that our Jazz team can ignore our existence in a small city, today we are going to give the Knicks a disadvantage at the home court in New York.

Facing the menacing old club Utah Jazz, Hornacek also made some preparations, first of all, Anthony was absent, and Roy entered the starting lineup as a small forward. Secondly, in response to the Jazz's strong interior defense, Hornacek formulated a strategy of combining outside offense with running and shooting, anyway, Roy is also good at playing fast, so it is better to let him try to dominate with speed. Finally, Hornacek also made a point of emphasizing the discipline of the game, as a lazy defense like Anthony's would never be allowed.

With Hornacek's request and the high expectations of New York fans, Roy stepped into the Madison Square Garden Arena.

It was Roy's first time playing as a starter in the NBA, and that feeling was completely different from getting up on the bench and going into the game.

Roy was placed in the third game, which meant he was third in the starting line-up in the coach's mind, but that didn't matter because Roy received the most applause in the audience.

"Roy is on the field, and the rookie who beat the Bulls in the last game was adored by the fans, and the last time a rookie enjoyed such a courtesy at Madison Square Garden was probably Jeremy Lin, and interestingly, he was also a Chinese player."

"Oh, Mike, you're not entirely right, Jeremy Lin was a rookie at the time, but he wasn't cheered on by the crowd as a first-year rookie. To be precise, Roy is the best rookie the Knicks have drafted in recent years, and he may have more potential than Porzingis last season. ”

"That's right, Roy Gäporzingis is really a pair of newcomers who make people think about it, maybe the Knicks can really get on track and slowly recover this season."

"Mike, you're starting to fantasize again, this is not the sixth game of the new season, and it's hard to say whether the Knicks can get past the Jazz today."

The New York Knicks played the sixth game of the new season at home against the Utah Jazz.

At the pre-match handshake, Roy met Hayward, who had shiny hair.

"Hey, Gordon (Harward), I saw your declaration, you mean to limit my scoring to 15?"

"That's right, rookie, it's your honor for me to defend you."

"Okay, then I'm ready."

"Very well, then let me see what you're capable of, rookie."

"Gordon, to be honest, if you set the limit at 25 points, maybe I'm okay with that. 15 is a really unpleasant number, but it doesn't matter, I might as well tell you that my goal today is to score 30 points......"