It turns out that at all times, a team with a good team atmosphere is always better than a team built with stars.

Needless to say, positive examples include the Detroit Pistons in 2004 (blue-collar champions) and the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 (seniors champions). Examples of the opposite are the Houston Rockets in 1999 (Olajuwon, Barkley, Pippen huddle), the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004 and 2013 (two F4s) and the Nets in 2014 (the pinnacle of stardom).

On the Chicago Bulls' side, after the "cancer" Rondo went off the court, the offense on the court immediately became fluid, and Dwyane Wade brought Isaiah Cannan, Doug McDermott, Nikola Mirotic and Cristiano Felicio to play with a small bench lineup.

On the other hand, the Knicks team, which was leading before, although they were replaced by Anthony, Noah and other main players, the rhythm on the court slowed down, and the Knicks team that lost its offensive rhythm was like a tiger that had lost its fangs, and it couldn't play too efficient offense at all.

It can be said that these two substitutions of Hojberg and Hornacek achieved the complete opposite effect.

Especially Wade, as soon as he got on the court, he once again entangled Roy, the Knicks' brain, and he would rather let Anthony play his own Mirotic alone, and desperately choke Roy.

Although Anthony can also rely on singles to score points, it can't match the opponent's five-man systematic attack, and this situation has not been reversed until the main forces of both sides come on the court.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks trailed by one point at 56-57.

How to deal with Wade's stalker-wrenching defense? It was a question that Roy pondered repeatedly at halftime.

After defeating the Bulls' Rondo and Butler, he made a big deal out of Wade. Counted, this is Roy's third "superstar" after James and Harden.

A superstar is a superstar in the end, even if Wade is now 34 years old, his overall ability is still as high as 87, only 1 point lower than Anthony of the team. And what's even more exaggerated is that Wade's ability is obviously more reasonable, except for the slightly weaker "outside offensive ability", 90's "physical ability", 88's "interior offensive ability", and 85's "defensive ability" are all first-class. And that's not even counting the various powerful and practical skills he possesses.

It was such an old and sturdy "Flash" Wade who completely locked Roy to death.

It was necessary to find a way to crack Wade's defense, and Roy listened to Hornacek's babbling about how to attack and defend while searching for a way to deal with Wade in his memory.

Breaking through the singles will definitely not work, and the frontal dry pull is not very sure, and it feels difficult to connect the ball now, if you can find some space......

Suddenly, a thought crossed Roy's mind, thanks to Coach Hornacek's poker face, and Roy was enlightened.

Roy opens the "Ball King Shop" that he hasn't browsed for a long time, and he is looking for a prop called "Pick-and-Roll Tactics".

Thankfully, there's this stuff in the store for 1000 stat points.

Roy secretly congratulated himself that the "Ball King Store" had all the goods, but his worries were actually completely unnecessary, if the tactical package was compared to a realistic commodity, then the trendy "run-and-bomb tactics" were undoubtedly high-end goods such as iPhones, and the ancient "blocking and demolition tactics" were daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.

It's impossible for every player who plays basketball not to know the "pick-and-roll tactics."

"Blocking and dismantling tactics" simply means using the inside tall players to block the opponent's outside defenders, so that the outside players of their own side have the space to shoot. Starting from this basic theory, countless offensive methods can be formed, such as breakthroughs after blocking, shooting after blocking, counterpasses after blocking, transfers after blocking, and so on.

Having said that, in fact, the Utah Jazz team that Hornacek, the current head coach of the New York Knicks, played for back then, is the best team in NBA history to use "pick-and-roll tactics", and there is no one.

The Utah Jazz, who were active in the '90s, were helmed by John Stockton, led by Karl Malone, and paired with role players like Jeff Hornacek. It is they who interpret the "blocking and dismantling tactics" to the extreme, Stockton is good at passing, and Malone is good at mid-range shooting, which makes the team that defends them very uncomfortable, including Stockton will release Malone, and if he does not include Stockton, he will use his experience to complete the layup, and if the missmatch (misplaced defense) of changing defenses is formed, with the personal ability of Stockton and Malone, it can also easily cause scoring.

It was with this simple "blocking tactic" that the Utah Jazz reached the Finals twice in 1997 and 1998, but unfortunately they lost to the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan in the end.

Therefore, a point guard who can break the bag with a pass and can project a layup by himself and a big man who is good at shooting and covering can easily play "blocking and pick-and-roll tactics", such as Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire, Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, they are also masters of "blocking and pick-and-roll tactics".

So why didn't Honacek, a veteran of the "pick-and-roll tactics," practice them with the Knicks? One of the reasons is that he came to the Knicks too late, and Mills simply pulled him as a scapegoat. The second is that there are so many problems to solve when he first arrives at the team, and it takes him a lot of time just to recover the players' game condition, not to mention the tactics.

Fortunately, Roy can teach himself tactics, and his superb ball intelligence and innate "tactical eye" allow him to master the essentials of any tactic with ease. In just ten minutes after halftime, he had already mastered the key to "blocking and dismantling tactics".

Just like when Roy bought the "Pick-and-Roll Tactics", a tutorial video of "Pick-and-Roll Tactics" appeared in front of his eyes, and the players in the video were none other than the famous John Stockton and Karl Malone.

It's really a simple and practical big killer tactic, Roy, who has learned the "blocking and demolition tactics", can't help but sigh, if he learned this tactic earlier, why bother with those defensive beasts.

Now, John Stockton is there, so where is Karl Malone of the Knicks? Obviously, it can't be Noah, whose offense has almost degraded to zero, or Hernangomez, who lacks mid-range shooting ability, and O'Quin, who has rough skills and has nothing to do with himself, there is only one possible candidate - Porzingis.

The second half of the game began, and as usual, it was the rhythm of the Knicks' blood. Again, the problem was with Anthony, who was too lazy defensively, and Butler and Wade took turns firing the bow and almost blasted "Melon" out.

Seriously, after Derrick Rose's heartfelt remarks before the opening kick-off, Anthony had the slightest desire to play well. But after halftime, when he returned to the locker room, he remembered Mills' words, as long as the Knicks don't win this game, Phil Jackson will be out of class.

As long as you mess up again, you can get rid of the annoying guy "Zen Master" permanently, and the motive for this crime is so tempting that Anthony has no reason to object. So as soon as the second half started, Anthony took on a casual, broken jar and broken look, anyway, I've been playing "health basketball" for more than a year, and I don't care about playing one more game. What can you head coaches, the media, and the fans do with me, you don't have to rely on me when it comes to the offense of the key ball, and you don't have to vote for me when it comes to the All-Star voting.

With good reason, Anthony was completely negative on the field.

And while Anthony was digging frantically on the field, Roy and Porzingis, who was replaced early, connected to the line.

"Hey, KP (Porzingis), let me ask you something, do you play pick-and-roll tactics?"

Porzingis, who was still wiping his sweat, heard Roy ask himself, and immediately stopped his movements, he thought for a second, and immediately replied: "Yes, of course, the blocking and dismantling tactics in the European League are the most basic tactics, and if you can't block and dismantle, you will be scolded by the head coach." ”

"Great, then how about I make a suggestion to you, and when we go up, we can play blocking and dismantling tactics?"

"Oh? Aren't you running today? ”

"No, you also saw that today's game is not suitable for running and bombing, today we are going to play some retro ......"