On October 25, 2016, at Cleveland's Quick-Loan Arena, the Knicks will make their season debut on the road against the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

After careful consideration, Adam Shower finally arranged for the Knicks to be the defending champion's first opponent, and they will play together in the opener.

Xiao Hua's purpose is also clear, putting together last season's defending champions, a rebuilding veteran powerhouse, James and Anthony's rivalry and the debut of China's rising star Roy, the energy of the conversation must be amazing.

Although before this game, the arguments about whether Roy can make a blockbuster, whether he has the potential to become a superstar, and whether he is qualified to challenge the older generation of stars have gradually faded.

But from the perspective of a high school rookie from China, his preseason stats aren't too ugly, at least not too bad compared to other rookies.

Therefore, although there are fewer and fewer reporters, experts, and fans who still insist on supporting Roy's superstar theory, there is still no shortage of hopeful media outlets, who firmly believe that Roy will soar, and all he needs is time, maybe a few months, or a few years, anyway, age is his greatest wealth.

Abby Hornacek's 120 Sports is one of the few media outlets that has supported Roy, and at Abby's insistence, the online media has always maintained the tone that Roy will shine.

As a niche in the circle, Abby's persistence has also attracted ridicule from many peers, who not only think Abby is naïve and ignorant, but even mistakenly think that she is forcibly creating public opinion on the instructions of her father.

Of course, Abby is not stupid, inherited from her father's sports cells and her mother's smart mind, she has always had her own keen sense of the NBA and basketball, she feels that Roy is different, and the reason why he did not perform as expected may be due to some objective factors, or he lacks a little motivation.

With the preseason, this is Abby's seventh consecutive pre-game interview with Roy, and her obsession with it has even given her boss and colleagues a bit of a headache.

Like today's NBA opener, there are many people and content that can be interviewed, and Abby is a bit intriguing when he only recognizes Roy, isn't this how the scandal came out?

After the pre-race interview, Abby took off the headset microphone and decided to cheer Roy up.

"Hey Roy, today is your debut, you must perform well, today's game is broadcast live around the world, don't miss the opportunity."

"Oh, I will." Roy's response was as calm as water.

Roy's calmness couldn't help but annoy Abby, and Abby was very unhappy when he didn't hear the expected rhetoric. But because of the presence of so many cameras on the scene, it was inconvenient for her to say anything.

The Knicks' starting lineup for this game is still the same as in the previous preseason, with point guard Derrick Rose, scoring guard Konteney Lee, small forward Carmelo Anthony, power forward Kristaps Porzingis, and center Joji Noah.

The defending champion Cavaliers, on their part, fielded the main lineup that won last year's championship: point guard Kyrie Irving, . Smith, small forward LeBron James, power forward Kevin Love, center Tristan Thompson.

Today's game was broadcast by hundreds of media outlets around the world, including live commentary from ABC TV featuring famous Mike Brin and Walter Fraser, who are also guest commentators on the home court of the New York Knicks.

ABC TV brought them in, perhaps to hear what they had to say about the rebuilt Knicks, who, as expected, both expressed concern about the Knicks' prospects for the season before the game.

According to Mike Brin's analysis, although the Knicks have made a series of large-scale reinforcements this season, judging from the effect of the preseason, the team's run-in is completely inefficient, and the players on the court are scattered.

Walter Fraser, the Knicks' meritorious point guard nicknamed "Rogue Clyde", echoed the analysis of his partner, saying that Anthony still hasn't looked like a leading player this season, and he must prove that he can lead the team to victory, not just brush up on the numbers. In addition, he also complained about the reinforcements of Phil Jackson and Steve Mills, the "wooden man" Contney Lee who was brought in for tens of millions of dollars, signed "Playboy" Noah at a high price, and also matched him with "Glass Man" Rose, these two have proven in Chicago that they cannot lead the team to success, and Phil Jackson skipped Mills general manager to take Roy, which makes people smell a trace of disharmony.

Judging from the performance of the preseason alone, these signings have failed, and this year's Knicks may still not escape the fate of the bottom half of the league......

Mike Brin and Walter Fraser are still singing the praises of the Knicks, and the players are already on the court to get to the awards ceremony for last season's championship before the game begins.

James' Cleveland Cavaliers players stood in the center of the court to receive the championship rings presented to them by Adam Shaw, and in the eyes of the Cavaliers players and many fans, a flag with the 2015-2016 NBA championship slowly rose in the air.

James' flickering tears, the tsunami of the fans, and the flickering lights of the whole stadium constitute a perfect inspirational picture, while at this time, Roy and Anthony can only serve as the background of the "little emperor".

Maybe only at this time will Anthony remember that he has missed too many opportunities, he has fallen behind James too many honors, and the reason why he can still be mentioned at the same time with James is only because they are classmates, and it is the relationship between the champion and the leader.

Shame and courage, this word may be used on others, but only Anthony can't stand it, after hugging and congratulating James before the game, his short-term fighting spirit disappeared, and he turned back into the "cancer" Anthony.

If Anthony in the past could not compare with James in terms of comprehensive ability, he would at least have the upper hand in the direct confrontation between the two, but since last year, Anthony has completely sunk.

In the first quarter, he was completely sleepwalking, not only could not prevent James's frontal attack at all, but was also played by Kyrie Irving a few times, and the nimble Irving was like a spinning top, he repeatedly flashed easily by Anthony's side, stirring Anthony dizzy.

In addition to James and Irving, Smith is also very active, and with the championship ring motivating, they are extremely both ends of the floor.

And the Knicks' side is a different story, a slow and leisurely positional battle, and a standstill star single. If it weren't for Derrick Rose's sudden outburst and Porzingis' three-point extension, perhaps the Knicks would have been beaten in the first six minutes of the first quarter.

The score was an ugly 8-18, and halfway through the first quarter, the Knicks scored a measly eight points.

With 5:28 left in the first quarter, Hornacek waved his hand to replace Derrick Rose with Sasha Vujasic, Courtney Lee with Roy, Carmelo Anthony with Justin Holiday and Jojim Noah with Willy Hernangomez.

Four-up, four-down, Hornacek fights, and he knows that sticking to the routine will only speed up his dismissal, and he needs to find a healthy rotation in the first few games of the season.

"Oh, even the honest Hornacek can't stand Anthony's rampage, but compared to their luxurious main lineup, the Knicks' bench is really stumbling. If this continues, the Knicks will have no hope this year, what do you think, Walt? ”

"There's no doubt that the Knicks are still the same team they were last year, and even if they change most of the team, they can't change their rotten roots, and now we can only see how these newcomers can play."

The two Knicks commentators spoke the hearts of the fans, and on paper alone, the Knicks' main lineup can be called a strong team in the East, but when it comes to the bench, it is really impossible to take it.

In addition to Tanhualang Roy is still expected, Sasha Vujacic has long passed his peak age, and now he is probably remembered most about the old incident with Sharapova; Justin Holiday is an obscure role player who has averaged less than five points per game in his previous career; Willy Hernangomez, a rookie who was drafted by the team last season, but only reported this season, is a typical European rookie player; In addition, there are "cancer" Brandon Jennings piled up on the bench, Kyle O'Quinn and Lance Thomas, who are on the bench.

Can't even find a decent sixth person, what else can you expect from them?

Before going on the field, Hernangomez, who was sitting next to Roy, suddenly poked Roy with his elbow mysteriously: "Hey, Roy, you must play hard when you get on the field, don't let down our goddess." ”

"What do you say? What goddess? Hearing the Spanish treasure tease himself, Roy's face was full of puzzlement.

"Hey, didn't you read Twitter? Our Abby Beauty tweeted a bet for you and the fans. ”

"Bet?"

"That's right, because there are too many fans on the Internet who question you, Abby Beauty made a bet with them, if you can score more than 12 points in this game, then the fans who bet will shut up, if not, Abby Beauty will have to contribute her own private **, you know, how many fans are hoping that you play badly, hahahaha......"

"I'm X, dare to underestimate me." Hearing this, Roy swooped up from the floor, and his fighting spirit instantly exploded......