This may be the toughest game Lillard has ever had since he entered the league, and he feels like he's really meeting a nemesis, a guy who is taller than himself, faster than himself, stronger than himself, and can completely judge his intentions, this ball is simply unplayable.

But Lillard can't blame anyone else this time, Roy's strength has nothing to do with the media and fans, right? Whether he is convinced or not, this is the real talent crushing.

Who makes him less talented than Roy, and it happens that Roy likes to defend the kind of all-round player with no specialty, just like the "ball brother" Lonzo Ball in the high school league, Roy's strength is to deal with the kind of "all-round player" who looks good and average in all aspects.

So if you can't suppress Roy in one of the abilities of speed (Wall), explosiveness (Lowry), strength (Jeffes), and agility (Harden), and have one or two unique skills, then most of them will be abused by Roy.

On the court, as Roy and Lillard battled out, the Knicks further suppressed the Trail Blazers in terms of score. In the third quarter, Lillard, who was stunned after Roy came on the court, did not score, and after the quarter, the Knicks re-extended the lead to 15 points.

The victory and defeat have been decided, when the Knicks' "bench bandits" appeared in the fourth quarter, the game was basically announced, and the weak benches of the Trail Blazers couldn't stop the impact of Farid, Brown, and Arthur, and those "bench beasts" A wave of 10:0 shockwaves directly put the game into "garbage time".

The demoralized Lillard wasn't even happy to try his last chance to make a last-ditch effort, and he threw in the towel completely. As soon as the bell rang, he didn't care about shaking hands with his opponent, so he put on a towel and walked straight back to the locker room, thinking that he would definitely have to train harder and harder from tomorrow.

The New York Knicks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 117-103 in the final score, and Roy played 25 minutes, easily scoring 16 points, five rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks, and successfully completed the "freeze Lillard" mission.

Roy won, but when choosing a reward, he hesitated, the last 300 attribute point reward can be exchanged for a primary spin reward, and today's 400 attribute point reward is also a primary spin reward, so is it a loss to change the primary turntable reward this time? In the end, compared to the 400 attribute point reward, the loss probability of the primary spin reward is as high as 60%. After thinking about it, in the end, Roy still safely chose the attribute point reward, anyway, there are more opportunities in the future, and it will be better in the future.

Beating last season's Western Conference Final Four team to regain two straight wins, the team's performance was exceptionally good, which made the usually serious Jeff Hornacek coach have a rare smile on his face.

Speaking to reporters, Hornacek acknowledged for the first time this season the team's progress this year and its goal of reaching the playoffs.

Huo Shuai's statement immediately aroused the curiosity of reporters, who asked one after another to know what Hornacek's plans were to take the team's record to the next level.

Journalists are normal to be curious and even skeptical. In the NBA, where there are many strong teams, if you want to achieve good results and even win the championship, it cannot be achieved by a good coach and a group of good players, and the factors that determine the outcome of the game are not only on the court, but also off the court.

What does it take for a team to aspire to a championship?

The first is a healthy team atmosphere. This not only requires the head coach to constantly motivate and encourage the players in training and games, but also requires a smart and wise management team to promote behind the scenes. For example, whether to treat every player fairly, such as whether it can guide the media to create public opinion that is favorable to the team, such as whether it can be resolved in time when the players have demands.

Speaking of which, the Knicks actually have an advantage, at this time the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is not an old fool who was hacked by the fans of the Celestial Empire, he is still the approachable and philosophical Hall of Fame master. And his deputy Steve Mills, aside from the personal feud with Jackson, his business ability is still very much worth looking forward to.

The second is the fitness of the players. The most important element of the game on the court is the players themselves, any team full of injuries is not able to touch the championship, think that the Knicks team (1998-1999 season), which was full of injuries and relied on various kills to barely squeeze into the finals, is already the limit of the teaching materials, if you want to make a difference, you must maintain the health of each player and maintain the team's endurance.

Usually in the NBA, where the intensity of the game is extremely demanding, there are two ways to keep players healthy, one is to rotate properly, or even hide (the new rules can't hide the main players on the road for no reason), as the Spurs and Warriors do. The second is to set up an efficient medical security team, including team doctors, masseurs, restorers, instrument specialists, etc., and the number of people in an excellent medical team can be unimaginable.

The third is a clear tactical style of play. The coaching team is undoubtedly one of the real hard power of a team, and most of the teams that have won championships in history will have a great coach (you can ignore Tyronn Lue in 2016), such as "Cardinal" Arnold Jacob Auerbach, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, "Iron Coach" Greg Popovich, etc., it is needless to say how important a good head coach is to the team, and his coaching team is equally important.

In addition to the head coach, there are assistant head coaches who are responsible for formulating the tactical system and system construction, and assistant coaches who are responsible for special skills, such as offense, defense, physical fitness, shooting, and psychology.

Fourth, there is an excellent rotation lineup. Needless to say, any NBA championship team can't do without the performance of stars, especially superstars. In fact, when fans talk about those championships, they always like to bring the names of those superstars, such as the Celtics led by "Lord of the Rings" Russell in the 60s, the Los Angeles Lakers led by "Magic" Johnson in the 80s, the Chicago Bulls under the "Flyer" Jordan in the 90s, and the Golden State Warriors represented by the "Splash Brothers" and so on.

A team without a superstar can't win an NBA championship, and in the decades-long history of the NBA, the real civilian championship is probably only the Detroit Pistons in the 2003-2004 season, but even so, the Pistons can play as many stars as possible, and the overall strength is unmatched by other teams.

So, having said so much, an excellent team that aspires to win the championship has its own team building template to refer to: that is, there must be more people, more people playing, and more people behind the scenes.

For this reason, Hornacek was full of ambition to find Phil Jackson.

Truth be told, after leading the team to a 9-5 record, Hornacek does have the qualifications to bargain with the team and make demands.

Talking directly to Phil Jackson, Hornacek has no reservations, and he directly made his own demand, he needs to further expand his coaching staff, and wants to bring in the Phoenix Suns' chief team doctor.

Changing the medical team? What is the requirement? At this point in time, how could any team be willing to change the medical team, although Phil Jackson also knew how good Dr. Carter was, but this is not something that can be solved with money.

"Thomas [Carter] would consider coming to New York, trust me, boss, I have a good personal relationship with him, and I know he hasn't had a good time in Phoenix for the past two years, the Suns management is getting less and less trusting of him, and he'll definitely come whenever he gets the chance."

"Listen, Jeff (Hornacek), your idea is good, but you can't go out of your way, where are you going to make our old medical team make a living? And where do the Suns go to find a ready-made medical team. ”

"No, boss, I don't mean to bring in the entire Suns medical team, I just need Thomas [Carter] alone, he's the whole Suns medical team."

"It's a problem, you know, it's very rare in the NBA to change team doctors in the middle of the season."

"I know, but I think it's worth a try."

"Okay, then I'll promise you for the time being, so do you have any other requirements?"

"Boss, I want to add two new coaches."

"Who?"

"Carl Malone and John Stockton."