"Did Hornacek overdo Roy a little bit today? Roy has not averaged more than 28 minutes per game this season, and today he has played 19 minutes in the first half alone, and it is even more strange if you consider that this is the second game of his comeback, isn't Hornacek afraid of Roy being injured again? ”

At halftime, Brin and Fraser in the live broadcast room also discussed Roy's slightly unusual playing time in the first half.

"Mike, if I were to command such a fateful game, then I might have used the star of the house to death. And even though Roy played a full 19 minutes, do you see any signs of physical exhaustion? No, he's already beaten the Eagles' Sephorosa and Bazmore twice, but he's still looking calm, and it looks like the two unlucky guys are about to be beaten by Roy in the third lap. ”

"I'm also shocked when it comes to Roy's performance, Roy is a player who has just recovered from a serious knee injury, I've been talking about the NBA for nearly 40 years, and I've never seen a guy like Roy who has superhuman recovery ability, even Wilt Chamberlain couldn't do plug and play like Roy, if we can't find a suitable reason, then we can only think that Roy has superpowers."

Does Roy have superpowers?

Roy may really have superpowers, the third quarter started, he began his tireless running all over the court again, the Atlanta fans were completely stunned, he shouted on the sidelines for two quarters of the game has felt dry mouth, lack of breath and chest tightness, not to mention that Roy has been running on the court for so long, not to mention that Roy is fighting against the NBA's muscular men until now, what is his body made of? Now Atlanta fans can't help but feel a pang of heart when they see the blue No. 1 jersey appear, Roy is terrible.

Of course, more than the Atalanta fans are the two unlucky bastards, Sefrosa and Bartsmore.

As Fraser said, Sefrosa and Bazmore were blown up by Roy again, and their solo defense was like an ornament in front of Roy.

But even so, the stubborn Budenholzer just doesn't use the bag defense, and the strategy he uses today is the "Jordan Rule" in which Roy scores and sees the other scoring points of the Knicks, in the end, Budenholzer doesn't believe that Roy, who has just returned from injury, can play more than 35 minutes, even if Roy is an iron man, even if Roy is a genius, he must not be able to withstand the wear and tear of the wheel war.

That's right, Budenhozer made up his mind, even if he cut Roy forty or even fifty points, as long as his team members can't fast, it's useless. And after Roy runs out of strength to play in the fourth quarter, he will naturally surrender obediently, and it will not be too late for the Hawks to slowly strangle the Knicks with their good defense.

Based on this tactic, Budenhozer has made up his mind to use Sefrosa and Bazmore as explosives packs, anyway, the role of the two poor worms in the offense is limited, it is better to go and make a deal with Roy, they are constantly pestering Roy, constantly ramming Roy, and constantly fouling Roy, how much physical strength can be consumed by Roy.

Of course, Hornacek has long seen Budenholzer's intentions, and is no stranger to the "Jordan Rule" Hornacek, when he played for the Utah Jazz, Jerry Sloan explained the "Jordan Rule" to himself. The Utah Jazz also used the "Jordan Rule" against Jordan's Chicago Bulls team, Jerry Sloan's original tactic was to use the "background emperor" Byron Russell to entangle Jordan alone, and did not take a trap, but to take strict defense against the other players of the Bulls, even if Jordan scored 40 or 50 points, as long as he choked the Bulls' other firepower points, the Jazz still had a chance to win.

If the Jazz's "Jordan Rule" is extended to this game, then Jordan is naturally Roy, and Byron Russell is undoubtedly poor Sephorosa and Bazmore, who now look more like outcasts thrown by Budenholzer, and their role is just to consume some of Roy's action.

Thanks to Budenholzer, Roy did not experience the bag defense today, and Roy, who did not have the pressure of the bag defense, attacked naturally and unimpeded, except for Howard in the Hawks, who was a bit of a deterrent to Roy, others like Schroder and Millsap, either too short or too slow, basically all kinds of furnishings.

After six minutes in the third quarter, Roy hit seven of his 10 shots alone, and if it weren't for Hornacek trying to stabilize and replace him, Roy's 20 baskets in a single quarter would have been no problem.

Roy went off the court with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Knicks still had an eight-point lead when he went off, which is in fact one of the reasons why Hornacek dared to replace Roy to rest.

According to Hornacek's concept, these on-court players of the Knicks should be fine for a few minutes after eating the old 8 points, and then Roy can play again after resting. Royco had been playing for 25 minutes, and if he didn't rest, he might not be able to exert his strength in the final moment.

But the more you worry about something, the more you come, after Roy is off the court, the Knicks are helpless against the Hawks' joint defense, except for letting Porzingis, Lee, Crowder and other shooters take turns to play on the outside, Hornacek has no other means to break the joint defense.

This game showed Honacek's weaknesses in tactical ability and on-the-spot command, and Huo Shuai was still a little tender, and he was almost completely defeated against Budenholzer, who was in the same vein as Popovich.

Hornacek lost quite completely, the Eagles relied on their mature overall play and Millsap's amazing individual play, and it only took 2 minutes to smooth out the 8-point difference, Hornacek didn't have a rut, he felt a mouthful of old blood gushing to his mouth, so he had to ask for a timeout.

"Everyone's cheering up, okay? Haven't we been training to break the defense? Just play according to the content of our usual training, transfer quickly, and shoot decisively, do you understand? ”

Hornacek is about to blow up, he has always been very satisfied with his usual tactical training, and he feels that even if his on-court command and game experience are a little worse, at least in terms of training quality, his Knicks team should be as good as any other team in the league.

But Hornacek is obviously wrong, he has only been in charge of the Knicks for a long time, even if his training sessions are really high-quality, but without time for edification and repeated reinforcement, even famous coaches like Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, and Greg Popovich will find it difficult to transplant their tactical ideas into the team immediately.

Therefore, if it weren't for Roy's unreasonable individual singles, these Knicks players on the court would really not be able to take the Hawks' mature and steady defense.

After the timeout, the Knicks' decline still could not be reversed, in the home fans cheered on, the Hawks continued to work hard, they even took the initiative to bring up the offensive rhythm to try to disrupt the Knicks' defense, his offense was fast, their shots were not missing, but once back on the defensive end, they became stable and airtight, the Hawks are really a terrible team.

After another 2 minutes of play, the Eagles played another 8-0 mini-climax, and Hornacek threw the tactical board and had to ask for a timeout again.

"The Hawks seem to be really the nemesis of the Knicks, the Knicks don't seem to take much advantage every time they play against the Hawks, if it weren't for the Knicks' super-level performance when the two teams met for the first time, then the current Knicks and the Hawks should have an embarrassing record of 0:3."

"Mike, what you said makes a lot of sense, from my personal point of view, Hornacek didn't train the Knicks' offense and defense well, as a coach, Hornacek is obviously relatively mediocre, the reason why the Knicks can win consecutive games before is basically Roy's personal play and the suppression of the team's overall strength, and when you meet a well-trained traditional strong team like the Hawks today, then the Knicks will be in trouble."

The Knicks were in trouble again, and Hornacek clasped his hands to his chest, but couldn't think of a solution.

I can't lose, it's a loss to lose my job to lose here, and after arranging the tactics, Hornacek glanced at the big screen with a sad face, and with 2 minutes and 32 seconds left in the third quarter, the Knicks still trailed by 8 points at 70:78.

There is no way, in order to save his job, Hornacek can only turn to his own life-saving straw again - Roy.

"Roy, you replace Contney Lee after a timeout, you can't lose this game......"