In the huge celebration of the fans, the NBA opener came to an end.

In the end, the Cleveland Cavaliers won 117-88 at home, LeBron James scored a "triple-double" in the first game of the season: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists, and Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 29 points.

On the Knicks' side, Anthony barely scored a team-high 19 points, and Roy played 25 minutes off the bench to score 16 points, six rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block.

If you don't look at the game and the final result, that's pretty good stats for a rookie.

But the loss made Roy not in the mood to appreciate his technical statistics at all, looking at Anthony who was still whispering with James on the court, smiling all over his face, Roy was really angry, and he was so depressed that he even refused Abby's post-game interview.

Back in the away dressing room, the atmosphere was a little bit wrong, and there was no such thing as Roy's imagination of everyone reviewing each other's defeats, or the silence of frustration.

After a fiasco, those old fritters still have fun and talking.

Noah, who scored the "duck egg" in this game, was dancing with Courtney Lee to describe New York's nightlife, and he was not ashamed to say that he would go to relax when he returned to New York.

Anthony occupies a large area of the locker room, and he is leaning all over his chair, holding his phone and not knowing which guy he is talking to.

Aside from "Boshen", Vujacic and newcomer Hernangomez in the dressing room, few others were frustrated with the defeat anymore.

Everyone was busy with their own things, as if it wasn't their own team that had just lost.

Roy was silently tidying up his things, he could see through the pile of "mud".

It was a damn game, a damn team......

After returning to New York, Roy began to train frantically, the first game made him see the intensity of the NBA game, and also made him feel the gap between himself and the strength of NBA stars, many things that the "ball king system" could not help him, such as game experience, such as on-court status, such as off-court interference, if you want to overcome these unfavorable factors, you can only make yourself stronger.

To this end, Roy began to train himself, he became the hard-working teenager who got up early and greedy for darkness, and the arena became his second home.

Four days later, on October 29, local time in the United States, the Knicks welcomed their second opponent of the new season - the Memphis Grizzlies.

Speaking of the Grizzlies, this is a very special team in the league, and at a time when the rest of the league is now bombarding tactics and outside projection play, the Grizzlies are still maintaining their rather retro interior play.

Slow-paced passing, low-post offense in the landing position, in this era of lack of good centers, the only team that can play like this is probably the Memphis Grizzlies.

And what supports the Grizzlies' inside line and allows them to "eat all over the world with one move" is their treasure of the town team, the "Black and White Bears". Among them, the "black bear" Zach Randolph has a huge tonnage, which can not only eat low with his big ass, but also have a good mid-range shooting kung fu; "White Bear" Marc Gasol has comprehensive skills, can be inside and out, can attack and defend, scoring, passing, blocking, and is proficient in all kinds of martial arts.

With the "Black and White Bears" twin towers on the inside, coupled with outside giants such as Mike Conley, Vince Carter, and Jermichael Green, a Grizzlies team with a strong style of play and excellent style has been formed, and a strong Grizzlies team that can enter the playoffs every year in the West with many strong teams is on display.

Visiting New York today, Grizzlies head coach David Fitzdale is certainly hoping to walk away with a win. After watching the Knicks' performance in the opener, he has a lot of confidence in the team.

"Take advantage of your illness to kill you." The competition in the NBA is fierce, and every win or defeat counts, so it is certainly best to step on the shoulders of the opponent while he is in trouble.

Fitzdale was confident, while Hornacek was a little undecided, and only an hour before the game, he decided to continue with the starting lineup for the previous game against the Cavaliers, namely Rose, Lee, Anthony, Porzingis, and Noah.

There were some minor changes on the Grizzlies' side, with Zach Randolph suffering a minor injury in the preseason and sitting on the bench for the time being. They started with Mike Conley, Andrew Harrison, James Ennis, Jermichael Green and Marc Gasol.

It was destined to be a contest of speed and power, with the first ten men on the court, only to see that the New York Knicks were full of lanky and long players, while the Memphis Grizzlies had several round big men on the side.

Once the race started, everything was moving in this direction.

If the last game exposed the weaknesses of the New York Knicks' offensive chaos, then the weaknesses of the Knicks' interior defense in this game have been magnified again.

The problem lies with the team's defensive powerhouse, Noah, and the French defensive giant's performance this season has been nothing short of a disaster.

After signing a sky-high contract, Noah will not play anymore, and even the defensive ability he relies on to survive is declining.

Judging from Noah's performance, he could barely cope with Gasol's one-on-one defense in the opening game, but when the "fake starter" Ennis came off the field and the "Black Bear" Randolph came on, Noah completely surrendered the gun.

The former league-of-the-art defensive player was probably corrupted by the turmoil of Greater New York City, and not only did his tough defense disappear, but he also became frizzy, and he soon got into foul trouble.

In less than 6 minutes of the first quarter, Noah went down with 2 fouls, and Hornacek saw that the situation was unfavorable, so he simply closed his eyes and gritted his teeth to replace Roy to play a small lineup.

What is called rushing to the hospital in a hurry, Hornacek is a typical example, and it is no wonder that he will leave class in the middle of Phoenix, this kind of illogical use of troops is probably only what he would think.

Roy, Anthony, and Rose appeared together, and they were about to face the situation of "three monks with no water to drink".

Fueled by the Bears' rampant interior and Hornacek's stun, the Knicks trailed by 10 points in the first quarter at home, and the fans at the scene couldn't help but complain.

Hornacek could only bet on Roy again.

At the start of the second quarter, Hornacek reinstated the bench lineup from the previous game, leaving Roy and Porzingis with Vujacic, Holler and Hernangomez.

As soon as the "bench bandits" came out, the situation on the court was reversed immediately, and the world's martial arts were only fast and unbreakable, and the Grizzlies led by the "old flyer" Vince Carter couldn't withstand the fast-paced impact of the Knicks at all.

Wade Baldwin and Deyongta Davies were once Roy's underdogs, and this fight was first lost in momentum.

And the facts also proved that letting Roy play with the ball to lead the whole team was the best choice, and under the drive of Roy's organization and tandem, the Grizzlies' bench was beaten.

Roy not only filled in the hole dug by the main team, but also led the team to overtake the score.

After a standard three-point jumper, Roy scored his 10th point of the game, and the New York Knicks took their first game lead at 43-41.

Grizzlies head coach Fitzdale had to call a timeout.

Roy walked off the court with a smile on his face, he finally smiled, held back for days, and today, he finally saw the hope of victory.

Applause, Roy seemed to hear applause when he walked off the court, and the New York fans, who were known for being harsh, gave Roy a round of applause.

This proves that Roy has been recognized by New York fans at least until now.

"Walter, I don't know whether to praise Hornacek for being a talented manager or to be thankful for his good luck, and now it seems like the right choice for him to accidentally put Roy on the bench, what do you think?"

Frazier looked at his old partner, and he thought for a moment.

"Mike, if I'm to be honest, putting Roy on the bench and leading the bench may be the most appropriate model for the Knicks at this stage, but it is not the most reasonable staffing, or this is definitely not the future direction of the Knicks."

"Isn't it the most reasonable? And the direction of team building? Hearing this, Brin raised an eyebrow, "Then what do you think is the most reasonable lineup?" ”

"Then it doesn't need to be asked, Roy starts, Anthony comes off the bench. Build a new roster around Roy. Fraser finally said the thoughts that were suppressed in his heart, which is probably the biggest feeling of many Knicks fans now......