After being attacked by Emperor Wu, Howard certainly wanted to fight back, but he really couldn't think of enough reasons to attack this opponent.

Wu Huang doesn't have many slots, and what Howard can think of at first is nothing more than that Wu Huang's free throws are too few, the number of breakthroughs to the restricted area is not much, and the shots in the penalty area are even less, and he is too obsessed with outside shooting, the ball possession rate is too high, and so on.

But each of these slots has enough reasons to refute it, Wu Huang is obsessed with outside shooting, and that's because his shooting percentage is high enough, last season's regular season, he shot 46.9% from the field and 43.1% from three-point range, and is already a member of a 170+ club. In the playoffs, Wu Huang's shooting percentage rose to 48.5% instead of falling, and the three-point shooting rate decreased slightly, but it also reached 41.9%. Overall, Wu Huang's shooting efficiency in the playoffs is a little higher than in the regular season, so he doesn't play under the basket at all, and anyone with such an outside shot will not stupidly rush inside.

Wu Huang was the core of the most dominant ball in the 30 teams last season, but the Knicks' record is not bad, and they also reached the Eastern Conference semifinals in the first year of rebuilding, which shows that his possession of the ball is not only not harmful, but beneficial to the team.

So in the days before the game, everyone only saw Wu Huang complaining about Howard in a different way, but the latter didn't say a word or scolded back as if he hadn't heard Wu Huang's attack, which also attracted the support of many fans.

On October 19th, Goh Huang received more popularity in Singapore than the previous stop, and although there were no more stampedes during commercial activities, the fans were still crazy about his arrival.

The Knicks' desire for revenge is very exposed, the Magic are not good in the summer, and in order to avoid more criticism from the media, they must go all out to defend their dignity. Moreover, Howard was ridiculed by Wu Huang before the game, and he also shouted the slogan of teaching Wu Huang a lesson again at the pre-game press conference.

The game was played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which can only accommodate 12,000 fans and is probably the smallest basketball arena that the Knicks will encounter on their trip to Asia. The league originally planned to change the destination of the seventh leg to Malaysia, but due to the low local basketball atmosphere and the strong protest from Singapore, it was finally carried out according to the original plan.

After Wu Huang entered, he also felt that this stadium was a little small, but after seeing that the fans in the stadium were cheering for him, it didn't matter if he was not suitable for this.

Howard felt very unhappy, because there were many Singaporean fans at the scene who were actually scolding him, and some humiliating posters also appeared in the stadium, obviously offending Wu Huang's monster in Asia became the target of everyone's shouting. Even in Taiwan, Howard will not escape well, although Wu Huang feels that Taiwanese fans do not support him enough, but it is only in comparison with the previous that he feels that Taiwanese fans are not enthusiastic enough, in fact, he is already the most popular active basketball player in Taiwan, Kobe Bryant is not as popular in Europe as he is in Taipei.

This offseason, Howard continued to hone his offensive skills with "Big Dream" Olajuwon, but the results may not be great, and he didn't know how many years he had practiced with Olajuwon before that, and he hadn't seen him practice reliable hook hands and low-post offense.

D'Antoni set his sights on the Magic's bench, and Poland's Marcin Gortat, now the big man coveted by many teams in the league, represented Poland in the 2011 European qualifiers in August, averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per game.

However, Gortat was still not reused by the Magic last season, and his form also declined to a certain extent, but his height and mobility can be trusted, but unfortunately in front of him is the insurmountable iron man Howard, and it is difficult for Gortat to stand out without trading.

The Knicks first wanted to trade David Lee for Gortat + Bass + draft picks, which was a good deal for both companies, David Lee's strength was obviously much stronger than the current Lewis, and with a Gortat and Buss who had no chance to play in exchange for a young star No. 4 position, the Magic should have made a fortune.

Orlando naturally agreed to the deal, but they didn't want to take the draft pick and Buss, but in this way, the Knicks would suffer too much, David Lee and Gortat were obviously at a loss for each other, and the Magic actually wanted to give them a garbage contract, which was significantly lower than the Warriors' No. 6 pick + two contracts that were about to expire, and the Knicks would not be so kind to enhance the strength of the Magic team.

Gortat also had some estrangement with the Magic hierarchy for this, because the Pole himself really wanted to go to the Knicks, and Downey had promised to give him a starting position when he was in private contact, although it was unruly, but Gortat wanted to go to the Knicks to show his skills.

When Wu Huang heard that this deal failed, he felt a little pity in his heart, although Gortat's defense is not as strong and all-round as Howard, but the Knicks' outside line is strong enough, so Gortat's pressure on the team is much less than in the Magic, he can fully cope with the Knicks' outside defense group leaking in, and at the same time, the Pole also has a good single defense ability in the low post, it can be said that this summer in addition to Chandler is the most suitable center for the Knicks, the key is that the price is not expensive.

Knicks starting lineup: Wu Huang, Iguodala, Gallinari, Stoudemire, O'Neal.

Magic starting lineup: Nelson, Carter, Lewis, Buss, Howard.

Lewis has always done a bad job at the power forward position, it was difficult to defend a Frye last year, and it would be strange if he didn't get blown up when he met Xiao Si this year, so the Magic team made adjustments, and they have let Lewis play small forward for several games.

The Magic's flaw at the No. 4 position is to let Lewis play small forward. Back last season, the industry predicted that Lewis would return to the small forward position he had when he debuted. He doesn't have an advantage on the flanks, but the combination of height and shooting skills is almost perfect. As for who will fill the void of Lewis's downward swing, the Magic have already had an answer, otherwise they wouldn't have recruited Brandon Bass on a mid-range contract last summer.

But then Van Gundy and the mini power forward didn't bite the strings, and I heard that the Magic team executives also held a special meeting this summer to discuss why Van Gundy didn't use Bass last season? It seems that the meeting has paid off, with Van Gundy using Bath this season.

But the Magic still have a lot of problems, is Buss's defense much better than Lewis?

Bath is not young anymore, he has always been a tasteless, abandoned short stout inside, rebounding and defense mediocre, the help defense is still a relatively poor category, the only strength is accurate mid-range shooting, and he also has a certain ability to catch the ball, but the value of a middle class is his limit.

As soon as the game came up, Wu Huang assisted Xiao Si twice to shoot in the middle distance, don't look at Bath's height is only 203cm, but his footsteps are not as good as Xiao Si, after Wu Huang and Stoudemire block and dismantle, Bass will definitely miss Xiao Si's shooting opportunity unless he does not delay Wu Huang's breakthrough.

Big Van Gundy found a lot of tricky things in the first quarter of the game, the most difficult thing was the chain reaction brought about by Xiao Si joining the Knicks, the Magic can no longer put the Knicks at the No. 4 position, and they still have to consider whether to wrap up?

Stoudemire is going all out for the first time today, and Knicks fans are watching to see what will change when they face the Magic again, and he has to give his full strength in this kind of game to show everyone how he is different from David Lee, otherwise how can he get the maximum salary?

In the first half of the first quarter, Stoudemire first played with Wu Huang to block and dismantle the offense, and after the Magic team responded, the Knicks simply handed the ball to Xiao Si and let him play singles in the two low posts, and the outside line was ready to catch and shoot. Although it is impossible for Xiao Si to pass the ball again once he dribbles in the face frame, if the Magic player is caught first, Xiao Si's vision is also very good, and his flaw is only that he cannot pass the ball in the middle of the break.

Howard and Small's back-to-back on the offensive end was just the opposite, and the Warcraft faced O'Neal, a big shark with rich experience and strength a notch stronger than him, and he played a little uncomfortable at the beginning, and failed to score in the two attacks in the low post.

However, Howard was not slow to react, and soon changed to a face frame attack, although O'Neal's back was easy, but Howard's face frame was embarrassing, the two were too far apart, no matter how strong Ao Fat was, as long as he touched it, it was a foul.

Smalls showed his ability on the defensive end today, midway through the first quarter before O'Neal went off, Howard broke through the big sharks, but Stoudemire made up for it in time to interfere with Howard's shooting, and finally let the Monster's first three shots miss.

Wu Huang is very satisfied with such Xiao Si, in fact, Xiao Bawang averages more than 1.5 blocks per game, and with his athleticism, if he actively participates in the defense, it can make the opponent's interior attack feel more difficult.

O'Neill played just five minutes on the pitch before D'Antoni replaced him with Monroe.

Monroe cut 20+30 on the weak chicken bend team last time, and today he encountered Howard's decisive tragedy, mainly because his lower body strength is also not very good, and the New York media compared his and Cousins' figures during the initial trial, and Monroe and Cousins' upper body is almost the same, but the calves are as thin as the No. 3 position, and the thighs are not thick enough, this body type should be similar to Xiao Si's athletic long man, but Monroe's bounce and speed are very average, and there is no Cousins' strength, This is one of the main reasons for his lack of potential.

Wu Huang and Howard began to exert their power on the offensive end almost at the same time, and both teams played according to the rotation of the regular season, otherwise the main team should have left the court after the first half of the first quarter, but the main players of both teams were on the court much more time today than in the previous game.

Howard's side first forced a squeeze of the door and dunked under the basket, making it a 2+1, and then made a defensive foul on Monroe when he played with his back in the low post, and stood on the free throw line twice, although he didn't hit a single shot, but let Monroe only play for one minute and had to go off the court.

Wu Huang used the cover of his teammates to hit a three-pointer outside the three-point line in these two rounds, but then his mid-range shot was missed, but the score ratio between the two was 3:2, and Wu Huang was ahead. Howard didn't hit any free throws in his previous 2+1, and it's not uncommon for Howard to miss three consecutive free throws like this, and this guy had a terrible shooting touch today.

Monroe's quick knockdown was a good thing for the Knicks, and at 4:49 in the first quarter, D'Antoni changed the lineup, and the lineup became: Wu Huang, Iguodala, Danny Green, Reggie Evans, Jason Collins. The attack power of this lineup is relatively low, and the height has also decreased, but the defense has improved a lot, and the rebounding is actually not too bad.

Collins, who has been in the league for 10 years, has never been a reliable scorer, and his rebounding is not very good in terms of his size or position, but the player who has made great contributions to the Nets and Hawks in the playoffs still has the capital to establish himself in the league.

First of all, he's a decent defender, and even in recent years, Collins has been one of the best defensive centers in the league in terms of efficiency per 48 minutes

Howard quickly encountered some trouble on the offensive end, Collins is not young, but his physical condition is good, the lower set is still solid, and the level of defensive investment and prediction has not declined, among so many interior lines of the Knicks, Collins's strength on the defensive end is only below Evans, O'Neal is old after all, and as soon as people play with him, the fat shark can only stare dryly.

Collins, in addition to his low-post defensive skills, is a great team player with some of the things the Knicks need. For example, on the offensive end, although he has little contribution, active coverage and movement can create more breakthrough opportunities for the team's guards, Wu Huang is just the kind of point guard who mainly blocks and runs off the ball, and he needs a big man on the inside to make high-quality covers for him.

O'Neal did the best in this regard, followed by Collins, and when a low-post attack from Howard was deflected wide by Collins, Wu Huang turned around and hit a mid-range shot from Collins under Collins' cover.

"Damn, this look is still very awkward!" When Emperor Wu gave Collins a thumbs up, he was still a little panicked.

Collins' cover is very good, especially when blocking and dismantling for Wu Huang, he has to make a high-intensity physical contact with the opponent every time, and use this way to kill the enemy and lose eight hundred to create a better breakthrough opportunity for Wu Huang.

Few people in the NBA are willing to sacrifice themselves so much to fulfill others, Xiao Si's blocking and dismantling will not be so hard, although O'Neal's cover quality is high, it is relying on a fat body, only Collins is really using the same way to fight the opponent hard.

Wu Huang has such a deadly blocking partner, and suddenly found that his breakthrough has become easier, Nelson and Du Hong, who has just joined the Magic, will be stopped by Collins every time they bypass, at this time Wu Huang has a lot of options, he can break through by himself, or he can share the ball with his teammates, and no matter what he does, he is in absolute initiative.

Wu Huang did not rest in the first quarter, after the first quarter, he actually scored 11 points and 6 assists in an amazing performance, most of which scored and half of the assists were obtained after Collins came on the court, although he felt that there was a very painful feeling when he cooperated with Collins, but the effect was surprisingly good.

Howard can't be calm anymore, this Collins is simply hateful, it's obviously a preseason game, but he took out the playoff energy, do you say that you can use the blue-collar workers with a salary of more than one million to work so hard? And Howard also felt that this person looked at him like an enemy, but he didn't seem to have any grudges against this guy, right?

With a score of 32:25, the Knicks led the Magic team by 7 points in the first quarter, especially after Collins came on the court, the Knicks' defense actually had a hint of iron and blood, I don't know if it was the illusion of the fans.

In the first half, the confrontation between Collins and Howard was fist-to-flesh, and once he was hit by Howard with his shoulder when he was defending in the low post, he still didn't retreat, and he made Howard an offensive foul, which took the opponent's defensive core down, and directly made Wu Huang and the Knicks look stupid.

Before Howard got off the court, he wanted to ask Collins, "What do I have with you?" Poor Warcraft got two fouls in the first quarter, didn't play in the last two minutes, and only got 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. This data is not very good, Xiao Si cut 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block in the first quarter, and the statistics are better than Howard, and the playing time of the little bully is not as good as Howard.

"It's too hard!"

"What a man!"

"It's just like Ben Wallace!"

Knicks fans changed their opinion about Collinton, which is not very famous, and they found that the team's third center was even more desperate and iron-blooded than Evans when defending! There are not many centers in the entire league who can stand up to Howard head-on, and he is actually one of them, what kind of force is supporting him?

"Well done, that guy now knows how good you are." Wu Huang also gave Collins a high-slap when he got off the court, excluding this person's overly enthusiastic eyes, it is definitely a good thing to have such a teammate by his side, Collins really has some restrictions on Howard today, which is beyond his and D'Antoni's expectations.

Collins smiled very honestly when he heard this, and he could see that this person had no scheming, and after arriving at the court, Collins hurriedly took a few packs of ice packs and put them on his body, a deadly style of play like him is not an easy task, and the hand-to-hand fight with Howard is too hurtful, if he continues to fight like this, he will definitely be bruised when he goes back tonight.

Defenders want to hard top Howard's offense, if there is no O'Neal's fat flesh or, without Ben Wallace's terrifying muscles, without Yao Ming's lower body strength, it is indeed not an easy task, this kind of lifeless play, Collins can't maintain every game, but against the Magic, he doesn't care about helping Wu Huang play with his life, and occasionally play this kind of game, he can still survive.

D'Antoni saw that Collins was limiting Howard well, and he still reused him in the second quarter, sending an interior combination of Stoudemire and Collins, which worked well.

Collins can resist in the low post, Howard will have more turnovers, make fewer fouls, and the number of rebounds he grabs will drop a lot, and he will make the threat of the monster drop by at least 30%, which is considered a very successful defense, which is equivalent to defending a superstar into an All-Star and an All-Star into an ordinary star.

Wu Huang played more efficient than usual under the cover of Collins, and in the second quarter, he continued to break through with the ball all over the court, wantonly tearing through the Magic team's defense, and constantly looking for opportunities for his teammates.

At 6:45 in the second quarter, when Gallinari received a pass from Wu Huang and hit a long-range three-pointer from beyond the three-point line, the Knicks' lead reached 15 points.

D'Antoni then replaced Collins with O'Neal, but this time he didn't want O'Neal to be powerful on the defensive end, but intended to let him play on the offensive end.

Wu Huang's breakthrough gave the Knicks' players more scoring opportunities, and O'Neal naturally played his soft little hook under the basket, and continued to use his ageless ****** to push Howard into the ball, and the Magic team gradually couldn't resist in the face of the Knicks' various offensive methods.

This season, a new feature of the Knicks is "a lot of tricks", the fundamental reason is that Wu Huang can play more points, so that he can play more with his ball-holding ability and passing awareness, it sounds a bit like Rondo in the Celtics, a casual pass is a reliable scoring point, and the difficulty of brushing assists is undoubtedly much smaller than Nash, Paul and Delon.

At the end of the half, the score was 69:50, and the Knicks extended the lead to 19 points, and they also had the absolute upper hand on the court.

Wu Huang had 16 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in the first half, Xiaosi 18 points and 5 rebounds, Gallinari 10 points, Green 6 points, Collins 6 points, Iguodala 5 points, O'Neal 5 points.

Howard had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, Carter had 8 points, Redick had 7 points, Buss had 6 points, Nelson had 6 points and Lewis had 6 points.

This contrast is very obvious, the Magic team is far inferior to the Knicks, you must know that the New Yorkers still have Alstom, Tony Allen, Radmanovic and Monroe on the bench, these are also players who can score on the court, if Gallinari and Green and others are not good, the Knicks will have enough reserves to top this season.

In the second half of the game, the suspense of victory and defeat is not big, today the Magic team is not in a bad state, 50 points at half time is already a good performance of the Magic team, and the Knicks can lead completely by virtue of hard power. It can also be said that the Knicks' defense is still not twisted into a rope, they have a lot of players with good defensive ability, but they don't have a system that can really play these people's defense.

If Thibodeau were to coach this team, based on Collins' performance today, the Magic would probably not even score 40 points now, and the suspense of the game would have long been gone.

In fact, don't talk about this season, even last season, the Knicks also have two defensive second-team players on the outside, and their outside defensive ability can completely make the opponent's outside disappear, but the Knicks play around, and they are more man-to-man defense, which wastes the defensive ability of Wu Huang and Iguodala, and this season does not seem to have changed much.

However, the Knicks' offense is indeed stronger this season, and before the third quarter started, the Knicks directly launched a 10:0 attack wave, widening the difference to more than 25 points in one fell swoop, completely ending the Magic Orlando team that could still suppress them last season.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 101:73, and the Knicks entered the final quarter with a 28-point advantage, and the game officially entered garbage time.

D'Antoni was pleased with the course and the result, with the team's attacking behaviour now living up to his expectations and he is sure to go one step further than last year. Even in D'Antoni's eyes, now this Knicks is no less than the Suns at their peak, top point guard + top swingman + top inside, supplemented by a bunch of excellent role players, this is the direction in which the mustache has always been built, and now all the conditions are in place, and the Knicks' goal this season is to win the Eastern Conference! (To be continued.) )