At this time last year, the New Yorkers were still frowning, just a year later, the sky of the Big Apple City was already sunny, the Knicks had turned around after an enviable draft, the combination of Wu Huang and Iguodala became one of the best backcourt combinations in the league, and the growth of young players on the team was also obvious to all, and they may be able to play some results this year, even after the fiasco in the first game of the playoffs, New York fans and Wu Huang's 60E fans have never doubted this idea.

In the last game, the Knicks lost by a big score on the road, and David Lee and Channing Frye also drew a lot of verbal criticism after the game. That criticism was justified, as the Hawks' three major arc players combined for 30 rebounds, including Josh Smith, Al Horford and Zaza Pachuria. The Knicks and Wu grabbed a total of 36 rebounds, with David Lee and Frye only having a measly seven and four rebounds.

To make matters worse, the Hawks are a team known for their on-the-spot counter-attacks, and if David Lee and Frye can only get that few rebounds per game, D'Antoni might as well remove Frye and start Harrington, who is more agile. It's fair to say that if David Lee and Frye maintain this level of rebounding in Game 2, the Knicks' prospects will be in jeopardy, and so will the prospects of the two on the Knicks.

On this issue, D'Antoni's choice is to stand still. After all, everyone didn't play well in the first game, and blaming the inside line alone didn't help the series that had just begun. Lee and Frye will continue to play as starters today, and their roles will be to protect rebounds and shoot from the outside, as well as be active in the fast break. If the bench gang led by Harrington can be connected properly, coupled with Wu Huang's super individual ability, an equalizer on the road can be expected.

ESPN had this to say about David Lee when looking ahead to the Eastern Conference series: "He probably won't be able to deliver spectacular offensive stats. But it is necessary to use consistent rebounds and mid-range shots to help the team advance, and the 'wrestling' with Horford, Josh and others will not be easy. "If the Knicks want to go far in the playoffs and make the leap from bottom of the division to the conference semifinals, they will have to rely on David Lee and other interior players to play more consistently.

On April 20, with the occurrence of a large-scale rollover accident in the first round of the playoffs, the second game of the first round of the playoffs also officially began. The Knicks will once again challenge the well-balanced and powerful Atlanta Hawks today.

Wu Huang did not answer too many questions from reporters in the pre-match press conference, but he still expressed confidence in the victory: "There is no doubt about it, we have the quality to beat any team, a defeat will not shake our confidence, tonight we will try to play the best of ourselves." ”

Before the game in the dressing room, D'Antoni did not make much tactical arrangements, they still played the same way as in the first game today, the last defeat was not a tactical problem, but the individual strength of the players did not play. So a change in tactics is not necessary for the time being.

Overall, the Knicks still have to play more high-post coverage today, so that Wu Huang can break through to the hinterland to create passing opportunities, high-post blocking and pick-and-roll coordination and blocking and cutting coordination on both sides are of course indispensable, which are the Knicks' main offensive means this season.

If given the opportunity, Wu Huang will also try to feed his teammates the ball for them to play singles, but this will depend on the situation of the game and their form. In fact, to put it bluntly, the Knicks' routines are still those in the regular season, and they still have to rely on Wu Huang's on-court performance to decide how to play in the game.

The time came to 21 o'clock in the evening. As the Knicks players began to enter, the 20,000 Atlanta fans who had already poured into the stadium saw the Knicks players walk in through the tunnel of players. Immediately there was a huge boo at them, mixed with a lot of expletives, and bursts of unbearable noise flew into the ears of the Knicks players.

"They're so uncivilized!" Chloe Moretz sat in the front row with his four older brothers, and was very upset when he heard many vicious attacks directed at Emperor Wu.

"He won't care, you see his expression hasn't changed in the slightest. It's nothing to him anymore. Brandon explained softly to his sister, except that he spoke in a tone that seemed more like a woman than Chloe Moretz.

Wu Huang said that he didn't care, but that he brought his own brand of earbuds and players when he entered the venue, and the music of the little singer was playing in his ears. So I can't hear the voices that insult him clearly, and by the way, I can put a wave of advertising for my products, and even Taylor Swift can't help but praise him for his beautiful job in front of the TV, so witty!

The players in the Knicks, no matter what brand of headphones and players they used before, now they all have to change to the brand in which Wu Huang is a shareholder, otherwise they will not give him face as the boss. Of course, these products must be given away for free, and it is not good to buy and sell strongly, but if you don't use the things you give, it will really be a shame.

Of course, no one in the team dared not to give Wu Huang face, and the entire Knicks team was using Hayfairman's headphones and MP3 at this time, which directly led to the sales of Hirfiman's products in the New York area rushing to the first place in the first quarter of 2010, which is the embodiment of the star effect.

But during the game, he couldn't wear headphones, Wu Huang put the equipment in his backpack when he warmed up, listened to the boos of the fans, and suddenly felt unhappy, and the shooting during the warm-up was almost 100 shots!

"The warm-up is as fierce as a tiger, and the opening is 0/5!" The Atlanta fans learned from Wu Huang's mocking tone, and 20,000 people shouted at him together, and immediately let him miss three consecutive goals.

T-N-T will broadcast the game live today, and Charles Barkley laughed from the broadcast seat: "Atlanta fans are especially targeting Hugo in these two games, because he is not only a great scorer, but also an amazing efficiency, and he is arguably the most efficient offensive player in the league. ”

Kenny Smith said: "Yes, the more boos and sarcasm, the more it shows how much the visiting fans fear you, whether the Knicks can win today or not, the key is Hugo, if he can get back to the regular season against the Hawks, then he can activate his teammates, and the Knicks have a chance to beat the Hawks." ”

Knicks starting lineup: Wu Huang, Iguodala, Gallinari, Channing Fry, David Lee.

Hawks starting lineup: Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Al Horford.

In the opening jump shot, David Lee lost again to Josh Smith.

In both games, the Eagles were in charge of the jump ball with the new Eagles, and David Lee took on the league's athletic star who was capable enough to rank in the top 10. There is no possibility of winning at all.

Bibby dribbled the ball across half court and immediately handed it to Josh, who was playing high post.

The Eagles are not afraid of Wu Huang breaking the ball, Bibi's basic skills are very solid, even if Wu Huang is the new steal king, it is not easy for him to break the ball of the White Devil, but Wu Huang can use his oppressive defense to interfere with Bibi's organizational scheduling. So the latter simply handed over the ball in advance, and the Eagles also had a lot of people who could control the ball.

Joe Johnson immediately took advantage of Horford's off-ball cover under the basket to pocket the ball, Iguodala was blocked by Horford, Gallinari hurried over to change the defense, but was easily broken by the Hawks with a feint.

The Knicks' defensive formation was in chaos in an instant, and Josh rushed to the basket with almost no one to defend, receiving a pass and scoring two points with a two-handed dunk.

This offense is a direct reflection of the difference in strength between the two teams, and the Hawks' simple small-scale cooperation + individual ability performance can often beat the Knicks. Relying on just two top defensive guards doesn't seem to be able to help the Knicks become a defensive powerhouse in the league.

"Mine!" Frye blamed himself for this defense, he was still a little nervous today, in fact, his help defense was still good, this leak was an accident for him, and it was also a test, if he relapsed into the form of the previous game because of a mistake in the opening game, it would not be a good thing for him and the Knicks.

Emperor Wu hurriedly stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. It's okay to signal, "It's okay." It's just a mistake, don't take it to heart, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, hurry up and forget about him. Of course, he was scolding in his heart: "It's really a waste, as soon as you come up, you will *** leak people to me." Today it's GG again. ”

Channing Frye felt the kindness of the team boss in his heart, and his gratitude was overflowing.

The Knicks switched to offense, and Wu Huang and David Lee executed the pick-and-roll in the high post, and immediately suffered the same double bag as in the previous game.

David Lee hurried down, but Wu Huang didn't have a chance to pass. It can be seen that the Eagles' bag is obviously practiced, and this is a bag clip specially designed for him.

Frye suddenly ran back at the moment and rushed to the outside of the weak-side three-point line, and Gallinari, who was originally on the outside, cut under the basket, which is how the Knicks responded.

Wu Huang passed the basketball to Frye on the outside, and Josh Smith's defense was only one step slower, and Frye, who was tall and long-armed, made a decisive shot......

Johnny Frye's height and arm span are outstanding, as long as Josh is one step slower, it will be difficult to block his shots, as for whether he can score it all depends on his feel, and Frye, who has just been encouraged by Wu Huang, feels obviously good at this time, this ball is hollow into the net!

D'Antoni slapped twice on the sideline, and how the Knicks players started the game was something that was important to them. Now that the first goal is a three-point shot, and it is not Wu Huang's goal, this is definitely a good sign.

Wu Huang also knew that if he was in good shape, he would indeed be able to lead the whole team with his own attack. But if his teammates have a good hand and can open the game a little more, that's the real order to win, and he's willing to feed his teammates now because he's desperate for a playoff win.

Early in the game, the Eagles' offense was extremely executing, with Bibby then getting a shot and Joe Johnson hitting a three-pointer. But then, the Knicks began to take the initiative, and although their defense couldn't make the Hawks feel uncomfortable, their shooting was excellent, Frye hit two three-pointers in the opening game, and then Gallinari and David Lee hit a shot, and when Iguodala hit a three-pointer from the basket, the Knicks led the Hawks 13-7 just three minutes into the first quarter.

At 8:44 of the first quarter, Larry Drew called a timeout first.

The Knicks' offense in the opening phase was too ferocious, and they couldn't keep up with the rhythm every minute of the game, and the rhythm was not quite right, which was completely the offensive rhythm of the New Yorkers.

D'Antoni is cunning, and the Knicks' defense may seem poor, but their defensive options are excellent, with the Hawks shooting from mid-to-long range, and they haven't hit the basket again except for Josh Smith's opening dunk.

But Larry Drew didn't notice that, and instead felt that the team's offensive options were good. The player had a chance on the outside to shoot, and he took a timeout to strengthen the team's defense, and the Knicks' players felt good today, and they couldn't put all their strength on Wu Huang anymore.

Wu Huang hasn't taken a shot since the opening because as long as he has the ball near the three-point line, the Hawks will have two players around him to press it. However, he contributed three assists in those three-plus minutes, and the Hawks' two-man defense finally paid the price.

After the game restarted, the Eagles did not dare to be so unscrupulous to contain Wu Huang, and resumed their last defensive strategy - Bibby kept interfering with his body and small movements in close quarters, which was to affect his shooting, and if Wu Huang made a breakthrough, he could also use these small tricks to buy time for his teammates to help defend.

Wu Huang began to think about countermeasures after the first game, in fact, how to deal with Bibi's defense, he thought about it in the second half of the first game. But the referee at that time did not give him face, and his foul was not successful.

The Hawks themselves know that Bibby's defense can be used at most on their home court, and when it comes to the Knicks' home court, such defense is estimated to be punished after less than half of the game. But it is enough to be able to use it on their home court, as long as the Hawks can use this method to limit Wu Huang's offense and let themselves go to New York with a score of 2-0, they have an 80% chance of eliminating the Knicks.

Wu Huang now thinks it's a good thing that the referee didn't show a technical foul after he was broken by Bibby's nose. This gave the Knicks room for hype after the game, and the New York media kept blasting the referees for discriminating against Chinese players. also took out the fact that the little giant was coldly targeted by the referee in the rocket back then, and was stunned to pull a wrong penalty to racial discrimination.

The Chinese media, and even the Japanese and South Korean media, are behind the scenes, which makes the alliance feel that the situation has expanded a bit, and racial discrimination is a sensitive word in all fields in the past two years, and the importance of the Asian market needs not be overstated. Therefore, the emotions of Asian fans must be treated carefully, and the league has significantly strengthened the penalty scale in this game.

Wu Huang resisted Bibi's small movements, suddenly slammed into his own strength, and pounced on Josh Smith, who was assisting in the defense, and also threw himself on the opponent's knee very maliciously, no one thought at this time. If he is compacted by Emperor Wu this time, the consequences can be big or small, and it is possible to end people's knees.

Wu Huang and Josh Smith screamed one after the other, the former was of course pretending, but the latter jumped up on the spot with one foot, covering his right knee and screaming!

"What happened?" Many fans didn't see that Wu Huang threw his arm on top of Josh's right knee when he pounced, which is not strong at all, and there are either ligaments or ligaments nearby, which is one of the most vulnerable positions for players to major injuries.

Fortunately, Emperor Wu didn't maliciously increase his strength at the last moment, and even collected a little strength, he didn't want to abolish others, and the new Eagle King didn't offend him.

The referee blew for a foul on Bibby and then suspended the game, and Josh appeared to be injured?

The Atlanta fans were stunned on the spot at the moment, they didn't know what happened at that moment, and no one was going to boo Wu Huang at this moment.

As for the referee's whistle, it is naturally a normal penalty, of course, if it was yesterday, this defense may not be a foul, which proves that today's game is indeed different from yesterday in terms of penalty scale.

The scene just now was quickly replayed on the big screen at the scene, but the fans in Atlanta still couldn't see any malicious elements of Wu Huang, but saw the shot of him being pushed down by Bibi with a painful face, and then smashed on the leg of Josh, who stepped forward to help the defense, which was a complete coincidence.

Josh jumped on the spot several times, and the body of this thing was really speechless, and he limped on the field for less than a minute before he recovered, and he didn't even need to take a break.

"It's okay, I didn't mean to." Wu Huang: This is a typical cat crying mouse.

"It's okay, thank you!" Josh actually thanked him back, and Emperor Wu was stupid when he heard this, this is a typical example of being sold and helping to count the money.

After Wu Huang's attack, he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, in addition to being happy that he had found the referee's penalty scale today, but also because the opponent's defensive method was no longer useful to him, under this normal penalty scale, he was sure that Bibi would stay on the field for less than 20 minutes.

The game did turn out as he expected, and if Bibby wanted to defend him, he had to use this side-by-side approach. But in front of a cunning fox, this kind of small trick is no longer enough, and he didn't hold on until more than halfway through the first quarter of the game, and he received a second foul on Wu Huang and had to go to rest.

Larry Drew had no choice but to replace Jamal Crawford to play the No. 1 position, and he didn't dare to use the young Jeff Teague to play against Wu Huang, who was blown out of in the regular season. But when Crawford met Emperor Wu, he also had no good fruit to eat, and his various fancy dribbles to Emperor Wu were like street performers meeting first-class magicians, and people didn't eat you at all.

Emperor Wu just looked at Crawford being transported around there so stupidly, looking like you would pull it out if you have the ability, but if you want to break through from me, there is no door.

Crawford's threat lies in his breakthrough, if he only relies on shooting, Wu Huang is not afraid that he can shoot himself, not to mention that his arm span does not have any impact on Crawford's shooting.

Larry Drew is very painful, when Crawford is on the court with the team's main players, if he controls the ball, it will seriously affect the team's offensive rhythm, because when he has the ball, there is no passing option at all, and the other four can only watch him play by himself, this is still a fart tactic?

The Knicks seized the opportunity and soon hit a 6-0 mini-climax, widening the margin to double digits in one fell swoop. (To be continued.) )