The Nuggets last played at No. 25, and today they are at home again, and their physical condition is obviously much better than that of the Knicks, so D'Antoni thought before the game that the opponent would definitely use high-intensity pressing defense after the opening game to consume the Knicks' physical strength.

The result is obviously not like this, the Nuggets players don't know if they are doping, at the beginning of the game, they played more New York than the Knicks, and the speed was directly hung up to fifth gear, and even Wu Huang felt that he was wearing the wrong jersey?

Anthony scored two goals in the opening game on Gallinari's head, both of which were pull-up jumpers after breaking, and he shot in the first half of offensive time, which left the Knicks without even having time to help defend.

Billups then used his strong body to break through Wu Huang and create David under the basket. Lee made up for a foul and hit both free throws.

The Nuggets opened with a 6-0 mini-climax, and the 20,000 Denver fans in the Pepsi Center arena immediately praised the team's strong performance with a tsunami of cheers.

Wu Huang felt very unhappy, the Nuggets actually chose to bombard with them, which was inevitably a little unpopular.

The Knicks failed to hit the target on the first three attacks, and on the fourth offense, Wu Huang made a gesture to his teammates, dribbled the basketball to the front court and handed it to Gallinari, moved to the wing himself, and accelerated to the basket.

The Nuggets players immediately turned their attention to Wu Huang and did not notice Milicic and David. Lee moved to the free throw line to make a double cover, and Wu Huang suddenly stopped halfway through the line and ran back to the line, passing between two inside teammates, but Billups behind him was blocked by the two closing the door.

Emperor Wu came to the top of the arc and was unguarded. Received a pass and hit a three-pointer with ease.

The Denver fans in the Pepsi Center arena finally quieted down. The Knicks' cover tactics were Wu Huang's time in the NCAA. A set of cover tactics designed specifically for him at USC, later dubbed "elevator tactics" by the media, has now been moved to the Knicks by D'Antoni with the same effect.

The Knicks have recently stepped up a variety of off-ball screen drills, Wu Huang's open shot is becoming more and more consistent, and with Gallinari as a qualified second point of attack on the outside, D'Antoni hopes that the team will be ready for three or five effective off-ball screen tactics by the time the playoffs arrive. These tactical combinations allow players to take advantage of off-ball screens to get open shots at crucial moments, so that teams don't have a reliable way to score at certain points in the game.

Every game, there are periods when the Knicks can't find a scoring sensation and are hit by their opponents for a scoring surge, which is a big problem they have been facing.

D'Antoni has to solve this problem now, the team must have a proven way to score at all times, and using off-ball screens to create scoring opportunities is the best solution for their current line-up, and they can use all kinds of off-ball screens when the opponent plays a scoring climax or wants to break the deadlock. Let Wu Huang and Garlina use accurate archery to solve the problem.

In fact, after Wu Huang came to the Knicks, the Knicks often used offensive routines. Many of them were created after his teammates covered Wu Huang. After the cover of the inside player, Wu Huang will run to the middle and long distance to receive the ball, if the opponent can't keep up in time, he will immediately catch the ball and shoot, and if the opponent's defense is converted, Wu Huang's handling will be different......

At 8:02 in the first quarter, Wu Huang broke through with the help of Milicic's cover dribble, and Birdman Anderson stepped forward to try to block. Li immediately inserted it inside, and just when Wu Huang's mid-range shot could not be carried out, he sent the ball directly to the bottom of the basket. Lee scored with an easy dunk.

The Knicks' offense is a pre-rehearsed tactic, but the tactics are dead, the people are alive, and most of the time in the NBA, you can't perfectly execute the tactics that you practice in training, because your opponents are also top players who have been through a lot of battles, and they will analyze your movement path and maybe even see through your tactical intentions.

At this time, the attacker cannot continue to execute the tactics unchanged, and must improvise and find a better way to score, otherwise they will fall into the opponent's bag or be forced into an embarrassing situation such as a corner.

But here's the problem, the four words "improvisation" are easy to say, but not everyone can do it. Even many players can't even understand and implement normal tactical routines, let alone make any temporary changes. This is also the reason why there are many players who have top-level athletic ability, but they can't even play on the bench - their brains are too stupid!

In the two offenses in the first quarter, Wu Huang perfectly embodied what it means to be a top-level basketball IQ!

For the first time, Wu Huang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and handed it over, running without the ball himself and pulling it to the wing. Harrington immediately pulled out to cover him off the ball, and Wu Huang received the basketball smoothly. Wu Huang, who received the ball, immediately had two options, one was to break through to the layup, and the other was to move in the direction of the bottom corner to get himself a chance to shoot in the bottom corner, which Kobe always likes to do.

However, in this offense, Wu Huang was able to judge Billups' conventional thinking when defending, so he did not directly insert the back layup or move to the bottom corner according to the most conventional tactical deployment, but chose an unexpected reverse run by the defender, directly handed the ball to the player in charge of covering, and after bypassing it empty-handed, he withdrew to the top of the three-point line arc to receive the ball and shoot.

It was because of such an unconventional move that disrupted the defense of the Diggers and allowed Wu Huang to have an easy open three-point shooting opportunity.

If you look at it from a bird's-eye view, Wu Huang seems to easily create scoring opportunities with reverse running + cover, but in fact it is not so simple, this is the so-called detail and spirituality.

Wu Huang likes to make some subtle changes in ordinary tactical deployment to achieve the purpose of confusing the opponent, he does not know how many feints he has made in this movement to mislead the defensive judgment of Billups and Nuggets, and his head is also analyzing how the opponent will react to his own moves, etc...... Even the most professional scouts can't see so much from such a quick round, but it's often a split-second detail that can determine the outcome.

The second time was at the end of the first section. There are 55 seconds left in this quarter. This tactic was developed by Channing. Frye started with a cover for Harrington. Harrington took advantage of this cover and quickly circled to the flank, ready to catch the ball in singles. And Channing, who finished covering. Frye swam to the top of the arc and also pretended to be ready to catch the ball.

Frye's shooting ability forced defenders to rush forward and try to block the pass.

At this time, no one paid attention, Wu Huang, who was supposed to slip to the bottom line to shoot three points in the bottom corner, suddenly stopped and changed the line, and slipped to the back of Nene to make a cover. Seeing this, Frye immediately cut under the basket.

At this time, Wu Huang pushed hard and turned around and crashed into his own Nene, and then performed a realistic fake fall.

And Frye, on the other hand, had already cut into the basket at this time to receive the drop ball from his teammates, and easily scored an empty basket.

The referee saw the basketball score and did not blow for a foul on Nene for hitting someone, but if Frye did not score this goal, the referee's whistle would sound, and it can be said that the Knicks' offense was destined not to come out of nowhere.

This offense is also a reflection of Wu Huang's basketball IQ, he knows what it means to simplify the complex, and sometimes those complex offensive tactics. In fact, it is better to cooperate with such a temporary intention. Because of this kind of coordination, the defending side cannot use experience and regular awareness to judge. It's everyone's fast reaction speed, as well as IQ!

In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks scored several times as a result of Wu Huang's improvisation, and if he didn't make these changes that caught the opponent off guard, it would be difficult to score successfully after being recognized.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 33:35, and the Tunneling team fighting at home still took advantage of some advantages, if you talk about these small details, Billups on the opposite side is not worse than Wu Huang, but stronger than him. It's just that Billups's skills are the realm that he has only reached with more than ten years of competition experience, but Wu Huang is a rookie, and he is only slightly inferior to the performance of the old monster by relying on his talent, which is an incredible thing in itself.

Generally speaking, if a rookie can beat a veteran, he must use his absolute advantage in athleticism to face it head-on, and there are few examples like Wu Huang who can often take advantage of some small details and small skills.

But in terms of personal data, Wu Huang didn't score much in the first quarter, only 6 points in the whole quarter, but he contributed 5 assists, and at the same time, he had more assists than the whole team combined.

The Knicks' top scorer in the first quarter was Harrington, who had a great hand today, scoring a team-high nine points on 3-of-4 shooting in the first quarter.

For the Diggers, "Melon" Anthony hit 4 of 6 shots in the first quarter, and he made more free throws, scoring 13 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, while Billups had 6 points and 2 assists.

In the second quarter of the rotation, the Knicks replaced David who was stuck with foul problems in the first quarter. Lee, who will lead the team's bench lineup.

The Nuggets' bench is not good either, and last season's Nuggets' bench gangsters made great strides for the team to reach the Western Conference Finals, the most eye-catching of which was JR Smith, who was extremely efficient last season, and no longer looked like a nerve knife, and he began to be considered one of the best sixth men in the league.

This season, JR Smith's performance continued to be as efficient as last season, and once he smoked the wind, he could even be used as most of Kobe.

After the opening of the second quarter, J.R. Smith and Tay. Lawson hit jumpers and the Nuggets put the score at 33:39.

But then the situation changed, and David. Lee scored twice with a strong attack, Wilson. Chandler hit two mid-range shots in a row, and Dujon also threw in a three-pointer after breaking the ball, and an 11-0 attack wave allowed the Knicks to overtake the score.

Nuggets head coach George. Seeing that the situation was not good, Carl immediately replaced the melon, which also played the first quarter and had just rested for two minutes.

Only two minutes were played in the second quarter, and the Knicks' offensive was like a tide, just a blink of an eye, and the score on the court had been rewritten by the Knicks to 44:39, and they fell behind by 5 points in a blink of an eye.

The big screen at the scene gave a specific number, the Knicks actually hit 5 offenses and scored 11 points in the previous 98 seconds, which is a scoring speed that many Nuggets fans who have just left their seats to buy some snacks or the last WC are a little unacceptable.

The Knicks were about to take advantage of the situation to set off a bigger attack wave, and Anthony's first touch of the ball after coming on the court made the fans cheer for a while!

"Toot!" After a sharp whistle. I saw David standing under the basket. Lee's face was full of disbelief. The referee's gesture not far away was unmistakable. This time defending David. Lee fouled the hitter, and this was his third foul of the day.

Anthony had a hard round of arms, he felt good on the court today, he shot very efficiently, he played well, and even if the ball didn't go in, it could cause a foul.

"Hugo, you go up too." D'Antoni took advantage of Anthony's free throws and hurriedly replaced Emperor Wu. At the same time, Harrington replaced David, who was carrying three fouls. Plum.

The Knicks' on-court lineup became: Wu Huang, Danny. Green, Wilson. Chandler, Al. Harrington, Channing. Fry.

Nuggets lineup: Thai. Lawson, J.R. Smith, Cameron. Anthony, Chris. Anderson, Nene. Hilario.

Anthony hit both free throws, Wu Huang quickly advanced to the front court after receiving the ball, and Frye fell to the top of the arc to stop and Wu Huang executed the blocking and dismantling cooperation.

After the two were separated, Wu Huang held the ball to the basket, and Frye pulled away from the wing.

Nene chose to block Wu Huang's breakthrough for the first time. Lawson didn't go to make up for Frye, Wu Huang threw the basketball to the wing in the two-man package, Frye received the ball and hit Anthony's late defensive shot, Wu Huang's seventh assist was so easy to reach.

George. Karl sighed from the sidelines, if Anthony's defense could be a step faster. The difficulty of what Frye wants to throw will increase exponentially. But if you think about it, you have to attack Anthony with all your might. has to play hard to defend again, and this big ass of more than 240 pounds is really unbearable.

Wu Huang's performance was not over, just a minute later, he did it again, but this time it was not Harrington who performed the block with him, but Chandler who cut into the basket from the baseline, and a through ball that penetrated the Nuggets defense, Wu Huang got his eighth assist.

"Hell, do you want that rookie to get 10 assists in half a game? Or 15 times ...... "George. Karl roared loudly on the sidelines, if the Knicks' defense is tofu scum, then their defense today is paper-paste, and the two sides can be described as half a pound against eight taels.

Wu Huang felt good today, but his good form was not in the attacking end, but in passing.

The big screen at the scene was playing back the goal he had just assisted Chandler, and through slow motion, it could be found that Wu Huang was completely based on his feelings when passing, and he didn't use the correct passing posture at all. Changed to others, the ball didn't know where it flew, but the basketball from Wu Huang seemed to be equipped with a guidance system, and it fell exactly in front of Chandler, who cut into the basket and sneaked in, regardless of the angle, timing and strength were perfectly controlled, the latter only needed to reach out to catch the basket, and then raise his hand to put the ball into the basket at close range.

"It's a wonderful feeling, you don't have to calculate the distance and timing, you don't have to control the force, everything is like a pre-programmed program, you just need to throw the ball out by feeling to get it to the person." This is how Wu Huang feels today, and it is the first time that he has such a wonderful feeling of passing the game.

It may have been the result of a long period of hard work, and of course he knew that the form of this game was not going to be the norm for the rest of the game, but at least today, he found out what he wanted to continue to work on in the future, and where his potential really was.

If I can be in this state today, it means that I have this potential in my body, and as long as I continue to work hard, my current potential may become the norm in the future, and then I will really become a master passer.

The game in the second quarter thus entered the contest of Anthony's crazy score and Wu Huang's crazy assist. It wasn't until Billups scored five straight points after coming on the court that Billups, nicknamed "Mr. Key", played such a role again, leading the team to respond to the Knicks' 11-3 counterattack climax, chasing the score to 55:55 at 4:15 in the second quarter.

Wu Huang has contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal at this time, which is the first time he has scored assists and scored the first double-double game.

The Knicks players were also in good shape today, and Wu Huang's high assists showed that his teammates turned his passes into assists. Originally, the physical condition of the New York players was not as good as that of the Nuggets, but the latter preferred to fight with them, and once the Knicks players entered this crazy offensive mode of selflessness, it was difficult to feel the loss of physical strength.

It's not uncommon for you to feel like other unrelated things like physical strength and pain when you're fully engaged in one thing.

However, Emperor Wu knew more that this state of devotion could not be broken, because once he withdrew from this serious state, the fatigue of his body would come up like a tide, and it would be all over at that time.

So, be sure to bring the rhythm up and let your teammates continue to keep the rhythm of the bombardment.

D'Antoni also knows that it should not be called a timeout now, which will also affect the state of the players, and he chooses to let Wu Huang solve the problem, and then it is his turn to play as the core, and the player who can stand up at the critical moment is called the core.

Wu Huang quickly broke through Billups through his individual ability, hit the basket to meet the block of Birdman Anderson, and forced a left-handed throw to score two points.

Although Billups's speed and explosiveness are still there, his lateral movement ability has decreased, and it is inevitable that he will feel powerless in the face of an opponent with super agility and speed like Wu Huang.

Wu Huang didn't break through Billups many times today, and his teammates had a good feel before, so he had to leave his attack at a critical moment, and now is the critical moment! (To be continued.) )