Gasol officially joined the team ahead of the Knicks' game against the Magic, but the Spaniard has yet to be involved in the team's joint practice, so he was not put on the roster for D'Antoni today. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before the game began, fans in front of the TV could see Gasol sitting on the Knicks' bench in a suit, and occasionally exchanging a few words with Wu Huang and other new teammates, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

In this deal, although Xiao Si and Gasol are not too willing to be sent away, relatively speaking, the Spaniard, who joined the defending champions, although he is under more pressure, but this deal has brought him to a stronger team after all, so his mood is a little better than the current Xiao Si.

Lakers fans and management have not treated Gasol very well since last season, which also makes him feel a faint resentment in his heart, don't look at the time when he was in Los Angeles he has always said that he is not willing to leave the Lakers, but those are just helpless words, he can't say that he hates Lakers fans, right?

Fans in big cities are harsh, and Knicks fans don't really treat Gasol very well, but now that the deal has been completed, they can only pray at the moment that the Spaniards' slump last season was really only because of the breakup with his girlfriend that led to poor state, and their requirements are really not high, as long as this soft egg plays 80% of his strength two years ago, it will make Knicks fans satisfied. His new partner this year, David West, is also a star-level interior player, and there is not much conflict between the two positions, and if both of them can play at a high level, then the Knicks' interior line will not be weaker than last season.

D'Antoni is not so optimistic, although their lineup in the new season has been greatly strengthened in plasticity and comprehensiveness, but this lineup is obviously not suitable to play seven seconds of offense, he can only let the team slow down a little in the new season, and instead play more blocking and positional offense, and at the same time strengthen the proportion of defensive counterattacks, the Knicks' overall offensive speed in this season as long as they continue to stay at the "fast" level, and they don't need to finish a round in 7 seconds or 10 seconds.

The mustache is not as paranoid as before after winning the championship, because he no longer needs to prove himself with crazy fast attacks, which is an improvement in his coaching ability, and D'Antoni, who has removed his obsession, has sublimated to a certain extent.

But even if the mustache can go to heaven, the team's system and the way he coaches have changed, and both will have to go through a period of pain to see results, and this labor pain period is the trouble in front of us, if the process is too long or too painful, he, the champion coach, is also at risk of being fired.

New York fans are already demanding, especially after the Knicks win the championship, especially for the most vulnerable head coaches, and the mustache may not have too long a margin for error.

Wu Huang did not dare to guarantee the team's record in the first half of the schedule at the pre-game press conference with Magic, and he said quite slyly: "I know everyone is regretting Amare's departure, but this league will never lack parting, and we can only wish him a happy life in Los Angeles." As for the merits of this deal, I don't think it's time to comment too early, and the playoffs are the time to draw conclusions. In the regular season, we may have to go through a period of pain after a roster change, but this season we have become stronger, as long as we can use the regular season to play our tacit understanding, the Knicks to the playoffs are still the top favorites for the championship, we just need to get some time in the regular season. ”

D'Antoni, despite his reluctance, praised Gasol and West before the game.

He also knows that the combination of the two is a little stronger than last season's Smalls + O'Neill or Monroe, but the Spaniards are not his cup of tea after all, nor is he the player he wants, so it is a bit awkward.

Today's Knicks' starting lineup is: Wu Huang, Iguodala, Battier, West, Monroe.

D'Antoni is ready to treat this game as if it were a regular season, and while it doesn't matter if he wins or loses, he'll have to test the power of this new squad today.

The Knicks' opponent today is no longer the Nets, but the Orlando Magic, a pseudo-powerhouse.

You heard it right, the Magic have now mixed into the position of a pseudo-strong team, and this Eastern Conference powerhouse in previous seasons is now getting worse day by day.

This season, the Magic's roster hasn't changed much from last season, they didn't attract enough good new signings in the short trade period, but the former core players are a year older, and Howard's constant noise and threats to the team's management have made the team unpopular before the season starts.

If you look at the strength on paper, this season's Magic should still be in the top six or even top five teams in the Eastern Conference. But their problem is that the military is not aligned, and the team's top name Howard will blast the management for inaction and make a move, and then suddenly announce that he will stay, but turn his head and make ambiguous overtures to the Lakers, and then turn around and threaten to become a free agent next summer, it is really unknown when he will put on the magic now.

This rhythm sounds very familiar, Cleveland made such a fuss two years ago, and the Magic at this time, in order to avoid the Cavaliers James-style tragedy, is likely to exchange Warcraft for some strong reinforcements for the team's rebuilding this season, so as long as Howard's whereabouts are not clear, the Magic may just play soy sauce this season.

ESPN believes that even if Howard stays with the Magic this season, the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year will make the Magic's defense very good. But looking at the Magic, in addition to Howard, let's look at the team's roster, Nelson, Turkoglou, Anderson, Richardson, etc., they can't even find a player who is stronger than offense. Especially after Petrus left, the aged big Q even became the only trustworthy defender on the outside of the Magic.

But in Van Gundy's system, the big Q with average projection ability averaged only 16.8 minutes per game last season. Big baby Glenn Davis, who is currently traded from the Celtics, is likely to be the Magic's best defensive player other than Howard, but the tonnage and height of Big Baby will make a slightly more flexible serious interior player a sandbag.

So even Van Gundy Jr. will question when evaluating this Magic: Now the Magic's biggest advantage is the center, but what about their other advantages? You'd be hard-pressed to find a second star in the Magic starters, or even a quasi-All-Star. As for the bench, the big baby in exchange is still useful, but he may be mentioned to the starting lineup because the Magic really can't find a better person. White shooters Redick, Richardson, and former Knicks starting point guard Dujon have struggled to help Howard, and the Magic's first- and second-tier firepower is seriously disjointed, which is the root cause of their defeat last season, and this problem has not been solved, but has become more serious this season.

So can such a non-advancing Magic team defeat the Knicks, who have just undergone a big trade? Considering the run-in of the Knicks and the problem that Gasol can't play, if he is playing away today, it is estimated that the Magic will still not be able to beat the Knicks, but today at home, the Magic may still have a fight.

"Fight you sister!" After Wu Huang opened the game, he used a three-pointer and a 2-plus-1 to make the Amway Center, which had an attendance rate of only 70%, greatly reduce the momentum, and more than 10,000 Orlando fans at the scene said, "Nielsen is really a big waste!" ”

Poor Nelson has been the object of the Magic's loss, his peak was in 08-10, and now after a few injuries, his athleticism has already declined, and the disadvantage of height has begun to become prominent, he is now a qualified starter at most, and it would be too embarrassing to expect him to deal with Wu Huang.

Howard's side singled out Monroe several times after the opening and achieved good results, but the offensive means of this Mr. Superman on the offensive end are still very single, the old and spicy Battier quickly showed his value on the defensive end, Mr. "President" is the first player to integrate among all the new signings of the Knicks, which is not only a reflection of his own experience and basketball IQ, but also the role that the Knicks prepare for him is also what he has always been best at, and now he has enough autonomy on the outside, D'Antoni allows him to make his own judgment on the court, This makes it easier for Battier to integrate into the team.

Battier himself likes this kind of team role, so after Howard scored consecutive points, he decisively chose to enter the inside package, excellent sense of help defense and the grasp of the timing of the help defense made Howard, who had not made much progress in low post technology for several years, was very depressed, as long as he stopped the ball, he would definitely be caught by Battier, once his offensive rhythm was disrupted by the opponent, the unreliable low post attack can only depend on fate.

Looking at it this way, Howard's dissatisfaction with the overall strength of the Magic is not unfounded, the lineup of Orlanders is indeed very worrying, and the hard work of Howard dragging the team forward alone is not something that a guy like Wu Huang can feel.

Many people think that Emperor Wu is always mocking Howard's behavior is a bit excessive, but as a villain, if he doesn't do something bad, this is also inconsistent with his identity.

"Hey, have you figured out whose thighs you're going to hug?" Wu Huang still used trash talk to taunt Howard at every opportunity in the game, and the latter was naturally angry. If the effect of Emperor Wu's trash talk on anyone will not be weakened, it is estimated that it is this monster and Wei Shao and others, who told these people that they will never be convinced by Emperor Wu, so they will never be able to resist his cynicism.

David Stern started to play in the middle of the first quarter, although Howard guarded the interior line perfectly, but Monroe and West once they pulled to the mid-range offense, the Monsters could not take care of it, and these two interior lines could block and dismantle with Wu Huang, and the Knicks' simple move made it difficult for the Magic team to parry.

Magic's helplessness against the Knicks lies in the two bottom corners, in the latter set of starting lineups, Battier is also very good at three points in the bottom corner, in the Rockets he often stands here waiting for Maddy or Yao Ming's ball, and now he and Iguodala in the two bottom corners of the three-point threat makes Big Van Gundy keep scratching his head on the sidelines, the Magic's formation is pulled away by the two, Wu Huang's attack in the middle of the arc will inevitably not encounter too many blockages, and the Knicks' offense is easy to live.

Corner defense has now become a big problem for other teams when facing the Knicks, once they pay attention to defending these two positions, then there is not enough pressure on Wu Huang in the front of the middle, and the Holy Sect Master at this time can even create a killing opportunity with his individual ability without even needing to block and dismantle! But if you ignore the players who are ambushed in the two bottom corners, Wu Huang can create several points of play as long as he blocks and dismantles with his teammates inside, and the turret with a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in the two bottom corners will definitely collapse the opponent!

After the first quarter, the Knicks led 29-22, and the Magic team managed to limit the Knicks' scoring to less than 30 points with only one monster, but their own offense was sparse, Iguodala and Battier almost blocked the perimeter, and there was a hungry Tony Allen sitting off the court.

After seeing the huge gap between the two teams, some media had to chant off the field, "The defending champion is the defending champion, and the Holy Sect Master will always be your grandfather"!

Wu Huang easily connected the team's inside and outside offense in the first quarter, David West played Xiao Si's position has his own strengths, first of all, his attitude is much stronger than Xiao Si, this guy probably doesn't regard himself as a star, just like he cooperated with Paul in the Hornets, Wu Huang stretched out his hand outside, he immediately came up to cooperate, and usually did not resist doing off-ball covers for other teammates, and this enthusiasm alone made him play a role no worse than Xiao Si.

Wu Huang also thinks that although West is a grade worse than Xiao Si in terms of face frame impact, he is more comprehensive, and even the defense that he is not very good at is a little stronger than Xiao Si.

So he thinks it's right to think about this thing, anyway, when Xiao Si was there, they couldn't handle Howard and Yao Ming, and now at least they're better on the offensive end, so what more bike?

But those who are interested should also notice that the Knicks' speed has become much slower than last year, and they almost played blocking and breaking through in the first half, back and forth are these two routines.

Wu Huang's tactical role has become more prominent, and many Knicks fans find this very similar to their first year of play, when the Knicks almost relied on Wu Huang's offense to support the team's offensive system, which means that the success or failure of winning or losing is all on him alone, which will actually make it easier for those really strong teams to defend.

O'Neal has now joined the T.N.T commentary team, and this season T.N.T will be narrated by O'Neal, Barkley and Smith, which is naturally interspersed with a lot of gags and sarcasm from the two rivals to improve the ratings, but O'Neal did not complain about his old club today, although he only stayed with the Knicks for one season, but for the team and teammates who brought him his fifth championship ring, this big fat man is still very grateful.

"The Knicks' current tactics are a bit monotonous, I think Paul and David's low post offense is very important for the Knicks, if they can hold the ball in the low post and launch a threatening offense, it will involve the opponent's defense on the inside, and the Knicks can have a very practical 'inside・out' tactic, which will greatly enrich the team's tactical system and prevent the opponent from blocking Hugo on the outside." O'Neal believes that Gasol and West have the ability to attack with the ball in the low post, which is a tactical role that Xiao Si could not bring to the Knicks last season, once the Knicks play a real combination of inside and outside offense, then coupled with the blocking and breaking tactics they have always been good at, it is not a small probability to defend the title, and they are enough to deal with any opponent with these three axes.

The score was 58:49 in the first half, and the Knicks' lead and control of the situation on the court made Knicks fans very satisfied, and the Magic fell to the bottom in almost all directions in the first half.

But it's still that problem, the Knicks have been playing Wu Huang's breakout and blocking in the first half, so D'Antoni consciously let the team attack inside in the second half, although Gasol can't play today, but he can first see how David West's offensive threat in the low post is?

However, the mustache seems to have picked the wrong opponent for the experiment, and the only thing the Magic can show is the low-post defense, they are not a piece of wood and can't fight back, Howard was soon sent to the wrong position to defend West, and Monroe, who has no low-post ability, was handed over to Anderson and Big Baby Davis to deal with.

Howard's defense is unquestionable, David West became very embarrassed after the change of defense, he does have a good turn jumper and small hook in the low post, both techniques are still the type that is not fancy but very applicable, but the problem is that he is facing Howard now, which is too difficult for him, West said: The training is from shallow to deep, do you need to be so difficult to come up?

The experienced Warcraft in the past two years has long been not so easy to shake away, and West's low-post offense has not reached the level of Dascora's dazzling, and what he is most afraid of with his practical low-post technique is Howard's excellent athleticism and does not eat feints, and Warcraft just restrained West, who is barefoot and only 203cm tall.

David West played a total of 4 low posts in the third quarter, and only once in the end, which made him dare not challenge Howard again, and then directly pulled outside to block and dismantle, this style of play was much better than his low post single-handedly Howard.

The Knicks' interior offense played poorly in the third quarter, but fortunately they still played very well on the outside, but it wasn't due to Wu Huang, who was reduced in the second half, and it was Gallinari and rookie Isiah Thomas who stepped up to excite Knicks fans.

The performance of these two bench points on the offensive end has not only been eye-catching, first of all, the Italian, who is already good at abusing vegetables, began to show the style of the best sixth man after switching to the sixth man, and his projection and breakthrough have some inexplicable feelings in the face of the Magic bench. And the short Thomas still makes his opponents too fast to catch him, and O'Neal describes the point guard who gets inside as soon as he heads down like a little flea, he is too difficult to catch in front of a group of big men, and he also has incredible self-confidence and the confidence to shoot decisively.

Isaiah Thomas is indeed a little too confident, as long as he steps on the court, he dares to break through with the ball, and once he has the opportunity, he dares to shoot even if Wu Huang is present, this attitude of daring to fight makes him quickly accepted by the team and fans, and also makes the space Yi who contrasts with him feel embarrassed.

In this game, Space Yi finally officially wore the Knicks jersey, but compared to Thomas, who was confident and decisive on the court, Space Yi's hesitation was very unnecessary.

O'Neal thinks he wants to cooperate with his teammates too much, and after getting the basketball, he has to see if his teammates have a better chance, and this sense of selflessness and cooperation is very good, but it does not match his status as a substitute player, because this is Gasol's style of play. And what a substitute player has to do is to shoot when it's time to shoot, no coach wants a substitute player to have a good sense of strategy, as long as you can score a few points in the limited playing time is the best performance.

This fat man is not afraid of offending Space Yi, a small detail before the game can reflect O'Neal's importance to the status of the rivers and lakes, O'Neal who came to the scene today sat on the sidelines with his mobile phone when the players of the two teams warmed up, when Howard, Gasol, West and others came forward to greet him, the fat man still ignored the mobile phone, and his ass didn't even move, just sit and say hello to each other.

But when Emperor Wu came up to greet him, the dead fat man actually put away his mobile phone, and "vacated" to stand up and slap the Holy Sect Master, and the two chatted cordially on the sidelines, such a contrast is too conspicuous.

The eye-catching shot was also shown on TV as a fun tidbit in the middle of the pitch, and this glaring differential treatment proves that if you don't have real superstar strength and low positions, O'Neal won't sell you face. And it has nothing to do with age, it only has to do with your strength and status in the rivers and lakes, no matter how young Emperor Wu is, but his status is there, and there is a high chance that his position in the Hall of Fame will be ranked in front of O'Neill in the future, so this big fat man will give face.

Speaking of space Yi at this moment, he played twice in the first three quarters, but he was replaced after playing three minutes each time, and D'Antoni did not replace him in the fourth quarter, so the data of the UAE stayed at 0 points and 1 rebound, and this key rebound finally made him not swallow two big duck eggs back.

Wu Huang shook his head secretly from the sidelines, it seems that he wants to encourage this compatriot to play more selfish and confident, now he seems to be thinking too much, obviously he is already a substitute for the basic salary, so he can do a job well first.

He knows that this is related to the high expectations of the domestic media and fans, which will probably make many people still fantasize that Space Yi can suppress Monroe and become the first rotation point of the Knicks' interior line, but Monroe is not so easy to replace, and even Whiteside's explosive physical fitness can make Space Yi feel a lot of pressure.

As long as he can shoot two or three goals with a high shooting rate in every game, at least he can get stable playing time first, and his status and experience will naturally rise when he plays more games in the future, and then find a way to take on other tasks will come naturally. After all, if the talent is not good enough, then you can only use such a step-by-step style of play to have a chance to get ahead, and now even Owen doesn't expect to be able to copy Emperor Wu's footsteps, there are many things that you can never imitate.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Knicks once again relied on the second echelon, which was far better than the Magic, to quickly widen the difference to 20 points, so several water cooler comrades on the bench finally had a chance to play.

But to the dissatisfaction of domestic fans, D'Antoni still didn't line up for space in garbage time, and he replaced the inside combination of Whiteside and veteran Collins.

Whiteside, who sat in the air and had no sense of existence at all, looked very excited when he saw that he had a chance to play, he couldn't even beat the space in the team's training before, and he was completely the most dish-eating one in the team.

So in Whiteside's thoughts, he was easily cleaned up by Space Yi, who was much less physically fit than himself, which made him even pessimistic that his ten-day short-term contract should be cut by the team after it expired. So now that he suddenly has a chance to play, of course he is so excited, and he regards this as his last chance.

But perhaps because he was too excited, Whiteside just came on the court and copied Duhon's layup directly into his arms, which directly made the latter dumbfounded, but the basketball thrown by others has obviously fallen, so this ball fully shows that Whiteside's nerve reflex seems to be overdone.

The Knicks players were all laughing and teasing the stunned young man on the bench, and even D'Antoni was amused by the mistake, and the kid was obviously too nervous and excited.

At this time, only Space Yi couldn't laugh, because he saw something else, although Duhon's throw just now began to fall, but Whiteside jumped to the height of almost a flat frame when he stopped the basketball, if he could have come to the defensive position earlier, this ball would have been a shocking flat frame hat!

After joining the Knicks, what Space Yi envied the most was Whiteside's perverted physical fitness, and the Knicks gave this guy a chance because of his rare physical data.

Whiteside is 6 feet 10.5 inches (about 210cm) tall at the time of physical measurement, but his arm span reaches an astonishing 7 feet 7 inches (about 231cm), coupled with his excellent jumping ability, he can jump on the spot and touch the height of 356cm, run up to 368cm, and the speed of 100 meters is about 13 seconds! Yes, you read that right, Whiteside is about 210cm barefoot tall, but he has an arm span of 231cm, which is as long as O'Neal, and O'Neal's height is 216cm!

When Space Yi stood with Whiteside, he still had some height, but his arm span was a big step behind, and whether it was speed, flexibility, flexibility or bounce, he was completely blown up by the opponent, only after three seasons of training, his strength was slightly stronger than the opponent, and his basic skills were more solid, but in terms of talent, Yi Jianlian was obviously completely suppressed by Whiteside.

But Whiteside, who has the athleticism of a first-line star, made people laugh and cry in the fourth quarter, and this thing didn't seem to know what a feint was.

Daniel Alton is the 29th rookie in the first round just selected by the Magic this year, a typical rookie who basically can't play in the regular season, but he played a star feeling against Whiteside, only to see him turn and break through in a wonderful low post, easily pass Whiteside, and then dunk the ball hard!

Seeing this, D'Antoni began to shake his head vigorously, he couldn't look at this guy because of this, this enviable physical quality pressed on his body, it was simply a huge joke made by God, even if this body was exchanged for that Chinese, it was much better than giving it to him.

The Chinese he refers to is, of course, Yi Jianlian, at least the basic skills of the people are solid, they will not be shaken up by any movement, and they are humble and courteous and have a positive training attitude, which is indeed much better than Whiteside like a second goods.

Whiteside was obviously hot later, originally he was excited that he had a chance to perform, but after coming on the court, he first sent a very low mistake (interference ball), and then was shaken up by someone to stage a violent dunk, which made his face red, and then he wanted to perform more but did not perform, and he quickly became the breakthrough of the Magic team to score consecutive points.

The Knicks' benches were certainly unhappy with the situation, and no matter what sport it was, anyone on the team would be unhappy with the rest of the team, so Whiteside was out of the ball very quickly.

The Magic narrowed the gap to 11 points in just three minutes, and Whiteside perfectly showed why he was cut by the CBA team, if he played in the regular season, it is estimated that the Knicks would not be able to lead by 30 points, and he could be blown up by a rookie insider!

D'Antoni did not change the main force to play, everything he wanted to inspect had already been inspected, and it didn't matter if the game was won or lost, so the Knicks had signs of collapse for a while under Whiteside's pit performance!

But fortunately, Isiah Thomas showed a maturity that was not commensurate with his age and height at critical moments, Knicks fans originally thought he was a bench bandit who was not afraid of the sky, but they didn't expect this guy to press the rhythm when the team's momentum was not good, and the passing was obviously more, he was still a point guard with a big picture?

"It's a pity, his height is always a hard injury, even if he can play a good offensive efficiency, and even act as a qualified playmaker, but on the defensive end is almost a free existence, and all the contributions on the offensive end must be returned on defense." Wu Huang knows that the ceiling of this small point guard will not be too high, after all, basketball is an exclusive project for tall people, Thomas's 170cm height defect is too big, if he encounters Rose, Wei Shao and others, his height will be played to death.

However, Thomas Jr. quickly slapped someone in the face, and today he had an absolute advantage in the bench battle with Duhon, who is also a player who came out of the Knicks, but this person is a typical example of getting worse and worse, Thomas is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and in the fourth quarter he not only dared to hit Duhon head-on, but also seemed to be better in terms of organization.

This rookie, nicknamed the Little Assassin by New York fans, played the fourth quarter, and finally handed over a report card: 8 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter, including a wonderful steal with Du Hong one-on-one and then scored directly on the counterattack, this kind of proper play is a complete explosion Du Hong with 8 years of NBA experience.

The Knicks didn't make a switch in the fourth quarter, but with the excellent play of the little assassins, the defending champions finally won the Magic without danger, and they proved their strength and draft luck with two preseason wins.

"Damn, I just said he didn't defend well." Wu Huang looked at Thomas's 16 points, 5 assists and 3 steals after the game, especially the performance of Du Hong in the fourth quarter, which made him feel a little pressure, and had to shout in his heart, "Fortunately, he is only 170cm!" "Emperor Wu can only sigh secretly at the moment, this substitute he has chosen blindly is really fucking strong! (To be continued.) )