The Knicks, in the past five years, can be called one of the most chaotic teams in the NBA, they can still win the second best record in the regular season in the East in the 2011~2012 season, but since then, their performance has plummeted, missing the playoffs for three consecutive years, and in the 13~14 season is ranked at the bottom of the East, it is like a lingering old man, as Anthony continues to get older, more and more decayed.

But this is such a rotten team, after "Zen Master" Phil Jackson became the management of the team, it finally ushered in a change, especially in this summer, they first traded the former "Phoenix Rose" Derrick Rose with Calderon-based chips, and then signed Joakim Noah, who was once voted the best defensive player in the free agent market, and transformed from a fish belly team to a hot team in the East.

The starting combination of Ross + Afflaro + Anthony + Porzingis + Noah, but in terms of book strength, it is definitely second to none in the East.

However, like Tang Shuai's Lakers, they are also a brand new team, which means that the preseason is a main stage for them to practice.

The venue for the match was at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The bus took the Lakers players from the hotel to the parking lot of the arena, and Tang Shuai and Stephenson got off the bus with a smile and a smile, although it was a new team, but for the two former friends, such an environment did not bring them much pressure.

From the parking lot to the arena, the crowded scene suddenly poured into the players' field of vision, although it was only a preseason game, but the stadium was already full, and the New Yorkers finally saw a glimmer of opportunity to rise after three years of immersion, and they naturally did not miss this game.

In the warm-up before the game, Tang Shuai and Porzingis took a photo, although they are not too familiar with each other, but they are both rookies in the class of 2015, and the friendship of debuting together is still there.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Madison Square Garden and welcome to the home of the New York Knicks, and let us introduce our Warriors!" After a short warm-up, the live DJ began to introduce the home team's players to the accompaniment of dynamic music.

"Number 4, Aaron Afflaro!"

"Number 13, Joaquin Noah!"

"Number 6, Kristaps Porzingis!"

As the Knicks players were introduced one by one, the atmosphere at the scene was getting higher and higher.

Ross began to appear on the big LED screen at the scene, and before the DJ began to introduce, the atmosphere of the scene had begun to climb infinitely.

"Number 25! Derek ~~ Rose!! ”

When the DJ called out Rose's name, the audience burst into strong cheers.

Tang Shuai looked up at the direction where Rose came out at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In the year that Rose won the regular season MVP in an incredibly stunning way, Tang Shuai, like other basketball fans, was attracted by his tough scoring style.

Unlike Curry, Rose's scoring always comes from tough confrontations, and confrontation itself is the most attractive part of basketball, plus being in Chicago, a basketball mecca, after winning the youngest MVP in NBA history at the age of 22, his popularity explosion at that time was infinitely close to that of the "basketball god" Jordan.

Of course, everyone knows the story after that, the injury ruined a genius and filled the fans with infinite regret.

Rose's strength and performance are declining, and it has been 6 years since he won the MVP season, but it can be seen from the reaction of the fans at the scene that his popularity among the fans has not changed at all.

"It's just that the Fengcheng roses of the past have now become the roses of the Big Apple."

Tang Shuai felt a burst of emotion in his heart, and just after his emotion, the fans at the scene let out a more enthusiastic cheer.

Anthony, appeared.

After the Knicks players were introduced, a long whistle blew from the sidelines, and the game began to enter the final three-minute countdown.

The coaches on both sides took out the tactical boards and began to deploy the opening tactics to the players.

Just when both sides were preparing for the game, the starting lineups of both sides were played on the big LED screen on the scene.

There was no suspense on the Knicks' side, and that was already evident in the opening introduction.

In contrast, the Lakers' starters are even more eye-catching, after all, after the offseason reinforcements, Walton has a lot of starting lineups to choose from.

After the lineup was played on the LED screen, the starting list was also released, and on the guard line, Tang Shuai and Brewer, the old pair of the Clippers, played the team's starting backcourt, with Batum and Barnes on the front line and Noll on the inside.

"Do as much as you can and win this fight." At the end of the timeout, Wharton glanced around the players and said in an accentuated tone.

The players nodded vigorously, Wharton's coaching style is on the moderate side, but the firm belief he conveys is still strong.

"Use your energy and beat your opponents hard!" On the other side of the pitch, Hornacek yelled at his players, who, unlike his gentle looks, were the typical passionate coach who pulled the team's morale to the highest level as soon as he came up.

"Toot ~"

A long whistle sounded from the sidelines for the start of the game, and the starters from both sides were all on the pitch.

Tang Shuai patted his chest before going on the court, and then looked down at his purple and gold robe.

His first game for the Lakers is just around the corner.

It was Noel and Noah who jumped the ball.

Noll jumped before Noah, but Noah made a small move, Noll was unsteady in his center of gravity, and Noah came from behind and turned the ball back to the Knicks' half.

The referee on the scene glanced down, but there was no intention of blowing the whistle, and the Knicks got the opportunity to attack first.

“Let’s.go！ Knicks！ ”

The fans at the scene shouted loudly for the home team at the beginning.

Rose advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, beckoned Noah to the top of the arc to block and dismantle, and the moment the two cooperated, the scene seemed to return to the Bulls period all of a sudden.

The next second the pick-and-roll occurred, Rose rushed to the basket with a strong step and chose to be strong in the face of Noll's defense.

Despite his injuries, Rose has never changed his style of play.

This paranoid style of play is very similar to Iverson's, which is one of the reasons why he still has a huge popularity among fans, but he doesn't seem to realize what level he is at right now.

Knoll was a high-pressure defense, and his shot angle was heavily disrupted, and the basketball came up from the basket across the bridge and was grabbed by Barnes on the right.

Barnes grabbed the rebound and immediately went on a fast break.

Wharton studied under Kerr and played very similarly to the Warriors, which is why he tried to play small even with Gasol on the team.

It's clear that after poaching Barnes from the Warriors, he directly took him for the Warriors' Green.

After Tang Shuai saw that Rose missed, he turned around and rushed forward, and opened his hand to Barnes to ask for the ball during the run.

Barnes didn't pass, he dribbled the ball and tried to get away from Anthony's defense.

The new head coach of the Knicks is former Suns coach Hornacek, a coach who focuses on bombardment, but compared to other coaches who only focus on offense, he also has one more point of focus, retreating.

When Tang Shuai didn't respond to the first request for the ball, Afflaro quickly came up to the defense.

Barnes was unable to get rid of Anthony in the end and accidentally dribbled the ball onto his instep and bounced out of bounds.

The Knicks' ball possession!

As a player who uses running off the ball as his primary offensive tool, dribbling away is not Barnes' strong suit.

Tang Shuai frowned a little unpleasantly, and shouted directly at Barnes when he retreated: "Give me the ball, I'm playing a fast attack!" ”

Barnes was stunned, as if he didn't expect Tang Shuai to be so direct.

"Give me the ball, while I'm on the fast break!" Tang Shuai emphasized again, he doesn't care what Barnes thinks in his heart, this kind of opportunity is simply unbearable without passing.

Barnes nodded, turned his head to look away, and could tell from the corners of his squirming mouth that he cursed lightly.

The Knicks' offense, Rose did not go alone this time, but handed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony turned around and hit Batum with his back, and he quickly pressed Batum inside, and when he was still two meters away from the basket, he directly turned and threw a shot.

Batum's defensive ability is excellent, and the long arm is directly covered at this point.

"Bang!"

Anthony's shot bounced out of the basket with Batum's interference.

The Knicks' first two offenses both popped up in the frame, and the fans at the scene were in an uproar.

Noel squeezed Noah away and jumped high to snatch the ball, and then threw it to Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball, faced Rose's defense, beckoned Noll to come out and make a block, and then took a step inside, and directly chose a dry pull-out jumper.

"Huh!"

After Maddie's dry pull bag was upgraded to an exclusive skill package, the stability of his shooting has been qualitatively improved, and the picturesque dry pull scored 2 points for the Lakers, which is also the first two points he scored as a Lakers player.

After Tang Shuai scored, he gave a high-five to Noor, and then turned to retreat.

Hornacek walked from the bench to the sidelines, shouting at his players, waving his hands in the air, and after a series of unsuccessful singles, the Knicks finally adjusted their offensive approach.

Noah ran to the free-throw line to respond, Rose and Anthony cut to the basket from both directions, and at the same time, Porzingis swam to the outside.

With a "bang", Noah's pass then reached Porzingis, who opened his hand to shoot a three-pointer before Barnes' defense could come up.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, Porzingis was like a long-range heavy gun, and his three-point shot crashed into the net bag with precision.

The Knicks scored their first point of the new season!

Tang Shuai's brows furrowed suddenly, this ball was obviously Barnes was caught up by Anthony, causing his defenders to not follow.

With no passing on the offensive end and no one on the defensive end, he was a little speechless about Barnes' performance, far from it, and his old partner from the Clippers, Josh Smith, was much more useful than that.

ps: I'm back, it's not easy to get married after getting tired...... This is just the wedding photo...... (To be continued.) )