The Knicks played well in the first quarter, and Eddie Curry also hit two strong shots, and they came together inside and outside to keep the Celtics at bay. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lehi, in particular, feels sharper, and he is not at all behind in the duel with Pierce.

When it came time to rotate, Crawford was not polite when he came on the court, and hit one shot after another.

Offense, the Knicks have shown a strong level, but the worrying defense is still a problem.

There is still only Lehi's individual defense that is impressive, and the defensive awareness of players in other positions is still a little worse, and even Antonio Davis, who used to be the best blue-collar worker, is far from the tough defense he had at his peak because of his age.

At halftime, the two sides were half-pointed, and the Knicks only won by 3 points.

Head coach Larry Brown was unhappy with the defense in the first half, and unlike his previous Knicks coach, he said a few harsh words at halftime.

During this period of training, the Knicks have paid a lot of attention to defense, and at the request of the head coach, the defense has improved in the second half.

However, most of the players have not yet adapted to this defensive rhythm, the defense has improved a little, and the attack has immediately come to a standstill.

This is also related to the fact that the team is still running in, and the cooperation between the inside and outside is a little awkward.

In order to allow the new players to quickly integrate into the team, Li Hai also deliberately made a few balls, but the effect was not very good.

Crawford, who turned into the team's sixth man, also had a bad hand, causing the Knicks' small advantage in the third quarter to completely spit out, from leading by 3 points to trailing by 3 points.

Lehi is also a little inexperienced in this situation, but he will definitely not allow the team to fail easily.

This year's rookie player Nate Robinson also got the opportunity to rotate and play remarkably, and Matt Barnes, the substitute on the front line, was also in the middle, and several other rookies were probably not able to change to play so quickly because they were anxious.

In comparison, the newcomers of the Celtics this season are a little worse.

However, the two teams are very tight on the score, Lehi's status this season is a little different, Larry Brown has no intention of letting him die on it, but the Celtics let Pierce and Ricky Davis spend more time on the court, and they are bound to win this game.

By the time Lehi was substituted, the Knicks were already five points behind.

Although 5 points is not much, but now on the court, the Knicks look very passive.

Lehi didn't care about anything else, he went up to ask for the ball, Pierce put most of his energy on offense, and the defense was naturally a little worse, Lehi made a posture of going back to play after receiving the ball, and suddenly turned around and wiped it inside, and it was too late for the defenders to come over, so he just subconsciously pulled it.

One-handed split, 2+1, Lehi's whole person's momentum is different.

He proved himself last season, entered the national team in the summer, and hired trainers to train hard at all costs, and this season his confidence and fighting power have improved significantly.

Pierce wanted to return the color, but under Lehi's strong defense, he struck iron.

Doug Rivers has kept Pierce playing for a bit of a long time, and as the first game of the regular season, Pierce's physical strength has dropped a bit.

In the Knicks' counterattack, Lehi broke through again, causing a foul on Reeve Lafrentz.

Lehi has now lost his tactics for the time being, and he uses his personal ability to take over the game.

Larry Brown frowned, but he didn't say anything, the whole team in the previous game was only able to satisfy him by Lehi, and now Lehi has to rely on his personal ability to decide the game at a critical moment, which is understandable.

Pierce was somewhat limited under Lehi's defense, and the Celtics did not panic, and the center of gravity immediately shifted to Ricky Davis's side.

Quentin Richardson exploded on offense with the Suns last year, but the defense dropped a notch, and now he is on the Knicks, and the defense has not improved, and he has not been able to limit Ricky Davis.

Lehi didn't care about the changes in the opponent at all, slipped off the baseline and shook off Pierce to catch the ball and turn around to shoot.

Lehi scored consecutive points and directly forced the Celtics to call a timeout.

Doug Rivers had no choice but to decide to pinch as long as he held the ball inside the three-point line.

But after returning to the court, the Knicks' first offense made the Celtics' new defensive strategy a decoration, and the moment Lehi broke through and was pinched, the basketball in his hand was thrown to the basket, and Eddie Curry completed the dunk.

Against Lehi, someone inside can block it, and if he hits him directly, he will definitely be able to find the gap for passing.

Pierce was quite smooth before, but he didn't expect Lehi to suddenly break out at the last moment, in order to save face, Pierce took out all the offensive means and finally got a free throw, but he didn't expect the confrontation with Lehi to be too fierce, and he even missed a free throw.

With just over two minutes left, the Celtics are now four points behind from a five-point lead.

By this time, the Knicks backcourt had changed back to the familiar trio from last season, and Larry Brown chose to put Crawford on the court at the last time.

While the other side was staring at Lehi, Marbury and Crawford came to a succinct matchup, and Crawford scored with a shot.

It's not easy for the Celtics to do this time, and the three of them in the Knicks backcourt are all shooting feelings, which is difficult for any team in the league to restrict.

However, one relaxed, Crawford passed another one to Lehi, and Lehi was up and down from outside the three-point line.

Reeve Lafrentz also hit a three-pointer, which gave the Celtics a little hope, but time was running out of time, and the 6-point gap was going to be a final conclusion if the Knicks couldn't prevent this offense.

Marbury controlled the time with the ball, and after half of the offensive time was consumed, he passed to Lehi, who came up to receive the ball, Larry Brown asked Marbury to do a good job of organization, although it made Marbury a little unhappy, but the new season has just begun, and he does not plan to do it against the head coach, and this time the tactics are also more resolute.

After receiving the ball, Lehi faced Pierce in front of him, made a tentative step, and then started suddenly, pressing into the three-point line in one step and pulling up and shooting.

Pierce only had time to symbolically extend his hand before he looked back to see the basketball fall into the hoop.

With an eight-point gap, Lafrentz went to the outside again to try a three-pointer, but this time it was deflected.

The final score was fixed at 100:94, and the Knicks got off to a good start.

Five Knicks scored in double figures in this game, which was a rare occurrence last season, and their attack points increased again.

Lehi's superstar demeanor at the last moment made Knicks fans even more happy.