Sun Xiaotian, who was sitting on the bench, kept his head down, and he didn't seem to care about the fight between the two teams on the field. Since returning from injury, he has come off the bench for the fifth time. Although the substitute is not necessarily weaker than the main player in the NBA, it is mainly a matter of face!

On the court, the New York Knicks took advantage of the home court and quickly stretched the score gap to double digits at 23-9.

Thibodeau shook his head in a hurry, first lamenting the Knicks' strong offensive firepower, and secondly, he was anxious about the Bulls' lack of skills on the offensive end.

What worries Thibodeau even more is that the head coach of the Knicks, Mike . Woodson still didn't seem happy with his team's offense, and he replaced Iman Sambert with his super sixth man, J.R. Smith, during a timeout.

Thibodeau couldn't, and he also made substitution adjustments, and there were not many available people in his hands, so he could only hope that Sun Xiaotian could suddenly find his form in this game.

Thibodeau replaced the underperforming Belineri, who was completely blocked by Iman Sambert for the first quarter of the game, shooting 0-of-4 from the field without scoring a point.

The moment Sun Xiaotian came on the court, he suddenly had a feeling that he hadn't played for a long time, as if he hadn't played for a long time. It's not a nervous thing, after all, this stadium itself has been here as a fan, and that time, as a lucky spectator, I also shot a long-range 3-pointer over the half, and took $10,000 directly from here!

Of course, no one remembers this little thing, but for Madison Garden Arena, I treat it as a blessed land, and I was also selected here. Therefore, for this place, Sun Xiaotian will only have a sense of intimacy, and there is no strangeness and tension at all.

However, one thing is very clear to Sun Xiaotian, he is here to play, and he is here to beat the Knicks. So, he needs to take back his little fresh heart-

Sun Xiaotian will next have a head-on confrontation with JR Smith, and for JR Smith, all he has to think about is to defeat Sun Xiaotian cleanly. It's not that he cares much about Sun Xiaotian, he thinks so in his heart about all the players in the league who are in the position of him.

J.R. Smith is such a confident person, although he is sometimes brainless, but his terrifying scoring ability is really something that every team is afraid of.

Last year, he used the CBA league as a seesaw and returned to the NBA, and the team that signed him was the famous Knicks. For players like Smith, what they love most is living in New York. The scruffy Smith was determined to make a name for himself in New York, and last season he played so well on Lin's crazy wave that the team kept him with the Knicks for a three-year, $18 million mid-range last summer.

Perhaps because of the excitement over the contract extension, JR Smith has been extremely aggressive from the start of the season. So far, he is averaging 17.5 points per game and shooting 40.2 percent from three-point range, making him a favorite to be the Sixth Man of the Season.

For JR Smith's playing style, Sun Xiaotian still knows a little about it. The perverted body, the crazy shot, the deadly breakthrough...... These can be his labels. To defend such a guy is extremely challenging for Sun Xiaotian-

With more than 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the Bulls were left with only one main player on the court, and the others were Nate, Sun Xiaotian, and Jimmy. Butler, Gibson. On the Knicks' side, Anthony has also been rested, and the lineup on the court is Kidd, Smith, and Chris. Copeland, Kenyon. Martin and Chandler.

According to Thibodeau's instructions, Sun Xiaotian controlled the dominance of the ball in this lineup. After Nate dribbled the ball across the half-court, handed it to Sun Xiaotian, and ran away.

Sun Xiaotian held the ball to face JR Smith, he didn't really care about Smith's defense, he cared about the two guys on the Knicks' interior line - Chandler and Kenyon. Martin.

Due to the absence of Smalls' injury, these two brothers have performed extremely well this season, especially on the defensive end, Chandler was originally the best defensive player, and there is a beast-level veteran by his side, which makes the Knicks both inside and out, more balanced.

Sun Xiaotian passed JR Smith in one step, and when he tried to stop at the free throw line, Chandler relied on the large defensive area and directly blocked in front of Sun Xiaotian, Sun Xiaotian couldn't even see the basket, he had to pass the ball out.

This offensive tactic was tantamount to saying that it had failed, although in the end, the Bulls still scored points with Nate's unreasonable shot. However, Sun Xiaotian also realized that the Knicks, like other teams, had already prepared for themselves.

The defense was so positive, and the Knicks were also very active on the offensive end. With the team in control of the old demon Kidd, it is impossible for the Knicks' offense to get out of control and become messy. That's why, after JR Smith arrived, the balance of the team was not upset because of his personality and style of play.

On the contrary, it is with Kidd's front line and rhythm control that JR Smith has played more like a fish in water, and he has changed qualitatively compared to the recklessness and courage of the Nuggets period.

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JR Smith received Kidd's pass, took advantage of Chandler's cover, relied on his strong body, pushed Sun Xiaotian, and took a step to the penalty area. Of course, the Bulls' interior defense isn't vegetarian either. He was familiar with Smith's arrival, but Noah was sure that he would come to a bully and make a bow, so Noah was ready to wait for him.

However, who would have thought that the dignified JR Smith, who has always been a loner in play, would come to a ground pass through the defender, and Chandler, who received the ball, picked up a two-handed dunk.

When he turned around, J.R. Smith raised his hands and signaled the crowd to make more noise, which was also a provocative signal to the Bulls.

Looking back, the Bulls couldn't open the situation for a long time, not only Thibodeau was anxious, but the Bulls players on the court were also anxious.

I saw J.R. Smith's performance, and Nate, who had a holiday with him. Robinson seems to have a hundred disagreements. Back then, when JR Smith was still in the Nuggets, Nate was in the Knicks, and the all-martial arts of the two of them still remain in the impression of Madison fans.

With Gibson's cover, Nate was like a bolt of lightning, throwing the aging Kidd away without a trace. But just as he was about to make a layup, Kenyon . Martin had already lost his defender and was waiting in the box early. Coupled with Nate's innate disadvantage, Nate is a bird about to hit the wall.

Seeing that there was no way out, Nate split the ball with a wave of his arm. But the moment Sun Xiaotian received the ball, a person suddenly popped out and stopped the ball directly in front of Sun Xiaotian. Sun Xiaotian fixed his eyes, it was JR Smith again!

Picking up the ball, JR Smith was like a wild horse, and none of the Bulls players had time to retreat. JR Smith turned around and saw that no one from the Bulls was keeping up, so he prepared to put on a show to satisfy the audience.

I saw him slowly accelerate, and when he dribbled to the free throw line, he suddenly took a big step and took off with all his might. Then, with a 360-degree wave of his arms, a big windmill slam dunk shook the audience.