The home of the New York Knicks is the famous Madison Square Garden Arena, also known as MSG or simply called "Garden" by New York locals, it is located in Pennsylvania Station, one of the largest train stations in the United States, many foreign tourists who come to New York by train, the first thing they see is the 126-year-old Madison Square Garden, it is the face of New York, it is also one of the oldest stadiums in the NBA league, and it is also called the "Mecca Holy Land" of basketball by basketball fans all over the world.

It is not the first time that Gao Dazhuang has come to Madison Square Garden, he has visited this basketball mecca during the draft, but this time he came here as a challenger player, this time Gao Dazhuang deeply felt the basketball culture of New York and felt the basketball "heritage" of the Knicks.

"Gardenisback is back!" The slogan hanging at Madison Garden, which lacks a lot of warmth compared to the "Welcomebackhome" at the American Airlines Center in Miami, still can't stop the fans' enthusiasm for the Knicks.

An ordinary regular season game, but the arena was packed, "This is New York, this is Madison, no matter what the results, there will always be thousands of people rushing to watch it every year, so the big stars want to come to New York" The live DJ sensationally catalyzed the enthusiasm of nearly 20,000 Knicks fans.

The cramped visiting locker room was already very unpleasant for Gao Dazhuang, and when he came to the court for a pre-game warm-up, Gao Dazhuang heard the cheers of "Netisnothing" again.

The Madison Square Garden live DJ put the soundtrack high, and countless Knicks fans raised their hands and danced to the rhythm.

When the Russian billionaire who took over the Nets decided to move the Nets' home court from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York, there was an uproar among Knicks fans, even though the Nets and the Knicks were separated by just a Hudson River. But once you move to Brooklyn, it will be tantamount to grabbing territory with the Knicks.

Foreigners think of Manhattan when they think of New York, but in fact, Brooklyn is a multiple of Manhattan in terms of population and size, and Brooklynns see themselves as real New Yorkers.

There is a popular saying among Americans: one out of every seven Americans has roots in Brooklyn, not to mention celebrities such as Woody Allen and Larry King, Jordan, Anthony, Marbury, Alstom and many other NBA superstars have come out of Brooklyn.

Therefore, the intention of Nets owner Prokhorov to move his home court to Brooklyn is obvious, that is, he wants to use the iconic Brooklyn as the new coordinates of New York basketball to grab turf from the Knicks.

So as soon as I arrived at the Madison Square Garden arena, countless hostile eyes and voices came to the Nets from all corners.

And in order to increase the passion and confrontation of the New York derby, NBA officials even allowed reporters to conduct open-ended interviews in this game.

A large number of reporters gathered on the sidelines of the stadium, and when they saw the players walking by them, they would not hesitate to rush up to intercept the players for a live visit.

On November 26, in the last "New York Derby" battle, Anthony scored a luxurious double-double of 35 points and 13 rebounds, but the Knicks lost 89-96.

Anthony was very annoyed about the game, and he said with a tone of self-reproach: "I didn't do well enough last time, but today, it won't happen again, for us they are a special team, we have to beat them, it's in the garden"

"We've got a feud with the Nets," Anthony said to the reporters around him, "and we accepted that after the first game, and that's the way it is, we're in the same division, we meet four times a year in the regular season, and it's really nice to have a couple like that in Manhattan and Brooklyn, where we're going to be tough and when they get to us, it's going to be the same situation."

New York center Chandler said in an interview with reporters: "I feel that the current Knicks are the Mavericks in 2011, there are several factors, but the most important point is that Anthony is very similar to Nowitzki, which has nothing to do with the style of play of the two, just a feeling of existence, Melo's inexplicable killing moves, and the murderous spirit of only the basket in his eyes."

When asked how he felt about the game, Chandler said, "A tough game! I'm a competitive guy and I just want to win! ”

After interviewing the Knicks, the reporters rushed to the Nets' rest area, but at this time they were completely different from the Knicks interview, they abandoned their profession and became authentic Knicks fans.

"The Nets are just a newcomer to New York, and you want to be recognized by New Yorkers right away, that's a fool's dream, just like many of you Chinese immigrants to Brooklyn, you don't immediately become New Yorkers," New York Post reporter Steve said to Gao Dazhuang very bluntly.

The first time Gao Dazhuang encountered this situation, as a reporter covering the "battlefield", he had his own position clearly, "He is a fan of the Knicks!" Gao Dazhuang was surprised in his heart.

"The Knicks never put the Nets in their eyes" wave after wave, at this time Howard Baker from the "New York Times" said to Gao Dazhuang with some pride, "In New York, we only recognize one team, and that is the Knicks."

In the face of the "arrogant" provocation of these reporters, Gao Dazhuang immediately made a tough response: "We Brooklyn fans have an old saying for you - wait for next year"

"Haha, that's a good point" At this time, Nets power forward Humphries interjected on the side: "In our hearts, the Knicks have always been the big brother, but in New York, you can only be in second place"

"It's ridiculous, we're number one in the East right now," Howard Baker of The New York Times immediately retorted.

"That's just temporary, we're going to turn this around, starting from today's game, I'm going to beat you guys in Huayuan" The tall and strong counterattack immediately ushered in a battle of words from reporters.

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The game is about to start, "Gao, today's game is broadcast live in the United States, perform well" At this time, the basketball team coach "Little General" Johnson appeared next to Gao Dazhuang and said.

"**Live? I don't know, I don't care, now I just want to beat them, there's nothing to hide, I'm going to gag the mean mouths of those reporters with a victory," said the tall stout as he straightened his outfit and turned back to Johnson.

"I like your character, high," a voice rang out from a VIP seat behind the Nets' lounge area.

Gao Dazhuang looked up and saw that it was Nets owner Jay-Z with his beloved wife Beyoncé, the "godfather of hip-hop" smiling, pointing to the Knicks diehard Spike Lee on the other side of the court and saying: "Give him a defeat and let him know that New York is no longer the Knicks."

"Hey, don't worry," said Gao Dazhuang with a smile and a warm hug to Jay-Z.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

The starting five of the New York Knicks are: center Chandler, power forward Anthony, small forward Ronnie Brewer, shooting guard Felton, and point guard Kidd.

The Brooklyn Nets' starters were: center Reggie Evans, power forward Humphries, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Tall Strong, and point guard Deron Williams.

After the jump ball, the Nets took the lead in attacking, and Delon controlled the ball and advanced.

"Last time you scored 40 points, today you won't score more than 20," Felton took the initiative to provoke when he was in charge of defending the tall and strong.

"Oh, it's up to you?" Today, the aggressiveness of the Madison Square Garden arena everywhere also makes the tall and strong a little hot.

"It's not just me, it's the whole team," Felton pointed to his teammates behind him, and when he looked at Anthony, he saw that Anthony was also looking this way, and their eyes collided.

In the last game, Tall and Strong scored 50 points, which made many people exclaim, and many people thought that Tall and Strong can now be among the top ten or even top five super scorers in the league, and Anthony has always been at the top of the league in scoring.

So Anthony VS tall and strong has always been a hot topic in the media before the game, mid-range offense and strong offense under the basket are Anthony's strengths, and breakthrough and three-point are the advantages of tall and strong, both have very comprehensive offensive skills, but the position of the two in this game is different, but this does not prevent the competition between the two - that is, scoring.

"Slap" At this time, Delong passed the ball to Gao Dazhuang, in the face of Felton who had just provoked him, Gao Dazhuang of course would not be polite, and did not hesitate to rush to the opponent after receiving the ball, not even feints, and directly relied on his body and speed to rush from his flank.

However, although Felton is not tall enough, he has a lot of strength and a stable lower plate, and he quickly sticks up, of course, being tall and strong is not only physical.

I saw that the tall and strong shoulders sank, and the whole back leaned on Felton, and then a 360-degree rotation, directly bypassing Felton, and instantly left him behind.

"Squeak" had just broken through Felton's tall and strong man and suddenly made a sharp stop, because another Knicks guard Kidd blocked in front of him, and Felton immediately came up from behind.

"Double bag clip?" Before the two formed a circle, Gao Dazhuang had already passed the ball to DeLong, who came to answer, but Gao Dazhuang did not expect that as soon as the game started, the Knicks used a trap tactic against him.

"Let me not get 20 points?" The tall man shook his fist and pushed away Felton with his hand, running to the basket.