When it comes to the bench players on both sides, then, on the Knicks' side, the first thing that comes to mind is Jamal Crawford, because Crawford was a strong contender for the best sixth man last season. But this season's table is really not satisfactory. It was mainly because of defensive problems, so it was shelved by Thibodeau.

And as for the Suns, there is also a very good point-grabbing substitute, and that is Brazilian Lightning Barbossa. Barbosa is also a player who can score a lot of points in a row, and Barbossa is also the winner of the Sixth Man of the Year award, while Jamal Crawford has not won the Sixth Man of the Year award so far. So Barbossa's strength naturally does not need to be questioned, but the problem is that Barbossa's state, since the Suns no longer implement run-and-gun tactics, Barbossa has also had a certain period of discomfort, however, this does not affect Barbossa's attraction to the opponent's defensive attention.

In the final part of the first quarter of the game, both sides basically looked at the two men's expressions.

The Knicks attacked, Crawford attacked with the ball, and the defender was Grant Hill.

Hill's height can let go of small forwards and let go of shooting guards because Hill is still very fast in moving speed or something. After all, Hill isn't the purebred power forward.

Crawford continued to dribble under the crotch, Grant Hill was unmoved, and suddenly Crawford made a sudden jump three-point shot, Grant Hill quickly stepped forward to defend, but the three-point shot still went in. The ball Grant Hill never lost his defensive position or wandered, but he was beaten by Crawford. It can only be said that it is because Crawford's hand feels so good.

After Crawford hit a three-pointer, the score became 27-22.

The score of the two sides has not been opened, so it is stuck here.

Not to be outdone after Crawford scored a three-pointer, Barbossa made a three-pointer after a quick half-court break and then took a three-pointer, and the ball went in. It's incredible. It seems that Barbossa's hand is also very hot. 27:25。

It's the Knicks' offense again, Crawford is here under Grant Hill's defense, a two consecutive change of direction, and then ran past Grant Hill's right side, but Grant Hill did not completely lose his defensive position, Grant Hill still clinged to Crawford and ran inside.

After entering the inside, Crawford himself also put on Grant Hill and then made a right-handed layup, but Grant Hill is also an experienced veteran and knows very well what Crawford is going to do, and keeps raising his hands to signal that he has not fouled. However, because his hands were kept up, the defensive effect of Crawford's pressing was not particularly good, and although he lost his center of gravity a little, Crawford still managed to score the ball. 30:25。

Crawford scored five straight points. It feels really good. This season's Crawford has always been unsatisfactory for various reasons, but the last two games are still good, but I don't know if I can stick to it.

When the Suns attacked, it was Barbosa who dribbled the ball through the half, because Nash had already gone off the court to rest.

Barbosa dribbled quickly across the halfcourt, and the Knicks' defensive formation was not yet fully settled. Barbossa started to attack, and the ball was a bit of a run-and-gun tactic. Generally speaking, a normal player is capable of attacking for an average of 60 rounds per game, but a team with run-and-gun tactics is capable of attacking for around 80 rounds. It relies on fast dribbling and quick shooting at any small opportunity.

After Barbossa passed the half, he saw where Hill was dismantling the position by blocking, so he passed the ball, and after Hill received the ball, as soon as he raised his hand, he shook Tony Allen, who came to make up for the defense, and then Hill rushed to the inside, because of this running and bombing, the whole Hill was also a little bloody. After Hill shook Tony Allen, he dribbled and rushed up, full of strength, and jumped up, ready to dunk and enjoy the cheers like he once did.

But although Hill thinks so, many people don't want this to happen, such as Chen Jiyuan.

Chen Jiyuan had already seen Hill rush to the inside line. Chen Jiyuan decisively let go of Amare Stoudemire and came to Hill.

Grant Hill held the ball in one hand and flew in the air, ready to make a split, and Chen Jiyuan came from the middle direction, rushing in from the bottom line.

When Hill was a little away from the basket, it was just a small distance away, and he was able to score, dunk, cheer and celebrate with his teammates. But someone has to come out to stop this from happening. It's really annoying.

Chen Jiyuan was in the air, holding the basketball with one hand, and with a fierce force, the ball was shot out of bounds.

This hot pot lid was so hard, Chen Jiyuan and Hill had some physical contact, but Hill was knocked away, it really flew, and it flew out of bounds with the ball and was hit by Chen Jiyuan.

However, because the ball cap should be very clean and clear, the referee did not blow for a foul. Rather, it is judged that the Sun's throw-in.

The Suns sent the ball outside the bounds, and after Barbossa received the ball, he made a direct three-point shot, and the ball hit steadily. Barbossa's feel is really not ordinarily good. It's just wonderful. The Brazilian Lightning's nerve knife is also relatively good. It's really hard to stop going crazy. 30:28。

The Knicks attacked, and at this time, there were 51 seconds left in the first quarter. That means each side will have one more offensive time, and if the Knicks play this ball quickly, there will be two more.

After Sessions dribbled the ball across the half, the offensive tactics on the Knicks' side were relatively simple, Sessions passed the ball to Chen Jiyuan, but when Chen Jiyuan was just about to rely on Amare Stoudemire, he had a bag up.

Grant Hill doesn't seem to be in any particular mood because of that previous block. After all, it's been an old thing in the alliance N for many years. The skills in this aspect of mentality adjustment are still quite good.

After being trapped, Chen Jiyuan made a strong lateral pass and gave the ball to Crawford in the bottom corner, and after Crawford received the ball, he quickly shot a three-pointer. Grant Hill is obviously too late to go back to make up for the defense because he is in the bag.

At this time, Barbossa next to him was very kind and wanted to help Grant Hill to help defend, and the good guy Barbossa did just that. What a good kid to paper it is. Barbossa thought to herself, I helped Hill defend, is Hill going to have to treat me to dinner tonight.

Barbosa sped away, but still couldn't catch up, and Crawford managed to shoot the ball, and at the same time, because Barbossa touched Crawford's hand, Crawford fell to the aftermarket. The referee also awarded a penalty kick. This is a typical kind of good intentions doing wrong things. Barbossa is such a kind and poor child.

Crawford managed to play a 3+1, and his teammates quickly stepped forward to pull Crawford up. And they all high-fived Crawford in celebration. 34:28。

On the other side, Barbossa found Hill. whispered: "You don't have to invite me to dinner at night." ”

Crawford's free throw was also securely hit. At this time, there were 33 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

After the Suns' offense is over, the Knicks can still have one chance left to attack.

The Suns' offense was Barbosa's own dribbling and no passing to others. But it was dragging out the time, until there were still 6 seconds left in the offensive time, Barbossa decisively began to break through, Barbossa suddenly accelerated, breaking through from the right side of Sessions, Barbossa's speed was very fast, when Sessions reacted, he had already lost his defensive position a little, but Sessions didn't want Harden's eyes to defend, although it was a little too much, but Sessions still tried his best to chase Barbossa, because at this time, chasing Barbossa, it can still have a certain impact on Barbossa's offense, Although these influences may not be able to prevent Barbosa from scoring, if you stand there and watch, you must not stop Barbosa from scoring, and if you stand there, I believe Thibodeau will be very happy to talk to you about life and ideals.

Barbossa rushed into the inside line, and Chen Jiyuan was also paying attention to Barbossa's dynamics at any time, and when he saw him rushing in, he quickly let go of Amare Stoudemire. I went straight to Barbossa. However, Barbosa's ball was not as strong as Hill, but passed to Amare Stoudemire on the other side, and Amare Stoudemire directly shot after receiving the ball, and did not choose to rush inside, after all, Chen Jiyuan's deterrent power is still very strong. Especially after that cap just now.

Amare Stoudemire Stoudemire took a direct shot and the ball hit it safely. Amare Stoudemire is more secure in the middle distance. Although it is not as accurate as Chen Jiyuan. But at least it's the level of qualification among the big players. 34:30。

The Knicks' last attack, after Sessions dribbled the ball past half court, the ball was decisively handled by Chen Jiyuan, who received a pass from Sessions at a 45-degree angle on the left side, grabbed the ball with one hand, and avoided being cut off by Amare Stoudemire, Chen Jiyuan first looked at the shape on the court, and then paid attention to the time.

When the time was almost up, Chen Jiyuan began to attack. After hitting Amare Stoudemire twice, he realized that something was wrong, as Barbosa quickly stepped forward to clamp it.

There was not much time, and there was no time to think about it, Chen Jiyuan directly gave the ball to Sessions outside the three-point line, and after Sessions received the ball, he did not adjust, because there was no time to adjust Sessions, Chen Jiyuan made the Suns have no time to attack, so he pressed it to the last five seconds before starting to attack.

Sessions received the ball and shot a three-pointer, the action of the ball was a little deformed, because Chen Jiyuan's ball was not very well worn, and Sessions felt not very good after receiving it, but although the body movements were deformed, the ball was still shot. In the last two minutes of the first quarter, the Knicks' shooting percentage wanted to be high, even a little scary.

After Sessions hit a three-pointer, the red light on the rebound came on at the same time. Indicates the end of this first quarter of the game.

The score on the field was 37:30.

The score gap is not huge. But it's also a near-double-digit gap. It's not that easy to erase.

During the break in the first quarter of the game, Chen Jiyuan was off the court, drinking sports drinks. Listen to Thibodeau talk to the substitutes about their tactics after a kick-off.

The Knicks were going to have a bench lineup in the second quarter, with Carl Landry, Tony Allen, Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, and the starting Lefou.

The Knicks don't have many interior rotation players. Basically, Chen Jiyuan, Kevin Love, Carl Landry, and Landry is still a mini inside, can only play power forward, so many times Lefu has to take the center position. However, Lefu played the center forward position in college, so this is not particularly difficult.

However, it is not a simple matter to change the roles of the two positions of power forward and center back and forth. Because when Lefu is a big forward, it is a tactical way of playing, and when he is a center, it is a different style of play. Sometimes, once you forget it, or you habitually make a wrong play, then the result is that the opponent has scored lightly. Therefore, it is not easy for Lefu to be full, and the slightest laxity will cause the entire team's defensive loopholes.

Therefore, Lefu must always remember his identity, whether he is a power forward or a center at this time.

Thibodeau's tactics for the first half of the second quarter were simple, the offense was Crawford's offense, and the good performance of the last game and the last period of the first quarter of the game made Thibodeau look at it. That's a good thing for Crawford.

Crawford's offensive firepower is finally on display.

As for the defense, Thibodeau is very distrustful of Crawford's defense, so the defensive tactics arranged are joint defense, and it is a three-two joint defense. Because the Suns' offense is still more outside, and the run-and-gun tactics are originally outside-based.

Although Lefou's mobility is not very good, Landry's mobility is still good. Lefu sits on the inside, and Lefou, who has good strength, will generally not be arched, and although Landry is a little mini, he will not let Chen Jiyuan rest off the court for a long time, so he doesn't need to worry about the height of the inside, in saying that, the current NBA trend is more and more inclined to the mini inside, and there are fewer and fewer big ones above 2.20 meters. Chen Jiyuan's height is only 2.13 meters. Not high among the center.

Although Nate Robinson on the outside is good offensively, the problem of defense is not so easy to solve, but fortunately, Nate Robinson is physically strong, not afraid of physical confrontation, and will not retreat when defending, so it is not so leaky.

At the start of the second quarter, the Knicks fielded these five men, while the Suns fielded the Brazilian lightning Leandro Barbosa, the hooligan Matt Barnes, Luis Armondson, Shaquek O'Neal and Steve Nash.

It's not easy to say O'Neal, he's old, and he still has a lot of playing time, so it can only be said that it's not easy to make some money. This world.

After playing the game, O'Neill wanted to score more points, but suddenly found that the current juniors have become so strong, and Lefou's strength is also very strong. Five minutes into the second quarter, O'Neal actually took six shots and hit two. Four free throws were made, and only one was hit. As a result, they scored five points in five minutes, but they took up a lot of possession. Sometimes, it's really not good for people to be dissatisfied.

Lefu is actually very hard. Facing the super power center that once dominated the entire league, it was very difficult to resist, but Lefu would not retreat, in fact, Chen Jiyuan knew that Lefu was still very serious, or he was very reluctant to admit defeat, just like Lefu was unwilling to admit defeat because of Thibodeau's strict management, and he must let Thibodeau admit his strength, Le Fu is a very good player. He has a tenacious personality, which also laid the foundation for him to become a superstar in the entire league. Although Lefu in the Knicks may not be able to play like Lefu once in the Timberwolves, after all, Lefu is no longer the boss here, and he no longer has unlimited firing rights. I can no longer enjoy the treatment of the boss.

When halfway through the second quarter, the Knicks reverted back to their main forces, and the Suns basically replaced all their main players.

The second half of the second quarter of the Knicks was basically Chen Jiyuan attacking. Because the Suns' no-entrapment tactics today were executed very thoroughly. So Chen Jiyuan can still play in the face of O'Neal's defense, after all, Chen Jiyuan's footsteps are very flexible, and O'Neal is a little tired now, after all, the second quarter has been playing for so long.

The Suns are playing a bit chaotic tactics, although it doesn't seem to be a run-and-bomb tactic, but the run-and-bomb tactics have been deeply rooted in the bones of the players. Sometimes, with a few balls, it becomes a run-and-gun tactic again.

At the end of the half, the score was 59:55.

The Knicks still have a four-point lead for the time being. But the difference has never been widened.

Chen Jiyuan scored 18 points in the first half. This is not a highlight, the highlight is that Chen Jiyuan made 7 shots in the third quarter, all of which missed. So, in the third quarter of the game, Chen Jiyuan successfully got a zero egg score.

Fortunately, his teammates were more powerful, and at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks still maintained a five-point lead. The score was 81:76.