On November 7, 1996, after a day off, the Knicks had back-to-back games on the road this week.

Patrick Ewing may be old, and after fighting O'Neal, his body did not return to his best condition in just two days.

On the night of the 7th, at the San Jose Arena, Lee Yoo got his first chance to start this season.

As it turns out, as long as you partner with Ewing, it won't be too difficult for a defender to get an assist statistic.

The average-fit Gorilla didn't frequently attack in the low post in the face of Joe Smith and Todd Fowler's interior combination, but more used his rich experience, stuck in position, and simply threw shots.

Near the two paint areas to the left and right of the basket, Patrick Ewing showed an extremely high shooting percentage.

The starting Li You doesn't have to do much, he just needs to see the right time to send a pass and get an assist...

In the end, Patrick Ewing swept away the decline of the previous game, 14 of 20, 33 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers!

Hit the Warriors' interior with a 70% shooting percentage.

And Li You, who played 35 minutes, also handed over a very good statistic:

5-of-8, 2-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal and 2 turnovers.

At 109:100, the Knicks successfully defeated their opponents, and the Warriors were happy to lose three in a row.

Jeff Van Gundy also realized that Lee Yo could also play like a traditional point guard.

Dribble past half court, see the right time to send a pass, attract the bag on the inside, catch the ball on the outside and shoot the basket...

The key to Ewing's improvement of the hit rate is to eat more cakes, and after the singles environment is better, it is easy to educate the newcomers on the other side.

One of the most exciting shots of this game is the transition offense in which Li You quickly dribbled the ball with his right hand across the half court, the left wing outside the three-point line, facing the Warriors' Ratills Prewell's defense, pushing the ball on the three-point line and turning back to pull back the crotch;

The moment he shook off the defense, Ewing went down in the middle, and Li You immediately threw the ball above the basket with one hand, and the gorilla easily ate the cake and caught the dunk!

After the night's game, the sports media in New York had a collective climax, and the game was so smooth!

It's just that the next day before it was cool, Jeff Van Gundy gave the New York media a collective feed...

At 88:81, in a hard-fought overtime, the Knicks won a tough victory over the Clippers.

Charlie Ward returned to the starting lineup, and Alan Houston continued to play iron in back-to-back games, relying on Ewing's low-post strong attack and accurate free throws, and the Knicks finally closed the game.

5 of 12, 20 points, 19 rebounds, 1 steal, 7 blocks and 8 turnovers, Ewing once again became the team's winning hero!

Li You only played 16 minutes in this game, and the time was sparsely chopped, 3 of 6, 1 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, 2 of 2 free throws, 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists...

Despite the win, the New York media didn't buy it, spraying Van Gundy and criticizing Starks again.

The veteran played 37 minutes that night, and the more crunch it gets, the more Jeff Van Gundy trusts the veteran.

2-of-13, 1-of-10 from beyond the three-point line, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 turnovers, Starks dreamed of returning to the Finals that year...

Regardless of what the New York media says, Jeff Van Gundy still sticks to his own hiring, he just wants to try the best combination.

On November 10, the Knicks flew to Vancouver again to challenge the Grizzlies, who had lost five games in a row since the start of the season.

There was no suspense in the game, and the Grizzlies were dumb on offense in the third quarter, and after a wave of 12-0, the Knicks established the victory.

At 103:82, the Knicks defeated the Grizzlies and successfully won three in a row.

At the end of the first week, the Knicks went 5-1 and Jeff Van Gundy delivered an excellent record, for which the media in New York could only complain about the ugly game.

In the Eastern Conference, the Bulls have a 6-0 record, and the Knicks are close behind, and even the most discerning New York fans can't blame the team's results.

On November 11, after returning to New York, Li You also breathed a sigh of relief.

The dense schedule keeps the team flying around, and anyone can get tired from three consecutive away games.

The coaching staff announced a day off, but Li You continued to come to the stadium for training step by step.

The team's staff also had to continue to work, and the equipment manager Mike Sr. happily prepared training equipment for Li You:

"It's still young people who are energetic, and it's rare to see players take the initiative to train in recent years!"

"Lee, you're definitely going to be a big star, if you were in the team last year, Nelson Sr. probably wouldn't have been out of class, he's definitely going to like a talented player like you."

The reason why Nelson Sr. got out of class was because he was at odds with Patrick Ewing, and the media in New York gossiped about this every day last year, and Li You naturally followed suit.

'Van Gundy is a good guy, he actually cares about the players and I can understand the situation of the coach.

Li Youke will not complain about his playing time in front of the team staff, and continues to carry the basketball with a smile.

Old Mike doesn't care, he just likes to chat with young people and continue to gossip with Li You:

"Actually, the old Nelson has a good eye, Mason was reused last year, and even in the playoffs, the young people did well."

"He shouldn't have offered to trade Pat in the first place, of course, maybe Nelson Sr. was right, O'Neal was indeed younger, a good big man, but the star and the manager had a conflict, and the end result was that the coach was sacked."

"Starks doesn't like Nelson Sr. either, but really, sometimes teams do have to make changes sooner rather than later..."

Li You just smiled, nodded in agreement, and didn't talk much, chatting with older people, he usually acted as a listener.

After coming to the Knicks, Lee Yoo learned a lot about the internal situation of the team from the staff.

The reason why Jeff Van Gundy became Ewing's licking dog is mainly to keep his position as head coach.

Old qualifications like Nelson Sr. have not shaken Ewing, and Jeff Van Gundy was only a small henchman of Pat Riley before, let alone contradict the team's number one star.

Let Ewing play comfortably, the Knicks' record can be guaranteed, Jeff Van Gundy is very smart, and if he keeps the team's floor, he can continue to be the head coach.

As for the overall winner? Then it depends on God's will!

In Li You's opinion, Ewing's style of play is "you'd better all come and assist me", and there is nothing wrong with this style of play, but the gorilla is not Olajuwon, and many times he can't carry the attack...

When Alan Houston arrived in the arena, he found that Lee had already finished a lap:

"Aaron Iverson came to New York and went on a spending spree, and sometimes it feels like you don't look like a young man at all!"

Alan Houston, who was wearing a training suit, ridiculed Li You's boring life again.

Li You is very helpless about this, he just doesn't like nightclubs with too many black elements, and chanting scriptures makes his head big:

"Young people have to be themselves, I still want to get a big contract in three years!"

After a few jokes with each other, the boring basic training began.

Alan Houston is still a little uncomfortable with the team's system, shooting just over 30% in these games, while Lee You's playing time has been sparsely chopped and his performance is mediocre.

Neither of them complained, they just waited silently for their chances, the regular season was long, and the time was on the side of the youngsters...