In the 97~98 season, the assist rules were not modified, and after receiving the ball, shaking off the defense, and then dribbling to complete the layup is not considered an assist.

But at this time, the point guard, if he wants to get beautiful assist data, is actually very simple, score and play, and let the center receive the ball and put the basket in the low post.

In the first quarter of the game, Ewing was completely high, with low positions on the left and right sides, and after receiving the ball, he quickly returned the ball to Li You when he encountered a tough top defense, and then continued to be stuck without the ball, received the ball again, and turned around to put the basket.

With just that move, the Gorilla scored in the first quarter, and Larry Johnson was in a good mood, and the Hornets hit the iron, and he fought back quickly.

Seeing Glenn Rice striking iron, "Big Mom" was completely comfortable

Since the first quarter of the game opened up a huge point difference, Jeff Van Gundy can also rotate at will, and by the way, give the new signings a chance to appear!

The media in New York has been blowing for a month, and fans are eager to see the depth of the bench this season.

Chris Childs, John Starks, Chris Mills, Buck Williams, Chris Dudley rotated.

The Knicks didn't have a main player to lead the team in the second quarter, but they played just as badly.

"Beautiful three-pointer! John is in great form and maybe he has a chance to win the sixth man of the year again. ”

"That's what we're looking forward to, rotating the lineup, and being able to play efficiently!"

On the MSG commentary bench, the legendary Walter Fraser fell into a state of self-satisfaction again, constantly praising the performance of the Knicks' five players on the court.

“Wow！”

At 24:49, watching the score difference continue to widen, the New York fans at the scene began to cheer loudly again.

After waiting for such a long time to rotate the lineup, the current performance is in line with the expectations of the fans!

The New York media at the scene were also relieved to see the team's efficient performance, blowing Niu X for more than a month, and it felt really good not to be slapped in the face.

Lee Yow on the bench whispered to Alan Houston:

"It's a good thing for us to take a big lead, shoot more three-pointers, even if the opponent plays a counterattack, but speed up the pace of the game."

It's rare to encounter this kind of competition, and Li You feels that he has to brush it up!

Excel can't lose, and if it weren't for the muscle sticks he couldn't snatch, he was ready to learn from Kidd.

Alan Houston, who spent a little day at home with his wife every day in the offseason, maintained a good state, and also practiced some three-point shots, and accepted Li You's opinion:

"The paint zone, the free throw line, the three-point line, I watched the ESPN show about your analysis, the secret to efficiency! This season, I'm going to follow suit. ”

Jeff Van Gundy, who was hanging up on the sidelines, was still beckoning his players to pay attention to defense, and several new signings were slow to return to the defense and were yelled at by the bald young marshal.

Perhaps due to tactical reasons, the Hornets tried to speed up the game, but they were still unable to play an effective offense.

Scorer Dale Curry on the bench was chased by Starks until the official timeout, when the efficient shooter went 1-of-3 for just two points.

Most of the Hornets' scoring in the rotation came from center Matt Geiger.

Coach Dave Cowens didn't blame the players either, and slow heating is normal.

At 27:53, the game is about to enter garbage time.

Li You stood up and bumped fists with his teammates one by one, although the New York Post article was exaggerated, but the current rotation lineup is indeed stronger than last season.

"Looks like we're going to get a big win in the opener!"

New signing Chris Mills is in a good mood, although he is a substitute, but watching the New York media tout himself every day is much more comfortable than in Cleveland.

"It's a good thing that you can rest in the fourth quarter."

Starks looked calm, he had long been accustomed to the environment of New York.

Before the start of each season, they blow it up, and then the media will collectively get amnesia and start jumping sideways repeatedly.

Maybe a few players who have just joined the team will smile with relief when they read the newspaper every day, but Starks has long been numb.

Li You watched the reaction of his teammates with a smile, and if he wanted everyone to play at his pace, he had to understand the needs of the players.

In the end, the opening game turned into a Knicks practice game, with all the players on the court.

Even Ben Wallace, the player at the very end of the bench, got 8 minutes of playing time, and "Little Ben" scored 2 points and 6 rebounds in garbage time, and he played well.

Jeff Van Gundy fulfilled the fans' wishes and showcased the Knicks' depth of rotation.

Opponent status aside, the coaching staff also contributed to getting all members of the Knicks into the rhythm of the game as soon as possible.

90:112, although the Hornets worked hard to score points, the Knicks still won the opponent in the end.

At Madison Square Garden, the fans cheered loudly, and everyone really believed the New York media report at this moment.

In the commentary seat, Mike Brin heard the prompt from the director in the headphones, and then introduced Li You's record with a smile:

"Wonderful game! I think that's the Knicks that New York fans are looking forward to. ”

"Lee only played 25 minutes, 14 points, 3 rebounds and 19 assists!"

"While setting a single-quarter assist record, it also equaled the 19 assists record set by John Stockton in the opening game of the 89~90 season."

"At 19 years and 304 days, Lee continues to set his own record after the start of the new season!"

Walter Fraser, who was on the side, also swelled up at this time:

"It reminds me of the New York team that won the championship that year, stay healthy, and this year we will make it out of the East and make it to the Finals again!"

“.”

Larry Johnson had a good night, playing 28 minutes, 10-of-14, 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 turnover, and when he returned to the locker room, he said loudly:

"I'm in for a treat before playing away, and by the way, I'll have a welcome party for Chris! ”

The Knicks have three people named Chris, and "Chris's Combination" is the new nickname.

Glenn Rice was 3-of-13 tonight and scored 11 points from the free throw line.

This season, Larry Johnson's salary is $8.46 million, and as the second-highest salary in the team, he naturally has to reward his teammates.

Of course, the atmosphere group likes to eat and drink, and immediately send a sycophant:

"Larry is the real star, Glenn Rice is not going to be this year!"

“.”

Ewing grinned on the side, the gorilla is not stupid, he got a high salary, and the data has to be matched, eat the cake first and then the low position, and finally rub a few free throws, and the efficiency explodes!

Played 26 minutes, 10-of-13, 4-of-6 free throws, 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 1 turnover.

Seeing this statistic, Ewing knew that the New York media would continue to tout him after the game!

Everyone was happy, Oakley was smiling, and in addition to the win, everyone also got the news that the Bulls lost to the Celtics.

The championship team lost to the fish belly team, and the dominance was not there.

Li You didn't have many shots tonight, 5 of 8, 2 of 4 from beyond the three-point line, 2 of 2 free throws, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 19 assists and 2 turnovers, but at the post-game press conference, the New York media blew him into a flower again!

In addition, Stockton was sidelined due to injury tonight, and the Jazz also lost to the Lakers, and the title of "No. 1 point guard" was thrown on Li You's head again.

On the morning of November 1, in addition to the newspaper article blowing the Knicks, Lee Woo also noticed other information:

Knee ligament repair surgery, Stockton will have to rest for about a month;

O'Neal also failed to play in the Lakers' opener due to a knee problem;

Mai dunked 7 of 23, 16 of 21 free throws, scored 30 points, and the Bulls lost the game, and became a "data brush" taken care of by the referee;

Tim Duncan made 6-of-9 shooting in his debut, scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers as the Spurs easily beat the Nuggets.

Allen Iverson missed the opener due to injury, Ray Allen was 10-of-20 from the field and 6-of-9 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 29 points, and the Bucks beat the 76ers with all their outside firepower!

"If you are injured during working hours, you have to recuperate during working hours!"

Li You looked at the news in the newspaper and suddenly thought of "paid pulling".

Not every player has a lot of professionalism and has a lot of players who enjoy life in the offseason and find game form again in the regular season.

Glenn Rice is likely to be much more high, and he is completely out of form in the first game.

In the afternoon session, the Knicks were full of motivation, and Jeff Van Gundy was very happy with it.

It's not the media coverage that matters, it's the attitude of the players that matters!

"Keep it that way! Everybody's going to get nervous, we're going to get the win out in the first month! ”

Shouting out, Jeff Van Gundy sent encouragement, and the assistant coach continued to direct the players through the tactical routine.

The offensive routine was also uncomplicated, with Oakley providing Lee Woo with off-ball screens in the elbow zone, while Ewing delivered a hand-to-hand pass in the block zone on the same side.

After Lee Yo receives the ball, there could theoretically be three offensive options, Ewing receiving the ball in the lead, Oakley receiving the ball unguarded after covering, and Lee You attacking with the ball himself.

This season, the coaching staff has added more three-man strong-side offensive routines, and the tactics are commonplace, but they can be used well.

The coaching staff is responsible for designing the routines, Jeff Van Gundy is responsible for motivating the players, and when it comes to the game, everyone is hosting to see how the routines play

The center is also a technical job to move and eat cakes, Ewing is a little uncomfortable, and after handing hands, there are always some small problems with the timing of the cut.

Last season, Ewing's usage rate dropped to 28.4 percent, down from 31.5 percent previously.

Years of core play have made Ewing forget about the cake blade set of things, but in order to score points efficiently, the gorilla has also practiced actively.

Running tactics and drill routines are actually very boring, plus some players always listen to the left ear and the right ear, and can't remember the words of the assistant coach, after the afternoon training session, the atmosphere group whispered:

"It's a college training class, and we've stopped playing like this for a long time!"

Li You has no problem with this, his usage rate is gradually rising, Ben Wallace is not qualified to complain about these, "Little Ben" is particularly hard in training:

"Don't try to attack, as long as you can grab the rebound, you can play more minutes."

Ben Wallace nodded silently when he heard Li You's words, it was his dream to become a super center like a gorilla, but the reality was that he could only be a super blue-collar center.

Every training session is the last to leave, Li You looked at the little transparent Ben Wallace, and he could only send encouragement, and he lost the draft, which was indeed not welcomed.

On November 2, which happened to be Sunday, the Knicks faced the Pistons at home that night.

New York fans who showed up to watch the game thought it would be another big win tonight, but the Knicks stumbled over the game.

At 92:98, the Pistons, led by Grant Hill, almost came back against the wind, and the Knicks held on to the win.

At 34:50 at halftime, the Knicks led by 16 points, but in the second half, Grant Hill's "explosive penalty" was amazing, and he scored points again and again in the fourth quarter, almost tying the score.

Ewing was tossed around the front defense for the whole game, and finally finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 blocks and 5 turnovers on 6-of-15 shooting and 6-of-10 free throws.

The performance of the middle distance is naturally not in line with the expectations of the New York media!

On the morning of the second day, several print media began to consume Ewing again:

"David Robinson is $12.4 million this season, Olajuwon is $11.16 million this season, and Patrick Ewing is $20.5 million."

"The Knicks probably shouldn't hand over a big contract to the 34-year-old Ewing, such a premium contract may become the biggest obstacle on the way to winning the championship!"

“.”

As the president of the players' union, the gorilla cannot take a salary cut, and the management has long been dissatisfied with the high salaries of the players, seized the opportunity, and began to talk about labor and management issues again.

After the video lesson in the morning, Li You saw the gorilla's dark face, and knew that the other party had also read the morning newspaper:

"The dividends of the big ball market are not easy to enjoy"

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