Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 306 The winning streak begins!Anthony's hidden danger!

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced on the big screen.

Knicks starting lineup: Brogdon, Butler, Anthony, Harris, Jokic.

Brogdon performed very well in the summer league. He once became a member of the 180 club and scored 15+5+5 many times, proving that he is a qualified outside sharp knife.

Lu Yong started Brogdon this season because he did not want to disrupt the offensive system. His selfless style of play ensures that he can adapt to various playing styles. He is more trustworthy than Jeremy Lin at this stage.

Jeremy Lin naturally had no objection to this. When he joined the Knicks, he never thought that he could start in the defending champion.

If Rondo hadn't been absent due to injury last season, then returned and was abandoned, he wouldn't have been the starting point guard for most of the season.

The five Cavaliers: Irving, JR Smith, James, Love, and "The Eight Wise Kings" Thompson.

Interestingly, when J.R. Smith entered the court wearing a Cavaliers jersey, the Knicks fans at the scene burst into boos.

Even though JR Smith played a major role in the team's championship, his move to the rival Cavaliers in the summer still made fans unhappy.

Perhaps if JR joins any team, New York fans will send him blessings.

But only joining the Cavaliers, Knicks fans can't let go. They always feel that this is a change of direction and surrender to the enemy.

Lu Yong didn't have any mood swings while sitting on the sidelines. It's normal for players to join any team for salary.

JR's current wave of transfers is in the atmosphere, and signing a big contract at the end of his career is simply too profitable.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers' management is doomed to lose blood. In the future, they will be unable to get rid of the Big Three even if they want to disintegrate.

Thompson won the jump ball, and James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, playing a pick-and-roll with Love in the middle.

The Knicks are in a man-to-man formation, with Butler guarding LeBron James and Anthony guarding J.R. Smith.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, James broke through from the right and was double-teamed by Harris and Butler.

During the march, Lao Zhan distributed the ball to the bottom corner. JR caught the ball and shook it with no chance, so he had to transfer the ball to Irving again.

Irving held the ball in singles at the top of the arc, took a step and retreated, and his long two-point jumper missed due to Brogdon's interference. Jokic easily grabbed the rebound.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and nodded, very satisfied with the team's defense in this round.

Even though Anthony is considered a defensive weak link, Butler and Brogdon's movements are in place, enough to ensure the Knicks' perimeter defense.

The Knicks attacked, Harris ran to the left 45 degrees to open up space, Brogdon dribbled across the half court and passed the ball to Anthony.

Brogdon is not a traditional point guard. His role in this lineup is more to open space and defend.

In positional battles, the Knicks mainly attack around Anthony and Jokic.

Anthony and Teacher Yue played a pick-and-roll in the middle. Thompson blocked the route in time and blocked Anthony's breakthrough in advance.

This Cavaliers is an offensive team, but with the "Eight Wise King" Thompson sitting inside, they have outstanding mobility and are not weak in pick-and-roll defense.

Anthony broke through and chose to pass the ball, and Jokic cut into the basket from the pick-and-roll.

Thompson returned to defense quickly, but it was difficult to fight against Pork Belly head-on.

After receiving the ball, Jokic turned around in the middle and hit Thompson with a throw. 2 to 0.

After the training of last season, Teacher Yue has become more and more stable in finishing, and has won the trust of his teammates with his strength.

The Cavaliers attacked, James broke through with the ball, and forced a turn over for a jumper under the siege of Harris and Butler.

He avoided Butler's block, but was interfered with. The ball bounced off the edge of the basket and was protected by Jokic.

Brogdon dribbled the ball across half court, and the Knicks fell into position.

Lu Yong is obsessed with fast-paced running and gunning, but he will not blindly emphasize speed.

Jokic is too big. Unless he grabs backcourt rebounds and goes directly to the ball, frequent counterattacks will only wear him down.

In many cases, Jokic's role in positional battles far exceeds that of counterattacks. Lu Yong still has great confidence in him in this regard.

Anthony did not catch the ball in this round, but stood on the weak side and directed Brogdon to hoist the ball to the basket.

It was Lu Yong's arrangement to play Jokic in the opening game. Thompson's weight of 108 kilograms was seriously disadvantaged, so he had a great advantage in playing the Knicks under the basket.

Jokic leaned against Thompson, caught the ball and turned toward the baseline.

Thompson moved quickly laterally and did not lose position.

However, when I saw the teacher play, he looked like a coquettish character. He used his weight advantage to force himself into the basket, turned around and hit a jump shot from close range. 4 to 0.

Thompson is 2 meters tall and weighs only 08 kilograms. This figure is indeed sufficient in the small ball era, but it is obviously not enough against the walking pork belly.

Jokic's body leaning against him was an opportunity. Thompson couldn't jump even if he wanted to, and was crushed to death.

In Lu Yong's previous life, Jokic was a wonder at the fifth position in NBA history. He had both shooting ability in various areas and the ability to develop offense, forming a system of his own.

He has shot over 60% in many seasons. A center of this size is a giant in the small ball era.

Single defense can't even limit Anthony Davis, let alone Thompson.

The Cavaliers attacked. James took a pick-and-roll and rushed to the right, but was blocked. He passed the ball to Irving outside the three-point line. The latter feinted, faced Brogdon and made a mid-range pull-up jumper. 4 to 2.

As a rookie starting in his rookie season, it is not easy for Brogdon to defend Irving alone in the first game of his career.

His height and wingspan can interfere with Irving's shooting, but it is impossible to completely choke Irving's offense. Even Butler can't do something, so Lu Yong will naturally not ask a rookie.

In the final analysis, the Knicks still rely on offense to win, and being unable to defend is not a problem.

In the next round, Anthony did not engage in a pick-and-roll with Jokic. He gestured to his teammates to pull away and prepare for a one-on-one duel.

After three threats, he went to the right to break through. He made an emergency stop in the mid-range and missed the basket due to James' interference. Love grabbed the backboard.

The Cavaliers counterattacked and passed the ball to Irving. The latter faced Brogdon and missed a layup. The rebound was protected by Butler who quickly returned to defense.

In a positional battle, Jokic asked for the ball in the low post to attract double-teams, and quickly transferred the ball to Anthony.

At this time, both Anthony and Brogdon have good shooting opportunities.

Melo didn't pass the ball, but chose to play by himself, and missed the three-point jumper.

After two consecutive offensive strikes at the beginning, Anthony still could not get rid of the poor efficiency of last year's finals.

It wasn't until his third shot that Anthony finally scored, one-on-one James made a turnaround jumper and scored his first point of the season.

Throughout the first quarter, Jokic's huge inside advantage helped the team, attracting double-teams and always creating shooting opportunities from the outside.

The Cavaliers did not shrink their formation, and Jokic's single under the basket was an opportunity, becoming the biggest contributor to the Knicks' advantage in the first quarter.However, Anthony, who was eager to regain his form, held the team back.

The efficiency of holding the ball in singles many times was not high, which seriously affected the team's offensive system.

Since winning his third championship, Anthony's efficiency has plummeted. He is unwilling to admit his decline in form. He competes with himself crazily on the court and plays alone.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines without calling a timeout. He didn't want to say too much when the score was ahead, but he frowned subconsciously.

After the first quarter, 27 to 20, the Knicks led by 7 points.

Jokic scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, relying on his personal ability to suppress the Cavaliers inside.

Anthony also scored 7 points, but he got them with 7 shots, which was not very efficient.

The Cavaliers' offense is mainly driven by the Big Three. JR moves outside to look for opportunities. Thompson rushes for rebounds and plays relatively passively.

Although he was quite dissatisfied with Anthony's performance in the first quarter, Lu Yong still gave him enough face and did not reprimand him in front of his younger brother.

In the second quarter, Lu Yong sent in a substitute lineup of Fan Jordan, Richardson, Caruso, Harrell, and Wood.

Caruso is on the short side when playing small forward, but the Cavaliers are not much taller as a forward, so their enthusiasm will not be a weakness.

The Cavaliers have five substitutes: Dellavedova, Shumpert, Richard Jefferson, Cunningham, and Mozgov.

This is a lineup that defends well, but lacks offensive firepower and is far less aggressive than the Knicks guys.

The Knicks' interior twin towers have good mobility, height and speed, and can adapt to a variety of tactics.

In a positional battle, Harrell and Van Jordan played a pick-and-roll in the middle. Cunningham couldn't stop this beast at all, and he couldn't even get a foul in time when he rushed.

Harrell's passionate style of play quickly ignited the atmosphere of the home fans. He hit the basket and dunked in two consecutive rounds, fully displaying the explosive power of the Brutal inside line.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and gave applause without hesitation. Harrell's downswing of these two goals was really beautiful. He could get strong almost the moment he caught the ball, and his bounce speed was amazing.

Of course, Van Jordan's passes are also very tricky.

Harrell can always be found in the gaps between people. The two have played wonderful cooperation many times and completed the offensive crushing of the Cavaliers.

7 minutes later, Lu Yong adjusted the lineup and brought back the five main players.

Unfortunately, Anthony's performance was still disappointing.

Not only did his jump shot shooting percentage fall below the bottom, but he also often made difficult strong shots against his opponents. His disregard for tactics was obviously a bit erratic.

At halftime, the Knicks led 58 to 43.

In the second half, the Cavaliers increased the number of outside shots, but still couldn't catch up with the score.

Brogdon was very successful in tracking Irving closely, and he was able to interfere even if he couldn't cover him. He made 11 of 4 shots in the first two quarters and only scored 10 points.

The Knicks' offense is still initiated by Jokic and Anthony, but their offensive efficiency is very different.

If Jokic's performance tonight is superb, then Anthony is not far behind.

If it weren't for Jokic's huge inside advantage, it would be difficult for the Knicks to establish a double-digit lead tonight with just Anthony leading the team.

After three quarters, the Knicks led the Cavaliers by 21 points.

In the final quarter, Lu Yong asked the main players to take a rest, giving the new players more opportunities to perform.

Rookies Van Jordan, Brogdon and Caruso did not disappoint him, and quickly dragged the game into garbage time. They all performed well tonight.

Brogdon hit two three-pointers in this quarter and scored 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. He played very steadily.

Fan Qiaodan also performed well, scoring 10 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. Lu Yong asked him to develop into the sixth man's direction, holding the ball in the middle and playing pick-and-rolls, and the effect was good.

In the end, 117 to 98, the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers at home and got a good start to the season.

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Anthony also scored 21 points, but he took 19 shots and his shooting rate was less than 40%, which was extremely inefficient.

At the press conference, Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue pursed his lips helplessly: "Meeting the Knicks in the opening game is a disappointing thing. Their lineup is deeper and their bench players have delivered excellent performances. Performance. We didn’t lose this game unjustly. When we go back, we will try our best to sum up our experience and try to win the next game.”

The Knicks' bench scored a total of 46 points tonight, while the Cavaliers' bench scored only 17 points.

The starting lineups of the two teams could still play back and forth, but once the game entered the rotation stage, the Cavaliers were immediately defeated. The second lineup headed by Dellavedova was no match at all.

James said in an interview: "The Knicks put tremendous pressure on us on both ends of the offense and defense. When Jokic stood under the basket to catch the ball, we had no choice but to double-team. I don't know how the team can adjust to defeat the Knicks. Sis, it’s frustrating.”

Love took the microphone while wearing a hoodie. When asked what he thought of Jokic, he shrugged helplessly, "I think his performance tonight no longer needs my evaluation. That's a very good player." A talented kid, he will definitely become the core of the Knicks' offense in the new season, he is really difficult to guard."

The next day, the media reported the Knicks' victory over the Cavaliers.

After winning the season opener for five consecutive years, the Knicks' performance is as stable as ever, always giving fans hope of competing for the championship.

On a day off, the Knicks beat the Pistons 122-90, with seven players on the team scoring in double figures.

Drummond just reached a multi-million dollar contract with the Pistons this summer, but he is obviously not an excellent team leader.

Although he scored 14 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the first game against the Nets, his impact on the outcome of the game was very weak. He did not score a point in the final quarter and was invisible throughout the game, making it difficult for fans to accept that this guy turned out to be a billionaire. .

The Pistons were lucky enough to make the playoffs last season. The team built a lineup with Drummond as the core, which destined the Pistons to experience failure.

Unless the management can match him with a top scorer of Durant's level, Drummond's upper limit is just a data brush.

In the third game, the Knicks visited Atlanta and defeated the Hawks 109-104.

The Hawks introduced Howard, Bazemore and Hardaway Jr. during the offseason, and they are considered a good team in the Eastern Conference.

However, the Knicks can even beat the Cavaliers, but they force a [-]-[-] split with the Hawks. This is obviously not normal.

The reason lies with Anthony. He made 22 of 7 shots, 6 of 1 three-pointers, and 4 of 3 free throws. He only had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists, with a shooting percentage of 31.8%. He missed three consecutive games in the new season.

Anthony's inefficient individual singles were hurting the team. Lu Yong reminded him several times to play according to the tactics but was ignored. In the final quarter, he was simply put on the bench.

After the game, Lu Yong talked to Anthony in the locker room. The two chatted for a long time before coming out of the room.

Anthony looked depressed and sulked, and his offensive efficiency was still not high.

In the next two games, Melo shot less than 40% from the field and shot 16-for-3 in one game.

Although the Knicks have been winning since the beginning of the game, Anthony's state has given Lu Yong a headache.

If this continues, sooner or later there will be problems within the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)