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

On a day off, the Nets lost to the Nuggets 104-112 away from home, suffering a losing streak.

The Nets' outside offense was restricted, and the team's three-point shooting percentage was only 29%.

Nuggets guard Will Barton showed off his power. He played 38 minutes and scored 37 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. He had a dumpling in advance.

After the Nets lost six games, fans discovered that this team is not invincible. The offensive status of young players fluctuates too much. Once the touch is not good, it is easy to push themselves into a desperate situation.

Lu Yong is not too worried. The Nets have so many young people that they need time to adjust. It is normal to lose a few games in the early stages of the season. What he needs to do now is to strictly arrange the offensive system and let the players grow slowly.

After all, after the team suffered a losing streak, its record is still ahead of the Celtics and Cavaliers, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

As a rebuilding team, the Nets' dominance in the regular season has been terrifying.

Before Christmas, the Nets had another three-game winning streak to stop their decline. The media has been hyping the Christmas game between the Nets and the Knicks in the near future.

This is the first time the two sides have played against each other this season. It was deliberately arranged by the league and it was full of topics.

Fans are very interested in this New York Derby. No matter who wins in the end, it is destined to be a battle between dragons and tigers.

On game day, Madison Square Garden in New York was full. Knicks fans had lost confidence in the home team and believed that the Nets had a greater chance of winning.

The Knicks indeed have more stars than the lineup. However, there are many conflicts within the team, there is little cooperation between them, and the tacit understanding is far less than that of the Nets, who are happy in the locker room.

The Nets have many players who can play, but they are generally young and have not entered their prime, but their strength is not weak at all.

In Lu Yong's previous life, Russell still led the Nets into the playoffs without any helpers around him. Although he could not change the team's fate of a round trip, it proved that he had the potential to become a star.

Nowadays, the Nets' lineup and strength are much stronger than at the same time. They are not afraid of the Knicks on the road. In everyone's eyes, it is a situation of more wins and less losses.

The current Knicks can't even determine the leader of the team. The relationship between Anthony, Butler and Jokic is very delicate, and their separate style of play has no tactics at all.

At 7 p.m., the starting lineups of the two teams were announced on the big screen.

Nets starting lineup: Russell, Mitchell, LeVert, Millsap, Lopez.

In games with top scorers, LeVert will be the starter, and it is his duty to deal with Anthony in the New York Derby.

Lopez is also the key to the team's victory. Whether he can limit Jokic's performance at this point will greatly affect the trend of the game.

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

Looking at the lineup on paper, the Knicks are obviously better than the Nets, but Anthony's cancer attributes are hurting this team. The evaluation has dropped again and again, and they cannot show their true strength at all.

Lopez won the jump ball and the Nets attacked first.

Although his jumping ability is poor, he is even worse when he can't stand up to his teacher. Their jump ball can be described as novices pecking each other.

Russell dribbled the ball across half court, faced Brogdon and gestured to his teammates to pull away, and Lopez pulled to the top of the arc for a pick-and-roll.

Russell and Lopez's pick-and-roll tactics are simple and easy to use. Both of them can pull up outside shots, making it difficult for opponents to react immediately.

Russell's breakthrough attracted the inside to help defend the pass, and Luo cut through the middle to face Jokic.

Jokic knew that Luo was taller than him, so he took a step forward and did not dare to give him space to take action. Luo faked a move, turned his back and passed Jokic with one step, then turned to the right side of the basket and made a throw and hit the board. 2 to 0.

Jokic is most afraid of this kind of ball on the defensive end. He can withstand physical confrontation, but it seems more uncomfortable for Daluo to hit him high with his feet, so he can only interfere as much as possible.

The Knicks attacked, Brogdon took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Anthony, and he ran to the bottom corner to open up space.

Of course, it's not that he wants to praise Anthony's bad feet, but that coach Hornacek arranged it so he could only do it no matter how reluctant he was.

Anthony's efficiency without the ball is not bad, but he is currently competing with Jokic for the position of the team leader, so naturally he will not give up the ball willingly.

After receiving the ball at the top of the arc, Anthony assumed a triple-threat posture. It seemed that he was not planning to pass the ball and made it clear that he wanted to play alone.

LeVert pestered Anthony closely, and the Nets' defense against him mainly focused on his mentality, making it impossible for him to easily shoot jumpers.

Anthony didn't want to pick and roll, he went to the right corner and leaned against LeVert with his back, and tentatively turned around closer to the basket.

LeVert's defense is very smart. While he is entangled closely, his hands also cover his sight. If Anthony turns over and shoots a jumper, he can reach out to interfere immediately.

Anthony turned around and failed to shoot, so he leaned on LeVert and changed direction to the left. LeVert braked in time to catch up, sealing Anthony's eyes the moment he made a fadeaway jumper.

Anthony obviously shot the ball short, and it hit the edge of the basket and bounced out. Lopez blocked Jokic and helped Millsap easily get the backboard.

In a positional battle, Russell took the ball to the frontcourt to observe the situation. He took a sudden step and was approached by Brogdon, who hit the ball to the ground and passed it to Millsap on the right.

Millsap caught the ball at the free throw line. He didn't make any fake moves against Harrell. He pulled up and shot from mid-range. The ball went hollow into the net. Whoa, 4-0.

The Knicks attacked, Brogdon brought it to the frontcourt and passed to Anthony. The latter singled out LeVert with the ball, repeatedly tested the three threats in the frame, and hit a pull-up jumper on his toes.

LeVert did not lose his defensive position, stretched out his hand to interfere, and the ball hit the ball again.

Anthony has always played in this style. He mainly shoots jump shots after three threats. Only players with slow speed will first choose breakthroughs.

Especially after he returned from injury, Melo, who was less explosive than before, began to take more long two-point shots. Without physical support, it was not easy to beat LeVert with technology alone, and the Nets did not need to double-team.

Mitchell shrank from the basket and jumped high, grabbed the backcourt rebound and pushed forward into the frontcourt. He took one step ahead of the three-point line. Mitchell's feet suddenly exploded, and he broke through from the left and went straight to the basket.

Butler fell backwards and his center of gravity was unstable. When he reacted, Mitchell accelerated and rushed past him.

Harrell was quite active in assisting on the weak side, but Mitchell stayed in the air harder than him. He used the lever in the air to avoid the block and scored a backhand layup, 6-0.

Harrell's defensive attitude has always been very good, but he suffers from the disadvantage of not having a long wingspan. Compared with the real talent monster, he is far behind, and the defensive area is pitifully small.

In the next round, the Knicks' attack still failed. Brogdon dribbled the ball past halftime without passing to Anthony. He played a high pick-and-roll with Harrell and broke through from the right.

He reached the free throw line and passed the ball to the center. Harrell caught the ball and hit the basket, but was pushed down by Lopez, the "Frame Protector". The solid hot pot had no moisture at all.

Harrell's scoring data has also dropped this season. He doesn't take many shots per game. He finally seizes the opportunity to attack the basket and gets a shot from Lopez. His face is full of depression.

LeVert, with quick eyes and quick hands, bent down to pick up the ball from the ground and passed it to Russell to launch a counterattack.

Russell took the ball and rushed a few steps. Seeing that Mitchell took the lead and crossed the half court, he hit the ball forward in time.

Butler flew to steal the ball without diving down, and was caught by Mitchell behind him. He strode into the basket, jumped up and made a domineering one-handed dunk!

"boom!"

8 to 0. After scoring 4 points in the opening game, Mitchell took the lead in entering the state tonight.

The Knicks attacked, and Anthony gritted his teeth with hatred. At this moment, his mentality was a bit broken.

The New York Derby was a good opportunity for him to prove himself. As a result, he missed two jump shots in the opening game and was defeated by the Nets in an 8-0 victory. This was no less than a slap in the face. It was difficult to calm down.

As the league's top one-on-one player, Lu Yong arranged for LeVert to prevent him from double-teaming. This is no different from humiliation.

Anthony was determined to retaliate and immediately reached for the ball in the frontcourt. However, Brogdon glanced at it and didn't pass it. He backhanded the ball to Jimmy Butler on the weak side.

Butler received the pass and naturally ignored Anthony's anger. He took a step and made a jump shot. The two points finally helped the Knicks break the scoring drought, 8-2.

Anthony was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He asked for the ball but was ignored by his younger brother. The key was that Butler held the ball and scored. He had no reason to get angry. It was more disgusting than eating a fly.

Lu Yong was enjoying himself sitting off the court. If the game continued like this, the Nets wouldn't even need to take action. His teammates could break his mentality.

The internal strife in New York was more serious than he expected, and even role players began to act against their will. The Knicks were completely finished this year.

In the positional battle, Russell and Millsap played a pick-and-roll in the middle. Brogdon was not slow in pursuing the defense, but he was blocked by Mi Shen and lost his balance. He could only watch Russell go to the basket.

This time Russell passed the defense and did not choose to pass the ball. Before Jokic made the save under the basket, he made a one-handed throw, 10-2.

Russell opened the game, and four of the five starters on the Nets court have already scored.

Only LeVert focuses on defense, and offense is not something he should consider.

Barkley laughed and said: "The Nets are a bit like tearing up their ex-boyfriend today. Lu is so bad. He arranged a team basketball game against the Knicks. This gift is enough to make New York fans collapse."

Kenny Smith said: "The Knicks' defense is so bad. The inside and outside lines are like air. Even Butler's will to play has become depressed. It seems that the internal environment of the team is really not good."

Barkley said: "If the Knicks cannot limit the Nets on the defensive end, today's game will be dangerous. The Nets' offensive firepower ranks among the top three in the league, and they have not lost a pure offensive game."

In the next round, Anthony made his start, posting up LeVert, turning to the baseline and hitting a fadeaway jumper, 10-4.

Although the New York fans were unhappy with Anthony, they still applauded.

After all, he is his own star, so even if he cries, he has to raise his hands to support him.

When the Nets attacked, Russell and Lopez played a pick-and-roll and passed the ball to the center.

Originally, Jokic was not very fast. Against Da Luo, he had to be careful about his outside jumper. As soon as he was distracted, Da Luo cut him clean.

Facing Brogdon's help, the 2-meter-tall Luo chose to ignore it, rushed into the basket and dunked easily, 13-12.

Anthony turned his head and yelled at Jokic twice, very dissatisfied with his defensive miss. However, the embarrassing thing was that Jokic didn't even look at Melo, and went directly to the baseline to serve, all of which came to his ears. There were two dog barks.

Today, Jokic no longer wants to play for the Knicks. He has no fondness for Anthony at all, and his enthusiasm for the game has been drained away.

Since Lu Yong left, Jokic has started to make noises about leaving the team. Anthony doesn't respect him on the court anyway, so Jokic will naturally not do anything so hot-faced and cold-hearted.

This season, his average per game has dropped to 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and only took 11 shots, which is exactly half of Anthony's.

If he doesn't leave, Jokic feels that he will get cold sooner or later.

The game continued. Brogdon played a pick-and-roll with Teacher Yue in the middle, took a sudden step to push Russell with his butt, and transferred the ball to Butler in a wide range.

Butler caught the ball and went to the basket, leaned against Mitchell, and his jump shot was interfered with. Luo protected the backboard and passed to the defender.

Russell pushed for a fast break again and found LeVert who was actively moving forward. The latter accelerated in a straight line and easily got rid of Melo. He made a three-step basket with one hand and hit the ball, 14-4.

Anthony's face gradually darkened. As soon as he expressed his dissatisfaction with Jokic's defensive position, he was passed clean by LeVert in this round.

The Brooklyn Boomerang was so deadly that it stabbed him so hard that he couldn't even speak.

In the positional battle, Brogdon took the ball to the frontcourt, looked at Anthony who was reaching for the ball, hesitated and passed the ball, and ran slowly to the bottom corner to pull away.

Even though he was unhappy, Brogdon did not dare to fall out with Anthony on the spot like Jokic did.

His worth is not high enough to be a big name, and if he wants to develop, he has to look at people's faces, which makes him feel quite depressed.

He began to feel confused and felt that the future was dark. He had just won the Rookie of the Year and his development prospects were cut off. At this moment, Brogdon began to miss Lu Yong.

If he hadn't still been carrying a rookie contract, he would have jumped to the Nets long ago. Even if he took a little less salary, he would not stay in New York.

Anthony held the ball in singles, and the three threats failed to pass. After turning around, he opened up space and LeVert followed up in time. He could only face the defense and shoot a jumper.

Anthony has a strong ability to create mobile opportunities, but it is not easy to score a jump shot despite interference.

After a serious injury, his athletic ability declined significantly. Now his scoring depends entirely on his skills. He is no longer the flying king of New York that he once was.

When the Nets attacked, Russell took the ball and played a pick-and-roll. He dribbled the ball from his hip to his right hand and broke through from the left. He relied on rhythm and teammates' screens to get past Brogdon and get to the basket.

Harrell's defense blocked Russell's breakthrough route. Russell paused and hit the ball to the center.

Millsap cut in for an easy layup and hit the board from close range, 16-4.

Russell seemed to be possessed by Nash tonight. He sent out a series of wonderful passes after the opening game and played very selflessly.

Seeing the Nets' offense advance again, Hornacek finally couldn't sit still and stood up to request a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, the Knicks still couldn't guard the Nets and were beaten head-over-heels.

The two sides kept attacking in the first quarter. The Nets relied on the team, while the Knicks relied on individual stars.

The Knicks' running enthusiasm was too sluggish, there was almost no cooperation between the players, and the smell of gunpowder filled every corner of the team.

At the end of the first quarter, 36 to 23, the Nets led by 13 points.

Lu Yong shortened the playing time of the rotation players, determined to give the Knicks a big defeat, and led the Nets to abuse Anthony, the league's singles champion.

Russell played the entire quarter, scoring 7 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, without making any mistakes, and was very efficient.

Mitchell, Lopez and Millsap also performed well, and LeVert's dog-skin-like defense left a deep impression on the fans.

安东尼首节10投3中，只得到7分2篮板1失误，没有助攻，命中率低至30%。(本章完)