msmithbooks Chapter 648
Chapter 648
Chapter 648
Explaining the game is ESPN's Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy.
Mike Breen said with a smile: "Jeff, this game is really a contest between two teams that are not in good shape now! Who do you think will win this night?"
Jeff Van Gundy said: "Mike, you throw me this kind of difficult question again. This kind of encounter, it is difficult to judge who will win in the end."
Mike Breen continued to laugh: "I really want to see the soaring points battle between Kane Xie and Carmelo Anthony!"
Jeff Van Gundy nodded: "This will be the biggest highlight of this game!"
The Knicks also have Xie Kai's old acquaintances, veteran Benno Udri was his teammate in the Kings, and Cole Aldridge was his teammate at the University of Kansas.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Knicks at home is: center - Tyson Chandler, power forward - Andrea Bargnani, small forward - Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard -- Iman Shumpert, point guard -- Benno Udry.
The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: center - Zach Randolph, power forward - Ed Davis, small forward - James Johnson, shooting guard - Xie Kai, point guard - — Mike Conley.
Because of Joan Ruel's poor starting state, the Grizzlies continued to adjust the inside lineup in this game. They finally put the Black Bears in the center position and let Ed Davis return to his more accustomed power forward position.In addition, because the old prince was in a state of muscle tension before the start of the game, the team decided to keep him out of the game, and temporarily adjusted the starting lineup to let the newly joined James Johnson start.
Mike Breen said: "Memphis changed two in the starting lineup. I don't know how much it will affect them."
Jeff Van Gundy said: "Mark is the core of Memphis's interior defense, and his injury will have a great impact on their penalty area defense. As the 3rd position, Tai Xia'an can provide forward defense and hit open jumpers. The starting point is a good ending point, and it depends on whether the newly joined James can bring surprises."
The champ and Ed Davis near the center circle prepare for the jump ball as the game begins.
Although Madison Square Garden is a bit old, this arena is extremely famous throughout the NBA.Many superstars want to play explosive performance here, because this can be said to be the holy land of basketball.
The jump ball started, Ed Davis jumped to win the boxing champion, and the Grizzlies got the first wave of offensive ball.
The boxing champion used to be a jumper when he was young, but now he is already an old man in his thirties, his bounce speed has dropped a lot compared to when he was young, and he can't jump the ball anymore.
This is Ed Davis' first start this season. This is his contract year. Of course he wants to play well, and that is a satisfactory contract.He is relatively thin, has good bounce speed, and fast speed. Compared with vertical jumping, black and white double bears are not as good as 1/3 of his.
Conley dribbles over to face Xie Kai's old teammate Benno Udry.
The one who opened the defense was Iman Shumpert, the Knicks' No. [-] defensive player on the perimeter.
Shumpert is 196 tall and has a strong physical fitness. He can defend positions 1-3 and is good at cutting the ball.As a combo guard in the backcourt, his performance on the offensive end is lackluster. Whether it is jump shots or dominating the ball, he is extremely mediocre.
But as a defensive champion, his body is not durable enough, and his attendance rate is a bit low.On the contrary, as the sixth man, JR's offensive end is close to the All-Star level as long as he doesn't get nervous, and he is quite durable and rarely misses due to injuries.The Knicks certainly hope that these two guys can be combined into one, that is, a No. 6 with both offense and defense.
Xie Kai was entangled by Shumpert's death and didn't have a chance to run. Conley gave the ball to the black bear in the low post.
Hei Xiong punched the boxing champion forcibly. One was fat and the other was tall. They fought in the low position.
Black Bear is not good at being a boxing champion. If he faces most of the league's No. 4 positions, he will have an absolute size advantage.But facing the No. 5 position, the opponent will probably be higher than him, even if the tonnage is not as good as him, the gap is not big.
The black bear forcibly rolled the back jump shot, but was interfered by the boxing champion - missed!
Anthony grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Shumpert to advance.
Anthony settled down at the waist and asked for the ball.
James Johnson competed with him for the position. The two were very similar in size, but Anthony really didn't take advantage of it.
Anthony catches the ball, faces James Johnson's defense, and then pulls out after a tentative step-strike the iron!
Ed Davis received the backcourt rebound and handed it to Conley to advance.
Conley dribbled over and handed it to Xie Kai!
Xie Kai holds the ball, picks and rolls with Ed Davis, uses the change of rhythm, and directly breaks through!
The Knicks contracted, and Xie Kai gave the ball to the open James Johnson!
James Johnson was a little hesitant to catch the ball, but he shot it anyway-nearly missed!
The boxing champion easily accepted the backcourt rebound and handed it to Udri to advance.
Mike Breen sighed: "James' ability to catch and shoot the ball is indeed a little behind that of Tayshaan. There is a problem with the shape of his hand."
Here the Knicks Anthony made a mistake in receiving the ball, but looking back, Ed Davis walked...
After nearly 3 minutes in the opening game, the two teams did not score a single point.The score was still embarrassing 0:0.
Fans at Madison Square Garden have an illusion. Could this be a tiebreaker in the playoffs?
Director Spike Lee is in good spirits, he has been talking about the game with his friends next to him.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson was the first to see it no longer, and he requested a timeout!
Mike Breen said: "Jeff, Memphis' offense is still very problematic!"
Jeff Van Gundy said: "Ed and James, the two new starters, did not integrate well. Mark's role is also irreplaceable. Ed does not have Mark's coping ability, and James' off-ball control ability Still not enough."
Mike Breen laughed: "If this continues, Kane may need to take over early!"
Jeff Van Gundy revealed helplessness in his tone: "There is no way to do this. If you want to become an MVP, sometimes you need to do things that are difficult for ordinary people to do."
Pause back, the game continues.
The Knicks took the lead. They used Anthony's singles and boxing champion's offensive rebounds and second offense to take the lead.
This time it was the turn of the Grizzlies to pause, because they were already 0:5 behind.
Fans in the stands would have thought that the defending champion Memphis Grizzlies played almost 4 minutes of the game without scoring a point.If this was at their home court, the home team fans might not be able to help booing them!
(End of this chapter)