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Chapter 255 Preliminary Confrontation

The Knicks' starting lineup is center Tyson Chandler, power forward Stoudemire, small forward Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard Landry Felders, point guard Raymond Felton.

With the whistle of the referee, Chandler and Blair performed a jump ball in the middle circle.And Chandler was at his peak at this time, and his jumping ability was far better than that of Blair, who was going downhill. Therefore, he easily allocated the basketball to Felton.

Although his reputation is not obvious, Felton is indeed an experienced point guard, holding the ball steadily, and he slowly brought it up when all the Spurs players began to retreat to the defensive half.

Retreating to the three-point line at the top of the arc, Yang Ke stood still and looked at Felton who was slowly approaching, but did not stick up.It is true that his speed is indeed better than Felton, but he is at a disadvantage in terms of physical confrontation.Therefore, the success rate of going forward to press down is not high.

Bang!Bang!
Stopping outside the three-point line, Felton slapped the basketball in a rhythmic manner. After his teammates settled down, he threw the ball to Anthony on the other side without hesitation.At the same time, Felton moved with his feet, opening up as much space as possible.

The Knicks under Woodson's coaching style are very different from those under D'Antoni.The current Knicks don't have too complicated tactics, basically it's singles with the ball.

In this way, the outcome of the game depends entirely on the star's individual singles ability and his performance that night.Coincidentally, the Knicks happen to have a player whose individual singles ability is at the forefront of the entire league history:
Carmelo Anthony!

call!call!
Anthony breathed steadily, clenched the basketball with both hands, looked at Leonard in front of him, and felt his rigorous defensive posture.Anthony immediately took a posture, bent his waist slightly, and protruded his right foot slightly forward to the right.

Anthony's tentative steps were very fast, leaving Leonard no time to think, but reacted defensively under subconscious instructions.

Seeing that Leonard didn't hesitate, let alone give up space, Anthony couldn't help showing a smile: Good reaction, this guy already has the premise to become a top defensive player, but he is still a little short!
With a flash of light in his eyes, Anthony swung the ball with both hands in a circle.At the same time, the center of gravity is lowered in the process, and the head is placed on the position below Leonard's shoulder, attacking his lower body.

In this way, if Anthony wants to break through directly, Leonard will foul the eighth or ninth floor.And if Leonard chooses to follow up and defend, he will give up deadly shot space.

With his eyes fixed, Leonard obviously knew this too. The defensive opportunity has been lost, and this round will be difficult...

squeak!
At this moment, Anthony's right foot suddenly took a small step forward to the right again.Leonard didn't dare to doubt it, moved his left foot instantly, and quickly controlled his body to retreat backwards to prevent Anthony from breaking through.

However, Anthony did not choose to break through. Seeing Leonard back away from the space, he directly withdrew his right foot, and then pulled up a jumper in an instant.The basketball spins across a beautiful arc, and then hits the net.

This guy……

Feeling that the hand feels good tonight, Anthony nodded in satisfaction, looked at the expressionless Leonard, remembered the one-on-one goal that was cut off last time, and immediately squinted his eyes.

"Rookie, good defense! But, why do I feel that you haven't made much progress?"

Amidst the cheers and cheers of the fans, Anthony slowly stepped back towards the defensive half, and at the same time said a word lightly.

"..."

In silence, Leonard frowned, and moved forward with both feet.He has no choice, if he doesn't retreat, Anthony can break through and retreat, and Anthony can also step back and make a jumper like just now.

A reporter once said: If a basketball game is compared to chess, Carmelo Anthony is a famous chess player.

After receiving Blair's serve, Yang Ke slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt, stopped far beyond the three-point line, fiddled with the basketball back and forth with both hands, and watched the Knicks' defensive formation with both eyes.

After a few seconds, Yang Ke raised his hand to signal Dior to pull up the high post, handed him the ball, and then began to run around without the ball.

Felton has a lot of size and strength, and he has good defensive experience.In order to ensure the reserve of physical strength, Yang Ke wanted to see if he could form a dislocation by running, so as not to face Felton head-on.

The Knicks' defense is really not good. It didn't take long for Yang Ke to pass a cross screen with Green and complete the misplaced goal.

Stopping outside the three-point line on the right, looking at Landry Felders in front of him, Yang Ke showed a slight smile, and stretched out his hand to get the ball back from Dior.After getting the ball, Yang Ke took a few shots with a familiar rhythm, and then suddenly shook his shoulder.

Felders thought that Yang Ke was going to make a jump shot on the spot, so he immediately lifted his focus.But at the moment Felders was shaken, Yang Ke slapped the basketball from the front of his left hand to the right, and the center of gravity of his body quickly pulled to the right.

Relying on a feint of shaking his shoulders, Yang Ke easily fooled Felders, and broke into the three-point line from his left side, and rushed towards the basket.

"Damn!"

Felders' complexion changed, he cursed secretly, and quickly turned and chased after him, but he was too late.Yang Ke's speed is very fast, and the loss of defense is too sudden, which makes it too late for Stoudemire and Anthony to defend.

Therefore, Yang Ke didn't have much strength, and he rushed to the free throw line in the blink of an eye.Only this time, Chandler, who was sitting under the basket, stood in front of him.

Looking at Chandler standing in front of him like a wooden pillar, Yang Ke raised his eyebrows, without stopping, the moment the basketball returned to his palm, he gently flicked the basketball with the fingers of his right hand.

The basketball left the palm of his hand and flew towards the depths of the penalty area in an instant, where Blair was already ready.Blair was open as Chandler dropped him to cover Yang Ke.

After catching Yang Ke's point, Blair deftly picked the ball into the net before Chandler returned to the defense.

Off the court, watching the team's offense this round and seeing Yang Ke's choices are very rational, Popovich nodded in satisfaction. He can temporarily rest assured about the team's offensive performance.

"Anthony is a problem!"

Then thinking of the team's defense, Popovich's originally stretched brows frowned instantly.If you want to win this game, you must find a way to limit Anthony.

"Anthony's tentative steps and three-threat unique alliance, coupled with his offensive skills without dead ends, one-on-one, there is simply no solution."

Hearing Popovich's exclamation, Borrego nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Leonard probably can't stop him, why don't the boys double-team him in advance?"

(End of this chapter)