The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 100 The old tree blossoms

Coach D'Antoni stood on the sidelines in a suit, and his green tie stood out.Now this Knicks offense ranks first in the league, especially under his guidance, the team moved Phoenix's fast-playing whirlwind east to the Big Apple.

Kidd is one year older. After leaving Dallas, he can be regarded as full of ambition. Now his role is more concentrated in the locker room, mainly to help young players grow rapidly.

Although it is a nominal starter, D'Antoni only allowed him to play about [-] minutes in a game.

This time Kidd was directing his teammates on the court, making tactical gestures constantly.

"Jason is getting older and more bewitching. Look at the pass just now." Yes, Kidd found Anthony on the outside again with a nudge with his right hand.

Melon fired from the outside and scored another three-pointer.

0 to 5, the Knicks started well, with two offenses.

Conley pushed forward on the Grizzlies side, Gay went back and forth around the baseline, and Zach Randolph was pushed far away by Chandler.

Li Ming's reverse run swayed Felton's defense, and Conley's ball was just right in his hands.

Li Ming didn't look at people, and passed the ball behind his head to Randolph who had already turned around. Randolph shouted and pulled a dry field. The ball started too fast, and Chandler could only watch it.

Yes, Gay's well-timed penetration distracted him at the basket, so Randolph caught the opportunity.

"Damn it, what's wrong with the person who watches you from the perimeter? Didn't your mother teach you how to play?" D'Antoni looked polite, but he was not ambiguous when he scolded the players.

This ball is mainly because Anthony and Felton lost their tacit understanding when changing players in the pick-and-roll, and they both felt that the other party was the one chasing the roll.

On the offensive end, Old Kidd still passed the halftime unhurriedly, and when he was running against his teammates, he suddenly fired from the outside.

"Wow, this old man has no outside line." Conley expressed his incomprehension.

Yes, Kidd developed his outside shooting range during his two years with the Mavericks. In the season when the Mavericks won the championship, he actually hit 38% of his shots in the playoffs, especially in the most critical fourth and fifth games. The three-pointers were 7 of 4 and 6 of 4, which relieved the pressure of Terry and Nowitzki very well on the outside.

After coming to the Knicks, the shooting rate has also remained above 35%, and occasionally there will be a few magical strokes on the outside.In the ancient oriental country we call this "old tree blooming!!"

"Do you remember that distant era?" Miller recalled with a look of intoxication.

Van Gundy knew he was referring to the year Kidd and Grant Hill shared the top rookie year.

Time is really fast, 20 years have passed, and he has left the court, but Kidd is still insisting, he still refuses to retire, even if he has a championship in hand, he still refuses to retire.

"Yeah, this is a future Hall of Famer." Van Gundy took a big sip of the water in front of him.

On the Grizzlies side, Gay broke into the basket and made a dunk with a flat frame.

This ball veteran Chandler had an effect. He blocked his must-go ball with his own body in the place where Gay must pass.

This ball requires courage. After all, it is not an easy task to stop Guy who is running at full speed. Thinking about it, I feel a little scared, how painful it is.

Anthony came up and touched his head, rewarding him in a timely manner, and D'Antoni on the sidelines also applauded him. He needs such a defense, such a focused defense.

After all, although his team's offense has been invincible for so many years, the defense has always been criticized.

Kidd made eye contact with Chandler at the top of the arc, and Chandler suddenly took big strides towards the upline.

Seeing this, Randolph hurried forward. Just as Randolph took a big stride, Chandler suddenly turned back to the basket. At this moment, Kidd's ball found him directly as if a positioner had been set. .

Chandler jumped high.

"Dunk!!!"

"OH, Come on!!" Madison Square Garden played a cheerful song.

"If there is an elder in a family, there is a treasure." If there are two elders, it is the second treasure.The two men, who are nearly 80 years old together, made an alley-oop match, which greatly ignited the atmosphere of the scene.

The two sides unexpectedly had a few rounds of fast-paced offense and defense, with big insiders on both sides, and it seemed a little powerless after a while.

Although the scene was played back and forth at one time, the score was very peaceful, still 8 to 13, and the Knicks, who were still playing at home, led by 5 points.

Conley stood still at the free throw line, and Felton, who had deceived his eyes, stepped down to the right side of the basket, and kicked the ball into the hands of Gay who had rushed in with one leg.

"Hey, Rudy, are you going to shoot? Are you going to shoot in front of me?" Anthony behind him saw that he couldn't keep up with him, and started yelling at Gay's back.

Guy ignored him, his eyes were only on the basket, and he jumped up on the spot again. Chandler was stuck behind Randolph at this time, and he could only watch as Guy pushed the damn ball into it. basket.

After landing on the ground, Guy gave him a hard look, as if to say, "Boy, what's the matter, the master buckled your head in, what can you do?"

"Rudy, go back to the defense, hurry up." Conley urged him to go back to the defense with a look of disgust, because at this time Kidd had already taken two old legs and rushed to his own half.

Felton immediately sensibly came to the line and played a pick-and-roll with him, taking the defender away at the same time.

This time Kidd did not choose to pass the ball. This move exceeded the expectations of his teammates and also concealed it from the opponents on the field. After one step inside the free throw line, Kidd made a small toss in a leisurely manner. cast.

10 to 17, the old Kidd hit the board.

"Well, I was really deceived by you." Anthony, who was outside the three-point line, was already ready to catch the ball.

"Unexpectedly, the most excited player at the beginning was a 40-year-old veteran. By the way, he is 40 years old. Or is he 46??" Reggie Miller kept teasing.

"Damn Reggie, what's wrong with you? How can you say that about him? How can he say that he's 46? He's obviously 43." Van Gundy couldn't help covering his mouth.

Conley finally hit the Grizzlies' first [-]-pointer of the start on the next possession.

However, Kidd didn't give the Grizzlies too many opportunities, because in the next offense, he used his body to crush Conley and hit a sitting under the basket. This ball can see the shadow of his youth.

(End of this chapter)