The older superstars of the NBA

After the first quarter, the two sides quickly came to the second quarter.

The New York Knicks put on a substitute lineup, with Jeremy Lin and Dennis Smith Jr. taking charge of the team's No. 1 and No. 2 positions, while DeMarcus Cousins ​​played the No. 5 position as a substitute.

For the Golden State Warriors, coach Cole also made adjustments to the lineup.

Sean Livingston and others came on, Kevin Looney went to the fourth position, and Andre Iguodala came on again to the wing position.

call out.

The game between the two sides continues.

The Knicks served first.

Jeremy Lin advanced with the ball. After halftime, he noticed Cousins ​​​​raising the high post to cover. Jeremy Lin took advantage of the situation and rushed towards the basket, while Cousins ​​also quickly moved towards the penalty area.

Snapped.

A hit pass was thrown, and Cousins, who received the basketball, immediately went to the basket for a single.

Facing the Warriors substitute center Damian Jones, who came up to defend, Cousins ​​turned around to avoid the opponent's interference, and then directly pushed his body into the basket for a dunk.

boom.

Cousins' dunk drew applause from his Knicks teammates on the sidelines.

Even Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to lead others to stand up and cheer for him.

It was the Warriors' turn to fight back.

Livingston advanced with the ball, and after halftime he passed the ball to Iguodala on the wing. Iguodala singled out Knicks substitute forward Kevin Knox. The two faced each other. Iguodala suddenly accelerated into the basket and threw the ball decisively before Knox could catch up.

Swish.

The basketball fell steadily into the basket.

There seems to be little difference between the offense and defense of the bench lineups of both sides. Neither the Knicks nor the Warriors had an explosive performance. Therefore, the point difference between the two sides has remained at the previous state.

At 8 minutes and 11 seconds into the second quarter, coach Norman Thomas chose to make a substitution, replacing Knox, who had repeatedly failed to defend Iguodala, and replaced him with Adrian Ennis.

call out.

The Warriors continued to attack.

The ball passed halftime, and this time the ball was handed over to Iguodala.

With a good touch, he raised the basketball and faced Adrian, who had just replaced him. The two faced each other, and Iguodala rushed into the basket from the right side.

He originally thought that Adrian and Knox's defense would be about the same. Unexpectedly, there was nothing in front of him. But the moment he stretched out his hand to throw the ball, Adrian suddenly jumped up from behind and slapped the ball away. His layup went flying.

Snapped.

The basketball flew directly out of bounds.

The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.

Iguodala was stunned, and the fans watching the game were also stunned! Obviously, no one expected Adrian to be so fierce!

"Zhao, Adrian made a lot of progress secretly behind our backs during the offseason! It seems like his training this summer has been very effective..."

"If this guy scores more than 20 points today, let him treat us to something to eat after the game is over..."

"Okay, I very much agree with your idea..."

Zhao Feiyang and Zach LaVine chatted happily off the court. Regarding Adrian's progress, the two of them were happy for him from the bottom of their hearts.

On the field.

The Warriors gave the ball away again, and this time substitute guard Quinn Cook threw the ball. His three-point shooting touch was not very good, and the basketball he threw failed to hit the basket.

boom.

The rebound was picked off by Cousins.

Cousins ​​threw a long pass, and Jeremy Lin, who received the basketball, dribbled the ball towards the half court.

If it were in the past, Jeremy Lin would burst out in an instant and sprint towards the half court with the ball.

Once upon a time, he was quite fast, not far behind players like John Wall who were famous for their speed.

Unfortunately, after suffering injuries, his explosive power was not as good as before, so after dribbling the ball twice, Jeremy Lin decisively gave the ball to Dennis Jr.'s hands.

Dennis Jr. accelerated his sprint, and after half-court, faced the opponent's interference with a layup and threw the ball.

Snapped.

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced off.

The moment the Warriors players tried to grab the rebound, Cousins, who followed up from behind, took a shot. He easily grabbed the rebound with a sudden leap. After receiving the basketball, he didn't even wait for it to hit the ground before making a put-back dunk.

boom.

The ball went in.

Cousins's catch-up dunk once again stunned the audience.

beep.

The first half of both sides ended quickly.

This time the Warriors were even more exaggerated than at the end of the first quarter. They trailed the Knicks by as many as 14 points.

This left the entire Warriors team confused.

There wasn't a smile among the Warriors' ranks as the two sides headed toward the tunnel. Even Curry, who had been the most optimistic in the past, had a cold face and seemed silent at this time, while Draymond Green and others looked solemn.

Compared to them, the Knicks are very happy.

The atmosphere in the team was extremely harmonious. Both the main players and the substitutes were happy for the team's lead. Everyone was talking and laughing, talking about the game and thinking about the future.

Even Cousins, who had been glum before, was very happy this time and rarely greeted Zhao Feiyang and other teammates.

beep.

Soon came the second half.

The lagging Warriors finally started to fight back in this situation.

First, Stephen Curry attacked with the ball. He and Klay Thompson began to increase the number of shots from the outside. The two's three-point shooting skills were pretty good, and they helped the Warriors hit a 9-0 spurt in a short period of time.

Seeing that the score was about to catch up, the Knicks also counterattacked at this time.

LaVine threw a difficult three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Zhao Feiyang threw Curry two consecutive three-pointers from the top of the key.

The score difference widened again, and the Warriors became increasingly impatient.

Especially in the paint, the Warriors continued to falter from the start. By the second half of the third quarter, their advantage in the paint was completely gone.

Even Green, who was in good form in the past, always made mistakes this time.

Angry, as usual, he thought of ways to make trouble by talking trash. DeAndre Jordan, who was fighting against him, was relatively calm at first, but as Green's movements became larger and larger, and more and more swear words came out of his mouth, DeAndre Jordan's temper gradually increased.

Coach Thomas didn't want Jordan to fall into the opponent's trick, so he decisively replaced Jordan and let Cousins ​​go up to face Green.

As soon as Cousins ​​came up, Green's expression suddenly changed.

After all, everyone knows that Cousins ​​​​is a thorny guy who always explodes at the first moment on the court. If you talk nonsense to him, I am afraid that Cousins ​​​​will have to take action.

As a result, Green calmed down decisively, and faced Cousins' defense, he no longer showed any intention of irritating the opponent.

The Warriors were losing ground after losing the inside line. Even Durant's singles failed to save the situation. By the end of the third quarter, the Knicks already led the Warriors 86-74.

The 12-point gap seems smaller than before, but this situation has exceeded the Warriors' expectations before the game.