NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

New York, Madison Square Garden, following the NBA Draft, Ling Yang came here again.

Entering the stadium, Ling Yang found that the arena was full and the atmosphere was very lively.

Ling Yang watched the local reports in New York in the past two days, and found that both the local media and Knicks fans are full of expectations for the Knicks in the new season.

This season, although they sent away the team's starting center Kurt Thomas.

However, Eddie Curry, who has more outstanding offensive capabilities, was introduced inside, and the outside line was traded for Big O Quentin Richardson.

And also hired the famous coach Larry Brown, who had just terminated his contract with the Pistons this summer, as the head coach.

All New Yorkers feel that it's time for the Knicks to make a big splash.

However, Ling Yang, who was sitting on the sidelines, knew that if his butterfly effect did not greatly affect the Knicks in this life, this would only be a bad start for the Knicks.

Of course, judging from the current state of the field, it is obviously not obvious yet.

Although they lost to the Celtics in the last game, the Knicks started this game pretty well.

After the game started, the Suns still had the same starting lineup as in the last game, Kurt Thomas, Marion, James Jones, Raja Bell, Nash.

For the Knicks, the starting center is Eddie Curry, power forward Antonio Davis, small forward Quentin Richardson, shooting guard Jamal Crawford, point guard Steve Marbury.

On the books, the Knicks' lineup is absolutely good, with Eddie Curry on the inside and Marbury on the outside, Richardson was the three-pointer Crawford and Davis last season.

After the game started, the Knicks played really well.

The Knicks at home played very proactively, especially on the defensive end. Larry Brown's more than a month of training seems to have had some effect. They have done a very good job of restricting the Suns' running and bombing.

And after the game started, Nash's desire to attack was not as strong as in the previous game. He kept feeding his teammates the ball.

However, James Jones and Raja Bell didn't feel very good today. Under the defensive interference of the Knicks, the two failed to make 4 three-pointers in the first quarter.

And Kurt Thomas is somewhat uncomfortable with the Suns' offensive system. The impact of Amare Stoudemire's absence continues to appear. When the Suns cannot open the outside line, the inside attack power is obviously not enough.

Fortunately, there is Marion, who scored 8 points in the first quarter to help the Suns support the scene.

On the Knicks side, several starters showed full firepower, especially Stephen Marbury, who played very happily against Nash, scoring 7 points on 5-for-10 shooting in the first quarter.

Eddie Curry and Quentin Richardson also contributed.

At 21:27, after the first quarter, the Suns trailed by 6 points.

The Knicks at home can take the lead, which undoubtedly makes the atmosphere at Madison Square Garden extremely warm.

On the sidelines, the two famous Knicks commentators, Mike Breen and Walter Frazier, were also relaxed at this time.

"Mike, Coach Larry's influence on the team's defensive training is obvious. The team's defense in the first quarter was very good."

Walter Fraser's voice fell, and Mike Breen immediately picked up the words:

"Yeah, what the Knicks have to do now is keep that focus.

In fact, they did a good job at the beginning of the first game, but from the second quarter, their defensive strength declined, and then there were problems in offense.

If they can maintain the defensive intensity in the first quarter, the last game will not be reversed by the Boston Celtics. "

Walter Fraser nodded: "Yes, we look forward to the Knicks players continuing to surprise us in the next three quarters."

On the Sun's side, because the offense in the first quarter was a bit bad, after the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni sent an offensive lineup.

Eddie - House, Barbosa, James - Jones, Marion, Diaw formed a small lineup.

But D'Antoni soon discovered that the effect did not seem to be ideal. The Suns' speed had increased, but their offensive efficiency was not high.

The shooting touch of several players seems to only stay in Phoenix, not to the away game.

Seeing that the score came to 25:34, and the point difference was about to widen to more than 10 points, D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.

"Steve, Ling, get on the stage!"

At this time, D'Antoni remembered Ling Yang's impact and decided to replace Ling Yang to try.

At the same time, Nash, who had a 5-minute rest in the two quarters, was replaced again.

"Hey, the Suns have re-appointed Steve, as well as the No. 44 rookie traded from the Knicks, Ling Yang."

When Mike Brin was talking, Jonah and Daniel sitting in the arena also noticed it. Jonah immediately pointed to the field and said:

"Daniel, that guy is on the field!"

Daniel, wearing the No. 33 jersey, laughed.

"Then let him feel the enthusiasm of New York fans!"

"Shh!!!"

The next moment, Daniel booed first, and Jonah and the surrounding fans were basically fans at the draft conference, so they quickly followed.

"Shhh!!"

When the whole area was booed, the boisterous Knicks fans followed suit.

In an instant, boos rang through the arena.

Ling Yang, who had just stepped onto the stage, heard the sudden boos, and felt as if he had returned to the night of the draft.

That was the case when Mark Tatum announced that the Knicks had drafted him.

Now, more people booing, louder.

"New York fans!"

Ling Yang raised his head slightly, and glanced at the booing fans around him.

He remembered the words he said to himself that night.

Slightly licking his lips, Ling Yang took the referee's ball, sent it to Nash, and then quickly rushed towards the half court.

The Suns attack, because Nash is on the court, and all the attention of the Knicks is on Nash.

When Nash used Diaw's pick-and-roll to break through to the inside, he immediately attracted the attention of Marbury and Eddie Curry.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nash, who had just rushed into the three-second zone, immediately hit the ground and passed the ball to Dior in the high position. Then, he rushed along the bottom line to the three-point line in the bottom corner.

"Back to defense!"

Someone immediately yelled at Eddie Curry.

Eddie Curry also reacted, and quickly rushed towards Dior.

Outside the three-point line in the left corner, Ling Yang had ambushed there early, but this was obviously not his point of attack.

He's watching the timing, whether there's a chance to cut to the basket.

"Back to defense!"

At this moment, Ling Yang heard Marbury shouting, and at the same time, he saw Quentin Richardson standing in front of him turning his head to look at the upline.

opportunity!

Ling Yang, whose consciousness is based on this point, starts instantly!

Along the bottom line, he rushed directly to the basket!