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On January 3, the New York Knicks, currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference with 22 wins and 11 losses, sat in Madison Square Garden, known as the"Basketball Mecca", to face the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs, ranked third in the Western Conference with 26 wins and 9 losses.

This game was another nationally broadcast game, and the entire game was presented by the official commentary platform of ESPN.

Mike Brin and Jeff Van Gundy commented on the game on the spot, and two basketball commentators Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were sent from the other side of the ocean to the scene to comment on the domestic broadcast of the game.

Today's Madison Square Garden is also star-studded, with big stars from Hollywood: Scarlett Johansson, George Clooney,"Tom Cruise" Tom Cruise,"Captain" Johnny Depp and others sitting in the first row of the audience to watch the game.

There are also the heavily made-up Kardashian sisters and their"big sister", Paris Hilton, the jewel in the crown of the Mi Li family hotel tycoon.

At that time, these socialites were very popular in the Mi Li family, but now...……

"Coach Zhang, how do you think Joey, who was promoted to the starting lineup in this game, can perform?……"

"You know, before this game, Joey had played like an All-Star in the four regular season games, and led the Spurs to four consecutive wins in the absence of Parker!"

Su Qun and Coach Zhang stood on the front line of the court.

"I dare not say how Acho performed in this game, but he was the starting point guard in this game and I guess he was not a good match for the Knicks' star player, Carmelo Anthony, also known as"Melo

" by Chinese fans."Coach Zhang was"playing it safe" as soon as he opened his mouth. As the first domestic basketball commentator to come into contact with the NBA, he is well aware of the"everything is possible" principle of the Militao Sports League. He never made boasts before the game, saying that this or that will definitely be able to do something. He just used the art of language to fool the problem. As long as the general direction is good, it's fine.

"But if Anthony and JR Smith of the Knicks explode in this game, they are likely to win the game. You know, the Spurs, who are masters of positional warfare like an army, are afraid of such masters of chaotic warfare and players with strong personal abilities.……"

While Zhang and his partner were talking in front of the camera, Joey encountered some difficulties.

He was warming up when the Kardashian sisters suddenly broke into the venue and asked for a photo.

"Hi Joey, I'm Kim, it's great to meet you today, can we be friends?"

""I'm Khloe. Can I take a picture with you?"

Just when Joey was at a loss, the security personnel of Madison Square Garden rushed over and drove the two out of the field.

Looking at the two top-notch girls whose watermelons were bigger than his head, Joey was speechless. It seemed that these two"old onions" were married, and they must have had more than half a hundred boyfriends.

Thinking of the past records of these two"bad deeds", Joey felt a chill.

The audience on the sidelines were also amused by this scene. Several Hollywood celebrities laughed so hard that they bent over and whispered something with their female companions.

"Hey pretty boy, it seems like you are very popular with these bitches.……"

A sturdy guy wearing a Knicks training suit dribbled the ball towards Joey.

It was the Knicks' star player, Carmelo Anthony, who currently ranks third in the regular season MVP rankings with an average of 29.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

"Hello Cameron."

Joey ignored the provocation in his words, simply said hello, and prepared to continue warming up.

But Anthony was obviously aggressive, walked up to Joey, and in front of the Spurs players, provocatively said:

"I heard you're about to steal Chris' All-Star starting spot?"

"I really want to see how capable you are to get so many votes. Is it the help of those Hollywood bitches behind you?……"

The tone was provocative, revealing his unruly personality.

As a long-established superstar in the league and a core figure of a team, he was willing to lower himself and take the initiative to provoke a rookie.

It can only be said that Melo is a guy with super strength but a very"bad" personality.

NBA players who came from the streets of Mili's family all have this kind of"spirit" to stand up for their brothers, and Anthony is no exception. Joey was a little angry, but thinking of the starting position he had finally obtained and the words of the old man not long ago, he had to suppress his anger and replied calmly:

"If you want to try it, just come on."

"If you can defeat us……"

"Haha."

Anthony was startled, and then he was surprised by this bold rookie.——

"Are you questioning me?"

"Are all the rookies nowadays like you, daring to question a senior who was selected to the All-Star team five times and the All-NBA team four times?"

Melo made a ruthless mockery and then stuffed the basketball into Joey's arms.

"Bang!"

Under the gaze of nearly 20,000 fans in the"Basketball Mecca", Joey was caught off guard and stumbled back. The referee and security personnel near the technical desk rushed into the court to prevent the two from clashing.

""Hey rookie, prove to me if you have the guts, you deserve an All-Star spot!"

Anthony said provocatively when they were pulled apart.

Joey didn't say anything, and the security guards and teammates who came to stop the fight were also waved away by him, indicating that he had not lost his mind.

Looking at the pulled apart Anthony calmly, Joey's eyes were cold.

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With a strange smile on his face, Joey said to himself:

As you wish, Cameron……

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The starting lineups for both teams today are:

New York Knicks: PG Jason Kidd, SG Iman Shumpert, SF Carmelo Anthony, PF Marcus Camby, C Tyson Chandler.

San Antonio Spurs: PG Joey, SG Danny Green, SF Kawhi Leonard, PF Tim Duncan, C Split.

Because of the surgery for his knee injury, Stoudemire has been playing intermittently this season and has no fixed playing time at all, so he is not on the team's active roster for this game.

""Whistle!"

With the whistle, the game officially began.

Tyson Chandler passed the ball over Duncan's head and took the first attack.

Kidd controlled the ball across half court and handed it to Anthony on the wing. He took Joey around the corner and watched the performance of the league superstar quietly.

The old Kidd, who has entered his twilight years, does not have much gas in the tank. This season, he started for the Knicks, mostly at this kind of false tactical execution point, and played more of a role in the locker room.

The team's head coach Mike Woodson firmly believes that the veteran Kidd, who teamed up with Nowitzki to lead the Mavericks to win the"most valuable championship in history" two years ago, will inject the so-called"championship" into this Knicks team."Military gene".

Unfortunately, his calculations were wrong. Old Kidd was really just here for"retirement".

In the first ball of the game, Anthony held the ball on the wing and played against Leonard.

The latter was very close, and his long arms forced Anthony to have no space to pass the ball.

However, such defense was not difficult for Melon, who was known as the"offensive kaleidoscope".

The iconic three-threat, relying on his strong body to force out a little dribbling space, Leonard was pushed back half a step, and Anthony took the opportunity to break through on the left.

Leonard did not lose his position, but was passed by Anthony with a silky"roller" near the free throw line. Facing Split's overly eager jump defense in the interior——

""Swish!"

Anthony scored from mid-range from the free throw line!

Anthony at this time was the peak of"Melo" in terms of toughness, technique and speed. At the same time, there was no one who could match his offensive firepower at the small forward position.

""Hey Kawhi, are you guarding me?"

Anthony put his hands in front of his ears, and his tone seemed to be very familiar with Leonard.

The latter had a blank expression, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

A month ago, in the first match against the Knicks this season, he was the main defender of Anthony throughout the game, and achieved a pretty good defensive effect, limiting him to 8 of 21 shots and scoring 24 points with a hit rate of less than 40%.

After the game, the media declared that"the Spurs have the best defensive front line in the league"，"Leonard and Joey are two rookies with the potential to become the next Artest."……

Anthony, who was not in good form in this game, was once dragged out as a negative"case".

How could the straightforward Melo not find an opportunity to get back at this grudge?

Throughout the first quarter, the Knicks' offensive tactics were very simple - give the ball to Anthony...

What? Anthony is tired?

Then give the ball to JR who came off the bench.

After all, these two are the only two stable scoring points in this defensive team that ranks in the top three in defensive efficiency and the top two in points lost per game in the Eastern Conference.

One averages 29 points per game, and the other averages 19 points per game. Apart from them, the Knicks actually have one player averaging more than 15 points per game.

Anthony played for nearly ten minutes in the first quarter, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 6 of 9 shots, making the Spurs' outside line, which was promoted by the outside world as"the best defensive forward in the league", a"meat on the chopping board" that could be slaughtered at will.

Leonard at this time was still relatively thin and had not evolved to the level of a"heavy tank" in the later period. Although his agility and footwork greatly made up for his physical shortcomings, he was a little overwhelmed once he met a technical tank forward like Melo.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were four points behind at 28:32.

This is also the consistent style of the Spurs. If they don't lose five or six points to anyone at the beginning, they will be embarrassed to win later.

Duncan kept scoring in front of the two former league DPOYs. The"aging" former NBA block king Camby and the declining boxing champion Chandler could not defend the No. 21 rookie's attack under the basket.

Often Joey would lob the ball into the paint, and Duncan only needed a few seconds to score.

He was also the highest scorer of the Spurs in the first quarter, having scored 12 points, which was completely inconsistent with his previous style of"playing dead" during regular time...

As for Joey, he mainly organized the team's offense in the first quarter, and most of his energy was focused on observing the Knicks players' running positions and offensive habits.

In order to facilitate the team's tactical arrangements in the future.