The Godfather of Basketball

Woodson stood on the sidelines, showing a helpless expression with his hands outstretched.

The foundation of this Knicks team based in the league is defense, but now this defense has been riddled with holes.

But in fact, if no one reminds him, maybe he doesn't realize that compared to defense, the Knicks' simple and poor offensive routine is the reason why the team can't play high-intensity games.

101 to 72, the Cavaliers beat the Knicks with 29 points in their home opener, taking a 1-0 lead.

For the Knicks, Anthony scored 13 points and 10 rebounds on 5 of 15 shots, JR Smith scored 9 points and 4 rebounds on 3 of 17 shots, and Stoudemire scored 14 points and 7 rebounds on 6 of 7 shots.

For the Cavaliers, Yao Ming played three quarters and scored 26 points and 17 rebounds on 12 of 14 shots. Paul scored 14 points, 13 assists and 3 steals. Whiteside scored 7 points and 13 rebounds. Carter scored 16 points and 3 rebounds. Butler and Parsons There are also 9 points each.

In a big victory, the Cavaliers' home basket almost didn't let the Knicks smash it crookedly.

Compared with the results of the game, what made the fans happier was Barkley. When the game reached the fourth quarter, when the on-site photographer gave him the camera, he took off the cardboard box and went directly under the table. The effect of the show explode.

With such a disparity in the score, the day when he will take off his pants on the show will not be too far away.

At the end of the game, the players whistled and showered in the locker room, shouting, and they were all in a good mood.

Tang Tian and Casey also walked through the locker room with a smile.

"This group of guys probably didn't expect the game to be so easy." Casey smiled and shook his head. Although the point difference was only 29 points, basically, it was close to 30 points at halftime, and the gap in the score difference was much bigger.

"The end game will be harder." Tang Tian nodded with a smile.

"Huh?" Casey looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

"For Mike Woodson, although he has no tactics and is not very good on the field, he still has a way of employing people. He will try to make some changes after the end of the field. Anthony will not always play like this, even if we defend well. "

Casey nodded after listening, Anthony's scoring ability is beyond doubt, scoring 13 points in a game is definitely not his normal level.

"But they still have no chance." Tang Tian continued.

The gap in system and overall strength cannot be made up by a superstar explosion. Even if Anthony scores 30 or 40 points, it will only make the scene more anxious.

The rest of the Knicks are too weak.

Two rookies, Fields and Shumpert, play the main rotation, and Bibby and Davis are the two old men who are all the point guards, not to mention there is another one who is not very good at brains, has a core heart, but has no core strength. JR Smith, the only second-in-command Stoudemire with some strength, suffered an injury late in the season, and was not reused after his comeback.

On the first day of the first round, in addition to the Cavaliers and Knicks, the Pacers and Celtics in the East also played. As a result, the old Celtics relied on their seasoned experience to win a game before the end of the game. A wave of 6-0 scores was played in the first minute, and finally won the first game 92-88, which was a small upset.

In the West, it is not surprising that the Thunder beat the Mavericks 93 to 87. What people did not expect was the game between the Suns and the Grizzlies, 71 to 91. Facing the impregnable walls of the Grizzlies, the Suns seemed to be invincible. Score, except for James who scored 31 points, no one has ever scored 15 points.

James' first year in the Western Conference playoffs didn't start off well.

After another day off, the second game between the Cavaliers and the Knicks continued at Quicken Loans Arena.

Woodson really made adjustments in the lineup, and he mentioned Smith from the bench to the starting lineup.

However, what deviates from Tang Tian's prediction is that Anthony still hasn't regained his touch under the double-teaming of the Cavaliers, and Smith's performance is even worse.

In the end, amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the Cavaliers beat the Knicks again 108-81 in the second game, leading 2-0 by a big score.

Anthony made 7 of 25 shots and barely reached 20 by scoring free throws. JR Smith made 0 of 9 shots and scored 2 points only by free throws. His performance was even worse, but other role players performed well. He scored 15 points and 11 rebounds on 7 of 9 shots. Fields and Novak also scored 12 points each.

But 2 to 0, the average margin is close to 30 points.

No one thought that the Cavaliers who lost James would still be so terrifying. The Knicks really seemed to have no chance at all.

"Man, the series isn't over yet!" Barkley yelled stiffly when O'Neal and Smith urged him to take off his pants.

After the two games of the Cavaliers, the two sides will also move to the Madison Square Garden Arena to usher in the third game of the series.

Madison Square Garden is one of the NBA's oldest arenas, because it is located in New York, the most prosperous city in the United States, and it is also one of the most famous NBA arenas.

Basically, many major events, including the NBA draft, will be held here.

Not only the fans, but the league players also have a natural awe of this arena.

Even historical giants like Jordan and Kobe regard conquering this stadium as one of their honors.

This is the holy land of basketball.

"Our opponents will be crazy tonight. They will play more crazy offense and defense than usual. This will never be an easy game. We must give it our all! Win this game and prove yourself! "

In the locker room before the game, Tang Tian cheered up the players and also gave vaccinations along the way.

All the fans at the scene were wearing white T-shirts, and the vast expanse of whiteness gave people a sense of tremendous pressure. As soon as they walked out of the player tunnel, they could feel this pressure.

Even though Tang Tian had been vaccinated in advance, many players still felt nervous.

It was the first time for the Cavaliers to play in the playoffs in this basketball mecca since Tang Tian joined.

"Gentlemen! Ladies! Welcome to ~~Madison~~~Arena!!"

The on-site DJ was also full of momentum, and the opening introduction completely brought up the atmosphere of the entire arena.

In the modern stadium 3D projection technology, the starters of both sides were introduced successively.

The Cavaliers are still the regular starting five, Paul, Green, Butler, Battier and Yao Ming.

On the Knicks side, Woodson put JR Smith back on the bench again like a conjuring, but this time he put on not the previous Shumpert, but Fields, who had played well before, and started five. People are Bibby, Fields, Anthony, Stoudemire and Chandler.

"Melo, wake up! This is your home court! This is your turf!" Woodson yelled directly at Anthony before his debut.