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On the 24th, the first game of the Derby started at Madison Square Garden.

The record in the regular season is the first, but the popularity of the Knicks is still not comparable to that of the Bulls. Even if Yang Rui is there, China's CCTV5 also chose to broadcast the Bulls VS Cavaliers live. Fans all over the world are watching Jordan's curtain call.

The game was only broadcast live on local stations in New York and New Jersey, and other media were not interested. They believed that the strength of the two teams was so different that there would be no upset.

Knicks starters: Charles, Houston, Bowen, Johnson, Ewing.

Nets starters: Cassell, Kendall Gill, Corey Kittles, Van Horn, Chris Gatlin.

Just as Yang Rui predicted, the Nets' plan was to defend against the Knicks' outside offense. They sent two thin and big men with strong mobility to partner inside, and the star blue-collar Jason Williams, who was responsible for resisting people, came in as a substitute.

This arrangement can also evacuate the inside line. If Ewing does not leave the penalty area, it will be difficult for the Nets to hit the basket.

Ewing won the jump ball and the game started.

Childs passed the ball to Johnson and stood at 70 degrees on the right side to wait for the opportunity. Johnson took the ball in the middle and formed a one-on-one with Van Horn.

It was Van Gundy's idea for Childs to return to the starting lineup. He defends better than Ward, is strong and not afraid of confrontation, and is more suitable for defending Kassel. Yang Rui has no objection, it doesn't matter that Childs is poorly organized, because today there is no need for a point guard organization.

Johnson waited for Houston to move, passed the ball, Gatlin switched, Ewing screened and cut to the basket.

Houston first made a pass back to Johnson in the middle. Johnson leaned on Van Horn and made an inside pass to the basket. The cooperation range of the three was very small, so small that the Nets could not stop it.

As soon as Gatlin turned around, he saw Ewing misplaced and squeezed Cassel away, took the ball and took a step to dunk with both hands! 2 to 0.

No matter how mobile they are, there is still a process to turn around. Gatlin dare not let go of Houston completely. No one in the league dares to do so. This is the strength of the Knicks' internal and external dual cores. They can always create opportunities for the opponent to single out.

The Nets attacked, the Knicks began man-to-man, Ewing defended Gatlin alone, defended near the penalty area, and put two steps away.

After a few passes, the ball was in Gatlin's hands. Ewing made a defensive shot, and Gatlin made a jump shot after a feint. Then he jumped out and stretched out his hand to interfere. He didn't jump, just to scare him, and the ball bounced out of the basket. Johnson got the rebound on the other side.

Without Williams, the Nets' rebounding ability is weak.

In the Knicks battle, Johnson made a pass to Houston, Houston dribbled a step to the center and transferred the ball to Ewing on the left, Johnson pushed aside Van Horn and made an empty cut to the basket.

Ewing passed the ball from Cassel's head at 45 degrees to Johnson. The latter caught the ball and jumped up, dunking with one hand and scoring! 4 to 0.

The Nets attacked, Cassel broke through with the ball after the pick-and-roll, and was followed by Johnson's switch. He can bully small guards with his height and back, but he can't beat Johnson. The ball is passed out of the perimeter. Van Horn is close to Charles and can't make a comfortable shot.

There was no time to pass a few times, Cassel singled out Childs, the breakthrough failed to pass, leaned back, turned around and shot was interfered, and the ball missed.

Both of them are 191cm tall, weigh 88kg, and have similar bodies. Kassel has no physical advantage, and Childs has excellent defensive predictions.

Ewing got the rebound, and the Knicks fell into position again. This time, Ewing received the ball on the left to support, attracting Gatlin's attention and passing the ball to the left low post.

Johnson took the ball with his back and leaned on Van Horn to go to the baseline and forcibly turned around and scored with a backhand. 6 to 0.

Van Horn is 208cm tall, weighs only 100kg, and has comprehensive skills. The most suitable position is a small forward. Let him defend the inside line as a colander, and his confrontation ability is too poor.

Johnson weighs 113 kilograms, and his arms are almost as thick as Van Horn's head. How can he guard against such a person?

Nets offense,

Still initiated by Cassell, he singled out Childs with the ball, stepped back and scored with a jumper. 6 to 2.

The Knicks attacked and cooperated with the inside pass. Johnson leaned on Van Horn twice and turned around in the middle. He took the ball with both hands and took another step forward.

Van Horn's softness is mainly reflected on the defensive end. He was not resolute in fouling and was scored by the opponent again. 8 to 2.

The Nets didn't have any tricks in offense, except that Cassel switched sides to pick and roll, faced Ewing and forced a breakthrough to the basket. teammate.

Several passes approached 24 seconds, Kittles made an emergency stop and missed a jumper, and Ewing got a rebound.

John Calipari yelled from the sidelines to switch Gatlin, knowing Van Horn couldn't guard him. But the Knicks scored again with a simple transposition.

Johnson pulled out the perimeter to attract the defense, and Houston lobbed the ball to Ewing. Ewing played a low single on the left, leaning on Van Horn to turn and hook the ball in the middle. 10 to 2.

Cassell failed to break through the dribble and was assigned to the outside line. Van Horn singled out Johnson but failed to get rid of it, and missed a jumper with an emergency stop.

Calipari called Jason Williams to his side and was about to let him play, but it is difficult to break through the opponent's defense now, and the blue-collar center will be even worse when he goes up. For defense, he has no choice.

The Knicks attacked, Ewing received the ball and singled it out, and Van Horn drew a foul in advance.

Ewing made two free throws, 12 to 2.

Williams played, Marv Albert praised: "The Knicks played the Nets at the beginning and were forced to make substitutions. Today they uncharacteristically didn't shoot a three-pointer and returned to the basket. Van Horn averaged nearly 20 points per game this year. , but still needs improvement on the defensive end.”

Marty Glickman said: "Williams replaced Gatlin, so Ewing is easy on the defensive end."

Both commentaries are very thorough. The Knicks are not only able to attack, they are equally strong defensively.

Cassell continued to ask Van Horn to play a pick-and-roll, Johnson single-handedly defended against interference, Cassell forced a breakthrough layup and missed, Ewing controlled the backcourt rebound.

At this time, Calipari suddenly remembered what Yang Rui said when he first met him.

"The dribble drive tactic, I think it should be called 'AASAA', which is 'I hit, I hit, I hit, I hit, I hit again'. Mr. Calipari, you have carried forward this tactic and given it The new title DDM. Among them, the defender's ability to hold the ball and break through is its vital goal, am I right?"

"If the opponent is stuck with the core guard, without a good point guard, you can't win at all."

The two insiders can pull out outside shots. Cassel's role is easy to play. After Williams played, he was really stuck.

Because Cassell can only go to the strong side, if he runs the pick-and-roll on the weak side, the opponent can double-team him and open Williams, who shoots poorly.

The Knicks attacked, Houston and Ewing screened without the ball, Williams switched defenses a little slower, Houston shot a three-pointer, the ball missed, Johnson cut to the basket, rushed to grab the offensive rebound, and Van Horn 2 Attack succeeded. 14 to 2.

Still unable to prevent the opponent from attacking, Calipari broke out in cold sweat on his back. He finally understood the reason why Yang Rui said those words at that time.

As early as that time, Yang Rui looked down on him, and his self-confidence was much stronger than him!

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