basketball pope

Chapter 172 [Tear Van Gundy by hand]

The difference widened to double digits again, Van Gundy replaced Childs with Ward, and Johnson replaced Oakley.

Yang Rui relied on the audience to press and deal with the Knicks in the starting lineup. After 5 minutes, he returned to the main force and continued to lead the score.

The Knicks' defense is still outstanding this season, but the offense of the role players is not as good as before. Even if the two point guards attack in a mess, Van Gundy will definitely not use Atkins.

Atkins has similarities with Yang Rui's unfortunate Spanoris in his previous life.Van Gundy just wanted them to be spot-up shooters. If they were just spot-up, Atkins' defense was too bad, so he could only be pressed on the bench.

Atkins and Van Gundy failed to communicate several times, and the two have completely broken up. After this season, Atkins will definitely not renew the contract with the Knicks.

The Raptors' offensive and defensive transition speed began to speed up. O'Neal Jr., Billups, Carter, and McGrady controlled their playing time well and had plenty of energy.Veteran Willis is not slow, he weighs only 100 kg, maintaining mobility.

Ewing and Johnson are running slower and slower. They not only have to defend, but also have to undertake offensive tasks.

The Raptors widened the point difference to 12 points in a wave of 2 to 17. They played very well. O'Neal Jr. made a fast break dunk, and Billups and Carter completed the alley-oop.

Ewing had a physical problem, but Van Gundy no longer replaced Ben Wallace.

Zhang's reasonable evaluation: "Yang Rui adjusted his tactics according to the characteristics of the Knicks and suppressed his opponents everywhere. Willis' defense against Ewing was very successful, and the two are old rivals."

Sun Zhengping said: "The Knicks were forced into this situation in their first home game. I think the coach should bear a lot of responsibility, and the work before the game was not in place. Van Gundy's substitutions are useless at all, and the Knicks have been figured out by their opponents. "

Zhang Li nodded. "The Raptors are too tight on the perimeter, they're not just attacking."

The Raptors are one-on-one defense, fast rotation interferes with long-range shots, forcing the opponent to storm the basket and score two points. In the last minute, the Knicks were still 1 points behind.

Houston and Sprewell started to grab three-pointers, and they pumped it so hard that they scored three in a row in the face of people, which shocked everyone in the Raptors into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the Raptors' offense was not bad. After the pick and roll, Carter dislocated Ewing and made a layup. He made a breakthrough to attract a double team and assisted O'Neal Jr. with a jumper to seal the victory.

102 to 94, the Raptors got a good start to the series.

Yang Rui walked onto the court and shook hands with Van Gundy. Van Gundy blushed a little and didn't say a word.

猛龙全队五人得分上双，外线卡特表现最好，砍下28分6篮板4助攻；内线最抢眼的是威利斯，拿下16分17篮板2盖帽。

Four Knicks scored in double figures, and Ewing played the best, scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

This is like Yang Rui's previous playoffs between the Jazz and the Rockets in the 2007 season. It is normal for the Rockets to be overturned. Yao Ming's statistics are almost all obtained in the first three quarters, and in the end he was too tired to run.The Rockets' offense off the bench was terrible, and one of them scored 0 points off the bench.

Now this is the same situation as the Knicks bench. Four blue-collar Gas Prewell, the fool knows who to defend. Unless Sprewell makes a three-pointer on the perimeter, he will be double-teamed as soon as he enters the three-point line. Can't play.

At the press conference, Carter said excitedly: "We just play according to the coach's tactics. We will do whatever he asks. It's very easy to win, I didn't even think of it."

Billups, who scored 16 points and 8 assists, flattered directly. "I would like to play under Jerry all my life. He is amazing. Last season, many people said that I was a parallel importer. Only he believed that I could become a star in the future. He helped me find myself."

Yang Rui was much more low-key, first praised the players, and then said: "This is just one game, we have to win four games to advance, and now is not the time to be happy, everyone knows that the Knicks are the first in the regular season, and the players are experienced. , we are the weaker party and cannot let our guard down.”

The reporter asked: "Where do you think the Knicks lost?"

"I won't comment on this, I hope they don't find out where they lost, so we have a greater chance of advancing." Yang Rui laughed.

On the Knicks side, Van Gundy took the blame for the loss on himself.

"I didn't have the right tactics. The Raptors played better than us, and they were focused on offense and defense. I want to apologize for the loss. We will study the game video tomorrow, and we will never let them come back with two wins. home."

Van Gundy issued a declaration of victory. If he didn't say no, if he lost again in the end, the Knicks would be on the verge of elimination.

He has to go back and discuss with his assistant how to curb the Raptors' offense.Not only the fast break, but the Raptors players also made them feel threatened.

The next day was all about the Raptors and belittling the Knicks and Van Gundy.

Online fans voted, 64% of fans supported the Raptors to advance, a new army won a higher approval rate than the defending champion, the popularity is evident.

Negative news within the Knicks team continued.

Rumor has it that after this season, Knicks owner Dolan plans to make a big change in management, old manager Ernie Grunfeld will leave, and Van Gundy will also be fired.

There is also news that Ewing and Sprewell are in conflict, and the "madman" is dissatisfied with being a substitute in the team, and even more dissatisfied with the ball.

The most exciting news came from John Starks. He was traded to the Warriors and lost the chance to defend the title with the team. This made Starks very dissatisfied, especially when Van Gundy could keep him, but he did not help.

Starks has a fiery temper. He feels that this is crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. He holds a grudge. Now that the Knicks lose, he stands out and angers his sense of existence.

"I think as soon as Jerry Young left, the flaws in Van Gundy's character and coaching style began to be exposed one by one. This is the main reason for the team's loss and the incompetence of the coach."

The reporter asked, "Do you mean that Jerry Young is much better?"

"The two are not at the same level at all. I think Jerry can build a strong team no matter where he goes. Van Gundy is just the opposite. A championship team will become mediocre under him. He is very rigid and lacks tactics. Flexibility, once the game exceeds expectations, he will become overwhelmed, and he is very controlling, he does not like players who are contrary to his coaching philosophy, and he takes a rough approach to them, completely freezing or leaving."

The reporter asked: "Have you ever had a conflict with him?"

Starks smiled: "It doesn't matter. We won the championship last season. It was really because of Jerry who persuaded Van Gundy to discuss tactics. Van Gundy trusted Jerry and relied on him, but most of the credit for winning the championship fell to the Lord. On the coach. In short, the management has created enough personnel conditions, and the Knicks have a better lineup than the Raptors. If they lose, it can only prove that someone has wasted these advantages."

The feeling of being abandoned is unpleasant, and the feeling of being thrown down is even more unpleasant. Starks ripped Van Gundy, and there is no winner.

(End of this chapter)