Chapter 510: All-star collision

On January 20th, the Knicks greeted the Jazz again.
As a fringe team in the Western Conference playoffs, the Jazz are only average, but their defense is okay.
In this match, Hayward and Hood were in very good condition. With their performance, the Jazz also played back and forth with the Knicks in the first half.
A team that has a good defense, if the offense feels a little bit more difficult to deal with.
Of course, for the general team, the Knicks began to explode strongly in the third quarter, and the interior was blooming, and the Jazz finally could not stand it.
The point is that Leonard began to suppress Hayward on both ends of the defense.
Now Hayward is at a very good stage, but he still suffers from a top striker like Leonard.
The Knicks first played inside, and when the opponent was forced to shrink some defenses, Curry and Clay drove outside.
I don't want to score too many points, just a few three-pointers, the atmosphere on the court is completely different.
The three-pointer, in addition to one point more than two-pointer, puts a lot of pressure on the opponent's heart.
So Curry and Leonard are the killers of the team, but when many teams face the Knicks, they still give priority to limiting Curry.
It's a pity that the Knicks have many stars. Curry doesn't need to hold the ball all the time. As long as he seizes a few opportunities, the opponent's defensive net will be shredded.
In the last quarter, under the super performance of the Knicks, the Jazz could only admit defeat.
But then facing the Clippers, the Knicks lost another game.
This time also because of the emergence of the X factor, the Clippers' bench played very well.
Not only Crawford, but also a few players who performed well, the Knicks will take care of one another.
The battle with the Clippers is indeed a bit damaging. The Knicks are in the limelight during this period, but the players' physical conditions have reached a critical point, and they are a bit tired.
It will be better until the All-Star weekend relaxes, and they have to be careful for some time.
The next day they played the Hornets away back to back, and the Knicks were not in good shape.
For the Hornets, Walker and Healston's backcourt combination played well.
However, the Knicks are much stronger on the bench. Antetokounmpo showed off during the rotation, scoring a large double-double and the highest score in the game, helping the team beat the Hornets in a thrilling manner.
The Hornets were also a bit speechless, and finally waited until Curry and Leonard were in a different state. I didn't expect the Knicks to have strongmen coming out, and they were quite powerful. They didn't take their forward and inside defenses seriously.
The outside world also understands that the Knicks have cultivated a strong striker again, and I don't know if they will sell it. After all, the Knicks will sell for a good price when the powerful players on the bench come out.
Many teams will call, but the Antetokounmpo Knicks will not sell.
Antetokounmpo is a top striker, stronger than George's, and it is impossible to send him away so easily.
If Antetokounmpo also needs to hold the ball, Qi Li might adjust the lineup to keep people behind, but this guy has fast muscles and poor shots. If he doesn't hold the ball, he can't show his strength, which is not in line with the current Knicks. Under the circumstances, Qi Li could not directly regard him as the first core.
At this time, the starting list for the All-Stars was confirmed.
The West is Harden, Westbrook, Kobe, Durant, James, it is a normal list, but the East is somewhat different, here are Curry, Wade, Leonard, Butler and Antetokounmpo.
Because Antetokounmpo played so explosively this season, the substitute players even entered the All-Star start.
This can only be said that the Knicks' 4th and 5th positions are played in a low-key manner, unlike Antetokounmpo to get into various dunks to attract fans.
In this case, the Knicks will start three All-Stars.
Although the Thunder and the Lakers are two, they are not as bright as the Knicks.
In fact, it's not that strange, because the Knicks are so good. Fans will only choose players with high attention. It is almost impossible for some teams to get the first card in the starting line.
The Knicks' record is also worthy of the three All-Star starters, and then they have to face the Thunder, which is the two All-Star starters, and the nature of the fans is even higher.
The strong matchup was already a high level of attention, and now an All-Star Premiere ring has been added, which everyone talks about.
Moreover, the Knicks are likely to have players selected for the All-Stars, so many stars gather together, no matter what the game is, it is worth looking forward to.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams also faced each other tit-for-tat.
Now the Thunder also have a good inside line, Adams followed the starting line, and Kanter was on the bench. The Thunder is also very strong this season.
Durant, who had the strongest start offense of the two teams, really couldn't help it.
Durant’s abilities are also appreciated very much. If the Knicks now have Durant instead of Antetokounmpo, Qi Li will definitely adjust the lineup for Durant, because Durant can play any tactics of this type. It's not like there are few choices for Brother Alphabet.
When the Thunder double stars shine, the Knicks are really more blooming, all five starters have scored.
In the rotation time, Jeremy Lin and Brother Antetokounmpo feel hot, allowing the Knicks to maintain a strong offensive power.
"The Knicks really have no dead spots on the offensive end. They feel better this season."
"The growth of Antetokounmpo and Jodzic's surprise have given the Knicks no weak link in their lineup."
"The Thunder are also very strong, but compared to the Knicks, their tactics seem a bit monotonous."
"Durant is really good. The Knicks can't guard against them. There are no two players in the league that the Knicks can't guard."
The Knicks can't guard Durant, but they are still ahead, because the Thunder can't guard the Knicks players even more. Everyone can attack the Knicks.
The Thunder have changed their new coach this season~EbookFREE.me~, but Qi Li really didn't feel that there has been much change. They are all star tactics. It should be said that they are more star tactics than before.
No matter how the opponent plays, the Knicks will continue to put pressure on their opponents as long as they lead.
Under the pressure of the Knicks, the Thunder's tactics have become less and less, which is Durant or Westbrook singles.
They can also score, after all, where is the ability, but in this way the initiative is on the Knicks side.
In the third quarter, the Knicks expanded a little bit of lead. If they face other opponents, the Thunder won't care about this point, but it's different if they face the Knicks.
During the rotation period, Antetokounmpo was about to rise again, and the Thunder soon replaced the Gemini with fright.
By the end of the quarter, it wasn't even easy for Westbrook to score, after all, this buddy had a good outside shot.
At this time, Durant also burst out of strength, feeling more and more courageous. This time he was in good condition, and he was not affected by physical strength, but Curry and Clay were not displayed at the critical moment, and it was too difficult for Durant to reverse.