Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"Are the Knicks so big? They changed three starters at once!"

When the Knicks' starting five walked onto the court, not only the audience and fans were shocked, but also the Spurs coaching staff.

Popovich's eyes narrowed, as if he thought of something bad.

"What is D'Antoni doing? Curry, Randolph, and Belinelli are all gone. K-6 is in the starting lineup for the first time in two seasons. This is so bold..." In the CCTV live broadcast room, Director Zhang was criticized by Nick

Si's starting rotation was taken aback.

You must know that after playing more than 30 games this season, the Knicks basically have a fixed starting lineup. Not to mention the backcourt partnership of Curry and Belinelli, the interior partnership of Randolph and Zuo Li has basically continued for three consecutive years.

This season, David Lee was only allowed to start on rare occasions, and when he started, he usually played a special functional role. For example, when playing against the Jazz in the past two years, facing Okur,

Boozer and David Lee are obviously more suitable.

Generally speaking, every team in the league will fix a set of starting lineups after the running-in period. Frequent changing of starting lineups will cause many undesirable problems such as lack of tacit understanding, malicious competition, unstable people's hearts, and so on.

Generally speaking, teams that frequently change their starting players will not perform very well, and only teams that are in the running-in period or in turbulent times will frequently change their starting players.

Even the Knicks are the team that changes the most starters among all the strong teams. For example, David Lee will occasionally start, Dragic will do the same, Danny Green and Battier will also make adjustments due to different opponents, and even Beverley will start.

There are times when the first starter carries the banner.

But generally speaking, the Knicks will not adjust more than two players at a time in the starting lineup. It is the first time in two years to adjust three players at a time like today.

Barkley said with a smile: "The Knicks are not ready to let go."

Yes, there will be such speculation before the game. After all, the Spurs are indeed strong enough at this time. The outside world generally believes that this is a head-to-head game. Since it is a head-to-head game, there will definitely be bleeding, physical exhaustion, and an impact on the state.

, there may even be a risk of injury.

In addition, the Knicks' future schedule is very difficult, and it is still an away game, so it is not impossible to give it a break. Anyway, the Knicks still have a win-win lead, and if they lose, they lose.

And this starting lineup also made many fans and experts who predicted this before the game feel proud.

Look, my buddy guessed it right!

However...it's a pity that you guys guessed wrong. Not only are the Knicks not ready to give up tonight, this lineup is even tailor-made for the Spurs.

The focus of the first round is of course Keliu.

You, Manu, are not very strong and have full attack attributes. The whole world thought that the Knicks would have a strong defensive player to limit you. But the Knicks did the opposite and replaced Crawford with the same full attack attributes.

Virtue!

Attack against attack!

Before Zuo Li crossed over and when Manu Ginobili retired, ESPN conducted a survey to find out who the best sixth man in the league in the past 20 years was. The candidates were three famous super sixth men.

Nobili, Crawford and Lou Williams.

After many evaluations of honors and performances, most people believe that the best sixth man in the past 20 years has to be Ginobili. There is no suspense about this.

However, if you consider the sixth man with the most outstanding scoring ability in the past 20 years, that is not necessarily the case.

Historically, Jamal Crawford has scored 50 in many teams. Among several players, he also has the highest career scoring total, and his scoring ability is still outstanding even in today's Knicks.

Second only to Zuo Li, Zuo Li would often exchange some breakthrough moves with him. After all, Keliu was really arrogant.

So, this is the reason why the Knicks temporarily put Ke Liu in the starting lineup!

This is a battle between super sixth men.

Of course, some people are worried that Knicks Six will destroy the Knicks' own chemical reaction.

This is inevitable. Although Keliu has changed a lot under the influence of Zuo Li, passing is still not his thing.

However, since he is allowed to play today, the Knicks will of course let him attack without restraint!

jump ball!

McDyess is really not doing well this season. When he was with the Pistons, he was still the team's best player. He was also OK with the Spurs last season, but he really can't keep up this season. He was eliminated in the playoffs.

Xiong Liang played hard inside, which made Duncan very tired.

Um?

That being said, he should be rewarded with a Randolph.

But the big black bear has other plans tonight.

Dragic dribbled the ball to control the tempo, and the Knicks did not play fast tonight. This seemed to be good for the Spurs' two big men, but they would not think so soon.

Dragic dribbled the ball directly to Zuo Li, which seemed to let Zuo Li play again, and Duncan followed closely. This is Popovich's tactic. He did not hesitate to sacrifice Duncan, but he also had to restrain him.

Stand on the left.

Duncan's defense is very good, and he is definitely underestimated. He has been selected to the defensive lineup 15 times in his career, but he has not won the best defensive player. He is definitely not a good person in the league.

Duncan's defensive efficiency is very high, and he is the best in interference at the basket. Whether it is prediction, positioning, or assisting defense, he is at a master's level. James has always had a headache when meeting Duncan. He has also ranked first in the league's defensive efficiency many times.

Even if he was pulled outside the three-point line by Zuo Li, Old Duncan still followed up diligently, leaving Zuo Li on the left side and constantly harassing Zuo Li's dribbling.

But unfortunately, today's protagonist is not Zuo Li.

Pick and roll!

Holding the ball in a pick-and-roll, Ke Liu ran around Zuo Li. Zuo Li handed it to Ke Liu directly, and then directly blocked the defense with his body.

He overcomes bad luck in a cool way, passing the defense in one step and then scoring with a throw!

"Not bad, tonight is yours..." Zuo Li stepped forward and rubbed Keliu's head. Well, the touch is one of the best among defenders.

The Knicks' main attacker tonight is K-6. Of course, if he doesn't feel good, the Knicks will immediately change their formation.

Keliu was also very excited. When he first got the news, he thought he was dreaming, but he didn't expect that Zuo Li and Deshuai actually let him do whatever he wanted, which made his whole body boil!

How could this not feel good? If he misses this opportunity, he will probably regret it for the rest of his life!

Of course, he also knows who his opponent is.

Whoosh!

Ginobi used a three-pointer to help the Spurs take the lead, and Manu, who started the game, really stepped up.

But Keliu immediately responded with a three-pointer, and it was still Zuo Li's hand. This time Manu was blocked and couldn't even touch Keliu. Keliu fired directly from one meter outside the three-point line!

5-3!

Manu immediately used McDyess's pick-and-roll to break into the penalty area and complete a layup over David Lee.

5-5!

"Oh oh oh, Crawford felt good tonight, the left winger's pick-and-roll power was also huge, and Manu was equally good. They each scored the first five points of their respective teams. Could it be that tonight was one of the Super Sixth Man

A duel between two people?!" Barkley said.