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At the Air Canada Center Arena, when the players came out, fans booed the Knicks and created pressure for them.

In addition to Billups, Miller was also on the injured list due to his knee. The starting lineup arranged by Yang Rui made everyone paying attention to this game shine, and he actually made two marginal players on the team.

The starting point guard is not the experienced Dell Curry and Hornacek, but the second-year rookie Boykins, who is only 165cm tall. The other four are Christie, Carter, Jumaine Jones, and O'Neal Jr.

Zhu Mein started because of his physical fitness. He is the head coach of fast breaks and three-pointers in the team. Although he is not as accurate as the veteran in shooting, he is more threatening when running.

Commentator Mike Breen laughed and said: "Jerry Young started Boykins today. Isn't this a bit too much? His size must be a disadvantage when defending. Both outside veterans mainly play the 2 position. But I don’t think there will be any problem if I come up and make a cameo. I don’t know what Jerry thinks.”

Frazier smiled and said: "It's a miracle that Boykins can play in the NBA. Jerry Young always likes to use new players."

Knicks starting lineup: Sprewell, Houston, Bowen, Ben Wallace, Ewing.

Van Gundy also changed his lineup, with "Madman" as a guest point guard and a big man lineup, leaving Larry Johnson to lead the offense off the bench. Four people can shoot, and Ben is responsible for defense, blocking shots and rebounding.

This season, Ben's playing time increased to 35 minutes, replacing Oakley's original role with the Knicks. He averaged 6.4 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.

Fans booing Ewing is also related to Ben's outstanding performance. Many people feel that the two are not suitable for playing together. Ben is better than Ewing in defending the penalty area, but he often has to go out to defend pick-and-rolls.

Van Gundy smiled a little when he saw the Raptors lineup.

Do you think you can win every time you send a surprise attack? Who can a 165cm player guard?

O'Neal won the jump ball,

At the beginning of the game, Carter received the ball and passed it to Boykins. The three of them opened up. O'Neal Jr. made a screen outside the three-point line in the middle to block Sprewell.

Boykins dribbled the ball on the right side and saw O'Neal coming up. He turned around nimbly in the middle and completely got rid of the defense. Before Ewing had time to lower his center of gravity, he saw the opponent quickly slap the ball and rush past him, dexterously like A black cat.

No one had time to cover up the defense, and Boykins scored a layup. 2 to 0.

The Knicks attacked, Boykins followed Bowen on the right baseline, Christie dealt with Sprewell, and Carter defended Houston, man-to-man.

Van Gundy immediately became depressed. Bowen has never practiced offense with the ball since he joined the Knicks. On the offensive end, in addition to picking up misses, he usually only stands in the right corner and waits for opportunities, not even going to the left.

Bowen played very well in 1998, and the Knicks retained this position and no longer let Johnson play small forward. But Bowen's scoring ability is too poor, and it's not a good opportunity against Boykins.

Sprewell held the ball in the middle and played a pick-and-roll with Ewing. Jumaine switched defenses and blocked the breakthrough route in time. The ball was distributed to the middle. Ewing took the ball to support. Houston and Ben screened the ball on the left. O'Neal also switched defenses very quickly. quick.

Zhu Mein is a small forward who plays power forward. Even if he lacks experience, he can defend the pick and roll better than many veterans.

Ben Wallace made a cut, Carter defended, and Houston passed the ball, but Ben failed to get deep into the basket.

There are currently two recognized swing men in the league, one is Maggette and the other is Carter. Carter, who is 198cm tall, weighs 100kg and has strong upper and lower body strength.

Big Ben had learned the low-post moves from Johnson, Oakley, and Ewing. Because of his poor shooting, his offense was still poor. He relied on Carter's hook, and his movements were completely deformed and he threw it wildly. The ball bounced far away and was grabbed by O'Neal.

In the Raptors position battle, Christie and Jumaine pulled away from the right.

Boykins dribbled the ball to Carter across half court and ran to the left corner. Carter faced Bowen in the middle and protected the basketball with his back. Boykins ran back on the left and relied on O'Neal to cover and get rid of Spurs. Revell, received the ball at 70 degrees from the left side and shot a three-pointer.

There was no interference, Ewing changed defense too slowly, Boykins hit a nearly open three-pointer, 5-0.

Mike Breen yelled: "Three-pointer, bang!"

Frazier was surprised: "Jerry Young actually arranged for Boykins to attack at the beginning, and he really made the shot. Under the cover of his teammates, his size has an advantage in offense, and Ewing can't keep up."

Not only was Ewing unable to keep up defensively, his offense was also out of control. Jumaine was not decisive in a one-on-one challenge and cut too slowly after the pick-and-roll. After Sprewell attracted the defense, if he could move down the middle, Christie would be difficult to defend.

When Ewing slowly ran towards the basket, O'Neal on the weak side let Ben Wallace open, forming a double-team under the basket. Ewing took the ball and forced a shot, but missed due to the interference of the two.

O'Neal Jr. took off for the second time and knocked the ball out. Carter grabbed the backboard, turned around and dribbled forward, stopped in front of the right three-point line and faced Houston for a three-pointer.

The ball went wide due to interference, but it avoided the block. The Raptors counterattacked so neatly, and Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound.

The Raptors' defense was average, but the Knicks didn't counterattack. They slowed down and waited for Ewing to get into position. Once you're on the ground fighting, your base won't be of much use.

When Yang Rui was in the Knicks, he repeatedly emphasized that Ewing and Wallace could not play together. Now no one reminds Van Gundy. When these two people are together, not only offense, but also defense will be compromised.

The Pistons' double Wallace, Rasheed moves quickly and can defend pick-and-rolls, and Ben is responsible for fighting and rebounding. Now that Ewing is slow to defend pick-and-rolls, how can there be rebounds for Ben when he goes out to the basket? When the opponent was hit by a convulsion from outside, he was immediately thrown to death.

Players passed the ball back and forth with no chance. After covering the ball, Ewing hit Christie in a misplaced position and made a jump shot. 5 to 2.

There was only sporadic applause from the audience. This kind of goal was neither beautiful nor easy.

The Raptors' players opened up the position. This time, Ben Wallace was responsible for guarding the pick-and-roll and followed Boykins. Boykins took a step to the center and passed it back to O'Neal at a 70-degree angle on the left.

O'Neal Jr. took the ball without pausing and passed it to the left corner.

Zhu Meiyin made a 70-degree circle from the right side and ran to the left corner to catch the ball. He turned around to face the frame and took the ball.

It was too difficult for Ewing to defend the 203cm Zhu Main. He watched his opponent jump near the penalty area and then went out to interfere. He didn't have time to jump and scored a three-pointer! 8 to 2.

Frazier shouted: "Another one, Jumaine also played well. Today the Raptors have one big player and four small ones, and they are very fast!"

McBrin said: "Jumaine's ball-holding skills are not good and he can shoot from mid-to-long range. It is inappropriate for Ewing to guard him. He is more like a small forward. This is a mismatch."

Yang Rui's method of using Zhu Maine is just like the magic method of Lewis in his previous life. He mainly works on the periphery, shorter, faster, and his position is unknown.

The Sonics were unwilling to trade Lewis, so Yang Rui chose a replacement who could still play a tactical role in certain games.

The Knicks continued to grind the floor, passing the ball back and forth with no openings.

Seeing that 24 seconds had run out, Sprewell missed a pull-up jump shot against Jumaine. After the pick-and-roll, this was not considered a mismatch at all. O'Neal Jr. grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to quickly counterattack.

Christie received the ball and sent a precise long pass. Boykins got rid of the big ball in a straight line and scored an easy layup. 10 to 2.

The Raptors' "Hobbit" scored 7 points in the opening game. Van Gundy looked gloomy and terrible. The opponent's tactics were clear, and the Knicks were suppressed by the Raiders again.

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