"The Spurs still have Avery Johnson and Vinnie DeNagro in the backcourt, Sean Elliott and Tim Duncan on the front line, and David Robinson at center."

"For the Knicks, Buck Williams has joined the starting lineup. It seems that coach Van Gundy still trusts the veteran more."

Players from both sides completed the final warm-up and came to the center circle. After a brief greeting, everyone on the Knicks team was ready to retreat. There was no suspense about the jump ball.

David Robinson jumped to the ball easily, and Johnson quickly dribbled across the half court.

The two sides also played against each other last season and watched a lot of Spurs game videos before the game. Li You did not choose to defend, but stayed inside the three-point line and waited for the opponent to launch tactics.

Coming to the right wing and noticing Li You's defensive position, Johnson immediately signaled that David Robinson needed to take a deeper position.

Noticing that his teammates were in the low post, Johnson took a few steps forward and then sent a lob pass.

After Johnson, nicknamed "Little General," completed the pass, he began to direct his teammates to pull away, and at the same time motioned for Duncan to go inside.

In a simple and crude attack, David Robinson didn't wait for Li You to help defend. He put his right hand behind the ball and hit it. Then he immediately turned towards the baseline and took advantage of his height advantage to shoot a quick jump shot!

"state!"

As soon as the basketball came out of the frame, David Robinson reached inside and got the rebound over veteran Buck Williams.

The basket was placed under the basket, but David Robinson, who was disturbed, still failed to complete the attack. The basketball hit the basket again. On the lower right side of the basket, Tim Duncan saw the right opportunity and grabbed the rebound behind Oakley!

The same quick release of the basket resulted in the basketball knocking out of the frame again.

"oh!!"

After missing two consecutive tip-ups, the Spurs fans at the scene exclaimed. Soon everyone saw Duncan grabbing the offensive rebound again, but before releasing the ball, Li You, who rushed in from the outside, hit his face with a big

cap!

"squeak!!"

The referee immediately called a foul on Li You's thugs, and boos broke out in the Alamodome.

Oakley glared at Duncan with an ugly face, and then fist bumped with Li You in greeting.

Li Youquan has a solid big hat on his hands.

Duncan stood on the free throw line with his hands waving, and the first free throw was a hit. He took aim at the second free throw for a while, but the result was another hit.

"state!"

The rebound popped up, and veteran Buck Williams blocked David Robinson behind him. Oakley blocked Duncan immediately, and finally Larry Johnson collected the rebound.

"Auntie" turned around and threw the ball to Li You on the right wing outside the three-point line. The Knicks immediately launched a transition attack.

Along the right sideline, Li You, holding the ball in his right hand, kept accelerating. The Spurs seemed to be well prepared and retreated quickly.

Although David Robinson was affected by injuries and his physical condition has not yet returned to its best, the center was as fast as the defender and returned to the paint in just a few strides.

Popovich on the sidelines was very satisfied with the team's defensive retreat speed. He clapped his hands and shouted loudly for the players to quickly counterattack.

On the right wing, approaching the three-point line, Li You began to slow down, turned his head to look at the top of the arc, noticed that Oakley and Buck Williams also rushed to the half court, and immediately dribbled the ball behind his back.

The moment he switched to his left hand, Li You lowered his center of gravity and turned his body to the right to mislead the probing. Avery Johnson was shaken and subconsciously slid to the left.

Without giving the opponent much time to react, Li You suddenly accelerated, took a big step forward with the ball in his left hand, suddenly stopped outside the three-point line, and quickly shot a jump shot after joining the ball!

"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net!

"Shh!"

The fans at the scene booed fiercely, and Popovich's expression froze on the sidelines. He was planning to direct the defense.

Rookie coaches always like to increase their presence, but Jeff Van Gundy is different. The bald young coach sat on the bench and didn't even get up. He simply clapped his hands to show that he had a good attack.

Duncan was stuck inside just now, but when he turned around, he found that the Knicks were retreating and the Spurs were preparing to take a baseline kick.

Subconsciously looking at the bench, Duncan felt that this was very different from the game plan before the game, but no one gave him feedback.

The Spurs' offense is still simple and crude with David Robinson's isolation.

After receiving a pass at the right elbow area of ​​the free throw line, after a simple test step, David Robinson succeeded in a pull-up jumper.

Able to shoot and break out, veteran Buck Williams has a hard time guarding the general, and the speeds of both sides are not even on the same channel.

The Knicks paid no attention to the cheers and continued to throw baseline kicks quickly. This time, Li You was immediately guarded by Avery Johnson.

The young general, who is less than 1.8 meters tall, is very aggressive defensively, showing a completely different defensive attitude from last season.

Li You, who had already adapted to this kind of defense, still accelerated his advance, turned around quickly, switched to his right hand and immediately rushed across the half court.

Alan Houston quickly slipped across the baseline from right to left, and with the help of Buck Williams' cover on the left baseline, he quickly bounced out to the left block.

After reaching the position, he suddenly stopped and pretended to ask for the ball with his back. Taking advantage of De Nagro's defense, Alan Houston accelerated again and quickly bounced out to the left flank.

Just after passing the half court, Li You immediately sent a cross pass from the top of the arc. Alan Houston didn't make too many adjustments after receiving the ball, just raised the ball and threw it!

"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net!

6:2, two rounds, the Knicks led by 4 points.

"It seems that the Knicks have completely changed their tactics. Van Gundy plans to use outside offense to suppress the Spurs."

"Lee and Houston entered the state quickly after the start. This is also a test for the Spurs."

It was really interesting to see the Knicks retreating quickly again, with Hubie Brown smiling in the commentary box. The completely different game strategy.

Dick Stockton noticed Duncan catching the ball in the left block and wanted to make a few comments, but Duncan didn't move too much. After a tentative step, he made a pull-up jumper in front of Oakley!

"Whoa!" A steady hit from mid-range.

Duncan retreated quickly, and the Spurs also began to speed up the pace of the game.

After a few rounds, everyone in the Knicks quickly realized that they couldn't guard David Robinson. As long as the opponent rushed inside, they would immediately foul.

The fans at the scene thought that David Robinson would dominate the paint, but as the game progressed, David Robinson turned over and hit jumpers and free throws.

Standing on the free throw line again, David Robinson made one of two free throws. The second free throw just missed the basket, and Oakley protected the backboard.

Li You received the pass and Avery Johnson came up to defend.

Even if there were two rounds of fighting, Avery Johnson did not dare to be careless and continued to fight physically after sticking to the defense.

The Spurs, who retreated quickly, had already completed their defensive positioning and came to the left wing. Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, began to slow down and at the same time protect the ball sideways.

Avery Johnson kept his hand on Li You's side and continued to interfere.

Ignoring the defense on his side, Li You, who was protecting the ball from his side, suddenly blasted the ball on the spot, twisted his body quickly backward, then suddenly lowered his center of gravity, retrieved the ball with his left hand, and broke through with his shoulder.

On the left flank, Li You suddenly made a 45-degree cut, which immediately caused the Spurs to change their defensive formation. Duncan saw his teammates out of position and quickly shrank into the paint area near the baseline on the left, blocking the breakthrough route.

Just as he approached the left blocking area, Li You suddenly stopped and blasted the ball on the spot again. Then he quickly dribbled the ball behind his back with his left hand. After switching to his right hand, he immediately accelerated into the paint area.

Completely losing his defensive position, Avery Johnson rejoined the defense, but was pushed away by Li You. Before the opponent could block the shot, he completed a throw with his right hand in the paint area directly in front of the basket.

"Whoa!" The two-point ball hit the net.

"Wonderful offense! Lee successfully read the Spurs defense and scored easily!"

In the commentary box, Dick Stockton praised loudly that the Knicks' offense was also very simple, with no pick-and-roll, screen jumpers, and singles with the ball.

Li You was two punches higher than Avery Johnson, and there was a size difference between the two. Popovich on the sidelines gave instructions helplessly and continued to give the ball to the inside.

The defense was out of position for several consecutive rounds, and Avery Johnson was extremely angry.

The intention of the pass to Duncan in this offense was too obvious. Avery Johnson sent a ground pass. The moment Duncan bent down to catch the ball, he was cut off by Li You who was quick to help defend.

Duncan, who originally wanted to bend down to fight for the ball, lost his center of gravity and immediately jumped into the street. His sudden mistake also caused a loophole in the Spurs' defense.

After completing the steal, Li You quickly hit the ball, and Alan Houston received the ball in the middle and rushed across the half court.

After being delayed by Gennagro, he came to the left wing. Alan Houston immediately passed the ball to Oakley in the middle to follow up.

After the latter caught the ball, he easily made a layup before Duncan could return to defense.

At 16:12, the score difference returned to 4 points.

As Duncan caught the ball in the left block and drove to the basket but missed, Oakley collected the rebound and Li You took over and rushed forward again. The Spurs fans at the scene began to burst into loud boos.

David Robinson quickly rushed into the paint area again. He had just gained a foothold when he looked up and saw Li You, the right winger, suddenly dribbling the ball behind his back and shaking away his defending teammate. There was still a small step away from the three-point line.

Just throw it away

Duncan, who was still retreating, saw the basketball arc and fall into the basket. He subconsciously widened his eyes and looked at his big brother.

"Exaggerated shooting distance! Lee hit the conversion three-pointer again!"

This season, the NBA league has readjusted the three-point line distance from 6.7 meters to the previous 7.24 meters. Dick Stockton did not expect Li You to throw it so far away.

Avery Johnson was also a little confused. He thought Li You stopped the ball outside the three-point line to organize an offense, but he made a wrong judgment and watched the shot.

At 19:12, the Knicks began to score points quickly again.

With 3 minutes and 45 seconds left in the first quarter, Popovich reluctantly requested a timeout. Whenever the Spurs approached the score, the Knicks could respond from the outside.

It was a good shot thrown in by a blind chicken. Li You hit the iron, and Jeff Van Gundy didn't get up to dissuade him. Facts have proved that he was right again.

"Good job!"

Assistant coach Don Chaney smiled and patted Li You, who was walking to the bench. In this lineup, only Larry Johnson can play in the low post. The offense is simple and the rhythm is fast.

Li You scored 8 points on 3-of-5. After showing off his aggressiveness, the opponent would definitely make a targeted defense, so he returned to the bench and immediately reminded him:
To be continued...