The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 367
After the first four home games were over, the Knicks started their road trip.

The first game is against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This year is seen as a team that has a chance to take down the Knicks. In addition to the Mavericks in the West, it is also the Cavaliers in the East.

Now the Cavaliers are sitting on the Big Four, and their combat power is quite amazing.

However, the depth of the bench lineup is completely incomparable with the Knicks.

After all, they signed the Big Four and almost emptied all the team's salary space.

In addition to the weak bench lineup, their starting fifth position is also a big problem.

Under normal circumstances, the starting center for this Cavaliers right now is Tristan Thompson.

The reason why he is called the Eight Sage Kings is that he has 8 points and 8 rebounds in every game.

Now the Cavaliers have no way to renew the contract with the Eight Sage Kings, because with the sharp increase in the salary cap, the Eight Sage Kings are now worth soaring.

He was snatched away by the Magic with an annual salary of 1600 million.

The starting center for the Cavaliers is Cape Verde center Walter Tavares.

This big man with a height of 221 cm had never touched basketball before the age of 17.

His career in basketball is actually very interesting. He was a European who traveled to Cape Verde. He saw Tavares, who has an amazing height and wingspan, and recommended him to play basketball.

As a result, this fight did achieve something, and gradually gained a firm foothold in La Liga.

After all, with that body placed there, it can be said that he is a born basketball player.

It's a pity that because he came into contact with basketball too late, his skills are really rough. In addition, in this year, it is difficult for a clumsy center like him to enjoy himself.

Fortunately, he is a rookie, and the Cavaliers have no more salary space now, so they can only reuse him, so he can be regarded as a firm foothold in the NBA.

The game has not yet started, and the atmosphere on the field is already tense.

Li Xun should now be at the top of Durant's blacklist.

After he was rejected by Li Xun last time, he became a little angry from embarrassment.

"Li, tonight is a tough battle. If we can win it, I feel that we can really win the championship this season."

Chris Paul smacked his lips and said.

The temptation to win the championship is too great for him.

This is definitely a feat that will go down in the history books forever.

Paul can stay in the Knicks for a short time, only this season, and he wants to make this season as perfect as possible.

"Of course I can win."

"I don't think the Cavaliers have a chance of winning us."

"We can suppress them at every point."

Paul George said confidently.

Head coach Hornacek Sr. is not so optimistic, because the Cavaliers' forward line is a bit difficult to deal with.

But he believed in Li Xun very much. As long as Li Xun was on the court, the Cavaliers' striker would definitely not be able to make trouble.

With the referee's whistle sounded.

A high-profile matchup in the league has begun.

The starters on both sides are extremely luxurious.

The Mavericks lineup is very luxurious, but after all, there are many rookies in it, while the Cavaliers are really all the Big Four in their golden peak.

Li Xun jumped the ball and won the offensive ball for the team.

In the first offensive round, Li Xun's opponent was Love.

To be reasonable, Love's defense against tank players like Li Xun is actually not as effective as James.

But maybe the Cavaliers don't want James to consume too much energy, so they let Love defend Li Xun alone.

Li Xun didn't go back to play Love, he knew very well that tonight might be a tough battle, and he had to save his energy as much as possible.

He gestured to Jokic at the basket, and then Jokic pulled out to the free throw line.

With the help of Jokic's pick-and-roll, Li Xun made a direct and easy mid-range shot.

I have to say that Jokic's fat body can also play a miraculous effect in the pick-and-roll.

When it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack, Paul matched up with Irving.

There are not many records of the fight between the two, but Paul still has the upper hand in the only few records of the fight so far.

It would be difficult to say if they fought later. Under normal circumstances, Owen actually won the match record.

It can be seen that Owen's desire to attack is extremely strong tonight.

In the first offensive round, he didn't intend to pass the ball, and directly started to single Paul.

Facing Paul's defense, Irving made a direct three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.

With a bang, this kind of fairy ball failed to score. Li Xun had already settled down under the basket and received the rebound.

Paul laughed directly.

"Young man, keep shooting like this, I think you will definitely score 20 points tonight!"

"But maybe you have to take 35 shots."

Li Xun was speechless, he finally knew why Paul was so unpopular.

His trash talk was really ruthless, and he spat whoever he caught, it was just random spattering.

"Even if I take 100 shots and only score 20 points, I'm still better than a player with thighs like you."

Owen glanced at Paul with disdain, and said lightly.

After saying this, Paul was not angry, and Durant was a little angry.

Why do you feel like this is aimed at me?

It was the Knicks' offensive round again, and Paul lobbed the ball to Jokic under the basket.

Jokic made a fake move to point the cumbersome Tavares, and then not only hit the basket, but also made Tavares a foul.

"Shh!"

With an additional penalty hit, Jokic hit a 2+1.

Don't talk about anything else, just talk about golf quotient, and the gap between the two is revealed.

After all, Lianzhuang MVP is not a star and a half stronger than fringe players like Tavares.

The old Hornacek's tactic tonight is actually to attack the fifth position of the Cavaliers.

Taking advantage of the opponent's weaknesses is not a clever tactic, but it is definitely the most effective tactic.

In the next offensive round of the Cavaliers, after Irving arrived in the frontcourt, the ball passed to James.

Pickled pepper immediately went to mark.

Li Xun was pulled near the three-point line from the bottom corner by Love.

How could James miss this opportunity, carrying pickled peppers and heading towards the penalty area.

In the end, he hit the board and scored two points for the Cavaliers.

Pickle's defense is actually very good. Although he has never won DPOY, he was also selected to the best defensive team.

And more than once, there were even two defensive rounds.

However, his body is still not as good as a humanoid tank like James, and it is difficult to completely lock James' offense.

Seeing James scored a goal, Li Xun didn't panic.

In tonight's game, the winner is not actually James or Durant, but Irving and Love.

Irving is good at throwing fairy balls, which is well known.

If he voted away, it would definitely be a headache.

As for Love, now his three-point ability is getting stronger and stronger, and his scoring explosiveness is a bit amazing. If he scores more than 30 points in a single quarter, the Knicks will definitely not be able to stand it.

Durant is strong, but his offense is within controllable range.

The same goes for James.

There are not many variables between the two.

"What? Don't dare to vote?"

"Young man, when I was your age, I was already the absolute boss of a team."

"And you? Are you the fourth leader of the knights now?"

"I'm afraid you have to wait until James, Durant and Love are tired of voting, and then it's your turn to make a move?"

Paul continued to trash-talk Owen.

These words directly ignited Owen's anger.

As a high-spirited player, Irving is very dissatisfied with his current situation.

In his opinion, the Cavaliers should have belonged to their own team.

As a result, three outsiders came, and the status of their own team dropped very seriously.

It's really like what Paul said, from the original team leader to the current fourth leader.

Being so provoked by Paul, Owen seemed a little out of his wits.

In the next few offensive rounds, he shot wildly.

Li Xun looked delighted. Some players might be able to contribute a lot just by speaking.

That was the case with Paul tonight.

Let Owen lose his mind and mess up his position, and the Cavaliers will definitely lose their combat power.

A few times the fairy ball shot, the hit rate was worrying, and only scored one three-pointer.

The Knicks are playing steadily. Paul and Li Xun have been feeding Jokic under the basket as much as possible.

After fighting, the point difference between the two sides has gradually approached double digits.

The Cavaliers immediately called a timeout.

Head coach Tyronn Lue has a lot of headaches, and coaching this Big Four is not a leisurely job.

In Li Xun's team, even if there are more giants, because of Li Xun's absolute strength to suppress them, the giants are more cooperative.

After all, no matter how powerful they are, it is impossible for them to be compared with Li Xun.

As for the four giants of the Cavaliers, except for the honest man Love, the other three together have more than 800 minds.

Durant's mouth was almost crooked, because after playing for more than seven minutes in the first quarter, he only took one shot.

Tonight he is facing the United Arab Emirates, which is considered to be the weakest defensive part of the Knicks starting lineup.

But on the court, he couldn't get the ball at all, so he couldn't give full play to his matchup advantage.

Seeing Durant's pale face, Tyronn Lue was afraid that there would be a team infighting.

But he didn't dare to reprimand Irving's style of play.

As for the most cowardly coach in the league, Grandpa Lu probably ranks first.

"Kyrie, don't pay attention to Chris Paul's trash talk."

"I have played against him countless times, and I know his mouth too well."

"Just treat him as farting!"

Grandpa Lu had a rare moment of hardening. He probably wouldn't dare to say that in front of Paul.

The careers of the two have overlapped. Although they haven't played against each other countless times like Grandpa Lu said, they have indeed played against each other many times.

In this match record, Grandpa Lu can be said to have been abused by Paul.

Under Paul's defense, he could only score 33 points on 3.2% shooting, while Paul averaged 58 points per game on 28% shooting.

It is indeed a top point guard background board.

Owen didn't speak, but just nodded. It seems that he also knew that he played too alone in the first quarter.

Both sides then made substitutions.

The Cavaliers took down the center because they found that putting such a center on the court was completely useless and could only drag the team back.

It's better to put on a nerve knife JR Smith and give it a go.

Let Love go to the fifth position, at least he is more flexible, so that he won't always be called up by Jokic.

The Knicks also made substitutions, after all, the lead is not small.

Ah Lian was replaced, Zhou Qi was replaced to play the fifth position, and Jokic was adjusted to the fourth position.

This change directly broke Tyronn Lue.

After the substitution, Li Xun now has his hands free, so he doesn't have to defend Love, he directly confronts James.

As for Pickled Pepper, it is not easy to defend against James, but to defend against JR Smith, it is definitely a one-to-one defense.

In the next game, Durant played well, after all, he enjoyed the lowest defensive intensity.

But the Knicks are still gradually consolidating their advantage.

Paul made a great contribution tonight. Although his personal scoring is not outstanding, his trash talk directly caused Owen to break through the defense several times and made many shots that should not be shot.

After the game ended, Irving took 22 shots and only scored 19 points in the end.

Such an efficiency is a bit embarrassing.

And Paul's statistics tonight are actually not that bad, because the team mainly plays inside, and he scored 12 points and 11 assists.

At 112:103, the Knicks won by 9 points.

The Cavaliers fans at the scene were extremely disappointed.

Still not working?Even after the introduction of Durant, it is still impossible to cross the mountain of Li Xun!

What they are thinking now is that if the Knicks did not introduce Pickle and Paul during the previous offseason, then the Knicks will definitely lose tonight.

After the game, Paul still wanted to shake hands with Irving, but Irving ignored him.

This beam can be regarded as settled.

Li Xun focused on defense tonight, and the statistics are not very outstanding.

What really stands out is Jokic. Tonight he scored a large triple-double with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Cuban estimates that his intestines have already regretted it.

Jokic performed very well last season, but it was not enough to make Cuban regret it.

But this season's Jokic has become stronger, which already means a bit super giant.

I think if Jokic hadn't been given to the Knicks for nothing, how strong would the Mavericks be now?
Winning the Cavaliers means that there is actually no team in this league that can become an opponent of the Knicks.

In the next three away games, the Knicks won consecutive victories, directly winning eight consecutive victories in the opening game.

The eight-game winning streak at the beginning of the game is not scary. What is really scary is that in these eight games, except for the Cavaliers who only won by nine points, the remaining seven games were all crushed by big scores.

Even a team like the Magic, currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference, was beaten by the Knicks in three quarters.

Paul and Paojiao are extremely satisfied with the current situation.

The data of the two have declined to varying degrees.

Paul currently only averages 13 points and 11 assists per game, while Paojiao currently only averages 15 points per game.

But the two of them don't care about any statistics at all now. The team's successful victory also means that they are not far from the championship.

As for the lost data, they also know that they will not stay in the Knicks for too long, and after leaving the Knicks, the data will naturally rise back.

(End of this chapter)