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In the first week of the game, Ke Yan received a lot of praise for leading the Eagles to three wins and one loss.

He took over the Lakers in the middle of last season. No matter how weak Ke Yan knew the Lakers were, the media and fans subconsciously felt that the true strength of the Lakers was about 4th to 8th in the Western Conference. Ke Yan led the team sixth in the regular season. Defeating the Sonics in the first round of the playoffs can be regarded as "the normal performance of an excellent coach". In the second round of the playoffs, he played seven bloody games against the Spurs, which can be regarded as showing the potential of a "top coach".

In the Eagles, he led a weak team that has been poor all year round, personally participated in the team's reconstruction, and brought "new atmosphere, new atmosphere, and new core" to the team as soon as he came up. The attention brought by the style of play is also very high, which is also brought by Ke Yan.

The Eagles completely tagged Ke Yan, which made him even more acclaimed!

Ke Yan's attention in Atlanta increased, and even his girlfriend Wang Lifan was picked up by the media.Some gossip media broke the news that Ke Yan chose the Eagles because his girlfriend is Atlanta.

As soon as this news came out, Wang Lifan became a hero of the Atlanta Hawks, and Ke Yan was also labeled as "love the country more than the beauty".

As long as the performance of leading the team is good, the fan base will not have any opinion on Ke Yan because of his motivation to come to Atlanta; in the eyes of female fans, Ke Yan's choice is just like the male protagonist in an idol drama who would rather give up his status as a wealthy family and follow him. The plot of Cinderella and the heroines together is almost the same, and the pursuit of Ke Yan is even more enthusiastic.

The Eagles have been at the bottom of the Eastern Conference all year round, and they have been at the bottom of the East for many years. The media will make a fuss whenever there is a little result. Ke Yan's vision will not be so low. The season has just begun, and there are still many challenges ahead.

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On November 11th, in East Rutherford, the Continental Airlines Center Arena was full of cheers. Nets fans gathered here stood up and applauded loudly for the home team.

Being able to make them so excited, the Nets naturally had an advantage on the court, and Ke Yan's silence on the sidelines explained everything.

The game between the Nets and the Eagles has progressed to the fourth quarter, and the home team leads 98:81, which is a sure thing.

Before the start of the season, many people thought that the Eagles were a fully weakened version of the Nets, "the core is all outside players", "heavy offense and light defense", "empty inside", and "the head coach is a young man".

The difference is that the outside players of the Nets are better stars. The trident combination of Kidd + Carter + Richard Jefferson is ranked first in the league. In contrast, the Eagles Paul + Joe Johnson The two guns in the backcourt are slightly weaker, and Posey and Richard Jefferson are not at the same level of players.

This game basically confirmed this point. As a rookie, Paul is comprehensive enough, has no shortcomings in all aspects of technology, and has achieved a proper balance in personal offense and team organization.But apart from his height, what he can't improve quickly is his game experience, which can only be honed one game after another, and there is no shortcut.

Facing the sophisticated Kidd, Paul exposed his immature side, especially in controlling the situation, Kidd's mind became clearer.Under Kidd's tandem, Carter and Jefferson combined their swords and scored 51 points together, completely suppressing the Eagles' flanks.

"Shh!"

On the field, facing Jefferson's defense, Joe Johnson made a fallback jumper and helped the Eagles recover 2 points.But before the coaching staff could count the points and decide whether to continue to fight, Carter broke through Posey's defense forcibly, forced a layup against Josh Smith's supplementary defense, and caused Josh Smith to foul!

Ke Yan shook his head helplessly, made a time-out gesture, prepared to replace players, and conceded the loss.

With the sound of the referee's whistle, the Eagles players walked to the bench dejectedly. This game was different from the game they lost to the Pistons. Before the game, everyone thought they could fight. It's a little more uncomfortable than holding it in your arms and fighting for it.

But this is also the norm in the league. Every day, 50% of the teams lose, and at least two-thirds of the teams feel that they have hope to win.

Although Kidd's average statistics are not as good as Paul's, Carter's statistics are not much better than Joe Johnson, who has just entered the player of the week. The All-Star players of the Eagles still need to prove themselves!

Ke Yan took a deep breath, restrained his emotions, high-fived and hugged every team member who was leaving the field, and whispered encouragement in their ears.

"In this game, everyone has fulfilled my request. There is no need to blame yourself. It is me who should reflect." Ke Yan said, "There are 82 games in the season. No one can win all the time. The best thing is to play well in the following games. important."

After the timeout, Ke Yan replaced the substitute lineup, allowing Roger Mason and Hayes, who had little playing time before, to feel the atmosphere of the game through garbage time.

The Nets also replaced the main players after the timeout. The players in the team are either veterans or have a serious injury history. Lawrence Frank must reduce their losses.

Although the Nets' two-time Eastern Conference champions are still there, their overall strength is at least one notch lower than that of the Heat and Pistons. Last season, they almost missed the playoffs due to Kidd's injury. Fortunately, the trade deadline He "robbed" Carter from the Raptors a few days ago, and in the second half of the season, he finished third in the Eastern Conference before entering the playoffs in a thrilling manner.This also proves that it is dangerous for a team to lose any core player due to injury.

A few minutes of garbage time passed quickly, and the final score was fixed at 108:94. The Nets defeated the Eagles at home, and by virtue of the advantage of the relationship between victory and defeat, they overwhelmed the Eagles and occupied the fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Eagles ranked Sixth in the East.

In the whole game, Paul scored 16 points and 6 assists. His performance was acceptable, but compared with the previous game against James, it has declined.

Of course, this is also the price that must be paid for growth.

Singles Joe is still the most reliable firepower of the Eagles. He made 19 of 9 shots and scored 22 points in the game. He scored 5+ points in 20 consecutive games. The only harvest of the game.

Among the stars who changed teams this offseason in the past, Joe Johnson performed the best.The Eagles' investment in him is also highly recognized.

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Because the next game was against the New York Knicks, the Eagles camped directly at the hotel in East Rutherford to rest.

On the contrary, the Knicks, who were playing at home, rushed back to New York from Toronto after the game with the Raptors.

The home team "works hard" and the away team "wait for work". This is also an inexplicable advantage in this game between the Eagles and the Knicks, and it seems a bit absurd.

In the past offseason, the team with the most exaggerated adjustments in the league was of course the Eagles.The team has undergone a major change. Among the players who played for the team last season, only Josh Smith, Boris Diaw, Dota Smith, and Royal Ivey remain in the team, and the latter two players Ke Yan put them in the place of the water dispenser.

The old coach Larry Brown from the Pistons also brought drastic changes to the Knicks. The Knicks first obtained the Bulls' "Little Shark" Eddie Curry through a signing, and then offered a 5-year 3500 million The contract introduced Jerome James, who supported the Supersonics inside last season, and formed a "double insurance" inside.

Since the team already has Marbury and Crawford two outstanding single players on the outside, there is no need for anyone to divide the ball. Strong, three-point shooting Suns small forward Quentin Richardson.

Indiscriminately throwing coins in the free agent market has made the Knicks' total salary exceed 9000 million US dollars, which is worth 2.5 times the total salary of the Eagles.Spending so much money and being trained by a famous coach, even if you don't care about the price/performance ratio and only pursue a luxurious lineup, it is enough to be deterrent.

As soon as Larry Brown joined the team, he transplanted his troublesome defensive system from the Pistons.This time against the Hawks, at the beginning of the game, the Knicks' defensive system made Ke Yan feel tricky.

In addition, Eddie Curry turned around like a rolling bucket on the inside with his own pile of fat, and the Eagles' defense in the penalty area was in a mess. The Knicks once established 7 points in the first half of the first quarter. leading edge.

However, the official timeout returned and the game began to turn around.

Paul used Marbury's rhetoric "I am the league's number one point guard" last season to connotate this lone wolf.

Facing Paul's provocation, Marbury responded calmly with trash talk on the surface, but in fact his heart was turbulent, and he was determined to use his own strength to teach the ignorant kid in front of him.

The Eagles' internal confrontation is weak, and Eddie Curry, who has excellent weight and skills, is very uncomfortable, and he can't stand it.But if Marbury launches an attack directly from the perimeter and happens to meet Paul, who is very good on the defensive end, he just falls into the trap of the Eagles.

Sure enough, in the next round, Marbury didn't hand the ball to Eddie Curry, but broke through the frame himself.

Paul's prediction was accurate and he blocked the route. Marbri pulled the ball back, made an emergency stop on the left and a jumper with a fallback, and missed under interference.

Josh Smith got the backcourt rebound and passed it to Paul for a fast break.Paul dribbled the ball through the half court at full speed and passed it to Joe Johnson who was on the right side. Joe Johnson caught the ball and dribbled one step. 19:14.

Crawford has excellent skills and excellent singles ability, but he is light in size and has almost no flesh on his body, so he can't handle people at all in confrontation.

As the titular team boss, if Marbury listens to the coach and plays the running tactics honestly, others will not dare to mess around.Once Marbury ignored the coach's arrangement and played his own game, Crawford, who had just been deflated by Joe Johnson, would follow suit.

Completely ignoring Eddie Curry's request for the ball in the low post, he dribbled past Joe Johnson with a butterfly-like dribble, broke into the basket and scored with a difficult pull! 21:14.

Fans at Madison Square Garden were still celebrating Crawford's goal, and the Eagles were already fighting back.Eddie Curry, who couldn't get the ball on the offensive end, was not enthusiastic about returning to defense. The Eagles were all offensively positioned, and he hadn't passed halftime yet.

Seizing the opportunity of 5-on-4 in the frontcourt, Paul broke into the basket to attract the defense, and distributed it to Posey, who was not interested in the bottom corner. The rhythm, steadily hit the first personal three-pointer in this game! 21:17.

After being counterattacked by the Eagles twice in a row, Larry Brown's face turned black on the sidelines, and he stood up and yelled.But how can the Knicks and the "lone wolves" be changed with just a few words of scolding?Marbury continued to beat Paul, relying on his height advantage to suppress Paul, and after attracting Josh Smith to help defend, he passed the ball to Jerome James. The latter wanted to dunk and was directly held by Dior.

Jerome James missed two free throws and contributed another turnover. This time, Marbury was even more reluctant to pass the ball.

The Eagles attacked, Paul and Diaw played a pick-and-roll, the latter caught the ball down, threw it directly, and made another hit!The point difference was reduced to only 2 points.

The Knicks attacked, and Eddie Curry was called out to play a pick-and-roll for Marbury. The Eagles flanked Marbury with three people. With sharp eyes and quick hands, he took the ball for the second time and was knocked to the ground by Richardson.

The Knicks couldn't play the ball and switched to hitting people. The Eagles teammates quickly surrounded them, especially Josh Smith.Knowing that he was wrong, Richardson spread his hands and explained to his old teammate Joe Johnson that he had no malice, but it was still difficult to dispel Josh Smith's anger.

Fortunately, neither side acted irrationally, and Paul himself was fine.After watching the video, the referee whistled Richardson for a first-degree malicious foul, and Paul got two free throws and one throw.

Taking advantage of this timeout, Larry Brown went into a rage on the bench and slapped Marbury hard.Marbury sat on the bench and didn't speak, and didn't know if he listened.

For the Eagles, Paul is sure there is nothing serious.In fact, although Richardson's movement was a bit big just now, Paul had already taken precautions, and his muscles formed a protection.The reason why the movement of falling to the ground is very big is also to win the referee's sympathy points.

It's not "acting" either, but against a "fighter" on the court, sometimes you have to defend yourself.

Returning from the timeout, Paul first made two free throws, and then played an exquisite cooperation with Dior, playing with the Knicks' penalty area defense. The pass operation of the two people completely concentrated the defensive strength of the Knicks' two insiders to the left side, and then waited until the right side Josh Smith, who was plugged in, inserted into the penalty area, and there was no one in front of him, and he sent a snap button like a roc spreading its wings!

After a wave of 11:2 attacks, the Eagles overtook the score (21:23)

The Knicks' offense was still not improving. Marbury honestly handed the ball to Eddie Curry, who was asking for the ball in the low post, and then stood motionless outside the three-point line, saying, "I'll see how you hit three. "Looking like that, Eddie Curry, who hadn't had the ball for a long time, faced a hard-won opportunity, regardless of the three-teamed Eagles, and insisted on forcing a shot. . . . . .strike iron.

Counting his career as an assistant coach, Ke Yan has been in the NBA for more than three years. He has seen teammates infighting, but he has never seen a team as chaotic as the Knicks.Marbury either played singles by himself, or threw the ball to his teammates in a fit of anger, and then remained motionless.Although Eddie Curry has great lethality in the low post, he moves slowly, and his physical strength is difficult to sustain after a long journey. The defensive end is completely a display.

His defensive level, in the Bulls period, Chandler couldn't wipe his ass, let alone Jerome James.

In addition, Crawford and Richardson were also involved. The Knicks were fighting on their own offensively, and the defensive end was riddled with holes. The Hawks quickly opened the score.

In the last three quarters, the Eagles always maintained a lead of more than 20 points, and finally defeated the Knicks 114:87 without wind or rain, and the team's score came to 4 wins and 2 losses.

In this game, Joe Johnson completely suppressed the Knicks' wing. He made 27 of 14 shots and 9 of 4 three-pointers in the game. He scored 37 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, and scored a career-high score.

Paul also exploded in statistics in this game. Although he only scored 14 points, he sent 13 assists and completed the first double-double of his career.What's even more exaggerated is that Paul grabbed 7 rebounds in this game. If Ke Yan can do what Donovan did to Westbrook and signal the players to help Paul check the data, Paul may even score a triple-double!

Now Paul doesn't care so much about rebounding statistics. He cares more about the team's victory and whether he can get some real personal honors, such as "Rookie of the Month" and the like.

At present, it is as stable as a dead dog!