The older superstars of the NBA

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the second quarter between the two sides began.

The same arrangement as the New York Knicks is that the Toronto Raptors did not replace their core Kawhi Leonard.

Snapped.

The Raptors gave the ball away.

It was defender Fred VanVleet who got the ball.

He brought the ball across the half court, and after passing it, he had no intention of attacking Zhao Feiyang, and immediately transferred the ball to Leonard. As soon as Leonard received the basketball, substitute forward Kevin Knox on the wing came to mark him.

The two met each other, and Leonard shook Knox away and rushed into the two zones.

Dwight Howard, who replaced him, immediately took over. Leonard did not rush to throw the ball. Instead, he changed hands and dribbled towards the area near the free throw line.

When he rushed to the free throw line, Howard was blocked by teammate Siakam. Leonard took advantage of the situation and jumped up to shoot a two-pointer.

Swish.

The basketball hit the basket steadily.

It was the Knicks' turn to fight back.

Jeremy Lin advanced with the ball, and Zhao Feiyang crossed the half court to wait for his opportunity. Marking him was Danny Green, who kept interfering closely and trying to stop Zhao Feiyang's attack.

Not only him, but Siakam on the side was also making defensive moves at any time, and was always paying attention to Zhao Feiyang's condition.

Regarding this situation, Zhao Feiyang decisively gestured to Jeremy Lin who was holding the ball.

Jeremy Lin glanced at him and immediately understood Zhao Feiyang's intention.

The two met each other, Zhao Feiyang pretended to catch the ball, but actually went up to help Jeremy Lin cover.

Jeremy Lin took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball to the basket. He reached the penalty area unimpeded. When Siakam came up to defend, Jeremy Lin followed him and turned around to throw the ball.

Snapped.

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into it.

Jeremy Lin's goal made the New York fans cheer loudly on the sidelines.

At a certain moment, they seemed to see the shadow of "Linsanity" again.

"Zhao, thank you!"

Jeremy Lin, who scored the goal, was very happy. When he ran back, he thanked Zhao Feiyang and extended his hand. Zhao Feiyang also took the initiative to respond and high-five him.

"Well done!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The Raptors continued to attack.

Leonard played an extremely stable performance, making two consecutive three-pointers under Knox's guard. Even if Knox reached out to cover his eyes, he couldn't stop Leonard's long shot from throwing into the basket.

Not only on the offensive end, Knox was also completely suppressed by Leonard on the defensive end.

Leonard's defense prevented Knox from even holding the ball. Whenever the two collided, Knox would most likely be defended by Leonard.

After playing like this for a while, Knox made so many mistakes that head coach Norman Thomas had to replace him quickly.

"Adrian, come on!"

Coach Thomas said.

Adrian nodded, stood up from the team bench, gave Knox a high-five as he walked off the court, and then walked over to Leonard.

While Leonard was killing everyone, the Knicks were not idle either.

The team concentrated the ball in the hands of Zhao Feiyang, who initiated the offense and linked up with his teammates inside. This style of play was quite effective, and the Raptors didn't know what to do for a while.

Once they shrink their defense and keep an eye on the Knicks' inside line, Zhao Feiyang will quickly seize the opportunity to strike alone. In order to better maintain efficiency, he even used floaters.

If the Raptors who find the problem choose to guard Zhao Feiyang, especially to limit his long-range shots, then Zhao Feiyang will find ways to get inside or give the ball to his teammates.

Once the ball goes inside, the Raptors' backup center can't hold it back. In this situation, the Knicks can definitely improve the score by playing steadily.

beep.

When the on-site timer sounded, all the fans could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The cheerleaders on the sidelines continued to perform hot dances, which slightly relieved the fans' tense nerves.

The players also left the field one after another and headed towards their respective locker rooms.

The score was fixed at 57 to 60. After a fierce battle in the second quarter, the Knicks finally overtook the Raptors and gained a 3-point lead.

Half time.

In the Raptors locker room.

A group of players sat together to discuss the style of play in the second half. In response to all the problems that occurred in the first half, Kyle Lowry, one of the core players of the team, stood up and expressed his views.

"Coach Nick, I think we should keep an eye on Zhao!"

"He is the most consistent player on the Knicks and the one who threatens us the most... If possible, I hope to double-team him with Danny in the second half... If Zach If this guy wants to fight, just give him a little more chance..."

"I don't think he can replace Zhao's role..."

Coach Nick Nurse also fell into deep thought when he heard this.

"Coach Nick, I think Kyle's method can be tried! It will be difficult for us to open up the gap with the Knicks if we continue to play like this. We must make a gamble...otherwise, when we are exhausted, we will As soon as their substitute inside line comes on, we may be completely pulled apart..."

Leonard also stood up to support Lowry's words.

Since the two core players said this, head coach Nurse certainly had no objection. Therefore, under his arrangement, the Raptors quickly formulated new defensive tactics.

Regarding Zhao Feiyang, of course, it was left to Lowry and Danny Green.

beep.

The second half came on time.

The Knicks have not changed much, the team's morale is pretty good, and the lineup is still led by Zhao Feiyang with some of the main players + substitutes.

LaVine, who had rested for a while, also moved to the second position again, with Adrian still focused on guarding Leonard on the wing.

The inside was replaced by Porzingis and Dwight Howard.

call out.

The Knicks serve.

His teammates gave the ball to Zhao Feiyang, and Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball.

This time, as soon as he got the ball, two Raptors players suddenly double-teamed him. Lowry and Green were all rushing for the basketball in his hand, and they went up to fight for it before Zhao Feiyang could fully react.

Zhao Feiyang held the ball in his hand and looked at Lowry in front of him, but he didn't expect Green from behind to sneak up with a slap and the basketball fell out.

Snapped.

Green was the first to pick up the basketball. He gave the ball to Lowry, and Lowry drove the ball straight to the basket.

Zhao Feiyang didn't intend to give up. He leaned against Lowry and planned to give him a shot. Unexpectedly, Lowry had already jumped up and planned to take action, but at the last moment he threw the ball to Green behind him.

Green caught the ball and threw it up for a layup.

Snapped.

The basketball hit the backboard and fell firmly into the basket.

The ball went in.

The whole place was in an uproar.

This is also the first time since the start of this game that Zhao Feiyang has been double-teamed and attacked by two people.