The older superstars of the NBA

The first quarter between the two sides ended quickly.

The New York Knicks, playing at home, didn't feel very good in the second half of the first quarter, so the Milwaukee Bucks seized the opportunity to overtake.

The score was 32-28, with the Knicks trailing by 4 points.

Fast forward to the second quarter.

Considering that the opponent was not simple, Zhao Feiyang did not end up this time.

He chose to take a truce before playing against the Miami Heat because he could not feel the opponent's threat. Now the Bucks are different. The team's integration is obviously better than that of the Heat, and there is also a top player like Antetokounmpo Giannis.

Derrick Rose came off the bench to play the one position, Andrew Wiggins also replaced Adrian Ennis at the third position, Dwight Howard was replaced at the fifth position, and DeAndre Jordan was still at the fourth position.

Facing opponents like the Bucks, the Knicks have become extremely cautious, and their lineup arrangement is completely different from before.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded again.

The second quarter begins.

Bucks offense.

As expected, Antetokounmpo is still on the court, and the Bucks have only made slight adjustments to the lineup.

Snapped.

The ball is released.

Bucks offense.

The ball passed half court, and Eric Bledsoe rushed to the right with the ball. Antetokounmpo Giannis stepped forward to cover. As soon as he blocked it, he immediately rushed inside.

Snapped.

Bledsoe threw the basketball with a ground pass, and Antetokounmpo got the ball and entered the basket.

At this time, Howard came up to fill in. The two faced each other, and Antetokounmpo turned around and dunked on Howard to hit the ball into the basket.

Such a simple and crude style of play also stunned Jordan next to Howard.

"Hey, Dwight, he just... scored?"

Jordan's confusion made Howard look confused.

I think back then, he was also the top defensive player in the league. Even if LeBron James rushed to the basket, he would take a big block from him. As a result, the rising star slapped him in the face now, and he did it in such a simple way. How could this not happen? Make Howard feel complicated?

"DeAndre, it was just an accident. My foot slipped just now! Just wait! I will definitely slap him next time he dunks like this..."

Jordan didn't question it, but he added, "Okay! Dwight, if you need me to double-team, just say so! I will help you block this guy..."

"No need! I can do it!"

It was the Knicks' turn to serve.

Howard, who was scored by Antetokounmpo, took the initiative to run up and help Rose cover this time. He also wanted to follow Antetokounmpo's example and enter the basket to attack, but Rose successfully passed the ball to his hands, but after being separated, Howard was still stunned when facing Antetokounmpo under the basket.

He hesitated for a moment, and in less than a second, Antetokounmpo and the backup center Robin Lopez next to him came to fill in.

Snapped.

Perhaps Howard panicked and threw the ball towards the basket when he was about to rush to the basket. As expected, the basketball bounced out.

By the time Howard woke up and was going to fight for the rebound, Robin next to Antetokounmpo had already grabbed the ball.

The basketball was thrown directly by him and quickly fell into the hands of defender Bledsoe.

Bledsoe accelerated and soon reached the half court. Zhao Feiyang caught up and planned to block the shot, but Bledsoe deliberately attracted him and waited until he was under the basket before slamming the ball behind him.

The basketball hit the floor and bounced up. The person who followed up was Antetokounmpo. Rose originally planned to fill in the position, but he simply let go after realizing that Antetokounmpo had already caught the ball and jumped.

boom.

Antetokounmpo hit a two-handed dunk and smashed the ball into the basket.

The ball went in.

The Knicks serve again.

This time Rose observed the situation at the top of the arc after halftime. Zhao Feiyang specially ran up to help him cover. Ross was a little hesitant, Zhao Feiyang gave him a gesture, and Ross took the ball and rushed towards the two zones.

Seeing him dribbling the ball and rushing to the free throw line, Antetokounmpo also stepped up immediately. Zhao Feiyang hurriedly followed up from the right. Rose threw the ball with an empty pass. Jordan helped Zhao Feiyang block the defender, so Zhao Feiyang seized the opportunity and threw the ball for a layup.

Snapped.

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

The two sides continued to attack fiercely in the rest of the second quarter, and the players in the main lineup worked extremely hard. Even though they consumed a lot of physical energy, these players also showed their desperate state.

beep.

The first half is finally over.

The score was tied at 57 to 59, and the Knicks narrowed the point difference to 2 points after a period of pursuit. For them, the situation is still under control.

However, with the core insisting on staying on the court, the Knicks still failed to catch up with the Bucks, which is enough to prove that the opponent is indeed very strong.

In the first two quarters, Antetokounmpo Giannis and Zhao Feiyang played all the time. As the core of both teams, Antetokounmpo Giannis scored 15 points and 7 rebounds, while Zhao Feiyang scored 21 points and 5 assists.

Except for them, the scores of other players on both teams were scattered and not concentrated in the hands of any one player.

During the half-time break, players from both sides also walked towards their respective player tunnels. The Knicks fans kept cheering, and many people reached out to give them high-fives.

On the Bucks side, although there are many fans who like Antetokounmpo, because they are the away team, when the Bucks players walked to the tunnel, many people still booed to deliberately lower the morale of the Bucks.

Generally speaking, such small actions will not attract the attention of the players, and most of the time everyone pretends not to hear.

But no one expected that an overly enthusiastic fan appeared in the stands. This guy not only booed wildly, but also threw the unfinished drink in his hand at Antetokounmpo.

Snapped.

This thing hit Antetokounmpo at once. Although it didn't cause any serious damage, it wet Antetokounmpo's jersey and the drink splashed on his face.

The fans who threw things not only did not restrain themselves at all, but also shouted wildly at Antetokounmpo, "You shameless guy! You can only win by stepping on your feet! Apart from that, you can't do anything else..."

"You don't deserve to play in the NBA! You have insulted this sport..."

The fans' insults immediately made Antetokounmpo Giannis furious. If the people around him hadn't pulled him, Antetokounmpo would have rushed towards the stands!

The scene suddenly fell into chaos.

At this time, the security personnel also rushed over. After learning that a fan was throwing something, they immediately sent someone to "invite" the fan out of the arena.

This move failed to appease Antetokounmpo Giannis. He did not continue to take action, but the anger in his heart was instantly ignited.

Originally, the matter of "stepping up" was something he never wanted to mention in his heart, but now the other party was arrogant in front of him and even threw things at him! Fortunately, it was just a drink cup. If it had been anything else, I'm afraid he would have had a gourd on his head now!

Everything made Antetokounmpo feel extremely unhappy.

"Damn New York fans... I will definitely kill the Knicks! Let these guys see that the team they believe in is nothing special..."

"Even if I don't step in, I will knock these guys down..."

Once this idea took root in Antetokounmpo's heart, he gradually became agitated when he was originally calm.

beep.

The second half started soon.

Originally, Antetokounmpo could sit on the team bench and rest, but this time, he did not do so and continued to get on the court.

Zhao Feiyang did not continue to play. Considering that he had played for too long and could use more rest, other players also needed to play for training. Head coach Norman Thomas put him on the bench.

call out.

Knicks offense.

Jeremy Lin and LaVine partner up. The ball fell to Jeremy Lin, who drove the ball towards the half court.

At first, no Bucks player came to mark him, but when he passed halftime, Bucks defender Pat Connaughton came! After he came up, he directly pressed against Jeremy Lin and kept reaching out to interfere. Jeremy Lin was calm and kept blocking with one side of his body.

However, Jeremy Lin did not notice that Antetokounmpo had quietly moved to a high position from the inside. Suddenly, when he was about to rush to the right, Antetokounmpo appeared behind Jeremy Lin and slapped the basketball.

Snapped.

The basketball just fell out.

Antetokounmpo caught Jeremy Lin off guard.

By the time Jeremy Lin reacted and wanted to fight for the ball, Antetokounmpo had already rushed out with the ball one step ahead.

He accelerated all the way towards the half court, and in just a few breaths, Antetokounmpo dribbled the ball into the Knicks' basket.

Of course Jeremy Lin couldn't chase Antetokounmpo, so he could only watch Antetokounmpo dunk the ball into the basket.

boom.

Antetokounmpo ended the fight with a one-handed chop.

The Knicks continued to serve.

After the basketball was released, this time Jeremy Lin gave the ball to LaVine in advance. LaVine held the ball and played singles on the left, swayed the Bucks' George Hill one-on-one and then rushed to the basket.

This time LaVine avoided two defensive players one after another and successfully found space to shoot near the penalty area.

But just when he was about to throw the basketball, Antetokounmpo Giannis suddenly caught up from behind.

Snapped.

He slapped the basketball thrown by LaVine, and the basketball hit the backboard and bounced out.

The Bucks win the ball.

This time Antetokounmpo caught the ball and threw a long pass to Hill. Hill took the ball and accelerated towards the half court. When he was approaching the basket, he gave the ball to Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo suddenly jumped up due to the interference of two players.

boom.

A two-handed dunk hit the ball again.

His performance was really explosive! So much so that even Andre Drummond and Tristan Thompson who were marking him couldn't stop him.

Due to his crazy scoring, he only played 5 minutes in the third quarter, and the Knicks had to replace Zhao Feiyang again.

But at this time, the point difference widened to double digits, and Antetokounmpo single-handedly put the Knicks' situation in danger again.