When Larry Brown coached the Pacers and Pistons, the team was made up of a group of players who had once failed to achieve their goals. The biggest player was Reggie Miller, not Reggie Miller.

Not bad, but Reggie Miller has nothing to do with "big-name players".

When coaching those players, Larry Brown had absolute control, could implement high-pressure rule, and could curse when he was unhappy...

Not now. The Knicks players are all old men with long playing experience, bad tempers, and lots of money. Larry Brown looks at each of these players like a madman.

The only ones Larry Brown dares to criticize now are first- and second-year players like Ariza, Nate Robinson, and Channing Fletcher.

Ever since, the regular season has begun, and there is not even a shadow of Larry Brown's system construction, which is no different from not changing the coach.

Offense and defense transition, the Knicks attack.

Jamal Crawford singled out Ray Allen and hit a three-pointer!

Take to the skies!

It would be wrong to say that the Knicks have not changed at all. They still have some of the characteristics of Larry Brown - perimeter players who are prolific shooters and have many opportunities!

Since Larry Brown's own offensive coaching ability is poor, he especially likes to use isolation defenders. If the shot is successful, it is because he has done a good job in delegating power. If the shot is not successful, he can blame him. It is the player's problem.

For him, there are only two happy things about coming to the Knicks. One is that there are many players who are good in isolation and shooting, and the other is that the annual salary of tens of millions of dollars is the highest in NBA history.

As the game progressed, both teams showed their own playing styles.

Compared with the previous game, the main offensive tactics of the Trail Blazers have been significantly adjusted. Randolph and Ray Allen's role in ending the offense has been reduced, but the opportunities for the two to touch the ball have been increased, which has reduced Liu Xiu's ability to a certain extent.

The ball possession rate increases Liu Xiu's role in finishing the attack.

The Knicks' offense is simple, just take turns in isolation.

Relying on Liu Xiu's 7 points and 1 assist, Randolph had 4 points and 2 assists, Ray Allen had 3 points, and Flying Squirrel had 5 points... In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Knicks by two points, 28-26.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers continued their efforts and scored 29 points in a single quarter. Their offensive performance was very outstanding!

However, at the end of the half, the Trail Blazers, immersed in the joy of rapid progress on the offensive end, found that they did a poor job on the defensive end.

Even if the Knicks scored 26 points in the first quarter, the Knicks scored 28 points in the second quarter.

The Trail Blazers scored 57 points at halftime, and the opponent also had 54 points. They performed like a tiger in one operation, but the lead was only 3 points.

It's obvious that when they adjusted for offense, they ignored the defensive lineup and tactical adjustments!

Liu Xiu beat Marbury with 13 points and 3 assists in the half, but he was also beaten by Marbury, who had 11 points and 2 assists.

Even if Liu Xiu chooses to copy Payton's "blocking flow", it is still difficult to guard against the 28-year-old Marbury in his prime.

Plus Jamal Crawford, who scored 17 points in the first half, and Eddie Curry, who scored 9 points in the half...

The Trail Blazers' overall defense was very poor in the first half.

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After returning from the halftime break, the Trail Blazers made very big adjustments and wanted to be both offensive and defensive.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers did a pretty good job defensively and kept the pace very well, limiting the Knicks to only 22 points. The outlaws made a great contribution. Jamal Crow scored 17 points in the first half.

Ford was defended by the Outlaws and made 1 of 4 shots in a single quarter and only scored 3 points.

But the pace was suppressed, and the Blazers' own offensive rhythm was also greatly affected.

The biggest impact was the number of mistakes they made in the third quarter!

Today, their offensive tactics have been greatly adjusted, so many players need to focus on offense in order to execute the tactics well.

Therefore, the defense was not good in the first half, not only because of the rotation of the lineup, but also because the defensive tactics were not arranged well enough, and the players' attention was not on defense.

In the third quarter, they needed to be both offensive and defensive, and the offensive end was adjusted so much. Their offensive end was messed up in passing, and they made 9 turnovers in a single quarter!

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers only took 12 successful shots, making 5 of 12 shots. They only scored 1 three-pointer, plus 3 of 5 free throws, and only scored 14 points!

After three quarters, the Knicks led the Trail Blazers by 5 points 76-71 entering the final quarter!

This change of situation had a great impact on the entire Trail Blazers team. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers had no goals in the first three minutes and were beaten 11-2 by the Knicks.

, the point difference came directly to 14 points.

Although Liu Xiu then turned on the singles mode and scored 11 points on 4 of 7 shots in the remaining 8 minutes, he was facing the already high-energy Big Q, Jamal Crawford, and Marbury.

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These guys may not work well in the playoffs, but they are really good when they hit the ground running in the regular season!

Liu Xiu scored 11 points and 3 assists to lead the team to 22 points with less than 9 minutes left. The Knicks were the only ones to score. The three of them scored 19 points together and withstood Liu Xiu's counterattack.

Jamal Crawford scored 26 points, Marbury scored 21 points, Big Q scored 23 points, and the Knicks scored 20+ points. The Knicks finally defeated the Trail Blazers 106-95 on the road!

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The Trail Blazers' first loss of the new season came earlier than expected.

Even the reporters who were waiting for the Trail Blazers to lose didn't expect that the Trail Blazers would lose in the third game.

For the media, this is just like the Chinese New Year! Fancy criticism begins!

The Trail Blazers take this defeat very seriously.

After the 3rd company finished their main attack, they got two days of rest.

On the 6th, the first rest day, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the Trail Blazers held a team meeting to analyze the reasons for last night's defeat.

It's said to be analysis, but actually the coaching staff has summarized the reasons for the loss and told the players.

Maurice Cheeks admitted his mistake very decisively, but it immediately showed that he was too anxious.

This is the core reason why the Trail Blazers lost last night - they took too big a step and broke the ball.

Retaining the core lineup, introducing Ray Allen, Liu Xiu and Randolph have grown for another year... With such basic conditions, the Trail Blazers coaching staff is under tremendous pressure.

But they didn't expect that as the defending champion, there would be so many unfavorable situations, and they never thought of these unfavorable situations before they appeared.

The reasons for last night's defeat were at the team level, too radical on-the-spot adjustments, inconsistent playing rhythm throughout the game...etc.

In fact, in Liu Xiu's view, another reason for their loss was the decline in outside shooting in the second half.

If it weren't for the poor internal defense of the Knicks, it would have been difficult for him to lead the team's counterattack with 11 points and 2 assists in the final quarter.

But the coaching staff did not mention this aspect.

The reason is very simple. If you want to make the most of this defeat and make the players feel the pressure, you naturally have to ignore those objective factors that can be used to comfort yourself.

As for whether some people can't handle the pressure, the coaching staff is not worried about this problem at all. They are a championship team. For players who can't handle this pressure, the way to deal with it is very simple...

After the team meeting, the coaches did not let the players train. Instead, they asked the players to go home and rest. They will go to the away game tomorrow to play a four-game away game.

Liu Xiu did not leave and followed the coach and vice president to the head coach's office.

The coach asked: "Warden, what do you want from me?"

Liu Xiu responded: "I want to talk about the adjustment direction of the system."

The coach was very interested: "Tell me about it."

Liu Xiu thought through his thoughts and said: "I think when we adjust tactics, we don't need to build a system based on my priorities. That would be too limiting."

Before the coach could answer, the vice president on the side said first: "Jace, we will build the team with you as the core and around you. This is the direction we have set. Ray made this request when he joined us..."

Liu Xiu had already expected that the other party would have such a misunderstanding, and responded: "Kevin, what I said is not the same thing as what you said...Does anyone understand? It's really hard, forget it, I said it more simply.

A little bit, build the lineup around me and rotate the lineup around me. Of course I need these. If I don't do this, then I won't renew my contract.

What I'm talking about is the right to take action and the tactical priority.

The lineup is built around me and the rotation is done around me. Of course I am happy about this.

But for shots and tactical priorities, I think we have so many great players, why not become a team that focuses on team offense and plays star tactics at critical moments?

We don’t have to be so hard-headed, Kevin.”

After Liu Xiu finished speaking, the office was quiet for two seconds. Suddenly, the vice president stretched out his hand. The warden reacted very quickly and quickly rushed to the office door. He deliberately left the door open when he came in.

What Liu Xiu said made sense, but his tone and way of speaking were too much to criticize.

Seeing Liu Xiu escaping, the vice president did not chase him. He was the fastest player on their team. His overall sprint test score was second only to Little Flying Squirrel. Looking only at the fastest speed during the sprint, the two were indistinguishable.

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Although Liu Xiu's words made sense, the vice president only thought that Liu Xiu was a young player suffering from the onset of his "self-sufficiency team syndrome".

This symptom has existed since the birth of professional basketball, and Chamberlain is the most famous one.

But the vice president saw the coach deep in thought and asked: "Maurice, you don't take what Jess said seriously, do you?"

"Huh?" the coach asked, "What about that?"

The vice president shook his head and said: "Jace is just a kid who thinks, 'I should be selfless.' Once he gets over it, he will forget this idea."

The coach did not answer, but said: "Actually, what the warden said is right. We started adjusting in the preseason, and we still have many problems. The biggest problem I now understand is the impact of our main premise.

When it comes to our changes, it’s too difficult to ensure the warden’s tactical priority while also working as a team!

What the warden said was a good idea, and based on my knowledge of the warden, he was speaking from his heart."

"No, I don't doubt whether what Jace said is sincere. I also think your judgment is correct, but if we really do this, I think this decision will be wrong."

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Chapter completed!