NBA: Starting with the undercut by Parker and Bowen

Seeing Yang Lin hit a three-pointer just four seconds into the game, Yao Ming on the bench was clearly very excited.

He rushed to the sidelines and shouted at Yang Lin, who was retreating to defend, "Yang Lin, well done! That's the shot! Shoot them dead!"

"They can't stop you, you'll shine at Madison Square Garden tonight!"

Holy crap! 226 is so abnormal, there must be some personal grudge involved.

Looking up at the Knicks players on the court, I didn't hear of any of them having a grudge against Yao Ming!

Finally, Yang Lin focused his gaze on the person dribbling the ball across half-court.

No way! Could it be Old Ma?

Although he's become less skilled now, has a lot of bad habits, and hasn't yet gone to the CBA for socialist re-education.

But I've never heard of any connection between you and 226?

While still wondering, a thought flashed through Yang Lin's mind.

Recalling Yao Ming's rookie season, he was once faked out by Stephon Marbury with a simple crossover, which made the Suns' bench burst into laughter.

Uh! How should I put it!

Back then, Old Ma was indeed somewhat lacking in martial ethics.

Logically speaking, when two teams meet on the court, they should rely on their own abilities. Yao Ming being faked out can only be attributed to his lack of skill.

But didn't Allen Iverson, another master of dribbling, say that he would never use that move against big men?

A point guard's crossover dribble past a big center is nothing to brag about, except for toying with and mocking the opponent.

After all, there are huge differences in size, center of gravity, and agility between the two sides, and it is inherently difficult for a larger person to defend against a smaller one.

Right? Four-time Player of the Year Rudy Gobert.

It seems that many years later, after Stephon Marbury went to the CBA and received some "socialist education," he apologized to Yao Ming in person.

However, his apology was not just about the incident of him being knocked over.

The main thing is that later, well... it hasn't happened yet, but in 09 he released a maliciously provocative video, saying that he could put Yao Ming down at any time.

But none of this has happened yet!

Of course, Marbury's personality was indeed terrible during this period; otherwise, even if his skills declined, he wouldn't have ended up developing his career on the other side of the ocean.

Goodness! On another note, the Knicks have quite a few players with unruly personalities.

At least three players can be identified on the court: Stephon Marbury, Zach Randolph, and Eddie Curry.

Isaiah Thomas is a genius; he managed to pull off such an amazing lineup.

Surprisingly, both Marbury and Randolph later turned over a new leaf.

This added a noteworthy ending to their otherwise lackluster careers.

The Knicks were on offense, and Marbury didn't answer the ball. Randolph leaned on Wilcox in the low post on the left and asked for the ball, and Marbury immediately passed it to him.

Randolph gets the ball, skillfully fakes out Wilcox, and shoots a jump shot from seven feet away.

"Bang!" A muffled sound, the shot missed.

Inside, Eddie Curry, with his large size, secured a favorable position and easily grabbed the offensive rebound.

Facing Webber's close defense, Little Shark first squeezed out space by backing him up, then turned halfway and hooked the ball in.

"Swish!" This time it worked, and the Knicks scored easily.

The Knicks have two agile, overweight players on the court.

They were able to persuade the Assassin to offer them high salaries; their offensive talent is undeniable, and it certainly makes most players envious.

The Rockets attack again.

Yang Lin dribbled the ball past half-court, Webber set a screen and broke through on the right.

Seeing that his path was blocked, Marbury gave up on chasing and defending. As for Curry, Webber's defender, he stayed under the basket and didn't come out at all.

With no obstacles in sight, Yang Lin reached the right side of his waist area, jumped up, and threw the ball.

"Swish!" The shot went in, giving him 5 points to start the game.

After falling behind, Yang Lin looked down at his right hand and muttered, "My touch seems pretty good tonight!"

Looking up to retreat on defense, I happened to catch a glimpse of Little Shark lazily scooping up the basketball, preparing to inbound it from the baseline.

In an instant, a bright smile appeared on Yang Lin's face.

Playing well is not as important as strategizing well. As long as the opponent gives you an opportunity, you might just be able to put on a godlike performance at Madison Square Garden.

New York is on offense, and Crawford is one-on-one with Salmons.

A behind-the-back dribble followed by a jump step caught Salmons off guard, creating space for a shot.

Crawford gathered the ball, jumped, and quickly shot.

"Whoosh!" There was also one, 4 to 5.

In the Rockets' third offensive possession, Yang Lin did not have the ball this time, and Salmons received the ball in the backcourt and advanced the ball.

After crossing halfway, Yang Lin began making off-the-ball runs. Salmons broke through with the ball, while Yang Lin dribbled from the left flank to the right flank.

Wilcox set an off-ball screen on the baseline under the basket, blocking Marbury's pursuit defense.

Randolph was slightly more aggressive than Little Shark and chose to switch and follow up.

However, his speed was noticeably slow. By the time Yang Lin reached the right corner three-point line, he had just crossed the right three-second line.

Salmons passed the ball to Yang Lin, who even had time to adjust.

Before Randolph could catch up, Yang Lin calmly jumped up and easily released the basketball.

The orange basketball pierced the sky above Madison Square Garden, gracefully plunging into the hoop.

"Whoosh!" Yang Lin also scored eight points in a row at the start of the game.

After landing, Yang Lin took a special look at Randolph and found him looking dejected, muttering profanities and slang.

Yang Lin judged that perhaps he was regretting it at this moment, wondering why he had switched positions for no reason.

Since the opponent is already scoring, why bother chasing and defending so hard? You might as well learn from the little shark just now!

In the next offensive and defensive exchange, both sides failed to score.

On the Rockets' fifth offensive possession, Yang Lin was off the ball for the third consecutive time. Chris Webber had the ball at the free-throw line and managed to get the little shark out of the paint with great difficulty.

Yang Lin continued to move, and after his teammates set screens, he cut straight to the basket from the left 45-degree three-point line with Battier as a screen.

Webber had his back to Eddie Curry and was facing the upper right, so he didn't have a view of his left side.

But when Yang Lin made his run and cut inside, Webber seemed to have eyes in the back of his head and passed the ball in time.

Yang Lin received the ball, with a clear path in front of him, and smoothly made a layup.

"Whoosh!"

Yang Lin put the ball into the basket for the fourth time in this game.

10-5, the Rockets' 10th point, and also Yang Lin's 10th point.

Seeing Yang Lin score 10 points at the start of the game, Knicks head coach Isaiah Thomas couldn't sit still and immediately called the first timeout of the game.

During the timeout, Thomas, spitting as he spoke, instructed his players: "Defense! Stop that newly crowned Finals MVP!"

"Only three minutes into the game, he's already scored 10 points on his own. If this continues, Madison Square Garden will become his playground..."

Unlike the assassin's hurried and flustered manner.

Adelman, meanwhile, leisurely and casually asked Yang Lin, "Yang, how was it? Feels good, right?"

His touch was naturally good; didn't you see he scored all 10 points for the team at the start?

Seeing Yang Lin smile and nod, Adelman continued, "Since you're feeling good, then make more shots, otherwise it would be a waste."

He then made a lineup adjustment, replacing Shane Battier with Aaron Brooks.

The timeout is over, and the game has resumed.

In the first two or three offensive possessions after returning, Yang Lin clearly noticed that the Knicks players had intensified their defense against him.

But after two or three rounds, the Knicks players reverted to their old ways, no longer putting in the effort to chase down defenders or switch on defense.

In particular, the Knicks players realized that while the Rockets players were scoring non-stop, the Knicks players were also scoring non-stop!

Although I was behind the whole time, you still couldn't extend your lead!

Suddenly, as if by unspoken agreement, the defense of both teams gradually relaxed, and the players on both sides began to peacefully exchange passes.