After Tim Duncan caught the basketball, he glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

It's not like he hasn't faced off against Kurt Thomas before.

He still knows something about this player.

If the Knicks didn't still have Dayao, then I'm afraid everyone would think that he is the most suitable inside player for Allen Iverson.

His offensive methods are relatively simple, usually focusing on mid-range jump shots. However, his effective mid- and long-range killing range can be expanded to about 18 feet.

To a certain extent, Thomas can evacuate the basket to a greater extent and provide support for the small players on the outside to pass back after penetrating and breaking through. As long as the defenders can attract the opponent's penalty area defense, Kurt Thomas' mid-range shooting will be the opponent's.

nightmare.

In terms of offense, this is a perfect match with Allen Iverson.

The two of them don't even need any tactics. They just need to play pick-and-rolls, which is enough to make a name for themselves in this league.

On the defensive side, Kurt Thomas' nicknames are "Crazy Eyes" and "Dirty Kurt."

His defensive prowess is far beyond what current average insiders can match. Thomas can fight one-on-one against most big players in the league, and he is an excellent role model for other inside players in terms of defensive awareness.

He is one of the few interior defenders in the league who is not afraid at all against super interior players such as Duncan, Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Garnett, and even O'Neal.

But it is because the Knicks still have Dayao who needs to occupy a certain amount of ball rights, so the outside world previously said that the Knicks' lineup does not match.

Dayao and Allen Iverson are not compatible.

Many people even believe that the Knicks would be stronger without Dayao.

Even though Yao is already recognized as the number one center player in the league.

However, the degree of lineup matching is still a very important part of the strength of a cross beam team.

But who would have thought that Allen Iverson could pass the ball now.

All previous comments about not being optimistic about the Knicks were immediately overturned.

On the contrary, the Knicks' strength prediction has been upgraded several notches!

If given a choice, Tim Duncan would rather play against Yao than Kurt Thomas.

However, he had no choice.

After letting out a sigh, Tim Duncan directly chose to play from behind.

Once, twice, three times.

After struggling to move a little distance to the basket, he suddenly turned around quickly.

Raise the basketball high with your left hand, hook it lightly, and prepare to end the attack with a hook shot.

However, Dayao has been waiting aside for a long time!

Long before taking the field, Han Ning assigned him and Kurt Thomas a task.

Watch out for Tim Duncan!

Even if the Spurs' other inside players are allowed to score, Tim Duncan cannot feel the slightest sense of relief at the basket.

He jumped up and swatted the basketball with the palm of his right hand.

"Crack!"

There was a loud noise, and the basketball was shot straight away by Dayao.

It just happened to fall into the hands of Allen Iverson.

Allen Iverson didn't hesitate and turned around to start the fast break.

Use his speed to get to the Spurs' basket.

He jumped hard, held the ball high with both hands, stretched his abdomen in the air, and pushed the basketball into the basket with both hands.

"bang!"

"Ho! Ho! Ho!"

The Knicks fans at the scene suddenly felt their hormones soaring, and everyone's face was flushed with excitement.

Such an exciting start!

Dayao and Kurt Thomas stretched out their arms and gave a high-five.

It was obvious that both of them were very satisfied with their cooperation just now.

Only Tim Duncan's expression was very ugly.

This was the first time he felt how much pressure he had to face when the admiral was not around.

He turned around and glanced at Han Ning, who was standing not far away.

But suddenly she found that he seemed to be smiling at her.

Suddenly, Tim Duncan had an ominous premonition in his heart.

He had seen this kind of smile before.

Probably, it was the time when I was crushed psychologically.

It seems like that time when I was defeated by trash talk.

Can't remember clearly.

But as soon as he saw this smile, Tim Duncan knew that nothing good would happen next.

It's still the Spurs' offense.

This time, it's Kurt Thomas who defends Tim Duncan.

Tim Duncan looked a little displeased. After playing a low-post pick-and-roll with his teammates, he came to the other side of the basket and replaced Kurt Thomas with Dayao to defend him.

Then he stretched out his hand for the ball.

Tony Parker still didn't hesitate and passed the basketball again.

Once, twice, three times.

Relying on a back-up shot, he struggled to get a few steps toward the basket, and then quickly turned around.

He raised the basketball high with both hands and stared straight at the basket, preparing to end the offense with a mid-range shot.

However, in the next second, something happened that no one expected.

The moment Tim Duncan started to turn around, Kurt Thomas directly dropped Spurs starting center Rasu Nesterovich and rushed towards Tim Duncan.

Although Dayao was opened up some space by Tim Duncan's back hit.

But Kurt Thomas didn’t!

Moreover, as soon as Tim Duncan turned around, he dropped Rasu Nesterovich and rushed over, which is enough to show that he has been keeping an eye on the situation here.

In other words, he planned to attack Tim Duncan from the very beginning, and did not take Rasu Nesterovich to heart at all, who he should be guarding.

Run straight towards Tim Duncan and jump.

"Crack!"

Another big hit!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The entire Madison Square Garden Arena was filled with people.

They really haven't seen their team play such an amazing opening performance for a long, long time!

Knicks offense.

Allen Iverson slowly came to the frontcourt with the ball.

He stared straight at the basket.

He also felt a little itchy.

Although he knows that passing the ball can lead the entire team and fulfill his significance as a legendary leader.

But this still couldn't suppress his inner desire to score goals.

When Tim Duncan saw this scene, he felt relieved.

Fortunately, it's not an inside call.

He had just been tortured by Dayao and Kurt Thomas and it was already very uncomfortable.

If the Knicks continue to focus on the inside, I don't know how tired he will be in this game!

"Allen! Allan! Remember our plan!" Han Ning suddenly shouted from the sidelines.

Allen Iverson immediately understood.

Then he suddenly picked up speed, threw away Tony Parker's defense in one step, and went straight to the basket.

Immediately afterwards, Kurt Thomas, who was originally facing off against Tim Duncan, withdrew directly and came to the high position.

Tim Duncan had just reacted when he saw Allen Iverson running towards him.
Chapter completed!