In April, the Knicks gradually emerged from the ice and snow, but they were trapped in the invasion of ice and rain. In half a month, it rained halfway.

The late spring cold caused by the rain made many people wrapped in heavy clothes that had been put away, but the Madison Garden Plaza was hot.

No matter how experts look down on the Knicks' combat power, in their opinion, it is a great thing for the Knicks to enter the playoffs this season. As for how far they can go, it depends on God's will.

Their expectations are next season. This season they just need to enjoy it to let Zhou Mubai, the new MVP, feel the playoff atmosphere and learn something, and they will be satisfied.

As for whether Zhou Mubai can show off his might in the playoffs, they did not give up too much hope, because it is really not realistic. The playoffs are in the playoffs after all.

On April 16, Miami Hot will challenge the Knicks away.

The first game is very important to both sides, and they are quite prepared, at least the Miami Heat is the case.

Eric Spoelstra is the head coach of the Heat. He inherited Pat Riley's tactical philosophy and had extremely high requirements for the team. It can be said to be an extremely iron-blooded style.

Even though no experts are optimistic about the Heat being able to go far in the playoffs this year, no one will underestimate this opponent.

Since the 2007-08 season, although both east and west have strong teams and weak teams, the strength of the east and west has been differentiated. The West is getting stronger and stronger, and the entire West has become a meat grinder. By this season, the top eight in the East have started with 50 wins, while the first and eighth are only seven wins away.

The stronger the East is, the weaker the weaker the weaker the Cleveland Cavaliers won 61 wins, but the Hornets, who ranked eight, only had 44 wins, and the gap was quite large, with the first and eighth winning games being as many as 17 games.

The Heat only won 47 times this year, and they may not even be able to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference, but this does not mean that the Heat are easy to play.

The West is the Wild West because the West has become a meat minting field, but the East also has a name called Fury East. This does not mean how strong they are, but their defense is very violent.

Of course, the defense in the West is also good, but the defense in the East is very rough.

Whether it is the Celtics, the Cavaliers, the Magic, or even the Bulls, their defense is quite rough and may be restrained in the regular season. That is just because the referees' slap standards. However, in the playoffs, the referees' slap in a slightly released manner and a wild style emerges.

Under Pat Riley's leadership, the Heat have a consistent temperament, not only disciplined but also quite iron-blooded. In fact, many teams are not willing to fight with the Heat head-on because it is really uncomfortable.

The Knicks are like an alien in the East. When others are taking a foothold on defense, they start offensively and win.

It was like someone was digging trenches and building fortresses, but they started light cavalry.

There is no problem with paying attention to offense. After all, the standard for winning the game is to score higher than who can score.

But that is the regular season. The regular season is like an exercise. Everyone can use their skills to the fullest, but in order to reduce casualties, everyone is restraining the game, so the opponent who is not defending will not really kill you.

But in the playoffs, that is the real war - if you don't defend, you will really die!

In the eyes of many experts, the Knicks are just a student. Although they look strong, it is hard to say who wins and loses when they meet the Heat.

This is how the competition begins.

The Heat's starters include Wade, Quentin Richardson, Jermaine O'Neal, Carlos Arroyo, and Michael Beasley.

The Knicks' starting lineups are Zhou Mubai, Kevin Martin, Tyson Chandler, Antoine Jamison and Garlinari.

For the Knicks, the game was in trouble at the beginning.

Chandler and O'Neal Jr. jumped the ball in the middle circle, and O'Neal Jr. got the ball first for the Heat.

Arroyo is the point guard who quickly holds the ball and passes the half, and looks for Beasley as soon as he passes the half. Although Beasley is only a sophomore, he also bears part of the responsibility for strong attacks in the Heat.

Wade is the core of the outside of this team, O'Neal Jr. is the core of the inside, and Beasley is the young man who cooperates with the old, middle-aged and young man. He is the young man who helps the boss share the pressure, and he is also the one who knocks on the opponent's defense.

Jamison defends Beasley. Jamison is also a defensive strongman. Although he is getting older, he is still a standard or above defensive player.

But defending Beasley is not that simple. Although he is a Western drug, speeding, and entering a drug rehabilitation center, he is really a natural offensive genius.

He has a top offensive talent that can be seen at the naked eye. He has a real 2.06 meters tall, but he has super ball control ability that players of this height do not have.

What's even more exaggerated is that he has an amazing arm span and feels as smooth as silk. Whether it is a face frame, back-to-body single, or cutting-to-in projection, he has unique advantages.

Super defensive expert Artest once listed Beasley as the last player he wants to defend.

Another defensive expert, Avery Bradley, believes that Beasley is the best player in the league to play misaligned. After facing misaligned defense with his teammates, he has a high single success rate.

Jamison's defense against Beasley is not a misplaced, but he still can't defend against Beasley.

Beasley's arsenal had quite enough weapons. After breaking through, he suddenly stopped and jumped in, which led to the Heat's first two points.

Jamison spread his hands and expressed helplessness. He was defensive, but Beasley could still get in.

But this is just the beginning of the Knicks' trouble.

Zhou Mubai passed the ball after halftime. Facing Arroyo, who was defending him, he broke through with his crotch, and then suffered a pinch attack from the Heat. The pinch attack came from O'Neal, Wade and Arroyo. The pinch attack made D'Antoni on the field a little scared.

Of course, these are predictable for Zhou Mubai. He passed the ball in time - Martin cut from the weak side, attacked the basket after receiving the ball, and then broke out of the baseline when it was blocked by Quentin Richardson. Martin and the basket hit each other and made a loud noise. Fortunately, the basket was wrapped in a thick sponge to prevent injury.

But this time it was really shocking.

The referee blew up an ordinary foul, which made the fans feel uproar.

Zhou Mubai frowned, is this the playoffs?

This kind of defense may be called a violation in the regular season, but it only takes a regular foul in the playoffs.

When Zhou Mubai frowned, Coach Spo caught it, and he smiled proudly.

This is the foreshadowing he laid.

——Do not use too many tricks to deal with rookies, just make them feel depressed, scared, and lose confidence, so that they can kill them.
Chapter completed!