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On January 22, 2011, the "Melon Soap Opera" that had been delayed for several months finally came to an end. The latest chapter of the Church.com On the same day, the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks had reached a deal. "Melon" Carmelo Anthony will join the New York Knicks and form a double-star combination with Amare Stoudemire, who joined as a free agent last summer. (Note: Melon was traded on February 22, 2011. In this book, for the plot needs, I will be a month in advance. Please forgive me~)

In this deal, the Nuggets will get: Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Garlinari, Timphie Mozgoff and the Knicks' first round pick in 2014, the Warriors' second round pick in 2012 and 2013, the Timberwolves' Costa Covers and 3 million cash; and the Knicks will get: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter and Reynaldo Barkman. In addition, the Knicks will get Cory Brewer, while the Timberwolves' second round pick in 2015 will get Anthony Randolph and Eddie Curry.

It is worth mentioning here that in addition to getting the four main players of the Knicks and a substitute player of the Timberwolves, they also got about 20 million trade specials. When the Nuggets traded, the total salary of the team had exceeded the salary cap. They exchanged Billups' contract for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Garlinari, Raymond Felton and Timphie Mozgov. The four players they sent - Cameron Anthony, Reynaldo Barkman, Sheldon Williams, and Anthony Carter all produced trading specials, thus meeting the salary equality.

The special case value brought by the transaction Cameron Anthony is about 17.15 million US dollars, which also set the highest value in NBA history.

In addition, the other three players also generated three transaction exceptions, worth a total of 3.303 million US dollars. Some of these transaction exceptions came from the Timberwolves. Between the Timberwolves and the Knicks, Cory Brewer's annual salary was 2.91 million yuan, just as much as a fraction of the total annual salary of Eddie Curry and Little Randolph. Originally, the salary could not be matched to reach a deal, but because the Timberwolves had 12 million salary space, they could ignore the salary matching principle and form a transaction exception. The Knicks immediately sent this transaction exception to the Nuggets.

The deal currently involves 13 people, which has tied the NBA trading record (in 2005, five teams, Heat, Grizzlies, Hornets, Celtics and Jazz, joined forces to make a big deal with 13 people.).

'Melon' Cameron Anthony was the 2003 Tanhua Show. As a small forward with impeccable offensive skills, he was once considered the lifelong enemy of the "Little Emperor" LeBron James.

During his seven and a half years in the Nuggets, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, and has always been regarded as the cornerstone of the Nuggets' team building and core player.

However, although Cameron Anthony has partnered with great point guards such as Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups in the seven years of the Nuggets, the Nuggets' best result is nothing more than reaching the Western Conference Finals, which also made the "melon" want to leave.

Since Cameron Anthony refused to renew his contract with the Nuggets last summer, the Nuggets have been looking for possible deals in semi-publicity, and the Nets and the Knicks have always been the most likely next home. Temple.com

Of course, as for Cameron Anthony himself, he has always regarded the Knicks as his ideal place, not only because New York is his hometown, but also because the Knicks got the "Little Overlord" Amare Stoudemire in the summer.

Amare Stoudemire moved from the Phoenix Suns as a free agent in the summer, averaging 26.1 points and 8.6 rebounds this season, and is regarded as one of the strongest contenders for the regular season MVP.

Cameron Anthony and Amare Stoudemire averaged 51.3 points per game this season, while the top two stars so far are Heat LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, who averaged 51.5 points per game, leading Cameron Anthony and Amare Stoudemire combined 0.2 points, followed by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook of the Thunder.

In other words, Cameron Anthony and Amare Stoudemire will likely become the strong offensive combination of the league's top 3.

In addition to getting the "melon", the Knicks also got the "Flounder" Billups, Cameron Anthony + Amare Stoudemire + Chauncey Billups. This big deal from the Knicks has changed the pattern between the east and west.

However, the Knicks also paid a great price to facilitate this big deal. They almost used half of the team to get the "melon" Anthony. Many young and potential players were traded, such as Danilo Garlineri, Raymond Felton, Timphie Mozgov, etc.

However, after three games, the Knicks uniform team was still satisfied with this super big deal. Because since Cameron Anthony came to the Knicks and formed a team with Amare Stoudemire, the Knicks have shown strong offensive firepower and have now won three consecutive victories.

On January 27, local time in the United States, today, the Orlando Magic rushed to Big Apple City to challenge the brand new Knicks with Cameron Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups.

The Orlando Magic is also the strongest opponent the Knicks have encountered since the transaction. Knicks coach Mike D'Anthony also announced the high-profile announcement before this game that he would use the Magic to test the team's strength.

However, the Magic are not easy to bully. Head coach Stan Van Gundy confronted Mike D'Antoni before the game, saying that it was not that easy to defeat the Orlando guy.

Tonight's game is the second time that the Magic and the Knicks have fought this season. The last time the Magic defeated the opponent, but it was not easy.

This time, the Knicks will definitely win a game under the leadership of "Melon" Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.

However, before the game began, the Magic got good news, that is, the Knicks' main point guard Changcey Billups will miss the game due to severe flu.

Without Changxi Billups, the Magic are much easier to play. Temple.com

In this game, the Magic's starting lineup was: center Dwight Howard, power forward Brandon Bass, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Vince Carter, and organizational defender Wu Feng.

On the Knicks side, Tony Douglas replaced Chauncey Billups as the team's starting point guard, the shooting guard was rookie Landley Fields, the small forward was Cameron Anthony, the power forward was Amare Stoudemire, and the center was Ronnie Turiaf.

Although Tony Douglas is not very old, his offense is pretty good and his passing awareness is good. However, defense is his weakness. It is difficult to defend against Wu Feng.

Although Landley Fields, a rookie in the Knicks' point guard, has a good shooting feel and a good sense of empty cutting. Her rebounding ability is outstanding among the defenders. In terms of defense, it is also very good among this rookie.

However, the Magic also have many problems. The biggest problem is physical strength, because this game is their back-to-back game, and it is also away.

Therefore, the Magic's condition has been tested a lot.

Dwight Howard and Ronnie Turiaf jumped the ball, and the Magic won the first chance to attack without any suspense.

Wu Feng took a few light strokes of the basketball, took a breath, and then quickly dribbled the ball forward.

Just after halftime, Landley Fields had appeared in front of him. The Magic's current state has greatly increased the Knicks' chances of winning, but they did not take it lightly. They devoted more energy to defending Wu Feng and Dwight Howard.

During the tactical arrangement before the game, Mike D'Anthony repeatedly emphasized only one sentence: no matter what the situation is, as long as the ball is in Wu Feng and Dwight Howard, the players on the field will have to attack the two of them regardless of the consequences. They are willing to give some empty spaces to other players, and they cannot give these two people any room to breathe.

Wu Feng quickly passed the ball without sticking to the ball. Then, Wu Feng showed a speed of lightning, easily passing through Landley Fields, and the ball returned to his hands as soon as possible.

The moment the ball was received, Wu Feng's speed suddenly increased, from stillness to movement, which made people feel a strange abrupt.

Tony Douglas didn't expect Wu Feng to start so quickly, and quickly set up a defensive posture within the three-point line. His eyes stared at Wu Feng tightly, not daring to slack off at all.

With a "squeak", Wu Feng's body started at high speed, and stopped forcibly after one step inside the three-point line. His toes and the floor instantly made a violent friction sound without stopping. He jumped up, raised the ball high, and gently pushed his hands, and the ball quickly flew out of his fingers.

"Swish", the ball was caught in the net. After landing, Wu Feng clenched his right fist, paused hard in front of his chest, and roared lowly.

Tony Douglas shook his head. Wu Feng is really a monster. His physical fitness is really amazing. Within a few short steps, he can go from stillness and movement, and in an instant. Everything that seems simple here, without shocking explosive power and good physical coordination, is absolutely impossible to maintain the balance of the body.

"What a good ball!" Sun Zhenping and Xu Jiping couldn't help but say something in the studio of the imperial court.

The Knicks' counterattack was very fast. After Wu Feng succeeded, the ball was quickly passed out. Except for Tony Douglas' possession and landing behind, several other players quickly penetrated into the Magic's half-court. The penetration speed made the Magic's players returning to defense dwarfed. The Tony Douglas man flew out quickly before the half-court.

Tony Douglas's consciousness was really good. He saw the players who were not defending around Amare Stoudemire at once. The ball was delivered to him immediately. The latter took two steps lightly and threw the ball high before Dwight Howard defended. The ball passed through Dwight Howard's raised right hand, and the ball easily entered the net.

The Magic's counterattack, Wu Feng used Gerald Wallace's cover to jump from the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer with a "swish".

After one two-pointer and one three-pointer, Wu Feng scored two consecutive goals, he scored 5 points in a row after less than two minutes of the opening game.

Tony Douglas roamed the top of the arc with the ball, glanced at the whole game, and then a beautiful pass came to Cameron Anthony's hands.

Cameron Anthony singled Gerald Wallace, and made a jump shot from behind.

Cameron Anthony has excellent back-playing ability, and it will be difficult to defend against unless he feels poorly.

The Magic's offense, Vince Carter made a move outside the 45-degree angle three-point line on the right wing, but unfortunately missed, Tony Douglas received a defensive rebound.

It was Tony Douglas again, who passed the ball at the baseline and assisted Landley Fields at the top of the arc and scored from outside the three-point line.

Under the mobilization of Tony Douglas, the Knicks scored a 7-2 win, and three Knicks players succeeded one after another.

In the first quarter, both teams seemed to be more obsessed with offense, but obviously the Knicks' many scorers have more choices in offensive methods.

Cameron Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Tony Douglas can all score, and their scoring ability is excellent.

The Magic's offense is very monotonous. Except for Dwight Howard's score in the inside, only Wu Feng's long shot from the outside was shot. However, under the Knicks' attack, Wu Feng had too few opportunities to take action. After hitting two consecutive goals at the beginning, in the next five minutes, Wu Feng only relied on free throws to score two points, and the other two shots missed, and the other players had many opportunities.

However, they seemed a little hesitant to shoot tonight. With the fast pace of the Knicks, the shooting time left for them was very limited. After a little hesitation in his heart, the players who made up for defense immediately appeared in front of them. The few opportunities that Wu Feng finally created were wasted.

He grabbed a few of Stan Van Gundy's hair. From the beginning of the game, his butt had almost never touched the seat. He kept wandering on the sidelines and shouting loudly on the sidelines. However, the more anxious he was, the worse the situation on the field was. Several players who were not very stable in their mentality were, after being scolded by him, their actions became hesitant and slower, and they made mistakes repeatedly.

Before the game, Stan Van Gundy had a confrontation with Mike D'Antoni, so he attached great importance to this game.

With three minutes and forty-eight seconds left in the first quarter, the Magic trailed the Knicks by 6 points 15:21. Then Cory Brewer, who came on as a substitute, made a three-pointer, and the Knicks quickly opened the gap with 24:15.

Stan Van Gundy called a timeout helplessly, and was extremely disappointed, which calmed down his head and realized that his yelling just now was not only helpless, but also made the players at a loss.

"This game is probably the most difficult game we have encountered before the All-Star Weekend. I have to bear the main responsibility for the game when it is like this, but now it is not a matter of who is responsible. Anyway, the game is the first quarter, and we have enough time to make up for the mistakes. For the Knicks, I don't need to say much, and we haven't played against each other before. Everyone has a personal feeling about them. Although our foothold in this game is defense, everyone knows that with our current lineup, we cannot completely defend their offense. So how should we do it? In addition to strengthening the defense, we also need to strengthen ourselves.

There is no choice but to do this. The Knicks' defense is not very strong, and in the game, they value attack more, and they are more interested in attack, waiting for defense. The Knicks is the most accurate description. We can only suppress our opponents in defense and catch up with our opponents in offense." Stan Van Gundy's tactical arrangement is very simple, which is to run quickly, run a large range of runs, use speed to bring the offense, use an offense that does not care about the consequences, as long as there is an opportunity, don't hesitate at all, quickly throw the ball to the basket, and he will not blame him if he misses the shot. But if an opportunity appears and the opportunity is missed in his hands, it will be severely criticized by Stan Van Gundy.

However, in this way, Dwight Howard will put more pressure on the inside. In addition to putting enough pressure on the Knicks in offense, he also needs to maintain a certain control rate in rebounding. Fortunately, Dwight Howard is in an unexpected state today. Within more than eight minutes of progress, he put a huge pressure on the Knicks' inside, and performed well in three aspects, offense, defense and rebounding.

This timeout, the Knicks' lineup was adjusted, and Sheldon Williams replaced Ronnie Turiaf.

Stan Van Gundy looked at the Knicks' players with jealousy. After playing for so long, he should have made some adjustments to the lineup. In addition to ensuring the players' physical strength, a lineup that will play on the field for too long will gradually make the opponent find a way to deal with it. However, after scanning the several players on the bench, he suppressed the impulse in his heart. Now the score has been pulled apart by his opponent so much. If he is swaying at this time, there is no need to continue the following game.

Wu Feng gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. He knew very well that he wanted to change his previous style of play and blindly search for three-pointers on the outside. Now it seems unlikely. Two Knicks players who are close to defending are like maggots with bones. As soon as the ball reaches his hands, they will immediately appear by their side, leaving no gap for him. Although with his own strength, Wu Feng is still confident that he has time to break through their defense.
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