Davis was the last to appear, and the Pelicans had their usual starting lineup.

The guards were Holiday and Morrow, the forwards Tang Tian and Davis, and the center was Jason Smith.

On the Knicks' side, Chandler was out with an injury.

Their guards were Felton and J.R. Smith, the forwards were Shumpert and Anthony, and the center position was filled by "Italian No. 1 pick" Bargnani, who replaced Chandler in the starting lineup.

Stoudemire's condition had declined severely, and Anthony was spending more time at power forward this season.

Davis outjumped Bargnani, winning the tip for the Pelicans for the nth time, giving them the first chance to attack.

Holiday dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and then passed it to Tang Tian.

This was the Pelicans' signature opening play.

But just then, Anthony rotated over to help defend.

Although Anthony's average score this season was not as high as last season, his rebounds, assists, and steals all set career highs.

With Kidd retired, Stoudemire and J.R. Smith in sharp decline, and Chandler injured shortly after the start of the season, he entered An Lü Bu mode early, taking care of both offense and defense, acting as both father and mother.

This help defense came very quickly, and it should have been Coach Mike Woodson's tactical arrangement.

He was forcing Tang Tian to pass the ball.

Tang Tian passed the ball as he wished, passing through the gap in the double-team to Davis.

This pass was quite accurate.

Zhi Jian Yi Shu (fingertip art) couldn't pass out particularly flamboyant and wonderful balls, but it was good at precision.

After receiving the ball, Davis directly attacked the basket.

Smith pinned Bargnani, and Davis took two steps to the basket and dunked with both hands to score.

Although the outside world was discussing who between him and Tang Tian was the Pelicans' boss, there would be no result for the time being.

But what was certain was that the understanding between Tang Tian and him was constantly increasing, and both of them had been in very hot form recently!

Felton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and also passed it to Anthony to play.

The Pelicans didn't double-team, and Davis defended one-on-one.

Davis had top-notch physical talent and was a power forward, so defending Anthony one-on-one should be effective.

Anthony faced the basket with a triple threat. Compared to Tang Tian, although his passing was a bit bad, it was more threatening because his breakthrough was more damaging.

A breakthrough feint tricked Davis into taking a step back, followed by a sudden pull-up jumper.

Because of his build, Anthony's pull-up jumper wasn't as fast or as elegant as McGrady's, but his rhythm was very strong, and he was very stable when he shot.

"Bang!"

The basketball went into the hoop, kissing the rim.

Anthony returned a goal to Davis, also scoring two points for the Knicks.

After the goal, he did his signature salute celebration.

It had the air of single-handedly taking down the head of a general.

Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt again, and this time it was Felton who came to double-team.

Woodson changed his double-teaming method, and he did have some skill when it came to defensive tactics.

However, after the Pelicans had been together for the past two months, the team's understanding had improved a lot, and Holiday was already cutting to the basket.

Tang Tian flicked the pass, and Holiday caught the ball and scored directly against Bargnani, who was helping defend.

The Italian No. 1 pick was famously soft.

The Knicks attacked to the frontcourt and continued to play Anthony.

The Pelicans also double-teamed at this time, and Tang Tian contracted back.

Anthony chose to pass the ball, and he had really changed a lot this season.

Shumpert had a chance after receiving the ball.

"Bang!"

However, his three-point shot was obviously off, smashing into the edge of the basket and bouncing high.

Smith secured the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked to the frontcourt and continued to play Tang Tian at this point.

The Knicks double-teamed, and this time the person helping to defend changed to J.R. Smith.

Tang Tian passed the ball to Morrow again, and Morrow took a three-point shot after receiving the ball.

"Swish!"

He made it!

7 to 2!

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

"Hey, look at Tang Tian's pass, it's always just right, the person who receives the ball can score!"

Zhang Weiping explained with a smile on his face in the commentary booth.

Woodson frowned at this time.

In three consecutive defenses, Tang Tian had sent out three consecutive assists, which showed that his defensive strategy had completely failed.

Tang Tian had chemistry with this Pelicans team, and the other Pelicans players had been in very hot form recently, so it seemed that this wouldn't work.

In the Knicks' offense, J.R. Smith's layup after a breakthrough was blocked out of bounds by Davis.

Although Smith had said he was very confident before the game, his condition this season was indeed very poor.

Bargnani's buzzer-beating three-pointer at the arc didn't go in, and Davis collected the defensive rebound.

After Anthony made a goal at the start, the other Knicks players missed consecutive shots.

Comparing the two sides, it was clear that Anthony really couldn't carry the team.

Tang Tian received the ball again in the frontcourt, and the Knicks didn't double-team at this time.

Tang Tian got a chance to play Shumpert one-on-one.

Shumpert was a standard 3D swingman, and his role was very similar to Tang Tian's in the Spurs, a weakened version of Tang Tian during the Spurs era.

With Kidd's retirement this season, his three-point ability had declined a lot, but his defense was still there.

Moreover, although he was 1.96 meters tall, his weight of 100 kilograms was a complete match for Tang Tian.

In a one-on-one opportunity, Tang Tian attacked facing the basket.

Also a triple threat, Shumpert stuck very close.

After seeing this, Tang Tian winked at Davis.

Davis came over for a close pick-and-roll, and Tang Tian took a step and pulled up for a jumper against Anthony.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net.

Tang Tian had far fewer scoring methods than Anthony, but his playing style was obviously smarter.

It would be a waste not to use teammates!

In the Knicks' offense, Anthony took the initiative to ask for the ball at the high post this time.

He couldn't stand his teammates' eye-watering performance anymore.

This time he didn't use a triple threat, but played Davis with his back, a turning motion towards the basket, followed by a washing machine spin, and then a direct fadeaway shot.

Davis couldn't quite keep up with the rhythm.

"Swish!"

Anthony's second shot also went in!

4 to 9!

He was responsible for all of the Knicks' points!

Holiday dribbled to the frontcourt and continued to pass the ball to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian had been in such good form recently, he should take more shots.

This time Davis came up for a pick-and-roll in advance. Tang Tian saw that Anthony was pouncing out, and a pull-up feint tricked Anthony, then he broke through to the basket and sent the ball into the basket after a confrontation with Bargnani.

11 to 4!

After sending out 3 consecutive assists, he had scored 4 consecutive points!

In the Knicks' offense, Anthony directly asked for the ball on the three-point line this time, and faced Davis with a breakthrough feint, collected the ball, and then took a three-point pull-up shot.

"Bang!"

This shot was a little too heavy.

But after hitting the back of the rim and bouncing up, it still went into the net on the second fall!

7 to 11!

You score 2 points, I return 2 points, you break through and score a goal, I immediately give you a 3-pointer!

Tang Tian and Anthony were putting on a scoring show at Madison Square Garden!