If it were Big Brother's doing... Fortunately, tonight at Barclays Center, it wasn't just Nets fans in attendance.
A huge number of Knicks fans were wildly excited, each one rising to their feet, looking like they could not wait to put on miniskirts and replace the cheerleaders~~
In this relaxed and joyful atmosphere, the Knicks starters walked off the court in an orderly fashion and, "according to team status," took their respective seats on the bench, seizing the time to recover their stamina.
At least in theory, it would be very difficult for the Nets to mount a comeback now.
So the Knicks members had also shed a great deal of pressure. They could relax a little and properly enjoy the spotlight.
Soon after, the timeout ended and the game resumed.
The players from both sides returned to the court.
As expected, the Nets made a lineup adjustment. Atkinson chose Thomas to replace Claxton, putting out a small lineup that looked rather strong offensively.
Though... with Siakam and KD on the floor, this small lineup was not actually all that small.
As for the Knicks, the coaching staff chose Hart to replace Rose.
They wanted to protect this "veteran," who was no longer young himself, while also continuing to test whether Hart's playmaking ability could be developed further...
It had to be said that the two coaching staffs were indeed in very different states of mind right now.
Thibodeau even dared to use the game to develop players~~
He was truly brave~~
Back to the game.
First, the Nets attacked.
Harden brought the ball across half court and passed from the top of the arc to Thomas on the left.
After receiving the ball, Thomas waited in place for Durant to come up for a handoff, then turned and