These five games fully reflect the Knicks' dependence on Lin Rui.

Without Lin Rui, their offense was extremely chaotic and their defense frequently missed people. If they were more than two digits behind, they would not be able to catch up with points.

The first four of the five games were games where there was almost no hope of winning.

Then the Knicks averaged only 93 points per game in these five games, but lost as much as 104 points per game.

Without Lin Rui, the Knicks don't seem to be able to play basketball anymore.

This allowed New York media and fans to see Lin Rui's value again.

When Lin Rui returned to the locker room again, the atmosphere of the team was a little frozen.

Although I barely won the last game, there was not much desire to challenge a strong enemy on everyone's face.

Many Knicks players have recognized their strength through these games.

Without a good point guard in series, it is difficult for them to play well-looking.

Instead of letting this self-denial frustration continue, Lin Rui applauded and shouted at everyone: "Hi, guys, the opponent tonight is the San Antonio Spurs, they are all serious. They are the defending champions. Now we are all together, do a good job of him."

When everyone heard Lin Rui's words, everyone's reaction was average.

"Lin, the "Time Night Club" in New York has opened recently. We are invited to attend their opening party. Are you going?" Richardson came over and whispered to Lin Rui.

"I've been a little busy lately." Lin Rui shook his head and refused.

"I heard that they invited a Korean girl group to perform, all of whom were long legs and big breasts." Richardson continued.

"There is still a squeeze of time." Lin Rui and Richardson looked at each other and smiled.

Richardson and Lin Rui are good friends, and both of them know each other's preferences well.

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Lin Rui averaged 29.5 points, 14.5 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks per game this season, and averaged 4.5 three-pointers, with a three-point shooting percentage of up to 51%, a two-point shooting percentage of 54%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 88%.

Lin Rui's data suppresses almost all No. 1 positions in the entire league.

Tony Parker has remained stable this season, averaging 18.8 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds per game. Unlike the Knicks who are extremely dependent on Lin Rui, the Spurs are not very dependent on Tony Parker.

Under Popovich's tactical system, point guards are just one link, and their core lies in Tim Duncan in the inside.

Both Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili can play various tactical cooperation around Duncan.

Last season, the Spurs swept James in the finals with their excellent cooperation with GDP and easily won the championship.

After the start of the new season, under the leadership of GDP, the Spurs achieved a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, ranking second in the West. There is no doubt that in terms of strength, the Spurs are a championship-level team.

It is also a huge challenge for Lin Rui to encounter a team of this level as soon as he returns.

The outside media is not optimistic that the Knicks can defeat the Spurs.

Even if they have Lin Rui, it won’t work.

Of course, the outside world is still looking forward to how Lin Rui will deal with the Spurs.

Can the Spurs' system cause some trouble to the No. 1 position of this Zongheng League?

There is no doubt that Parker is the championship-level point guard. Can Lin Rui get a advantage in him?

The media supporting the Spurs believe that the data does not make much sense in this level of confrontation. If Parker goes to the Knicks, his data will not be much worse than Lin Rui. If Lin Rui goes to the Spurs, it is impossible to play the data in the Knicks.

When Lin Rui faces the Spurs, it is very likely that he is as at a loss as James faces the Spurs in the finals last season.

The personal data is beautiful, but the team loses.

James's data is pretty enough, but wasn't he swept by the Spurs when he went to the finals?

The media supporting the Knicks believe that Lin Rui and James are not the same type of players, Lin Rui is an epoch-making point guard, and he has the possibility of creating everything. The Spurs are a traditional team, and Lin Rui's playing style is the most annoying thing for traditional teams. He is not a traditional point guard.

If Popovich thinks Lin Rui will stop and play the half-court offensive and defensive transition with the Spurs, the Spurs will definitely suffer a big loss.

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tnt studio.

"The Knicks lost 4 in the last five games, while the Spurs are experiencing a 6-game winning streak. The morale of the two teams is completely different. Although Lin Rui's return will change the Knicks, it is difficult to help them defeat the experienced Spurs immediately." Barkley said.

"Yes, all Lin Rui needs to do is try to make the scene look better." Kenny Smith said.

Even the two commentators who have always supported Lin Rui are not optimistic about the Knicks tonight.

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Madison Garden Arena.

As time goes by, fans fill it with it.

New York fans were very eager for Lin Rui's first game of his comeback.

New York fans are very proud of Lin Rui's beating the Celtics Big Three at the North Shore Garden Arena.

Will Lin Rui still beat up the GDP tonight? New York fans are looking forward to it.

They want to watch Lin Rui fight more than watching Lin Rui play basketball.

It's full, and it's hard to get a home ticket.

This is the most direct impact Lin Rui has on the Knicks' market.

The entire stadium is very noisy.

After the entrance ceremony, Lin Rui stood on the court again.

Lin Rui high-fives and hugs every teammate.

I haven't played basketball for many days, and Lin Rui missed the stadium too.

After greeting his teammates, Lin Rui went over to say hello to the Spurs players.

Although Lin Rui is not familiar with them, they are all veterans after all, and they still have the necessary politeness.

Parker and Duncan were a little surprised to see the polite Lin Rui.

In their initial media impression, the No. 1 pick Lin Rui should be the kind of rookie who is disdainful of veterans, full of rebelliousness, and challenging them.

After all, the bad behavior of beating the three Celtic giants is not something that ordinary rookies can do.

Spurs starters: Parker, Bowen, Finley, Horry, Duncan.

Knicks starter: Lin Rui, Crawford, Richardson, David Lee, Randolph.

After the game began, both sides were fighting according to the established tactics.

The Spurs' style of playing is overall basketball, and Popovich spent many years building a tactical system with Duncan as the core.

Parker, Bowen and others are also familiar with Duncan's cooperation.

Duncan can easily create good mobile phone opportunities for the outside line through pick-and-roll or ball-holding.

Duncan is the axis of the Spurs, and he connects the Spurs' offense and defense from the inside to the outside.

The Knicks' style of playing is very simple, playing against Lin Rui and Crawford's sudden pass.

Facing Bao Wen, who is almost retired, Lin Rui does not have much pressure to fight.

Compared to the Spurs' reasonable goals, the Knicks have more unreasonable goals.

When Popovich always thought he could successfully open the score, Lin Rui and Crawford both played personal talent goals.

Lin Rui felt so good tonight, and he didn't immediately burst out with a scoring shock wave to pull the score wide.

The two sides were in a tug-of-war.

After a full 7 minutes of the game, the balance was broken by the Spurs.

The Spurs' player who broke the equilibrium was Manu Ginobili.

After Ginobili came on the bench, he used an offensive foul and two three-pointers to help the Spurs widen the gap.

There were 3 minutes and 11 seconds left in the first quarter, and the Knicks took the initiative to stop the game.

One is the rotation time, and the other is the tactical adjustment.

Thomas did not let Lin Rui get out, but asked him to defend Ginobili alone.
Chapter completed!