NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 162 The Future Top Perimeter Defender

Jia Fei asked Sharapova to come to the United States, but she said she wouldn't come for the time being, even though she was in a bad mood.

Jia Fei was speechless. Women, women, sometimes they really are hard to deal with.

The Hawks return to Atlanta to prepare for their home game against the Knicks. They currently have a 5-2 record, ranking 4th in the Eastern Conference.

The Hawks are currently enjoying good team chemistry, their young players are showing promising growth, and everything is going well. Their major summer signings haven't been disappointing; players like JaVale and Milwaukee, who were signed to big contracts, have performed admirably, especially JaVale, who has demonstrated excellent defensive abilities. While his offense isn't perfect, he has huge potential for development.

On November 14, the Hawks will host the Knicks.

The Knicks finished second in the Eastern Conference last season, but have had a poor record so far this season. Both of their big men, Tyson Chandler and Amar'e Stoudemire, are unavailable, and it has been confirmed that neither of them will play in this game.

The Hawks are playing at Philips Arena. The home team is undefeated at home this season, maintaining a 100% win rate. A large crowd has come tonight to see how the Hawks perform against last season's second-place team in the Eastern Conference.

As a potential powerhouse team, the ability to dominate weaker opponents is certainly important, but playing against stronger teams is a great opportunity to test whether they have enough strength.

The Knicks are still considered a strong team in the Eastern Conference by most people.

The starting lineups for both teams have been announced, with the Hawks' starting lineup remaining the same as in previous games.

The Knicks' starting lineup consists of Bargnani, Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, and Raymond Felton.

With both big men out of the game, Anthony was pushed to the power forward position.

This game was broadcast live on TNT, with Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller providing commentary.

Steve Kerr said, "The New York Knicks' interior defense should be under some pressure in this game."

Reggie Miller agreed: "Neither Andrea nor Messi are very good rim protectors."

Both teams' starting lineups are on the field, and the match is about to begin.

Horford and Bargnani jumped for the ball, with Horford winning and the Hawks gaining possession on the first possession.

Teague dribbles the ball across half-court.

Jia Fei discovered that he was being guarded by the opposing team's tough perimeter defender, Shumpert, while JR was guarding Korver.

Jia Fei wasn't surprised. Compared to Korver, who was more of a shooter, he obviously had more offensive skills. Perhaps Coach David Woodson would consider him a defensive focus!

Shumpert is less than 196cm tall, but with a Sendoh-style hairstyle, he looks 210cm tall.

Jia Fei suddenly remembered something: back in high school, some of his shorter male classmates would style their hair up to look taller. "If you're not tall enough, make up for it with your hairstyle."

Why is it considered deception for women to wear high heels while men wear shoe lifts? Many of you are clearly only an A cup, so why do you use shoe lifts to make yourself look like a B+? Wouldn't it be better to be honest? Some even go to hospitals to artificially enhance their cleavage – that's pure deception!

These days, there are fewer and fewer sincere people!

For the Hawks, Mills missed a shot against Anthony in the low post!

On the Knicks' offense, Jia Fei didn't guard JR Smith, the Knicks' top outside shooter, but instead guarded Iman Shumpert.

"Jia Fei didn't guard JR, and instead had Korver guard him. What do you think, Steve?" Reggie Miller asked.

Steve Kerr said, "Perhaps in Coach Budenholzer's eyes, JR and Iman are about the same threat!"

Anthony called for the ball in the low post, and Felton lobbed it to him.

Facing Mills' defense, Anthony took a jab step and finished with a mid-range shot!

The ball missed!

Jia Fei grabbed the rebound and pushed the ball up the court himself.

Shumpert guarded him the entire game, keeping him in front of him the whole time.

Jia Fei had some understanding of Shumpert from his previous life. Shumpert was highly regarded in New York, but despite his explosive athleticism, he was quite injury-prone. He was effective against fast guards, but his defense on the wings was less effective due to his size disadvantage. His defense looked good, but it wasn't actually that great; he just didn't drag the team down. His only redeeming quality was his ability to steal the ball. After being traded to the Cavaliers along with JR Smith, his availability remained a problem. Offensively, he didn't have any signature moves. His three-point shooting was inaccurate, he had a pull-up jumper, but his accuracy was low, and he wasn't good at driving to the basket. His off-ball movement was also average.

Jia Fei passed the ball to Teague and returned to the weak side.

Teague and Horford set a pick-and-roll, he drove in and then passed back to Jia Fei!

Jia Fei receives the ball and drives to the baseline before passing to Korver!

Korver misses a three-pointer!

Mi Shen grabbed the offensive rebound, but missed the putback!

Anthony grabbed the rebound and passed it to Fedon, who dribbled the ball over.

Anthony receives the ball in the low post again and tries to get past Mills with a probing step.

Coach Woodson's offensive approach is completely different from his predecessor D'Antoni's. Woodson completely lets Anthony take the lead, while D'Antoni's offensive system is point guard-led.

Anthony made a probing step and then drove inside, but Jia Fei suddenly abandoned Shumpert and double-teamed Anthony!

Anthony was double-teamed and tried to force a layup, but missed!

Horford grabs the rebound!

Both teams struggled offensively at the start, missing several shots. Nearly four minutes into the game, the score remained tied at 4-4.

Under Coach Woodson, the Knicks' offense is slow-paced, primarily relying on half-court offense, and their number of offensive possessions this season ranks near the bottom in the league. Their defense, however, is somewhat better than when D'Antoni was in charge. It's well known that D'Antoni never cared about defense; the defensive strength of his teams didn't depend on him, but rather on whether he had a defensive anchor and whether his assistant coaches had anyone knowledgeable about defense.

The Hawks are on offense, but Horford's hook shot under the basket still misses!

Jia Fei grabbed the offensive rebound and drew a foul from Shumpert under the basket!

Jia Fei made both free throws, giving the Hawks a 2-point lead.

The Knicks' offense continued to focus on one-on-one attacks against Anthony.

Anthony took a jab step with the ball, and Jia Fei suddenly double-teamed him!

Anthony tried to pass the ball, but he was too slow. By the time he passed it again, the Hawks' rotation had arrived.

Finally, Fedon's three-point attempt missed!

Anthony grabbed the offensive rebound, but his strong drive was blocked by Jia Fei! The ball went out of bounds, and the game was paused!

Reggie Miller exclaimed, "Jia Fei's speed is really fast. Steve, did you see his rotation speed? It's so fast! He can double-team and rotate, and his defensive coverage area is huge!"

Steve Kerr nodded: "He figured out that Iman's three-point shooting was inaccurate and that Messi and Ronaldo's passing wasn't fast enough. He's a really smart defender!"

Reggie Miller laughed and said, "I'm getting more and more excited about him developing into one of the league's top perimeter defenders!"