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It is recognized that the underdog has won two consecutive victories, and Yang Rui has become the focus of media attention again.

This time, the reporters brought up the Knicks. "Many people said that the Knicks had a good offense last season because of your tactics. In the opening game, the Knicks' offense was weak. What do you think?"

"I didn't watch that game, the schedule is so tight, and my team's affairs are too busy, so I don't make any comments." Yang Rui perfunctory.

The reporter asked: "The Raptors won another big victory, what do you think?"

Yang Rui said with a smile: "The players are too strong, and they even made me famous. Haha."

No one really thinks it's all due to the players, and Yang Rui doesn't mind being humble.

The reporter asked: "You have transformed the Raptors, a team that has been at the bottom for many years, in just two games. What is the secret to winning?"

"There's no secret, really, if you watch the Raptors practice once, I'm just on the sidelines yelling at them: Run! Run! Hurry! It's like Forrest Gump."

The more ordinary Yang Rui said, the more extraordinary he was, because the players almost praised him to the sky when they were interviewed.

Jermaine O'Neal said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Jerry. Similarly, he is willing to do anything for us. He is such a good coach."

The reporter was curious. "What did Jerry Yang do to make you guys like him so much? Are you willing to listen to his command?"

O'Neal thought for a while and replied: "Because he believed in me. Before the Trail Blazers, they didn't believe in my ability. This is a completely different feeling. I used to have trouble communicating with coaches and teammates. Now, between us The relationship is transparent and sincere. I can text him, call him, eat with him after practice, talk about basketball, and do whatever I want. Jerry is very sincere, you get close to him and you know him Do you really care about you?"

McGrady said: "He knows how to make me play to my advantage. In the past, the coaches only regarded me as a blue-collar worker. How could I not like him? He is really a great coach."

Carter said with a smile: "During the draft, many people said that it was a stupid decision for the Raptors to trade Antoine for me. When it came to the Raptors, Jerry told me that I could chase Jordan. Please, if a rookie actor hears The director said, you will definitely become an Oscar winner in the future, and you are willing to help you improve your acting skills, don't you like him?"

The next day, not only the North American media, but also the Chinese media were talking about Yang Rui and the Raptors.

"The amazing coach of Chinese origin led the underdog Raptors to two consecutive victories and scored high scores in a row."

"Jerry Young said he wants to train Vince Carter to be the next Jordan."

"The Chinese coach created another miracle, and the Raptors have the possibility of entering the playoffs."

"The Canadian trapeze was born, and the Raptors' gorgeous offense has become a highlight of the shrinking season."

For two consecutive rounds, the Raptors were the best of the five best goals in the NBA that day. Carter made five appearances, and his fast-break 360-degree dunk was shocking. McGrady and O'Neal also had two wonderful dunks. A total of ten goals, seven of which were created by the Raptors.

There are many dunkers in the team, and some fans in China suggested that they change their name to the "Flying Dragon" team.

People also found that the Raptors and the Knicks had different offensive tactics last season, with less cooperation. Generally, they just play a pick-and-roll with the ball and rely on the players' personal abilities to solve problems.

The Raptors' offensive and defensive conversion speed is scary, and they have a lot of personal breakthroughs with the ball. The three-pointers mainly come from rush shots during counterattacks, and single-handed shots from the outside.

With different styles of play and the same high score, Yang Rui's coaching ability has been affirmed by the fans.

The Raptors returned to Toronto and got two days off. Yang Rui announced a one-day holiday. He will prepare for the home opener on the 8th. The opponent is the Milwaukee Bucks.

On the 7th, the Knicks game was broadcast live nationwide, so Yang Rui and Thomas watched it at home.

This is the focus of this round. The Knicks are playing against the Heat at home.

The two sides fought hard to defend. At the last moment, Ewing and Sprewell repeatedly missed shots and lost again.

79 to 83, the Knicks unexpectedly suffered a two-game losing streak.

After Ewing won the MVP of the regular season, his mentality changed a lot. In the summer, he negotiated with the management as the chairman of the players union. He is in a bad mood. During the vacation, Ewing was basically resting and relaxing, and didn't practice much.

In the new season, Ewing's state has declined. This time he only made 10 of 25 shots, 4 of 7 free throws, and scored 24 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist. Proving his status as the boss, he did a poor job of running the ball.

The ball couldn't move, and the players played in a mess. Sprewell made 2 of 12 shots, only 5 points and 6 rebounds, and no assists.

The audience can see that "Gorilla" and "Madman" are a bit wrong. Van Gundy also let the two be on the court together for a long time. If there is no response, the Knicks can only focus on defense.

As a result, Mourning made 7 of 21 shots, Hardaway made 4 of 15 shots, and the Heat still won the game under the premise that the core was defended as a blacksmith.

Mashburn scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. He beat Sprewell and became the key to the victory. There were people who liked to defend on the bench. Van Gundy just didn't use it, and Sprewell played for a full 40 minutes. .

Playing 40 minutes in such a bad state, those who don't know will think that Sprewell is Van Gundy's own son.

Bruce Bowen, Stephen Jackson, and Chucky Atkins have all seen their minutes dropped. If a reporter interviews the three of them, maybe they will sing together: "Missing is pain that can breathe, it lives in every corner of my body..."

The media unanimously attacked, and Knicks manager Ernie Grunfeld was depressed. He knew that Yang Rui was very capable, but he didn't expect it to be so important.

If he knew that once Yang Rui left, the Knicks' offense would return to the old way. Ernie would keep Yang Rui even if he let the management bear the blame. Now, leaving Van Gundy for the sake of friendship has become a fatal mistake made by the management.

Van Gundy is a defensive coach. His character is destined to not be able to make bold adjustments like Yang Rui and arrange offensive tactics like experiments. What's worse, the new assistant coach can't help Van Gundy.

As soon as Yang Rui left, Van Gundy turned the Knicks locker room into a "prison" and started the morale boosting method of putting pressure on the players again.

"We have to defend our title this season, we have no way out!"

"Cheer up, if you lose, think about what the media will say after the game!"

Hearing this kind of words, the players all carried the mentality of wanting to win and fear of losing. The encouragement was counterproductive, and it was also related to this that the players did not pass the ball much.

After the game, Van Gundy didn't even want to go to the press conference. Facing the media, he was under more pressure than the players, because he knew that people would definitely compare him with Yang Rui.

Knowing that Yang Rui joined the Raptors, Van Gundy wanted to wait to see a joke, but he was mercilessly slapped in the face by reality.