The Bulls lost for the first time of the season, and there is no undefeated team in the Eastern Conference.

Of course there is no shame: the Bulls Coby White is not playing, and they are missing Sun Mu. The Knicks made 20 of 42 three-pointers today and made all 22 free throws: it's not easy to lose. .

And, coach Mike Brown is attentive.

After the Bulls sent away DeRozan and LaVine last season, they surged forward and became "the league's most capable team". This season it remains the same.

Defensively, the opponent's ball holder is limited by a double attack, and the defense is expanded to lock in three points; offensively, the three players on the line turn to crazy pick-and-rolls and move the ball to attack, ranking first in the league in assists. Use the group to attack the individual, and use passion as the driving force.

Today the Knicks took the right medicine: Brunson scored 19 points in the first quarter and 0 shots in the second quarter. The ball was scattered and he did not focus on one person. Bridge became the Knicks' dream chaser, responsible for allocating the space created by Brunson - of course he also shot the chase three-pointer that Dream Chaser couldn't.

The Bulls are fast, and the Knicks respond with a small ball. Miro and Towns supported the inside line, while Yabusele was left out. The four outside lines of Hart, Shamei, Clarkson and Meb used the Bulls' "ball-holding man" defense to play guerrilla: chasing long shots and weak-side breakthroughs.

Gidi still has a triple-double, Tre Jones is still good, but Vucevic is the only heavy-handed presence in the Bulls system, and he was bullied today: Brunson came to the line to strangle him, and Hart attacked him on the weak side; without him, the Bulls are lighter inside, and the Knicks are pushing the speed to attack the basket throughout the game, and they are playing as lightly as the Bulls.

Coach Mike Brown’s new style of play—two-guard, handoff, multiple penetrations—is suitable for Brunson, Ohashi, Shamei and Clarkson. They lost to the Bucks’ large number of defense changes before, but the Bulls’ briskness does not have as strict a forward line as the Bucks.

Today the Knicks want to win: four starters for more than 32 minutes, Brunson and Towns did not go off until more than the last minute - they have obviously been leading by double digits.

Thibodeau: You say I love to squeeze starters! Take a look! !

The Spurs lost for the first time of the season, and the Bulls in the East also lost: only the defending champion Thunder are left in the winning team.

Bunbanyama’s season-worst 4-of-14 shooting, 9 points and 9 rebounds—averaged 30 points and 15 rebounds before this game. But it’s not surprising: after making 28 of 44 shots in the first two games of the season, he made 9 of 21 at the net, 7 of 8 against the Raptors, and was targeted by Adebayor against the Heat, scoring 27 points on 10 of 23 shots: opponents are gradually adapting to the basket-facing skills developed in the summer.

Miami coach Spoelstra has previously outlined the key points for dealing with Bunyama:

- Build a wall of rules to prevent him from running straight to the basket; maintain the towers and stumbling blocks, and treat him like Giannis.

——On offense, avoid shooting and start around cutting, weak side and three-pointers.

From now on, the alliance's dealing with Wenbanyama can be regarded as an open-book test: today the Sun learned a little bit about this idea.

Wenbanyama made 1 of 7 shots in the first three quarters, and only two of them were under the basket. The Suns did not even allow him to "break through to the basket and pick up the basket with his fingers from the side of the penalty area" against the Mavericks, and "break through to the reasonable area to hit the board" against the Raptors. The Suns used Ma Wei, Iguodaro and even Royce O'Neal, who was 30 centimeters short in the short class, to take turns to follow him.

A small price to pay:

The Suns even allowed Keldon Johnson and Castle to make trouble in the penalty area, but Wenban? Don't come in.

By restricting Wenban from entering the penalty area, the Suns took away the Spurs' internal and external threats; Harper was injured, and the Spurs were without an organizer; without their two best ball sources, Vassell was also outside the game. The Spurs offense is lackluster.

On the offensive end, the Suns' most successful point: 8 of 12 long-range shots from the two bottom corners.

The Suns' offensive logic:

Booker's pick-and-roll is unstoppable, and he can't defend Wenban.

The Spurs were forced to rotate wing players to fill in positions.

The Suns took advantage of this and forced the Spurs wingers to run back and forth between the upper line and the bottom corner, missing the bottom corner.

The Suns only scored 38 points in the game, but they made 19 of 33 three-pointers - half of them were corner three-pointers.

Booker hardly rushed into the reasonable area throughout the game, but he made 6 of 8 shots from the free throw line and had 13 assists.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs tried to "everyone mind their own business, it is enough for the team to protect the penalty area", and then relied on counterattacks to rush forward, but it was too late.

Losing one game after the best start of the season is a trivial matter, but the real problem for the Spurs is: the five-game winning streak in the beginning can be said to be Wenban's summer progress and the entire league was caught off guard; today's outstanding performance of Castle and Keldon proved: If Wenbanyama is restrained, they alone cannot win the game. After

, Wenban's physical strength declined (39 minutes against the Heat, 34 minutes today), his opponents adapted (the Raptors, Heat and Suns all played many new tricks against Wenban), and his own ups and downs (the Nets, Raptors, and Heat all had the experience of being ahead and being caught up). How will the Spurs deal with it next?

—Before Fox and Cornette return, and before Harper can really play a stable role as a playmaker?

-After all, the Spurs only have one Wenban Yama.

The Thunder's opening seven-game winning streak is not scary, but what is scary is:

Jaywee doesn't play, Chet and Caruso have played seven games combined; the three-point rate is the bottom in the league, the free throws are ninth in the league, and the assists are seventh in the league.

The team’s second scorer is Aja Mitchell.

Thanks to Alexander's 6 30+ points in seven games and team defense, he has been undefeated so far.

The Lakers defeated the Heat and won three consecutive games.

For the second time this season, there was no single player with 40+ points: the previous time, Reeves responded with 16 assists and defeated the Timberwolves; today, Luka and Reeves scored 45 points on 44 shots, but had 21 assists.

"Either let the Lakers ace explode for 40 points, or let them feed 40 points, it depends!"

Wiggins' defense against Luka today deserves special mention: he basically judged most of Luka's fake moves, followed him forward and back to apply pressure, and did not let Luka breathe freely.. The most interesting thing is that in the second half of the game, Wiggins was once asked to guard Kneckert and help defend Luka: Wiggins switched defenses when Kneckert and Luka crossed; when Kneckert was on the weak side, Wiggins let him take half a step to cover Luka.

Wiggins' efforts, coupled with the Heat's zone defense, are today's headache for the Lakers.

Hachimura broke through the zone defense from the free throw line and missed the mid-range shot. He moved a beat slowly, but when he reached the three-point line, he was in his comfort zone. He smiled.

The most dangerous time for the Lakers was at the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Jovic made a layup and Weir found the back door. The Lakers' rotation system was in chaos. Redick angrily called for cover, and Luka returned.

But it was Laravia who changed the situation.

Smart found Laravia, who saw the breakthrough route and dunked.

Turn around to see through the passing route on the weak side and steal the ball.

As if to encourage him, the Lakers finished: Reeves, Luka, Laravia, Browne, and Hayes. Wiggins put pressure in the center circle, and Reeves made a mid-range shot; then Laravia cut in and scored 8 points with an alley-oop, completing Reeves' 10th assist. Laravia looked for Luka to shoot, and he hit the offensive rebound, effectively locking the game.

Reeves is the bright surprise of the Lakers this season, and Laravia is the dark one:

Compared with Hachimura's scoring, Laravia does many other things.

The team’s fourth in three-pointers, the team’s third in offensive rebounds, assists and steals, and the team’s third in playing time today.

He can finish, pass, and occasionally hold the ball.

In Reeves' 51-point battle, Laravia ended up holding the ball in the secondary. Reeves beat the Timberwolves, and Laravia provided a cut. He is a jack-of-all-trades who doesn't hold the ball very much but can see the overall situation at any time:

Then today, he scored 25 points on 13 shots and a team-high 4 steals. Compared to Hachimura's zone-breaking free throw line defense, Laravia is much smarter.

Four months ago, when Laravia came to the Lakers, he wrote:

"You can be more than a 3D.

Compared with Knecter, his shooting skills are not as good, but he is a bigger size, can switch defenses, can be carried, and can be scratched.

He catches the ball while moving, which is much more agile than standing still, and - similar to Aldama - he is an excellent touch passer:

He can handle the ball well by himself, but in a chaotic battle, he can catch the ball without movement and pass it directly.

Compared with ordinary 3D shooters who stand in the bottom corner and wait for the pass to hit the open space, Laravia can switch defenses and transfer more: switch from defense to attack, catch the ball and pass to the weak side, cut out from the weak side, catch the ball, and pass to the weak side. "

These consecutive games ended the game because Laravia is the smoothest presence in the current Lakers lineup:

Not only can he receive the passes from Luka and Reeves, he can also pass the ball for Luka and Reeves, making them more comfortable to play. Reeves takes advantage of the space created by Luka on the weak side, while Laravia's shuttle and finishing take advantage of the space of Luka + Reeves.

In the game where Reeves was defended to 9 of 24 shots, Laravia caught Reeves' pass and made 10 of 11 shots.

Today Reeves and Luka were prevented from making 18 of 44 shots. Laravia caught their pass and made 10 of 13 shots.

When the Lakers' ace doesn't score 40 points in a single game, it's Laravia's stage.