Basketball Dragon

Chapter 136

Chapter 136

People tend to force miracles when they are in a hurry, but they don't have that kind of determination when they have a choice, and it's the same on the court.

After Cassel hit two consecutive three-pointers, he didn't choose to make a third three-pointer because of this mentality. The Clippers had to chase points before, but now it doesn't matter if they score two points.

It's just that Cassel is no longer young after all, and the pull-up jump shot that went in is not as sharp as it was at the peak.

Facing Li Hai's rushing defense, Cassel hit the iron.

After the Knicks protected the rebound, Li Hai wanted to come to the ball, and began to control the time in a leisurely manner.

If the time runs out, the opponent's attack time will be less than 5 seconds.

The Clippers didn't choose foul play, they believed in their defense.

Pressing the time to the end, Li Hai and his teammates performed a pick-and-roll, rushed in and then rolled out to Jaylen Rose. Jaylen Rose hit two points, 84:80, and the Clippers' chances were running out.

On the last ball, Cassell didn't get a chance to catch the ball at all. Mobley missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball. The game ended and the Knicks won.

With 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Li Hai continued to score a quasi-triple double.

Back-to-back the next day, the Knicks traveled to New Jersey to play the Nets.

This game made Li Hai feel the strength of Kidd's organization. Even if he scored 20+9+9, he still couldn't prevent the loss of the game.

On February 2, the Knicks challenged the New Orleans Hornets in an away game. Chris Paul and David West's inside and outside combination gave the Knicks a losing streak.

On February 2th, when he came to Houston, the Knicks' Li Hai assisted Crawford to beat the Rockets with a three-pointer and completed a double play against the Rockets.

In this game, McGrady hit 20 irons and almost handed over the victory to the Knicks.

And Li Hai scored 19+10+10 when Crawford was not in good condition, and scored a triple-double again.

On February 2th, Li Hai, who came to Dallas after a long journey, failed to score in double figures for the first time next season under the defense of Josh Howard, and the Knicks also lost to the Mavericks.

After playing against the Mavericks, the Knicks' four consecutive away games also came to an end. The record of 1 win and 3 losses was bleak, but it is not surprising. Two back-to-back away games are not a joke.

On February 2th, the Knicks could finally play at home, and it was the Raptors who came to New York to challenge them.

The Raptors had a poor record some time ago. After trading with the Knicks, they put on a set of long-men starters. Except for Mike James at the 1st position, the other positions are all big men over 2 meters, and the small forward position On the top is the rookie player Charlie Villanueva with a height of 2 meters.

Facing Villanueva, who was 11 centimeters taller than him, Li Hai didn't feel too disadvantaged. The opponent's strength was not strong enough to overwhelm him, but when defending, Villanueva couldn't keep up with Li Hai's footsteps at all.

What the Raptors can rely on is Chris Bosh, as well as Mike James and Morris Peterson on the outside. At the beginning of the game, Bosh scored consecutive points inside and created long-range shots for outside players. Reece Peterson also made consecutive hits in ambush outside the three-point line.

Seeing that the Knicks were on the verge of collapsing, Li Hai stood up and scored 2+1 twice in a row to stabilize the situation. The Knicks also caught up with a maximum of 13 behind and were only 4 points behind.

Player rotation time, the Raptors' offense is unsustainable, they do not have a good bench player, and the team's sixth man Matt Bonner can't even create scoring opportunities on his own.

In the second half, Bosh was still very good, but the others had trouble with the Knicks' defensive adjustments. To deal with Bosh, the Knicks also adopted a wheel-to-wheel battle.

The Knicks now have a large group of role players both outside and inside. If they want to win playing time, they must show fierce defense, otherwise the head coach Larry Brown can let them sit on the bench.

So those cannon fodder role players are good at hand-to-hand combat. Generally, after a player who is the focus of the opponent is defended by these people for a round, he can get a lot of free throws, but those who are not strong enough will almost consume too much.

Before the end of the game, Li Hai scored a three-pointer to help the team overtake the score.

In the fourth quarter, the Raptors replaced Matt Bonner with Antonio Davis, and it became a tactic of a bunch of tall guys shooting outside.

Seeing this situation, the Knicks simply asked Li Hai to play a small lineup at the power forward position.

The height of the players on the Raptors is high, but if they all shoot from the outside, the significance of height is not so great. Several outside players of the Knicks, Crawford, Jaylen Rose, Quentin Lee For Chadson and Li Hai, it is no problem to only defend the shots of those tall players.

At this time, Bosh, who had been overwhelmed in the interior before, had no chance to make a move, and he would attack the interior, unless Bosh also shot from the outside, but there were already too many people on the outside.

At this time, the Raptors turned to Mike James, who has the ability to break through, and got more shots. Mike James is also the kind of scoring open. singles.

His success rate in singles is not bad. Except for missing three-pointers, his emergency stop jumper after a breakthrough is very sharp.

As for the Knicks, under Li Hai's organization, they played a well-regulated combination of inside and outside. In fact, although Eddie Curry couldn't guard Bosh, it was not easy for Bosh to guard him. After all, Eddie Curry The tonnage is there, and it is tens of catties more than Bosh.

With 5 minutes left in the game, the Knicks still had a narrow 2-point lead.

But then Bosh was flanked and gave the ball to Matt Bonner and Villanueva to hit three-pointers. Although the Knicks also hit two-pointers in the offense, the slight advantage of two points was gone.

The Knicks called a timeout first, and Larry Brown once again emphasized defense. As long as the defense is in place as required, the Raptors should not get a chance for an open three-pointer. Compared with the shooting speed of several big men, it is not fast.

After playing again, Li Hai received the ball with his back in the low post, turned around and passed Matt Bonner. When Bosh made up, Li Hai had already passed the ball out of his hands, and Eddie Curry caught the ball and dunked easily .

The biggest problem with this lineup of the Raptors is actually defense.

Mike James continued to play singles, but after a miss, the Knicks immediately launched a quick counterattack. A bunch of big men in the Raptors couldn't keep up with the Knicks' counterattack speed.

Leading by 4 points, the Raptors couldn't catch up this time. The Knicks didn't give the opponent a chance to shoot a three-pointer, and the Raptors couldn't defend against their small lineup at all.

(End of this chapter)