Basketball Dragon

Chapter 44 The strength of the strong team

At the last moment, Li Hai made a tip-up, but the Knicks still lost by 1 point.

This back-to-back game made Li Hai understand his own shortcomings. In addition to adapting to the rhythm of the NBA and distributing his physical strength reasonably, his strength also needs to be strengthened.

Before, he always thought that his strength was among the best in the same position. He had no such experience in his previous life, and he had never encountered an opponent in this area in high school or university. However, he encountered Maggette and Artest in succession, and the physical confrontation consumed a lot of energy. Only then did he understand that his strength was still lacking.

There are too many ruthless players in the NBA, and he is far from enough.

With this lesson learned, Li Hai appropriately increased the proportion of strength training in his training plan.

Kurt Thomas was good at this aspect, so Li Hai took the initiative to ask him for advice. Kurt Thomas was diligent in training, and he was also a nice person. He was a good teammate of the Knicks.

Seeing that Li Hai spent more time on the equipment, Marbury sighed during the training together: "Is it particularly reconciled? The NBA is like this. Many times, when you try your best, you will be just a little bit worse, just that little bit." , very uncomfortable, very difficult..."

It was Marbury's ninth season in the NBA. He never doubted his own strength, but in many things, he felt that no matter how hard he worked, he was not close. Compared to Li Hai, he was the one full of emotions.

On November 11, the Knicks played against the Western powerhouse Spurs at home.

Now the Spurs "Demon Sword" Manu Ginobili is not playing as the sixth man. As the starting shooting guard, the GDP combination composed of "French Sports Car" Tony Parker and "Stone Buddha" Tim Duncan has taken shape.

The small forward is Bruce Bowen, who is defending for the first time. Players such as Brent Barry and Robert Horry on the bench can also make real contributions. This is another huge test for the Knicks.

At the beginning of the game, Jamal Crawford, who has recovered physically, showed a good state. During this period of time, Tim Thomas, who has been training harder because of Li Hai, also made a big effort. Bruce -Although Bowen is a defensive team, Tim Thomas, who has a high advantage, is not too afraid of this type.

It is precisely because of the performance of the two, even if Marbury feels a little bad, the two sides played very fiercely.

Tim Thomas played well, but Li Hai couldn't play so early.

But in more than 7 minutes, Parker rushed inside and made Muhammad's second foul, and Li Hai replaced Muhammad on the field, which was relatively rare.

In this case, Tim Thomas has reached the position of the team's power forward, which also means that the Knicks must speed up.

Of course, only Kurt Thomas can defend Duncan.

Li Hai was also very excited to face the players who were defending for a while.

If you want to temper your offensive skills, you have to compete with such top defensive players.

Bruce Bowen and Ron Artest are not the same type. He moves faster and Artest is more powerful, but both are good at tough personal interference.

When Li Hai received the ball and faced Bowen's defense for the first time, he took a big stride and forced the opponent away to complete the mid-range shot.

He felt that the strength training in the past few days was still fruitful, and the one just now was simple and practical.

Seeing that Li Hai's opponent was not an ordinary rookie, Bowen made more small moves.

Many players who are good at defense have a vicious face, which makes people feel that they can hurt people at any time. Bowen is even more powerful. Some of his actions will always give the opponent hints that he will be cruel. If you are afraid , will fall into his trap.

Li Hai also knew something about this famous "villain", and he was not afraid of his exaggerated defensive moves. His body was always in a tense state, so he was not afraid of the opponent's black hands.

But when facing Bo Wen's defense for the second time, Li Hai's attack failed.

On paper, he finally felt shallow, but he knew what it was like when he actually faced a defensive expert, which was completely different from watching a game video.

After a few times of entanglement, Li Hai discovered that Bo Wen was good at changing the defensive rhythm. He always made the offensive players feel uncomfortable. Li Hai benefited a lot from the opponent's contest.

After entering the NBA, facing all kinds of outstanding opponents, Li Hai felt that he was growing rapidly, and he gained something in every game, and he could see the direction of improvement in every game.

It's a pity that he was not the starting player, and soon the Spurs entered the rotation, and his opponent became Brent Barry.

Brent Barry, who joined the Spurs, played as a substitute. The "white man can fly" back then is already a bit old, and he is almost a pure pitcher.

Facing this kind of shooter, Li Hai has to show his defensive strength. He can't let the opponent have time to shoot, and he can't let the opponent have a comfortable shot.

In the offense, he also had more chances. Even when it was Crawford's turn to control the ball, he would receive the pass when he had a good chance. Through the previous games, Li Hai gradually won the favor of his teammates. trust.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks led by 2 points.

The second quarter was still inextricably fought, and it was still a tie when Li Hai went off the field.

But soon, the situation on the scene changed. First, Parker broke through and caused a foul by Marbury. As the No. 1 position, this was Marbury's third foul.

Marbury's speed is also very fast, but he was still a little short in front of Parker, which caused the game to suffer.

After Marbury was replaced due to a foul, Tim Thomas, who had performed well in front of him, hit the iron several times. After scoring 6 points in a row, the Spurs instantly extended their lead to 10 points.

At the end of the half, Crawford hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Knicks trailed by 6 points.

Looking at the situation is not very bad, after all, it is at home, as long as you work hard in the second half, it should not be difficult to catch up, but just at the beginning of the second half, Duncan completed a three-pointer, with Bowen hitting a three-pointer from the bottom corner, the score fell again The sub came to double digits.

The difference between a strong team and an ordinary team is that a strong team can always seize the opponent's small problems and expand their advantage in one fell swoop. When Li Hai was replaced, the score gap had already reached 15 points.

Li Hai seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer after arriving, but Duncan of the Spurs began to show his power. The Knicks' insiders couldn't handle O'Neal, and naturally they couldn't handle Duncan either.

Even free throws, which Duncan is not good at, feel good today.

Compared with the Pacers, the Spurs were more stable. With half of the time left in the fourth quarter, Wilkens saw that the situation was not turning around and replaced it with all substitutes.

(End of this chapter)