Basketball Dragon

Chapter 48 Growing up
The game between the Knicks and the Mavericks has evolved into an offensive battle between the two sides.

The Mavericks shot slightly higher, but the Knicks, Marbury and Crawford made a few [-]-pointers, and the scores were tangled at all times.

According to the current posture that no one can guard anyone, the winner must be decided at the last moment, but the Knicks' inside line once again encountered a foul crisis.

It can be said that the inside line is now the Knicks' biggest problem. If there is no improvement in the middle of the season, it will be a big obstacle for the Knicks to hit the playoffs.

When there were only 4 seconds left in the game, Nowitzki hit two long-range points, 101:103, and the Mavericks led by 2 points.

The Knicks have done a good job defensively, but Nowitzki feels too good, and he made steady shots even when his body seemed to be out of balance, scoring his 30th point of the game.

Head coach Lenny Wilkens arranged the tactics for the last attack. Before that, Crawford made 6 three-pointers and Marbury made 2 of 2 shots. Wilkens decided to let Marbury hit the center line. After serving, Crawford went to attract the opponent's defensive attention. After receiving the ball, Li Hai returned it to Marbury, allowing Marbury to complete the last shot.

This is the power and responsibility of the boss, and there are many changes in tactics. For example, if Crawford really runs out of space, he will directly send the ball to him to complete the shot. Other teammates work together to create space for Ma Boss to shoot and so on.

In normal practice, we have trained for various situations. If such a situation occurs on the court, it is to test the players' tactical execution ability.

The Mavericks are so close to Crawford that, bait or not, there's absolutely no way they'll let their guard down on him.

When Li Hai squeezed to the front to receive the ball, Devin Harris immediately rushed towards Marbury. In the final defense, no matter what tactics the offensive team uses, they will definitely keep a close eye on the most threatening person. .

There is no doubt that the Mavericks think Marbury is the most dangerous at this time, followed by Crawford.

When Li Hai wanted to return the ball, he found that the Mavericks defended the passing route very tightly. The same was true for Stackhouse behind him, and his defensive position was tilted in the direction Marbury ran.

Taking his opportunity, he turned in the opposite direction, leaving Stackhouse behind.

The opponent was taken aback. The way Li Hai caught the ball with his back turned out to be a supporting player in the tactics. The time was less than 4 seconds. If he was an executing player, his position was not right at all.

But seeing him rushing forward, the Mavericks players also jumped up.

At this time, the gap in front of Marbury also came out, whether it was a pass or a shot.

The idea just appeared in Li Hai's head, but his actions didn't stop at all. He turned around and took two steps to the front three-point position. Half of the time was consumed when Marbury moved just now, and Li Hai didn't stop at all. Without hesitation, jumping high is a three-point shot.

"Li Hai, the Knicks rookie wearing the No. 9 jersey..."

"The moment the basketball fell into the basket, the red light on the backboard lit up. It was a three-pointer. 104:103, Li Hai beat the Mavericks."

"Absolutely big heart, he scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in this game. This is not the first time that Li Hai has shown comprehensive skills. Even though the season has just started, we can already say that, This season's Rookie of the Year competition, there will be a second-round rookie, and the Knicks are likely to change because of him."

On the edge of the basketball court, a reporter interviewed him.

"Li, is your last lore a tactic arranged by Coach Wilkens?"

"It's tactics, but it's not the first choice of tactics. I should have passed the ball, but the passing line was blocked by the Mavericks teammates, so I chose to shoot."

The reporter wanted to ask more questions, but Coach Wilkens hurriedly blocked Li Hai and asked him to go back to the locker room.

Although Li Hai answered decently, as a rookie, the coach was afraid that he would be trapped by media reporters' questions and say controversial words.

During the rookie period, many players didn't know the virtues of the media, and they were more likely to be disturbed and affect the state of the game. Coach Wilkens did this to protect Li Hai.

With consecutive victories back to back, Li Hai received a lot of affirmation whether it was offense or defense. The media in New York and China all praised him.

Isiah Thomas also felt that his face was bright, but at this time Li Hai's contract seemed rather embarrassing, and he regretted not taking time to pay more attention to Li Hai in the summer.

During the team's practice, Marbury asked seemingly casually: "Lee, you made a good shot with the ball in the end, but how did you think of your own offense at the time?"

Li Hai's heart skipped a beat, the media praised him so much, it is estimated that Marbury also felt a little sour.

"I saw that the defenders were all paying attention to your side, so I did it subconsciously without thinking about it." Li Hai performed his stunt and laughed innocently.

He doesn't want to be misunderstood as stealing the limelight, he just wants to win.

On November 11, the Knicks played at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Li Hai is also looking forward to this game, mainly because of LeBron James, who is very famous. On the one hand, the opponent Anthony has always wanted to beat, Li Hai also wants to see how powerful he is.

In fact, the Cavaliers' lineup this season can only be regarded as average, and they don't even have a good substitute. However, their record is now good. Ranked at the top of the Cavaliers, stronger than last season.

In contrast, Carmelo Anthony can only be regarded as standing still.

In addition to LeBron James, the Cavaliers also have good offensive power inside Zajunas Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden, but they are also strong offensive and defensive types, and the Knicks are not afraid.

The game was as expected. The Cavaliers scored most of their points on the inside, while the Knicks basically scored on the outside. At the beginning, the two sides seemed to have their own offense and defense.

Tim Thomas also wanted to work hard to express himself, but he was too physically disadvantaged in the matchup with James, almost floating outside. Coach Wilkens didn't expect too much, and replaced him when the time came.

Seeing Li Hai, who took over for him, was full of spirits, Tim Thomas only felt unhappy.

Li Hai took the initiative to greet his opponent for the first time after playing, "Hey, LeBron, Cameron has always told me that you are very good, and now I finally have the opportunity to fight against you."

(End of this chapter)