Basketball Dragon

Chapter 56

After the thrilling victory over the Wizards, Li Hai also recognized the team's current situation.

He will continue to work hard to increase his importance in the Knicks and help the team more, but he will not be as anxious as before. He alone cannot make the team change quickly, so he will take it step by step.

On December 12th, Li Hai welcomed Anthony at home.

He and Anthony are brothers and friends, but the relationship is not particularly close.

This time when Anthony came over, Li Hai also warmly received him. Anthony gave Li Hai some advice as a senior brother, which brought the relationship between the two closer.

For Anthony, Li Hai is very envious. Entering the league is the absolute core of the team, with unlimited shooting rights. They only had him and James in that class.

In addition to Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets also have guard Andre Miller who has won the assists title, and the small bench bandit Earl Boykins, but their most obvious advantage over the Knicks is the inside , Marcus - Camby and Kenyon - Martin inside combination enough to make the Knicks feel trouble, not to mention the bench and Nene - Hilario.

Communicating with Anthony has been done many times in practice games at Syracuse University, but it is the first time for Li Hai in the NBA arena.

Crawford, who had played a few hard games, became energetic again this time, but he was obviously at a disadvantage on the inside. Tim Thomas was blown out by Anthony, even if Crawford scored a few unbelievable goals. , the Knicks are still behind.

However, it is common for Tim Thomas to be blown up. His pseudo-starter estimates that the Knicks will give up without hesitation when they have a chance.

Seeing Li Hai coming, Anthony was still in high spirits.

Different from the training in college, after he left, Li Hai also led the team to win the NCAA championship. Although the ranking in the draft was not ideal, he also played well in the Knicks. He also showed great strength in defending James before. Strong ability, teaching this junior with offense can also prove his top offensive power in the league.

He should be stronger than James, and he wants everyone to know that.

Anthony's height and weight were stronger than Li Hai's. Under Li Hai's close defense, he directly leaned against Li Hai to receive the ball, and then the other Nuggets players pulled away, and he turned around and played frontally.

Anthony first took a few large tentative steps to push Li Hai a little bit, and then made a face-to-face jumper, and the ball hit the inner edge of the basket and scored smoothly.

"How about it, Li, I will not show mercy today."

"No problem, Cameron, and I won't show mercy. Compared to when I was in college, I have learned some defensive skills."

"Li, just use it all. I won't be afraid of any defensive skills."

The two came to the Nuggets' half court while they were talking. Li Hai suddenly feinted and quickly ran to the 45-degree three-point line.

Anthony was stunned for a moment. Even though he saw a lot of reports about Li Hai during this period, he still subconsciously regarded Li Hai as a substitute player at Syracuse University, who defended very hard. Only now did he feel that Li Hai was really strong in the real fight. Quite a lot.

Not only the skills, but also the strong confidence exuded from the body, with the feeling of a star.

In front of Li Hai, he couldn't lose face. When chatting before the competition, he even played the role of senior brother. It would be bad if he was defeated by junior brother.

Just after halftime, Anthony reached out to get the ball. He dribbled two steps to the three-point line and suddenly made a sudden stop jump shot. He made a three-pointer. He also wanted to score, and it would be even more exciting.

Li Hai knew that he had to make such a choice, so he jumped up and sealed it with one hand almost at the same time.

Anthony was disturbed and hit the basket with a three-pointer. The basketball was confiscated by Kurt Thomas.

"Cameron, I know you very well, and you..."

Before Li Hai finished speaking, he disappeared. When Anthony turned his body, Li Hai had already received a long pass from Kurt Thomas, rushed to the Nuggets basket in lightning speed, and completed a dunk.

The muscles in Anthony's face twitched. This was not going to work.

He singled Li Hai head-on again, but this time his hand felt a bit wrong, and he hit the iron in the mid-range shot.

Fortunately, Li Hai didn't score in the next round, otherwise he would really lose his face.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks trailed by three points at 21:24.

Anthony, who took a break, also calmed down. It is inevitable to defeat Li Hai, and the outcome of the game must be won.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Crawford tied the score with a three-pointer.

Anthony did not rush to singles, and passed the ball to Kenyon Martin near the front three-point line. Kenyon Martin missed a shot, but Camby grabbed the offensive rebound, causing Muhammad to foul and made two free throws. middle.

Anthony showed a confident smile. The Nuggets' style of play is more reasonable and they will definitely be able to beat the Knicks.

When it was Knicks' turn to attack, he accidentally let Li Hai use his speed to throw away. Seeing Li Hai scored another mid-range shot, his heart trembled again.

When the rotation time came, Anthony went down to rest, but Li Hai remained on the field.

Facing the old Nuggets' backup small forward, Brian Russell, Li Hai scored 6 points in a few minutes, and Anthony couldn't sit still anymore.

If he also loses to Li Hai in terms of the strongest offense, he will never allow it.

The head coach of the Nuggets also felt that Anthony was off the court and others could not support him, so he quickly replaced Anthony.

"Li, I can't let you continue to be so comfortable." Anthony got the ball in the low post and started back hitting.

He could clearly feel Li Hai's strength. He was absolutely top-notch on the front line, and his strength was also very strong. Now he actually felt like he couldn't sit still.

Anthony kept making fake turns, and after trying to turn left and right several times and half a circle, he finally found a chance to pick the basket and succeeded.

It's just that he didn't expect to spend so much effort. Anthony put on a relaxed look and ran back with a smile.

Even if he hasn't faced Anthony for more than a year, Li Hai still has that familiar feeling. This brother from Syracuse University has too many offensive methods, and his physical fitness alone can't limit him.

Anthony must be allowed to attack in an uncomfortable way, and at the same time continue to strengthen physical confrontation to consume. Even if the Nuggets' inside line is stronger than them, it must be Anthony who can make the final decision at the critical moment. Li Hai must use all his skills.

"Hey Cameron, it's not enough to make me uncomfortable."

Li Hai received the ball, took the same large tentative step, and stepped to Anthony's side, then stepped back to meet Anthony's defense and completed the shot.

(End of this chapter)