Basketball Dragon

Chapter 57 Anthony's Sadness
After being raped by Li Hai, Anthony couldn't bear it anymore, put aside his calmness and tactics for the time being, he must beat this junior.

In the second half of the second quarter, Anthony started a full offensive mode.

However, before a few rounds were played, Li Hai was replaced.

It is impossible to have a complete duel between the starting player and the opposing team's sixth man.

At 49:44, at the end of halftime, Anthony discovered that the Nuggets lost by 8 points in the second quarter.

He didn't change his mind at this time. To beat Li Hai is to gain an overwhelming advantage in both statistics and victory. In the second half, he must use his powerful scoring ability to turn things around.

At the beginning of the second half, the Nuggets' Anthony, Kenyon Martin, and Marcus Camby were overwhelmed in the interior. Tim Thomas soon made four fouls, and Muhammad and Kurt Thomas were also troubled by fouls.

Before Li Hai was replaced, the substitute insider was replaced.

But even if the Knicks were half disabled inside, the Nuggets did not catch up in the score.

Both Crawford and Marbury hit consecutively, and the Nuggets' backcourt is not too weak, but they are either too short or too slow to limit the Knicks.

When Li Hai was on the court, it was when the Nuggets were going all out to counterattack. They simply replaced Boykins and came up with the strongest offensive lineup.

Faced with the opponent's strongest attacking player, Li Hai felt a sense of excitement.

If Anthony can be blocked, it is equivalent to blocking half of the Nuggets' offensive routines. He is so focused that he doesn't care who has the ball at all. He just keeps following Anthony's footsteps and never lets the other party relax.

In addition to physical fitness and various skills in defense, the most important thing is consumption. It is not one or two goals, nor is it a few minutes, but the consumption of the entire game. In many cases, the winner is determined in the last few minutes, that is, the first forty minutes strategy of victory.

"Li, it's impossible for you to stop me."

"Wrong, Cameron, you can't stop me, stop me from helping the team win."

With a lot of singles and confrontations, Anthony played more firmly and excitedly than in most games, but under Li Hai's stalking defense, his mid-range shooting percentage dropped a lot.

When the whistle sounded, Anthony was sweating and even breathing heavily. Is Li Hai that difficult to deal with? He felt empty in his mind. This was one of the most annoying defenses he encountered in the NBA.

After finally squeezing under the basket, he got two free throws. Anthony shook his hand and missed one free throw. The confrontation just now was too fierce, so he adjusted and made the remaining free throw.

The Knicks sent the baseline ball, Marbury missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the third quarter ended.

83:71, the Knicks have already led by 12 points, Anthony missed some shots, but the Knicks players seized the opportunity better.

Anthony went back to what he was doing, picked up the towel, feeling a little irritable.

In the third quarter, not only did they fail to recover the score, but they fell even further behind. Could it be that they will lose?

The head coach of the Nuggets saw that Anthony had consumed a lot of energy and planned to let him rest for two to three minutes. Anthony volunteered and said, "I'm not tired. Please let me stay on the court. I want to win this game."

The two sides re-entered the field, and after halftime, Anthony was an active counter-run, and after receiving a pass from Andre Miller, he made a three-pointer.

Li Hai was not thrown away by him, and followed up with a strict defensive action.

Anthony was too impatient. Li Hai felt that many of Anthony's shooting choices in this game were a bit reluctant. Based on his understanding of Anthony, he probably guessed the opponent's mind, but he was the opponent on the court, so he would not remind him.

It is also an effective defensive strategy to lure Anthony into more forced singles.

The three-pointer still missed. Anthony didn't have a single three-pointer in this game. His muscles were too tense due to the fight with Li Hai, and he lost part of his shooting softness.

The moment the Knicks got the rebound, Li Hai started to drop it quickly.

Anthony hesitated for half a second in the depression of missing a shot, before turning around and chasing desperately.

Marbury quickly passed to Crawford, and Crawford dribbled behind the defender for a layup. At this time, Camby had strode back and slapped Crawford's layup. to the backboard.

Li Hai jumped up high and grabbed the offensive rebound in his hands. Anthony rushed over from behind. Immediately after the pause, he changed direction to the bottom line, and instantly passed the two of them with a backhand cricket.

The wonderful action caused loud applause from the home fans, and the momentum of the Knicks has completely overwhelmed the Nuggets.

Anthony gritted his teeth and continued to open his hands for the ball. He didn't shoot casually this time, but rushed to the basket with all his strength. If the shooting rate dropped, he would go inside to create lethality and increase the success rate.

Li Hai also appreciates Anthony's fighting spirit, but he feels that this is not the best way to win.

Just like Marbury, sometimes fighting desperately makes the team's efficiency drop.

Anthony attacked again and again, but Li Hai always stood in front of him, defending meticulously.

In order to use all his energy, Li Hai reduced his participation on the offensive end, so as to ensure that he can defend vigorously until the last second. Facing a powerful attacker like Anthony, it is worth it for him to do so.

The referee's whistle blew again, his third foul.

Even if you do it to the extreme, there will still be uncontrollable things. This is the fun of basketball. You can't limit every attack of the opponent, and you can't hit every ball successfully. Only the team that does better can win.

At the last moment, Anthony was still working hard and continued to attack.

But the gap in the score still hasn't changed in any way. There is no difference between the two points he scored with great effort and the two points he scored with an easy shot.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Anthony was still a little dazed.

At 107:96, the Knicks firmly won the victory.

Li Hai said hello: "Cameron, I look forward to the next duel with you. At that time, I will become stronger."

Anthony shook his fist silently, and he had one more opponent to defeat.

He originally thought that there would be few opponents who could stand in front of him. He originally thought that it would be easier for him to succeed in the NBA, just like at Syracuse University.

The feeling of failure is sad.

As the season unfolds, NBA fans have ushered in a major event that they can enthusiastically participate in every season, and that is the All-Star voting.

(End of this chapter)