Basketball Dragon

Chapter 77 The Pleasure of Defense

The Lakers passed the ball to Caron Butler, and under the defense of Li Hai, Caron Butler turned over and shot the ball neatly, which made Li Hai feel that the defensive task in this game was not easy.

After the team agreed with him to defend the opponent's outside core, his defensive task was aggravated. The Lakers' current outside core is undoubtedly Kobe, but Butler's offensive power is not familiar, and he has typical small forward skills and skills. physical fitness.

Therefore, Li Hai had to deal with Butler first, and then defended Kobe depending on the situation. If even Butler couldn't defend against Kobe, it would be a joke to deal with Kobe.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Li Hai ran back to get rid of Butler, came to the three-point line and hit a three-pointer.

He has also increased his three-point attempts in the Knicks since the rookie challenge.

His three-pointer can be regarded as the prelude to the three-point storm between the two sides. Then Odom pulled out to the three-point line and made a shot. Tim Thomas also responded by pulling out to the three-point line and hitting a three-pointer.

In some ways, Odom is similar to Tim Thomas, but Odom is much more comprehensive.

The two teams come and go, and both concentrate their main force on the mid-to-long distance, and it is difficult for each other to guard against each other.

Towards the end of the first quarter, the replacement power forward Michael Sweetney grabbed an offensive rebound and fixed the first quarter score at 25:23.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides entered the lineup rotation, and the attack method was changed from mid-range to long-range to the three-second zone due to the change of players. Now the Knicks lack the inside line, but there are a bunch of power forwards on the bench, but lack of guard rotation.

When the substitute players were on the court, the rhythm became very slow, and they played half-heartedly for a few minutes, and they didn't score much.

And as the main players played one after another, the scoring contest began again.

This is also because the inside of the two teams is not good, resulting in a problem with the overall defense. As long as they break in, they either directly score or draw a foul. It just so happens that they both have masters in this area.

Kobe hit a three-pointer to overtake the score, but immediately Li Hai broke through Butler and made a layup, overtaking the score again.

However, Kobe also broke through Crawford's defense and the basketball hit the basket.

This stalemate continued like this, and it was still the first half. As long as the score does not change significantly, both sides are quite satisfied.

At halftime, the score became a 47:47 tie.

During the intermission, Coach Williams emphasized the issue of help defense inside.

"The opponent's defense is not very focused. As long as we strengthen our defense and hit those open shots, we will definitely be able to win this game."

"The coach is right, we should all be more focused." Li Hai supported.

Li Hai intends to start with himself. He must strangle Butler to death in the second half. The opponent is the type who will not pass the ball after making an offensive move. Increase physical confrontation and try to block the shooting line. The opponent's field goal percentage.

The so-called plan can't keep up with the changes. The Knicks are ready to start from the defense, but at the beginning of the second half, they took the lead in fully opening up the offense.

In the first game, Crawford caught the ball and hit a three-pointer, and then the Knicks scored six three-pointers in a row, Crawford two, Tim Thomas two, Lehi one, Marbury one, the score All of a sudden, the lead reached double digits.

The smooth offense also drove the defense. Although the Lakers also hit two three-pointers, it was a bit shabby compared to the Knicks' results.

Kobe and Odom have reduced their rest time, trying to recover the score, but the Knicks did not relax throughout the third quarter, and entered the final quarter with an 11-point advantage.

After the third quarter, Kobe's face became very serious, he pulled his teammates together, and seriously talked about the defensive issue, "We should work harder, and we can't be depressed because of consecutive away games. Show you the attitude of the defense with your actions, and then, make those damn shots."

In the fourth quarter, Kobe's continuous breakthrough caused the Knicks to foul inside, and even blocked Crawford's layup twice on the defensive end. The 11-point lead shrank by more than half in less than 3 minutes.

Williams quickly replaced Li Hai who was resting below, and was responsible for man-marking Kobe.

Li Hai is very excited about this super star who has already won several championships. What excites him the most about entering the NBA is that he can compete with various stars. Even defense is very interesting.

Kobe saw that the defensive player in front of him had changed, and he didn't care at all. After a few dribbles, he made a three-point shot. He planned to take advantage of this momentum to catch up with the score in one fell swoop.

However, Li Hai and Crawford are different. They are both superior in terms of height and arm length, and their defensive timing is well grasped. The basketball hit the basket and bounced out.

Marbury just went down to rest at this time, and Crawford dribbled the ball and passed it to Li Hai. Li Hai received the ball and swung like a pendulum, one step past Butler's free throw line and hit a two-pointer.

Li Hai directly used his performance on the field to make Kobe pay more attention to him. When he returned to the defensive position, Kobe changed his strategy and leaned on him to get the ball.

After getting the ball, Kobe sat and squeezed two steps inside, made a half-turn feint, and then turned to the other side.

Kobe's back attack is very technical, obviously the strength is not very good, but the way of force makes it difficult for the defenders to stop, and the fake action is even more natural, making people feel that no matter what his next action is, it is very reasonable.

Li Hai's center of gravity was cheated a little, but in a few tenths of a second, he forcibly adjusted it with his body strength to block the opponent's shooting line.

However, this time Kobe passed the ball out for an unprecedented time, and Lakers guard Chucky Atkins caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.

It was interesting, it was so interesting, the sweat was dripping down Li Hai's face, but he didn't feel tired at all.

When attacking, he pushed Kobe directly inside, and then passed the ball inside to complete the offense.

Even if he doesn't play so gorgeously, he can help the team score.

Now at this time, he looks forward to defense more, and players with excellent defense and offense will make people immersed.

Kobe made a frontal breakthrough this time, made a fake shot from the side, and then turned around to make a mid-range shot from the front.

This time Li Hai was not deceived, he was very experienced in dealing with frontal attack techniques.

The moment Kobe turned around to shoot, Li Hai jumped up with all his strength, and slapped him fiercely with his right hand.

The three fingers touched the basketball, which is not a big hat, but a successful interference.

If Kobe regarded him as an ordinary rookie, it would be a big mistake.

(End of this chapter)