Basketball Dragon

Chapter 90 Take responsibility
Seeing that there were continuous problems on the inside, the Eagles quickly changed their strategy, not allowing the inside to attack directly, but letting the two outside players control the rhythm of the attack.

Marbury was ruthless, and after Tyronn Lue nimbly rushed past his defense, he immediately chose to foul.

After the Hawks served from the sideline, Tyronn Lue passed the ball to Josh Childress, and Crawford, who was defending Childress, was also a loophole and was passed in one step.

Childress rushed in and wanted to dunk, Li Hai turned around and jumped up.

Li Hai's jumping ability is not top-notch in the NBA, but it is stronger than many people. For example, in front of Childress, he directly pressed the basketball in the air with one hand, and even pushed the ball down.

Seeing Li Hai's super performance at this time, the Eagles can only regret it. They were obviously interested in Li Hai when they drafted, but they didn't expect that the rookie they gave up would become the strongest guy in this draft.

The Knicks entered the offense, and Li Hai hit the CIC again.

At the most critical moment, he dominated both ends of the defense, and the goddess of victory has begun to smile at the Knicks.

Even if Tyronn Lue made a foul after shooting from outside the three-point line, he would be powerless to make all three free throws.

The Knicks won the final victory at 139:135, and the team won three consecutive victories.

On the same day, the Cavaliers lost. The Knicks, Cavaliers, and Nets all became 40 wins and 40 losses. They ranked eighth, ninth, and tenth in the Eastern Conference. Even more confusing.

On April 4, the Knicks challenged the Bulls, the fourth in the Eastern Conference, away.

The Bulls have selected a good rookie this season, and their record has soared. Compared with last season, it seems like they have changed teams.

However, they also suffered from injuries. The inside general Eddie Curry and the striker Luol Deng both suffered injuries, and they would not be able to play even in the playoffs.

Without Eddie Curry, the Bulls' offensive weapons are only the outside line. Among them, the starting No. 1 Kirk Hinrich and the substitute Ben Gordon are the most troublesome.

In this case, the Knicks' lineup will be slightly stronger.

However, at the beginning of the game, Kirk Hinrich showed a general style that did not match his age, leading the young Bulls to score first.

Li Hai actively asked for the ball, and the opponent in front of him was also a rookie this year, but not a player who entered through the draft, the fierce Argentine Andres Nocioni.

Nocioni made some small moves in defense, but his speed couldn't keep up with Li Hai. After Li Hai received the ball, he changed direction and went in, shooting and scoring before the opponent's inside player made up.

The Knicks want to enter the playoffs, and the Bulls want to keep their home court advantage in the playoffs. The defense of both sides is relatively hard, which affects the offensive efficiency and keeps shooting hard.

Seeing the difficulty of scoring, the two teams entered the rotation lineup ahead of time. The Knicks' Tim Thomas was replaced soon after hitting the iron continuously. The Bulls changed two people in a row, with Ben Gordon and Tyson Chandler.

Ben Gordon showed an unusual offensive ability when he came on the field, hitting a three-pointer.

But Marbury immediately fought back and also hit a three-pointer.

It's just that Marbury's offensive and defensive methods are too direct. If the offense is directly expressed as a forced shot, the defense is expressed as an easy shot.

It doesn't matter when the offense feels good directly, but the defense is easy to make a shot but it is easy to give the opponent a chance.

So Marbury's defense has been unstable. When he met Kirk Hinrich, he was like a rookie. He obviously crushed the opponent with physical fitness, but he couldn't form a limit.

Kirk Hinrich made consecutive hits when his teammates couldn't score.

Fortunately, for the Knicks, Li Hai and Crawford also completed several good attacks.

In the first quarter, the Knicks led by 19 points at 17:2.

When Li Hai was resting, the Bulls' backup guard Janero Pargo played well and hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Bulls take the lead.

Seeing that the perimeter defense is full of loopholes, Li Hai feels that the Knicks' current lineup is a bit unreasonable. The interior is lacking, the perimeter defense is not good, and there is no substitute who can top it. If he goes to defend other positions, is there anyone who can defend the opponent's small forward? .

The Knicks' defense really needs major changes.

However, as the power forward position with the largest number of players on the team, he can get some points when rotating players on the court.

After Li Hai returned to the field, he almost blocked Nocioni, and scored 5 points in a row to help the team gain the lead again.

Li Hai has an advantage in this position, and he can connect the Knicks' outside and inside lines.

By halftime, their lead had stretched to seven.

The halftime break was still relatively relaxed, and the Bulls lacked a major general with a single feature, and the Knicks players felt that they had a greater chance of winning.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Kirk Hinrich hit consecutive three-pointers and caused a foul by Marbury.

Li Hai completely blocked Nocioni, but it didn't work. When Ben Gordon came on the field, the Bulls' attack power became stronger. He hurriedly communicated with his teammates and replaced it with Ben Gordon. counterpoint.

It is not the first time to defend Ben Gordon Lehi. Under his experienced interference, Ben Gordon's offense has also encountered trouble, but Hinrich is still unstoppable, and his shots are extremely accurate .

Li Hai had no choice but to choose Ben Gordon, who had better physical fitness.

Led by Hinrich scoring 15 in a single quarter, the Bulls overtook the Knicks by 1 point at the end of the third quarter.

By the fourth quarter, Hinrich's hit rate was even higher, and basically there must be shots.

Marbury lost the foul and was replaced, Crawford became the team's No. 1 position, and the Bulls played a small lineup at this time in order to speed up, using Hinrich, Ben Gordon and K Reece Duhon was on the court at the same time.

In this case, Li Hai's physical advantage became even more obvious. When he came to the low post, he could catch the ball just like an inside player and overwhelm the Bulls' defensive players, scoring consecutive points.

Defensively, Ben Gordon also made continuous strikes, allowing the Knicks to overtake the opponent.

But Hinrich again hit the Bulls consecutive three-pointers, and turned the score over.

With 2 minutes left in the game, Li Hai assisted Crawford to complete two points, and the Knicks led by 87 point 86:1.

The Bulls chose to pause, and Li Hai couldn't help but said when the coach encouraged them: "I'd better defend Hinrich."

At this time, Hinrich has made five of five shots in the fourth quarter, including three three-pointers, scoring 13 points.

Coach Williams hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)