Basketball Dragon

Chapter 157 The Last Persistence

Chapter 157 The Last Persistence

The Wizards want to play well and suppress the Knicks in an upright manner.

But they soon discovered that fighting the Knicks for tactics and rationality was not an opponent at all.

The current Knicks have undergone significant changes compared to last season, or even the first half of the season. After the efforts of several core players, the entire team has become a single rope.

Coupled with the excitement of victory, the current Knicks are still able to play team basketball.

In the first quarter, the Wizards were able to follow the Knicks under the leadership of three core players, but as the game progressed, the Wizards became more and more awkward.

Desperately defending, fighting inside, and sharing the ball reasonably, they have not usually achieved this level. This is the playoffs, too much is too late, and unfamiliar methods will definitely not last.

Especially when the score is weak, and Arenas found that playing too reasonable has affected his touch. He needs all kinds of powerful impacts with the ball in his hand. Only when he is doing his best, the strength of his shots will be just right. .

Just like the last game, Arenas doesn't plan to take a rest in this game. He is very strong. Since he has to do his best, he can't let go of a single minute.

Why would the Knicks win the game? Obviously, the opponent has no way to limit him. In that case, he must not play well enough, so just do better.

So seeing that the score was unable to lead for a long time, Arenas once again started the mode of taking over the game.

In this case, the head coach of the Wizards can only intervene. In theory, the more reasonable the game is, the greater the chance of winning, but the only game the Wizards win is to use the star to play in an unreasonable mode.

And Arenas who makes wild shots is more threatening than Arenas who passes the ball. This is also what the Knicks really feel. The final result of the game is to win, and this method is obviously suitable for Arenas.

But even if it suits Arenas, it doesn't mean the Wizards will win. Basketball is, after all, a five-person game.

In the second quarter, when Arenas' touch slowly came up, he became unstoppable again.

Marbury, Francis, Crawford and Richardson also took turns to consume Arenas.

What Li Hai has to do is to prevent Jamison from going crazy like that.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Knicks were about to lead by 10 points, but with Arenas hitting two three-pointers and four free throws, at the end of the half, the Knicks were leading 48:46 by 2. separated.

"We must win. This is the same rhythm as our previous wins. The opponent's most powerful weapon is to get rid of the bosses. Take me to the second round of the playoffs today."

Seeing Li Hai's eyes full of longing, Marbury laughed loudly, "You can talk, kid. It's obviously you who made the most of the limelight, and the media reports made me jealous."

"Don't worry, Arenas is playing nonsense like that. If we let him play two games in a row, we might as well stop playing."

Francis said with some disdain: "It's really amazing to be able to score [-] or [-] points in the playoffs, but if winning is not the premise, there are many people in the league who can do it."

Several rookies were also booing. They can participate in the playoffs in their first season in the league, which is already better than many brothers in the same class.

Regardless of their personalities and playing styles, the Knicks are now pursuing victory, and the majority are willing to fight hard and make certain sacrifices, which makes them extremely powerful.

At the beginning of the second half, Arenas made another jumper to tie the score.

But immediately, Marbury retaliated. Even though Arenas has achieved the ultimate in offense, he is not flattering in defense.

This is different from the strength that Li Hai pursues. As an excellent player, he must be strict with himself on both the offensive and defensive ends. Lack of energy is just an excuse. When he is pursuing victory with all his strength, that kind of concentration does not distinguish between offense and defense. .

But this matter is that many Knicks players don't think so. Li Hai always tries his best to influence the team members, hoping to build his ideal team.

The Wizards now have a six-man rotation. Except for Arenas, Butler hardly takes any rest. However, if he wants to mark Li Hai, he must always pay attention not to foul.

As a result, Butler sometimes worry about gains and losses on the defensive end, and he wants to try his best to limit Li Hai, but also worries that he will not be able to stay on the court to help the team because of too many fouls. As a result, Li Hai seizes the opportunity several times and breaks through his defense to complete Score.

In the third quarter, the Knicks blossomed again, including substitute players.

The Wizards are still dominated by Arenas, and only Daniels, the old face of the bench, can hit a few goals in these few games.

Arenas is full of fighting spirit and doesn't seem to be tired, but the price is that the defense is like a display.

At the end of the third quarter, Crawford hit a three-pointer, allowing the Knicks to maintain a slight 3-point advantage.

Finally, when it was time to end the first round of the playoffs, Li Hai took a deep breath to calm himself down. He must seize this opportunity.

When he was on the floor, the Wizards went back to their most aggressive small lineup.

In the previous game, Arenas and Jamison hit three-pointers successively, turning the score by 1 point.

After Li Hai came on the court, he caught the ball with his back in the low post, and the Wizards immediately flanked him. Li Hai distributed the ball to Marbury, and then ran out quickly.

The Wizards player who pinched him rushed towards Marbury again. Marbury broke through with the ball, then swung it in the middle, and ran near the free throw line. Li Hai immediately turned around after receiving the ball and immediately started. Jamison was a step slower, only Can watch him dunk.

At this point in the game, the referees would not blow their whistles for not-so-obvious fouls, and the Knicks, who obviously cooperated better, had a certain advantage. After the main players returned to the court, they gradually turned this advantage into victory.

At 4 minutes and 50 seconds into the game, Li Hai cut off the basketball from the hands of Arenas who was about to make a layup, and then passed a long pass to Marbury to advance quickly. Marbury assisted Crawford to complete the score. The Knicks' lead came to 5 points.

Arenas was not reconciled. In these few games, most of the time, he was just close. As long as he can continue to score, as long as he can hit a few more goals, he will definitely win the game.

Arenas dribbled the ball from the side to the middle, and then suddenly pulled up to make a three-pointer.

Hit, sure enough, Arenas said silently, and the whole person entered a wonderful state.

"Let's score another goal." Li Hai encouraged his teammates to run forward, as if Arenas' performance just now was air.

(End of this chapter)