Basketball Dragon

128 Steady rise

128 Steady rise

When Li Hai faced James, he was very aware of his own strengths and weaknesses. His strength lay in his shooting percentage in mid-range shots, while James' physical fitness was one of the few strikers who were stronger than him.

In the duel with Li Hai, James was obviously very excited. Li Hai took the opportunity to lure the opponent to make long-range shots that he was not good at. In the first quarter, although James scored 10 points, his shooting percentage was less than [-]%. Li Hai To achieve this level only paid the price of a foul.

It's just that in terms of offense, Li Hai didn't have much energy, and James' personal defense was also very good. Li Hai's attempt to draw a foul was unsuccessful.

After testing, Li Hai didn't force himself. He also wanted to surpass James in terms of statistics, but the most important thing was to help the team win.

The result of James' excessive offense is that the other players of the Cavaliers scored very little. Although the score does not seem to be much different, the Knicks played much more smoothly than the Cavaliers.

In the fourth quarter, the whole game only rested for more than a minute. James, who spent all the time in a high-intensity confrontation with Li Hai, further dropped his shooting rate. The Cavaliers only scored 12 points in the whole quarter and collapsed instantly.

In this game, James scored 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but the team lost.

尼克斯92:84战胜了对方，李海得到16分10篮板5助攻外加3次抢断。

Afterwards, I feel that who is stronger between the two, is it better to show the performance ability or the team's victory to highlight the strength?

This also shows that Li Hai has been compared with the younger generation of top stars, and both the topic and influence have greatly increased. After accepting Li Hai's agent, the fat man is also busy, which makes his cousin regret it. .

The next day the teams will play back-to-back, but returning home is easier than back-to-back away games.

Their opponent is the Mavericks. The Mavericks have become stronger this season, and their winning percentage is also the second best in the West. Unfortunately, they are in the same division as the Spurs with the best record in the West, so they can only be aggrieved and ranked fourth in the East. .

The Mavericks' strength did not decline after Michael Finley left, but it was all because of the growth of young players. Their current lineup can be regarded as internal, external and substitute. Like the Knicks, there are a lot of players who can play.

Josh Howard of the Mavericks can also be regarded as Li Hai's old opponent. As a representative of the striker who can attack and defend, Josh Howard is obviously not aggressive enough, and he can't take advantage of Li Hai's matchup.

The defenders on both sides, whether they are the main players or the substitutes, are at the level of mutual explosiveness. Jason Terry, Devin Harris and Jerry Stackhouse can't stop Marbury and Ke Lawford's.

Eric Dampier, with an annual salary of tens of millions, may compete with Eddie Curry in terms of weight, but Eddie Curry is much more flexible than him, and it is not a big problem to beat him.

The key is the Mavericks' ace Dirk Nowitzki. The Knicks have nothing to do with Nowitzki, whether it's David Lee, Channing Frye, or Antonio Davis.

However, in comparison, the Knicks still have more advantages. In the first three contests, the Knicks have firmly grasped the advantage.

As for Josh Howard, he had fouled four times because of defending Li Hai.

Like the Knicks, the Mavericks also have a sixth man like Crawford. In the decisive stage, both sides have deployed the strongest offensive lineup.

At the critical moment, the big-hearted Jason Terry broke out. He and Nowitzki hit consecutive three-pointers, catching up the lagging game a little bit.

The Knicks were forced to request a timeout, and Larry Brown was dissatisfied with the team's defense, and once again emphasized to the players those details that had been said countless times, making the team atmosphere even more dull.

"You're all about attacking, and I'm going to distribute the ball, trust me."

Li Hai took the initiative to stand up again. The team was very used to what he said in the game. No matter in training or in the game, he worked extraordinarily hard, which made him more and more recognized by his teammates.

The change and rejuvenation of the team personnel also played a role in promoting Li Hai to become a core player step by step.

Dampier, who can't keep up with the speed of the whole team, has been put on the bench by the Mavericks, and Nowitzki has become the team's No. 5 position. This is also the strongest small lineup of the Mavericks, although Nowitzki is tall Not small.

The Knicks did not follow the opponent to play a small lineup, but chose to flank Nowitzki.

During the attack, the ball was handed over to Li Hai. Facing Josh Howard, Li Hai didn't need to cover, and directly broke through, pushing Josh Howard to the vicinity of the three-second zone, and then made a fake shot and leaned forward , Immediately made the opponent's fifth foul.

This is the aggressiveness of the offense. Josh Howard has already scored in double figures relying on his jump shot, but the lethality of the jump shot is too small. Li Hai has no worries about too many fouls at all. At the end of the game, the difference is obvious.

Li Hai kept the Knicks' lead at 4 points, but then Jason Terry and Nowitzki hit two more points respectively, and the Mavericks evened the score.

"Lee made a circle and came out to catch the ball. Channing Frye stepped forward to make a screen. Li Hai accelerated decisively and passed Josh Howard in one step. Nowitzki was ready in front, and Li Hai had nothing to do. Afraid to start straight away..."

"2+1, it's perfect, Li Hai's jumping and staying in the air are amazing."

"Nowitzki catches the ball with his back, Li Hai goes forward to pinch...the ball is shot off, and the ball in Nowitzki's hand is actually shot off. Li Hai is indeed the key man of the Knicks, a young man with a big heart."

"Li Hai made a breakthrough to score the ball, Crawford hit the iron with a three-pointer...Eddie Curry grabbed the offensive rebound, Eddie Curry missed the shot, and Nowitzki's defense did not give the opponent a chance."

"Li Hai, it's Li Hai again. He grabbed an offensive rebound, and Nowitzki fouled again. With Li Hai's free throw ability, the Mavericks are running out of chances."

Even if Li Hai hit the free throw as the commentator said, in the last ten seconds, the Mavericks were powerless.

105:100, the Knicks won another victory.

Some ups and downs in the record seem to have stabilized again, slowly developing in a good direction.

In the game in January, the Knicks were relatively relaxed, and most of the games were played at home. They wanted to take advantage of this time to catch up with the record step by step.

This season, both players and coaches have huge ambitions.

The goal, not just the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)