Basketball Dragon

Chapter 203 Ability at Critical Moments
Not deliberately pursuing a winning streak does not mean that they do not adopt some strategies. Larry Brown has prepared a set of plans. If the opponent is still so accurate in the second half, they will adjust the lineup.

Li Hai played the 4th position to defend Jamison, just like last season's playoffs.

Now the team will be behind. David Lee's poor defense against Jamison is also a problem. In terms of interference with outside shots, David Lee is not as good as Channing Frye.

In the second half, Li Hai stepped up his offense. Butler couldn't guard him last season, and he still can't guard him this season. With Li Hai attacking with all his strength, the league can't restrict him much.

But the Wizards didn't defend much at all. They just shot from the outside. Arenas and Jamison were still so accurate that they didn't seem to need to play inside.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the Knicks started the rotation ahead of time, preparing for a small lineup.

The early rotation of the Knicks first focuses on Eddie Curry's inside line. If they can destroy them with the inside line, they will destroy them. Can't keep up at all.

After playing 7 minutes in the third quarter, the Wizards threw another 5 three-pointers.

If the Knicks in Li Hai's rookie season were thrown like this, they would have collapsed a long time ago, but the current Knicks won't, they're just 10 points behind.

However, the team has also adjusted, replacing Eddie Curry, and the team began to play a small lineup.

The Knicks' small lineup is still different from some teams. They don't give up defense, but the outside defense is better, the offense is faster, and the defense is faster.

And the opponent shoots so smoothly, they will fight hand-to-hand in defense, and it doesn't matter if they foul and interrupt the game, just don't let the opponent make a smooth shot.

It doesn't matter if everyone doesn't feel it, anyway, the Knicks have a lot of breakthrough foul-makers.

After the Knicks made changes, the Wizards were immediately affected. If a team with a strong inside can use the inside offense to adjust, it's just that their inside attack doesn't work at all.

By the end of the third quarter, the Wizards still led by 9 points, but the situation has changed.

The response they took was to follow the Knicks to strengthen their defense, but their defensive system was not as strong as the Knicks, it was only superficial.

"The fourth quarter started. Li Hai stood in the low post. Marbury passed the ball in. Li Hai caught the ball and turned around without any hesitation. Butler didn't stop anyone, but Li Hai pushed him to the basket, only a foul."

"It's Li Hai again. After Gortat covered, he rushed to the inside line in one step. Heywood didn't have time to stop it. Li Hai directly tyrannized the basket. The speed was really too fast."

"After Li Hai broke through, he sent the ball to the side directly. With tacit cooperation, Marbury rushed up to meet Jamison, causing another foul by the Wizards. The Knicks were full of impact."

Under strict defense, the shooting percentages of both teams dropped a lot. At this time, the Knicks' backcourt players showed their ability to charge in against the defenders, which the Wizards could not do.

Jamison still wanted to go outside to shoot, but his speed couldn't get rid of Li Hai at all. Even with cover, Li Hai would kill him instantly, but Jamison's shot was not so fast.

Both shots were blocked both times, and Jamison knew he couldn't shoot like he had before.

At 5 minutes and 43 seconds, Li Hai hit two points to tie the score. The Wizards created a lead in three quarters, and the Knicks pulled it back in half a quarter.

Arenas was extremely unwilling. At 4 minutes and 21 seconds, Arenas, who added a breakthrough, scored 2+1 on Marbury and overtook the score again.

He yelled provocatively, his fighting spirit was extremely strong.

Li Hai also felt very happy. During the winning streak, he had never met an opponent like Arenas, and the light in his eyes was different.

He shot Butler head-on, and threw the ball into the basket against the opponent's defense.

The key was the next defense. When Arenas broke through and was about to stop for a jump shot, Li Hai suddenly rushed up from the side and slapped the ball away.

Arenas never had such defensive judgment.

When he saw Arenas' action, he knew that the opponent was going to make a strong shot, and Arenas' breakthrough was also within Li Hai's defense range, so he was in a tragedy.

Li Hai went to the team's No. 4 position. Originally, his more important role was his defense. If he were to attack, it would be no problem for Li Hai to play No. 2 or No. 3 position. There was no need to appear in the small lineup Insider.

After stopping the opponent's attack, Li Hai sent another wonderful pass, and Crawford hit a three-pointer. Nearly 3 minutes later, the Knicks took the lead 104:102.

Arenas tried again to make a three-point shot, but this time Francis got in the way and missed a three-pointer.

After Li Hai grabbed the rebound, he launched a fast break and successfully dunked the two in a row. The advantage of 4 points was not much, but it was enough to make the opponent feel afraid at the last moment.

The Wizards called for a timeout, and Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan hoped the players would calm down.

After returning to the court, the Wizards played a match. Arenas broke through and gave Stevenson the ball, but the latter's shooting was interfered by Marbury again.

This time the Wizards retreated quickly, Li Hai protected the rebound and handed it to Francis, the Knicks are not in a hurry now.

Neither side scored in the next two rounds, but time was running out.

Seeing that there was only more than one minute left in the time, the Wizards chose foul tactics.

Li Hai made two free throws, and the Knicks defended the three-pointer. Daniels, who had just been replaced to execute the tactics, received a pass from Butler and scored a layup, but now the two points were of no use at all.

112:106, this is the final score.

The Wizards fouled three times, and the Knicks made all free throws. They firmly grasped the lead and won the No. 14 game winning streak.

The winning streak may eventually be ended by a certain team, but the victory has to be won game by game.

The game against the Wizards also verified the Knicks' ability to play key shots.

They beat the opponent by 15 points in the last quarter, which is simply a true portrayal of the usual ridicule, playing casually in the front, and finishing the game in the second quarter seriously.

And with the increase of the winning streak, the Knicks are getting closer and closer to the longest [-]-game winning streak in their team history. In addition to the outside world talking about it, the Knicks' soldiers are also paying more and more attention.

Although this kind of situation may be counterproductive, it is not something that one or two people can control, and Li Hai doesn't have so many thoughts, just play well.

(End of this chapter)