Basketball Dragon

Chapter 204 Can't be careless
Next, their arena is still very good, and they will play at home again on December 12th.

It was already the third day after a battle with the Wizards, and their physical strength has also recovered very well. Regarding the unusual excitement of some players, there is nothing they can do about it.

The Bucks are visiting. After the Bucks exchanged TJ-Ford for Charlie Villanueva in the summer, Maurice Williams officially became the team's starter. Even if last season's general Bobby Simmons was injured, But they have no shortage of offensive talent.

It's just that their defense is also a bad type. Although Andrew Bogut has grown, it is not enough to help the Bucks' defense.

The outside combination of Maurice Williams and Michael Reid also scored crazy points, and the three-pointers were shot very well, a bit like the Wizards in the previous game.

It's just that there is still a difference between the Bucks and the Wizards. It must be easier for the Knicks to restrict two backcourts than to restrict pseudo-inners like Arenas and Jamison.

That's why they couldn't get as many points as the Wizards, and they were comparable in defense. Li Hai faced a defender who was shorter and slower than him, almost as if he was in nowhere.

In the first half, the Bucks barely competed with the Knicks relying on Morris Williams' efficiency. In the third quarter, the Knicks adopted targeted defense, and the Bucks collapsed all of a sudden.

The fourth quarter completely became garbage time. Li Hai clocked out of get off work early, sat on the bench and watched the team beat the opponent 115:97, and the Knicks' winning streak came to [-] games.

At the same time, due to the loss of the Jazz, the Knicks' record has come to the first place in the league.

Victory is a symbol of strength, and the view that the Knicks won the championship by luck has gradually become less and less with their winning streak.

On December 12, the Knicks met the Celtics again at home.

The Celtics have a dismal record this season, and the lineup is constantly changing. This time they put Al Jefferson, who has a stronger offensive power, in the starting lineup. In addition, Tony Allen, who has a strong perimeter defense, is also on the starting lineup. .

Pierce is one of those who desperately want to prove himself against a strong team.

Under Li Hai's defense, Pierce proved his determination at the beginning of the game. He directly hit a three-pointer after his teammates covered him.

Pierce has many offensive methods, and it is difficult to completely limit them. Li Hai can only consume the opponent first. After all, a basketball game lasts for 48 minutes, and it takes time to see the effect.

But what makes the Knicks feel uncomfortable is the inside of the Celtics. Al Jefferson can attack and grab rebounds, and Ryan Gomez, who is very desperate, even faintly suppressed Eddie Curry. The Wei-Lee combination.

This is also where the Knicks are dissatisfied with the interior. Several interiors have baskets, but they still cannot satisfy the team defensively. Otherwise, they would not often ask Li Hai to go to the 4th position.

With the opponent playing both inside and outside the line, the Knicks lost by 21 points at 31:10 in the first quarter.

However, when the substitute came on the court, Crawford didn't feel good, and the Celtics' role player Brian Scalabrine made three consecutive three-pointers. scored 6 points.

Competitive sports are full of surprises. The bench lineup, which was originally an advantage, was completely blown away. When Li Hai was on the court, he found that the team was 25 points behind. This is the first time this season has such a situation.

After he came on the court, the first ball broke through to the basket to complete the score.

If he doesn't stand up at this time, the second half of the game will become garbage time.

Although the opponent's touch has exploded, it is clear that the Knicks also have problems.

They underestimated the enemy, and did not find the problem in time to solve it when the Celtics rose up.

"Defend well, defend well." Li Hai reminded loudly.

He must set an example and lead the team to do better. The Knicks' winning streak has changed the mentality of some players. Sometimes they think they are a strong team and they will be careless. This is going to be a problem.

Driven by several core players of the team, the Knicks quickly returned to normal.

This is also the benefit of a change in mentality. Even if they are behind by more than 20 points, they will not think that the game is over. Everything has two sides.

So when the main lineup came up, the Celtics played a lot worse.

Seeing that his teammates were guarded to death, Pierce began to play a lot of singles. Even though Li Hai stuck to him very tightly, Pierce did not think that Li Hai could guard him.

Pierce still scored 8 points after playing, and Li Hai also paid the price of two fouls, but Pierce's shooting rate was not very good, and he almost occupied all the team's shots.

The 25-point gap turned into 20, and the Knicks trailed 41-61 at halftime.

"What are you thinking, did you all spend the night in a nightclub last night?"

Li Hai couldn't help but lose his temper when dealing with a team like the Celtics who knew the basics like this.

Everyone's faces were a bit ugly, and it was really embarrassing to be beaten like this.

They're not fat, they're the defending champions.

"Cheer me up, otherwise, the coach will definitely not mind doubling the training intensity to help you. In the second half, everyone reminded each other, and you also supervise me together. I am not a lip-smacking person."

At the beginning of the second half, the Knicks behaved completely differently. Eddie Curry succeeded in the interior offense in the first game, and then the oppressive defense caused the opponent to make a mistake, and Li Hai succeeded in counterattacking.

"It's not that easy to chase points."

Pierce immediately realized the change in Knicks' state, and snorted coldly at Li Hai.

"It's nothing, this is the game, after the victory belongs to the final leader."

Li Hai concentrated his attention and didn't think about the surrounding things, just staring at Pierce with all his heart.

"We won this game."

Pierce gave Li Hai a concealed push with his arm, and moved two steps beyond the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot.

He couldn't wait to beat the Knicks to death. If the opponent didn't concede defeat with 20 points, it would be 30 points, no matter how strong the Knicks were.

Pierce made a quick move, but the height of the move was not high enough. Li Hai had been on guard against his move for a long time. When he made the move, Li Hai's arm had already blocked it.

The block was not blocked, but it was successfully interfered. Pierce wanted to win, but he was still too anxious.

On the contrary, the Knicks were more calm. They did not play a fast break this time, but waited until the team was in position to hand it over to the inside. Although Al Jefferson had a good offense, he could not limit Eddie Curry defensively.

In this way, the Knicks combined internal and external, played steadily, and gradually took the rhythm into their hands.

(End of this chapter)