Basketball Dragon

Chapter 206 Close to the Record
"Don't you care, and you took the video home to watch so happily."

Xia Weiliang couldn't help but despise Li Hai when he saw Li Hai studying the video of his winning streak during this period of time triumphantly.

"It's not contradictory, come and give Yele one."

He is always the most relaxed when he is at home. Li Hai likes this feeling very much. After the contract renewal is negotiated at the end of the season, he will also take care of major life events.

On December 12, the Knicks played at home against the Hawks without Joe Johnson.

Without the team's strongest scorer, the Eagles' offense, which was not very strong, became even weaker.

In the first quarter, they concentrated their main firepower on the inside. It is well known in the league that the Knicks' inside defense has weaknesses.

Josh Smith and Zaza Pachulia can indeed play some offense, but under the defense of the Knicks, the entire Eagles are still relatively weak in attack, and their outside starter is this year's rookie Marvin Williams , and there is Tyronn Lue on the bench, which is completely a drop in the bucket.

Li Hai played more easily and organized more, and the Knicks ended the first quarter with a 23:18 lead.

In the second quarter, the Knicks were still very stable, and there were more blooming offenses, while the Eagles could only rely on the three-point line of the bench to fire.

The Knicks led by 12 points at halftime, and by the end of the third quarter they were up 23, turning the fourth quarter into garbage time.

In the end, the Knicks had seven players in double figures and won 104 consecutive victories 82:22. Li Hai scored 11 points, 10 rebounds and [-] assists, adding another touch to his triple-double resume.

After playing six home games in a row, the Knicks went to Indiana to challenge the Pacers.

The Pacers' current record is neither good nor bad, and they have not met their expectations. In terms of lineup, they have made some adjustments compared to the beginning of the season.

They let Al Harrington play small forward, which increased the height of the team inside, and Danny Granger returned to the team's sixth man position.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides had exchanges, but Eddie Curry was quickly fouled twice by O'Neal and sat back on the bench.

After Gortat came on the court, the inside line was not defeated by the opponent. On the contrary, the Knicks showed their power from the outside line and forcibly maintained the lead. In the first quarter, the Knicks played at 24:22, which was quite satisfactory. Under the circumstances, their defense was very successful.

When it came to the rotation, the situation suddenly changed.

Danny Granger exploded without warning, scoring 15 points in just a few minutes, unstoppable.

By the time the Knicks replaced the main force, the team was already 17 points behind.

This is even more exaggerated than the Celtics game, and it was not expected at all, although Danny Granger scored 6 points when he came off the bench in the first quarter.

Immediately afterwards, the main player of the Pacers also opened the outside line. Stephen Jackson hit a three-pointer. Harrington was defended by Li Hai in the second quarter and only got one shot from outside the three-point line, but this time he scored. .

However, after the Knicks' main force returned to the court, they did not hesitate to score.

"Li Hai slipped over from the baseline to catch the ball, stepped back for a three-pointer, and his shot was very resolute...and scored."

"The two teams launched an offensive battle, and Francis also hit a three-pointer. During this period of the game, as long as the Knicks lag behind by a lot, all members will explode. The game has entered a fierce period."

"The Pacers and the Celtics are still different. They have Jermaine O'Neal...the block, Li Hai's layup was slapped by Jermaine O'Neal. This is his third block. The previous two were given to the Mavericks. Bree and Eddie Curry... The ball was picked up by Li Hai again, and O'Neal stretched out his arms to cover it. Will it be the fourth time to block the shot... Li Hai is so brave, he put the ball O'Neal passed the waist position to Eddie Curry, and Eddie Curry just dunked it."

The two sides played extremely fiercely, as if it was the last quarter.

The Knicks tried their best and finally did not let the score of the two sides get out of hand.

At 50:63 in the half, the Knicks trailed by 13 points.

Although not as far behind as in the previous game with the Celtics, but the opponent is the Pacers, it is even more difficult for them to catch up than that game.

And there was nothing wrong with the Knicks' performance in this game. It was because the opponent played supernormally.

Li Hai could only encourage his teammates, "Don't think too much, just play well according to our rhythm."

As soon as they played in the second half, the Pacers hit another three-pointer, which put a lot of pressure on the Knicks.

The Knicks passed the ball to Eddie Curry for a single, but he was blocked again, and he was completely out of shape for this game.

It is not easy for Li Hai to score now. The defensive end has now been replaced by Stephen Jackson to mark him, and if he breaks into the Pacers inside, he will immediately attack.

Li Hai received the ball and Stephen Jackson stuck it up. Li Hai turned his back and sat inside, then suddenly turned around and started to squeeze inside.

Stephen Jackson reacted very quickly and had some experience in defending Li Hai. He followed Li Hai and walked inside, and O'Neal appeared in front again.

Marbury appeared on the side of Li Hai just right, and made a catch and shot.

This kind of cooperation can only be played after the two have been training together for a long time. In order to narrow the score gap, the Knicks need to play a good cooperation.

Singles can only be used when the opponent's defense is relatively weak or the touch is overwhelming. Li Hai's touch today is only in the normal range. When there are outside pursuits and inside interceptions, he needs to play smarter.

Relying on one goal after another, the Knicks finally focused on the Knicks' collective explosion in the third quarter.

When the rotation entered the second half, the situation turned around. Some of the Knicks' substitute players also exploded. Nate Robinson hit three three-pointers and added a 2+1, which also scored 12 points in a short period of time.

The score gap between the two sides was reduced to 6 points at once.

In the fourth quarter, when it became a decisive battle between the two sides, the Pacers, who had a 6-point advantage, would not take it lightly. They wanted to beat the Knicks to death in the third quarter. If there is a mistake, the home victory will fly away.

They still let Granger play instead of replacing him, but now Li Hai is defending Granger, and Li Hai will not give him an easy chance to score.

Granger's shot was very high. In the first half, he played with confidence. He also shot with confidence when facing Li Hai. As a striker who entered the league a year later, Granger had the idea to score under the defense of his seniors. .

But when Granger made his hand, he suddenly found that Li Hai's palm was blocking his shooting line.

(End of this chapter)