Basketball Dragon

Chapter 212 Refusing to Lose Streak
The Knicks did not let the opponent create a miracle, 151:145, and won the game in the third overtime, making Hamilton's 51 points empty.

而李海49分11助攻13篮板3抢断3盖帽，再次拿下怪物般的数据，同时尼克斯中马布里、弗朗西斯、克劳福德也纷纷拿下20+。

This battle almost put the Knicks at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. The Pistons failed to take away the victory after forcing them to this state, so neither can other teams.

On December 12th, the Knicks went to Phoenix, the first away game in the Western Conference, and they still hadn't recovered a bit. They couldn't keep up with the opponent's running rhythm throughout the game, and finally lost.

This season, the Suns insider Stoudemire has come back with full blood, and their goal is also a championship.

Now the teams in the West, after the Jazz are slowly being figured out by their opponents, the Suns, Spurs and Mavericks are chasing after each other for the No. [-] position in the West.

On the last day of December, the Knicks came to Los Angeles to play against the Clippers.

The Clippers are supposed to be stronger this season when Maggette comes back from injury, but they didn’t start well. It seems that Maggette is not compatible with the twin towers of Brand and Kaman. - Cassell is another year older.

Li Hai's opponent this time is his former teammate Tim Thomas. Tim Thomas performed well after being waived by the Bulls last season and joined the Suns, so he got a contract from the Clippers in the summer.

What the Clippers are looking for is that his three-pointers can help open space inside. It is embarrassing that this Mr. Ten Thousand has now become a role player, after all, he is still in his prime.

To be honest, a team like Tim Thomas has no threat to Li Hai on both offensive and defensive ends.

The biggest threat of the Clippers to the Knicks is the inside. At the beginning of the game, Brand blew up the Knicks inside and scored 15 points in a single quarter.

Li Hai can't do anything about this kind of thing. He can restrict the opponent's forwards and guards. For example, Tim Thomas was blocked by him, but he has no power to deal with the opponent's inside line.

Li Hai also scored 10 points in a single quarter, but the Knicks were still 22:28 behind.

In the second quarter, Brand was still making troubles in the interior. In addition to scoring, he blocked five shots in the first half, which completely disrupted the Knicks' offensive rhythm.

In addition, when he was on the bench, Crawford was also suppressed by Maggette. The Knicks trailed by 13 points at halftime, and their proud offensive power only scored 38 points in the first half, which is a shame.

In the locker room during the halftime break, the atmosphere on the Knicks' side was particularly uncomfortable, and Li Hai rarely said a word. He was afraid that he couldn't help cursing. Reasonably, they couldn't be so bad. The players weren't hard enough. Some people have no idea of ​​competing with the strong at all.

"It must not be like this in the second half. I don't want to be said that the number one in the East will become garbage when it comes to the West. I can't afford to lose that person." Marbury couldn't help but shouted.

If Li Hai wants to get the ball, he just needs to score in singles. He has nothing to say now, he wants to use his actual performance to set an example for others, how to play if he wants to win.

"Lee grabbed the offensive rebound, hit the rebound, and Tim Thomas was like air in front of him."

"Li Hai ruthlessly knocked the ball out of Brand's hands. Although it was a foul, Li Hai really worked hard, like an enraged beast."

"Three-point shot, Li Hai hit again, the Clippers should consider defending a defender, Maggette can't sit still on the bench."

Under Li Hai's ferocious performance, the Knicks' teammates gradually recovered.

Five consecutive away games in the Western Conference, some people think it's okay to lose a few games, but this is not the idea that a team pursuing a championship should have.

Brand finally didn't do as he wanted in the first half, fouls would interrupt the opponent's rhythm, and the Knicks became fierce under the leadership of Li Hai.

In the second half of the third quarter, they finally looked like the previous defending champions.

Before the fourth quarter, the Knicks narrowed the gap to within double digits, 62:71.

The key is that their defense has become tougher. In the last quarter, it became extremely difficult for the Clippers to score.

And Li Hai has been facing Tim Thomas, Maggette and Livingston successively, and has always maintained high efficiency.

In the fourth quarter, he scored 10 points in half a quarter, which forced the Clippers to timeout twice.

The only thing that hasn't changed is that Eddie Curry was replaced again because of defensive sleepwalking. Eddie Curry has not trained with Marbury during this period, and his state has obviously become unstable.

Li Hai's handling at that time would make things return to normal, but he overestimated Eddie Curry's self-consciousness.

Some people pursue different goals than others. With a championship and a big contract, Eddie Curry often wants to live a happy life.

If this continues, the rumors of the transaction may become facts.

At 4 minutes and 23 seconds, Li Hai hit two points again, and the score was tied.

At 3 minutes and 37 seconds, Li Hai assisted Francis to hit a three-pointer, helping the Knicks take the lead.

But at the last moment, Brand went crazy and made two shots under double attack. Regardless of his short stature, he rampaged Gortat and Channing Frye in the interior and couldn't stop him at all.

In the last 2 minutes of time, the Clippers still led by 1 point.

Li Hai played in the low post, and Maggette defended him. After a comprehensive comparison, the Clippers still chose the strongest Maggette to defend him.

Brand was watching from a distance, and as long as Li Hai rushed in, he would step forward to help defend him. Brand has already blocked the Knicks 8 times today. His long arms and height are a bit asymmetrical.

After Li Hai squeezed a bit, he turned over and hit another jumper. Maggette's strength was good, but he still suffered a bit in terms of height and arm length.

Conversely, Maggette wanted to hit Li Hai, so he held the ball and went in to kill. Li Hai followed the opponent's footsteps, and immediately jumped up to interfere when Maggette made a shot. Maggette hit the iron neatly this time. up.

The Knicks offense is the most common pick-and-roll at the 4th position. Channing Frye finally made a hit when he missed the first two shots. The Knicks led by 3 points.

Now the Clippers have no choice but to pin their hopes on Brand, and the Knicks are double-teamed.

After all, Brand is just an excellent insider, and he can't go against the sky. Facing the defense of two people for the third time, he finally hit the iron.

Li Hai launched a counterattack after getting the rebound, and the Knicks' three-line fast break appeared for the first time in this game.

He took a shot from Xu Huang, made a fake pass and then directly started to dunk to end the battle. In 43 seconds, he led by 5 points, and there was not much time left for the Clippers.

(End of this chapter)