Basketball Dragon

Chapter 215 Victory and hidden dangers

In the second half, seeing the Knicks resolutely double-team Randolph, the Trail Blazers gradually focused their offense on the outside, which happened to fall into the Knicks' trap.

Roy is still relatively immature. It is impossible for the Trail Blazers to compete with a rookie-centered perimeter offense against the defending champion with terrifying perimeter strength.

By the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had a 20-point lead, turning the final quarter of the game into garbage time.

After winning three consecutive away games, the Knicks came to the Sonics, the last stop of the five-game winning streak in the West.

The Sonics have fallen inexplicably since last season, and this season is the same. They have Ray Allen, Lewis and other good scorers but they have no achievements, and their defense is even worse to a certain extent.

If offense depends on ability, defense depends more on attitude. The Supersonics team is already rotten.

The Supersonics do not have an orthodox center, and Eddie Curry's lack of height is when Eddie Curry showed his power. He was domineering inside from the beginning of the game, and the Supersonics couldn't stop him.

When Eddie Curry showed off his power, it was the time when the Knicks' offense was the most terrifying. The inside and outside lines blossomed. The Knicks won the opponent by nearly 20 points in the first quarter.

Their strongest scoring grenade, Allen, also had a bit of iron in this game. In the second quarter, the gap between the two sides further widened. The Sonics, who had no intention of fighting, quickly gave up the game and sent a pure substitute lineup.

The Knicks beat their opponents 118:85 in the end. Li Hai scored a triple-double of 28+10+10 before clocking out in the third quarter. They seemed to be playing against middle school students without encountering any resistance.

After returning home, the first opponent they ushered in was the Philadelphia 76ers.

After the 76ers traded the former core Iverson, it became a multi-point blooming team. To some extent, it is a bit like a weakened version of the Knicks.

The Knicks accidentally lost to them last time, but this time the team is fully prepared.

The weakened version is more of a weakened version. The Knicks score more because there are indeed many offensive players, while the 76ers bloom more because they do not have an absolute offensive strength.

Thinking of revenge, the Knicks played high-intensity at the beginning of the game, defending extraordinarily hard, while the offensive end blossomed inside and outside, leading by 35 points at 20:15 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, they continued to expand their lead since the rotation period, and they had another 20-point lead at halftime.

The 76ers also scored points for many players, but they only scored relatively few points.

In the second half, the 76ers took advantage of Eddie Curry's decline in physical strength and scored some points inside. They were about to narrow the gap in the score. Outside players such as Li Hai broke out again, firmly grasping the lead hand.

So the fourth quarter turned into garbage time again. In the end, both sides scored in double figures with six players, but the score gap was not small. The Knicks won 116:89.

Just when the Knicks were planning to steel the goal, they unexpectedly lost two days later.

They played against the Bobcats at home. Emeka Okafor broke out, blocked 10 shots, and won an alternative triple-double. He drove the team's offense with defense. The Knicks fought hard in four quarters. Became the back.

The loss of this game also reminded them that no opponent should be underestimated.

There is also the problem of the inside line. The opponent blocked 10 shots, but Eddie Curry had none.

After the game, Li Hai also wanted to talk to Eddie Curry, but Eddie Curry was resistant, thinking that Li Hai planned to shift the responsibility for the failure to him.

"You have to be strict with yourself, Eddie, we are the defending champions, and we have to be bettered by other teams." When it came to the end, Li Hai was also a little angry.

Eddie Curry stuck his neck, "I thought I did what I should do. I gave the team an inside offense, didn't I? The team should find me a defensive inside partner."

"You need to do better, and you have to."

When it came to the end, the two broke up unhappy.

In fact, Eddie Curry is still a little afraid of Li Hai, but he also has his own plans. In the current All-Star voting, Li Hai and others are leading the way. Eddie Curry thinks that he, as a champion center, should get more awards. respect.

There are always some people who only want to gain, but don't want to pay so much.

On the 15th, the Knicks played against the Kings again at home. This time, Artest lost his previous touch, and the Knicks won more easily.

Although Kevin Martin hit five three-pointers and scored 30 points, the Knicks still won the game with a 110:90 victory.

On January 1, the Knicks went to an away game to challenge the Wizards, which was another big battle.

In many cases, the intensity of the game can be expected. Some teams are not strong enough to win, and even if the score is close, they will not feel that intense. Some teams are different.

The Wizards have always wanted to beat the Knicks, and Arenas, at least, is eager.

In this game, they played very well at the beginning of the game. The team blossomed more, but Arenas got a chance by force, which made the Knicks a little unexpected. Counting, it was only in the second half that Li Hai succeeded in several singles before closing the score.

In the second quarter, their substitute Jarvis Hayes played efficiently and scored 11 points in the half quarter. It happened that Crawford felt cold, and the score was pulled away again.

And Li Hai scored 10+ in a single quarter again, so that at the end of halftime, the score difference between the two sides was only 3 points.

This situation is also related to the Wizards' defensive strategy today. Butler would definitely stalk Li Hai when he played against the Wizards before, but this time his defense was not so active.

It's not that the Wizards gave up, but that they changed their strategy. Butler focused more on offense, not only scoring, but also constantly assisting his teammates.

But in the second half, the Knicks saw through the opponent's strategy. They took advantage of the Knicks' main energy to focus on Arenas and let other teams let go to attack.

But the Wizards came and went with those three people, and the Knicks were all staring at them. No matter how the opponent came, they couldn't escape this range.

So in the third quarter, Li Hai stuck closer to Butler.

Seeing that the Knicks had seen through their strategy, they wanted Arenas to explode and score immediately. However, this kind of explosion is not a matter of explosion.

The Knicks took the opportunity to launch a wave of offensive from Li Hai, overtaking the score.

In the fourth quarter, Arenas couldn't bear it anymore and started to shoot wildly, but the hit rate was still not very high. The Knicks seized the opportunity to harvest this wave.

At the last moment, Arenas was also depressed, unwilling to give up, and kept hitting the basket, but it didn't help. The Knicks were no longer a team that could be defeated by small means.

(End of this chapter)