Basketball Dragon

Chapter 217 Attitude Issues
The Pacers still can only rely on O'Neal. Maybe Danny Granger has grown to the core of the perimeter, but he is still a little tender in front of Li Hai.

In the first quarter, the two sides played fiercely, and the traded Pacers also wanted to play a new momentum.

The two points were played from the inside. Eddie Curry still felt good offensively. Even if he couldn't grab a rebound in the whole quarter, it was a bit painful. You must know that he is a big man of 2 meters.

Channing Frye's ability to protect rebounds is also mediocre. In many cases, it was Li Hai who was trying his best to grab rebounds, which made him abruptly increase his average rebounds by more than 1 per game this season, but his assists increased while scoring. Less.

During the rotation in the first half, David Lee broke out, scoring double-doubles and grabbing good rebounds.

This is the background of a strong team. There are many players who can play on the bench. If any one breaks out, the opponent will have a lot of pressure.

In order to encourage players to protect the rebounds, Larry Brown directly let David Lee stay on the court. The two insiders did not protect the rebounds. Channing Frye became the unlucky one. After all, Eddie Curry was on the offensive end It is still necessary to deter the opponent's inside line.

The bench is strong, and the Knicks' main players will not live up to the lead they have gained.

Li Hai, Marbury and Francis, now the strongest backcourt combination in the league, still scored steadily after playing, extending the team's score advantage to double digits.

In the second half, the Pacers also knew that the game would be over if they didn't show off.

O'Neal began to show off in various ways inside, and the Knicks' inside has almost become a decoration.

The inside line was opened, and a tall pitcher like Dunleavy also had space on the outside line, and he also hit a three-pointer.

Seeing that the Pacers were about to equalize the score, the Knicks stepped up their defense after a timeout, stepped up the outside line, and double-teamed O'Neal inside.

On offense, Li Hai hit three three-pointers in a row, directly suppressing the Pacers' offensive.

Now that the Pacers don't have Artest and Jackson, and Granger is still growing up, they suddenly realize that there is no one to limit Li Hai.

Through the small climax after the timeout, the Knicks continued to maintain a double-digit lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Pacers' outside line was severely affected by the Knicks' defense. They put all their hopes on it, but they were double-teamed. O'Neal was not the O'Neal at his peak, and there was no way to reverse the situation. .

Unable to limit the Knicks' scoring, the Pacers can only accept failure.

At 112:96, the Knicks did not give their opponents a chance in the away game.

It's just that Eddie Curry didn't grab a single rebound in this game, and his shortcomings were fully exposed.

Some media wrote this incident into an interesting report. Larry Brown also found Eddie Curry to talk to him afterwards. Even if he was poor in rebounding, but as a big center, he didn't grab a single rebound, which is too exaggerated.

It's not a question of ability, it's a question of attitude.

The conversation didn't seem to have any effect. Then they played away against the Heat. The Heat O'Neal and Wade were both injured and could not play. It should have been an easy game.

But the Knicks lost unexpectedly. They trailed by 10 rebounds in the first quarter, and Eddie Curry only grabbed three rebounds in the whole game.

Haslem scored 12 points on the inside of the Knicks in the first quarter. In addition, the outside line hit three consecutive three-pointers. The Knicks fell behind by 20 points in the first quarter.

Afterwards, Li Hai was desperately chasing points, until the end all fell short.

After playing like this, Li Hai couldn't help but swear in front of the reporters after the game. The opponent, 37-year-old Mourning, blocked 4 shots and got the inside line without O'Neal. The team's inside performance really disappointed him.

Eddie Curry said he was not feeling well and didn't want to take responsibility at all.

Head coach Larry Brown was also furious. He returned to the home game against the Suns and put him directly on the bench.

Because Boris Diaw performed well in the playoffs last season and became a starter this season, the Suns also completely abandoned the traditional center and put Stoudemire at the 5th position.

Their lineup is faster, the two insiders are also very flexible, and their record is also very good, with a winning percentage of more than [-]% slightly higher than that of the Knicks. Now they are competing with the Mavericks for the No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

Facing such an opponent, the Knicks dared to adjust their starting lineup, which also showed their determination.

Although the Suns have a good record, they are also strong offensively and weak defensively, almost to the point of defenselessness.

Without Eddie Curry, the Knicks still played from the inside, and Gortat lived up to his first chance to start this season, taking the lead in hitting the CIC.

Now Marion is playing the third position, really facing up to Li Hai.

Although the Suns have no defense, Marion's defense is still very strong. His height, arm length and physical fitness are powerful, but the team's offensive and defensive system cannot allow him to fully display his defensive skills.

Li Hai was very happy to meet an opponent who was able to defend at both ends.

The Suns play fast, and their counterattack speed is also fast. If it is compared to running, they are definitely the first in the league. The starting three are fast enough. On the bench, Nate Robinson can run [-] meters. Lawford.

Unlike the Suns, their defense is also very fast, and if they can't make a layup on the counterattack, they won't just throw it from the outside.

So the Suns were a bit restrained when they met the Knicks. As for who the Knicks center is, it doesn't really matter. The Suns can't defend against anyone.

In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks' defense worked. Nash could only make frequent shots on his own, while the Knicks combined inside and outside to bloom more.

As for Marion, rather than restricting Li Hai, he was more restricted by Li Hai.

In the tactics of the Suns, Marion is an important part, three-pointers, fast-break dunks, generally the 3rd position can't hold him, and the 4th position can't keep up with him, but when they meet Li Hai, they have to admit it. Marion played very uncomfortable at the beginning.

When it comes to the bench lineup, the Suns have Barbosa, which is also fast, but as expected, the Knicks are faster. Facing the Suns' non-defensive tactics, Crawford, Nate Robinson and David -Lee is scoring consecutively.

As long as the Suns can't score, the Knicks are on the third line of fast break, and the Suns, known for their speed, can't keep up.

At halftime, the Knicks led by 56 points 50:6.

The strong teams in the West, to be honest, the Knicks are just a little scared of the Spurs. They are not afraid of the opponent's strong outside line, and they are not afraid of the opponent's fast pace. To deal with them, they must have an All-Star inside line. Only if it doesn't feel good.

(End of this chapter)