Basketball Dragon

Chapter 226 The Goal of the Strong
The East Star team won the victory, and Li Hai scored 39 points and won the All-Star MVP as he wished.

However, the influence of the All-Stars did not end there. On the same day, a reporter wrote an article, accusing the Knicks of destroying the atmosphere of the All-Stars, turning the All-Stars into a battlefield, and losing the special purpose of entertainment.

It was originally an article that attracted the attention of bloggers. Unexpectedly, fans formed two factions that are better for entertainment and those who support real games, and a heated discussion started.

It is conceivable how popular Li Hai and others are. In the end, the data from various parties showed that the audience liked this fierce All-Star and thought it was enjoyable to watch.

So I originally wanted to step on Li Hai's report, but it added a lot of popularity to him.

For the Knicks, the All-Star is just a relaxation in the middle of the season. They have no personnel changes in the middle of the season, and it is more important to maintain a good momentum in the regular season.

After the All-Star break, their first opponent was the Magic who came to New York to challenge them. In order to deal with the Knicks, the Magic also changed their starting lineup.

They mentioned Darko Milicic to the starting lineup and played the Twin Towers against the Knicks inside.

Hill also came back and appeared in the starting lineup, which can be regarded as a lineup with both offense and defense.

After the opening, the Magic's inside line did take advantage. Howard and Milicic's rebounding ability obviously beat the Knicks' inside line by one block, but the Knicks' outside line beat the Magic's outside line by more than one block.

It's not that the Magic's outside line is too bad, but that the Knicks are too strong, and Hill is no longer as sharp as before, and he is no longer the man who won the All-Star vote for Jordan.

One side of the two teams has an advantage inside, and the other side has an advantage outside. It seems that they are playing two kinds of basketball.

It’s just that the Knicks’ offensive success rate is higher, and the Knicks are also stronger in the bench lineup. The Knicks won by 2 points in the first quarter, then it became 6 points in the second quarter, and it became 10 points in the third quarter. .

With Howard's double-double and 3 blocks, the Magic also scored in double figures with five players, but in the face of the Knicks' seven players scoring in double figures and three players with 20+ performances, they had no choice but to lose.

At 110:94, the Knicks continued to advance triumphantly, leading the Pistons, which is second in the Eastern Conference, by 7 wins. If there is no accident, they have already booked the first place in the Eastern Conference this season.

On the second day, their back-to-back away games were lost to the 76ers again. After the All-Star break, the back-to-back did have some impact, but the main reason was that when the substitute lineup came on the field, the 76ers Korver scored in the first half. The 20 points directly kept the Knicks chasing points. Korver made more than [-]% of his three-pointers, and the Knicks had nothing to do.

And Eddie Curry is old again, and the defense inside is a mess.

Li Hai also lost patience with this teammate, if it wasn't for this time, he really planned to put pressure on the team.

On February 2, the Knicks played mainly against the Bucks, and Eddie Curry was suppressed by Bogut. If it weren't for the bench lineup led by Crawford to win the opponent, this game would be dangerous.

It was also at the last moment that Li Hai scored 2+1 to narrowly win with 4 points.

On February 2, the Knicks challenged the Nets away.

After the Nets lost Krstic, their style of play became a completely foreign team.

He is very experienced in dealing with the Knicks, a foreign team. Besides, Jefferson was also injured and truce. In the first two quarters, he suppressed the Nets to a certain extent, blooming internally and externally, and firmly grasped the advantage of the game.

But in the third quarter, Carter suddenly broke out.

Carter scored 15 points in a single quarter, which not only allowed the Nets to tie the score, but also overtook the Knicks by 8 points.

In the last quarter, Li Hai wholeheartedly restricted Carter.

The Nets have only two Tridents left, and Kidd is not good at the offensive end. As long as Carter can be stopped, the Knicks can control the situation on the court.

It wasn't that the Knicks didn't realize it before, it was just that Carter felt hot, and they had to come up with a tougher defense.

Li Hai led the defense, and then flanked as soon as he entered the three-point line, letting go of the Nets' worst attacking player.

The current Nets are also miserable. Because of injuries, they can't hold above-level scorers at all in other points. The Knicks dare to let go because some players on the other side can't even make open shots.

Carter didn't want the advantage he worked so hard to come to naught, and he also became ruthless, constantly hitting the basket. Compared with the previous games, compared with the previous encounters, Carter seems to have returned to the peak moment today.

Li Hai fouled twice, and Marbury, who came to flank him, also fouled twice. No one could do it without breaking out to force the Knicks' defense to such a state.

It is also because of this level that the Nets' offense finally has problems.

Kidd also missed two open three-pointers. They don't have many defensive methods against the Knicks.

In addition to defense, it is offense. After Eddie Curry was also marked inside, the Knicks simply resorted to a small lineup. Using one of their most commonly used routines, Li Hai went to the low post, Marbury and Qian Ning Frye picks and rolls, then Channing Frye rolls out, Marbury and Francis cut out, and Crawford just waits outside the three-point line, he has a three-pointer.

At 4 minutes and 53 seconds, Crawford hit an open three-pointer, and the Knicks chased the score to only 1 point.

Next, Carter hit the iron under the attack, and the Knicks played steadily. Li Hai turned over and hit a jumper, and finally overtook the score in 4 minutes.

Once the score is ahead, the advantage is completely in the hands of the Knicks.

Their defense against Carter did not relax at all, and now Carter's physical strength has been greatly consumed. He has no choice but to gamble on the outside.

Carter has scored 3 three-pointers before, but that was when he was full of energy. At this time, it is impossible to beat the Knicks with three-pointers under strict defense.

He missed two three-point attempts, but the Knicks seized the opportunity. Channing - Frye hit 2 points from the outside twice to stabilize the Knicks' lead.

At the last moment, the Nets paused twice to change the situation, but the Knicks did a good job offensively and defensively, and did not give them a chance at all.

比赛结束的时候，比分停在102:95上，卡特拿下40分9篮板8助攻的准三分却仍然输了球。

Li Hai scored 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Although he scored fewer points, it was a true triple-double.

The season has entered the second half. In addition to the playoffs, powerful teams and star players are also considering other issues.

Compare the rankings of various statistics, such as first team and first defense, and the home of the regular season MVP.

This season's regular season MVP, Li Hai, Nash and Nowitzki, are always the top three with the best performance. It would be false to say that Li Hai doesn't care at all.

(End of this chapter)