Basketball Dragon

Chapter 229 Rivals from East and West
Now there are many outstanding players in the league who are very excited to compete with Li Hai, and LeBron James is also one of them.

Back-to-back away games against the Cavaliers, Li Hai received a warm reception.

The rest of the Cavaliers players felt good in this game, and James focused his main energy on defending Li Hai and organizing.

Li Hai and James fought against each other for the whole game, and the shooting hit a new season low. After hitting more than a dozen pieces of fine iron, the Knicks lost to the Cavaliers 78:90.

This game made James very happy. After the game, he also joked in front of the reporters, "This is my newly developed defensive method against Li Hai. I originally wanted to save it for the playoffs as a surprise for him, but today Still can't bear to use it."

Seeing Li Hai's rare slump, a group of media who didn't like him jumped out immediately.

"The Knicks win by accumulating stars, while Lehi's dominance is superficial."

"The Knicks exposed the real problem, and the playoffs may not be able to go far."

"The Knicks had internal strife. In order to score in double figures, Li Hai handed over the victory to others."

"The players scolded each other on the bus, the defending champions were exhausted after exerting too much force in the regular season, and the conflicts between the players may make their season anticlimactic."

These reports were taken as a joke by the Knicks internally. Li Hai was actually a bit cruel. He didn't feel good in this game because he took too many shots. It was really embarrassing to only score 9 points in the fourth quarter.

But he definitely won't admit it. He talked about the spirit of fighting with a cheeky face, which caused a group of people to laugh.

Against the Magic on March 3, the Knicks also had a hard time playing.

The Magic are now playing better and better. Howard's defense in the interior is gradually getting stronger. On the bench, the Magic's Redick broke out, and the Knicks without Crawford on the court seemed a lot more mediocre.

At the last moment, Li Hai and Marbury teamed up to turn the tide again, leading the team to a 94:89 victory over the opponent.
On March 3, the Knicks played against the Cavaliers at home.

Same as last time, the encounter between Li Hai and James was almost a result of mutual restriction. The performance of the two teammates was very critical. At the beginning of the second quarter when the substitute players were the main players, the Cavaliers' substitutes did not score. The Knicks immediately Leading by double digits.

So the rhythm was set, and the main players of the two sides were almost the same. With the impact of this wave of substitutes, the Knicks firmly grasped the situation.

詹姆斯24分6篮板7助攻，李海23分5篮板8助攻，数据上两人差不多，尼克斯却是99:93拿下了比赛。

On March 3, Francis took the lead in making a comeback and went with the team to an away game against the No. 30 Mavericks in the West.

The Mavericks have been exceptionally strong this season. Since the first month of the season, they have always occupied the first place in the league's record.

Like the No. [-] Knicks in the East, they have strong offense and good defense. Unlike the Suns, who also have a very good record, the Suns maintain the second position in the West by relying on their super offense.

These are also the three teams with the best record in the league. The Mavericks have won 60 games, and the Knicks and Suns also have this hope.

Really played such a strong record, the key players of the three teams are strong candidates to become the MVP of the regular season.

After losing to the Mavericks in the last game, the Knicks came to the away game this time and were also suffocated.

After the game started, Li Hai first defended Josh Howard, and then assisted Eddie Curry to hit the first goal.

After Dirk Nowitzki scored for the Mavericks, Li Hai and Marbury hit three-pointers successively.

At this time, the Mavericks didn't notice the abnormality, but soon they found that the Knicks' attack was too fierce. Li Hai and Marbury both scored in double digits in a single quarter, leading by 33 points at 22:11 in the first quarter .

This kind of outbreak also caught the Mavericks by surprise. During the rotation period, Stackhouse also hit two consecutive three-pointers, blowing the horn of the Mavericks' counterattack.

In this game, Francis, who came off the bench, also hit two goals, but the explosiveness of scoring was obviously not as strong as Stackhouse.

After Nowitzki came on the court, he scored with an explosion.

In terms of key players, neither team can defend the other.

At the end of halftime, the score became 57:56, which was not as intense as last season's finals.

In the third quarter, the Knicks began to double-team Nowitzki, and the Mavericks also took care of Li Hai.

The advantage of the Knicks is that even if the offensive end restricts Li Hai, their other players are not weak on the offensive end, and Li Hai can restrict the opponent's perimeter on the defensive end, such as the Mavericks' No. [-] scorer Josh- howard.

This is also the reason why outside teams can't beat the Knicks. Li Hai's defensive ability has played a big role. On the contrary, if it is a team with strong inside players, Li Hai's defense cannot play such a critical role.

So during the rotation, when the Knicks gained an advantage, the Mavericks' bench performance in this game was not good. Only Stackhouse could not deal with the Knicks.

Nate Robinson started the game, and Francis, Richardson, David Lee and others were also full of attack power on the bench.

In the first half, the substitutes filled the hole for the main force. In the second half, the main force of the Mavericks will fill the hole for the substitute.

After Josh Howard was restricted, the Mavericks were Nowitzki's various singles.

The strength of Nowitzki is that he is very comprehensive, coupled with his height and long arms, he can't pinch even in a flank attack sometimes, and it is easy to cause fouls by defenders.

To defend Nowitzki, the Knicks traded Eddie Curry and Channing Frye for Gortat and the defensively hard-hitting Naldo Balkman.

4分55秒，诺维斯基打出2+1把比分追到只剩下3分。

At 3 minutes and 41 seconds, Nowitzki threw the ball to Terry in a double-team. Terry hit a three-pointer and the two sides tied at 95:95.

At 2 minutes and 51 seconds, Li Hai broke through and passed the ball to Marbury, who also hit a three-pointer, giving the Knicks the lead again.

At 1 minute and 56 seconds, Nowitzki still hit 2 points in the face of double-teaming.

Then Li Haichong grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

But in the next round, Nowitzki hit again.

The score was very tangled. At this time, it depends on the performance of the two stars. In the Knicks' offense, Li Hai and Marbury picked and rolled, allowing Marbury to gain space and make a hit.

And Nowitzki immediately forced a breakthrough and caused a foul, and made two free throws.

At the last moment of the game, the Knicks made an unexpected mistake. Nowitzki grabbed an offensive rebound and scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score with only 2.9 seconds left.

The score was 104:105, with a gap of 1 point.

The Knicks are very experienced in the last shot. When they paused, the coach directly threw out a few sets of tactics, allowing the players to take advantage of the pause to calm down. After re-entering the field, it is time to decide the outcome of the game.

(End of this chapter)