Basketball Dragon

Chapter 230 The Easy First
"The Knicks let Francis serve at the center line. Li Hai and Marbury are the figures that the Mavericks need to focus on. But everyone else should also pay attention. It's only a 1-point gap, and anyone can end the game."

"The two followed Li Hai, and the Mavericks knew very well that Li Hai must not be allowed to make a move."

"The ball was delivered, and it was Marbury who received the ball. The position where Li Hai appeared at this time was just for Marbury to cover. Marbury rushed in with one step, and Nowitzki rushed to defend. There was no time. , Marbury made a throw shot..."

"Go in, 106:105, the Knicks won."

"In the matchup of No. [-] in the East and West, this time the Knicks won. This game is considered a playoff matchup, and it was thrilling."

At the critical moment of the game, Li Hai saw that the two men were marking him, so he immediately chose to cover Marbury, who had a better touch in this game, and let Marbury comfortably kill him to help the team win.

This is proud of the tacit understanding between the two parties, and it also shows that Li Hai's overall view is still growing, and when to make which choice is not a simple matter.

After a big battle with the Mavericks, the second day's away game against the Hornets back-to-back.

Compared with the first day, Li Hai and Marbury felt a little worse. The two sides fought for four quarters. At the last moment, Li Hai's three-pointer helped the team enter overtime.

But they still lost in overtime. The inside combination of David West and Tyson Chandler hurt the Knicks, and Chandler's overtime block made the Knicks lose the game.

After the last game in March, the Knicks rested for 4 days, and Crawford also plans to return in the next game.

The Knicks' No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference is basically no challenge, so they will also take a rotation in the future to allow all players to prepare for the playoffs in a healthy manner.

On April 4, the Knicks played against the 4ers at home. The 76ers' substitute Kyle Korver showed off his power, which gave the Knicks a thrill.

Relying on Li Hai's key performance in the last minute, the team narrowly defeated the opponent.

The Knicks seem to have lost that overwhelming advantage during this period. Many teams have adapted to their strength, and some so-called experts look down on them and think they lack background. won't go very far.

The Knicks didn't care about these remarks at all, and they still prepared for the playoffs at their own pace.

This is self-willedness, and what other people say can't affect them.

On April 4 against the Timberwolves, Li Hai took the lead in a truce, but the Knicks still defeated their opponents 6:99. After Crawford sent out, they had an absolute advantage in the rotation time.

On April 4th, they played back-to-back away games against the Bucks. Both Marbury and Eddie Curry rested, but Li Hai led the team to win the opponent 7:121. In this game, Li Hai scored 113 points again. He is full of energy after enough rest.

Next, they played back-to-back against the Pistons at home and against the Bulls away, and they had back-to-back games in the following games. At the end of the season, the Knicks' field was very tight, so the rotation is also an objective need.

They have already won the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference ahead of schedule, and their record cannot catch up with the Mavericks who are No. [-] in the Western Conference. If they let the players work hard at this time, they will cry to death when they are injured.

So they had a rare losing streak, losing to the Pistons and the Bulls successively.

This made many media who were unhappy with them also took the opportunity to attack them, accusing them of not taking the game seriously, but Knicks fans expressed their understanding, and those accusations could not make any waves at all.

Although there is still more than a week before the playoffs, many people have already set their sights on the playoffs in advance.

The battle for seats and rankings has nothing to do with the Knicks, but that's not the case with other teams.

The Cavaliers and Bulls are in full swing for the division championship. The Nets, Wizards and Magic are not daring to relax at all in order to compete for the last two places in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Lakers, Warriors, Hornets and Clippers in the West are also competing for the last two places. The poor Mavericks and Spurs in the same area of ​​the Rockets have strong records. Even if the final record surpasses the Jazz, they will not be able to rank in the top four in the West.

On April 4, the Knicks lost in an away game to the Nets with a three-point explosion.

They didn't plan to release water at all, but the opponent made more than a dozen three-pointers than them.

With a three-game losing streak, at first glance, the Knicks really feel like they are close to the playoffs.

So in the back-to-back games on the 15th and 16th, the Knicks went all out and killed the Raptors and the Nets.

The last game of the Knicks regular season is an away game against the Bobcats.

The Bobcats can no longer make the playoffs, and they are mainly training.

The Knicks showed the strength of the playoffs. In the first quarter, the opponent only scored 15 points, and they scored twice as much as the opponent.

The next game became more and more smooth for the Knicks, both offensively and defensively. They showed their full strength, leading by 21 points at halftime, and all the main players clocked out after three quarters.

After these weeks of adjustments, the Knicks are already in a very hot state. They are gearing up and can't wait to make a big splash in the playoffs.

On the last day of the regular season, the East and West playoff rankings were finally determined.

The first to eighth in the Eastern Conference are the Knicks, Pistons, Cavaliers, Raptors, Heat, Bulls, Nets, and Wizards.

The Knicks will fight the Wizards again, and they have become the highlight of the East early on.

The top eight in the West are the Mavericks, Suns, Spurs, Jazz, Rockets, Nuggets, Lakers and Warriors.

The playoffs will start on the third day after the end of the regular season. Before that, the media has already entered the state first, helping out the history of each team's grievances.

There are also many players who are more in line with the excitement of the media. For example, Arenas of the Wizards keeps saying that he has a chance to score eight, but it is a pity that he himself is injured. He said this just to encourage his teammates.

But Li Hai is clear that if the historical trajectory does not change, there will be a big news in the west soon, the real black eight.

I just don’t know if Nowitzki will be the MVP of the regular season this time. Although Li Hai also thinks about it, the possibility of Nowitzki being elected is still very high. After all, the Mavericks’ horrible record is there. Personal data is fine.

On April 4, the first game of the Knicks playoffs finally started at home.

Compared with last year, the Knicks have received more attention this season, and the title of defending champion is no joke.

The Wizards' sixth man Antonio Daniels replaced Arenas as the starting line-up. Misfortunes never come singly for the Wizards this year. Arenas was not the only one injured, but Butler was also injured. The point is all on the Knicks side.

(End of this chapter)