Basketball Dragon

Chapter 236 Match Point
Some teams will fluctuate after halftime, but the Bulls did not. Amid the cheers of the home crowd, Ben Gordon and Hinrich hit three-pointers again.

"Interesting, this kind of opponent is strong enough, we have to show a stronger state."

Li Hai yelled, and then rushed inside and made a dunk.

He has completely entered the state of excitement, and if he does not become stronger, he will fail. This is competitive sports.

Strengthen defense, reduce mistakes, speed up the counterattack, and concentrate a little more.

They didn't mess around, and they didn't force their opponents to compete with each other for outside shots. The Knicks stepped up their impact on the inside.

Ben Wallace is not a display. He gave the Knicks two big blocks in a row, but they hit the third time, hit the shot, and then hit the fourth time, causing Ben Wallace to foul.

The Knicks are no longer a team that can't fight tough battles, so they will fight hard against each other to see who can't hold it first.

The first thing that went wrong was the Bulls' substitute players. When the intensity increased, they couldn't contribute to scoring as soon as they came up, but the Knicks' substitute players were not afraid.

They have experienced the baptism of championships and know exactly what they are going to do.

With the opponent hitting three-pointers in a row, the score was widening, and the Bulls were about to take the game away, but they held on, and then chipped back one goal at a time.

At the end of the third quarter, 83:88, they didn't let the gap widen.

When the final battle moment came, Li Hai didn't say a word when he came off to rest, not because he was tired, nor because he was in a bad mood, but because he was already focused on the game.

At this time, he will not use words to motivate his teammates, he will only show it with actions.

When Li Hai returned to the field in the fourth quarter, Crawford was making a free throw for the opponent's foul. After the free throw, the score was only 3 points away, and the corner of Li Hai's mouth curled up.

That's it, that's the way to fight, the opponent has begun to lose it.

This is not Li Hai's delusion. The intensity of this game was abruptly raised by the Knicks. The previous Bulls players were physically strong and emotionally excited, and maintained a high level of performance. Next, they began to tire.

The shooting percentage began to drop after fatigue, and for the Bulls' style, their troubles came.

"Li Hai's defense was very good. Loel Deng had no chance and had to pass to Hinrich. The attack time was running out, and Hinrich chose to take a shot. The ball went wide."

"Ben Gordon made a forced shot, but the ball still didn't go in. The Bulls seemed to have suddenly fallen into a scoring drought. They felt very good in the first three quarters, but now there seems to be a problem."

"It was Li Hai. Li Hai's breakthrough caused PJ-Brown's foul...Going in, it was 2+1, and he took the lead to break the deadlock at the critical moment. This is the demeanor of a superstar."

At 5 minutes and 05 seconds, Li Hai hit a free throw, and the two sides tied at 100:100.

At 4 minutes and 28 seconds, Li Hai scored two more points under the cover of his teammates. At 102:100, the Knicks achieved a lead, while the Bulls had not scored a point in 3 minutes.

The opponent requested a timeout, and Larry Brown took the opportunity to affirm the defensive players of the team and asked them to continue to maintain. In terms of offense, Li Hai's judgment on the field would be more useful.

After returning from the timeout, it turned out that Ben Wallace found an opportunity under the basket. Hinrich went straight to the basket, and Ben got up to dunk. Eddie Curry quickly fouled.

Ben Wallace made two free throws and the score became 102:101. The atmosphere in the stadium was extremely tense.

Turning to the Knicks to attack, Li Hai catches the ball with his back. This is basically the Knicks’ routine at the critical moment. He catches the ball with his back and sees the position of his teammates. Eat and turn around to break through.

Loel Deng didn't dare to relax in the slightest in defense. After Li Hai caught the ball this time, he turned around and hit a jumper without hesitation.

Domineering attack, enough confidence, powerful ability.

Although Luoer Deng's defense was not bad, he didn't expect Li Hai's decisiveness at all, and he didn't have time to react accordingly, so he was scored by Li Hai.

The Knicks' defense has always been very tight, and the ball is handed over to Luol Deng for transfer. A striker with sufficient height will often undertake this kind of work, because the height and length of the arm can easily pass the ball, and it doesn't even need to be too much. Great skill.

But this time when Luoer Deng received the ball, he staggered. Li Hai took the opportunity to squeeze the ball away. The referee hesitated, but still didn't sound the whistle.

The Knicks have already completed the fast break quickly, and Marbury made a layup, 106:101.

Loel Deng expressed the situation to the referee depressedly, saying that Li Hai pushed him from behind just now, and the referee shook his head. Li Hai just exerted strength, but he didn't use his hands, it was just a physical confrontation within the scale.

This kind of rhythm-changing defense cannot be used more often, but it can change the situation once used at a critical moment.

Suddenly being led by 5 points and entering the last 3 minutes, the Bulls had to call a timeout.

Larry Brown went on to tell players to stay on the defensive and not allow outside shots.

After the timeout came up, Ben Gordon played a single. It may be easier to play singles for capable players at such a critical time, but he missed the ball.

In the next Knicks attack, Li Hai also missed a mid-range shot.

The time quickly entered the last 2 minutes, and the Bulls became more and more anxious. 5 points did not seem like much, but under the defense of the Knicks, it was not easy to score points.

Hinrich also tried a three-point shot, but still missed. In the continuous confrontation with Francis, Hinrich was finally exhausted.

At 1 minute and 12 seconds, Ben Gordon finally hit a defensive three-pointer, and the Bulls also saw hope.

The Knicks timed out and replaced Crawford.

Li Hai held the ball and controlled the time. In the last few seconds of the attack time, Channing Frye came up to cover, but Li Hai shot directly.

While controlling the time, he was also adjusting his breathing. Channing Frye rushed up to the opponent and thought they were using an old tactic, but Li Hai took this as a signal, one step away from the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer.

Crazy, really crazy, this ball made the Bulls players' hearts tighten, how can they defend against it.

The Bulls have no more timeouts. They put their hopes on Ben Gordon, who dribbles the ball directly across the half court, and also pulls up and shoots under the cover.

But he is not Li Hai, the Bulls can only use foul tactics after a missed shot, and the Knicks are very good at free throws.

At 113:104, the Knicks won an away game and won the match point 3:1.

(End of this chapter)