Basketball Dragon

Chapter 240 Contest
Li Hai's three-pointer at the last moment brought the point difference between the two sides back to single digits at halftime.

At 41:50, the Knicks entered the lounge with a 9-point deficit.

This feeling is not good, and the repeatedly emphasized problem reappeared. The Cavaliers' insiders are good, but they are still far from the top insiders.

Whether it is the Spurs or the Rockets in the West, their inside line will only be stronger.

Coach Larry Brown took out the tactical board and emphasized the details of defense again, which is also what he is best at. As for the offense, he believes that the players can adjust it.

"We can do it. The opponent is just a rookie team entering the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time. We can block every chance they have to score and break their confidence, because we are the defending champions." Li Hai said seriously.

"Yes, we are the defending champions."

In the Knicks locker room, the fighting spirit was rekindled.

They attacked first in the second half, and Li Hai made a two-pointer after receiving the ball.

Then James planned to fight back, but he came over as soon as he charged in and flanked him, without giving him the slightest gap to rush in.

After the ball circled around the perimeter, it still returned to James' hands. There was not much time to attack, and James could only end the attack with a jumper.

The shot was missed. At this time, the Cavaliers have not yet imagined how much the Knicks will do next in defense, because in the regular season, they have never achieved the ultimate defense when facing a strong team.

In many cases, the Knicks are attacking and attacking, relying on player talent to determine the outcome, but in the contest with the Cavaliers, they were forced by the opponent's defense to show their strongest defensive posture.

James was pinched to score the ball, hit the iron outside, and then hit the iron inside.

The Cavaliers watched the Knicks slowly chase the score back. They requested a timeout, but the actual problem was still not resolved. In this anxious time, there are too few players who can stand up for the Cavaliers. They are used to James' performance, and the icing on the cake can be However, the ability to send charcoal in a timely manner is not that strong.

James could only fight hard, but with Li Hai in front and flanking, James unexpectedly made two mistakes, allowing the Knicks to take the opportunity to tie the score.

It was not until halfway through the third quarter that the Cavaliers replaced Gibson and Marshall with two three-pointers to solve the scoring shortage.

After being pinched, James passed the ball to the outside line. Veteran Marshall hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers did not collapse.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had overtaken by 64 point 63:1, and this was their last three three-pointers.

James was extremely depressed. He passed a lot of balls when he was frantically pinched, but the Cavaliers players were able to hit too few.

He has a feeling of powerlessness, he needs a stronger helper.

"LeBron, stay focused, it's only 1 point, we have a chance to win the game."

The words of head coach Mike Brown brought James back to reality. Yes, it was only 1 point. Even if his teammates were in trouble, he had to turn the tide. He could score more points, he could grab more rebounds, and he could organize Make a better attack, he is the pride of heaven, he can't fail here.

After returning to the court, James was full of fighting spirit.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James contributed a successful defense and mid-range shot, but the Knicks responded immediately, and Li Hai assisted Francis to score.

James wanted to score again, but under the tight defense of the Knicks, he hit the iron first, and then made another pass error, and the Knicks successfully counterattacked and scored.

In the second half, Varejao was not so easy to score. He is not a strong insider. The Knicks used Gortat to defend him, and the effect was much better.

Seeing that the Knicks had a tendency to widen the score, the Cavaliers replaced Ilgauskas.

But Ilgauskas seemed to be a different person from the last game. A lot of physical confrontation consumed him. Even if he took a longer rest in this game, he couldn't help the team more.

After missing two shots, James made another goal, but when he came back, Marbury hit a three-pointer, which made James feel a little desperate.

Whenever he scores, the Knicks can return color, the score is getting bigger and bigger.

After this ball, the point difference between the two sides has come to 6 points.

The Cavaliers requested a timeout again, and veteran Marshall played again. The Cavaliers hoped that his three-pointer could help the team. After all, the Knicks pinched James, and there would always be space outside.

Sure enough, Marshall got a three-pointer soon after he came on the court, but the basketball hit the rim hard and bounced out, which made the Cavaliers feel cold.

When the game entered the last 2 minutes, the Cavaliers were still 6 points behind.

James made a strong shot under the attack of Lehi and Channing Frye, but he missed.

Then Marbury broke through and caused Varejao's foul. He only made two free throws and one, but the score opened up by 1 point.

James was really anxious, and he missed a shot again.

This time Varejao made it to the front court. Just as Varejao jumped up to put the ball into the basket, Li Hai rushed over from the side and slapped the ball out.

With the sudden burst of bounce and judgment, Li Hai instantly killed Varejao.

The Cavaliers sent the ball and James calmed down a little. He distributed the ball to the outside again. Unfortunately, Marshall missed again, and James was going crazy.

There was not much time left, and when the Cavaliers were considering whether to use foul tactics, Francis hit another three-pointer, and the opponent collapsed immediately.

James finally caused Lehi's foul to go to the free throw line again, but it was meaningless.

At 84:76, the Knicks showed off at halftime and won the second home game without any risk, with a big score of 2:0.

詹姆斯20分7篮板7助攻，李海19分8篮板5助攻，尼克斯赢在了球队更强。

At the same time, the Spurs have already led the Rockets 2:0. Although the Rockets and the Spurs were tied in the regular season, in the playoffs, the Spurs have more experience and Duncan is strong enough.

The home and away game swap is the time to test whether the team is worthy of the championship. The gap between the two sides is not insurmountable. Even a small change may cause a different result.

Sure enough, in the third game, there were changes in the east and west, and both the Cavaliers and the Rockets pulled back a game.

The third game between the Knicks and the Cavaliers was very tangled throughout the game. At the last moment, James miraculously hit two three-pointers, helping the Cavaliers narrowly win by 3 points.

这场比赛詹姆斯30分9篮板9助攻，李海25分6篮板7助攻，被对方压了一头。

(End of this chapter)