Basketball Dragon

Chapter 257 Enemies
The second leg of the Knicks' trip to the Western Conference came to Los Angeles to play against the Clippers.

The Clippers have a taste of dying before they start this season. Their boss Brand was seriously injured in summer training.

They could only reuse Maggette again, which proved to be a dead end.

Once upon a time, Maggette could still wrestle with Li Hai, but now there is a gap between the two.

Under the tight defense of the Knicks, it was a bit difficult for the Clippers to score at the beginning. Maggette was defended desperately by Li Hai.

At this time, Kaman stepped forward for the Clippers. After Brand was injured, Kaman supported the Clippers inside. To be honest, Kaman did a good job and fully demonstrated his strength.

It's just that compared with the Knicks' insiders, Kaman is still worse.

In the first quarter, the Knicks led by 27 points at 18:9.

During the rotation battle, the Clippers Mobley played well, and finally kept them from collapsing in the first half.

But in the third quarter, they couldn't hold on anymore, and fell behind by 21 points at once, so the fourth quarter became garbage time, and the Knicks also won a big victory 111:84.

On November 11, the Knicks continued their western road trip, this time their opponent was the Kings.

This kind of away trip is very troublesome for the average strong team. It is often good to win one or two games, but for a team of the Knicks level, the home and away games are not too big. difference
At the beginning of this game, Li Hai and Artest fought fiercely, but this season's king, Kevin Martin, has become stronger. It was a foul and the score was very sharp.

However, the king's defense is also weak. The sun is still bad. Even if Li Hai is not fully active, it is not a big problem. Randolph has been overwhelming inside from the beginning, and his efficiency is higher than anyone on the other side.

So even if Kevin Martin scores in double figures, the Knicks are still ahead.

However, in the second quarter, Kevin Martin was even more accurate. Marbury was fouled twice against him and scored in double figures. This scoring ability is really good.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks fell behind by 56 point 57:1.

Artest was complacent, "Lee, your first loss of the season is with us."

Li Hai said with contempt: "With your record like this, where does your confidence come from?"

"I am confident, I will restrict you well, as long as you don't score many points, the Knicks will definitely lose."

"I'm really ignorant. You are the one who didn't score many points. The Kings might lose the game because of your lack of points."

The two teased each other, but they were not really angry.

During the intermission, the Knicks also made arrangements for Kevin Martin. Although the opponent's touch is very good, the scoring methods are not very rich. As long as he can interfere with his shooting, he cannot be so accurate all the time.

Unexpectedly, Kevin Martin seemed to be on the hook. In the second half, under Marbury's close contact, he was still extremely accurate. He made several shots from outside the three-point line, which made Marbury very depressed.

So shooting is the easiest and hardest thing to defend. If you can hit even against the defense, it will really hurt people.

Fortunately, Marbury is not a newcomer anymore, and it is not once or twice that he is better than his juniors, but he has also been fucked, and he is always being ridden on the head by young boys and shit, how can he not bear it.

In the Knicks' offense, Marbury also repaid Kevin Martin a few times. Although the opponent's offense was good, his small arms and legs couldn't prevent Marbury at all.

No matter how good Kevin Martin feels, he is only himself after all. The rest of the Kings team is not very good, so even if Kevin Martin scored in double figures for three consecutive quarters, the Kings did not open the score.

The change happened at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Crawford, who came off the bench for the Knicks, hit two consecutive three-pointers to confirm their advantage.

Then the Kings launched a counterattack but found that it was not so easy. When Kevin Martin came up, his touch was not as hot as before.

At this time, Li Hai, who had always been well-behaved before, suddenly hit a three-point three-point shot.

At 6 minutes and 13 seconds, Li Hai made another hit under the cover of his teammates, and the Knicks' lead instantly reached double digits.

While the Kings, who had a good offense, were under the defense of the Knicks at this time, but their offense was somewhat bumpy.

Artest also wanted to pay Li Hai back, but the shot from the outside line ended in a strike.

Once back and forth, the time is even less.

Around 4 minutes, the Kings couldn't help requesting a timeout. After the timeout came back, they played an exquisite cooperation, and finally Kevin Martin made a shot.

But what they didn't expect was that Kevin Martin's ball hit the iron, and the hearts of the kings' soldiers were more than half cold in an instant.

Although Kevin Martin is now a key player for the Kings, he is just a scorer and has no leadership qualities, which is why the Kings are not doing well.

Obviously there was a chance, but at the last moment, the Kings were so depressed and lost.

At 108:97, Kevin Martin scored 43 points, but he deserved to lose. Li Hai scored a triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, which made Artest very painful.

After this game, the Knicks have won eight consecutive games and continue to remain unbeaten.

Eight consecutive victories is nothing, but the opening eight consecutive victories is different. There are no big games in the summer, and many people need to adapt. The new lineup also needs to adapt. Even if the strong team loses some games in front, it is normal. .

The Knicks remain undefeated, which means that their players are in good condition, even in the running-in period, they are still invincible.

And now the two undefeated teams in the league are all teams in the East, which makes the West a little embarrassed.

The West is strong and the East is weak. It was very smooth. Now the Eastern Conference has won the championship. Many competitive players in the West will never admit it.

And the Knicks will face back-to-back away games, there will be dissatisfaction.

Last time they lost on the road, the Nuggets were extremely unwilling. In their team, at least three people especially wanted to win against the Knicks, Anthony, Iverson, and Eddie Curry.

If the Knicks are exhausted and they still can't win, they will lose face.

Therefore, when the Knicks came to Denver's game, the Nuggets went all out at the beginning, gritted their teeth and vowed to pull the Knicks off the horse.

(End of this chapter)