Basketball Dragon

Chapter 276 Proceeding Carefully
The top eight in the Eastern Conference are New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers.

From first to eighth in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets.

Even if the Knicks have the best record in the league, it does not prevent some people from expecting them to be hacked.

The 76ers also showed enough confidence. Their core Andre Iguodala said, "We beat them in the regular season, so we also have a chance in the playoffs."

The first contest between the two sides will start on April 4, and the venue will of course be Madison Square Garden.

Standing in the playoffs for four consecutive years, Li Hai has been calm.

Before the game, he talked with Marbury for a long time, talking about the other party's dead father.

Marbury has been in a downturn for a long time because of this incident, but now he has come out.

He talked about his father always silently supporting him when he was not recognized by others. This time in the playoffs, he will use all his strength to help the team win the championship and dedicate his honor to his father in heaven.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks successfully seized the opportunity to attack first, but Randolph, who had not participated in the playoffs for a while, hit the iron with the first ball.

In the next attack of the 76ers, Iguodala's shooting was also interfered by Li Hai.

Iguodala said before the game that he would try his best to restrain Li Hai, but why would Li Hai not restrain him? The weakness of the 76ers is obvious. They do not have a strong offensive team. Li Hai will Their young cores are blocked.

After Iguodala was restricted by Li Hai, the 76ers Thaddeus Young stood up.

The player who became the main player in the latter part of the season is also a dubious player. He can just take advantage of Randolph's weakness, and he also hits a few times in the middle distance.

But compared with the Knicks, the 76ers' offense is not so smooth.

Especially when the substitute players came on the court, the 76ers clearly showed a gap in strength.

The playoffs are still different from the regular season, obviously they haven't fully entered the state yet.

In order to be able to fight against the Knicks, Iguodala and Andre Miller had almost no rest. This is also the general way for weak teams to deal with strong teams, that is, to fight with core players.

At 51:38, the Knicks led by 13 points at halftime.

"The first half was played well, but don't be careless. They are still adapting to the rhythm of the playoffs. The second half should be more difficult to deal with. But as long as we don't make mistakes, the opponent will have no chance."

In the locker room, Li Hai also gave instructions to his teammates who participated in the playoffs for the first time.

Although some teams will not have too many opportunities in the playoffs, the Knicks will not play against the opponent's main players. They don't have much time to rotate, and try not to make mistakes.

In the second half, the 76ers were indeed a lot more difficult. Their guard Willie Green showed a good touch, and the substitute players also showed their strength.

The Knicks did not take advantage of this quarter, and it also reminded them not to underestimate any opponent.

In the last quarter, the experienced Andre Miller of the 76ers stood up and continued to cause trouble for the Knicks, while Iguodala also found a way to attack and kept hitting the basket.

His physical fitness is very good. It can be said that he is slightly smaller than James. Under his full impact, Li Hai also received two fouls.

However, the 76ers' offense can only keep their score from being stretched. It is impossible to catch up with the score, because the Knicks' offense is still very smooth under Li Hai's control.

At 104:90, the Knicks won the first game of the playoffs very smoothly.

In the first game between the East and the West, there was absolutely no situation where the next game was over, so the outside world seemed very calm at this time.

The Knicks are preparing according to their own rhythm, trying to minimize possible accidents.

The second game was still played at the Knicks' home court.

The 76ers did better in both offense and defense than in the first game this time. They finally played their own characteristics, which is team offense.

Like the Knicks, they often count in double figures in games, but their scores are slightly lower than the Knicks.

After they made their shots very scattered, the Knicks' defense was also affected to a certain extent, but they did not follow the opponent's rhythm, but broke through the 76ers' defense strongly.

The Knicks, in fact, are not afraid that the opponent will play a team. They are a super strong team that can play a team and play star tactics.

Seeing that Iguodala didn't feel good on Lehi's defense, the 76ers chose to bypass this core player in the offense, mainly played by Andre Miller and Samuel Dalembert. come to fight.

They also played well, keeping the score tight in the first half.

At the end of halftime, the Knicks led the opponent 50:44.

From the point of view of the score, the 76ers have improved a lot compared to the first game, but this is already their limit.

Their limit is barely keeping up with the Knicks in terms of score. If they want to achieve more results, their lineup and style of play are actually very difficult to achieve.

When they beat the Knicks in the regular season, it was actually when the Knicks didn't improve their defense, and the 76ers' players felt overwhelmed.

In the playoffs, the Knicks must have had a lot of defensive intensity from the beginning, and the pressure on the 76ers players themselves is also different, so this situation cannot happen.

In the second half, Iguodala didn't shoot much. Even if he went to the basket, the 76ers' offense was impressive, but they still could only follow behind the Knicks.

It was the same in the last quarter. Under the organization of Andre Miller, they played very rationally, and because of this rationality, they could not recover the score.

The Knicks are like a mountain. No matter how they optimize their resources, they are still a little bit short of crossing the mountain.

At the last moment, they basically didn't take a three-pointer. They didn't gamble. In other words, they didn't have enough passion.

105:95, the score gap is not big, but throughout the game, the 76ers didn't have any chances.

总比分2:0，其他的比赛场次也一样，除了火箭和爵士战成1:1，其他都是排名更靠前的球队2:0领先。

This time the playoffs feel very flat, but this is just the beginning. If any team loses vigilance because of this, an upset may appear.

The Knicks will not lose their vigilance, because Li Hai understands the situation of the playoffs very well.

To stand on the top again, there must be no carelessness.

(End of this chapter)