Basketball Dragon

Chapter 52 Personal Attack Ability
The Raptors' foul count was up, Crawford got two free throws, he made both free throws, and the score became 106:102.

With little time left, Carter missed a strong three-pointer and the game was over.

The Knicks succeeded in revenge at home, Li Hai excitedly clapped his hands with his teammates to celebrate, he was finally relieved that the episode he caused in the last game did not bring any negative impact.

The team won the game, and all kinds of messy news naturally had no soil.

Looking up, he saw Xia Weiliang in the auditorium smiling happily, he ran into the locker room with a full smile on his face.

Playing at home is happier, and after playing, you can play with your girlfriend.

The last game in November was an away game against the Eagles.

In this game, Antoine Walker of the Hawks was overwhelmed, hitting more than [-]% of his three-pointers, and Tim Thomas on the Knicks' side returned to his old self and became a loophole for the team.

When Li Hai played, the team was already 10 points behind.

Antoine Walker went crazy, it was really difficult to defend, but this person's movement speed was in front of Li Hai, which was at the level of defensive loopholes.

When Antoine Walker scored, Li Hai also kept scoring.

The two teams were tied at halftime, and when Li Hai took a rest, the Eagles took advantage again.

Li Hai's defensive ability is particularly outstanding through the comparison of Tim Thomas.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Antoine Walker made a two-step shot from the three-point line, and Li Hai entered overtime for the first time in the NBA.

Because Crawford had hit 20+ before, and Li Hai was very efficient, he got more chances in overtime.

He and Marbury broke through one after another, breaking the Eagles' defense to pieces.

Antoine Walker hit the buzzer again, but the Knicks had led by four points.

Li Hai's first month in the NBA regular season finally ended with a victory.

Moreover, he scored 30 points in the game for the first time, and his offensive ability is beyond doubt.

But he has no time to celebrate, back to New York is back to back against the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies are now considered strong. Although there are no superstars, the team defends well and scores a lot. It is a very difficult team.

Jason Williams, Bunche Wells, Sean Battier, Pau Gasol are all very good players in the starting lineup, and there are also Mike Miller, James Posey, and Sterling on the bench. Difficult figures such as Romier Swift.

The Knicks didn't get off to a good start. Crawford hit the iron and Tim Thomas sleepwalked.

The Grizzlies pay attention to overall defense and have a lot of rotation personnel. Even if the main players play well, they will rotate relatively quickly. When the Knicks let Li Hai play, the Grizzlies also replaced Swift.

The current team is still popular as a big center, like Pau Gasol, who plays a power forward in the team, but there are not many good center players, and the defensive rhythm of many teams has become faster and faster, so the traditional standing center Many have become false starters, and the team usually puts on a small lineup to speed up at important moments.

Of course, the small lineup at this time is not very pure, at least one more flexible inside player will be left on the court, such as Paul Gasol, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett Wait a minute.

Li Hai immediately received a pass from Marbury and scored two points. The Knicks' weak offensive situation finally got a little relief.

Sean Battier, who defended Li Hai, was not particularly good in physical fitness. Facing such a defensive team, Li Hai still had confidence, and the first ball went smoothly.

But in the second frontal attack, just as he started to break through with big strides, Battier appeared on his way forward. He subconsciously wanted to squeeze the opponent away with strength, and Battier fell to the ground as soon as he exerted his strength. , Accompanied by the referee's whistle, he dribbled the ball into someone.

Next, Li Hai discovered that Battier was difficult to deal with. His defense was somewhat different from that of Artest and others. He did not use physical contact to disrupt the rhythm of the offensive players, but used the ability to predict to make the offensive players move. Scruples are more uncomfortable than direct physical confrontation.

The more Li Hai cared about it, the more awkward he became. Marbury couldn't help but said, "What are you trying to do, fight me harder."

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks trailed by 18 points at 23:5, and the gap did not widen, mainly because the Grizzlies are not the kind of team that is good at offense.

"Lee, you can just play your own characteristics, don't pay too much attention to the defenders." Head coach Lenny Wilkens reminded.

With his old age, he could tell at a glance that Li Hai was being led astray by the other party.

Play your own characteristics?Li Hai was not a real rookie. When reminded by the coach, he immediately figured out what was going on. His easy scoring of the first goal was not because Battier didn't pay attention, but because of the way he scored.

A good defensive player has a type that is good at defending. What the offensive player has to do is to score in a way that is difficult for the opponent to defend. It's just that many players have a single offensive method, and it will be difficult to deal with a certain type of defensive player.

But Li Hai is different. He has good physical fitness and comprehensive offensive skills. He is not a player who will be bound by one defensive method.

After playing in the second quarter, he didn't even guess what kind of defense Battier would make. After receiving the ball, he directly made a pull-up jumper, and the basketball went into the net.

Since the opponent's physical speed is not good enough, then it would be fine to defeat the opponent with pure physical fitness.

Fortunately, he is not as unstable as other physically strong players. Daily shooting practice keeps his shooting ability at a relatively high level.

To restrain him is not a simple matter that can be accomplished with just one or two moves.

The Grizzlies felt uncomfortable after Li Hai revealed this point. Their No. 1 position "White Chocolate" Williams is not good at defense. , the Grizzlies' defensive net is more troublesome.

At the end of the half, the Knicks had gone ahead by 5 points.

The large-scale rotation has indeed allowed the team to maintain sufficient physical strength and can execute team defense well, but it also affected the offense of the Grizzlies themselves.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies had a scoring drought, and the Knicks took the opportunity to expand the score again.

The Knicks are back to back, and many players have poor offensive touch, but relying on the personal abilities of Marbury and Li Hai, they abruptly supported the team's offense.

That's what stars do.

(End of this chapter)