Basketball Dragon

Chapter 62 Injured Self-esteem

Li Hai felt that Marbury's luck was a little bit bad, and the Nets ushered in after he finished his rhetoric.

Kidd is one of the players interviewed by reporters because of Marbury's remarks. He has also proved his No. 1 position and has some connections with Marbury. Of course, this game has attracted the attention of many good people. focus on.

In this game, even if Marbury leads the team to win against the Nets, Kidd's data exploded, it doesn't mean anything. To prove yourself in the NBA, you still have to play in the playoffs. If you lose the game, it will be a quick slap in the face up.

In fact, the performance of the Nets at this time was much worse than that of the Knicks, and they did not even make it to the top eight in the Eastern Conference. However, the Nets' lineup has undergone major changes. Dynamic Serbian rookie insider Nenad Kostic is backing up, and the team's situation is improving.

For Li Hai, he must help Marbury protect his face and defend Vince Carter with all his strength.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that at the beginning of the game, the Nets were not Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson, but the young center Krstic.

For the team's inside line, Marbury may even have the intention to cut them, and it's fine if they lose the chain, but it's a slap in the face to also drop the chain at this critical time.

Marbury originally planned to show his best side, scoring and organizing both, but seeing the poor performance inside, he put the organization behind him.

Even though he had a better choice of ball, he also played hard, and he began to distrust his teammates.

Li Hai defended Carter without any distraction. Carter's physical fitness may not be as scary as when he first debuted, but he is still at the top level of forward and defensive line, and his skills are much more delicate than previous years.

In the first ball of the match between the two sides, Li Hai was fully prepared to guard against the opponent's breakthrough, and he was also worried that Carter would rush over and make a handsome dunk.

Speaking of slam dunks, I have to admire Carter. Li Hai's strength and jumping are also very good, but even if there is no one in front of him, he can't make a slam dunk as handsome as Carter's. A button on the head must be a blow to morale.

Unexpectedly, Carter made a covert pass, and Richard Jefferson jumped high to complete the alley-oop.

On the front line, the guy who can pass the ball is the most difficult to defend. No matter what method is used to attack, it is only in the direction of the basket, but the pass is different. There are too many possible choices, especially the pass. When the player with the ball has a strong scoring ability, it is too challenging.

What Li Hai thought of was that one should not just focus on defense, but also consume the opponent on the offensive end.

Compared with attacking ability, Carter's defensive ability is obviously more ordinary. Through continuous running, Li Hai grasped the two open opportunities.

The two sides have exchanges and are still in the trial stage, but Krstic's performance has changed the situation.

Marbury, who became a little unhappy, changed the rhythm of the team, and the Nets, who played more reasonably, took the initiative.

In order to limit Carter, Li Hai's playing time was almost the same as Carter's.

When Carter went down to rest, Li Hai was also replaced to rest, but Marbury made it clear that he would play more time in this game.

After Li Hai replaced the injured Crawford in the starting lineup, the Knicks' rotation players became more miserable. When the two sides were in rotation, the score was stretched to double digits.

When Marbury was replaced, his face was gloomy, and no one dared to talk to him.

When Li Hai led the team to play, he wanted to change the unfavorable situation and let other players participate.

Kurt Thomas came up to pick and roll with him. After the pick and roll, Li Hai quickly rolled back. Kurt Thomas was in a good mid-range position, but he missed the shot.

Kurt Thomas has a delicate relationship with Marbury during this period, and his state has also been affected. If he had made the ball before, he would definitely be able to make it.

After playing two rounds, Li Hai found that without Marbury and Crawford on the court, his passing also lost the threat, and the scoring ability of other players was really not flattering.

He gritted his teeth, singled Carter, accelerated straight from outside the three-point line, squeezed Carter away with his body after a cross step, made a fake shot, and created a foul by the opponent.

The second time he played like this again, the CIC missed.

Then he found out that doing this is no different from Marbury. What should he do to reverse the current situation? Before he can figure it out, Marbury is replaced, and the possession of the ball has nothing to do with him. related.

At 36:49, they lost 13 points at halftime, which is a completely different team from the Knicks a few days ago.

During the intermission, Marbury said excitedly: "Temporarily falling behind is nothing, you can rest assured to give me the ball, we will definitely win the opponent."

"This is Madison Square Garden, we can't lose."

Encouraging teammates is a good thing, but Marbury's tone is a bit wrong, Li Hai wants to communicate with him, but the current situation is hard to say, Marbury's temper is sometimes like a child, if he is misunderstood and stubborn , the situation is bound to get worse.

In the second half, Marbury stepped up his breakthrough and defended very hard. The Nets finally did not play so smoothly.

However, the backward situation did not change easily. Marbury worked hard to the extreme, but the efficiency was not high.

Li Hai also defended Carter very hard. Now Carter's score is only fifth in the team. If he can help the team on the offensive end, he can definitely turn the score over.

"Stephen, don't you think there are too many singles, you should trust me, I can help you."

"Li, don't you believe me? That guy Kidd can't guard against me, you should be very clear."

Seeing the crazy look in Marbury's eyes, Li Hai knew that he would not be able to persuade him in this game.

There is no way but to work harder. Even if Marbury doesn't cooperate, he will try his best to help the team win.

The basketball hit the rim and bounced high, Krstic squeezed his position, and when he was about to recover the rebound, Li Hai directly threw himself into the air from behind.

Li Haichong grabbed the offensive rebound, took out the movement of an inside player, arched his buttocks to squeeze the space, and the basketball went into the basket.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks were 58 points behind at 65:7.

In the critical fourth quarter, Marbury stopped passing the ball even more.

Li Hai was still fighting desperately in his own way, but the other players seemed to be less energetic.

Marbury, as the boss of the team, has not been respected by everyone. At this time, one or two people cannot change the result of the game.

At 87:93, Marbury scored 30+ again, but he couldn't hide his loneliness at all.

(End of this chapter)