Basketball Dragon

Chapter 80
At the last moment, the Lakers also made a three-pointer, but it was of no avail.

117:115，尼克斯在加时中力克湖人，李海35分7篮板5助攻3抢断，再次展现了强大的可能性。

Li Hai was thinking about how he felt about defending Kobe in the next few days of training.

How to become stronger, perhaps can only be understood by competing with the top players in the league.

On March 3, the Knicks went away to play the Magic.

Li Hai also got what he wanted, Grant Hill and Steve Francis are both tough guys on the forward and defensive line, but when the inside line was completely blown by 20-year-old Dwight Howard, they fell behind in the third quarter With 20 points, Li Hai's defense against Hill just came a little, and it feels like the game has entered garbage time.

He can't defend Howard, there is really no way if there is a problem inside.

Thinking that the reason why he was able to play so well with the Lakers in the last game was entirely because the opponent didn't have any insiders, Li Hai felt a little depressed.

On March 3, the Golden State Warriors who came to New York as a guest are also a team with a little weak inside.

The Warriors traded some time ago because of their unsatisfactory performance. They got All-Star guard Baron Davis. Now Baron Davis has not fully integrated into the team. He is the sixth man in the Warriors. The point guard is still Derek Fisher.

The Warriors are an outside team. The head star "Slam Dunk" Jason Richardson ushered in a scoring explosion, but he did not lead the team to win more games.

The two big men on the front line, Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy, are also pitchers. The center Adonal Foyer is a standard blue-collar. Although the defense ability is not bad, there is no other threat.

The inside line of the Warriors can be said to be worse than that of the Knicks.

It is very cool for outside players to have the advantage from the inside from the beginning. Although Troy Murphy bullied him from the beginning, the Warriors' inside defense is too average.

Including Li Hai, the three strikers of the Knicks kept hitting shots in the first quarter, and Marbury had 7 assists in the first quarter.

When it came time to rotate, the Warriors' Baron Davis played well, but he couldn't stop the Knicks' three backup power forwards from taking turns in the paint.

In the past, other teams were killing the Knicks inside. Now it's their turn. It feels really refreshing. Li Hai also looks forward to the Knicks' ability to upgrade the inside.

The interior can gain an advantage, let alone the outside. The Knicks' outside is not the top, but it is also at the top level in the league. They have always controlled the scene from the beginning to the end of the game, and finally won 115:99 easily. .

Li Hai scored a double-double again with 21 points and 10 baskets.

During this period of time, the Knicks entered a relatively easy schedule, the games were not so intensive, and most of the time was at home.

Bruce Baker is also in contact with several advertising companies that are interested in Li Hai. The domestic media contacted Li Hai and wanted to make a feature film for him. After he won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, his popularity in China has surpassed that of Yao Ming. However, not many people know about Li Hai's experience before entering the NBA.

Li Hai doesn't reject things that can interest fans and bring business opportunities.

But it certainly cannot affect his game and training. The most important thing for a basketball player is always his performance. If the ball is not played well, other things are just bubbles.

In terms of business activities, Li Hai has already told his agent not to pick him up again. In March, it is time to start sprinting towards the playoffs, and he is not as embarrassing as he was a few months ago.

On March 3, it was home again, this time against the Wizards.

The Wizards are now better than the Knicks, but they lost a general in the last game. The All-Star player Antawn Jamison was injured and will not appear on the court today.

Without Jamison, the Wizards are obviously not used to it, and the Knicks suppressed normal games.

At 95:83, the Knicks finally took the opponent lightly at Madison Square Garden.

After the longest rest period in the season, on March 3, they ushered in the Western powerhouse Seattle SuperSonics at home.

The Sonics suddenly rose to become a strong team in the Western Conference this season and achieved very good results.

They have two All-Stars in Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, who is partnered with Luke Ridnour in the rookie challenge in the backcourt, and they have Vladimir Ladd on the bench. Manovic and Antonio Daniels are strong substitutes who can score in double figures, and rookie Nick Collison's performance is also remarkable.

The Sonics are now also a pure outside team. The two starting insiders are the kind of blue-collars who focus on defense, and the backcourt, whether they are the main force or the substitute, has excellent scoring ability.

The most dangerous player for the Sonics must be Ray Allen, but the Knicks need Li Hai to defend the 2m Rashard Lewis.

Originally, Li Hai thought that this job would not be very difficult. He has been successful in defending big pitchers before. Tim Thomas of the Knicks is also of this type. Although this guy is a bit depraved now, this kind of pitcher often has limitations. sex.

A very important point is that the body's ability to resist is not strong. As long as it is attached tightly, the shot will be affected.

When Lewis made a shot in front of Li Hai, Li Hai realized that he had lost his previous impression.

The current Lewis is obviously at the peak of his body. Not only can he shoot three-pointers, but his back-to-the-basket skills are also quite good, enough to get rid of Tim Thomas by a few blocks.

It's no wonder that he got a [-] million yuan contract later on. It's impossible without some real skills.

Compared with the three-pointer, Lewis' turnaround jumper at this height is what Li Hai finds most troublesome.

Li Hai tried his best to stick to Lewis, but he couldn't restrict the opponent very well. This kind of opponent with accurate shooting has to fight with each other all the time, consuming the opponent's physical strength. If he can reduce the opponent's shooting rate at the end of the game, it is a success. .

What's terrible is that only Lewis is fine, and Crawford can't guard against Ray Allen at all.

Fortunately, Luke Ridnour can't guard Marbury, and if Tim Thomas pulls out to shoot, Reggie Evans can't keep up.

The first quarter of the game turned into a competition of offensive shooting percentages between the two sides.

However, when it came to the bench, the Knicks suffered a disadvantage. The problem of the depth of the lineup was as helpless as the problem of the inside line. Sometimes the main players went down to rest for a few minutes when they clearly felt that they had a chance to beat the opponent. When they came up, they found that the game was over.

No matter how hard Li Hai tried, he could only do the work of one person.

He has not been in the league for a year, and he has experienced the depression of some stars.

When he played again, he also launched an offensive mode.

(End of this chapter)