Basketball Dragon

Chapter 88 Targeted Tactics

Seeing that Li Hai didn't take a fake move, James simply pulled up and shot.

The distance of this ball is shorter than the first ball, but the rhythm has been lost from the coherent movement just now, and the basketball hits the basket heavily.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Li Hai also made a dry pull after receiving the ball, but he went in neatly.

James stopped doing it. When the Cavaliers attacked, they also took the ball down, and this time they also scored.

"See, Li, you can't guard against me, it's just that I have a problem with my touch just now."

"No, LeBron, it should be said that this is a bad luck. If you don't believe me, keep shooting."

The two were talking relatively elegant trash talk to each other. The game had just begun, and both teams played the offense they needed, and the score continued to rise alternately.

Both sides shot well in the first quarter, and the gap between the two sides was only 1 point at the end.

In the second quarter, the two teams entered the rotation, and the level of substitutes on both sides was evenly matched.

James continued to play after only a short rest, and Li Hai naturally kept pace with James.

After the main players gradually changed to the field again, the Cavaliers suddenly suffered a scoring drought. Ilgauskas also missed two free throws after getting free throws.

James had to come in person. He faced Li Hai and shot a three-pointer, but the shot missed.

James is a little anxious. Since the gap between the teams is not big, the Cavaliers are not 100% able to enter the playoffs. Facing direct competitors like the Knicks, they must win.

His three-point shooting percentage is not high, so it is difficult to help the team.

Unlike the Cavaliers, even if Li Hai doesn't score, as well as Marbury and Crawford, it doesn't matter for the Knicks to devote all their attention to defense, but James still needs to lead the team to attack.

Seeing that James received the ball from outside the three-point line, Li Hai simply took another half step back, with provocative eyes, James' eyes flashed a chill, he took a step to the side, and made another three-point shot.

Still missed, the pressure of leading the team and Li Hai's defensive trap made him lose his rhythm.

The Knicks took off the rebound and launched a fast break. Marbury passed to Li Hai. Li Hai made a post-hit posture and then returned the ball to Marbury.

As for the Knicks taking the lead, Li Hai has a lot more choices.

Marbury hit a three-pointer, giving the Knicks a 10-point lead.

James was in a hurry, no longer tried three-pointers, forced a breakthrough head-on, almost pushed Li Hai to go inside, forced a shot before double-teaming, but missed.

When Li Hai was defending, he could also feel the increasing pressure from James. As the leader of the team, James was obviously still a little young.

As an opponent, Li Hai will not feel sympathy for this, he will only find a way to defeat the opponent.

At this time, the Cavaliers' substitute insider Robert Traylor played well, grabbed an offensive rebound to complete the score, and then hit a mid-range shot to help the Cavaliers get closer to the score.

James also seemed to have been fiercely attacked, and pushed Li Hai to rush in with a frontal breakthrough.

Still missed, but this time the referee whistled for Li Hai's foul, putting James on the free throw line.

At halftime, the Knicks led by 53 points 45:8.

In the waiting room, Li Hai said seriously: "I will try my best to restrain James, let's win this game together, let everyone see, the Knicks will not admit defeat."

The Cavaliers made adjustments in the second half, and their inside line finally showed its power.

Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden played offensive power at the same time, and the Knicks, who were not tall enough, were difficult to guard against.

Teammates showing off is equal to James showing off, because James who can pass a threatening ball is the most difficult to defend.

Under Li Hai's close defense, James' shooting rate was not very good, but after the shooting rate of the rest of the Cavaliers increased, the Knicks could not rest assured to attack, which also increased James' chances to hit the basket.

With James' physical fitness, if he kept rushing to the basket, Li Hai could only spend time with him.

Unlike the Cavaliers, the Knicks' outside shooting percentage dropped a bit at this time, especially Marbury, who started to hit the iron continuously again.

The fluctuation of shooting rate is a problem that every team will encounter. If it can be handled well, the possibility of victory will be greatly increased. Some stars will help the team through defense and support when the shooting rate is not high. , Marbury is a little worse in this regard.

Li Hai called Marbury to pass the ball several times, but Marbury didn't respond clearly.

In the third quarter, the Knicks lost all their advantages, allowing the Cavaliers to overtake by 2 points.

Marbury returned to the bench and covered his head with a face towel, feeling very depressed.

Williams didn't know how to adjust the current atmosphere, so he simply let Marbury off the court to rest while rotating players.

When the Cavaliers fell behind, James was under a lot of pressure. With the Knicks' current record, there must be someone under pressure. Marbury is the most obvious one.

Back in his hometown of New York, he was very ambitious. As a result, last year's first round tour, this year it seemed that even the first round tour was difficult to get, which made him unacceptable.

When Marbury rests, Crawford plays point guard.

Crawford has a characteristic when playing point guard. When he wants to pass, he will pass it out very early. If he doesn't pass it out immediately, it will basically be a single shot.

So Li Hai started asking for the ball after halftime. When the team was ahead, he didn't need to grab the shot, but when the team fell behind, he had to stand up.

In fact, like Marbury, he believes that he can help the team at critical moments.

But his physical fitness makes it easier to do some things than Marbury.

After receiving the pass from Crawford, Li Hai began to speed up. After the speed increased, Li Hai was also unstoppable. He walked inside against James, then turned around in the middle, got up and threw the ball into the basket .

With the basis of this strong attack, Li Hai rushed in twice to attract the attention of the Cavaliers, and then distributed it to his teammates to score easily.

In order to defend the Cavaliers' inside line, the Knicks shrank very tightly. It was difficult for the Cavaliers' two inside lines to get a shot, and James' breakthrough was also limited.

However, at this time, the Cavaliers' outside shooting percentage was poor, and the Knicks immediately shrunk more firmly.

James had no choice but to make strong singles shots from the outside.

"I said, your shooting is not good." Li Hai stuck it tightly.

James pulled up a strong shot, didn't make it, and then made a strong shot, still didn't make it. He wasted a few offensive opportunities before making a hit.

Li Hai showed a smile, and his defense became more energetic.

With 5 minutes left in the game, James missed a shot, Li Hai took off the rebound and launched a fast break, and dunked one-stop to help the team extend the lead to 10 points.

(End of this chapter)