Basketball Dragon

Chapter 91 East Eighth
After Li Hai came on the field, he guarded Hinrich strictly. When he encountered the cover of the Bulls, he squeezed past him as soon as possible. He didn't care about other people and just stared at Hinrich.

Being marked by Li Hai with all his strength, it was difficult to even get a shot with Hinrich's playing style.

What Li Hai is worried about now is Ben Gordon. Without his defense, Ben Gordon's touch will be very troublesome if he comes back.

Sometimes on the court, you are just afraid of what will happen.

Li Hai was still worried, but Ben Gordon broke through Crawford's defense and hit a two-pointer.

Damn, this feeling is too bad, Li Hai gritted his teeth and rushed to the opponent's half.

When the ball came into his hands, Hinrich became in front of him. When the Bulls had three guards, the heavy responsibility of defense would fall into Hinrich's hands.

Li Hai took a breath, took a tentative step and squeezed through, and pulled up near the free throw line.

If the opponent scores, then he will score as well.

The Bulls put three guards on the field, and the offense is more flexible, but on defense, none of them can stop him from shooting.

The basketball hit the net hollow, like a shooting practice, Li Hai's eyes were extremely firm at this moment.

He made consecutive mid-range shots, but Ben Gordon was not as stable as him. With 10 seconds left in the game, his score gave the Knicks a 3-point lead.

The last defensive Knicks did a good job, did not give the Bulls any chance, Tyson Chandler dunk inside the last moment has no meaning.

The Knicks narrowly beat their opponents 92:91 away and won four consecutive victories.

The Nets and Cavaliers also defeated their opponents respectively, and the records of the three teams are still the same.

But after the last game of the regular season ends on April 4, two teams will not be able to enter the playoffs.

The three teams have the same winning percentage among each other, but according to the small rules, the Knicks ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, while the Cavaliers, who were sixth in the Eastern Conference a few days ago, fell to tenth.

As long as they win the last game, the Knicks can enter the playoffs, and their fate is already in their own hands.

In the last game, the Knicks played at home against the fifth-ranked HSD Wizards in the Eastern Conference, the Nets played against the third-ranked Celtics in the Eastern Conference, and the Cavaliers played against the Raptors, who could not make the playoffs.

Except for the No.8 competition in the Eastern Conference, the rankings of other teams have been decided. Except for their three teams, the top seven teams are already considering the playoffs.

Neither the Wizards nor the Celtics cared about who the eighth team in the Eastern Conference would be. They arranged for the inside players to take turns as if it had nothing to do with them.

At this time, the opponent will obviously not try their best, and whether they can make it to the playoffs depends on their own performance.

Then in the first quarter, the Knicks were beaten by the Wizards.

Antawn Jamison only scored 2 points under Lehi's tight marking, but Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes were both in hot form, leading the Wizards to score 36 points in a single quarter, leading the The Knicks scored 8 points.

"Brothers, we can't let the opponent score like this. We should play aggressively. If we win this game, we can enter the playoffs. If we lose, our hard work during this period will be meaningless."

"Their rankings won't change if they win or lose. I don't believe they dare to fight us." Li Hai almost yelled out during the rest of the game.

As long as they work harder, the Wizards will definitely be afraid of the injury of the main players. At this time, barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, and the Knicks just want to be bachelors.

As Li Hai said, after the Knicks players strengthened their defensive aggression in the second quarter, the shooting percentages of Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes dropped significantly.

Antawn Jamison was replaced by Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan. Seeing Li Hai's menacing look, Eddie Jordan was really afraid that the players would get hurt.

At halftime, the Knicks chased the point difference to only 4 points.

By the third quarter, Arenas was still in hot form. His first trip to the playoffs was coming, and Agent Zero seemed extraordinarily excited.

After making consecutive three-pointers, Arenas squeezed past Marbury and only killed the basket.

Li Hai immediately made up for it, jumping high and directly slapped Arenas' layup away.

Li Hai can't control it when he is on the outside line, but as long as the opponent wants to come in, he will definitely not agree.

The murderous aura on Li Hai also infected his teammates, and the Knicks played extraordinarily aggressively.

The Wizards also shortened the playing time of the main players. If a player is injured in the last regular season game, the team that is going to play in the playoffs is absolutely not allowed.

Li Hai, Marbury and Crawford fought on the court. If they didn't win this game, they could only watch TV at home in the playoffs.

Crawford and Marbury fired from the outside, while Li Hai kept choosing to hit the inside.

Wizards players have height, but no one can keep up with his footsteps, he must ensure the success rate of offense.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks caught up with only 3 points.

The key is that they withstood the stage when Arenas felt the best.

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks went directly to all the main players except Tim Thomas, and the outcome was here.

None of the Wizards' three firepower points came up, and their main attacking player became an inside substitute Kwame Brown.

The 01 champion of parallel imports has an advantage in height, and still has a certain advantage in facing the Knicks inside.

But without the firepower from outside, the Wizards are like wolves without claws, without any threat.

Li Hai first broke through twice and caused Kwame Brown to foul, and then assisted Crawford twice to hit a three-pointer. The Knicks completely controlled the situation on the field at once.

With Marbury assisting Li Hai to hit a three-pointer and extending the score advantage to 10 points, the Wizards have completely lost their fighting spirit.

Facing opponents who are pure substitutes, the Knicks did not let down their vigilance, and have been fighting hard until the last moment. There is no room for any surprises in this game.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the players on the Knicks bench rushed to the court.

At 113:105, they won their 42nd win of the season and the most important victory.

Their results are not good enough, and the team atmosphere is not very good, but now everyone is happy in their hearts. They have entered the playoffs, even if they are eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Their opponent in the playoffs is the Miami Heat, the No. [-] team in the East, and the Heat who tortured them to death in the regular season.

No one thinks they have a chance, most people think they will be swept by the Heat.

But Li Hai doesn't care, this is his first playoffs.

"We're in the playoffs and we have a chance to keep fighting, so I'm going to continue to give it my all no matter who the opponent is."

(End of this chapter)