Basketball Dragon

Chapter 146

Chapter 146

On March 3, the Knicks went to an away game against the Timberwolves.

Because of the unsatisfactory record, the Timberwolves made a seven-man trade with the Celtics in the middle of the season. They used Szczerbiak, Olowokandi, Dwyane Jones and a conditional future first-round pick In exchange for the Celtics' Ricky Davis, Mark Blunt, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and a future second-round pick.

So now the Timberwolves' starting lineup has completely changed, leaving only Garnett without substitutions.

Although the Timberwolves' record has not been very good since Garnett led the team, his strength is still beyond doubt. At the beginning of the game, Garnett took the lead in opening up the situation in the interior, and also assisted a few teammates who were ambushing outside the three-point line. Made a very good start with the Timberwolves.

But soon Ricky Davis was defended to death by Li Hai. The Timberwolves used Ricky Davis to play small forward, which was regarded as replacing the replaced Szczerbiak, but Ricky Davis's Height and weight at the small forward position, it can be said that Li Hai was overwhelmed by Li Hai.

After Crawford came on and hit a few consecutive shots, the Knicks gradually entered the rhythm.

Their defense against the Timberwolves' perimeter is getting tighter and tighter. If Garnett can score, he can score, but he can't let him revitalize the entire team.

After the Knicks adjusted their defensive strategy, the effect appeared soon.

The Timberwolves led by 15 points at the most, but at the end of the half, there were only 5 points left.

By the third quarter, the Timberwolves were left with Garnett playing a one-man show. The Timberwolves' tactics are easy to understand. As long as Garnett is on the court, many balls will be handed over to him first. Garnett has the ability to respond. Make a strong attack.

But after all, it is an inside line, and it is impossible to break through and mess up the Knicks' defense. When he gets the ball, other Timberwolves players must run without the ball to disrupt the Knicks' defense. When the Knicks are prepared, the effect is not so great. good.

And their second scoring point was being tightly entangled by Li Hai.

Larry Brown accepted Li Hai's suggestion and began to combine the Knicks' style of play at the beginning of the season to give Li Hai, Marbury and other stars more freedom, whether it was offensive or defensive.

In this game, the benefits have already been reflected.

With the other players of the Timberwolves restrained, the Knicks caught up with the score in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the last quarter, when the two substitute teams stayed on the court, Crawford showed off again, allowing the Knicks to take the lead.

The advantage of Crawford playing on the bench is that when the main force of the Knicks is not on the court, he can release his offensive power as much as possible, which is also the greatest help to the team.

If he was the starter, he would definitely not be able to get so many shots. When Li Hai didn't grow up, he could take turns with Marbury. Now Li Hai is the core player of the team, and the Knicks' insiders also have offensive power. , then continuing to start with Crawford's characteristics also reduces his value.

At the last moment, the Timberwolves used their small lineup as always, and Garnett's move to the center position can also help the team speed up.

This time, the Knicks did not follow the rhythm of the opponent. They replaced Eddie Curry, who was in a sluggish state, with the hard-working defensive rookie Marcin Gortat, and then David Lee replaced Qian with a muscle strain. Ning Frye, keep a hot Crawford on the court.

With Crawford and Lehi hitting three-pointers successively, the Knicks held the victory firmly in their hands.

98:90，李海也是拿下19分7篮板5助攻4次抢断的全面数据。

The injury of Channing Frye also made the Knicks more cautious. Their current record surpasses the Pistons and the Heat. It is estimated that there is no hope, and it is impossible to be seven or eight behind. , The key is not to let the players get injured in the last period of time.

Anyway, they have many players who can play. The team decided to let the injured substitute players go to adjust their bodies first, and the main players will also take turns depending on the situation.

On March 3, when the Knicks played against the hopeless Celtics in the playoffs, Richardson and others were rested. However, the Celtics exploded in this game and gave the Knicks a defeat. .

The last game in March was against the 3ers. The 76ers are going all out for the playoffs. Of course, the Knicks are going all out for this kind of potential opponents in the playoffs.

In the previous game against the Celtics, David Lee was blown out of the starting lineup. In this game, the Knicks also directly pushed Li Hai to the power forward position.

Facing the former all-star Chris Webber who has gone downhill, Li Hai is not afraid.

However, this was the first time he faced a real strong insider in an official game, so he still paid some tuition.

The 76ers opened the game by throwing the ball to Webber and letting him eat Li Hai with his back.

Weber has rarely played alone this season, but when he met Li Hai, a non-professional insider, he still showed his inside skills.

After two sits, Webb feinted twice and hit with a small hook.

Facing Li Hai, a young man, he showed toughness, and Li Hai also felt that the opponent's strength was good, and his technique was also very good.

However, after getting familiar with the position a few times, Li Hai felt something new.

When Weber faced him in the offense, he basically stopped jumping. Weber's knee had made him lose his explosive power and bounce.

After seeing Webber's truth clearly, Li Hai went to fight with his opponent with all his strength. Now Weber thought that he couldn't play in an expensive way, and soon Weber would no longer play singles with his back, but moved to the high position to pick and roll with Iverson. Instead of cutting inside after the pick-and-roll, he chooses to pull out.

This is now Weber's main scoring method, a half-block mid-range shot.

However, his mid-range shot is not stable, and this scoring method is not easy under Li Hai's defense.

On the defensive end, it was difficult for Webb to keep up with Li Hai. Li Hai got mid-range shots several times, and with Eddie Curry's advantage in the interior, the Knicks' scoring increased rapidly.

As soon as Iverson was in a hurry, he entered the singles mode ahead of schedule.

This season, both he and Kobe often fell into crazy singles situations because of the team's unsatisfactory record.

The 76ers didn't have any outstanding substitutes, so Chris Webber, who was dragging his old legs, had to stay on the court for a long time, let alone Iverson, he basically played the whole game, just to be able to hit the playoffs.

Iverson scored 20 points in the halftime, but Li Hai also scored 15 points, and Nate Robinson, who replaced Francis, who was on a break, also performed well. With Eddie Curry, the Knicks scored in the halftime. 60 points, leading the opponent by 7 points.

(End of this chapter)