Basketball Dragon

Chapter 115 Getting Better On The Go
The domestic fans have been busy with voting these days, and the Knicks finally put Li Hai's name on the list this time.

2006 NBA Houston All-Star, fans are looking forward to the Chinese Derby.

In December, the Knicks' first away opponent is the Detroit Pistons, who are now No. 12 in the Eastern Conference and No. [-] in the league.

The Knicks changed their starting lineup again, Quentin Richardson returned to the starting lineup, and the center position, perhaps because Larry Brown was worried that Channing Frye's body would not be able to carry the two Wallaces, Unexpectedly, Marcin Gortat served as the starter at the 5th position.

It was said before that Larry Brown didn't like to give rookies a chance, but he was uncharacteristically when he came to the Knicks. All four rookies got time to show.

Perhaps the rumors are a bit biased. Larry Brown's style of play is already somewhat close to the NCAA's style of play. There is no reason to be prejudiced against obedient young people.

In this game, the Knicks played their due offense and defense in stages, but they were not as stable as the Pistons.

The inside line supported by several rookies is a bit immature in front of the two Wallaces and Antonio McDyess. Channing Frye can still score points, but that's all.

The Knicks lost 98:106 in front of the even better Pistons.

On December 12, the Knicks returned to their home court and met the Celtics again.

Losing to the Knicks at the beginning of the season, Paul Pierce must be unhappy, and this time it also means revenge.

The Celtics' record in November was not good, and they also replaced the young Kendrick Perkins at the 11th position. They did not choose to attack the stronger Al Jefferson, but they also took a fancy to Perkins More solid defense.

But in this way, their firepower was completely concentrated on the outside, but the people around Pierce were replaced by Ricky Davis from Antoine Walker.

In this game, Eddie Curry returned, and Channing Frye returned to the bench here.

Marbury played extremely fiercely from the beginning of the game, and Delonte West couldn't stop him at all.

Pierce still has that style. He works extremely hard when attacking, but when it comes to defending, his attitude is completely incomparable to Li Hai's. This is also his current bottleneck.

The outside line of the two sides is almost impossible to prevent anyone from dying. In the inside line, Knicks Eddie Curry has just come back and is not in a state yet, but Channing Frye is still in a brave state, and Gortat also uses his height to solidify Actually hit a few mid-range shots.

But just like last time, the two sides fought until the last moment.

Although Pierce was somewhat dissatisfied, Li Hai's defense was definitely tough enough at the critical moment.

The shots he can get are far inferior to Ricky Davis, and there are also reasons for Ricky Davis's careless shots. Ricky Davis's excessive shots also caused some displeasure among the players and Pierce.

The Celtics undoubtedly put the treasure on Pierce, but at the critical moment of the game, Ricky Davis often threw the ball with a swipe and often hit the iron. The team will definitely be dissatisfied.

In the last 2 minutes, under Li Hai's close defense, Pierce did not take a single shot. At this time, the Celtics Delonte West and Perkins had already left the field with six fouls, and Li Hai directly broke through to After scoring a dunk at the basket, he gave Channing Frye an assist.

In the end, the Celtics could only resort to foul tactics. Marbury made two free throws to seal the game. At 103:99, the Knicks once again beat the Celtics to win.

Channing Frye scored 20+ again, and the media in New York became extremely enthusiastic, with 20+ in three consecutive games. Li Hai was not so vigorous when he first entered the team.

A reporter has already written an article claiming that the Knicks may get the best rookie for two consecutive years. Although it is exaggerated, it also makes Isiah Thomas feel happy. His draft in the past two years has been very successful. Relationships showed his vision again.

However, Channing Frye, who has relatively simple skills, will definitely encounter some difficulties after being found out. The Knicks are full of talents this season, and Li Hai feels that it is still impossible for Channing Frye to compete with Chris Paul. This kind of player is regarded as the core training.

On December 12, the Knicks went to an away game against the Sonics.

The Sonics showed a strong combat effectiveness last year and finished third in the Western Conference in the regular season. However, this season the team changed their head coach and claimed to play a more gorgeous offense. As a result, the defense became a mess, and the record in November was not satisfactory. .

The Knicks made Nate Robinson the starter due to Quentin Richardson's relapse in practice.

The Supersonic lineup is the same as last year, but Nick Collison is righted up. However, this insider who has killed the Quartet in the NCAA is a bit unacceptable when he comes to the NBA. The Supersonics are still Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. Undertook most of the attacks.

Li Hai is merciless against Lewis. For this kind of high striker with outstanding shooting ability, strengthening physical confrontation is Li Hai's trick. No matter how strong a shooter is, he will become unstable when his body is exhausted. .

At the beginning of the game, Lewis was defended to death by Li Hai. The Supersonics couldn't play well and had to make a substitution. After replacing Vladimir Radmanovich, the big man who could shoot three-pointers from the outside became It became two, and they also continued to shoot three-pointers, and their attacks were quite sharp.

However, in terms of defense, Li Hai, Marbury and Crawford almost broke the Sonics into a sieve.

Although the Sonics have enough height on the front line, they are all floating outside, and the Knicks completely occupy the advantage inside.

The biggest change for the Knicks this season is that the inside line has become stronger. They have an advantage in rebounding against many teams. Against the Supersonics who don't pay attention to defense, Li Hai's rebounding level is better than the opponent's inside line.

In the first half, the Sonics were able to compete with the Knicks by relying on the three-point tactics, but in the second half, they couldn't stand it.

Li Hai also played against Lewis last season, and he is very satisfied with the result of the contest now. Lewis' back hit has no effect in front of him. He pushed Lewis outside and completely turned into a three-point shooter. Lewis is unable to pose a big threat to the Knicks.

"Li Haichong grabbed the front court, and Reggie Evans fouled again...The goal was scored, 2+1."

"Li Hai hit Lewis with his back, and Lewis was at a disadvantage. Ray Allen came over and attacked. Li Hai quickly threw the ball into the hands of Crawford outside the three-point line. Crawford raised the knife and hit a three-pointer. The Knicks lead by 10."

(End of this chapter)