Basketball Dragon

Chapter 140 Talent Suppression
The Nets and the Knicks are estimated to be comparable in terms of main lineups, but the Knicks' bench bandits are obviously stronger than the Nets.

In addition to starting Francis in this game, Channing Frye also mentioned the starting position.

Traded to Francis, in fact, the Knicks did not pay any real combat power, so in the case of extra firepower, should Channing Frye become the starter, should we worry about the team's attack being interrupted?

After Francis joins, he will immediately assume some organizational responsibilities, so it may be more difficult to integrate into the team than Jaylen Rose.

This was the case in the first quarter. Because of unfamiliar reasons, Francis was slow to enter the state, and because he wanted to show two fouls, the Knicks also started to fall behind.

This situation will only get better after the rotation. The Nets really have no substitutes. If Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Carter don't play hard, it will be difficult for others to stand up. At most, they can add an insider. Krstic, but also a starter.

Both sides have their own problems, but it is clear that the Knicks are in trouble here. They entered the fourth quarter with a double-digit lag.

In the last quarter, the Serb Krstic hit consecutive mid-range shots. Seeing that the Knicks were about to collapse, Li Hai couldn't bear it anymore. They had a stronger lineup, so why couldn't they integrate well.

"Everyone, we will have a lot of time to drill the lineup during training. Now let's win this game. In fact, we can beat most of our opponents just by our personal ability."

What Li Hai said obviously disagreed with the philosophy of the head coach Larry Brown, but at this time Larry Brown did not stop him. The Knicks now have a lot of young people, and some of the old players are new players. Get excited.

The Knicks have the most expensive backcourt in the league, three with more than ten million and three with close to ten million. Three of them have started in the All-Stars, and they can blow up all the teams in the league just by fighting for talent.

At the critical moment, the Knicks still chose the practice that gradually formed this season and let Li Hai distribute the ball.

After resuming the game after a timeout, Li Hai squeezed past Richard Jefferson, causing Kostic's fifth foul, and then he punched Jefferson back, attracting the opponent's full attention and passing the ball to Francis outside the three-point line, Francis then hit his first three-pointer to the Knicks.

In just a moment, the atmosphere on the court changed. This is the home court of the Knicks, and as long as they are in the same position, it will be as turbulent as a tide.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Nets also called a timeout, but they couldn't stop the Knicks' offensive. It was difficult to limit the breakthrough points of Li Hai, Marbury and Francis alone.

With 6 minutes left in the game, Li Hai took the ball with his back, sat down twice and then passed it to Marbury on the other side. Marbury hit the ground to Eddie Curry, Eddie Curry Li squeezed and raised his hand to let Kostic's six graduates.

In fact, as long as you play well, at least on the offensive end, Eddie Curry is an All-Star level.

Without Krstic, the Nets' tactics would not be as complete. Carter and Jefferson immediately learned from the Knicks and began to kill with their heads covered.

With only 4 minutes left in the game, the Knicks performed very well today. Channing Frye, who had scored 20 points, made 6 fouls.

The Knicks simply brought Crawford up again, let Li Hai go to the power forward position, and put on the strongest offensive mode.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the Nets were still leading by 4 points, and it was time for the two sides to fight the bayonet.

The current defense of the Knicks is to rotate on the pick-and-roll, focusing on marking Jefferson and Carter. Because of the position, the Knicks are also trying to use a tougher team defense. Li Hai does not mark the opponent's arrows, but focuses on Assist in defense, and for opponent players who do not have enough attack power, a certain amount of offensive space will be given.

In the end, Kidd could only choose to shoot himself, and the shot ended with a strike.

The Knicks' offense is initiated from Li Hai. He is now the team's No. 4 position. Because the opponent is a real insider, Li Hai does not catch the ball in the low post, and he takes the ball from outside the three-point line and directly breaks through. .

The Nets center Jason Collins sits under the basket and shrinks defensively when someone breaks through, but they obviously underestimated Li Hai's ability. Clifford Robinson who came off the bench couldn't keep up with Li Hai at all. He rushed to the basket and successfully drew a foul.

After making two free throws, the gap between the two sides was only 2 points.

The Nets used to break through like this before, but Li Hai's trick is not easy to use after the inside line. Li Hai's reaction ability is not comparable to that of other inside players. For Hai, he can only choose to stop and shoot a jumper, and if he is disturbed, he will hit the iron.

Carter's breakthrough with the ball was blocked by two people, so he had to pass the ball to Jefferson. Jefferson saw that there was not much time, so he chose a dry jumper. The ball bounced on the basket and fell into the basket. The Nets took the lead It became 4 points again.

But then Li Hai broke through to attract the defense and then split the ball to the weak side. Jaylen Rose hit a three-pointer, and the gap between the double points was shortened to 1 point.

In the Nets' offense, Kidd passed the ball to Carter again. Carter didn't let the ball stop in his hands, and directly stuffed it to Jefferson who slipped over from the baseline.

Jefferson turned over and made a jump shot after catching the ball, but Li Hai was one step ahead of Crawford to block it.

Jefferson made a shot and Crawford got a rebound and advanced quickly.

When Crawford met the Nets defender, he directly passed the ball to Li Hai, who was running down from the side. Li Hai hit the bottom line, flicked his long arm, and threw the ball directly from the defender's side to the other side, who was going down quickly. Francis, Francis scored a layup, and the Knicks finally took the lead with 1 minute left in the game.

The Nets quickly paused, and after re-entering the court, Carter ran a three-pointer, but unfortunately he missed the shot.

The Knicks controlled the clock, with Marbury attempting a [-] near the end of shot clock, but also missing.

The time displayed on the timer allowed only one shot, and the Nets requested another timeout.

After the timeout, Kidd served from the center line. Both Carter and Jefferson were stared at by the Knicks teammates. Clifford Robinson stepped forward and planned to catch the ball before giving it to Kidd. This is also a routine used by the Nets. one.

When the ball was sent out, Robinson only felt Li Hai squeeze forward suddenly, but he couldn't stop Li Hai.

Li Hai directly stole the ball and rushed to the frontcourt. It took a full seven or eight seconds to turn around before he was fouled by the players of the Nets.

(End of this chapter)