Basketball Dragon

Chapter 150 Another Chance
With 1 minute and 50 seconds left in the clock, the Knicks led by 3 points.

James was a little dissatisfied with his defense just now. If Li Hai's shot was blocked, the Cavaliers would be able to take the lead now.

He dribbled the ball across the half court and looked at the positions of his teammates, all of whom were stared at deadly.

He was a little impatient. It would be great if he had a teammate who ran better off the ball. Ilgauskas came up to cover him. James thought about it and shot directly from outside the three-point line.

But this is obviously not the way he is good at. James is in a hurry, and he himself is not very clear why he wants to win an all-round victory when he meets Li Hai. Is it influenced by Anthony, or does he take this striker from the other side of the ocean? Be your own worst enemy.

James missed a three-pointer. David Lee grabbed the rebound and handed it to Li Hai. After halftime, Li Hai controlled the time without being impatient.

When the attack time was running out, Li Hai made a breakthrough posture, James stepped forward to defend, Li Hai immediately leaned against James, then handed the ball to Crawford, Crawford hit a three-pointer, The Knicks took a 6-point lead.

After the Cavaliers timed out, James attacked with the ball. He also made a false pass. Ronald Murray hit two points.

Li Hai was dribbling the ball outside the three-point line, and the time had entered the last minute. When the attack time was only 1 seconds left, Li Hai did not follow the cover of his teammates to break through, but suddenly pulled up.

With a three-pointer, the Knicks led by 7 points.

To be honest, even if James' single-man defensive ability is very good, it is impossible to predict that Li Hai will do this. When the Cavaliers do not get a good chance in the counterattack and James forcefully beats Li Hai and causes a foul, there is not enough time.

James made two free throws and the Cavaliers chose to give up the game.

At 91:85, after the Knicks won the game, they firmly occupied the top four positions in the Eastern Conference.

The next day was another back-to-back away game. At the end of the game, the Knicks' schedule was not easy. In this game, Marbury returned, and Li Hai and Eddie Curry were rested under the team's arrangement.

A few main players were missing, and it didn't take long for Marbury to come back. The Knicks were defeated by the Bucks.

On April 4, the third-to-last game of the Knicks' regular season, they played away against the Pistons. Except for Channing Frye and Quentin Richardson, all other players planned to play to warm up for the playoffs.

The two who are temporarily unable to play also plan to return in the first round of the playoffs.

The Pistons also played with all their main players, but since the first few games, their main players have controlled their playing time, and they have no rotations just to maintain their state.

Because even if the Pistons lose, they are definitely the first in the East, 12 games ahead of the second-placed Heat, and there is no pressure at all.

In the first quarter of the game, the Pistons were overwhelmed. Except for Ben Wallace, all scored three points. The Pistons led by nearly 20 points after the first quarter.

In fact, the Knicks' offense is not a major problem, but it is not as good as the opponent's 40 points in one quarter.

By the second quarter, the Pistons were all on the bench, and the Knicks also let the bench players play for a longer period of time, but the Knicks are obviously stronger when it comes to the bench players.

At halftime, the Knicks caught up to only 10 points.

In the second half, both sides put in the main lineup again, and the five Pistons lost the touch they had before. The Knicks tied the opponent in the third quarter and entered the final quarter with a score of 73:83.

During the rotation time, Crawford and Nate Robinson made consecutive hits and quickly narrowed the score.

In the last few minutes, when the main players of both sides came up, there was only a gap of 2 points left in the score.

At the last moment, the Pistons missed several shots, only to be reversed by the Knicks.

On April 4th, it was back-to-back again. Most of the Knicks' games in April were back-to-back, but this time they returned to the home court to play.

The Charlotte Bobcats have long lost hope of the playoffs, and now the team's starters are all young people. They just hope to find one or two good seedlings in it.

When encountering such an opponent, the Knicks will naturally solve it easily.

April 4 is the last game of the Knicks regular season, away game against the Nets.

Originally, the Knicks had no idea, but the Nets have suffered losses in the past few games. After they lost to the 18ers who had no hope of the playoffs on the 76th, the record of the two sides was only one game away.

In other words, as long as the Knicks win today, they can immediately become the third in the Eastern Conference.

So in the last game of the regular season, the two teams are still fighting hard.

Because it's not just a matter of different opponents in the first round of the playoffs. If the Nets lose and the Cavaliers win today, the Nets may fall from third in the Eastern Conference to fifth in the Eastern Conference, losing their home court advantage in the playoffs.

The Knicks are better. Even if they lose, they are still fourth in the Eastern Conference because of the relationship between victory and defeat. They still have home court advantage in the first round, and if they can win the first round, they may be more confident in the second round against the Pistons than against the Heat. some.

Of course, this is just random thinking. From the perspective of the first round, the Cavaliers are the most troublesome opponents, and if they become the third in the East, how will countless other teams win or lose this year? The Wizards, Pacers or Bulls become the sixth in the East. Si will play better.

Whether calculating or not calculating, the best choice for the Knicks is to win the opponent.

So from the first quarter, Li Hai directly played a strong playoff game.

After the game against the Cavaliers, his feeling for the game was sublimated again, and the confidence generated by fighting against the monster of James was devastating to other opponents.

Under Li Hai's full attack, Richard Jefferson couldn't resist.

Richard Jefferson's defense was pretty good, a bit better than Carter's, but his moving speed obviously couldn't keep up with Li Hai.

With just a pick and roll, Li Hai can leave him behind.

When Jefferson was defending Li Hai with all his strength, Carter raised the banner of the Nets' offense, and the insiders of both sides did not get too good a chance after a few minutes of the game.

The Nets' two 2-meter big men, Eddie Curry, were affected, but the Nets' inside offense was not good enough, and the two sides entered the outside decisive battle ahead of schedule.

Li Hai sat with his back on the inside, Jefferson was not as strong as him, he was pushed back a step, but immediately rushed up fiercely, Li Hai turned to the bottom line and slashed towards the basket, Kirsty Qi's reaction was half a beat too late, and Li Hai had already put the basketball in his hand into the basket.

At 24:20, led by Li Hai with 11 points in a single quarter, the Knicks entered the next quarter with an advantage. Just like Li Hai's attitude, they are bound to win this game.

(End of this chapter)