Basketball Dragon

Chapter 154
Butler's defense is indeed better than Jamison's, and Li Hai doesn't seem to be strong on the court.

But if Butler comes to defend Lehi, the Wizards will need Jared Jeffries, who is 2 meters tall, to defend the Knicks guards on the perimeter.

Whether it is Marbury or Francis, they can break Jeffries into a sieve.

The key is that Arenas' defense is not very good. Li Hai also started to organize and support more when attacking. Marbury is very unrestrained in the position of shooting guard. Had to call a timeout.

When the first quarter was almost over, the Wizards found that it had become the first game again.

When the main players of both sides are on the court, the Wizards can only rely on offense to hang the score desperately, but when they are in rotation, their substitute players are not good enough to score and the defense is not good enough to compare with the Knicks.

On the other hand, the Knicks, even if they came off the bench, played impressively, especially on defense. When the Knicks players rotate, the team's defense hardly fluctuates.

Even Larry Brown couldn't help nodding when he saw it. His persistence finally paid off. Although there are differences in what he asked for, the big frame is no longer a problem.

To achieve this effect, naturally, Li Hai brought the strong support of a group of players. Larry Brown was very pleased with a player like Li Hai.

As a result, Arenas re-entered the game without resting for a minute. The Wizards' substitutes were even less confident, and basically all the balls were handed over to Arenas.

Arenas is still able to score in the case of the Knicks' strict defense, but he is the only one who can do this for the Wizards.

As a result, at the end of halftime, the Wizards scored 37 points, only 1 point more than the first game.

The Knicks were quite satisfactory, scoring 43 points.

The Knicks' defense against the Wizards can be said to be very successful. It can be said that Li Hai has worked hard to deal with Jamison on the defensive end and consume Butler on the offensive end.

The team's current tactical system also provides Li Hai with strong support, allowing him to focus on different stages, and will not require him to stay on the field all the time.

Under the best defense, the team's offensive power can also be guaranteed, which is fundamental.

In this game, the Wizards' rotation was reduced. For the first offensive Antonio Daniels, the Knicks also made a targeted defense and blocked him in the first half.

In the second half, the Wizards' tactics did not change at all, but they were blocked by the star's ability.

The team followed the rhythm of Arenas. He directly attacked or broke through to score the ball. Jamison did not fight against Li Hai. He often ran outside the three-point line after covering to make room for Arenas to break through.

Under Li Hai's defense, he only hit one three-pointer.

But Butler was tougher, both on the offensive and defensive ends, but he quickly paid the price.

Due to the excessive defensive action, Li Hai's continuous frontal attack caused Butler's foul, which was already the fifth foul in the third quarter, and the Wizards could only let Butler go off the court to rest first.

Without Butler, the height of the Wizards' backcourt dropped, and their offensive power suddenly weakened.

And in terms of defense, the Wizards can only use Jamison to mark Li Hai again. Jamison's footsteps are slower, and Li Hai will have more space on the offensive end.

Only Arenas is still attacking with all his strength, and made Francis two fouls, so that Francis also had four fouls and had to be replaced in advance.

However, the Knicks have a lot of talent in the backcourt. Replacing Crawford and letting Marbury return to the 1st position will not have much impact at all, or Crawford can play false control and Li Hai can organize.

After Li Hai entered the playoffs, he increased his personal attack, but he would not be ambiguous in his organization. The Knicks would not weaken their strength because of the loss of one or two players.

The Knicks did not continue to expand the score in the third quarter under the continuous impact of Arenas without rest, but their style of play has no tactics to speak of.

Arenas stayed on the field all the time, and the Knicks also targeted him, trying to consume Arenas as much as possible.

Even if Arenas is powerful, it is impossible for him to have the physical strength to support him all the time.

After the final quarter, his shooting percentages began to drop.

Seeing that the score was going to be left, the Wizards replaced Butler and Jamison in advance.

The two of them played well, but Jamison had less chances of being defended by Li Hai, while Butler fouled five times and became the target of the Knicks.

So Butler just came up and hit a three-pointer, but was sent down by Marbury.

At the last moment, Jamison also became ruthless, and came to the low position to fight hard with Li Hai.

Jamison is actually very comprehensive, but after developing outside shooting, he doesn't like melee inside. After paying 1 turnover and [-] misses, Jamison got two chances to fight to the free throw line.

But it was too late, and he couldn't keep playing like this.

Compared with shooting from the outside, such hand-to-hand combat is too physically exhausting.

Li Hai has always fought hard with others, but Jamison is no longer used to this kind of fighting.

With only 2 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game, Li Hai hit a three-pointer to help the team extend the lead to 11 points.

At 1 minute and 56 seconds, Arenas made three free throws to narrow the gap to single digits again, and the Wizards saw some hope again.

But then the Knicks counterattacked successfully after Marbury made a steal, and the Wizards' hopes were extinguished again.

At the last moment, Arenas missed two three-pointers, and the Knicks won Game 90 of the playoffs 82:[-].

In the first two games of the playoffs, only the Cavaliers and the Nets drew in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons, Heat and Knicks all achieved a 2-0 advantage. The situation in the Western Conference is similar. The Spurs, Mavericks and Clippers all won two , only the Suns and the Lakers fought 1:1.

Then it's time for the home and away game swaps. If the lagging team wants to reverse the situation, they must seize the opportunity at home.

During the interval between games, the Knicks did not relax, and have been training against the Wizards' tactics.

The Wizards are actually using a modified version of Princeton, which looked like it during the regular season, but in the fiercely contested playoffs, this tactic is obviously not suitable for them. At critical moments, their core Arenas are more for singles.

The purpose of the Knicks is to make the opponent unable to play tactics. For this, they continue to conduct defensive drills.

In front of the media, Li Hai said domineeringly, "A game is a game, and only by defeating the opponent can we win. Whether it is home or away, we always beat them."

(End of this chapter)