Basketball Dragon

Chapter 174 The Determination to Win

"Li Hai catches the ball, the Knicks should have a good chance of hitting the ball...the shot, Li Hai made a shot, it turned out to be a quick attack, a big heart, a cold-blooded killer..."

"The Pistons brought up all the shooters, the Knicks were tight, Billups had no chance, the clock was running out... Billups passed to Lynch Hunter, Lynch — Hunter can only cast, strike iron."

"Li Haichong grabbed the rebound, and it was too late for the Pistons to foul... The game is over, and the champion of the Eastern Conference is the Knicks. They will compete for the championship with the winner between the Mavericks and the Suns."

A group of men stood together with excitement and pride, waiting for the award ceremony of their Eastern Conference champion.

The Knicks have fallen into a slump since Ewing left. Unexpectedly, they will rise again after picking a second-round pick. This time they entered the finals for the first time since the new century.

As a big city that has not won a championship for more than [-] years, their desire for a championship is extremely strong.

In China, the reports on the Knicks are also overwhelming. Unlike Battelle who followed the Spurs to the finals stage, Li Hai is a pivotal figure in the team.

When the Knicks were immersed in the Eastern Conference championship, the third player who scored 50 points in the playoffs appeared. Nowitzki once again played a superb performance, which made the Suns helpless.

In the next sixth game, Nowitzki not only scored a double-double in scoring and rebounding, but also had three steals and three blocked shots, leading the Mavericks to the finals for the first time.

The Knicks and Mavericks could meet in the finals, not to mention that no one thought of it during the regular season, even after the start of the playoffs, but this happened, and the NBA is also a place full of unknowns.

The finals will not start until June 6, and the Knicks have plenty of time to adjust the team's state.

However, they have not yet come up with a good enough way to limit Nowitzki. Nowitzki is not a pure inside player, nor is he a so-called big shooter. It is also difficult to interfere with shooting under physical confrontation.

In terms of height and agility, Channing Frye meets the requirements of a defender, but in terms of tonnage, Channing Frye is far behind. Nowitzki doesn't look very strong, but he can actually do it Fighting head-on with power forwards like Duncan and Garnett, the strength is not as bad as it looks.

This is the difference between the finals and the regular season. The regular season team will not be too troubled, so they can use team defense to limit him and let him score more points. But if this problem cannot be solved in the finals, it will be May be a failure.

As the team's best defender, Li Hai, to be honest, he didn't have any confidence in defending Nowitzki. Nowitzki and Stojakovic played differently. He is a real power forward, different from Li Hai, a player with a small lineup who plays as a power forward.

It doesn't make much sense to talk about war on paper. The Knicks' first plan is Channing Frye's defense. If Nowitzki enters the inside, they will attack.

According to the normal way of playing, Li Hai would defend Josh Howard, another troublesome figure of the Mavericks, and the opponent would definitely be the Mavericks' means of restricting him.

In addition, Jason Terry and Jerry Stackhouse and others rely more on the defensive system and offensive consumption.

What the real contest will be like, you can only know it on the field, and even the records of the regular season fights don't have much reference value.

Soon, the time came to the first game of the finals.

Because there were two powerful international players in the finals for the first time, many Chinese fans and German fans traveled thousands of miles to support their favorite stars.

Li Hai also said in an interview, "The fans make me feel strong. With their support, I often forget my fatigue on the court. This is not a polite word, this feeling is really good."

"I don't care if the opponent restricts me like this. I have faced many different defenders. I always find fun in the competition with them and do what I have to do. Also, please don't forget me. Defensive ability."

"There is no problem with the team's style of play. They are some good guys. We are all eager to win. The problem of ball distribution has always been a fantasy of the outside world."

"Now I only think about the finals, but my attitude towards the game is to try my best to win every game, whether it is the NBA or the World Championships."

Another game without home-court advantage, but the Knicks are used to it.

The home and away games of the finals are different from the previous games. The three home games of the Knicks will be connected together, which also prevents the team from spending a lot of energy on the plane.

American Airlines Center Stadium, on June 6, the finals officially began.

The Mavericks' starting lineup includes center guard Adrian Griffin and center Desagina Diop as false starters, with Jerry Stackhouse and Eric Dampier playing in those two positions. The one with the most time.

Unlike the opponents the Knicks have encountered before, the Mavericks have more players who can play and adopt a ten-man rotation, but an absolute core player like Nowitzki still stays on the court for a relatively long time.

The jump ball was the Mavericks' victory, with Dirk Nowitzki drawing attention to their first ball and role player Adrian Griffin hitting the first ball of the finals.

The Knicks also seemed very cautious. Li Hai broke through and scored two points for Channing Frye.

Subsequently, the two sides entered a formal offensive routine.

The Mavericks will undoubtedly attack from Nowitzki, while the Knicks still choose to start from the inside. The two centers of the Mavericks are defensive types without scoring ability, but such opponents will make Eddie Curry a lot easier. The task is not heavy just to play his offensive ability.

Slightly different from what I imagined, the Mavericks at home seemed to be more nervous than them. Nowitzki's several attacks all ended in iron strikes.

The same is true for Josh Howard. He feels a little bad under Li Hai's defense, but he seems to care more about Li Hai's offensive efficiency. "Lee, I won't let you score too many points."

"Really, so what."

Facing the exchanges on the field, Li Hai has always been tit for tat.

After receiving the ball, he acted as if he was looking for an opportunity, but suddenly he pulled up and shot.

A three-pointer was directly hit, and Josh Howard was ready to defend Li Hai's breakthrough, but he was shot just like that.

Faced with the defender's strong shot, Li Hai told the opponent with his actions that he was determined to win the game.

(End of this chapter)