Basketball Dragon

Chapter 178 Critical Moments
Continuous hard work has created Li Hai's self-confidence, and his words are not intended to fight, but an attitude.

He wants to make himself the best and help the whole team to be the best.

In the Knicks locker room, everyone was full of confidence. They gathered together and cheered loudly, and then rushed to the court with high spirits.

The appearance of each of them will attract the screams of the fans, because they are the pride of the fans.

The generals of the Mavericks also gritted their teeth, and they knew that they couldn't lose any more.

Nearly 2 minutes into the game, under the tight defense of both sides, neither team scored a single point.

Later, Li Haicai rushed into the paint, causing the Mavericks to foul and stand on the free throw line to complete the first score of the fourth game between the two sides.

His scoring was like a signal to fight, and the attacks of both sides were played out immediately.

Josh Howard also swept away the decline and hit two goals under Li Hai's defense. From his performance, it can be seen that the Mavericks are really desperate.

The Knicks have a strong backcourt and excellent long-range shooting ability, but seeing that the Mavericks put a lot of offense on the outside, they are still determined to combine inside and outside.

The role of Eddie Curry is still very obvious. Whether it is Diop or Dampier, it is difficult to guard against his three-axes when he is full of energy.

With an offensive point inside, the Mavericks did not dare to attack the Knicks' outside line too aggressively. The Knicks also enriched their style of play, making the team's offense more continuous.

Li Hai didn't defend Nowitzki at the beginning, and the two sides fought inextricably in the first quarter.

After entering the rotation time, the Mavericks also took out moves that all the opponents the Knicks encountered before would use moves to increase the playing time of core players, not just Nowitzki alone.

When this happens, it means that the opponent has no other way but to fight the bayonet.

This trick really achieved miraculous results at the beginning. In the rotation time, with Nowitzki involved, Terry broke out again, hitting consecutive long-range shots, and the Mavericks also hit a 10:2 spurt.

The Knicks held their breath. They were the one with the upper hand, and they hadn't reached the point of fighting each other. The series was more than one game. Even if it was the finals, they still had to coordinate the overall situation. In order to win the final victory, they had to Put good steel to good use.

When Li Hai was on the court, Josh Howard had caused Jaylen Rose's foul for the third time. Jaylen Rose had already seemed a little faltering in front of the young Josh Howard.

Josh Howard wanted to take advantage of his momentum to continue to show off his prestige in front of Li Hai, but Li Hai cut off the basketball in his hand, and his confidence was hit immediately.

The trouble at this time is actually Terry. Unlike Josh Howard, Terry is a real big heart. After the touch comes, he doesn't care who is in front of him.

Unlike the opponent's explosive scoring, the Knicks' offense can only be said to be quite satisfactory. They scored too many points and played not like the Suns' bombardment, but were sometimes restrained by each other.

At 42:52, it was the Knicks' turn to trail behind, trailing by double digits at home at halftime.

"We played a little more conservatively." During the intermission, Li Hai also thought of the problem.

They lead the total score and want to play more steadily, but the Mavericks are different from the Pistons. The Mavericks have a much stronger offensive power. If they hesitate, they will lose a good situation.

"Lee, it's up to you to control the game. In the second half, the offense will be strengthened, but the defense must not be left behind. According to the plan, you will start to switch to Nowitzki in the third quarter."

The team made various countermeasures before the game, and Larry Brown finally decided to keep the plan unchanged.

In the playoffs, Li Hai is already regarded as the first core of the team. This will definitely cause some fluctuations in the hearts of Marbury and others, but when the team has reached this point, everyone will try their best to obey the arrangement and pursue the team wholeheartedly Champion, no one talked too much about the leading questions from the media reporters several times before.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Hai picked up a rebound from the backcourt and directly launched a counterattack.

Quick counterattacks have always been the Knicks' specialty. Even after Larry Brown came over, he didn't give up this advantage. Base's foul scored 2+1, and the Knicks' counterattack officially began.

When Li Hai made up his mind to attack, his ability to catch a few gaps and make a shot was very terrifying. If he wanted to stop it, he had to go all out. The result of going all out was that it was extremely easy for Li Hai to get involved occasionally The feint was a foul.

At 70:73, with Li Hai scoring 14 points, the Knicks recovered 7 points in the third quarter.

And his restrictions on Nowitzki are also very good, only allowing the opponent to score 4 points.

When the team really needed him, Li Hai lived up to expectations and exploded with top strength.

But the lead is still the Mavericks, and the Knicks need to show stronger combat effectiveness in the last quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Hai took the lead in scoring again. He was particularly confident in the first attack and the last attack, and he was absolutely big-hearted.

After the Knicks approached the score again, the Mavericks also found a chance to hit the basket. Devin Harris was extremely fast, rushed in and caused a foul and got a free throw.

Compared with the third quarter, the Mavericks responded even better.

They used Nowitzki to attract firepower and create relatively easy scoring opportunities for other players. This is actually a more common tactic used by the Mavericks. How successful the tactic is also depends on the role players of the Mavericks. out.

At 8 minutes and 25 seconds, Terry hit a three-pointer to extend the Mavericks' lead to five points.

But then Li Hai even scored 6 points from the penalty area. With Nowitzki also hitting a goal, the gap between the two sides was only 1 point.

Then the two teams entered into a tug-of-war, and you and I played extremely fiercely.

Both Li Hai and Nowitzki are the ones to be marked, but their scoring is still the most stable in their respective teams.

At 4 minutes and 48 seconds, Nowitzki hit a free throw and the Mavericks led by 2 points.

At 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Li Hai turned over and hit a jumper, and the Knicks led by 2 points.

At 2 minutes and 16 seconds, the two teams drew at 90:90. This was the first time the two teams had played such a fierce game. The victory of this game may not be decided until the last second.

Whether the Mavericks tie the score or the Knicks win the match point will have a completely different impact on the next game.

At 1 minute and 29 seconds, Nowitzki won another foul under the attack of Li Hai and Channing Frye. Nowitzki, who made more than [-]% of his free throws, once again only scored one free throw.

90:91, there will be no overtime in this game.

(End of this chapter)