Basketball Dragon

Chapter 192 New Season

Due to injuries this summer, Li Hai spent most of his time exercising his upper body strength, so his body became stronger.

The Knicks' summer league has a good record because of the participation of second-year players such as David Lee, but there are no new talents.

Barea's side went relatively smoothly, because he played well in the summer league and had already signed a contract with the Mavericks, so the first three clients of the agency signed contracts successfully.

The Knicks have no plans to make big moves this summer, and the team's core personnel to win the championship have not changed. Except for the rookies selected, they only plan to make minor repairs and supplementary signings.

Li Hai's injury is recovering well, but he will not participate in the preseason game just to be on the safe side. The game in November depends on the specific situation. The specific time of recovery has not been announced by the Knicks.

Before he returns to the team, the team will use Quentin Richardson at the 3rd position, and the other positions will remain unchanged, namely Francis, Marbury, Channing Frye and Eddie Curry.

Crawford is still playing the sixth man, Nate Robinson, David Lee and Marcin Gortat are also good on the bench, and the Knicks still have a lot of young combat power.

The goal of the Knicks this season is to defend the title. When interviewed by reporters, everyone did not hide it and expressed their determination.

So this season is different from last season. They will become the targets of other teams, and the game will be more difficult. To achieve the desired results, the only way is to work harder.

The training camp held by Marbury and others this summer has kept many members of the team in good shape, and Francis' physical condition has fully recovered to the best level, especially Eddie Curry, which kept him in shape in the summer Marbury lost a few pounds, but it took a lot of effort.

The Grizzlies sent Battier away this summer to seek to make the team more offensive, and the Rockets have what they need, but the result depends on the record of this season.

In the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies still played very fiercely. Mike Miller, who changed from the team's sixth man to the starter, hit three three-pointers and helped the Grizzlies end the first quarter with a 5-point advantage. Festival.

But since the second quarter, the rhythm of the game has been gradually mastered by the Knicks. Crawford, Nate Robinson and David Lee scored consecutive points from the start. Gortat also improved a lot. He can give the Knicks It is because of the team's needs that Gortat's life trajectory has also undergone certain changes.

The Knicks' ability to fully grasp the advantage from the second quarter is related to Eddie Curry's state. After the addition of the championship and hard training in the summer, at least he has a stronger performance in offense and rebound protection. For Gasol, it is not at all a disadvantage.

With seven players in double figures, the Knicks beat the Grizzlies 108:99 to get off to a good start.

On November 11, when they met the Hawks, who were still in the rebuilding period, the Knicks had six players in double figures again, winning two consecutive away games at 3:102.

Without Li Hai, the Knicks are still strong.

Facing the reporter's question, Li Hai didn't feel embarrassed at all, "Of course I'm happy that the team's record is good, so I can rest assured, and the feeling of lying down and winning is quite good."

"I have almost recovered, and soon you will see a brand new me. If you don't believe me, look at the muscles in my arms."

"If someone has a different opinion, it will be fine to see you on the court at that time. I don't want to talk about it."

Injury is the enemy of athletes, so naturally there will be some remarks against Li Hai, but he doesn't care, he knows the feeling of his body best, just like what he said, it is not a matter of completely solving the hidden danger of the ankle this time bad thing.

But the Knicks did not continue their winning streak after all. When they returned to the home court, they met the Pacers, but they were overthrown. The growth of their main lineup has also become very powerful. The Pacers have ideas this season.

When Channing Frye met Al Harrington, a striker with the same ability, he seemed a lot immature, and when Eddie Curry met O'Neal, his defensive disadvantages were fully exposed.

95:101, without Lehi, the Knicks lost their first home game of the season.

The fourth game against the Spurs was the same problem. Even though Larry Brown kept emphasizing that the Knicks hadn't been able to become the Pistons, their team had many talented players on the offensive end, but they were weak on the defensive end. Some, it is no problem to deal with ordinary teams, but the problem will be exposed when encountering the top teams in the league.

Without Li Hai as a defensive general, the problem of imbalance between offense and defense became more obvious.

Eddie Curry really doesn't have the genes for inside defense. If he can be stable on the offensive end, the Knicks don't plan to demand so much from him.

So for a few rookies, Channing Frye, David Lee, Gortat, etc., the team has different defensive requirements for them. When the team's offense is guaranteed, whoever defends well will Can have more opportunities.

It's better that Channing Frye is the starter. David Lee, Gortat, including this year's rookie Reinaldo Balkman, at least work hard on rebounding.

Even in the two games they lost, their rebounds were dominant, but their single defense ability and defensive awareness were not so easy to improve.

After losing two games, the Knicks went to the away game and played a strong strength. When Eddie Curry was in foul trouble, they still had six players in double figures, giving the Nuggets a three-game losing streak.

The Nuggets are also ambitious this season, but it always feels wrong. The pressure on Anthony is also quite high. It is the same every year. It is far worse than the expectations of the outside world, and it also lost in the international arena. Returning to the Nuggets Also lose.

Seeing Li Hai, he also complained a few words, but he didn't expect that without Li Hai's Knicks, the Nuggets would still lose, even if he scored a game-high 37 points.

Two days later, the Knicks came to Houston, but lost to the Rockets.

After Eddie Curry met Yao Ming, he was beaten back to his original form. He was almost fooled by Yao Ming. Li Hai sat on the bench wearing a suit and shook his head. He was happy that Yao Ming was good, but Eddie Curry also It is a bit disappointing. He hopes that the team will have a tough center. Eddie Curry's desire to win is not up to standard.

On the second day, the team lost back-to-back to the Spurs in the first away game. Seeing the team's second consecutive loss in the new season, Li Hai finally couldn't control his enthusiasm for a comeback.

After communicating with the team and passing the physical examination, Li Hai's comeback was put on the agenda.

(End of this chapter)