Basketball Dragon

Chapter 196 Winning streak
Back at home, the Knicks' opponent is the visiting Bulls.

The Bulls signed Ben Wallace this summer, and they also hope to do a big job, but they gave up the more capable and young Tyson Chandler and chose the same style but already 32-year-old Ben, which is also a very anxious choice.

Their current lineup can be considered weird, Ben Wallace is not tall enough, and they still put Luol Deng at the power forward position, which looks like a small lineup.

In fact, the Bulls are not off to a good start, they played very fiercely at the beginning of the game.

The inside line that was supposed to have the upper hand was not good. Channing Frye was so thin that even Loel Deng could force him.

Channing Frye has always been like this. He was a rookie last year, no problem. If he doesn't become stronger this season, the team doesn't want both interiors to be poor defensively. Last season, he also The reason was to let him play as a substitute for a while, but David Lee's defense was not very good. In the end, the team let Channing Frye, who was more in line with the team's tactical requirements, start.

But after winning the championship, the team's requirements for players must have increased.

Channing - Frye is also very hard, this rebound is also very active, but the game progressed to the second half of the first quarter, he sprained his ankle in the process of rebounding.

As a basketball player, Li Hai is not the only one who has this kind of experience.

Channing Frye was injured and went back to the locker room early, and the smell of gunpowder on the field gradually became stronger.

Nocioni defended Li Hai with all kinds of tricks, but Li Hai was not afraid of him. Although Li Hai disdained tricks, he was tough enough. Several times, the opponent didn't even have a chance to make a move. During a breakthrough, Li Hai saw the opponent Moving sideways, he directly exerted force to knock the opponent out of the field for a long time without standing up, but the referee gave a blocking foul.

Nocioni screamed anxiously, and Bulls coach Scott Skiles also protested loudly, but the referee ignored them at all.

The ball was undoubtedly blocked, but Li Hai also had a shoulder-sinking movement, and the penalty for dribbling was justified. However, as the MVP of the finals, Li Hai is no longer a small player in the league, and he still enjoys the general star whistle.

Luol Deng scored 10 points in the first quarter, and the Knicks trailed by three points at 21:24.

"Everyone needs to cheer up in this game. In our home court, it would be embarrassing to not work as hard as the opponent." Because Channing Frye was injured, Li Hai's tone was also extremely serious.

This is his third player in the league, but the Knicks have many young people, and everyone still wants to listen to him when he raises his face.

Crawford was the first to show off in the second quarter. He broke through and caused two fouls in a row, and quickly caught up with the score.

After Li Hai returned to the field, he immediately hit Nocioni and made a hit. He was not afraid of the fierceness of the defenders, because he would be more vicious than the opponent, and it was an aboveboard method.

After David Lee replaced Channing Frye, other aspects were so-so, but the rebounds were good, and some players had a very good sense of rebounding. David Lee is obviously such a player. Double on the field.

During the training, Li Hai has been guiding David Lee to upgrade this ability again, and practice solid defense. As long as players who can grab rebounds pay enough attention, their defense should at least not be bad.

Fortunately, the Knicks now have enough offensive players and defense. Larry Brown has always emphasized that the team is at least not full of defensive colanders like the Knicks in another time and space.

Team culture can affect players, and Li Hai is doing his best to help manage it now.

After Luol Deng was taken care of, the Bulls also slowly shifted their firepower to the outside. Ben Gordon, Hinrich and Chris Duhon also showed their power one after another.

However, Nocioni's firepower is completely lacking. Li Hai is more persistent in defense than offense. If his teammates play well in offense, he is not in a hurry to score, but in defense, he can't wait to pinch the opposing player completely. It is better to die.

Nocioni played depressed, and in one defense, he overacted and committed four fouls and went down to rest.

At the end of the game, the Knicks caught up with the 3 points behind in the first quarter, and the two sides tied at 48:48.

However, Li Hai was still a little dissatisfied. He thought the team could do better.

During the intermission, he and the head coach analyzed the problems that occurred in the first half. Fortunately, he was just relatively "uninterested" in the game, and he was quite a good person at ordinary times, so he was not disgusted by his teammates.

As soon as the third quarter came on the court, I don't know if the arrangement during the intermission played a role, and the Knicks broke out.

First, Eddie Curry made a single hit by Ben Wallace, then Francis broke through and scored 2+1, and then Li Hai hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Marbury, instantly opening the score.

By the time the Bulls reacted, the Knicks' lead had reached double digits.

In order to catch up with the score, the Bulls can only compete with the Knicks on the outside. It's not that the Knicks are exaggerating. If they fight on the inside, they really have never been afraid of anyone in the league.

Unlike the Bulls who mainly shoot outside, the Knicks' breakthroughs are very fierce. Now the Bulls can't stop them with only one Ben Wallace.

Under their continuous impact, the Bulls not only failed to chase points, but looked like they were about to collapse. The opposing coach quickly requested a timeout.

Through the timeout, the Bulls finally stabilized, but the score gap could not be recovered for a while.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led by 11 points, but the offensive was not over yet. Crawford continued to attack with a substitute lineup. When Li Hai played again, the Knicks had already led by 15 points.

Hinrich hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, but Li Hai immediately returned it. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Bulls saw that they had not improved, and their fighting spirit was not so strong.

The Knicks firmly grasped the advantage of hand-handling and took the initiative to control the rhythm. The Knicks won eight consecutive victories 106:95.

This wave of winning streak also allowed the Knicks to finally surpass the Pistons and Cavaliers and become the number one in the Eastern Conference.

Their rival, the young leader of the Cavaliers, James, also praised the strength of the Knicks in an interview, in order to motivate the Cavaliers to compete with the Knicks.

Three days later, the Knicks went to an away game against the Bulls.

The Bulls also gritted their teeth and fought the Knicks desperately for revenge. The two sides played inextricably in the first three quarters. At the last critical moment, Li Hai scored two three-pointers to help the Knicks establish an advantage, and finally beat the Bulls 102:95.

David Lee scored double-doubles in three consecutive games and was also praised by the head coach.

Li Hai declared after the game, "We will continue the winning streak."

(End of this chapter)