Basketball Dragon

Chapter 198 Unstoppable
As the core player of the team, sometimes he has to break into a trap knowing that it is a trap.

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and preferring to go to the mountains, Li Hai stimulates James to let him shoot from the outside. If the Cavaliers lead, James can ignore it, but he has a heart to become a superstar.

What is a superstar is to break the impossible.

Even if his medium and long-range shots are unstable, if the opponent lets him shoot, he will make them.

This is a superstar, and this is how no opponent can underestimate him in the slightest.

Of course, this is also related to the Knicks' current defensive strategy. The Knicks' defense was tight at the beginning of the second half. Most of the Cavaliers' shots were bench gangsters.

Seeing that the team's trailing score reached double digits again, and Li Hai often shot him long shots, James couldn't help it.

As long as one hit can change the team's situation, James made a three-pointer with such a heart.

After losing, I was really upset. This kind of embarrassment can't be shown. He is not an ordinary player. It would be embarrassing to admit that he was cheated.

It's better to play normal tactics, continue to try a few times and always make a hit, and his shooting is not that bad.

It's just that if you think too much in your heart, you will be more afraid of something. After three three-pointers, James also figured out that he can't shoot anymore. Li Hai let him shoot the distance and he took the opportunity to speed up and rush in.

After changing his mind, he hit Li Hai a few times and finally hit Li Hai 2+1, but he missed another free throw.

Although the next two successful breakthroughs caused the Knicks to foul inside, but the free throw percentage was only 50%, which made James almost crazy.

When the team needed to chase points the most, he was crazily hitting the iron.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers played well off the bench. Under the shrinking defense of the Knicks, Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer each.

But after three quarters, the Knicks still led by 78 points 70:8.

When Li Hai was already sitting off the court to rest, James was still on the court. It seemed that he was ruthless and didn't want to lose so easily.

Richardson, who came off the bench, was bullied inside. James directly squeezed him near the three-second zone and caused his foul, and made two free throws.

It seemed that without Li Hai being entangled by his side, he felt much more comfortable.

He turned around and successfully blocked Richardson's shot, and then quickly advanced to make a mid-range shot.

James scored 4 points in a row, and the morale of the Cavaliers also improved. They were about to lead the team to win the score, but Crawford immediately scored 6 points in a row. During this period, James tried another three-pointer, but still missed. , This completely cut off the thought of long-range shooting.

Crawford played very well with the substitute lineup. Li Hai sat down and rested until 5 minutes and 21 seconds before playing. He spent a lot of time man-marking James. He was also in high spirits on the field.

During this period, James scored 6 points, but the rest of the Cavaliers misfired, so the Knicks' lead remained stable at 8 points.

After facing off against Li Hai again, James felt particularly awkward. He was determined not to shoot from the outside line, and most of the time he used breakthrough passes.

But at this time, if James doesn't score, there are really not many Cavaliers who can score.

The Knicks were completely different. After Ilgauskas' physical strength declined, Eddie Curry, who was back on the court, was full of energy. Not only did he hit a shot from the inside, but he also caused three fouls for the Cavaliers.

Damon Jones of the Cavaliers hit another three-pointer from the outside, but then both Crawford and Lehi hit three-pointers, pulling the game between the two sides to double digits.

This is the strength of the defending champion, there are really too many scoring points.

Seeing that the situation is not good, James can only enter the singles mode. The Knicks' defensive strategy is to defend Li Hai single-handedly on the outside, flank when he comes in, and let him pass the ball when he wants to pass in the last few minutes. With a big heart, there are not so many players who can turn the tide at critical moments.

The Cavaliers were made uncomfortable by the Knicks' defense, but they couldn't get any good results on the defensive end. In this case, even if they succeed in offense, the Knicks will return quickly.

Time dissipated in a back and forth, and the competition for the first place in the Eastern Conference was not fierce at the last moment. The Knicks defeated their opponents 103:91.

The statistics of James and Li Hai are similar, both are 27 points, but Li Hai only took 15 shots, while James scored 22. At the same time, Li Hai got the points when his teammates' offense was also smooth, so he got this Scores have a completely different meaning.

So far, the Knicks have won ten consecutive victories. The Western Mavericks, Jazz and Spurs have slightly better records than the Knicks, but they have not achieved ten consecutive victories. The outside world has begun to speculate who will interrupt the Knicks' winning streak.

Next, the Knicks will play against the Pistons, another strong team in the East. After the Cavaliers lost, they are already third in the East.

There are still playoff grievances between the two sides, and Rasheed Wallace can't wait to jump out and say that he will let the Knicks interrupt their winning streak in Detroit.

"He has the right to speak, but what he said often cannot be fulfilled. I think everyone should be used to it." Li Hai said when asked by a reporter whether Wallace's remarks would affect the Knicks.

After the departure of Ben Wallace, the Pistons signed former Knicks general Nazr Mohamed. Although they are still a strong team in the East, the team is different from that of Larry Brown.

The two sides are already familiar with each other, and they are fully fired when they come up.

Muhammad is also a blue-collar center, but there is still a difference from Big Ben. The Knicks passed the ball inside, Eddie Curry hit two points, and then David Lee also made a shot.

On the side of the Pistons, Hamilton didn't feel very good. The Knicks seized the opportunity. After Li Hai made a breakthrough, he passed the ball to Marbury and scored again. However, the home team's momentum was not enough in the away game.

Two minutes after the start of the game, Rasheed Wallace hit David Lee with his height advantage.

Then Billups resisted the banner of the Pistons' offense, and the organization scored unambiguously. However, Billups' early stand-up also showed that the Pistons' offensive system was limited.

On the offensive end, Li Hai still used his physical advantage to bully Prince. While hitting two goals, he also gave Marbury and Francis a three-point assist respectively.

At half a quarter, the Knicks' lead was already in double figures, which was completely overwhelming.

(End of this chapter)