Basketball Dragon

Chapter 205 Winning streak is not easy

In the third quarter of the game, the Knicks completely controlled the rhythm, and they chased 12 points in a single quarter.

But the pit in front is too big, 73:81, they are still 8 points behind.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Crawford and Richardson finally felt normal. The two teamed up to score 10 points to narrow the gap to 4 points.

The Celtics felt a strong threat and immediately dispatched the main lineup in advance.

The Knicks responded at the same time, sending Li Hai and Marbury first.

Li Hai came to guard Pierce strictly, but Pierce was not convinced, so he wanted to single-handedly beat Li Hai.

With Pierce's explosive power, it is impossible to break through Li Hai, and Li Hai's strength is not inferior to him, so his offense will basically end with a jump shot.

At this time, everyone's physical strength will decrease, and the shooting rate will drop when the physical strength decreases. Under Li Hai's interference, Pierce is continuously hitting the iron.

The Celtics are also strictly guarding against Li Hai. Marbury played a few times in singles and the effect is not very good, so after the main players of both sides play, it is difficult to score.

This time, the turning point occurred in the interior. Eddie Curry caused Al Jefferson to foul twice in a row. The Celtics center was already fouled four times. - Jefferson's foul.

That's the price to pay for the defense, and Al Jefferson moves a little slower.

The Celtics had no choice but to replace Al Jefferson. They replaced Brian Scalabrine, who had a good handle before, but Scalabrine was even more difficult to guard inside. The Celtics wanted to He contained the Knicks on the outside, but after strengthening the defense, Scalabrine didn't even have a chance to shoot.

At 3 minutes and 54 seconds, Li Hai broke through again and caused Scalabrine's sixth foul, and with this free throw, the score became a 92:92 tie.

The Celtics were forced to call a timeout, and their 25-point advantage was wiped out at the best time, and they were under tremendous pressure.

After the timeout, the Celtics played a good match, and finally Al Jefferson hit 2 points.

But in exchange, Li Hai used the cover of his teammates to rush in. Al Jefferson didn't dare to stretch out his hand and watched Li Hai succeed in the basket.

The Celtics let Al Jefferson play in the paint again, but they missed.

Knicks Francis dribbled to the frontcourt, Li Hai made a rare behavior in this game, went to the low post to ask for the ball, Pierce quickly stuck behind Li Hai.

Pierce's strength is still good, but he is often beaten and bullied by others. This trick is not very effective for Li Hai, but Li Hai can't do it if he wants to deal with him like this.

Li Hai received the ball in a low position and made a posture of singles. Pierce was also waiting for it. At this time, Francis suddenly ran back and cut in. Li Hai passed the ball hand-to-hand. Francis immediately attacked the basket. Al Jefferson For the sixth foul, the Celtics' second sent-off player appeared.

The Knicks took the lead for the first time after the opening, but this timing made the Celtics extremely uncomfortable.

In the Celtics' next attack, Pierce tried another three-pointer, but it was a strike.

Li Hai missed two long-range shots in the next attack, and the time entered the last minute. The Knicks only led by 1 points at 96:94. Anything could happen before the whistle of the game was blown.

The Celtics paused again, and for the Knicks, coach Larry Brown also made detailed arrangements for the defense at the last moment.

The defense was almost perfect this time. In the 24 seconds of attack time, the Celtics didn't get any suitable opportunities.

At the last moment, Pierce took the ball and turned left and right outside the three-point line, and just threw it, and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Going ahead by 1 point, there was only enough time for one attack. Pierce excitedly made a three-point gesture and yelled arrogantly at the Knicks' home crowd.

The ball was a bit lucky. The Celtics' luck in the first half seemed to be back, and it was still just right. Some small spectators in the audience covered their eyes in worry.

The Knicks paused, and there was still enough time. The Knicks could play a complete offense, but at this time, Larry Brown still came up with several sets of plans. How to play, you need the players to judge on the court.

Marbury received the ball, tried to break through and hit a quick two-pointer, found no chance, dribbled the ball out, and handed the ball to Li Hai who was outside the three-point line.

There were only 10 seconds left in the attacking time of this round, so Li Hai didn't worry at all. After taking a look at the Celtics' defense, he slightly bowed his body facing Pierce.

The team also played a few games with the Knicks, but Pierce seldom defended Li Hai directly. Now that the two have such a direct conversation, the commentator on the sidelines is also very excited.

Li Hai calmed down his breathing, stared into Pierce's eyes, Eddie Curry rarely came up to pick and roll, and vacated the position under the basket.

Li Hai suddenly moved at this time, Pierce's reaction was also very fast, and he was about to bypass Eddie Curry's huge body quickly, but Li Hai did not walk in the direction where Eddie Curry was covering. Feinting, he rushed to the other side, heading towards the inside line of the Celtics.

At this time, two players from the Celtics surrounded them, but Li Hai accelerated a second time, squeezed past one of them abruptly, started straight away, and threw the ball out with his body a little out of balance.

This is a foul posture, but even if there is physical contact at this time, the referee did not want to whistle.

But this time Li Hai didn't go towards drawing fouls at all, he just focused all his attention on this attack, he would be pushed out of balance by the defenders because he didn't focus on the confrontation.

Therefore, his final shot was very gentle.

The basketball bounced off the rim and fell into the rim accurately, 98:97.

The audience cheered thunderously, with a real big heart and a handsome lore.

The referee checked the video and adjusted the time back to 1.3 seconds. The Celtics still had one last chance.

But the Knicks' defense didn't let the Celtics have a chance at all. They prevented the opponent from receiving the ball wrong, and the game was over.

The Knicks won, and Li Hai used his powerful ability to protect the team again.

Although the process was very difficult, they still won [-] consecutive victories.

However, the process of the game also indicates that it will be more and more difficult for them to continue to win. Not only are the teams blocking, but the probability of failure is also increasing.

They are like taut strings, and it is not surprising that they break at any time.

"It has nothing to do with the winning streak. I said that we just take every game seriously." Li Hai was still calm in the interview.

(End of this chapter)