Basketball Dragon

Chapter 263 How to Support the Team
Speaking of big problems, Nowitzki's physical strength is not a big problem, and his physical fitness is much better than it looks.

But for a star like him who uses shooting as his main means of attack, as long as his physical strength is not balanced, there will be some problems with his touch.

In the critical fourth quarter, Nowitzki's touch appeared some small problems, and this was fatal for the Mavericks.

On the contrary, in addition to Li Hai, the Knicks also played very well in the interior, and the score gradually began to widen.

At 5 minutes and 22 seconds, Crawford hit a three-pointer.

Then Li Hai also hit a three-pointer, helping the Knicks extend their lead to double digits.

The Mavericks felt bad and increased their shots from outside the three-point line after the timeout, but after Nowitzki missed two three-point line shots, their hope of winning has become extremely small.

At 1 minute and 03 seconds, Francis also hit a three-pointer, and the game was settled.

106:94，李海砍下34分7篮板7助攻，回到球队后就帮助尼克斯拿下了强敌。

On December 12, the Knicks faced the Supersonics at home.

The Supersonics started to rebuild this season, and their record is also a mess. However, there is a player in the team that Li Hai is interested in, and that is the new core of the Supersonics, the role model Kevin Durant.

Durant is tall and long, and he is very advantageous at the 3rd position, even in his rookie season.

The first time the two sides collided, Durant hit a shot right in front of Li Hai.

The opponent was also very excited, now that Li Hai is already a super star in the league, it is an honor to be able to score under his defense.

Li Hai was also very excited about the appearance of a new opponent, and immediately showed his full strength.

But soon he discovered that Durant was still a little tender now, and after Li Hai put out a high-intensity physical confrontation, Durant's shooting was a bit inaccurate.

And with his strength and speed, it is still difficult to defend Li Hai.

In the first quarter, the Knicks played a combination of inside and outside, and their offense was much more organized than the opponent.

However, compared with the starters, the Sonics have many players who can score on the bench, such as Jeff Green, Wally Szczerbiak, Luke Ridnour and Nick Collison.

Perhaps in order to cultivate Durant, these offensive teams did not appear in the starting lineup.

So when the lineup was rotated, the Sonics played very well and overtook the score.

But when it came to the starting lineup, the Knicks were completely crushed. Because Li Hai restricted Durant, their offensive efficiency became extremely low.

On the defensive end, the Sonics have inherited the tradition of poor defense, and both inside and outside lines are sieves.

In the third quarter, the Knicks established a double-digit lead and maintained it until the end.

球队最后120:107战胜了对手，李海拿下39分8篮板6助攻的数据，杜兰特也拿到20分，不过命中率有些惨。

After playing the Sonics, Marbury returned to the team, and the Knicks' lineup was restored to integrity.

Their record so far is already very good, better than the No. [-] Spurs in the West, but the Celtics have never lost after losing to them, and their record is also equal to them, only because of the relationship between victory and defeat. second.

If they lose a game, the number one in the Eastern Conference will become the Celtics.

The Knicks didn't let go of this sense of urgency, so when Li Hai didn't come back to participate in the game, the head coach would be so angry. If he hadn't played a great role in the team, he might have been kicked I'm in limbo.

On December 12, the Knicks went to an away game against the Bulls.

The Bulls are now in a leaky house and it rains overnight. The team has a poor record and suffered injuries.

However, they started the game well. Marbury came back in poor form and was taken advantage of by the opponent.

It wasn't because of Marbury's mistakes. On the contrary, he made fewer mistakes than before, but he just played in a satisfactory manner without the slightest aggressiveness.

Coach Larry Brown could only reduce his playing time, and the Knicks gradually grasped the situation on the court.

When the Knicks stepped up the intensity of the game in the second half, the Bulls were no match at all, and the Knicks easily won the victory.

After returning to the home court back to back, the Knicks killed the Nets who had no fighting spirit.

It's just that there is someone in the Knicks team who has no fighting spirit, and Li Hai can't say much now. Fortunately, it is still the first half of the season, and there is plenty of time for Marbury to recover.

On December 12, the Knicks lost to the fiery Pacers at home and fell to second place in the Eastern Conference.

Although their record is only second to the Celtics in the league, they also feel a lot of pressure when they are squeezed to second place.

Larry Brown called Li Hai over alone, "It's okay to lose a game, and it's okay to be second in the Eastern Conference temporarily, but the spirit of the team can't be lost."

"Some things happened before. If the team keeps leading the record, even if someone doesn't like us, there is no chance to do anything. But as long as there is a problem with our record, they will jump out, because we are the defending champions, we are the league. public enemy."

"A player like you will certainly not be affected, but not everyone in the team has your mental quality, especially now that Steph can't play his previous role in the locker room."

"I know you want him to recover quickly and actively seek to cooperate with him on the court, but you should be more selfish. Our goal is different from other teams. We cannot allow a moment to relax."

What Larry Brown said made Li Hai fall into thinking, and soon he understood what to do.

He was a little indecisive before, Marbury needs his help is not these, when Marbury is not in the state, he should try his best to keep the team strong is the most important thing.

This season is a crucial season for them to become a dynasty. No matter what the situation is, he must stand up firmly after all.

"Oh, is our record bad, or this is the last game of the regular season."

"Even if it's the last game of the regular season, it doesn't matter, because it will be us who will have the last laugh. We are the defending champions, and there is only one glory for us, no matter who the team in front of us is."

He answered the reporter's question forcefully, and in the next game, Li Hai scored 52 points.

"This is the real Knicks. With me, the team will never let our fans down."

James, who only scored 32 points and lost the game, looked very bad. The strength of the Knicks gave him a lot of ideas.

(End of this chapter)