Chapter 107: Powerful Abilities
On November 4, the Knicks returned to their home court and welcomed the visiting Wizards. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The Wizards did not keep Larry Hughes this summer, so they used Kwame Brown as the main chip to exchange for Caron Butler from the Lakers.
As soon as the game began, Gilbert Arenas went berserk, shooting and arguing.
The Knicks were in trouble, Boss Ma and Lehi both created opportunities for the new players first like in the first game, but Quentin Richardson and Antonio Davis hit iron in a row, and Eddie Curry had a certain advantage on the inside, but only on the offensive end, and the defensive end was quickly fouled twice and had to go down to rest early.
In the first quarter, the Knicks planted a big heel and directly left 16 points.
It's not an offensive problem anymore, and the defense is a mess.
In the second quarter, Larry Brown simply came off the bench and let Lehi take it with him, including rookies Channing Frye and Marcin Gortat.
Unexpectedly, this lineup actually received a miraculous effect, under their desperate defense, the Wizards only scored 11 points in a single quarter, but the ability of these rotation players to seize opportunities on offense was almost there, and it was basically Lehi who single-handedly solved the problem.
At halftime, the Knicks trailed by eight points at 35:43, a situation that made Larry Brown frown, and their lineup was not going to play like this.
Lehi took the lead in a serious manner, "The Wizards are in an unstable state, we must win this game." ”
In the second half, Lehi led by example, fighting to the frontcourt in a row, causing two fouls on Antoine Jamison, and the defense entangled the opponent to death.
Led by Lehi, the Knicks' defense became aggressive, and the Wizards' offense was often forced to turn into Arenas' singles.
A basketball score is useless to rely on a strong point, and the Wizards' offense is no longer as fluid as it was in the first quarter.
And the Knicks, led by defense, finally turned around on offense, and Eddie Curry also made consecutive fouls on the inside.
Judging from this quarter of the game, as long as everyone works hard, the Knicks' defense can still come up, especially the rebounding, and they won the third quarter.
The Knicks currently have a lot of players with good physical fitness, and if they can fully meet Larry Brown's requirements, Lehi feels that the team can be strong this season.
The Wizards were also very hungry for victory, and Jamison did not go down to rest in the second half.
When Lehi came off the interval, Jamison was like a wild horse on the loose, scoring five points in a row.
The Knicks saw that something was wrong and quickly replaced Lehi again.
The main players of both sides gradually began to return, and with eight minutes left in the game, Arenas was replaced after resting and hit a three-pointer on the field.
Lehi was not intimidated by the opponent, and rushed to the opponent's basket after receiving the ball, causing a foul on Heywood, and in the face of Jamison's defense, Lehi's speed advantage was still very obvious.
Along with Eddie Curry, Haywood is better at defense and doesn't seem to have the prestige of Eddie Curry, but he is important to the Wizards.
Heywood has now committed four fouls, and Lehi is going to use that as a breakthrough.
After hitting two free throws, the Wizards started to attack again under the leadership of Arenas.
Marbury's defense is decent right now, but his lack of height makes him look like he doesn't have much to do against Arenas' unreasonable offense.
The height of the backcourt may be one of the Knicks' problems this season, and Nate Robinson, who was traded for Marbury's backup, is even shorter.
After Arenas hit another three-pointer, the gap between the two teams was headed towards double digits.
Lehi stepped up again at this time, used his speed to get rid of the defense, and returned the ball after receiving the ball outside the three-point line.
When it comes to defense, Marbury can't manage so much, so he fights with Arenas, although Marbury is not very tall, but when it comes to strength, it's still very good.
Arenas used his speed to squeeze in, but when he made a layup, he was distracted by Channing Frye and missed.
With just five minutes remaining, the head coach made changes to the Knicks' lineup, leaving the more flexible Channing Frye on the court.
This arrangement has a good effect, and Channing Frye moves relatively fast, and he can have a certain impact on the inside line by relying on his size.
The Knicks grabbed the rebound and counterattacked, and Marbury also swooped one up, trying to give Arenas a good look but didn't hit, the difference is that Lehi was like a hound that saw its prey, rushed to grab the rebound, and caused Haywood's foul again.
At this point, Haywood has already committed five fouls, and the Wizards' interior barrier is shaking.
Next, Arenas still missed, and after Marbury fought with him, Arenas was really uncomfortable and lost some shots.
The Knicks' counterattack broke through again, and Haywood, who was carrying five fouls, hesitated, and was directly layed by Lehi, and the score between the two sides was suddenly narrowed to 2 points, and the Wizards took the initiative to call a timeout.
After returning to the court, the Wizards' offense played in an orderly manner, and finally called for Jamison's hand, and Jamison leaned on Lehi's hook hand to stabilize the situation for the Wizards.
However, in the next offense, the Wizards put all their attention on Lehi, but Lehi made the ball to Marbury, Marbury went straight to the basket, the referee blew a whistle, and Heywood graduated with six fouls.
The Wizards had no choice but to replace blue-collar player Michael Ruffin, and the interior height suffered a lot at once.
At this time, the Wizards still put their hopes on Jamison, who was obviously more stable than Arenas, who had problems with his hand, and also had a certain advantage over Lehi's height and weight.
"Jamison received the ball with his back to eat Lehi, he leaned on Lehi and started, planning to rely on his physical advantage to play another one, but Lehi's strength was obviously very good, Lehi completely stood in a defensive position, and Jamison's ball was interfered with and shot short."
"Lehi advanced quickly with the ball, and he passed the ball to Marbury...... It was a feint, he didn't pass the ball, but started, and Michael Ruffin, who had just come on the court for the Wizards, couldn't stop him at all, the ball went in, and the score of the two teams was tied again. ”
"Lehi again, Jamison was a little slower, and Michael Ruffin pounced on it with determination...... Beautiful passes, Eddie Curry hit the board with ease. ”
"Three-point hit, Lehi is the final word, this is his home court."
Amid the cheers of the home fans, Lehi scored 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team to victory over the opponent.