Ben Gordon's shot was again interfered with by Lehi, and after grabbing the rebound, Marbury pushed forward quickly and went all the way to the Bulls' restricted area to create a foul. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

He hit both free throws, and in the last few tens of seconds, the Knicks led by four points.

After that, the Knicks' defense was so successful that the Bulls only threw in a last-minute two-pointer that couldn't change the outcome, and before that, Marbury went to the free throw line for a foul and hit one of two free throws.

89:86, the Knicks' long-awaited victory.

While the victory was in place, Crawford and Tim Thomas had recovered from injury and had decided to return home on the 17th, with the Knicks still facing the Bulls.

Lenny Wilkens is also very much looking forward to the team's performance, after all, before the injury, the Knicks had a good time that time.

What I didn't expect was that the two were crazy when they came on the court, Tim Thomas only had a minor injury and didn't leave the court for a few days and took it off when he saw that he was not in good shape, but the Crawford manager expected a lot from him, and in order to give him time to adapt, he was given a long playing time, and the result was still that he lost the game.

On January 19, when the Knicks went to Toronto, Lehi became a substitute again.

Maybe because of the poor results during this period, the head coach felt that Lehi was more suitable to play as a substitute, or maybe it was based on other considerations, anyway, Lehi changed from starting No. 2 to the team's sixth man.

The Raptors have made some changes in their starters because of the trade with the Nets, and I don't know what the basis is for this to make Jalen Rose, the team's most offensive player now, play the sixth man.

However, this game was another iron feast for Crawford and Tim Thomas, who shot only 20% from the field and tied for the top spot on the team.

If you can still win like this, it's a ghost, Lehi felt for the first time that Wilkens had some problems with command, Crawford was not in good shape and could actually play a few games off the bench first, and Tim Thomas, a pseudo-starter, actually didn't become a real substitute.

Lehi's ability to distribute the ball, which was actually shown in the previous games, felt that the team could trust him.

After losing to the Raptors 81-98, the Knicks' record did not immediately improve because of the neatness of the personnel.

On January 21, the Knicks welcomed the Rockets at home.

Li Hai and Yao Ming had a good chat for a while, since the last time they went to Houston, the two often texted to communicate, and talked a lot about the protection of injuries on Lehi's intentional guidance.

This time, Li Hai also told Yao Ming about the troubles he encountered, and Yao Ming suggested that he communicate more, and then play well, telling him that it is useless to be anxious when encountering difficulties.

Li Hai is actually very clear about his current problem, and saying that Yao Ming's chat is also a way to reduce stress.

Both of them play on the turf of other countries, and many problems are very resonant, and the problems encountered by Li Hai Yao Ming have also encountered similar problems, and the results of the Rockets were not ideal some time ago, but Yao Ming's team is better than the small agents around Li Hai, and sometimes they can help communicate.

Compared to the last time they met, the Rockets' starting lineup has changed a lot, and after the trade, everyone except Yao Ming and McGrady has changed.

At the beginning of the game, McGrady bullied the Knicks on the outside, and Yao Ming bullied the Knicks on the inside.

Wilkens saw that something was wrong, and quickly replaced Lehi, after Lehi went up, the defense was much better than Tim Thomas, but McGrady type of player, it is impossible to completely restrict, and Yao Ming's Knicks are useless.

At the end of the half, relying on the outside offense of Crawford and Lehi, who had recovered a little bit of touch, the Knicks barely held on.

In the second half, Coach Wilkens still rigidly let the in-form Tim Thomas play first, to be honest, he wanted Lehi to play the sixth man without any problem, but Tim Thomas shouldn't let him play, he was on top, and McGrady was too easy.

Unsurprisingly, McGrady scored 12 points in less than half a quarter, and the Rockets' lead reached double digits.

Replaced by Li Hai on the court, McGrady, who felt hot, was one step away from the three-point line, and there was no way to stop the three-point net.

In the fourth quarter, Lehi and Marbury desperately chased the score.

In the last two minutes, Lehi hit a three-pointer from the baseline to chase the score to only one point.

But in the end, Yao Ming hit a quasi-shot, Marbury missed the whistle, and the Knicks lost 91-92.

By the next day, Lehi heard the news of Lenny Wilkens' resignation, citing family reasons.

No one will believe this reason, and there is no doubt that the constant loss during this period is the real reason.

Although Wilkens and Lehi had some disagreements, he gave Lehi the opportunity to pick up the second round after all.

Lehi was depressed after losing during this time, but he didn't have the idea of letting Wilkens go.

Before even half of the schedule was over, someone was leaving, and Lehi was a little sad.

He made a phone call to Wilkens, and the old man's voice on the phone was very tired, "Lehi, I'm really tired, I often feel overwhelmed during this time, and I will lose sleep at night." ”

"If it had been ten years ago, I wouldn't have been reconciled...... I won't be working as a coach anymore. ”

"Young man, you're a talented player, you're just getting started in the NBA, and I'm sure you're going to get ahead in the league."

The first coach in the NBA to reach a thousand wins left the Knicks in disgrace, and the team's head coach was temporarily held by assistant coach Herb Williams.

During training, Li Hai sighed: "Not long ago, the coach was still in high spirits, thinking that the team's results would get better and better, but he didn't expect ......"

"It's like this in the NBA, whether it's a coach or a player, if you don't do a good job, you'll be swept away, and you won't have such a sigh if you stay for a few more years." Marbury said indifferently.

"So we have to find a way to win, and only winning is the solution to the problem." ”

Marbury laughed self-deprecatingly, "Everyone needs this method, including me." ”

Tim Thomas's injury didn't heal, and he needed some rest to recover, and that's how Lehi got the coveted starting spot in the No. 3 spot.

The team's next challenge is the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, a team that is also predominantly young.

The current boss of the Bucks, Michael Reed, who was a second-round pick with Lehi four years ago and is now the centerpiece of the team, is simply a role model for Lehi.

After the head coach resigned, whether the Knicks were completely downcast or courageous began with this game.