Chapter 60: Instability
The whistle blew, and in the final moments, Marbury drew a defensive foul on Ben Wallace. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lehi didn't waste the chance Marbury put in the way, hitting both free throws to make it 95-94 and give the Knicks a one-point lead.
With less than 5 seconds left, the Pistons served in the midfield, and it was Prince who served.
Who will be the last vote, Billups or Hamilton, or Rasheed Wallace.
The Pistons lined up in a row, and as soon as the whistle blew, Billups squeezed past Rasheed Wallace and received the ball from Prince.
Lehi blocked Prince at this time and rushed to Hamilton's side, not that he saw the Pistons' tactics, but that he thought that Hamilton was the most dangerous when he was only one point away.
Billups is also a threat, but at this point the only way to trust Marbury is to believe in it.
Hamilton first went down, then shook Crawford and ran back to catch the ball and shoot.
At this time, Lehi had already fanned his palm towards the basketball before Crawford pounced.
Hamilton was taken aback, and only threw the ball when he was about to hit the ground, and the game was over.
Head coach Lenny Wilkens was happy to be able to take the Pistons, and in his post-game press conference, he affirmed the player's performance, believing that the Knicks played a real tactical demand in this game.
However, there were also reporters who were dissatisfied with the Knicks' record, saying that Lenny Wilkens' coaching was incomprehensible, and the strength of the battle against a strong team showed that the Knicks had the strength, but they often couldn't win the game when they met a weak team.
The conclusion was that Lenny Wilkens' coaching philosophy didn't suit the Knicks, and he didn't let the Knicks play to their true strength.
The article unexpectedly received a lot of support from fans, especially among the vast number of fans in China.
Lehi is still not a starter, Marbury is too alone, Crawford throws indiscriminately, if he passes the ball to Lehi more, the Knicks will definitely be able to become a strong team and so on.
Domestic reporters also interviewed Li Hai for this, which made him a little crying and laughing.
"Coach Wilkens has no problem with his tactics, everyone on the team is doing everything they can to help the team win more wins, it's not a polite remark, it's how I feel when I enter the NBA, when I get on the court, I just have to go all out to win."
Lehi is not stupid enough to say something that causes confusion, and only when he shows a non-provocative attitude and wins the favor of the media and his teammates, can he be sonorous and powerful when it comes time to really say something.
On December 17, the Knicks played the 76ers again.
Crawford continued his inconsistent trait, and after two games, he started to hit iron in a row, if only he had this consistency in a regular way, but unfortunately even he himself did not know when something would go wrong.
Sometimes it's accurate at the beginning, sometimes it takes a while, and sometimes it's hard at the end.
However, when encountering Iverson, Marbury usually comes by himself, how to compare it with Kidd's type, and it is convenient to meet Iverson, and it is convenient to score directly, anyway, neither of them can prevent anyone.
In this game, the two basically didn't rest, and they just raced each other for the whole game.
Lehi is also very excited to face Iguodala, after all, there are not many rookie defenders this season, and if he catches a good one, he must show the most ruthless attitude, at least he has to prove that among the players in the class of 04, he is the strongest forward.
In the end, Lehi and Marbury scored 20+ together, helping the team win the game 113-107.
On December 19, the Knicks, who returned to their home court, faced the visiting Jazz.
The Jazz are not in good shape right now, they have suffered an injury attack, and the main player Kirilenko is not available.
But the Jazz are not without a fight, and they have put the Knicks' interior in trouble with their tens of millions of annual salary networks to pay third-year Carlos Boozer this season.
Just like the article that accused, the Knicks' combat power is a little floating, the outside line is unstable, and the inside line is too scummy, to the point of being very serious.
Lehi's opponent was Matt Halprin, a fierce white striker.
Lehi was undaunted and fought with his opponent, using his speed and bounce to score non-stop.
The two sides were entangled until the last minute, and the Jazz's backup center Memet Oku performed well and hit a three-pointer at the end, scaring the Knicks players into a cold sweat.
In the Knicks' final offense, under the cover of Lehi, Marbury assisted Crawford to complete the fatal blow and narrowly won 94-93, and the Knicks won six in a row and rose to fourth in the East.
The Knicks' current record, Lehi feels more satisfied, if he runs in again, maybe he can achieve more victories, in memory the Knicks' results are not good, Lehi has a sense of joy that he has joined the changed team, and he is particularly energetic when he practices.
As he became familiar with his teammates, he often learned practical techniques with his teammates, such as Marbury and Crawford's ball handling skills.
But then, the team was defeated by the well-rounded Mavericks.
The return of Eric Dampier and Michael Finley from injury gave the Mavericks a huge boost on both the defensive and offensive ends, and with Marbury and Crawford double-doubled, Lehi struggled to support the team, losing by 30 points.
This game exposed almost all the problems of the Knicks.
The next day, the Knicks, who went to Boston, failed again, and at the last moment, the Knicks were robbed of the frontcourt rebounds by the opponent in a row, and Lehi only felt that he had more than enough strength but not enough strength.
On December 26, the Knicks played again at home against the Charlotte Bobcats, who had a bad record.
This new army, which was only established this year, has already defeated the Knicks once some time ago, and the reason is the inside line, and Lehi is full of strength in this game, and the Knicks can no longer afford to lose in the face of weak teams.
However, at the beginning of the game, the Bobcats led all the way, and the Knicks' interior line was blown up again, even if they were blown up by Emeka Okafor, Slovenian center Primoz Brezek could still explode.
Although Lehi's body is strong, he has no way to help in the face of real and tall interior players, so he can only be depressed.
Marbury has been so hard in these games, Lehi keeps reaching out for the ball, the opponent's interior line is high, and it is difficult for Marbury to have a chance to shoot even if he breaks in.
If it weren't for the fear that Marbury would lose his temper again, Lehi really planned to ask him to pass the ball directly.
Lehi made up his mind that he must find a way to communicate with Marbury, it doesn't matter when he is in a good state, and when he is in a bad state, he should really let him organize the attack.
Fortunately, in the second half, Marbury understood that the feeling of this game could not be returned, and put more attention on the organization.