Chapter 62: Wounded Self-Esteem
Lehi felt that Marbury's luck was a little bad, and after saying a bold word, he ushered in the Nets. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Kidd is one of the players interviewed by reporters because of Marbury's remarks, and he has proven his No. 1 position, and has some connections with Marbury, and this game, of course, has attracted the attention of many good people.
In this game, even if Marbury led the team to win the Nets, and the data exploded Kidd, it doesn't mean anything, proving himself in the NBA, or in the playoffs, if he loses the game, it will be a quick slap in the face.
In fact, at this time, the Nets' results were much worse than the Knicks, and they didn't even make the top eight in the East, but the Nets' lineup has now undergone a big change, in exchange for All-Star player Vince Carter, and the more dynamic Serbian rookie inside Nunard Kostic is right, and the team's situation is improving.
For Lehi, it will definitely be necessary to help Marbury protect his face and defend Vince Carter with all his might.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that at the beginning of the game, the Nets were not Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson, but young center Kostic.
For the team's interior line, Marbury may even have the mind to cut them, forget about dropping the chain, but also dropping the chain at this critical time, it's like a slap in the face.
Originally, Marbury was going to show his best side, scoring and organizing well, but seeing the lame performance on the inside, the organization was put behind him.
He also played hard when there was a better choice of ball, and he began to distrust his teammates.
Lehi's defense of Carter is also not allowed to be distracted in the slightest, Carter's physical fitness may not be as terrifying as when he first debuted, but it is still the top level on the front line, and his skills are much more delicate than in previous years.
In the first ball of the two sides, Lehi tried his best to guard against the opponent's breakthrough, and he was also worried about being rushed over by Carter to make a handsome dunk.
Speaking of dunks, I have to admire Carter, Lehi's strength and bounce are also very good, but even if there is no one in front of him, let him repeat it ten times, he can't make Carter's handsome dunk action, if Carter is asked to dunk on his head, it will definitely be quite demoralizing.
Unexpectedly, Carter came with a hidden pass, and Richard Jefferson jumped high to complete the aerial relay.
On the front line, the guy who can pass a good ball is the most difficult to defend, no matter what means are used to attack, only in the direction of the basket, but the passing is different, there are too many possible options, especially when the passer has a strong scoring ability, it is too testing.
What Lehi thought of was that he couldn't just defend blindly, and he had to consume the opponent on the offensive end.
Compared to his attacking ability, Carter's defensive ability is obviously more ordinary, and Lehi grasped both open opportunities through constant running.
The two sides have been back and forth, and they are still in the tentative phase, but Kostic's play has changed the situation.
Marbury, who was in a somewhat unhappy mood, made the team's rhythm change, and the Nets, who played more reasonably, took the initiative.
In order to limit Carter, Lehi's playing time is almost the same as Carter's.
When Carter went down to rest, Lehi was also replaced to rest, but Marbury made it clear that he would play more time in this game.
After Lehi started in place of the injured Crawford, the Knicks' rotation players looked more miserable, and when the two sides rotated, the score was stretched to double digits.
When Marbury was replaced, his face was gloomy, and no one dared to speak to him.
When Li Haihai led the team to play, he wanted to change the unfavorable situation and let other players get involved.
Kurt Thomas came up to block with him, and after blocking it, Lehi quickly dismantled it back, and Kurt Thomas was in a good position for the mid-range, but he missed the shot.
Kurt Thomas's relationship with Marbury has been a bit delicate during this time, and his form has also been affected, and he would definitely have been able to shoot such a ball before.
After two rounds, Lehi found that there were no Marbury and Crawford on the court, and his passing was no longer threatening, and the scoring ability of the other players really did not dare to compliment.
He gritted his teeth, singled out Carter, accelerated straight from outside the three-point line, squeezed Carter away with his body after crossing steps, made a shooting feint, and created a foul on the opponent.
The second time I played like this, I didn't hit the mid-range shot.
Then he found out that this is no different from Marbury, what can he do to turn the current situation, before he can think clearly, Marbury has changed, and the ball has nothing to do with him.
At 36:49, they lost by 13 points at halftime, which was like the Knicks a few days ago.
At halftime, Marbury said excitedly: "It's nothing to fall behind for the time being, you can rest assured that you will give me the ball, and we will definitely win the opponent." ā
"This is Madison Square Garden, and we can't afford to lose."
It's a good thing to encourage teammates, but Marbury's tone is a little wrong, Lehi wants to communicate with him, but the current situation is not easy to say, Marbury's temper is sometimes like a child, if he misunderstands and stubbornly, the situation will definitely get worse.
In the second half, Marbury strengthened his breakthrough and defended very hard, and the Nets finally didn't play so smoothly.
However, the backward situation did not change easily, and Marbury worked hard to the extreme, but the efficiency was not high.
Lehi is also working hard to defend Carter, and now Carter is only the fifth on the team, and if he can help the team on the offensive end, he will definitely be able to turn the score around.
"Stephen, don't you think there are more singles, you should trust me, I can help you."
"Lee, don't you believe me, that guy from Kidd can't guard me, you should know very well."
Seeing the crazy look in Marbury's eyes, Lehi knew that this game would definitely not be able to persuade him.
There is no way, only to work harder, even if Marbury does not cooperate, he has to do his best to help the team win.
The basketball slammed into the hoop and bounced high, and Kostic squeezed into position, and just as he was about to reclaim the rebound, Lehi threw himself directly into the air from behind.
Li Haichong grabbed the rebound in the front court, took out the action of the interior player, arched his ass to squeeze out the space, and the basketball hit the board into the basket.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks were 58-65 and still trailed by seven points.
In the crucial fourth quarter, Marbury was even less passable.
Lehi was still fighting desperately in his way, but the other players seemed to be a little less energetic.
Marbury, as the leader of the team, did not get everyone's respect, and at this point one or two people could not change the outcome of the game.
At 87:93, Marbury cut down 30+ again, but it couldn't hide his loneliness at all.