Chapter 239: Suffocation Defense
As soon as the third quarter came on, Marbury and Lehi hit a three-pointer directly after blocking and dismantling to overtake the score. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Their strength is on the perimeter, and this goal also shows their determination to win.
The Cavaliers still relied on the inside to complete the scoring, and Ilgoskas's half-volley was very threatening.
After Lehi and James returned to the court, they were like they had no consumption at all, and they directly came up with the strongest confrontation.
At this time, Lehi finally felt that there was something wrong with James, yes, the other party was the first time to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, and it was estimated that he was more nervous than them, so he tried his best to defend and dropped some offense.
Then let's pay the tuition first, Lehi laughed, becoming more confident.
He has long lost his awe of the stars, and now he has a sense of superiority, he is the one who has won the championship, and he has become the object of awe for others.
He feints, runs back, catches the ball and throws, this is a steady hit, and the momentum exuded from his body is amazing.
It wasn't a single hit, and then Lehi hit two more in a row, leading the Knicks to a 9-0 offensive mini-climax.
In the third quarter of the game, the defending champions finally bared their fangs and took the game into their own hands.
The struggle in the first half made the physical strength of the two sides enter a critical point in the third quarter, and the two sides once fell into a scoring drought, and Lehi's first outburst allowed the Knicks to overtake and lead by 7 points in the third quarter, 63:56.
In the fourth quarter, both James and Larry Hughes chose not to go off the court, but their shooting percentage was not high, and the Cavaliers' most consistent offense was Ilgoskas, but Big Z's physical strength could not support him to stay on the court for as much time as James did.
Vallejo, who came off the bench, was not as magical as it had been in the first half, with Crawford hitting a three-pointer to extend the lead to 10 points.
It wasn't until Ilgoskas came on the court and scored on the inside that the Cavaliers were able to re-chase the score to within 10 points.
At this time, Channing Frye, who had never existed before, finally hit a three-pointer, and then Francis also hit a three-pointer, and the Knicks instantly pulled the score away.
The Cavaliers are still very resilient, and James also actively adjusted himself and played Lehi a 2+1.
But this excellent performance James was only a flash in the pan in this game, and in the last two minutes, Ilgoskas was a little unable to run, the Cavaliers' offense completely stalled, and the Knicks took the opportunity to win the game in one fell swoop.
At 88:77, in this high-intensity defensive battle, the Knicks had the last laugh at home.
James had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but without his scoring, the Cavaliers couldn't win, and Lehi had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
After the game, James also said: "I forgot about aggression in this game, the loss made me completely sober, the Knicks are a strong opponent, so is Lehi, we can't make mistakes, the Cavaliers can beat any opponent, I still believe so." ”
"We're the defending champions, we know how to win games, and I'm glad that my teammates are focused and resilient in the game, and then we're going to do better, like rebounding, and we're going to grab more."
When Lehi spoke in public, he also became more of a leader.
On the second day of training, Larry Brown was more demanding, chasing down the details to a maddening degree, and sometimes Lehi couldn't stand it.
But they all know that the more critical the moment, the more serious they must be, and to defeat their opponents, they must do better than their opponents.
The second game between the two sides was three days later, and the Knicks' home atmosphere was still warm, and the Lehi fans holding Chinese support cards were also very conspicuous.
James's game is different from the last game, and it is all kinds of strong attacks.
Players of their calibre, if they want to, they can definitely find attacking opportunities.
This time he hit the first shot in front of Lehi, and James also yelled to show his determination.
Lehi suddenly became more focused, but he didn't choose to fight back immediately, and when the big score was ahead, they had the capital to take it calmly.
They started playing from the inside, and Eddie Curry didn't miss an attack and threw the ball in.
Turning, the Cavaliers also passed the ball to the inside, and Gooden and Ilgoskas coordinated with the inside pass, and Ilgoskas hit the shot.
The Knicks couldn't afford to let the situation happen again in this game, they strengthened their defense on the inside, did not hesitate to use pinch shots, and the most important thing was to put a strong physical confrontation against Ilgoskas, which caused his physical problems in advance.
Their strategy was successful, or Ilgoskas hadn't recovered from the attrition in Game 1, and the Cavaliers' next few interior offenses weren't bad.
So James began to make a big deal, but his second shot was blocked by Lehi.
The Cavaliers' defensive tactics against James are not easy to crack, James is not so easy to get to the basket, but when it comes to shooting from the outside, conceding a shot is already a high shooting rate.
Although James is great, it is impossible to beat the Knicks with a jumper.
So he hit three mid-range shots in the first quarter and caused a foul on Lehi, but the Cavaliers trailed by four points.
At 20:16, the Knicks led to end the first quarter, and the offense of the two teams fluctuated, but the intensity of defense remained the same.
However, when the bench came up, the Cavaliers' offense exploded.
One is the old problem, Vallejo plays well on the inside, he has enough height and is very flexible, and he hits unexpectedly repeatedly.
Then there's the Cavaliers' rookie Daniel Gibson, who hit two three-pointers when he came up.
Crawford also hit a three-pointer, but he didn't have the scoring efficiency of the opposition.
In just a few minutes, the Cavaliers not only pulled the score back, but also led by two counts, and the rebounding that the Knicks emphasized several times lost again.
Lehi didn't have a three-minute break before he came on early.
James was staring at him with a look of not wanting to score in front of him.
"It's a duel between Lehi and James again, Lehi's change of direction is really exciting, even James's reaction was a beat slower, Vallejo blocked in front of Lehi and immediately fell down, but the referee signaled that this was a blocking foul, Vallejo immediately jumped up and ...... with the referee"
"Lehi fouled again, and James today made Lehi a little struggling."
"Three points without hesitation, Lehi is really a big heart, there have been two missed shots before, hit, this time he hit against James's defense." (To be continued.) )