Chapter 117: Stronger Defense

Brand came up a little more this time, but he was not up by Lehi, but Lehi himself was forced to pull it up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

A heavy dunk also caused Brand's foul, and the Knicks' momentum instantly rose.

Brand was very aggrieved, it was Lehi who took the initiative to bump into him, but the foul was also a fact, he played well in this game, but he underestimated Lehi.

He was such a sturdy man, and he was stunned by the change of direction in front of Lehi.

This is his fifth foul, and he will be a little afraid to stay on the court.

Next, Lehi drew a gourd in the same way and caused Karman's foul, and in this way, 1 point and 1 point stabilized the advantage of the Knicks.

Defensively, he also showed great physical strength, and Mobley's shooting percentage dropped quickly under his defense, and the Clippers scored fewer points in the second half.

81:74, in this defensive game, the Knicks won two in a row on the road.

In the high-intensity games of the NBA, injuries are a common thing, especially if you are old or affected by your style of play and do not pay so much attention to the adjustment of your body.

On December 9, the Knicks took on the Suns on the road, and both teams were plagued by injuries.

The Knicks Antonio Davis is also injured, and Quentin Richardson is also unavailable against his old club, and it is still Nate Robinson and Channing Frye who are the two rookies who will start.

The Suns had Stoudemire knee surgery, and while Burrece Dior was playing well, the Suns were still a little worse than last season.

Facing last season's regular season MVP Steve Nash, Marbury must be high-spirited, plus Nash is really not good on defense, Marbury comes up with all kinds of strong plays.

And the Suns' top scorer this season, Sean Marion, started a defensive battle with Lehi, relying on his long arm span, Lehi scored not very easily in front of Marion, and also under Lehi's defense, Marion could not cut points to his heart's content.

This season, the Knicks' defense can be said to be immediate, and the game caused some trouble for the Suns, who are super offensive teams in the league, and can limit the opponent to boost the morale of the Knicks.

Without Stoudemire, the Suns' interior line is a notch weaker, and the Knicks' approach is to cut off the passing route, preferring to let the Suns attack on their own with two points, and Nash has a good offensive power, and Dio is difficult to score easily under the defense of Channing Fry.

Instead, the Knicks played with the individual abilities of the players, and it was difficult for the Suns to stop them from scoring.

In the battle between the main players of the two sides, the Knicks had a slight advantage, leading the opponent by 7 points in the first quarter.

But the contest between bench players is very bad for the Knicks, the Suns have formed a skilled tactical system for bombardment, and the Knicks are stars whose offensive power has decreased significantly as soon as they get off the court.

Larry Brown's offensive system, although not a star single, is also more demanding of individual ability, so he has created a more outstanding defensive system in comparison.

This is also the reason why the Knicks insisted that Crawford play the sixth man, without such a player, the Knicks' offense would definitely be interrupted, but Crawford is a nerve knife, too unstable.

After Lehi came on the court after the break, the Suns had turned the score over and still had a few points ahead.

By the end of the half, everyone was half-hearted again.

The Knicks' defensive system coupled with Lehi's individual defense is extremely lethal for a team without a strong interior line, and if there is another assistant defense master on the inside, the Knicks may be able to reach the level of the Pistons.

At halftime, the Knicks were still in a good mood and were able to make the Suns play poorly, and only a few teams in the league could do it.

"Go on, you're in charge of scoring, and we'll definitely be able to win it if we go on in this way."

Lehi took the initiative to chat with Marbury, and he was very happy to be able to explode Nash Marbury, and now several top guards in the league almost all have a "grudge" against Marbury, and it is also a strength to be able to explode when he encounters these sentences.

When there is no Lehi, he can win in statistics, and the team's victory cannot be guaranteed, but now the team has Lehi is different, Marbury has less worries, as far as this game is concerned, if Lehi has not been sticking to Marion, the Suns will have at least 10 more points.

"It would be nice to have an orthodox point guard on the team." Marbury glanced at Nate Robinson for a second, feeling a little pity that such a small man turned out to be more of a shooting guard than him.

Traditional point guard, outside height, interior defense, Lehi feels that this is what the Knicks still need to add, but things will definitely not be so perfect, they have to use their advantages to make up for their disadvantages, such as their current small lineup, the speed is estimated to be a little faster than the Suns.

It's because of this speed that they were able to defend against the Suns, who spent most of their time playing small lineups.

In the third quarter, the Suns were still looking for opportunities at their pace, the Knicks were a fresh move, Nash couldn't defend, and Eddie House, who came off the bench, couldn't defend, and they blew this up.

It's such a simple tactic, and the Suns can't even do it with the Knicks.

Of course, the offensive efficiency of playing the Knicks in this way was not very high, and the two sides were tied at 64-64 at the end of the third quarter.

This is the home court of the Suns, and their head coach Mike D'Antoni obviously wants to win the game even more, and Sean Marion is on the court again after 1 minute on the court and appears at the No. 4 position, and the Suns directly fight with a small lineup.

In a game that can boost confidence against a strong team, Larry Brown was not stubborn and replaced Lehi with the No. 4 position.

To win this match, Lehi's defense against Marion is the key.

Marion looked thin, but his strength was not bad, and his bounce was excellent, and he came up and grabbed a frontcourt rebound in front of Lehi, causing Lehi's foul.

Marion was also depressed in this game, because he couldn't play with the ball, he was defended by Li Haifang and had a lot less chances, which also made him so excited that he couldn't say anything.

However, as soon as he showed his muscles, Lehi immediately returned the favor.

In this game, Lehi has not had much offense, and Marion is also proud of his defense, but he didn't expect that after Lehi received the ball in this round, he directly used the overlord step like an inside player to knock him away with one arm to hang the basket.

It's not that there is no such thing as a powerful explosive force, but he is used to using it at more critical moments.

Lehi didn't say much, but only showed with his actions that it was time for him to reach a critical moment.