Chapter 128: Steady Rise
When Lehi faced James, he was very aware of his strengths and weaknesses, his strength lies in the shooting percentage of mid-to-long shots, while James' physical fitness is one of the few forwards who are stronger than him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the duel with Lehi, James was obviously very excited, Lehi took the opportunity to continue to lure the opponent to make a mid-to-long range shot that he was not good at, in the first quarter of the game, although James scored 10 points, but the shooting rate was less than 30%, Lehi only paid the price of one foul to this extent.
It's just that on offense, Lehi didn't have much energy, and James' individual defense was also excellent, and Lehi's attempt to make the opponent's foul was unsuccessful.
Lehi didn't force himself after the tentative, and he also wanted to overtake James in statistics, but the most important thing was to help the team win.
James' excessive offense resulted in very few points from the rest of the Cavaliers, and while the score didn't seem like a big difference, the Knicks played much more fluently than the Cavaliers.
In the fourth quarter, the whole game only rested for more than a minute, and James, who spent all the time playing high-intensity confrontations with Lehi, further reduced his shooting percentage, and the Cavaliers only scored 12 points in the entire quarter and collapsed instantly.
In this game, James got 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but the team lost.
The Knicks won 92-84, with Lehi finishing with 16 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Afterwards, I felt that which of the two people was stronger, whether it was the data that could show the ability or the team's victory that could highlight the strength, the two fans were arguing endlessly and quarreling.
This also shows that Lehi has been put into the younger generation of top stars for comparison, both the topic and the influence have greatly increased, and the fat man is also busy after accepting Lehi's agent, which makes his cousin regret it.
The next day the team had to play back-to-back, but it was easier to go back to home than away back-to-back.
Their opponent is the Mavericks, who have become stronger this season and have the second-best win rate in the West, but unfortunately they are in the same division as the Spurs, who have the first record in the West, so they can only be aggrieved to rank fourth in the East.
The Mavericks' strength has risen after Michael Finley's departure, and it is entirely because the young players have grown up, and their current roster can be regarded as having both inside and outside the bench, and like the Knicks, there are a lot of players who can play.
The Mavericks' Josh Howard is also Lehi's old opponent, as a representative of the offensive and defensive front, Josh Howard is obviously less aggressive, and he can't take advantage of Lehi at all.
The defenders on both sides, whether they are the main players or the bench, are at the level of mutual explosion, and the likes of Jason Terry, Devin Harris and Jerry Starkerhouse can't stop Marbury and Crawford.
Eric Dampier, who has an annual salary of tens of millions, may have a match with Eddie Curry in terms of weight, but Eddie Curry is much more flexible than him, and it is not a big problem to blow this up.
The key is still the Mavericks' ace Dirk Nowitzki, and neither David Lee nor Channing Frye nor Antonio Davis can do anything about Nowitzki on the Knicks' side.
However, in contrast, the Knicks have more advantageous positions, and in the first three battles, the Knicks have firmly grasped the advantage.
And Josh Howard, on his side, has also been fouled four times because of the defense of Lehi.
Like the Knicks, the Mavericks have a sixth man like Crawford, and both teams fielded their strongest offensive lineups in the showdown phase.
At the critical moment, the big-hearted Jason Terry exploded, and he and Nowitzki hit consecutive three-pointers to catch up with the game that was behind.
The Knicks were forced to call a timeout, and Larry Brown, unhappy with the team's defense, once again emphasized the countless times more details to the players, making the atmosphere even more dreary.
"You're all about attacking and I'm going to distribute the ball, trust me."
Lehi took the initiative to stand up again, and the team has become very accustomed to what he says in the game, whether in training or in the game, he is going the extra mile, so that he has been recognized by more and more teammates.
The change and rejuvenation of the team personnel also played a role in promoting Li Hai to become a core player step by step.
Dampier, who can't keep up with the team's pace, has been put on the bench by the Mavericks, and Nowitzki has become the team's No. 5 position, which is also the Mavericks' strongest small lineup, although Nowitzki is not small.
The Knicks didn't play a small lineup with the opposing team, but chose to flank Nowitzki.
In the offense, the ball was handed to Lehi, and in the face of Josh Howard, Lehi did not cover, broke directly head-on, pushed Josh Howard to the three-second zone, and then made a shooting feint and leaned forward, immediately creating the opponent's fifth foul.
That's the aggressiveness of the offense, Josh Howard has already scored double-doubles with his jump shot, but the lethality of the jump shot alone is too small, and Lehi didn't have too many fouls at all, and the difference was obvious in the final moments of the game.
Lehi kept the Knicks' lead at four points, but then Jason Terry and Nowitzki hit two more points each to tie the score.
"Lehi came out in a circle to catch the ball, Channing Frye stepped forward to cover, Lehi accelerated decisively, passed Josh Howard in one step, Nowitzki was ready in front, Lehi started without fear......"
"2+1, it's perfect, Lehi's bounce and stay in the air is amazing."
Nowitzki received the ball with his back, and Li Haihai struck it forward...... was slapped off, the ball in Nowitzki's hand was actually slapped off, and Lehi deserved to be the key Mr. Knicks, young with a big heart. ”
Lehi broke through the ball, and Crawford hit a three-pointer...... Eddie Curry grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, Eddie Curry missed the shot, and Nowitzki's defense didn't give the opponent a chance. ”
"Lehi, Lehi again, he grabbed the frontcourt rebound, Nowitzki fouled again, and with Lehi's free-throw ability, the Mavericks didn't have many opportunities."
Even as the commentator said, Lehi hit a steady free throw, and in the last ten seconds, the Mavericks were powerless.
At 105:100, the Knicks got another victory.
Some ups and downs seem to have stabilized again and are slowly developing in a good direction.
In January, the Knicks were relatively relaxed, with most of the games being played at home, and they had to take advantage of this time to chase up the record step by step.
This season, they have huge ambitions for both players and coaches.
The goal, not just the playoffs.