James missed the pass and the Knicks switched offense to score quickly, extending the five-point lead that had just been chased by the Cavaliers to seven points. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Instead of panicking at a single mistake, James played better.

Gortat's defensive speed was still a little slow, and then James concocted Gortat to foul and send James to the free throw line.

But the confrontation between James and Lehi may have been too intense, with only one of the two free throws.

In the final minutes, James attacked several times in a row, and Gortat quickly went off the court with six fouls under the basket, but James hit only four of his nine free throws.

In the final two minutes of the game, the Cavaliers still trailed by seven points.

James and Larry Hughes both tried three-pointers in succession, and at this time the Knicks were tightly guarded by the Cavaliers' three-pointers, and neither of them hit.

And Nate Robinson hit a shot with 55 seconds left to completely extinguish the Cavaliers' hopes.

96:91, the Knicks maintained the lead until the end, this game Lehi only scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but he didn't care at all, the victory was gratifying.

After winning against the Cavaliers, the Knicks have 44 wins, and they are only one win away from the Cavaliers, because of their records, the Knicks only need to be equal with the opponent's wins to replace the opponent's fourth place in the East.

There are not many games left, and they will need to try to get home advantage while keeping their players healthy.

On April 7, the Knicks played the Pacers at home.

The Pacers are also looking for a playoff ticket now, and they have traded for Peja Stojakovic, who has improved their attack from the outside, but has dropped a little defensively, and it is still clear whether it is a blessing or a curse.

Jermaine O'Neal also made a comeback some time ago, allowing the Pacers to regain full strength.

The Knicks got into the groove relatively quickly at the start of the game, thanks to Eddie Curry's powerful attack when he was full of energy.

However, O'Neal Jr.'s ability to continue fighting is better, and Eddie Curry has languished a lot after the three-board axe.

Even though O'Neal Jr. suffered an injury this season, he still maintained a good strength after his comeback, and the Knicks still didn't have much to do on defense.

The Knicks' tactics are obvious, just like against the Timberwolves, severing the connection between the enemy's star players and other players, and they still adopt a one-man wheel strategy against O'Neal Jr., who lets him play all the time as he wants, but is strictly defensive against others.

Stojakovic, Lehi is very careful not to give the opponent a three-point chance, if Stojakovic uses his height advantage to force a two-point shot, Lehi is trying his best to interfere.

The main forces of the two sides are actually about the same, the Pacers without Miller and Artest are far less powerful than before, and when the bench players are on the court, the Knicks have the advantage.

Crawford is equal to two or three others, and he can score consecutive points when he plays.

Relying on the advantage built up by the bench players, the Knicks led by 10 points at halftime.

In the second half, O'Neal Jr.'s attack was more ferocious and a little unstoppable, but the Pacers' other scoring points did not perform well, and Stojakovic greatly affected the shooting percentage because of Lehi's entanglement.

Compared with O'Neal Jr.'s advantage on the inside, the Knicks' advantage on the outside is more obvious.

Nate Robinson and Crawford both have good hands, and Lehi is as consistent as ever, making Stojakovic a mess on the defensive end.

In the fourth quarter, Stephen Jackson, who had not shown much performance in the past, finally showed the strength he deserved, but it was too late.

At 2:06, Jackson hit a three-pointer, but immediately Lehi returned the color, and Stojakovic's defensive attitude was too negative, and he was always easily thrown away by Lehi.

At 1:12, Lehi passed the ball to Nate Robinson, who was ambushed outside the three-point line, and after this three-point shot, the Knicks' lead came to 10 points again, and the result of the game was almost settled.

In addition to identifying a few players who can enjoy a central position on the court, the Knicks always have one or two outside players who play well, so that their offense will hardly be dull.

After the team had fewer people available to play, Lehi's proposal proved to be doable, and Larry Brown finally settled on the Knicks' most efficient way of fighting.

At 98:91, Lehi scored 35 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, which was simply unstoppable.

On April 9, the Knicks came to Boston as a guest, and the Celtics have completely lost the opportunity to enter the playoffs this season, and Wally Szebiak, who was traded, was also injured and unable to play, resulting in them not having much fighting spirit.

Lehi scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, and led the Knicks to a 101-85 victory with excellent form.

The next day the Knicks went back-to-back on the road, with Lehi and Francis taking turns, and the team was not inferior to the Pacers.

On April 13, the Knicks won a crucial game against the Cavaliers.

Now both teams have a record of 47 wins, the Knicks are fourth in the East because of the win-loss relationship between the two sides, and the Cavaliers are in the top five in the East, and both teams will do their best for the top four positions.

Speaking to reporters before the game, James said, "We're going to keep the win in Cleveland, we're ready for it." ”

Zajunas Ilgoskas has also returned and said there are ways to limit the Knicks.

The Knicks are also very domineering, and Lehi directly said that the Knicks are the best team.

In this game, both sides are bound to win, and they directly entered the playoff level of defense in the first quarter, their offense is from the inside, and the defense is the same, and if someone catches the ball in the three-second zone, it will be crowded, and there will be no chance to shoot at all.

It was only two minutes after the opening two minutes that Lehi assisted Nate Robinson for a three-pointer.

Then, James also assisted Ronald Murray to hit a three-pointer, and immediately returned the color.

Because they fought too hard and the defense contracted very tightly, the two teams only had more opportunities to shoot outside the three-point line, and the Knicks saw this situation and replaced Crawford in advance, and the Cavaliers also reacted quickly and replaced the tall pitcher Donyer Marshall.

At 16:16, the score of the first quarter showed how far the defense of the two sides went.

Because of the relative proximity to the playoffs, the Cavaliers have not let James play on the court all the time, and they intend to use more rotation players to maintain the intensity.

The Knicks, on the other hand, kept Lehi and James playing the same amount of time.

They kept the team on the field with Crawford, whose stamina was good enough to not worry about physical strength at all without having to take on strong defensive duties.

At the critical moment, the blade shows its sharpness. (To be continued.) )