On March 26, the Knicks went to play the Timberwolves on the road. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Timberwolves made a seven-big trade with the Celtics mid-season due to their poor record, trading Szczebiak, Olovo Kandi, Dwyane Jones and a conditional future first-round pick for the Celtics' Ricky Davis, Mark Blunt, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and a future second-round pick.

So now the Timberwolves' starting lineup has completely changed, and only Garnett is left without substitutions.

Although Garnett's record with the Timberwolves has not been very good since he led the team, his strength is still undoubted, and at the beginning of the game, Garnett took the lead in opening the situation on the inside, and also assisted a few teammates who were ambushed outside the three-point line, leading the Timberwolves to play a very good start.

But soon Ricky Davis was defended by Lehi, and the Timberwolves used Ricky Davis to play small forward, which was regarded as replacing the replaced Szzambiak, but Ricky Davis's height and weight were in the small forward position, which can be said to be eaten to death by Lehi.

After Crawford switched to hitting a couple of shots in a row, the Knicks gradually got into the rhythm.

Their defense of the Timberwolves' perimeter is getting tighter and tighter, and Garnett can score if he can score, but he can't let him revitalize the whole team.

After the Knicks adjusted their defensive strategy, it didn't take long for it to work.

The Timberwolves led by 15 points at most, but by halftime, they were reduced to five points.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves were left with Garnett singing a one-man show, the Timberwolves' tactics are easy to read, as long as Garnett is on the court, a lot of balls will be handed to him first, and Garnett has the ability to respond and can also make a strong attack.

But after all, it is an interior line, unable to break through the defense of the Knicks, when he gets the ball, the other players of the Timberwolves must run without the ball to pull the Knicks' defense, and when the Knicks are prepared, the effect is not so good.

And their second scoring point was to be entangled by Lehi.

Larry Brown took Lehi's advice and began to incorporate the Knicks' style of play at the beginning of the season, giving stars like Lehi and Marbury more freedom, both offensively and defensively.

In this game, the benefits are already being felt.

With the rest of the Timberwolves in check, the Knicks caught up in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the final quarter, while the bench teams on both sides were on the court, Crawford was in the driver's seat again, giving the Knicks the lead.

The advantage of Crawford playing off the bench is that when the Knicks' main player is not on the court, he can release his offensive power to the fullest, and it will help the team the most.

If he is a starter, he will inevitably not be able to get so many shots, when Lehi is not growing, he can still take turns with Marbury to shoot, now Lehi is the core player of the team, and the Knicks' interior line also has offensive power, so continuing to play as a starter with Crawford's characteristics is also reducing his value.

In the final moments, the Timberwolves continued to play their small lineup, and Garnett's move to the center position could also help the team speed up.

This time, the Knicks didn't follow the opposition's rhythm, replacing the in-form Eddie Curry with defensive rookie Marcin Gortat, and then David Lee replaced the muscle-strained Channing Frye, leaving Crawford, who was hot, on the court.

With Crawford and Lehi hitting three-pointers in quick succession, the Knicks held the victory tightly in their hands.

At 98:90, Li Hai also scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.

The injury of Channing Frye has also made the Knicks more cautious, and their current record is no longer expected to surpass the Pistons and the Heat, and it is impossible to fall behind seven or eight places.

Anyway, there are many players who can play, and the team decided to let the substitute players with injuries adjust their bodies first, and the main players will also rotate according to the situation.

On March 29, the Knicks let Richardson and others rest against the Celtics, who had no hope of making the playoffs, but the Celtics exploded in this game and gave the Knicks a loss.

The final game of March is against the 76ers, who are going all out for the playoffs, and the Knicks are certainly going all out for this kind of potential playoff opponent.

The previous game against the Celtics David Lee was blown up, and the Knicks also directly pushed Lehi to the position of power forward in this game.

Facing former All-Star Chris Webb, who has gone downhill, Lehi is not stunned.

However, this is the first time he has faced a really strong interior line in an official game, and he still paid some tuition.

The 76ers opened by hoisting the ball to Webb and letting him eat Lehi with his back alone.

Webb has rarely eaten alone this season, but encountering Lehi, a non-professional interior lineman, still shows off his inside skills.

After sitting twice, Webb feints to turn around twice and hits with a small hook.

In the face of Lehi, a young man, he showed toughness, and Lehi also felt that the other party's strength was still good, and his skills were also excellent.

However, after a few familiarizations with the alignment, Lehi sensed something new.

When Webb faced him in the attack, he basically didn't jump, and Webb's knees had left him without explosiveness and bounce.

After seeing Webb's reality clearly, Lehi fought hand-to-hand with the opponent with all his might, and now Webb thought that he could not play in a costly way, and soon Webb no longer played singles with his back, but mentioned the high post to block and dismantle with Iverson, and chose to pull out without cutting inside after the block.

That's Webb's main way of scoring right now, shooting from the half-volley.

However, his mid-range shooting is not consistent, and this way of scoring is not easy to use under Lehi's defense.

On the defensive end, it was reluctant for Weber to keep up with Lehi, who got several mid-range shots, and with Eddie Curry's advantage on the inside, the Knicks' scoring rose quickly.

Iverson was in a hurry and entered singles mode early.

This season, both he and Kobe Bryant have often fallen into crazy singles because of the team's poor record.

The 76ers don't have any outstanding benches, which leads to the drag of Chris Webber to stay on the court for a long time, not to mention Iverson, who basically plays the whole game just to be able to impact the playoffs.

Iverson scored 20 points in the half, but Lehi also scored 15 points, and Nate Robinson, who replaced Francis in the rotation, also performed well, and with Eddie Curry, the Knicks scored 60 points in the half, leading the opponent by 7 points. (To be continued.) )