Chapter 149: Core Responsibilities
Under the high-intensity game, the Cavaliers continued to rely on the firepower from the outside, and the Knicks took advantage of the rest of Ilgoskas to seize the time to play a few good shots inside. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The rebounds are dominated by the Cavaliers, but most of the Knicks' interior line has a hand-to-hand distance and is unguardable.
After James returned to the court, he began to attack tentatively, "Lee, I have been practicing shooting every day during this time, and your little trick will not succeed." ”
"I don't believe it, are you going to compete with me for long-range shooting ability?" Lehi said defiantly.
James laughed. "I'm not going to be fooled, I'm going to lead the team to victory, whether it's a long shot or a breakthrough or something else."
James said, taking a step back and hitting a shot, he looked a little rampage when he played, but he was actually very smart, knew how to use his body to his advantage, and wouldn't mind playing a little trick.
"You're going to have to take precautions."
Li Hai suddenly accelerated the ball, and took a big step out, James reacted extremely quickly, and immediately moved quickly to block in front of Li Hai.
Lehi made a strong appearance, but it was a feint, and the ball in his hand had already appeared in the hand of Jalen Rose on the other side, and Jalen Rose hit it steadily.
Jalen Rose returned from the last game, and the Knicks' daily watch list has also begun to return to the team as the playoffs come.
When Lehi faces James, he will not blindly play strongly, but he is not completely non-attacking, and he will also make decisive shots when switching offenses or when teammates come to cover.
Towards the end of the first half, it was Lehi's three-pointer that tied the score again, 38:38, and the two teams still paid great attention to defense.
Maybe it's more confidence in shooting, maybe it's the tactical arrangement to prevent injury, James has reduced his breakthrough in this game, which is good news for the Knicks, even if James' free throws are not particularly accurate, but James is less threatening with less lethality.
At half-time, both teams gave some summaries of the first half.
Therefore, after the start of the second half, the defensive intensity of both sides did not decrease in the slightest, and the pertinence was stronger.
In addition to James, Larry Hughes is also starting to show good one-on-one ability, or Larry Hughes doesn't need to face a defender like Lehi and has more opportunities on offense.
It's just that the rest of the Cavaliers still have no chance to get any shots, and even if the Cavaliers game starts with a team, as the game progresses, sooner or later it will enter star mode, or James mode.
This situation is more serious than other teams, James's style of play is the main reason, and the configuration of the Cavaliers also makes them not have many options.
In the second half of the third quarter, James continued to shoot in the middle, and the shooting rate can only be said to be average, and the Knicks took the opportunity to lead the score, and their style of play is actually very simple, that is, to look for opportunities to shoot from the outside, only because the Knicks outside players have a stronger ability to create opportunities, it will be more difficult to prevent.
Lehi, Crawford and Nate Robinson all scored three-pointers, and by the time Lehi came off the break with James, the Knicks had led by eight points.
When Lehi and James were not on the court, the two teams were still fighting on the inside.
The contractionary defense of both sides has turned attacking centers like Ilgoskas and Eddie Curry into soy sauce players.
The two can only help the team defensively, and Ilgoskas is much better than Eddie Curry in this regard, with excellent rebounds and blocks.
However, the Cavaliers' outside offensive power is obviously not the Knicks' opponent, so even if their interior defense is very intimidating, it is still the Knicks who lead.
James sat on the bench and watched the players on the court not working hard enough, so he couldn't help but bite his nails again, eager to return to the court as usual.
However, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is not willing to take such a risk, he has already improved greatly in charge of the Cavaliers this season, and the team is about to enter the playoffs, and he will not let the team's ace take risks in the final few regular season games.
From this point on, he will have to get James to adjust his body to his best, so that the talented man can show his strength in the first playoff game.
It was a little later than usual, and the Cavaliers didn't let James play until there were just five minutes left in the game, and the Knicks still led by seven points.
After James came on the court, he grabbed the backcourt rebound and vented his abundant energy.
Lehi is also helpless, he starts slower than James, if the opponent has a chance to launch a fast attack directly, he can't keep up.
There are only a few in the league that can only see his back, and James is the only exception on the front line, even if Lehi gets a strong body, he is still very envious of James every time he fights, and his physical fitness can be so strong that it is so balanced, and this is the only one in the league.
In the Knicks' offense, Lehi received the ball and leaned on James with his back, and finally chose to divide the ball, but this time Crawford missed the shot from outside the three-point line.
The Cavaliers fought back, and James hit another two-pointer to put the score on the trail by just three points.
The Knicks asked for a timeout, and Larry Brown said to Lehi, "At this point, let me see how aggressive you are." ”
Lehi nodded vigorously, because the advantage of physical fitness was completely nullified in front of James, Lehi preferred that his teammates could maintain their firepower on the offensive end, but after all, he is one of the most important cores this season, Marbury is still recovering, and he must step up at critical moments in the game.
Still leaning on James to catch the ball, this time the back hit was real, Lehi felt that James was behind him as if it was a wall, he sat down twice without squeezing much, and immediately turned around and shot backwards with the force of the shock.
Lehi's skills are very comprehensive, but many times he is more willing to rely on his physical advantages to increase his success rate, and he does less things to increase the difficulty of betting on the hit rate.
But sometimes, since you know that it will reduce the hit rate, you have to shoulder the responsibility.
James was also a little surprised to see Lehi playing so hard, but his defense was still very good, Lehi's strength was a little smaller, and he shot iron.
The Cavaliers fought back, and Ilgoskas pulled out to hit a shot, and the score was reduced to just one point.
If the Knicks team can't attack again, the advantage will be in the hands of the opponent, Lehi just hesitated slightly, and immediately firmed his eyes, he is not the first to do such a thing.
He was determined to get the ball, which had already made him feel like he was hitting his back, leaning back, turning and jumping high with the help of his strength, Lehi gently shook his wrist, and the basketball fell to the basket in a beautiful arc. (To be continued.) )