Chapter 50: Desire to Win
On Nov. 23, the Knicks continued to play at home against the Atlanta Hawks. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The Hawks have struggled in recent seasons, and this year's main lineup has also changed dramatically, with three of the five starters coming in this season, and the other two, one rookie and one signed last season.
It's not that they don't have an attacking force, Antoine Walker, Al Harrington and others are good, and this year's rookies Josh Childes and Josh Smith are also excellent, but the team's defense is a mess.
The Knicks have been pressing opponents since the first quarter and have never given the Hawks a lead in normal play.
The team won by 20 points to make it four in a row, and Lehi cut 28 points from the head of a somewhat fat Antoine Walker to continue the momentum of the previous strong drive.
However, the next day he flew to Toronto to challenge the Raptors, and the Knicks made a big mistake.
In the first quarter, Crawford made a double-digit deficit on N shots, and the team didn't play after that, and the head coach decided to surrender after the end of the third quarter, and the fourth quarter became the time for the head coach to test the fringe players.
Lehi scored just nine points in the game and didn't provide enough help to the team.
In the third quarter, he excitedly questioned Marbury's passing options, which caused Marbury's dissatisfaction and caused a few tantrums on the spot.
During this time, Lehi played smoothly in several games, received countless compliments, and increased the number of shots, Marbury already had some pimples in his heart, and now Lehi dared to question him face to face.
Lehi is just a rookie, and if he puts him in this way, he will soon compete with him for the position of boss.
Lehi knew that it was inappropriate when he said it, even if Marbury had to communicate with him, he could only say it privately between two people, and he was really excited to see that he lost so many games.
Marbury lost his temper and he didn't talk back, but he didn't expect Kurt Thomas to be indignant and argue with Marbury, which is one of the reasons why head coach Lenny Wilkens gave up the game early.
Flying back to New York, Li Hai couldn't wait to call Xia Weiliang, because his emotions caused his teammates to have conflicts, which was quite embarrassing.
"What's the matter with a few quarrels, don't you men often flaunt the friendship between men, you haven't had conflicts with your teammates before, I support you anyway."
I don't know why, hearing his girlfriend's voice, Lehi's heart suddenly brightened.
When a woman encounters a problem, she needs someone to talk to, and when a man encounters a problem, he needs a firm support, and it is really happy to have a girlfriend who supports him.
"Hehe, actually, I just miss you."
"Hehe, if the first sentence says this, I will still be moved, now, I'll clean you up in a few days."
The next day, all sorts of messy news were already flying in the media.
"Lehi is suspected of hitting the rookie wall ahead of schedule and throwing his teammates in a big tantrum."
"Who the hell is the New York brother, Marbury yells at his teammates."
"Lehi and Marbury have long been at odds, and they did it in training before the explosion."
"New York veteran Kurt Thomas asks for a trade, saying Marbury and he are always going to have one."
When something like this happened, the atmosphere of training the next day was extremely solemn, and Coach Wilkens was not smiling, and everyone kept silent about the tantrums in the game.
The head coach left, and when it was time for the team to practice on their own, Lehi walked up to Marbury with a newspaper.
Marbury naturally didn't have a good face for him, for the bumps and even conflicts between teammates, Lehi has seen a lot, and has dealt with such problems, he is a rookie in the NBA, but it doesn't mean that he has no experience in this area.
The newspaper in his hand was a small tabloid company, and he pointed to one of the articles to Marbury.
The article was a vivid report on Lehi and Marbury's struggle for the boss, and the imagination was amazing.
Lehi is a rookie, and he is still a second-round pick, although there are many people paying attention to it now, but the matter of competing for the team boss is a little earlier than him, and the big news media has not reported it like this.
Marbury couldn't help but laugh when he read this report, "This news is very right, you kid just has hard wings and wants to fight for the boss." ”
Li Hai smiled: "How can it, I still want you to cover the boss, I can see through it, we don't hesitate to quarrel for the victory of the game, and it becomes lace news when we go to them." ”
Marbury laughed and scolded: "Whoever quarrels with you, Lao Tzu just sees that your kid is unhappy, just scold a few words, don't hurry up and go to training, don't look at those news, if you hit the rookie wall by the affected state, it is enough for you to cry." ”
Lehi's desire to win, Marbury agreed, and said that nothing would happen.
After getting Marbury, Lehi went to Kurt Thomas again, and he was very sorry for Kurt Thomas, and he opened his mouth to question, which caused the other teammates to quarrel, which was quite embarrassing.
"It's not your problem." Kurt Thomas, however, was not going to communicate with Marbury.
He has been with the Knicks for a long time, Marbury has not led the team well after he came, and he often has the attitude of being the best in the world, and he has always been a little unhappy.
The relationship between people is very delicate, he and Marbury cooperate a lot on the court, but off the court they have a mediocre relationship, while Crawford cooperates with Marbury on the court and has a good relationship off the court.
On the 27th, the Raptors visited Madison Square Garden.
Revenge is early, and the hearts of the Knicks players are holding their breath, especially Lehi.
With the growth of Chris Bosh, the Raptors' lineup this season has been upgraded, and he and "demigod" Vince Carter and Jalen Rose are the Raptors' trident.
Ralph Alston who is back with the Raptors, Morris Peterson, Don Yell Marshall, and Matt Bonner on the bench also have good firepower, and it is precisely because of the large number of people who can play that they will defeat the Knicks last time.
At the beginning of the revenge battle, the culprit of the last game, Crawford, who had nothing to do with him when it came to the quarrel, was in a rage.
This may have been the defeat in the last game that inspired the Knicks to be bloody, and this time back at home, even Tim Thomas showed amazing fighting power.
As a direct consequence, Lehi was replaced a few minutes late.
But he didn't care at all, victory was his greatest pursuit.
In the two games against the Raptors, Lehi is actually looking forward to playing against Vince Carter, but his guard Jalen Rose is also very good.
"I'm going to win this game." Li Hai declared his determination with a three-point on the field.