Chapter 162: Leading the Team
Lehi plays fiercely, and his speech does not have much of the implicit nature of an Oriental, but deep down, he is still not as wild as a Westerner. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When you enter the NBA, of course, you will want to chase the victory at the top, that is, the victory in the Finals.
This season, watching the team get better and better, Lehi's mood in this regard is getting stronger and stronger.
But he's still in his second year as a rookie, and he's not the top guy in the league, not even the top young forward, and if he seriously says that he wants the Knicks to win a championship this season, he will be ridiculed.
So he's always said he wants the team to go far in the playoffs, and it's the same when he discusses it with his teammates.
But by this time, they were going to be champions from another plane, and if they hadn't had the determination to win them, their playoff journey might have come to an end.
There was a certain amount of luck in being able to grab seven last year, and if they want to win this year, they can't rely on luck.
The Knicks need everyone to have the momentum to win, and a few of their core players need to lead their teammates to play with momentum in order to win.
Lehi has to start with himself, lead a few key people of the team, and then they work together to make the whole team stronger, why the players who have won the championship are different, because their belief in winning is not a slogan, but a real belief.
In the fourth game between the two sides, Wade showed his determination to win from the beginning, hitting half volleys in a row, and when he felt good, he was definitely one of the most difficult people in the league to defend.
What Lehi did at this time was to fight back by the same means.
He doesn't break through as quickly as Wade, but it's good enough against Anthony Walker, who has the advantage of shooting longer and being able to shoot as long as he gets away from defense.
Lehi's shot was more decisive this time, and he needed to use a stronger performance to bring the confidence of all the Knicks to win.
Wade hit six two-pointers in the first quarter, and Lehi wasn't bad either, with two two-pointers and two three-pointers.
On the inside, Eddie Curry is not intimidating, he is actually the best at dealing with centers like O'Neal, but O'Neal's level is a little higher, but Eddie Curry can also deal with when the opponent is not crazy.
What the Knicks can really have an advantage in is the strength of the guard line.
The combination of Marbury, Francis and Crawford is much stronger than that of Jason Williams and Gary Payton, and the pros and cons of both sides are actually obvious, depending on who is better at grasping that advantage.
In the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 25:25.
In the second quarter, the benches on both sides also began to show their means, and the Heat's benches were mainly excellent defensively, Alonzo Mourning made three blocks on a layup, turning the Heat's interior into a no-fly zone.
Fortunately, the Knicks didn't care if they didn't get inside, Crawford's two three-pointers instantly turned the unfavorable situation around, and the Heat re-sent Wade, who had just rested less than 2 minutes, back to the court in order to maintain their offensive power.
The two cores of the Heat, Wade is young and strong, and there will be basically no problem with physical strength, but O'Neal definitely needs to adjust, but it is a little frustrating that Eddie Curry, who is ten years younger than the opponent, is weaker in physical strength.
But compared to the Heat, the Knicks can keep two strong outside firepower on the court at any time.
The second quarter was still tied, and the two sides went off the break with a score of 50:50.
But the difference is that Lehi has more than twice as much rest than Wade, and his stamina is good, but he has to put his stamina at a more critical moment.
The second half is the time to exert strength, and they are a team that knows each other very well, if they feel good in the first quarter, they will definitely do their best, but if they find that they can't achieve this effect, they will adjust the state of the players and wait for the key moment to establish the lead in one fell swoop.
Once the lead is established, the two sides will not be opponents who can turn around by attacking and defending alone.
'We can definitely win the game and you can see how I play in the second half.'
"Don't worry too much about Wade, but O'Neal must not let him get up, and he can't stop him from sending him to the free throw line, and I believe that the team's interior players can do it."
At halftime, Lehi couldn't analyze the details like a coach, so he came up with big goals, and the defeat of the previous two games was undoubtedly caused by O'Neal's frenzy in the third quarter.
One Wade can't beat the Knicks, but Wade plus O'Neal will be in trouble, O'Neal's explosiveness is not as good as when he was at his peak, and he has weaknesses to take advantage of, as long as it is a regular means, the game must make the opponent as uncomfortable as possible.
"Foul...... To be able to do it, I've been strengthening my strength exercises for the past few days, and it's definitely fine. Gortat said quickly.
His role now is to go up and top for a few minutes, and it's basically true that the game has to be fouled.
In the third quarter, the Knicks took the lead in attacking, and Lehi took a step after receiving the ball and squeezed past Walker, just like Wade passed the Knicks' players.
It was the Heat's turn to attack, and the opponent passed the ball to O'Neal.
With previous experience, Eddie Curry has been pushing O'Neal out, but when O'Neal suddenly burst out with all his strength, Eddie Curry was still a little unstoppable.
Seeing that O'Neal was about to squeeze into a good position for a hook, Channing Fry stepped forward and pulled down with his arm with the ball, he did not foul in the first half, and this time he made a decisive shot.
If O'Neal at his peak may not be able to pull it down, but now O'Neal is not so domineering, he is used to being fouled O'Neal is used to it, his expression is fierce, and his heart is not good, and he really doesn't dare to be so decisive next time, but his free throws are still not good, and he missed two free throws when he stood on the free throw line.
The Knicks' several scrappy rookies may be a hidden advantage for them, and some of their requirements for the team are desperately implemented.
Lehi didn't let go of this opportunity to extend his lead, and when he broke through, he was deliberately slow, Walker's arm stopped up, and he immediately jumped up to shoot.
Almost 2+1, Walker's defense of Lehi has formed inertia, if Lehi occasionally changes the rhythm, the opponent is easy to foul, although 2+1 is not successful, but Lehi is also a steady shot at the free throw line.
Most of the Knicks' attention was on O'Neal in the third quarter, and they succeeded, making O'Neal uncomfortable and not exploding again.
Although Haslem took advantage of the Knicks' defensive attention to hit a few jumpers on O'Neal, this tactic could not kill the Knicks.
The Knicks led by five points at the end of the third quarter, and then the showdown came. (To be continued.) )