Chapter 229: The Rivals of the East and the West

There are a lot of great players in the league right now who are very excited to compete with Lehi, and LeBron James is one of them. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Playing the Cavaliers back-to-back away, Lehi was warmly entertained.

The rest of the Cavaliers players had a good hand in this game, and James focused his main energy on defending Lehi and playmaking.

Lehi and James battled the whole game, shooting a season-low shooting record, and after hitting a dozen fine irons, the Knicks lost to the Cavaliers 78-90.

This game made James happy, and after the game, he also joked in front of reporters, "This is my newly developed defensive method against Lehi, I originally wanted to save it for the playoffs to surprise him, but I couldn't help but use it today." ”

Seeing Lehi's rare downturn, a group of media that didn't like him immediately jumped out.

"The Knicks relied on star stacking to win, and Lehi's dominance was superficial."

"The Knicks have exposed real problems and may not be able to go far in the playoffs."

"There was infighting in the Knicks, and Lehi scored a double-double in order to give up the victory."

"The players scolded each other on the bus, the defending champions were too strong in the regular season and were tired, and the players' contradictions could make them have a bad season."

These reports were treated as a joke by the Knicks, and Lehi was actually a little cruel, he didn't feel good in this game because he shot a little more, and it was really embarrassing to only score 9 points in the fourth quarter.

But he definitely won't admit it, and he cheekily talked about the fighting spirit, which caused a group of people to laugh.

Against the Magic on March 26, the Knicks didn't play easily.

The Magic team is now playing better and better, Howard's help defense on the interior is gradually getting stronger, and in the bench lineup, the Magic Redick broke out, and the Knicks in Crawford's absence looked a lot more mediocre.

At the last moment, it was Lehi and Marbury who teamed up to turn the tide and led the team to a narrow 94-89 victory.

On March 28, the Knicks played the Cavaliers again at home.

As last time, Lehi and James met with a more or less limiting result, and their team-mate performance was crucial, and when the bench was dominated by substitutes at the beginning of the second quarter, the Cavaliers bench did not score, and the Knicks led by double digits.

So the rhythm was set, the main forces of the two sides were about the same, and with the impact of this wave of substitutes, the Knicks firmly grasped the situation.

James had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Lehi had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and the two were about the same in terms of statistics, but the Knicks won the game 99-93.

On March 30, Francis was the first to make a comeback, and he went with the team to play the Mavericks, who are the first in the West.

The Mavericks have been exceptionally strong this season, holding the top spot in the league since the first month of the season.

Like the Knicks, who are first in the East, they have a strong offense and a good defense, and unlike the Suns, who also have a very good record, the Suns rely on their super offense to maintain the second place in the West.

It's also the top three teams in the league, with the Mavericks on their 60-win streak and the Knicks and Suns having that hope.

It's a strong record, and the key players of the three teams are strong candidates to become the MVP of the regular season.

After losing to the Mavericks in the last game, the Knicks also held their breath when they came to the road this time.

Once the game started, Lehi first defended Josh Howard and then assisted Eddie Curry to hit the opening shot.

After the Mavericks' Nowitzki scored, Lehi and Marbury hit back-to-back three-pointers.

At this time, the Mavericks had not yet noticed the anomaly, but they soon realized that the Knicks' attack was too fierce, and Lehi and Marbury both scored in double digits in the first quarter to lead by 11 points at 33:22 in the first quarter.

This outburst also caught the Mavericks a little off guard, and when it came to the rotation period, Stackhouse also hit two three-pointers in a row, blowing the horn of the Mavericks' counterattack.

Francis, who came off the bench in this game, also hit two goals, but the scoring explosion was clearly not as strong as Starkerhouse.

Nowitzki came on the pitch and scored with a burst of points.

In terms of key players, neither of the two teams can guard against the other.

At halftime, the score was 57:56, and the intensity was not at all inferior to last season's finals.

By the third quarter, the Knicks began to wrap up Nowitzki, and the Mavericks also took care of Lehi.

The advantage of the Knicks is that even if they limit Lehi on the offensive end, their other players are not weak on the offensive end, and Lehi can limit the opponent's outside line on the defensive end, such as the Mavericks' No. 2 scorer Josh Howard.

This is also the reason why the outside team can't get the Knicks, Lehi's defensive ability plays a big role, on the contrary, if it is a team with strong interior players, Lehi's defense can't play such a critical role.

So at the time of the rotation, it was when the Knicks gained an advantage, and the Mavericks' bench performance in this game was not good, and only Stackhouse alone could not deal with the Knicks.

The game started with Nate Robinson, and Francis, Richardson, David Lee and others were also attacking on the bench.

In the first half, the substitutes filled the holes, and in the second half, the Mavericks' main players were going to fill the holes for the substitutes.

After Josh Howard was restricted, the Mavericks were Nowitzki's various singles.

Nowitzki's strength lies in his versatility, coupled with his height and long arms, even if he is in a pinch shot, he sometimes can't be clamped, and it is easy to cause fouls to defenders.

In an effort to defend Nowitzki, the Knicks traded Eddie Curry and Channing Frye for Gortat and the defensive hard-working Nardo Balkman.

At 4 minutes and 55 seconds, Nowitzki played 2+1 to chase the score to only 3 points.

At 3:41, Nowitzki threw the ball to Terry in the bag, and Terry hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 95-95.

At 2:51, Lehi broke through to Marbury, who also hit a three-pointer to give the Knicks the lead again.

At 1:56, Nowitzki hit a 2-point shot in the face of the bag.

Then Li Haichong grabbed the rebound in the front court and made a basket.

But in the next round, Nowitzki hit again.

The score is very tangled, at this time it depends on the performance of the stars on both sides, in the Knicks' offense, Lehi and Marbury blocked and dismantled, allowing Marbury to get space to shoot.

Nowitzki immediately forced a foul and hit both free throws.

The game entered the final moment, but the Knicks made an unexpected mistake, Nowitzki grabbed a frontcourt rebound and scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score, and the time was only 2.9 seconds left.

The score is 104:105, a difference of 1 point.

The Knicks were very experienced in the last shot, and when they took a timeout, the coach directly threw out a few sets of tactics, allowing the players to take advantage of the timeout to calm down, and after resuming the court, it was the moment of the decisive game. (To be continued.) )