Chapter 198: Unstoppable
As the core player of the team, sometimes you have to break into the trap when you know it's a trap. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Knowing that the mountain has a tiger bias towards the tiger mountain, Lehi stimulates James to let him shoot from the outside, if the Cavaliers are ahead, James can ignore it, but he has a heart to become a superstar.
What is a superstar is to break the impossible.
Even if his mid-to-long range shooting is inconsistent, if the opponent lets him throw, he will shoot.
This is a superstar, and this is what makes no opponent look down on him.
Of course, this is also related to the Knicks' current defensive strategy, the Knicks were very tight at the beginning of the second half, and most of the Cavaliers' shots were bench bandits, and their starting lineup was a weakness in the long range.
Seeing that the team's backward score came to double digits again, and Lehi often let him shoot from a distance, James couldn't help it.
It only takes one hit to change the situation of the team, and James makes a three-point shot with such a heart.
It's really a little unpleasant after not hitting, this kind of humiliating thing can't be shown, he is not an ordinary player, if he admits to being pitted, it will be shameless.
It's not as good as a normal play tactic, and he can always hit it if he continues to try a few times, and his shooting is not so bad.
It's just that if you think too much in your heart, the more you will be afraid of something, and after three three-point misses, James also figured it out, how could he no longer shoot, and he took the opportunity to accelerate into the distance of Lehi's shot.
After the change of thinking, after a few shocks, he finally hit Li Hai 2+1, but he missed the free throw basket again.
Although the Knicks were fouled inside by two more successful breakaways, the free throw shooting rate was only 50%, which made James go crazy.
When the team needed to chase points the most, he was playing like crazy.
Fortunately, the Cavaliers' bench play was not bad, and with the Knicks' shrinking defense, Damon Jones and Don Yell Marshall seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer each.
But at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks still led by eight points at 78:70.
When Lehi was already sitting on the sidelines and resting, James was still on the court, and it seemed that he was also ruthless, and he didn't want to lose so much.
Richardson, who came off the bench, was bullied inside, and James squeezed him directly into the three-second zone, causing him to foul and hit both free throws.
It seems that without Lehi entangled by his side, his whole body is a lot more comfortable.
He turned around and successfully blocked Richardson's shot, and then hit a quick mid-range shot.
James scored 4 points in a row, and the morale of the Cavaliers was also up, and they were about to lead the team to turn the score over, but Crawford immediately scored 6 points in a row, during which James tried another three-pointer, but still missed, which completely broke the idea of long-range shooting.
Crawford played well with the bench lineup, Lehi sat down and rested until 5 minutes and 21 seconds before playing, and he spent a lot of time on James throughout the game, resting enough time before the decisive battle, and returning to the court was also in good spirits.
During this time, James scored 6 points, but the rest of the Cavaliers were dumbfounded, so the Knicks' lead was still stable at 8 points.
After realigning with Lehi, James felt particularly awkward, resolutely not shooting from the outside, and most of the time he broke through the pass.
But at this time, if James doesn't score, there are really not many people in the Cavaliers who can score.
The Knicks were completely different, and after Ilgoskas dropped in strength, Eddie Curry, who returned to the court, was full of energy, not only hitting the basket inside, but also causing the Cavaliers to foul three times.
The Cavaliers' Damon Jones hit another three-pointer from the outside, but then Crawford and Lehi both hit three-pointers to stretch the game into double digits.
That's the strength of the defending champions, there are really too many points.
Seeing that the situation is not good, James can only enter the singles mode, the Knicks' defensive strategy is to defend Lehi alone on the outside, and when he comes in, he will be pinched, and in the last few minutes he will let him pass if he wants to pass, after all, not everyone has a big heart, and there are not so many players who can come up with it at critical moments to turn the tide.
The Cavaliers were uncomfortable with the Knicks' defense, and they couldn't get much effect on the defensive end, so even if they succeeded, the Knicks would quickly come back.
Time dissipated back and forth, and the battle for first place in the East was not fierce in the final moments, and the Knicks defeated their opponents 103-91.
James and Lehi's stats are similar, both are 27 points, but Lehi only took 15 shots, James is 22, and Lehi scored points when his teammates' offense was also smooth, so the meaning of getting this score is completely different.
At this point, the Knicks have won ten in a row, and the Western Mavericks, Jazz and Spurs have a slightly better record than the Knicks, but they have not achieved ten consecutive wins, and the outside world has begun to speculate about who will interrupt the Knicks' winning streak.
Next, the Knicks will play against the Pistons, another strong team in the East, the Cavaliers are already third in the East after losing, and the Knicks' away game against the Pistons is another battle for the first place in the East.
There's also a playoff feud between the two sides, and Rasheed Wallace can't wait to jump out and say he wants the Knicks to break their winning streak in Detroit.
"He has the right to speak, but what he says often can't be fulfilled, and I think everyone should be used to it." Lehi said when asked by a reporter whether Wallace's remarks would have an impact on the Knicks.
After Ben Wallace left, the Pistons signed Knicks veteran Nazr Muhammad, and while still a strong team in the East, the team is not the same as it was under Larry Brown.
The two sides are already familiar with each other, and they are full of firepower when they come up.
Muhammad is also a blue-collar center, but there is still a difference with Big Ben, the Knicks pass the ball inside, Eddie Curry hit a two-pointer, and then David Lee also hit a shot.
On the Pistons' side, Hamilton didn't feel very good, the Knicks seized the opportunity, Lehi broke through and passed Marbury to score again, but the home team was still full of momentum on the road.
Two minutes into the game, Rashid Wallace took advantage of the height advantage to beat David Lee.
Billups then defended the Pistons' offense and scored without ambiguity, but Billups' early step up also showed that the Pistons' offensive system was limited.
On the offensive end, Lehi still bullied Prince with his physical advantage, hitting two shots while giving Marbury and Francis a three-point assist.
At halfway point, the Knicks' lead was already in double figures, and it was completely overwhelming. (To be continued.) )