Chapter 51: Critical Defense

Jalen Rose has a good scoring ability and a very accurate shot, but his body has gone downhill from his peak, and Lehi has a lot of experience against this kind of player. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Concentration and increased physicality are suitable for almost all opponents, but are especially useful for players who are beginning to make the transition to pure pitchers.

Jalen Rose played exceptionally uncomfortably against Lehi's defense.

The Knicks' mental outlook on the court is completely different from the previous game.

This is actually where the Knicks are unstable, if they shoot from the outside at the beginning, they will play better in the next game, and if they start with a crazy iron, this game will be hanging.

The scoring method is mainly outside shooting, and the distribution of the ball is not very reasonable, which is the team's biggest problem.

How to change, Lehi has no good way for the time being, he can only try his best to contribute his strength and play every game well.

The Knicks led by 13 points in the first quarter, but by the second quarter, the Raptors were starting to slow down, and their rotation players were better at scoring than the Knicks, and by halftime, the Knicks' lead had shrunk to single digits.

The two teams were also evenly matched in the third quarter, Tim Thomas was in good shape in this game, and the Knicks' rotation was normal, and when the time came, Lehi went down and didn't get many opportunities.

In the final quarter, the Raptors saw that the score had been unable to catch up, so they directly let Chris Bosh play the No. 5 position, and replaced two rotation players who were in good shape to speed up and play a small lineup.

The Raptors and the Mavericks are a bit similar, the starting No. 4 and No. 5 are not at all at a loss, and they can also play terrifying offense inside and out, at the cost of sacrificing a little defensive ability.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Knicks also switched to a small lineup, with Kurt Thomas playing the No. 5 position and Tim Thomas playing the No. 4 position, putting Lehi at the small forward position.

"Marbury made a wonderful pass to Crawford, and Crawford hit again."

Carter broke through and caused a foul on Tim Thomas...... Hit both free throws. ”

"Three-line fast attack, Li Hai directly hit a heavy button, and the audience cheered loudly."

"Matt Bonner completed a long-range two-pointer and he shot fast."

Coach Wilkens thought the Knicks' starting lineup was in good shape today, and hesitated before switching to a small lineup, causing the lead to disappear, and the two teams are now almost alternating leads.

With just two minutes remaining, Vince Carter hit a three-pointer to tie the score at 100-100.

The Knicks quickly called a timeout, and the head coach once again emphasized defensive focus and then encouraged his players to win the game.

Lehi's current qualifications are not enough, and it is not his turn to speak out at such a critical moment, but he also has some ideas in his mind, in addition to guarding against him, he will increase the defensive range appropriately, and he will use his ability to help the team.

Crawford had a three-point chance once he came on, but he didn't make it this time.

The Raptors' offense Carter was heavily defended, and Jalen Rose also tried to shoot a three-pointer, but he still didn't score under Lehi's interference.

Then the Knicks' Kurt Thomas got a shot and also missed.

Carter once again relied on his individual ability to play strongly, but he was also a little bit behind.

When the game is in a white heat, the score is deadlocked, and the pressure on the players on the field is great at this time, and whoever can score first in this situation will take the initiative and the balance of victory will be tilted in their favor.

And it is often not easy to break the deadlock in this situation, and the Knicks and Raptors also missed consecutive shots.

Jalen Rose also put all his energy into the final moments against Lehi, who had a hard time running out of the perfect open space, and the ball was hard to get to him when the opportunity was fleeting.

The final moments of the NBA game are the time for the stars to perform, and the sixth man of a team like Lehi can't touch the ball when he runs out of the first three quarters.

He didn't slack off and kept running tactics.

Marbury slapped the basketball on the spot, controlling the tempo of the game, and it was only halfway through the offensive clock that he broke through through Kurt Thomas' pick-and-roll, and this time he chose to shoot himself.

As soon as Marbury made a shot, Lehi felt a little lighter, and he was already very familiar with the power and arc of his teammates' shots when they practiced together every day.

While the basketball was still in the air, Lehi rushed to the basket.

The ball bounced off the front of the basket, and as soon as it was out of range, Lehi's figure appeared in the air and caught the basketball before Bosh.

His body continued to rise, and he smashed the basketball in the air directly into the basket and made a dunk, 102:100.

The Raptors attacked, and Carter squeezed Crawford away and hit a two-point 102-102 tie.

The Knicks attacked, Marbury broke through, and Tim Thomas had an open three-pointer from the baseline and shot wide after getting a pass.

Carter directly got the rebound and advanced, Marbury saw that Carter was going to get up to speed, and immediately stepped forward to shoot, Carter passed to Milt Pelacio, Kurt Thomas pounced, and the Knicks' interior defense was immediately empty.

Pelacio hoisted the ball into Bosh's hand, and Bosh took a step forward and made a dunk gesture, but when he jumped, there was no ball in his hand.

When Lehi saw the defensive situation just now, he knew that the opponent would definitely plug the inside line, so he rushed over and cut off the basketball in Bosh's hand.

He picked up the cut ball and threw it forward, and Marbury had rushed to the front to complete an undisturbed layup, 104-102.

Time was running out, and the Raptors called a timeout.

After a timeout, the ball was handed back to Carter.

Carter controlled the tempo from beyond the three-point line, waiting for the clock to pass on the timer.

He didn't let his teammates come up to block the pick-and-roll, he suddenly activated, and after a bit of a big cross-step, he dribbled with one hand and the other to protect his side, and rushed towards the three-point line.

Crawford was shaken by Carter's cross-step, and when he followed up a little slower, two steps near the free throw line, Carter jumped high and fell back a little, not to mention Crawford, even Tim Thomas, who happened to be 2.08 meters nearby, could not block it.

Carter felt very good about the ball, and he had a hunch that it would go in.

As soon as the ball left his hand, Lehi appeared on Carter's side, also jumping high, he didn't need to make a backward movement, straight up and down.

The fingertips touched the basketball, and the ball bounced up and fell.

Crawford quickly jumped up and grabbed the ball in his hand, Carter didn't expect Lehi to come in time to help defend him, and was very helpless to foul Crawford, who was about to advance quickly.