The Lakers' ball passed to Caron Butler, who threw the ball in a neat turnover jumper under Lehi's defense, making Lehi feel that the defensive task of this game was not easy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After the team agreed to his perimeter core to defend opponents, his defensive responsibilities were intensified, and the Lakers' current perimeter core is undoubtedly Kobe, but Butler is also unfamiliar with offense and has typical small forward skills and physicality.

Therefore, Lehi has to deal with Butler first, and then he will defend Kobe Bryant depending on the situation, if even Butler can't prevent it, it will become a joke to deal with Kobe.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Lehi got rid of Butler with a counter-run, came to the three-point line and hit a three-pointer.

Since showing great three-point ability in the Rookie Challenge, he has also added three-point shooting to the Knicks.

His three-pointer kicked off a three-point boom between the two sides, and then Odom pulled out to the three-point line to shoot, and Tim Thomas also hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.

In some ways, Odom and Tim Thomas are somewhat similar, but Odom is much more well-rounded.

The two teams come and go, and they both concentrate their main forces on the medium and long distances, and it is difficult for each other to guard against each other.

Towards the end of the first quarter, the substitute power forward Michael Svetney grabbed the rebound and fixed the score at 25:23 in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides entered the lineup rotation, and the offensive means were changed from the medium and long range to the three-second zone due to the change of players, and now the Knicks are missing the interior, but the bench has a bunch of power forwards, but the guard rotation is lacking.

The substitutes became very slow when they were on the field, and they played for a few minutes without scoring much.

And as the main players came on the field one after another, the scoring contest began again.

This is also because both teams are not good inside, resulting in problems with the overall defense, as long as they break in, they either score directly or make fouls successfully, and it just so happens that they have masters in this area.

Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer to overtake the score, but immediately Lehi broke through Butler's layup and overtook the score again.

However, Bryant also broke through Crawford's defense and hit the basketball board into the basket.

This stalemate was maintained in this way, and it was still the first half, as long as the score did not change significantly, both sides were relatively satisfied.

At half-time, the score was tied at 47:47.

At half-time, Coach Williams highlighted the issue of interior defense.

"The opponent's defense is not very focused, we just need to strengthen our defense and hit those open shots and we can definitely win this game."

"The coach was right, we should all be a little bit more focused." Lehi agreed.

Lehi plans to start with himself, and must strangle Butler to death at the beginning of the second half, the opponent is the type who will not pass the ball if he makes offensive moves, increase physical confrontation, and try to block the shooting line, which will definitely reduce the opponent's shooting percentage.

The so-called plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and the Knicks were ready to start defense, but at the beginning of the second half, they took the lead in the offense and fully opened.

The first was Crawford catching the ball and pulling up a three-point shot, and then the Knicks scored six three-pointers in a row, Crawford two, Tim Thomas two, Lehi one, Marbury one, and the score led to double digits all of a sudden.

The smooth offensive effort also led to the defense, and although the Lakers also hit two three-pointers, it was a bit shabby compared to the Knicks' results.

Bryant and Odom reduced their breaks to try to get the score back, but the Knicks didn't let up throughout the third quarter and entered the final quarter with an 11-point advantage.

After the end of the third quarter, Kobe Bryant's face became very serious, pulled his teammates together, and solemnly talked about the problem of defense, "We should fight a little harder, we can't be depressed because of continuous away games, I will tell you the attitude of defense with actions later, and then, shoot those damn balls." ”

In the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant broke through continuously and caused the Knicks to foul inside, and even blocked Crawford's layups twice on the defensive end, and the 11-point lead shrank by half in less than three minutes.

Williams hurriedly replaced Lehi, who was resting below, and was responsible for keeping Kobe Bryant.

For this superstar who has won several championships, Lehi is very excited, and the most exciting thing about entering the NBA is that he can compete with various stars, even if it is defense, it is also very interesting.

Kobe Bryant saw that the defenders in front of him had changed, he didn't care at all, and after dribbling the ball a few times, it was a three-point shot, and he planned to take advantage of this momentum to catch up with the score in one fell swoop.

However, Lehi and Crawford are different, both in height and arm length, and the timing of the defense is also well controlled, and the basketball smashes on the basket and bounces out.

Marbury went down to rest at this time, and Crawford burst forward with the ball and passed to Lehi, who received the ball with a pendulum swing and hit a two-point shot near Butler's free throw line.

Lehi directly used his performance on the court to make Kobe pay attention to him, and when he returned to the defensive position, Kobe changed his strategy and relied on his back to ask for the ball.

After getting the ball, Bryant sat and squeezed two steps inside, made a half-turn feint, and then turned to the other side.

Kobe Bryant's back play is very technical, obviously the strength is not very good, but the way of power makes it difficult for the defender to stand, and the feints are even more natural, making people feel that he is very reasonable no matter what the next move is.

Lehi's center of gravity was deceived a little, but in a few tenths of a second, he forcibly adjusted his body strength to block the opponent's shooting line.

However, this time Bryant passed the ball for the first time, and Lakers guard Chaki Atkins received the ball and hit a three-pointer.

It's funny, it's so funny, sweat keeps dripping down Lehi's face, but he doesn't feel tired at all.

When attacking, he directly pushed Kobe Bryant inside, and then passed the ball to the inside to complete the offense.

Even if he doesn't play so flashy, he can help the team score.

At this time, he expects more from the defense, and the players who are good at defending and attacking will make people immerse themselves.

Bryant broke through head-on this time, made a side-to-side shooting feint, and then turned to the front to make a mid-range shot.

This time Lehi was not deceived, and he was very experienced in dealing with frontal attacks.

At the moment when Kobe Bryant turned to shoot, Lehi jumped up with all his strength and slapped his right hand fiercely.

Three fingers touching the basketball, not a big hat, but a successful interference.

If Kobe Bryant treats him like an average rookie, he would be very wrong.