Chapter 178: The Moment of Truth
Constant efforts have created Lehi's self-confidence, and he does not want to fight with words, but with an attitude. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
He's going to do his best and he's going to help the whole team do their best.
In the Knicks' locker room, everyone was full of confidence, and they gathered around to cheer loudly, and then rushed to the court with high morale.
The presence of each of them will attract the screams of the fans in the stadium, because they are the pride of the fans.
The Mavericks also gritted their teeth, and they knew they couldn't afford to lose anymore.
Nearly two minutes into the game, both teams did not score a point under the tight defense of both sides.
Then Li Haicai forced himself inside, causing the Mavericks to foul and stand on the free throw line to complete the first score of the fourth game between the two sides.
His score was like a call for a fight, and both sides were attacking immediately.
Josh Howard also swept away, hitting two goals under Lehi's defense, and it was clear from his performance that the Mavericks were really going to fight hard.
The Knicks are strong in the backcourt and have excellent long-range shooting ability, but seeing that the Mavericks put a lot of offense on the outside, they are still determined to play a combination of inside and outside.
Eddie Curry's role is still obvious, and his three-plate axe when he is full of energy, whether it is Diop or Dampier, is difficult to guard.
With an offensive point on the inside, the Mavericks didn't dare to pounce too the Knicks' outside line, and the Knicks also enriched their playing style and made the team's offense more continuous.
Lehi didn't start defending Nowitzki, and the two sides were locked in the first quarter.
After entering the rotation time, the Mavericks also came up with the same moves that all the Knicks have faced before, increasing the playing time of core players, not just Nowitzki.
In this case, it means that the other side has no other way but to fight with bayonets.
This move did work wonders at first, and in the rotation time, with Nowitzki's involvement, Terry broke out again, hitting consecutive long-range shots, and the Mavericks also played a 10-2 mini-climax.
The Knicks breathed down, they are the side that has the advantage, and they have not yet reached the point of fighting with each other, the series is more than one, even if it is already the Finals, they still have to coordinate the overall situation, and in order to get the final victory, they must use good steel on the blade.
When Lee played, Josh Howard had already caused Jalen Rose's foul for the third time, and Jalen Rose was already looking a little faltering in front of the young Josh Howard.
Josh Howard wanted to take advantage of the momentum to continue to act in front of Lehi, but Lehi cut off the basketball in his hand, which immediately hit his confidence.
The trouble at this time is actually Terry, Terry, unlike Josh Howard, is a real big heart, and he doesn't care who is in front of him after the touch comes.
Unlike the opponent's explosive scoring, the Knicks' offense can only be said to be mediocre, and they score too many points and play not the kind of bombardment of the Suns, but sometimes they are held back by each other.
At 42:52, it was the Knicks' turn to fall behind this time, and by halftime, they were trailing by double digits at home.
"We played a little more conservatively." At halftime, Lehi also thought about the problem.
They want to play more steadily because they are leading in the overall score, but the Mavericks are different from the Pistons, and the Mavericks have a lot more offensive power, and if they hesitate, they will lose a good situation.
"Lee, it's up to you to take control, increase the offense in the second half, but the defense can't be left behind, according to the plan, you start to switch to Nowitzki in the third quarter."
The team made various countermeasures before the game, and Larry Brown finally decided not to change the plan.
In the playoffs, Lehi is already regarded as the first core of the team, which will definitely have some fluctuations in the hearts of Marbury and others, but the team has come to this point, everyone will try their best to obey the arrangement and pursue the championship wholeheartedly, and no one has made a big mouth when they have asked inducing questions from media reporters before.
At the beginning of the second half, Lehi picked up a backcourt rebound and launched a counterattack directly.
Fast counterattack has always been the Knicks' characteristic, even after Larry Brown came, he did not discard this advantage, the Mavericks have not yet stood firm, and the Knicks have disrupted the defense, Lehi directly caused Nowitzki to foul and play 2+1, and the Knicks' counterattack officially began.
When Lehi made up his mind to attack, his ability to shoot and hit a few gaps was terrifying, and if he wanted to stop it, he had to go all out, and the result of going all out was that it was extremely easy to be deceived into a foul by Lehi's occasional feints.
At 70:73, with Lehi scoring 14 points alone, the Knicks recovered seven points in the third quarter.
And he also limited Nowitzki well, allowing the opponent to cut only 4 points.
When it came time for the team to really need him, Lehi lived up to expectations and burst out with top strength.
However, it is still the Mavericks who are ahead, and the Knicks need to show more fighting power in the final quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was Lehi who scored first, and he was extraordinarily confident in his first offense and in the final moments, and he was absolutely big heart.
After the Knicks closed the score again, the Mavericks also found an opportunity to attack the basket, and Devin Harris was extremely fast, rushing in to cause a foul and get a free throw.
Compared to the third quarter, the Mavericks coped better.
They used Nowitzki to draw firepower and create relatively easy scoring opportunities for other players, which is actually a common tactic used by the Mavericks, and how successful the tactics can be also determined by the Mavericks' role players, and in this game, Terry stepped up again.
At 8:25, Terry hit a three-pointer to extend the Mavericks' lead to five.
But then Lehi scored six points on a free throw, and when Nowitzki also hit a shot, the gap between the two sides was only one point.
Then the two teams entered a tug-of-war, and you played one goal and one goal and I played extremely fiercely.
Lehi and Nowitzki are both heavily targeted, but their scores are still the most consistent on their respective teams.
At 4:48, Nowitzki hit a free throw to give the Mavericks a two-point lead.
At 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Lehi turned over and hit a jumper, and the Knicks led by 2 points.
At 2 minutes and 16 seconds, the two teams fought to a 90-90 draw, and the game between the two sides was so fierce for the first time that the victory of this game may not be really decided until the last second.
Whether the Mavericks tie the score or the Knicks get the match point will have a completely different impact on the rest of the game.
At 1:29, Nowitzki drew another foul under the pinch of Lehi and Channing Fry, and Noritzki, who shot more than 90% of his free throws, once again hit only one free throw.
At 90:91, there is no overtime in this game. (To be continued.) )