Chapter 196: Winning streak
Back at home, the Knicks' opponent is the visiting Bulls. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Bulls signed Ben Wallace this summer in the hope of making a big move, but they gave up the more energetic young Tyson Chandler to choose the same style but the 32-year-old Ben, which is also a very anxious choice.
Their current lineup is also a miracle, Ben Wallace is not tall enough, and they also put Lore Deng in the power forward position, which looks like playing a small lineup.
In fact, the Bulls are not off to a good start now, and they have been playing very hard since the start of the game.
The inside line, which should have been dominant, was a bit unpleasant, and Channing Frye was too thin to allow Lore Deng to be able to eat him strongly.
Channing Frye has always been this style, he was a rookie last year, no problem, if he doesn't get stronger this season, the team doesn't want both interior defenses to be poor, last season he also let him play as a substitute for this reason, but David Lee's defense was not very good, and the team finally let Channing Frye, who is more in line with the team's tactical requirements, start.
But after winning the championship, the team's requirements for players have definitely increased.
Channing Frye also worked hard and was particularly aggressive in the rebounding struggle, but in the second half of the first quarter, he sprained his ankle in the middle of the first quarter.
As a basketball player, Lehi wasn't the only one who had this experience.
Channing Frye returned to the locker room early with an injury, and the smell of gunpowder on the field gradually became stronger.
Nocioni's defense of Lehi is also a variety of small actions, but Lehi is not afraid of him, although Lehi disdains small movements, but is tough enough, several times to prevent the opponent from even having a chance to shoot, a breakthrough, Lehi saw the opponent move sideways, and directly knocked the opponent out of the field for a long time without standing up, but the referee gave a blocking foul.
Nocioni screamed in a hurry, and Bulls head coach Scott Skeles protested, but the referees ignored them.
There is no doubt that this ball is blocked, but Li Hai also has a heavy shoulder action, and it is reasonable to judge hitting people with the ball, but as the MVP of the finals, Li Hai is not a small person in the league, and the general star whistle is still enjoyed.
Lore Deng scored 10 points in the first quarter and the Knicks trailed by three points at 21:24.
"Everyone has to cheer up in this game, in our home stadium, the hard work is not as good as the other party, it is really shameless." Because of Channing Frye's injury, Lehi's tone was also extremely serious.
This is his third person in the league, but the Knicks are young, and everyone still has to listen to him when he puts his face up.
The first to strike in the second quarter was Crawford, who broke through and caused two consecutive fouls on the opponent, and chased the score in one fell swoop.
After Lehi returned to the game, he immediately hit Nocioni with a shot, he was not afraid of the fierceness of the defenders, because he would also be more fierce than the opponent, and it was a fair and honest means.
After David Lee replaced Channing Frye, the rest of the game was so-so, but he grabbed the rebounds well, and some players had very good rebounding awareness, David Lee was obviously such a player, and he also made several double-doubles off the bench in his rookie season.
In training, Lehi has been guiding David Lee, upgrading this ability again, practicing defense and solidity, players who can grab rebounds, as long as they pay enough attention, the defense should at least not be bad.
Fortunately, the Knicks now have enough offensive players, and the defense has Larry Brown has always emphasized that the team is at least not full of defensive leaks like the Knicks in another plane.
Team culture can influence players, and Lehi is trying to help run it as much as he can.
After Lore Deng was taken care of, the Bulls also slowly shifted their firepower to the outside, with Ben Gordon, Hinrich and Chris Dujon also coming into play.
However, their Nocioni's firepower point is completely unplayed, Lehi can be said to be more persistent in defense than in offense, if his teammates play well, he is not in a hurry to score, but in defense he is eager to completely strangle the opposing player.
Nocioni played depressed, and went down to rest with four fouls on his back in one defensive action.
At the end of the game, the Knicks chased the 3-point deficit in the first quarter, and the two sides tied at 48-48.
However, Li Hai is still a little dissatisfied, and he thinks that the team can do better.
At halftime, he analyzed the problems in the first half with the head coach, but fortunately he was just "uninteresting" in the game, and he was usually quite good, so he was not disgusted by his teammates.
As soon as the third quarter came on, I don't know if the arrangement at halftime played a role, and the Knicks exploded.
First, Eddie Curry hit Ben Wallace alone, then Francis broke through to make it 2+1, and then Lehi received Marbury's pass and hit a three-pointer, which instantly opened the score.
By the time the Bulls reacted, the Knicks' lead had reached double digits.
In order to catch up with the score, the Bulls can only fight with the Knicks on the outside, not an exaggeration for the Knicks, if they fight on the inside, they really haven't been afraid of anyone in the league.
Unlike the Bulls, who mainly shoot from the outside, the Knicks' breakthrough is ferocious, and now the Bulls can't stop them with just one Ben Wallace.
Under their continuous onslaught, the Bulls not only failed to chase the score, but looked like they were about to collapse, and the opposing head coach quickly asked for a timeout.
Through the timeout, the Bulls finally stabilized, but the score gap was temporarily unable to recover.
At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led by 11 points, but the offense was not over, Crawford continued to attack with the bench lineup, and when Lehi came on again, the Knicks had led by 15 points.
Hinrich hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, but Lehi immediately returned the blow, and the Bulls saw that the Bulls had not improved halfway through the fourth quarter, and the fighting spirit was not so strong.
The Knicks firmly grasped the advantage of the backhand and took the initiative to control the tempo, and the Knicks won eight consecutive victories 106-95.
This winning streak also allowed the Knicks to finally surpass the Pistons and Cavaliers and become the first in the East.
Their rival, James, the young leader of the Cavaliers, also praised the Knicks in an interview as a way to motivate the Cavaliers to compete with the Knicks.
Three days later, the Knicks went to the road to play the Bulls again.
The Bulls gritted their teeth and worked hard with the Knicks for revenge, and the first three quarters of the two sides were inseparable, and at the last critical moment, Lehi hit two three-pointers to help the Knicks establish an advantage, and finally beat the Bulls again 102:95.
David Lee has also been praised by the head coach for a double-double in three consecutive games.
Lehi declared after the game, "We will continue our winning streak." (To be continued.) )