Butler's defense was indeed a little better than Jamison's, and Lehi didn't look strong on the court either. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But if Butler comes to defend Lehi, the Wizards will need 2.11-meter Jarred Jeffries to defend the Knicks' guard from the outside.

Either Marbury or Francis would be able to pop Jeffries into a sieve.

The key is that Arenas' defense is not very good, Lehi also began to play more organizational strategies when he was attacking, and Marbury was not chic in the scoring guard position, hitting a few shots in a row so that the Wizards had to call a timeout.

Towards the end of the first quarter, the Wizards found that it had become the situation of Game 1 again.

When the main players of the two sides were on the court, the Wizards could only rely on offense to desperately hang the score, but when they rotated, their bench players did not score and the defense was not good enough to compare with the Knicks.

On the other hand, the Knicks, even if they come off the bench, play well, especially in defense, when the Knicks rotate players, there will be almost no fluctuations in the team's defense.

Even Larry Brown couldn't help but nod his head again and again, his persistence finally paid off, although there was a difference in what he asked for, but there was no problem with the big frame.

To be able to achieve this effect, it is naturally indispensable for Lehi to bring the strong support of a group of players, and players like Lehi make Larry Brown very pleased.

As a result, Arenas went down and returned to the court without resting for 1 minute, and the Wizards' bench was even less confident, and basically all the ball was given to Arenas.

Arenas is still capable of scoring despite the Knicks' tight defense, but he is the only one who the Wizards can do to this extent.

As a result, by halftime, the Wizards had 37 points, just one more than in the first game.

The Knicks were in the middle of the pack, scoring 43 points.

The Knicks' defense against the Wizards can be said to be very successful, Lehi dealt with Jamison on the defensive end, and consumed Butler on the offensive end, which can be said to be a lot of hard work.

The team's current tactical system also provides strong support for Lehi, allowing him to focus on different stages and not want him to be on the court all the time.

The team's attacking power can also be guaranteed under the best effort to defend, which is fundamental.

In this game, the Wizards rotated less, and for Antonio Daniels, who had offensive power in the first game, the Knicks also made targeted defenses, and also kept him clean in the first half.

In the second half, the Wizards' tactics did not change, but they were blocked in the ability of the stars.

The team followed the rhythm of Arenas, he attacked directly or broke through the ball, and Jamison did not fight against Li Hai, often running outside the three-point line after covering, making room for Arenas to break through.

With Lehi's defense, he hit just one three-pointer.

Butler, on the other hand, was tougher, both offensively and defensively, but he quickly paid the price.

Due to the excessive movement of the defense, Lehi's continuous frontal attacks caused Butler's fouls, and the third quarter was already the fifth foul, and the Wizards could only let Butler go off the court first.

Without Butler, the Wizards' backcourt height dropped, and their offensive power suddenly weakened.

And defensively, the Wizards can only use Jamison to mark Lehi, Jamison's pace is slower, and Lehi's space on the offensive end will become larger.

Only Arenas was still attacking with all his might, and he made two fouls on Francis, so that Francis also had four fouls and could only be replaced early.

However, the Knicks have a lot of talent in the backcourt, and replacing Crawford to return Marbury to the No. 1 position will not have much impact at all, or Crawford can play false accusations and Lehi will organize.

After Lehi entered the playoffs, he increased his individual attack, but there was no ambiguity when he was asked to organize, and the Knicks would not be weakened by the end of one or two people.

Under the continuous impact of Arenas without resting, the Knicks did not continue to expand the score in the third quarter, but their style of play has no tactics to speak of.

Arenas has been on the court, and the Knicks have also targeted him to cause consumption to Arenas.

Even if Arenas is powerful, he can't have the physical strength to support him all the time.

After the final quarter, his shooting percentage began to drop.

The Wizards saw that the score was going to be left and replaced Butler and Jamison early.

The two of them still feel good, but Jamison has fewer chances to be defended by Li Hai, and Butler has five fouls and has become the target of the Knicks' attack.

So Butler just came up and hit a three-pointer before being sent down by Marbury.

At the last moment, Jamison also went ruthless and came to the low post to work hard with Lehi.

Jamison is actually very well-rounded, but after developing outside shooting, he didn't like inside hand-to-hand combat, and after paying one turnover and two misses, Jamison got two opportunities to hit the free throw line.

But it was too late, and he couldn't keep fighting.

Compared to shooting from the outside, such hand-to-hand combat is too much physical exertion.

Lehi had never been hard at work, but Jamison was no longer used to such a fight.

With just 2:15 left in the game, Lehi hit a three-pointer to extend his team's lead to 11 points.

At the 1:56 mark, Arenas made three free throws to close the deficit to single digits again, and the Wizards saw some hope.

But then after Marbury's steal, the Knicks successfully counterattacked, and the Wizards' hopes were extinguished.

In the final moments, Arenas missed two three-pointers, and the Knicks won the second game of the playoffs 90-82.

In the first two games of the playoffs, only the Cavaliers and the Nets drew in the East, the Pistons, Heat and Knicks all had a 2:0 advantage, and the situation in the West was similar, with the Spurs, Mavericks and Clippers all winning two, and only the Suns and Lakers fighting 1:1.

Then it's time for a home-and-away swap, and if the team that is behind wants to turn the tide, they have to take advantage of the opportunity at home.

In between games, the Knicks didn't let up either, and have been training against the Wizards' tactics.

The Wizards actually used a modified version of Princeton, which looked like that in the regular season, but in the playoffs, this set of tactics was obviously not suitable for them, and at critical moments, their core Arenas played more singles.

The Knicks' goal is to make the opponent unable to play tactics, and for this, they continue to conduct defensive drills.

In front of the media, Li Hai said domineeringly, "A game is a game, and only by beating your opponent can you win, whether it is at home or away, we beat them." (To be continued.) )