Chapter 122: Instability
Li Haihai's performance in the first half was not bad, he took the lead in admitting his mistake and expressed his determination, and the other players also broke the silence one after another. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Lehi's impact on the team is obviously greater than last season.
The slump in the first half was indeed related to the fact that it had just passed Christmas, Lehi was quietly living quietly, and the others were different, it was a matter of custom, and Marbury was also partying with his family until he was exhausted.
After the fatigue of the half-game, most people's bodies have returned to playing condition.
At the beginning of the second half, Marbury hit a three-pointer and set off the Knicks' counterattack.
Carter was still on the fire, hitting another goal in front of Richardson.
At this time, the team needs to be strengthened, otherwise the words in the locker room will be in vain, and Lehi also increased the aggressiveness of the attack, and after receiving the ball, it was Richard Jefferson who singled out, dribbling and shooting to make the opponent point up, creating the opponent's foul.
Not only to score, but also to inflict damage, this is Lehi's determination.
If the opponent's core players are forced to leave the court with too many fouls, their combat effectiveness will decrease, which is the last word.
Richard Jefferson is also a competitive master, and he wants to return it after being singled by Lehi, and he has to eat Lehi hard with his body with a simple change of direction.
Now he had a hard bone, and under his impact, Lehi still held his defensive position steadily.
Jefferson could only force a shot, and Lehi's palm immediately sealed, turning the opponent's shot into iron.
On the Knicks' counterattack, Marbury scored again.
Marbury and Lehi are two of the team's best passers, and both of them play out as a personal threat but as a team-wider.
With the two attracting the attention of defenders, Eddie Curry, who was not in great form off the bench when he returned to play, also got two free throws.
The opponent hit the ball inside again, and anyway, the Knicks' interior defense was still a little worse.
Halfway through the third quarter, Lehi caused Jefferson to foul again, and at this time Jefferson had already committed his fourth foul and had to rest first, and the Nets' attack point was suddenly one less.
Kidd himself tried to shoot once, but it didn't score, and for a player like Kidd, whose primary goal is passing, it can be a little awkward when it comes time to ask him to score.
He did trick Nate Robinson into two fouls, but unfortunately the free throw didn't feel good.
After Jefferson left the court, Lehi immediately accepted the job of defending Carter, but Carter did not defend him, and the idea of making Carter fouls could only be stopped.
At the end of the third quarter, the score gap between the two sides also narrowed to 5 points.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Nate Robinson suddenly broke out, hit three points in a row, and chased the game up at once, Lehi was still sitting on the bench at this time, and he also got up and cheered when he saw his teammates hit a good ball.
Several rookie players of the Knicks may have a lot of shortcomings, but they have brought vitality to the team.
They were fearless and unaffected by the Knicks' slump in previous years, and with this play, the Knicks have more players eager to win.
The Nets also brought in Carter and Jefferson in advance, hoping to regain the advantage.
But Jefferson's hands were already cold after half the quarter, and it wasn't long before he came up that he was fouled again, again when Richardson was shooting a three-pointer.
After Lehi and other main players returned to the court, the team was already 3 points ahead.
Most of the time, the Knicks are the main players who dig holes on the bench, and this time they can enjoy the advantages brought by the bench, and Li Hai will not let such an advantage slip away in vain.
The Nets have a big man sitting under the basket, and neither of them chooses a small lineup, but they all open up the posture and play ball by ball.
But even if it is a positional battle, in the face of Jefferson, who has already committed five fouls, Lehi will not let go.
Channing Flair came out, Lehi went to the low post, and kept asking for the ball to hit Jefferson with his back.
Jefferson was back-to-back by Lehi several times in a row, and finally made a big move to defend in anger, and then made six fouls.
The Nets' current means are only Carter's offense, and Carter also played hard, rushing to the basket several times to make fouls in an attempt to catch up with the score.
Of course, the Knicks will not give the other side a chance, to catch up with the game, it is not enough to just attack, and the defense must also keep up, but after Jefferson went down, the Nets' defensive system has been destroyed, and they spent most of their energy just stopping Lehi.
However, the Knicks' outside attack point is not only Lehi, under Lehi's wonderful pass, Crawford hit another three-pointer, and after a few shots, the Nets have a posture of collapse.
After the timeout, the Nets didn't come up with a good solution, but instead turned into Carter's single.
The Knicks held on to the advantage until the clock ran out.
At 100:94, through the awakening of the second half, they left the victory at home.
As the season progresses, the Knicks' reality has gradually been clarified by other teams.
It is no secret that Lehi's strengthening, rookie players becoming the main rotation, and defensive shortcomings have caused the team to be extremely inconsistent during this period.
Coming to the road on Dec. 28, the Knicks lost on the same issue.
In the face of the Magic, which is not very strong, the problem is on the inside, Eddie Curry has recovered some means on offense, but he is much worse than the opponent on defense.
Young Dwight Howard was really able to toss, and although Lehi gritted his teeth and sent him six fouls in the end, the Knicks were not able to turn the tables around.
Marbury missed a shot in the whole game, which is also a new thing for the Knicks.
On December 30, when the Knicks played the Bucks away, the team made adjustments to the main lineup.
With Eddie Curry returning to the main line-up after injury, Nate Robinson replacing Richardson and David Lee replacing Channing Frye, the head coach is clearly a little unhappy with the team.
The Knicks, that is, Lehi and Marbury have always occupied the main position.
The Bucks are also a difficult opponent to play, in addition to those top teams, the Knicks are still troubled by teams with interior lines, whether they are good at offensive interior lines or interior lines that are good at defense.
The combination of Jamal Magloyle and Andrew Bogut is troublesome just for its size, and their backcourt players are also offensive combinations that the Knicks are not good at dealing with.
The opening scene was that Morris Williams and Michael Reed scored consecutive points, and Lehi immediately communicated with his teammates to change the opponent's number one man, Michael Reed.
As an All-Star player, Michael Reed is a ruthless character, and his projection ability is even better.
Lehi has great respect for this star player in the same rank as him and is interested in beating him.