Chapter 98: The Knicks' Chance

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After the timeout, Wade showed the speed of the breakthrough again, rushing in and getting a free throw.

However, then the Knicks scored with the help of Marbury and Lehi, and consumed 21 seconds, and the Heat missed a quick three-point shot, and the game was out of suspense.

At 101:94, the Knicks tied the score, surprising everyone.

On May 3, the battle between the Knicks and the Heat went to the home court of the Heat.

In this game, Lehi unexpectedly committed two fouls in the first quarter and was replaced early off the break, and the Heat took the opportunity to take a double-digit lead.

In the second quarter, the Knicks just caught up a little and Lehi was substituted for the third foul, and he was aggrieved.

At the start of the second half, O'Neal went into brutal mode again, extending the Heat's lead to 15 points, and Lehi once chased the score to just five points with his teammates in the final quarter, and then he was fouled for the first time in the playoffs with six fouls.

At 95:102, the Heat achieved match point.

By this time, several teams had already reached the second round of the playoffs.

The Grizzlies were swept by the Suns, the Spurs took out the Nuggets 4:1, the SuperSonics took out the Kings 4:1, the 76ers lost to the Pistons 1:4, and the Bulls lost to the Wizards 2:4.

The Rockets and Mavericks, the Pacers and the Celtics, have reached 3-3 and are ready to tie seven.

The sixth game between the two sides returned to the Knicks' home court again, but this time the Heat team had some small problems, O'Neal fought too hard in these games, and the injury on his body recurred and he couldn't play.

The Heat don't have O'Neal, and although the Knicks still don't have an advantage on the inside, their defense no longer needs to bet on the opponent's perimeter shooting percentage.

The most critical thing in this game became to restrict Wade, and after learning the news, Lehi said on the spot that even if he didn't do anything on the court, he would watch Wade to death.

Without O'Neal's presence, he could finally use all his defensive means.

At the beginning of the game, he still stuck to Wade, but when Wade received the ball, it was different, put half a step, and shoot to prevent sudden shots, but facing Wade is different from facing James, Lehi's height is dominant, even if Wade shoots, he can give more intervention.

In O'Neal's absence, Wade was the only leader on the field, and he chose to make a decisive shot on the first ball.

Lehi's attention was extremely focused, and the moment Wade's feet left, he bounced up like a spring, and his right arm sealed it as best he could.

Under his interference, Wade's already unstable mid-range shot immediately hit the iron.

The Knicks went into counter-attack mode, Lehi broke through and Crawford hit the first shot.

Next, the Heat tried to pass the ball to the inside, and after the Knicks entered normal defensive mode, there was a chance on the inside, and Haslem and Mourning could also shoot, but the Knicks couldn't prevent O'Neal's domineering style of play, and they still had some experience in defending the inside shot.

Mo Ning may be able to carry the fight when he is at his peak, but now he is a little more than willing and lacking in strength.

Haslem was interfered with by Tim Thomas's long arm and missed the half-volley, and the Knicks started to pick up the rebound and started to pick up again, and they are now in this lineup, and the counterattack is very fast.

Lehi received the ball without pausing and gave it directly to Marbury, who picked up speed again and made two free throws for the opponent's foul.

Seeing that the start was a bit bad, Wade immediately made a frantic breakthrough.

Wade's first step was very fast, and Lehi's close words would definitely be passed, but given a half-step distance Lehi would have a chance to react.

He is taller than Wade, as long as he follows Wade all the time and interferes when the opponent makes a move.

The Heat's first scoring came from Mourning's frontcourt rebounds, who are now in the type of occasional showmanship, and are still strong in rebounding and blocking.

But by this time, the Knicks had already scored 7 points.

Wade was very uncomfortable with Li Hai's defense, and the Heat's offense was in trouble, but Haslem and Mourning's scrambling on the inside was very powerful, and the Knicks were not able to pull away from the score on several strong frontcourt baskets.

The Knicks led by five points in the first quarter, and by the second quarter, Wade's hand was getting better and better, hitting two mid-range shots in a row.

And in order to shoulder the responsibility, Wade only rested for more than 1 minute.

Lehi's game is completely aimed at Wade, Wade will play immediately, he is not afraid of fighting physical strength, and now this good body allows him to rely on.

He skillfully controlled the distance between Wade, Wade thought that he was several times more difficult than before, and if he didn't grab it, Lehi would not easily foul, just leaving room for the opponent to shoot and pass.

It's a defence that will definitely go wrong when O'Neal is around, but it's working well now.

Wade hit a few shots, which didn't kill the Knicks at all.

In contrast, Eddie Jones, who has a longer range, is more of a threat from the outside.

But because of the decline in physical fitness, Eddie Jones was unable to make big waves, and his scoring explosiveness was no match for Crawford.

So even if the two played well, the Knicks still led by 6 points in the first half.

In the second half, Wade's mid-range shooting percentage improved further, and Wade, who was still a sophomore rookie, showed a superstar temperament, with a big heart, and the more he needed to score, the more accurate he would be.

On the contrary, Crawford on the Knicks' side failed, and Crawford's offense without firepower was completely a hole in the court, seeing that the Heat chased the score, Lehi hit a three-pointer, and then assisted Tim Thomas to hit a three-pointer, and the situation was stabilized at once.

How to defend Lehi has been an unsolved problem for the Heat in this series.

At first, they didn't expect that the rookie who entered the playoffs for the first time would be able to play better than in the regular season, and the other thing was that Lehi's type was inherently difficult to defend.

Wade wants to organize the offense, and he can't keep an eye on Lehi all the time, and even if Wade marks the whole game, he can't completely limit Lehi, Lehi is taller than Wade after all, with accurate shooting, strong body and good passing ability, and it is not possible to prevent and not pinch shots.

But the core of the Knicks is not Lehi now, Lehi can not attack and focus on defense when Lehi is pinched, and Marbury and Crawford can also support the Knicks' offense.

Rookies grow too quickly to cause this kind of annoyance to opponents, and the Heat are now putting some of their expectations on luck, and rookie players can't always be so good.

However, apparently they still didn't see it clearly, although Lehi didn't score as much as he did in the first home game, but when the Knicks needed someone to step up and score, he would do it.

"It's too fast, Mourning reacts a step slower, Lehi dunks and scores, 76:71, and the Knicks lead by five points into the final quarter."