Chapter 211: Overtime Strongman
The game entered the second overtime, and Lehi kept running with Hamilton at a huge cost, but he believed that the opponent would not consume less than him. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Hamilton did have his strengths, though, starting with the second overtime to hit the ball first.
If Hamilton attacks with the ball, Lehi won't give him any chances, but if he runs off the ball and takes advantage of that gap, even if he knows it, it will be difficult to guard against it sometimes.
Marbury also had a good hand at this time, and Channing Frye took a cover, and he also hit a mid-range shot to tie the score.
But in the next defense, Billups gave the Knicks a heavy blow and returned a realistic foul to Marbury, not only hitting a free throw, but also letting Marbury commit six fouls.
Marbury did a good job defending today, Billups didn't score too many points, but he also paid a big price, and in the second overtime, he still couldn't stay on the court until the end.
"It's okay, I'll take charge of the game." Lehi's eyes were firm, even if his physical strength had been consumed a lot, he must stand up at this time.
In the Knicks' offense, Lehi asked for the ball in the low post and hit the inside line, causing Prince to foul again, and Prince also five times.
In addition, Billups also had five fouls, and on the Knicks' side, Channing Frye and Crawford also had five fouls.
At 2:07, Billups drew another foul on Francis, giving the Pistons the lead again.
At this time, the Pistons were left with only McDace on the inside, and Lehi let Channing Frye come up to cover, and took the opportunity to rush into the inside to pick up the basket.
Channing Frye is a very practical tactic for the Knicks to open up after covering, no one can keep up, he is about to shoot from the outside, if someone catches up, the opponent's interior line will be empty, and players like Lehi will be difficult to stop when they break through.
Hamilton then hit two in a row, while the Knicks were hit by Crawford and Francis.
In the last few tens of seconds, the two sides were still tied 135:135.
With 8.6 seconds left to go, Billups hit a turnaround jumper with his back to Francis, 135-137.
The Knicks stood on the edge of the cliff again, and after a timeout, they served a sideline ball in the middle.
Lehi got the ball and was suddenly quoted by the opponent, he didn't panic and passed the ball to Crawford, who then rushed inside and threw his hand in the face of the defense.
The basketball smashed on the basket and popped out, but McDyes's desperate defense still affected Crawford, and just as Prince turned around to protect the rebound, Lehi slammed his force and forced himself past the opponent.
The long arm is a little in the air, and the basketball is hit into the basket, and the red light on the timer lights up at the same time.
At 137:137, the two sides went into the third overtime.
Both mentally and physically, I was exhausted by the third overtime.
A few people who wanted to play longer were a little out of breath when they returned to the bench.
"Everybody, just pass me the ball in a moment, and I promise the game will end in the next extra time."
Lehi once again uttered words of personal heroism, which he thought were rare.
But the game is about to go for more than 60 minutes, and someone has to stand up strongly.
At the beginning of the third overtime, Hamilton received the ball again and threw it, and Lehi was more quick to bypass the opponent's cover this time, and the interference was very solid, or Hamilton was tired, and his movements were already a little slower than before.
missed, but Prince grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, Eddie Curry has been on the court since Marbury went down, and he is not physically good now, and the rebound is not guaranteed at all.
Larry Brown kept him on the court at this time, and he just let his big man occupy the box.
The Knicks attacked, Lehi took the initiative to get the ball after half time, in front of Prince, and the Pistons only Prince could limit Lehi a little.
Lehi made a breakthrough move, and when he saw that Prince's defensive center of gravity had changed somewhat, he immediately turned his back and squeezed two steps inside.
The piston pinch immediately rushed up, but Lehi was strong in front of Prince.
Because of his physical strength, Prince didn't have time to back down this time, and the arms of the two were wrapped together, Prince fouled, and six fouls were off.
The Pistons' three main players have been fouled, and now the substitutions are not easy to change.
In the end, Coach Philip Saunders replaced veteran Davis Davis, who was betting on the Knicks' outside shooting percentage to drop and let Davis help protect the interior and fight for frontcourt rebounds.
At this time, the Knicks' interior line must be at a loss, but the Pistons don't want to get offensive opportunities on the inside, and the two sides have to fight for the outside and rebounds.
The rebounding Knicks must have suffered, and Lehi can't take care of rebounding even if he has to defend against Hamilton, so he can only be more efficient than the opponent's offense.
Billups tried a three-point run to kill the game, but Francis' defense was on point, and Billups didn't show a supernatural play.
When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Lehi let Channing Frye step forward to cover, and suddenly it was a three-point shot.
He has been focusing on breakthroughs for a while, and the Pistons didn't expect him to shoot three points, but when the other party didn't expect it, Lehi made a shot.
Without Prince's long-arm interference, he doesn't have to worry about anyone else on the outside.
With a brush, the three-point shot was like a hammer smashing into the heart of the Pistons.
The Pistons' counterattack Billups passed to Hamilton again, and Hamilton made a jump shot like a machine, but at this time Lehi pounced, burst into a loud shout, and slapped Hamilton's ball into the opponent's half.
Francis and Crawford slammed out, and at this point, the Knicks players were faster.
Crawford picked up the ball and went straight to the ground to complete a layup, giving the Knicks a five-point lead.
This is the biggest gap between the two sides since the fourth quarter, and all the pressure is on the Pistons.
Billups made another three-point shot under pressure, but the Knicks had already defended him.
As a well-known key gentleman, the Knicks couldn't ignore him, and Billups hit the iron again.
Channing Fry protected the rebound, and Lehi took it and dribbled it to the opposing half to start controlling the time.
Billups came to defend himself, Lehi waited until the last few seconds of the offensive time, forced a step inside against the defense and shot, Billups's defense was fine, but he was still a little shorter in front of him, and his strength was a little worse.
With a 7-point advantage on the shot, the balance of victory tilted in favor of the Knicks.
After that, Lehi interfered with Hamilton's shooting again, and the Pistons had no chance, although they didn't give up and played foul play. (To be continued.) )