Chapter 269: On Concentration
The Knicks and Celtics battled fiercely in the final quarter, with Garnett blowing the horn of the opponent's attack on the inside. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At 5:28, Ray Allen's three-pointer helped the Celtics take the lead.
In the next minute, Lehi hit two mid-range shots to take the advantage back.
That struggled until the final two minutes, when Lehi drew a foul on Pierce from beyond the three-point line and hit all three free throws to turn the Knicks' advantage into five points.
Then Garnett hit the iron, and Lehi took control of the rhythm after picking up the rebound, and did not shoot until the last minute, although he missed the shot, but it took a lot of time.
When it was the Knicks' turn to attack again and Lehi had to run out of time, the Celtics opted for foul play.
Lehi's last-minute free throws didn't miss anything, and the Knicks had no chance of overtaking the score.
After Eddie House missed a three-pointer at the five-second mark, the Celtics gave up struggling.
At 111:106, the Knicks beat their rivals to win 22 in a row.
Next, the Knicks won 23 consecutive wins against the 76ers with Iguodala as the core at home, and Lehi still performed well, scoring 38 points.
After the game against the 76ers, the Knicks will win five consecutive road trips in the West, and many predict that the Knicks' winning streak will be interrupted in this Western Conference tour.
On December 27, the Knicks began to challenge the Warriors, the first opponent in the West.
The Warriors are one of the few teams to beat them this season, and the Knicks are being extra careful.
As a representative of strong offense and weak defense, it will be difficult for the Warriors to guard against it if they soar offensively.
Their three leading scorers, Byron Davis, Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson, are all averaging more than 20+ per game this season, and the Knicks' backcourt three-man defensive pressure is not small.
Compared with the outside, the Warriors' interior line is a little worse, Harrington and Biedrins can only say that the flexibility is good, and it is still worse to deal with the Knicks' interior line.
The bearded Byron Davis took the lead after the start of the game, and his shooting and breakthroughs were very threatening, and Francis was a little overwhelmed by his strength compared to his strength.
But the most important thing is the rhythm, if you fall into position, the Knicks are not afraid of the opponent breaking through at all.
However, the Warriors have a bigger weakness than the interior, and that is that they don't have the right specialness.
In the first matchup, they were both leading at the beginning, but when it came to the rotation, the advantage gradually shifted to the Knicks' side.
By the time the two sides met again, the Knicks had already brought the rhythm over.
The Knicks' tempo is usually not slow, but this time they deliberately suppressed the tempo to prevent the Warriors from playing smoothly, and if their players came in single-handedly, the success rate was not so high.
After being stifled to the tempo, the Warriors felt like a different team, and their efficiency on the offensive end completely dropped.
If it weren't for Bidrins' rebounding protection well, the Knicks would have been able to take advantage of the opportunity to pull away.
At halftime, the Knicks led 52-47, which was not a big advantage against a team that had little defense.
In the third quarter, the Knicks also controlled the situation steadily, preferring that they would score a few points less, but also control the rhythm and not let the opponent play the offense.
Their lead also slowly rose, and it came to eight points by the end of the third quarter.
If this continues, they will surely be able to win on a solid basis.
But in the fourth quarter, there was a little accident, Stephen Jackson suddenly exploded, hitting three three-pointers from beyond the three-point line to help the Warriors close the score.
At the critical moment, Lehi broke through to the opponent's basket twice to complete the score, stabilizing the situation.
And when the Warriors wanted to rely on three points again, the Knicks didn't give them a chance.
In the final moments, Byron Davis missed two three-point shots, and the Knicks took the victory in their hands.
At 114:106, Lehi scored another 30+, continuing his good feel and leading the team to a 24-game winning streak.
On January 29, the Knicks came to Los Angeles, thinking that the Lakers would not have any trouble after Bynum's injury, but they knew that it was a hard bone.
At the beginning of the game, the Knicks took advantage of the inside to maintain the lead steadily, and although their starting No. 3 became Luke Wharton, it was not a problem for Lehi.
What I didn't expect was that when it came to the rotation, the Lakers first hit two three-pointers from Famar, then Vujasic, and then Radmanovic, and six three-pointers at once directly knocked the Knicks unconscious.
When the Knicks came on the court, they found themselves trailing by double digits.
"Don't rush, defend well, don't let them have an easy shot."
Lehi began to command the team, he did not force the shot this time, but kept killing the opponent's basket, without Bynum, the Lakers' defense under the basket was empty, and the Knicks rushed the opponent's defense to pieces.
At halftime, the Knicks not only equalized the score, but also relied on Lehi's whistle to lead by 2 points.
In fact, the Lakers in this game were completely abnormal, Kobe Bryant didn't make much of a move at this time, and completely made the ball for his teammates.
Kobe Bryant is a star with fewer weaknesses, and he can score and defend the organization, but his offensive mode and organization mode are separated, and he can't score any points when he organizes, and he basically doesn't pass the ball out when he scores.
So the first half was lively, but the Lakers were all role players scoring.
According to Kobe Bryant's character, the team did not gain an advantage when he was mainly played, and he would definitely come in person in the second half.
But the outside line also has to be guarded, the Lakers' three-point shooting is quite accurate today, there is no way to be shot to death, but you can still take precautions before being shot.
The Lakers' defense is terrible, and as long as the Knicks can interrupt their scoring, they will definitely be able to gain an advantage.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe Bryant really turned on the scoring mode, and the rest of the Lakers performed alone with him at this time.
The Knicks decisively adjusted their defense and let Kobe Bryant shoot from the outside.
Bryant scored twice in the quarter, but the Knicks still maintained the lead, and it should be said that it was slightly expanded, and it was obviously easier to limit the team with one person to score than to limit the team with more flowers.
However, at the start of the fourth quarter, Vujacic opened up another three-pointer.
The Lakers chased the score up and overtook it again, which the Knicks did not expect at all, and they reluctantly asked for a timeout, watching the Lakers return to the bench with a smile.
The Knicks are clearly careless when it comes to scoring back-to-back players who have made it clear that they want to limit themselves and aren't the kind of players who can create scoring opportunities.