Chapter 127: Rise in status
Lehi is very willing to defend the opponent's first scoring point, unless the opponent's top scorer is a center or point guard, and the center he still can't defend, and the point guard mainly considers Marbury's mood. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, there are sometimes exceptions, such as the supersonic team, the forward pitcher is too tall, two two meters and eight, at this time he will definitely not be able to defend Ray Allen, Lewis who used to defend the No. 3 position, and now he can't even defend the opponent's No. 2 person, Radmanovic is in the No. 3 position, he will definitely have to defend against the Serbian Rademanovic.
The supersonic three-point shot is undoubtedly terrifying, but fortunately they don't have a strong interior line, otherwise the Knicks might really kneel, and the three-point plus the interior line is now the Knicks' soft underbelly.
The Knicks' interior line is still David Lee with Eddie Curry, which can give Eddie Curry enough space.
Supersonic is an inside line, Eddie Curry is not ambiguous in playing, the game starts with continuous hits, and the opponent has nothing to do.
The SuperSonics' response is to respond to all changes with the same, and no matter how the Knicks play, they just shoot three-pointers.
Ray Allen and Lewis both hit and Radmanovic was also bursting with hands, although he was defended by Lee Hai to only have two shots, but he hit both times, and both were three-pointers.
Relying on an excellent shooting percentage, the SuperSonics scored 35 points in the first quarter of the game, leading the Knicks by 10 points.
In the second quarter, the Knicks' interior height increased after Channing Frye came on the court, and he was more suitable for defending Lewis than David Lee, and he made several defenses in a row.
Lehi's restraint on Radmanovic when he was on the court was also very good, and the pressure on the superSonics to score all at once went to Ray Allen.
Ray Allen has a high shooting percentage, and none of the Knicks' four guards can really limit him.
But basketball is not a one-man scoring game, with only Ray Allen on the other side and the Knicks taking turns scoring with Lehi, Marbury, Nate Robinson and Channing Frye, the SuperSonics defense is simply helpless against them.
After Radmanovic fouled Lehi for the third time, he had to go off the court early, and the rest of the time, Lehi could deal with Ray Allen.
Ray Allen is not an easy player to defend, although he has been known for his accuracy, but he is not a pure goalscorer, his physical qualities are very outstanding, and he is dangerous with and without the ball, and defenders cannot even show a trace of carelessness.
And being able to concentrate all his attention on defense is what Lehi is good at, and Ray Allen's desire to score after being switched by Lehi is not as simple as before.
In this quarter, the Knicks changed their offensive tactics and played the outside offense, and by halftime, they chased back the score that had fallen behind.
Sloppy defense is deadly, and after figuring out the current state of the SuperSonics, in the third quarter, the Knicks' outside offense is even more ferocious, which is what they have always been good at.
Especially Lehi and Marbury, Lehi no matter the supersonic player he faced, the opponent couldn't keep up with his speed, and Marbury was completely suppressing Luke Ridno.
With two people, plus the advantage of the inside, the Knicks' offense continued.
The SuperSonics are still Ray Allen's constant scoring to keep the score tight, and Radmanovic has also seized few shots, and their advantage is the three-point shot, which is indeed good.
But the hidden danger has been buried, because of the defensive problems, the SuperSonics not only can't prevent the Knicks from scoring, but the foul problem is also inevitable.
The Knicks' breakthrough ability is also one of the best in the league, and many opponents are often able to bite the score with them in front, but when some important players foul too much, or even six fouls off the court, the balance of victory and defeat will be tilted.
By the fourth quarter, the repercussions of the supersonic foul problem were in.
First, high school forward Johan Petro was sent off the court by Eddie Curry, and then Radmanovic had six fouls to go off the court.
Radmanovic also made eight three-pointers under Lehi's defense, almost hitting 100 shots, although he only had a chance to shoot three-pointers, and Radmanovic's downfall became the beginning of the supersonic collapse.
Without enough scoring points, teams like the SuperSonics are in trouble.
With the flexibility of Channing Frye and David Lee on the inside, Lehi can also ignore Lewis and free up his hands to defend Ray Allen.
Ray Allen has already scored 33 points at this time, and he is also hot, and the whole person is murderous.
Lehi couldn't help but get excited when he faced such a scrappy opponent.
As long as the opponent passes half the court, Lehi will stick it like a kraft candy, and a player like Ray Allen, who is not particularly fast in the first step of the breakthrough, will not be able to shake off Lehi without the cover of his teammates.
Lehi's height and reach are a big disturbance to Ray Allen.
Under Lehi's defense, Ray Allen hit four consecutive three-pointers, and his shooting percentage made his face turn blue.
With 27 points and 13 rebounds, Lehi scored another double-double to help the Knicks beat the SuperSonics 120-109.
On January 10, the Knicks led the team to Cleveland.
LeBron James and Lehi, the two Eastern Conference forwards who led the All-Star voting in the All-Star vote, are finally going to face off, and fans and the media are also paying close attention.
"Little Emperor" LeBron James has become stronger this season, 30+7+7 data is extremely amazing, although he entered the NBA a year earlier than Lehi, he is actually one year younger than Lehi, and is a representative of the young generation of the NBA.
And Lehi's 22+7+7 data is not as good as James' score on the surface, but from the perspective of the ball possession of both sides, Lehi's data is more rare and valuable than James's.
After all, the Cavaliers are James' one-man team, and the core figures of the Knicks are not only Li overseas, but also Marbury, Crawford and Eddie Curry.
Even though neither of the two likes to talk nonsense when interviewed by the media, the commitment to go all out is enough to get their respective fans excited.
The biggest change in the Cavaliers' players this season is the signing of steal king Larry Hughes, but in fact, Larry Hughes's role for the Cavaliers is not as big as imagined, and it is still a little incompatible with James, and the Cavaliers' 70 million is probably not worth it.
In addition to the gimmick of Lehi and James competing for the front, the two teams also have similar records, and when they stand on the field, both sides are full of fighting spirit.
When the whistle blew at the start of the game, Lehi and James, who had just greeted each other with a smile, collided fiercely.
James squeezed Lehi away, stabilized his body and pulled out the middle shot, Lehi was out of balance, and his palm was still blocking the opponent's shooting line.