Chapter 232: Defeat the Opponent
Before going to the away stadium, Lehi swore in front of the media reporters, and his words were sonorous and powerful. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
No one would say he's overdone now, because the Knicks have that quality this season.
The Wizards really don't have a good way to face the Knicks, and it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, not to mention that their coach Eddie Jordan will only come and go with those few moves.
Before the game even started, the Knicks had already guessed that the Wizards, who returned to their home court, would definitely increase the playing time of strong players and take advantage of the home court advantage to fight against the Knicks.
However, this trick didn't work for the Knicks at all, and now Jarvis Hayes, who is defending Lehi, can't keep up with Lehi at all.
They really couldn't find a better defensive player than Butler, and DeSean Stevenson defended the perimeter well, but he couldn't stand the power of Lehi.
Can't limit Lehi from this, the Knicks' offense is much smoother.
The outside and interior can't compete with the Knicks, not to mention that the outside world is not optimistic, and even the Wizards themselves are not confident.
Jamison returned home and played well, winning 30+10, but it was of limited help to the team.
At 108:92, the Knicks took the match point strongly and did not give the opponent any chance.
Lehi faced Jamison in the third quarter of the game and scored 31 points.
The Knicks are on a roll, but now the eyes of the outside world are not on their more obvious strengths and weaknesses, not even in the East.
The battle in the West was fierce, the Lakers and Jazz both pulled back a game, and the Warriors won another game to lead the Mavericks again, much to the surprise of most people.
On the Knicks' training court, Lehi meticulously took the lead in completing various trainings.
This year, the Knicks are stronger, but their strength is also exposed, and Lehi is still a little worried.
Fortunately, he has the support of several core players, otherwise it would have been a thankless task to dwell on the details of training in the case of a big win for the team.
"I think you're a little more cautious, we're not afraid of any team." Marbury Road.
Lehi sighed: "There is the strength to win the championship, only the runner-up will not be satisfied, there are a few teams in the league that are still difficult to deal with, not to mention the west, even the east, we also have to be more careful, this has nothing to do with self-confidence, I want the team to get more wins." ”
Marbury immediately understood Lehi's thoughts, the championship, that's really a good thing, after winning the championship, the waist is straighter in front of many players in the league, if they can defend the title, their status will be greatly improved.
Money Marbury has made a lot of money, isn't it time to pursue this status.
For Lehi, he is more and more recognized, it is hard to imagine that this is a player who has just entered the league for three years, many guys who have been in the league all their lives do not have this kind of awareness, if he is young, he will definitely not be able to understand.
But as long as the core players are on the same page, it doesn't matter if the other players understand it or not, they will lead by example and then ask others to do the same.
Their coach, Larry Brown, also understood Lehi's thoughts, "It's several times harder to defend the title than to win the championship, and you all have to be prepared to fight hard." ”
On April 30, the fourth game between the Knicks and the Wizards continued on the Wizards' home court.
Even if the Wizards agree that they are not as strong as the Knicks, they don't want to be swept.
At the beginning of the game, Jamison, as the only core of the team now, also showed the attitude he should have, and hit several long-range shots in a row at the beginning.
What he does best is shooting, and he makes perfect sense to do so.
While strengthening the defense, the Knicks started from the inside, Eddie Curry's performance in these games is not too good, but it is still no problem to crush the Wizards' inside, especially when the opening is full of energy.
Jamison's attack range is large, and the Knicks want to target him, and many times they will selectively let go of other points of the Wizards, and if other points of the Wizards can be scored at this time, the Knicks will be in some trouble.
However, the rest of the Wizards couldn't help Jamison at all, and Stevenson even shot zero of six, causing the Knicks to be unscrupulous in containing Jamison.
After Jamison's offense was limited, the Knicks took the opportunity to overtake the score.
Lehi broke straight to the basket, and the Wizards' players couldn't stop it at all.
Seeing that the Wizards were about to be unstoppable, there was a surprise player on their bench, and that was Lithuania's interior Dalius Sangella.
The Knicks' interior defensive problems were still exposed, Darius Sangueira felt good in this game, and the Knicks' interior line couldn't be defended for a while.
The Lithuanian stayed on the court until halftime, and for the first time, the Wizards also led the Knicks by two points at halftime.
At halftime, Larry Brown was also dissatisfied, "Do you think it doesn't matter if you lose one game, then you are very wrong, you can lose one game today, and tomorrow you will feel that it is okay to come back next season." ”
"The coach was right, we're going to win the series, just today." Lehi stood up in support.
From the beginning of the third quarter, the Knicks' offense was more aggressive.
The Wizards are also making targeted adjustments, ensuring that there are two big men on the court at all times, and in addition to Darius Sangella, second-year rookie Andre Bradge is also doing well.
They seem to have found a way to win by having the big man attack the interior and Jamison as an outside battery.
Maybe it's a good idea, but it's not all going to work.
Seeing that the opponent was piling up big ones, the Knicks simply replaced Eddie Curry to speed up, and the Wizards were not as fast as the Knicks, and now they can't keep up.
The Knicks hit quick counter-attacks in quick succession, breaking the deadlock in the final minutes of the third quarter.
In the crucial fourth quarter, the Knicks Wizards, who had continued their style of play, could not stop it, and they began to try three points constantly to achieve miracles.
But miracles require strength as a foundation, and the Knicks saw the opponent's plan and strengthened the defense outside the three-point line, so that the Wizards' three-point attempts were all iron.
At 99:88, the Knicks came out of force in the second half and won the first round of the playoffs neatly.
In addition to the Knicks, the Pistons defeated the Nets 4:0, and the Cavaliers also defeated the Heat 4:0, and they will become opponents in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Knicks, on the other hand, have to wait for the winner between the Bulls and the Raptors, who have now won the match point 3-1, and if nothing else, their opponent will be the Bulls.
The Western Spurs, Suns, and the surprising Warriors also won the match point, only the Rockets and Jazz battled hard to make it 2:2, and after the first round, the playoffs really began. (To be continued.) )