Chapter 212: Refuse to lose in a row
The Knicks didn't let the other team pull off a miracle, 151-145, winning the game in the third overtime, leaving Hamilton's 51 points empty. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
And Lehi had 49 points, 11 assists, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks, and once again scored monster data, while Marbury, Francis, and Crawford also scored 20+ in the Knicks.
This battle is almost at the bottom of the Knicks' position as the king of the East, and the Pistons have forced them to this point and have not been able to take away the victory, so neither can the other teams.
On December 29th, the Knicks went to the first Western Conference away from Phoenix, and they still didn't recover, and they couldn't keep up with the opponent's running rhythm throughout the game, and finally lost regrettably.
This season, the Suns are back in full swing, and their goal is to win a championship.
Now the teams in the West, after the Jazz are slowly being somewhat figured out by their opponents, the Suns, Spurs and Mavericks are chasing after you for the first place in the West.
On the last day of December, the Knicks traveled to Los Angeles to play the Clippers.
The Clippers are logically stronger when Margeti returns from injury this season, but they haven't started the season well, and it seems that Margeti is somewhat incompatible with the twin towers of Brand and Carman, plus Sam Cassel is a year older.
Lehi faced his old teammate Tim Thomas, who joined the Suns after being cut by the Bulls last season and received a contract with the Clippers in the summer.
The Clippers are interested in his three-point shooting to help open up space for the interior, and it is also embarrassing that this Mr. Ten Million has now become a role player, after all, he is still in his playing years.
Truth be told, a team like Tim Thomas doesn't pose the slightest threat to Lehi on both ends of the floor.
The biggest threat to the Knicks from the Clippers is still the inside, and as soon as the game began, Brand blew the Knicks' interior into slag and scored 15 points in a single quarter.
There is no way for Lehi to do this kind of thing, he can limit the opponent's forward personnel, such as Tim Thomas, who was kept clean by him, but he is powerless for the opponent's interior line.
Lehi also scored 10 points in the first quarter, but the Knicks still trailed 22-28.
In the second quarter, Brand was still in the rain, and in addition to scoring, he had five blocks in the first half, which completely disrupted the Knicks' offensive rhythm.
In addition, Crawford was also suppressed by Margeti when he came off the bench, and the Knicks trailed by 13 points at halftime, and their vaunted offensive power only scored 38 points in the first half, which is a real shame.
In the locker room at halftime, the atmosphere on the Knicks' side was extremely wrong, and Lehi rarely didn't speak, he was afraid that he couldn't help but curse, reasoning They can't be so bad, it's that the players don't work hard enough, and some people don't have the idea of competing with the strong at all.
"It can't be like this in the second half, I don't want to be said that the first in the east will become garbage when I come to the west, I can't afford to lose that person." Marbury couldn't help but exclaim.
Lehi wants to score singles when he gets the ball, he has nothing to say now, he wants to set an example for others with his actual performance, how to play if he wants to win.
"Lehi grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, hit the board and scored, and Tim Thomas was like air in front of him."
"Lehi knocked the ball down from Brand's hand hard, and although it was fouled, Lehi really fought hard, like an enraged beast."
"Three-point shot, Lehi hit again, the Clippers should consider defending a defender, Margeti can't sit still on the bench."
Under Lehi's ferocious performance, the Knicks' teammates gradually recovered.
With five consecutive Western Conference away games, some people think it's okay to lose a few games, but that's not what a championship-seeking team should have.
Brand was finally not as freewheeling as he was in the first half, and fouls had to interrupt the opponent's rhythm, and the Knicks became ferocious under Lehi's lead.
In the second half of the third quarter, they finally looked like the defending champions before them.
Before the fourth quarter, the Knicks closed the deficit to double digits, 62-71.
The point is that their defense has hardened, and by the final quarter, the Clippers have become incredibly difficult to score.
And Lehi has been efficient against Tim Thomas, Margety, and Livingston.
He scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and forced the Clippers to take two timeouts.
The only thing that hasn't changed is that Eddie Curry was replaced again because of defensive sleepwalking, and during this time, Eddie Curry has not trained with Marbury, and his state has obviously become unstable.
Lehi's handling at that time would have brought things back to normal, but he had a high opinion of Eddie Curry's self-awareness.
Some people pursue different goals than others, and with a championship and a big contract, Eddie Curry often wants to live a happy life.
If this continues, the rumors of the deal may become true.
At 4:23, Lehi hit another two-pointer to tie the score.
At 3:37, Lehi assisted Francis to hit a three-pointer to give the Knicks the lead.
But in the final moments, Brand went berserk, hitting two shots under the double shot, don't look at his small height, and he couldn't stop Gortat and Channing Frye on the inside.
With the clock clocking two minutes down, the Clippers still have a one-point lead.
Lehi singled in the low post, and it was Margeti who defended him, and the Clippers chose Margety, the strongest player, to defend him after a comprehensive comparison.
Brand is not far away, as long as Lehi rushes in, he will come forward to help defend, Brand has already capped the Knicks 8 today, his long arms and height are really a bit asymmetrical.
After Lehi squeezed a little, he turned over and hit the jump shot again, Margeti's strength was good, but he still suffered a little in terms of height and arm length.
On the other hand, Margeti wanted to hit Lehi, holding the ball and killing inside, Lehi kept following the footsteps of the opponent, and immediately jumped up to interfere when Margeti shot, and Margeti attacked this time neatly.
The Knicks' offense was the most common No. 4 to mention the three-point line block, and Channing Fry finally hit the first two shots without shooting, and the Knicks led by three points.
Now the Clippers have no choice but to pin their hopes on Brand, and the Knicks are a double bag.
After all, Brand is just an excellent interior lineman, and he can't go against the sky, and the third strong fight in the face of two people's defense finally hit the iron.
Lehi countered with the rebound, and the Knicks' three-line fast break appeared for the first time in this game.
He took a shot, faked the pass and then started to dunk directly to end the battle, 43 seconds, leading by 5 points, and there was not much time left for the Clippers. (To be continued.) )