Chapter 85: Playoff Sprint

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Lehi quickly turned and followed, slammed in front of Carter, and stopped on the three-point line to get ready to defend, but Carter stopped.

Chasing three points, the basketball brushed into the net, 93:91, the Nets overtook by 2 points.

It's over, Lehi's heart sank at that time, and he was a little out of breath, is he going to lose, this game.

The head coach called a timeout, but Lehi was still dazed, completely oblivious to what was said during the timeout.

The Knicks served in the half, Lehi ran mechanically, and somehow the ball got into his hands, and his mechanical shot, when it sounded, brought him back to reality.

He hit the iron again, this game is lost to him, the Knicks are estimated to not even be able to enter the playoffs this season, Lehi has never been so depressed, at this moment he seems to have returned to the time when he was injured in the previous life.

The home fans burst into loud cheers, and Lehi realized that because he had beaten the Nets' interior to pieces before, this time finally paid off.

Kurt Thomas grabbed a frontcourt basket shot and the Knicks tied the score.

Lehi came to his senses in an instant, the game was not over yet, why did he give up without permission, aren't his teammates still working hard, he raised his hands and patted his cheeks hard.

Cheer up and win this game with everyone.

The Nets also served in the half court after a timeout, and Kidd received the ball and passed it to Carter, who was out of the three-point line.

Carter controlled the time, and when there were only 8 seconds left on the offensive time, he accelerated to the three-point line under the cover of his teammates.

Lehi was stopped for a few tenths of a second, but immediately followed with all his might.

There were still two steps from the three-point line, and Carter didn't choose to settle the battle with a three-pointer.

The relatively safe choice was for Lehi to catch up.

Carter leaped high and made a shot before plunging into the arms of a Knicks interior player.

At his side, Lehi had already jumped to the same height, and his right hand slapped hard.

Carter noticed Lehi's presence, and stayed in his hand for a split second in order to avoid the block ball, and when he threw it again, the strength was no longer enough.

The Knicks secured the backcourt and the coach called a timeout with 10 seconds left in the game.

When the ball was back in the hands of Marbury, everyone else pulled it apart, leaving a huge space to break through, but Marbury stood still for a few seconds before he suddenly activated, and after a simple cover, he made a decisive shot.

Missed, Lehi rushed to the basket as fast as he could.

But the players under the basket were quicker than him, and Kurt Thomas grabbed the rebound again.

Rebound, 95:93, the Knicks won the key game.

"We won, we won!"

The Knicks' players hugged each other happily, and all the previous unhappiness suddenly disappeared.

"I'm happy for the win, it's the result of the hard work of all the Knicks players and it turns out we're together." In the post-match interview, Lehi's mood has become completely different, and the smile on his face is much more real.

On April 3, the Knicks went to play away against the Bucks, who had no playoff hope.

It's another outside battle, with Morris Williams, Desmond Mason, and Michael Reed, and Lehi, Marbury, and Crawford racing to the final moments.

In the end, it was Lehi's defensive contribution at the crucial moment, and the steal Reid sealed the win for the team.

But two days later, the Knicks, who returned to their home court, were beaten by the Pacers, who had upgraded the interior again.

In the final moments of the season, it is not only the Knicks who are trying their best, there are many teams fighting to get into the playoffs, in order to get home-court advantage in the playoffs.

Only a handful of teams with outstanding records have started thinking about the playoffs in advance.

As the season comes to a close, the competition for various awards also enters the white heat.

In the race for the best rookie, Lehi's call is very high, and it is possible to compete with him Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon, and Dwight Howard, who averaged a double-double per game, is expected to withdraw from the competition early, and is also an interior player, and his statistics are almost all suppressed by Emeka Okafor.

Ben Gordon is also a contender for Sixth Man of the Year and would have been in contention for this award if Lehi hadn't been the starter later, Ben Gordon's advantage is that he has scored excellent numbers with less time per game than the others, and if it is converted into 48 minutes, he is the most scorer.

In addition, some people think that Lehi can enter the best defensive lineup, but the Knicks are not good at overall defense, and often let opponents score high points, which is estimated to be a bit minus.

On April 7, the Knicks came to the home court of the Nets, and the two sides had another big battle.

To deal with the Knicks, the Nets changed their starting lineup again, putting Carter back at the No. 2 spot and adding an interior lift.

They received this change in the first quarter, and the inside score beat the Knicks 12-0, and it also caused the Knicks to have too many fouls inside.

The situation in the last game turned around, and the Knicks also lost on the road.

On April 8, the Knicks lost again against back-to-back games against the Bulls, who had already locked up the playoffs.

On April 10, the Knicks challenged the Pacers away.

The Pacers O'Neale Jr. is sidelined with injury, and the Knicks must win against an opponent with weakened interior strength.

The Knicks were also uneven, and Tim Thomas was also unable to play due to injury, but fortunately, the Knicks had a lot of personnel at the power forward position, and the team put Michael Svetney in the starting position.

Without Jermaine O'Neal, the Knicks' interior players are at least ten times more comfortable on the court, and Dale Davis, who replaced O'Neal Jr. in the starting position, is a big blue-collar player, and offense is not his strong point.

In this case, the only characters that the Pacers should pay attention to are Reggie Miller and Stephen Jackson.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks played relatively well, and the outside and interior were more blossoming, while the Pacers were completely at a disadvantage on the inside, until they were replaced by backup center Jeff Foster to stabilize the situation.

Stephen Jackson intends to carry the team this time and increase the number of shots.

Lehi's defense of Stephen Jackson is meticulous, limiting the opponent's shooting percentage to an acceptable range, and the Knicks are more experienced in purely playing from the outside.

Crawford didn't defend well, but the offense almost spelled out Miller Sr., Marbury didn't feel good today, but the pass was very timely, and several interior players also showed attacking power.

Everything was going in the direction of victory, but in the fourth quarter, Reggie Miller suddenly exploded.