Chapter 217: Attitude Issues
The Pacers still have to rely on O'Neal Jr., and maybe Danny Granger has grown to the point of being the core of the perimeter, but he is still a little tender in front of Lehi. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the first quarter, the two sides played fiercely, and the Pacers, who had traded, also wanted to play with new momentum.
Both points started from the inside, Eddie Curry still feels good offensively, but it hurts a little to not grab a rebound in the whole quarter, you must know that he is a big man of 2.13 meters.
Channing Frye's ability to protect rebounds is also average, and many times it is Lehi who is trying his best to grab rebounds, so that this season he has increased his average rebounds per game by more than 1, but while his points have increased, his assists have decreased.
In the first half of the rotation, David Lee exploded, scoring directly and grabbing rebounds well.
This is the essence of a strong team, there are many players who can play on the bench, and if any one breaks out, the opponent will have a lot of pressure.
In order to encourage players to protect rebounds, Larry Brown directly let David Lee stay on the court, and the two interior rebounds were not effective, and Channing Frye became the unlucky one, after all, Eddie Curry still has to deter the opponent's interior on the offensive end.
Bench supply, the Knicks' main players will not live up to the lead they have gained.
Lehi, Marbury and Francis, the strongest backcourt duo in the league now, continued to score consistently after coming on the court, extending the team's score advantage to double digits.
In the second half, the Pacers also knew that the game would be over if they didn't play any more.
O'Neal Jr. began to exert all kinds of power on the inside, and the Knicks' interior line almost became an ornament.
The inside line was opened, and a tall pitcher like Dunleavy on the outside had space and hit a three-pointer.
Seeing that the Pacers were about to equalize, the Knicks strengthened their defense after a timeout, strengthened their pressing on the outside, and wrapped O'Neal Jr. on the inside.
On offense, Lehi hit three three-pointers in a row, directly pressing down the Pacers' offense.
Now that the Pacers don't have Artest, they don't have Jackson, and Granger is still in their formative years, and they suddenly find that there is no one else they can use to restrain Lehi.
With a small climax after a timeout, the Knicks continued to hold a double-digit lead.
In the fourth quarter, the Pacers' outside line was all affected by the Knicks' defense, and they put their hopes on it, but they were trapped, and O'Neal Jr. was not the big O'Neal at his peak, and there was nothing that could be done to turn the situation around.
With no way to limit the Knicks' scoring, the Pacers had to accept defeat.
At 112:96, the Knicks didn't give their opponents a chance on the road.
It's just that Eddie Curry didn't grab a single rebound in this game, and his shortcomings were exposed.
There are also media that wrote this incident as an interesting report, and Larry Brown also talked to Eddie Curry afterwards, even if he was poor in rebounding, but as a big center, he didn't grab a single rebound, which is too exaggerated.
It's not a question of ability, it's a question of attitude.
The conversation didn't seem to have made a difference, and they next played away against the Heat, who were both injured and unable to play, and it was supposed to be an easy game.
But the Knicks lost unexpectedly, trailing by 10 rebounds in the first quarter, and Eddie Curry grabbed just three rebounds in the entire game.
The Knicks' interior line was cut by Haslem by 12 points in the first quarter, and with three consecutive three-pointers from the outside, the Knicks fell behind by 20 points in the first quarter.
Next, Lehi was desperately trying to chase the score, until in the end, he fell short.
After the game, Li Hai couldn't help but burst into foul language in front of reporters, and the opponent's 37-year-old Mo Ning blocked 4 times, harvesting the inside line that O'Neal was not around, and the team's inside performance really disappointed him.
Eddie Curry, on the other hand, said that he was not feeling well and did not want to take responsibility at all.
Head coach Larry Brown was also furious, returning to the home game against the Suns and putting him directly on the bench.
Because Burrece Dior performed well in the playoffs last season and became a starter this season, the Suns also completely abandoned the traditional center and put Stoudemire at the No. 5 spot.
Their lineup is faster, the interior two are also very flexible, and their record is also very good, with a win rate of more than 80% slightly higher than that of the Knicks, and they are now competing with the Mavericks for the first place in the West.
In the face of such an opponent, the Knicks dared to adjust their starting lineup, which also showed their determination.
Although the Suns have a good record, they are also strong in attack and weak in defense, almost to the point of being undefended.
Without Eddie Curry, the Knicks still started from the inside, and Gortat didn't live up to his first start of the season, hitting the first shot.
Now Marion is playing the No. 3 position, really playing against Lehi.
Although the Suns have no defense, Marion's defense is still very strong, with long height and long arms and strong physical fitness, but the team's offensive and defensive system cannot allow him to fully display his defensive skills.
Lehi was happy to meet an opponent who had means on both ends of the defense.
The Suns play fast, they counterattack fast, if it's more than running, they are definitely the first in the league, the starting three are fast enough, on the bench, Nate Robinson can run the 100 meters, and Crawford.
Unlike the Suns, they are also quick to step back and don't throw away from the outside if they can't get to the basket.
Therefore, the Suns were a little restrained when they met the Knicks, and as for who the Knicks center was, it didn't really matter much, and no one in the Suns could prevent it.
In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks' defense worked, Nash could only shoot by himself frequently, and the Knicks combined inside and outside to blossom more.
As for Marion, he was more constrained by Lehi than by Lehi.
In the tactics of the Suns, Marion is an important part, three points, a fast offensive dunk, generally the No. 3 position can't carry him, and the No. 4 position can't keep up with him, but when he meets Lehi, he has to admit it, and Marion played very uncomfortable at the beginning.
When it came to the bench, the Suns had Barbossa, who was also fast, but as expected, the Knicks were faster, and in the face of the Suns' non-defensive tactics, Crawford, Nate Robinson and David Lee all scored in a row.
As long as the Suns can't score, the Knicks are a three-line fast attack, and the Suns, who are known for their speed, can't keep up.
At halftime, the Knicks led by six points at 56:50.
The strong team in the West, to be honest, the Knicks are just a little scared of the Spurs, they are not afraid of the opponent's strong outside line, nor are they afraid of the opponent's fast pace, to deal with them, they must have an All-Star level inside, otherwise they have to wait until several of their scorers are not good. (To be continued.) )