Chapter 81: Seize Every Victory
Lewis's defense was much worse than his offense, and his foot movement could not keep up with Lehi's, which meant that his height and arm length could cause interference. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Under the constant confrontation with Lehi on both offensive and defensive ends, Lewis's shooting rate also began to slowly decline.
However, Lehi couldn't be happy at all, Ray Allen was still stable and kept scoring, but Marbury was a bit of an iron trend.
There's nothing to say about Marbury's strength, it's just that sometimes his choices on the court are puzzling.
It's the type that doesn't seem to be wrong, but there's something really wrong.
He is stuck in a bottleneck, and if he passes it, he will go to the next level, or he may simply choose to take a step back, but the reality is that it is difficult to do both.
At the age of 28, he is in his prime, and he has been in the league for nine seasons, with Marbury's temperament, it may be impossible to take a step back for the time being, and there is little hope of going to the next level.
Even if his relationship with Lehi is okay now, Lehi's rise will inevitably have an impact on Marbury, just like in this game, Lehi doesn't care when the shooting percentage is high, and when the shooting rate drops, he feels that Marbury's playing style is a bit problematic.
It is not the first time that the two have quarreled because of the problem of playing style, and there is no fundamental solution for the time being.
When the Knicks had problems, the SuperSonics took control of the situation steadily, taking advantage of the more offensive personnel and holding on to the advantage until the last minute of the game.
At 80:90, the Knicks had no choice but to swallow defeat.
On March 15, the Knicks lost again at home, O'Neal hung the Knicks inside, this Li Hai really had no way, it was not easy to really use outside shooting to defeat the opponent.
It's the regular season, the opponent is heavily defended, and a lot of the time the ball isn't in Lehi's hands.
On March 18, the Knicks went to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks.
The Hawks, who are already at the bottom of the league, are now pretty much giving up, putting Josh Smith in the starting line-up and starting to develop the physical young player.
If there is any team in the NBA that is easy to beat, there is no doubt that it is the team that has lost its fighting spirit.
This kind of team is vulnerable at critical moments, and the Knicks easily won the final victory 106-92.
But the next day in back-to-back games against the Heat, the Knicks were pressed to the ground again.
What can be done by O'Neill 30+20, Lehi can't think of anything for the time being.
On March 21, the Knicks returned to their home court to welcome the San Antonio Spurs.
However, the Spurs' first man, Tim Duncan, did not come with the team, and Duncan had some minor injuries, and their head coach Greg Popovich gave Duncan a rest.
The Spurs have won 50 wins and now have the best record in the West, even if the main player is absent, they are calm.
The Knicks are different, they are still on the fringes of the playoffs, and they have to seize the opportunity to win if they have one less main player.
At the beginning of the game, it was Tony Parker and Stephen Marbury who blew each other.
Everyone else didn't have much chance to shoot at all, and Lehi was the same, he spent almost all of his time tangling with Bruce Bowen, and in return for Bowen, he defended the other party to the point that he didn't even get a chance to make a shot.
Due to the mid-season trade between the two teams, in order to show the good life of the player at his new club, Malik Rose was sent on early, and the opponent also replaced Nazr Mohammed, and the two also played extremely hard.
However, in terms of the situation on the court, Malik Rose is even better, taking advantage of Duncan's absence to constantly attack the Spurs' interior.
But Lehi knew that this was just for show, and Marik Rose, as an interior player, was really short, and if it weren't for the Spurs, he would definitely not have so much support from the team.
When the rotation players were in their own hands, the Spurs' Devin Brown showed amazing form, scoring 10 straight points to put the Spurs in the lead.
Crawford's defense is really miserable, but fortunately he has reduced the number of random shots during this time, otherwise, even if this guy has a good personality, other teammates will not be able to stand it.
At halftime, the Spurs without Duncan still led the Knicks 47-43.
At halftime, Lehi analyzed that even if he didn't score a point in the first half, it didn't make much sense, and the Spurs didn't rely on him to score.
With Manu Ginobili and the in-form Devin Brown, Lehi has set his sights on both of them.
Fortunately, Crawford is easier to talk to, and if Lehi had suggested that the team let him defend Tony Parker, Marbury would have turned his face.
With the Spurs just playing the Pistons yesterday, Ginobili looks a little tired.
On the basketball court, there is certainly no sympathy for the opponent, Lehai has increased the physical confrontation with the opponent on the court, of course, when he is attacking and defending without the ball, as long as Ginobili receives the ball, Lehi will change the defensive mode and beware of being fouled.
Soon, Lehi's opponent became Devin Brown.
Devin Brown immediately felt the tough defense, and Lehi gave him the feeling that Bowen, who was more physical, made him very uncomfortable.
Devin Brown, who played smoothly in the first half, also had a lot fewer shooting opportunities after being entangled by Lehi.
Marbury took the opportunity to exert his strength and made a sudden throw, turning the score of the two sides over.
By the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had taken a four-point lead.
The impact of the Spurs' Duncan's absence was completely out at this time, and when Parker's shooting fluctuated, the Spurs didn't have a fixed needle to stabilize the team, and the offense became messy.
Seeing that he had a chance to win the game, Lehi only took a 1-minute break before continuing to play.
After he restricts the Spurs' No. 2 team, the Spurs' scoring has come to a standstill.
After Ginobili missed the three-pointer again, he chose to focus on defense.
However, the Knicks' current assist point is not in the No. 2 position.
Marbury at the No. 1 position, Lehi with a physical advantage, and Tim Thomas, who has recovered from his form recently, are the Knicks' main offensive points.
With a Marbury break leading to Tony Parker's fifth foul and the Spurs' GDP combination remaining to one, the Knicks were firmly on the court.
Off-the-line rookie Benno Udri was no match for Marbury, and the Knicks' lead quickly reached 14 points.
Seeing that time was running out, the Spurs simply gave up the game and replaced all the substitutes, and the Knicks also changed the bench players to play the last 2 minutes.
At 88:75, the Knicks seized the opportunity of Duncan's absence and beat the Spurs.