Basketball Dragon

Chapter 129 For Teammates

Chapter 129 For Teammates

The Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks' next opponent at home.

It hasn't been a year or two since the Eagles' record has been bad. Last year, they gave up early, which was considered to have cultivated the team's newcomers. In the previous summer, they also carried out some operations.

New aid Joe Johnson performed well, Zaza Pachulia is also quite satisfactory, and Josh Smith, who focuses on training, has also become stronger, but the record is still not ideal.

In addition to Joe Johnson, the Eagles' strongest scoring ability is Al Harrington, the Hawks' starting small forward, but he can also play power forward and center.

At the small forward position, he has height and weight, and he is very flexible when he goes inside, but this is facing an average opponent. If he is facing up to Li Hai, Al Harrington will appear to be a bit slow, and his strength is not enough. Completely crushed Li Hai.

After the two sides fought, the Eagles showed that they could compete with the Knicks. They performed well inside and outside the line and even as a substitute, but their weaknesses were also exposed. They could not connect the team. many.

The core players of the Knicks are all good at singles, and the coach usually calls out to prevent them from messing around. If there are more singles than them, there must be a problem.

Because of movement problems, Al Harrington was affected by Le Hai's average speed of two fouls per quarter. The Eagles had to replace this season's No. [-] pick Marvin Williams to defend Li Hai.

It's not impossible for them to be the No. 26 pick, but it's obviously a bit high, and they can't stand against Li Hai at all. With a score of 8+8+[-], Li Hai also led the team to beat the Eagles.

However, after a good seven-game winning streak, the Knicks lost away to the Raptors with a poor record.

Their defense in this game has completely become a display. Larry Brown is very dissatisfied with the team's ability to assist defense inside and outside tactical execution.

Li Hai sometimes finds it annoying to have players with personality and a head coach with personality, but he appreciates Larry Brown's defensive system very much. The so-called capable players who seek common ground while reserving differences have already proven themselves Coach, if you can show what you are good at, you will definitely be able to go further in the playoffs.

And what they have in common is that they all desire to win, which is the basis for coexistence.

The next game was a back-to-back at home, with the Minnesota Timberwolves visiting.

Marbury has unexplainable grievances with every team he has ever played for, so every time this happens, he will be extra serious.

This game is also not good, and Timberwolves defender Marko Jaric obviously can't keep up with his rhythm, but the Knicks are overwhelmed by Kevin Garnett in the paint, and there is no good way at all.

Eddie Curry will struggle as long as he encounters tall and long-armed insiders. His big body can't protect the backcourt rebounds well, which makes Li Hai feel like punching someone.

Li Hai's communication skills are not very good. He trains hard and can communicate with his teammates with a strong desire to win. The sea doesn't know how to communicate.

In the first quarter, Garnett grabbed three offensive rebounds, while another Timberwolves insider, Eddie Griffin, grabbed five.

In the case of weak inside, the Knicks relied on the offensive power of the outside to keep the opponent from opening the score.

Wally Szczerbiak, the Timberwolves' strongest outside firepower, was also well restrained by Li Hai.

As for the substitute players, it may be due to back-to-back fatigue, Jaylen Rose and Crawford, the two strongest firepower on the bench, also feel cold.

Seeing such a situation, Marbury did not hesitate to increase his singles.

When Marbury meets a specific opponent, Li Hai will not interfere. The regular season and the playoffs are still somewhat different. It is best to let the players play well while seeking victory. Everyone will have such a time, save face is given to each other.

Relying on Garnett's strong double-double performance in the half, the Timberwolves led by 7 points.

"We have to show our strength in the second half. This is our home court." Li Hai said some encouraging words as usual. If you talk too much, the effect may be ineffective, but it will give confidence to those teammates who want to fight hard and let them know what is going on here. Someone else will keep trying.

After saying a few words loudly, he walked over to Marbury and whispered: "You found that the offense is the problem, and I will solve the other aspects."

Li Hai believed that no matter how good Garnett was, he couldn't win by himself.

At the beginning of the second half, Marbury stepped up his breakthrough, and Li Hai did the same. Both of them were faster than their opponents. Even though Garnett's defensive ability was amazing, he couldn't worry too much.

However, this time Li Hai's foul plan was not going well, and Szczerbiak didn't stretch out his hand very much, and there was no chance for him to be lazy.

In the third quarter, the two sides were tied, but there was an accident. Marbury injured his shoulder in a breakthrough. Although the specific situation has to wait until the end of the game to check, this game is definitely not going to be played.

Li Hai recalled that some time ago, he chatted with Marbury and said that other people were too fragile and would be injured at every turn. Unexpectedly, Marbury was also injured without warning. It is common for his strong body to rush in. This time it does not look like Not a serious collision but something went wrong.

Seeing the other party's brows furrowed tightly, Li Hai stepped forward and said, "Stephen, I dare not say anything else. I will definitely help the team win this game. You can enjoy it with a drink below."

"That's what you said... wait a minute, aren't you trying to prove that it's better if I'm not on the team?"

"Maybe." Seeing that Marbury was still in the mood to joke, Li Hai felt relieved.

Although Marbury has some shortcomings in playing, it is also an indispensable force in the team. If the Knicks want to go far, none of their core players can have problems.

"Come on." On the stage again, Li Hai's eyes became sharper.

He will also be tired. Although he has been working hard in the game and has not yelled a few words, it is difficult to maintain the excitement of the game every game. Marbury valued it against the Timberwolves. Li Hai was just average. Enmity, so only the guys who are against the All-Star level will be particularly high-spirited.

But now he burned his blood for his teammates.

"Li Hai caught the ball with his back and turned around, motioning for his teammates to pull away... He passed Szczerbiak with one step, and accelerated again in the face of the defending Wolf King."

"Li Hai squeezed past Garnett, and the backhand was a heavy dunk...Oh, God, Garnett didn't even react at all. It's simply perfect physical fitness."

(End of this chapter)