Chapter 484: Helpless

The All-Star replacement lineup was also announced at the end of January. The Knicks' record this season was not outstanding enough. In the end, only Clay was selected, so they only had three to participate in the main game.
There is no way. The All-Stars only have so many positions, and the Knicks cannot occupy them all.
And this year's All-Star Weekend Qi Li will not go by at all. He will accompany his wife and children at home, as well as parents who come to have a reunion dinner together.
It happens that during the All-Star period, you can rest for a few days, and there is plenty of time to have a good time.
In early February, the Knicks ushered in a challenge from the Lakers, which is the highlight of the league.
Unfortunately, Kobe missed due to injury, and the Lakers couldn't come up with the strongest strength.
The Lakers are definitely not weak this season. James's strength is much more effective than Howard was at the beginning. Although Howard was very popular at the time, his strength was still a bit worse than the top.
With James and Drummond, the Lakers are now hovering between fourth and fifth in the West.
LeBron also wanted to be strong at the start. The Lakers had a much better defense than in the past. After all, Valen is now coaching. Valen was a master of ideas at the beginning, but was influenced by Qi Li later. There is still a set of team tactics.
This time with Qi Li, Wallen was also a little bit excited. He also believed that the team's advantage in the start was very important.
Unfortunately, the Lakers' expectations did not succeed, because the Knicks' three All-Stars, Curry, Klay and Leonard, all felt good at the beginning.
So the Knicks got the lead from the beginning, and their current offensive can't be any better even if Kobe is still there. No matter how surprised the league was at 23 and 24, it is a fact that Kobe is old and not at the top.
If the Lakers hadn't made up their minds to trade a few good young players with the Knicks, James would have been afraid of how he could not afford the Lakers this season.
However, in the rotation period, the Lakers stabilized.
The Lakers' bench is actually good, and Boozer, who was claimed by the Lakers after the cut, can also score.
Valen also dared to employ people. Some role players played well in his hands, but he did not have the same plug-in as Qili, and he did not have such a strong grasp of the players' body. So the Lakers were affected by some injuries and wanted to successfully stay in the West. The first four are not easy, let alone climb to the top in the west.
Fortunately, several strong teams in the West have been half-hearted this season, and most of them have suffered injuries.
And because Qi Li searched for good players, the West did not have the Warriors' rise at this time. They were in a very chaotic period, and several teams were about the same strength.
The Lakers are definitely not reconciled to losing like this. They actually have some good looking young people. This aspect is better than the Heat. Under the leadership of James, it is not impossible to win.
Relatively speaking, the configuration of the Lakers is actually more reasonable. Although Drummond dela is difficult to open up the space, many people thought that he is not a good match with James, but with his rebounding and inside deterrence, the Lakers have gained Other benefits.
In the third quarter, James tried again to exert his strength. Drummond also did a good job on the inside. His body was stronger than Gobert.
However, Leonard, who has a good feel, scored higher than James in a single quarter, which made James a little unacceptable. He did not expect this. Leonard was so strong.
He and Leonard have also fought many times, and Leonard is stronger than ever.
The Lakers did not narrow the gap between the two sides in the third quarter, and it was difficult in the last quarter.
The Lakers still lost the game when James continued to exert force.
Qi Li also had a cordial conversation with Valen after the game, and he encouraged his understanding of tactics.
In fact, as friends, the two people usually communicate with each other, but now they each lead a team, the exchanges naturally can't be much deeper, and they are a little embarrassed when they meet.
When they were doing miscellaneous work together in the college team, none of them would have thought that when they became opponents, they would get the attention of the whole world.
This is not an exaggeration. For fans all over the world, the Knicks and Lakers game must not be missed.
Winning the game and returning to New York, the Knicks ushered in a new challenge from the Green Army.
Because of Butler's addition, the Celtics' lineup is also different from the original history. They sent the draft picks and did not get Smart, but their current strength is stronger than the original history.
Of course, I won’t know in the future. Butler’s upper limit is the same, but he is very suitable for the Celtics.
In addition to Butler's strong point, the Celtics also have some good young people. This is also their capital for competing in the top four in the East.
The Celtics played better at the start, mainly because the Knicks' outside line was a bit inaccurate, but they played well inside.
The Celtics played very well, but Butler did not hold the ball too much.
The scores in front of them also bloomed more points, making it difficult for the Knicks to guard against.
Of course, it was Bradley and Butler that they played best.
Moreover, their fifth position can pull out to shoot three pointers, which also gives the Knicks a headache.
The Celtics can pass a few points now. Rondo didn't play until they really played the tactics.
The Knicks were behind in the first half, and Leonard didn't play out at all.
Of course, it is not that he is inferior to Butler. The main problem is the feel. The Celtics obviously have a deep research on the Knicks, and the tactics are obviously targeted.
This is a bit related, but not the most critical. The Knicks need to play out their advantages.
If basketball played from start to finish without an intermission, it is estimated that there would be more upsets.
With time to make a summary, a strong team like the Knicks can adjust.
In the third quarter, the Knicks played smarter, the key is that Leonard also feels better, began to suppress Butler.
The advantage the Celtics had accumulated in the first half ~EbookFREE.me~ was also lost in this section.
The Knicks' offensive power can be said to be very good. When they come to feel, 10 points is a matter of a while, so a little bit ahead of the Knicks is definitely not safe.
This time it's hard work in the final quarter, Butler also increased shots, but the Celtics are not playing alone, Bradley and Salinger are also very active.
To be honest, the Celtics still played well, and their cooperation was also played out at critical moments.
However, their scoring explosiveness was not as strong as the Knicks, and Clay broke out a little on the Knicks side.
To say that the Knicks have opened up many points, they are just 4 or 5 points ahead.
This small gap is always insurmountable by the Celtics.
They are very organized on the offensive end, but do not have explosive scoring power, a bit like a normal Knicks, so when the Knicks star took over the game, they were very helpless.