After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 58 Li Chengming's New Discovery (11)

The intermission was only 15 minutes, and it passed without notice.

After the start of the second half, the two teams still played against each other in the starting lineup. After resting for a while, the hands of the two teams seemed to be a little cold. They didn’t get into the mood at the beginning.

Howard and James shared a few rebounds with each other, but the Cavaliers began to take advantage of the inside height. Big Z and Gooden grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row, and the second attack was completed, narrowing the gap to 4 points. .

Then Nelson stood up, first successfully attacked the frame, then cooperated with Lewis in the pick-and-roll to assist the latter hit a three-pointer, and Bogans, who jumped from the basket and passed the outside line, made a three-pointer. The Magic played a wave of 8:2. Pull the score to 10 points.

At this time, the third quarter has been going on for 5 minutes, and the official timeout has entered, and the two sides are also starting to prepare for substitutions one after another.

Li Chengming has now entered the first sequence of the rotation in Van Gundy's heart, and this is what he won by virtue of his performance.

With two consecutive 20+ games, Li Chengming suddenly became the darling of Magic fans. Although the foundation is not stable enough, both the Magic manager and him have proved their vision, so when the opportunity is right, he doesn't mind giving more now. Li Chengming has a little chance.

In the first half, Li Chengming also played well, at least he completed his own tasks well, so at this time Van Gundy directly let Li Chengming play, replacing Lewis.

Although Lewis's efficiency is average today, his role in opening up space on the offensive end is still obvious, creating a more comfortable 1V1 space for Howard.

But just now Lewis has fouled for the fourth time, and replacing him now can be regarded as protecting him a little bit. After all, this game is likely to go to the final stage, and he will still be needed to play at that time.

And Li Chengming can also replace part of Lewis' role, but in this way the defensive mobility of the flanks will be weakened. Although Lewis is not good at defense, he is more flexible and can help Turkoglu fill the position.

Sure enough, after Li Chengming came on the field, James' eyes immediately lit up. After all, Li Chengming's defensive problems were caught by him in the first half, but he made some good points and assists, so he liked it for a while. on this opponent.

Well, anyone who can give points to my king is a good opponent.

However, Li Chengming came up to play the fourth position this time. After James found Gooden for the pick-and-roll, he faced him directly, and then took advantage of Li Chengming's weakness in turning slowly to kill the inside line, but Li Chengming's pace after turning was not slow. James' dribbling speed is actually slower than him, allowing him to catch up.

The two bodies were squeezed together, and James was slightly surprised in his heart. Although he had already felt Li Chengming's strength, Li Chengming was able to give pressure at the same time during the accelerated movement, which made James feel very uncomfortable.

Li Chengming knew very well in his heart that this was all because of James' characteristics, which did not constitute an advantage for him.

The unstoppable part of James' breakthrough is that when he sprints, he relies on his strong body to form a tank-like impact, so he calls it "tank breakthrough", which is like a bulldozer that is forced to grind in by relying on his physical advantage.

But against Li Chengming, his strength naturally has no advantage, and because his body is also not light, he does not have an absolute advantage over Li Chengming in terms of speed and flexibility.

Don't look at James running explosively, but the speed with the ball has naturally slowed down a lot, and Li Chengming can continue to squeeze him with his body, unless he flops directly at this time, otherwise he has to be entangled by Li Chengming No.

James couldn't get rid of Li Chengming, and seeing that Howard was waiting for him with open arms under the basket, he had to pass the ball from Li Chengming's armpit.

In terms of vision, James still has nothing to say. Even when he is on the move, he can quickly observe the running position of his teammates and pass the ball. Gooden, who followed up next to him, received the pass, but Howard immediately let go and turned to meet him. go up.

Gooden didn't have the courage to challenge Howard's defense head-on, and split the ball again. Outside Larry Hughes received the ball and took two steps forward with a mid-range emergency stop jumper, hitting the iron again.

James' face darkened when he saw this scene, and he almost shot two death rays.

He has always been a little dissatisfied with this teammate in his heart. Larry Hughes played 20+ and took the second defense. When the team recruited him, James thought he had finally got his own Pippen. Like Davis before, he also grabbed the ball with himself.

Larry Hughes is not the kind of shooter who catches the ball on the spot. It can even be said that his shooting is a weakness. He is better at breakthroughs and needs the ball to attack independently.

In this regard, it can really be said that he is a bit like Pippen, but James is not Jordan.

In the Cavaliers, James is generally responsible for organizing offense with the ball.

Mike Brown is the defensive coach. It can also be said that after establishing James as the core of the team, the Cavaliers' offense has only one solution, that is, a system with James as the core of the organization.

The possession of the ball is at his disposal, and it is naturally up to him to decide how to attack.

And once the offense is blocked on his side, or he will be pulled out to organize again, or it will depend on whether his teammates can make a shot.

Obviously Larry Hughes can't bear this responsibility today. He has made 8 of 1 shots so far. The key is that this guy doesn't shoot three-pointers very much. Otherwise, even if he doesn't make it, he can at least open up a little space and give the Magic The team's defense is a little more difficult.

It can only be said that maybe he and James are not compatible. After coming to the Cavaliers, Larry Hughes has been a little bit uncomfortable, especially when he played with James. The effect is not good. Only a few games can be played to a certain extent. It would be better to play as a substitute.

But such an expensive substitute obviously did not meet the management's expectations.

They also think that it is just a matter of running in, as long as a tacit understanding is developed over time, it will naturally get better and better.

James didn't show it either, he just hid his dissatisfaction in his heart.

Here, Li Chengming caught James and got the rebound. He glanced at him and felt that James seemed a little distracted, and he didn't bother to care about him. Seeing that there was no chance for a fast break, he gave Turkoglu first and let him lead the half court.

After Van Gundy's arrival, Turkoglu's role has not decreased compared to last season, but has become more important in offense. He is the real playmaker of the team.

After Li Chengming settled in the short corner on the left, he leaned against Gooden and reached for the ball.

He feels that he has a very prominent advantage over Yao, that is, his wingspan is long enough and his hands are big enough, which gives him an advantage in receiving passes.

Gooden will not easily use the way of going around the front. After all, Li Chengming has not yet reached the offensive threat of Dayao, and the risk of going around the front defense is also very high. Turkoglu, Nelson and Arroyo of the Magic team pass the ball Not bad, Li Chengming can also choose to cut without the ball, which is even more difficult to defend against.

This time Turkoglu lobbed the ball over, and Li Chengming leaned back, but before he exerted any force, Gooden was already on the verge of a formidable enemy.

Aware of this, Li Chengming made a fake move of shaking his shoulders. Gudeng was tense and was suddenly provoked, his center of gravity was unconsciously transferred, and he turned to the left. At this moment, Li Chengming However, he took a step to the right with the ball, and then made a sudden stop, facing the big Z, but still chose to throw the ball upwards.

Naturally, Big Z's reaction was not that fast. As soon as he raised his hand, he felt the basketball brushing against his scalp, and there was a powerful slamming sound behind him.

"Oh My Jesus, Lee was able to pass such an imaginative pass!"

The commentator and many fans are big men who are bright and can pass the ball-well, Li Chengming's height is not a big man, but for an inside player, being able to pass the ball like this is really bright. The eyes of few people.

On the contrary, it is not surprising that the Magic team is not surprised, because Li Chengming has performed similarly in training.

It's just that in the game, Li Chengming seldom passes this kind of risky ball. It's just a mistake. He doesn't have much right to squander the ball right now.

However, Li Chengming accidentally discovered that the ability of the "scope" can be used not only in shooting, but also in passing, because at that moment he felt that he had a clear passing path. , and then tried it, and it worked.

(End of this chapter)