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

Chapter 79 Sorry for being late
In the next round for the Pacers, Dunleavy made another mid-range shot. This white shooter, who is currently averaging close to 20 points per game this season, got fouled twice and left the court for a rest. Lots of mistakes.

But he definitely can't let it go, it's just that Li Chengming's weakness in defending pick-and-rolls and going around screens is still caught, and there are still some physical problems, so seeing here Van Gundy chooses to replace him the next time the ball is dead rest.

With more than 1 minute left before halftime, Li Chengming played almost the entire second quarter. Now he has played a total of 14 minutes and has scored 21 points and 3 rebounds without assists.

Because the opponent doesn't double-team, and if he doesn't double-team, he will go up by himself. Anyway, he will come anyway no matter how he fights.

The insiders of the Pacers have been beaten by him from O'Neal to Foster, Murphy and Williams, and no one is his enemy.

Now that Li Chengming is used to confrontation at the NBA level, through the corrections of the team's training coaches, some of the original minor problems have also been corrected.

Originally, after he got the ball, he would always have some cohesive movements, such as sticking his butt back or testing the strength of the opponent by relying on it, or even a tentative step, one step, two steps, three steps like minions, like...

This kind of action becomes a habit after many actions, and it is easy to be predicted by the other party.

Everyone knows that it is a very bad thing to be predicted by the opponent in the game, especially the experienced inside defenders, who can completely see their moves.

O'Neal is not a soft persimmon. Even if he is affected by injuries now, his experience can guarantee his defensive strength in a healthy state. If he uses a conventional style of play, Li Chengming will be disturbed even if he feels overwhelming today. If you break it off, it's gone.

However, Li Chengming now knows that he needs to shoot more concisely, especially by surprise. Coupled with his shooting speed, turning around and jumping immediately after receiving the ball or turning around and leaning back in the air will not affect his shooting accuracy.

And as his body became lighter, Li Chengming's stagnation in the air was also improved a bit, which could ensure that he could adjust his trajectory in the air.

Similarly, Li Chengming is now trying to use his non-dominant hand more and more.

His dominant hand is naturally the right hand, and there is a big difference between left and right handed shots. This has little effect on the amateur court, but in the professional arena, the opponent's pertinence comes up, and the imbalance between the left and right hands may become a weakness.

However, in the game, Li Chengming still used his right hand more often, and this situation is even more so today. Fortunately, when he speeds up his shooting rhythm, his opponents can't keep up. At this time, it doesn't make much difference which hand he uses. up.

Then when Li Chengming came off the field, they just breathed a sigh of relief when Howard, who had a 2-minute break in the middle, came up.

The style is different from Li Chengming's, the same point is that they can't guard against it.

Moreover, compared to Li Chengming, who cuts flesh with a blunt knife, the Pacers can find a way to interfere with him when he is playing singles with the ball. Once a pocket is formed to surround him, Li Chengming cannot guarantee that he can get the ball every time. Pass it out accurately.

That's why even Howard tried to spread out as much as possible when Li Cheng was single-playing, just to make it difficult for opponents to help defend and avoid such low-position pocket-style success.

On Howard's side, either he catches the ball and hits the rim after the pick-and-roll, or he hits back from the low post and grinds in hard with his strength and athletic ability. The Pacers don't have a defender who can match him.

The current Magic team's inside line is equivalent to choosing one of two glasses of poisoned wine. The key is that the two of them can still cooperate together. Li Chengming can open up space for Howard to play singles, and Howard can also get the impact through the cover of the strong side. With the opportunity of the basket, Li Chengming can also send a wonderful pass.

During the absence of Li Chengming, Howard frequently picked and rolled Nelson, which made the Pacers helpless and sent him to the free throw line. It's not cost-effective to foul more or less, especially considering that sometimes fouls may not be held back.

By the end of halftime, the Magic had already led by 65 points 54:11. Lee Cheng-ming scored 21 points in the half, and Howard also scored 14 points and 9 rebounds, almost completing a double-double.

In fact, with today's Magic team having such a huge inside advantage over the Pacers, the reason why it failed to translate into a bigger score lead is the main responsibility for the poor touch of the teammates, including Turkoglu, the core of the organization today. Totally out of shape, somewhat lost by Granger's defense.

The Turk was directly facing the new core of the Pacers on the field, and the offensive means he relied on for survival seemed somewhat restrained in the face of Granger's defensive stability.

In the final analysis, Turkoglu has indeed reached the star level, but it is hard to say at which level this level is.

Of course, the most important thing for the Magic is his organizational ability, but the opponent seems to have conducted a special study. Whether he cooperated with Li Chengming or Howard, he was judged as a passing route and caused a mistake. .

Director Sun said bluntly in the middle of the game: "Today, we only rely on Li Chengming and Howard. It's not good to play like this. In the second half, the rest of the team must adjust their state. Lewis and Turkoglu have to You have to stand up."

Director Zhang also nodded and said, "That's right, the Magic need to play more reasonably. If they only play superstar basketball, even if they win this game, they won't be able to go far."

They are too familiar with this scene, isn't this the daily life of Houston Texas Xiaoqiang?
When Dayao and McGrady played well, they could lead the score at halftime or even in the first three quarters, but when the two men's physical strength declined in the second half, their teammates often didn't come forward to help them. The opponent catches up and overtakes the score.

In the end, I have to say that these two people are not good enough, and they don't care about the performance of their teammates.

Of course, these teammates of the Magic must be much better than those "cats and dogs" in Houston, but today's state is not good and the Pacers' defense is not bad.

In the second half, in addition to their own state adjustments, it also depends on whether the Pacers can continue their defense. After all, their defense may collapse before Li Chengming and Howard.

During the intermission, Li Chengming got congratulations in advance from everyone in the locker room. Obviously, everyone had a premonition that his state today would probably score another high score.

This is also something that Redick, Augustin, and Gortat's summer league teammates are quite envious of, but they won it by relying on their own strength, so they can't envy them.

At present, the Magic team has a good record, and everyone has played their due performance, and they will all benefit from it in the future, so the atmosphere of the team is naturally good.

In fact, Li Chengming sometimes feels that NBA teams are a bit like Liangshanshuipo. The locker room is like a gathering hall. This is the most private place for a team. If you don’t communicate well in advance, even the boss won’t It was so easy to come in.

This may also be because as black players began to flood the league, they brought in their gangster culture.

And this so-called culture is nothing more than that when the good times are good, everyone is harmonious, and the food is delicious and spicy. When the bad times are bad, it is like Zhu Bajie who is about to divide the luggage and break up. Everyone has their own little thoughts in their hearts.

And according to players who have been in other teams such as Lewis and Foyer, other teams are pretty much the same.

So thinking of who said which team had a good atmosphere in the past, Li Chengming wanted to laugh.

……

In the third quarter, the Pacers played a wave of 9:0 as soon as they came up, which was something no one expected.

The two teams still had a normal starting match, but Turkoglu and Howard each made a pass error on the Magic, allowing the Pacers to counterattack. Dunleavy also scored a 2+1, and Van Gundy had to call a timeout.

At this time, only 2 minutes had passed in the third quarter, and the score was narrowed to 2 points.

In the CCTV live broadcast room, the two commentators also began to worry.

Director Zhang said: "The Magic team feels very out of shape today. It's a small matter to hit the iron. Warcraft can still grab rebounds, but if they make a direct mistake, it is easy for the opponent to fight back."

Director Sun nodded and said: "Both teams made a lot of turnovers and fouls today, and the game seemed fragmented. The Pacers are clearly prepared for the Magic's passes and receptions, and the defense is very oppressive. The Magic Coming up here feels the same as the beginning of the first quarter, a bit careless.

"Maybe it was a few days of rest in the middle, and it was a bit too much."

"..."

During the timeout, Van Gundy yelled loudly to get everyone to concentrate. He was also very dissatisfied with the state of the players on the court today, feeling that their energy was not concentrated.

He also thought about whether it was because they didn't have a game or even arrange training a few days ago, so that they lost their state.

In the pre-match training, there were actually some signs, but at that time, I only felt that after the game, I would be more nervous. Now it seems that he is still too optimistic, and he thinks too much about their adjustment ability.

"Dwight, Hedo, you are sleepwalking, if you don't want to fight, I can let you down to rest!"

After [-] games, Van Gundy has initially established his prestige in this team.

Fortunately, there are no difficult thorns in the team, which makes Van Gundy very satisfied. Howard has an optimistic personality. Although he has a childish temper, he is not difficult to deal with. Lewis and Turkoglu are relatively docile. Players who are below are not qualified to stand up and be the first birds.

Both Howard and Turkoglu nodded, and then saw the coach turn his finger on Lewis: "Rashad, I need you to play more aggressively. Once Dwight attracts the defense, it will be your good Chances are, you took too many shots from the perimeter today."

Although Lewis is quite accurate for three-pointers from outside today, and his advantage is anti-aircraft guns, but the team signed him with a contract of [-] million yuan, not just to let him shoot.

Lewis nodded, and the "Big Three" of the team responded, but Van Gundy turned around and called Li Chengming again, saying that he planned to let Fatty play in advance.

Not only because the team needs to increase the number of stable scoring points, but also because Keith Bogans once again hit an iron when he got a wide open shot. Today he only hit two goals in 8 shots from the outside, and three points Turkoglu, who was 5 in 1, "became bright for a while".

(End of this chapter)