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

Chapter 80
After Li Chengming came on the field, the Pacers immediately fell into a dilemma.

Whether Li Chengming is on the court or not, the Magic's tactical play is actually very different.

In order to ensure his space in low post singles, Maurice Evans, who performed well today, also replaced Nelson in advance. Turkoglu dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and directly lobbed it to Li Chengming, and then cleared this side .

Li Chengming carried Foster, who was a head taller than himself, in the low position on the weak side. After catching the ball, he turned around and took a tentative step. Foster's forehead was dripping with sweat, his lips were pale, and he was a little nervous.

He was the one who fought with Li Chengming the most times in the first half. As a result, Li Chengming frequently scored points on him, and he had no choice but to respond.

Don't look at him also scoring 5 points, all of which were open and missed at the basket. His offensive ability in one-on-one is not worth mentioning.

They are all men who want to save face, and no one can stand being beaten like this, not to mention that Li Chengming's state this time is just rushing to score high points. Does this make his single-defense coach look down on him too much?

But there was no way, Xiao Ao didn't dare to let go of Howard, the opponent was waiting to rush over at any time, and he couldn't expect Li Chengming not to pass the ball.

Then Li Chengming suddenly changed his left hand and took a step in. Foster immediately moved to block, but he didn't expect Li Chengming to pull the ball to the right and step back for a jumper. He even leaned back. Foster seemed to be fixed. Standing on the spot, he watched Li Chengming's ball go over his head in a rainbow arc.

brush!
"Beautiful! Li Chengming came up and scored a goal immediately. His body size can make such skillful pulls and retreats. He deserves to be called 'NBA Hong Jinbao'..."

If Li Chengming heard this nickname, the corners of his mouth would probably keep twitching.

Probably the only thing he has in common with Hong Jinbao is that he is fat and has the nickname "flexible and dead fat man", right?
And I don't know which domestic media first called this nickname, and I don't know if it has been spread to the owner...

Director Zhang chuckled and said, "It still depends on Li Chengming. Today's teammates are more or less out of shape, including Warcraft Howard, who made a lot of mistakes. This gave the Pacers too many opportunities. Coach Van Gundy is just like that. Well, it's not hard, it's not like his younger brother..."

Jeff Van Gundy, who just got out of class during the offseason, has been complained by Houston fans and domestic commentators. After all, he has played in the first round of the playoffs three times in a row. No matter what player is changed, it will not work. This is definitely a bit of a problem.

Especially this season when Rick Adelman just took office, although the preseason performance was not good, but since the regular season, Houston has started well and is currently stable in the top four positions in the Western Conference.

Naturally, Jeff will be "whipped dead" by domestic fans and commentators, and now there is another Van Gundy of the Magic, who also brings players from Huaguo, and also has physical problems. It depends on how they arrange Li Chengming ?

Next, Zhang guided Barabara to a bunch of topics that had nothing to do with the Magic, and the Magic fans decisively chose to mute.

Ah, the world is quiet!
The scores of the Pacers and the Magic were still rising alternately. The Magic maintained a slight advantage, but they couldn't pull away.

Jermaine O'Neal seems to have recovered from the adjustments in the midfield. He no longer pursues the matchup with Howard, and plays more pick-and-roll cooperation with Tinsley. horned Granger.

One of Granger's prominent weaknesses as a scorer is that his personal dribbling is relatively weak, but unlike Miller and Ray Allen, who are light in weight and can avoid defenders through flexible running positions, so many Sometimes the shots are taken around the screen or after the screen is handed over to catch the ball, and the bottom line or the cut-in after the screen is rolled down.

This is why, as the core of the Pacers, he averages less than 3 assists per game when he can have a lot of possessions.

Of course, if it's just the breakthrough after receiving the ball, he can still do it well, and the ball after attracting the defense is getting smoother and smoother. This is all slowly practiced.

But there is a prominent lack of the Magic on the defensive end, which is the lack of an elite defensive player on the front line. Therefore, when they played against the Celtics before, Pierce scored high points, regardless of whether it was James of the Cavaliers or Marion of the Suns. Has a decent performance.

Facing Granger today is also the same, he frequently cuts to the basket, or gets shots from outside the three-point line.

And Turkoglu has been following Granger is also an important reason that affects his own feel. In the third quarter, he still failed to recover. He missed all four shots including an attempt from beyond the three-point line. If it weren't for Li Chengming and Howard Stop, the Pacers may have overtaken the score.

Today Howard's lethality in the interior is huge, and his free throw percentage is also good, so that the Pacers dare not use foul tactics without authorization.

But he also made a lot of mistakes, especially after the ball was double-teamed, the Pacers obviously made targeted arrangements to strictly guard against his passing route.

And even if he passed the ball, the Pacers' defensive rotation was timely, so several three-pointers from the outside of the Magic missed under interference, and Howard couldn't grab offensive rebounds every time. Give the Pacers a chance to counterattack.

The Pacers themselves have a tradition of defensive team building, even if they changed a new coach this season.

Jim O'Brien used to be ESPN's commentator for the past two years, but last season Carlisle led the Pacers and failed to enter the playoffs. At the end of the season, the two sides terminated the contract, and the Pacers hired Jim as the team's new coach. .

They are committed to making the playoffs this season. Jim has trained the team's new core Granger in place, and at the same time created opportunities for Dunleavy to shoot from the outside on the offensive end. career high.

But facing the Magic's defense today, Dunleavy's shot chances were not very good, and he was trapped by fouls, so he was restricted.

And one of the team's important scorers is restricted and can still play inextricably with the Magic. In fact, it depends on the tenacity of the defensive end.

Of course, this is not inconsistent with their inability to guard against Li Chengming and Howard. After all, it is good to be able to restrain others.

It was only after 3 minutes that Li Chengming got his second shot. The ball was deep and almost reached the basket. Howard mentioned that the paint area was a screen for Evans, and O'Neal stepped forward to double-team. , Li Chengming pretended to pass the ball and fooled them all.

The advantage of his wingspan and big hands allowed him to easily imitate Gang Leader Joe's one-handed ball, but he didn't look so chic, and after a fake move deceived both of them, Li Chengming turned around with a spinning top and took a fadeaway jumper.

Hit it!

"Li Chengming! Li Chengming has already scored 25 points. Since the second quarter, he has played every shot."

"Another reason why Li Chengming's shots are difficult to defend is that his shots are very fast, so even if you can predict when he will make a shot, you may not be able to keep up with the interference."

"Yes, in fact, the shot just now is not very reasonable. It should be better to wipe the basket on the other side, but it can be scored!"

Director Zhang said with a smile, and felt relieved that a junior Huaguo player like Li Chengming was full of successors.

Director Sun was not born as an athlete, and he didn't have the same emotion as him, but he also knew the meaning of Li Chengming's play.

If Li Chengming can maintain this state and even improve, then next year's Olympic Games, the men's basketball medal dream they have always hoped for, will no longer be just a dream.

"There is still one and a half quarters before the end of the game. According to Li Chengming's way of playing, he is going to go to 40+. The Pacers should find a way to target it, but the Magic is not only Li Chengming. It's going to be a tough call for them."

Jim O'Brien, who looked quite like a university professor, couldn't sit still at this time. He walked to the sidelines and emphasized that Li Chengming should not let Li Chengming catch the ball so easily again.

They didn't dare to double-team easily, but by going around the front and other methods to restrict Li Chengming from receiving the ball, it was still possible to strangle his shots from the source.

Of course, defense around the front is not a panacea. If the Magic team is more ruthless and directly lobs the ball to the basket, then Li Chengming can catch the ball and stand up, but this is more risky and has higher requirements for passers.

The other is of course breakthrough. It just so happens that both Nelson and Arroyo are good breakthrough players on the Magic team. Turkoglu can also break through the basket by using the rhythm after the pick-and-roll. At this time, the inside pass is also the Magic team's habit Trick, because Howard has been targeted many times.

Li Chengming can also get stuck in the position by taking advantage of the trend, which is to help his teammates open a breakthrough path, which is a bit like a variant of the Spanish back one's pick-and-roll breakthrough.

Turkoglu's state today is indeed worrying, and there is also a bit of luck. The layup that was close at hand actually slipped out along the basket. Li Chengming got stuck in the position and got the rebound and immediately passed it out.

At this time, the two teams crowded a bunch of people at the basket, afraid of making mistakes in the rush, so they still passed it out. The 24 seconds for the second attack was enough for them to organize another attack.

Lewis received the ball from beyond the three-point line, feinted and hit a three-pointer directly. Li Chengming added an assist.

"Li Chengming grabbed an offensive rebound and assisted Lewis to hit a three-pointer. The Magic are still leading by 7 points. The Pacers are indeed playing very tenaciously. With Li Chengming's performance, they can still hold the score."

"Today's offensive efficiency of the Pacers is mainly due to their better performance than the Magic from beyond the three-point line. At the same time, they also took advantage of the Magic's turnovers to score. The other data of the two teams are not bad, but in terms of assists and turnovers, the Pacers clearly do better.”

Looking back, the Pacers received a pass from Troy Murphy and hit a three-pointer from the outside. Who can withstand the anti-aircraft guns of [-]?
Then Evans made a dribble error on the Magic's side. The ball hit his foot and went out of bounds, giving up the ball.

The Pacers and Daniels used a screen to break through the basket and caused a foul by Li Chengming, making two free throws and one.

第三节8分15秒，79:82，魔术队暂时领先3分。

(End of this chapter)