The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 152 A Breakthrough Like a Spiritual Snake
Under the continuous impact of Lillard and Batum, the Blazers have never lost the wind on the scene.

At this time, the Grizzlies needed someone to stand up, and that person was the Chinese player Li Ming who had shined before.

I saw him rushing left and right in the crowd, as if entering no man's land, comparable to Zhao Zilong from Changbanpo, seven in and seven out, disturbing the inside line of the pioneers in a mess, and finally in Jeffries' armpit Cleverly picks the ball into the basket.

This ball is completely better than the touch, more ingenious than ten years of hard work, it is too demanding for the fingers, just that strength, one point more, one point less is not enough, it needs It takes constant practice to develop.

Li Ming's activeness again aroused Lillard's interest, and the two began to attack and defend face to face. Compared with his offense, Lillard's defense was indeed a little immature.

Compared with the Celtics' strikers, it was not a star and a half, so in the next two rounds, Li Ming took his shots calmly after completely shaking him off, and scored steadily.

"Damien still has some problems with his defensive habits. It takes time to settle down. He still wants to be able to defend his opponent in the first time. This is a common problem encountered by rookies. I think it will take another three to five years for him It's going to be a little more sophisticated." Stoudemire wasn't too happy with his first few early defenses.

He felt that his defensive habits were a bit too much of a gamble. Once he failed to steal the ball, the opponent would take advantage of the situation and turn around and put himself in a passive position.

However, he was very efficient on the offensive end. Although Li Ming's defense was considered excellent, he still scored two beautiful goals, one of which was a layup after a high-speed breakthrough.

"Oh, yes, boy, welcome to the NBA. Now you have to cheer up, because I'm going to be serious." Li Ming took the pass from Du Lin and quickly walked to the basket. Lillard tried He evaded two attempts to steal his ball.

"How will he choose to attack this round? After all, there is still Jeffries standing behind Lillard. There is still pressure for Li Ming to go in. Let's see how he will choose."

"Li Ming started to exert strength. He slowly pushed in twice, shaking his left shoulder, but his eyes turned to the right." William reported attentively.

"He moved to the left and then quickly withdrew his stepping foot. Darien hesitated for the ball. At this time, he had to make a judgment. Is it the left or the right? The final moment of the duel has come." Lillard was obviously not sure about Li Ming's next move, he just stretched out his hand subconsciously based on his feeling.

In just a few tenths of a second, Li Ming had already turned around, stuck him behind him, and pushed the ball into the basket against Jeffries' long arm.

76 to 78, the Grizzlies took the lead again at home, and Li Ming scored 6 consecutive points on Lillard's head.

"Damn it, it's just a little short of that!!" Lillard looked a little frustrated, and slammed the basketball into the basket.

Matthews signaled him to serve quickly, and even hit the opponent by surprise, but Lillard is not going to make a quick shot, because the Grizzlies' field configuration is very reasonable now, and they can only suppress the rhythm and hit the success rate.

Matthews caught the ball on the perimeter and didn't get a shot because Pondexett was tight.

Just when he was hesitant to play the ball, Li Ming cut it off behind him.

Lillard immediately put in all his strength and came to the basket one step ahead of Li Ming, waiting for his attack. Li Ming did not choose to pass the ball, because the opponent's defenders were standing around his teammates, and the space was too small.

"It seems that this trick can be used." A wicked smile flashed across Li Ming's mouth.

He came to the opponent's basket at a high speed, and a sharp change of direction that was too fast to be discerned by the naked eye made Lillard have no time to react. He directly picked the basket with a dexterous low hand and ended the battle.

76 to 80.Li Ming's sharp footsteps caused commotion in the Grizzlies' bench, and Conley, who was dressed in a neat suit, also made exaggerated moves and came to the sidelines to give him high fives in celebration.

The live footage captured this, and his presence also provided more opportunities for healthy competition for the team's back line.

Aldridge didn't get many chances after his appearance in the second half. The main thing is that Randolph will always mention the line to delay his shots when defending. The inside line is played by Gay and Pondexter. The forward players go to make up for it, so it doesn't affect it.

Lillard's defense against Li Ming gradually began to mess up. After a few rounds, Li Ming has been able to get his point, and he can always make shots to interfere with his rhythm when he is most uncomfortable.

"Damien began to appear a little impatient. Rookie players will always encounter such problems. After all, the opponent's Lee's defense on the outside can make Hollins boldly sit Tony Allen on the sidelines." Stoudemire Get a clue.

Lillard's shot was once again destroyed by Li Ming, who immediately passed the ball.

Bayless got the ball near the top of the key and faced Matthews head-on.

"I heard that your defense is the best in the team, but you still can't guard me, you can't guard me." Bayless kept chanting words, and at the same time started to turn around taking advantage of the situation, he wanted to push in and hit.

However, he underestimated Matthews' strength, and he couldn't squeeze Matthews at all.

He can only dribble the ball beyond the three-point line again, and start to accelerate and stride in again.

Matthews stood in his position very well, raised his hand, and forced him to go to the place where his teammates were on the left.

Bayless slanted his body, and after Jeffries was about to double-team, he jumped to the right deftly, and scored the ball at an extremely tricky angle.

The goal was a bit unbelievable, and it was completely played on the spot without a shot angle. This requires a particularly good sense of the ball to do it. Obviously, Bayless did it.

He roared, greeted the cheers of all the fans, stood in the center of the field, and accepted the worship of the audience like a king, and the picture of his goal just now was continuously played on the big screen.

The defensive system created by McMillan is very mature. He is good at discovering the characteristics of each player and making use of them. Matthews' defensive ability is improving by leaps and bounds under his training.

Most of the shooting guards in the league don't have much effort to defend against him, but this Bayless is a skilled player. He doesn't confront you physically, so he always feels weak and uncomfortable.

"Damn it!!" Matthews shook his head and walked across the half court, stopping outside the three-point line, waiting for the pass from his teammates. He will always be pulling the side, giving Lillard enough space to break through. So Coach McMillan also likes to put the two of them together.

(End of this chapter)