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

Chapter 47

After Li Chengming came on the field, many fans recognized him, and some Chinese faces showed signs of support for him.

At present, Li Chengming has become a celebrity in the Chinese circle in Orlando. Everyone is still very enthusiastic about the only professional team in this city, and they feel that he is bringing glory to the Chinese here.

Since the turn of the millennium, the Asian population in Florida has grown by 40%, and the Chinese population has also increased by 20%. Today, there are nearly [-] Chinese, including immigrants and students, working here or living here.

There is also a local Chinese chamber of commerce in Orlando, which had invited Li's father before, and Li's father also went there to see it, but he didn't find it interesting when he came back, because he didn't have any common topics with them, so he didn't let Li Chengming go there again.

However, this does not affect the Chinese and even Asian fans who regard Li Chengming as their idol and watch him play whenever they have free time. Even if he does not play, they will cheer him up off the court.

This also kept Li Chengming in his heart, so when he played, he was not only for himself, but also wanted to work hard for the fans who had always supported him.

In the end, there were 4 seconds left for the Magic. Arroyo took it to the frontcourt and it was too late to make a shot. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns still led by 35 points at 33:2.

Li Chengming has scored 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. In the second quarter, Van Gundy chose to keep Li Chengming on the court.

His role on the field is obvious, and the fans can see it. The head coach will naturally know that, whether it is for the victory or to cater to the fans who have gradually begun to cheer for Li Chengming, Van Gundy must give him more opportunities.

And while he is still physically strong and in good shape, use it more, and it's not too late to put it down and rest.

However, the lineup was slightly adjusted. Both Turkoglu and Lewis were replaced, and Lewis was placed in the fifth position, with Nelson + Bogans in the backcourt.

On the Suns side, Nash was still resting off the court, and Stoudemire came up to lead the team, and the offensive pressure was basically put on him.

Facing Stoudemire's face-up attack, Lewis' defensive flaws will not be so obvious, and he is not expected to be able to defend. More interference and consumption of Stoudemire's physical strength is enough.

On the offensive end, Lewis still played the same way as Howard when he was on the court, using anti-aircraft guns on the outside to open up space, and Li Chengming was still the tactical axis.

During this period of time, including before the season, the Magic have conducted a lot of training games within the team. Van Gundy has already tried the effect of Li Chengming in different lineups.

He doesn't have the problem of blending in, but he only plays singles on the offensive end to maximize his role. He is not as good as Lewis in fixed-point shooting and off-ball running. He is not as good as Howard in pick-and-roll rolls. Lu, that is to say, he is not irreplaceable.

The low post is not indispensable in the Magic's offensive system. At least most of the time, Howard's offense in the penalty area is enough, because there are enough shooting points in the team, and after attracting help defenses, play INSIDE-OUT, so that more points can bloom. It's what Van Gundy wants to see.

Howard's penalty area is very lethal, but the Magic still depends on the shooting of other players to win.

So if you really want to think about it, the biggest problem for Li Chengming is that he needs to run in with Howard, because if the position he is most accustomed to is occupied by Howard, let him open up space on the outside. He has range but is not particularly stable, so he sacrifices offense. Ability is also a pity.

In addition, he is still not as flexible as Lewis on the defensive end. For example, it is difficult for him to play a role against Stoudemire.

However, in the absence of Howard, Li Chengming's threat in the low post, especially the ability to attract double-teams after the effect is not much weaker than Howard.

During the intermission, it was obvious that D'Antoni still had arrangements, so Li Chengming leaned back after receiving the ball, and Hill on the flank immediately came up to double-team.

Li Chengming gave the ball to Turkoglu, Turkoglu took a step forward and waited for Marcus Banks to pass it to Durin. Durin missed a three-pointer, and Stoudemire turned around to protect the rebound. The Suns immediately hit the third line and entered the fast break.

The Magic couldn't retreat in time, Hill made a layup and opened up to 5 points.

Then Arroyo held the ball at the top of the arc, Lewis went up and made a high pick-and-roll, and Li Chengming held Marion under the basket and reached out to ask.

Arroyo passed Stoudemire, and Barbosa chased him back to fear that he would pass to Lee Cheng-ming, but he passed it to Lewis on the outside without even hitting back. Lewis received the ball very comfortably, and there was still time to adjust, and the three-point shot went smoothly. Pocketed, this is also the first three-pointer he hit in this field.

Lewis is in poor form and feels cold in this game, which is also a problem for this kind of projection star.

Then Barbosa finally missed a three-pointer, Li Chengming got stuck, Stoudemire took off in a hurry, and only touched the ball, the ball fell again and was caught by Lewis, who passed it to Turkoglu to push for a fast break, Arroyo The frontcourt caught the ball and made a layup, and the Magic tied the score again.

After that, the scores of the two teams rose alternately, and the Magic have not been able to overtake the score.

When Li Chengming went off the court, the two teams tied at 45, and Li Chengming only added 2 points with his iron-blooded jumper.

However, he grabbed rebounds, blocked positions, assisted in interference on the court, and did everything he could do besides scoring goals.

It is worth mentioning that after Marion saw that he couldn't handle Li Chengming's size, he actually started to circle around the front to defend, which made it difficult for Li Chengming to catch the ball again.

But this is also helpful to the team, because Marion is the core of the Suns' defense, and his defense is the most important guarantee for the Suns' defense. After all, Stoudemire and Nash are representatives of strong offense and weak defense, but he Now that he keeps pestering Li Chengming, he naturally has no energy to take care of other people.

So four-on-four, the Magic's offense became smoother visible to the naked eye.

But after he left the field, the situation changed suddenly, and the Magic soon fell behind and struggled to chase points.

This is not only because of the lack of Li Chengming, but also because the main players have returned to the court. The Suns launched a counterattack under the tandem of Nash, and the Magic fell into the opponent's rhythm for a while and were led by the nose.

Howard performed well today, but he can also be said to be the only player among the main players who performed well.

The Suns can't defend against Howard, but Howard's strongest offensive ability is his restraint in the penalty area. Once the Suns choose to defend alone, Howard is not like O'Neal after all. His offensive methods are limited and it is difficult to guarantee that he can beat him alone Opponents, especially if there are still people on the opposite side who can explode with him.

Barbosa's three-point shooting is perfect today, and his efficiency is even higher than Howard's scoring in the paint.

On the defensive end, with Nash's pass, it is not difficult to bypass Howard's defense and penetrate the Magic's defense.

After Van Gundy arrived, the Magic gradually began to build a defensive system around Howard, but this did not happen overnight.

Objectively speaking, their current staffing, except for Howard, most of the main defenses are below the level line, Lewis is strong in offense and weak in defense, Turkoglu is slow, and Nelson is also afraid of speed and dexterous guards.

It is precisely because of this that the Magic will be overwhelmed by Barbosa in this game. This state is more or less caused by their defensive problems.

Li Chengming watched anxiously from the sidelines, but thinking about it, the result of going up at this time might not be much better.

This is because of the restraint in the play style. As long as the Magic can't defend against the Suns, they will naturally be even worse offensively, because the opponents take the initiative in terms of rhythm and momentum.

Van Gundy was a little restless, and he didn't sit down again until the end of the first half.

At the end of the second quarter, the Suns led by another 9 points. Barbosa scored 5 three-pointers and scored 24 points in the first half. Nash also scored 9 points and 6 assists. Blow up the Magic.

In the more than seven minutes when Li Chengming was off the field, the Magic only scored 8 points. Lewis felt cold today, and his downturn was also one of the main reasons why the Magic couldn't start the game.

The other is because the Suns used foul tactics against Howard. In the last 2 minutes, they sent him to the free throw line and made two free throws. The Suns took the opportunity to hit a wave of 9:4.

They went back to the locker room at halftime. The Magic didn't look too depressed. First, the nine-point gap was not unacceptable, and their offensive efficiency was not bad. Except for Lewis' poor form today, the others The human touch is okay.

The shooting percentages on both sides of the half are around 50%, which is also evident.

The Magic are still relatively ugly in terms of turnovers and free throws, especially Howard has no way to fully realize his inside advantage. A large part of the reason is that his performance at the free throw line is not good enough.

Secondly, of course, it is because of Howard. With such a happy core, it is difficult for others to keep their faces dark.

Even Li Chengming, who was a little depressed, scratched his head and laughed after being deliberately teased by Howard.

When Van Gundy saw this scene, although he felt that it was better to be happy than to be sad, the team was still behind after all, and they still had no way to deal with their opponents.

I can only hope that the midfielder can cool down the fiery touch of the opponent, especially that Barbosa...

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