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

Chapter 90 Your Uncle Dotes on His Dad

Returning to the game after the intermission, the two teams are still starting.

The Magic took the initiative first, but soon the Eagles double-teamed quickly and caused the Magic to make two mistakes, both of which turned into fast-break counterattacks.

The difference between the Magic's mistakes today and the previous ones is that most of them came from the opponent's steals, which were forced mistakes, and most of them were internal and external passes. aspects of attention.

Even though Van Gundy emphasized during the intermission, the Magic itself is a team with the inside as the core and needs the inside to drive the outside to get opportunities, so this is actually a tactical level that has been cracked.

Players cannot always be cautious in sports warfare. Passing the ball is often to create opportunities, but when one's own side sees the opportunity, it may also be seen by the opponent.

It is obvious that the Eagles have an entire line of defense that directly blocks passes from the guards to the strikers. Whether it is Anthony Johnson, Smith, Marvin Williams or Sheldon, their personal stealing ability They are all very strong, and the combination is a big loss for the somewhat unprepared Magic team.

On the offensive end, the performance of the Eagles is not inferior to the Magic.

Turkoglu's performance today was much better than on the field, but only in terms of personal offense. He failed to sort out the team's offense and organize the running of his teammates. On the contrary, he made mistakes many times under the pressure of the opponent.

The Magic can only rely on Howard's raging inside to support the pillar situation.

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"Oh, poor Al, he has absolutely no experience playing today. Dwight completely destroyed our third pick!"

Then Horford, who played only a few minutes in the first quarter in the first half, made two fouls very quickly in the third quarter, accumulating four fouls and was about to end.

It makes people feel that this is Mike Woodson deliberately wanting this effect. Although this will be a major blow to rookies, if the heart is big enough, they can survive this time. is a good thing.

Especially with a "role model" like Li Chengming on the opposite side, although the two did not match up, it was definitely a huge stimulus to Horford.

Howard, who just knocked Horford down, didn't have any joy, but looked dignified, because he was going to the free throw line again this time.

Van Gundy and Turkoglu, the off-court and on-court commanders, also scratched their heads, feeling helpless.

Since the team has enjoyed the benefits brought by Howard, it must also bear his bad side.

Fortunately, this time he made two free throws and one, at least there was no embarrassment.

Then the situation of the two teams fell into a stalemate again. Although the Magic did not make any more mistakes, they fell into the quagmire of positional warfare, which was not a good thing for them.

The magic team's most powerful lineup in this game is the counterattack after the defense, and the inside singles or outside shooting opportunities formed through pick-and-rolls and breakthroughs. If they fall into the positional offense completely, their routine changes are not enough.

Although Howard can play singles inside, just like Li Chengming, although the Eagles have no one who can defend him one-on-one, their defense threat is still great, coupled with concerns about free throws, this will make Howard Playing a little hesitant.

所以一直到李成名上场之前，魔术队依然落后着8分，霍华德这段时间几乎得不到好的出手机会，只2投1中、罚球4中2拿到了4分3篮板。

At this time, just over 4 minutes into the third quarter, Li Chengming came on and replaced Turkoglu and moved to the third position.

Then Li Chengming faced Smith in the elbow area. This may be the situation Van Gundy himself wanted to see. Although the Magic did not play well today, they did not achieve the desired results on the defensive end, especially on the front line. On the road, the eagle caught the pain point and hammered it.

Although Smith's shooting percentage is not high, but his offensive threat forced the Magic's defense to lean to his side. Van Gundy asked Li Chengming to try his defensive effect.

The "little" Eagle King faced the frame directly after receiving the ball. He didn't intend to show his back in front of Li Chengming. After all, Li Chengming is not as unknown as before. He must have heard of Li Chengming's reputation.

He is not good at switching defenses and defending outside, but in the low post and post defense, relying on his size, wingspan, personal experience, awareness, and most importantly, strength, he can completely withstand anyone's back attack.

Unless it was bullying him by relying on his height advantage, but this Smith didn't either.

At this time, Smith suddenly swung his head to the left after two crotches in a row. Li Chengming was unmoved.

But unexpectedly, Smith suddenly turned around and wiped under the basket for a layup. Li Chengming turned too slowly and only had time to touch his other arm, so he was called a foul without any suspense.

And the ball was lucky, it bounced on the rim a few times and it landed in the bag directly.

2+1...

Li Chengming scratched his head, then raised his hand helplessly.

Smith went to the free throw line and made an additional penalty, and the Eagles still led by 8 points.

Looking back on the offensive end, Li Chengming received the ball in the low post. After switching defenses, he faced Smith again. He lowered his body to watch the defense. one time.

The back body does not mean that you can directly rely on your strength to push in hard. There are also some technical considerations, especially the movement of the supporting hand. If you accidentally bend your arms and turn your arms straight, you may be called an offensive foul.

So at this time, Li Chengming basically used his left hand to shoot the ball, and his right hand was used as a supporting hand, so that he could exert force, and then try to use his arms and back to push back, and try not to use his shoulders or even elbows to exert force.

Similarly, after watching James play, Li Chengming also learned a little bit of playing with his body, including how to use his arms to push opponents away, and how to avoid opponents to gain space for shots while on the move.

James' trick is actually quite practical for him. The only disadvantage is probably that it is easy to explain unclearly on his feet.

Because this style of play is easily stopped by the opponent, and if you want to start again, you may walk.

Li Chengming doesn't know if James can walk, but he knows that he can't walk. He doesn't have a star whistle. If he is too exaggerated, he may end up at a disadvantage.

Smith felt that he couldn't handle Li Chengming, but his face as a star made him not easily give in to a rookie, and he was not willing to flop and make mistakes, so he was knocked upside down by Li Chengming in the end, and could only watch helplessly. He lays on himself for a layup.

Li Chengming saw Smith fall to the ground, but he didn't hear the whistle and knew that his ball was valid. In the reasonable collision zone, if the ball was not called a foul by the opponent, it would be considered a preferential treatment for him.

However, Li Chengming didn't want to hit Smith when he was falling. On the one hand, he didn't want to stick to the black man, and on the other hand, he was afraid that his weight would crush him. Fortunately, Howard ran over to grab him Rebound, Li Chengming took advantage of the situation and pulled him to barely stand up.

Smith was startled when he saw this, and he was relieved when he saw this. After all, the visual effect of Li Chengming's meatball impact was full, and he couldn't even think about it.

Howard turned around and clapped Li Chengming's hands and rubbed his head angrily.

Li Chengming was a little bit touched in his heart. After all, he was able to take the position so quickly as a rookie. In addition to his outstanding performance, it was also inseparable from the understanding of his teammates, especially Howard not only gave up his possession of the ball, He also sacrificed part of his comfort position.

It is his luck to meet such a team boss.

So Li Chengming didn't care about Howard's occasional actions like this, and thought in his heart, "Forget it, let him order it."

(End of this chapter)