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Chapter 240 Rookie Wall? ?Let's see how I break it! !
Back on the court, the Clippers attacked.

After Beverly held the ball for halftime, the ball was first guided back and forth in the hands of several people, but failed to find a good shooting opportunity.

Seeing that the 24-second offense was about to be violated, Li Yang started to slip to the baseline, and after using Gallinari's screen, after throwing away Rubio, he ran back to the 45-degree three-point line and shot directly after catching the ball.

Turning around, the Magic played better and better, blooming inside and outside, and the combination of sudden shots made the Clippers hard to defend.

The Magic played an 8:4 offensive spurt, widening the point difference to 12 points in one fell swoop.

"Doo!" Rivers could only call a timeout again, replacing Li Yang and replacing Louis Williams.

On the Magic side, Coach Clifford also began to make substitutions, replacing Isaac with Wesley Iwundu.

The time-out is over and the game continues.

On the sidelines, Li Yang was sitting next to Harris, covering his head with a towel. He was still very depressed. After the game was played like this, he made 4 of 2 shots, and his efficiency was average.

At the same time, as the team's point guard, he failed to connect the team's offense very well. The team's offensive end is basically a mess, with no threat at all.

How can we not fall behind in such a fight? ?
At this time, a hand fell on Li Yang's shoulder. He looked up and saw coach Rivers smiling at him: "It's okay, every rookie will go through this. This is the so-called "rookie wall". It was the same when I first entered the league."

"Actually, at that time I was much worse than you are now. I was selected by the Atlanta Hawks at the 2st place in the second round. I played as a substitute in the first two years of entering the league, and I didn't start until the third year."

"At that time, I also encountered the same trouble as you. When I performed better and scored more and more points on the field, other teams began to arrange tactics against me."

"At first I was very uncomfortable, it felt like I couldn't play all of a sudden."

"But I told myself, you have to break this shackle, you have to do it, you can't let others restrict you." Rivers taught by example.

Hearing this, Li Yang asked curiously, "Then what then?"

Rivers smiled and continued: "Hehe, then I did it. Under the opponent's targeted defense, I found a way to score the ball again and again and assist my teammates again and again."

"Until the 1986-87 season, I averaged 12.4 points and 10.0 assists per game, and was successfully selected to the All-Star team of the year!!"

"That's it, it's been more than ten years in a blink of an eye." Rivers said, "The valuable experience of the player era has given me a lot of help in my coaching career. I know how to deal with it. No matter what tactics they use, I can think of a solution."

Rivers patted Li Yang's shoulders vigorously with both hands, and stared at Li Yang's eyes tightly: "Yang, you are the same, this is what you have to go through, and it will run through your entire career."

"The only thing you can do now is to beat your opponent. You have to learn to adapt and find a way to deal with it. Do you understand?"

Li Yang was shocked, took a deep breath, nodded heavily and said: "Coach Doug, I know what to do, thank you for your guidance."

Rivers waved his hand with a smile, and comforted him: "No hurry, take your time, we still have time."

On the court, the game was still going on. The Clippers lost Harris and Li Yang, and the entire offense became very sluggish and intermittent.

Louis Williams' scoring ability is not bad, but his organizational ability is basically below the average level, and it is difficult to drive the team's overall offense.

The Clippers basically went it alone during this period. Whoever holds the ball is playing randomly. Others are either watching the show or waiting to feed the ball.

After playing like this for more than three minutes, Rivers saw Li Yang who had regained his confidence, so he didn't immediately let him play, and replaced him with Alexander to see if he could achieve a miraculous effect.

Unfortunately, the result has not changed, the offense is still the same.

Until the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 22:34, and the Magic led the Clippers by 12 points at home.

"It's over. We fell behind by 12 points in the first quarter. If we dug such a big hole so early, it will be difficult to fill it back later."

"Yeah, why did they fall behind so much in the first quarter?"

"Why are everyone sluggish and out of shape today? Even Yang is the same. He only played for more than three minutes in the first quarter and made 4 of 2 shots. This is not like his style."

Seeing this score, the Clippers fans in the auditorium started talking.

In the first quarter, they fell behind by 12 points. Li Yang made only 4 of 2 shots, and only got 4 points and 1 assist. This data disappointed the fans. Could it be that he encountered the rookie wall.

At the same time, Huaxia on the other side of the ocean.

Fans who watched the game on various sports forums, in front of the computer, and in front of the TV were also disappointed. The Clippers’ opponent this time was not the Mosaic, the Thunder, or the Warriors, but the Magic, whose record was one level higher than theirs last season.

Of course, people are more concerned about Li Yang's performance.

In the first quarter, he made 4 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points and 1 assist.

Whether it is scoring or assisting, Li Yang's performance today is completely different from his previous state. The difference is not 01:30.

On the Magic side, Vucevic scored 7 points in the first quarter, plus a 3-point rebound. Comparing the statistics of the two, it makes people feel that Li Yang is out of standard today.

Some of Li Yang's black fans also popped up, and began to speak nonsense on the forum, saying that Li Yang was just showing off, and that the previous few games were just a flash in the pan, and this was not subject to the targeted defense of the opponent, and immediately revealed his true nature.

Amway Center, Orlando, USA.

The second quarter has already started, and Li Yang continues to rest off the court for the time being. The Clippers are currently on the court with Reed, Alexander, Teodosic, Scott, and Harrell.

Like the Clippers, the Magic are almost all off the bench, with rookie Mohamed Bamba at center, Jarrell Martin at power forward, Wesley Iwundu at small forward, Terrence Ross at shooting guard, and Jerian Grant at point guard.

The Clippers do not take advantage of this lineup, but it is not too disadvantageous. The lack of depth of the bench lineup is not only a problem for the Clippers, but also for the Magic.

Therefore, after more than four minutes in the second quarter, the score between the two sides became 25:36, with a difference of 11 points, which was reduced by one point.

Clifford was obviously dissatisfied with the performance of these few minutes. He called a timeout, replaced Vucevic, Fournier, Bamba and Grant.

For the Clippers, Rivers also made substitutions, replacing Alexander, Scott, Lu Wei, and replacing Beverly, Gallinari, and Li Yang.

For the problems the Clippers are facing today, Rivers also made tactical adjustments, letting Li Yang play shooting guard and Teodosic play point guard.

Since your Magic cut off Li Yang's connection with his teammates, prevented him from organizing, and forced him to play singles by himself.

Well, then he might as well put all his energy into the offensive end. He wants to see how the opponent will react when he scores consecutively.

"beep!!"

The whistle blows and the game continues.

Teodosic took control of the ball, and Li Yang came to the frontcourt early. This change caught the Magic for a moment, and then responded quickly. Fournier defended Li Yang, and Rose continued to defend the opposing player.

The ball quickly reached the frontcourt. Li Yang was not in a hurry to catch the ball, but began to run without the ball. The rest of the Clippers gave him a pick-and-roll.

Seeing Li Yang dodge, he threw Fournier away, first slid to the baseline and then ran back, took the ball, and made a gesture to make a shot. Fournier, who had been aiming at him, flew up and rushed up.

But when Fournier jumped up, he realized that he had been fooled, because Li Yang didn't jump at all, Fournier subconsciously shrank his body.

"Don't you think it's too late now, I'm just waiting for you to pounce on me." Li Yang sneered in his heart, jumped up quickly, and deliberately bumped into Fournier.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and Li Yang's body was tilted in the air, but he still threw the ball with good physical coordination.

With a "bang", the basketball hit the board and went into the basket.

"Hehe, it seems that the hand feeling is starting to warm up." Li Yang walked to the free throw line with a smile.

Fournier felt a little depressed, walked up to the referee, and argued with the referee, but obviously it had no effect, and the referee was not moved at all.

The referee clearly pointed out that the one just now was a shooting foul, even if Li Yang deliberately touched the porcelain, but the problem is that you foolishly moved up to be fooled, who is to blame? ?
"Shh!"

The free throw was hit steadily, a beautiful 3+1, which made Li Yang excited, and the real counterattack was about to begin.

At 29:36, the Clippers chased the point difference to 7 points.

(End of this chapter)