NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

After the American game started, the sports channel of Huaguo Radio and Television Station, three commentators including Zhang Weiping sat in the studio.

They discussed it before the game. The Wizards faced a Finals team like the Magic as soon as they came up, and the probability of winning was very slim.

Even reasonable? Bryant has no objection to this, because judging from the team's lineup, the two teams are indeed not at the same level.

Even if Arenas is still there, the Wizards may not be able to beat the Magic, let alone the team leader is gone now.

As soon as Howard came up, the violent clasp with both hands made Zhang Weiping's heart sink to the bottom.

Zhang Weiping sighed, "It seems that Andre Blatche can't stop Howard at all."

Because of Yao Ming, Hua Guo, from commentators to fans, almost looked down on jumping men like Howard.

Howard met Yao Ming again and again, which further deepened the fans' impression of Howard's bullying and fear of strength, and playing with his body.

And in fact it is.

At Howard's peak, he could rely on his body to average 20+10 and 2 blocks per game, but his inside skills may not be as good as some role players.

This is also the reason why every time he encounters Yao Ming, who is stable and tall inside, it is not easy to play. As long as he has some skills, even if he has a little skill, he will not be beaten so embarrassingly.

However, even such a guy who plays with his body in the eyes of Huaguo fans cannot be dealt with by any center forward.

For example, Blatche has nothing to do with Howard.

Howard's physical talent is too good, Brac is only a second-round pick after all, how can he resist the No. [-] pick with the body of a monster.

In the studio, Su Qun on the side continued, "With Li Kaiming's help, Blatche would be much more relaxed, but Li Kaiming's opponent Lewis can't make a three-pointer at all, which is more difficult..."

The studio fell into silence, and everyone agreed with what Zhang Weiping and Su Qun said.

In the end Zhang Weiping said, "Look again, this is the first ball in the game."

Above the court, Brac picked up the ball from the baseline and sent it to today's point guard Kirk Hinrich.

In fact, Hinrich has a lot of background. He was the 2003th pick in the 7 draft. He was selected by the team with a lottery pick in the top three draft years in history, which shows that his level is not bad.

Last season, he averaged 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game. The statistics are quite satisfactory, but it is not enough to be the starting point guard of a team.

But Hinrich's basic job as a defender is still good, and he dribbles through the half court very calmly.

After the opposite point guard Jameer Nelson arrived at his backcourt, he immediately took a step forward and glanced back at the same time to prevent the Wizards from coming out to cover.

But who would have thought that Hinrich passed the ball without any hesitation after reaching the frontcourt, which made Nelson look stupid!

What's the meaning?Point guard crossing the ball?

The Wizards gave the ball to the new No. [-] pick in the first round, which made the commentators and the audience a little excited!

Whether it's a mule or a horse, it's finally time to take it out for a walk!

And this scene also made many Huaguo fans standing in front of the TV sit up straight!

Li Kaiming received the ball from outside the three-point line and faced Rashad Lewis. Lewis on the opposite side seemed to have done a lot of work before the game, and put Li Kaiming one step outside the three-point line to prevent himself from being passed by.

At the same time, the rest of the Magic team also paid attention to this side. Howard stretched out his hand to block Blatche, while turning his head to look at Li Kaiming who was beyond the three-point line, always ready to defend.

Richardson, who was standing on the same side as Lewis, also quietly moved his foot a step inside the three-point line, so that he could close the door directly when Li Kaiming started.

This strong defensive mobilization ability is worthy of being a team that has reached the finals.

Seeing the players on the field so resolutely implement the defensive strategy they formulated before the game, a tall fat man wearing glasses nodded in satisfaction next to the Magic bench.

This is the current head coach of the Orlando Magic, Stan Van Gundy, and he is also a coach who is very good at building a defensive system.

Speaking of Stan Van Gundy, Huaguo fans may not be familiar with it, but when it comes to his younger brother Jeff Van Gundy, Huaguo fans must be familiar with it.

Van Gundy Jr. is the second head coach of Yao Ming's NBA career. He led the team to the playoffs three times in four years, but his rigid and inflexible mind also made Rockets fans resentful.

As an older brother, Stan Van Gundy can naturally say to little Van Gundy, "You are a younger brother!"

After all, he led the Magic to the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive years, and once to the finals, which is naturally not at the same level as his younger brother who is always in the first round.

The most amazing thing is that the fate of these two brothers is inextricably linked to the position of center forward. The older brother has coached O'Neal and Howard, while the younger brother has coached Yao Ming.

Stan Van Gundy is very confident in his arrangements before the game. He has watched all the videos of Li Kaiming in the summer league and the preseason. It can be said that he knows the latter. As long as the Magic players defend according to what he said, tonight's victory It will only be in their pocket.

Lewis, who was sent by Van Gundy to guard Li Kaiming, was actually very disdainful of Van Gundy being so wary of a rookie.

He averaged 20 points per game at his peak, and the supersonic twin stars formed with Ray Allen were as popular for a while, and he was also an All-Star. No problem.

So his evaluation of Van Gundy's tactics is only four words, making a big fuss!

So when Li Kaiming came up and took the ball from Hinrich, Lewis immediately stretched out his long arms and covered it.

He wants the coach to know that he is an all-star player and does not need other people's help to defend a rookie!

Li Kaiming observed the situation with the ball and found that almost all his teammates were under the defense of the opposite side.

In fact, the Wizards' space is not good. Only two guards, Arenas and Nick Young, have baskets.

Therefore, the Magic's defense is also very targeted. Those who defend Nick Young are close at hand, while those who defend others are always ready to help defend.

Li Kaiming understands that he can only rely on him to open the breakthrough at this time. If he really fights according to the tactics and the opportunities are in the hands of others, that is probably what the opponent wants to see the most.

The space left by Lewis is enough for him to shoot directly. He must first cause damage to the opposite outside line before he can make a breakthrough.

After thinking about this, Li Kaiming suddenly raised the ball before Lewis could react, then jumped on the spot, and shot a three-pointer!

Li Kaiming's shooting posture is a standard jumper, and with his height and long arms, Lewis can't reach it if he wants to defend, so he can only watch Li Kaiming make a three-pointer, and at the same time pray in his heart that the ball will not be scored.

But Stan Van Gundy grinned when he saw this scene!

The young man is still too young, if you have a chance, just throw it in. Do you have the ability to throw it in?

In the Huaguo studio, Zhang Weiping and others were also confused by Li Kaiming's operation, because in their view, after receiving the ball, Li Kaiming neither played tactics nor went to the inside to ask for a position, but waited on the spot for a few seconds. Just voted!

Su Qun's expression was a little unsightly, "Why is Li Kaiming so messed up? He hit it by himself as soon as he came up, and the three-point shot he was least good at! What's going on?"

No one answered him, because the others couldn't figure it out either.

Even Zhang Weiping, who is best at forcing rationality, can hardly find excuses for Li Kaiming to be reasonable.

Because this ball is not reasonable even from the perspective of ordinary fans.

The basketball flew out of Li Kaiming's fingertips, with a high arc, along a perfect parabola, and swished into the basket!

2 is better than 3!

The smile on Van Gundy's face froze.

The decibel level of the Amway Center dropped precipitously at that moment!

In the Huaguo studio, after being stunned for a second, the three commentators suddenly yelled loudly in unison.

"nice shot!"

Director Zhang Weiping picked up his old job again, "Li Kaiming played the ball very reasonably. If Arenas is not here, he has to come by himself!"

Su Qun: ...

You're such an afterthought, why did you go so early?