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While the two commentators in the commentary booth were having a heated discussion on Li Kaiming, John Wall of the 76ers took advantage of the Wizards players' lack of timely communication on the defensive end, broke through to the basket and scored 2 points.

78:81.

After returning from the fourth quarter, it seemed that neither side could defend against the opponent.

The 76ers coach Collins on the sidelines wanted to call a timeout, but he felt that there were no tactics to arrange. The Wizards seemed to have completely changed their tactics in the fourth quarter from the third quarter. Li Kaiming held the ball less, so before Defensive strategies developed during the break had little effect.

The game continued on the field. The Wizards gave Hinrich an offense. The latter made a breakthrough from the outside line at 45 degrees with the help of a screen, and then suddenly a wide-range transfer ball was given to Nick Young at 45 degrees on the other side. Nick Young threw the ball as soon as he caught it, Juholidi's defense was in place in time, Nick Young hit a three-pointer, and Hawes took the rebound.

The 76ers attacked. Iguodala broke through Lewis with the ball from the outside. He was forced to stop halfway through the breakthrough, and then barely passed the ball to the outside. After several passes, it reached Wall. The latter held the ball like holding a dynamite bag. Like blowing up a fortress, he closed his eyes and plunged into the inside of the Wizards.

Although the defense of the three big men of the Wizards is average, only Blatche's defense is above the horizontal line, but such a big three are placed in the penalty area, even if they don't move, Wall's breakthrough path is squeezed by them. Small intestines.

Wall made a shot from a position one meter away from the basket, but it is a pity that the face-up throw is not his strong point, and Li Kaiming accepted the rebound after he succeeded in hitting the iron.

The 76ers quickly returned to defense, and did not give the Wizards any chance of fast break.

Without a chance to push and switch, Li Kaiming gave the ball to Hinrich to save his energy. The latter dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Nick Young used Li Kaiming's cover to run to the top of the arc without the ball, attracting the attention of the two opponents. After that, he directly gave the racket to Li Kaiming.

But this seemingly ingenious pass did not directly create an open opportunity for Li Kaiming, because Li Kaiming was always the biggest target of the 76ers' defense, so it was impossible to create a mobile opportunity for Li Kaiming through such a simple tactic.

Lewis, who was staying in the bottom corner, saw this and ran up to block Brand. Li Kaiming dribbled the ball directly after the latter had covered. Iguodala, who was defending Lewis, faced Li Kaiming again.

Lewis returned to the bottom corner directly after the screen, which made Brand dare not double-team Li Kaiming. The 76ers did this several times in the third quarter, but they were all punished by the Wizards' outside line without exception.

Li Kaiming took a big stride, the ball protector caught Iguodala and rushed directly to the penalty area, and then a sudden brake changed the basket to break through into a back body, and then used his height and strength advantages to directly arch Iguodala to a reasonable collision In front of the zone, before Hawes's supplementary defense arrives, he scored with a hook!

80:81.

Iguodala, who was pushed into the penalty area by Li Kaiming like a child, felt like crying!

This is really impossible to prevent!During the whole process, he didn't even see the ball in Li Kaiming's hand. He was beside Li Kaiming in the previous breakthrough process, and he could only see Li Kaiming's stalwart back in the subsequent back attack process. He defended well, but You also have to see the ball to play.

After seeing this scene, Collins shook his head with a headache. There is really no way to solve this. He can't just replace Li Kaiming just because Iguodala can't guard him. After all, Iguodala He is currently the biggest star of the 76ers, and he is currently the most scored in the team.

After Li Kaiming succeeded in posting up, while returning to defense, he recalled the feeling of posting up inside. Since entering the NBA, his overall style of play is completely different from that in the NCAA. The basket and three-pointers are almost his offense. The big head accounts for about 80% of the shots.

The effect of this is that he can score the highest scoring average in the league with a very high efficiency, which is why the top scorers on the scoring list cannot compare with him. First of all, this is a mathematical problem. I have said it before. In the final analysis, his current three-point shooting is too abnormal, so abnormal that it is not on the same level as others in the league.

And after trying a post-up under the basket that he hadn't used for a long time, Li Kaiming had a deeper understanding of the game.

Only playing at the basket and three-pointers is really scary to score, but it also requires a player's touch. For example, in the last game against the Pistons, when he didn't feel good, he couldn't maintain the explosion like before. The output eventually led to the team losing.

Bombing wildly from the outside is cool, it feels like taking the enemy's head from thousands of miles away, but this style of play also has a very big problem, that is, it is easier for players to fall into a cocoon, and it is not easy to immerse themselves in the comfort zone. willing to come out.

After all, the points per game are so much more than No. 2, do you think you still have problems with your offense?

Maybe you can't see it in most cases, but at the critical moment when the bayonet is popular, this kind of play that only rushes to the basket and shoots three-pointers will have great limitations. The area should be the mid-range area from the basket to the three-point line. If only the basket and three-pointers are used, it is equivalent to giving up the largest part of the half court and focusing on the two small parts.

If the hand feels good, you can still play, but if the hand feels bad, what should you do?

After thinking of this, Li Kaiming suddenly understood why he led the team to a three-game losing streak!

Unknowingly, he himself fell into the comfort zone. Fortunately, he reacted relatively quickly. After playing Iguodala once in singles, he realized the problems in the previous style of play.

I didn't expect to be able to have an epiphany after playing the game!

Li Kaiming laughed happily.

With the passage of time, the game has gradually entered a critical moment that determines the outcome of the game.

Li Kaiming once again felt the familiar touch from his palm, which was the function of the [Key Shooter] badge. At this time, the score of the two sides had reached 92 to 90, and the Wizards fell behind by 2 points.

There were nearly 5 minutes left before the end of the game. The Wizards served to Hinrich and moved it to the frontcourt. The rest of the team covered without the ball to create conditions for the shooter. Li Kaiming took the opportunity to suddenly reverse run, cut through and entered the inside, receiving Hinrich's shot. After the ball, it attracted two inside double-teams from the 76ers, and then threw the ball above the basket!

At this time, McGee, who came off the bench, took off directly and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands!

Li Kaiming's assists are already in double figures!

The two sides reached a tie at 92. The 76ers quickly served to the open Wall. The latter launched a fast break to the frontcourt and directly passed the ball to Iguodala. After the latter got rid of Lewis's defense, he received the ball inside. The pass went to Holiday on the outside. The latter caught the ball and shot. There was a clear sound of hitting the iron. McGee collected the rebound under the basket and gave it to Li Kaiming.

Li Kaiming dribbled Hinrich to the frontcourt. He ran back and cut again, but the 76ers took precautions and immediately shrunk to stop the Wizards from scoring twice. Hinrich hit one with the ball, but in Under Wall's interference, the front frame missed, Hawes protected the rebound and gave Wall, who once again launched a conversion fast break and scored directly against Hinrich!

92 is better than 94!

After Li Kaiming arrived in the frontcourt, he handed over the ball to Hinrich, and then made a breakthrough and started. Facing Hawes's supplementary defense, he made a low-handed layup, which also caused the latter's blocking foul. As expected, this The second foul was called by the bottom line referee. When Li Kaiming was holding the ball, the Tony brothers were simply blind.

Li Kaiming went to the free throw line and made an extra free throw, 95 to 94. This is the first time the Wizards have taken the lead since this game.

Three and a half minutes before the end of the game, the 3ers attacked Iguodala to break through Lewis, causing the latter to foul. Iguodala made one of two free throws and the two sides tied again.

The Wizards attacked, and after the ball was given to Li Kaiming, the outside line double-changed and shook Brand, and then broke through to the three-point line. The basket was thrown successfully!

97 is better than 95!

After the hit, Li Kaiming made a rare fist and roared!

But he is not like Harder, no matter what, he has to shout for a goal, but he has experienced the fun of shooting in the middle distance.

This feeling is like the feeling that a small path was suddenly shoveled by a large bulldozer, and it instantly became unimpeded. Compared with before, he is more free on the court now.

The 76ers quickly retaliated. John Wall used the pick-and-roll to break through Lewis. In fact, with his speed, the Wizards' three insiders were almost randomly selected, and none of them could keep up with Wall's breakthrough.

Looking back, Li Kaiming changed direction from the outside line. As soon as the opportunity came out, Iguodala next to him surrounded him directly. On the offensive, Li Kaiming chased after him. Iguodala looked back at the moon and passed the ball to Juholedi on the outside. The latter caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

97 is better than 98!

With two and a half minutes left, Sanders on the sidelines let Hinrich control the tempo. He played too fast in the previous few rounds. After Hinrich went to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Li Kaiming.

Li Kaiming and Lewis had another pick-and-roll. Iguodala and Brand wanted to double-team successfully again. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming saw through their thoughts and passed the ball directly to the bottom corner just after the pick-and-roll ended. , After Lewis was in place, the ball happened to be in his hands, and he hit a three-pointer steadily.

100 is better than 98!

In the early 2 minutes, the 76ers attacked. Iguodala once again hit the shortcoming of Lewis's slow pace. After a cross screen, he ran back and cut to the penalty area. To Hawes at the basket, the latter dunked with both hands.

The Wizards served to Hinrich. Li Kaiming had just arrived in the frontcourt and before he turned back, he heard a neat exclamation from the fans!

Li Kaiming looked back, at this time the possession of the ball has been transferred, Wall steals Hinrich and makes a fast break layup, his speed is too fast, and Hinrich has no time to foul.

100 to 102, with a little more than 1 minute left, the Wizards sent a long pass directly to Li Kaiming. He waited for Hinrich outside the three-point line, and then made a quick change of direction and broke through from Brand's side. Go over, and then make a mid-range shot against Iguodala who is supplementing the defense!

With less than 1 minute left, the head coach of the 76ers signaled the players to slow down and improve the success rate. Iguodala stood up again. This time he broke through Lewis with the ball and succeeded in a layup against McGee's defense. Enter.

When the Wizards served the ball, the 76ers players had already started to stay close to Li Kaiming to prevent him from catching the ball. In desperation, Hinrich continued to take the ball to the frontcourt, but Li Kaiming couldn’t find a chance and had to break through by himself. After attracting double-teams, he threw the ball out. Unexpectedly, the ball was thrown too big, and Nick Young, who caught the ball, didn't catch it.

At this time, a figure rushed over like lightning and stabbed the ball, and the basketball flew to the backcourt. Li Kaiming tried his best to chase Wall, but it was still a step too late. Wall scored a layup, 76 With 38 seconds left before the end of the game, Ren extended the point difference to 4 points!

The Wizards stood on the cliff, and many of the fans at the scene covered their eyes. Will the losing streak continue tonight?