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Since playing the Celtics, the Wizards have fallen behind by double digits in the first quarter of almost every game. Even the head coach Saunders is a little helpless.

The strength of the starting lineup is good, but we can't let the starting lineup play all the time, right? Li Kaiming is fine, and the others are not as good as this kid, so it's not enough to stretch the physical strength for every game.

It seems that if you want to win the game, you still have to play the offense. If the Wizards give up their good offense and fight defense on the opposite side, it would be a fool.

So in the second season, Sanders replaced the big center, allowing Li Kaiming to swing directly to the 5th position, and Rashad Lewis played the 4th position he is most familiar with. This lineup is actually the previous five-out lineup, except that Yi Jianlian It was replaced by Lewis who was stronger with three points.

In the first attack of the second quarter, the Eagles served first. After Mike Bibby dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Joe Johnson, who was in the back position. , Li Kaiming stuck Horford to get the rebound and handed the ball to Hinrich.

After coming to the frontcourt, Hinrich dribbled the ball and used the screen to break through, and the remaining four were covering each other, and then ran outside the three-point line.

Li Kaiming helped Lewis block Marvin Williams. The latter took the opportunity to move to the bottom corner. At the same time, Hinrich's pass was also in place. Lewis caught the ball and shot it. This is his favorite rhythm and shooting point. Three-pointer Fly into the basket!

21 is better than 28!

Marvin Williams smiled helplessly. Li Kaiming came to pick and roll, and the two guards of the Eagles almost focused on Li Kaiming. Now that the Wizards have Lewis joined, this tactic seems a bit difficult to crack.

The Eagles attacked, Josh Smith came out from the inside, got rid of his defender, and then caught and threw the ball outside the three-point line, but unfortunately missed.

The commentator at the scene said that the Eagles seemed to want to compete with the Wizards on three-pointers, but he predicted that the Eagles might lose ugly.

The Wizards' defense, which is the worst in the league, can reach the top three positions in the division in the Eastern Conference where there are so many defensive teams. It can be seen how fierce their firepower is. The Eagles seem to be asking for trouble.

What happened next should also be predicted by the commentator. After the Wizards got the backcourt rebound, they dribbled the ball to Hinrich to the frontcourt. Throw a three-pointer just outside the three-point line!

24 is better than 28!

The point difference returned to within 5 points in an instant, so scared that Larry Drew quickly called a timeout, and then told his players on the bench that they must not be careless about the Wizards' three-pointers, and they can't let them go. three-pointer.

Of course, certain things do not mean that you can defend if you want to. In addition to letting the players not relax their defense of three-pointers on the defensive end, Larry Drew took out his second magic weapon in this field.

After the timeout, the Eagles went to the front court and gave the ball to Joe Johnson. The latter tried to single Nick Young, forced a breakthrough to the inside but missed a layup.

At this moment, the two insiders of the Eagles, Al Horford and Marvin Williams, suddenly jumped up and got stuck in the basket. Horford used his rebounding awareness to get stuck in the best position for rebounding , Then with the help of Marvin Williams, he grabbed an offensive rebound.

That's what Larry Drew has up his sleeve!

In the current lineup, Li Kaiming and Lewis on the inside are not good at defense. Li Kaiming's inside defense is not bad, and his ability to protect rebounds barely reaches the average level of the league, or even worse, and Lewis is even worse in this respect. A soft guy, he likes to stand on the outside when attacking and doesn't like physical confrontation, so it's even more impossible for the defensive end to expect him to get stuck at the basket.

So Larry Drew directly let Al Horford and Marvin Williams grab the offensive rebounds. If Horford grabbed Li Kaiming alone, it might be more dangerous, but adding Williams is enough.

After the Eagles grabbed the offensive rebound, Horford threw the ball out again. Josh Smith from the outside line hit the inside line after receiving the ball, broke through to the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball to Joe Johnson, who caught the ball and made a mid-range shot!

24 is better than 30!

The Eagles relied on this tactic to stabilize the situation. The two teams would come and go in the next half quarter. Under Sanders, the Wizards players began to collectively shrink inward on the defensive end. Help the two insiders grab rebounds.

Doing so did improve the Wizards' backcourt rebounding situation, but it also left a relatively large space for the Eagles' outside line.

After the second quarter, the Wizards trailed the Hawks by 54 points 58 to 4. Although the Wizards had a very strong offensive firepower in the second quarter, the Eagles on the opposite side also scored 30 points in a single quarter and were firmly in control. The trend of the game.

This situation made it difficult for Sanders. If you don’t play a big center, you can really guarantee rebounds, but that kind of offense is not enough. Although Lewis’s power on the defensive end is destructive, the Wizards’ defense is rubbish. Lewis The defense just made the Wizards worse.

However, playing Lewis on the offensive team is of great significance. Not only can he open up space for Li Kaiming, but he can also directly pick and roll with Li Kaiming. The effect is better than the previous Yi Jianlian at 01:30.

Thinking of the future, Sanders decided to give it a go, and then went to Lewis in the second half. Anyway, the Wizards' defense was like this.

Back in the third quarter, the Hawks served the first attack. Mike Bibby was lucky to go to the frontcourt to direct the traffic. The player feinted with the ball and broke through inside. Li Kaiming returned to the basket in time, Johnson missed a layup, and Elthorton came back in time to protect the rebound.

Hinrich dribbled the ball to the front court, Li Kaiming stepped forward to cover, Hinrich threw away Mike Bibby, broke through to the inside, and scored against Horford's defensive throw.

56 is better than 58!

The Eagles attacked, Joe Johnson wanted the ball to single Nick Young, shook the latter after a beautiful three-threat, and then broke through to the edge of the penalty area to hit the cricket!

56 is better than 60!

Today's Joe Johnson plays very aggressively. If he is blocked by one, or the Wizards get closer to the score, he will stand up and ask for the ball to play alone, and then make a tough hit.

The Wizards served from the baseline, Li Kaiming received the ball from outside the three-point line, dribbled twice against Horford's defense, and after finding the rhythm, he directly made a jumper from outside the three-point line. The basketball flew out from his fingertips and drew an arc Swish into the basket!

59 is better than 60!

Since Joe Johnson wants to show how tough he is, I, Li Kaiming, will not be left behind!

The Eagles served the ball, and Joe Johnson originally wanted to respond with another ball, but Nick Young saw that he was going to play singles and called Thornton to double-team. Johnson passed the ball to Josh Smith, who caught the ball against Thornton and broke through to the basket. , The top went in, but he didn't control his strength well, and threw a layup directly across the bridge.

Li Kaiming received the rebound and launched a fast break. The Eagles always wanted to grab offensive rebounds, so both insiders were in the penalty area of ​​the frontcourt. This is the best time to push and switch!

Horford also noticed this, and immediately chased after Li Kaiming, planning to use a foul to block Li Kaiming's fast break.

But how could Li Kaiming let him get what he wanted?

He sideways dodged Josh Smith, who was stretching out his hand to cut the ball, and then pushed the ball forward vigorously. Without the restraint of the ball, his speed instantly increased to the maximum. Driven by his well-developed muscles, he took three steps at a time. Tsukuru threw away Horford's hand that was about to foul in two steps, and then caught up with the ball that was pushed by him in front.

The Eagles did not expect that Li Kaiming would play at such a limit. Before the two outside defenders had time to close the door, Li Kaiming directly and forcefully broke up the formation. Then he held the ball with one arm and raised the fire, dunking the ball into the basket with a bang. .

This tactic is also Sanders' response to Larry Drew. Since you want to grab offensive rebounds, then I will get backcourt rebounds and push fast breaks. If your inside line is not in the penalty area to protect the basket, then wait to be mad by Li Kaiming Indiscriminate bombing!

At this time, Larry Drew also had a difficult time. This multiple-choice question was too difficult to do, but he finally chose to give up the offensive rebounding tactic, because if the Wizards were to push the conversion fast break, plus the With the tsunami-like outside firepower, I am afraid that the Eagles will be submerged in this turbulent offensive wave in the third quarter!

In professional games, fast break defense is always the first priority, because fast break points are too strong, maybe for a cigarette, there were still two teams going back and forth, and one of them was defeated. The other one was spent with a fast break.

After the Hawks gave up grabbing offensive rebounds, the defensive pressure on the Wizards was instantly reduced, especially Li Kaiming. Now he only needs to stay in the paint to protect the basket, and he doesn't have to go outside to change guards on the opposite side.

Mike Bibby is old, and the Eagles will never let him be the main attacker, so Li Kaiming also avoided the embarrassment of being trained by a guard.

As for Joe Johnson, he hits everyone the same, he will shoot when he has the opportunity, he doesn't care who is in front of him, and with Li Kaiming's height and long arms, the former will not deliberately challenge him.

So for the rest of the third quarter, the two sides are back to the state of the second season. The Eagles are balanced inside and outside, and everyone can score two points, while the Wizards have most of their points. Li Kaiming was the only one to score inside, and Nick Young counted as half, because this guy couldn't see other teammates when he took the ball and broke through, and he didn't have the ability to rush in to attract double-teams and pass out to score.

At the end of the three quarters, the Wizards and the Eagles tied at 86. The commentator at the scene said that the game seemed to be developing towards the Wizards, because except for the first quarter, the Wizards were in the second and third quarters. win points.

Li Kaiming played 30 minutes in three quarters, shot 16 of 11, made 3 of 2 three-pointers, and made 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Because the Eagles rushed to grab offensive rebounds, Li Kaiming's rebounds tonight Also more.

Wizards of the rest of the people, Nick Young, Hinrich and Lewis performed very well, were 15 points, 12 points and 11 points.

Joe Johnson on the Eagles performed well tonight, scoring 24 points in three quarters, and is very likely to score 30 points tonight. After all, the more critical the moment, the more stable this man is.