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Seeing the Eagles' strange defensive strategy, Sanders, standing next to the bench, was a little confused.

Larry Drew What does this mean?Let Li Kaiming shoot mid-range shots?

Sanders frowned and thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out. Even if Li Kaiming was allowed to take a mid-range shot, his scoring efficiency would be higher than that of most players in the league. It seemed to have nothing to do with the kind of aggressive defense he expected!

But what Sanders didn't know was that this tactic was already the most suitable tactic for defending Li Kaiming that Larry Drew's coaching staff could come up with, because after studying the video for more than ten days, they came up with a way to let Their extremely despairing conclusion.

This Li Kaiming has no blind spots on the offensive end!

However, their research was not without success. Li Kaiming's performance and data in the regular season were almost completely ruined by the Eagles coaching staff, and finally they discovered an important thing.

The reason why Li Kaiming was able to win the scoring title in his rookie season was because of his god-like scoring efficiency, and his main scoring was concentrated outside the three-point line and at the basket.

Of these two offensive methods, one scores more points in a single attack, and the other has a higher hit rate. No wonder this guy's efficiency is off the charts!

After discovering this matter, the Eagles coaching staff found a treasure. How did the Eagles lose the last game?He was beaten to death by Li Kaiming alone, and he was stunned right at the beginning!

Therefore, as long as Li Kaiming is restricted from taking high-efficiency shots from outside the three-point line and at the basket, and forced to take inefficient mid-range shots, then even if his touch is still incredible, he will not be beaten at the beginning like in the last game. explosion situation.

Teams like the Eagles, who work strictly within the three-point line, are most afraid of teams with strong explosive scoring. As long as they suppress the opponent's explosive scoring and then drag it into a slow-paced mid-range battle, that's it. This is where the Eagles excel!

I have to say that the head coach and coaching staff of the Eagles still have something. This tactic seems a bit stupid. It does not completely block all Li Kaiming's shots, but leaves an outlet. But in fact, this kind of defense is a higher level. With his thinking, Li Kaiming took most of the Wizards' shots, but did not produce much higher scoring efficiency than others, then it means that the Hawks' opportunity has come!

The two sides fought back and forth for a quarter, and the final score was 29 to 28. The Wizards led by 1 point entering the second quarter.

Logically speaking, the team is leading away from home, and as the team's head coach, he should be happy. However, as time goes by, Sanders' brows become more and more frowned!

When Li Kaiming came off the field at the end of the first quarter, Sanders grabbed Li Kaiming.

"Li, the situation is wrong, we can't fight like this!"

Li Kaiming scratched his head, "I feel like my hand feels pretty good, and we're still ahead. Why can't we play like this?"

Sanders' face was surprisingly serious, "If we fight like this, we will fall into the trap of the opponent. You feel so good, why did the team only score 29 points after one quarter? This is not the rhythm we want at all!"

Li Kaiming was stunned on the spot instantly, right!When I was feeling great before, I could beat my opponent in one quarter. How come I feel so good today? Not only did the team not score more, but the point difference with the opponent was still so small?There must be something wrong!

Although Li Kaiming's tactical understanding is much shallower than Sanders', as a person involved on the court, he understands some things with just a few clicks from Sanders!

Sanders gathered the players together, then took out the tactical board and simply drew a few words on it, "The situation has changed. The No. 1 tactic formulated before the game is abandoned. We will let Li act as a bait and focus on off-ball. Others are on the court ready to catch the ball, remember, take action decisively, don’t hesitate!”

After the inter-quarter break, the game came back. In the second quarter, the Eagles served. After arriving in the frontcourt, they ran a simple pick-and-roll tactic. They did not directly create an opportunity, but they cleared all the defenders on one side, and then gave the ball to Joe Johnson singled out Nick Young. After receiving the ball, Johnson turned around and hit it with a drift shot from mid-range!

29 to 30!The Eagles come back!

The corners of Larry Drew's mouth gradually began to rise on the sidelines...

Sure enough, this is the right fight!

However, what happened next surprised Larry Drew, because this time the Wizards did not hand the ball to Li Kaiming as soon as the half was over. Instead, team point guard Hinrich held the ball, and then Li Kaiming went up to cover.

Because Li Kaiming chose to roll outside the three-point line after the pick-and-roll instead of rolling down like an old-school power forward, Horford had to follow.

Hinrich, on the other hand, took advantage of the gap blocked by Li Kaiming and pushed the ball directly into the inside. Collins, the only inside player left in the penalty area, hesitated for a moment, and then Hinrich made a direct throw!

31 is better than 30!

Larry Drew lowered his head and said a few words to the assistant coach next to him, but he didn't want to make changes so quickly. He would take a look first.

The Eagles sent a baseline kick, and after reaching the frontcourt, the ball was given to Joe Johnson. The latter played a double team with Josh Smith. Smith played the "Qin King around the post" without the ball and cut to the inside to face Blatche. Defensive pull-up layup, but unfortunately missed. Li Kaiming got the rebound and handed it to Hinrich.

The Hawks retreated quickly and did not give the Wizards any chance for a fast break. After arriving in the frontcourt, Li Kaiming still provided a screen for Hinrich, because the last time Hinrich broke through to the inside and there was no one to defend him, resulting in a man missing from the basket. So Horford helped delay Hinrich this time.

However, Hinrich and Li Kaiming had been playing pick-and-roll together for a season. At this moment, without looking back, he knew that Li Kaiming must be ready to catch the ball from outside the three-point line, so he flicked his wrist and passed the ball behind his head, and the target was straight. Pointing to Li Kaiming at the top of the arc.

Li Kaiming didn't hesitate after catching the ball. He picked up the three-pointer and threw it away. Horford knew that he had made a mistake this time and rushed over like crazy. However, his arrogant posture did not pose any threat to Li Kaiming. The three-pointer swished. Fall into the basket!

"Al, three-pointers! Don't let up three-pointers! Leave the defense to others!" Larry Drew on the sidelines couldn't help shouting.

Horford had a better memory this time, but when the rest of the Hawks helped defend Hinrich, the latter directly found the outside shooter. Nick Young and Josh Howard, who had been holding back for two games, finally started to hit three-pointers!

As the Wizards' shooters regained their touch and hit shots one after another, Larry Drew's face gradually darkened as he stood beside the court!

What he fears most is this situation. The Wizards are in full bloom, and their offensive firepower is very terrifying!

Larry Drew urgently adjusted his defense, but it was of no use. At the end of the game, the Wizards' lead reached 2 digits, and the voices of the Eagles fans at the scene gradually became quieter.

However, the Hawks are not a vegetarian, not to mention that the Wizards' defense is still as bad as ever. In the third quarter, the shooters' touch dropped slightly, and the Hawks seized the opportunity to close the score to 5 points, and the point difference continued to shrink. the trend of.

Until the last 5 minutes of the game, Li Kaiming, who had played most of the game without the ball, suddenly stood up. Larry Drew seemed to have seen the nightmare scene like the previous game again.

Li Kaiming pulled back from outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer against Horford!

Li Kaiming took one step beyond the three-point line and suddenly hit a three-pointer with a cold arrow!

Li Kaiming passed through the butterfly, bowed to shake Horford, and then went to the basket and dunked against Collins, and also caused an extra penalty!

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After 5 minutes of a stormy attack, Philips Arena was in a mess. Most of the fans left the venue 2 minutes before the end of the game. The Eagles were once again devastated at home by the Wizards or Li Kaiming!

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, Li Kaiming, who had been sitting on the bench for a minute, stood up and high-fived his teammates in celebration.

今晚他出战了41分钟，全场24中16，其中三分球5中3，罚球4中3，得到38分11篮板5助攻1盖帽的全面数据，表现一如既往的稳定。

The reason why he was able to win so easily tonight was mainly because of his tactical adjustments in the second quarter, which allowed his teammates to regain their form!

Hinrich played 39 minutes and scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Although Josh Howard didn't take many shots on the offensive end, he was successful because of his high efficiency and basically no mistakes on defense.

Nick Young hit three three-pointers, making the Eagles afraid to help defend the interior easily.

Blatche also scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in cooperation with Hinrich. It can be said that the Wizards were in full bloom tonight and finally found their own style in the third game of the series!

After the game, Li Kaiming left only one sentence to the reporters who had endless questions, and then left the scene directly.

"This series has just begun."

After the Wizards defeated the Hawks in an away game, those commentators who disparaged Li Kaiming and the Wizards still refused to lower their noble heads. In their eyes, it seemed that the Wizards deserved to lose.

"It's just that the Hawks didn't feel good today. They will get their feel back in the next game and eventually eliminate the Wizards 4-2!" Smith's mouth was harder than the water droplets in science fiction novels. He even thought the Hawks could win consecutively. Three games!

"Larry Drew's choice tonight is so stupid. It gives the Wizards a chance. As long as he defends like he did in the first game, the victory in this series still belongs to Atlanta!" Koslov said in his wrote on his personal blog.

However, two days later, on the night of the 24th, the Wizards once again defeated the Hawks 115-110 on the road, rewriting the big score to 3-1. This series reached the match point!

a Smith: "The officiating tonight was really bad. I can't imagine this being at the Eagles' home court! But I still think the Eagles will become the 10th team in history to come back from a 1-3 deficit in a series!"

Koslov: "Victory must belong to Atlanta, believe me! Just believe me!"

On April 4, the game returned to the MCI Center in Washington. Facing the Eagles' last-minute counterattack, Li Kaiming stood up appropriately. After a wave of offensive, he directly extinguished the hopes of the Eagles. In the end, the Wizards defeated 26 to 118. Defeat the Eagles and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a big score of 112-4!

a Smith: "I have long said that with Li Kaiming here, the Wizards will win this matchup. Li Kaiming is so good. For me, he can be ranked among the top three in the league!"

As for Koslov, he has already carried forward the turtle spirit and started pretending to be dead...

America’s commentators are some talented people!