After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 123
"DEFEND! DEFEND!"

At 3 minutes and 45 seconds, because Bogans' pressing ball was knocked out of bounds and became a dead ball, Van Gundy brought Li Chengming up again and asked Nelson to return to the court to rest.

At this time, the Magic are still leading by 5 points, the score is 98:93, and it is still the offensive round of the Celtics.

Ray Allen used the cover to hit another mid-range hit, and Lewis happened to be on the opposite side.

At that moment, the two looked at each other, and there was a thousand words in their hearts, but they couldn't say...

The Magic attack, Li Chengming is willing to play a supporting role this time, Howard wants the ball in the low post to face Garnett, the hard special can't stand up, Ray Allen comes to double-team, Howard's outside line Bogans did not shoot to Turkog Lu, Turkoglu gave Li Chengming to the bottom corner again, and Pierce, who ignored the defense, missed a three-pointer.

Pierce faced Li Chengming in the low post and missed a fadeaway jumper under the interference, but Garnett grabbed an offensive rebound and scored the second time, and the point difference was only one point again.

The time is about to enter the last 2 minutes, and the offense and defense of each round are particularly critical at this time.

Van Gundy was restless and began to feel a little anxious, and the shouts on the scene became louder and louder every time, which seemed to inject energy into the Celtics. At this time, Rondo suddenly intercepted Turkoglu's pass, and then single-handedly 1VS0 in the frontcourt Scored and directly overtook the score.

Suddenly there was a burst of warm cheers at home, and Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

Director Zhang commented: "This timeout is still a bit late. Coach Van Gundy seems to be pressing all the time, but after being beaten 6:0, he still has to adjust."

Li Chengming and others came to the sidelines, drinking water and resting, while listening to Van Gundy's instruction.

"Pay attention to running more, don't keep the ball in your hands for too long, and don't take too many risky cross passes. We must play more patiently in every offense now, use more conduction and cover, and try to find open positions as much as possible. opportunity comes.

"Boys, you don't want the No. [-] in the East to run away again, do you?"

Of course everyone doesn't want to, they want to defeat their opponents, defend their position, and prove themselves to the outside world.

In fact, so far this season, the Magic's record still feels unreal, and some people still don't regard them as a real strong team. The wind is the rain.

And the public opinion of the outside world can easily affect the psychology of the players, which in turn affects their state and performance.

Sometimes it's so amazing, when people say you can't do it, unless you are extremely confident, many people really believe it, and then you really can't do it.

So self-confidence can be regarded as a rare quality, even if it is conceited.

"Back to the field after the timeout. There are still more than two minutes left in the game. Let's see the Magic's attack..."

"Li Chengming wanted the ball in the low post and played singles. He entangled with Garnett for a long time, and finally the referee whistled—fortunately, it was Garnett's foul this time..."

Garnett also fouled four times. At this time, Heiwa's brows were furrowed, and her heart was also a little anxious.

He didn't expect the game against the Magic to be so intense. If it can be said that they are still in the running-in stage last time, and their condition is not very good.

But today, except for Pierce, everyone else is in full condition, and even Rondo is about to score 20 points.

Moreover, Pierce was heavily loaded by the opponent on the offensive end, which allowed Rondo to get a lot of relatively easy scoring opportunities. Of course, he is indeed in good form today, not as accurate as him.

This time Li Chengming went directly to the free throw line and made two free throws steadily.

Rondo pushed forward with the ball, and Nelson began to pester him from the backcourt, but Rondo was not afraid of Nelson's confrontation with his skillful dribbling.

Regardless of his slightly thin body, he is very tough in his bones, which fits the temperament of the "iron-blooded Celtics" and also fits the core taste of Garnett, so the three major stars are full of praise for this new star.

It's a pity that except for Garnett who can teach him defense, Pierce's low-post sit-up and Ray Allen's off-ball running and shooting ability are obviously impossible for him to learn, not in terms of talent.

But today Rondo showed confidence, and he didn't miss the shot in the second half, so although he saw Ray Allen from the outside line, he still chose to make it himself.

But he didn't expect that a figure suddenly came from the diagonal stab, Bogans bypassed Perkins to defend, and cut the ball in Rondo's hand abruptly.

Then there was a scuffle in an instant. First, Rondo turned around and hugged the ball but fell directly to the ground. Turkoglu immediately squatted down and poked the ball out. Ray Allen next to him was about to come to pick up the ball but bumped into Li Chengming. Knocked himself down.

Li Chengming got the ball, but he didn't expect Garnett to kill him from nowhere, and directly twisted with the two of them. On the other side, Pierce also came to join in the fun, reaching out from behind, so that Li Chengming had to hug the ball tightly. arms.

In the end, these three people stood and "stacked" together like sandwiches with weird fillings, and the referee immediately called a scrimmage.

Li Chengming had some opinions, and Van Gundy also stepped forward to argue that Pierce had committed a foul, but the referee was unmoved and insisted on making a penalty.

Director Sun said: "The referee called a scrimmage, the Magic still have a chance, but Li Chengming and Garnett jumped the ball..."

Everyone is not very optimistic. Garnett has an advantage in terms of height, wingspan and jumping. Although Li Chengming's jumping is amazing, it is also combined with his weight. He usually plays on the floor and often It will make people overlook his ability in this area.

On the contrary, although Garnett is now [-] years old, his body is still in good condition. As long as he does not get injured, he can keep playing for several years.

The referee signaled the two to stand in their positions. Garnett and Li Chengming looked at each other, and sparks seemed to burst out in their eyes.

After these two contests, Garnett will no longer underestimate Li Chengming, an "unknown junior", and Li Chengming also loves and hates "Teacher Kevin".

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As the referee's whistle blew, Garnett leaped high like an arrow from the string and put the ball into Rondo's hands. Rondo immediately beckoned everyone to start taking their positions. Although the attack time was only 5 seconds, But he still wasn't in a hurry.

Garnett immediately covered for Ray Allen, but Bogans followed very closely. Ray Allen couldn't get rid of the defense. Rondo saw that his teammates had no good chances. Instead, he had a certain amount of open space, so he could only bite the bullet superior.

The ball finally disappeared, Turkoglu recovered the rebound, Li Chengming was ready to go down, and after receiving the ball, he glanced at it, and the Green Army retreated in place, so they had to fall back.

Bogans came out to catch the ball and missed it. Howard hit out of bounds when he was fighting for a rebound, and the ball was in the backcourt.

The Green Army’s offense also failed, and Garnett’s jump shot was also hit. Li Chengming forced his lower body to barely move this time, so he could only make a strong shot. Although the posture and gestures were correct, the rhythm of the shot was disrupted. up.

By this time, after a whole fierce collision, the physical strength and concentration of both sides have declined. On the defensive end, they began to give opportunities, but on the offensive end, they were crazy, and their efficiency dropped drastically.

Neither side scored a goal for several consecutive rounds, and the time entered the last minute unknowingly. At this time, the score was still 1:100. The Magic temporarily led by 99 point, and Rivers called a timeout again.

This is a 20-second short timeout, mainly to allow the players to take a break to adjust themselves, and then give them some chicken soup to stimulate them. As for substitutions or tactical adjustments, that is not what Rivers is good at.

As for the Magic, Van Gundy first praised everyone's defense during this period, and then asked them to be patient.

In his opinion, in these few rounds, the Magic team has been perfect except for not being able to make a goal, and even their tactics are more in place than usual.

Of course, after discussing with the coaching staff, they all felt that there was still a hidden worry at this time, so when he played again, Van Gundy gritted his teeth and made a decisive decision.

"Pause to re-enter the stage-hey, the Magic took Howard down, and Li Chengming moved to the fifth position. Is this because they are worried that the Green Army will use foul tactics?"

After seeing the expression on Rivers' face, everyone felt that it should be more than just worrying, because he seemed to think so.

But Van Gundy predicted him and made substitutions and adjustments in advance. Although the defense of the current lineup on the field is weakened, the offense is strengthened. There is no pain point that can be caught all the time.

(End of this chapter)