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

Chapter 152 Fighting Pistons Again
On January 1st, the Magic still played at home, because they won the last two home games, no matter what the opponent did or how they played, they still won, so the home fans are in a good mood recently watching the game I have learned a lot, and I am looking forward to this strong showdown that the outside world has rendered.

Half an hour before the official start of the game, the Amway Center arena was already full of seats, and there were hardly any obvious vacancies, and the attendance rate was at least 95%.

This time their opponent is the Detroit Pistons, which will also be a potential opponent in the playoffs.

Last season, the Magic relied on catching up in the second half, caught the last train and entered the playoffs with the No.8 record in the Eastern Conference. As a result, they were easily dismantled by the Pistons in the first round.

The second game of this season also faced the Pistons. The home fans were happy and were poured cold water within two days, losing more than 20 points.

At that time, Li Chengming was still on the fringes of the team and had no chance to play. Now he has become the team's sixth man and one of the core offensive cores. The Magic still ranks first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 33 wins. In terms of overall performance this season , The Magic are going to have the advantage.

Of course, everything is hard to say before the end of the game, and it depends on the performance on the spot.

But in this game, of course Li Chengming still... came off the bench, but the coaching staff will control his playing time. After all, there is no game in a week, and he still needs to get used to it.

But today, in order to welcome Li Chengming's return, the team deliberately arranged for him to play last after communicating with Howard.

And because this was not notified in advance, when the home fans saw that Howard had already played but had not seen Li Chengming, many people were still full of doubts, and even subconsciously groaned, thinking that something happened temporarily.

But because the lights were still not on, some people already had some guesses in their hearts.

It wasn't until the DJ broke out "No. 60 rookie, No. 60 jersey, the best rookie in the East, the youngest 40 points--LI", that the fans felt the double surprise, and the decibels of the cheers on the scene instantly increased to another level .

After Li Chengming came out, he bumped fists with his teammates one by one, feeling a little excited in his heart.

It was finally time to return to the game, and he couldn't wait any longer, feeling like he was about to "explode"!

In this game, the starting five tigers of both sides have not changed. Nelson continues to truce, and now it is his turn to sit in the nearest spectator seat. The Pistons are still the original 04 champion starting four tigers plus blue-collar center Antonio McDay. s.

After Big Ben left, although the Pistons still reached the Eastern Conference finals last season with the first place in the regular season, they lost to the Cavaliers, and the lineup was still weakened to a certain extent.

Of course, after leaving the Pistons, it is not easy for Daben. Last season was plagued by injuries and his data dropped sharply. From this point of view, it may be a good thing for the Pistons to get rid of him as soon as possible.

In the first quarter, the Magic took the lead. Turkoglu and Howard frequently made kills in the paint. In more than three minutes, McDyess committed two fouls and had to replace Mark Hill.

The old coach Philip Sanders has a refined temperament and looks like a university professor, and he rarely yells on the sidelines.

In fact, he is a very rigid and serious person. Fortunately, the Pistons he took over is already a well-formed team. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as picking Larry Brown's peach, and the coaching style is in line with the old Brown. For example, focus on defense, tactical mobilization, and pick-and-roll coordination.

Also, getting along well with veteran players, especially communicating with players with high IQ and understanding of cooperation, handling interpersonal relationships may be better than his coaching ability-although it is said that Daben’s departure is due to personal conflicts with him .

So at this time, he looked calm on the sidelines, maybe it was just because he really couldn't think of a way.

However, these players of the Pistons have gone through a lot of ups and downs. In the past few seasons, they have been the most powerful contenders for the Eastern Conference championship and the championship. Can still dominate the East.

After all, their current record is only slightly behind the Magic and the Celtics, but compared to last season, there is still a significant decline. The wear and tear of too many games all year round has made the players physically and mentally exhausted.

Although this season's "Roaring God" Wallace, who was lax, was mentioned to the fifth position, the effect was good, but it also exacerbated the loss of players. From the side, it also showed that no one was available inside.

However, Billups' go-betweens, Hamilton's off-the-ball running, Prince's air cuts and flank defense still made the Magic's perimeter defense quickly fall into a passive position.

In particular, Wallace can also pull directly outside the three-point line after a pick-and-roll to form a deterrent to open up space. Maxhill has no shooting ability, but relies on his physical fitness to catch the ball and hit the basket, or rush to grab offensive rebounds. He can also contribute his own energy on the offensive end.

With the tacit cooperation of these old guys, the Pistons quickly caught up and overtook the score.

By the time Li Chengming came on the court, the Magic had fallen behind by 9 points in the 5th minute of the first quarter. The score was 24:19.

The Pistons are not only recovering on the offensive end, they have a mature defensive system, and there is not even an obvious defensive loophole in this lineup. Even Hamilton can use his rich experience in off-ball running to chase and defend the opponent shooter.

On the inside, McDyess and Max Hill were used to defend Howard successively, Wallace was ready to help defend from the side at any time, and Prince used his long arms and mobility to interfere on the weak side, making him very uncomfortable. , The offensive efficiency has also been affected a lot, but there is no good chance to play the ball, so it is better to play by yourself.

Wallace is the fifth position on the offensive end, but he is still in the best defense position on defense. Sanders even used him as Garnett a bit.

Moreover, the other four of them are obviously in a state of flux when defending, which is a bit like a pattern of one-on-one four-pointers. If the Magic only play one-on-fourth (passing), it will be difficult to tear their defense line head-on. Can find a good opportunity for a second offense in the chaotic situation of rushing to grab offensive rebounds.

After Li Chengming came up, Van Gundy didn't let him focus on the main attack all at once, but started with the pick-and-roll first, and had the opportunity to let him try two shots to find the state.

As a result, Li Chengming missed two open shots. Although the Pistons failed to counterattack, they were converted into points. The Pistons took this opportunity to widen the point difference to 10 points. In the last minute, Van Gundy had to call took a pause.

In fact, the teams of Li Chengming, Ah Lian and Dayao have games today. The Bucks challenged the Hornets away, and Houston played against the Supersonics at home. These are some topics. After all, Paul and Durant are the favorites. figure.

However, CCTV still chose the main game between the Magic and the Pistons. The upstarts and veterans in the Eastern Conference, and their opponents in the playoffs last season, also lost the first game of this season. Could this be the Magic's revenge?
What's more, today is Li Chengming's comeback battle, even if the live broadcast plan is temporarily changed, it is normal.

Director Zhang, Xu Jicheng and Yang Jian jointly commented on the game. Seeing Li Chengming's state after playing, Yang Jian was a little worried and said: "Li Chengming's performance today is a bit wrong. I don't know if it's because he missed a week and felt like he lost the game." Now, it seems a little too rash..."

Director Zhang was completely unhurried. Having seen the big world, he smiled and said, "Status can be recovered sooner or later. The key is that you play reasonably in such a good team. Li Chengming The play is very reasonable, but there are no goals, but the Magic still need him to play like this, because the opportunity comes to you and you have to shoot, if you don’t shoot, there is no threat, how do you stay on the court?"

Xu Chengming said: "Li Chengming's offense has always been very stable, and he may also make some of our fans "tricky", but he is a rookie after all, and he has just returned from injury, so we still need to give him some time. ..."

This is more or less deliberately helping Li Chengming to make up for it, but Li Chengming's past performance is worthy of their trust.

(End of this chapter)