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

Chapter 153
During the timeout, Van Gundy also didn't say anything about Li Chengming. Instead, he emphasized a bit of defense. In his opinion, he failed to make the opponent fight back. Instead, he fought in a positional battle. This is even more unforgivable. After all, everyone knows how to fight back. In the middle, there will be opportunities to play more and less locally, and it is generally easier to score.

This actually shows that the Magic are still relying too much on Howard on the defensive end, especially in positional defense. When he is resting, because Li Chengming can't do a pick-and-roll switch, Lewis can't stop Wallace in the low post. There are often outside loopholes.

On the other hand, Prince still sprinkled salt on their wounds, and the 45-degree inward cuts on both sides scored repeatedly. Even if Li Chengming and Lewis could catch up, they could only block fouls.

After returning from the timeout, Li Chengming caught Max Hill in the low post and asked for the ball to play singles. This guy is a bit like Howard. Huang made him unable to get up and down in the sky, and took advantage of the situation to make a foul, but unfortunately the ball was not scored.

Li Chengming doesn't get fouls every time, even most of the time he doesn't get fouls, so he often pays attention to whether his shots can hit after the confrontation, and scoring by himself is the most real, and no one can win. Going to score, but the home referee is still willing to give some face.

Go to the free throw line and miss the first free throw.

Director Zhang immediately shouted: "Oh, I missed the first free throw, which is relatively rare for Li Chengming."

"It seems that the state is indeed a problem, and it can only depend on his own adjustments..."

The second free throw was finally hit, avoiding embarrassment, and Li Chengming heaved a sigh of relief, and wiped the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead.

It's only been more than a minute since he played, so he doesn't sweat so easily, but his heart is dripping with sweat, and he feels a little bit stressed.

When I was absent, the team won two out of three games, so if I lose the first game after my comeback, wouldn't it be appropriate to take the blame?

At this time the score was 31:22, with a gap of 9 points, and the first quarter was about to end in more than half a minute. The home fans were a little bit chilled seeing this situation, thinking that there would be another home game of Waterloo, right?
Although the previous two home games were won, they were against underdogs, and the Pistons are a well-established strong team, and they were swept out of the playoffs last season. There is always some psychological shadow.

It seems that when Houston fans face the Jazz this season, they always feel guilty.

"The Pistons chose a rush shot in this attack, which would give them one more chance to attack. But Wallace missed the jump shot. After Lewis got the rebound, he made a direct pass to launch a fast break. Durin received the ball in the frontcourt. Konglan hit the middle, but the Magic team made a rush attack, there are 27 seconds left, the Pistons are going to press time..."

This ball made Sanders on the sidelines couldn't help it, and he waved to the players on the field to calm down and not be impatient. A good result must still be emphasized.

In the last attack of the Pistons in the first quarter, because the Magic were at a disadvantage on the scene, the home fans couldn't help shouting "defense".

However, Hamilton seized the opportunity this time and made a direct shot by catching the ball in the middle of the screen. Just 24 seconds later, the light turned on when the ball was shot, showing his strong psychological quality.

As the best off-ball shooter after Reggie Miller, Hamilton has many stories. For example, he would take his pet dog out with him when there was no game, and then run with the dog. The dog was tired. He's also... still running.

Also, when the Lakers played against the Pistons in the finals, Kobe was so tired of chasing him that he stuck out his tongue. This is not a tribute to Jordan, it is really tired.

The key to Hamilton's success is to keep his shooting movements from deforming during such continuous running to ensure his accuracy.

The Magic couldn't prevent his running at all. Whether it was Bogans or Evans, they were all walked like dogs.

Of course, thinking about Kobe is also a treat, so "I" = Kobe, and I don't feel so uncomfortable in an instant.

In the last three seconds, it was only enough to dribble halfway through. Lewis had already honked the whistle when he received the ball. At the end of the first quarter, he did not make a shot. He handed the ball to the referee, and then returned to the sidelines to rest.

Yang Jian concluded: "In the first quarter, the Pistons showed a good system on both ends of the offense and defense, and everyone in this system can play a role. In fact, it is easy for us to ignore the personal abilities of their members.

"But I think that after leaving the core defensive core, Billups, Hamilton, Prince, and Wallace deserve more praise. .”

When it comes to the Pistons in 04, they are the "civilian champions", but they don't know that this commoner came from the opposite "Big Four", although Malone and Payton are both late in their careers, basically in the last two or three seasons , but still has more power, let alone the OK combination that has just established the three consecutive dynasties.

In fact, many people have always believed that the Lakers team was not defeated by the Pistons, but was defeated by their own internal strife.

But failure is failure, and the Pistons definitely deserve success. It's not so much that they are "civilians", it's better to say that everyone has made sacrifices for the team.

If football rights are given, Hamilton and Wallace are both 20+ scorers, and Prince and Billups can also rank in the top ten in the same position at the same time. This configuration is actually enough to compete for the championship.

It is a pity that they only won the championship once, but it may also prove that their players have indeed not been able to reach the level of "super giants" who can change their lives against the sky, so they lost to Duncan in the 05 finals. In the 06 Eastern Conference finals, they lost to Wade, who showed his superstar appearance in the third grade, and O'Neal and Payton succeeded in revenge.

And last season, they once again failed in the Eastern Conference finals. This time they were replaced by another emerging superstar from the 03 class. The battle of James Tianwangshan also directly became a masterpiece of his career. It is a pity that the Spurs in the finals let him see what Called ginger or old hot, a supernova was defeated by an old super giant.

Off topic...

The inter-section rest time is not long. Li Chengming has a playing time limit today, so Turkoglu led the team from the second quarter, and Howard soon returned to the court.

It is a bit ugly to be behind by 9 points in the first quarter, especially against a strong defensive team like the Pistons. If they can't catch up with the score as soon as possible, they will concentrate more on the critical moment later, and it will be more difficult for them to break through when the defense is tight.

What's more, seeing Li Chengming's state today, Van Gundy also hopes to give him a chance to find the feeling of the game, so it's best to get the lead before letting him play.

As a result, in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter, the two teams played a turn-based game. The Magic played a wave of 2:9 in the first 3 minutes. Turkoglu and Howard were very lethal in the pick-and-roll. Howard's weak-side low-post singles were also very popular. From the beginning, Bogans hit an outside three-pointer and a layup slipping the bottom line, and contributed a steal on the defensive end, which made great contributions.

Then Sanders called a timeout and came back, the Pistons returned a wave of 8:2, Billups frequently broke through and assisted McDyess, and he also used his signature "sudden arrow" at the top of the arc. After going to the point difference, it returned to 9 points.

The Magic operated the Land Rover for a while, and seeing that the record was tied, Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

Director Zhang was amused to watch, and said with a smile: "The two teams have come and gone during this time, and they can both score and defend their opponents, but it seems that there is no continuity."

Xu Jicheng said: "The Pistons still play more tactically, and feel that they can't make shots. Because they are still more cautious when Howard is on the court, they don't dare to hit the basket, and their efficiency is not so stable."

"That's right," Yang Jian echoed: "For the Magic, it depends on whether other people can stand up when Howard is double-teamed. Although the Pistons are not fully engaged at the moment, their defensive rotation rate is very high, and they can shoot directly. It will be interfered, Howard is stuck in the position and it is not easy to rush for rebounds."

Turkoglu originally wanted to let his teammates go first, but they had no chance. In the end, they had to break through by themselves, but the touch fell.

After the timeout, Van Gundy still did not exchange for Lee Cheng-ming, but took Arroyo back. At the same time, he replaced Howard with Lewis, and replaced Cook with Foyer.

As a result, Arroyo exploded suddenly...

(End of this chapter)