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

Chapter 154

After Arroyo returned to the field, she used Foyer's cover to break through and reach the basket frequently. The Pistons were guarding the inside line at this time by McDyess and Primoz Brezek.

Blazek, who is 218cm tall, moves slowly on the defensive end. Kong has a height advantage, but he has no rebounding guarantee and can't block shots. Son.

And in terms of position, the Pistons currently only have him as a positive center, and he was just traded from the Bobcats before, so he has to try a few more games to see the effect. If it doesn't work, he can only trade later.

But this gave Arroyo a chance to play. His strong body played a role at this time. First, he scored 2+1 in the confrontation. After dragging Brezek out of the paint, Foyer dunked easily through the basket.

Sanders couldn't bear it anymore and replaced the frustrated Brezek. With this performance, he probably won't be able to play for a long time in the Pistons.

Tianzun Wallace returned to the court, and Arroyo suddenly misfired.

In fact, Arroyo and Nelson are somewhat similar in type, both are good at breakthroughs, but Nelson is more talented in shooting and has stronger organizational attributes. Arroyo prefers to fight alone. count as an organization.

After Nelson's absence, Arroyo can make up for his vacancy very well, because the Magic and Turkoglu can do organizational work, and Li Chengming can also be pulled to a high position as a supporting axis.

However, the inside combination of Wallace and McDyess is relatively stable against pick-and-rolls. Wallace has good athletic ability and can keep up with the speed of Arroyo, who is not very fast, and then use his height and wingspan to interfere. , also mixed with some small moves, Arroyo may be stabbed away by him if he is not careful.

Van Gundy gave orders directly from the sidelines, and Arroyo didn't dare not listen, and handed the ball to Lewis in the next round.

Lewis was average outside today, but combined with a sudden shot inside the three-point line, this time he leaned back after taking the ball with his back, then turned around and broke through the frame. McDyess immediately retreated to defend, and Lewis made a sudden stop for a left-handed throw , Make the opponent unable to defend, hit the net accurately, and add two more points.

In the 7th minute of the second quarter, the score was 50:44.

Then Wallace missed a shot, McDyess grabbed a rebound and didn't make a second attack, but Lewis fouled and made one of two free throws.

The Magic team attacked, and Lewis continued to carry the flag. This time, he caught the ball in two steps within the 45-degree three-point line on the left and jumped directly to face McDyess. McDyess stepped forward to interfere but only covered Lewis' eyes. Basketball is still safe.

Prince made an open three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Bogans returned the three-pointer. Then the Pistons missed the shot. The Magic counterattacked.

When the score was only 3 points away, it was also around the 9th minute of the second quarter. Van Gundy replaced Howard and Li Chengming again, bringing Dooling, Evans and Cook.

Li Chengming came on the court with the first attack. In the roar of blood, he turned a jumper and directly scored against McDyess, causing a foul by the opponent.

McDyess fouled out three times, and Li Chengming made an extra penalty, which was 2 points short.

But he was still happy for less than half a minute. Because Li Chengming was too deep at the bottom line, he was quickly double-teamed after receiving the ball and had no time to release the ball. He wanted to force a foul, but was sentenced to an offensive foul.

Later, at the same position, Li Chengming learned his lesson and split the ball ahead of time, but because he didn't take a good look at the position in advance, he passed Bogans. As a result, the ball went out of bounds, and another mistake was turned into a fast break by the Pistons.

Here, 8 points are gone, and the point difference has suddenly widened to 7 points.

Van Gundy immediately called another timeout. At this time, the timeout was not in vain, but Li Chengming, who was watching the end, hesitated to speak.

Director Zhang said: "Li Chengming is covering his head, he seems to be in some pain."

In fact, there was no pain at all, Li Chengming was just scratching his head, feeling a little embarrassed now.

Today, I feel very confused about his state. He can't make a shot but he can't help it. He has been double-teamed and made three turnovers. This is even more exaggerated than Howard. That's all.

Maybe it's because he rested for too long and couldn't regain his strength. After all, he slowly adapted from scratch before. Now when he comes up, he directly adopts the attitude towards the star, and tries to help defend against double-teams as soon as he catches the ball in the low post. I feel a little confused.

And obviously the Pistons are different from the other teams they encountered. They probably used this game as a rehearsal for the playoffs, so they adopted targeted tactics against the Magic, whether it was against Howard or Lee Cheng-ming. Their habits of taking and releasing the ball have been studied and dealt with.

On the contrary, like Lewis who feels good today, he just shoots directly and makes unreasonable shots, leaving them with nothing to do.

Li Chengming also felt that he didn't feel good today, so he wanted to play a little deeper to get back the feeling, but he fell into the opponent's trap.

Van Gundy also specifically mentioned this point, saying: "Lee, we need your containment power, but we don't want you to squander offensive opportunities with your defense..."

This accusation can be said to be a bit serious, and it was the first time that Van Gundy reprimanded Li Chengming in front of everyone.

But at this time, I don't care about whether it will hurt my face or not. After all, Li Chengming has proved his strength. Everyone will not think he is bad because of a game. They will only say that people will inevitably have bad conditions. .

The few times Howard ruined the victory because of free throws before, what is he?

Li Chengming himself realized his mistake and said he would not make it again. Van Gundy nodded and said to everyone: "Although Li has problems, are you used to watching Li singles and waiting for his chance to pass the ball?" , Keith, Xidu, don’t you know how to step forward to help, Dwight, what are you doing beside you, thinking about life, or did Rashid stop you so easily?"

This made other people feel a little embarrassed. They did have such a mentality, but they didn't want to see Li Chengming's jokes. On the contrary, they believed that he had that ability, and they had already formed a habit of thinking.

Van Gundy sighed again at this time, and said: "Remember, you are a whole, don't be lazy as if taking two extra steps will kill you. Whether it is offense or defense, just run for me on the court. Get up, opportunities come from running, not standing and waiting. If you are too lazy to fight, then I can replace you!"

"Okay, let's go up."

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"Let's go back to the game and look at the Magic's offense... Li Chengming still got the ball with his back in the waist, but this time it seems that Coach Van Gundy made some adjustments, and the other Magic players were running around. The Pistons can only follow suit, because they don't know whether Li Chengming will play or pass the ball."

Director Zhang smiled and said: "After playing for half a season, Li Chengming is now considered a little famous. Even if he is not in good shape today, the opponent dare not let him go. Bogans used the cover to cut inside, and Li Chengming has a quick eye and a fast ball. The pass went out, Bogans didn't get on the ball but Hamilton was fouled by the puncher!"

Van Gundy is right in saying that opportunities come from running out. Basketball is a sport, so you have to move to have "luck".

The Pistons' defense is very good, and they can play both inside and out, but if people's defensive attention is attracted to a certain point, they will ignore the other side. At this time, some visual blind spots appear, which is a good opportunity.

In addition to pick-and-rolls, inside cuts and air cuts are also very common tactics. One person covers, one person passes, and one person cuts in to complete a simple tactical coordination.

Although it is simple, when Li Chengming and Turkoglu are on this side, most of the defensive attention can be absorbed, and the guard will have a chance. Even if he can't make an empty basket or make a kill, he can pass it to Howard. There are opportunities for singles.

In the last two teams each had an offensive round, the Pistons did not rush to attack this time. When the time was pressed to 5 seconds, Billups used the cover to break through the basket to make a layup, but was killed by Howard who came out from a diagonal stab. Cap refuses.

Li Chengming pointed the ball to Bogans, and Bogans passed Turkoglu back. Turkoglu was not in a hurry, and held the ball to push the time.

At 12 seconds, Li Chengming pulled out a pick and roll, and Turkoglu just bypassed the screen and the referee whistled.

(End of this chapter)