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

Chapter 170 Li Chengming on the Bench

In the fourth quarter, Van Gundy sent Howard and Lewis first. Turkoglu and Li Chengming played together for a long time and continued to rest for a while.

The lineup on the field became Arroyo, Dooling, Bogans, Lewis and Howard, which happened to be another "one star and four shots".

As for the Green Army, they obviously know that now is the time for the last fight. Pierce and Ray Allen, the two "giants" have returned to the court, and they plan to take advantage of this time period to chase points. If they can't catch up, they can also Just change the field and have more time to rest.

These days, apart from the Spurs, few teams put their rotations on the table openly. As long as they are not injured and unable to play, they will try their best to play, and it is not uncommon to even play with injuries.

And playing a game for 40 minutes or more is commonplace for the main players, especially the kind of tug-of-war, where every second counts and there is no rest.

Just like what Kobe said, fans came to the arena to watch the game to see him play. Wouldn't it be a pity for the fans who have always supported him if he didn't play?

Some fans may think that players only need to be responsible for the team and record, because the team pays wages, and the record is also related to their honor, but as a commercial league, fans are the real parents.

The current NBA obviously implements this concept, so the status of stars, even big-name stars, is not that high.

However, with the development of business and the prevalence of fan circle culture, I don't know which direction it will go.

Pierce deserves to be a tough guy who got 32 knives. He has played [-] minutes before, but he is still playing at this time, and at this difficult moment, he directly stepped forward and took the initiative to carry the banner of offense.

It also just happened to encounter the defensive weakness of the Magic's forward line, so there is room for him to play. After all, there are three guards on the court, his height is short, and Lewis is too thin. It is impossible for Howard to defend him.

The Green Army used the simplest and most practical method, which is to open up space and let Pierce play singles in the low post, and use his big butt to beat Bogans, Lewis and others. It's a misplacement, but it's the same as when Li Chengming was on the court before and the green army couldn't stand it.

This can be regarded as repaying the person in his own way, and compared to Li Chengming, Pierce has a deeper position. One of Pierce's advantages is that he is a striker and a key point connecting the inside and outside, so once he attracts the defense, he still has the advantage. It can be transmitted to internal or external lines according to the situation.

At this time, the green army standing on the inside line on this side is Leon Bowie, the second-round pick in 06. He is a 23-year-old rookie with no potential, but he has good combat power. He is [-] meters tall in the fourth position. Doesn't have an advantage, but with good athletic ability, he can still interfere with shots and complete blocks, and protect the backcourt rebounds.

And his outstanding explosive power and strong confrontation also make him full of impact on the offensive end, especially the roll after the pick-and-roll is very threatening, and he can also rely on enthusiasm to grab offensive rebounds.

On the outside side, it was Ray Allen who started to recover from the touch in the second quarter.

However, his goals in this game were intermittent, and the overall shooting rate is still less than 40%, which is not a feeling. After all, a sharpshooter like him really explodes, often in a row, and can play games in an instant.

But there are threats both inside and outside, and Pierce himself is unstoppable. Anyway, the Green Army's offense has played a wave of continuity, and the Magic's side is a bit out of line.

Lewis, who had an amazing start, could not touch the ball for a long time and did not make a shot. He sat on the bench for a while and is now completely cold. After Howard was double-teamed, the ball was transferred to him twice to end. Neither hit.

The current lineup of the Green Army is all fast break players, and Pierce is the slowest.

But the slow "Uncle Pi" does not need to rely on speed, relying on his own rhythm and footstep changes, he can make the opposing defender dizzy.

After the Green Army played consecutive counterattacks and fast breaks, he calmed down and became slower and more varied, which was unpredictable. In the end, he had to foul to prevent him from making a successful layup.

Pierce made two free throws. At 4 minutes and 23 seconds, the Celtics played a wave of 13:6 and successfully caught up to 18 points. The Magic also replaced Turkoglu.

At this time, Su Qun suddenly said: "The Green Army has been chasing points very fiercely these days. If the point difference is within 15 points, Van Gundy should also bring Li Chengming up."

Yang Jian paused, and echoed: "That's right, and if the Green Army is in a hurry to chase points at this time, they will pay attention to controlling their movements so as not to be caught by the referee. It is appropriate for Li Chengming to play at this time."

Although neither of them mentioned a thing, everyone understood what they meant.

Li Chengming still has the hope of continuing to score in this game, and it is a high score. As long as he hits another ball, he can tie his previous scoring record, and if he hits another free throw, he can break the record and create a new career high.

Of course, that being said, no one knows what choice Van Gundy will make.

What's more, even if Li Chengming is replaced, the Green Army can continue to double-team and force him to play.

It is impossible for Li Chengming to fight against two or three people every time. He is Li Chengming and not Kobe, even if he is above, there is a limit.

But for the time being, the starting lineup will return to the field to continue playing. Rivers probably saw the hope of chasing points on the Celtics side, so he simply brought back all the main players.

With Rondo helping to control the ball, Posey and Bowie's inside partners are not tall enough to make it together. Double-teaming Howard forced him to play, and then relying on the speed of their outside rotation defense, the Magic could not find a good offensive opportunity , In the end, it will either stagnate, or make a hasty shot.

If it doesn't work, he can directly foul Howard and send him to the free throw line.

It's just that Howard's performance at the free throw line today is really amazing. Up to now, he has only missed one of 8 of 7 shots, so this has become a last resort.

But the efficiency of others was too low. During this period, apart from Turkoglu making a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, and Howard's free throw after being fouled, the Magic's offense was misfired.

Maybe it was because I rushed too much in the first half, and now I am a little weak in follow-up.

After all, it's the fourth quarter if it goes all out, then declines, and exhausts three times.

But the Magic also adjusted their defensive strategy. First of all, when Pierce was double-teamed, Turkoglu was single-handed. Evans and Howard were ready to double-team at any time.

The second is to force Pierce to pass the ball to the point that is emptied, and the Green Army has some points that can be emptied at this time, such as Rondo and Powe, both have shooting defects, even if they catch the ball, it is not enough. Dare to go directly, and the attack inside also needs to be adjusted. This delay is enough for the Magic to return to defense.

If shooting is okay, it is acceptable for the Magic to let them shoot. If they really want to be shot like this, they will admit it. After all, the probability is extremely low.

Ray Allen didn't feel good today, and lost another three-pointer. Rondo even missed a half-empty basket, lost another mid-range shot, and was made a mistake because he didn't dare to shoot and stop the ball. It exposed the immature side of young players handling the ball.

Although Rondo's style of play is stable enough and growing fast enough, but in this kind of high-end game, when there are weaknesses being targeted, it is inevitable to encounter such embarrassing scenes.

In this way, the offensive efficiency of the Green Army is not much better than that of the Magic, and the catch-up points are also not too many. As time goes by, they are getting more and more anxious. Ray Allen even made a chase. Missed a three-pointer, wasting an offensive opportunity in vain.

Of course, it’s hard to say that this choice must be bad. After all, it’s not a solid footing, and it didn’t allow the Magic to counterattack.

However, it is foreseeable that today's hand feeling will not improve, and it is nothing more than a rush.

Including Pierce also made a mistake on the defensive end. In order to press and pay for a foul, Lewis, who hadn't scored for a long time, went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

When there were 20 minutes and 93 seconds left in the game, the official timeout was entered. The score of the two teams was 109:16, and the point difference was still [-] points. In fact, there was not much suspense in this game.

"Hey, Van Gundy is going to replace Li Chengming!"

(End of this chapter)