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

Chapter 185 The Last Attack

"Is the Lakers getting stronger, or is the Magic not that strong?"

A post on a domestic forum sparked heated discussions.

While watching the game, people from all walks of life jumped out to give pointers and encourage words.

Some people said: "The Lakers traded an All-Star, and they must have become stronger. And the Magic are still leading and playing well. I think both teams are strong. This game is very good. I don't know the debate. What do the strong and the weak want to see?"

Some people also said: "I tried my best in this game. Gasol is really rubbish. I dare not take a shot against Howard. I can only rely on Kobe to create opportunities for him..."

Someone else said: "Fat guy really specializes in high-end games. When he abused food before, everyone else on the Magic team played like a star. He gave up his mobile phone opportunities to his teammates, and he averaged points per game. Pulled it down. As a result, he didn’t dare to play at every critical moment in this game, and we still had to rely on our fat brother to score. He may have another 30 points this time.”

Li Chengming currently hits 14 of 10 shots and is very efficient. Among them, he made 2 of 1 three-pointers and 7 of 5 free throws.

From the first few rounds, the Lakers also competed with him from the low position, and blocked him from the front to prevent him from receiving the ball easily.

Li Chengming can get Turkoglu's lob by relying on his long arm, but it is also accompanied by the risk of mistakes, so when it comes to the critical moment, he may still give up this offensive option for stability, after all, they are still leading now. .

Li Chengming can't do it here, and Howard.

Howard played a bit brilliantly in this game, and there was no disturbance overall, but he was considered the second-best player on the Magic team.

In terms of both offensive and defensive ends, his role is not weaker than that of Li Chengming. He has also scored 16 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks and 3 steals. The statistics are still good.

Turkoglu and Lewis each scored 14 and 17 points, Evans scored 11 points, and no one scored in double figures.

Generally speaking, the Magic's scoring is relatively average, which means that they may stand up at critical moments, which also makes the Lakers' defense even more difficult to target.

After the timeout came back, the Lakers still chose to play a two-pointer with a higher success rate. After Kobe and Gasol picked and rolled, they attracted the defense and passed the ball to Gasol, who was running down. Gasol pushed Howard for a layup. middle.

With 5 fouls on his back, Howard was a little timid, especially at this time, the psychological pressure was even greater, and some dared not make moves.

Li Chengming stepped forward and patted him on the back to show that it was his responsibility just now. After all, his defensive attention was also attracted by Kobe's side. Before he could defend Gasol in time, Howard could only chase back from behind. Naturally, it will not be able to keep up with the establishment of a defensive position.

In the magic round, Li Cheng single-handedly supported Odom to get the ball. Positioning obviously requires skill. Otherwise, he would either get stuck in position, or because of too much movement, or it would be an offensive foul or a defensive foul.

Li Chengming's trick is to make full use of his large body and his "spinning top turn" skills to blind the opposing players.

Muzi, you can't handle me, let me play singles.

After holding the ball, Li Chengming immediately observed the positions of his teammates in a circle, so that he knew it well.

They will still move in the future, but they will never change from the same principle. Knowing where teammates may appear in the future, even if it is a blind spot, they can pass to that place.

Of course, that would definitely be risky. After all, after a whole match, the opponents have figured out the routines of both sides. If they don't come up with something new, they will easily be tricked by the opponent.

This time Li Chengming still chose to back up. Facing Odom, his movement is not dominant. Although Odom is not known for his athletic talent, he is not a defensive champion, but he has a high IQ. Awareness is also very good, both single defense and assisted defense are actually on the average level.

And when he is placed in the Lakers lineup, the forward rotation with Kobe and Radmanovic will put a lot of defensive pressure on the opposite side.

However, Li Chengming's bulldozer-like grinding method, Dayao and O'Neal are no different, let alone Odom who only weighs 104 kilograms.

He felt uncomfortable being pushed, and wanted to make a foul, but he couldn't stand firmly and pulled Li Chengming down. Li Chengming took advantage of the situation and threw the ball into the sky, and almost scored.

Director Zhang chuckled and said: "This is Li Chengming's touch. A casual throw is very threatening. If Odom doesn't hold him back, he will directly score the ball."

Yang Yi also said: "Actually, the number of fouls has been reached. Li Chengming can go directly to the free throw line, but he still tried to 'shoot'..."

Odom has also fouled four times. Today, the two teams had a lot of contests in the restricted area, and there were also many fouls and free throws. Howard and Kobe both scored double-digit free throws.

After Li Chengming made two free throws, he scored 28 points. With 48 seconds left, the Magic took a 3-point lead.

At this time, if it is completed normally, it will be two offensive rounds, but at this moment, there is obviously a lot to do.

After the Lakers hit a ball quickly again, they did not choose to foul immediately, and the Magic did not call a timeout. Turkoglu advanced the ball to the half court, and then came to the right 45 degrees and handed the ball to Li Chengming.

This time the Lakers chose to double-team immediately. After Li Chengming passed the ball, he immediately turned around and ran from the baseline to the basket.

When Turkoglu received the return pass, he also instantly took into account the route of his teammates. He passed the defender and took two steps in and then gave it to Lewis on the other side. Lewis did not directly shoot the three-pointer, but handed it to him. Evans, who came out to catch the ball, made a screen for him to help him block Fisher who was chasing him.

Radmanovic moved a step sideways to block the breakthrough route, but saw Evans slap the ball and retreated to make a shot. His face changed and he rushed out, but he didn't expect that Evans passed the fake shot to Yi With Fisher forming a misplaced Lewis.

Gasol immediately stepped forward to double-team. After all, the dislocation was too fatal. Lewis did not force the shot past Gasol and threw the ball to Howard. Howard was already facing an empty basket and stepped forward without hesitation. Remember the slam dunk.

At this time, Odom actually had a chance to go up to make up for the position, but there was Li Chengming behind him, and he didn't dare to let go. It was [-]v[-] at the basket, and he could only watch Howard wreak havoc on the basket.

"Good shot! The Magic played the ball very steadily. After a very patient pass, they found an opportunity at the basket. In the last 17 seconds, the Lakers did not call a timeout. After serving from the backcourt, Kobe used a cover Quickly advanced to the frontcourt. Facing the siege and interception of the Magic, he chose to pass the ball..."

After Gasol received the ball, he turned it around to Odom in the low post. Odom didn't even stop the ball and gave it directly to Fisher in the bottom corner.

At this time, there was no defense in front of him, and the Magic's defense line was too far ahead, leaving his position vacant. When Evans found out, he hurried to catch up, but it was too late.

"This goal... scored! Fisher showed his big heart at the critical moment. He directly tied the score with a three-pointer. But the game time was not over, and the Magic still had more than 5 seconds to go , to execute the final attack. They have a chance to kill directly!"

The Magic paused, and Van Gundy urgently arranged the final attack.

In such a short period of time, it is difficult to arrange a safe tactic, and in order not to take risks, the best way is actually to pass the ball to the most confident person.

So at this time, the first test is not shooting, but receiving the serve.

As we all know, the sideline ball is a worldwide problem. Many similar critical moments are stuck in such an important link. To test whether a team is a strong team or a star is a real superstar, it depends on whether they can play at this time. success.

The failure of the lore is not terrible, but the right to send the ball by mistake is the most terrible.

Because it is a tie now and there is a chance of overtime, the first thing to ensure is that no mistakes can be made, otherwise it might give the opponent a chance to kill.

The second is to ensure that the ball is given to the star who makes the key shot. In the Magic's current lineup, it is obvious that Li Chengming is the most suitable to stand up for this role at this time.

Not only because he has made lore shots, but also because he has saved the team's key shots several times in the past, which shows that there is no problem with his ability and psychological quality.

On the contrary, physical strength...

Seeing Li Chengming, who had been holding his knees, panting like a cow, and sweating like rain, Van Gundy asked, "Li, can you still hold on?"

Li Chengming didn't speak, but nodded silently.

(End of this chapter)