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

Chapter 193 Attacking Hughes

In recent games, Lewis's shooting is still not very stable, but his outside performance is amazing, and he is a high fort that must not be used.

But after the big Z came up, the Cavaliers' penalty area was hit by Nelson and others in turn.

During the period when Nelson was injured, he was holding his breath and had nowhere to go, so the first game of his return broke out.

First, he successfully reached the basket twice, once avoided the defensive lever and made a layup, and once attracted the defensive second pass to the bottom corner. Lewis also made a mid-range shot. The score was instantly increased to 5 points.

For the Cavaliers, only Devin Brown hit an outside three-pointer, but Hughes also returned to the field at this time. With the ability to shoot from inside and outside, he immediately led the team to a wave of 8:0.

In addition to carrying the team's offensive banner, Hughes' defense today is also very tough, making people think that he is facing Kobe or Wade in a trance.

Think about the scene if James teamed up with Kobe or Wade...

Hughes' outburst today was unexpected. After all, he has fallen further this season. It's a bit like a person who is half buried in the ground and suddenly kicks over the coffin. Who wouldn't be surprised?
The Magic's outside defense has problems, and it can't defend against pick-and-rolls. Especially when Howard is off the court, the inside is often unable to get out. Lewis, who can follow up, is free.

Even lost a three-point foul, allowing Hughes to hit a 3+1.

James was yelling and jumping excitedly on the sidelines, probably thinking in his heart that if Hughes could perform like this every game, he would definitely be able to bring... no, help him win the championship.

Van Gundy immediately called a timeout. Although the Magic were still in the lead, the opponents showed momentum, especially Hughes couldn't hold on to this point, and James was still off the court at this time, and this time point seemed very sensitive.

Next, if Hughes can't be prevented and James has to be dealt with, the Magic's defense will definitely have problems.

He immediately changed back to Howard, and at the same time took Turkoglu back to the court, ready to let him press the rhythm.

But Nelson is still there, because he is in good form today, especially 3 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, and he deserves a spot.

It is also to buy some rest time for Li Chengming. After all, when Nelson was away, Li Chengming actually took on part of his tasks. Although he has to limit his time when he comes back, playing for 20 minutes should relieve Li Chengming a lot of pressure.

The Cavaliers, on the other hand, took James back directly.

The young, strong and talented James is also amazing in physical strength, and it is not a problem to play for 40 minutes in a game.

And as soon as he came on the court, he immediately began to dominate the ball.

Because the Magic wanted to greet Hughes, the scattered defense was a little weaker. James seized this point and succeeded in two consecutive breakthroughs. Once he assisted Marshall in the corner to hit a three-pointer, and once he scored 2+1 against Lewis.

Lewis made three fouls, and Van Gundy took Li Chengming first after thinking about it.

Fortunately, the Magic's offensive state is still maintained. After Li Chengming came on the court, it also made the Cavaliers' brains very troublesome.

If it is said that Hughes had an extraordinary explosion, it was only because of the limited number of games that the Magic did not make a good warning, then the Magic's offensive points on the field at this time have at least three players who can attract double-teams in singles, Li Chengming, Howard and Turkoglu.

Even Nelson's breakthrough after the pick-and-roll today made the Cavaliers miserable.

Li Chengming was also able to open up the space. After Big Z let him go twice, making him 2 for 1 from three, he had to follow him.

After playing for more than 4 minutes in a row, the Magic were still able to maintain the lead in the last minute of the first half.

57:62, although the point difference is only five points, but look at the Cavaliers, except for Hughes who scored 20+ points, James scored 15 points, and everyone else scored a few points sporadically.

But the magic here is really more blooming, Howard scored 12 points and 8 rebounds, Li Chengming also scored 15 points, Lewis scored 13 points, Turkoglu and Nelson both had 10 points and 4 assists.

Going on like this until the second half, if Hughes' touch drops, James' breakthrough will also be limited. If no one else can stand up, the Cavaliers' offense may be in trouble, and it is not impossible to be widened by a wave of points. .

But at this time, they have no choice. They can't stop playing and let others play. If they miss, they will be counterattacked by the Magic.

The Magic's counterattack is very sharp, and even Howard can act as an arrow in many cases, especially as Li Chengming's rebounding ability increases, his point-grabbing ability can instantly find Turkoglu and other dominating points, and then let the teammates who are going down quickly Easy catch.

At this time, the Magic team still has the ball. Although Li Chengming did not get a few assists this time, in fact, many opportunities came from his side.

It's just that the head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, has arranged strict outside rotation tactics, forcing the Magic to transfer the ball many times. Sometimes this defense can work, even for 24 seconds. Ability and problem-solving players, so the number of failures is still more.

But sometimes you can’t look at it that way. You can’t completely judge the failure of defense just because of a successful offense. After all, the game is a process of accumulation, which may consume your time, physical strength and energy, and even interfere with your judgment.

Because the Cavaliers have good individual defenders inside and outside the line, especially Hughes, James, Gooden and Big Z, they are all elite defenders in their respective positions. To solve the problem of the Magic's too many offensive points, they use It is a mixed defense, that is, the combination and conversion of man-to-man and zone defense.

This is the third year that Mike Brown has coached the Cavaliers. He has already reached the finals in the first two years. On the one hand, he still has two brushes.

After all, offense can be said to be James' own breakthrough system, but the defensive end is obviously not something that James can complete alone.

Defense is a whole thing, just like the Magic team, although there are weaknesses inside and outside, but relying on actively rotating defenses and filling each other's positions, at least they will not casually leave open spaces for opponents.

As for misplaced singles, there is no way to avoid it. If you should double-team, you will double-team, but it is a trade-off.

After Nelson rested, the Magic returned to the "big four and one small" mode, and Lewis also got it back.

Li Chengming took the ball in the low position and took a tentative step to make a three-threat posture.

Seeing that Gooden was still some distance away, he immediately made a shooting action. Gooden hurried forward, but Li Chengming made a fake shot and made a real breakthrough. He half-turned and directly swayed past the opponent, and escaped the big Z's supplementary defense at the basket. A high rebound hit a layup, his 17th point.

Director Zhang smiled and said: "Here we come! Li Chengming's signature turn-around layup, as the opponents are targeting more, Li Chengming has now developed more offensive methods, his face frame is limited to personal speed and size, not It’s good to break through directly, but turning around and breaking through after such a fake move, the opponent is basically hard to guard against.”

Yoga also said: "In the last few games, Li Chengming also used a lot of this kind of high-strike layup. Obviously it is a trick he has practiced more recently, and the effect is not bad. And like This kind of ball is easy to cause the opponent to interfere with the ball, and even if it does not score, the opponent may not be able to contain the body and cause a foul..."

(End of this chapter)