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

Chapter 197 No need to be reasonable, just play singles directly

Today, Larry Hughes' touch is overwhelming, and he is about to hit 40 points. This is a rare explosion in his Cavaliers career.

In the first two seasons, he only scored 4% from the field and averaged only 15 points per game. So far this season, he has dropped to just over 10 points, and his shooting percentage is only 37%. With 43 points, it can be said that he has fallen off a cliff.

Who would have thought that such a player would explode suddenly against the Magic today.

And he shoots inside and outside, no matter how he plays, it seems to be dreaming back to the Wizards period.

The Magic do not have the defensive resources to intercept him. On the one hand, James’ breakthrough must be defended. Once he shrinks outside the basket, there will be opportunities. If he wanted to pounce outward, he would be given the opportunity to sway and break through and cause damage.

In order to make up for Hughes, James is sometimes missed.

To become a superstar, how can you not have two brushes.

In addition to tank breakthroughs, James, relying on his size and athleticism, he is also a good player in off-ball cutting, of course, the premise is that he is willing to play off the ball.

Just like Howard, when his outside teammates threw it into the sky, he found a gap and took off directly. If he didn't foul, he couldn't stop him.

A player with good physical talent is so simple and rude!
So relying on the complementarity of James and Hughes, the Magic played one defensively and allowed the Cavaliers to score 5 points in 20 minutes.

The good news is that the Magic's offense can still keep up, but the lead is getting thinner.

With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the point difference between the two teams had reached 1 point, and it was still the Cavaliers' offensive round - Howard was blocked by the big Z when he caught the ball under the basket, and almost made it fast. Attack and counterattack.

After Li Chengming became the opponent's defensive focus during this period, he seemed a little misfired. In fact, it was difficult to catch the ball, let alone shoot.

Originally, I thought that my teammates could stand up, and it would be acceptable to take him to lie down and win a round.

And they opened up the opportunity that Li Chengming could get another shot, but they didn't expect that Lewis, Turkoglu and Howard were unfavorable for three consecutive offenses, and the "Big Three" became the "Three Denials".

After the Cavaliers failed to complete this attack, and the ball was cut off by Lewis and hit the opponent out of bounds, Van Gundy quickly called the second timeout of this section. Some can't help it.

Director Zhang said helplessly: "The Magic's offense seems a little hesitant during this period, as if they must find the best scoring opportunities. In fact, I think they don't have to play so reasonably when they have an advantage in the matchup. Or Speaking of their singles, it is the most reasonable tactic at this time."

Yoga also agreed: "Maybe it's because there are too many offensive points. Now the Cavaliers focus on holding down Li Chengming's point. At this time, other people are giving in to each other instead. Sometimes opportunities on the court are fleeting. Yes, if you grasp it all at once, you can only watch the opportunity slip away in the end."

Although the players play professionally, their judgment on the field may sometimes be inferior to that of amateur fans.

On the one hand, under pressure and defense, it is easy to make mistakes or cannot see opportunities clearly. On the other hand, it is also a problem with one's own mentality and concentration.

Van Gundy also emphasized this point during the timeout. When they have a relatively good offensive opportunity, they still have to go up by themselves. Only in this way can they challenge the opposing defense.

In the final analysis, the purpose of passing the ball is to find out the gaps in the defense, not to pass for the purpose of passing, so that there is no defensive pressure on the opposite side, because you know that you will pass, and you can even make some predictions and intercept suddenly on the passing path , to complete the steal.

Then, in order to avoid problems, he simply asked everyone to start helping Li Chengming with the ball.

In fact, it is also very simple. Going around the screen to catch the ball is the most direct way, but with Li Chengming's size and movement speed, the opponent chases him faster.

But the purpose at this time is to let him catch the ball, as long as he can catch the ball, it is considered a success.

Then the whole team will open up to allow him to play singles. Anyway, it is very easy for him to run from outside the three-point line to the basket, so that he can return to the previous offensive state.

But in this way, it will consume a lot of energy for Li Chengming, because he has to hold the ball all the time.

Or after breaking through from the outside line, the shells are directly delivered to the inside line, but in this way the focus is on the guard group.

And at that time, the insider was Li Chengming, Howard, or Lewis.

But the performance of the Magic guards today is obviously not enough to satisfy Van Gundy. At this time, they are not at ease to provoke the banner of offense. After all, Nelson has just returned, and Evans is not able to play key shots, let alone shooting today. not too good.

In the end, he replaced Lewis who had already fouled five times, and the point guard position was handed over to Nelson.

Nelson held the ball from the outside and handed it to Turkoglu. Turkoglu gave it to Li Chengming, who came up to catch the ball directly on the cover, and then all pulled away to clear the space on one side for him. Li Chengming gradually dribbled the ball Go low and start playing back with the ball.

The Cavaliers seemed to want to test whether Li Chengming's hands were cold after not touching the ball for so long. This time there was no double-teaming, and it was still Gooden's single defense.

This time, Li Chengming made a forward turn around the short corner area and successfully wiped it to the basket, and then added a change in the rhythm of the basket. As a result, Gooden who turned around and caught up with Hughes, who was defending, was deceived and jumped to Li. On Famous Body, he still threw the ball with the two of them on his shoulders.

He also took aim deliberately, cherishing this hard-won shot, and finally hit it, and the whistle rang at the same time.

"2+1! After the timeout, Van Gundy should arrange for Li Chengming to catch the ball and play singles. This is an unsolvable killer move for the Magic at critical moments. As long as he can pass the ball to Li Chengming, he will not disappoint. .”

In the case where anyone has an obvious advantage in the matchup, as long as one's own state is not affected by hand feel and physical strength, singles is actually the most effective way for stars to score.

The outside world believes that among this year's rookies, there are actually two people who already have such conditions. One is Li Chengming. As long as he is allowed to get the ball in the low post, no one can stop him except for double-teaming or fouling. His crushing attack at the basket is at best to resist him and force him to make a jump shot, which will be less efficient, and it can be regarded as a limitation.

And what about the other?

That is naturally the only Durant who can compete with Li Chengming for the best rookie at present, and is still the first candidate among many people.

Li Chengming relies on his terrifying strength, solid and stable low-post skills, including footsteps, fake moves, and some rhythm changes with sudden stops and quick starts. Sometimes it looks slow but it is unstoppable.

Durant is completely relying on his unique physical condition like Spider-Man. Not only is he tall and long-legged, but the tall man on the inside actually has ball-handling skills and movements on the outside. When facing anyone, you can have an advantage and have the ability to amplify this advantage.

Li Chengming directly relies on strength to crush defenders who are not enough in size and strength, while Durant takes advantage of his height, wingspan and high shooting point to face most of them. There is no effective interference at all.

Of course, compared to Li Chengming, Durant is still very immature now. The most important thing is that his shooting is unstable, which makes his performance supernatural, but this can be practiced.

Another thing that is worrying is his thin body. The lack of confrontation will affect his future growth, especially his style of play is much stronger than that of Li Chengming. Changing direction or dunking, too much will cause a load on the body.

In the past, everyone thought that Li Chengming had a serious injury risk because he was too heavy, but now he has lost weight, and his style of play is to jump if he can, so the safety guarantee is much higher than that of Feitiandundi. .

Based on this, many people think that Li Chengming's future development should be higher than that of Durant.

Unless one has reached its upper limit and stagnated, the other can make great progress, which may be the other way around.

(End of this chapter)