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

Chapter 221 Three Sections 20 Assists

Of course, things like breaking records, especially assist records, are often something that can be encountered but not sought after.

Because there is no accurate number for this thing, sometimes the more you want to pass the ball as an assist, the opponent will easily make a mistake if it defends against this, and the more your teammates want to directly shoot your pass and turn it into an assist, but it is also easy to be missed by the opponent. Target the defense, and then trade for the iron.

It is equivalent to saying that this kind of thing requires the right time, place and people, and multiple "coordination" of one's own passing, teammates' offense and opponent's defense.

Especially the opponent, no one wants to be the background board of the record, and no opponent is obliged to cooperate with the performance. It is normal and reasonable to see the signs and try to destroy them.

So during the halftime break in the locker room, Van Gundy comforted Li Chengming and told him not to worry. In the third quarter, he would first look at the defense on the opposite side. Will be willing to adult beauty.

After all, if Li Chengming gets an assist, they can also increase their points. This is actually the best of both worlds.

For most players, the most important part of their stats is the scoring part.

But Van Gundy also said that if the defense on the opposite side pays attention to cutting off the pass, then Li Chengming had better not pass the ball easily or casually, so as not to fall into the opponent's trap.

Sometimes there will be this mentality of eager to break the record and be caught by the opponent, so in the NBA arena, the so-called milestones often turn into "mileage sadness".

Van Gundy didn't want an easy back-to-back victory, because Li Chengming's mentality was unbalanced and ruined. Not only did he lose a game, Li Chengming might also be criticized afterward, which is the most dangerous.

The mentality of young players is unstable, and outside public opinion still likes to add insult to injury. If it has a lasting impact, it will be a big loss.

Li Chengming nodded to show that he understands. His mind is still clear at this time, which may be because one, he is still far away from the record, and two, he doesn't quite understand the meaning of the so-called record.

In his opinion, records are a thing that must be broken after all, and it is impossible to keep them for a lifetime.

The reason why many NBA records, especially individual records, are really difficult to break is because they happened in the early games, which are different from the present in all aspects. Compared with ancient times, the current game must be more difficult and more valuable.

Just like Zhang Dashuai’s 100-point record in a single game, when he appeared on the court personally, it was a dimensionality reduction blow, and it was the regular season. In modern basketball, Kobe’s 81 points in the regular season are more recognized miracles, and For more players, scoring 70 points in ordinary games is out of reach.

Stronger than Jordan, he only scored 69 points in the regular season. Although many people think that he can still score higher if he wants to, but Jordan's playing is more reasonable than many people think.

Of course, no matter how high the score is, as long as it is for the team's victory, it is meaningful. If you still insist on being on the field under big circumstances, you can only say that you are scoring points.

Even if you get 70 points, this kind of scoring will not be recognized by the fans, and in a few years or ten years, you will still be taken out to "whip the corpse".

Especially if compared with others who won the game until the end, it will pale in comparison.

The intermission ended and the third quarter began. To Li Chengming's surprise, the Wizards began to double-team him as soon as he caught the ball. Add an assist.

In the next offensive round, the Wizards repeated their old tricks. Li Chengming also wanted to test how long the opponent's defense could last, so he immediately passed the pass to Nelson who was open from the outside. assists.

At this time, the home fans felt that something was wrong, but the Wizards still stubbornly held on to their defense, allowing Li Chengming to easily achieve 15 assists.

At this time, the third quarter has only lasted about 3 minutes. According to this scale, it is really not difficult for him to get 20 assists later.

Of course, at this time, it depends on whether the teammates give "face".

Finally, the next time Li Chengming scored the ball and Lewis made an outside shot, the Wizards defended the ball and immediately launched a fast break, but Li Chengming vaguely judged that the intention of the opponent was to release his teammates, especially the open space outside. Just bet they won't win?
It is true that the Magic's outside shooting efficiency was very high in the first half, and this efficiency is unlikely to be maintained even if there is an open space, especially as the game progresses and physical fitness decreases, it is inevitable that the efficiency will decline later.

But this is tantamount to a gamble. Although based on the original strength gap between the two teams and the previous point difference, as long as there are no problems on the Magic side, it would not be easy for the Wizards to come back. The cooperation made Li Chengming wonder if they made it bad on purpose.

The possibility is not great, so it can only be said that the opponent really believes in their defensive strategy.

But let’s not talk about it, some things have a certain metaphysical effect. Let it go like this. After Li Chengming got two more assists, the Magic’s offensive efficiency really came down.

Because the teammates also know that Li Chengming is expected to set a career record in this game, and they are willing to cooperate with him, so after actively running, they try to receive Li Chengming's pass directly in the open position and then shoot directly.

But in this way, because of the eagerness for success, not only is there a change in mentality, resulting in long or short shots, in short, most of them are strikes, and sometimes because the passing intention is too obvious, it will be interfered by the opponent's emergency judgment.

Although Li Chengming also took this into consideration, so he was more careful in passing the ball, and the opponent only succeeded in causing a fast-break counterattack after a steal, but an attack wasted more than ten seconds to run and catch the ball, and was finally destroyed It is not appropriate to run again after going out of bounds.

Once, because the time was not well grasped, it became 24 seconds.

As a result, the Magic's offensive efficiency has further declined, but the Wizards' momentum has gradually increased.

Director Zhang also felt that something was wrong, and said: "Coach Van Gundy should change his style of play at this time. There is no need to force Li Chengming to play alone. At this time, Howard and the others should stand up. You are old in the game. If you just play that way, the opponent can easily guess it, and it is easy to defend. It is not so easy to succeed every time. And it is too simple to play like this..."

But paying such a price is not without benefits. After hitting the iron and making mistakes, Li Chengming finally managed to get 20 assists. Double-digit scoring offense.

Seeing this, Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief, and directly replaced Li Chengming in the next round.

It was true that it was time for a break, but of course the main reason was that the score would be overtaken if it continued.

Now it's not just Li Chengming's problem, the whole team has some problems. Everyone in Li Chengming's presence is like a demon, just to help him get assists.

Van Gundy couldn't say anything at this time, so he could only use this method to press Li Chengming and protect his advantage in this game.

(End of this chapter)