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

Chapter 244 Li Chengming's Deterrent Power

However, West can still find the field on the defensive end, and his role on the defensive end is obviously greater than that on the offensive end.

On the Cavaliers side, Szczerbiak leads the defense, West and James help defend and force on both sides at any time, directly compressing Turkoglu's offensive space from the line up.

At this time, the Magic's field lineup has neither Nelson nor Lee Chengming, and Turkoglu is actually the only one who can really control the ball.

Don't look at Evans who can often play a few singles with the ball in the regular season, but in the playoffs, it may be out of psychological lack of confidence, or it may just change after facing a high-pressure defense and dare not play. up.

And Howard doesn't say that his condition is not very good, but that he is also not able to dominate the ball.

It’s just a simple INSIDE-OUT and high-low tactics. He can still go around. If he is allowed to hold the ball far from the basket, it will be a bit difficult. Evolved directly after the game.

Evans can come out to catch the ball, but it is not easy to transition the ball to Howard.

Warcraft was closely watched by Wallace at the basket, and he went directly around the front defense to catch the ball, and Mike Brown obviously entrusted him with the defensive task against Howard. Make Howard "I don't know offense so you shouldn't know it either."

The lineup on the Magic Field obviously needs to rely on Howard to break the deadlock, but he is entangled to death, and all his energy is spent on fighting with Wallace, so he can't stand up.

The two points inside and outside are strictly guarded at the same time, and the Cavaliers' defense is also very focused, which gives opportunities to other players in the Magic, but they obviously still don't dare to shoot casually, especially the Cavaliers have a high rotation rate. After a little pressure, they had to play the ball, and Garrity made an outside three-pointer only 24 seconds before going around.

There was a bang on the iron, but it missed.

Director Zhang hated the iron and said: "Actually, Evans just had a fleeting good opportunity, but he didn't make a shot and was still passing the ball there. Turkoglu was afraid of being double-teamed and had to move the ball quickly. It's not so easy to get the ball out and come back..."

For Magic, the most ideal offensive state is of course Turkoglu holding the ball, but when he gets the ball, he will be double-teamed and it is difficult to get the ball. The Magic can't make a good outside pass and can't break through. This makes people really have to think of the dilemma Houston has faced.

Domestic fans looked at the role players of other teams, and then looked at the role players of Houston before, and just wanted to sing a song to the boss: Just one word, I only say it once...

But the Magic is better than Houston in that they don't only have Howard and Turkoglu. After the next offensive, Van Gundy took Lewis back first.

In the playoffs, there is no need to cherish the physical strength of the main players. At this time, every game is very important, let alone the first game at home, which must usher in a good start.

If it weren't for Li Chengming's relatively serious physical problems and the fact that he played too much time in the first quarter, Van Gundy would have liked to put them all in.

At this time, the score was 29:37, and the Magic still led by 8 points, but the offensive stagnation for too long did not appear to be so stable.

In particular, both Szczerbiak and James on the opposite side clearly showed signs of recovery, and Big Z's performance in the second quarter was not bad.

If the Magic can't score, it's tantamount to giving the Cavaliers a chance.

The effect after Lewis came on the court was also immediate. Although Mr. Yiyuan's hand feeling is also average today, if he dares to shoot, at least he won't directly waste the opportunity of the vacancy.

And with his height, it is difficult for the Cavaliers' outside line to be directly interfered with him.

In this way, two shots in a row failed, and after the Cavaliers fought back, Lewis still insisted on the third shot, and finally it worked, and the three-pointer hit the heart.

Looking back, the Cavaliers were unfavorable offensively. After James got back the ball, he returned to the situation where he was targeted in the first quarter. It is easy to break the pass when it is out of the ball.

Then the pass error directly gave the Magic a fast break opportunity. After receiving the ball, Lewis actually swayed past the chasing West and dunked directly.

Li Chengming jumped up in an instant, and other players on the bench also began to throw towels to celebrate.

Although this dunk looks unremarkable, at this time, this kind of performance ball can easily boost morale.

Mike Brown had to call a timeout, just managed to catch up with a few points, and sent another 5 points in a blink of an eye, and the point difference returned to 9 points all of a sudden, which made him a little helpless.

After all, Li Chengming hasn't even played yet. The Cavaliers will take advantage of him to catch up with a point before he comes on the court. The Magic will play better when he comes up, and the defensive test for the Cavaliers will be more severe.

Because Li Chengming has rarely had the kind of bad performance in the whole game, the feeling of the first quarter can usually be adjusted in the second quarter.

Even if he can't get his hand feeling back, he can still continue to make fouls. This is the home court, the referee will give him some face, and the Cavaliers don't have anyone who can restrain him well. Front defense?

Going around the front defense also has disadvantages. If there is a player with good passing ability on the opposite side, a reverse lob can be directly caught by the defender to attack the frame, or the second offensive rebound can be blocked, which is also more beneficial to the defender, because Defending around the front is equivalent to losing your position when you get stuck at the basket and grab a rebound. The defender can just turn around and get stuck on the rebound.

The reason why this is very effective for Dayao is because Houston really doesn’t have any good passers. McGrady is already the best at giving the ball to Yao. The second is that Yao’s movement is too slow and his arms are short. He is small, and the catch is easy to be destroyed, which is actually the reason why he sometimes gets his buttery hands and rebounds directly.

Before Li Chengming and Nelson came on the field, the Magic only had Turkoglu who could pass the ball well. The Cavaliers would stop him if they defended him. The ball would not be easy for Howard to catch the ball at the basket. If he pulled out to catch the ball The team is not afraid, just let it go.

But for Li Chengming, who can throw and pass, and can occasionally break through, naturally this method cannot be used.

Even Li Chengming can liberate Howard by the way. From the regular season to the playoffs, he passed a lot of good shots to Howard.

What Mike Brown thinks is that he needs to adjust his offense. Last year’s finals were too hurt for James, and this year he doesn’t seem to have made much progress. His mid-range and long-range shooting is still not stable. What is stable is that the opponent can even let him go. .

The more you can't make a shot, the more your opponent will let it go, the more you let it go, the more you can't make a shot, and even a little afraid to make a shot.

But the opposite side is guarding against your breakthrough, Turkoglu's first line of defense, Evans or Lewis are ready to come over and delay at any time, buying time for Howard to recover the penalty area.

If James wants to get into the three-second zone, he has to face many obstacles. It doesn't matter if his teammates can make the shot, he has to defend against the Magic players' interception first.

The Magic coaching staff has obviously studied the performance of the Cavaliers in the first round. Coupled with the four games of the regular season, it is enough for them to come up with an effective and targeted strategy.

That is to say, the defensive resources are still not enough, especially the front line defense is not strong enough-if Li Chengming can increase his speed, it should be pretty good, so the restrictions on James can only reach the current level.

(End of this chapter)