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

Chapter 252 Foul Trouble
If the Magic is a team that belongs to the home game and the away game, the label is slowly removed in the second half of the season and the playoffs. Of course, it is difficult for a team with 60+ wins to describe them with a simple label. Yes, unless the playoffs are overturned like the Mavericks in the previous year...

And the Cavaliers are the obvious home dragon and away bug, of course, this is not a rare thing, most teams are actually like this, otherwise there is so-called home court advantage.

However, the Magic is a typical reverse, and the Cavaliers are a typical "positive". The free throws at home and away are 49:28, nearly double that.

It can't be said that James will be more sudden at home, but he will not be able to do so when he is away?

This time the Magic enjoyed the treatment of the Cavaliers at home. The first 5 minutes of the first quarter were actually quite normal. The Cavaliers also played more proactively at home, leading the Magic by 7 points at one point.

However, Lewis felt very good today. He made all four shots and scored two three-pointers. He scored 10 points alone and helped the team tie the score.

At 15:15, at 7 minutes and 37 seconds of the first quarter, the Magic team was about to make a substitution, and Li Chengming came on the field to replace Turkoglu.

Turkoglu was a little unwell before the game. After the team doctor checked, he was fine, but he suggested that he could take a rest.

However, Turkoglu still insisted on playing, but Van Gundy's formation today will definitely undergo some changes.

For example, if Li Chengming came up a few minutes late, Howard is likely to play the entire first quarter.

Then let Li Chengming lead the team at the beginning of the second quarter, and put Nelson on the outside, which seems safer to Van Gundy.

After all, the Cavaliers couldn't defend against Li Chengming. When he was on the court, even if the Magic couldn't defend, they could still play against each other, and then let the main players come back to close the game.

But I didn't expect Li Chengming to commit two fouls within 2 minutes of coming up. The Cavaliers obviously also made a fuss about his defense.

Today James has a strong desire to attack the frame. The Magic continued to defend him before. After the first two games, Turkoglu seems to have mastered some key points of defending him, and cooperated with Howard to restrict him.

However, James is also determined, and he still insists on hitting the penalty area after being capped by Howard.

After Li Chengming came on the field, because Turkoglu was replaced, it was inevitable to face James on the defensive end.

As a result, he didn't call the pick-and-roll and directly made Li Chengming suddenly, and he just made him two fouls.

The second Li Chengming was moved a little away by his bad luck, and it was understandable that he would easily pay a foul if he chased back, but the first one seemed a bit far-fetched.

Li Chengming has now "slimmed down" successfully. In the latest physical examination, his weight has dropped to 286 pounds, which is almost 130 kilograms.

Li Chengming might not be able to defend against those little quickies on the perimeter, or the swingman who is good at rhythm changes, but he can still catch up with James.

James' speed can't be said to be top-notch, at least not conspicuous in the league, but because of his size, it will look more eye-catching and particularly impactful.

In fact, the starting speed of James' breakthrough and the acceleration on the way are not particularly good. His breakthrough relies more on the confrontation ability brought by his strong body and strength. He can maintain the center of gravity of the body in the collision and continue his own skills. Actions, and can gain space for breakthroughs and follow-up shots by knocking open the opponent's defense.

Of course, as for walking, let's not talk about it...

Compared with the famous speed types such as Iverson and Wade, James is less agile-of course, the size is there. If he is as agile as them, then he really needs a biopsy.

Compared with Kobe, McGrady and others, James's dribbling rhythm is not very good, otherwise he will directly surpass others with a change of direction, so why bother to work hard?

So James is actually a comprehensive compound player. It is not top-notch when played alone, but it is very lethal when put together.

But at the same time, if you don't have any top-notch products to come out, and you can't really achieve "one trick", then don't want to eat it all over the world.

In other words, it is better to target, not to mention the fatal weakness of projection.

This season, James still doesn't seem to have made a big improvement in this aspect. He can be a fool in the regular season, but in the playoffs, especially facing the targeted defense of the Magic, he is a little anxious.

Originally, there were four games of experience in the regular season, and the Wizards' games also exposed a lot, plus the way the Spurs played before, if Van Gundy can't even copy, then he can go straight out of get out of class.

For example, when Li Chengming came up to defend him, he also took a step directly. He still didn't shoot and had to force his way. As a result, he was blocked by Li Chengming when he came up with the first step. He wanted to turn around and was seen through by Li Chengming. The ball Tao flew.

James also bumped into Li Chengming directly, but at this moment the whistle rang.

Li Chengming felt that he was in place first, and his hand was also on the ball. This should be a good defense. James was still acting a little bit at the time.

But helplessly, the referee insisted on the penalty, and Li Chengming didn't want to take another T.

According to regulations, if a player accumulates 16 Ts in the regular season, he will be automatically suspended for one game.

In the playoffs, if you eat 7 Ts in total, you will be suspended for one game.

The regular season is not a big problem for Li Chengming, but in the first round of the playoffs, Li Chengming had already had two T's at the home court of the Eagles. Van Gundy specifically told him that if they can go this season If it is far, he must control himself.

Otherwise, if they really made it to the finals, and at the critical moment, he was suspended because of a T, causing the team to fall short, then he himself would not be able to forgive himself.

Now his importance to the Magic is more reflected in the higher-end games.

So now even if you encounter an unfair penalty, don't go up by yourself, either let your teammates go up, or let the coach to defend.

Even so, when he sat on the bench at the end, Li Chengming's face became visibly depressed.

Redick and Gortat patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, and only returned his forced smile.

Van Gundy looked back at him, didn't say anything, and looked back on the field with a frown.

In fact, before the start of the game, everyone expected that the game would not be too smooth.

Among other things, the previous game between the Celtics and the Raptors set an example for them.

Inconsistent whistleblowing scales in the away game and double-standard penalties can easily affect the game situation, and compared to the West, the East is more likely to be affected by whistleblowing scales.

It is one thing to be strong in the west and weak in the east, but in fact, the styles of the western and eastern divisions are also very different.

The West obviously pays more attention to offense. Of course, their defense is not bad, but in terms of style, the West's offense is better.

On the other hand, the eastern side focuses on defense. In fact, it is because they lack star flavor and single-point blasting ability is not enough. In the playoffs, role players cannot always be expected to stand up.

Even the Celtics, which has assembled three All-Stars this season, are actually mainly relying on the defensive system built by Garnett to win. Pierce and Ray Allen only need to do their own defensive tasks, and then do a good job. The work of singles and shooting will do.

However, since the playoffs, the performance of these two people has not been satisfactory, which is why they were entangled in the first round for six games, and fell behind 1:2 in the second round.

And judging from the current situation, except for the strange overturn in the second round of G1, the home and away performance of the Celtics since the playoffs is simply better than that of the Cavaliers. The next fourth game is going to Toronto or away. They are dangerous.

Going back to the game between the Magic and the Cavaliers, after Li Chengming went down, the Magic's offense was not affected for a short time.

However, at the 1th minute of the first quarter, Howard also received his second foul of the quarter.
Fortunately, there was not much time left. Van Gundy thought about it and was not in a hurry to replace Warcraft.

Maybe he also wants to see if the referee dares to blow Howard again.

If this is three fouls in a single quarter, then this is not just a home whistle, but a black whistle.

Especially the second foul on Howard itself is controversial. This ball Howard jumped up with his hands high, facing Joe Smith straight up and down without any forward pressure, which can be regarded as reasonable physical contact.

(End of this chapter)