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

Chapter 257

Van Gundy's worries were not groundless, and he didn't know if he was angry in his heart, or he was planning to test the referee's whistle-blowing scale in the second half. After the Cavaliers came back in the third quarter, after the Cavaliers' first offense was successful, looking back at the Magic's offense, they immediately gave Howard There was an off-ball foul.

However, because the number of fouls has not yet arrived, there is no need to go to the free throw line.

In this way, it seems unnecessary to pay for the foul, and it was Big Z's foul, but considering the significance of the foul itself, it is obvious that the effect they wanted was achieved.

The rest of the Magic team is okay to say, anyway, Howard, who was still laughing at Daben before, is depressed at this time.

However, at this time, Big Ben seemed to have the task, and when he was defending Howard, he spat trash talk in his ear.

It may be because it started at the end of the draft, and Daben's temperament has not been very public since he lost the draft. Sometimes he can act as a trash talker temporarily.

Of course, for Warcraft, apart from standing on the free throw line, he basically has nothing to fear, not to mention that Big Ben can't guard him at all.

He can rely on the bottom line to stand up to others, but Howard has been teammates with Li Chengming for a long time now, and he has begun to match him.

Although he made some moves that were a bit comical, just like Zhang Fei's tricks, people didn't expect him to do it, but he was caught off guard.

Just like this time, his half-turn fake action tricked Wallace to the other side, but he turned around in the opposite direction and just hit the basket with one step for a dunk.

This wave of wonderful assault hit the magic team's bench directly, and Yang Yi couldn't help laughing: "This ball feels a bit like the ball that Li Chengming played against James before, although..."

Then both he and Ma Jian laughed, a little cheaply.

The audience also knew what it meant. Howard's ball was indeed a bit stiff, not as smooth as Li Chengming's.

But whether the process is beautiful or not is something that fans will pay attention to. For players, being able to score and win games is the most important thing.

However, the Cavaliers' offense seemed to recover in the third quarter, mainly because their outside line suddenly became more accurate. West and Szczerbiak hit three-pointers one after another. It's not deep, the main thing is to find ways to make the ball for the teammates.

Obviously at halftime, they also had to review and adjust.

In this case, the two teams suddenly fought against each other for a few minutes, uncharacteristically.

With one more point scored by a three-pointer, the Cavaliers tied the score instead.

The game is anxious, which is of course what passers-by fans like to see most. They like to watch exciting games.

What's more, the offense and defense on both sides are actually doing well, especially with the recovery of the Cavaliers' outside touch, James also followed suit, making consecutive breakthroughs and scoring one, which caused Howard's fourth personal foul.

This makes the Magic start to shout badly. Howard is indispensable to the Magic's defense and can make up for the lack of movement of his teammates, but he has four fouls on his back, let alone the next It is likely to become the focus of the opponent's impact, and it will be even worse in case of a fifth foul.

And he himself will be restrained on the defensive end when he gets a foul on his back, just like he did for a while in the first half.

So after thinking about it, Van Gundy still took Howard down first, and also let Turkoglu down to rest, then put Li Chengming on top, and replaced Gortat.

Because their combination worked well in the first half, the Magic also needed a barrier inside to protect the frame at this time.

The Cavaliers are not familiar with Gortat, so when Nelson breaks through or Li Chengming singles with the ball, he will choose to let go of him appropriately.

As a result, the Polish Hammer showed his smart side. Of course, there must be Van Gundy's advice. On the one hand, he raised it to help his teammates as a cover, and on the other hand, he also saw the opportunity to rush to the basket.

Li Chengming actually had a similar simple cooperation with him in the summer league last year, and later practiced it from time to time in training, just because he didn't play much time and didn't have much chance to use it on the court.

At this time, Gortat acted as a surprise soldier instead. Li Chengming was double-teamed and scored the ball. Nelson, who came over to catch the ball through Gortat's cover, first assisted Lewis from the outside line and hit a three-pointer again. Lewis has already got it in this game 20 points is also the highest score currently on the court.

Then he saw the opportunity to pass through the middle of the two defenders and immediately slid down Gortat after getting the cover. The Pole held the ball high and looked like he was about to dunk, but it was actually a three-step layup. .

Although it finally came out of the frame under interference, it caused a foul by Joe Smith.

Smith performed well on the offensive end today, but on defense, he has limited mobility than Big Z, and his frame protection is relatively average.

Gortat made two free throws and the Magic regained the lead.

After successfully building Howard, James is now confident, and he is targeting Li Chengming again.

In fact, a fringe role like Gortat played so well. From the perspective of the Cavaliers, it was because Li Chengming was too much of a threat. special marking.

Now the most important players for the Magic are Howard, Li Chengming, Turkoglu, and Lewis. Especially today, when Lewis broke out, Nelson is much worse.

After knocking Howard down, Gortat came up to fill part of the role, and although this rookie is not fast, he did a good job of defending against the pick-and-roll. Stuck in the position, forcing the opponent to break through the basket directly, and can only use the middle distance to solve the problem.

But the Cavaliers do not have a master in the mid-range position, which is also their biggest shortcoming in offense.

Big Z's shooting is good, but now he is more likely to catch and shoot open positions, and he is not very sure if he is singled out.

But if Li Chengming is beaten down, the Magic will not be able to find anyone who can replace him, especially today Turkoglu seems to be in poor health and hasn't played much.

And Lewis may feel good, but if he comes out to play the leading role, his efficiency may drop. This is determined by the style of play, not a question of ability.

As a team, we should strive to develop everyone's strengths and cover up the flaws.

It's just that it's not easy for him to find Li Chengming specifically. After all, Li Chengming is very slippery, and he won't do things beyond his ability. The first line of defense is to try to rely on James to prevent him from sprinting. Leave it to Gortat, and I won't reach out easily anyway.

In this way, if the referee wants to catch, he can only catch Gortat and Lewis, who is helping to defend on the other side.

After James played the Magic twice, everyone knew his intentions. Van Gundy kept waving on the sidelines, so the Magic became the whole team to protect Li Chengming and prevent him from being easily beaten.

James was too eager for success, but gave the Magic a chance.

After Van Gundy called a timeout, he rearranged his tactics and made a special opening for him to set a trap, and he really saved in.

As a result, there were two more turnovers, one was turned into a fast-break counterattack by the Magic, Lewis added two more points, and one was returned by West.

Delonte West is a role player regardless of his average per game statistics. However, in this important game, his presence on the field is very high, especially on the defensive end against Teko. Grew and Lewis both did well.

It's just that Gibson missed a three-pointer after catching the ball, and the Cavaliers' outside shooting percentage began to decline.

In this way, two more rounds were played. When the third quarter entered the last 3 minutes, Van Gundy chose to replace Nelson for a rest, brought up Howard and Turkoglu, and together with Li Chengming, Lewis and Evans planned to make this The third quarter is over.

Li Chengming's playing time in a single quarter is relatively long, but there is no way, those who can do more work.

And in case he is targeted later, he can be taken directly to rest.

In other words, as long as they can win this game, it doesn't matter if they lose in the next game.

It's good to go back to the home court to close the game...

(End of this chapter)