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

Chapter 278 Press the gourd to float the scoop

But Pierce is not a reckless man, he is a person who plays with his brain, and he knows that he has to learn from his mistakes and respond quickly.

As a defender, he is passive after all, and Li Chengming cannot make full use of his physical and strength advantages on the defensive end, otherwise it is easy to be fouled by this experienced old fritters, so Pierce will still be beaten later. twice.

And in this process, Li Chengming didn't have much to do. He tried his best to defend, but sometimes even if he knew that the opponent might be a fake move, he still had to move first. This was like facing others. His time was about the same.

In fact, it is also because this kind of star player is unlikely to be completely restricted, and although the offensive system of the Green Army is not at the forefront in the league, it is more supported by the personal ability of the stars, but they do have stars. The cards are there.

Garnett and Ray Allen didn't dare to let it go casually, so in fact Pierce faced less defensive pressure, at least much better than James of the Cavaliers before.

Of course, if James has Pierce's low-post offensive skills, coupled with that body, the Magic may really have nothing to do with him.

But Van Gundy was already very satisfied with this, and he didn't expect Li Chengming to be able to prevent the opponent to death. Pierce was in good form today, and it would be good if Li Chengming could restrain him a little.

What's more, if you can't defend yourself, you can't defend yourself. Looking back on the offensive end, Li Chengming can also use his own way to retaliate against him, and deal a heavy blow to the Green Army in the low position.

The Green Army's defense ranks first in the league this season, not only because of Garnett's existence, but also because of their overall rotation and coordination.

Rivers' coaching staff is indeed very content on the defensive end, and of course there must be enough players to match, and the pressure from the outside is very strong.

There is also the existence of Perkins as a meat shield in the interior, coupled with Garnett, who is super mobile and has a wide defensive coverage area, can achieve the effect of 1+1>2 most of the time.

However, there are still some problems with the hardness of their defense inside. As long as the Magic team faces Garnett and directly plays tough singles, Perkins is limited by his personal mobility and dare not go forward to double-team at will, and it is easy to double-team if he is flanked. Chance.

This is when Li Chengming and Howard are on the court at the same time. The biggest killer of the Magic is that it can directly tear apart the opponent's defense, forcing the opponent to shrink in and have to release some outside opportunities and weaken the defensive pressure on the outside.

At this time, it depends on whether the Magic team can seize the opportunity from the outside shooting point, but after two rounds of experience, the players of the Magic team are now cohesive and confident. When the opportunity arises, they just shoot, even if they fail , There is also a high probability of a second attack opportunity.

This is when Li Chengming stands in the third position, the Magic's offensive rebounds naturally have an advantage, because Li Chengming's judgment on the rebound placement and the ability to grab points make him almost accurate in the first time. Appears on the landing point of the long rebound.

There is also Howard at the basket as a guarantee, so since entering the playoffs, the Magic's offensive board ranks first among all teams, while the opposite Celtics are only at the upper-middle level.

Garnett is a good rebounder, and Perkins can also rely on his body to block the position, but after replacing Perkins, Posey is at a disadvantage in terms of height, jumping and physical confrontation.

In fact, that is to say, when the insiders were purely fighting for talent, the Green Army was overwhelmed by the Magic.

Conversely, on the offensive end, the Celtics have no one who can use the inside singles to punish their opponents. Whether Garnett is facing Howard or Lee Chengming, it is difficult for Garnett to score if he holds the ball. foul.

It is said that he has guard-level skills, but in fact, he is more amazed at the control ability of a seven-footer. In terms of face-to-frame impact, he is far behind Stoudemire, and he is the most stable scorer. The means are turnaround jumpers and half-shots, and he has a lot of confidence in the open mid-range after the pick-and-roll, but he can't do it if he puts up the intensity.

Garnett is of course an MVP-level player and can be both offensive and defensive, but his style of play, whether on the offensive or defensive end, is more team-oriented, which means that he can play better in a group. His ability and role come.

This is of course a good thing, but at some point, this defect will be infinitely magnified when faced with an opponent with an infinite advantage.

Because of the weakness of the inside line, more offenses on the Green Army's side need to be initiated from the outside line, and the Magic's coaching team has also made special arrangements for this.

The offense of the Green Army often seems weak. One of the important reasons is that their outside shooting ability is not as strong as expected.

Ray Allen's strength has declined significantly this season, not only because of the reduction in shooting rights, but his shooting efficiency and scoring desire have also dropped to the lowest since his rookie period.

The outside world said it was the Big Three, but in fact, he was far inferior to the other two in terms of both his cards and his ability performance.

The role players' outside three-point grasp is not so high. The shooting of Rondo, the main point guard, is simply a disaster. Occasionally, he plays well in one or two games, which cannot conceal the fact that his overall shooting rate outside the penalty area is low.

When a player does not shoot, no matter how strong his breakthrough ability is, his threat will be greatly reduced, especially in the playoffs, it is easier to be targeted.

The Magic have only had experience dealing with James just now, and now they just treat Rondo as a small James, and it is far inferior.

Of course, he is only a second-year student after all, and his offensive ability is only a little bit higher per game. It is impossible to ask him to do more. It would be nice to be able to steal a few steals.

But this round of the series, on the contrary, is going to liberate Turkoglu.

The Turks continued their good form in the last game of the previous round, and did not have too heavy a defensive task. When they returned at the end of the first quarter, they immediately took up the offensive banner and scored 2 points in 6 minutes to help the team overtake up the score.

The Celtics played very well in the previous period, mainly because they took advantage of the disadvantage of the Magic's striker rotation after Li Chengming took the third position. Garnett began to frequently mention the high-post support, and was not obsessed with Pierce's individual singles in the low post. .

This has achieved good results and has also taken the lead in the score.

But after Turkoglu came back and formed a dual core of internal and external ball holding with Li Chengming, the two's ability to control the ball, especially based on their offensive threat, caused the Green Army's defense to collapse again.

Probably because of their excellent performance in the second round, they chose to lean more towards Li Chengming's side, but pressed the gourd to float the scoop.

Seeing that the Celtics used up their last timeout before the end of the first quarter, Xu Chengji said: "The biggest advantage of the Magic is that they have a lot of offensive points, and they can put up many tactical lineups in turn. Van Gundy is also worthy The best coach of the season."

Ma Jian said with a smile: "I think the most important thing in these lineups is Li Chengming. There is a statistic that records the offensive efficiency of each lineup of the Magic. The lineup with Li Chengming is at the forefront. No matter what kind of Permutations."

Yang Yi also echoed: "This has to mention Li Chengming's comprehensive attributes on the offensive end. He can pass, shoot, inside and outside. As long as his defense is relaxed a little, he dares to shoot and dare to go in. Before the Cavaliers The team just can't hold him down at all. It seems that the Green Army has invested a lot of energy in targeting Li Chengming in the first quarter, but the Magic's other points have stood out instead..."

(End of this chapter)