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

Chapter 305 "Win-Win"

The Turk's personal status today is actually very good, but he didn't take many shots. When Li Chengming was on the court at the same time, Li Chengming was strictly guarded because he found a good opportunity to find his teammates many times after receiving the pass and sent an assist.

But at this time, he is the only one in the Magic lineup who can use breakthroughs to create opportunities to drive his teammates.

The Green Army did not dare to underestimate him. After all, although Turkoglu is not as lethal as Li Chengming, he is also a comprehensive player in the third position. Even scoring is extremely threatening.

It is impossible for the Green Army to prevent him from three items at the same time, so they can only limit one item as much as possible to prevent him from breaking through to the basket.

At the same time, the players defending Li Chengming can cruise around the free throw line to support them at any time. This is also because Li Chengming's three-pointers are relatively easy to let go.

Entering the playoffs so far, although Li Chengming's three-point shooting rate is still 35.7%, he doesn't take many shots, which is not considered his regular offensive method. If the two evils are the lesser, of course let him shoot more outside Be safe.

But Li Chengming is not good at two-pointers today. Relying on the BUFF blessing of "Four Upwards and Three Irons", he recovered his hit rate through a fadeaway jumper, but he has not tried outside the three-point line.

As a result, Turkoglu took a step back in this attack and put on a mid-range jumper posture. After attracting the defense on this side, he made a fake shot and made a real pass, which was assigned to Li Chengming. There was no one in front of Li Chengming. The first three-point attempt of the field has it.

"It's Li Chengming again! The ball landed firmly in the pocket, almost hollow. Li Chengming seemed to be using this goal to tell the Bostonians not to let him go, or they will definitely regret it."

"Oh, the Celtics are suffering this time. Li Chengming feels that he has been fully open since the second quarter, and he has not missed at all until now. Van Gundy's adjustment this time is also very good, which is equivalent to directly liberating Li Chengming."

Otherwise, let Li Chengming continue inside and in the low post, even if the ball is not easy to catch.

This is also the disadvantage of inside players compared to outside players, especially when the league encourages offense. Attacks can be launched directly from the outside, but the inside often needs a transition and is often restricted from receiving the ball.

Of course, Li Chengming's three-point threat is certainly not as great as his low-post attack on the Celtics. The next time Li Chengming will do it again in the same way, he will miss after being slightly disturbed.

But after the Green Army's success, it was still the same routine, but Li Chengming made a third three-pointer as if addicted, and the effect was different after he hit it again this time.

The same three offenses succeeded twice. Here, the Green Army scored a three-pointer with a mid-range and a two-for-one free throw. The Magic's Li Chengming scored six points with a three-pointer and three-for-two. His scoring efficiency was overwhelmed and chased To 4 points difference.

More importantly, if this offensive efficiency continues, the Magic may be able to achieve a lead before the end of the third quarter.

Even knowing that Li Chengming's three-pointer is unstable, no one dared to bet on it. Who knows if it will explode tonight?

Even for Rondo in their team, who may take less than one 1-point shot per game and hit less than [-]% of his shots. Li Chengming, who is even better in quantity.

But if there is no defense here, and other positions are too far away to come over, Turkoglu will have room to easily break through to the basket, and even if he can't score, he can find a way to cause damage.

For a rhythmic player like him, he seems to be playing slowly, but what he is best at is creating a time gap. If you don’t react, you attack directly. If you react, I’ll fake it. Come back next time, or directly create physical contact. If you shoot again, it's better if you score and you still have free throws if you don't score.

This makes the Green Army really helpless, because no matter how they choose, they are wrong and they are giving opportunities.

"Li Chengming used his outside shooting, which he was not very good at, to create a threat. This really caused a headache for the Bostonians, because they could not directly double-team him in this place, and the basket would be empty directly. And Turkog Lu also dare not let it go..."

Relying on this method, after being suppressed for most of the quarter, the Magic regained their offensive rhythm, played more comfortably and smoothly, and the mentality of the players also recovered.

There is no doubt that Li Chengming, who has scored 20 points in this game, and Turkoglu, who has 2 assists in double figures, are the great contributors.

Conversely, on the defensive end, there is no colander in the Magic lineup. Van Gundy uses a two-two-one defensive formation, which can easily become a two-three defense. What remains unchanged is that Li Chengming is at the basket. This position does not move, purely relying on the mobility of the two defenders in the forward position to protect him.

In addition to their height, Evans and Bogans have good physique, movement, and strength.

And because the lineup of the opposing Green Army has also been adjusted, Pierce is off the court at this time to rest, and Ray Allen is on the court with a bunch of substitutes.

Offensive tactics, that is, Allen's switching between holding the ball and off the ball, can be regarded as giving him room to play.

Rivers' original thought might be because the Celtics are leading a bit, and the main players in front are playing more. At this time, let them take a rest and play full games when they come back in the fourth quarter.

After all, they don't have any other choice now, they can only fight directly with Magic.

But I didn't expect that the Magic's strange array would be amazing, and they were the most threatening offensive point on the court at this time, but it was difficult for Ray Allen to find a chance to make a shot. When the screen is covered, he switches defenses and directly steps forward to interfere with the shot. Anyway, it is just a chance for him to make an easy shot.

Because the Magic knows that at this time, the Green Army's offense is basically maintained on his head alone.

Allen has never felt so much pressure since he came to the Celtics. Both shots were out of shape. On the one hand, the Magic's perimeter defense prevented him from adjusting the timing of his shots, and on the other hand, he couldn't bear the pressure.

Of course, the shooter's instinct is still there. The biggest problem with the Magic's lineup is the lack of protection for backcourt rebounds. Once Li Chengming loses his position at the basket, he will easily lose rebounds and be grabbed by the opponent for a second offensive opportunity.

Just like this time, Posey grabbed the offensive rebound directly behind Li Chengming and threw it to Ray Allen. As a result, he made a slight adjustment and shot a three-pointer against the man, but hit it, and stopped the bleeding a little.

But the Magic immediately retaliated. Turkoglu hit a three-pointer with a three-pointer at the top of the arc after holding the ball for halftime, and it was only 3 points away.

With the last offensive opportunity of the two sides in this quarter, the Green Army failed to make it, leaving the Magic with 1.3 seconds to serve in the backcourt and did not make a direct shot. The final battle between the two teams in the first three quarters ended at 85:88 .

After all, the Magic lost an extra point in this quarter.

But from a strategic point of view, the Green Army failed to maintain a good lead in the middle, which also dealt a certain blow to their morale.

However, on the one hand, the main force must be recharged as much as possible, and on the other hand, it must be close to the score. The respective goals of both sides have actually been achieved, which can be called a "win-win situation", and the next fourth quarter is the key.

"Li Chengming currently has the highest score in the game, and has already got a double-double of 20+10. Turkoglu has 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. There is still a quarter to achieve a triple-double." During the break, Yoga He glanced at the statistics and reported.

Su Qun immediately laughed and said: "Li Chengming may score 30 points today. It is impossible for the Green Army to keep double-teaming him in the back. That is to give the Magic a chance. Speaking of which, the playoffs Up to now, the ones who can make us look forward to scoring 30+ in every game seem to be Li Chengming and Kobe..."

Kobe's playoffs this time can be said to have played his best performance since leaving the Sharks, and he is likely to average 30+ per game all the way to the finals.

On Li Chengming's side, the statistics are relatively comprehensive, and there are also differences in the style of play. It doesn't necessarily mean that his scoring ability is worse than that of the other side. After all, as an insider, his offensive efficiency is much higher. , It is not impossible to average 30+ per game.

However, it is impossible for opponents to let him go lightly, and he is not as good at drawing fouls as Kobe-mainly because the whistle treatment is not good, otherwise it would be like the way the Greens defended him, and he should have had three or four fouls per person.

Then the game came back soon, and Li Chengming took a break first. Howard, Lewis, and Nelson all returned to the court. The Celtics Garnett and Pierce also appeared on the court. It seemed that they were all going to play the last quarter. .

Both sides have to fight bayonets from the beginning!
(End of this chapter)