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

Chapter 313 Li Chengming tried his best, and he is not to blame for the loss
It is not only the offense that is affected, but also Van Gundy's formation in the rotation.

In the first quarter, the Magic team was in a bad state, and the Celtics seized the opportunity to end the first quarter with 29:16.

In the second quarter, Van Gundy had Li Chengming and Lewis on the court at the same time, and Turkoglu and Howard were resting off the court. As a result, Li Chengming was double-teamed and scored Lewis several times. At one point the difference was widened to 20 points.

Li Chengming stood up and scored 7 points in a row to close the score, but then received his third personal foul while defending, and had to be replaced again to rest.

Lewis has played so far, but he made 9 of 2 shots, 6 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 turnovers, which can be called an undercover performance.

And the more he played, the less confident he was. In the end, he felt a little afraid to make a shot, and he was even timid about passing the ball.

In fact, for Lewis, this season has been under a lot of pressure, not on the court, but off the court.

There is a saying that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and in the professional field, no matter how much salary you get, others will use this standard to demand your performance.

What level of players were the ones who received contracts worth [-] million yuan before?

No matter how Lewis compares with them in any aspect, he still appears to be inferior. If Austin Smith hadn't had Li Chengming's backing, he would probably be scolded by the fans as shit after half a season of this contract.

And now all these infamys are borne by Lewis himself, and since entering the playoffs, he has actually played a handful of good games, most of them are quite satisfactory, and sometimes he will lag behind, like this one.

With Li Chengming as a comparison, even when the Magic wins, as long as his statistics are not very impressive, he will inevitably be criticized.

In a word, the Magic won, but Lewis didn't.

Lewis is usually not very talkative, and his temperament seems rather dull, and his thoughts are hidden, so that people don't know much about it, but in fact he cares about the opinions of the outside world. It can be said that public opinion can almost influence his performance sometimes.

Of course, sometimes when personal status comes, it is also possible to ignore bad reviews, but this kind of opportunity is rare.

Now he is caught in an endless cycle of playing worse and worse, and the worse he plays, the worse he is playing. In the end, he obviously has no foul troubles, no injuries, and he is not tired, but Van Gundy can't help it when he looks at him like this Just took him down.

Even knowing that this will further damage his confidence, but now it is the Eastern Conference Finals, they can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they will be able to advance if they lose one more game. This game is still at home. If they lose and return to the away game, they can guarantee Did you win?
If it is really dragged into a 3:3 situation, then the tie-break will be even more difficult to say.

"The Magic replaced Lewis. His performance in the first half was indeed very disappointing. Li Chengming and Howard failed to grasp the opportunity to pass from the defense. And the more he is like this, the Green Army He is even more determined to double-team the inside line..."

Yang Yi said: "The current lineup of the Magic on the court is actually a bit of a fight with the Greens. Rivers may also want to give Garnett and the others a little more rest time, but he is also afraid that the last game will be due to physical strength like the third game. It’s going to be overturned, so he and Ray Allen haven’t been brought up yet.”

"However, Pierce's state is very good today. In the first half, he was able to keep attacking alone on the court..."

Today Pierce is not only outstanding, it can be said that he has exploded.

一节半多的时间，他出场14分钟已经7投5中，罚球4中4拿到14分，奔着30+得分去了。

And it has filled the stats column, he performed well on both ends of the offense and defense, and it can also be said to be his best halftime performance in this series so far.

The advantage of a multi-giant team is here. If you are a role player, you may not be able to explode in a series, but as an All-Star player, there will always be one or two games that can explode.

It was Ray Allen before, and now it's Pierce's turn, and Garnett has always been in the bottom line.

However, he didn't play much time in the first half, and his efficiency was average. It's just that Pierce, Allen and Rondo's offensive performances were good today, enough to support the offense of the Celtics.

As for the Magic, without the performances of Li Chengming and Lewis, their offense is still relatively difficult to play. If Nelson hadn't made a small explosion today, they may have to be widened again during this period.

Howard continued to hit the basket with pick-and-rolls, but the Green Army immediately pulled him down and sent him to the free throw line. Most of them made two free throws and made one of them, which really didn't quench their thirst.

With 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Li Chengming was taken on the field again.

Van Gundy still hoped to let him come to control the situation, but he got some good results.

But Li Chengming is afraid of defense now, and it's useless if he can't defend.

He also wanted to try a three-point shot like before, but he failed to make two attempts. Fortunately, Howard grabbed a strong offensive rebound and went in. Otherwise, it would be a crime.

When Su Qun saw this, he was not optimistic about the outcome of the Magic team's game.

He said: "The magic team's rhythm and state in these two games are not right. I don't know whether it was cracked by the Green Army or something went wrong with them."

It is difficult to explain the reason for this game, and even the coaches and players themselves sometimes may not be able to understand the situation on the spot.

Sometimes he was overtaken for no reason, and then he looked at the score before reacting.

Filled with speculation: "I think the biggest possibility is that the Celtics have adjusted their defense against Li Chengming in these two games. The Magic may not have adapted to how to play in this situation. In addition, Lewis is in poor form and lacks An important outside firepower point, the Magic's internal and external connection is not so easy to play.

"In addition, the offensive state of the Green Army has indeed recovered, and they may really play every game as if it is the last game. Instead, there is no pressure and their performance is getting better and better."

At the end of the halftime, relying on Nelson and Turkoglu to save their lives with two consecutive three-pointers, the Magic finally approached the score to 12 points, almost reaching single digits.

李成名半场只出手了7次，命中4次得到11分4篮板2助攻。

During the intermission, the locker room of the home team looked rather dull, and the atmosphere was even weirder than the previous game.

Seeing this situation, Li Chengming felt something was wrong but he didn't know what he could stand up and say.

In fact, what you say at this time is not as useful as chasing back in the second half and winning the game.

If you say it but don't do it, the result is even worse.

So Van Gundy can only tell everyone to pay attention and keep calm at this time, but it is hard to say more.

He knew the problem, but it was like this, so he was worried about saying the wrong thing.

In terms of adjusting the atmosphere, Van Gundy still has some shortcomings. There is currently no one suitable for this in the Magic team, and the result is the current result.

After the start of the second half of the game, after cooling off in the midfield, the Celtics' feel declined. Pierce and Ray Allen both started to hit the iron one after another. within.

But Rondo began to frequently play pick-and-rolls with Perkins and Garnett. He also knew that his shooting would be the first pain point for the opponent, so he paid great attention to the dribbling rhythm after the screen, and rushed in when he seized the opportunity. The purpose of giving the opponent a chance to switch defenses is to attract assist defense passes or directly cause inside kills.

Because for the Green Army, the Magic's inside line is the most threatening point, and letting Li Chengming and Howard get into foul trouble is their most effective way to limit them.

In fact, the previous Cavaliers have demonstrated this, but the difference in strength is too great. Even if they limit one or two, others will burst out, and finally they are swept away by Gentleman.

But the Celtics only have such a weak link in defense. As long as Li Chengming and Howard are off the court, the Magic will lose their inside advantage, and the rest of them will be easy to deal with.

Of course, the Magic is also aware of this point. Lewis chose to sacrifice himself at this time and came out to take the initiative to take the thunder. As a result, Rondo and Perkins stood at the free throw line and missed consecutive free throws.

And Li Chengming seized this opportunity, and successfully closed the score to 5 points in consecutive low-post singles, and his personal score also reached 20 points.

Seeing this, Su Qun couldn't help saying: "Even if the Magic lose this game, Li Chengming has tried his best. His personal performance is not inferior to Pierce, but if he stands alone, it will be difficult for the Magic to win... "

(End of this chapter)