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

Chapter 337

"It's hit again! On the birthday night, Li Chengming's state can be said to be unstoppable. He has already stopped the Lakers twice in the first quarter. Even the famous Zen master Phil Jackson, who is famous for his calmness, can't maintain it in front of him." Don't change your face!"

The Staples Arena is full of noisy people, which is a bit regrettable for Li Chengming.

Because when he played against the Green Kai before, including against the Cavaliers in Cleveland, he could always hear boos resounding throughout the venue in away games. Many times he regarded this as a "praise" for his performance.

Being able to get the scolding and fear of the opponent, isn't this also a kind of affirmation of oneself?

So the more this happened, the more excited he became.

On the Lakers' home court, Li Chengming felt a little regretful that there was no such scene.

Shaking his head, he naturally wouldn't take it seriously.

Anyway, I can play as I want. Today, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. After the last game, he has also played with confidence. Now let alone feel that he is omnipotent, but at least he will not be as timid as before. I feel that I can't prevent this, and I can't stop that.

Of course, it’s still the same sentence, enthusiasm is a good thing, but it can’t be too much. If it is too much, it will become blind, and it may cause problems and have a counterproductive effect.

"Hey! This ball Li Chengming really gave the ultimate confrontation. After Gasol's downturn in the last game, this game has improved a lot, but it is still difficult for him to sit in the low position against Li Chengming. But It looks like the referee blew his whistle..."

Li Chengming was communicating with the referee, but he shook his head helplessly after only saying a few words and stopped continuing.

Turkoglu also pulled him to remind him to calm down. After all, there is no need to go to the referee when they have an advantage at this time.

It's enough to play their own game well. If they really put pressure on the referee, it's also the coach's business.

Sure enough, Van Gundy was also chatting with the referee on the sidelines. He seemed to be calm. He obviously knew that today's scale is generally good. After all, this is still the Lakers' home court. If we really want to talk about it, it is slightly biased towards them. No big deal either.

"Pau Gasol made two free throws this time, and he scored 10 points in the first quarter. The other players of the Lakers also performed very well today, but there is Li Chengming on the opposite side!"

Not only Li Chengming played well, but also Kobe's foil.

In the nearly 8 minutes of the first quarter, he only hit one goal in 7 shots, which can be said to be pulled into the crotch.

This is unbelievable for a super scorer who is still averaging 30+ points per game so far in the playoffs. After all, he has won all the way, so it cannot be said to be a scorer, not to mention his efficiency is already very good from outside. .

It can only be said that luck is really bad, and besides him, there is no second person on the Lakers who can stand up in adversity, otherwise they might win a game before, and they won't be in the situation they are now. in the passive.

The Magic don't have such a problem at all now. They were just in time for the first game when they stretched their hips. They "stolen" a home court for the Lakers, and then they rebounded immediately.

In fact, in these two games, not all members were in good condition. For example, in the last game, Turkoglu was almost lost in the first half, and only found the feeling of the game later; but this time, Nelson and Lewis made frequent mistakes. , but Howard and Li Chengming are in great shape.

After the Lakers made free throws, Li Chengming immediately returned a mid-range shot when he came back.

Mid-range is said to be an inefficient offensive method, but if he reaches the transformation level, with a hit rate of more than 50.00% like his current one, it will definitely be a murderous knife.

The key point is that the Lakers can't do anything to him in this position, because there is Howard under the basket, Turkoglu and Evans who are replaced at the top and corner of the arc. Li Chengming has a wealth of choices in this position. However, it is the most acceptable for the Lakers to bet on him not to enter.

It's just that Li Chengming's state is really good today, and it seems a bit unwise to maintain this kind of defense, but Li Chengming has flexible offensive options, and the Lakers choose to flank in the next round, and he also sees through the opponent's intentional leakage. That hole was a trap, and Kobe was in the path waiting to intercept the ball.

So he didn't choose to pass the ball immediately, nor did he stop the ball directly. Instead, he deliberately dribbled the ball and pretended to be in the corner of the bottom line, and suddenly split the ball out to find Evans who followed up through Howard's cover.

This means that the tactical understanding is in place. He knows that his teammates will definitely run to this position at this time, and his pass is accurate enough to find someone.

The ball was praised by all commentators. Barkley said with a smile: "LI is a smart choice. First, he used his position to widen the distance between the defenders on the opposite side. Instead, he gave his teammates space. .Of course the most important thing is to pass the ball...

"If I had passed the ball like this back then, I might have won the championship a long time ago..."

Director Zhang said: "Li Chengming played this ball very reasonably. Although Evans scored the goal in the end, most of the credit goes to Li Chengming. The Magic must also have this in the tactical class, but Li Chengming Deliberately going to that position, the Lakers didn't dare to let it go.

"It looks like he was forced into that position by them, but he deliberately lured the enemy deep, so that there is a gap in the Lakers' defense between the free throw line and the three-second zone, but the Magic found an opportunity. And Howard, Turkoglu and the others are also credited, the cooperation of the whole team is so reasonable and beautiful!"

With the Lakers missing a super long three-pointer in the last 2.3 seconds, the Magic ended the quarter with a huge lead of 32 points at 20:12.

It fell behind by double digits in the first quarter, which stunned the home fans, and the Lakers players didn't look very good.

Kobe, who is currently the worst performer, looks even more gloomy and scary. He knows what the problem is, but even if he is 30 in 1, he will still choose to shoot next time he has the opportunity.

This is him, this is Kobe.

Of course, compared to before, he is less paranoid now, mainly because he has more reliable teammates, and his teammates are really good today, so Kobe returned to the court after only resting for the first 3 minutes of the second quarter. At this time, he began to observe the position of his teammates more. If his teammates had better opportunities, of course he had to give them first.

If it's too bad, come by yourself.

In this way, although his efficiency still hasn't improved, and he scored 5 out of 2 in a few minutes, the work in series was done well, and he got 3 assists.

At this time, the Magic's lineup on the field was indeed worse in offense and defense, but it allowed the Lakers to recover some points.

Li Chengming, Howard and Turkoglu all played the first quarter, and they naturally rested off the court in the first half of the second quarter.

Of course, the effect Van Gundy wanted was achieved. In the first quarter, the Magic not only did a good job offensively - the problems of Nelson and Lewis also disappeared after the end of the game, and the defense was surprisingly good.

Among them, what surprised Van Gundy the most was naturally Li Chengming's defensive performance.

He even felt that Li Chengming had slowly improved in the playoffs, and he seemed to be getting better at defense in the finals. It felt reassuring to watch these two games.

In the last game, even just looking at the statistics, he felt a strong sense of defensive presence. He made 3 steals and blocked 2 shots, and even successfully drew 2 offensive fouls.

However, the change in lineup rotation will inevitably bring some bad effects. It happened that Lewis and Nelson were not in good condition today, but Bogans made a small explosion from outside the three-point line, hitting two three-pointers and one. It was 3+1, and barely maintained an 8-point lead until the return of the main force.

But after the main players returned to the field, the situation suddenly changed again.

(End of this chapter)