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

Chapter 395

Garnett looked at Li Chengming, who was facing him, with complicated eyes.

Maybe he still had some dissatisfaction with Li Chengming in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Magic last season, but Li Chengming's performance in the finals and the Olympics made the outside world doubt him less and less.

For Garnett, there are also some special emotions, because Li Chengming is quite a bit of his overall play style when he was in the Timberwolves, but it is a strong offensive and weak defensive version.

If he was two or three years younger, maybe he would still have the idea of ​​facing it head-on.

But in the past two years, especially after the start of this season, he felt more and more tired, and felt that last season might be his last best chance to win the championship.

This season, not only are the three of them one year older, but James Posey is also gone. There is no further reinforcement, and they can only be discovered from the inside.

For example, let's see if Rondo, Tony Allen, and Glenn Davis can grow, and this has to mention Li Chengming on the opposite side.

If the Magic did not have him last season, they might not have reached the Eastern Conference finals at all, so would they be able to go to the finals to beat the Lakers?
Garnett always has a feeling that if they go to the Finals, they can also beat the Lakers.

It's a pity that there is no if, and this is just to prove the opponent's strength from the side, and it also makes Garnett feel a little embarrassed and even a little envious.

Li Chengming's growth is amazing, and his strength has to be recognized, but if he hadn't been with the Magic in his first season and had such a good platform, would he be able to win the championship all at once?

However, although I feel a lot of emotion in my heart, Mr. Kevin's whole body may be soft everywhere, but this mouth will not be soft. When the first wave of offense and defense encountered Li Chengming, staring at his ball, Garnett's mouth squeaked. It never stopped.

"Hey, isn't it great to have only one bronze medal at the Olympics? It's a shame that I've only won gold and didn't get a chance to experience bronze..."

Facing Garnett's ambiguity, Li Chengming sneered and said, "I'd have forgotten if you didn't tell me, if it wasn't for your remarks with Payton that made others afraid to join the national team, how could the US team Did you lose consecutively in international competitions from 02-04-06? And it was so difficult for you to win that time, and you should be envious of other people who won the gold medal this time, right?"

If you want to use this to stimulate Li Chengming, you really use the wrong method.

Although Li Chengming's failure to win the gold medal is indeed a thorn in his heart, but he is not so easily impulsive.

On the contrary, Garnett's face turned dark when he heard the words.

Because in the past few years, some media have indeed made a fuss about what he said to Payton, and attributed the news of the US team's failure in the international arena to the trouble caused by their big mouths. What Li Chengming said is also true.

And real damage is actually the most real damage, so Li Chengming didn't break the defense, but he broke the defense first.

As a result, Li Chengming turned around for the first time, but Garnett deliberately came up and knocked Li Chengming out of the baseline. This was not entirely because of the stimulation of Li Chengming's words, more because he wanted to use this This is a way to show your toughness and intimidate Li Chengming at the same time.

However, he didn't expect that Li Chengming would be knocked out directly - that's right, Li Chengming did it on purpose, with a bit of an acting element.

In fact, although flopping is not a good habit, sometimes in order to avoid injury and to guard against the violation of the opposite side, it is not impossible to do it occasionally.

In fact, whether it is effective or smart depends on the results.

Just like this time, even Garnett couldn't tell how much Li Chengming played. After all, he did hit a bit hard this time, but he also had a prejudgment, based on the previous relationship between himself and Li Chengming. Judging by the strength of confrontation, I feel that this should be able to push him less.

Who would have thought that he would just fall down like this, and the rest of the Magic team would rush over immediately after seeing this. Pietrus was the fastest one, and he went straight to the front. If Pierce hadn't caught Garnett in time Pull it away, and he will push it straight up.

The referee also hurriedly ran to the people on both sides to dissuade him, then glanced at Li Chengming who was lying on the ground over there, and decisively judged Garnett for a first-degree malicious foul.

The players on Lukai's side still want to argue, and the home fans have already started to scold the referee.

For Boston fans, Li Chengming brought them bad memories, especially Garnett, who has become the city's darling and is considered to be the wolf king with green blood in his body.

As a result, the outside world's evaluation of Garnett continues to decline. If they encounter the Magic this season and are still suppressed by them, then it is conceivable that Boston may not be able to hold its head up when it encounters Orlando in the next few years.

After all, everyone knows that the lineup of the Celtics will not last long. Factors such as age and injuries will gradually find them. On the contrary, the Magic are like the rising sun, bringing huge threats and pressure to Boston fans. .

At this time, regardless of whether Li Chengming is true or not, they all want to boo the referee and Li Chengming.

After a while, Li Chengming got up under the pull of his teammates, and was considered by the Green Army fans to be acting.

However, Li Chengming was not affected at all. After steadily executing the technical free throw, he came to the sideline to serve again.

Green Kai's side, especially Garnett, was on fire, but this foul had a huge impact on them. Garnett was troubled by fouls when he first came up, and he was restrained on the defensive end. Li Chengming was liberated.

As a result, this season, Li Chengming, who seldom exploded at the beginning of the game, started a violent output in the first quarter. He caught Lu Kai's pain point and scored 15 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, leading the team to win 30:18 leading to 12 points.

The Magic's defensive strategy against the Celtics is still the same as it was in the Eastern Conference Finals, putting Perkins and Rondo as much as possible into points that cannot shoot.

As for the "Big Three", they pinched Pierce, forced Garnett to a high position, and chased after Ray Allen, preventing them from having an easy opportunity to attack.

Rondo didn't dare to try to shoot easily, and Perkins didn't shoot directly when he wasn't under the basket, so many opportunities were fleeting.

Faced with such a situation, Rivers just looked helpless on the sidelines, which really made Boston fans angry.

In the second quarter, Turkoglu led the team to a small climax, and the score seemed to be running for 20 points.

At this time, Eddie House, who was on the bench, stepped forward, hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 consecutive fast breaks to help the team close to the point difference.

And Garnett, who got off early with two fouls in the first quarter, also grabbed offensive rebounds twice and scored the ball. At this stage when Li Chengming and Howard were not there, facing Cook, Tony Batty and others, he was actually The dragon has started.

Van Gundy sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, and did not call a timeout in a hurry, because besides Turkoglu, there was Lewis on the court.

Today, Mr. Yiyuan is in a very good state. Although the three-pointer is average, he is very stable in the middle distance and at the basket.

As a result, Lukai did not further narrow the point difference at this time. When the main players of the two sides came back, they were still behind by 11 points.

However, Rondo, the commander on the field, actively seeks changes. Lukai's pick-and-roll coordination has increased. Although it doesn't always have good results, at least there are more open spots and one-on-one misplaced opportunities, and they have also grasped them.

But soon Perkins was fouled by Li Chengming again in a defense. In the second quarter, he fouled twice and accumulated three fouls. The defense collapsed.

Relying on Ray Allen's three-pointer, Kankan still maintained a 13-point point difference at halftime and was not further pulled away.

But this half was so difficult, it made people worry about the second half, and the expressions of the players entering the locker room were very dignified.

On the contrary, on the side of the Magic team, their face looked very relaxed, and it felt like they were right.

When Rivers was interviewed, he was asked if there was any way to limit Li's fame. He felt that Lukai couldn't control this point, so they couldn't control the Magic.

Rivers said some nonsense about strengthening defensive rotation and paying attention to the timing of flanking attacks, but he was completely clueless in his heart.

Li Chengming, who is considered by the outside world to have been studied in the new season and whose scoring ability has declined, scored 15 points on 11 of 27 in the half.

When the second half started, Lu Kai put on a zone defense posture, which was a bet that the Magic would not make a three-pointer.

In the first half, the Magic made 13 of 4 three-pointers, which is indeed relatively average, but even so, they can still lead them by more than ten points, which shows how they were beaten inside.

But the Magic saw this, and after trying two, they didn't insist on outside opportunities, but just opened up space, allowing Nelson, Turkoglu and even Li Chengming to break through in turn.

Even if it is a joint defense, once your defense line expands too much, it is not so easy to recover.

And this will definitely give opportunities for vacancies. No matter how many votes are allowed, it is impossible to guarantee that the hand will not be raised, so it is impossible and dare not really let it go completely on Lukai's side.

During this period of time, Li Chengming played very smartly, moved very actively, and often appeared in unexpected positions, so whether it was cutting to catch the ball or rushing to grab rebounds, he had a great advantage, even if he only shot one point at a time He didn't take it, but it caused Lvkai a lot of headaches.

When Li Chengming was replaced, there were more than two minutes left in the third quarter. Instead of being overtaken by the score, the Magic team stretched to 17 points.

Lukai's side also had the same plot as the second quarter, chasing a little bit in the first half, and sending them all back later.

At this time, it is useless even if Garnett is still on the court. The players are a little confused, and there are problems in defensive communication.

If it weren't for Pierce to stand up and play a few times in a row, he might really be beaten, and the Magic would clock in early in the third quarter.

At the end of the three quarters, they regained a little bit of points, and entered the final quarter with only 73 points behind 84:11.

(End of this chapter)