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

Chapter 66 The Wolf King with Explosive Mentality (Part [-])

In addition to physical talent and technical conditions on the court, there is another very important thing that is often overlooked, and that is the player's mentality.

Mentality will affect the player's state to a certain extent. Sometimes the explosion of mentality is reflected in the direct deformation of technical actions. This usually occurs when the offensive end feels poor or the defensive end is overwhelmed, or the team lags behind too much. case.

Of course, there is another kind, that is when facing provocations and getting hotheaded.

People who get people's mentality always get it. Garnett likes to interfere with opponents through trash talk and small moves, but at the same time he is also easily affected by this, especially compared to a league superstar like him, Li Chengming is just A first-year rookie, a no-nonsense guy just emerging.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if he couldn't respond after being provoked?

So when he turned around, he switched positions with Pierce, carrying Li Chengming and reaching out for the ball.

Li Chengming looked at Hei Wa, who was one head taller and faster than him, and was delighted, thinking that what the coach said had really come true.

It turned out that during the timeout before, Van Gundy told him to remember to go on the court to provoke Garnett. Obviously, he also saw the friction between Li Chengming and Garnett on the court before.

He will definitely be cautious when facing Howard Garnett, but he will not have too much defense against Li Chengming. In addition, Li Chengming has used "iron-blooded jumpers" in front of him before, and he is learning and selling. After yelling, he became even more cheerful, and even a blind man could see the absolute provocation.

If Garnett didn't respond in this situation, Van Gundy would look down on him.

However, in the face of Garnett, who is tall and long, whether Li Chengming can hold it on the defensive end is also a problem. If he can't stand it, the opponent's nose and face will be more aggressive.

So Li Chengming decided to repay him in the same way, "Kevin, it must be uncomfortable to leave Minnesota and come to someone else's team. If you can win the championship this year, the FMVP should be Paul's, right?
"Although you won the championship, it's not in your own team. After all, it's not a complete thing. I wonder what the fans there will think of you when you go back to Minnesota?"

Li Chengming didn't know if Garnett's face had changed, after all, he was too dark, but his eyes were obviously flickering.

Li Chengming immediately stretched out his hand tentatively, but Garnett's eyes flashed a sly at this moment. The moment Li Chengming stretched out his hand, he suddenly raised his arm, trying to go up and hang Li Yong's hand, creating a The illusion of being fouled.

Having been in the league for many years, Garnett has rich experience and knows that for this kind of rookie, sometimes crushing with IQ is more likely to arouse the opponent's anger than pure physical talent, which is what he likes to see most.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengming's hand stopped there just as his arm came up, and then suddenly his body staggered backwards, as if he had been hit by his arm and popped out, he took two steps back, almost falling over on the ground.

Of course, with his body type, it would not be convincing if he fell to the ground in such an instant, so this is almost the same, and it will be a bit too much if he acts again.

Because Li Chengming's body is big enough, sometimes enough to cover the referee's sight, plus his weight, if it wasn't for the force, who would think that he couldn't even stand firmly?
In this case, the referee's whistle sounded directly, and Garnett immediately froze in place.

In fact, when he saw Li Chengming's movements, he felt a little bad in his heart, but the movements could no longer be stopped, and he thought that the referee would ignore such a rookie.

But the problem is that Li Chengming is not an ordinary rookie anymore, at least with the noise he is making now, it is enough to get into the sight of the league, plus it is at home, this kind of foul should be called or called.

Even for Dayao, who has been targeted by referees, the referee sometimes needs to make some choices.

"I didn't hit him at all, he's fucking fake, he's a fucking liar, he's flopping!"

Garnett rushed to find the referee to argue at this time. What really made him unacceptable was that he would suffer such a dark loss from a rookie.

Of course, this is also thanks to the referee's face, otherwise Li Chengming would not have been able to deceive him.

However, since the referee has already called a foul, he will naturally not easily change the verdict. After replaying it on the big screen at the scene, it is confirmed that Garnett actually met Li Chengming, but it is difficult to judge how big it is just by looking at it. It's just that the way Li Chengming was thrown back and retreated seemed to be under force.

So Garnett's dumbness is a sure thing, and he really underestimated Li Chengfa. Although he used to be crushed in games, it doesn't mean that he doesn't play at all.

His real strength lies in the fact that he can pull himself down to do some dirty work, to do what a green leaf does, and only pursues victory rather than statistics, so he can also do tricks such as making fouls.

It's just that, it's really not easy for him to draw fouls with his size, even in the NBA, it's hard to win the trust of referees, so the only way to try it is like this.

But this foul is indeed very important to Garnett, because this is his sixth foul, and he will be sent off directly.

Before leaving, Garnett stared at Li Chengming, and his eyes seemed to be saying, "Don't run and wait for me after the game."

Just wait and wait!

Li Chengming didn't have any fear at all, so who did he want to scare?
He never thinks there is anything wrong with flopping, as long as it is used in the right place, complies with the rules and has tactical value, then there is no problem.

If he is treated like this, he will also be convinced. This is also a manifestation of court wisdom.

Of course, if fans, especially those who stand on Garnett's side, look at it, they will definitely feel that Li Chengming's behavior is not iron-blooded enough and a bit disgusting.

But who said this is the home court of the Magic? At this time, the audience on the sidelines had already started to cheer for Li Chengming. The shouts of "LI" sounded louder than the previous few games. Although there was no "Li Zhige", there was It also gave him great encouragement.

Then back to the game, because of the lack of Garnett, the Celtics have a big weakening on both ends of the offense and defense.

The offense lacks a containment point, and the defensive end has a greater impact, because Garnett is the defensive core of the Celtics. Although his defensive effect against the Magic's inside line is not so good in this scene, it can be regarded as a limit .

But after he left the court, Rivers could only take Perkins up to Howard, and Li Chengming faced Pierce alone, and the singles were effortless.

What restricts Uncle Pi's upper limit is obviously his relatively mediocre physical fitness. Compared with these physical talents in the NBA, Pierce's skills and rhythm are very good, but his upper limit is set there.

Moreover, the biggest impact of athletic talent is not on the offensive end, which can be compensated by skills and rhythm, but on the defensive end. When encountering an opponent like Li Chengming who crushes him in strength, size, and skills, On the offensive end, he can play with the opponent's footsteps, but on the defensive end, he seems too slow.

After Li Chengming scored two in a row, the Green Army had to start double-teaming, which gave others a chance.

The exhaustion on the defensive end also affected Pierce's performance on the offensive end. Even if it is an offensive kaleidoscope, it must have physical support.

Originally, he led the team to chase points in the third quarter, and he was needed in the fourth quarter. How can this be tolerated?

In the last 2 minutes, Pierce missed all three shots. The Magic successfully played a wave of 7:0, further expanding the score advantage, and also defending this home victory.

At the end of the game, the Magic defeated the Boston Celtics 108:95 at home and won a wave of four consecutive victories.

Howard scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, including 21 of 10 free throws. Every time the Celtics wanted to chase points, they took his free throws and he did not disappoint the Boston fans.

If Li Chengming hadn't stood up in time, and Turkoglu had firmly controlled the rhythm at the last moment, the game might have lost again on his free throws.

特科格鲁18分6篮板4助攻，李成名13中9拿到20分5篮板2助攻，两人联手在第四节巩固了胜果。

On the side of the Celtics, Pierce scored a game-high 25 points, but in the end, he hit the iron one after another directly ruined the final hope of winning the game.

Rondo scored 17 points efficiently and only conceded one goal. This guy's free throws are about the same as Howard's, but the Magic didn't use the "cutting tactics".

However, Li Chengming didn't meet Garnett after the game. After all, he just gave Garnett a hard look and didn't speak hard words, so it wasn't a slap in the face.

But for the post-match press conference, Van Gundy allowed Li Chengming to attend this time, along with Lewis and Howard.

Although the efficiency outside the three-point line is mediocre, Lewis also scored 22 points with free throws, which was the main reason why the Magic took the lead in the first three quarters.

"Li CM, can I ask, what did you say to KG during the game?"

This is the focus of many people's attention. Although Li Chengming and Garnett did not cause any conflict in this game, anyone who has watched the game can see that there is a smell of gunpowder between the two.

Li Chengming's answer to this is: "Kevin is a great senior. I also watched him play before entering the league, trying to learn his way of playing, and being able to play against him on the court one day, this is for me. Saying it was a great uplifting…”

Barbara...

If you talk to Garnett, you will definitely not say it. If they have the ability, they will read their lips.

A reporter asked Lewis and Howard a few questions about the game, and then ran back to ask Li Chengming: "Li, you are ranked sixth on the latest official rookie list, you are right about this position. Are you satisfied?"

NBA officials will arrange the real-time rookie rankings every once in a while. Durant ranks first without any suspense. Li Chengming is under Horford, Scola, Thornton and Jeff Green. The one behind him happened to be Tian Yi.

But in fact, according to the performance of the rookie data referenced, this list is already a matter of last week. After these few games, Li Chengming's ranking will definitely rise.

(End of this chapter)