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

Chapter 72 Fighting the sun again, not giving a chance

In fact, Durant is also a rookie who entered the league in the first year. Durant's plasticity may be higher than that of Li Chengming, but judging from the current strength of the two, they are also not good at the defensive end. low.

On the offensive end, he also has a basket, but Li Chengming's advantage lies in his low post play, and even a pass, which is really capable of inside and outside.

If it's a heads-up, the two can't tell which one is stronger, but judging from the effect on the game, Li Chengming is obviously much bigger than Durant now.

Some people even began to think that Li Chengming is the best-developed and best-performing rookie in this class so far, for example——

"So far, no rookie has been able to attract double-teams on the offensive end stably like Li. The low post is a must. KG and TD have nothing to do with him, and they need the help of his teammates to help him in order to limit him. "

"Many people say that Lee relies on the strength of his teammates to be able to play high efficiency, but they don't see his containment on the offensive end. He can hit open shots from the outside, help Dwight open up space in the penalty area, and can also play in the low post. Assist teammates after attracting double-teams in singles.

"Some people say that Lee and Dwight may not be compatible, but it also proves in front of the fact that as long as coach Stan Van Gundy arranges properly, both of them can get their own comfort zone, but the opponent needs to be in their two Make a defensive-inclined choice among people."

"It is not an exaggeration to call it the cornerstone of the team to be able to let the head coach make tactical tilts for him in the first ten games of the rookie. Orlando obviously picked up a treasure in the draft. He is a rookie with No. 30 in the second round!"

"In addition to his size and speed, Li CM currently has his physical problems-this is more obvious in games where he plays more than 20 minutes and a single quarter exceeds 6 minutes. I don't see any other obvious defects in him. He Maybe not going to be a superstar, but as a starter or as a sixth man, he has no problem standing on any team in the league."

"There is a forward player with low post and outside shooting. The key is that he only has a salary of several hundred thousand a year, and he is only 19 years old and has room to grow. I can't think of the possibility of the other 29 teams rejecting him. The problem is only in Orlando. It is impossible to let him go easily."

"Thanks to Gilbert, as an Orlando fan, I am now very sure that as long as Mr. Smith and Coach Van Gundy don't get kicked in the head, Lee will not be let go, and we can indeed keep him."

"But his body is a hidden danger after all..."

"Inside information, Lee has lost nearly [-] pounds in the past few months. This is just the result of not playing too many games. I am sure he will be able to get a safer and healthier body next season. Maybe we can see more in the future." To a picture similar to dunking LeBron."

"KING James is furious!"

"Daniel Gilbert's (cavaliers owner) killing order!"

"Donald Duck shocked!"

"Disney sent a lawyer's letter..."

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Li Chengming is now gradually recognized both in the United States and in domestic forums, and even compared to domestic, the United States appreciates him more.

In fact, many older fans appreciate Li Chengming very much, because his skillful and solid footsteps in the low post seem to bring them back to the era of the four major centers, although in that era, it was actually the A number two...

The Magic team has a good record, and they perform well on such a stage. Li Chengming has now become another reason for many domestic fans to watch the NBA. Many people even think that compared to Space Yi, he looks colder. Li Chengming Fame is as easy to get close to as Dayao, who looks naive and embarrassing.

And non-stop, the Magic game is still going on.

Among the opponents of Wulianke, the most difficult bone considered by the coaching staff is undoubtedly the Suns. After all, it was a team in the Western Conference finals. Tangled.

This time the Magic team fought with them again to the end, because the Magic team, which has always been down on their opponents, had a sluggish start today. Lewis and Bogans frequently hit the iron from the outside, and Howard was double-teamed when he caught the ball inside.

The Suns obviously made a targeted strategy today. Although they still couldn't stop Howard personally, they paid great attention to cutting off his distribution route. In just over eight minutes of the first quarter, he made 3 turnovers.

At the same time, Nash frequently fouled Howard in the pick-and-roll with Stoudemire, causing him to end the field early for three fouls in the half.

In this game, Li Chengming stood up again, or it can also be said that the opponent of the Suns just happened to be the most suitable for him to play.

The Suns have weak points in low post defense, and they can target Howard, who is relatively rough in technology, but it is difficult to deal with Li Chengming in the same way.

After Howard was troubled by a foul in the second quarter, Van Gundy even mentioned Li Chengming to the fifth position, just in time to play a small ball against Stoudemire.

The two formed a mutual explosion in the past few minutes. It was difficult for Li Chengming to resist Stoudemire's face-up attack. In terms of the impact of the inside line's face-up attack, Stoudemire is definitely at the top of the history. .

In fact, it seems that there is no technical content, but as long as he is given a little space to charge up, like Howard, Li Chengming has nothing to do with him except for fouling him.

Stoudemire's dunks are often thrown directly before the highest jump, which makes his dunks appear as fast as lightning, and the instantaneous burst of impact makes it difficult for defenders to react in the first place.

Even Duncan's defensive gates have suffered, let alone Li Chengming?
But in the same way, Stoudemire couldn't guard against Li Chengming, and compared to Stoudemire's simple but rough, Li Chengming could find an attacking opportunity just by throwing his back.

If Stoudemire is superior to the physical Li Yong on the offensive end, then he is inferior on the defensive end.

Moreover, although the visual impact of Li Chengming is not so strong, it is more stable than the opponent, especially after attracting double-teams, it is an opportunity to pass to the outside line immediately. If it weren't for the team's three-pointer today, the Magic team There is hope to even out the difference.

At 53:59 at halftime, the Magic won by 9 points in a single quarter in the second quarter.

Van Gundy came back from the intermission and saw that Li Chengming was a difficult point for the Suns, so he made a rotation and brought Li Chengming up in advance, and at the same time let Redick, the only reliable three-pointer in the game, and him Same as above, on the outside as a containment, so that opponents dare not easily double-team Li Chengming.

They didn't dare to send Li Chengming to the free throw line casually, after all, if they let him punish him, they might not lose one.

As a result, at the end of the third quarter, the Magic recovered 3 points and entered the fourth quarter with only a three-point gap.

李成名在第二节和第三节都分别拿到了10分，还有5次助攻，三节就完成了20+5+5的数据。

If it weren't for Li Chengming's physical decline and missed two shots in the next 2 minutes, maybe this quarter would help the Magic to tie the point difference.

But here Li Chengming has played for 21 minutes, and he must rest, otherwise his efficiency will drop again.

What's more, Howard has no foul crisis, so in the fourth quarter, Van Gundy still let Howard and Turkoglu match in the interior, and Redick and Dooling, who had a short break in the middle, partnered in the backcourt.

As a result, this "one-star and four-shot" lineup that almost allowed Howard to dominate the interior and then let Turkoglula come out to organize, actually played very good results. With 4 minutes left in the quarter, the two teams tied at 92:92.

At this time, Li Chengming played again, Redick was replaced by Bogans because of defense, and Lewis and Nelson, who are not in a good state today, can still play a role.

In 2 minutes, Nash broke through the bottom corner and Raja Bell hit a three-pointer, and the Suns led by one point.

At 47 minute and [-] seconds, Li Chengming and Nelson picked and rolled from a high position. He shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line and missed, but Howard at the basket leaned on Stoudemire to point the ball out. After Li Chengming got the ball, a fake move attracted Marion to defend. Immediately shifted to Bogans who came out of the flank under cover.

Bogans killed the basket and caused Nash to make two free throws for a foul, 97:96.

Half a minute later, Li Chengming leaned against Stoudemire to get the ball and immediately turned around. Marion released Howard to help defend, and Li Chengming gave it to Howard. Howard adjusted and tried to shoot.

At such a close distance, Meng also has a chance to hit two shots, and even if Li Chengming is stuck, Stoudemire has a chance to grab an offensive rebound and make a second attack.

As more and more games were played, and the experience of Foyer and Garrity was also absorbed, Li Chengming became more and more comfortable in rebounding.

Sometimes the judgment of the landing point and the awareness of the card position are more useful than your jumping height when fighting for rebounds. Of course, if the bounce speed is fast, it is another matter to be able to take off for the second time in a short time.

After all, talent is still an advantage at a higher level, and it is difficult to make up for it no matter how hard you work the day after tomorrow.

After this ball, Howard scored another 30 points and 20 rebounds. If it weren't for the eye-catching free throws and a lot of turnovers and fouls, it would have been a perfect performance.

Emmm...

However, when Li Chengming is on the court, the Suns must adjust their defensive strategy against Howard, because the Magic usually choose to attack Li Chengming's side first, which will inevitably make their insufficient defensive resources even more stretched. , This is also the reason why the Magic continued to catch up with the score in the next three quarters.

At 54 seconds, Nash broke through again and caused Howard's fifth personal foul. After making two free throws, he was still one point behind.

Then the Magic team scored again on offense. This time, Li Chengming played a diversionary role. Lewis got a chance to hit in the middle distance, but turned around and successfully defended against the Suns' offense.

It is said that Nash often makes shots when the team is in a critical juncture. His first choice is always to assist his teammates. For example, in the last game against the Magic, Barbosa was in full swing. He even gave the opponent the dominant ball. part.

But Nash didn’t feel good today. When he didn’t find a friendly position for the team, he was brave enough to take responsibility. The result was that he hit the iron. This time Howard grabbed the rebound and immediately threw it out. Nelson was fouled as soon as he caught the ball .

At this time, there are still 11 seconds left in the game, and the difference is 3 points.

Nelson made one of two free throws, Marion grabbed the ball and the Suns immediately called a timeout.

(End of this chapter)