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

Chapter 91 Teammate pit, I am Kerry

The Eagles' offense was frustrated in the next round, and the Magic launched a fast break. Nelson single-handedly faced the empty basket and easily succeeded, closing the score to 4 points.

Then the scores of the two teams rose alternately, and after some lineup adjustments, with more than 1 minute left in the third quarter, the point difference was still 4 points, but the field became Li Chengming with other substitutes and The opposite side played with half main force and half substitute.

What makes people more relaxed is that the defensive oppression of the opposing Eagles lineup has been significantly weakened, especially the end of Smith and Marvin. As the team's scoring leader, although Joe Johnson has guaranteed offense, he is also defensive. Could be a breaking point.

At 1 minute and 37 seconds, Li Chengming pulled out and played a pick-and-roll with Arroyo. After the split, he caught the ball outside the three-point line and made a direct hit.

He is very confident in this ball, and of course the main reason is that facing Johnson who let him take two steps is really intolerable.

Li Chengming has never made many shots outside the three-point line, and his shooting percentage close to [-]% must not be missed. It can only be said that the "old" Eagle King's defensive awareness is really a bit poor.

But looking back, the opponent directly returned one from the outside; 20 seconds later, Li Chengming made a low-post attracting double-team pass, and Bogans caught the ball and missed a three-pointer.

As a 3D, Bogans' defense is quite good, but the three-pointer is really ups and downs.

He may be very accurate in a single game or very inaccurate in a single game, and then looking at the overall shooting percentage is not bad, but the outcome of a single game has a great impact.

To put it simply, the team needs him to score and he can't get it. It is an icing on the cake offensive ability.

However, Li Chengming got stuck in the position this time and struggled to grab the offensive rebound, and then caused a foul by Smith.

Although the coach did not say that this game needs to be changed, Li Chengming himself still consciously hopes to do more things, such as rebounding.

This ability that he was working hard to learn before, even added a "penalty kick" attribute to himself, that is, the probability of hitting the ball at the take-off point increases, and even if he can't grab it directly, it is convenient to judge the landing point by jumping again get the ball.

However, he was obsessed with scoring by himself before, and he forgot for a while that he still has this ability.

It can't be said to be forgotten, it should be a choice.

To put it bluntly, as a star, the team itself needs you to score or organize offenses. Of course, there is also defense, but some dirty work is handed over to blue-collar workers. This is also because of the need for reasonable physical strength. Otherwise, if you spend too much energy in other places and have no energy on the offensive end, then the loss outweighs the gain.

However, Li Chengming has only played for 16 minutes in this game, and his physical strength is still enough, and the third quarter is about to end.

Taking a deep breath, Li Chengming quickly made two free throws. He didn't have any special habits when he made free throws. At most, he would stand on tiptoe when he took the ball. His free throw posture was also very ordinary.

Van Gundy began to emphasize defense on the sidelines, and the audience began to chant "DEFEND".

After the Magic team retreated and settled down, they also set up their posture, and the offensive routine of the Eagles is actually not very complicated, and their offensive efficiency is not high. This time Johnson's shot was blocked again, and Lee After receiving the ball from the center line, Cheng Ming looked upcourt and threw it to Arroyo who had already reached the basket.

It's a pity that Arroyo didn't put the ball in. Sheldon, who was chased in place, broke out of bounds, and the Magic's frontcourt ball.

After Li Chengming served the ball, he leaned against Sheldon in the low position and opened his hands to ask for the ball. After getting the ball, he didn't even stop for a moment and turned around and shot back.

brush!
77:77, the two teams tied.

Li Chengming clenched his fist and roared, and the commentator on the sidelines immediately said: "Oh, is Li going to be in a state again?"

After two days of fermentation, the 40+ in the last game has spread throughout the league.

If Li Chengming could be said to be a nobody before, but now he has achieved a little fame, at least the players in the entire league will start to notice this first-year rookie.

Smith and the others obviously studied him at the beginning, so Li Chengming suffered a lot from the beginning.

But now that they are not here, Li Chengming travels at the wrong peak, so naturally he will not let go of such an opportunity.

Then the Eagles also hit a three-pointer. The Magic had the last chance to attack in this quarter. After Li Chengming received the ball, the Eagles quickly went up to let him pass the ball. Arroyo attracted the defense and gave it to the cover Shun Bogans, Bogans hit the basket and caused a foul and then made two free throws, and the point difference was still one point.

The Eagles still had the chance to attack in the last round, but only had 4 seconds. After the serve, Johnson shot a super long three-pointer directly from the center line and missed. The Magic entered the final quarter only one point behind.

This is of course good news for the Magic, but the Eagles seem a little frustrated.

This is why Van Gundy often chooses to put Li Chengming on the court at this stage in these few games. When Howard and others are off the court, relying on Li Chengming's personal ability to score, it is a victory if the score can be stalemate. It is a surprise to widen the point difference.

This is the effect that was not achieved in the last game, and it is finally reflected in this game.

Then in the fourth quarter, Lewis took the lead to return to the field. He and Nelson frequently picked and rolled.

But the Eagles were not to be outdone, and the two teams were still deadlocked in the first 3 minutes.

Then the offensive efficiency of the two teams dropped temporarily again, and after half a quarter passed, the main players of both sides returned to the court one after another, the score difference on the court was still only 1 point, and the two teams were tied again during this period.

Everyone took Van Gundy's advice to heart. One of their big problems in this game was too many mistakes.

At present, there have been as many as 16 turnovers, while the opposing Eagles only had 8 times, not to mention Howard's scorching free throws, which repeatedly interrupted the rhythm of the game and made the starters uncomfortable.

If it weren't for the efforts of Li Chengming who adjusted in the second half of the third quarter, Turkoglu, Arroyo and others, this game would definitely not be as it is now.

With less than 5 minutes left in the game, Li Chengming had a good rest and returned to the court. At this time, Howard missed two free throws after being fouled. Then the Eagles made a hit, and then Howard made another mistake. , gave the opponent a chance to fast break and counterattack, and the score was stretched to five points at once.

Li Chengming took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

In fact, he has seen a lot of teammates showing their hips. In the previous class games, he dragged the team to run. What scene has he not seen?

Although Howard committed a major crime today, he also brought great defensive pressure to the opposing inside line, leaving them trapped in fouls.

On the defensive end, Howard is also the object of the opponent's focus. He lost 3 fouls on Smith, and a total of [-] fouls were mostly to wipe the ass of his teammates on the outside.

In short, his appearance on the court still has an effect. As for whether it is a side effect, it still depends on whether they can win this game.

In the final analysis of competitive sports, heroes are judged by success or failure, good or bad have to be discussed after the results.

Li Chengming played as soon as he came on the court, and hit a long two-pointer directly after catching the ball, giving the opponent a disarm.

At this time, besides Anthony Johnson, the Eagles' lineup is all forwards. Li Chengming is facing Marvin, and there are Sheldon and Smith on both sides waiting to help defend at any time, but Teko Neither Grew nor Howard could let go, which gave Li Chengming room to make a move.

The mid-range is known as the most lethal position, because it is often vacated in defense, but this part of the shot is also the most difficult, and very few can master the emergency stop jump shot, even if Li Chengming is iron-blooded Big jumper, also not easy to try.

Only when he has to make a shot, and if it can boost morale, it is really effective. His roar mobilized his teammates, not to mention the more and more excited audience on the sidelines.

Immediately afterwards, the Eagles' offense finally came back under the bloody Magic's defense, but Turkoglu was just about to catch the ball and was about to make a fast break when the whistle blew again. Foul.

Their fouls accumulate quickly, so Howard has to go directly to the free throw line. This is not a test for him, but a torture. At least in this game, what he fears most is going to the free throw line.

At present, his free throw percentage is a disastrous 42%. Fortunately, he hit the first free throw this time, and the second free throw went out of the frame. The ball points out.

The "penalty kick" ability worked. The ball was transferred to Bogans, and Turkoglu immediately passed it back.

It is not easy for the Eagles to foul again in a short period of time. After all, these players on their field still need to be protected, otherwise no one will be available.

Turkoglu used his footsteps to shake out the space near the free throw line and then made a throw, which was tantamount to a three-pointer.

At 95:95, the two teams tied again.

(End of this chapter)