Author: Tiamo the Withered

For the home fans, their cheers are more dedicated to Li Chengming himself, and secondarily to the ball.

Of course, the final shot didn't look good. If 2+1 was better, a direct free throw would be a bit boring, but if you look at it together with the previous steals, it feels different.

Li Chengming has always been considered to be strong in offense and weak in defense. He has indeed been beaten on the defensive end. However, with the improvement of his personal ability and the accumulation of experience in the field, he can judge the situation on the field, especially the opponent's tactics.

With his insight, sometimes he can also make wonderful defensive coordination.

This is why those who play with their brains are more able to stand up than those who play with their bodies alone.

Just like this time, I actually made the decision to gamble and steal because I knew that the teammates behind me could rotate into place. Even if I failed, I still had time to return to defense, and it turned out to be a success.

"Li Chengming used one offense and one defense to help the Magic overtake the score. Although there was still half a quarter left in the game, Houston's momentum was somewhat suppressed."

Not only because the Magic played with great momentum, but also because this was an away game, so there was greater competition pressure.

On the contrary, the Magic have a home field bonus. Although it is mysterious how much they lose at home, they cannot ignore the encouraging effect of the home fans' cheers.

Adelman was also a little confused on the sidelines. After returning from a timeout, his opponent immediately scored the first point. This is a key score for the lead. Of course, it is also a very embarrassing thing for the head coach.

But he couldn't call a timeout right away. He could only take a look at the offensive situation in the next round.

"Alston was much more careful in passing the ball this time. Scola did not choose to play alone when he received the ball. He took a step forward and passed the ball to Wells. Wells bypassed the screen and Li Chengming immediately changed defense. Wells faced

I went to Li Chengming and chose to kill the insider..."

Wells seemed to be planning to directly challenge Li Chengming's defense. Li Chengming immediately tensed up and opened his hands in an attempt to cover him.

Li Chengming has some advantages in height and body shape, and Wells is not the kind of player who relies purely on speed or changes in dribbling rhythm, but seeks to fight hard.

The tendons on his body are indeed not only beautiful to look at, but Li Chengming, who has such a big body, was pushed hard and hit the basket.

Originally, this situation was in the attacker's favor, and Li Chengming didn't dare to move too much, so he could only endure it. If he used force to knock him away, it might be a foul.

But this kid hit the basket hard and wanted to take a shot. Li Chengming glanced at his body and immediately raised his hands like a blocker in volleyball and jumped up to hit him.

At this time, the whistle sounded immediately. Li Chengming didn't have time to see if the ball had gone in. He looked at the referee first and saw that he signaled a defensive foul. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He stood up and adjusted his mood before going up to the referee to explain, also to clarify.

The other party’s judgment will help you learn from experience next time.

Although the standards of referees in different games are not uniform, they will still be consistent at a certain stage of the same game.

Li Chengming defended the ball well, but the referee ruled that he could not do certain things.

However, figuring out the refereeing standards is also a kind of experience that needs to be accumulated.

Wells' ball was intended to draw a foul. The ball only touched the edge of the basket, so it was impossible to score. Then he made one of two free throws. Turkoglu protected the rebound, and as Houston's entire team retreated,

, he slowly dribbled forward.

With Li Chengming, the Magic can enter the position battle without pressure and open up the space to create one-on-one singles opportunities for them.

"The two teams started a tug-of-war in the fourth quarter, and the core players of both teams have not yet returned to the court. However, the Magic team has Li Chengming, and Hayes switched defenses on this ball to see if he can be restricted a little.

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Because Scola was inside, in order to strengthen the inside defense, Adelman naturally moved Hayes to the fifth position temporarily, and now he faced Li Chengming.

Facing Hayes, Li Chengming will naturally not be too hard on the opponent. Haiye's base is very stable, which is his only advantage in defense as a short inside line.

This is just like how Li Chengming defended Yao Yao before. He was able to score, but firstly, the muscle conflict consumed too much, and secondly, he needed to use less sure methods such as jump shots. To a certain extent, it actually counts as their defensive success.

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Of course, Li Chengming has rich low-post offensive methods. Even if he doesn't hit hard or shoot, he can still create space for shots under the basket with his footsteps and turns.

He still retains enough respect for Hayes, and he is not so superior that he must beat him to score. Who cares whether you play like O'Neal or Garnett if you can score?

This time Li Chengming turned right and hit a left-handed layup. Hayes' movement was still a little slow. On the other hand, Scola let go of Foyle and came to help defend but missed it and almost committed a foul.

"Li Chengming scores another goal, and Hayes still can't stop him!"

"After Li Chengming lost weight, his body's flexibility and movement speed have improved. As a short and sturdy inside man, Hayes is very good at top defense, but his footwork and athletic ability are still lacking. Even if he doesn't eat

It's a fake move, but if you're a step slower, you may not be able to keep up with the defense."

Hayes is indeed good at defending in the low post, but not to mention the almost non-existent offense, even on the defensive end, he is definitely not the best match for Dayao, just because of his lack of outstanding athletic ability.

This makes his defensive area not much better than Dayao.

Li Chengming's matchup with Hayes didn't even feel much more difficult than playing against Howard, or it should be said that it was easier. Because of Howard's ability to jump continuously, he could sometimes blindly hit a dead mouse and cover Li Chengming, but Hayes

Yes is a person who has judged the right direction but cannot control the direction of the body, and has more than enough will but not enough strength.

When Wells once again misplaced the one-on-one challenge on Li Chengming and missed, Li Chengming turned around and assisted Nelson for a layup. The score became 93:98, and the Magic once again led by 5 points.

Adelman finally called another timeout. There were more than five minutes left in the game, which was enough time to chase points, and the outcome was still uncertain.

After the timeout, both sides also adjusted their personnel. For the Magic, Nelson, Dulin, Turkoglu, Lewis and Howard were on the Magic side. Li Chengming came off to rest.

Houston also brought back Dayao and put together a lineup of Alston, Hyde, Wells, Battier and Dayao.

This will definitely not be their decisive lineup, but at this time they need to score. The lineup of one big player with four small players, two defenders and two forwards also shows that Adelman hopes to create more shots by constantly moving the ball.

Especially the opportunity to shoot three-pointers to chase points.

Sure enough, Dayao moved up to the high post and started a pick-and-roll with Alston. Battier was in the corner, and Wells was covering for Hyde. As a result, the basket was empty in an instant.

However, Howard returned to defense quickly, Dulin and Hyde were in place, and Alston had no vision for passing the ball, so he could only rely on Howard to take action.

Howard was still troubled by five fouls on his back and temporarily withdrew his hand, but the ball actually went in.

The Magic attacked, but Lewis missed a shot. Houston pushed Wells on a fast break to catch the ball and dunk with one hand, and the score was only one point away.

The two teams played back-and-forth, with the score rising alternately, but then the offensive efficiency dropped and started to hit the ground running again, until Yao and Howard scored respectively.

At this time, the score was 102:104. The Magic were leading by two points. The game was about to enter the last two minutes. Finally, there was a dead ball. Van Gundy took advantage of the situation and replaced Li Chengming on the court. Houston also replaced Hayes.

The opponents knew that Howard was in trouble with fouls, so they were very willing to let Alston, Wells and others fight Howard before. However, Howard seemed to suddenly wake up and did not jump easily or reach out casually. Instead, they wasted it because they deliberately caused fouls.

Two or three good opportunities, otherwise we might have overtaken the score.

Ma Jian said: "Houston's tactics have failed during this period. They want to beat Howard. I think it is better to give the ball to Yao more. He will waste energy by running back and forth like this. It is better to rest off the court before coming back."

Yang Yang also sighed and said helplessly: "Dayao didn't play much today. His control was okay, but when it was time to chase points, he didn't give him more chances to take action, which was a waste of energy. Only then did he think of giving him the ball. How could he return it?"

Do you have the strength to fight?"

This is the reason why the interior line is increasingly weakened in the NBA, and it is also one of the reasons why it is difficult to produce a dominant traditional center today.

For people like Howard, obviously "super blue-collar" is more suitable to be called him. He is a super giant in blue-collar play, but it is difficult to find him for the Magic's key goals.

Because there is still an option to catch the ball inside, but the defender or wing can directly carry the ball across the half court and attack directly with the ball from the outside.

Their worries were correct. In the next two consecutive rounds, Dayao, who had not touched the ball for a long time, missed the ball twice in a row. Although it was a fast break counterattack by the Magic, it still allowed the Magic to

The team played another 5:0 - Li Chengming hit a three-pointer shortly after coming on the court.

At one minute and 7 seconds, the Magic's lead was still 7 points, and Houston's momentum was over.

Although Dayao then hit a turnaround jumper and Hayes also missed two points under the basket, they could not prevent the Magic from scoring.

At the end of the game, the Magic still defeated Houston 111:106 at home, completing a double win against them this season.

Moreover, all the regular season games between the two teams this season are over. If Houston wants revenge, it can only pray that both teams break out of the division and meet in the finals. There is still hope for the Magic, but for Houston, they are afraid

Don't believe it either.

After all, when Olajuwon led his team to win the championship, they were still in sixth place in the Western Conference. Now they are outside the top ten.

"Congratulations..."

At the end of the game, Li Chengming also hugged Dayao, but seeing that he was in a worse mood than the last time they played against each other, he didn't say much more. After a few polite words, the two sides separated. As the home MVP, Li Chengming still had to

Going for an interview.

Um, there was a description where the home and away games were wrong, and they have been corrected.

I've been stuck thinking about how to write a good game lately, so I need to do something else to change my mind.
Chapter completed!