Chapter 18 Beating Noah

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 18 Beating Noah

Noah was born into a sports family, but he had never achieved much before and did not start to stand out until his sophomore year.

As an "older" rookie who participated in the NBA draft after his junior year, the 22-year-old Noah's selling point is his mature and stable defense. Although he was defeated by Oden in the NCAA finals, which somewhat affected his draft stock, the Bulls still chose

Pick him with the ninth pick, after all, his physical condition and consciousness are very good.

The Bulls have been tepid in the past ten years since Jordan retired. Even if they made it to the playoffs by chance, they failed to break through the second round (last year).

The upper limits of players such as Ben Gordon and Hinrich are there. They can only choose to continue to find and train rookies, hoping to wait for the next "Jordan".

The 33-year-old Ben Wallace is already old and will have to gradually retire even if he is not traded in the future. The team also needs a new center to take over. Noah is the second choice in the little green room after Oden and Horford.

But facing Li Chengming, Noah's "skinny" figure was as soft as noodles.

Because he missed the opportunity to teach Stanco Ballack a lesson before, Li Chengming seemed very excited this time. Gray was the substitute, Curry was the shooting guard, and only Noah was more suitable, so he was unlucky.

Li Chengming took the initiative to ask to play the center position. In fact, this was the position he was most familiar with in college. After all, he was also one of the tallest big men in the school. His height was not a disadvantage. He was more like a wild beast under the basket.

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After returning to his familiar position in this game, Li Chengming finally showed his ferocity. He was stuck behind the ball and as long as there was no interference from defense, he directly ran over Noah and entered the basket.

The 10cm height difference seemed to be completely non-existent. Noah was so squeezed by him that he couldn't even jump. After that, whether it was hook shots, throws, dressing up, or dunks, it all depended on his mood.

After all, it had been several games. Although he would not study it specifically, the Bulls' sideline coach must have heard of Li Chengming and knew that there was such a terrifying Chinese rookie in the summer league.

But hearing about it and actually facing it are two different things. In three minutes, Li Chengming hit Noah five times in a row. He succeeded every time and almost turned him into a cash machine.

In order to prevent Noah from being beaten and losing confidence directly, he had to make defensive adjustments, but it can also be seen that Noah was taught a terrible lesson, which still had a great impact on his confidence. I am afraid that the shadow will continue until the new season.

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If we meet Li Chengming again in the regular season...

Don't dare think!

But no one else could stand up to Li Chengming until he came on as a substitute.

Aaron Gray, who is 2.1cm tall and weighs 123 kilograms, is the strongest opponent Li Chengming has encountered during this period. Not to mention that this guy has a miraculous effect in defending Li Chengming. At least for the first time in this period, Li Chengming has some strength.

Feeling deflated.

Gray's running and jumping skills are average, and he relies on strength and confrontation to earn a living in the low post, which just matches Li Chengming's advantage.

As for Li Chengming's floor-flow style, it would still be a bit difficult for him to encounter an opponent whose height can completely cover him, even if he has the advantage in strength, because it is too difficult to avoid the block while taking a shot.

However, Li Chengming does not only know one way of attacking, nor is he a stupid person who insists on fighting you no matter how strong you are.

Gray's bulky body is suitable for him to show off his flexibility. He doesn't even need to confront him head-on, he can just pull him into the paint area. Gray, who can only guard the low post, is a little bit blind, because when he pulls out, the inside line will be directly empty, and that's it.

It's the rest of the Magic's back garden.

But if he doesn't come out, Li Chengming's "iron-blooded jump shot" is not in vain. His roar makes the ceiling of the arena seem to shake.

However, the spectators on the sidelines liked this very much, and even when they were shooting, they were inexplicably excited.

Just like that sentence: "I feel a fire in my body, about to explode!"

Thump thump thump thump thump…

"Beep!"

Li Chengming, who scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, was sweating profusely when he was taken off the court. Although the low post confrontation was exciting, it also consumed more energy. He still felt out of breath even while sitting on the bench.

He even suspected that if he played more games like this without using the system, he might be able to lose a lot of weight.

However, exercise alone is indeed not easy to lose weight. It is more likely to just turn fat into muscle.

Therefore, the system is still as good as this, which directly consumes heat and then discharges it in the form of impurities.

The question is whether it will increase again?

After all, Li Chengming can't control his mouth...

The assistant coach took a bottle of energy drink from the side and gave it to him, and then said with a smile: "Li, you performed very well today. It's up to you to win!"

Redick, who was replaced next to him, couldn't help but smile: "Coach, I'm still here."

"Hahaha, I'll avoid you next time."

Everyone on the bench laughed, and there was a joyful atmosphere.

Li Chengming has a much closer relationship with his assistant coach and Redick now, and they can make jokes from time to time. This is the kind of treatment they get only after they have convinced them with their performance.

Like that Duke Ze, because he couldn't deal with Li Chengming in the first game, he has become a water fountain keeper, and he will definitely continue to wander after the Summer League.

After five or six minutes of rest, Li Chengming was replaced again. Noah also returned to the court. When he saw him coming over, his body became alert and he subconsciously wanted to reach out his hand and shout: "Don't come over!"

The good thing about Li Chengming playing inside today is that he is less likely to be targeted by his opponents. This is because the Magic have played these few games and the players have a tacit understanding. The assistant coach has also begun to arrange defensive rotations and emphasize the need to fill in.

importance.

Especially when Augustin and Li Chengming partner inside, the effect is actually better than Gortat, because Augustin is more mobile and can switch defenses faster.

Secondly, the Bulls' interior offense is really not very good. Aaron Gray actually has two skills in the low post, but he can restrain Li Chengming, and Li Chengming can certainly restrain him in turn.

As long as he is pushed out of the low post, he will basically be useless on the offensive end except as a screener.

Not to mention Noah, he plays a blue-collar style now, is not skilled in backing up, and just looks for shots in front of the frame.

As a point guard, Curry shoots very accurately, but his style of play is from the outside and his three-point ability is good, but his breakthroughs are average. The Bulls lineup does not pose a big threat from outside breakthroughs, which makes it much easier for Li to become famous.

In the end, he scored 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, a new Summer League high. He also had a block and two steals. His performance was comprehensive and he was awarded the MVP of the game.

One day later, the national team's third summer league game also began. Since the Magic officially announced that Li Chengming would not play again, his summer league journey was over. He averaged 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6.5 assists in the first four games.

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This data is enough for him to get the first team in Summer League, but Durant may miss the game due to too few appearances.

In addition, Redick, Gortat and Augustin in the Magic team have performed well. The Magic have won all five games so far and can book at least two first teams.

Under this circumstance, domestic fans naturally pay more attention to the men's basketball team, especially the performance of Kong Yi and Sun Dasheng in the summer league, hoping that they can also make a comeback.

Their opponent in this game is the Cavaliers, who have sophomores Shannon Brown and Daniel Gibson as well as P.J. Tucker.

The Cavaliers are this year's Eastern Conference champions. In the finals in June, they were easily swept by the Spurs in four straight games. After the game, Duncan also left his own words to the Cavaliers star: "The future is yours!"

The future definitely belongs to young people, so in this game, the Cavaliers' Shannon Brown scored 26 points and Gibson contributed 14 points, jointly helping the team win this anxious battle.
Chapter completed!