Chapter 46: Leading the team to chase points (12)
Chapter 46 Leading the team to chase points (12)
Author: Tiamo the Withered
Chapter 46 Leading the team to chase points (12)
"After Li Chengming came on the court, the Magic scored two consecutive offenses, both of which were related to him. The situation seemed to have suddenly changed."
Today, the commentators in the CCTV live broadcast room are again the classic combination Wei Ping and Zheng Ping. Yesterday, I regretted that I was not able to comment on the "Chinese Derby" between Kong Yi and Dayao. Today, I will comment on Li Chengming's game to calm my mood.
However, they also heard that Li Chengming was not in a good situation recently and seemed to have received a cold reception from the coach. Therefore, the original plan for this game was that as long as Li Chengming played, they would be able to impress him.
This is not a difficult task for them, the commentary is what they do.
But I didn't expect Li Chengming to really perform after he came on the field, so he shouldn't start bragging about it.
Director Zhang smiled and said: "Li Chengming seems to be ready at any time. In fact, when we look at his performance in previous games, as long as the ball comes to him, he will get the chance if he has the opportunity. I think for a rookie player
, you don’t have to force your playing to be reasonable, you have to practice more and learn lessons from your failures..."
After Director Zhang finished his long speech, Director Sun also sighed and said: "Indeed, I think Ah Lian needs to learn from this famous man on this point. Sometimes it is too reasonable and not good."
I don’t know how many viewers rolled their eyes and thought, isn’t it just your words to decide whether it is reasonable or not?
While I was explaining this, of course, the game was still going on. In the last minute or so, both sides hit an iron first, and then Li Chengming received a return pass after a pick-and-roll in the corner area, feinted and broke through with the ball.
Dior was a little unable to withstand his hard crushing. Li Chengming learned this trick from James.
In the past, he preferred to use more small skills when playing. Mainly because when he played hard with his classmates and other golfers, he would be criticized by people, saying "you are in good health" in a weird way, but in fact, he just wanted to say that he had no skills.
Being young and vigorous, Li Chengming certainly couldn't stand this, so he figured out some skills. The main reason was that he couldn't do many movements due to his body type, such as back luck, which was even more difficult for him than the crotch.
But he can still change direction in front of the body, although it can't be as large as Durant's. Before Li became famous, he saw that boy in the training camp of the American team. The change of direction was ridiculously large, although this is a large part.
The reason is because he is tall and has long legs, but no one else can do his skills.
However, in official NBA games, Li Chengming was still not confident in his dribbling, so he still had to rely on his body.
But relying on the body actually requires skills. It just so happened that James gave him a bright light to let him know how to use his body reasonably.
He carried Diaw forward for two steps and hit the ball. Then he leaned on Diaw's forward body and turned around. He took two steps to the basket and switched to his left hand for a layup.
When basketball players practice dribbling and layups, many people practice using their non-dominant hand. This is very useful on the field, and of course it is more useful in formal basketball games.
Dribbling with the left and right hands and making layups will make it difficult for defenders to judge, and will also increase your offensive shot options.
Just like Li Chengming's change of hands happened to avoid Skinner's help, and compared to James' somewhat stiff posture, Li Chengming's turn and layup was much smoother, especially the steps were clearly explained.
Naturally, the ball was scored, and caused a foul on Skinner's thug, which required an additional penalty.
"Hey, Li Chengming is going to hit a good shot! This shot is beautiful, so we have to hit it like this." Zhang directed the posture as if he was going to hit it.
Although Director Sun is not good at playing, his comments are very clear: "Li Chengming cleverly used his advantages in size and strength to play with the two insiders of the Suns. I feel that the Suns must target him."
Arrangements have been made, otherwise I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop them.”
D'Antoni crossed his arms on the sidelines, expressionless and unmoved.
It is impossible to expect him to make adjustments on the defensive end, even in the playoffs. This is not entirely because he does not know how to adjust the defense. After all, that can be left to the assistant coach, or because of his coaching philosophy.
There is no shortage of paranoid head coaches in the NBA, and D'Antoni takes his own offensive tactics as his creed. Perhaps for him, proving that offense can win is more important than simply winning.
Van Gundy is exactly the opposite of D'Antoni. He emphasizes defense more, but he is not stubborn. Subbing Li Chengming on the court was just to test the effect, but he didn't expect that Li Chengming came on and really opened up the situation.
But it has to be said that facing a team like the Suns, Li Chengming's low-post hard-hitting style will not necessarily win, but at least it will make them miserable.
And their style of play can also bring out Arroyo's advantages. He only needs to play pick-and-roll with Li Chengming, or wait by the side to catch the ball and shoot.
On the defensive end, they didn't suffer much.
In fact, a run-and-gun team like this doesn't just pursue speed, but more of a rhythm, and the Suns' rhythm is Nash's rhythm.
Nash was not on the court at this time, and it was not easy for them to coordinate their offense. Although Barbosa had good personal abilities, he played as a shooting guard and had average organizational skills.
Moreover, Barbosa is most accustomed to a fast-paced and even chaotic style of play. After all, he is the "Brazilian Lightning". The more he can take advantage of his speed, the more comfortable he will be able to play.
Now the Magic are constantly using positional warfare to grind it out, and with a low-post killer like Li Chengming, the Suns are really suppressed all of a sudden.
"nice shot!"
This time, after reaching the position in the low post, he attracted Skinner's help. Together with Diaw, two big men weighing more than 200 pounds, Li became famous as a man.
Foyle had an open position, but it was difficult to see him from Li Chengming's perspective, and there was no open opportunity on the other side. He suddenly decided to force himself in, rotated his pivot foot, and actually pushed it away with brute force in one step.
The two of them then drove to the basket with their flailing arms and shot.
Although the ball was not scored, the whistle had already sounded. The referee still had to give the penalty for such an obvious foul, otherwise the Magic fans at home would be dissatisfied.
Director Sun was also very excited when he saw the ball. When Li Chengming walked to the free throw line, he said: "Li Chengming played too smart. If he can't see the passing route clearly from his angle, he may make a misjudgment and be punished."
It's an interception, so I might as well go in on my own. At least I can get a foul."
Director Zhang also smiled and explained: "I think he was still aiming for the goal. You can tell by looking at his shot. If he hadn't been hit, the goal would have definitely been scored."
Although the Magic did not give Li Chengming many opportunities to show off his skills in these games, they released some videos of Li Chengming's training outside the court.
It’s like Director Zhang saw this action in that video, and that’s why he said this.
Needless to say, Weiping Bryant loves low-post singles skills. Kobe Bryant and Dayao, whom he supports the most, are both proficient in these skills. Of course, the playing styles of big centers and guards are definitely different, and Li Chengming is
Somewhere in between.
He can not only step back and shoot like Kobe, but also masters various skills such as hooks under the basket, floaters and layups. Coupled with his flexible and changeable footsteps, it is difficult to restrict him in single defense.
From a technical point of view, these basketball skills of Li Chengming are actually relatively basic things. There are no bells and whistles. It’s just that he has a good basketball intelligence. He knows how to respond on the spot and can change his playing style at any time, which makes him seem to have a lot of weapons in his arsenal.
Relatively rich.
Li Chengming made two free throws. The Suns attacked. Diaw went up to the high post to cover Barbosa. Barbosa dribbled to the side and shot directly from the three-point line, and hit it.
The fans' shouts of "DEFEND" suddenly stopped, followed by sighs of regret.
Orlando is different from industrial cities like Detroit and Houston. Because it is close to the ocean and the climate is relatively warm all year round, it has become a famous tourist city. The economy is also growing steadily and the employment population remains high. This certainly makes the football market here not
Difference.
In the past two years, the Magic's record has been getting better and better, especially after Howard, another No. 1 center, has grown up, which has also aroused the enthusiasm of local fans to watch the game.
The Magic have spent a lot of money on signings this season and have started well, which has raised fans' expectations a lot.
They lost to the Pistons at home before, but ended up winning four games in a row on the road, which was somewhat unexpected. Of course, the home fans still prefer to witness the team's victory at home.
But after the game started, I was beaten again, and I felt a little unhappy. Until Li Chengming came on the court, the pressure was finally relieved, and everyone naturally became more active. Whether they were cheering or booing, they were very enthusiastic.
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Chapter completed!