Author: Tiamo the Withered

Facing James on the opposite side, Magic is a bit like "defeating magic with magic".

James is undoubtedly the core of the Cavaliers' tactics and the starting point of organization. However, his organization often relies on breakthroughs and distribution to create opportunities and then distribute the ball. Therefore, he is not as big as point guards like Nash, Paul, and Kidd.

Same.

Li Chengming's dribbling is getting better and better, but due to his size, he is also unable to dribble out the ball like a point guard, nor is he suitable for "point forwards" like James and Turkoglu to pass the ball.

Breaking through to tear down the defense line is okay occasionally, but if you do it too often, you will be easily targeted by the opponent.

Therefore, Li Chengming's style of play has not changed, but he can choose where to receive the ball and where to initiate tactics.

For example, if he needs a good position in the low post, he will directly play in isolation when the ball is passed to attract double teams and then distribute the ball.

If we talk about the high post, it is the pick-and-roll or catching the ball before there is a chance to serve as a high-post support point, delivering cannonballs to teammates who take advantage of the screen to get opportunities.

Another option is to create a mismatch with Lewis or Gortat, then come to the wing and hold the ball outside the three-point line. When facing the opponent's inside line, he can choose to shoot directly from the three-point line, or he can consider facing the frame in singles.

At least against defenders inside, Li Chengming still has speed and confidence in movement.

Lewis and Bogans can open up space on the outside. Gortat can either wait for a second attack opportunity under the basket, or pull out to help cover. Nelson can also pass the ball immediately when Nelson takes the opportunity to cut through.

If the opponent's defense doesn't keep up, you can directly hit the sky blue when you get inside.

The offensive routine is very simple to say, but because the players' abilities are there, the defense dare not relax, so it can only give up.

In the last game, Li Chengming scored 40+ points, which was obviously a big stimulus to the Cavaliers, so the Cavaliers were crazy about restricting him.

At the same time, considering that Li Chengming had already committed two fouls, James wanted to continue to foul him and beat him down.

But Li Chengming is not a rookie who has just played one or two games, and his current defense is definitely not the same as at the beginning of the season when he was almost free from outside. As long as he cannot completely beat him in terms of speed, he will not be able to keep up.

He will also use his body to crowd out the opponent's attacking space.

And once he saw that James was suspected of committing a foul, Li Chengming dodges very quickly.

Not to mention, the nickname of the nimble and fat man was once again fully demonstrated today. It was only when Li Chengming got out of the way that James was about to make a move. The interesting thing is that the foul on Li Chengming was not caused, but on the contrary

Interrupted his own offensive rhythm.

Two shots that were not certain to go in were missed. Gortat got stuck under the basket and took off the backboard. Another time he threw the ball out without holding it firmly. He almost made a mistake, but Bogans didn't react.

The ball went out, but the Cavaliers still had the ball.

But at this time, there were only 3 seconds left in the attack time. After the last serve, West caught the ball and missed in a hurry, breaking his 100% hit rate.

On the Magic team's side, Lewis also failed to hit 100%. He hit twice in this quarter, but he also scored two goals. Overall, his offensive efficiency was very good today, and he is likely to get a pretty good score.

high score.

There is no way, the Cavaliers' defensive focus is either on Li Chengming, or on Howard or even Turkoglu holding the ball. He can indeed get many open opportunities.

As long as he can grasp everything, it shouldn't be a problem for him to reach 30+ today.

Seeing that a random fight on his side actually opened up the score difference for the opponent, Brown had to call a timeout again.

With a smile, he commented: "Li Chengming has done a good job defending James in these rounds, because he scored too many points in the last game. The Cavaliers guarded him tightly this time, and there were no good offensive opportunities. Fortunately, Lewis and the others stepped up.

. As a result, Li Chengming actually performed well on the defensive end, which is so surprising..."

Ma Jian also watched a lot of Magic games during the regular season and watched Li Chengming’s growth step by step, so he immediately retorted: “I don’t think this is surprising. In fact, Li Chengming has never been a defensive vulnerability.

, but are often targeted by opponents.

"This is not necessarily the most correct tactically. It's like James's attacks in these rounds were not successful, and it also gave the Magic a chance to counterattack and widen the point difference. But in terms of strategic effect, he is like this

There is nothing wrong with the choice. Because if Li Chengming can be defeated, the Magic's offense will definitely be greatly affected, and even affect the trend of this game..."

All we can say is that there is no problem with the strategy, only the execution.

Mike Brown obviously emphasized this during the timeout, and he immediately handed over the task to Delonte West.

In fact, this should be the right choice. When James faced Li Chengming, he did not have any advantage in one-on-one. Even if Li Chengming was fast and slow to turn, it would not be easy for him to catch it. Gortat was there to help inside.

, if Li becomes famous, let him in.

On the contrary, West's hit on Lee was completely misplaced. Even if it didn't cause a foul, it still had an effect.

However, after the timeout, the Magic brought up Turkoglu and Howard, while Li Chengming and Nelson were replaced first to rest.

Obviously Van Gundy is also aware that the Cavaliers will definitely make a fuss about Li Chengming in the future. This is to let him rest and protect him. Anyway, the Magic have established a 7-point lead at this time, so they can play more conservatively first.

As a result, the Cavaliers did not adjust their tactics. West came back with the ball and played a few pick-and-rolls, and it really worked.

Joe Smith was in good condition today, so Brown asked him to play a little longer. As a result, the two played pick-and-rolls three times in a row, and West got 2 points and 2 assists.

The Magic's defense was as if it were made of paper, and they broke through it easily.

In addition to the fact that both of them were in good condition today and seized the fleeting opportunities, it was also because Howard was afraid of fouls and was restrained, which led to the decline in defensive quality.

ESPN's commentary hit the nail on the head: "Dwight wanted to defend his third personal foul, but this just suited the Cavaliers' purpose. Perhaps what they want to see most is this scene..."

Barkley also explained the game and immediately mercilessly criticized Howard, whom he had always disliked. He even said: "This is why he can't win the MVP. The Magic stood up at the critical moment."

It’s all Lee, who can tell me what Dwight did?”

The media has always liked to bring rhythm. Watching the game by the way is what they often do.

But I have to say that at the time of the game, there was no way to trace back the consequences, so many fans would easily be crooked.

In fact, Howard's existence itself is a deterrent. Although he is afraid that the foul is not too daring to do action, the Cavaliers are not very willing to fight against his defense.

After all, picking Li Chengming can also be said to find a weak point. It is easy to be clever and clever for Howard.

It is estimated that Smith has been beaten into two consecutive consecutive to make Howard's face unable to hang up. The next round of the Cavaliers want to come again. Howard went directly to a big hat to make Joe Smith with a ball fan.

Although the ball showed his toughness, it seemed to be a good hat. The referee gave him the third foul.

Fan Gandi immediately jumped his feet dissatisfied and found the referee on the side of the field.

He didn't expect to protect Li Chengming here. Howard over there was something wrong.

Although the game time is only less than three minutes before the end of the midfielder, the Magic team is only 6 points ahead, and the opponent's offensive status is good. It is likely to be caught up.

In desperation, Van Gandi can only replace Li Chengming first. Anyway, he only played for two minutes in the first quarter. This section is not a big problem.

At the same time, he replaced Tegelu, because when he was defending James a fast break before, he seemed to have a elbow on his chest.

Then, then

In fact, the field is equivalent to returning to the lineup that opened the difference, but the same person, at this time, it will not work again.

Big Z and Wallace also returned to the field at this time. It seemed to be back at home. Today's offensive and defensive offensive and defensive is good. If the efficiency is calculated, the Knight team is the most pulling side of James. At this time

The hit rate of nearly halftime was less than 30%, that is, the free throw made him score.

In the next minute, the Cavaliers' launch hit the magic wave 7: 0 by defense, and directly overtaked the score.

Fan Gandi immediately called out the pause and was ready to arrange it.
Chapter completed!