Author: Tiamo the Withered

Although I have never thought about it, it is actually foreseeable.

In the past, Li Chengming didn't have to expend too much effort to win the game. Although his size and strength still have an advantage in the matchup, facing professional players, their mature bodies, defensive skills, and experience bring

The pressure is completely different from what you feel in normal training.

Wingert and Odjie are pretty good. They were defeated when they faced Cavaliers insider Li Chengming.

If he keeps competing for a whole game, his physical exertion will be even more intense, and he may not be able to muster much energy when he comes to play later.

At this time, he suddenly thought of why when Yao played in the NBA, he was always very strong in the first half, okay in the third quarter, but exhausted in the fourth quarter.

Yao Yao has adapted to the confrontation and rhythm of the NBA, but he still has this problem.

In other words, this is actually a problem that many players have. There are not that many real physical monsters in the NBA. Most people actually play late and their physical efficiency becomes worse. At this time, the coach's rotation ability is tested.

Although Li Chengming currently positions himself as a substitute in the team and an important rotation force. He can play for about ten or twenty minutes a game in the regular season. He will definitely be able to withstand it, but his goals must be set in the longer term.

But fortunately, he won't always be "loading forward" like he is now. As his weight slowly decreases, his consumption will decrease accordingly, and his physical strength may also increase accordingly.

After the game, Li Chengming also communicated with the men's basketball team. The local accent was cordial, especially since there was a fellow countryman among them. Although he was not from the same city, he was relatively close to him.

As for his issues with the men's basketball team, the Blue Shoes have not expressed anything to him yet, and he naturally avoided talking about it during interviews.

Then one day later, it was still in the same city, in the same arena, the last game of the China League, and it was the Magic and the Cavaliers, old rivals again, and Li Chengming sat on the bench again this time.

Cavaliers starting lineup: Gibson, Hughes, James, Gooden, Ilgauskas

Magic starting lineup: Nelson, Bogans, Turkoglu, Garrity, Howard

Today's game started with the Cavaliers leading again, and then the Magic tied it at 12. James led the team to an 8:1 run, and the Cavaliers led the Magic 20:13. Van Gundy called a timeout and was about to replace Li Chengming.

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Not only because of his high popularity at "home court", but also because of his performance in the previous two games, it seems that he has gradually impressed this old-fashioned head coach.

Li Chengming made great achievements after coming on the court. He first took the ball in the low post to face the misplaced Larry Hughes and hit a jump shot, and then successfully cut the ball when Hughes broke through with the ball.

In fact, the ball was suspected of being hit by a hitter, and Li Chengming himself felt as if it hit Hughes' wrist, but the referee may not have called it for the sake of the audience - of course, it may also be that Li Chengming was too big and blocked his view.

Let him not see clearly.

On the court, if the referee did not signal, of course it was "no foul". After Li Chengming grabbed the ball, he handed it to Arroyo for dribbling. When he got to the frontcourt, he was entangled with Devin Brown in the diagonal area, trying to get to the position.

Then he immediately opened his hand to ask for the ball.

Brown was inferior to Li Chengming in terms of height, weight and even wingspan, and was even further behind in terms of strength. His face turned red, and it was with great difficulty that he stopped Li Chengming from pushing back.

As a result, as soon as Li Chengming received the ball, he immediately turned around and prepared to shoot. Brown did not want to step forward to interfere, but he did not expect that Li Chengming feinted a shot, walked past him, stepped under the basket, took off, and made a layup with his left hand.

Li Chengming scored 4 points in a row, bringing the score to 3 points.

Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown did not call a timeout and did not let James play. However, the Cavaliers turned around and hit a goal from Devin Brown. Then the Magic's Arroyo missed a layup and Foyle grabbed an offensive rebound.

Never got up again.

Then the Cavaliers hit another three-pointer, and the point difference was brought back to 8 points.

In fact, in the two preseason games played between the Magic and the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' players performed well, and the performance of the two teams was considered to be about equal.

Of course, the Magic also let a future second-in-command, so they should still be able to slightly outperform the Cavaliers.

At this time, Van Gundy immediately asked Arroyo to hand the ball to Li Chengming and let him handle it.

Arroyo's condition is relatively average today, and he has only made one fast break layup so far. Others on the court, Foyle, Dulin and Augustin, can only rely on Li Chengming to initiate the offense.

In the Magic's current tactical system, defenders rarely serve as tactical initiators. Turkoglu is the initiator in the starting lineup, Howard is mostly the end point, and Nelson and others serve more as the pivot to transfer the ball, or

It's the shooting spot.

The substitute was supposed to leave Arroyo to control the ball and come out for pick-and-rolls inside, but now with Li Chengming, Van Gundy has another offensive option.

Arroyo didn't have any objections. After advancing to the top of the arc, he directly lobbed the ball to Li Chengming on the weak side, and then cleared one side for Li Chengming to play singles.

Devin Brown faced Li Chengming again and felt a lot of pressure. In fact, they had faced each other in the previous game. He still remembered that LeBron was still on the team and told them to be careful about this guy.

Because James had dealt with the opponent during the training camp of the American team, so although everyone didn't know the reason, they still remembered it in their hearts.

Then in that game, he left a deep impression on them by challenging James one-on-one...

In fact, just looking at Li Chengming's size is enough to make people feel intimidated. Brown feels that even Gooden, the biggest guy on the team, can't handle the opponent. Gooden himself indeed said that the opponent is difficult to deal with.

This guy looks like he has a lot of fat on his body, but when he stretches out his strength is not bad at all, and he also has a shooting hand.

People often talk about what Shaq would be like if he shot accurately. Brown suddenly felt that the kid in front of him had this tendency, although his athletic talent was definitely not as good as O'Neal, and his style of play was completely different.

This time Li Chengming just sat down and fought. Brown couldn't bear it and had to call for help. Although the coach did not specifically arrange double-teaming, the players on the court naturally had autonomy.

It's just that Li Chengming reacted very quickly. He suddenly passed the ball out at the moment when the double-team was about to form. Arroyo caught the ball and attracted help from the defense and immediately passed it to Dulin. Dulin had a three-point opportunity and seized it well.

Already, 20:25.

Although it was Arroyo's assist this time, the biggest credit goes to Li Chengming.

Van Gundy couldn't help but clapped his hands beside him. In fact, Augustin on the other side also had an open opportunity at the time, and the opportunity was better just under the basket. However, Li Chengming's pass was blocked and intercepted, not to mention being blocked.

Risk, his vision does not allow him to see so wide.

Anyway, it doesn't matter. Li Chengming's performance during this period has proved that it is worthwhile to let him play. At the same time, Van Gundy can't help but start to wonder whether he really should be given more opportunities in the regular season.

Judging from the current situation, Li Chengming performed well in the summer league. He also received good feedback from being a sparring partner for the American team, not to mention his performance in training.

His advantage is that he knows how to take advantage of his size and strength in the low post. No one in the team can resist him in this area. His skills are not flashy but they are enough. The most important thing is that he does not hit anyone when he encounters them.

He hits the ball hard and then goes to the basket for a dunk. He also has other offensive methods.

He plays the game very smartly, has many options, and is willing to share the ball. However, there is still a problem with his vision, and then there is his shooting.

His touch is very soft. With such a big body, such a thick arm, and such a small ball, he can actually control the power steadily, and he can still control the strength of his shot after a confrontation.

This is obviously a kind of talent. Van Gundy even doubted whether it was his racial talent. After all, the big man in Houston was also like this.

I heard that Milwaukee's No. 6 pick was a good shooter, but his rhythm was a little off due to confrontation.

However, many problems that didn't exist before are easily exposed in regular regular season games when they play too much.

Rookies in particular are more likely to be targeted. If they don't do well, they will be stuck there and unable to improve.

And for a team like them that strives for results, there isn't much room for rookies to make mistakes.

If anything goes wrong, it will not only put pressure on Li Chengming, but may also affect the team atmosphere and even the record, and may also cause dissatisfaction among the boss and fans.

While Van Gundy was thinking about it, the first quarter of the game was over. The Magic relied on Li Chengming's performance and were still three points behind at 26:29.

In the second quarter, Li Chengming rested off the court again. The Magic also had Turkoglu leading the offense in the rotation. Under his leadership, the Magic quickly overtook the score.

But soon the Cavaliers also exerted their strength. Hughes, Big Z and Gooden scored successively, and the Cavaliers took the lead by 5 points.

Van Gundy thought for a while and then replaced Howard, Nelson and Li Chengming on the court during the timeout. The lineup became Nelson, Bogans, Turkoglu, Li Chengming and Howard.
Chapter completed!