Author: Tiamo the Withered

Although in the next four games of the preseason, Li Chengming did not have many opportunities except when playing against the Spurs. However, this is the first game of the regular season and it is at home. The temperament of head coach Van Gundy is naturally demanding.

stable.

Naturally, there is no suspense about the Magic's starting lineup. In addition to the new addition, Lewis, who is already resting, means that the second position is relatively unstable.

The starter in this game is Keith Bogans, a 196cm swingman, a rookie in 2003. He started his career with the Magic, but went to the Hornets and Houston in the middle, and returned to the Magic last season. He is the main player on the court.

The task is to open up space and shoot three-pointers.

In this Magic lineup, except for Howard, everyone has a three-pointer. The worst player is Nelson, who shot 33.5% from three-point range last season. The other three are all above 38%, which is already above the league level.

Efficient.

As soon as the first quarter started, Lewis, Bogans and Turkoglu all scored three-pointers. Howard's containment effect on the inside was too great, making it easy to get open three-point opportunities from the outside.

After Lewis was injured in the preseason, fortunately it was not serious. After more than half a month of rest, he has now returned to form. Even his touch in the first game was very hot, as if he was announcing his arrival to Magic fans, which also made the fans happy.

The fans nearby were extremely excited to see it.

The Bucks were able to rely on the outbursts of Redd and Bobby Simmons to maintain a stalemate with the Magic in the first half, but in the second half, the Magic quickly used three-pointers to widen the gap, but the Bucks were unable to respond.

The outside three-pointers were inaccurate, and the inside was unable to hit because of Howard's intimidation.

In this game, the Magic defeated the Bucks in only three quarters, and Howard probably didn't even break a sweat.

Lewis showed his role in his first game, scoring 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting. He worked very comfortably with Howard.

If Nelson hadn't been in poor condition, they would have led by 10 points in the first half.

The Bucks' lineup seems to be pretty good. The center is Bodog, the point guard is Mo Williams, the fourth guard is easy to play in space, and the shooting guard Michael Redd - he was training with the American team before.

I have met, and I know, Desmond Mason at the small forward position.

As both No. 1 picks, Bogou's talent is certainly not bad, but unfortunately there is a gap between No. 1 picks. Compared with Howard, Bogou is a little bit confused about how to eat cake.

On the offensive end, he had no control in the interior. Howard could limit him alone. On the defensive end, he could not do anything to Howard. In this game, under Howard's defense, he only took 9 shots, hit 2 goals, and barely got 4 points and 11 rebounds.

Data, the only bright spot is that there are 4 assists.

Kong Yi didn't take many shots, or the Bucks were just a team that played around with the ball in the backcourt. The UAE was obviously very efficient in this game, scoring 9 points on 4-of-5, but they just didn't give the ball very much, and finally let him

With 6 fouls on the field, his weaknesses in confrontation were clearly exposed in the first game of his career.

Li Chengming did not get the chance to play against Kong Yi as the domestic media and fans expected. He only got the chance to play during garbage time.

There is no way, he only has this position in the team now, and rookies have no rights.

Playing well in the preseason is nothing, and having defensive weaknesses is not the key. Van Gundy's psychological expectation is to put him behind.

Sometimes the coach does not directly arrange the troops based on his strength, but depends on the suitability of the lineup. Li Chengming is not yet at the point where the team must play around him, but his playing style must be as good as

The core is more effective, so Van Gundy would rather use other functional players.

After all, the team's goal this season is to improve on last season's performance, which means reaching at least the second round of the playoffs.

The regular season record is also very important, which determines their playoff matchup and home court advantage.

Therefore, an inexperienced rookie like Li Chengming will definitely not get many opportunities.

Unless he punches Lewis and kicks Howard, then... he will probably be caught for intentionally hurting people now...

After all, the Bucks are a bad team. Even this season, they will definitely focus on training. The team's record is not important, and cultivating rookies is the first priority.

Besides, UAE is still a lottery pick and deserves more opportunities.

Fortunately, there was a lot of garbage time today. Basically, the victory was determined in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the main players played for a while, then they all left the game and were replaced by the team's third lineup. Then Li Chengming and Redick,

Ariza played together.

Even if it weren't for the fact that there are only 12 players on the playing list, Van Gundy probably planned to try to replace Gortat and others.

He also has considerations about Howard's replacement. Garrity is still a bit "soft" after all. If Howard comes off the court, the Magic's interior defense will have some problems.

Li Chengming is obviously not the answer, otherwise he might be the most suitable candidate.

It is an unwritten rule in the NBA to play the main force in advance during garbage time. Everyone looks up and does not look down, so as to save each other's face. After all, the opponent has also played the main force, which is equivalent to shooting. If this is still in the starting lineup, it will be a brush.

The suspicion of being divided and abused is not good for either the players or the team's reputation.

However, in this way, Li Chengming will naturally not be able to get the opportunity to play against Ah Lian, because Ah Lian has also left, and the two have never even played together.

Naturally, this will inevitably disappoint the domestic fans and media who are paying attention to this game. You must know that the hype has been building up for a long time before, but now it has an anticlimactic end and feels like being deceived. Even if you look at the highlights, you feel that the United Arab Emirates’ performance is not good.

OK, Li Chengming is brave enough to fight even during his spare time.

Especially since I just watched the Lakers vs. Texas team yesterday, it was a completely one-sided game that was not very interesting to watch. The only highlight was gone, so I naturally had to be scolded.

Li Chengming doesn't know this, and he doesn't care at all. For him, if he has an opportunity to play, he won't give it up easily, and he won't just play it just because it is garbage time.

He still needs his performance at this time to impress the coach, increase his trust, and let him play more games in the future.

Of course, this is not something he thinks about. It also depends on the team's arrangements and the cooperation of his teammates. Fortunately, because of Redick's cooperation with Li Chengming during the summer league, he now trusts him more, so he has to get into position as soon as he comes up.

After that, I just lobbed the ball over without thinking.

Van Gundy had obviously listened to the assistant coach's report, and coupled with Li Chengming's physical advantage during training, he was initially assigned to the fourth position.

Opposite him on the Bucks is forward Michael Ruffin, who is 30 years old this year. He has wandered to many teams in his career and is basically a marginal player. Coming to the Bucks this year may give him more opportunities.

However, facing Li Chengming, Lu Fen was completely suppressed. He did not have many offensive opportunities. On the offensive end, Li Chengming was always deliberately stuck in his position, making it difficult for him to connect with the ball.

The Bucks have no intention of opening from his side, with Charlie Bell and Villanueva controlling the ball unless Ruffin is freed directly under the basket.

On the defensive end, because the Magic almost regarded Li Chengming as the offensive axis, which was the style of play during the Summer League, the Bucks did not arrange corresponding defensive tactics at all, and the teammates were all doing their own thing.

(Not) responsible (manage), allowing Li Chengming to ravage Lu Fen's small body again and again.

Well, of course, Lu Fen, who is 206cm tall and weighs 112kg, cannot be said to have a small body, but even if he has lost weight now, Li Chengming can still easily weigh on him.

And he can feel that although he has lost weight, his strength has not weakened, but has strengthened, especially the strength in the waist and abdomen, which seems to be easier than before - after all, it seems that every time he loses weight,

It's the fat in this position.

This may be the difference between systematic "weight loss" and normal weight loss, and it is also the biggest benefit. It retains the advantages while eliminating the disadvantages, not just because it is faster to lose weight.

The game continued until the end. Li Chengming only took 4 shots, but he hit 3 goals. One of them was thrown into the sky for a foul, but the referee who was supposed to cooperate with his performance turned a blind eye.

After this, Li Chengming also realized that as a rookie, he expected the referee to give him face, rather than hoping that his opponent would be stupid enough to hug him.

In addition, he also attracted defensive points from Redick twice. Unfortunately, Redick only made 1 of two shots, wasting one of his assists.

In the first game, Li Chengming played just over 8 minutes and scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. He made no mistakes or fouls and only missed one shot. This efficiency performance will undoubtedly be the focus of domestic reports after the game.

Anyway, as long as it is blurred, it becomes that Li Chengming and Kong Kong Yi scored 9 points and the other scored 7 points, and their shooting efficiency was very good - Kong Kong Yi almost missed free throws, missed three out of four, and committed more fouls.

, same as the pre-season.

People who have not watched the game will naturally not explore it, and then the fans on both sides may quarrel, and the quarrel will generate traffic and popularity. This is what the media likes to see.

However, in the United States, except here in Orlando, no one knows who Li Chengming is. Even Kong Yi only knows that he is Chinese like Dayao. He has a good body and talent, but the Bucks are a team with extremely low exposure.

Therefore, after the game, not many people except the fans of the two teams cared about the Magic's victory. The American media paid more attention to the performance of the new Mr. Billion Dollar.

Perform well? Then you’ll be fine…

After returning to the locker room and taking a shower and changing clothes, Li Chengming heard Redick and the others saying they were going out to celebrate. After thinking about it, he said sorry to the strippers in his heart. After watching them leave, he returned to the ball.

The gym continues to practice more.

It was just a waste time, which was not enough for Li Chengming, but after all, it was the first official NBA game, and there were still many things worth remembering for him.

Of course, this does not include the players’ body odor...
Chapter completed!