Chapter 57
Attack
Author: The Withered Tiam
Attack
Of course, Van Gundy didn't really want Li Chengming to play the organization position, and he couldn't do that job well.
After all, in terms of luck control, Li Chengming is just average. He is better at attracting the pass after playing singles at low posts, which is different from organizing offense.
However, Van Gundy obviously believes in his ability to pass the ball after training, so he is ready to pass the ball to Howard on the wing or serve as a support point.
Big Z on the Cavaliers is now off the court, and there is no limit on the big center in the penalty area, which is a good thing for Howard. He can give full play to his positioning advantages, and then attract double-teams from the outside, and pass the ball to Li Chengming. Li Chengming has the ability to make three-pointers and is still sure of the open position.
Although this is not Li Chengming's best and favorite style of playing, it is most helpful to the team and can also be regarded as giving full play to his strengths in another part of his life.
The Magic played a little easier, but the Cavaliers still couldn't defend themselves, or they hadn't formulated corresponding defensive strategies at all.
After Howard held the ball in the three-second zone, he could not limit him if he was alone. If he just double-teamed, the Magic's outside line would immediately punish them, and the penalty area that did not double-teamed the Cavaliers would be beaten by Howard.
This is Howard's current power. Although he is technically a rough guy compared to a classical center-strike like Yao, he can take three tricks and get singles and make strong dunks, as long as he gets the ball at the basket, he will basically only be fouled to stop him from putting the ball into the basket.
Especially when he was in good shape, Howard was obviously in good shape today, and it also increased his deterrence.
In the middle, Li Chengming made one of two three-pointers and a 18-foot iron-blooded jump shot, which was all opportunities after receiving Howard's pass.
Although Li Chengming is now quite famous and has only a few of the rookies in this class, his opponents usually choose to let him go, just betting that his hands are unstable and his heart is not cruel enough.
However, Li Chengming felt that he might be born with a big heart, and he was not afraid of making a blacksmith or taking the blame. He would take action directly if he had the chance.
Van Gundy also admires his decisive attitude. Of course, this premise is that he can make a move. If he can't make a move, it's not decisive or a fool, and he can only get down and sit on the bench.
After Li Chengming showed his shooting ability, the Cavaliers began to look at him and dared not let go easily. Lewis also dared not let go, so Howard was overturned in the inside. Dwayne Jones quickly committed two crimes. After Big Z came on the court, he could only have a little restriction on his single against one, but he still couldn't stop Howard, and he quickly lost a foul.
After playing more than three minutes like this, the Cavaliers did not allow the Magic to widen too much point difference under the leadership of James, especially during this period, James finally came to Li Chengming... to play the pick-and-roll.
Well, that's right. Logically speaking, James should have a dislocation advantage as an outside line. But as he was driving under his crotch, Li Chengming felt dizzy and he was not rushing in, and then suddenly realized that this guy was not good at experiencing a sudden attack.
What is a dysfunction?
He used skills such as speed or change direction to be extraordinary. When Li Chengming watched the American Championships, Kobe had often passed the outside of those teams like this.
But if we say that James is indeed faster than Lee Chengming, Li Chengming would not be completely thrown away by him, and then he has to be careful not to fall into the Magic's defensive pocket.
As for technology, what's the skill of this guy? But the dribbling looks really ugly.
However, he was able to score after the pick-and-roll, and Li Chengming's other weakness in defense was also captured. He was not good at pick-and-roll.
Or it can be said that he is actually quite troubled with the defense of the outside line. If he encounters a better shot from the outside line, he doesn't have to break through. He just picks and rolls and then pulls out the space to shoot. The latter simply takes a step back and can shoot him to death if he feels better.
James obviously has flaws in shooting. He dared not try more when he shoots in mid-range shots, so he still scored in the safest way, which is to misplace the singles against the Magic after pick-and-rolling the defender.
This style of play is guaranteed to be effective and can easily attract defense and pass the ball.
Li Chengming couldn't help but mutter when he saw it. He finally knew how some of his data came about. If he did this, he could still produce a lot of assists.
However, pick-and-roll is the most basic tactic in the game, and being able to use it well is also a skill.
Not to mention anything else, the Jazz are the most typical pick-and-roll teams. Whether it is the black and white double evil period or the later Deron, Boozer, and Sloan always use pick-and-roll to defeat the world. It can't be said that why do people always use pick-and-roll and not talk about martial ethics, right?
The Jazz were able to beat Texas in the playoffs last season. It was because of this pick-and-roll that Okura went out of the outside line and Yao Yao could not defend himself. Hayes, who was only 1.98 meters away from the paint area, could not be restricted. He was eventually beaten to death by this kite style.
However, with Li Chengming leaving the field and with more than three minutes left before the end of the midfield, the Magic still led by 7 points because they could not defend against the opponent. If they were to play against each other, the Magic were generally more efficient than the opponent.
This lead has been maintained until the end of the second quarter. Nelson is in good shape today. With the same pick-and-roll as Howard, Howard attracts defense and allows him to easily break through the basket and score continuously, assisting Bogans to hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner.
Even though Gibson on the opposite side had a accurate three-pointer today, he did not miss his hand. James began to frequently fight to the basket, but he could not narrow the gap.
Another time, after Larry Hughes missed the ball, he gave the Magic a quick break opportunity, and led 57:49 after halftime to 8 points.
Larry Hughes was a disaster-level performance in the first half today, and it was also the most important reason why the Cavaliers couldn't start the situation, because the Magic actually couldn't limit James.
This guy's misplaced singles efficiency after pick-and-roll is not bad at all compared to Howard. He scored 24 points in the first half of the game, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and a triple-double is about to be around.
Moreover, Howard could not completely block the attacks of Big Z and Guden from the inside.
Lewis is actually a bit soft, not against Guden in defense, and Howard dared not let go of Big Z. In the first half, Lewis had sent Guden to the free throw line three times, and had to replace the game at the last minute, and then Li Chengming came up and played for another minute.
In fact, in other words, it is precisely because of the variable Li Chengming that the Magic have always had a slight advantage in this game, otherwise the strength of the two teams is actually not much different from their current state.
After all, although Larry Hughes was poor in offense, his entanglement and restrictions on Tkoglu were still in place on the defensive end. The two of them were actually considered to be a dug.
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After halftime, Li Chengming returned to the visiting team's locker room. Seeing Howard browsing with his mobile phone again, this guy was happy and liked to watch news comments in the halftime, and liked to watch others praise him.
In the first half, he played 22 minutes, made 7 of 10 shots and 6 of 8 free throws, and scored 20 points, fighting against "Jackson".
Howard performed very well at the free throw line today. In the first half, the Cavaliers also used the shark-cutting tactic, but when he saw him making 3 of 4 free throws, he didn't dare to use it easily.
Of course, even if they don’t use foul tactics, sometimes if they don’t foul, they can’t stop Howard. So if Howard is willing and the referee gives face, free throws will definitely be indispensable in one game.
"If Dwight could always be like this game, or have a deadly free throw..."
When Howard read this comment, his face turned slightly dark. Since he entered the league, Yao Yu has been his nemesis. He has basically never won the match and is almost a demon.
"Hey, I'll be fighting Houston in a short while. You're going to meet your fellow villager, Lee, are you ready?"
Li Chengming suddenly said strangely: "I am not in line with him..."
As long as Van Gundy is fine, it is impossible for him to play in the fifth position, and it is even more impossible for him to defend Yao Yao.
If it is an attack, because Yao Da was unable to defend himself, he would still be confident that he could fight.
After all, the height of 2.26 meters is there. In fact, the Big Z opposite today can be treated as a Taoist Yao in Thuania to a certain extent. The height is almost enough but the arm span can be compensated.
However, this Big Z has much less playing time than Yaoyao. They are all so big that they play in less than 30 minutes in one game. Today, they are still watching more because they are anxious about the game.
Howard immediately groaned, "What do you think I do to you normally?"
"Uh, it's pretty good..."
Howard deliberately said with a shady face: "Why should you, who is a younger brother, share the burden for the boss?"
"Of course I do, but..." Li Chengming spread his hands and seemed to say helplessly: "Don't this depend on the coach's arrangement?"
Howard immediately curled his lips and secretly scolded Li Chengming for being unfaithful.
But that's what he said. In fact, with the spirit of the monster, although he often suffers from the little giant, he also has the pride of being the "No. 1 center". Even if Li Chengming really wants to help, he will refuse.
To be honest, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been so miserably defeated by Yao Yao before.
Because the two are in different divisions, there are only two regular season games each season. In the past three seasons, Howard has won only once in the five matches and has slightly better data. Not only did he lose the game, but his personal data is not as good as Yao Yu.
This is also why everyone in China says that Yao Yao is the nemesis of the Warcraft. Of course, Yao Yao has reached its peak. As the top scorer, Howard, as a high school student, has completely adapted to the intensity of the NBA after spending his rookie period and gradually realized his talent last season.
Before, he called him "No. 1 center" but was only hyped by some media, but since this season, he has performed one after another, whether he is an individual or a team leader, Howard is now able to afford this title.
So if neither of them is affected by injuries, their competition in the next few years will be the biggest highlight.
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