Chapter 58 Li Chengming’s new discovery (11)

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 58 Li Chengming’s new discovery (11)

The half-time break was only fifteen minutes, and it passed in an instant.

After the second half of the game started, the two teams were still starting against each other. After resting for a while, the hands of both teams seemed to be a little cold, and they were not in the state at the beginning. They went back and forth with each other, almost knocking the baskets on both sides.

Howard and James exchanged a few more rebounds, but the Cavaliers' inside height began to take advantage. Big Z and Gooden grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row, and the second attack was successful, narrowing the score gap to 4 points.

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Then Nelson stepped forward and successfully attacked the frame first, then cooperated with Lewis in the pick-and-roll to assist the latter to hit a three-pointer, and then jumped under the basket and passed to Bogans on the outside for a three-pointer. The Magic played an 8:2 wave, and again

The score was pushed to 10 points.

At this time, the third quarter had gone on for 5 minutes, and the official timeout was entered, and both sides began to prepare for substitutions.

Li Chengming has now entered the first order of rotation in Van Gundy's heart, which he has earned through his performance.

With two consecutive 20+ games, Li Chengming suddenly became the darling of Magic fans. Although his foundation is not stable enough, the Magic manager and he have proven their vision, so if the opportunity is right, he doesn't mind giving more now.

Li has a chance to become famous.

Li Chengming performed well in the first half, at least he completed his duties well, so at this time Van Gundy directly put Li Chengming on the court and replaced Lewis.

Although Lewis' efficiency today is average, his role in opening up space on the offensive end is still very obvious, creating a more comfortable 1V1 space for Howard.

However, Lewis has just committed his fourth foul. Replacing him now can be regarded as a little protection for him. After all, this game is likely to go to the final stage, and he will still be needed to perform at that time.

Li Chengming can also replace part of Lewis's role, but this will weaken the defensive mobility of the flank. Although Lewis is not good at defense, he is more flexible and can help Turkoglu fill the position.

Sure enough, after Li Chengming came on the court, James' eyes immediately lit up. After all, he caught Li Chengming's defensive problems in the first half, but he was allowed to score some points and assists, so he liked it for a while.

Got this opponent.

Well, anyone who can give me points is a good opponent.

However, Li Chengming came up to play the fourth position this time. After James found Gooden for the pick-and-roll, he faced him directly, and then used Li Chengming's slow turn to try to kill the inside, but Li Chengming's pace after turning around was not slow.

James' dribbling speed is actually slower than him, allowing him to catch up.

The two bodies were squeezed together, and James was slightly surprised. Although he had already felt Li Chengming's power, Li Chengming was still able to exert pressure at the same time while accelerating, which made James immediately feel uncomfortable.

Li Chengming knew very well in his heart that this was entirely due to James' characteristics and did not constitute an advantage for him.

The unstoppable thing about James' breakthrough is that when he sprints and relies on his strong body to create a tank-like impact, he calls it a "tank breakthrough", which is like a bulldozer and he relies on his physical advantage to crush him in.

But against Li Chengming, his strength naturally has no advantage, and because his size is also not light, he has no absolute advantage over Li Chengming in terms of speed and flexibility.

Although James is very explosive when running, his speed when carrying the ball naturally slows down a lot. In addition, Li Chengming can constantly squeeze and force him with his body. Unless he flops directly at this time, he will have to be pestered by Li Chengming.

No.

James couldn't get rid of Li Chengming, and seeing Howard waiting for him with open arms under the basket, he had no choice but to pass the ball under Li Chengming's armpit.

James still has nothing to say in terms of vision. Even when he is traveling, he can quickly observe the movement of his teammates and pass the ball. Gooden, who followed next to him, received the pass, but Howard immediately let go and turned around to meet him.

Go up.

Gooden did not have the courage to challenge Howard's defense head-on, and distributed the ball again. Larry Hughes from the outside received the ball, took two steps forward, and made a mid-range emergency stop jumper. Another strike.

James' face darkened when he saw this scene, and he almost shot two death rays.

He has always been a little dissatisfied with this teammate. Back then, Larry Hughes played 20+ and played two defenses. When the team recruited him, James thought he had finally got his own Pippen. Unexpectedly, this was not the same.

Like Davis before, he also fought for the ball with himself.

Larry Hughes is not the kind of shooter who catches the ball on the spot. It can even be said that his shooting is a weakness. He is better at breakthroughs and needs the ball to attack independently.

In this regard, it can be said that he is somewhat similar to Pippen, but James is not Jordan.

In the Cavaliers, James is usually responsible for holding the ball and organizing the offense.

Mike Brown is the defensive coach. It can also be said that after establishing James as the core of the team, the Cavaliers' offense has only one solution, and that is a system with James as the core organization.

He has the ball at his disposal and naturally decides how to attack.

And once his side's offense is blocked, he either has to go out to organize again, or he has to see if his teammates can make a shot.

Obviously Larry Hughes can't bear this responsibility today. He has made 1 of 8 shots so far. The key is that this guy doesn't shoot three-pointers very often. Otherwise, even if he doesn't score, he can at least open up a little space for the Magic.

The team's defense becomes a little more difficult.

It can only be said that maybe he and James are not compatible. After coming to the Cavaliers, Larry Hughes has always been a little acclimated, especially when he played with James together. The effect was not good, and he could only perform to a certain extent in a few games.

Playing as a substitute would actually be more effective.

But such an expensive substitute obviously does not meet the management's expectations.

They also believe that it is just a matter of running-in. As long as a tacit understanding is developed over time, they will naturally get better and better.

James didn't show it, he just kept his dissatisfaction in his heart.

Here, Li Chengming blocked James and got the rebound. He glanced at it and felt that James seemed to be distracted, and he didn't bother to care about him. Seeing that there was no fast break opportunity, he gave Turkoglu first and let him lead him through the half.

After Van Gundy arrived, Turkoglu's role did not decrease compared to last season. On the contrary, he became more important in the offense. He is the team's true organizational core.

After Li Chengming positioned himself in the short corner on the left, he reached for the ball with his back to Gooden.

He feels that one of his outstanding advantages over Yao is that his wingspan is long enough and his hands are big enough, which gives him an advantage in catching passes.

Gooden will not easily use the method of bypassing the front. After all, Li Chengming has not yet reached the offensive threat of Dayao, and the risk of bypassing the defense is also very high. The Magic's Turkoglu, Nelson and Arroyo pass the ball.

Not bad at all. Li Chengming can also choose to cut without the ball, which makes him even more difficult to defend against.

This time Turkoglu lobbed the ball over, and Li Chengming leaned back. Before he exerted any force, Gooden was already facing a formidable opponent.

Realizing this, Li Chengming made a fake move of shaking his shoulders. Gooden's nerves were tense and he was suddenly stirred up. His center of gravity was unconsciously moved and he turned to the left. At this moment, Li Chengming

But he took the ball and took a step to the right, and then suddenly stopped. Facing Big Z, he still chose to throw the ball up.

Big Z's reaction was naturally not that fast. As soon as he raised his hand, he felt the basketball brush against his scalp, and there was a powerful and heavy slamming sound behind him.

"Oh My Jesus, Lee can actually make such an imaginative pass!"

The commentators and many fans are impressed by the big man who can pass the ball - well, Li Chengming is not a big man at his height, but for someone who plays in the post, he can really shine if he can pass the ball like this.

The eyes of few.

On the contrary, the Magic team was not surprised because Li Chengming had a similar performance in training.

It's just that in the game, Li Chengming rarely passes such risky balls. It may be a mistake. He doesn't have much power to squander the ball now.

But this time, Li Chengming accidentally discovered that the "scope" ability could not only be used for shooting, but also effective for passing, because at that moment he felt that he had a clear passing path.

, and then I tried it, and it really worked.
Chapter completed!