Alliance Targets

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Alliance Targets

Director Zhang smiled and said: "So now the media is also saying that this Li Chengming is likely to become a player that raises the ceiling of this Magic team. How far can he grow this season? Will he hit the rookie wall?"

What can we do in the playoffs?"

Each of these questions is very suspenseful and exciting, and I wish the time would pass as soon as possible.

But days have to pass day by day, and games have to be played one by one. At least for now, Li Chengming's momentum is developing very well, and Van Gundy's positioning for him is becoming more and more clear.

"Okay, Li Chengming still comes on as a substitute, but coach Van Gundy usually brings him on during the first substitution, just to let him grab points and gain an advantage."

"The referee's whistle sounded, and the two teams were preparing to jump the ball... OK, the game started, Howard easily took off and got the ball, and the Magic got the first wave of offensive opportunities."

"Nelson advanced with the ball first. The Magic players in the frontcourt were already in position. Howard was in the penalty area. The Pacers chose to go around and defend because they didn't want him to catch the ball..."

The center of the Pacers is Jermaine O'Neal, who is 211cm tall. He played as a guard in his early years, but he did not expect to grow taller quickly after high school. As a result, he was not completely finalized until he joined the NBA.

Moreover, during his rookie period, he was in the "center graveyard" of the Trail Blazers and was never able to perform well. It was not until he came to the Pacers that he grew into a star center averaging nearly 20+10 points per game in his second season.

Unfortunately, first the Pacers began to fall apart due to the Auburn Hills Palace incident, and then O'Neal was troubled by injuries. In the past two seasons, his attendance rate was worrying and his scoring ability also declined significantly.

Last season he was able to average close to 20 points per game, but this season he only averaged 13.4 points.

At his peak, O'Neal Jr. was an excellent defender in the penalty area, averaging nearly 3 blocks per game. He was the core of the Pacers' interior defense.

This season he still averages two blocks per game, but his rebounds have dropped significantly compared with last season. With the improvement in offensive rebound rate, it is obvious that the protection of backcourt rebounds is not good enough.

Fortunately, O'Brien's decline is also accompanied by the growth of another core of the team. Granger has gradually become the team leader and has averaged 20 points per game this year.

Granger has a solid defense and superb shooting skills. He is a rare small forward who can lead the team on both offense and defense. His rebound protection can make up for Ou's decline, and his improvement in organization has also made the Pacers become more and more integrated as a whole.

However, facing the Magic today, Granger used his shooting ability more to target the opponent Turkoglu's defensive weakness of slow pace and frequently fired shots from the outside.

In the first half of the first quarter, he hit two three-pointers from the outside and scored 8 points in a row, helping the Pacers quickly establish a 5-point lead.

However, the Magic quickly reacted. With Howard beating O'Brien on both offense and defense in the penalty area, the team gradually caught up and overtook the score.

Li Chengming watched Xiao Ou almost being eaten alive by Howard off the court. Howard was shorter, but his wingspan was not compromised, and his weight was even more crushing.

His lower body strength depends on the opponent, and there are few in the league that can match his upper body strength, so once he gets a position under the basket, he can beat the opponent with his physical talent.

O'Neal Jr. may not be able to handle him in his prime, not to mention that he is no longer as brave as he was after being eroded by injuries.

Granger tried to double-team him to share the pressure, but he did not dare to completely let go of Turkoglu, otherwise he would still have a way to reorganize the attack even if he did not shoot directly.

When Li Chengming came on the court, the Magic had already led by 4 points, 25:29.

Li Chengming played against Jeff Foster, a 2.11-meter white center. He was a little heavier than O'Brien, but because of his personal characteristics, he mostly stood up as a screen, and then stole the chicken.

Points.

As a blue-collar worker, Foster mainly does dirty work, such as defense and rebounding - mainly because he is not good at doing anything else besides this.

Li Chengming knew with just a little leaning that his opponent's lower body was very stable, and with a heavy center of gravity, even if the opponent was much taller than himself, this would not give him much room to take action, and he could interfere at any time.

"Li Chengming faced the opposite veteran as soon as he came on the court. Foster is a blue-collar insider, so Li Chengming will have less defensive pressure. Looking at this goal, the Pacers obviously have some research on Li Chengming. Foster

When I came up, I lowered my center of gravity and didn't want Li Chengming to carry his back too easily."

Director Sun said: "Half of Li Chengming's points this season come from the low post, and because of Howard's habits, he mostly plays with the ball in the short corner on the right side. As long as the opponent is slightly weak, he will

It was easy to get him inside."

Director Zhang added: "The Magic team also pays attention to matching his offensive lineup. You can see that when Li Cheng is playing singles, the position of other Magic players on the court is to facilitate the ball after he attracts defensive double-teams.

And the movement to organize the second offense..."

While they were talking, Li Chengming had already completed an attack on the field.

It is indeed difficult for Foster to stop Li Chengming, not to mention that Li Chengming is in a hot state recently.

So far, any team that has come up to defend Li Chengming alone will not have any good results.

After completing tasks continuously and gaining points for consuming calories, Li Chengming felt that he had become richer and was able to make some decisive choices. Therefore, the low-level "Li Di Tai Sui" (10) was naturally upgraded to "Li Di Tai Sui" (10).

Yama”(20).

The latter directly covers the former, but it is completely worth it from the effect point of view.

Li Chengming didn't know if it was an illusion. Anyway, he felt that as soon as he sank down in a low position, he felt like his feet were rooted to the ground. Only he could push others, and no one could shake him.

In the two games against the Lakers and Warriors, the feeling of facing Odom and others was very obvious.

The same was true in this game. He took his first shot after taking the field, turned around and made a small floater to the basket.

However, the opponent was in good shape today. Jamal Tinsley hit a three-pointer from the outside and did not let the point difference widen.

Turning around, Li Chengming pulled out to cover Bogans. Unfortunately, Bogans didn't have a good touch and couldn't make a three-pointer. Li Chengming didn't grab a rebound in the paint. The Pacers counterattacked with Granger breaking into the basket to face Foye.

Er pulled up the lever and made a layup.

At 30:31, the Pacers were only 1 point behind.

There was more than 1 minute left in the first quarter. Li Chengming once again pulled out to provide a pick-and-roll for Arroyo. He received Arroyo's return pass from outside the three-point line and did not take action directly. Instead, he observed the position of his teammates.

Then after taking two steps down, I didn't see a suitable opportunity.

Facing Marquis Daniels in a single, he missed a turnaround jumper, but this time Bogans grabbed a rebound under the basket and scored a layup.

After that, the two teams each hit the ball once, and the Pacers made another pass error. Li Chengming caught the ball in the low post and hit the ball again with a fadeaway jumper. However, this time Foster was suspected of fouling, and the referee did not call the penalty. Li Chengming spread his hands.

Somewhat helpless.

The Pacers scored another two points from Daniels. In the last offensive round, with 18 seconds of attack time, Arroyo brought it to the frontcourt and handed it to Li Chengming. Li Chengming hit the back in the low post again, silently thinking about the time in his heart.

Just before the lights came on, he turned over and pushed the ball out.

This time Foster went too far and directly pulled Li Chengming's clothes, causing him to bend his right arm, which naturally affected his shooting.

As a result, after the lights came on, the referee still didn't call the penalty. Li Chengming almost got angry and went up to question him, but Bogans quickly came up and stopped him.

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Director Zhang began to make up for Li Chengming anxiously: "Li Chengming missed three jump shots in a row, but this is questionable. Today the referee seems to be targeting our player Li Chengming."

Director Sun also nodded and said: "The light was not on when Li Chengming took the shot, which means that this shot should be effective. Foster's move was obviously a foul, more obvious than the previous one, but the referee did not

There was no whistle. I don’t know if it was because of Li Chengming’s rookie status, or because he was the same as Dayao..."

It’s a consensus that Yao won’t receive fair treatment in the NBA. It’s true that Houston’s guards don’t give him the ball. He himself has some trouble catching the ball because of his short and small hands, but buttery hands definitely don’t count.

Most of the time it's because the defender committed a foul but didn't call it.

If people like Barkley and O'Neal directly use rules to restrict them, then Dayao obviously uses this invisible method to restrict him.

Otherwise, his statistics would definitely be much better than they are now, and Houston's record might be even better.

Li Chengming had calmed down when he came off the field. After all, it was not the first time for him to be unfairly punished.

Since entering the NBA, he has not had a deep feeling about the so-called racial discrimination. Occasionally he will see some not-so-good slogans on the sidelines, especially when playing away games, and the fans on the opposite side will not be polite to him.

But what really makes him feel restricted due to his identity is the double standard of referees' penalties during the game.

Li's father and his assistant also analyzed this for him. The actual situation may be more than that, and there is another one, that is, the league is promoting Durant. After all, he has a local registered permanent residence. For an international player like him, it is

When it comes to the Rookie of the Year award, the league is definitely not happy to see local players still being given the upper hand.

Apart from anything else, is it not just him and Yao, but also Nowitzki, have he been treated fairly in the NBA?

The 2006 finals were not far behind, and the penalty standards at that time were obviously double standards, which were inconsistent with both sides.

When the Mavericks played the Warriors in the playoffs last season, they were not without a little influence from the scale.

Then when he talked about this, he said that Nowitzki made too many jump shots, and it was normal for him to float without fouling.

Then Li Chengming and Dayao are not like this, right?

As a result, Dayao, who is a heavy center in the penalty area, averaged 8.6 free throws per game last season, while Li Chengming only made 7 free throws this season, averaging less than 3 times per game. He was more affected than Dayao.

After all, foreigners, non-whites and blacks plus rookies, and the league may be suppressing them secretly, it can be said that the DEBUFF is full.

If Li Chengming hadn't been too heavy and looked too solid, he would probably have been raped by criminals.

Because not only the league, but also Li Chengming, an opponent player, can feel some maliciousness.

In comparison, Garnett seemed too friendly just talking trash to him.

Thank you, Kevin!
Chapter completed!