After two days of rest, the fatigue from the fourth and third games finally subsided.
Li Kaiming also received a message from Yi Jianlian that it was time to start training.
Under Li Kaiming's guidance, Sun Yue gradually increased the amount of physical training starting from this training, and then also practiced shooting after the training. This intensity made Li Kaiming a little shocked.
As for Yi Jianlian, he started to polish his basic skills with the help of the team's trainer, and more importantly, adjusted his shooting posture.
After the trainer learned about Yi Jianlian's needs, he quickly came up with a targeted training plan, but training such as changing shooting postures was done on a monthly basis.
After all, muscle memory formed over many years cannot be changed so easily.
However, for a player of Yi Jianlian's level, it is already good to humbly accept his own shortcomings and then take the initiative to seek changes. After all, in this world, there are always people who rely on talent to play and never face their shortcomings. .
If it weren't for the food provided by the master, the slums would be this kind of place.
After the first individual training, the second is the team training together.
The Wizards will face the Atlanta Hawks at home on October 13. Under the leadership of head coach Mike Woodson, the Hawks achieved a record of 53 wins and 29 losses last season, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.
Their lineup includes the King of Eagles, Joe Johnson, known as "Isolation Joe", former Kings All-Star guard Mike Bibby, Best Sixth Man Jamal Crawford, 2004 No. 3 overall pick Al Horford, etc., which can be a strong force. .
Sanders also attached great importance to this confrontation with the Eagles and practiced a lot of tactics in training in advance.
In the first home preseason game, Washington fans were still very generous, at least half of the seats were filled, and the home team was not faced with a lot of empty seats.
The Wizards did not live up to the love of the fans, and finally defeated the Atlanta Hawks 107-92 at home, achieving their fourth consecutive preseason victory.
Li Kaiming's performance was still outstanding. He scored 32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block in 33 minutes, with a shooting percentage of 60%.
Horford defended Li Kaiming's breakthrough well, but when the latter took a shot directly outside the penalty area, Horford was somewhat helpless against Li Kaiming.
And even if Li Kaiming breaks through, Horford may be passed by Li Kaiming accidentally. After all, Horford's speed can only be considered good in the inside, but Li Kaiming's speed is a bit too high in the inside.
Arenas still didn't have much playing time. He was still dealing with his knee injury. He only played 19 minutes, scored 14 points and 5 assists, and then went to rest.
Nick Young's three-pointers became even more powerful after being supplemented by Li Kaiming's pass. He hit 6 three-pointers in this game and scored 24 points and 5 rebounds, becoming the Wizards' leading scorer from beyond the three-point line. .
Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian are still not very efficient. One scored 4 points and the other scored 9 points. If you want to see the results of training, you have to train persistently.
Joe, who was playing alone on the opposite side, was indeed the number one star of the Hawks. He scored 28 points and 9 rebounds. Nick Young could not stop him at all.
The Wizards' four-game winning streak has finally attracted the attention of some big media.
Before this, it was basically some comparative media or fans who discussed the preseason, because generally, each team's starting playing time in the preseason was not very long, and there was almost no reference to the regular season or even the playoffs.
However, the Wizards actually defeated three playoff teams in succession, the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks, without increasing their starting time, and even Arenas was injured and his playing time was shortened.
The Bulls and Hawks are both teams that are expected to enter the second round of the playoffs. Is it possible that the Wizards also have the ability to enter the playoffs?
Although one game can't tell anything, but I have won four games in a row, so I can't just be lucky every time.
Many media have begun to prepare programs to predict what results the Wizards can achieve this season.
On one of the TV programs, the program team invited three guests, basketball commentator Koslov, TNT special commentator Kenny Smith, and the famous loudmouth Charles Barkley.
The three people started a crazy competition.
Koslov belittled Li Kaiming as always, but this time he also brought the Wizards with him, and his hatred spread all over the house.
He spoke very quickly, "Listen everyone, the Wizards played very well in the preseason, very good. I definitely don't deny that. But come on, this is just a preseason, no one will take it seriously. thing!"
Kenny Smith nodded and said, "That's true. After all, this is just a preseason game."
Buckley was not polite. He and Koslov had faced each other online more than once because of Li Kaiming's matter, so this time they were enemies meeting each other, and they were extremely jealous.
Barkley shook his huge bald head, "Koslov, who doesn't know what you are thinking? You didn't take the preseason seriously, so why didn't the other teams win? Do you not want to win?"
Kenny Smith in the center still nodded, "It's no problem."
The two sides fought with each other for several rounds, but in the end no one won. In the end, Kenny Smith said, "Let's watch a few more games. Winning and losing in four games doesn't mean anything. When I was in the Rockets, there was no one." I believe we can win the championship with sixth place in the Western Conference."
Kenny Smith is a centrist and puts an end to this topic.
NBA fans are also very consciously divided into three factions like these three people. Everyone has set their sights on Li Kaiming and the Wizards to see what results they can achieve.
Two days later, the Wizards sat at home and faced the challenge of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Under the leadership of head coach Scott Skiles, the Bucks achieved a record of 46 wins and 36 losses in the regular season last season, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Another potential playoff competitor!
In the end, the Wizards defeated the Bucks 98-96 at home and won their fifth consecutive preseason victory.
Li Kaiming scored 30+ again. Since the second game, he has firmly held the preseason scoring title this season.
However, the Wizards teammates are not in good condition, otherwise they would not be playing so anxiously.
Only Nick Young in the team has a normal touch. He scored 18 points on 4 of 5 three-pointers. No one else shot more than half.
After playing against the Bucks, the Wizards set off again non-stop and rushed to New York.
The bad news is that Arenas' knee prevented him from playing in the next game, so the Wizards directly let Arenas stay in Washington for treatment and did not travel with the team to the away game.
Without Arenas as an outside scoring point, Li Kaiming's pressure suddenly increased a lot, because Arenas, in addition to being the leading scorer from the outside, is also the only one who can handle the ball. Without him, the Wizards will be in trouble. We can only place all our hopes on Li Kaiming.
Amarestadmir joined the Knicks, so the current Knicks are not easy to mess with.
Fortunately, Li Kaiming withstood the pressure and scored a triple-double of 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. He led the team to a narrow victory over the Knicks and continued their winning streak.
There is still one game left in the preseason, and all fans want to know whether Li Kaiming can lead the Wizards to a complete victory in the preseason.
This yellow-skinned top pick has repeatedly broken their perceptions since the NCAA.
Now, in the NBA, can he still create new miracles?
