Looking at the almost hysterical Lewis, Stan Van Gundy also frowned, "Rashad, you are obsessed! The more you play like this, the less you can respond to him, and the team will be in trouble. You are an old player, how can you still do it? Make such a mistake?"
When Lewis heard what the coach said, he suddenly felt as if a basin of cold water was poured on his head, which made him sober in an instant!
He has been playing for more than ten years, and he still understands certain principles. It's just that because his opponent is the No. 1 pick, he wants to be a teacher. In the end, he is taught by the rookie.
After thinking about this, Lewis had a look of shame on his face.
Next to the Wizards' bench, Sanders slapped Li Kaiming on the shoulder.
"Li, when did you become so accurate in three-pointers? Why didn't you show it before?"
Li Kaiming wiped his sweat with a towel, and then said haha, "Practice is effective, and I suddenly got better recently..."
He didn't care whether Sanders believed it or not. So what if he didn't believe it? Could it be possible that he could still be sent to the institute for anatomy?
Sanders was straightforward. The game was still in progress and precious time should not be spent on such trivial matters. He immediately picked up the tactical board and began to explain the next tactics to the players.
Li Kaiming sat on the bench and stared at Sanders' tactical board. As he listened, he noticed something was wrong.
Because he could clearly read a few words from the crooked lines and letters on the tactical board - give the ball to Li Kaiming...
The game will come back soon, and the short pause is just enough time to talk about a strategy, and then wipe the sweat and it's over.
The Magic served the ball in the frontcourt, and Li Kaiming found that Lewis looked like a different person, no longer obsessed with scoring on his head.
When a shooter of Lewis's caliber started to run without the ball, he was a very big threat. Li Kaiming had no choice but to follow the former around. Although his physical strength could still withstand it, the defense inside was entirely up to him. Oddly alone.
The first offense after the timeout ended with Howard catching the ball under the basket and dunking with both hands!
Blatche's talent is still too poor. Compared with Howard, his bounce speed is too slow, and it is easy for the latter to dunk under the basket.
Howard's hand skills are rough, but dunking is not rough.
7 to 8, the Wizards lead by 1 point.
Hinrich implemented the tactics set by Sanders in a very down-to-earth manner, handing over the ball as soon as he reached the frontcourt without hesitation for even a second.
This makes Li Kaiming feel a little weird. He is a power forward who has stolen the point guard's job. There is something wrong no matter how you look at it...
But his ultimate goal is to win, so he quickly puts this issue behind him.
Lewis's defensive concentration reached a new level this time, and he loudly reminded his teammates next to him to help him defend. It can be seen that after a few rounds, he also clearly realized that he could not guard Li Kaiming at all.
Since the start of the game, almost all the Wizards' offenses have been initiated by Li Kaiming, and they have never used any tactics. At this time, it was Sanders's turn to take effect.
Li Kaiming held the ball and beckoned Al Thornton to come up to cover. The Wizards played the first pick-and-roll after the opening.
Thornton's screen was a bit inadequate when facing Lewis, who was taller than him, and Richardson, who was guarding Thornton, immediately followed, ready to double-team Li Kaiming at any time.
Everyone else on the Wizards also started running. Blatche served as a pillar inside, providing off-ball coverage for Nick Young and Hinrich who were running.
Thornton cut inside directly after covering Li Kaiming, and the Magic simply let Thornton go. First, Thornton was an offensive threat, and second, they had Howard inside and were not afraid of Thornton's attack at the basket.
But after Thornton entered the three-point line, he did not go straight to the basket. Instead, he blocked Carter in Nick Young's path. Carter bypassed the screen set by Blatche, but Thornton's second The first screen left him feeling overwhelmed.
Nick Young finally got a chance in the bottom corner on the outside. Li Kaiming hit the ball directly into Nick Young's hand from the gap between Lewis and Richardson.
Nick Young caught the ball and shot, hitting a three-pointer!
7 to 11!
The Wizards came up and turned the tables and directly suppressed the home team with three points.
This was something that no one expected. The Magic, a three-point team, actually lost to a tank team competing for the top pick on the three-point line!
The Magic team attacked, and after a long period of silence, their three-point drought finally broke. Point guard Nelson hit one from the top of the key.
After halftime, Hinrich passed the ball to Li Kaiming. The Wizards ran the same tactics as last time, but this time the Magic were prepared and did not give Nick Young a chance, but gave the open space to Alsoso who was out. pause.
In Li Kaiming's view, Thornton's open three-point shooting percentage was not as good as his forced shot against someone, so he did not pass the ball at all, but gave the ball to Hinrich again, and he directly provided Hinrich with a pick-and-roll.
Li Kaiming acted as the pick-and-roll man, which was a great threat. The two defenders of the Magic team wanted to stick to Li Kaiming and missed Hinrich completely.
Hinrich naturally would not let go of this opportunity and scored two points with a successful mid-range shot.
10 to 13.
Time passed slowly, and the first quarter ended in the blink of an eye. The Wizards unexpectedly maintained their lead into the second quarter.
The Wizards lead their opponents by 2 points 32 to 30.
In the first quarter, Li Kaiming was the most eye-catching presence in the game. He scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter, and was the biggest contributor to maintaining the team's lead.
Li Kaiming's performance in the first quarter shut up many people who were ready to ridicule him before the game!
In the rookie's first game, this single quarter data is quite explosive even in history.
Comrade Koslov, who was waiting in front of the TV to discover dirt on Li Kaiming, angrily deleted the half-edited manuscript!
The Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean were conquered by Li Kaiming's performance in a single quarter!
"His skills are so comprehensive and his shooting is accurate!"
"He is also very good at passing the ball. There should be no one in our national team who can pass the ball better than him..."
"Do you still remember what statistics Yao Ming had in his NBA debut?"
"Of course I remember, Yao Ming came on as a substitute for 11 minutes, made 0 of 1 shots, scored 2 rebounds, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls!"
"Today's Li Kaiming, his single quarter data is close to Yao Ming's rookie season average data..."
"If this person is not injured, he will definitely have great potential!"
"So the question is, isn't he Chinese? Why doesn't our national team plan for him?"
"Then we have to ask some officials from the sports bureau..."
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And those who were conquered by Li Kaiming were not only the people off the court, but also the people on the court.
Wizards teammates have begun to admire Li Kaiming from the bottom of their hearts. The latter's performance in the summer league and preseason games can only surprise the Wizards players at best, but the performance in the first quarter of the opening game, and Li Kaiming as a ball player. His teammates are impressed by his responsibility as the core of the team.
In addition to his teammates, Magic players and coaches also spoke highly of Li Kaiming.
Stan Van Gundy had already thought of various ways to restrict the yellow-skinned guy in the first quarter, but these strategies were all cracked by the latter.
Van Gundy, who has always believed that basketball is a team game, has a little doubt about his belief at this moment. Can anyone really play a team by himself?
Lewis was sweating profusely at this time. He felt like he was not playing in the regular season, but like playing in the playoffs or even the finals.
He had tried his best to defend, but the guy he looked down on at the beginning always had various ways to score over his head.
He has completely let go of his contempt and regards Li Kaiming as an All-Star opponent. Unknowingly, he has put himself in a weak position.
