The basketball blocked by Li Kaiming fell into the hands of Thornton, who passed the ball to Hinrich, and the Wizards launched a fast break.
Li Kaiming was still running at the front, like a wild horse running wild.
Several members of the Magic team formed a wall directly outside the three-point line, suppressing Li Kaiming's speed.
But the price is leaving a lot of open opportunities for others on the Wizards.
However, Nick Young was not left open. Hinrich looked left and right and found that there was no better opportunity than his own, so he went directly to the frontcourt and shot a three-pointer.
The opportunity was good, but Hinrich failed to seize it, and Howard got the rebound.
Magic offense, this time Howard received a pass from Carter from outside without the ball under the basket, and then immediately stepped up from the basket, causing Blatche's foul!
This foul is actually a bit far-fetched, but this is the home court of the Magic and the referee is the Tony brothers, so it is understandable.
Blatche was a little depressed. This was what he feared the most. Originally, he couldn't guard Howard when he was doing aerial work without the ball. But if the latter immediately got strong after receiving the ball and the referee gave him face, then he wouldn't be able to guard him either. live.
Howard stood on the free throw line and made one of two free throws after half preparation. The rebound was collected by Blatche. The opposite Magic quickly retreated on defense, cutting off the Wizards' idea of a fast break.
Hinrich and Li Kaiming played a pick-and-roll in a positional battle. After the screen, Li Kaiming cut inside. Nelson, the opposing point guard, was stuck behind him. He had no choice but to switch defenses. Lewis hesitated for a moment and went back to guard Hinrich. .
With such a big mismatch, Hinrich hit the ball to Li Kaiming. The moment the ball arrived, Lewis let go of Hinrich and pounced on him.
At the same time, Vince Carter from the bottom corner on the same side was flanked.
Nelson took advantage of his low center of gravity and pressed his lower body against Li Kaiming's knee.
Point guards who have been in the league for many years have almost all the dirty moves to defend against big players.
But when Nelson's lower limbs are exerting force, it means that his flexibility will be reduced, so Li Kaiming used the ball protector to block Nelson the moment he received the ball, and then used the side of his back that was against Nelson as an axis, and made a quick move Turn around and drive into the penalty area.
Howard immediately raised his hands to greet him, but Li Kaiming used a fake layup to send Howard flying, then changed the ball from his right hand to his left hand, and used a pull rod in the air to wipe the ball from the other side of the backboard.
The Magic's offense ended with Carter's three-pointer. Hinrich once again gave the ball to Li Kaiming. When Li Kaiming got the ball, the two Magic team members directly covered it, even though Li Kaiming was outside the three-point line.
The man in the open position is still El Thornton, and the Magic always let him go.
Li Kaiming chose to trust Thornton this time and passed the ball to the latter. Thornton hesitated for a moment when he got the ball, and then he took a shot, and it turned out to be a three-pointer!
Back in the second quarter, the Wizards had already widened the point difference. This was not what the audience wanted to see. Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.
After returning from the timeout, the Magic replaced backup point guard Chris Duhon, who averaged 7 points and 5 assists per game last season and is a very qualified point guard.
Pietrus replaced Richardson. In comparison, Pietrus has a stronger offensive ability.
The Wizards didn't have many rotations to choose from. They just took off Blatche and replaced him with backup center JaVale McGee. This year's rookie forward Trevor Booker also got a chance and replaced Alley. Thorton.
Both sides used their respective semi-substitute lineups in the second half of the second quarter, but the Wizards' lineup was still clearly at a disadvantage.
After switching to the bench, the Magic's performance improved slightly. The substitute point guard is a passing player who is very good at sorting out the team's offense.
After five minutes of play, the Magic reduced the point difference to 2 points again.
As for Li Kaiming, except for a 4-minute break in the second half of the first quarter, there was no chance to rest in the first half.
Sanders also clearly told him that if he wants to win today, Li Kaiming must play full minutes.
Of course, apart from Li Kaiming, the only other member of the Wizards who has this treatment is Nick Young.
Li Kaiming is because the team needs him as the core on the field. Without him, it is easy to fall into singles.
But Nick Young is because the Wizards do not have a suitable substitute at the No. 2 position.
Sun Yue is one, but his current level is definitely not suitable for getting a chance to play in this kind of game.
Lester Hudson's level is not good enough either, and he can still make do in the summer league.
There is no other way but to let Nick Young play at full capacity...
In the last attack of the first half, the score between the two sides was 48 to 47, with the Wizards leading by 1 point.
With 13 seconds left on the clock, the Wizards have the ball and serve from the backcourt.
The Magic adopted a full-court double-teaming and pressing strategy against Li Kaiming. Li Kaiming couldn't touch the ball at all, so in the end it was point guard Hinrich who got the ball and advanced with it.
With 10 seconds left in the frontcourt, Li Kaiming dodged two double-teams and got out of the gap to receive Hinrich's pass. He knew that the Magic's double-team would arrive soon, so he simply took the pass. After getting the ball, he only took one step toward the three-point line, and then he just pulled it up and threw a three-pointer!
Because the position of his three-point shot was two steps away from the three-point line, everyone was stunned by this shot!
This feeling is like when playing a basketball game, holding the ball in the backcourt and pressing the pass button turns out to be the shooting button. It doesn’t look right no matter how you look at it!
The commentator at the scene even called "Li Kaiming is crazy!"
It's not that far, and the time for this attack has not yet come. If this ball is not scored, it is equivalent to changing hands and giving the last opportunity to the Magic team. It is not worth it no matter how you look at it!
But such a ridiculous-looking shot actually followed a perfect parabolic trajectory in the air and landed in the basket with precise guidance!
Uh-huh!
51 to 47!
There are still 6 seconds left!
The entire Amway Center was completely conquered by Li Kaiming's offensive performance!
"What kind of monster! Can you throw it in from such a distance in actual combat?"
"And he was double-teamed by two people!"
"His shooting posture is even a standard jump shot! It's terrifying!"
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In the studio of Huaguo Sports Channel, Zhang Weiping and several commentators were also crazy because of this goal!
Zhang Weiping pointed out bluntly, "If the Chinese men's basketball team has players like Li Kaiming, then I believe there will be no problem winning medals, and we can even dream of gold medals!"
Su Qun on the side still had some sense, "No matter what, planning for Li Kaiming is definitely a matter of great benefit and harmlessness, and it will greatly improve the strength of the national team!"
In the last 6 seconds of the first half, the Magic served from the backcourt, and it was Vince Carter who executed the final attack. 6 seconds was enough for a simple tactic from the backcourt to the frontcourt, with Howard covering the ball and Carter taking one step inside the three-point line. Against McGee's long arm, he took a mid-range shot. At the end of the first half, he shot the iron.
In the entire first half, Li Kaiming played 20 minutes and made 9 of 13 shots, including 4 of 5 three-pointers. He scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, the highest number of points and assists in the game!
The rest of the Wizards performed well tonight. Nick Young was heavily guarded and still scored 8 points. Hinrich took over at the last moment and showed his style as a veteran, scoring 6 points and 5 assists. Blatche was under the basket. Being fed well by Li Kaiming, he scored 7 points and 7 rebounds in the half, which can be regarded as a reward for completing his task well.
Yi Jianlian got 4 minutes of playing time in the first half, the same 4 minutes that Li Kaiming left. Unfortunately, his performance was not good. He made 0 of 2 shots and got 1 rebound, but no other data was recorded.
Sun Yue simply didn't get a chance to play.
For the Magic, Howard scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block, Carter scored 12 points, and Lewis found his form in the second quarter, scoring 8 points and 2 rebounds.
