The rest time between sections passed quickly. Sanders saw the hope of winning the game and directly told Li Kaiming not to rest in the remaining time. I will call a timeout for you when you are tired.
At this time, Li Kaiming has become a donkey of the production team and cannot rest for a minute.
In the crucial fourth quarter, the Magic's Van Gundy also became ruthless. The starter continued to play and fought the Wizards to the end!
They are confident. First of all, playing at home has the advantage of location and people, and the team's lineup is already deep. Even if they are exhausted tonight, they will have enough personnel to go to school for the next game.
On the contrary, he is a prodigy. He is not perfect to begin with, and he has a back-to-back match, which can be said to be bad in every aspect.
But even so, no one wanted to give up the victory in the opening game. The intensity of the game at this time was almost the same as in the playoffs.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Magic served, Howard came out to cover, and the four outsiders were roaming outside, running with various cross-covers. The Wizards players lost their man in a few moments, and then had to switch defenses. Finally, Lewis hit Hinrich's dislocation and a back-up two-pointer!
79 to 81!
Magic overtakes!
This was the Magic's first lead since the first few goals, so the fans at the Amway Center immediately cheered for the home team!
When the Wizards were attacking, the home fans, led by DJ, began to use "external forces" to help the Magic defend.
"Defend! Defend! Defend!"
More than 10,000 spectators shouted in unison, the sound was deafening!
Even Li Kaiming, who has always had a big heart and a relatively stable mentality, has sweat on his palms. These NBA fans are much more brutal than those NCAA audiences, so they shout very hard. The volume of more than 10,000 is no better than what he used to do. How much was heard in the NCAA semifinals.
Even Li Kaiming was like this, and several other players were even more nervous. Only Nick Young was a little excited, and the other three had nervous expressions on their faces.
Hinrich tried to stabilize his mentality, then dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Li Kaiming.
The Magic were still using Lewis as a one-man defense. Li Kaiming called Hinrich to come over for a pick-and-roll, switched to the opposing point guard Nelson to defend him, and then suddenly shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line and scored a three-pointer!
The fans at the Amway Center let out a sigh of regret, and the shouts of "Defense!" suddenly stopped.
82 to 81!
The Magic's offense was blocked and the rebound was grabbed by Li Kaiming. He immediately launched a fast break and advanced with the ball.
Howard gritted his teeth and persisted, desperately trying to catch up with the Wizards' No. 0, but found that he was getting further and further away from him!
Howard was not in the paint, and no one could withstand Li Kaiming's fast break. He had no choice but to pull down and serve the ball from the frontcourt.
Li Kaiming stood on the sideline and served the ball to Nick Young who came out. The latter singled out Carter and missed the front basket. The rebound was picked off by Howard.
The Magic succeeded in attacking, and Howard caused a foul on McGee under the basket. Sanders replaced Blatche. McGee's task has been completed. He is still not experienced enough, and when he plays for a long time, he will easily get distracted on the defensive end. .
Howard missed two free throws. McGee made his final contribution before leaving the court. Li Kaiming took the ball from Blatche and began to advance.
This time the Magic retreated quickly and had no chance for a fast break. Li Kaiming spotted the opportunity from the outside and passed the ball to Nick Young who came out of the mid-range. The latter caught the ball and turned around and shot an elegant jumper, scoring two points.
At this moment, Li Kaiming suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of relief. If only he could just stand at the top of the arc and deal the cards, the team would win.
But his teammates soon shattered his illusions, because in the next round, Hinrich received his deal in the same position. Faced with a short open opportunity, Zheng failed to kill him.
It seems that whether you feel comfortable dealing cards depends on the level of your teammates!
The Magic scored another goal and tied the score twice in a row. The two sides returned to the same starting line again.
Li Kaiming decided to take action by himself as much as possible. The Magic no longer double-teamed him. Unless his teammates have a very large open opportunity, he will no longer pass the ball!
When he came to the frontcourt, Li Kaiming faced Lewis with determination. This time he did not call for a screen. Lewis originally had a precaution behind him to prevent the opponent from coming to screen. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming was very straightforward and just came over and shot!
When he was on the ground, he could still cover Li Kaiming's face with his hand, but when Li Kaiming jumped up, his hand had no big effect. Li Kaiming made another three-pointer!
The solution at the scene was already a little uneasy.
"So far, Li Kaiming has hit 8 three-pointers. The current number of three-pointers made by NBA players in a single game is 12 jointly held by Kobe and Marshall. Now there is more than half a quarter before the end of the game. Li Kaiming has a chance to break or Tie this record!”
On the big screen at the scene, the number of three-pointers made by an NBA player in a single game during the regular season was also displayed, followed by the names of Kobe and Marshall.
About half of the screen was filled with a photo of Li Kaiming's makeup, with his performance data for tonight below.
8 of 10 three-pointers were highlighted.
After hearing what Jie said, the fans at the scene looked up at the screen.
Good guy!
What kind of monster came to the Amway Center tonight! This is the first show of the rookie season! I don’t know, I thought it was Lianji’s first transfer performance...
The Magic players naturally saw the data on the screen, so in the next defense, Lewis stayed close to Li Kaiming throughout the game, absolutely not giving the latter a chance to throw a three-pointer!
Even if Li Kaiming used his speed to pass him by one step, Lewis would not let the former shoot a three-pointer!
What a joke!
At this time, for the Magic players, even winning or losing the game can only be ranked second. The first is that Li Kaiming must not be allowed to break the NBA's single-game three-point shooting record!
If a rookie breaks the NBA record in his first game, everyone on this Magic team will be nailed to the pillar of shame and never be able to stand up!
The Magic's defense can be so crazy that they would rather foul and let Li Kaiming take three free throws than let him make a three-pointer! This shows how determined they are!
As for Li Kaiming himself, he has an indifferent attitude towards this. This so-called record is not big, nor is it. For those little-known role players, perhaps this is the only time in their career that they can leave their names in history. Opportunities are naturally very important. For example, Marshall, if he didn't have those 12 three-pointers, how many fans would remember him when he retires?
But for those Hall of Fame players, this kind of record is like a lice on the head of a lion. One more is not too much, one less is not a lot. For example, Kobe. Is it possible that he does not have this record of 12 three-pointers in a single game? His historical status is Will it decline?
Li Kaiming naturally regarded himself as the same person as Kobe, so when he saw that the Magic would rather foul him than let him shoot a three-pointer, he immediately gave up.
Even if he doesn't care, if he insists on breaking this record, it is not ruled out that the Magic will make some off-the-clock moves to send him to rest. He does not want to sit on the bench in suits and ties watching other people's games in the first season of his career.
However, the Magic also paid the price for their crazy reaction. In the second half of the fourth quarter, not only did they not take the lead, but they were pulled away by the Wizards. The Wizards' lead lasted until the end of the game, and the referee Tony Brothers blew the whistle. Whistle, the game is over!
The Washington Wizards defeated the Orlando Magic 98-90 on the road, getting a good start to the season!
Li Kaiming played 43 minutes and made 18 of 25, including 8 of 10 three-pointers. He scored 46 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, a terrifying triple-double!
Facing the league's top defensive finals team, Li Kaiming scored a 40+ triple-double in his career debut. Such exciting news quickly spread throughout all circles that follow the NBA!
No one could have expected that a rookie could actually get such dominant statistics in his debut...
