Joe Johnson was also a little surprised. The rookie opposite him was not simple!
Then an impulse arose in his heart, the impulse to compete with Li Kaiming!
The first time he came to the frontcourt, Joe Johnson signaled to his teammates that he wanted to play in singles!
The atmosphere in the Eagles is very good, so the players also give Joe Johnson face. In addition, the latter has a very calm personality, and everyone else also respects him as the boss.
After Johnson got the ball, he faced Nick Young's defense and three threats from beyond the three-point line. Nick Young was thrown off his center of gravity in a few clicks. Johnson quickly started off the ball, surpassing Nick Young by half a body, and then gained a lot of experience. He skillfully blocked Nick Young behind him.
Li Kaiming was holding Johnson on the edge of the penalty area, ready to defend at any time.
His opponent, Marvin Williams, was a threat from beyond the three-point line, so he decided to help Nick Young defend Johnson's attack.
But Johnson, as an offensive kaleidoscope, has seen no more than 800 defenses of this level, so he simply took a mid-range shot near the free throw line!
This position made Li Kaiming feel very uncomfortable, just stuck in the gap that he wanted to make up but couldn't.
Nick Young behind Johnson tried to interfere, but it was almost in vain for the former. Johnson was steady in the middle distance.
86 to 89!
There are more than 3 minutes left before the end of the game, and the audience has all stood up. No one wants to miss the exciting part.
In the Huaguo studio, Yu Jia and Yang Yi were also in high spirits!
It's time to decide the outcome of the game!
Yu Jia stared at the screen, but said to Yang Yi, "Teacher Yang Yi, your Li Kaiming's improvement to the Chinese national team is limited. Now let's see how the improvement is!"
Yang Yi frowned, "Teacher Yu Jia, Li Kaiming's level is very high, but his opponent is Joe Johnson in singles. Contemporary Jordan, no matter how good Li Kaiming is, can he still beat Joe Johnson in the field where he is best?"
Yu Jia's eyes still didn't leave the screen, but the corners of his mouth slowly raised.
"Then let's look back..."
On the court, the Eagles have begun to guard Li Kaiming tightly, preventing him from catching the ball.
Hinrich couldn't pass the ball, so he had no choice but to ask Brac to come up to cover and start the classic two-man rotation at positions 1 and 5.
Of course, Li Kaiming was not idle at this time. He cut into the three-point line from another position. Hinrich faced Horford after the pick-and-roll. He tried to break through and had no obvious speed advantage. He was soon forced to stop at the free throw. line position.
Stopping the ball at this position is very dangerous, as it is very easy to be double-teamed and lose the ball. Hinrich also knows this, but his ability does not allow him to find open teammates in the bottom corners on both sides.
And the Eagles didn't leave much space for the two guys in the corner.
Seeing that Hinrich was about to swallow a mistake, Li Kaiming suddenly burst out from the middle and shouted, "Give me the ball!"
Marvin Williams was behind by Li Kaiming's reverse run. Li Kaiming successfully cleared Hinrich and received the ball from Hinrich while cutting quickly into the penalty area.
Li Kaiming is already fast, and his speed without the ball has reached a new level. Before several Eagles insiders could react, they felt a tall body carrier rush into the penalty area with a strong wind!
The person protecting the rim under the basket was Horford. He was originally a short center. Although he reacted well and jumped up in time, the difference in size still made him tragically become Li Kaiming's background!
boom!
Li Kaiming swung with one arm, and his head had almost risen to the height of the basket. With a pair of long arms, his whole figure looked like a giant spider climbing up the backboard!
The one-arm buckle with such explosive visual effects made the entire Philips Arena audience gasp!
At the last moment of the game, he still had the physical strength to make such a powerful move. This rookie is really unconventional!
In the studio of Huaguo Sports Channel, Yu Jia and Yang Yi, who saw Li Kaiming dunking, were also shocked and speechless by the ball. After a while, Yang Yi choked out, "Awesome!"
This is really a pain for the directors in the studio. How can someone say such vulgar words as "awesome" in front of the national audience for a dignified Chinese sports channel?
At that moment, I began to scramble to silence the sound.
Yang Yi reacted with a bit of embarrassment on his face, but after he saw Li Kaiming's dunk, all the ink in his stomach seemed to have evaporated in that moment, so all that was left in his mind was "cow" He blurted out the word "forced"...
Yu Jia on the side did not mean to laugh at Yang Yi at all, but gave the latter an "I understand you" look, which moved Yang Yi for a while...
The score at this time was 88 to 89, with less than 3 minutes left in the game.
The Hawks were running tactics, and Horford was training Blatche outside the penalty area. Seeing that Blatche didn't react, he directly made a shot, but he didn't score.
Li Kaiming grabbed the rebound and galloped to launch a fast break, with several other members of the Wizards following behind him.
When the Eagles saw this situation, they had no choice but to give up the others and directly formed a "tripping rope" with three people in the middle, forcing Li Kaiming to stop.
But Li Kaiming's broad vision of the court had already seen his teammates in the open space, and he directly passed the ball to the right side of the court without looking at anyone with one hand!
Nick Young, who was following behind, appeared in that position at exactly the right moment, then received a comfortable pass, with the right rhythm, and shot directly!
Uh-huh!
Nick Young's three-pointer hit the net!
91 to 89, the Wizards overtook again!
The head coach of the Eagles did not call a timeout immediately. He has already used 4 timeouts in tonight's game. It will be difficult to determine the outcome of this game. He has to use the precious timeouts wisely.
Joe Johnson blocked Nick Young at the waist. After receiving a pass from Mike Bibby, he directly shot a fadeaway jumper. His body was very strong. The moment he received the ball and turned around, he leaned back to clear the space, and then faced Nick. Yang's defensive mid-range shot was a solid hit!
91 to 91!
The audience cheered in unison, and the white commentator sighed, "Joe Johnson is indeed a contemporary Jordan. He is really heart-breaking with the ball at the critical moment!"
The guest next to him said angrily, "Let's see Li Kaiming's response!"
Li Kaiming hit this guest in the face in front of so many people with his previous goals. From that time on, he has been a firm fan of Li Kaiming...
With two and a half minutes left on the clock, Hinrich dribbled the ball past half-court, and Sanders suddenly called a timeout.
After this timeout is used up, the Wizards have only one timeout left.
No one expected that the Wizards would be the first to make changes to the lineup.
After all, the Wizards don't have anyone who can be rotated. The most they can do is replace McGee with Blatche, but this kind of rotation can only change the soup without changing the medicine.
In the Huaguo studio, Yu Jia was also a little puzzled, "Coach Sanders called a timeout. It seems that he is going to make a substitution, but it's not worth using a timeout to replace McGee..."
Two minutes later, the answer was revealed. In the studio, Yu Jia and Yang Yi looked at the new lineup, with excitement on their faces that could not be concealed!
Yang Yi shouted excitedly, "It's Yi Jianlian! Coach Sanders replaced Yi Jianlian!"
Yu Jia's performance was also very unsettling, "It seems that tonight's performance of the United Arab Emirates has earned him the trust of Coach Sanders. The coach actually won the United Arab Emirates in the last two minutes of the game!"
Yang Yi added, "The Wizards need UAE's shooting. He has qualities that neither Blatche nor McGee have!"
Yi Jianlian's appearance became a common question among the Philips Arena commentators.
At the last moment of the game, taking a large sample to see the inefficient Chinese players, what does Sanders want to do?
But Li Kaiming knew that Sanders must have his own reasons for doing this, because during the timeout just now, Sanders directly asked him to take action by himself as much as possible, and said, "If necessary, you can do it from the backcourt." Hit the ball!”
