In the first quarter, Li Kaiming still maintained his dominant performance in the first two games, which forced 76 Rao head coach Doug Collins to admit that their coaching staff made too many mistakes before the game!
They just took a look at Li Kaiming's game video without taking the time to analyze it in detail, and then subconsciously believed that the latter could perform such an outstanding performance without receiving targeted defense from the Magic and Hawks.
Doug Collins is in tears at this moment!
If he had known that he would not be so full of words before the game, he originally thought that without Arenas, the Wizards would be like a fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
But looking at it now, it may not be clear who is the butcher and who is the fish...
But now that everything has been said out, we can no longer go to the media and spend money to keep it quiet. Only by regaining face during the game can we make up for our previous mistakes.
To achieve this goal, two things need to be done. One is to win, and the other is to suppress Li Kaiming's performance. He must not be allowed to have such an explosive performance in the first quarter again!
Although the 76ers coaching staff made strategic mistakes before the game, now that the goal is clear, they are very active and quickly prepared the next tactics. Fortunately, the 76ers have no shortage of strong players on the defensive end. There are many tricks to try.
After finishing the rest of the defensive play with the players, Doug Collins stretched out his hand.
"Guys, we must not lose in this game today! Not only do we have to win, but we also have to win beautifully!"
John Wall, Iguodala and Elton Brand all had stern expressions on their faces!
They also know that if they lose tonight's game, what they will face will most likely be the talk of NBA fans after dinner for a week!
They don’t want to become the butt of jokes in other people’s mouths!
76 Rao players clenched their hands and put them together with the coach, "Philadelphia, we must win!"
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Wizards did not let Li Kaiming play. They still had a slight advantage. Sanders decided to use this point difference to buy Li Kaiming some rest time.
In the Wizards' starting lineup, Hinrich also got a chance to rest. Last year's 58th pick Lester Hudson replaced Hinrich, and the forward position was replaced by Trevor Booker, the 23rd pick. The inside combination is Blatche and McGee.
The Wizards' back line is still too short of players. Generally, for a draft pick at Hudson's position, it would be good to play in garbage time in the second year. However, the Wizards, who are short of major generals, actually have a chance to be included in the rotation.
To a certain extent, it is also an opportunity for him. If he does not seize this opportunity, his final outcome will develop in the direction of his draft prediction and gradually disappear from the league.
Li Kaiming sat on the bench and watched for a while, and found that there was a big problem with the current lineup, that is, no one could dominate the ball.
Hudson's ball control is okay, but his passing awareness and skills are not enough. In the summer league, Cassel would rather let Sun Yue play point guard than let Hudson control the ball. This shows that the latter's vision is indeed average.
The only advantage is that the two insiders have a slight advantage over the 76ers, but they don't win much. Captain Brand is getting older and stronger. Although his body is not as good as before, his skills and strength have not declined, but are actually younger. is even more powerful.
McGee can only defend Brand, but the defensive effect is a bit eye-catching.
However, Bratsch actually gained the upper hand in the contest with Hawes, which Li Kaiming did not expect.
After all, Hawes is not only drafted much higher than Blatche, but also has better physical and physical talents. Blatche, a late second-round pick, can actually make Hawes unhappy. This is why the Wizards won this The reason why they were not overtaken within a few rounds after a broken lineup.
Although Hudson is not good at passing the ball, one good thing is that he listens to the coach and does whatever the coach tells him to do.
This lineup is on the court, and the rule set by Sanders is to play inside, so Blatche has become the core of the team as it should be.
On the offensive end, the Wizards can barely rely on the inside combination of Blatche and McGee to prevent the 76ers from being overwhelmed. However, on the defensive end, facing the 76ers' substitute back line, the Wizards' team of new recruits and talents Some of the guards who are not tall are obviously not good enough.
Just look at the 76 Rao bench lineup and you will know.
In addition to the two inside players who are still in the starting lineup, substitute point guard Lou Williams averaged 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season. He is a proper substitute player at the level of a super sixth man.
Backup forward Thaddeus Young, the 12th pick in the first round of the 2007 draft, averaged 13.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game last season and has a strong body.
Backup forward and shooting guard swingman, Andres Nocioni from Argenti, averaged 8 points and 3 rebounds per game.
Not to mention that the 76ers also have a bad guy named Marreese Speights, the 16th pick in the first round of 2008, who did not play. He also averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds per game last season.
If any of these substitute players are thrown into the Wizards lineup, they can all start properly, not to mention that these guys are all high draft picks. Looking at the entire 76ers lineup, except for the 15th pick in the second round, Except for Lou Williams, all the others were first-round picks, and the lowest pick among the first-round picks was starting shooting guard Jrue Holiday, with the 17th pick.
The 76ers actually already have some vague shape of a strong playoff team. They just need a boss who can make the final decision, so that the team will reach a higher level and reach the level of a championship team.
So when faced with these players on the defensive end, the Wizards' outside line, which was dominated by raw melon eggs and players on the fringe of the draft, was immediately overwhelmed.
Lester Hudson came up and was passed by Lu Wei in a change of direction, and then made a foul and scored a layup.
Trevor Booker was unable to perform at all against Thaddeus Young, who was several years older than him. Instead, he was crushed and beaten by the latter.
Two minutes into the second quarter, Sanders had to accept the reality and immediately used up a short pause.
This timeout is not included in the team's number of timeouts. It lasts only 20 seconds and expires as soon as the first half is over, so most coaches use it for temporary substitutions.
Several guards were all replaced. Nick Young and Hinrich returned to the team. The 76ers on the opposite side also made adjustments. Speights replaced Brand. It seems that Doug Collins is also preparing for the team soon. Start playing against each other to build up strength.
Sanders still didn't play Li Kaiming. The reason why the Wizards were chasing points was very clear, because the backup guard was too bad.
As long as the starting two guards are brought up, the problem will be solved.
In fact, this is also the case. Although Lu Wei's scoring is still sharp, facing the experienced Hinrich, he cannot play with him as casually as he did with Hudson.
With six minutes left in the second quarter, the dead ball entered the official timeout, and Sanders also said to Li Kaiming, who was standing aside with the sweat completely dry, "Li, it's your turn!"
Li Kaiming immediately stood up and took off his coat and pants.
The NBA training uniform jacket and trousers are very convenient. They come with snap buttons. When taking them off, you don’t need to zip up and take off the trousers like you normally would. You just need to grab a corner and tear them apart to reveal the jersey underneath. .
When the 76ers saw that the real owner finally came up, Doug Collins immediately started muttering to the players, and then let the starting players who had rested for half a quarter go into battle again!
In the second half of the second quarter, starters versus starters!
Seeing Li Kaiming finally come on the court, mci fans immediately began to cheer. Li Kaiming only played one game in front of the home fans, and his popularity immediately increased a lot!
The home fans were already deeply impressed by the performance of their No. 1 pick in the first quarter, and coupled with the various operations of the substitute lineup in the first half of the second quarter, the fans even felt how powerful Li Kaiming was!
So from this perspective, Li Kaiming may have to thank Hudson and others. Without their support, his influence in Washington would not have increased so fast!
