But this is not enough. The game is far from over. If the 76ers don't give up first, the Wizards will not give up on their own initiative.
The 76ers attacked, and this time Brand got the chance. After getting the ball in the mid-range, he singled out Li Kaiming and then successfully hit!
83 to 67!
Li Kaiming's interior defense is not good enough, especially when facing a power forward with excellent interior skills like Brand, his defense is not good enough.
Hinrich dribbled the ball past half court, and Li Kaiming stepped forward to cover. John Wall, who was guarding Hinrich, chose to squeeze through the screen, while Brand stood behind Li Kaiming. Wall was stuck by Li Kaiming and fell behind Hinrich. Odd half a body.
Hinrich dribbled the ball toward the three-point line, and Li Kaiming also slowly moved down the line. John Wall was a little embarrassed because Hinrich was stuck behind him. He tried to steal from behind and was called a foul by the referee.
The Wizards played the ball in the frontcourt. Li Kaiming bypassed the screen of his teammates and cut out from the baseline. After receiving Hinrich's pass, he twisted his body in the air and threw it!
Brand defended very tightly and took off at the same time as Li Kaiming took off. Then he covered Li Kaiming's eyes with his hands and hit a three-pointer. The rebound was protected by Hawes. The 76ers launched a fast break and Brand blocked Li Kaiming. The route back to defense made it impossible for him to return to the backcourt immediately.
John Wall and Lou Williams took advantage of this time and suddenly accelerated. The two of them reached the frontcourt in a few steps. Then Wall received a pass from Lou Williams and succeeded in a one-arm dunk!
83 to 69!
The 76ers started to score. They had scored in three consecutive rounds. On the Wizards' side, except for Li Kaiming's three-pointer, the other two shots ended in blackouts.
Blatche served the ball from the backcourt, and John Wall and Lu Wei pressed hard throughout the game, trying to steal Hinrich. Fortunately, the latter's ball-handling skills were good enough and he came to the frontcourt without any danger.
The Wizards started running again. The two main outside endpoints were Li Kaiming and Nick Young. Only Al Thornton was used to shooting only from the mid-range, while center Blatche only shot in the penalty area.
Therefore, the cross-cover movement of Li Kaiming and Nick Young is the main outside tactic of the Wizards. When the 76ers execute man-to-man defense, the cross-cover between the two outside end points will cause the defender to get into trouble. Which priority should be given? Which one to defend?
Of course, the answer to this question is obvious in this game. The 76ers also made the best choice and gave Nick Young an open opportunity on the outside.
Hinrich made a cross pass and put the ball into Nick Young's arms. The latter picked up the three-pointer and threw it. Before defender John Wall arrived, the ball had already flown out of his fingertips.
However, Nick Young was very unlucky. Half of the ball had obviously entered the basket, but it wandered around inside and then flew out from the other side!
Hawes protected the rebound under the basket and gave it to John Wall.
Li Kaiming went to the middle line early to prevent the 76ers from scoring twice and played another fast break in the same way.
In positional battles, the 76ers still have three offensive skills: running without the ball, playing singles with stars, and pick-and-rolls at positions 1 and 5.
The three tactics intersect with each other and rotate at any time. This time it starts with a pick-and-roll by the point guard and center, interspersed with off-ball cuts by the two strikers, but there is no chance. Finally, it is given to Iguodala, who is strong. Suddenly El Thornton fouled and went to the free throw line!
Faced with a tsunami of boos from the audience, Iguodala made the first free throw, but the force of the second free throw was obviously too strong. Li Kaiming saw the right opportunity, blocked Brand next to him, took the rebound with one hand, and then handed it over. To Hinrich.
Both sides did not give the opponent a chance for a fast break in the last quarter, and tried their best to drag the game into a positional battle.
This time, after crossing the screen, Li Kaiming took a step forward, and then before Brand could react, he suddenly thrust his foot inward!
Brand turned his body sideways and was quickly squeezed into the three-point line by Li Kaiming. Hinrich hit the ground and gave the ball to Li Kaiming who was rushing to the free throw line. Li Kaiming turned around to pick up the ball and looked at the basket. In addition to Hawes, who was guarding the basket, he was already ready. Brand, who was passed by him, and Iguodala on the side also rushed towards him!
But this position no longer allows him to pass the ball. El Thornton is inside the three-point line. If he passes the ball, it will be the same as not passing the ball. There is no way to create a good shooting opportunity for the latter.
The only possible way is to throw the ball behind the head. If you are lucky and are not intercepted by Lu Wei, it will probably fall to Hinrich.
But Li Kaiming is not that kind of person, he will definitely take this opportunity!
Hawes, who was under the basket, blocked Brac with his back to prevent Li Kaiming from passing the ball. Then he raised his hand to cover the basketball in Li Kaiming's hand!
Li Kaiming took advantage of his speed to rush to the side of Hawes, and then shot directly at the moment he lost his balance!
beep!
The referee on the scene immediately blew the whistle, signaling Hawes to block the foul!
At the same time, the basketball thrown by Li Kaiming circled the rim twice and then fell into the net!
2+1!
The MCI Center, which had been silent for a long time, started cheering again because of Li Kaiming's 2+1 that broke the scoring drought!
Li Kaiming stood on the free throw line, and the fans at the scene, led by DJ, were shouting MVP in unison!
mvp!
mvp!
mvp!
Even a person like Li Kaiming, who has seen countless big scenes, couldn't help but get excited when more than 20,000 spectators were conquered by him and started shouting MVP from the bottom of their hearts!
And these are the home fans of the Wizards, their "Jiangdong Fathers"!
Fortunately, Li Kaiming's free throw attributes have improved. Otherwise, with his previous free throw value of 60, this time it would definitely be another clean strike!
86 to 69!
There are still 7 minutes left before the end of the game!
Li Kaiming single-handedly withstood 76 Rao's counterattack and once again opened the point difference to 17 points!
But the 76ers have not given up yet. This game is a battle for their dignity. Unless they completely lose hope, Doug Collins will not take the initiative to start.
In this case, Li Kaiming rudely hit two goals again in the next two minutes, directly killing Collins' hope!
In the end, with 4 minutes left in the game, the 76ers finally resigned from the starting lineup and came on the bench, and the game completely entered garbage time.
Sanders also took advantage of the situation and replaced him as a substitute player. Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian played at the same time. After the final four minutes of the game, the Wizards defeated the 76ers with a 12-point advantage at home, 98-86.
It was still much weaker than the substitute Wizards, so after the substitutes came on, the score was forced to be much closer.
However, the substitute players strictly implemented Sanders' strategy. When attacking, they pressed the clock and waited until the last few seconds to take action. When defending, they never allowed the opponent to play fast break.
By reducing the number of rounds, it is useless even if the 76ers can score in every round. Unless they can hit a three-pointer or score 2+1 in every round, the victory of the game will definitely belong to the Wizards.
Li Kaiming played for 34 minutes, scoring 35 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists. His shooting percentage was surprisingly high, with a base shooting percentage of 60% and a true shooting percentage that exceeded the 70 mark, approaching 80!
Hinrich was Li Kaiming's best helper on the Wizards in this game. He scored 16 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals. When Li Kaiming played without the ball, most of the passes came from Hinrich. Rich's assist, he is also the player on this Wizards team who has the highest tacit understanding with Li Kaiming.
Nick Young had a very average touch tonight, scoring 10 points and 5 rebounds on 2-of-6 three-pointers.
Brac's performance was also very good. When Li Kaiming and others took a break, Brac, as the core of the team, withstood 76 Rao's counterattack and controlled the point difference within a reasonable range. He scored 14 points in the game. A double-double of points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Yi Jianlian felt bad tonight, and Sanders did not give him too long. He scored 6 points and 4 rebounds.
However, Sun Yue played brilliantly in the last four minutes of garbage time, taking advantage of this hard-won opportunity to score 6 points and 1 assist, scoring the first point of his Wizards career.
