Li Kaiming was still the Wizards' best player in the first half. He made 6 of 11 in the half, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. His statistics were very balanced.
Si, who was on the opposite side, was also the strongest player in the entire Knicks. He scored 14 points and 4 rebounds on 6 of 12 shots in the half.
On the Wizards' side, after Nick Young was replaced by Sanders, he never played any more time in the first half, because during the time Nick Young went off, Sun Yue, who came on as a substitute, completed the handover from Sanders very well. His task was to hit two three-pointers in the second quarter. Even if Nick Young was still in form, the offensive end was only at this level.
The biggest difference between Sun Yue and Nick Young is on the defensive end. After all, the two men's physical talents are not at the same level.
Fortunately, the Knicks' shooting guard position is not a strong point. The starting shooting guard is the ninth pick in the second round this year, and he may not have as much game experience as Sun Yue.
So Sun Yue had no pressure to face this raw melon egg.
Yi Jianlian, because he played the fourth position in the second quarter and faced Knicks boss Stoudemire, he was under great defensive pressure. Although the final defensive effect was mediocre, his physical strength It is severely consumed, and the result of reduced physical strength is reduced hand feel.
In the second quarter, his shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line was not high. Insufficient physical strength and the instability caused by changing shooting postures allowed Yi Jianlian to throw a 0-for-2 from beyond the three-point line in the second quarter. Fortunately, his efficiency came back in the mid-range, and he finally scored 4 points in the second quarter.
The Knicks' substitute forward Wilson Chandler is indeed very strong. In this rotation, he is the second most powerful player after Stoudemire. He scored 10 points in the second quarter with continuous sudden shots. 2 Backboard.
But even so, the Knicks were beaten by the Wizards in the second quarter, because D'Antoni had never seen a weird five-out lineup like the Wizards, and was still defending according to the traditional mid-range inside fight, so he was directly beaten by the Wizards. Wizards shot through.
Madison Square Garden, the holy land of basketball, also turned into a quiet place like a library during the Wizards' stormy offensive climax in the second quarter.
This is not to say that the fans don’t give face or help the home team to boost their morale. Whenever the Knicks score a goal, the audience cheers at the top of their lungs to help the home team, and then the opposite Wizards can respond to the Knicks’ goal. .
And in many cases, the Knicks scored two-pointers, while the Wizards scored three-pointers.
Therefore, although the two sides seemed to be playing back and forth from the scene, as if no one could guard the other, the point difference was gradually widened by the Wizards...
In the Knicks' locker room, D'Antoni was unusually irritable, and the beard above his lips trembled in anger.
"Damn, why are the Wizards' three-pointers so accurate? Isn't this common sense? We obviously have a high shooting percentage inside, but why can't we beat the opponent?"
In the locker room, no one answered him, and no one knew the answer to the question.
D'Antoni made various preparations before the game. In his understanding, the tactics he prepared could deal with most lineups in the league. But when the Wizards put out a five-way lineup composed of some role players, D'Antoni was stunned!
Therefore, the Wizards' lead was an act of beating the master to death with random punches. They really needed a lineup. In fact, the Wizards' lineup in the second quarter did not have the upper hand compared to the Knicks, but in the end they took the lead.
Even the commentator at Madison's home court had to lament, "Sanders' tactic of five players standing on the outside when attacking directly stunned D'Antoni. Four players with range stood outside. Li Kaiming Using the powerful breakthrough ability to blast the Knicks inside, this tactical combination is really wonderful."
Kate next to him also nodded, "Li Kaiming is the absolute core of this tactic, because he is not only accurate in three-pointers, but also has the ability to launch attacks from the outside, and he even has a very high passing level! With my experience Just imagine, I can’t think of any other weaknesses he has on the offensive end!”
After the game has reached this level, most people have already understood that the Wizards' No. 1 pick is almost a finished product. No wonder the model is Duncan. Not only does he have a similar body shape, but he also has a similar style when he first entered the league.
However, compared to Duncan, the obvious difference between Li Kaiming and Duncan is that his defensive ability is obviously much worse than Duncan. Rookie Duncan was selected to the first team of the NBA All-NBA Team and the second team of the All-Defensive Team. A rookie of this quality, It is a very explosive existence in the entire NBA history.
However, Duncan is limited by his speed and playing style inside. He is not as good as Li Kaiming in offensive attack. After all, Duncan could only average 20+ points per game in his peak period and never scored 30 points.
Or Duncan is not a power forward who is good at scoring. He is a waste of traditional power forwards.
Li Kaiming, on the other hand, wants to create a new way of playing power forward. After all, what age is this, and there are still people playing traditional basketball?
At the end of the intermission, the players from both sides returned to the field. Since the second quarter was basically a rotation of players, the Wizards took the starting position in the third quarter. Except for Nick Young who was still replaced by Sun Yue, the other four players all Is a starter.
The Knicks' D'Antoni made an unexpected change. He directly took away shooting guard Landry Fields from the starting lineup and replaced him with substitute forward Wilson Chandler. This lineup is obviously the Knicks' strongest. In the offensive lineup, the players on the field happened to be among the top five Knicks in scoring per game. It seemed that D'Antoni was fed up with being beaten by the Wizards in the second quarter and wanted to regain face on the offensive end in the third quarter.
In the third quarter, the Wizards still served. Blatche served to Hinrich. Li Kaiming was waiting in the frontcourt early. After Hinrich arrived in the frontcourt, he immediately went to pick and roll. Blatche came on the court, and Si naturally faced off again. To Li Kaiming.
Seeing Li Kaiming's pick-and-roll, Si pointed out the direction of Li Kaiming's screen to Felton and immediately followed him. In the first half, he had already experienced the horror of Li Kaiming's three-pointer. At this time, he no longer dared to stay in the penalty area to defend.
Hinrich used Li Kaiming's cover to jam Felton and start to grind inside the three-point line. In order to pull Si out, Li Kaiming chose to bounce outside. Si immediately followed after seeing this.
A large open space was immediately cleared in front of Hinrich, leaving only center Mozgov blocking the way from him to the basket.
And Brac under the basket also took advantage of the opportunity to stand outside the penalty area. Mozgov was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to go out and defend Brac. As a result, Hinrich seized the opportunity and made a direct throw!
53 to 67!
The Knicks attacked. After Felton crossed the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Wilson Chandler, who was standing at the shooting guard position. Chandler faced Sun Yue, a substitute player from China, and had a high success rate in singles.
Of course, Chandler thought so too, so the moment he caught the ball, he immediately started to move forward, then raised his elbow with his left arm, caught Sun Yue's chest, and began to sprint in.
Sun Yue was also a man. Chandler's somewhat dirty elbow touched his chest, and his ribs ached slightly, but he remained silent. Instead, he exerted force on his feet, following Chandler while pushing back.
Although Sun Yue did not directly guard Chandler, his delay successfully gave Li Kaiming an opportunity. Chandler had never thought of passing the ball before hitting Sun Yue, so his layup was directly missed by Li Kaiming. Slap him to death!
Elsoton was closest to the basketball and immediately caught it, then passed it to Hinrich. Hinrich did not keep the ball in his hand for long, because at this time Sun Yue had already reached the midline position, which was the time to start the ball. Good opportunity for fast break!
In fact, Li Kaiming's position was further forward, but the passing path was blocked by Knicks players, so the passing risk was very high, so for the sake of conservativeness, Hinrich passed it to Sun Yue, who had just stepped into the frontcourt.
Sun Yue's basketball vision was very good. He saw that Li Kaiming had rushed to the front and was close to the position where he could directly lay up in three steps, so he threw the ball directly towards the basket without thinking!
Seeing this scene, Wilson Chandler, who was defending Sun Yue, was stunned!
what's the situation? Can this ball be passed?
Even a few people on the bench next to the stadium laughed when they saw this scene.
"Sun Yue is still more suitable as a role player without the ball. He must be too nervous about this ball. Looking at the trajectory of the basketball, it is obvious that the pass is too wide!"
Even in the live broadcast room of Huaguo Sports Channel, which supports Sun Yue the most, Yu Jia couldn't help but said regretfully, "Sun Yue may be nervous. I originally thought I could see the connection between Sun Yue and Li Kaiming?"
The moment the ball flew out of his hand, Sun Yue's heart skipped a beat, as if the ball was too big and something was going to happen now!
Just when everyone thought that the Wizards' offense would end with a turnover, Li Kaiming, who was running at the three-point line in the frontcourt, saw the basketball flying towards the basket in the air, made a quick calculation in his mind, and then Under the stunned gaze of all the spectators, he took off with three steps!
Because he had enough running distance, he jumped very high this time. The basketball that seemed to be out of range was intercepted by him in the air.
The cameras on Madison's scene were clearly recording that Li Kaiming's head was level with the basket!
Almost everyone in the front row near the stadium held their breath involuntarily and then stood.
Under the spotlight, Li Kaiming grabbed the ball in the air with his left hand, then used his waist and abdomen to force the ball into the basket with one arm!
53 to 69!
The Madison audience went straight into a frenzy!
"Oh! My God! This is impossible!"
"I guess I must not have slept well tonight. What did I see?"
"I bet if the angle was just a little bit straighter, this guy's head would be on the rim!"
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In addition to the audience at the scene, the commentator and the staff responsible for the broadcast were also shocked by the ball!
In the replays from multiple angles, it can be clearly seen that Li Kaiming's head is already level with the basket!
Sun Yue looked at his hands in disbelief, am I really a passing talent?
Such a goal will definitely be recorded in the top ten goals, and Sun Yue's pass is also part of this top ten goals!
At this time, Sun Yue had to say with emotion that playing with Li Kaiming was easy. He was only responsible for throwing, and Li Kaiming did the rest!
"The first update tonight is 3,000, and the third or second update tomorrow will be 6,000 in total!"
