After Li Kaiming saw Sanders' hand movements, he felt a little relieved. As long as the coaching staff and uniform staff were fair, not mixed with worldly feelings, and purely compared with basketball level, then he would not be afraid of competing with Arenas at all.
The Cavaliers had closed the point difference to 4 points in just three rounds, but Arenas still didn't seem to realize it and still went his own way on the court.
Arenas was originally a relatively independent player, but now he is facing competition with Li Kaiming, so he will naturally not give up every opportunity to prove himself. Besides, if he can't get data even if he forces a shot, wouldn't it look like that? Even more rubbish!
He will never allow himself to become a cancer and a brush in the eyes of fans!
McGee served to Arenas, who dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. However, after failing to score on several consecutive attacks, Arenas, as a former All-Star player, still has the ability to adjust. This time he no longer Forcibly relying on his own personal ability to break through Mo Williams, he called McGee to come up and set up a pick-and-roll.
With the help of the screen, Arenas finally picked up his speed and got rid of Mo Williams' entanglement. The Cavaliers' backup center Ryan Hollins is a more traditional insider who is proficient in various inside techniques, but moves quickly. very slow.
Encountering the speedy Arenas, Hollins was passed by in one step, but Cavaliers forward Joey Graham in the other corner immediately covered up the defense. Although Arenas' layup was not blocked this time, However, in order to avoid the defense, the latter also lost the ability to control his body in the air. Coupled with the impact of injuries, this offense did not jump very high.
If it was Arenas at his peak, even if Graham defended well, he could have scored this goal, but now Arenas can't do it.
The basketball hit the neck of the rim, bounced up and was picked up by Hollins who was following behind. The Cavaliers immediately launched a fast break.
Mo Williams ran in front, received the pass from Hollins, and dribbled to the front three-point line with lightning speed.
Others on the Wizards helped Arenas block Mo Williams, who came in belatedly and kept his body in front of Mo Williams.
Li Kaiming watched with fear on the bench. If the Cavaliers score again, based on his understanding of Sanders, he will definitely call a timeout this time. He just doesn't know what Sanders will tell Arenas.
Sanders was able to remove Arenas from the starting lineup and let him lead the bench alone, which seemed to allow Li Kaiming to win a match with his neighbor. In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that Sanders still had some thoughts.
Putting Arenas on the bench will not affect the performance of the starting lineup, but also avoid conflicts between Li Kaiming and Arenas. The most important thing is that Arenas can control the ball without any scruples, making it easier for the latter to find his form.
In fact, this operation is very beneficial to Arenas. As a team coach, the first task is to ensure the team's record. Sanders was able to think of this method in such a short period of time. He didn't use his brain last night. Li Kaiming I don't believe it.
Sanders' idea is a good one, but the premise of this idea is that Arenas' condition cannot be too bad, and he must at least be able to reach the average level of the starting players and not hold the team back.
But in the first few rounds of the second quarter, Arenas's performance not only held back the team, but could even hold back the Wizards' bench.
As the team's head coach, Sanders can naturally see that Arenas' current state is hurting the team as long as he is on the court!
Although Sanders has not seen real-time technical statistics at present, he can understand at a glance that Arenas's current plus-minus value is 100% at the bottom of the team, and it is still the kind of lead that the second place can't even see the tail lights. .
Plus-minus is a data that measures a player's contribution on the field. The rough meaning of the data is how many points the team can score or lose while the player is on the court.
For example, for Arenas now, after he started playing in the first quarter, the Wizards fell behind. At that time, Arenas's plus-minus was negative, and the plus-minus of Li Kaiming and other starting players were also negative.
But after Arenas left the field, Hinrich's returning starting lineup overtook the score again, and then Li Kaiming and others' positive and negative values would become positive. As for Arenas, after the second quarter, he gave three consecutive rounds. I once again added a handful of firewood to my plus and minus values!
Mo Williams' fast break was blocked, so he started running tactics again. The Cavaliers were limited by the team's lineup. Jamison, another core team member, was absent due to injury, so the remaining players could almost only play without the ball tactics. .
There is only one Williams holding the ball, and the rest are running without the ball. The Cavaliers' three-point shooting is not good, so even without the ball, they are concentrated inside the three-point line.
Williams used the pick-and-roll to get to the free throw line, and substitute forward Graham started to cross from the corner position and got an opportunity. Williams hit the ball to the latter, and Graham jumped around the screen. Wizards players take action.
The Wizards' backup forward is Trevor Booker. More than a week after the season started, his average playing time is still a pitiful less than 10 minutes per game.
Because El Thornton and Li Kaiming firmly occupy the starting forward position, and Sun Yuexian has gradually gained Sanders' trust, Booker's playing time has not been reduced for several consecutive games.
Bu Ke has a sense of crisis in his heart. As a first-round pick, he naturally has high expectations for himself. But now even Sun Yue can see obvious progress, but he has not yet adapted to the intensity of the NBA.
Booker, who threw himself at Graham in the air, was thinking about other things and didn't even notice that his defense jumped too much this time!
As soon as Graham's ball was released, Bu Ke's arm immediately arrived and directly overturned the former. The referee blew a whistle. At the same time, Graham's mid-range shot also bounced on the rim a few times before falling in. Basket!
2+1!
Trevor Booker's face turned pale. Although he had played few NBA games, he had a long resume as a professional player. Naturally, he knew what it meant to score a goal!
As expected, next to the Wizards bench, Sanders finally couldn't bear it anymore and directly requested a timeout!
Obviously, his substitutes were not weak at all compared to the opponent, and even had a stronger point than Arenas. However, after going up, they didn't get a single point. Instead, they were beaten 7-0 by a group of rotten fish and shrimps from the opposite side!
Since the team drafted Li Kaiming, only the Wizards have always defeated the strong with the weak, and no other weak team has ever stepped up to dominate the Wizards.
But today, he was beaten to a timeout by one of the worst teams in the league. How could he endure this?
As soon as Trevor Booker came off the field, he was scolded by Sanders, which made Li Kaiming, who was watching the excitement, feel a little distressed.
The mistakes Booker made are easy for rookies to make. In fact, they are not a big problem at all, but Sanders's attitude is as if Booker has lost the O'Brien Trophy he is about to receive.
After criticizing Booker, Sanders turned his head to Arenas, a look of regret flashing in his eyes.
Then he directly said to Li Kaiming, "Li, you will take the starting lineup later. If you can't lead by double digits at halftime, don't come back to see me!"
Li Kaiming stood up confidently, "Don't worry, coach!"
Arenas, who took the initiative to sit in the corner, had an expression of disbelief on his face after hearing what Sanders said to Li Kaiming!
When did Sanders get so crazy? Isn't he very humble and low-key?
Moreover, judging from their tone, it is easy to lead by 10 points at halftime?
Arenas only felt that his world view had been impacted. When he was at his peak, Sanders never said this to him. Although the Cavaliers are indeed not strong, they now actually think that a rookie can change the momentum of the game. go back?
Are you kidding me?
Arenas covered his head with a towel, but quietly looked toward the court through a gap in the middle.
At the same time, the corners of his mouth slowly raised an arc...
I want to see how you bring the game back...
