Back from the timeout, there were less than 7 minutes left before the end of the first half. That is, under the leadership of Arenas, the substitute lineup not only failed to score a point for more than 4 minutes, but also allowed the Cavaliers to gain 7 points!
Don't blame Sanders for having a bad temper, anyone who sees this will be upset!
Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew saw Sanders replaced as the starter and immediately replaced the entire starting lineup.
As a substitute for the Cavaliers, facing a player of Li Kaiming's level, Larry Drew would not dare to go on the court for a minute.
Back to the game, since Sanders' timeout was called before the free throw, after coming back, the Cavaliers' Graham made the first free throw.
Not surprisingly, the latter made a solid free throw, 32 to 31, and the difference between the two teams was only 1 point!
The Wizards serve, Hinrich dribbles past half court, Li Kaiming steps forward to cover, Hinrich uses the pick-and-roll to break through to the free throw line. The Cavaliers' inside line has followed and cannot continue to break through. Hinrich makes a wide-range transfer Give the ball to Nick Young at forty-five degrees to the right.
Nick Young was not in a good position. Graham, who was guarding him, was not as experienced as Booker. In desperation, Nick Young once again transferred the ball to Li Kaiming's hand Zheng at the top of the arc.
After JJ Hickson was shot three-pointer by Li Kaiming in the first quarter, he didn't dare to let go of the latter.
So when Li Kaiming received a pass from Nick Young at the top of the arc, JJ Hickson directly stuck to Li Kaiming. However, Li Kaiming is not the kind of off-ball shooter who only knows how to catch and shoot. If someone else closes up and defends, he will be finished. people.
He directly dropped the ball, took a step back to open up space, and then suddenly took a step inside the three-point line in a disguised manner.
Li Kaiming's steps were too big, and with his powerful explosive power, J.J. Hickson was instantly thrown behind him. At this time, the rest of the Cavaliers were ready in the paint to help Hickson defend Li Kaiming at any time.
But now Li Kaiming is no longer the player with blind spots on the offensive end. At this time, he is a true offensive kaleidoscope.
Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew stared at the court unblinkingly on the sidelines. His coaching staff used Li Kaiming's game videos and keenly discovered that the latter did not like to shoot mid-range shots. In addition to throwing three-pointers, he would kill the basket. .
So in this game, Larry Drew also asked the Cavaliers players to try their best to prevent Li Kaiming from throwing three-pointers, and then stick to the basket and let the latter shoot from mid-range.
Seeing the Cavaliers players on the court executing his pre-game tactics very well, Larry Drew murmured, "Son, there is never a person without weaknesses in the world. I discovered your weakness!"
But the next moment, Larry Drew froze, because the guy wearing the No. 0 Wizards jersey on the court actually broke through Hickson, took a step inside the three-point line, and pulled up directly. Just throw it away!
A flash of bad luck flashed through Larry Drew's mind
The basketball flew out from Li Kaiming's fingertips, followed a standard parabola, and landed accurately in the basket!
Uh-huh!
33 to 31!
Coaches Larry Drew and Sanders widened their eyes at the same time!
When did he become so confident in the mid-range?
As Li Kaiming's coach, Sanders naturally knows that Li Kaiming doesn't like to shoot mid-range shots. In fact, in Sanders' view, although Li Kaiming's mid-range shots are not top-notch, they are higher than the average level of Lian Mei. It is better to shoot a little more appropriately. No problem.
But no matter what he does, Li Kaiming only shoots three-pointers. Even if he takes mid-range shots, he always turns around and throws or hooks.
As for why Li Kaiming is obsessed with three-pointers and the basket, Sanders also asked about the specific reasons, and then Li Kaiming gave a lively mathematics lesson.
Although from the so-called mathematical point of view, shooting three-pointers is indeed more profitable than shooting from mid-range, but Sanders, who has been dealing with basketball for most of his life, cannot accept this style of play. If he is a role player, he can only shoot three-pointers. Accept it, but as the team's top player, just throwing three-pointers is a bit overwhelming!
Of course, if Li Kaiming hadn't averaged nearly 50% three-point shooting per game so far, Sanders wouldn't have let the former play like this...
So now that I see Li Kaiming actually making an elegant mid-range pull-up jumper in the game, Sanders is still very happy. This kid has finally figured it out and is not ready to hang himself on the three-point tree!
On the opposite side, Larry Drew's face was uncertain. With just this one ball, it was impossible to tell whether Li Kaiming was sure of the ball or if he was fooled, so Larry Drew was still prepared to continue his defensive strategy.
The Cavaliers' offense hit a wall immediately after encountering the Wizards' starting lineup. Mo Williams passed the ball to Varejao, who barely missed a layup. The rebound was taken by Li Kaiming, starting the game. Fast break!
JJ Hickson used all his strength to keep up with Li Kaiming, who was dribbling the ball. The rest of the Cavaliers also quickly returned to defense. They had already experienced the Wizards' fast break in the preseason.
But who would have thought that after Li Kaiming reached the frontcourt on a fast break, he didn't hit it in at all. Instead, he stopped directly at the three-point line, and then took another three-pointer!
JJ Hickson’s face changed, I’m so stupid! Come again!
It was the same plot as last time. JJ Hickson even thought that he had entered some kind of time loop. Even the sound of basketball brushing the net was very different!
36 to 31!
As soon as Li Kaiming led the starting lineup back, he immediately widened the point difference again within two rounds!
On the Wizards' bench, Arenas covered his head with a towel and fell into deep thought...
Seeing the immediate effect after Li Kaiming came back in the second quarter, the MCI home commentator smiled and interacted with the guests, "What do you think? The difference in influence between Li and Gilbert on the court is a bit big!"
The guest neither nodded nor shook his head, "If Gilbert's state remains like this, then his days in Washington will probably begin to count down..."
Whether the countdown to Arenas' departure from the team has begun is something the management needs to consider.
The countdown on the court quickly passed away. At the end of the second quarter, the Wizards led the Cavaliers by 12 points, 65-53!
Li Kaiming played 16 minutes in the half, shooting 7 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.
The Cavaliers didn't know what was going on today, but they actually kept using J.J. Hickson to guard him alone. In addition, he felt better today. By the end of the half, Hickson was numb!
I guess Hixon went home at night and dreamed, and his dreams were filled with scenes of Li Kaiming fucking him and facial-ejaculating him...
Others in the Wizards' starting lineup also performed very well. Nick Young finally found his form, hitting 2 of 4 three-pointers in the half and scoring 8 points and 2 rebounds. Hinrich is still a trustworthy traditional point guard. Even though his playing time was shortened in the first quarter because of Arenas, he still played conscientiously and scored 4 points and 5 assists in the half. Since JJ Hickson was pulled out by Li Kaiming, Bracci only had to deal with Varejao in the paint. He made 3 of 5 in the half and scored 9 points and 6 rebounds.
The statistics of the substitute lineup are relatively chilling. The previous sixth man of the team, Yi Jianlian, only got 2 shots in the half. Since he played most of the time with Arenas, he could only turn back and run, so in the half Data hangs at zero.
Sun Yue didn't have much playing time, and his previous magic touch was no longer there, so Sanders didn't give him too many opportunities.
When the midfield whistle sounded, Arenas looked at the big screen above his head and found that the difference between the two sides was actually double digits. His whole body was instantly petrified...
How is it possible? Is this guy really stronger than I thought?
…
While the game was going on, an incoming call suddenly rang in the office of the president of the Washington Wizards. A big hand picked up the phone on the desk and followed the movement of the phone. He saw the owner of the phone, a man in a suit. A white man with a melon face and a suit wearing a suit answered the call.
"Pat, you are definitely not up to anything good when you come to me!"
On the other end of the phone, the man named Pat also laughed twice, and then asked, "I heard that Arenas is causing trouble again. I just want to ask the No. 1 pick in your team. What kind of chips do you want to offer?"
