At tonight's pre-game press conference, when reporters asked Raptors head coach Jetriano what he thought of Li Kaiming's performance in the last game and how to defend the latter in tonight's game, Triano milked the Wizards and Kaiming Li fiercely in front of the camera.
"People underestimate the strength of the Wizards. Under the leadership of Flip Saunders and Li Kaiming, who currently averages 35 points per game, they are a very good team, ranking first in the conference and second in the league. The criticism is unfair to them in my opinion.
Triano paused and continued, "I watched Li Kaiming's performance against Chicago a few days ago. To be honest, in my lifetime, a rookie can perform like this when he just entered the league. I saw There are no more than one hand, and he is just too good. His versatility on the offensive end makes him very difficult to defend. We can only do our best to reduce his efficiency or make his teammates do their best. Take as many shots as possible!"
It seems that Triano has a very high opinion of Li Kaiming. After all, not everyone is like the 76ers head coach who mindlessly supports his players.
Although there is nothing wrong with supporting your players, the premise of doing so is that the gap between the player you are optimistic about and the player he is comparing to is not big, but if the gap between the two sides is too large, even the player himself will feel that he is not on the same level as the opponent. Under such circumstances, it’s your fault if the coach still takes the lead and talks nonsense!
So the head coach of the 76ers also fled the game in despair after the game with the Wizards. The comparison between Li Kaiming and Wall on the court was almost equivalent to pressing his face to the ground and rubbing it!
There is no player in the Raptors who competes with Li Kaiming. After former Dragon King Chris Bosh joined the Heat to form the Big Three, the Raptors have completely become a bad team this season. The spinach company is not optimistic about the prospects of the Wizards. , so before the start of the season, the odds given to the Wizards to win the championship were +5000, ranking tied for second to last in the league, and the last in the league is tonight's opponent, the Toronto Raptors!
It can be seen how far the Raptors' lineup has declined after Bosh left. It used to be a strong team in the playoffs, but now it has suddenly become the last one in the Eastern Conference. The huge gap makes the head coach special. Riano also had to keep a low profile.
In the warm-up session before the start of the game, Li Kaiming finally met his college teammate and good brother Elliott Williams, whom he had not seen for a long time. Li Kaiming punched the latter hard on the chest, which hurt Williams. grimace in pain.
"Okay, boy, you've done a good job building your body. You're much stronger than before!" Li Kaiming joked. It seems that Williams is still under a lot of pressure on the team. After not seeing each other for a few months, his body is much stronger than before. It can be seen that the training must be very hard, and the competition within the team is also fierce. After all, it is time to rebuild the team, and everyone wants to seize this opportunity to rise to the top.
Williams smiled and rubbed his chest muscles, "No, if I don't train hard, I might be pushed out by those second-round picks or even undrafted draft picks! DeMar DeRozan, the current core of the team, is In the same position as me, if I lose my position as the team’s sixth man, then I will be a failure!”
After hearing Williams' brief narration and confident words, Li Kaiming felt a little relieved about the latter's situation. He was afraid that with this guy's fun-loving temperament, if he couldn't control himself and fell into trouble when he arrived in Toronto, That would be the end of his life. After all, he had already heard about the reputation of UMass.
After Williams finished explaining his situation, he sat down next to Li Kaiming and turned his head towards Li Kaiming with an expression of envy in his eyes, "It's you, you are so fucking awesome! Again. Forty plus a triple-double is another 50 points. Now the whole league is talking about you, saying that you have a bright future, maybe you will be the next MVP-level star!"
After hearing this, Li Kaiming winked at Williams and said, "How's it going? Now you know how good I am, right? Do you want to come to Washington and hang out with me? LeBron and his team form the Big Three. We don't have enough people, so we have to form a team." One of the two giants, let’s go against them and see who is more powerful, their three giants or our two giants!”
Williams curled his lips and said, "Pull him down. Do you think I am a big-name star? Can I decide where to go? My goal every day now is to train well and first determine my position in the team. , it would be good to play with the ball. I am really afraid that one day I will be replaced by someone else. After all, this platform has never lacked talented players..."
The competition in the NBA is so fierce that even lottery picks like Elliott Williams have a sense of crisis. You can imagine the pressure faced by those players who are hovering on the edge of the league.
However, Li Kaiming is still very optimistic about his good brother. Although the team's core players DeRozan and Williams currently occupy the same position, the latter still averages close to 20 minutes per game and can be regarded as one of the starting players. The guy who plays the most minutes outside.
He knows Williams' diligence. Although this guy always seems to be a loser in life, he is still very reliable when it comes to basketball.
After the two people talked for a while, they each returned to the half of their team's warm-up. Before leaving, Williams also said to Li Kaiming that his goal tonight was to dunk Li Kaiming once. After all, he had done it before. When his teammates don't have such an opportunity, if he can dunk on the latter who is currently the hottest player in the league, maybe he can also take this opportunity to increase his fame!
After hearing Williams' plan, Li Kaiming just smiled and said, "I'm waiting for you!"
As for whether he will let water on the court, only he knows, but as Williams knows Li Kaiming, he knows that the possibility of such a thing happening is not high, so he wants to complete tonight's goal. You have to do it yourself.
The time came to seven o'clock in the evening, and the game kicked off with a whistle from the on-site referee!
The Raptors are worthy of being the team with the lowest winning odds given by Spinach. The team's overall style perfectly matches the record ranking and winning odds.
And what is the specific style of the team? That is, the entire team is not good in only two aspects, not good in offense and not good in defense.
Even though the Wizards players didn't feel great tonight, the Raptors actually allowed the Wizards to score 38 points in the first quarter. These 38 points were also the Wizards' highest score in a single quarter this season!
Li Kaiming generally doesn't like to hit hard when facing weak teams. He likes to fight against strong teams and at critical moments of the game. Therefore, he spent most of the first quarter paddling and rarely attacked on his own. However, Even so, he still scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in a single quarter. It is worth mentioning that the only block was given to his good brother Elliott Williams...
After the latter came on as a substitute in the first quarter, he was ready to complete the goal he set before the game in his first attack. How could Li Kaiming let this guy achieve his wish easily, so he simply gave the latter a big hat!
Of course, Li Kaiming didn't play much in the first quarter. He was replaced by Sanders after playing less than 8 minutes. However, even if Li Kaiming came off the court, the Raptors could not reverse the trend of the game because Li Kaiming's end means the appearance of another big devil Arenas.
After the game with the Bulls, Li Kaiming's stimulation of Arenas directly made the latter full-fire in tonight's game, and the miserable Toronto Raptors became the punching bag.
After halftime, the Wizards led the Raptors by 18 points, 71-53, at home. These 71 points were not only the Wizards' highest score in a half this season, but also the highest score in a half in the league this season.
In this era when a team can't score in triple digits at the end of the game, 71 points at halftime is almost equivalent to poking a hole in the sky. All the fans were shocked by the terrifying firepower of the Washington Wizards. Off the chin!
Tonight's on-site commentator Joyce Demps told the audience that the game was over directly after halftime, "The Washington Wizards took just half a half to make the game lose suspense. They simply... Just rubbing the Raptors’ face on the ground!”
With the team in good shape, Li Kaiming naturally couldn't play for long. He only played 14 minutes in the half, shooting 6 of 8, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. He achieved a double-double in just one half, but this double-double was not an inside version of a double-double. From the data point of view, he was more like a tall guard or an all-around small forward.
The one who plays the most minutes in the team is Arenas as a substitute. Sanders may have seen that he was in good condition today, so he simply gave him the most time to collect enough data.
Arenas played 18 minutes at halftime and scored 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Judging from the data, which was no weaker than his peak period, many fans began to speculate whether Arenas's form was back.
After returning from the second half of the game, the Raptors had an offensive climax led by DeMar DeRozan, but were quickly suppressed by two consecutive three-pointers by Li Kaiming. Since then, the Raptors have again It didn’t create a single wave...
With the referee's whistle, the Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 121-98 at home, winning their eighth victory since the start of the season and still leading the Eastern Conference record rankings.
Li Kaiming played only 24 minutes in the game and scored a triple-double of 28 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists. This was also his second triple-double this season. He currently ranks first in the league in triple-doubles, with the rest only The Miami Heat's LeBron James and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo each got one.
The highest scorer in the game was Arenas. He played 28 minutes and scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. His efficiency gradually recovered. This made tonight's commentator Joyce Demps lament that if there was a match between Arenas and Li Kaiming, If there is no contradiction, they will definitely be a very suitable duo.
Li Kaiming's good brother Elliott Williams did not achieve his pre-match goal, but his performance in the game was pretty good. He scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, shooting 44% from the field. It sounds a bit low, but in fact in this era, this level is basically the average level of outsiders.
