Since the Wizards were lagging too far behind now, Sanders simply once again filled up the starting players' playing time. Li Kaiming and others once again went into battle, preparing to use the time when the opposing starter was absent to narrow the point difference as much as possible.
When the Wizards served in the second quarter, it was much easier for Hinrich to face Nate Robinson than against Rondo, so he directly dribbled the ball to play in the frontcourt. After picking and rolling with Li Kaiming, he faced the big baby Davis. , directly changed the rhythm, and then broke through to the basket and hit the basket with one hand, scoring the first sports game score since the opening!
23 to 35!
The Celtics served to Little Potato Robinson, who quickly dribbled to the frontcourt. After a quick change of direction, he leaned on Hinrich, who was half a body passed by him, and went directly to the basket. Blach The defense was very timely. Robinson's layup was missed due to the latter's interference. Li Kaiming squeezed Eldon away to get the rebound, and then handed it to Hinrich to dribble to the frontcourt.
The Celtics' bench followed the starting strategy and defended Li Kaiming, so the latter simply gave the opportunity to his teammates. Hinrich used the pick-and-roll to break through to the free throw line, but was blocked by the two Celtics inside players. So he passed the ball directly to Li Kaiming on the outside. West, who was guarding Nick Young, let go of Nick Young and came to cover. Li Kaiming passed the ball directly to Nick Young, who caught the ball and shot. Score hits!
26 to 35!
The Wizards came up and played a 5-0 wave, closing the point difference to single digits. Doc Rivers immediately called a timeout, but did not rotate, but gave the players a few words of defensive attention. matter, and then let the substitute lineup return to the field.
After a timeout, the Celtics served. After Robinson dribbled to the frontcourt, he broke through with the help of a screen, attracting help from the defense and passing the ball to the big baby Davis who was open in the mid-range on the other side. Li Kaiming immediately returned to his defensive position. , but the reaction was still a little slow, and Davis made a mid-range shot.
26 to 37, the score difference returned to double digits again.
Seeing that under his own guidance, the team's bench stabilized the situation, Doc Rivers on the Celtics bench let out a sigh of relief.
With 8 minutes left in the second quarter, Sanders made the first lineup rotation of the second quarter, replacing Yi Jianlian, who had not had a chance for a long time, and then came up with a five-way lineup. Li Kaiming once again swung to No. 5. position.
Seeing Li Kaiming and Yi Jianlian playing at the same time for a long time, the Chinese fans in front of the TV were all in high spirits! finally come!
Doc Rivers on the other side of the court was a little confused after seeing Sanders' rotation. Because the Wizards' five-out lineup was not used many times and was limited by defense and did not play long, so analysts from other teams were confused. It is impossible to effectively analyze this lineup, and it is impossible to see the depth of this lineup.
But judging from the team's lineup, this lineup must not be much stronger, so Rivers once again put the starting players on the bench, preparing to continue to let the substitute players test the strength of the opponent.
After the game came back, the Wizards served the ball in the frontcourt. After Hinrich received the ball, he directly gave the ball to Li Kaiming on the outside. Davis knew that Li Kaiming was very accurate on the outside and did not dare to let go, so he followed him. Li Kaiming directly kicked the ball. Breakthrough, Elden's height and weight are here, and his lateral movement can't keep up at all, so Li Kaiming's breakthrough attracted Davis to help defend. After the latter fully followed up, Li Kaiming moved the ball to the bottom corner. Yi Jianlian swung it in his hand!
Yi Jianlian has been lying in wait here for a long time. He shoots directly after catching the ball. He has been practicing shooting at this rhythm every day for the past two months. Now is the time to test the training results!
Take the shot and the ball goes in!
39 to 42!
Rivers frowned on the sidelines. There was something about this yellow-skinned guy in the bottom corner. He could score when he came up, and it was a three-pointer!
The Celtics' offense went to Davis inside, who used his body to beat Yi Jianlian and quickly pressed to the basket. However, the throw was interfered by Li Kaiming, and the rebound was taken by Yi Jianlian.
The Wizards quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Hinrich dribbled the ball and broke through with the help of the screen. Li Kaiming followed, and the two people attracted three people on the opposite side. Hinrich saw the opportunity and passed the ball to the same side. Nick Young of the fifth degree.
Nick Young used a fake move to directly fly away Delonte West, who was rushing towards him, and then made a steady three-pointer!
42 to 42!
In the blink of an eye, the 6-point gap was instantly erased by the Wizards!
Doc Rivers couldn't sit still, so he immediately stood up and called a timeout. The firepower of the strange lineup on the opposite side was a bit fierce, and the Celtics' bench was directly blinded!
Due to the excellent performance of this five-out lineup, Sanders decided to keep them on the court, while the opposite Celtics used this timeout to return the starting players who had rested for most of the quarter to the court.
The Celtics' first attack gave Pierce a single, and the latter used his skillful back-up skills to turn around and make a jump shot in the mid-range.
42 to 44.
As soon as Rondo returned, he immediately strangled Hinrich with his strong defense. In desperation, Li Kaiming once again became the core of the team.
Garnett was still concentrating on defending Li Kaiming while harassing him with trash talk. Li Kaiming dribbled the ball and looked for opportunities outside the three-point line.
Yes, the Celtics always ask Garnett to defend Li Kaiming no matter what position he plays.
The Celtics' defensive system is very complete. Now it is impossible to use a simple pick-and-roll to find O'Neal. Since you can't beat O'Neal, then misplace the big one and hit the small one!
Thinking of this, Li Kaiming reached out and asked Nick Young to come over for the pick-and-roll. Seeing this scene, whether it was Garnett guarding Li Kaiming or Brayden and Victor in the commentary box, these people were a little confused!
If we want to misplace the big one and beat the small one, shouldn't the small man hold the ball and the big man cover it? Why do the Wizards do the opposite?
Garnett and Ray Allen, who had never encountered such a situation, naturally chose to switch defenses.
Just as Ray Allen lowered his center of gravity and prepared to defend Li Kaiming's breakthrough, the latter directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer!
Ray Allen:?
Garnett:?
Brayden and Victor in the commentary box widened their eyes, "Can you still play like this?"
Ray Allen was already half a head shorter than Li Kaiming, but he didn't react this time, and didn't interfere with Li Kaiming at all. The latter's three-pointer fell into the basket with a swipe.
45 to 44! The Wizards trailed by 14 points at the end of the first quarter, but with 3 minutes left before the end of the second quarter, they overtook the score!
Doc Rivers on the sidelines clenched his fists and shouted to the players on the court, "Don't let him shoot three-pointers!"
The Celtics served, and this opportunity came from Ray Allen. The latter is indeed the greatest shooter after Reggie Miller. After being shot in the face by Li Kaiming, his mentality remained stable. After receiving a pass from Rondo, he hit the ball at the bottom. One hit from the horn will hit!
45 to 47!
Braden became excited in the commentary box, "The battlefield between the two sides suddenly came to the three-point line. The Wizards have hit three-pointers in succession in the past few rounds, and the Celtics' Ray Allen has also hit three-pointers." Fight back immediately!"
Victor next to him asked, "Who do you think can win on the outside?"
"Of course it's the Celtics. They have Ray Allen. In my mind, he is the number one off-ball shooter in history. No one on this court can beat him in three-pointers, and Paul Pierce's The three-point shot is also very good!" Braden said directly without thinking.
"Have you forgotten Li Kaiming? He is now averaging 4 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting percentage is the first in the league!" Victor reminded Braden.
Braden shook his head, "Lee is great, but this is Ray Allen!"
While the two were communicating, the Wizards had already served to the frontcourt. This time the Celtics defended Li Kaiming's three-pointer very tightly, almost airtight!
So Li Kaiming repeated his old trick and asked Hinrich to come over to cover. Rondo and Garnett thought that Li Kaiming was going to use his height to hit Rondo's head directly. The two cooperated tacitly, so they double-teamed Li Kaiming outside the three-point line. .
But this time Li Kaiming didn't throw it for himself, because after the pick-and-roll, Hinrich was directly let go by Rondo, who had already ran to the other side of the 45-degree three-point line and was unguarded. .
Taking advantage of the good vision brought by his height, Li Kaiming directly took the ball with both hands and flicked it into Hinrich's hands!
Hinrich caught the ball and shot, scoring a three-pointer!
48 to 47!
"Damn! I can't guard this guy's pass!" Doc Rivers shook his fist in anger.
In desperation, the Celtics had to change their defensive strategy against Li Kaiming again. Fortunately, they had Garnett and could come up with individual defense tactics that other teams could not even imagine.
After entering these rounds, Garnett began to work hard on the defensive end, because Rivers told him that if you want to win today, you have to guard the No. 1 pick on the opposite side!
When the hard special shows his special skills, even Li Kaiming, who is almost unsolvable on the offensive end, is a bit tricky to deal with the former.
He is tall and long-armed, like a Spider-Man, and he is also very fast. His defensive awareness is also first-class. Anyone who plays against such a player will have a headache.
Although Li Kaiming was not guarded, at least his efficiency was not as high as before, and the hard special could use his long arms to interfere with Li Kaiming's passing route. In the third quarter, Li Kaiming actually made two passing errors, both of which were by Baijia. Courtesy of Nate.
Garnett's seriousness on the defensive end, coupled with the gap between the two sides' lineups, quickly widened the point difference again in the last few minutes of the third quarter.
When the midfield buzzer sounded, the Celtics once again opened the point difference to 9 points, leading 65-56.
Li Kaiming played almost all 24 minutes of the half, and only had time to rest in the last 30 seconds of the second quarter. He made 6 of 13 in the half, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Although his efficiency was not as good as before. , but the score is still the highest among both players.
The rest of the Wizards regained their touch in the second quarter. Nick Young performed best, scoring 11 points and 2 rebounds. Hinrich showed his power when Rondo was off the court, scoring 5 points and 6 assists. Qi scored 6 points and 5 rebounds, Yi Jianlian scored 5 points and 1 rebound, and other players also scored in single digits.
After the first half of the game, the two commentators on the scene had already begun to discuss what kind of results the Wizards could achieve this season. After all, judging from this game, the Wizards must not be as strong as their record showed. When it comes to a real championship team, it will naturally have disadvantages in its lineup.
