No one at the scene could have imagined that the Wizards, who seemed to be crushed by the 76ers in the first half, would suddenly rise after coming back in the third quarter. Not to mention 35 points in a single quarter, they also defended the 76ers and had to score in the third quarter. With 25 points, the Wizards used one quarter to close the 14-point difference to 4 points.
Doug Collins, standing next to the 76ers bench, now regrets it extremely. If he could have called a timeout after the Wizards went 5-0 in the third quarter, maybe things would be different now.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world, so now Collins can only focus on the next fourth quarter. The current score between the two sides is 77 to 73. Who can win this game depends on the performance in the fourth quarter. .
"Remember, don't let the opponent's bottom corner three-pointer. If Li Kaiming breaks through, he will attack on the upper line in advance. If the upper line misses, then hand him to Hawes in the inside. Don't miss anyone in the bottom corner!" Collins Draw a large circle on the two bottom corners of the tactical board, and then poke it a few times with a marker.
In the third quarter, they were directly overturned by the Wizards' sudden three-point wave, so it was absolutely impossible for Collins to give the Wizards another open three-point opportunity in the fourth quarter, especially the three-pointer from the corner.
Several Wizards shooters Nick Young, Hinrich and Lewis are all very good at corner three-pointers, and corner three-pointers are generally the two with the highest shooting percentage among the five directions from the outside, so Collins made the move There is nothing wrong with this decision in theory.
With less than a minute left before the crucial fourth quarter, Russell Curtis in the commentary box glanced at Sean Maxey next to him, and then asked, "Sean, what do you think of the Wizards?" The adjustments in the third quarter and their counterattack in the third quarter?”
Sean Maxey sighed, "Sanders' rotation really impressed me. He actually dared to bring out Rashard Lewis in the second half who hadn't even played a few games in training. The latter gave me a dumbfounded look when he came up. Got it!"
"Who isn't? I'm confused too. Sanders's choice this time is really too risky." Curtis also interjected.
"But taking risks is taking risks. From a consequentialist perspective, Sanders won the bet. After Rashard Lewis came on the court, he played a very big role in stretching the Wizards' space. The reason why the Wizards fell behind in the first half was After Li Kaiming broke through, he was double-teamed and passed the ball out, but his outside teammates had no way to respond to the 76's let-go." Maxi explained quickly.
Curtis nodded in agreement, "Yes, Rashard Lewis hit a three-pointer in the first round after coming on the court, and it seems that the three-point touch is contagious. After Rashad helped Li Kaiming open up the space, , Nick Young and Hinrich, who struggled in the first half, both found their touch, and I watched tonight’s game!”
Maxi was about to speak again when he suddenly found that players from both sides of the game were already on the court, so he changed his words and said, "The players from both sides have returned to the court. Let's take a look at who will win tonight's game." ?Can the Wizards continue their crazy performance in the third quarter? Can the 76ers respond in the fourth quarter?"
After Maxey's opening remarks in the fourth quarter fell, the baseline referee had already given the ball to 76ers center Hawes, who directly served to John Wall, and the fourth quarter began!
Due to the start of the third quarter and the outstanding performance of Lewis's lineup, Sanders maintained this lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
John Wall dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, called power forward Brand to come out to cover, and then faced Li Kaiming's harassment on the line, he accelerated past the latter.
Blatche, who was under the basket, saw Wall entering the penalty area and immediately went up to him, but the latter hit the ball and passed the basketball from under Blatche's crotch to Hawes, who was under the basket. Blatche turned around and tried again. It was too late to defend. Just when I thought I was going to lose another 2 points under the basket, a figure fell from the sky and slapped Hawes' layup directly onto the backboard!
After recovering, Blatche picked off the rebound and handed it to Hinrich.
The person who comes back from defense is naturally Li Kaiming. Although he is not aware enough on the defensive end, and his lateral speed cannot allow him to keep up with Wall's breakthrough, it is still very easy to block a small Hawes, especially It was the latter's movements that were so slow that, in his opinion, it was like a slow-motion replay in a movie.
This ball belongs to Hawes. Anyone else would probably not be able to block it, even Li Kaiming.
After Li Kaiming blocked the shot, the fans at mcI also burst into cheers!
Many fans were still immersed in the tsunami-like offense of the home team in the third quarter. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming came up in the fourth quarter and gave the 76ers center a spicy hot pot!
The atmosphere of the audience was once again mobilized by Li Kaiming's block.
Hinrich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and asked Bratsch to come out to cover. The reason why he did not call Li Kaiming was that Hawes is a 216-inch large center. Compared with Brand, who is 206 inches, it is easier for Hinrich to hit him in a misplaced position.
Hinrich used the screen to successfully confront Hawes' defense, but the 76ers' perimeter did not give up defense easily. John Wall, who mainly defended Hinrich, followed him.
Blatche has no shooting range on the outside, so he can only follow along.
At the same time, the remaining members of the Wizards began to move without the ball on the outside. After Li Kaiming and Lewis performed a simple off-ball screen, Li Kaiming suddenly burst out of speed and went straight to the inside, while Lewis Quickly shoot out.
The 76ers players had no choice but to switch defenses, because if they didn't switch, they would give the Wizards an open position!
Li Kaiming's explosive power gave him another easy offensive opportunity. Hinrich in the middle saw Li Kaiming running inside the three-point line, and directly passed the ball from his pocket to Li Kaiming, who took one step inside the three-point line.
The latter took three steps directly after catching the ball. This distance is really sufficient.
At this time, Hawes realized that the ball had reached Li Kaiming's hands. At the same time, Iguodala, who was switching defenses with Brand, also chased Li Kaiming's side. The arm went to cut the ball in Li Kaiming's hand.
Iguodala is a very good defensive player at the small forward position, probably second only to James and Metta World Peace. Moreover, Iguodala is best at cutting the ball on the defensive end, and he always cuts the ball. Fast, accurate and ruthless.
Iguodala originally thought that this time would be one of his successful defenses over the years, but when he slapped the ball hard in Li Kaiming's hand, his expression froze on the spot!
Because the basketball in Li Kaiming's hand actually didn't move at all!
How can it be? Iguodala's eyes widened with disbelief. Even if James came, Iguodala was confident that the ball would shake.
What a hell!
And just when Iguodala was still surprised by Li Kaiming's stability and strength in protecting the ball, a huge force was passed along the position where his torso and Li Kaiming were in contact. Before Iguodala could react, he He was directly pushed away by Li Kaiming's ball protector.
During the breakthrough process, a slight loss of position by the defender can make the result of this attack completely different, not to mention it is still at such a critical moment?
After getting rid of Iguodala's entanglement, Li Kaiming's speed completely exploded. He took the last step of the three-step layup, then drew the bow with one hand and directly hit the Wizards with a tomahawk dunk in the fourth quarter. one cent!
75 to 77!
After Li Kaiming dunked, 76ers center Hawes rushed to the scene. He looked at the swing of the basket above his head and swallowed without leaving a trace.
"Damn, if I had been under the basket just now, I would have been dunked by this guy again!" Hawes said thankfully in his heart.
The 76ers started an attack. After John Wall brought the ball to the frontcourt, he once again used the inside cover to break through. After attracting double-teams, he passed the ball to Iguodala who cut into the inside. Lewis was not good at defense. Now that he's older and has knee injuries, his defense is even worse and he can't keep up with Iguodala's air cuts.
Blatche inside was moved out by Hawes' pick-and-roll, and Iguodala made a layup before Li Kaiming could cover up the defense.
75 to 79!
Hinrich received Blach's pass and moved it to the frontcourt. The pick-and-roll tactic was delayed and directly broken by the 76ers' center. He had to hand the ball to Li Kaiming, who faced Brand's drastic change of body. Just pull it up and throw it away after the space is cleared.
In the third quarter, his teammates felt very good, so Li Kaiming suppressed his desire to take action and focused mainly on creating opportunities for his teammates. Now that his teammates don't know how to play, they naturally need him. It's time to stand up.
Since the start of the regular season, the 76ers have played two games against the Wizards. Brand has gained experience in defending Li Kaiming. Of course, this experience does not mean knowing how to target Li Kaiming will make him less efficient, but It is to know under what circumstances the latter will take action and whether the action will go in.
As a senior defender who was shot in the face by Li Kaiming, Brand knew as soon as he saw Li Kaiming's posture that the goal was almost going to be scored.
So after being shaken away by Li Kaiming, he reflexively rushed over, then stretched out his arms to cover Li Kaiming's face, and closed his eyes to wait for the result.
After a short interval, a crisp sound of brushing the net reached Brand's ears.
Brand opened his eyes and looked back, with a bitter smile on his face. Sure enough, this guy had entered again!
78 to 79! The Wizards closed the gap to three points. It can be said that after a quarter and a half, the two sides returned to the same starting line again.
After Sean Maxey in the commentary box saw this scene, he smiled and said, "Li, a two-meter-one center player, can actually dribble and break through from behind the three-point line like a defender or forward." Step-back jump shots are really rare!”
"Not only is it rare, in my opinion, his skills are almost unique in the league, and he is not throwing randomly, his shooting rate is very high." Curtis added next to him.
Sean Maxey sighed, "Maybe people's impressions have changed because of him. Everyone used to think that yellow people are not good at playing basketball. Even if someone can survive in the NBA, only a big center like Yao Ming can do it." , there seems to be no connection between yellow people, ornamental sex, and violence.”
Curtis smiled and said, "Who in the league is playing better than Lee now? He can contribute a top five goal in every game. I have a hunch that his highlights this season may be better than 80% of them." NBA player career highlights are even more exciting!"
