While the two commentators in the commentary box were having a heated discussion about Li Kaiming, 76ers John Wall took advantage of the Wizards players' lack of timely communication on the defensive end to break through to the basket and score 2 points.
78 to 81.
After returning from the fourth quarter, it seemed to be an offensive battle in which neither side could defend the opponent.
The 76ers head coach Collins on the sidelines wanted to call a timeout, but he felt that there was no easy strategy to arrange. The Wizards seemed to have completely changed their tactics in the fourth quarter from the third quarter. Li Kaiming held the ball less, so before The defensive strategies developed during the break had little effect.
The game on the court was still going on. The Wizards attacked Hinrich, who took a step in with the help of a screen from 45 degrees from the outside, and then suddenly made a wide-range transfer of the ball to the other side at 45 degrees. Nick Young, Nick Young caught the ball and threw it, Jrue Holiday's defense was in place in time, Nick Young hit a three-pointer, and the rebound was collected by Hawes.
When the 76ers attacked, Iguodala broke through Lewis with the ball from the outside. He was forced to stop midway through the breakthrough, and then reluctantly passed the ball to the outside. After several passes, it reached Wall's hands. The latter held the ball as if he was holding a bag of explosives. Like blowing up a fortress, he closed his eyes and plunged into the Wizards' paint.
Although the Wizards' three big men all have average defense, and only Blatche's defense is above the horizontal line, with three such big bodies in the penalty area, even if they don't move, Wall's breakthrough path will be squeezed by them. Sheep intestines.
Wall made a throw one meter away from the basket. Unfortunately, throwing in front of the frame was not his strong point. He successfully hit the ball and was collected by Li Kaiming with a rebound.
The 76ers quickly returned to defense and did not give the Wizards any chance for a fast break.
Without a chance to push the transition, Li Kaiming gave the ball to Hinrich and conserved his own energy. The latter dribbled to the frontcourt. Nick Young used Li Kaiming's screen to run to the top of the arc without the ball, attracting the attention of the two opponents. After that, he gave the racket directly to Li Kaiming.
However, this seemingly clever pass did not directly create an open opportunity for Li Kaiming. Because Li Kaiming is always the biggest target when the 76ers defend, it is impossible to create a shooting opportunity for Li Kaiming through such a simple tactic.
Lewis, who was staying in the bottom corner, saw this and ran up to block Brand. Li Kaiming started dribbling directly after the latter covered Brand. Iguodala, who was guarding Lewis, faced Li Kaiming again.
Lewis returned directly to the bottom corner after the screen, which made Brand dare not double-team Li Kaiming. The 76ers did this several times in the third quarter, but without exception they were punished by the Wizards' perimeter.
Li Kaiming took a big step, and the ball protector grabbed Iguodala and rushed directly to the penalty area. Then he braked suddenly and broke through the basket into a back body. Then he used his height and strength advantage to directly push Iguodala into a reasonable collision. In front of the zone, he scored with a hook before Hawes's defense arrived!
80 to 81.
Iguodala, who was pushed into the penalty area like a child by Li Kaiming, was on the verge of tears!
There’s really no way to defend against this! During the whole process, he didn't even see the ball in Li Kaiming's hand. He was by Li Kaiming's side during the previous breakthrough process, and he could only see Li Kaiming's stalwart back during the subsequent back-up process. His defense was good, but You also have to see the ball to be able to perform.
After seeing this scene, Collins shook his head with a headache. There was really no way to solve this problem. He couldn't just replace Iguodala because he couldn't guard Li Kaiming. After all, Iguodala He is currently the biggest star of the 76ers, and he currently scores the most points on the team.
After Li Kaiming successfully played the post-up game, he returned to defense while recalling the feeling of post-up inside. Since arriving in the NBA, his entire style of play is completely different from that in the NCAA. The basket and three-pointers are almost his offense. The big head accounts for about 80% of the shots.
The effect of this is that he can score the highest scoring average in the league with very high efficiency. This is why none of the top players on the scoring list can match him. First of all, this is a mathematical problem. As I said before, In the final analysis, his current three-point shooting is too abnormal, so abnormal that it is not on the same level as others in the league.
And after trying a back-up under the basket that he hadn't used for a long time, Li Kaiming had a deeper understanding of the game.
The scoring style of only playing at the basket and three-pointers is indeed very scary, but it also takes a lot from the player's touch. For example, in the last game against the Pistons, when his touch was not good, he simply could not maintain the explosiveness as before. The output ultimately led to the team losing.
It's fun to bombard the enemy from outside, and it feels like taking the enemy's head thousands of miles away, but this style of play also has a very big problem, that is, it is easier for the players to fall into a cocoon and immerse themselves in their comfort zone. Be willing to come out.
After all, the points per game are so much more than the second place, do you think you still have problems with your offense?
Maybe you can't see it in most cases, but at the critical moment when the bayonet is red, this style of play that only rushes to the basket and shoots three-pointers will have great limitations. The largest proportion of the half-court offense The area should be the mid-range area from the basket to the three-point line. If you only focus on the basket and three-pointers, it is equivalent to giving up the largest part of the half-court area and focusing on the smaller two parts.
If the hand feels good, you can still play, but what should you do if the hand feels bad?
After thinking of this, Li Kaiming suddenly understood why he led the team to a three-game losing streak!
Unknowingly, he himself fell into his comfort zone. Fortunately, he reacted quickly. After playing Iguodala in singles, he realized the problems with his previous play style.
I didn’t expect that I would have an epiphany during the game!
Li Kaiming smiled happily.
As time went by, the game gradually entered a critical moment that determined the outcome of the game.
Li Kaiming once again felt the familiar touch on his palm, which was the effect of the [Key Shooter] badge. At this time, the score between the two sides had reached 92 to 90, and the Wizards were 2 points behind.
There were nearly 5 minutes left before the end of the game. The Wizards served to Hinrich and moved it to the frontcourt. The rest of the team covered without the ball to create conditions for the shooter. Li Kaiming took the opportunity to suddenly reverse run, cut through and entered the inside, receiving Hinrich's shot. After the ball, it attracted two inside double-teams from the 76ers, and then threw the ball above the basket!
At this time, McGee, who came on as a substitute, took off directly and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands!
Li Kaiming's assists have reached double figures!
The two sides reached a tie at 92. The 76ers quickly served to the open Wall. The latter launched a fast break to the frontcourt and directly passed the ball to Iguodala. After the latter got rid of Lewis's defense, he received the ball inside. The pass went to Holiday on the outside. The latter caught the ball and shot. There was a clear sound of hitting the iron. McGee collected the rebound under the basket and gave it to Li Kaiming.
Li Kaiming moved Hinrich to the frontcourt, and he ran back and cut again, but the 76ers were on guard and immediately cut back to cut off the Wizards' idea of scoring twice. Hinrich held the ball and hit one, but after Due to Wall's interference, Hawes missed the front frame. Hawes protected the rebound and passed it to Wall. The latter once again launched a transition fast break and scored directly against Hinrich!
92 to 94!
After Li Kaiming came to the frontcourt, he and Hinrich caught the ball hand-in-hand, and then broke through and hit the layup against Hawes's defense, which also caused the latter's blocking foul. As expected, this The second foul was called by the bottom line referee. When Li Kaiming was holding the ball, the Tony brothers were simply blind.
Li Kaiming went to the free throw line and made an extra free throw, 95 to 94. This was the first time the Wizards took the lead in this game.
With 3 and a half minutes left before the end of the game, the 76ers' offense allowed Iguodala to break through Lewis, causing the latter to foul. Iguodala made one of two free throws and the two sides were tied again.
The Wizards attacked, and after the ball was given to Li Kaiming, the outside line changed directions to shake Brand away, and then broke through to the three-point line. He made a fake pass to shake the double-teamed Iguodala, and then went straight up in three steps. The basket throw was successful!
97 to 95!
After the hit, Li Kaiming made a rare move and shouted!
However, he is not like a hard special who has to shout every time he scores a goal no matter what, but he has experienced the fun of shooting in the mid-range.
This feeling is like a narrow path that was suddenly shoveled by a large bulldozer and instantly became unobstructed. Now he is more free to follow his own will on the court than before.
The 76ers soon retaliated. John Wall used the pick-and-roll to break through Lewis. In fact, with his speed, the Wizards' three insiders were almost randomly selected, and none of them could keep up with Wall's breakthrough.
Looking back, Li Kaiming changed direction on the outside. As soon as he had a chance, Iguodala directly surrounded him. The latter chose the right time and actually poked the ball out of Li Kaiming's hand, then picked it up and started quickly. When attacking, Li Kaiming was chasing after him. Iguodala looked back at the moon and passed the ball to Jrue Holiday on the outside. The latter caught the ball and hit a three-pointer directly.
97 to 98!
There were still two and a half minutes left. Sanders on the sidelines asked Hinrich to set the pace. The previous rounds were too fast. After Hinrich came to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Li Kaiming.
Li Kaiming started a pick-and-roll with Lewis again. Iguodala and Brand wanted to double-team successfully again. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming saw through their thoughts and passed the ball directly to the bottom corner as soon as the pick-and-roll ended. , after Lewis was in place, the ball happened to be in his hands, and he made a solid three-point shot.
100 to 98!
With just over two minutes left, the 76ers attacked. Iguodala once again took advantage of Lewis's slow pace. After a cross screen, he reversed and cut into the penalty area. After receiving a pass from his teammate, he attracted McGee's cover and hit the ball. Hawes reached the basket and the latter dunked with both hands.
The Wizards served to Hinrich. As soon as Li Kaiming arrived in the frontcourt and didn't look back, he heard a neat exclamation from the fans at the scene!
Li Kaiming looked back and saw that the ball had been transferred. Wall stole Hinrich's fast break layup and scored. He was too fast and Hinrich had no time to foul.
100 to 102, with a little more than a minute left, the Wizards sent a long pass directly to Li Kaiming. After he waited for Hinrich outside the three-point line, he made a quick change of direction and broke through Brand's side. , and then hit Iguodala from mid-range against the defending defender!
With less than a minute left on the clock, the 76ers head coach signaled the players to slow down the tempo and increase the success rate. Iguodala stepped forward again. This time he successfully broke through Lewis with the ball and faced McGee's defense for a layup. Enter.
When the Wizards were serving, the 76ers players had already begun to stay close to Li Kaiming to prevent him from catching the ball. In desperation, Hinrich continued to take the ball and dribbled it to the frontcourt. He couldn't find a chance for Li Kaiming and had to break through by himself, one step beyond the three-point line in the penalty area. After attracting a double team, he threw the ball out. Unexpectedly, the ball was thrown too big and Nick Young who caught the ball failed to catch it.
At this time, a figure rushed over like lightning and poked the ball, and the basketball flew to the backcourt. Li Kaiming's eyes were splitting, and he tried his best to chase Wall, but it was still a step too late. Wall scored a layup, 76 With 38 seconds left before the end of the game, the score difference widened to 4 points!
The Wizards stood on the cliff, and many fans at the scene had already covered their eyes. Will the losing streak continue tonight?
