In the commentary box, Sean Maxey had a look of regret on his face, "The Wizards made consecutive mistakes in the last two minutes, allowing the 76ers to seize the opportunity to overtake the score. Now the Wizards still have 38 seconds to pull back. The 4-point difference can be recovered, but to be honest, I think it is unlikely. The 76ers will definitely guard against Li Kaiming's singles and give opportunities to other players on the Wizards."
Curtis, who was sitting next to him, also nodded, "If I were Doug Collins, this would also be my defensive strategy in the last half minute. Winning the game depends on it."
"Yes, in fact, it can be seen from the statistics that Li Kaiming's threat at the last moment is really terrifying. Although the current season has only progressed to a little more than one-tenth, the sample is not large, but in this extremely rare season During the game, Li Kaiming not only hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, but also led the rest of the league with the key go-ahead ball. The second-place Kobe Bryant and the third-place Joe Johnson combined did not have as many as him. ." Sean Maxey made sufficient preparations before the game, and he had the data about Li Kaiming at his fingertips.
76ers head coach Doug Collins also understood this, so after John Wall scored on a fast break, he immediately shouted to the players on the court, "Don't let No. 0 catch the ball, even if three people double-team it." Don’t let him catch the ball!”
The 76ers players on the court understand this even more. No matter how good the other players on the Wizards are, they are only role players after all. And the big man No. 0 is the one who can really make the final decision, so he must not let it go. He got the ball!
Sanders is a little anxious. He can't call a timeout now because the Wizards are two rounds behind. Unless this offense can score a 3+1, otherwise it will take at least two rounds or even two rounds to equalize the difference. It is very likely that we will have to use foul tactics for a few more rounds to catch up with these 4 points.
The Wizards still have a timeout, which is extremely valuable, and Sanders thinks it's not the time to use it now.
The Wizards sent a baseline ball, but Li Kaiming couldn't pass it under the three-person double team, so he had to pass it to Hinrich again. The latter made consecutive mistakes in the last few minutes. The psychological pressure was already great, and now he was asked to dribble. The ball directs the team's offense, and Hinrich is somewhat frightened!
But Li Kaiming appeared in time to help Hinrich out of the siege. Although Brand and Iguodala stood beside him, and there was Jrue Holiday not far away who was also staring at him eagerly, but this time He would not be at ease if he handed the ball to Hinrich at such a moment. Although he had not yet had time to understand how outsiders evaluated the Wizards' three-game losing streak, in any case, he did not want to lose in a consecutive game. One more game.
He was originally in a corner outside the three-point line to help his teammates open up space. Just when Brand and Iguodala thought that Li Kaiming would give up, he suddenly started and his speed exploded instantly. He was like a cheetah, whooshing. Suddenly, he slipped out of the gap between Brand and Iguodala!
Iguodala was the first to react and immediately chased after him. Jrue Holiday, who was guarding Nick Young at the top of the arc, also pounced directly on Li Kaiming, preventing the latter from running out of space to catch the ball.
However, Jrue Holiday forgot one thing. Li Kaiming is a head taller than him, so even if it seems that he is blocking Li Kaiming, Hinrich can still directly pass the ball to Li Kaiming with a high pass.
Seeing Li Kaiming successfully catch the ball, Doug Collins' expression changed on the sidelines, "Elton, Andre, double-team me, don't let him shoot a three-pointer!"
It seems that Li Kaiming's various magical three-point performances at the end of the game have become a forbidden technique in the minds of most coaches in the league!
I would rather let this guy break through to the basket and dunk than let him shoot from outside the three-point line!
This is what Li Kaiming's opponent thinks.
Maxi in the commentary box also had an expression of surprise on his face after seeing Li Kaiming break through the blockade and successfully get the ball, "Li got the ball again, let's see if he can continue his performance last time in Chicago." , directly take away the 76ers with three points?"
Curtis, who was sitting next to him, stood up immediately, "Maybe I want to witness history again, I have to find a good seat!"
Brand and Iguodala, who were guarding Li Kaiming, felt their hearts skip a beat when they saw Li Kaiming successfully catching the ball. Then, regardless of the fact that it was Lewis who was left open, the two men directly double-teamed Li Kaiming!
He must not be allowed to take a three-pointer!
Brand and Iguodala were extremely anxious.
After getting the ball, Li Kaiming also heard the roar of the 76ers head coach on the sidelines and saw Brand and Iguodala who looked nervous. He smiled slightly and faked a three-pointer!
not good!
Doug Collins's face turned pale on the sidelines, and Iguodala and Brand were frightened during the dive. Under the influence of severe psychological changes, adrenaline stimulated the two of them and rushed directly to Li Kaiming's side. before!
Seeing that the opponent was so afraid of his three-pointers, Li Kaiming couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
If it was him before, he might just throw it away regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, but he has had an epiphany in tonight's game. He is no longer obsessed with three-pointers and the basket. Now that the opponent's defense is obviously in place, he can force Gambling on a three-point shot is not the best option.
So he directly took back the ball he raised, and then stepped sideways past Iguodala. Brand saw Li Kaiming coming towards him and stabbed the ball in Li Kaiming's hand with his hand. , Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming suddenly used his right foot as the axis, turned around with a top and wiped the three-point line from Brand's side.
Hawes under the basket was already blocked at the free throw line the moment Li Kaiming dropped the ball. Li Kaiming had already turned around to change direction. There was no way to make another major change of direction in such a short period of time unless His knees are made of titanium!
After Li Kaiming turned around, he also knew that he would not be able to react if he tried to change his body again, so he simply stopped at the free throw line and shot a jump shot!
Hawes subconsciously used blind defense, but the effect was not great. Li Kaiming's mid-range shot hit the net!
Uh-huh!
104 to 106!
Maxi in the commentary box was surprised, "Li Kaiming didn't choose to shoot a three-pointer. This is not his style. In previous games, whenever he fell behind at critical moments, he liked to use a three-pointer to decide the outcome!"
"Haha, everyone will grow up! Maybe Li Kaiming discovered that fighting is a one-and-done deal, so he chose a safer way to play." Curtis said with a smile.
Beside the 76ers' bench, Doug Collins breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Kaiming didn't shoot a three-pointer. Although he still couldn't guard the guy's mid-range shot, at least he wouldn't lose the game with just one ball. The suspense is back, the 76ers currently lead by 2 points, with nearly 20 seconds left, and the initiative is still in their hands.
The 76ers sent a baseline kick, and John Wall steadily moved the ball to the frontcourt under Hinrich's pressing defense. There were still 15 seconds left. After reaching the frontcourt, Hinrich rushed directly to John Wall. He rushed over and was about to use a foul tactic to send Wall to the free throw line, but Wall seemed to have expected it and jumped up and threw the ball to Iguodala who was receiving the ball on the other side.
Just when the 76ers' coaches and players were happy and thought they could spend more time, a tall figure suddenly stepped out from the inside, then stretched out his long arm and poked the ball passed by Wall!
The smile on the face of Iguodala who caught the ball had not faded yet, and was immediately dispelled by the fear that swept over him!
It’s over!
Wall, who was passing the ball, and Iguodala, who was catching the ball, chased the figure at the same time, but they found helplessly that the two people were getting further and further away from the shadow...
Besides Li Kaiming, who else can have such speed on the court?
When Li Kaiming was squatting inside the three-point line, he focused on Wall. When Hinrich went up to foul, the 76ers would definitely want to pass the ball to consume more time, and he could use the opponent's With this mentality, seize the opportunity to steal!
The 76ers only wanted to waste time, but the outside support was not done at all. The rest of the people did not move out of position, and the little vacancy left by Iguodala was specially reserved by Li Kaiming for Lewis!
After pushing the ball into the frontcourt, Li Kaiming exploded with speed and directly shook off the two followers who were chasing him. He ran over and grabbed the ball, then took off in three steps with the ball in one arm, swinging his arm in a huge arc in the air. , and then dunked the ball into the basket!
Maxi and Curtis in the commentary box were so surprised by Li Kaiming's dunk that they both leaned back.
"Even now in the game, he actually still has the physical strength to do such an action? Is he really a person who has suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury?" Curtis frowned and asked in confusion.
Maxi smiled bitterly, "Not to mention injured people, just healthy players. Who can be built like him? I have reason to suspect that this guy's body has been modified by aliens!"
Maxi definitely didn't expect that the joke he said unintentionally was actually close to the truth of the matter.
After Li Kaiming stole the ball and dunked on a fast break, there were 11 seconds left in the game. The 76ers still had enough time to arrange the last attack, so they directly sent a baseline ball. After Wall quickly moved to the frontcourt, Collins used it. The team's last timeout!
There were 8 seconds left in the game, and the Wizards players all returned to the bench. Sanders took out the tactical board and began to explain to the players what they needed to pay attention to during the last defense.
The timeout passed quickly and players from both sides entered the court again. All the fans in the mcI Center stood up. Many people put their hands together on their chests and began to pray for their home team.
The 76ers served the ball in the frontcourt, Wall came out to receive the ball, immediately picked and rolled with Brand, and then plunged into the three-point line against Li Kaiming's defense.
Li Kaiming knew that he could not defend Wall's breakthrough, and Sanders also knew this, so under the coach's arrangement, the three big men of the Wizards blocked the penalty area, and Wall used his initial speed to pass Li Kaiming. However, the cost was that he also lost some speed. Lewis came to interfere again, and Wall's speed became even slower. When he finally faced Blatche, the latter was able to keep up with Wall's speed. Speed up.
In this small penalty area, the defenders have no speed, so they have a natural disadvantage when facing a center that is a head taller than them. In the end, Wall reluctantly made a layup, but was scratched a little by Blach's fingertips, and the layup missed. .
Li Kaiming on the side had quick eyes and quick hands and rushed over to grab the rebound. At the same time, the time on the timer also reached 0:00. The two sides were tied in regular time and the game entered overtime!
