After the inter-quarter break, the starting players of both teams stood on the court again, kicking off the fourth quarter that determined the victory.
The Wizards came up to serve first. After the fourth quarter, Sanders replaced starting center Blatche. Li Kaiming returned to the 4th position again. After arriving in the frontcourt, Li Kaiming stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll for Hinrich, who dribbled The ball escapes Mike Bibby's defense and goes to Horford.
Hinrich's breakthrough relied almost entirely on rhythm, so it was difficult for him to break through Horford. So when Li Kaiming bounced outward to the three-point line, he looked back and passed the ball to Li Kaiming on the outside.
Li Kaiming caught the ball and faced Mike Bibby. He directly dropped the ball and rushed in. The physical fitness of the two sides was very different. Mike Bibby was like a primary school student to him.
When he was pushed to the free throw line, the rest of the Hawks couldn't stand it anymore and came over to double-team. Li Kaiming directly pulled up and took a mid-range shot. Mike Bibby took off with all his strength and could only reach his elbow, which was completely unable to affect him. to his shot.
88 to 86!
In the commentary box, Conrad Barron, a white commentator with blond curly hair, said to his companions sitting next to him, "After the Wizards took on that strange lineup in the second quarter, they scored higher in a single quarter for two consecutive quarters. defeated the Eagles, and now we have directly overtaken the score."
The black commentator Mills Byron next to him seemed unsurprised, "Their strange lineup does not play many times, but its offensive firepower is extremely strong. It has played relatively few games now, but I believe there should be more players in the league." The coach has taken notice of this lineup.”
"The Wizards' style of play is really weird. In my opinion, they almost completely gave up on defense, and then relied solely on offense to fight against the opponent. This is simply challenging my understanding of basketball." Barron smiled wryly. Said, it seems that he is really surprised by the performance of the Wizards' lineup.
"This style of play is a bit like a run-and-gun tactic, but what is different from the run-and-gun tactic is that the core of the bombing tactic is a defender. The team needs a defender who is very good at passing the ball. The core of the Wizards' tactics is an inside line. There has never been one in history, maybe the playing styles of the old Magic Johnson and Li Kaiming are similar." Byron analyzed.
"Magic doesn't seem to have as strong an offensive ability as Li Kaiming, but Li Kaiming's passing is not as good as Magic. Both sides have their own outcomes." Barron protested against Byron comparing Li Kaiming to Magic.
While the two commentators were talking, the Eagles also completed an attack. Joe Johnson stepped up again and broke through to the basket with a misplaced single. Blach scored two points!
88 square meters!
The Wizards sent a baseline kick, and the Eagles began to increase their defensive intensity. Marvin Williams closely defended Li Kaiming and prevented him from receiving the ball. The Eagles made a clear plan and let other Wizards handle the ball.
But Li Kaiming had already experienced this kind of defense, so he quickly changed direction and accelerated, and then suddenly ran back to ask for Marvin Williams.
At this time, the ball was in Hinrich's hands, and the latter hit the ground and passed the ball to Li Kaiming, who was rushing to the free throw line.
When Li Kaiming received the ball, Horford was also double-teamed. There was no chance to take action, but he found the Hawks' defensive loophole and directly hit the ball to pass the basketball from Horford's crotch to Blatche's hands.
The latter caught the ball and was unguarded under the basket, dunking easily.
The Hawks served the ball, and Joe Johnson used his offensive influence to attract a double-team from the Wizards before passing the ball to Josh Smith on the outside, who was the Hawks' second-best player tonight.
Josh Smith caught the ball and hit a three-pointer!
90 to 89!
When the Wizards attacked, Marvin Williams once again stayed close to prevent Li Kaiming from catching the ball. Hinrich saw that Li Kaiming had no chance for the time being, so he dribbled the ball and broke through. Halfway through, he realized that there was not much chance, and then he threw the ball outside. Nick was on the outside. Yang didn't care when he received the ball. He is the person in the Wizards who likes to shoot this kind of ball the most. Even Li Kaiming doesn't love it as much as he does.
When Nick Young received the ball, there were less than 10 seconds left, so he broke directly into the three-point line, stopped and made a step-back jump shot towards Josh Smith, but unfortunately he missed.
The Eagles got the rebound and tried to convert, but Li Kaiming returned to defense very quickly, and Mike Bibby slowed down to start the battle.
Mike Bibby held the ball in a pick-and-roll. The Eagles players moved without the ball. Josh Smith ran out of space. Mike Bibby passed the ball. Nick Young and Al Thornton did not communicate well on the defensive end and all pounced on Josh. Smith, and ended up shorting the more threatening Joe Johnson.
After receiving the ball, Josh Smith passed the ball directly to Joe Johnson, who made a solid two-point shot!
90 to 91!
The Wizards served. After Li Kaiming reached the frontcourt, he stood far outside the three-point line and pulled Marvin Williams out. The latter thought he was waiting here to shoot a three-pointer. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming suddenly started to kill Williams was caught off guard.
Hinrich dribbled the ball inside the three-point line and wandered around. When he returned outside the three-point line, Li Kaiming rushed in, so Hinrich took advantage of the situation and stuffed the ball in!
Li Kaiming received the ball while moving at high speed and immediately stepped up. Horford's reaction at the basket was also a beat too slow, and Li Kaiming made a blocking foul.
Li Kaiming went to the free throw line and made two free throws, 92 to 91!
Three minutes have passed since the fourth quarter, and neither side can do anything to defeat the opponent.
Larry Drew was a little anxious. He had agreed to a revenge battle before the game. If he lost, wouldn't it be a shame for Dafa?
Sanders, on the other hand, is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. He is already prepared not to win today and not end the game in the starting lineup.
From the beginning of the season to now, Sanders has become more and more fond of starting with dead grass. This is mainly due to two reasons. First, the Wizards' bench strength is too weak. Instead of letting them come on the court to cause chaos and stumbling blocks for the starting lineup, it is better to let them More starters.
On the other hand, it's because the Wizards' starting lineup is so strong, especially their offense. After Li Kaiming arrived, the Wizards' starting lineup actually ranked in the top five in the league in points per game, beating out all the strong teams to win the championship. This is Sander Si could not have imagined it.
This powerful offense made Sanders feel like a famous coach. He could straighten his back when going out, and some people began to add him to the discussion of the best coach.
Praise from others and a boost in reputation can be addictive, and Sanders is in that phase now.
The game on the field was still going on. Larry Drew originally wanted to take a timeout to arrange the defense, but was stopped by the assistant coach.
The assistant coach meant to let him wait and see until the last five minutes of the game. If too much energy is put into arranging defense now, I am afraid that by then the Eagles players will not have enough energy.
Besides, it was impossible for the Wizards to open up the score anyway.
Logically speaking, the assistant coach's idea is very reasonable, and it is also recognized by Larry Drew.
But the Eagles' coaching staff certainly wouldn't have imagined that someone on their opposite team would upgrade like a Super Saiyan in the last five minutes of the game.
When there were five minutes left in the game, Larry Drew finally couldn't stand the game on the court anymore and called a timeout.
If we continue to play like this, we are completely following the Wizards' rhythm, which is completely unacceptable to Larry Drew.
This is also the reason why the Wizards can win so many games. They can always disintegrate the opponent's defense and make the opponent doubt their own defense, thereby shattering the opponent's defensive confidence.
In summary, it is to drag the opponent's defense to the same level of garbage as your own, and then use rich offensive skills to take it away in a wave.
Larry Drew did not make any tactical adjustments after calling a timeout. Instead, Sanders replaced Blatche again and returned to the five-out lineup.
Sanders is currently training with the game, and Lewis will definitely be the starter after being traded, but the time is too tight and there is no time for tactical training, so Lewis is simply allowed to perform on the court.
Anyway, the latter only likes to shoot three-pointers, and he doesn't play around with the ball. As long as he moves around the corner, it won't have much impact on the movement of other Wizards, not to mention that there are two people like Li Kaiming and Hinrich who can pass the ball. , no problem at all.
The game ushered in the final critical moment, and the fans in the Philips Arena began to cheer for the home team. The tension in the entire arena immediately rose to a higher level.
The Eagles served, and Mike Bibby dribbled the ball past half court and handed it directly to Joe Johnson. The latter succeeded in a mid-range single to Nick Young and scored 2 points!
The expression on Larry Drew's face on the sidelines did not relax because of the success of this offense. The effect of the adjustment depends on the defense.
The Wizards served, Hinrich dribbled the ball and used the pick-and-roll to break through, passing the ball to Li Kaiming at the basket. The latter forced a shot in the face of a double-team and missed the jump shot!
Seeing this scene, Larry Drew's frown relaxed.
When the Eagles attacked, Mike Bibby gave the ball to Josh Smith who was running out. The latter caught the ball and feinted to pick up Al Thornton, and then made a jump shot.
Li Kaiming protected the rebound and handed it to Hinrich. The latter dribbled to the frontcourt and played a hand-to-hand with Nick Young. After finding that there was no chance, he passed the ball again.
The effect of Larry Drew's defensive training is quite significant. If Li Kaiming does not participate, the Wizards' offense may be in vain.
Seeing his teammates repeatedly guiding the ball from the outside but not having a chance to come out, the effect of the badge had begun to take effect at this time. Li Kaiming clapped his hands to pass the ball from Thornton's hand.
When Marvin Williams saw that Li Kaiming was going to challenge him, a nervous look flashed across his face.
Although the latter has not been in the league for a long time, his title of king of key goals is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Facing Williams, Li Kaiming dribbled the ball outside the three-point line to find a rhythm, and then suddenly twitched and hesitated. Williams didn't know whether Li Kaiming was going to break through or shoot, and was frozen in place by this action.
This action of Li Kaiming is the famous "McGun Pull", which requires the cooperation of the head, shoulders and arms, coupled with McGrady's eyes that are not awake, it is extremely lethal.
Li Kaiming's eyes are wider than McGrady's and look bright and bright, so they don't have such a strong confusing effect, but his height makes up for the missing part.
Li Kaiming scored a three-pointer, 103 to 102, and the Wizards took the lead again!
Larry Drew had a bad premonition, but he still comforted himself that it was impossible to score every ball like this. With 4 minutes left on the clock, the Eagles attacked. Joe Johnson held the ball in singles, attracting double-teams and then passed the ball to Mike Bibby on the outside. The latter made a decisive three-pointer, but failed to make a shot.
Li Kaiming protected the rebound, handed it to Hinrich to dribble to the frontcourt, and then continued to pick and roll.
The two Eagles defenders focused their attention on Li Kaiming, and Hinrich took the opportunity to break through to the three-point line.
The Eagles' defensive formation shrank inward, blocking Hinrich's breakthrough path. The latter threw the ball outside. Joe Johnson helped to defend and let go of Nick Young. After receiving the ball from the outside, Nick Young made a three-pointer and hit again!
106 to 102!
Joe Johnson clapped his hands with some annoyance, indicating to his teammates that it was his problem.
