The Wizards entered the second quarter with a 2-point lead over the Magic, 35-33.
Li Kaiming played 9 minutes in the first quarter and made 5 of 7, including 1 of 2 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. He was another one-quarter match.
Of course, Li Kaiming's main points in the first quarter were also concentrated in the first half, because as soon as the game started, two of the Magic's Big Three wanted to compete with him. Faced with such a request, Li Kaiming naturally would not refuse, so in the first half Duan takes more shots.
Later, after he got the fifth pick, Howard was pulled out by him, and the rest of the Wizards had a much greater chance of scoring, so Li Kaiming simply hid his strength and focused on driving his teammates. After all, the Magic were competing for the championship. A strong team at this level must save some energy in today's game and give opportunities to teammates when they are in good condition.
This is Li Kaiming's playing philosophy. In fact, he has very high requirements for himself. After having the system, he is aiming to become the first person in basketball history, so he naturally treats himself according to the requirements of the first person.
What should the first person be like? A perfect combination of team attributes and personal strength, good at various offensive techniques, not afraid of doing dirty work, doing things that teammates can't do by themselves, and leaving things that teammates can do to them.
Such a player is the true template for a team boss or a basketball god. As long as the team needs it, he can adapt to the team and do anything, instead of asking his teammates and the team to adapt to him.
To put it bluntly, if you have done all the easy tasks, won’t the remaining difficult tasks become your teammates’?
This kind of team boss is the type that Li Kaiming despises the most.
So after setting his ambitious goals, Li Kaiming has been following this high standard deep in his heart on the court. Whenever his teammates feel good, he will turn into a sexy dealer, mainly doing some The job of dealing cards and covering.
The second quarter of the game also started quickly. Since the team was currently in good shape, Sanders changed into the substitute lineup at the beginning, but it was not a complete substitute. The defender was a combination of Hinrich and Sun Yue. The forward was replaced by Trevor Booker, and the interior was Yi Jianlian and JaVale McGee.
The Magic's starting lineup basically played the entire first quarter, so at the beginning of the second quarter, Van Gundy also came on as his own substitute.
What is ironic is that the Wizards' starting big man is at a disadvantage against the Magic's starting big man, but the Wizards' substitute big man has the upper hand in the contest with the Magic's substitute big man.
In the first half of the quarter when he was on the court, McGee dominated the Magic's interior. If the Magic hadn't had JJ Redick, a shooter hanging on the outside, Van Gundy would have been the starter long ago.
The substitute lineups of both sides battled back and forth for half a quarter. In the end, Van Gundy couldn't help himself and called a timeout with nearly 6 minutes left in the second quarter.
At this time, the score between the two sides was 49 to 45, and the Wizards' bench actually widened the gap. If Van Gundy hadn't called a timeout and changed the starting lineup, Sanders would have allowed these people to continue playing.
This is also an unspoken rule of the NBA. If a substitute or water cooler lineup has unexpected results after coming on the field, the coach should not take the initiative to replace them, because this is a reward for the players' hard work on the court.
Now that the Magic have switched to the starting lineup, Sanders will naturally have to switch back to the starting lineup, but he still smiled and high-fived the substitute players one by one, praising them for their outstanding performance on the court.
Li Kaiming, who had rested for half a quarter, went into battle again. The only one in the starting lineup who was frustrated was point guard Hinrich. Now the Wizards are relatively short of serious point guards. Hudson is embarrassed and can only let Hinrich take the lead. field.
Players from both sides returned to the court. The Magic served. Arenas dribbled to the frontcourt and called Anderson to cover. Li Kaiming hit him several times, so he naturally had to fight back.
Li Kaiming covered Arenas with his long arms while moving quickly with his feet, but his lateral speed and defensive reaction were still too weak. Arenas hesitated and then suddenly accelerated, passing him cleanly, and then rushed to The basket caused Brac's foul.
Arenas, who stepped to the free throw line, felt a little more comfortable.
It turns out that you kid is not without weaknesses!
Arenas made two free throws, 49 to 47!
When the Wizards serve, Li Kaiming creates opportunities for his teammates as usual. After all, Howard was pulled to the outside by him. At this time, there is a vacuum inside the Magic team, which is conducive for his teammates to break through.
After Hinrich commanded from the outside, Nick Young suddenly cut inside with the help of Li Kaiming's screen. Hinrich's ball leader directly hit the ball to the basket.
Nick Young caught up with the basketball in front of him and was about to lay up. Suddenly, a tall and thick figure rose up behind him. Nick Young wanted to adjust his posture in the air to avoid the block, but the shadow behind him was not only taller than him, but also jumped faster. He was also taller than him. The moment Nick Young took action, he received a solid volleyball block!
The man behind him was naturally Howard, who was originally guarding Li Kaiming. Carter was stuck by Li Kaiming. Howard switched defense in an instant and directly gave Nick Young a big block!
Because he was so frustrated in the first quarter, Howard wanted to vent all his anger on the basketball when he blocked the shot. He didn't even think about blocking the ball on the backboard and letting his teammates get the ball. He just wanted to vent his heart. dissatisfaction!
So it's no surprise that after blocking the shot, Howard punched the air hard and yelled at the same time. If he could hit his chest with both fists at this time, it would basically be like the movie " The protagonist in "King Kong" is almost the same.
With 6 seconds left in the attack time, the Wizards sent the ball forward to Hinrich on the outside.
Due to Howard's sudden burst on the defensive end, although Li Kaiming's momentum was similar to that of a gorilla climbing on the roof to masturbate, it was still very suppressive to the rest of the Wizards.
Hinrich didn't dare to break through for a while, for fear of following in the footsteps of Nick Young.
There was not much time left to attack. Seeing this, Li Kaiming reached out directly to ask Hinrich. His teammates did not dare to fight at this time, so naturally it was his turn to step forward.
What's more, he is directly facing Howard. If he can win, it can also help his teammates regain their confidence.
In the commentary box, Hayward and Rose were watching the excitement and didn't mind it. When they saw that Li Kaiming actually wanted to hit Howard again, they both cheered up!
"There are still 5 seconds left in the attack time. Li Kaiming is facing Dwight Howard's defense on the outside. If nothing else, he will take action directly!"
Hayward's eyes were fixed on Li Kaiming, who was facing each other on the court, for fear of missing some exciting shots.
Li Kaiming started directly after getting off the ball, changing the position of his feet one after the other, and then pushed on the ground with his back foot, driving his body to break through inside.
And Howard is not so easy to bully. He moved very quickly and blocked Li Kaiming's offensive line with one step. At the same time, a trace of pleasure flashed in his eyes.
Now I finally caught you, boy!
The time on the timer has reached the final countdown. Li Kaiming raised his eyes and glanced at the timer, then stretched out his right arm to protect the ball and blocked Howard's torso. At the same time, his feet changed positions again, from the original right foot in front. With his left foot in front, he immediately dribbled the ball with his right hand from behind his body and transferred the ball to his left hand.
Howard didn't expect that Li Kaiming could calmly make such smooth movements in such a short period of time. He was also moved a little away, but his defensive ability was here after all. After a slight adjustment, he changed direction again and returned. Correct adjustment position!
Boy, your skills are at the end of your rope now!
Howard's heart was extremely happy, and he thought that he would be slapped on the technical stage for this block later. Although most of his attention was on the court, he could also hear the two nagging people in the commentary box. The narrator is talking bad about him.
"Li Kaiming's two breakthrough attempts were successfully defended by Dwight Howard. Time is running out and we have to take action!" Rose, who was sitting next to Hayward, couldn't help but remind Li Kaiming, but he forgot that the players on the scene In this case, it is impossible to distract yourself from the sounds of the outside world.
Many fans in the mcI Center no longer dare to see what will happen next. Howard is so tight on defense, and Li Kaiming is very likely to eat a hot pot!
On the timer at the top of the backboard, the bright red number flashed, jumping from 3 to 2!
Li Kaiming, who switched the ball to his left hand, was not in a bad mood. He thrust forward with his right foot, as if he was going to break through from the left to the inside, which made Howard predict and take a step ahead.
Then Li Kaiming's probing right foot tapped the ground lightly, just like a dragonfly touching water and walked away. Immediately, he combined the ball with his hands and used the reaction force of the ground to take a big step back!
And this step, impartial, just allowed Li Kaiming to withdraw from the three-point line!
Howard, who thought he had predicted Li Kaiming's offensive line, changed his face slightly, and wanted to mobilize his body to rush towards the outside. However, this is a real world, and under the influence of inertia, he is still moving towards the basket, so Although he was thinking about defending Li Kaiming's shot, his body was getting farther and farther away from Li Kaiming.
In the commentary box, Hayward was very excited when he saw that Li Kaiming was about to reach the end of his rope a second ago, but then turned around and saw a bright future again. "Li Kaiming found an opportunity at the last moment, used a fake move to break through, and then retreated to the three-point line. Outside! He took action!"
When the basketball flew out of Li Kaiming's fingertips, the timer also flashed the word 0. At the same time, Howard reacted and rushed towards him, but it was a pity that it was too late.
At the same time as the "dip" sounded on the court, which symbolized the end of the attack time, Li Kaiming's three-pointer also followed a beautiful parabola in the air, flew to the backboard with red lights all around, and then dived into the basket. Basket, splashing a beautiful flower of the basket net!
52 to 47!
The entire mcI center was instantly detonated by this ball!
"Oh oh oh oh! He's so damn handsome, Li Kaiming is so hard, he's the best defensive player with a buzzer-beating facial shot!"
"Dwight Howard must be doubting life at this point, hahaha."
"I thought Li Kaiming was going to be blocked by Howard..."
"Brother, you are not alone!"
Of course, in addition to the excitement of the home audience because of this goal, the bench players of the Wizards also instantly returned to their ancestors. Sun Yue has integrated into the atmosphere of the NBA. He is holding a towel in his right hand and shaking it quickly. Even his personality Yi Jianlian, who was relatively dull, stood up involuntarily, clenching his fists to express his inner excitement.
