Josh Howard's return can largely relieve the Wizards' outside pressure, especially the pressure in the frontcourt.
After all, the latter averaged 14 points per game before his injury. If it weren't for his bad luck with his knee injury, Sun Yue would definitely not be the Wizards' starting small forward position.
But after all, this is the first time he has returned to the game after a serious injury, and his playing time is limited. Sanders cannot give Josh Howard too much playing time.
Therefore, in the game on the 20th, the Wizards' starting No. 3 position was still Sun Yue, and Josh Howard came on as a substitute in the middle of the first quarter.
Speaking of Josh Howard, we have to mention his appearance.
Every time the Internet lists the top ten ugliest men in NBA history, Josh Howard and current Wizards assistant coach Cassell always make the list.
This kind of coincidence is like "you are there every time we crack down on pornography" on a certain meme.
There is no way, the strength is here.
When Li Kaiming saw this guy for the first time, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Handsome people are all as handsome as our old man, while ugly people are always ugly in their own way.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his eyes to Cassel standing aside.
When the latter caught Li Kaiming's eyes, he immediately knew what this guy was thinking!
Cassel: Are you so polite? ah?
The addition of Josh Howard has made Sanders feel a little more relaxed. At least when the opponent's outside star breaks out, there will be someone to deal with it.
Although this guy is not a strong defensive player, he is an All-Star player after all. No matter how bad his condition is, he is still much better than Sun Yue and that new recruit Booker.
But this guy's strongest point is his physical confrontation ability. It is said that he had a deformed knee since he was a child, and he only started playing ball after having surgery to correct it.
It seems to be an inspirational example!
The game on the 20th is still played at the home court of the Wizards, and the opponent is the Charlotte Bobcats, who are also in the East.
This offseason, basketball god Michael Jordan, known as the old gangster, spent $275 million to buy the vast majority of the Bobcats' shares from the former owner, thus becoming the first black team in the NBA. boss.
It seems that the old gangster is no longer satisfied with just buying some shares, but wants to buy a team of his own, so as to show off his draft vision!
As we all know, Jordan's draft vision is as good as his basketball skills, and no one can compare with him.
The most outrageous thing is that Kwame Brown, the No. 1 pick in high school who was selected by Jordan in 2001 and the most famous parallel No. 1 pick in NBA history, joined the Bobcats as a free agent this offseason.
It just so happens that Jordan also bought the Bobcats, which makes people think deeply!
Could it be that in order to prevent the outside world from saying that he has poor vision, the old gangster took Kwame Brown again after 9 years and prepared to train him properly?
Just kidding, but there are no worthy players in this Bobcats team, so their record matches the lineup exceptionally well. They currently rank fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 9 wins and 17 losses.
If you're lucky, there's no problem getting a lottery pick this season.
But if the team wants to rise, it still needs to hide this pick from the old gangster as much as possible...
Of course, this team also has ruthless people, such as Stephen Jackson, nicknamed "Martial Saint".
Back then, a pair of iron fists and Artest fought seven in and seven out at the Palace of Auburn Hills. In the end, this was the ruthless man who was suspended for 30 games.
He is also a boss with a prickly temperament and a fiery temper, so at the pre-game press conference, some reporters asked Jackson about the conflict between Li Kaiming and Artest.
Hearing this question, Stephen Jackson showed a disdainful smile on his face, and he showed his fist, "I think Ron's edges have been smoothed by time, and he would lose to a rookie in a fight. It's simply embarrassing." my people."
When the reporter mentioned that Li Kaiming claimed to be a black belt in Taekwondo, Jackson even sneered, "If he was a black belt in Taekwondo, then I would still have a boxing gold belt! Who doesn't know how to brag? I'll show it to you after I get on the stage. , When you meet a real tough guy, this kind of person will only become a softie!"
Jackson's harsh words before the game soon became reality on the court.
However, the reality was slightly different from his imagination. In the head-to-head confrontation between Li Kaiming and him, Jackson, who was the invincible opponent in the border alliance with an iron fist, turned into a softie...
Tonight's Bobcats happened to catch up with Li Kaiming who got an S-level assignment, happened to catch up with the Wizards' loss to the Heat, and happened to catch up with Jackson talking nonsense before the game.
In this case, Li Kaiming certainly had to take some action.
As far as the Bobcats' lineup is concerned, Li Kaiming's performance in this game perfectly explained what "I had my hands in my pockets that year and didn't know what an opponent was."
Although the uniform does not have pockets, Li Kaiming is sitting on the bench with his hands in the cuffs of his training uniform, almost catching a cold!
That’s it for the Bobcats? Is this all Jackson?
He only played the first three quarters after coming on the court, and then went to watch the show with a 20-point lead.
Of course, he has not forgotten the mission of the system, so when he is on the court, he will never shoot from the outside if the ball can be shot inside.
If you can dunk the ball directly to the basket, you will definitely not make a layup, no matter how many people are under the opposite basket.
Inside the Bobcats, the starting center is a bearded man named Muhammad. He looks very fierce, but unfortunately he is useless. The center is 2 centimeters shorter than Li Kaiming.
It is worth mentioning that Muhammad only averaged 5.8 points per game in his career. It can be said that after entering the league, his life was full of 58 points.
The backup center was Kwame Brown, whose defensive position made Kobe suffer from high blood pressure.
With this inside combination, in just three quarters, Li Kaiming scored 38 points with a super high shooting percentage. Even Sanders couldn't stand it at the end of the game, so he quickly called a timeout and replaced Li Kaiming.
This is not because Li Kaiming scored so fiercely alone. After all, there are still people in NBA history who scored 30 points in a single quarter.
The main reason is that the scene was too bloody. After Li Kaiming got the ball, he just rushed to the inside. After he got to the basket, he didn't care if there was anyone in front of him. He just pulled it up and dunked!
After three quarters, every player named by the Hornets was dunked by Li Kaiming.
Especially those two insiders, I guess they will be dreaming about Li Kaiming when I go to bed tonight!
As for the "Martial Saint" Jackson who made such nonsense before the game, Li Kaiming naturally had to give him eye drops.
If I don’t give you some good juice to eat, you still don’t know that this is my horse!
So after coming on the court, Li Kaiming looked for opportunities to single out Jackson whenever he had the chance.
At first, Jackson was quite aggressive, talking trash while pushing back on Li Kaiming with small gestures.
As a result, Li Kaiming turned around and gave this guy an elbow and immediately calmed down.
Jackson: It’s not that I don’t want to work with rookies, it’s mainly because I have to learn to respect the old and love the young. What’s more, this is a professional sport and you must have sportsmanship when playing...
Palace of Auburn Hills spectators: How come I didn’t see you showing any sportsmanship four years ago?
Mainly because Jackson hadn't watched the video of the fight between Li Kaiming and Artest before, and thought the rookie had sneak-attacked Artest.
When Li Kaiming's elbow was covered with a strong gust of wind and passed by the tip of his nose, he knew that he had met Lian Jiazi!
So in the next game, the famous "Martial Saint" became as obedient as a kitten. If Li Kaiming touched his head with his hand, maybe the latter could purr comfortably...
Under the leadership of Li Kaiming, the Wizards finally defeated the Bobcats in the frontcourt 108-75 by 33 points, ruthlessly avenging the last time their winning streak was interrupted.
When Li Kaiming came off the court, he was only 20 points ahead. As a result, these teammates became more and more confident in playing such a brutal game, and finally the point difference reached 30 points.
Seeing this scene, Li Kaiming didn't know what to say. Why weren't these guys so fierce in the last minute of the last game?
Wizards teammate: Doesn’t that leave the critical moments to your performance? I won’t steal your limelight!
Li Kaiming played 28 minutes and scored 38 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
There were relatively few assists because he had a strong desire to attack tonight. He basically attacked by himself when he got the ball and rarely passed the ball to his teammates.
The other teammates also turned into masters of torturing food, and took advantage of the opportunity of beating the drowned dog to go crazy.
Sun Yue played for 20 minutes and scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.
Josh Howard played 24 minutes in the first game back and scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. His efficiency was not high but it was expected.
Because Li Kaiming clocked out early tonight, Yi Jianlian played a lot of time. He basically returned to his original sixth man role for 24 minutes, scoring 13 points and 7 rebounds.
After tonight's game, Li Kaiming's violent performance on the court was immediately edited and posted online by fans.
What’s even crazier is that Li Kaiming swept all the top five shots tonight. He dunked with five completely different postures, making today’s top five shots his personal show!
This performance greatly increased his popularity in America, and fans of America like to see this kind of violent aesthetic.
With the support of this game, Li Kaiming's votes are also rising rapidly in the All-Star real-time voting on NBA's official website, beginning to approach Paul Pierce, who is currently ranked fourth among the Eastern Conference forwards.
Paul Pierce currently has more than 280,000 votes, and Li Kaiming's votes have reached 210,000, and are still growing rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The next game is on the 22nd, at home against the Bulls led by the old senior.
The last few games at home have been so regular, one game every other day, it would be great if it could be this regular throughout the season.
Unfortunately, this idea is destined to be Li Kaiming's wishful thinking.
Before the Bulls even arrived in Washington, D.C., Li Kaiming received a text message from Rose.
[Li, I will definitely not lose again this time! 】
Li Kaiming smiled and pressed a few buttons on his phone.
[I think you may be disappointed...]
Although he was very confident in the fight with Rose, the Bulls are now much more difficult to beat than before.
This is because while Josh Howard of the Wizards is back, Carlos Boozer of the Bulls is also back!
Boozer replaced Gibson as the starting power forward. Although the Bulls' defense is not as good as before, the offense may be a level higher than before.
After all, Boozer was with the Jazz last season and averaged nearly 20+10 All-Star level data per game. This game is destined to be a tough battle.
