In order to make Monty, a humble man, realize that there was something wrong with his tactics, Li Kaiming turned the gun and aimed it at Okafor.
I feel sorry for the former No. 2 pick of the Rookie of the Year. I thought that tonight, facing the hot rookie Li Kaiming, he would have a beautiful performance and then prove himself and return to the public's attention, even after the start of this game. Back to the top!
However, Li Kaiming used facial shots from mid-range and three-pointers one after another to make him recognize himself. He is still the fallen genius. In front of the real genius, he is nothing!
After halftime, under Li Kaiming's full play, he made 8 of 12 in the half, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists, and he played against him for the longest time. Okafor only scored 6 points and 5 rebounds at halftime.
Teacher Li's current business is not limited to teaching the rookies of the 2010 class, but his business has also expanded to the 2004 class!
Li Kaiming: Professional help for fallen and underappreciated talented young people to recognize themselves. The fee is not 998 or 198. It just takes you to play a few top five balls!
This cruel and ruthless performance not only made Okafor realize his own level, but also made the Hornets head coach Monty Williams realize that he did take it for granted when formulating his defensive strategy.
Theoretically speaking, it is indeed good to use Okafor to defend Li Kaiming. Even if he cannot guard against it, it can cause a little trouble for the latter. However, Monty never imagined that he is also a genius boy, and his own genius boy is on the opposite side of the genius boy. There is a toy in front of him, and he can't even consume Li Kaiming's physical strength!
joke! At this time, Li Kaiming not only has almost full offensive attributes, but has also been tested by top defenders in history such as Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. No matter how awesome Okafor's defense is, you can compare with these two. A hair of it?
Especially after just playing against the Spurs and experiencing Duncan's defense, the defensive intensity Okafor gave him seemed like playing house...
In this case, who will be beaten if you don’t beat Okafor?
After Monty realized that he had made a mistake, he quickly made changes in the second half. There was nothing to adjust in the lineup. The main thing was to target Li Kaiming's defense, which required a little double-teaming.
As soon as the game started in the third quarter, the Hornets served first.
After Paul dribbled to the frontcourt, David West stuck Lewis behind him and then reached for the ball.
Paul passed a lob ball to West. After the latter got the ball, he did not post up, but changed from his back to the frame.
West was the 18th pick in the first round of 2003. It must be said that 2003 was indeed the best draft year in history. Even the 18th pick could produce an All-Star.
West averaged 19 points and 7.5 rebounds per game last season. He was selected to the All-Stars in the previous two seasons. He is the second-highest player on the Hornets team after Paul.
Bald David West has the face of a tough guy, but his playing style is not that tough. His best skill is face-to-face singles, and he can make breakthroughs after dribbling under his crotch.
However, although he is not that tough in playing, he is still a player who mainly scores in the paint. Especially compared with his opponent Lewis, he is even more tough!
After West got the ball, he faced Lewis and suddenly dropped the ball and broke inside. Lewis's old legs couldn't keep up and he fell half a body behind.
Seeing this situation, Li Kaiming, who was under the basket, had to go over to help Lewis defend, but West was able to pass the ball with one hand. After reaching the basket, West faked a layup, attracting Li Kaiming's attention. Passed the ball to the unguarded Okafor, who caught the ball and dunked with both hands!
Lewis showed an apologetic smile to Li Kaiming. Li Kaiming was also a little helpless. If you get something corresponding, you will definitely lose something else.
The Wizards used this weird five-wait lineup to increase the team's offensive firepower to outer space levels, but at the same time, their defense also dropped to the 18th floor underground.
Nearly everyone can penetrate the Wizards' perimeter defense and come and go in the paint with ease.
However, Li Kaiming is not the kind of person who worries about gains and losses. Since I can't guard the opponent, I will attack and kill you. This is also the true meaning of the five-out lineup!
So after the Wizards served to the frontcourt, they no longer started without the ball as before, but directly took the basketball from Hinrich's hand outside the three-point line.
Okafor, who was standing inside the three-point line, saw this situation and immediately followed him out nervously. Li Kaiming's three-pointer in the first half left a huge psychological shadow on him. He did not want to be Li Kaiming's target anymore.
But Li Kaiming will not pity his enemies. Kindness to his enemies is cruelty to himself.
The other four members of the Wizards all opened up, and Li Kaiming started dribbling one-on-one on the outside.
Beside the Hornets bench, Monty also stood up. He clenched his fists and silently cheered for Okafor.
Li Kaiming took a step towards the three-point line after taking the ball, and Okafor immediately forced him up. The task Monty gave him during the halftime break was not to let Li Kaiming take a shot from the outside and force the latter to enter the three-point line. Sometimes his teammates will help him cover up defense.
Arriving one meter away from Okafor, Li Kaiming suddenly lowered his left shoulder and took a step toward the right. It seemed that he was about to suddenly start and break through from the right.
Okafor also reacted quickly and immediately slid to his left, predicting that he would block Li Kaiming's offensive route.
However, it was just Okafor's wishful thinking. After Li Kaiming slid over, he did not start. Instead, he suddenly retracted his right foot and the ball, and then withdrew directly outside the three-point line, picked it up and threw it!
Okafor was confused for a moment. This was the first time he had seen such a move. Even if most people didn't break through from this position, they would at least change direction in front of the body to give him time to react. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming directly closed it. The ball is shot!
In this case, Okafor's belated defense was naturally unlikely to have any impact on Li Kaiming. As the three-pointer hit the net with a swish sound, Okafor's face became bitter.
After Li Kaiming landed, he spread his hands helplessly.
Family members, who knows, if we are playing NBA tonight, we will be facing some wishful thinking guys!
Who said that if I spy from that side, I will break through from that side? You must think that I am going to break through from here, and then you can guard against me!
Pu Xinnan, you are so humble!
Seeing this scene, Monty on the sidelines also sighed. If Li Kaiming plays like this next, the game will be unplayable!
After the half-time confrontation, Okafor was completely conquered by Kaiming Li. He just had to kneel down and sing "Conquer" to Kaiming Li in front of more than 18,000 fellow Washingtonians.
But Okafor is just an ordinary starter for the Hornets. Seeing Li Kaiming asking for everything from his teammates, Queen Bee Chris Pao decided to stand up and help his brother regain his place!
Not just this brother, but also the two brothers far away in Miami!
Paul's big eyes were flashing with light, brothers, just wait for my good news!
The Hornets serve, and when Paul reaches the frontcourt, he does not hesitate to find Okafor for a pick-and-roll. Hinrich's height of 1.9cm is considered relatively large among guards, so it is very difficult to squeeze into the screen.
Upon seeing this, Li Kaiming immediately moved up to confront Chris Cannon, but what he didn't expect was that after Paul saw him passing, not only did he not break through directly to the basket as he expected, but he dribbled the ball back. .
After seeing this scene, Li Kaiming was stunned for a moment, and then immediately figured out what Paul wanted to do.
Hey, I just defeated one and here comes another one that I can’t see!
Li Kaiming looked at Paul, who was half lower than him, and resisted the urge to slap him to death, and then slowly followed him out.
Paul's passing cannot be underestimated, so the defense must be switched on this ball instead of letting Hinrich defend it again.
When Paul saw that Li Kaiming had successfully taken the bait and was just one step away from avenging his brothers, his eyes shone with excitement!
Don't look at all of you who are mVp and FmVp, but I have to hand over the task of teaching Li Kaiming a lesson to me, Chris!
Paul used the hand he was not dribbling to direct his teammates to pull away, then dribbled the ball to find a rhythm, and suddenly broke through to the inside.
Paul's speed during this period is still very good. Coupled with his peculiar rhythm changes, he can easily break through Li Kaiming's defense. As long as he continues to go to the basket, whether it is a layup or a pass to the inside, this The ball has a great chance of being scored.
But at this time, Paul was only thinking about avenging his brothers. Seeing how easily he could break through Li Kaiming, he chose to play a trick and give the latter the greatest humiliation!
He did not go towards the basket, but slowed down his speed. When Li Kaiming was about to catch up, he suddenly took a step back to the right, then leaned back slightly and took a mid-range shot.
Li Kaiming, who was following Paul, saw the former choose to miss the basket and immediately knew what this kid wanted to do, so he chased after him with all his strength.
If Paul had shot this ball directly, Li Kaiming would basically not be able to reach it. However, Paul was smart enough to wait, and with Li Kaiming's excellent static talent and terrifying dynamics, Paul's height of 183cm, even with his back, this ball Still got caught by Li Kaiming!
The basketball changed its trajectory in the air. Lewis, who was guarding the basket, got the ball. Li Kaiming came over directly and dribbled the ball towards the frontcourt with striding strides!
Since Chris Pao wants to play with him, then he will play with this guy!
The Hornets players also quickly returned to defense. Chris Pao followed Li Kaiming and wanted to use his "ghost hands" to steal, but Li Kaiming gave him a rough elbow.
At this time, Li Kaiming's speed had completely increased. The Hornets' outside defense was not stable, and Li Kaiming broke through it. After rushing to the basket, he hit Okafor with a one-arm dunk!
Okafor: Brother Pao, I beg you to stop showing off. Why am I the one who gets injured after you show off?
