Queen Bee Chris Pao was ready to stand up for his brothers in the second half. Although he did not join the ranks of brothers' basketball, it did not hinder the relationship between our brother Pao and the other three.
However, Chris Pao still overestimated his own level, more specifically his offensive level. If he had not acted so deliberately on the ball just now and did not arouse Li Kaiming's anger, this game would not matter whether he won or lost. At least the cannon could land safely, but he had to show off his skills after passing Li Kaiming, which immediately made Li Kaiming change his target in the second half!
Okay, since you 183-year-old Chris Cannon wants to stand up and block the gun for your brother, you have to be prepared to be disgraced in this game!
However, Chris Pao didn't realize that there was anything wrong with what he did. He just felt that there was something wrong with his choice just now. As long as he is more careful next time and is not so trusting, I believe he can still teach the rampant rookie on the opposite side a lesson. of!
So the Hornets served, Chris dribbled the ball across half court, and as soon as he passed the center line, Paul waved to David West and asked him to come over for a pick-and-roll.
As the team commander of the entire Hornets team, Paul is equivalent to the coach on the court. West never thought that the Queen Bee Cannon, who is usually known for his reasonableness, would compete with Li Kaiming tonight, so Pidianpidian Went over to cover!
When Li Kaiming, who was following West, saw the situation, he realized that Paul hadn't given up yet!
So he followed, but he didn't stick directly to it, but left a little room for Paul to take action.
In fact, the main reason is that he is afraid that he will be passed by Paul. After all, the height difference between the two is close to 40 centimeters. No matter how fast he is, he cannot make up for the difference in size.
What's more, his perimeter defense is still a piece of cake!
West's strong figure firmly blocked Hinrich, and Paul faced Li Kaiming outside the three-point line, but the latter stood completely inside the three-point line and had no intention of coming out.
It’s not that Chris can’t make baskets, it’s mainly that he chooses the lesser of two evils. Paul’s outside shooting is still very accurate, but he doesn’t take many shots. Last season, his three-point shooting rate reached 100% per game. 40. This shooting rate is considered the top shooter in the league. However, he only averages 2 three-pointers per game. From a large sample statistics, there is no problem with Li Kaiming's choice.
As soon as Paul saw Li Kaiming's posture, he knew he wanted him to shoot a three-pointer, but he refused to shoot a three-pointer. Instead, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the three-point line, leaning on Li Kaiming and started to rush to the basket!
It's really hard to defend against a quick-witted guy like Chris Pao and Li Kaiming. It feels like there's a mouse scurrying around under his feet. If he's not careful, he might be trampled to death!
But this is NbA. It's impossible to crush him to death, but it's easy to get fouled by Chris. This guy is very good at braking and causing rear-end fouls. Li Kaiming has watched the video a long time ago, so he is prepared in advance.
At this time, Chris Pao, who was half a body ahead, suddenly stopped, and then raised his buttocks with a hip circumference of over 100cm, preparing to tempt Li Kaiming with a peach butt.
However, Li Kaiming, who had been prepared for a long time, didn't follow his tactics at all. At the same time, he braked suddenly, quickly changed direction, and rushed towards the left front.
After Chris Pao stopped, he was waiting for Li Kaiming to come up, and then he took off to draw a foul. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, he didn't get the follow-up he wanted. As the league's multiple assists leader, of course he knew that when he got near the penalty area Whether you want to shoot or pass the ball, you need to make a choice in the shortest possible time. Now is the time to make a decision!
So he took a quick look at the situation. Li Kaiming stopped behind him and didn't dare to get close to him. There were no good opportunities in front of him, so the ball should come by himself!
Paul immediately jumped up with both feet and made a throw, but as soon as his throw was released, the sky above his head was shrouded in a shadow!
Then a hand stretched out from behind him, and with a snap, it was blown away by Chris Cannon's throw with one palm!
No one on the baseline caught the ball, so the Hornets still had the ball.
Paul turned his head and looked in disbelief. It was impossible for Li Kaiming to punish him. The other three people were also within his sight.
etc! three people!
Paul's eyes widened and he turned his head, only to see Hinrich behind him clinging to him with a nonchalant expression, preparing to defend him from catching the ball.
Li Kaiming went crazy with joy after seeing this scene!
Chris Pao, you really treat my teammates like a dish. You know, my Hinrich made the second team of the All-Defensive Team back then, and he is not a defensive black hole. Although his physical fitness is not as good as before, after all, he has a good foundation. Here you are, and you're 198cm tall, so there's no problem treating a 183cm tall guy like you to a hotpot!
The Hornets served from the bottom line. Since there was not much offensive time left, Okafor directly sent the ball to Ariza on the outside. As one of the most famous 3D players in the league, Ariza's three-point shooting is still trustworthy, such as This ball was just an iron shot!
Boom!
Sorry, maybe I didn't describe it clearly. Ariza's three-pointers are worthy of the opponent's trust, otherwise why would he be nicknamed "Ironza".
Li Kaiming, who was under the basket, pushed past Okafor and grabbed the rebound with one hand. His posture was super cool and made many female fans who came to watch the game have stars in their eyes!
"Wow! He is so handsome! I love him so much!"
Since Chris Pao wanted to spar with him, Li Kaiming stayed with him until the end. He directly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt himself, and then found Hinrich for a pick-and-roll.
Hinrich's three-point threat cannot be underestimated. He played 76 games in his rookie season and made a total of 144 three-pointers, ranking ninth in NBA history. This kind of outside shooter's cover made the Hornets simply not dare to If you choose to bypass or squeeze the screen, you can only change defense obediently.
Therefore, Li Kaiming faced Chris Cannon on the offensive end.
This is a pretty big mismatch. At the end of the pick-and-roll, Ariza of the Hornets was ready to come over and help Chris double-team Li Kaiming.
Can Li Kaiming let this opportunity he finally found slip away from him?
So before Ariza could make up his mind to come over, he directly dropped the ball and shot Chris inside!
However, what Li Kaiming didn't expect was that Chris Pao was very careful. He actually wanted to challenge whether he could guard Li Kaiming. So when Li Kaiming dribbled the ball and rushed inside, Paul tried his best to push Li Kaiming out. , while stretching out a hand and cutting towards the ball in Li Kaiming's hand!
As a person who averaged 2.1 steals per game last season, Chris Pao is confident in his single-defense ability on the outside. What's more, he also knows the most classic small man survival skills on the outside. When using his defensive skills At the same time, he did not forget to use some small tricks to let Li Kaiming feel the pressure from outside stars!
Of course Li Kaiming felt the pain coming from his ribs, but as a ruthless man who knocked down Artest with one move, if he could suffer a loss on this little kid tonight, he would write the word "Li" backwards!
Little Pao, you are playing dirty tricks with me, you are a fool!
Li Kaiming exerted force with his feet and directly knocked Chris Cannon away. When the latter was about to get close to him again, Li Kaiming swung his ball protector and hit Chris Cannon with a powerful and heavy flying elbow along with a strong wind. On the chest!
Li Kaiming, on the other hand, took advantage of the reaction force brought to him by this elbow and went directly to the basket in one step. Okafor, who was guarding the penalty area, saw that Li Kaiming was coming, and he was still carrying a murderous elbow, and he immediately withered. , there is no thought of resistance at all!
Li Kaiming strode to the basket. Facing the empty basket and the stunned Okafor next to him, he directly used a one-arm windmill and dunked the ball into the basket with a bang!
The mcI Center once again rang with cheers from the audience, and this was just one of the countless cheers tonight!
Of course, a flying elbow will not stop Li Kaiming. He always likes to fight his opponents until they are half dead. It is best to hit them so that the opponents dare not resist at all!
So in the next half quarter, Li Kaiming chose to play Chris Cannon alone more than once.
In military training, Chris Pao naturally walked to the basket when he could. If he couldn't, he would shoot from the outside. The main reason was that although the three-point shot was fast, it was not as humiliating as a dunk to the opponent, let alone going to the basket. A breakthrough can also treat Chris Pao to a feast of elbows, so why not.
By the end of the third quarter, Chris Pao was completely stunned by Li Kaiming!
The main reason is that Chris Pao has never seen such an "all-round" player as Li Kaiming in all his years of working in the industry. This all-rounder is not only versatile on the court, but also a master at playing tricks!
It's not that he doesn't want to play back on the offensive end, but after all, his height is 183cm, and his physical fitness determines it. He can't score points like those top scorers!
As for those who are playing dirty tricks, he can't play with Li Kaiming. First of all, this is the home court of the Wizards. The referees are always biased towards the home team. Coupled with Li Kaiming's brilliant record, he has to consider the consequences when he makes a move. If I really made Li Kaiming anxious. Can I withstand the latter's punch and reduce revenue for America's ICU?
So after one quarter of the game, Chris Pao was extremely frustrated, and since he started to focus on the attack, Hinrich also quietly strengthened his defense, which made Paul particularly uncomfortable.
After three quarters, the Wizards led 90 to 78 by 12 points.
Monty on the sidelines was a little helpless. The rookie on the opposite side made him use all kinds of martial arts, but he couldn't restrain every move, and even lost two of his capable men...
In a simple and cost-saving way of saying it, blood mother loses money!
As for how to play in the next fourth quarter, even Monty himself has no idea. The Wizards' offensive firepower still exceeds his imagination, especially the No. 0 on the opposite side, which is better than the original No. 0 Agent Arenas. Worse than that.
Now the Wizards' No. 0 can no longer be described as an agent, he should be God!
