After the game against the Hornets, the Wizards finally had time to adjust. Sanders himself was very tired, so he simply gave the team a day off.
Most players choose to sleep on this day to recover from fatigue and hidden injuries inside the body.
As for Li Kaiming, he didn't feel tired at all. While others were sleeping soundly, he was training in the gym outside.
However, his training was not about hammering iron, but mainly focused on the defensive end. His defensive attributes suddenly increased sharply. Before, he was short of time and used games as a substitute for training. There was no systematic training. Feel the changes in his body. .
After training in the gym, Li Kaiming finally understood where the inside defense had improved. In addition to attributes such as defensive awareness that cannot be quantified and evaluated, his physical feeling was that his bullet speed had improved, and he could turn around in a small range or The sliding step is much more flexible than before.
It will take some time for him to adapt to the changes in physical enhancement. After he fully adapts to this improvement, his interior defense should be able to reach the level of the best defensive team.
The sudden addition of an All-Defensive Team-level inside gate will definitely bring about qualitative changes to the Wizards' defense.
Not to mention being promoted to the top of the league, at least it can reach the middle and lower reaches, instead of being at the bottom of the gap level like before.
Since Li Kaiming came from a public gym, he quickly attracted people's attention.
However, he did not directly come up to interrupt Li Kaiming's training, but stood and watched from a distance.
Many people even took out their mobile phones, took photos of Li Kaiming training, and then posted them on social media.
The title is "People who are more talented than you work harder than you!"
This post quickly became the most popular post in the NBA section. Li Kaiming's serious training style won the favor of the majority of fans!
"I have seen too many talented players who started to indulge in enjoyment just because they signed a multi-million-dollar contract. From then on, they disappeared into the long river of history. Li Kaiming's performance on the court was better than those guys I mentioned. A hundred times, but he still trains hard..."
"This guy's professional attitude and hard work are definitely at the top of the NBA. I have read reports from reporters that no one on the Wizards can fully train with Li Kaiming. His intensity is unbearable by others!"
"He will definitely make a name for himself!"
"Man, he has already made a name for himself, hasn't he? Starting in the All-Star Game. If this is not considered a name, then 99% of the players in the league are considered rubbish!"
"Haha, my fault! He did play very well, but I believe he can achieve greater achievements..."
Li Kaiming never expected that even going to the gym to train during his free time would become a hot search topic.
After training, he signed autographs for several enthusiastic fans and then ran back to the hotel as if he was running away.
Since becoming an All-Star starter, he can no longer enjoy the pleasure of shopping alone!
Who understands this kind of pain!
Elliot Williams: If you don't like it, I can bear this pain for you...
After a day's rest, all members of the Wizards returned to their home court, where they will once again face the challenge of their old rival, the Orlando Magic.
In this regard, Gilbert Arenas said, "Even Chris Cannon can beat the Wizards. Isn't a championship team like the Magic holding the hand?"
Unfortunately, things went counterproductive. Li Kaiming answered Arenas's question with practical actions.
There are some things that you can’t take if I don’t give them to you!
Anyone can lose, but I can’t lose to you Arenas!
What's more, after three days of rest, the Wizards players have long since returned to their peak condition and are no longer the weak teammates they were when they played against the Hornets.
At the end of the game, the Wizards easily defeated the Magic 110-92, giving Arenas another blow to his fragile heart!
Li Kaiming scored 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 block. It is worth mentioning that the only block was given to Arenas...
At this time, Arenas wanted to die. He thought he left the Wizards and joined the Magic, a poor wife marrying into a wealthy family. However, he did not expect that the Wizards would soar without him and are now second in the Eastern Conference.
The "rich" Orlando Magic have now fallen to sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Who is the rich family...
At this time, Arenas has experienced the feeling of joining the Fruit Army in 1949. Unfortunately, there is no regret in this world.
The subsequent games were also very familiar opponents.
On February 5th, they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in an away game. Li Kaiming didn't feel good in this game, but he successfully transformed into a sexy dealer at the top of the key and won the game with the outburst of his teammates.
At the end of the game, Li Kaiming scored a super triple-double of 15 points, 18 rebounds and 17 assists. This data made Green, who was far away in Michigan, move his DNA...
After four days of rest, they won the Milwaukee Bucks in the away game. The real King James Jennings said before the game that he wanted to win the Wizards, but Li Kaiming came up and gave this King James two big hats, laying the foundation for this game. The basis of the game.
In the following games, Li Kaiming completely dominated both offense and defense. There were no blind spots inside or outside the offensive end, with or without the ball. The defensive end turned into a rim-protecting gate, blocking those Bucks who liked to hit the basket so dizzy that they couldn't even see where their own basket was.
In the end, Li Kaiming scored 32 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks, which gave James and his teammates a memory.
From now on, people named Zhan will have to go around the road when they see someone named Li...
Far away in Miami, a black man who looked like a silverback gorilla suddenly sneezed!
After winning Milwaukee, the Wizards, who had been relaxed for a while, finally ushered in a big devil!
Hosting the San Antonio Spurs!
This is also the last showdown between the two sides this season. In the last game, Li Kaiming was educated by the experienced Duncan.
Although he scored more than 30 points in the end, while Duncan only scored 20 points, Li Kaiming, as the person involved, could clearly feel the gap between himself and Duncan.
His 30 points included a lot of shots that hurt the team. Compared with Duncan who is the best choice for every ball, he just won the data.
It can also be seen from that game that data is still very limited. Compared with data, Li Kaiming can beat the current Duncan, but if it compares with victory contribution, it is really hard to say.
For basketball, data is secondary to everything. Winning is the last word. Data is just a by-product of the pursuit of winning.
If someone really takes data as their career goal, they will definitely be laughed at!
No one really plays basketball just for data, no, no, no...
This time against the Spurs, the Wizards put in 12 points of energy from top to bottom, mainly because they were so frustrated in the last loss and were defeated inexplicably.
This time the Wizards came back with anger. The two sides squared off at the MCI Center, and the game was about to begin!
The Spurs wanted to repeat their old tricks when they came up, playing a combination of inside and outside, and then passing the ball to Duncan who was stuck in a good position.
After Duncan got the ball, he still did the same as in the previous game. He arched his back inward. Li Kaiming pushed it twice and found that he couldn't hold it. Then he suddenly withdrew his stool!
Duncan just used his strength and missed Li Kaiming, but his ability to maintain balance was very strong, he quickly controlled his body, and then turned around and threw!
This ball opportunity is very good. If it was Li Kaiming before, he would not be able to defend it after withdrawing. However, after improving the inside defense, Li Kaiming used his super fast bullet speed to make up for the space left. He stretched out his finger and touched it. It just hit Duncan's shot!
Affected by this, Duncan's shot barely hit the front of the basket, and Blatche next to him protected the backboard.
Duncan's eyes widened and he looked at Li Kaiming in surprise...
Li Kaiming ran towards the frontcourt expressionlessly, but actually he felt very happy.
Being able to shock the number one power forward in history with his defense is something to be proud of no matter how you look at it.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Li Kaiming and Hinrich switched sides. Li Kaiming moved down to the waist position and pulled Duncan away for Hinrich to break through.
The latter took the ball to the inside and scored 2 points with a throw.
Without Duncan, the Spurs' interior defense drops a notch, and that's not an exaggeration at all.
But turning around, Duncan taught Li Kaiming a lesson again.
Last time, Li Kaiming suddenly withdrew his stool and caught Duncan off guard. This time, he turned his back to ask for the ball and then pushed directly inside. After reaching the deepest point, he used his broad shoulders to block Li Kaiming, then turned around and hit the board with a steady hit!
Li Kaiming sighed. If Duncan hit him like this, he really couldn't do anything to him. After all, at this age, Duncan has declined in everything, but his strength is still top-notch.
However, Li Kaiming is not a freeloader. Although the improvement of defense cannot completely prevent Duncan, it can at least reduce his efficiency.
And the situation did develop as Li Kaiming expected. Duncan only played a few games at the beginning, but not much later. The Spurs still focused on teamwork.
From the back, basically everyone on the Spurs can score more than ten points.
The score difference between the two sides remained within 5 points until the last two minutes of the game.
Li Kaiming was anxious, but did not act rashly.
Sanders told him before the game that he should stay calm in today's game. If he feels like he is going to give the ball to Hinrich, Hinrich will not make a mistake.
At this time, the Wizards were temporarily leading by 3 points. Li Kaiming went out of the baseline and served to Hinrich. The latter took the ball to the frontcourt, dribbled the ball from the outside and directed the Wizards players to move, and then started a pick-and-roll with Li Kaiming again.
Hinrich and Li Kaiming's pick-and-roll is the Wizards' most powerful weapon, and it works every time.
Li Kaiming once again chose to go out. Duncan hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
Hinrich used the space in the screen to go directly to the inside, and then scored with a one-handed throw!
Popovich looked gloomy on the sidelines.
The Spurs served Ginobili, and after he and Duncan picked and rolled, Li Kaiming did not follow Duncan out, but stood under the basket to protect the basket.
Ginobili made a snake-like layup and was struck by Li Kaiming. Li Kaiming turned around to protect the rebound and handed it to Hinrich again.
The Wizards repeated their old tricks, with the other three players widening the perimeter. Li Kaiming screened and then moved outside. Duncan chose to protect the frame under the basket this time. Hinrich broke through to the inside and then passed the ball to Li Kaiming. The latter caught the ball and faced the defense. Steady shot!
The final word!
At this time, Li Kaiming finally understood the true meaning of basketball as a team sport.
At the end of the game, the Wizards defeated the Spurs 108-101 at home.
