Chapter 61: Counterpoint Holliday
Back on the court, Li Ming showed a smile, in fact, he doesn't like to hold the ball, he has no vision and passing ability, he can only be described as a mess to direct the attack.
And it would be a waste of his energy and physical strength.
In contrast, he prefers to walk without the ball, under the cover of his teammates, pull out open spots, or shoot or cut through the dunk, which is what he is better at in terms of his current strength and technical style, and it is also the way to make the most of his abilities.
Hojberg's arrangement this time was to let him play in this way, and more importantly, he finally didn't have to face Rondo's poker face, a smart guy who always forced him into a trap on the defensive end.
Now he is facing Holliday, a typical "3D" player in the league, but his physical condition is not as outstanding as Rondo, and according to the data, this guy's "3D" attribute is constantly declining, and the steals and blocks in the first round of the playoffs after coming to the Pelicans have shrunk seriously, averaging only 0.6 blocks and 0.3 steals per game, and the three-point shooting percentage has dropped from 41 percent to 36 percent.
Facing a player in this form, Li Ming has the confidence to get rid of his defense.
"You seem happy?!" Holliday seemed to sense the change in Li Ming's mood, "Sure enough, it's an arrogant guy, Justin really didn't say anything wrong!" ”
"Huh?" Li Ming glanced at him, not knowing what to say.
"Huh!" Holliday chuckled, "You don't know yet! Justin Holiday on your team is my cousin, and he told me about you, and he is really an undereducated rookie! ”
"Originally, I thought I couldn't compete with you, so I instigated Rondo to teach you a lesson, but now it's just right, I'll teach you a lesson in person!"
"It's been like this for a long time!" Li Ming glanced at Holliday deeply, and finally knew why Rondo was going to show him a face as soon as he came up, it turned out that there was such a thing in it!
"Holliday, huh? You'll regret it! Leaving a cruel word in a low voice, Li Ming's speed of running the vacant seat suddenly increased a lot, but Holliday was not so easy to be thrown away, and followed him stubbornly.
"Ming!" Kanin made a timely delay and got stuck between Li Ming and Holliday, Li Ming ran out of the empty space smoothly, and Grant, who had been watching from the sidelines, instantly delivered the ball to him.
In the most comfortable rhythm, Li Ming shot directly and threw the ball into the face of Holliday, who pounced.
"Toot!" Three points are valid!
Li Ming's hand was compared to a pistol, and he blew the front of his fingers, like a western cowboy.
"This is the beginning!"
"Then I'll wait!"
"The Bulls scored three points, from Li Ming!" The DJ broadcast in time, there was a shout in the audience, and the video of Li Ming's shooting training exploded the entire basketball circle like a depth charge, and all the fans were talking about it, how could the fans of the Bulls not know? !
They had long wanted to see Li Ming's three points with their own eyes.
"Li Ming! Li ming! Li ming! ”
The audience responded enthusiastically, and Li Ming responded again, running out of the vacant seat in the same way, shooting again, and scoring again.
"The Bulls scored another three points, or Li Ming's !!!"
"Wow!!!!" The overwhelming whistling, the atmosphere in the audience has reached its climax.
"Toot!"
Helplessly, Hornets head coach Mondy Williams could only call a timeout.
The two teams walked to their respective benches, and Li Ming deliberately walked around to Holliday and looked at the latter playfully: "Remember, this is just the beginning!" ”
"Shh Holliday didn't reply, snorting and headed to the Hornets' bench.
"Well done, Ming, these two three-pointers are really handsome!" Dunn walked toward him.
Li Ming gave him a friendly high-five, and looked at Holiday on the bench, this guy seemed to notice the scene of him talking to his brother, and his face was full of anxiety! Seeing Li Mingchao, he looked over and immediately lowered his head.
"This guy, sure enough!" Seeing this, Li Ming also knew that what Holliday said was true, and this guy really asked his brother to avenge him.
"It's just that you've hurt your own brother in this way!" After several battles, Li Ming has already sensed Holliday's current strength, anyway, it must be a lot worse than back then, Kanin succeeded in two delays, which shows that this guy's defensive ability no longer has the spirituality of the past.
For such a player who is already going downhill, if Li Ming is really ruthless, not to mention completely suppressing, it is absolutely no problem to gain the upper hand.
came up and packed up an all-star, this title should still be quite attractive, "Besides, this guy found it himself!" ”
Back on the court, the opposite is still Holliday, Li Ming changed his previous defensive strategy against Rondo, and actively posted it, Holliday is a player who is weak on offense and strong on defense, and the highest score in the years when the 76ers were the core was only 17.7 points, not a scorer with super ability at all, and the most threatening offensive means may be the three-point shot, so Li Ming kept little distance from him, and resisted him to death, making him uncomfortable outside the three-point line.
"This goddamn rookie!" Holliday was a little irritated by Li Ming, and could only dribble the ball back and forth three steps beyond the three-point line, and only in this area would the latter not stick to it.
But it's not a problem if you can't get in like this!
"Davis!" There was no way, he could only call his star partner to make a block for him, and finally got rid of Li Ming and went to the inside line, Kanin pounced in time, but he easily bypassed.
This is a player who can attack with both left and right hands, so he can often make unbelievable changes in his breakthroughs.
This is a killer move by Holliday.
"Drink!" With a low shout, Holliday had already hit the basket, raised his hand directly, and the ball was thrown by him towards the rebound.
"Phew!" A figure slid past and pinned the ball directly to the rebound, and Karl quickly grabbed the rebound and threw it to the blocker.
"Toot!" The referee's whistle sounded at this time, interfering with the ball, and two points were counted.
"Phew~" The audience at the scene was naturally dissatisfied with the penalty, and collectively issued a voice of protest, and the video replayed at the scene also showed that the ball was nailed to the board in the process of rising and there was no sign of falling.
"Phew~" So, the boos became louder.
The owner of the block, that is, Li Ming, said to Holliday in front of him under the boos of the audience: "You are really lucky, the referee has done you a great favor!" ”
Holliday shrugged his shoulders and said with a nonchalant expression: "Penalty is everything, if you can get the referee to change his mind, rookie!" ”
"Huh!" Li Ming chuckled, "Punishment is everything?" That's what you said! ”