Chapter 208: Victory over the Knicks
"That's it, the test has passed, right?!" Li Ming smiled at Hoiberg, who was a little dumbfounded!
I guess he didn't expect LaVine to make a violent dunk so suddenly!
Hojberg also smiled bitterly, if this has not been passed, the requirements are too strict.
How do you tell the difference between having potential and not having potential?
It's not about operations and data, that kind of thing is all virtual, even if a rookie can get 20 plus 5 plus 5 as soon as he enters the league, but after three years, he can't even get half of the data!
Evans: I'm not talking about you!
Potential refers more to a flash of inspiration on the court, for example, when Yao Ming just entered the league, he suddenly danced Shanghai Tango in a certain game, and suddenly shook the other three stunned on the spot and easily scored the ball.
At that time, that goal can be said to be amazing, and everyone thought that the big dream Olajuwon was alive again!
Although Yao Ming has only used this trick once in his life, that time is enough, and although his later steps are not so gorgeous, he is still trained very practically.
This flash of inspiration is potential, even if it is not so much stimulated, but it still has the value of cultivation.
LaVine's ball is the same, he can hold the ball and directly hit the basket and dunk, which is enough to prove LaVine's talent, and as for why such performances are not common, it is necessary for trainers and coaches to work together to find the reason.
In short, the team will not give up on him easily!
After the rain, Li Ming was excited that the team could keep his partner.
In the fourth quarter, Li Ming returned to the game, because he was not on the court before, and the difference was reduced to only two points, however, Porzingis and Burke on the opposite side were both on the court, and there was only one LaVine on the Bulls' side.
In this case, it is not easy to maintain the point difference, and Hojberg cannot blame LaVine for anything.
After all, it was also his and Foreman's idea to test LaVine at that time!
Of course, they are not worried, when they have a player of Li Ming's level, it is really redundant to worry about the team losing.
Burke's offense does have Allen Iverson's six-point fire, but the defensive performance is not as good as Allen Iverson, but it is understandable, because the physical quality of the two is indeed quite different.
Another guy who broke through like crossing the road in the early morning, Li Ming shot several times in a row and easily pulled the score away.
Dominance is evident.
But the other party is not a person who will give up easily, Li Ming's performance has stimulated their fighting spirit even more, and the score that opened up was caught up by them tenaciously.
In the final four minutes, 100-96, the Knicks trailed by only four points, and there was still theoretical hope of winning.
Porzingis was holding the ball high and he was back at power forward, after all, at the end of the day, the Knicks head coach was eager to give him every ball.
It's just that it's not easy for him to catch the ball at the small forward position, and it's impossible to have an open cut every time.
All or power forward positions are better!
In the face of Mirotic, Porzingis wants to play strongly, in fact, his biggest advantage is speed rather than strength, and his small body is obviously not Mirotic's opponent.
It is also for this reason that he does not carry the basket, but the noodle frame.
The left foot probed, probably because the action was very realistic, he actually dangled Mirotic, who was directly shaken to the left position, and Porzingis took the opportunity to quickly retract his left foot and rushed inside.
Straight to the basket, one-handed dunk!
The difference is still two points!
And this dunk is not only as simple as recovering two points, but also because of this dunk, the other teammates of the Knicks on the floor are even more excited, and seem to see the hope of turning the tables!
"Where is it so simple!" It's a pity that they want to turn the tables, and they have to ask Li Ming if he agrees, and in the face of Burke, he directly pulled up and jumped, and the three points soared directly.
Unreasonable! It's just unreasonable, it's useless to say anything else, it's unreasonable!
It's the same thing for me whether you defend or not, it doesn't make a difference at all!
The difference is back to 5 points!
There was a burst of chanting from the audience!
I have to say that Li Ming's three-point shot is more striking than a violent dunk!
The Knicks players, who were still a little excited, were once again full of depression in their eyes!
But there is another one whose eyes are still sharp, and that is Porzingis, who watched Mirotic's defense very calmly after taking the ball as if he hadn't seen Li Ming's performance.
Again, he shook off Mirotic again, still violently.
The difference is back to three points!
"Toot!"
There are even fouls!
On the big screen, Porzingis's dunk was defended, and in slow motion, a pulling action of Mirotic was discovered, which was directly removed by Porzingis without much impact.
But that angle happened to be caught by the referee, and he blew the whistle on his mouth without hesitation!
"Phew!"
Although there is no problem with the penalty, it should be booed! Otherwise, the difference in the score of this goal will be narrowed again!
But despite the boos, Porzingis was unusually calm and hit the penalty steadily.
The audience booed like a pot with a lid on it, and the noise suddenly subsided.
The difference is back to two points again!
"Hey!"
Li Ming is also on the same page with this guy, I don't believe you can still add 2 plus 1!
Of course, this time he didn't pull it out directly, that way is not always successful, you have to have a feeling, what does it feel?
It's the feeling that I will definitely be able to get in if I make such a move!
There was it just now, and now it doesn't!
So Li Ming finally asked for a block, bypassed Lopez and made a three-point vacancy before he shot!
This area is the area that Reggie Miller is good at, so it is normal for him to dare to shoot like this, and if the key three points are more accurate than usual, Reggie Miller is definitely one.
That's why Li Ming, who got his true biography, dared to shoot three points so confidently.
And this three-point is no different from the feeling of shooting in normal practice.
That's what it feels like to enter!
"Huh!"
It doesn't feel like it's wrong, this three points are in!
The margin reopened to five points.
Porzingis still wanted to pull the score back, but it was only three, this time Mirotic was not shaken away by him again, but withstood him to the death, in terms of strength, Mirotic is absolutely dominant.
So Porzingis couldn't continue the firepower in this ball, barely missed, and Lopez protected the backcourt rebound.
Li Ming attacked again, a layup after a breakthrough, and scored the ball, as soon as the goal was scored, the score of the two sides was stretched to 7 points, and the victory was laid!