The basketballs thrown by Li Dong were like cannonballs that hit the rocket's position accurately......

Oladipo and the other Magic players on the court immediately realized that Li Dong's shooting touch seemed to be very good today, and when Li Dong made the third three-pointer of the single quarter in the seventh minute, the Rocket coach finally couldn't sit still and reached out like a referee to ask for a timeout. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"That's accurate!" Oladipo touched Li Dong's head with some excitement and admired it sincerely.

Payton on the side pursed his lips, did not speak, and returned to the bench in a muffled voice.

The Magic's bench was relaxed, leading by seven points at 14-7 in less than six minutes of the opening game, which is not too good, and if they can win back-to-back away games against the Rockets, I believe it will definitely be a morale boost.

Rockets head coach Kevin McHale was furious.

"What are you guys doing, can't you stop that little rookie? He's only 19 years old, do you want this stinky boy to be a bully on your head? ”

The deep roar reached the ears of every Rockets player, and Thorton blushed and was speechless.

Kevin McHale's piercing gaze fixed on Thorton, and then uttered Thorton's near-collapse command: "Marcus, you come down and rest, Sam, you take over." ”

As soon as the long timeout passed, both sides were back on the field.

The spirits of the two teams have obviously been adjusted, but the Magic is inexplicably relaxed, while the whole Rocket team is red and murderous.

Li Dong chuckled in his heart, feeling that the entire rocket team looked at him a little differently.

Then a young player appeared in front of him, who was clearly a little taller than him.

Off the court, Coach Scott Skilles couldn't complain, "Where did the Rockets find so many tall and thin swing guards, this is this year's rookie, isn't it a swing man at the small forward and big forward positions?" Can you still play the second position? ”

Sam Decker!

Li Dong and Sam Decker were next to each other, waiting for the touchline to kick off.

Both of them are the kind of players who are stuffy when others don't speak, and after spraying with Thorton for so long just now, Li Dong didn't bother to speak, so there was nothing to say between the two, and the atmosphere was quite weird.

The ball got to Lawson and Sam Decker took a long leg from the weak side to the bottom corner.

Lawson immediately completed a high-quality block with Howard on the inside, and slipped into the box with a wipe of his body, and at this moment Howard on the outside did not go down with Ariza, but James Harden made an off-ball screen, just to block Oladipo.

Harden received a pass from Ariza to a familiar position on the outside, and comfortably wanted to shoot the ball from the machine.

He jumped up and shot with ease, and the technical moves were done in one go.

"Huh!"

Hit! 14 to 10.

This kind of shooting was morale-boosting, and there was no small applause in the Toyota Center Arena.

However, the faces of the Magic players remained unchanged, after all, a 4-point difference in a basketball game means that two goals are needed unless 3+1 is completed.

Payton moved to the front court, and he looked at the situation.

According to the coach's instructions at the time of the pause just now, Li Dong felt good during this time, with three shots and three hits, so let Li Dong take more as the main point of attack and shoot more, of course, the rocket may also make targeted arrangements for Li Dong during this time, so if there is no particularly good opportunity, you can also come by yourself.

Almost without thinking, Payton chose to do it himself.

He beckoned and made a tactical gesture to the old captain on the inside. When Old Captain Harris understood, he slowly moved out and prepared to block Peyton.

Off the field, Skiles frowned slightly, glanced at Li Dong, who was harassed by Sam Decker's long arms, and pressed the doubts in his heart.

Payton's breakthrough was very light, and before Harris could get to his feet, he suddenly changed direction sharply and chose to break through from the unblocked spot on the other side.

Lawson didn't expect Payton to do the opposite, and the center of gravity was not transferred, and he was half of Peyton's position.

In this case, the first reaction is to reach out, and the second reaction is to step back in small steps, hoping to stop the opponent.

And Payton is indeed outstanding, and after taking the lead, he did not accelerate the breakthrough, but suddenly stopped in the high position, and then bent his knee to jump.

Lawson arrived, but the distraction was minimal.

Payton hit a jumper, 16-10.

Three minutes later, at 20-15, the Magic led by five points.

At this moment, it was time for the second timeout, and it was time for the team to rotate normally, and the players from both sides walked off the field according to the instructions of the referee.

Li Dong shook his head, his expression was a little depressed, in the past three minutes, he had barely touched the basketball.

His individual score was fixed at nine and he looked like he was very efficient in scoring nine points in nine minutes of play, but in fact he spent the rest of the game playing soy sauce and was late for a foul on the opposing player Sam Decker.

The substitutes on both sides gradually returned to the field to fight, and the game slowly entered a period of see-saw.

Skiles looked at the young man who pursed his mouth and didn't speak, there was a trace of confusion and helplessness in his eyes, nearly ten games have passed, and he finally understands: "Li Dong and Oladipo can play a subtle cooperation, Oladipo and Payton can also play a good cooperation, but Li Dong and Payton do not call each other, there is very little mutual cooperation between the two, almost two independent individuals on the court, only occasionally in the fast attack, there has been a simple cooperation between the two." ”

It's very bad for the team to have good chemistry, so what to do?

One is a young point guard who is highly praised by the team, and the other is a super rookie who is famous all over the United States, both of whom have the potential of A-level or above, and I don't know how many teams have seen the Magic select these talented teenagers.

"Is it really only one person to be sacrificed?" Skiles' face turned pale, which was definitely not a good thing for Magic.

The game was hot on the field, and his mind was already flying away at the moment.

After a long time, the first quarter ended with the Magic leading by six points at 26-20.

Skiles let out a long sigh, his eyes swept over the resting players on the bench again, and then his gaze gradually became firm, and he suddenly said: "At the beginning of the second quarter, Lee, you and Victor will play first!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and then they didn't think about anything, this kind of temporary change in the playing time and order of players is very normal in the NBA, probably thinking that the coach came up with some tactics.

Li Dong saw that Skids' eyes were full of encouragement when he looked at him, as if to convey some message, and he smiled at the coach, and he knew a little in his heart.

Some thoughtful players, such as Watson, had already smelled the unusual smell, but the old ball skin didn't speak, grinning and pinning his elbow against Li Dong's waist.

The NBA has a very short break between quarters, and according to the audience, sometimes you miss the best shots when you go to the bathroom.

Players from both teams returned to the field.

Rockets coach Kevin McHale was shocked that Li Dong and Oladipo actually appeared on the bench at the same time.

"What is he going to do?" Coach McHale glanced at Coach Skiles across from him with suspicious eyes, and the thought came to his mind, "Is it to prepare for this section and go all out?" That's not right, it's a back-to-back game, he's not afraid that the physical strength behind him won't be able to keep up? Could it be that there is some new tactical combination that has to be paired with a player on the bench? ”

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, beckoned Sam Decker to come over, and then whispered something......

At this point, the second quarter of the game has begun, and it is C.J. Watson who has the ball.

On the court, Oladipo is the scoring guard, Li Dong is the small forward, the power forward is Aaron Gordon, and the center is Dwyane Dedmon.

On the other side of the Rockets, point guard Patrick Beverley, scoring guard Marcus Thornton, small forward Corey Brewer, power forward Montrey Harrell, and center Clint Capella.

Thornton was put on the court at the beginning of the second quarter due to a long break in the first quarter to enhance the team's offensive firepower.

It's just that he didn't expect Li Dong to return to the field, Thorton's eyes were red, and he almost didn't go up to find Li Dong desperately.

The kickoff was won by the Magic, and the ball was owned by the Rockets at the beginning of the second and third quarters, and Patrick Beverley took the basketball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After a few guides and runs, Thornton threw a three-pointer from the outside and missed.

The defender of Li Dong has become veteran Corey Brewer, a tall and long-arm fast-break forward who has been playing the role of a puzzle piece for the team, averaging 25.1 minutes per game last season, averaging 11.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and is an excellent blue-collar player.

It's just defense.,Although the defensive end is good at breaking the ball.,It's fast but lacks strength.。。

Li Dong got Watson's ball at 45 degrees, took advantage of a large-scale transfer to the bottom line, and then slid in the opposite direction to break through, with coherent and agile movements.

Brewer stumbled and was shaken.

Then he confronted Li Dong with the explosive speed, his chest was numb, the center of gravity of the whole person deviated, and he was suddenly overtaken by Li Dong by a position, and the defense was about to lose position!

The Rockets' players had no choice but to shrink their defense and form a trap trend against Li Dong.

No one noticed, and a blue figure snuck over from the bottom line.

Li Dong's eyes swept away, and suddenly there was a sharp brake outside the paint area, and his body tilted and threw the basketball in his hand...... (To be continued.) )