Chapter 236: Leader
In Atlanta, where the sky is shrouded, there will be noisy human voices from all over the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Tonight, it is the fifth game of the key game between the Eagles and the Magic, and the probability of winning the entire series after winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain in history is as high as 83%, which is enough to show the importance of this game.
The city's bars are the most popular places for fans, many of whom don't have tickets to the playoffs, but they can still gather with other fans, holding a beer and enjoying the wonderful atmosphere that the group brings.
As the team bus slowly drove into the arena, Atlanta fans waving various props and painting the Hawks logo on both sides could feel their frenzy in the middle of the road. Through the window, Li Dong could hear the amplified expressions of the fans and hear their screams.
"It's different, it feels like you've come to a bandit's den." Gordon said jokingly.
Li Dong also smiled, the faces of his companions were very relaxed, after four games, the outside world can play a very small interference, what can really affect is the stadium itself, the game itself or simply the referee.
"No matter how strong the bandits are, they can't defeat the regular army, we are the regular army." Li Dong said with a smile.
"Haha!" Everyone laughed twice, and Oladipo said, "I think it's more appropriate to call us a field army, if it's a chaotic battle, a quick attack, the Eagles are not our opponents at all." ā
Joel Embiid was stunned and asked in a low voice, "Doesn't that look like we are more like bandits?" ā
Li Dong, who was beside him, had a dark face and patted him on the head, "If the child can't speak, don't talk......"
Everyone chatted happily and entered the Phillips Arena, and as soon as they got off the bus, they were met by the staff who were already waiting, as well as the news reporters with long guns and short guns.
Many of the reporters with black hair and yellow skin are from Asia.
"Li Dong, can you tell us what you think of this game, and whether you are confident of winning this game?" Waving the microphone and handing it over, followed by the familiar hometown dialect, the advantage was obvious, and Li Dong stopped. He didn't reach out to answer the microphone, but he smiled at the fellow media who spoke Chinese to him.
Skels explicitly forbade the players from giving interviews before the game, and he could only apologize in his heart, but unfortunately, she was still a beautiful female reporter.
Soon, the stadium security came and pulled the media apart, and the players were able to enter the arena.
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On this day's game, the court station broadcast two games, except for the game between the Eastern Hawks and the Magic. There's also a Raptors vs. Hornets showdown.
The number of fans who like Li Dong is increasing day by day, and his popularity is constantly improving.
The series got to this point, and the Eagles and Magic knew each other very well, and after the simple opening ceremony, there wasn't even a trash talk.
The game begins. Vucevic won the jump ball.
The Eagles still adopt a non-entrapment strategy for Li Dong, the first two games that implement this policy, although Li Dong scored a high score, but the Eagles as a whole have the upper hand, Budenholzer doesn't think it's a big deal to break a record, and being able to win the championship is the only thing.
After the opening, the two teams focused on defense, Li Dong followed Korver, and Oladipo stuck to Bazemore.
Li Dong didn't take the initiative in the first three minutes, and kept looking for opportunities for his teammates. Vucevic also tried to attack on the inside, leaning on O'Neal Jr. to score a goal, which made 76ers fans applaud.
In the fourth minute, Li Dong and Oladipo successfully blocked and dismantled. After changing direction, he took two steps inside the three-point line and hit a pullup jump shot.
Then Li Dong missed three jump shots, and before the end of the first quarter, he made a layup.
The 76ers were 21-18 in the first quarter, leading the Celtics by three points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the rotational lineups of the two teams played on the court. As the fans cheered on, the Hawks' bench hit the ground up and Dennis Schroder hit two mid-range jumpers in quick succession.
It took Skels a timeout to settle down for the Magic, but it was the Hawks who took the lead.
Li Dong replaced Napier in more than 6 minutes, and Napier, who was reused by Skels in the regular season, performed very average in the playoffs, and the Hawks' blockade defense on the outside made his shooting percentage lower than 40%, and the three-point shooting rate was less than 30%.
"Come on!" Napier and Li Dong high-five.
Li Dong walked onto the field, and Phillips immediately burst into boos. He shook his head helplessly, and the people in this city seemed to think that he was the villain from the beginning of the playoffs.
At this time, the Hawks led the Magic by one point 31-30, and the Hawks possessed the ball.
Li Dong went to defend Korver when he fell into position, and Korver watched this young man who was much younger than him come over, as if he had a unique fusion temperament, confident, noble, and sunny......
With a big wave of his hand, Teague holds the ball and makes a pick-and-roll cover pose. Bazemore, who received the ball, went to the weak side, and Ray Allen retreated to the bottom corner.
Bazemore and Millsap drew two steps back to the pick-and-roll after the pick-and-roll from the line, before moving to Teague from beyond the three-point line. At this point, Bazemore and Millsap suddenly turned around and turned sideways to Ray Allen's position, and Ray Allen ran past them and got two off-ball screens.
At this time, from the perspective of the audience's vision, Li Dong was blocked from the cover of Millsap, and the corner of the eagle suddenly formed a three-on-two situation inexplicably, because Gordon couldn't pounce.
Korver received the ball and turned straight to make a jumper and hit it. 34 to 30.
Magic attacked, Li Dong stood on his knees at 45 degrees from the three-point line, Bazemore stretched out a hand to interfere, and the whole person was like a big enemy.
Jennings turned his head and glanced at Li Dong, the meaning was obvious: You are attacking?
Li Dong blinked, started instantly, and ran towards Jennings, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc. Jennings understood, held the ball out with his arm, and completed a hand-to-hand pass with Li Dong, Li Dong continued to dribble the ball in the direction, and Gordon didn't know where to come out at this time to cover Li Dong.
After covering him, he went down, Li Dong stopped his body sharply after a crotch, and shook the ball with his arm, almost missing the scott that caught him.
Then stealthily make a ground-hitting pass to an unguarded Gordon.
Gordon made a mid-range jumper with a positive trajectory and smashed into the basket steadily.
"It's so good!" When retreating, Gordon smiled and high-fived Li Dong.
After Li Dong came on the court, the Magic players seemed to have found the backbone.
"Before you know it, the 20-year-old has become a worthy leader of the team." Barkley commented on Li Dong's highlight performance in the playoffs.