Chapter 114: Victory at the Free Throw Line
"It was really fun at the end of the game! Both teams don't want to lose, and we have to say that the Mavericks' approach is ugly, but it's really effective. β
Such a violent method may really be an effective way to deal with Li Cheng, in fact, many people think that he has no solution in the NBA after Li Cheng scored 63 points, and he is one of the strongest guards in the NBA. Some media even say that he is already the strongest guard in the NBA. Everyone was still attacking Li Cheng in a big way before, but now they have blown him into the sky again. Yu Jia looked at the TV broadcast of the game and said.
Zhang Li touched him with his foot again, and the director's voice in the headphones also came. "Don't talk nonsense, talk about the game."
Yu Jia frowned, sighed secretly, and continued to explain the game. "In fact, there are still many ways to deal with Li Cheng in the NBA, but now it's only the regular season, and many teams have not made very targeted arrangements for Li Cheng. After all, the Pacers aren't strong, and he can't be an imaginary rival for teams that aspire to a championship. If it really comes to the playoffs, Li Cheng may not have such a table again. β
Zhang Li followed Yu Jia's words and said: "That's right, let's look at the game where Li Cheng scored 63 points. That game was actually pretty weird, I think it was an unconventional game. The SuperSonics themselves are weak, and the team will move to Oklahoma next season, and the team is also very unstable internally. That game can be said to be Li Cheng and Durant two people playing, and the other 8 people said that the ugly ones were the models in the field. It was a completely undefended game and both of them had room to push their attacking level to the extreme. β
The two of them were talking here, but Li Cheng, who was on the court on the other side, changed his playing style.
Li Cheng no longer dodges the opponent's aggression, he takes the initiative to find the opponent's foul.
To be honest, Li Cheng's style of play is also very soft in the eyes of many people. His wide-angle step-back jumper is designed to dodge the opponent's defense as much as possible, but he can hit the basket while dodging the opponent as much as possible, which is undeniable. But it will take time to see if a player of his caliber can withstand the test of tough games. Perhaps the rough way to crack the Mavericks is the first test he endured.
Stackhouse roughly pushed Li Cheng out of the three-point line with his hands and feet, Li Cheng frowned, his body pushed forward, it seemed that he was going to fight against Stackhouse, Stackhouse's hand also added a lot of strength, but then his body fell down with Stackhouse's strength.
This time, the referee's whistle finally blew and Stackhouse was whistled for a foul.
"Referee, he's acting, can't you see it?" Stackhouse roared at the referee.
But the referee didn't pay attention to it at all, this was the Mavericks' fourth foul in this quarter of the game, so Li Cheng couldn't stand on the free throw line, and the referee signaled the Pacers to do their best to serve the sideline.
Murphy served on the sideline, and Lee Cheng and Granger started to run. This is perhaps the most annoying thing for the Pacers, who have two points to catch and attack, whether it's the rim or the basket, which is very lethal. This leads to a lot of teams not being able to fully take care of their defense.
Li Cheng and Granger ran clockwise and counterclockwise, completely distracting the Mavericks' defense.
Murphy made two duffled passes and passed the ball to Tinsley just as the five-second clock was ticking. At this time, Tinsley is standing at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and his perspective can be described as very open. Under Kidd's pressing defense, he twisted his body and smashed the ball into Granger. Granger caught the ball with three threats, and with a flick of his wrist, he handed the ball to Li Cheng in the bottom left corner.
Lee was about to shoot, Sterkhone pounced again, and Terry pounced on the other side.
"It's too late to shoot." In an instant, this thought flashed through Li Cheng's mind. However, he still made a shooting action, Stark House and Terry's eyes flashed fiercely, their feet moved faster, and their hands were not slow, and they slapped Li Cheng with their heads and faces.
"!" At this time, Li Cheng was also ruthless, and he went up with Starkhouse's hand. His hands met the palm of Stackhouse's slap, his shot touching Stackhouse's left hand, and Stackhouse's right hand slapped him in the face.
Li Cheng fell to the ground instantly, and the basketball bounced out of the basket. The referee's whistle blew again, signaling a foul on Starkerhouse hitters and Lee Cheng to the free throw line.
Granger quickly ran to Li Cheng's side and pulled him up. "It's okay!"
"It's fine!" Li Cheng shook his head.
Li Cheng thought that Starkhouse's foul would be very heavy this time, but now that his arm was numb and his head was dizzy, Cheng DΓΉ was still a little unexpected.
However, standing at the free throw line, Li Cheng still hit both free throws very steadily.
"Come foul! Give me the free throw line to your heart's content! Lao Tzu will use free throws to educate you ** raisers. Li Cheng yelled beside Starkhouse.
"Huh! Let's hold off my attack first! Rookie, I want you to know, you're still tender! β
Li Cheng gritted his teeth, but he was not impulsive enough to go toe-to-toe with his opponent on the defensive end. He still chose to back down on the defensive end.
However, on the offensive end, he refused to back down at all, even if he was at risk of injury, he had to earn a foul on the opposite side.
In the next game, the referee's whistle was like Huang Meitian in southern China, and the dripping rain was endless.
Li Cheng was sent to the free throw line again and again, but he also hit the free throws again and again.
"Damn, this kid is a bit of a demon!" Johnson said from the sidelines, "If I'm not mistaken, he didn't miss a penalty in this game. β
Johnson's assistant didn't answer, but picked up the information around him and looked at it, and he said with some horror: "I'm afraid it's not just this game, his shooting percentage at the free throw line this season is ...... 100%γ β
"What?" Johnson felt that his brain was a little insufficient, he was a little paralyzed and made it to the chair, he really had no choice.
At this time, Nowitzki and Kidd are teaming up to play the final wave of offense, which may also be the Mavericks' final counterattack of the game.
However, the Pacers stubbornly withstood this wave of offense, Murphy's projection outside the three-point line, Granger's 2+1 after the breakaway, and Stackhouse's fifth foul on Li Cheng, all of which indicated that the victory of the game was getting farther and farther away from the Mavericks.
Nowitzki's final shot was deflected, Foster grabbed the rebound, and Tinsley took advantage of the situation to organize a counterattack. Li Cheng received the ball at the free throw line and hit a pull-up jumper, and the score was locked at 99-93, with the final 19 seconds left in the game, and the Pacers had decided the overall situation.