Next, Li Cheng faced Ray Allen's strict defense.

Ray's three-point defense isn't as well-known as his three-point shot, but his defense can't be ignored. As long as Li Cheng held the ball, he felt very uncomfortable, as if something was sticking to him, and it was very difficult to even jump.

In the face of a rookie like Li Cheng, being able to make Ray Allen defend him seriously is an "honor" for Li Cheng, who has always been a water cooler in the past

Ray Allen felt Li Cheng's strange shooting, and his mind was full of doubts. It stands to reason that a rookie with such a high level of shooting has never been heard of before, but this Chinese player, he has really never heard of it.

But whether he's heard of the rookie or not, Ray Allen thinks that this rookie is enough for him to defend seriously. This rookie is much more difficult than Dunleavy Jr. before him, at least he dares to shoot, and his shooting percentage is not bad.

Under Ray Allen's defense, Li Cheng also made one more shot in the rest of the first quarter, but failed to hit.

He couldn't continue to score, but he couldn't hide the tactical role played by Li Cheng. His presence allowed Granger to take Pierce seriously. Moreover, Li Cheng also dared to make physical contact on the defensive end, unlike Dunleavy Jr., who retreated as soon as there was physical contact.

The Pacers' predicament was alleviated at some point, and although they couldn't catch up with the score in one fell swoop, they kept the margin to within 10 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers temporarily trailed by seven points at 19-26.

The Pacers didn't have much chance of winning this game, but Lee's appearance, as well as his appearance, had earned him a very high rating in O'Brien's heart.

"This kid seems to have suddenly opened his mind! After observing him for a while, you can consider putting him in the starting position! For the time being, he can also be the team's most important rotation player. O'Brien had already made a decision in his heart after reading Li Cheng's watch.

After the first quarter of the game, when Li Cheng returned to the bench, the staff kindly handed over the towel.

Li Cheng was obviously stunned when he saw the white young man, this was a treatment he had never enjoyed before!

The white young man looked at Li Cheng and smiled, Li Cheng took the towel and said, "Thank you." ”

Then Murphy and Foster both walked up to Li Cheng and patted him on the buttocks, saying, "Boy, good fight." ”

Even O'Brien came over and touched Li Cheng's hair, and said, "It's good, keep working hard." ”

A series of expressions from the surrounding people have already shown that Li Cheng's status is soaring.

In the second quarter of the game, Li Cheng did not appear immediately. And little Dunleavy played very well with the substitute players, I don't know if this was stimulated by Li Cheng.

Dunleavy Jr. hit two consecutive shots on Posey's head, and the Pacers' benches threw punches and set off a wave of offensive highs.

In the fourth minute of the second quarter, the Pacers tied the score to 26-30.

With this wave of offensive frenzy played by the Pacers, the fans at the scene also turned their voices to the maximum.

Listen to the deafening cheers around you, and the heartfelt roar of the live DJ.

Li Cheng felt a tremor in his body, which was a trembling of excitement. Li Cheng found that he liked this feeling. Even though the cheers of the fans were not given to him, he loved the cheers and he loved the feeling.

"In the future, I must let this cheer ring for me alone." Li Cheng secretly swore in his heart.

Doug Rivers (Celtics head coach) had no idea that his team would be closed by the Pacers.

"This Pacer still has the ability to fight back, and it will probably take some effort to win today."

The Celtics called a timeout, and Rivers began to make changes to the main players and set them up accordingly.

O'Brien was also ready to make a substitution, and he replaced Li Cheng. He has already decided to put Li Cheng in the main position, so naturally he has to give him more playing time. And he also wants to see what lineup Li Cheng can play a better role in.

For this Chinese, O'Brien was well aware of the information fed back by the scouts at that time.

"The body is superior among the Chinese, and the bounce is outstanding. The projection ability is good, the dribbling ability is weak, the ball style is soft, and the psychological tolerance is poor. ”

Regarding Li Cheng's body element, O'Brien can see that this kid's body is really good, and his bouncing is also very good. It's just that the psychological quality is very poor, and he can't even play half of his strength in training on the field. And the recent sudden outburst seems to have overcome his own heart.

It is important to have a strong heart, this is already a conclusion reached by countless predecessors.

Regarding Chinese football, it has long been said that if they can play 80% of their strength in training during the game, it will not be so miserable.

In fact, these are all overly stressed, and the Chinese media plays the most important role in them.

The same is true for Li Cheng, who is already burdened with huge pressure from his family. However, the more the media brags about him, the more pressure he puts on him.

In the last game, he suddenly got the "top of the basketball system", and those inferiority complexes were instantly shattered, and he was able to shoot and hit the basket with the bonus of the "shooting star" and "perfect body" skills after he came back on the court.

But if he doesn't make that shot, what happens next? No one knows about this. But there are many things that are not what ifs. The current Li Cheng is very confident, and that is a kind of self-confidence that comes out of his bones. This self-confidence not only comes from the "top of the basketball system", but also the self-confidence in his heart, the confidence in the deepest part of his soul.

If a person doesn't believe in themselves, who else will believe in you? For Li Cheng, maybe in the days when he didn't believe in himself, only Granger would believe him!

Re-appearing, Lee Cheng faced James Posey.

The Pacers made only one substitution, and the Celtics only made one substitution. On the side of the Green Shirts, it was Kevin Garnett, the "Wolf King".

As soon as Li Cheng came on the field, Posey spewed trash talk in his ear, "Boy, you used to be just a water cooler keeper, can you score goals under my defense?" ”

"Just try it." Li Cheng didn't talk to Posey, now all he has to do is defend seriously and score on Possi's head later.

Garnett hit his first shot on the court, and then it was the Pacers' turn to attack.

The ball came to Li Cheng, and in the current Pacers lineup, Li Cheng has become the core of the offense.

Posey bent over and took a defensive stance, his eyes sharpening.

Just now, the Pacers punched a wave of punches, and it was really unreasonable. Both of Dunleavy Jr.'s goals were scored under his Posey's tight defence. While Posey can't be blamed for that kind of goal, as one of the league's best defenders, Posey can't accept such an outcome. Now, he is ready to get this grievance back from Li Cheng.