Chapter 49: It Doesn't Work
Li Cheng sat on the ground with his butt after shooting, and Tinsley pulled him up, patted his butt, and said, "This shot is so beautiful, man." ”‘
"A very handsome shot, Lee's step-back jumper seems to have improved again, and he couldn't shoot a ball with such a big lean angle before." Mark Boyce's eyes are indeed vicious, and he can reveal the genius with one word.
A smile appeared on Little Ella's fair little face, and he said in a milky voice: "Dad, that No. 23 shooting action is so handsome!" ”
"Sure, he's our hope for the future!" Pete said proudly.
Now Li Cheng no one doubts his ability anymore, his sudden outburst is not short-lived, he has averaged 22.4 points per game in the last 7 games, which is enough to prove his strength. It's just that not everyone will like him, and those who question him haven't shown up yet, after all, the Pacers have been winning lately.
Ever since defensive guru Skilles left the Bulls and they sent Ben Wallace to Cleveland this winter, the Bulls' defensive system has been in shambles. Therefore, it is obviously impossible for them to use team defense to limit Li Cheng, and Lore Deng is the only and best way for Boweland to deal with Li Cheng.
The Pacers' defense is obviously not very good, and Li Cheng himself is a big colander on the defensive end.
Today's game was indeed very intense, both teams had very good shooting percentages, and after Lee became the first two goals for the Pacers, the Pacers were like an open floodgate, and the score was slowly rising. However, O'Brien, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned slightly, obviously he was not too happy.
Now the score is 17-15, and the Pacers are only 2 points behind, but looking at O'Brien's expression, it looks like the Pacers are already 20 points behind. Why is this happening? Because the Pacers didn't play the routine that O'Brien wanted to see. As for why the Pacers can't play the routine that O'Brien wants to see, the main reason is that Li Cheng was blocked by Lore Deng.
Luol Deng's defensive goals are very clear, and he has always been between Li Cheng and the ball carrier. Li Cheng's dribbling offensive ability is so poor, no one passes the ball to him, and he almost can't play his due strength. The difference between his offensive ability after dribbling and receiving the ball is estimated to be a fight between him and "Hacker" Marion.
After Hinrich hit another layup, O'Brien called a timeout.
The Pacers players gathered around O'Brien, and O'Brien asked bluntly, "Lee, how do you feel?" ”
"I think there should be a chance." Li Chengdao: "Just like when I scored the first goal, pass the ball to me, I will try to run and create space for you." ”
"But......" Tinsley hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if the ball is in your hands, Deng's defense will pick it up quickly, and at the same time, they will still be able to wrap it up, and it will still be difficult for you to get the ball." ”
"Don't worry! Trust me, I'll open things up. Li Cheng said confidently.
O'Brien nodded and said, "Just do as Lee said!" ”
The manager spoke, and no one else would have any more opinions.
When the game restarted, O'Brien stood on the sidelines and looked at Li Cheng and nodded approvingly. "This kid is very good, and he has the temperament of a leader."
Hart nodded and said, "It's really good, and if we observe his ability, maybe we can consider building a team with him as the core this summer." ”
While Hart and O'Brien were talking, Li Cheng began to run tirelessly on the field again.
"Li Cheng's ability to dribble and attack is really poor, which will become the biggest bottleneck for his growth." Mark Boyce analyzed.
Looking at Li Cheng's running on the field, Mark Boyce said: "Maybe the difference between Li Cheng and Marion is that he can use Guò's own off-ball running to create opportunities for his teammates to pass the ball!" ”
After going around the inside line, Li Cheng pretended to take a step forward, and then quickly turned back and ran in the direction of the free throw line.
In defense and offense, the attacking players always have an advantage over the defensive players because they have the initiative.
Lore Deng naturally couldn't know what Li Cheng was thinking, no matter how fast his reaction was, he still missed half a beat, and Tinsley's pass was given to Li Cheng at the first time.
As soon as Li Cheng caught the ball, Luol Deng's body came up, and he and Li Chengcheng were like conjoined babies.
At the same time, Gordon also quickly moved his position, separating Li Cheng from Murphy, who was in the danger zone. Restricting Li Cheng's passing and not allowing him to jump and shoot quickly is all the Bulls' routine against Li Cheng tonight, and judging from the current situation, they seem to be very successful.
Li Cheng glanced at Lore Deng, he leaned back to Lore Deng, squeezed him with his body, and then turned around twice in a row, then he turned to the left and completed a backward jumper, this time his lean angle was also very large. However, this time unlike the last one, his shot spun out after two turns on the hoop.
The rebound was picked up by Noah, and the Pacers players quickly rebounded. Granger yelled as he returned to the defense, "It's okay, I'll continue to fight like this later." At the critical moment, Granger chose to support Li Cheng.
PJ Brown's hook didn't go in, and after Foster grabbed the rebound, the Pacers quickly organized a counterattack.
The pace of the Pacers' and Bulls' offensive and defensive transitions tonight is very fast, so tonight's fans are very enjoyable to watch.
This time, the Bulls' defense was still the same, and Li Cheng also received the basketball, but there was no room to shoot. If his three-point ability is the same as his two-point ability, he wouldn't need to work so hard, but he is practicing three-point shooting every day, but the shooting rate has never risen, and Li Cheng can only be very helpless about this.
There is no way to expand the range of running, leaving the opponent with an opportunity to take advantage of, but Li Cheng has his own solution. He threw the basketball with another step-back jumper with a very large angle. Lore Deng saw Li Cheng go back and forth with this move, and the disdainful expression on his face flashed, but soon his expression froze, and the basketball steadily drilled into the basket. The fluttering Nets seemed to have slapped Lore Deng in the face.
"Chinese, you don't think you can have such good luck every time!" Luoer-Deng seemed to be venting his dissatisfaction to Li Cheng.
Li Cheng spread out his hands and said, "I'll score goals in this way later." ”
Then, Luol Deng broke through Li Cheng and hit a layup. The Pacers attacked again, and the ball still came to Li Cheng's hand.
Li Cheng leaned his back against Luol Deng and said, "I'm going to score a goal later, are you ready?" ”
As soon as the words fell, Li Cheng slapped the ball, half-turned and hit Lore Deng with his shoulder, and then he retracted his forward body, turned around, leaned back, and completed the jump shot.
Because of inertia, Li Cheng ran back two steps, but his eyes kept staring at the basketball, and that gaze was like looking at a beautiful woman out of the bath.
"Huh!" The basketball hit solidly again.
Li Cheng hit two consecutive hits, which seemed to indicate that the Bulls' defensive routine was not working at all.
PS: It seems to be late again...... I don't know when I'm going to be able to make up for the chapters I owe when I'm handicapped.