Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Wave Begins
"Just now a reporter from Cleveland interviewed Li Cheng, and he said that he would definitely explode in the second half." At the beginning of the second half of the game, Hu Feng muttered in Wang He's ear.
Wang He glanced at Li Cheng, who was preparing to play on the sidelines, with disdain, and said: "It's just a hard mouth, this is Cleveland, he is facing James, and James is in such a good state today." Who does he think he is? It's just a clown who wins with an ugly shot. ”
"This ...... Can't say that! Li Cheng's shooting really has a bizarre feeling. ”
"Are you a fan of this kid?"
"That's not it."
Wang He snorted coldly and said, "Why do you think so many people follow this kid when he is hacked in China?" His kind of shooting is actually quite unmarketable in China, and what fans like to watch now are explosive dunks and sharp breakthroughs, but unfortunately he doesn't have either. ”
After a pause, Wang He continued to analyze: "If he wasn't a Chinese, Chinese fans wouldn't have bought his account before. Over the years, the taste of fans has been nurtured by Kobe Bryant and Iverson. ”
"The game is on, let's watch the game!" Hu Feng said.
Wang He also turned his attention to the arena, and at the same time he also had an expectation in his heart. He expects James to work harder to beat Li Cheng in the second half, so that the article he just wrote will be more marketable, and Wang He is still very confident in his own article.
James looked at Li Cheng with a sneer and said, "The second half has begun, and I can't wait to see how you change." ”
"Lift your pants and kick your ass when you're done." Li Cheng responded coldly.
Because Foster lost to Ilgoskas in a scrum, the game started with the Pacers' offense in the third quarter.
While Tinsley was in possession of the ball, Lee was already running. The audience may not have noticed it yet, but O'Brien, who has been paying attention to the movements on the field, noticed the difference in Li Cheng for the first time.
Li Cheng's running was obviously different from the first half, and his running rhythm changed faster and was more agile.
"It turns out that this kid stayed in the first half!" O'Brien's tense face also showed a smile, and he could probably think of the reason why Li Cheng did this.
James showed a ferocious posture when he came up, and it was obviously unwise to go head-to-head with James at this time. Waiting for James's state to cross the peak, coupled with the weakness of the enemy in the first half, and then exerting strength in the second half, can achieve a surprising effect.
James, who had been following Li Cheng, was still using the rhythm of the first half to defend him, but this time he was completely thrown out of position by Li Cheng's running.
"Chance!" Li Cheng shouted. Tinsley's eyes were still looking at the inside, giving people the feeling that he was going to hoist the ball inside, but with a flick of his wrist, the basketball flew in the direction of Li Cheng.
After receiving the ball, Li Cheng jumped up and quickly completed the adjustment of his shooting posture, and the basketball spun and flew to the basket.
"Huh!" The ball hollowed into the net, Li Cheng smiled and nodded, and by the way said to James, who pounced on him but had no achievements: "Let's start!" ”
"Humph!" James ignored him and reached directly to the player who served the ball from the baseline.
At the moment when Vallejo passed the ball, Li Cheng made a fierce effort at his feet, and his body pounced on the basketball like a cheetah.
"Beware!" Vallejo yelled to warn James, but it was too late. Li Cheng's fingers stabbed the basketball to the sideline, and at the same time, the whole person was at full speed and chased in the direction of the basketball.
At this time, James turned around to chase the ball again, but he was already half a position behind Li Cheng. Li Cheng controlled the basketball near the left three-point line, and James and Vallejo were already pressing.
There was little space behind Li Cheng, and he was forced into a corner by James and Vallejo.
"You two bullying me?" Li Cheng struggled to control the ball, but his mouth did not stop.
Seeing the opportunity, James was ready to break the ball. At the same time, Li Cheng also saw the gap left by James copying the ball and leaning forward with his center of gravity. With a clever flick of the wrist and the force of the fingers, the ball was sent out. Already back in the game, Granger just happened to catch the basketball.
"What are you looking for?" Li Cheng said to James with a smile.
James ignored Li Cheng and decisively turned around to defend Granger. Li Cheng's figure was like a ghost, and he circled behind Granger. Granger faked a dribbling error and smashed the ball to the back, and Li Cheng picked up the basketball and jumped straight away.
"Huh!" There was another crisp sound, and Li Cheng scored another 2 points.
Wang He saw Li Cheng score two points lightly, and he chuckled in his heart, he didn't want to see Li Cheng really break out in the second half as he said in an interview at halftime. He is still waiting for Li Cheng to be blown up by James, and continue his "glorious cause" of black Li Cheng!
James looked at Li Cheng with a gritted tooth expression, he looked at the smiling Chinese, and he had an urge to swing his fist, fortunately, he could still control his feelings.
The little emperor vented all his anger against Li Cheng on the basket, and in this attack, he continued to interpret his incomprehension.
He ran into the inside like a bulldozer, and then he jumped high and smashed the basketball into the basket.
After Li Cheng scored two goals in a row, the fans at the scene began to spare no effort to boo. If you want to say that this stadium is the least welcome person, Li Cheng is definitely among them. But when James' unusually violent dunk ended, the fans spoke the hottest cheers.
In the face of such an atmosphere at the scene, Li Cheng did not feel the slightest discomfort, and he spewed trash talk to James as always.
"You can give you an extra 2 points if you work so hard?"
"Can you shut up?"
"The league has a rule that you can't talk during a game?" Li Cheng asked James blankly.
"I'll tell you with my actions later, there's a lot of nonsense, it's useless on the court."
"Oh! You seemed to tell me the same thing in the last game. ”
"Humph!"
James has been provoked by Li Cheng's trash talk, and his movements have become bigger, both in defense and offensively.
Seeing James like a crazy bull, Li Cheng reined in his edge in a timely manner.
Wang He, who was on the sidelines, saw that Li Cheng seemed to be restrained by James again, and he also put away the worry on his face, "It was just a return to the light just now." ”
But the reporters here are not laymen, they are also people who have been doing NBA interviews, and they know a little more.
Seeing James do so unhesitantly making movements, he showed a trace of worry. Wang He just wanted to see Li Cheng being blown up by James too much, so he didn't notice this.
In the 5th minute of the third quarter, Li Cheng noticed that James's chest was heaving. He looked at his watch again, and then he realized that his opportunity had finally come.
PS: Three more !!! It's not easy!