Chapter 19: Do You Have to Hit the South Wall to Turn Back?

After the change of formation, the players on the court of the Lakers are point guard Fisher, point guard Li Wan, small forward Radmanovic, power forward Turiaf, and center Bynum.

The New York Knicks' online lineup is: Marty Collins at No. 1, Jamal Crawford at No. 2, Wilson Chandler at No. 2, Jarred Jeffries at No. 4, and Eddie Curry at No. 5.

The score on the court was quite anxious, 18-17, and the Lakers led by one point after Bynum hit both free throws.

Originally, neither the New York Knicks nor the Lakers should have made substitutions at this time, but this is the preseason, and this stage belongs to players who are fighting for playing time and still have a contract to stay on the team.

The New York Knicks' possession.

Marty Collins holds the ball, and as Rasheed Wallace's junior brother, he gradually became mediocre after entering the NCAA at a young age, and was finally selected by the Knicks with the 29th pick in the first round last year with the fame accumulated in the past. It's just that at the end of the entire rookie season, he didn't play any impressive scenes, and he belonged to the younger brother of the little brother in the team.

Popularly known as "little brother".

Fisher was successful in wrapping around the defense, and "Little Brother" was tricked, caught a glimpse of the Knicks' jersey in a daze, and quickly passed the ball over.

He caught a glimpse of Crawford going back and forth from the three-point line on the left, but Lewan was standing in front of him, his long arm stretched forward, and he made a precise interception.

Crawford secretly said in his heart: It's a long time!

It came up with a steal.

There was immediately a lot of exclamations at the scene.

Li Wan held the ball and attacked quickly, making their exclamations louder and louder.

They found that the speed of the Chinese newcomer with the ball and the fast attack was ......

So fast!

"Phew!"

The ball slammed into the frame, smashing into the crowd with screams and cheers.

Phil Jackson and Phil Handy glanced at each other, and their faces couldn't stop being happy.

Li Wan's defensive steal prediction was seen many times in training camp.

It's no longer surprising.

But the training ground is a training ground, and the actual combat is the actual battle.

But!

If Li Wanzhen can bring the things in the training camp to the stage of actual combat one by one. Then they just want to say: the show is just beginning!

Excellent defensive anticipation, or a powerful fast break......

These are just some of the ways in which Li Wanneng shows.

A little stunned flashed in Thomas's eyes, fast attack and physical fitness with the ball, these aspects should be his weaknesses!

How to ...... now?

He had just seen clearly that Chandler was really desperately trying to chase after him, but he still couldn't catch up, and he didn't even close the distance.

Is this guy getting stronger again?

Once again, Chandler felt the improvement in Leewan's physical fitness.

In the summer league, Li Wan made the last layup, and he was able to keep up with the interference.

This time, when he jumped up and reached out to interfere, the ball had already fallen into the basket.

Attacking and defending transitions, Li Wan came up to make contributions, Chandler didn't want to be compared, and his running position was very positive, and when he found that Radmanovic couldn't keep up with him, his running position was even more fierce, and he was full of offensive desire.

The Knicks' ball got into Crawford's hand and stopped.

However, when Chandler ran out of the open space, Crawford passed the ball in the first place.

When it comes to Crawford, the first impression of him is often a nerve knife, and he has played 50+ performances in a single game in all 4 teams. But in fact, his assist ability is good among singles, averaging 5.1 assists per game in a career-high year.

Including this season, he was originally averaging 5 assists per game.

Chandler's shooting feint deceived the slow-paced Radmanovic and held the ball into the interior, Li Wan made up for it at the first time, and the two faced off at the free throw line.

Chandler, who was holding the ball, swayed slightly, paused in his footsteps, and then controlled the ball, compared to Crawford, his passing vision was very average, and he averaged less than 1 per game in his rookie season.

After forcing a forced confrontation, Bynum protected the rebound.

Li Wan noticed that with Chandler's breakthrough, the entire Knicks' formation shrank within the three-point line, and he walked in front of the board while the ball hit the board, but it was a pity that Bynum did not give the ball, and a chance for a fast break was gone.

Tilting his head, Li Wan didn't care.

Phil Handy, who was on the bench on the sidelines, smacked his lips with some regret, and Phil Jackson, who was next to him, frowned slightly and didn't say anything.

Fisher held the ball past half court, Bynum wanted the ball, and Eddie Curry, although short, was a standard No. 5 position, squeezing him to the ball.

In the Lakers' tactical run, the ball fell into the hands of Li Wan, and the feint of opening his hand to shoot deceived Crawford, who pounced, and took a step forward, Eddie Curry came up to intercept and hit the ball into Bynum's hand from under his crotch.

There was a low cry from the audience, and the streetball's common "soul crossing" touched their nerves.

Lowering his head and suddenly finding that there was no one under the basket of Bynum, who had a ball in his hand, dunked with both hands, and reached two points, he took the initiative to stretch out his fingers and gesture to Li Wan.

Li Wan nodded, not enthusiastic.

He could see that Bynum was unwilling to cooperate with him just now, for many reasons, and he didn't want to think about it too much, in the final analysis, he just looked down on him.

In this case, he also passed the ball to this guy because the best solution at the time was to pass the ball to Bynum.

He is fundamentally different from Bynum.

Bynum is already the absolute core of the Lakers, and standing with Kobe, he can be willful.

Li Wan can't, he is still on his way to prove himself, not to mention tonight's game, he was originally running to win and perform well.

Magic is also an act of good performance.

Didn't you see Thomas's eyebrows go up because of his handsome passing?

The first quarter ended quickly.

Li Wan had 2 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, and his performance was significantly better than Chandler on the opposite side.

"Lee, I'll put you in the No. 3 position later, directly opposite Wilson, do you have confidence?"

During the intermission, Phil Jackson came to Li Wan for advice, Li Wan did not hesitate, and said crisply: "Yes!" ”

Direct alignment is an opportunity he can't ask for.

"Sasha, get ready to play!"

Phil Jackson beckoned, and Vujasic, with long flowing hair and a "mouth-shaped" beard, stood up, with a little more decisive fighting spirit in his expression.

Over the past month, the Lakers coaching staff has been playing practice games at the No. 3 position more and more frequently, and he can't ignore such a signal.

Now competing with Li Wan on the same stage, he has to play some performances in the No. 2 position that he is good at to prove that he is still the most suitable for this position.

As long as the coaching staff uses Li Wan behind him, then his position as the No. 2 first substitute is still firm.

The question is......

Can he play better?

Li Wan just now, but as soon as he got on the court, he played a brilliant performance.

No, it will!

"What's wrong, Sasha, are you so nervous?"

Stand still on the court and wait for the New York Knicks to dribble past half court.

Li Wan looked at Vujasić standing next to him, and the whole person swayed from side to side, with a very uneasy expression on his face.

This guy has already entered the league in 04, and after playing for two or three years, he is still nervous?

"It's okay, it's just a preseason game!"

Li Wan encouraged.

Vujacic was a little speechless, when will it be your turn to persuade me to calm down, and try to calm down in a calm tone: "Well, I know, I'm not ......"

"Here, ready to defend!"

On the opposite side, Collins held the ball past half of the court, and Li Wan interrupted Vujacic to tell him to pay attention to the movement against Crawford.

There was still half a sentence that choked back into his stomach, and Vujacic was very uncomfortable.

Li Wan's voice sounded faintly behind him again: "If Crawford holds the ball and plays alone, you try to drive him to my side ......"

Crawford's signature move, "Behind the dribble and jump", is difficult to limit with one person's defense. Whether it's Li Wan himself, or Vujasic.

Letting him "be left and right as a man" is the best way.

Vujacic didn't want to be dominated by Li Wan, pretended not to hear, stared at Crawford who received the ball, controlled the distance between him, Crawford dribbled on the spot and observed, in an offensive posture, first a back dribble, mobilized Vujasic's center of gravity to shake, and then another back dribble, the ball went from behind to the other hand.

"Smack!"

After a quick slap, he took a jump step to the front right, easily passed Vujasic, and threw a pull-up jump shot, and the ball simply fell into the frame.

It's completely unguardable.

This hapless boy!

Do you have to hit the south wall to turn back?

Li Wan watched him deflated, and once again proposed his own defensive plan.

Vujacic hesitated and nodded.

Compared with cooperating with Li Wan, being dominated by him seems to have more serious consequences if he can't prevent Crawford.

Seeing Vujasic nodding, Li Wan said again: "But before that, I have to trouble you to cover for me outside the three-point line." ”

Vujasic: ......

"Okay!"

After a second of silence, Vujacic nodded, just agreed to follow Li Wan's defensive tactics, and there was no reason for him not to follow Li Wan's offensive tactics at this time.