Chapter 170: How Many Can You Win
After two rests, the fatigue caused by the four or three matches finally subsided.
And Li Kaiming also received a message from Yi Jianlian that it was time to start training.
Under the guidance of Li Kaiming, Sun Yue gradually increased the amount of physical training from this training, and then practiced shooting after the training, which made Li Kaiming look a little frightened.
As for Yi Jianlian, with the help of the team's trainers, he began to polish his basic skills, and more importantly, adjusted his shooting posture.
After the trainer knew Yi Jianlian's needs, he quickly came up with a targeted training plan, but training such as changing the shooting posture was based on months.
After all, the muscle memory that has been formed over the years is not so easy to change.
However, for a player of Yi Jianlian's level, it is already very good to be able to humbly accept his own shortcomings, and then take the initiative to change, after all, in this world, there are always people who rely on Fu to play, and then never face up to their shortcomings.
If it weren't for the old man's food, the slums would be this kind of fate.
After the first individual training, the second is the team's joint training.
The Wizards host the Atlanta Hawks, who finished third in the East last season with a 53-29 record under head coach McWoodson on Oct. 13.
Their lineup includes the Hawks, Joe Johnson, known as "Singles Joe", former Kings All-Star guard Mike Bibby, best sixth man Jamal Crawford, and 2004 Al Horford.
Sanders also attaches great importance to this clash with the Hawks, and has practiced a lot of tactics in training in advance.
In the first home preseason game, the fans in Washington were still very face-saving, at least half of the seats were full, and the home team did not put on a performance in front of a large number of empty seats.
And the Wizards did not live up to the love of the fans, and finally won 107-92 at home to the Atlanta Hawks, making it four consecutive wins in the preseason.
Li Kaiming's performance was still outstanding, playing 33 minutes and scoring 32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block, with a shooting rate of 60%.
Horford defended Li Kaiming's breakthrough well, but when the latter shot directly outside the restricted area, Horford had no way to take Li Kaiming.
And even if Li Kaiming breaks through, Horford may be passed by Li Kaiming if he doesn't pay attention, after all, Horford's speed can only be regarded as good in the inner line, but Li Kaiming's speed is a little too much in the inner line.
Arenas still didn't have much playing time, and he was still battling his own knee injury, playing only 19 minutes in the game, scoring 14 points and five assists, and then went down to rest.
Nick Young's three-point shot became more and more powerful after Li Kaiming's passing bonus, and he hit 6 three-pointers in this game, scoring 24 points and 5 rebounds, becoming the Wizards' leading scorer from beyond the three-point line.
Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian are still not efficient, one scored 4 points and the other scored 9 points, and if they want to see the results of training, they have to train consistently.
Opposite singles Joe deserves to be the number one star of the Hawks, with 28 points and 9 rebounds in the game, and Nick Young can't stop him at all.
The Wizards' four-game winning streak has finally caught the attention of some big media.
Before that, it was basically some comparative media or fans who were discussing the preseason, because generally speaking, the starting time of each team in the preseason was not long, and there was almost no reference for the regular season or even the playoffs.
However, the Wizards did not increase their starting time, and even Arenas was injured and shortened their playing time, and actually won three playoff teams in succession: Dallas Bulls, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks.
The Bulls and Hawks are both favored teams to make the playoffs, so could it be that the Wizards also have the strength to make the playoffs?
It's not clear what a game is, but I've won four games in a row, so it's impossible to be lucky every time.
Many media outlets have begun to prepare for the show, predicting what the Wizards can achieve this season.
On one of the TV shows, the program team invited three guests, basketball commentator Koslov, TNT special commentator Kenny Smith, and the famous big-mouthed Charles Barkley.
The three of them engaged in a frantic competition.
Koslov belittled Li Kaiming as always, but this time he also piggybacked on the Wizards, hating the house and the house.
He spoke quickly, "Listen, guys, the Wizards played very well in the preseason, very good, I definitely don't deny that. But come on, it's just a pre-season game, no one is going to take it seriously! ”
Kenny Smith nodded, "That's right, it's just a preseason game." ”
Barkley was unceremonious, he and Koslov had been online more than once because of Li Kaiming's matter, so this time it was also an enemy meeting, and they were very angry.
Barkley shook his huge bald head, "Koslov, who doesn't know what you're thinking?" If the preseason wasn't taken seriously, why didn't the other teams win? Don't want to win? ”
Kenny Smith in the center still nodded, "That's fine." ”
The two sides fought for a few rounds of verbal battles, and in the end, neither side came out victorious, and in the end it was Kenny Smith who spoke, "Let's watch a few more games, four wins and losses don't know anything, and no one when I was with the Rockets believed that we could win the championship in sixth place in the West." ”
Kenny Smith is kind of a centrist and puts an end to the topic.
And the fans of the NBA are also very consciously divided into three factions like these three people, and everyone has their eyes on Li Kaiming and the Wizards to see what they can achieve below.
Two days later, the Wizards sat at home and faced the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bucks, led by head coach Scott Skels, finished 6th in the East with a 46-36 record in the regular season last season.
Another potential competitor to the playoffs!
In the end, the Wizards won a hard-fought 98-96 victory over the Bucks at home, winning five in a row in the preseason.
Li Kaiming scored 30+ again, and from the second game, he firmly grasped the throne of the scoring champion in this season's preseason.
However, the Wizards' teammates are not in good shape, otherwise they wouldn't have played so anxiously.
It is normal for only Nick Young to have a sparing touch on the whole team, scoring 18 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting, and no one else shot more than half.
After playing with the Bucks, the Wizards set off again non-stop and rushed to New York.
The bad news was that Arenas' knee prevented him from playing in the next game, so the Wizards simply kept Arenas in Washington for treatment and did not travel with the team on the road.
After missing Arenas an outside scoring point, Li Kaiming's pressure suddenly increased a lot, because Arenas is not only the top scorer on the outside, but also the only person who can handle the ball, without him, the Wizards can only put all their hopes on Li Kaiming.
Amarestad Miersia joined the Knicks, so the current Knicks are not easy to mess with.
Fortunately, Li Kaiming withstood the pressure and scored a triple-double of 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the team to a narrow victory over the Knicks and continuing the winning streak.
There is one game left in the preseason, and all fans want to know if Li Kaiming can lead the Wizards to win all the preseasons.
This yellow-skinned champion, starting with the NCAA, has repeatedly broken their perceptions.
Now, in the NBA, can he still create new miracles?