Chapter 238: Foul trouble
When the Wizards scored just five points in the first four minutes of the game, while the opposite Bulls scored 11 points, fans and commentators on the Internet have begun to sentence the Wizards to death for this season, or to the Wizards this season.
"Look at it, sure enough, the previous winning streak is only because the other teams have not adapted to the intensity of the new season, only people without brains will release all their energy at the beginning of the season, maybe it will be fierce at the beginning, but it can't last in the end, at present, the Wizards have not improved compared to last season, the previous 6 consecutive wins are just luck......"
"It makes sense, the entire regular season can be played from October to the end of April next year, 82 regular season games, how to distribute physical strength obviously requires wisdom, but this group of guys on the Wizards team doesn't seem to have such wisdom, winning first is not winning, and being able to stand until the end is the winner."
"Did you really think the Wizards could rise this season? If you choose a champion and want to rise, isn't it a little too much...... Do you think you picked Jordan or Duncan? Even if he is as strong as Jordan, he can only barely enter the playoffs in the first few seasons of his career, and then just a round of tours, although Duncan is also very strong, but the Spurs will be deliberately rotten, and the strength of the team itself is much stronger than the record shows. Look at the current Wizards team, except for a champion show who can attack but defend garbage, there is nothing to want, and the only Arenas who can play is still in conflict with Li Kaiming, you tell me what the Wizards will win? Is it hard to rely on ideas? ”
"The main thing is that the Wizards showed that the winning momentum was too violent, and I didn't expect to be able to beat both the Magic and the Hawks, and what I didn't expect was that after Arenas came back, the strength of the team actually dropped......"
On the court at the United Center, the timeout had passed, and Li Kaiming took to the court again with Sanders' expectations.
Thibodeau made a small rotation of the team's lineup during this timeout, replacing starting point guard Boggs and replacing the bench Ronnie Brewer, who averaged 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season, compared to Boggs, who averaged 4 points and 2 rebounds per game, the firepower on the offensive end has increased by a level, and it seems that Thibodeau is not satisfied with the team's offense during this period.
After coming up, the Wizards served, Li Kaiming waited for Hinrich to dribble over in the front court, and still didn't find a chance after blocking and dismantling, Hinrich gave the ball to Li Kaiming, before Li Kaiming always wanted to rely on the breakthrough to drive his teammates, but the Bulls' defense was too fierce, and his teammates faced that fleeting vacant opportunity, and there was no way to throw the ball in.
Then he was the only one who came, incarnated as Arenas, and used his own offense to lead his teammates.
After Hinrich passed the ball to him, he ran away with Rose, and the other teammates were also on both sides, standing outside the three-point line, Li Kaiming held the ball in both hands, faced the defense of Tygibson with a low center of gravity, put the ball behind his head and observed the situation, and saw that the rest of the Bulls had no intention of wrapping up, so he suddenly broke through the ball and killed Gibson in the restricted area!
Gibson is not tall, and the space in the half is not large, so he was only broken through to the side by Li Kaiming, and did not lose his defensive position.
From outside the three-point line to the free throw line, Li Kaiming only took less than 1 second, his ball-holding breakthrough did not completely resolve Gibson's defense, this guy's lateral speed made Li Kaiming a little surprised!
Seeing Li Kaiming break through, the rest of the Bulls team subconsciously shrank inward, but no one came up to wrap up, which shows the teamwork of the Bulls' defense.
Joakim Noah under the basket is a more powerful role in protecting the frame among the centers in the entire league, so if Li Kaiming carries Gibson to break through to the basket, the ball is very likely to be defended by Noah, and the interior combination does not leave room for Li Kaiming to pass the ball at all, even if Li Kaiming can pass out, Noah or Gibson can quickly make up for the defense and disrupt Bracy's offense.
In the opening four minutes, Li Kaiming passed two balls to Bracch, but the latter did not score any of them, the former was blocked by Gibson, and the latter was hit by Noah's defense.
So this ball must be made from the middle distance, the Bulls' defense under the basket is too strong, if it is a dozen and one of them facing Gibson or Noah, Li Kaiming is confident to blow them up, but the two of them are not good, mainly because Li Kaiming does not like to add difficulty to his game, relatively speaking, he prefers to solve the opponent from the tactical level.
Li Kaiming dribbled to near the free throw line, suddenly stopped, Gibson thought he was going to jump, but he didn't expect Li Kaiming to directly change the face frame to break through to his back, and began to dribble sideways and push inside.
This is also the first time since the start of the regular season that Li Kaiming has shown a center skill that he has not used for a long time.
Gibson belongs to the small fast forward, but the strength is relatively poor, Li Kaiming hit the force at his feet twice, and found that it was relatively easy, after entering the restricted area, Gibson was a little unbearable, and was just about to call Noah to come over to wrap the clip, but Li Kaiming suddenly turned around and made a half-turn, and then turned over and jumped two meters away from the basket.
With a height of two meters and an arm span of two meters, Li Kaiming's jumper Gibson could only barely reach the elbow of the former.
With a bang, the basketball went into the net, and Li Kaiming scored the second goal since the opening.
11 to 7!
Commentator Adams praised, "Li Kaiming played the center position in college, although he mainly played power forward after entering the league, and rarely shot like this in the middle distance, but it can still be seen that his center skill package is very rich." ”
Gus Jason next to him nodded in agreement, "His offensive skills have been polished very well, and I basically don't see any shortcomings in him on the offensive end." ”
The Bulls served, Rose received the ball and tried to launch a fast break, but the Wizards' players were already in place, Rose saw this and Noah blocked, broke to the side of the free throw line, and suddenly turned the ball over to Noah, who was on the next line.
Bradge was already in place, the Bulls' tactics were improvised, Noah did not pass the ball out to reorganize, but dribbled directly inside, broke through to the basket and caused Bradge's beater foul, Noah went to the free throw line again and hit two free throws.
13 to 7!
In less than a quarter of the opening quarter, Noah not only blocked Bradge, who had averaged a double-double per game on the defensive end, but also caused a foul on the Wizards' two starting interior players.
Sanders' face on the sidelines was a little ugly, and Blanche could see from this half that he was directly blown up by Noah, and the most important thing was that the Wizards couldn't get into foul trouble inside.
If, like in the last game, half of the fourth quarter is not reached, Li Kaiming will directly end the game, then the Wizards will still play an egg!
In addition to Li Kaiming, Blatch is also very important, the substitute McGee can't be on the court for a long time, if Blatch is beaten down by the Bulls, then only Li Kaiming is left who can protect the frame on the defensive end, and then the burden of both offensive and defensive ends will be on the latter, and no one knows whether Li Kaiming's state can be guaranteed.
Sanders didn't dare to bet, so he signaled directly to Bradge on the sidelines, pay attention to his defensive movements, and don't foul too much.
The Wizards served, after Li Kaiming stepped forward to block and dismantle, Hinrich then covered and broke through a step inside, Gibson and Rose were both very fast people who moved sideways, and Hinrich's route to the restricted area was blocked in the blink of an eye.
Li Kaiming beckoned the ball at the top of the arc to come over, and relieved Hinrich, Gibson still didn't let Li Kaiming shoot outside, Li Kaiming received the ball and went directly to the inside to kill, Gibson's face changed, and he took advantage of the two people's bodies to block the referee's sight, and elbowed Li Kaiming's body!
During the breakthrough process, Li Kaiming immediately felt a burst of thrust from his waist, he held his breath and exerted his core strength, and at the same time quietly supported the elbow of the ball protector, but he didn't expect that as soon as he put his elbow up and took a step forward, a whistle suddenly came from the sideline!
Honk!
Li Kaiming stopped, turned his head to look at the referee on the sideline, and unsurprisingly, saw the face that made him hateful, as well as the offensive foul gesture made by the Tony brothers!
Grass! It's finally time to come!
Although Li Kaiming felt very disgusted, he felt a trace of steadiness in his heart for no reason.
It's like you know that something bad is going to happen to you, but you don't know when it's going to happen, and the most nervous time during this time is not the moment it happens, but the torment before waiting for it to happen.
Brother Tony was going to disgust him sooner or later, but Li Kaiming didn't know when and in what form this guy would disgust himself, so when Brother Tony blew him for an offensive foul, he was a lot more relaxed!
Although he had already committed two fouls at this time, he was not worried at all.
But Sanders, who was next to the Wizards' bench, saw that Li Kaiming didn't get two fouls in the first quarter, and he was so anxious that he was about to jump!
Commentator Adams prayed for the Wizards in his heart, "There are 5 minutes left before the end of the first quarter, and Li Kaiming has already committed 2 or two fouls, will he leave the game with full fouls like the last game?" ”
Gus Jason on the side shook his head and sighed, "It's very difficult for the Wizards, Li Kaiming is in foul trouble, and he will definitely be taken down by Sanders to protect for a while, during this time, with the Wizards' lineup, if you want to start with the Bulls, I'm afraid it's difficult to even maintain the point difference!" ”
Adams wondered, "Doesn't the Wizards' bench have Arenas right now?" The 6th man of 17 million, which team has such a hand? ”
Gus Jason laughed, "Brother, your serious joke is so funny, Arenas must be strong enough, but I mean he can't beat the Bulls alone!" ”
Adams turned his gaze back to the court, "It's really a headache, let's leave this kind of problem to Coach Philip Sanders, let's see how he will arrange the lineup on the field after Li Kaiming is gone...... Hey? ”
Adams's words came to an abrupt halt, and Gus Jason hurriedly looked towards the court, and then a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
"Li Kaiming is still not going to play? Is Sanders crazy? ”