Chapter 268: Ending the Losing Streak

After Li Kaiming hit a mid-range shot, there were still two minutes left, and the 76ers quickly sent the baseline ball, and Wall launched a fast break to break through to the frontcourt, attracting the bag and then hitting a layup for Iguodala who cut in at 45 degrees!

113 to 110!

The Wizards attacked, the 76ers did not give Li Kaiming another chance to play an easy single, Hinrich dribbled and broke through, and found that there was no hope for a layup under the basket, so he threw the ball outside, and the ball reached Nick Young's hand, and there was not much time left, Nick Young launched a skill single, but unfortunately he didn't hit.

The 76ers continued to play fast, Wall didn't stop for a second to the frontcourt, and directly leaned on Hinrich to kill inside, and after attracting Blatch out, a high throw passed the ball to Hawes under the basket, who hit an easy layup!

113-112, with 39 seconds left, the difference between the two sides came to 1 point again.

On the commentary seat, Maxi smiled and said to Curtis next to him, "Look like this, we're going to work overtime again!" ”

Curtis also smiled helplessly, the Wizards and the 76ers are also a pair of wonders, no one on either side can prevent anyone, the outcome of this game is really hard to say!

The Wizards sent the baseline ball, and Sanders planned to wait for Hinrich to dribble to the front court and call a timeout, and score a steady goal to close the game, but Li Kaiming suddenly ran to the halfway line, and then took the ball directly from Hinrich's hand.

The timeout that Sanders was about to shout was suffocated by him, and it seemed that Li Kaiming seemed to have his own ideas!

And Curtis, who was on the commentary bench, also had his eyes lit up when he saw Li Kaiming take the initiative to run over to catch the ball, "I thought the Wizards would call a timeout?" Lee looks like he's going to fight on his own! "Since Li Kaiming's position to receive the ball is near the halfway line, the 76ers will not dare to wrap it up anyway, and in that case, the vacancy left for the Wizards will be too big!

The rest of the Wizards team also lined up far away from each other, creating space for Li Kaiming to go head-to-head.

Li Kaiming consumed a little time in place, and then dribbled to the three-point line, faced Brand's sudden start, a scissor step accelerated to Brand's body, and at the same time lowered his shoulders to reduce the contact area between himself and Brand, this breakthrough technique is very practical, Brand's sliding step defense was directly passed by Li Kaiming.

Li Kaiming dribbled to the penalty area, and after seeing this scene, Hawes under the basket tried to get rid of the shadow of being separated by Li Kaiming in his mind, and rushed over bravely, but he didn't expect Li Kaiming to be hard, but directly came to a throw outside the reasonable collision area!

Hoyce stretched out his hand towards the basketball cover in Li Kaiming's hand, but Li Kaiming's shot was faster, and before Hoyce's hand hit, the basketball had already flown out of Li Kaiming's hand, and then, Hoyce's slap came with a roar and slapped Li Kaiming's wrist with a snap!

Fortunately, Li Kaiming's shooting speed was fast enough, so his throwing was not affected, and at the same time as the basketball fell into the basket, the conscientious referee on the bottom line also blew the whistle!

2+1!

76ers head coach Doug Collins on the sidelines turned pale!

Now there are 18 seconds left before the end of the game, and if Li Kaiming hits a free throw, the 76ers will have to chase a 4-point difference with 18 seconds of baseline serve, which is as difficult as landing on the moon!

Li Kaiming walked to the free throw line, adjusted his breathing slightly, and hit steadily!

116 to 112!

The 76ers served the baseline ball, John Wall quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, broke through to the interior with the help of Brand's cover, attracted the help defense and passed to Brand, who threw and scored!

116 to 114!

With 6 seconds left, the 76ers must foul the Wizards the first time they serve!

Li Kaiming stood on the bottom line to serve in person, the 76ers players on the court defended 5 and 4, and the Wizards couldn't run out of the opportunity for a while, so Li Kaiming gave Nick Young a look, and then suddenly threw the ball vigorously towards the front court!

Nick Young used his strength to run wildly towards the backcourt, and finally grabbed the ball when it was about to fly out of the bottom line, and then dribbled the ball himself and ran out of the three-point line again.

When Nick Young received the ball, the timer was already running, and the 76ers lost the opportunity and simply gave up the game without fouling.

At the end of the game, the Washington Wizards narrowly defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 116-114 after a hard-fought overtime battle at home, ending the losing streak.

Li Kaiming played 42 minutes, 12 of 19, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 4 of 5 free throws, scoring 32 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal, and his score was still the highest in the game.

As for the rest of the Wizards, Hinrich had 7 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, and Nick Young shot 7-of-15, including 3-of-7 from three-point range, with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, scoring second on the team.

Newcomer Rashad Lewis, who started in place of Alssoton in the second half, played 23 minutes and finished with 19 points, three rebounds and one assist on 7-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-8 three-pointers.

Bracche, who was too poor in the first half, redeemed himself in the second half, finishing with 17 points and 12 rebounds and another double-double.

For the 76ers, Iguodala had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, almost getting a triple-double, and Elden Brand, a power forward who performed well in the first half, was directly dumb after the Wizards came up with a super-sized lineup in the second half, scoring only 21 points in the whole game, that is, only 4 points in the second half.

John Wall, who was pinned on by Li Kaiming's black fans, also performed quite well, scoring 25 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal on 5-of-17 from the field.

After the game, Maxey, the commentator on the scene, also cheered, but he was not celebrating the Wizards' win, but celebrating that he could finally get off work, "Congratulations to the Washington Wizards for ending their losing streak, they have temporarily stabilized their third position in the East, and the Orlando Magic also have a game tonight, if the Orlando Magic loses, the Wizards will maintain the same record as the Magic, and the Wizards will return to second place in the East!" ”

"That's a good thing to say, but the Wizards' next opponents are a bit tough, and they have to face the Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic and Miami Heat in the next three games, which are all championship-level teams, and the Hawks are a little weaker, but they are also fifth in the East." Curtis said on the side.

After the game, Li Kaiming high-fived the players of the 76ers one by one, went to the audience to sign autographs for the children, and completed this series of actions according to the usual practice, and he left the scene along the players' tunnel.

As his popularity in Emelica grew, the vast majority of people who came to him for autographs were holding his jersey, especially at the home court of the Wizards, which was basically three things, one was his Wizards No. 0 jersey, and the other was his signed boots, and the last was his rookie card.

Although the proportion of other teams' home courts is not as large as the Wizards' home court, it is also growing at a rapid rate that is visible to the naked eye......

At the press conference after the game, when the ESpN reporter asked Li Kaiming if he cared about the rumors on the Internet, Li Kaiming coughed lightly and replied, "To be honest, brother, I have been very busy every day these days, either in the game or on the way to the game, so I don't have time to see what the Internet says about me." To tell you the truth, I definitely can't ignore the criticism of others, and I'm not an immortal, and I can't reach that transcendent realm! ”

The reporter asked, "Then what do you think of others saying that you don't defend is a brush?" ”

Li Kaiming smiled bitterly, and just as he was about to answer aloud, Sanders, who was sitting next to him, spoke, "Maybe I am more qualified to answer this question." ”

After seeing all the reporters focus their cameras on him, Sanders said, "I want to sternly refute this kind of ball-blind statement, Li Kaiming is a very good guy, he can give everything to win, he led us to win 9 games, and now we are in the top four in the East, why would anyone think he did something to hurt the team?" Defending is never a one-man affair, it needs to be worked together as a team! ”

Li Kaiming glanced at Sanders gratefully, this kind of thing is indeed more appropriate for the coach to say, if he is to help himself defend himself, it is very likely that he did not wash away his grievances, but was used by some well-intentioned people, which played a counterproductive role.

After the post-game interview, Li said goodbye to his teammates and drove home home in Washington alone.

The next game is against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 25, and the Wizards are scheduled to go to Atlanta early tomorrow morning, so the players can get a good night's sleep tonight.

At the end of the game, the news of the Wizards' reversal of the 76ers in the second half also successfully dumbfounded some fans who were ready to watch the show!

The sane fans and Li Kaiming fans who had been hiding for a long time reappeared and began to refute the sunspots' pre-game nonsense one by one.

"The brush led the team to win, and the guy you said only did what was good for the team lost! Why don't you call it? ”

"I seem to remember someone saying that an average of 30 points per game can be brushed by one person? It seems that none of the 76ers players tonight deserve to be called human, and they can't score 30 points in a single game......"

"Li Kaiming's defense is really not good, but the problem is that he doesn't seem to need to rely on defense to win, against the Wizards, you still don't care about what will happen if the Wizards team chooses a brush, first care about whether your home team can prevent their offense!"

As for Koslov himself, as expected, he buried himself in the turtle again, waiting for the next time Li Kaiming and the Wizards are in crisis, when he can stick his head out again, and Koslov is about to engrave it into the dNA.

Shortly after the Wizards' game, the game on the night of the 23rd was over, and it is worth mentioning that the Orlando Magic lost 96-110 to the San Antonio Spurs on the road, and the record also changed to 9-4, and since then, the Wizards have returned to second place in the East.

The Bulls also lost one game that night, with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, and the Wizards opened up the difference between the wins, that is, the current Wizards' record is temporarily stable in the top three in the East, as long as they don't lose three in a row like before, they can basically maintain the top four positions in the East.