Chapter 275: Knock Howard down
After receiving a pass from Hinrich, Li Kaiming carried Arenas to the inside, which had reached the edge of the penalty area, and the rest of the Magic team was ready to move.
Especially Howard under the basket, the humiliation of being dunked in his season debut, and the shame of being easily defended in the last round, all factors made him want to give Li Kaiming a volleyball hat very much, only in this way can he solve the hatred in his heart!
Therefore, when Li Kaiming carried Arenas with his back to the edge of the penalty area, Howard had quietly put all his attention on Li Kaiming, his muscles were tense, as long as his brain gave an order, he could immediately release all the energy stored in his body!
At this time, Li Kaiming didn't seem to notice Howard under the basket, and when he saw that his back was in a position where he could shoot, he directly pushed Arenas away, and then turned his back to face the basket, and it seemed that he was going to shoot directly!
And Howard, who was standing under the basket and was already hungry and thirsty, saw this, and a trace of happiness flashed in his eyes!
Good boy, I finally caught you, I will invite you to eat spicy hot pot today!
It was also after Li Kaiming turned to face the basket that Howard didn't even think about rushing directly to Li Kaiming, and then jumped high!
He believes that with his bounce, unless Li Kaiming grows 20 centimeters taller out of thin air, this hot pot will be eaten!
Howard, who was flying in the air, had already anticipated the frightened expression on Li Kaiming's face after he blocked the hat, as well as the exclamations of the audience.
This is his favorite scene, what he is best at is to use a brutal volleyball hat to break down the opponent's sense of resistance, and this method is invincible, if nothing else, this block will also lead another offensive climax of the Magic team!
As soon as Howard's dream in the air was halfway done, he noticed that something was wrong, because he expected Li Kaiming to jump directly after turning around, whether it was a jump shot, a throw, or even a hook hand!
He looked down and saw that the guy who made him gnash his teeth was standing on the ground at this time, watching him take off in the air, with a foolish smile on his face......
Not good!
Howard reacted in an instant what was going on, this kid was so insidious, he wanted to make him foul!
Yes, Li Kaiming's idea is so simple and rude, making Howard's foul.
As long as Howard is standing on the court, whether it is him or the rest of the Wizards, when they break through, they feel like they have a thorn in their hearts, as if a pair of big hands will fall from the sky and then a big hat will fan their layups out at any time.
Don't doubt that Dwight Howard, the best defensive player, is such a terrifying threat on the defensive end.
And how to solve this problem? Some people may say, don't you just go inside? Anyway, the Wizards' outside shooting is also very powerful.
But Sanders doesn't think so, basketball, a competitive sport, involves the whole body, the outside shooting threat and the inside breakthrough threat are complementary to each other, the outside shooting is accurate, you can open up space for the inside breakthrough, and the same, the inside breakthrough is strong, it will also attract the opponent to shrink inward, thus creating opportunities for the outside.
If he completely abandons the attack on the inside and concentrates all his shots on the outside, it will be tantamount to cutting off his own arm, and Li Kaiming doesn't even have to try to know what will happen if he does so.
The opponent's defense will become more and more outside, and at the same time, the close defense will become more and more tight, and under the strong defensive confrontation, the Wizards' outside touch will also decline, and the last thing that greets them is the loss of the game.
The opponent can directly block the Wizards' breakthrough with just one Howard, thereby driving the butterfly effect and completely destroying the Wizards' offensive system.
This is completely unacceptable in Sanders' opinion, the Wizards can play to this position, relying on perverted offensive firepower, if even the offense is strangled by others, then what are you playing? Why don't you go home and play in the mud!
So long before the game started, Sanders pointed out the core point of tonight's game in the team's tactical meeting and video lesson, which was to find a way to beat Howard!
As long as Howard fouls too many fouls, the defensive system that the Magic team relies on will completely collapse, and at this time, it will be the turn of the Wizards to show their furious offensive firepower!
And if you want to make Howard's foul, it's not just a matter of lip service.
Although Howard is a rough guy on the offensive end, his awareness and ability on the defensive end are ranked among the best in history, and if the best defensive player can be made by a group of unknown minions, can it still be called the best defensive player? Wouldn't it be okay to make fouls for him first in every game?
Therefore, this task must be given to someone who is a big enough offensive threat under the basket, because the offensive threat under the basket is big enough to attract Howard to come up and help defend and find opportunities to draw fouls.
And the biggest breakthrough threat in the Wizards team is naturally Li Kaiming, so this glorious and arduous task falls on Li Kaiming.
Therefore, this seemingly clever offensive choice was actually planned before the game.
Howard, who flew towards Li Kaiming in the air, had already reacted to what the latter was going to do after seeing the smile on Li Kaiming's face, so he desperately adjusted his posture in the air, trying not to touch Li Kaiming.
But how could Li Kaiming let Howard get his wish? It was this moment that he had been waiting for with all his might, how could he let the cooked duck fly?
So when Howard was about to meet Li Kaiming, the latter also took advantage of the situation to make a shooting move, and at the same time kicked up on the ground and jumped towards Howard!
Bang!
Honk!
A muffled clash of muscles sounded, along with the referee's whistle.
Li Kaiming and Howard collided in the air, but Li Kaiming was not satisfied with this, he adjusted the trajectory with both hands at the same time after the collision, and threw the basketball in his hand in the direction of the basket!
Take advantage of every opportunity, just in case you get in! This is Li Kaiming's mentality.
And Howard was not satisfied when he saw that Li Kaiming made him foul, and wanted to try 2+1, and immediately became angry.
Damn, you kid is really shameless, you still want to rub a 2+1?
Howard was already very aggrieved if he couldn't take revenge, but at this time, seeing that Li Kaiming was cheap and had to sell well, he was naturally angry, and stretched out his big hand and slapped Li Kaiming's arm fiercely!
Syllable!
Anyway, it's already a foul, so it's better to be ruthless, so that you can not only show your toughness, let the opponent shoot when attacking, but also make the opponent's shooting hand painful, which may affect the opponent's feel, and it will be beneficial and harmless.
This is also the usual practice in NbA when a foul is made.
Just when Howard slapped Li Kaiming for himself, and felt happy in his heart because of his revenge, Li Kaiming, who was opposite him, suddenly covered his head and fell straight down......
Am I grass?
Howard looked confused, didn't he control his power just now and slapped this guy in the face?
As soon as his mind was excited, he immediately sobered up, thinking that the slap he had just now had indeed hit out with anger, and it was not impossible to hit Li Kaiming's face......
Finished! Thinking of this, Howard's face was like ashes, and if he hit his face, it must be at least a first-level malicious foul, if the referee is ruthless, it may be a second-level malicious foul, and the second-level malicious foul will be directly expelled from the game!
And the referee on the scene also stopped the game in time, this kind of electric and flint between the flashes, especially what happened after the whistle, the referee can't see the details clearly, it is very normal, so you have to use the official pause to watch the video replay.
Li Kaiming got up from the ground with the support of his Wizards teammates, and then slowly walked to the bench holding his head, and the on-site broadcast camera was also locked on Li Kaiming.
The fans of the mcI center are also very concerned about Li Kaiming's situation, the strength of the NbA star is not comparable to ordinary people, if he is really slapped solidly, he basically has a concussion and does not run!
finally chose a talented champion, if someone slapped him into a concussion, there would be no place to cry!
It's just that most of the fans can only see the general situation from the big screen above the stadium, and they can't hear the sound from the bench, so the whole stadium is caught in a dense discussion.
On the commentary bench, Hayward stared at the Wizards' bench, he saw a person running to the bench with a box, so he explained to the audience who didn't understand, "We can see that the Wizards' team doctor came to the bench to check Li Kaiming's condition, and the team doctor's judgment will determine whether Li Kaiming can play in the next game, if not, then he is estimated to have to go back to the locker room!" ”
On the big screen, Li Kaiming, who was locked by the camera, covered his head with a towel, shook his head at the team doctor a few times, and then left after a while.
"Oh? It seems that Li Kaiming's condition is not bad, the team doctor did not take him back to the locker room, and NbA's concussion protection protocol is very strict, so the possibility of Li Kaiming playing with an injury can be completely ruled out! Hayward's tone was a little excited after seeing this scene, if Li Kaiming left the game with an injury before the first quarter of the game, then tonight's game would not be interesting.
Just after Li Kaiming was confirmed to be fine, the on-site director also changed the content on the big screen to the slow motion of Howard's defense just now.
This behavior is undoubtedly putting pressure on the referee on duty tonight, if there is not even a malicious foul, it will definitely arouse the excitement of the audience!
Under the operation of the live director, Howard's movements were also placed in front of the audience's eyes frame by frame.
"you, this slap is definitely deliberate, doesn't this give a malicious foul?"
"You look at Howard's expression, I don't know, I still think that he and Li Kaiming have a grudge against killing their father!"
"If this doesn't give a malicious foul, then the referee won't want to walk out of the mcI center tonight!"
The last audience member's speech was echoed by many fans.
In fact, Howard's slap did hit Li Kaiming's face, but in fact, most of the power was blocked by his arm, and what really hit him on the head was about the same as the power of a slap between friends.
But Li Kaiming had an idea at that moment, and directly pretended to be beaten into a concussion, just to show the referee, plus the home effect, so that at least he could get a first-level malicious foul, and he didn't lose anything by throwing two free throws!
It would be even cooler if there was a big one and Howard was expelled, and then the victory would be effortless.
If it were someone else, Li Kaiming might still feel a little embarrassed in his heart when he acted like this, and he might feel a little invincible, but in the face of people like Howard, he didn't have any psychological pressure at all.
Besides, this guy himself was the first to get angry with him, and he hadn't offended Howard before.
If Howard hadn't slapped him with a gas fan, would Li Kaiming have a chance to make a foul?
If you are cheap, of course, you have to bear the consequences.