Chapter 369: Challenge MVP
"I didn't expect Li Kaiming to be a joke!"
"Look at his movements, it's so natural, it doesn't look like acting at all."
"There should be a lot of Hollywood directors in the audience tonight, I strongly recommend that they find Li Kaiming to make action movies, this guy must be a good seedling!"
"Hahahaha!"
In a happy and peaceful atmosphere, Li Kaiming was pulled up by Cousins and Griffin, and then walked to the free throw line and hit a free throw!
The sophomore team continued to attack, and the ball was given to Curry, and this time Curry faced Wall, and the reality dribbled to find a rhythm, and then suddenly made a three-point shot!
Wall's defense was quite serious, but Curry's three-point shot was too fast, and with the sound of a bang, the sophomore team overtook the score.
The rookie team served the baseline ball, and this time the sophomore team returned to the defense in a timely manner, blocking the rookie team's intention to play fast break.
So Wall called Cousins to come out to cover, Curry was stuck, and Wall faced Ibaka and directly used the speed advantage to force a breakthrough, to the basket for a layup, but unfortunately did not score.
But Ibaka went to defend Wall, and the rookie team also had a big forward height to play small forward Griffin, who squeezed away the "skinny" DeRozan, rushed to the basket and jumped high, and then directly made a strong dunk with both hands!
Seeing this, the head coach of the second-year team, Cassel, shook his head with a headache.
How to fight this, I can't fight it at all!
The sophomore team served the baseline ball, and after arriving in the frontcourt, it passed a few times without a chance, and finally gave Harden a single with the ball, who dribbled to a mid-range emergency stop, and then hit a mid-range shot!
I have to say that Harden at this time still has a little elegant, plus the left-handed general, the viewing is also very good.
The sophomore team also found out that the rookies just stuck to the inside and didn't let them shoot on the inside at all.
Because no one in the All-Star wants to play hard, it is not worth it if they are injured, so the sophomore team simply shoots from the outside, and there are only a handful of shots in the restricted area after the first quarter.
On the other hand, the rookie team, Li Kaiming, Cousins and Griffin, you sang and I appeared, and one by one they couldn't wait to go to the deepest part of the sophomore team, and then launch and sweep the basket of the sophomore team.
Tygibson and Ibaka are both defensive forwards, but they are not enough to see Li Kaiming.
In particular, these three people can also handle the ball, and the other two, although they are not like Li Kaiming, who can average more than 5 assists per game, are also passers above the same positional level.
So it's just that these three people cooperate with each other, and they're all about to play flowers!
Gibson and Ibaka are like puppies being played with frisbees, struggling to defend back and forth in the penalty area.
Are you asking, isn't there another DeRozan?
DeRozan looked at these three guys who were more than ten centimeters taller than him, and they were all flying in the sky, and they stood on the ground and swallowed saliva......
It's not that he can't jump high, it's mainly that these people are flying around in the air, the scene is too terrifying, he still wants to play for a few more years, he doesn't want to end his career so soon......
To sum it up in one sentence, it is an inside struggle, what do you mix with a small defender?
These people can give DeRozan a concussion with a single elbow......
The seemingly bulky inside line, casually giving the outside players a taste of the confrontation and strength, can make them have a psychological shadow on the penalty area.
In addition to the three interior combinations, Wall's passing today was also very good, and in the pick-and-roll coordination, he can always find Li Kaiming or Cousins under the basket.
The remaining one, Fields, also has a clear effect, and his three-point shot can open up space for these buddies who bomb the basket.
Well, to speak human is to stand and watch the play......
However, Fields' three-point threat was indeed enough, and Harden, who was facing him, did not dare to relax for a moment.
This is the containment brought by the outside threat, even if Fields in the bottom corner, he Harden has to stand next to him and hand the paper, even if Fields is smoking in the bottom corner, Harden has to stand next to Fields and serve the ashtray!
However, the rookie team has a huge advantage on the inside after all, and in addition to their high shooting percentage, they can also grab more frontcourt boards, so that the rookie team has more opportunities to shoot than the sophomore team.
So after the score was scorched at the beginning, the rookie team slowly widened the difference.
After the end of the first quarter, the rookies led the sophomore by four points, 34-30.
This is also because the sophomore team has a high three-point shooting percentage, so the point difference is not very large.
Li Kaiming was replaced after half a quarter, this all-star is not for someone to show, it needs to be wet with rain and dew, everyone must give a chance to show themselves in front of the majority of fans and media.
But even so, in the limited playing time, Li Kaiming also got 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, and the scoring and rebounds were temporarily in the lead in the rookie team.
After the rotation lineup played for a while in the second quarter, Budenholzer replaced Li Kaiming and others back, and instructed him to play inside.
The rookie team followed the coach's instructions and fired up in the second quarter, especially Griffin, who seemed to have suddenly changed as a person, and was extremely aggressive in offense, eager to smash every ball into the basket through people.
Since Griffin broke out, Li Kaiming and others would not steal the limelight from him, so they hid behind the scenes and began to make balls for Griffin.
When Griffin exploded, the sophomore team didn't sit still, Harden and Curry fired from outside the three-point line, and the three-pointers went in like a cannon, and the two sides battled again for half a quarter, and finally the first half ended, and the rookie team led by three points at 72-69.
This kind of game without defense is really good, whether it is a three-point from the outside or a violent dunk from the inside, it will make the audience who came to the Staples Center tonight addicted!
After a short intermission, the coaches of both sides tacitly changed the rotation lineup again, and this time the rotation lineup was a dozen quarters, which can be said to have carried out the rain and dew to the end.
In the end, the rookie team entered the final quarter with a two-point advantage.
Li Kaiming didn't play much time in the first three quarters, only 18 minutes, but he was very efficient, cutting 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, which can be called an all-round forward.
However, there is one person on the rookie team who is even more impressive in terms of statistics than Li Kaiming, and that is Griffin, who suddenly broke out in the second quarter.
Because of his hot form, Budenholzer also let him play for a long time, after all, Griffin is playing at home, and he still has to give an explanation to the people of Los Angeles.
Griffin played 24 minutes in the first three quarters, scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The four commentators on the commentary bench have begun to unify their voices and think that the first mVp of this All-Star Weekend belongs to Griffin!
The fourth quarter began quickly, and the starting lineups of both sides maintained the intensity they had started for half the quarter.
Griffin was ready to repeat his old tricks, and after receiving the ball, he wanted to rush directly to the basket for a violent dunk, which completely ended today's mVp competition.
However, at this point in time, neither the rookie team nor the sophomore team can defend as they did at the beginning, and DeRozan can't stand Griffin, so he simply pulls it down!
Griffin walks to the free throw line and hits one of two free throws!
128 to 125!
At this time, he has scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, and if the rookie team can win tonight, this mVp seems to be really his.
The sophomore team serves, and Kassel, who is next to the court, commands loudly.
And the second-year players are also very cooperative, not only do they start to run, but the inside players also start to cover the outside line without the ball!
The game became tense in an instant, and the last moment was calm, but since Griffin was pulled down, the players on both sides instantly raised the intensity of the game to a higher level.
The rookie team no longer sticks to the inside line, and puts the opposite outside singles.
Harden catches the ball and breaks through to the inside, then puts his hands together and his arms go up!
Ouch!
Honk!
Harden's shout and whistle sounded along with the referee blowing for a defensive foul on Fields.
How tense is the current game, Fields even went to the referee for this goal!
Harden hit both free throws, 128-127!
The rookie team served to the frontcourt, Cousins stuck his position on the inside, and Wall hesitated for a moment, but still gave the ball in.
However, the moment Cousins received the ball, he was surrounded by three sophomores, let alone shooting, and he couldn't even see the basket!
Cousins staggered and shot, but was given a big hat by Ibaka, Curry picked up the rebound and launched a fast break, and after arriving in the frontcourt, the players of the rookie team were still looking for their opponents, Curry suddenly made a three-point shot, and hit the rookie with an unstable foothold!
128 to 130!
The second-grade team has overtaken!
The three interior lines of the first year, Griffin and Cousins, have been deflated under high-intensity defense, and now that the score has been overtaken, it can only be seen that the remaining one can be seen.
Almost at the same time, all eyes turned to the player wearing the Wizards' emblem.
Sure enough, after arriving at the front court, Li Kaiming reached out to ask for the ball from Wall, and then under the watchful eyes of the audience, he faced the defense of his old friend Gibson and pulled up directly outside the three-point line!
Swish!
131 to 130!
The audience was silent!
This guy behaved so easily when everyone else was so embarrassed?
It looks like scoring at this level of defense is just a walk around for him.
Li Kaiming smiled slightly, he had won the trust of the audience......
Sophomores won't just give up, with Harden, Curry, DeRozan and others stepping up and starting to build their firepower on the outside.
However, Li Kaiming didn't feel any difficulty in this, isn't it just a dozen three?
And so the next scene became.
Curry hit a layup, and Li Kaiming responded with a three-pointer.
Harden made two free throws from the free throw line after making a foul, and Li Kaiming hit a strong shot under the basket to cause additional free throws.
DeRozan hit a step-back jumper, and Li Kaiming responded independently......
Especially at the end, after the defensive intensity was full, the scoring efficiency of the three people in the second year has decreased, but Li Kaiming is still like chopping melons and vegetables, and it is difficult to stop at all......
On the second-year bench, Kassel hugged his head directly!
He finally realized what it was like for the opponent's coach to watch Li Kaiming play on the sidelines......
At the end of the game, the rookie team defeated the sophomore team 158-141 and won the rookie challenge.
Li Kaiming was 8 of 12 in the fourth quarter, including 4 of 8 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and slashing 40 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal in the whole game.
This kind of performance of bright and blind titanium alloy dog eyes, can tonight's mVp be someone else's?