Chapter 139: Willing to Cut the Bucks Off the Horse
After defeating the Wizards, the Bucks won two consecutive victories.
The next game will be a visit to Boston TD North Shore Garden Arena, against the Celtics, one of the semi-finals in the Eastern Conference.
Although the Celtics are not weak, the Bucks are stronger. Even if Big Dogs and Cassel are not around, the Bucks have a high chance of winning.
After all, the Bucks lacked two core players, and their hard strength is still one of the best in the East.
On March 31, the Bucks and their group arrived in Boston, and a contest between the Eastern Conference Final Four is about to begin.
He Li thought this game would not be too difficult.
Antoine Walker is He Li's old opponent. Since he entered the league, He Li has not had much difficulty in playing against Walker. He Li can beat Walker with a little effort.
However, He Li's touch suddenly became worse during the game today.
He Li's shooting was very accurate when he was warming up. In the game, he only made 1 of 4 shots in the first quarter.
"Antoine Walker did not defend against He Li, but unfortunately He Li didn't feel very good today."
"Actually, I understand that He Li scored more than 30 points in the previous two games.
Anyone who keeps playing like this will be tired, let alone He Li is just a rookie.
He Li played very well this season, but he is only a first-year rookie.
We can't really treat him as an active superstar."
"Yes, He Li's performance is still outstanding enough, and He Li's choice of attack is also very smart.
He Li's ability is more than scoring, the Bucks have many excellent shooters.
He Li found that he didn't feel very good in the first quarter, so he tried to score in the tandem team.
He Li is doing the most correct thing, He Li’s playing style is very smart.”
The live commentator was very tolerant of He Li's sudden poor shooting performance, and even took the initiative to help He Li find excuses.
He Li felt that he should not have been troubled by the consumption of too much in the previous two games.
He Li has always been concerned about health preservation.
Even though he has played hard in recent games, He Li has his own physiotherapist, physical fitness teacher, and nutritionist.
Whether it is competition day or training day, He Li is doing it as directed by the physical trainer, constantly eating and supplementing nutrition, and also doing several physical therapy sessions a day to help the body recover.
In addition, He Li already has unparalleled physical fitness, not to mention that he also blessed two S-level physical fitness player templates.
He Li personally feels that his current physical fitness is already super huge.
So, if He Li doesn’t feel good in this section, it may be just that he doesn’t feel good in the simple touch.
The touch is mysterious, but it does exist.
It is impossible for players to feel good at every moment, especially role players. When they are not capable enough, they can only look forward to better feel to play star-level performance.
The performance of stars is mainly due to their stronger body and stronger abilities, which ensures the lower limit.
When a star explodes, it still depends on the feel. Nowadays, the star has better feel and has a single digit number of better feel.
So, it's all normal.
Like He Li, he averaged 25 points per game in a season, and scored more than 20 points in recent times. This stable situation is incredible.
Others don’t know the inside story, they only know that He Li has strong scoring ability and is in extremely stable state.
He Li is very clear. On the one hand, his shooting ability is indeed good, all around 85. On the other hand, he is shooting hotspots, which ensures He Li's lower limit.
But today, He Li shot in the shooting hot area, but at the beginning he only had a shooting percentage of 1 of 4 shots, and the difference in feel can be imagined.
He Li is not Kobe, he doesn't have that strong desire to score.
After confirming that the feel is not good, He Li immediately started a health basketball.
Spend your physical strength and energy in organization and support.
He Li reduced his shots, but the Bucks' lineup is indeed strong. Without He Li's scoring point, he can also play well under He Li's organization.
Even Ray Allen doesn't need to make too many moves, just run without the ball and catch three points.
However, after the first quarter, the scores of the two teams were similar, 24 to 25 respectively. The Celtics, who were at home, had a 1-point advantage.
During the break between the festival, Celtics head coach Jim O'Brien arranged the team and said: "Antoine ran more shots in the next quarter, so there is no need to get involved with He Li.
That kid felt obviously not good today and didn’t have any intention of breaking through. I will use others to help you relieve stress.
Others should defend well and try not to let the Bucks outside players pass the ball to He Li, so that He Li can organize it.
In the next quarter, we will shoot more shots and three-pointers to strive to achieve a greater advantage.”
Take your life while you are sick!
Jim O'Brien was originally an offensive coach, encouraging players to shoot more shots and make more three-pointers.
Walker and Pierce have three-pointers, mostly thanks to Jim O'Brien.
Nowadays, this Celtic team often has good results in playing against weak teams with good scoring ability.
Sometimes, by attacking, you can even pull the strong team off.
In Jim O'Brien's view, the number one Bucks in the East are not unbearable to take down.
Perhaps it cannot be done with the strength of the Celtics, but today He Li's performance was an assist.
In this game, Jim O'Brien found that He Li had a bad touch and did not have a particularly strong desire to score.
For a dunk king like He Li with an explosive physical fitness, if He Li wants to score, it will be difficult for the Celtics to stop He Li.
However, He Li has the strength of a slam dunk king, but he doesn't like dunk very much.
He Li's shooting today does not help health care, and focuses on organizational support, is exactly what Jim O'Brien is happy to see.
He Li didn't score, so someone would have to digest the ball.
Ray Allen could digest it, but did not play the ball, but played the ball without the ball.
You can run out of open positions without the ball, but it is impossible to have a chance to catch the ball at all times.
Then, other players who lack scoring ability have to catch the ball and finish the finish.
It's a very risky thing to end up with a role player.
Jim O'Brien also tried to prevent He Li from receiving the ball to prevent He Li from receiving the ball, causing He Li to lose most of his value on the court.
There is no way to score or stop it. A leading player can't rely on rebounds and defense to help the team win?
Jim O'Brien's targeted arrangement of He Li was indeed the most correct. In the second quarter, Ray Allen rested below, and He Li led the team alone.
He Li was targeted, and the Bucks substitute came up and shot a few goals, but found that the touch was not good.
By accident, the Bucks fell by 7 or 8 points.
Before George Carl shouted for a timeout, He Li adjusted in time when he found the problem, ran from the inside line to the outside line to catch the ball, and then was opened and chiseled.
He Li relied on his back to shoot in the second quarter to try to help the Bucks chase points, and also boosted morale with breakthrough layups, dunks, firm offensive attitude, and tough scores.
But the Bucks' substitute is the same as in the previous game and is still in a bad state.
He Li tried to wake up Reed, but Reed responded to He Li. In the case of poor hand, he kept breaking into the inside, laying up and fouling, helping the Bucks score.
But soon, Jim O'Brien called a timeout and re-arranged the defensive tactics, allowing the Celtics outside players to adopt a defensive attitude of preventing breakouts but not shooting against Reed.
After all, Reed is still a rookie, and his breakthrough is still a skill he has re-examined in the past month.
Usually, Reed is mainly shooting, but suddenly he is targeted to defend and cannot perform breakthroughs. It is normal.
George Carl saw that something was wrong, and the league let Ray Allen play.
However, the Bucks have lost 12 points.
In the third quarter, He Li's touch was warmer, but his shooting percentage still did not exceed 50%, or even less than 40%.
In this game, the referee did not give He Li a face, and He Li did not enjoy any treatment like a star whistle.
After the third quarter, He Li made 7 of 17 shots, 1 of 3-pointers, 3 free throws, and scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
He Li's data is not a big problem, but other teammates, except Lei Allen, have scored in double digits.
As a result, the Bucks lost 18 points in the first three quarters.
Since He Li played the third quarter, George Carl did not let He Li play at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
In George Carl's opinion, He Li's performance was not as good as before, because the game was consumed too much and the rest was insufficient.
So, when the game is a bit irreversible, try to avoid unnecessary consumption of He Li.
George Carl was worried that He Li would spend too much and was injured at a critical moment when the playoffs were approaching.
The Bucks lacked the master of He Li in the fourth quarter, and Ray Allen, who led the team on the court, lacked the leadership temperament.
Not long after, the scores of the two teams widened to 20 points.
George Carl felt that it was not bad for a game, so he called Ray Allen and Anthony Mason back and left the substitutes to train on the court.
Chapter completed!