"Kenny, when he passed the ball, did you think of someone?" Barkley said excitedly.
"You mean the magician?" Smith smiled.
"You think so too!" Barkley said: "The two fast breaks just now really looked like a magician. Those passes were so cool!"
"Besides, have you seen his figure? It's so similar!" Barkley continued.
"Charles, do you know why this kid hasn't been able to play?" Smith laughed.
"how?"
"He played the small forward position with the Nuggets."
"Cameron's replacement?"
"The understudy for Cameron to be precise."
"Well, no wonder!"
"But if he can continue to perform like this, this child's fate will change." Smith affirmed:
"He's a good point guard prospect!"
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"Lee, sit here!" George Karl smiled broadly.
Li Yan was pulled over by the head coach, and George Karl took the tactical board to lay out tactics.
Li Yan didn't have much chance to play. Even when he listened to George Karl talking about tactics, he stood in the corner and listened.
Now having such treatment makes his teammates envious.
Could it be that Li Yan is about to take off?
"Li, you control the ball. You did a good job just now. Others move according to our usual training tactics. We are ahead, but we must also defend well..."
"Uh, coach, what do I do?" Anthony Carter asked cautiously.
"Um, I forgot. If Li controls the ball, he can switch to another striker." George Karl thought for a moment and said, "Anthony, you reminded me. Linas will replace you later."
ah? Anthony Carter really wanted to slap himself twice, blaming himself for his bad mouth, but he was replaced directly.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
"Nene." Li Yan whispered to Nene in front of him when he came on the court: "I will pass the ball to you later. No one in the Knicks is your opponent."
Nene turned to look at Li Yan, and he realized why this polite Chinese young man was so pleasing to the eye.
It’s hard to say no to someone who speaks so nicely!
Nene smiled and nodded: "Li, if you want to pick and roll, just make a gesture."
"Oibk!" Li Yan responded with an OK gesture.
Knicks round.
Nate Robinson holds the ball, and Li Yan goes up to put pressure.
"Little Potato" was very surprised. It seemed that this Chinese boy was playing the point guard position.
Nate Robinson changed directions continuously, and Li Yan's center of gravity was higher. He thought he could get rid of Li Yan.
Li Yan's attention is very concentrated. Although his footsteps cannot keep up with Nate Robinson's frequency, his long arms always interfere with Nate Robinson.
Nate Robinson was heavily targeted and could only pass the ball.
Francis picked up the ball and started to speed up. After entering the penalty area, he faced off in the air and succeeded in a throw to finally break the Knicks' scoring drought.
Nuggets offense.
Li Yan advanced with the ball. "Little Potato" Nate Robinson tried to grab the ball, but Li Yan carried him away.
Just kidding, Li Yan is not outstanding in confrontation at the small forward position, but when it comes to the point guard position, he is definitely top-level confrontation.
Seeing Li Yan flying away his opponent, George Karl smiled happily on the sidelines.
If Li Yan can continue to perform at this level, it will definitely be of great help to the Nuggets.
Nene took the initiative to come to the top of the arc and covered Li Yan.
Li Yan passed the defensive player and went straight to the basket.
Frye couldn't keep up with Li Yan, so Malik Rose could only come over to defend him.
Just the momentary loss of position of the Knicks defense allowed Li Yan to find a flaw. Without squinting, Li Yan pushed with his right hand and the basketball hit the ground and passed through the gap between the two defensive players.
Nene, who followed the pass, received Li Yan's pass again.
Li Yan's pass was very comfortable. Nene didn't even need to slow down, he got up and completed the attack to the basket!
"Wow!" Madison Garden erupted.
"Good shot!" Li Yan high-fived Nene in celebration.
Nene smiled and said: "Li, it's you who passed it well."
"WOW! This kid has received 4 assists in a row!" Barkley exclaimed.
"It's really amazing. He can create absolute opportunities with every ball." Smith nodded and said: "In terms of passing vision and technique, Li's ability is top-notch."
"He is so much like a magician. Have you noticed that he often uses his movements to mislead defensive players." Smith analyzed: "This is talent, and it cannot be done by those rigid academic point guards."
"Kenny, can you?" Buckley laughed.
"Haha, of course not!"
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The game continues on the court.
Under Li Yan's teamwork, the Nuggets always took the initiative in the game.
The basketball seems to be magical in his hands, and he can always find his teammates in the cracks.
Moreover, the Nuggets players found that they were very comfortable receiving Li Yan's pass.
This is a feeling I've never had before.
Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas felt like he was going crazy. This kid disrupted all his plans.
The assistant coach next to him reminded him that this Chinese kid had already received 10 assists, my God! This is less than one quarter.
"What should we do?" Thomas roared in his heart.
"BOSS!" the assistant coach on the side reminded: "This kid hasn't taken a shot yet. It's possible that he doesn't have the ability to score. He doesn't know how to shoot at all."
This suddenly woke up Thomas, yes, absolutely, otherwise how could this kid have been sitting on the bench.
"Guard his teammates and let him attack on his own!" Thomas called a timeout and arranged.
Pause back.
The Knicks' offense once again came up empty.
Li Yan held the ball, and he found that he was left open at the top of the arc.
He was let go by almost 2 meters by the Knicks defender.
How much you look down on yourself, crooked! My template is "Magic" Johnson, not Draymond Green!
Li Yan has confidence in his heart, even if he puts aside the "Magician" template; in his integrated memory, he has been practicing fixed-point shooting hard.
As a role player, Li Yan originally did not have the ability to attack independently, but he was still somewhat sure of open three-pointers.
Li Yan glanced at the basket, followed his muscle memory, and took the shot calmly.
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and "swish!" it hit the net.
Thomas on the sidelines was so angry that he jumped up: "Farke, who stepped on the horse and said he didn't have a basket?"
The assistant coach next to him didn't dare to breathe. He muttered in his heart: I'm just guessing. Who would pay attention to this kid before this game.
Li Yan, who sent out 10 assists, has become the favorite of the Nuggets players on the court.
After Li Yan hit the shot, Nene and others congratulated him.
George Karl looked at Li Yan mingling with his teammates on the court and showed a knowing smile.
What an unexpected surprise!
After the Knicks implemented the tactic of shorting Li Yan for three rounds, they were severely punished.
Two three-pointers and a pass to the basket!
Li Yan completely ended the suspense of the game.
