"Come on, Zach." Standing in front of Li Hao was Zach LaVine, his good friend from college.
Two days after the game against the Grizzlies, the Lakers welcomed the Timberwolves at Staples Arena. This year's best rookie faced off against No. 1 pick Wiggins and No. 13 lottery pick Zach LaVine.
Although it is just a duel between rookies, the attention is still very high. Although Wiggins, the No. 1 pick this year, performed mediocrely at the beginning, he quickly adapted to the rhythm of the NBA. Recently, he played a representative game against the Kings. Wiggins made 9 of 22 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 29 points, setting a new scoring record this season.
This is definitely not comparable to Li Hao's 37 points, but it can already rank second among rookies. Jabari Parker's highest score is only 23 points.
However, Wiggins' performance in today's game was a bit poor. In the previous game, Li Hao and Wiggins faced off directly. As a result, Li Hao failed to score a point in the first quarter.
Scott knows exactly what the media and fans want to see. After receiving clear instructions to train Li Hao, Scott has become more and more good at conducting himself, directly arranging Li Hao and Wiggins to face off.
In this way, the Lakers' starting lineup will become Jeremy Lin, Kobe Bryant, Li Hao, Boozer and Jordan Hill. Although it is taboo for rookies to switch positions, Li Hao is different from ordinary rookies.
The effect of this change of position was very significant. Wiggins was directly pressed to death. When he was replaced in the first quarter, Brother Zui couldn't even laugh.
After the Timberwolves' main force was replaced, LaVine came on. LaVine did not start in this game. Mo Williams started in LaVine's place.
Mo Williams has a well-known nickname in China. He can't pass the ball. There were four point guards in the NBA. He didn't attack, he didn't defend, and Long didn't shoot.
Now Ji BuGong has retired as a coach, Na BuShou has retired at the end of the season, and Mo Bu Chuan has aged, so Rondo can still play for a few more years.
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LaVine scored his first goal of the game with a probing jumper.
Isn’t LaVine capable? Of course not. Li Hao, who has been training together for several months, is very aware of LaVine's strength. The reason why his performance is average is because the head coach puts him at the No. 1 position. Secondly, it is a common problem for rookies who dare not play.
There are many reasons for not daring to fight, such as veteran suppression, lack of tactical position, fear of making mistakes, etc.
At this moment, when Li Hao stood in front of LaVine, all LaVine's worries disappeared. LaVine was so familiar with Li Hao that when he saw Li Hao, LaVine seemed to be back in the training he had been doing day after day.
Furthermore, as a good friend, watching Li Hao flourish in the Lakers and perform more and more outstandingly, it is impossible for LaVine to have no ideas. He is not a genius and has no arrogance.
So at this moment, LaVine has only one idea, to use his performance to tell everyone that he, Zach LaVine, is no worse than Li Hao.
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LaVine is indeed no worse than Li Hao, but that is only limited to offense. Defensively, he is only a little better than the air, even though LaVine is already very focused.
Since the regular season, Li Hao's attributes have not changed much, but his experience has already changed.
It was also a change of direction shot after a probing step. Li Hao scored in the same way as LaVine.
This was Li Hao's 6th point in the first quarter. In the previous period, Li Hao focused most of his attention on defense, otherwise why would Wiggins be replaced with 0 points.
Well, there must be other reasons for this. For example, Wiggins is not in good condition. Even if Li Hao's defensive ability is very good, it is still difficult to completely block a player, let alone the opponent is Wiggins. Sri Lanka.
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Pick and roll, rush into the penalty area, and fly for dunks.
It has to be said that LaVine's dunks are very entertaining. NBA dunks are everywhere, but in terms of enjoyment, only Carter, Jordan and a few others can compare with LaVine.
Li Hao can jump very high and is very powerful, but in terms of viewing ability, he is definitely not as good as LaVine, and his dunks are like tomahawk chops.
It can be summed up in four words: split Huashan with force.
What's more, Li Hao doesn't actually dunk too many in games. Compared with dunks, Li Hao is better at scoring with three-pointers or fadeaways.
Li Hao is not afraid of confrontation, but he obviously has better and more reliable offensive and defensive skills. He does not necessarily have to dunk every time. It is very embarrassing to have a dunk blocked.
It's okay to miss, but it's definitely not okay to be blocked. This is what a handsome guy who doesn't want to be named and calls himself Yellow Chocolate told him.
"Zach, it's better to change Andrew back, you can't do it." Li Hao looked at Raven with contempt.
There is another reason why Li Hao scored less in the past. The marking is mutual. Li Hao defended Wiggins, and Wiggins also defended Li Hao.
Zach was about to talk back, but Li Hao was already gone. Li Hao's first step was very clear to Raven. They both worked hard on the first step when they trained together before.
Bang——
boom--
The Timberwolves' inside line is worse than the Lakers'.
In the following period, Li Hao and LaVine had a great time fighting back and forth, and they even felt like going back to the days when they trained together.
However, there are people on the sidelines who are full of resentment. They guarded themselves so hard just now, and now they are actually fighting with others?
Even the head coach of the Timberwolves is a little confused. When did his rookie become so good?
When Li Hao was replaced, LaVine scored 8 points, while Li Hao scored 12 points. However, Li Hao scored more than LaVine, but the Lakers trailed behind the Timberwolves.
Originally, the Lakers still led the Timberwolves by 6 points at the end of the first quarter, but after both teams came on the bench in the second quarter, the Lakers' lead no longer existed.
Davis, Nick Young, and Price all missed shots no matter how much they did. Only Sacre scored 6 points on the bench. On the other hand, for the Timberwolves, LaVine performed better without Li Hao to suppress him.
In addition to the back-and-forth with Li Hao's teammates, Timberwolves head coach Senders kept LaVine on the court, so LaVine played the entire second quarter.
At halftime, LaVine made 7 of 8 shots, 1 of 1 three-point field goal, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 18 points, his best performance since entering the league.
LaVine performed well, and Li Hao was naturally not bad either. At halftime, Li Hao made 7 of 10 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and no free throws, scoring 16 points.
One had 16 points and the other had 18 points. As the No. 1 pick, Wiggins made 1 of 4 shots and 0 of 1 three-pointers at the end of the first half. He only scored 2 points. Only the world where the No. 1 pick was injured was achieved.
Only Wiggins' injured world lasted for the entire game. He scored 2 points in the first half and another 2 points in the second half. Wiggins, who played 30 minutes, scored 4 points in the entire game.
In contrast, LaVine played his best game and scored a Timberwolves-high 28 points, while Li Hao scored a Lakers-high 29 points.
In terms of scoring, Li Hao beat LaVine, but the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves. As Kobe missed the final buzzer, the Lakers lost the game 126:124.
PS: I received the background information in the afternoon and will put it on the shelves tomorrow.
