Li Ao completed a cover shot against the center for the fourth time in this game, waking up Kobe.
Kobe found that he seemed, seemed, probably, should, probably... did not have the conditions to play a team offense.
The main teammates are absent and there are too many replacements. Now it is better to cooperate with him than to play alone.
Then, he chose to swing.
Usually the third quarter is when his physical strength overwhelms everything, but today, he was a little unable to do anything.
I can still swing, but I can't fight one against five like usual...
At 9 minutes and 22 seconds into the third quarter, Li Ao once again seized the opportunity, contracted the attack, and slapped down the ball raised by Foster.
When Foster saw Li Ao coming in, he didn't even raise the ball to throw, his legs couldn't exert any strength, and he gave up.
He really wanted to tell Kobe - don't pass the ball to me. Although it is a good opportunity, I can't let it pass!
Kobe also wanted to yell: Can you stop bullying white centers like Foster and Medvedenko who are slow in their movements and reactions? Try hatting Grant!
He will bully the weak center! You have the guts to wait until Fatty comes back to bully him!
There are always first times for people.
Kobe has looked forward to Fatty's absence many times, and now for the first time, he is looking forward to Fatty's return soon...
Li Ao fanned the ball out of bounds and got his seventh block of the game. Zen Master called a timeout and gave up.
Kobe, who shot 53% in the first half, has dropped to 45%, and the score has reached 70-89. In the third quarter, the score is 12-23, and there is no possibility of struggling anymore.
The Clippers also replaced Li Ao and Odom, who had played more than 33 minutes without rest. They let O'Neal Jr. play on the inside and McGinnis and Boykins on the outside. They played the rest of the time.
At 10:12 pm, the final whistle sounded.
Clippers fans cheered loudly in celebration.
Although it is a pre-season game, I will be happy if I win.
Moreover, Li Ao's performance was so good!
Played 24 minutes, made 7 of 13 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 16 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 7 blocks!
The entire opposing Lakers team only blocked 6 shots, and Li Ao alone had more blocks than the entire opposing team!
After getting 630 achievement points, Li Ao was very excited and wanted to chat with Kobe. The opponent scored 30 points and 7 assists on 10 of 22 shots tonight. His performance was also very good, but he just lost.
But when Kobe saw Li Ao walking towards him, he didn't even take the towel and walked quickly into the tunnel without looking back.
Watching Li Ao return to the opposite side angrily, and then looking at Leder sneaking away quietly, the Zen master also had an alpaca running around in his heart.
Regarding Li Ao's shot, what Kobe saw was - this spider looks like me;
What Zen Master saw was that he had an advantage in height and wingspan and had good opportunities to shoot decisively. He was flanked and stuck. He decisively distributed the ball into gaps and protected the ball and passed it to his teammates.
Why don't you dare to bet on the Grizzlies? Stud!
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He averaged 18 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game, shooting 49.4% from the field and 32% from the three-point range.
After all the preseason games were played, Li Ao became the unique focus among rookies.
Although Kenyon Martin averaged 15.3 points, 7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game in 7 games; Mike Miller averaged 14 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, they are still passable.
However, according to the media's analysis of their playing style and team role, the two will not be able to perform like this in the regular season.
The opponents in the preseason were poorly prepared defensively, and Kenyon Martin's pure cake-taking style of play gave him many opportunities.
As for Mike Miller, his shooting area is much wider than that of Kenyon Martin, but he is a role player. Duncan only averaged 7 shots per game in the preseason, and more than doubled in the regular season.
Moreover, Mike Miller's three-point performance was not as good as during the NCAA period. During the preseason, he shot an exaggerated 46.1% from two-pointers, but only 35% from three-pointers.
Li Ao received the opposite evaluation, and the media's evaluation of him was similar to Kobe's.
With more stable and well-chosen tactics that suit him, he may perform better and better as the running-in increases.
When Li Ao saw these comments, he felt that he was born at a good time. If he had entered the NBA a few years ago... he wouldn't be afraid. It's just that if he plays well, they won't necessarily praise him. There will definitely be others. The media compares the highlight moments of other rookies with him, leading to conflict.
There was no one in the same class this year to compare with him. In this case, the media chose to brag.
You have to capture a part of the audience.
The most eye-catching thing about Li Ao is not that he holds the ball for so little time but has 7.1 assists. He is famous throughout the United States in college and has been discussed many times.
Now he is attracting attention with 25 blocks in 7 preseason games!
Most of these blocks are concentrated in the three-second area.
That is to make up for blocking shots.
The area covered by his open arms is so large, larger than most insiders, like a giant spider. You can't tell from the way he usually puts his hands in his pockets.
Let’s look at Li Ao’s wingspan registered on the NBA official website, which is 215 centimeters.
Gan!
Spider-Man is widely popular in the United States and is one of the most popular superheroes.
Li Ao, who lives in the entertainment capital of Los Angeles, some local fans began to call him this nickname.
On the 27th, after the preseason, the Clippers had a day off.
On the 28th and 29th, two days of preparation training were conducted.
In the past three days, Li Ao and Kobe watched the fading sunset from the window of the 'Blacksmith Room'.
Kobe, who swore to never talk to the big spider, hung up the phone immediately when he received the call at noon on the 27th, but later played it back without saying anything more and just left a message, "See you at 4 o'clock."
Without even guessing, Kobe knew what this guy wanted to do.
Although I wanted to refuse, the idea of 'defeating the big spider' still lingered, so I finally went.
He asked about the schedule. Li Ao was leaving Los Angeles on the 30th, which would not affect his ability to recuperate for the opening game on the 31st.
However, this time during the sparring session, Kobe started to show off on the second day.
He took the initiative to compete with Li Ao in the mid-range and stopped rushing to the basket. This caused his one-on-one success rate to drop a lot, but the sparring efficiency was improved.
Li Ao is happy with this. What he wants is to increase his defensive experience in this area, and at the same time, he can learn the small details of the opponent's shooting.
Both sides regard each other as a sparring partner.
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On the morning of the 30th, Li Ao went to Salt Lake City with the team.
Vivian, Liam, Dean Teng, Henry Bibby and others also wanted to go to the game, but they did not go in advance this time and planned to take the old man's private plane.
Originally, Vivian wanted to take the team charter flight with Li Ao. As a small boss, she had this right without Li Ao taking her.
But she heard that when Li Ao went to Seattle last time, he dated a resident singer. She vaguely felt that she was a bit in the way, otherwise Li Ao might have already made an appointment with the girl in Denver.
In her opinion, although Li Ao's requirements are high, if he tries a few more times, he might find the right one.
The Clippers arrived at a hotel in Salt Lake City to check in. Gentry asked the players to stay in the hotel to rest and go directly to Energy Solutions Arena tomorrow.
No Clippers players went out to play. It was already cold. There were anti-discrimination demonstrations outside today. Li Ao thought for a moment and guessed that the anti-racial discrimination association here was short of money again.
I don’t know what the team was thinking. He originally had a baggage boy living in the same room, but Gentry was stunned and changed him to a single room, allowing Big Q to live in the same room as the assistant coach.
But the big Q carrying the bag still couldn't escape.
But after Da Q helped him deliver the boxes and bags to the room, he kept Da Q behind and played PS2 together. Da Q was so happy - the boss took me to play games!
Little O'Neal also came during the fight. He made a few complaints and gave up the game console to these two guys, and went to the restaurant to read the news with his laptop in his arms.
Today is the first match day of the regular season, with 14 teams playing their opening match.
The opening games of the Clippers and Lakers are both tomorrow. The Lakers are the defending champions, and the Clippers can only play away games.
In the news that Li Ao has seen these days, the media has created several lists.
The Lakers, Magic, and Trail Blazers are regarded as the top three favorites to win the championship.
The Lakers are the defending champions and the OK team is the best in the world.
The Magic got Duncan and took off.
The Trail Blazers successfully retained Sabonis and added a No. 1 pick who has the potential to average a double-double per game.
The teams that will regress the fastest, there are two teams on the prediction list-the Spurs and the Pacers.
The Spurs are in trouble, they lost Duncan, and it looks like they are going to be ruined.
Last year's overall runner-up Pacers made another outrageous move, exactly the same as a few years ago - refusing to renew Mark Jackson's contract.
In the 1995-96 season, the Pacers won 52 games and refused to give Mark Jackson a long-term contract. After Mark Jackson left, the Pacers' record plummeted, and the Pacers licked their faces and spent chips to trade Mark Jackson back.
Just after reaching the finals, it happened again. Mark Jackson finally paid $7.3 million in two years to assist Carter.
Many media and experts expressed confusion - why does Larry Bird hate Mark Jackson so much?
After browsing other news, Li Ao came across news about him.
The media is really fickle, and they were all praising him in the two days just after the preseason.
Today, it started to become a question.
Can Leo adapt to the regular season?
Can the preseason performance continue?
How valuable is preseason data?
Is preseason performance a meaningful reference?
In the past two days, they were still saying that his performance in the regular season must be better than in the preseason!
But on the list of best rookie predictions, the media made trouble again and only wrote his name, as if he had schizophrenia.
After closing the web page, Li Ao tapped on the keyboard.
In the past few days, he has been thinking about adjusting the details of running shots.
Playing 7 preseason games, he gained a lot of experience.
He also learned something when using Kobe Bryant's mid-range and long-range single defense.
Running shots do not necessarily have to be aimed at throwing away the defense, as that consumes too much energy.
With his physical condition, good ability to stop and turn, and the bonus of 'stop level 3', he only needs to have space to pass and receive, and he only needs to have a certain gap to make shooting movements, and he is a good runner. Catch and shoot.
This will certainly be less efficient than shooting out of true open space.
But the physical exertion will be reduced a lot, which will help him save energy.
Moreover, as the main attacking point, it is actually difficult for him to get real open positions.
If you think your efficiency will be affected, why not just practice mid-range shots and three-pointers to be more accurate!
The plan works again!
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The next day, October 31, was the first game day of the new season for the Clippers.
At around 6 o'clock in the morning, Li Ao woke up and opened his eyes. The system screen was already open, showing a reminder that the update had been completed.
"Name: Li Ao, English name: Leo.
Age: 19 years old (August 1, 1981).
Height: 203 cm, wingspan: 227 cm.
Weight: 99 kg.
Overall rating: 77.
Physical fitness: Speed 91 (89 explosive acceleration), 89 strength (86 explosive power), 86 jumping (90 bullet speed), 92 flexibility, 89 physical strength...
Basic skills: 72 three-pointers, 86 mid-range shots, 89 layups, 65 hooks, 63 ball control, 82 passes, 87 steps back, 88 lateral moves, 88 forward circles, 70 strides, 75 turns, 72 emergency stops...
Skills: hook 65, catch and turn shot 74, emergency stop catch and jump shot 72..."
He looked at his personal evaluation report and found that there was not much improvement in the past month. Three-pointers, layups, and forward passes each improved a little. The basic skills and techniques of pull-up jump shots also improved a little bit.
Because most of the training is team training, there is less time for individual training.
But progress is not only reflected in personal abilities, but also improvement in cooperation with teammates.
He switches to the team interface.
The team's strongest player is just as he expected - "Lamar Odom, 21 years old, 208 centimeters, 104 kilograms, overall evaluation of 84 (?)... Evaluation: unpredictable player."
Lama has a comprehensive evaluation of 84. This is a player who averaged 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in his rookie year.
Other players should be evaluated comprehensively based on their performance, right?
But seeing the question marks and player evaluations at the back...emmm...this 84 makes sense.
Except for Odom, Li Ao felt what cruelty is and what the differences between teams are.
Although he doesn't know the situation of other teams yet, they are worthy of being the team that won the third overall pick.
O'Neal Jr. 79, Greg Anthony 75, Maggette 77, Big Q 73, Piakowsky 76, Kenyon Dulin 70...
Li Ao regarded himself, a partial student, as an 80+ rating, and he and Odom were the only two outstanding players on their team.
However, they are worthy of being a 'first-round team'. Of the 14 first-round players, only 3 have a comprehensive evaluation below 70.
Regardless of the fact that the whole team is cheap, they are really cheap.
However, O'Neal Jr. and Maggette seem to have great hope of breaking through to an excellent level.
Maggette and Li Ao feel like a deluxe and enhanced version of Sam Clancy. He is the kind of real genius with a devastating body and relatively good attack skills, but now he can only be used as an assaulter.
O'Neal Jr. is much better. From the training camp to the last game of the preseason, considerable improvement can be seen.
In the last preseason game against the Lakers, the Lakers' backup centers were not too miserable. They were blocked 6 times by Li Ao and got 21 points and 15 rebounds from O'Neal Jr.
O'Neal's current problems are inaccurate mid-range shots, inexperience in shooting during confrontations under the basket, and prone to fouling when defending...but these are only a matter of time.
Exiting the team interface, Li Ao opened the lottery interface.
He now has 41,995 achievement points.
The offseason consumption is really huge!
Sometimes he would rely on the many achievement points he had saved to practice several items a day. He felt that practicing just one was too boring... Fortunately, it was enough, and he had more than 30,000 left by the end of September.
There has been little personal training in the past month, so he usually chooses to use the 'Basic Team Training Method Level 1' task to activate the body's physical therapy function.
The achievement points obtained in 7 preseason games, plus the 5 times I practiced with Kobe as a sparring partner, I saved several thousand, and it was back to 40,000+.
The reason for opening the lottery interface is that the system prompts that his NBA career officially begins today, and the intermediate lottery is started!
"Intermediate level lottery: 10,000 achievement points once, you can draw medium level rewards, there is a small probability of getting rare rewards."
He thought for a while - the new season has just begun, there are many games, the game rewards are more than doubled compared to the NCAA, and the data must be better than the NCAA period... Shoot him!
For now, I will save 10,000 to buy a saliva bag... No, just training and physical therapy.
After issuing the command, a golden light flashed...
"10,000 achievement points have been consumed. Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: tie your shoes (white)."
"Lace up your shoes (white): Foot equipment does not take effect at the same time as other foot equipment. It plays a great role in preventing slipping and falling."
"This reward is very... practical?"
Li Ao couldn't think of any other adjectives for a while.
But it is indeed practical.
He read the practical instructions and saw that he didn't need to replace the shoelaces. If the shoes had shoelaces when he was wearing them, he could replace them actively. He could also choose the color and take off the shoes, and the effect would be restored.
Very practical too.
He drew equipment as soon as he started, and he felt that he had almost used his European energy today.
He opened the skill interface and looked at it. There were four level 1 skills. 'Champion's Pride' was temporarily disabled, so let's ignore it for now. There were also three skills, 'Marathon', 'Pumper', and 'Perfect Warm-up'.
He inquired about the system and received a reply that the mid-level lottery could not draw level 2 skill upgrade cards and fragments.
He plans to upgrade these three level 1 skills to level 2 next.
He issued the draw order and drew 21 times in a row.
With a scratch-off mentality, he saw the golden light for the first time...
Then, another 20 white lights flashed...
"Congratulations to the host for receiving an intermediate reward: a level 3 skill upgrade card."
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He remembered that he had two level 3 skill upgrade card fragments, and he was looking forward to drawing another fragment, but the first one he drew was a finished product!
A good thing is a good thing, but he just feels a little bit stupid that the reward is too good.
When he saw the reward of 20 white lights, he grinned.
3 level 2 skill upgrade card fragments and 1 level 3 skill upgrade card fragment!
After the system automatically synthesizes it, switch to the props section, where there are 2 level 3 skill upgrade cards and 1 level 2 skill upgrade card.
With 3 level 1 skills, he decisively chose to upgrade to 'Marathon'!
He tried it in summer league and preseason, and it worked pretty well.
When counterattacking, as long as you are not counterattacking with the ball, if you start from your own free throw line and almost reach the opposite free throw line, you can trigger it. Although the counterattack does not take effect every time, as long as it takes effect, you will get a physical bonus in a single round. The effect can have an effect on the final shot.
Positional warfare offense can occasionally be triggered, but the probability is not high. There is a big difference between his running style and Hamilton's in the Pistons. Under Larry Brown, Hamilton looks for shooting opportunities by himself, with very few tactical elements.
He is the main attack point in the tactics. It is relatively easy to get shooting opportunities. In order to consider the stability of his shooting, the tactics designed by the coaching staff are not the kind of large-scale running, but it can still be used.
For the level 3 skill upgrade card, he did not choose to upgrade to 'Marathon', but chose 'Siege' and 'Transit Expert'.
Of these two, one is related to his supplementary defense and assistance, and the other is related to support.
He issued the command, and the system prompted that the upgrade was completed and all 3 cards were consumed.
"Marathon Level 2: When running long distances without the ball, your physical strength will be slightly improved in the short term. If you receive the ball and shoot after long distance running, you will temporarily return to your best physical condition within two seconds after receiving the ball."
After reading the description of the level 2 'marathon', Li Ao's eyes widened.
Have you ever had the urge to go to Larry Brown and shoot on your own?
Two seconds is enough to adjust slowly when catching and shooting!
"Forget it, those two seconds for counterattack are not bad, dunking is still very good, and catching and shooting after running in a wide range, even if the physical strength temporarily returns to the best physical condition, it will have a great impact on the shooting... "
Li Ao stopped paying attention to this and used it as a counterattack skill without the ball.
"Siege Level 3: When the host moves to cover, assist, shrink, flank, etc., the speed is +3 and the strength is +3; when the host successfully covers the ball in place, the awareness of predicting the ball's route when the opponent takes action is slightly improved. The specific effect depends on the host’s timing of flanking and blocking.”
"Transfer Expert Level 3: The host passes the ball within two seconds after receiving the ball. The mind will be clearer and calmer, and the ball feel will be improved. If the host's passing rating is lower than 85, it will be temporarily raised to 85 for this pass."
The effect of the 'marathon' has already made Li Ao cry out.
When these two skills were upgraded to level 3, Li Ao's eyes nearly popped out!
'Transit Expert' originally thought that it would be useless in the later stage and was just an excessive skill in the early stage. Unexpectedly, it started to become more powerful in the later stage.
Although the passing accuracy has not continued to improve, it has received a greater improvement - the trigger mechanism has been upgraded! No longer need to pass the ball at a fixed position, you can control the ball and move it!
Although a two-second limit has been added, compared with the previous limit of only fixed-position transfer passes, it is almost nothing! Two seconds is enough to do a lot.
And 'Besieged City' can be regarded as 'improving talent', and the sense of blocking is improved!
He looked at the bonus of 'Suspended Level 3' and felt that it was not on the same level as these two.
But after he calmed down after getting excited, he realized that he had just fallen into a misunderstanding.
He feels that 'Transit Expert' and 'Siege' are much better than 'Suspension' because his talent for supplementary defense and support and support are already good.
If he doesn't have those talents, these two skills that require prerequisites are useless skills.
And 'pause' is a hard bonus. He only needs to practice emergency stop jump shots to use it.
Turning off the system, Li Ao closed his eyes and meditated for a while. After eliminating distracting thoughts, he got up, took a shower, had breakfast, and went with the team to the Energy Solution Arena to prepare for the game.
A summer of personal training, a month of team training, and achievement points were also used.
He was fully prepared for his first NBA game, against the Utah Shuangsha!
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