On Li Ao's side, he thought that after not seeing his family for a long time, there would be some touching scene. But no, it was just normal. His mother asked him about his health and his father gave him a few serious words of encouragement. Since he has chosen to play basketball as his job, he must work hard. .
This feels pretty good too.
Neither his parents interfered with Li Ao's private life.
Zhou Limei and Li Weidong know very well that when their children grow up, they will always build their own families, and they just have to play their role as the last safe haven.
However, if a child is too naughty, he should be beaten as soon as possible. This has been well proved by Li Ao's family.
When he saw his father, he looked as if he was scared.
He was lying on the hospital bed just after time travel. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was chased and beaten for nine streets. He saw the memory of his predecessor. His father, who was a soldier, had always been very strict. He had taken care of him every summer since elementary school. The kind where he goes to military training.
As the small owner of the Clippers, Vivian called to ask about the time to return to Los Angeles today. The three of them were waiting for Li Ao to come back for lunch.
After lunch, Li Ao ran to the Memorial Stadium for training as if running for his life. Vivian saw that Li Ao was like a mouse meeting a cat when he saw his father. She tried very hard to restrain herself, but she still couldn't hold back her laughter.
It turns out that her Leo still has such a side.
Li Ao, who fled to the Memorial Stadium, was in a good mood.
This year his parents brought a lot of genuine New Year's goods, so he didn't have to worry about the New Year's Eve dinner. He didn't have to worry about traveling or shopping or anything like that.
I trained all afternoon, holding the ball and turning with my back, turning and retreating with my back, and turning and advancing with my back.
At 4 o'clock in the evening, when the training was over, the system prompt came!
"Congratulations to the host, the basic skill of high back body has been improved to 60, reaching the qualified level."
"Congratulations to the host, your high post singles skills have been improved to 64."
"The host has successfully developed the first offensive technology with the ball. Congratulations to the host for stepping on the threshold of becoming an excellent star."
Li Ao jumped up with excitement.
A month, a whole month, and I finally finished practicing the basics of this damn back!
Still not rated as an outstanding player at 80... is it because his post-up play is just qualified and not good enough?
Then practice hard!
However, it hurts Li Ao to see that his back-up skills are better than his basic skills.
The basic skills of mid-range shots and layups are sufficient. Open shots and layups are very stable, but the skills related to mid-range shots and layups are not enough to fully utilize the basic skills.
At present, his mid-range shooting is mainly based on running, catching and shooting, and he has just started to be able to attack with the ball.
The layup is even worse. It is the position with the most confrontation and the strongest shot interference, especially since the league has not yet issued regulations to restrict O'Neal's defense. There is almost always someone in the three-second zone. In the mid-range shot, he can also run to catch and shoot, and under the basket It's just a fixed area.
This is actually a normal situation. Generally, you practice basic skills first and then develop technology. No matter how good the technology is, it is useless if you can't make a shot.
The situation on the back side is reversed.
His skills must reach a passing level earlier, because some of his supporting basic skills and techniques for back-up play are already excellent, such as turning, retreating, emergency stops, lateral movement, etc.
When James Worthy was teaching, he also attached great importance to this. He taught him early on how to connect the back-up basics with these. As a Hall of Famer, James Worthy also has rich practical experience and taught him a lot about back-up. The small details of the connection between body and technology...
To put it simply, the back application, or technique, taught by James Worthy was directly based on his basketball ability.
As for the basic skills of post-up play, although the teaching plan is constantly being adjusted, in general it is still from easy to difficult, step by step, and gradually polished.
The combination of multiple factors resulted in the current situation.
But this is not a big deal. As time goes by, the gap will become smaller and smaller. Just like the hook hand, his current basic hook skill is 68 and the hook skill is 69, which is basically the same.
After finishing his personal training, Li Ao came to the blacksmith room.
It's a tacit understanding that Kobe also came here to train today.
In the next few days, the Lakers and Clippers will have a series of consecutive home games. The Grammy Ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in mid-February. After the consecutive home games end, both teams will have a wave of eight consecutive away games. .
In today's sparring session, Kobe first played 3 sets of singles. All his shots were concentrated in the area one step left and right and one step inside and outside the free throw line.
He has been strengthening his singles ability in this area recently. A few days ago, they played the Suns away from home and lost 89-90.
He hit Marion's buzzer-beater with a single step on the right side of the free throw line, dreaming back to the playoffs in his rookie year.
That night, he made 7 of 15 shots. Before the last shot, he had a 50% shooting rate, which looked pretty good.
But that was because he had no choice. He was restricted from taking action by Marion, who was in astonishingly good defensive form that night!
The Suns have a tower under the basket. Clifford Robinson and Kidd seamlessly switch between the top arc and the wings to help defend. He is the only position where he can play well in isolation.
Facing rookie Marion in the playoffs last season, Kobe could easily average 21 points per game with a high shooting percentage.
But they have played against each other three times this season, and his shooting percentage in the first two matches was lower than the season average. A few days ago, he changed his style of play and tried to be reasonable, but Marion couldn't guard him!
He understood how Li Ao felt...
Although Marion is only in his second year now, his offense is immature and he relies almost entirely on scoring from the outside. His only advantage is that he is strong in attacking the frame. However, he has made great progress on the defensive end, his skills have matured quickly, his running and jumping ability is top-notch, and his height and wingspan are almost as high as those of Li Ao. .
It was possible to face the Suns again in the playoffs, and Kobe felt a sense of crisis.
If there is no chance of shooting if you play reasonably, then use hard steel!
Hard steel requires strength, so practice it.
In the middle of the season, although the Lakers' opponents were mostly strong teams, their game schedule was far less intensive than that of the Clippers. They played 14 games in 31 days in a single month, which was three games less than the Clippers.
Have time to train.
Moreover, he has a perfect sparring partner!
In single defense, Li Ao is stronger than Marion. Marion's skills are top-notch, he has good physical condition, and he has several teammates with strong defense who can restrain him.
Li Ao's personal defensive skills are top-notch. Although his dynamic ability is not as good as Marion's, his static conditions are better. Anyone who encounters mid-to-long-distance singles players will be intimidated.
Kobe's scalp went numb when he thought about the first three quarters of the last time he played against the Clippers. Although he scored 26 points in the first three quarters, he took 24 shots and made 9 of 24 shots. It was not that his shooting percentage was lower than the season average, but his shooting percentage. It's so messed up, but thanks to the fat man standing on the sideline of the three-second zone, he can contain the opponent's center defense, and he can rush to close range and score at the basket.
There were 11 points in the second half of the final quarter. Thanks to the lack of help defenders on the far end of the opponent, he was able to score two breakthrough three-pointers in a row.
While everyone is in Los Angeles recently, Kobe is ready to strengthen this aspect.
However, after practicing for 3 sets, Kobe felt a little numb.
30 shots, 7 goals scored, a hammer shot!
He shot from a fixed distance. After the big spider realized that he would not break through or retreat, he stared at this place. He struck 17 times, was stolen twice, and blocked 4 times!
What annoys him the most is that every time he gets iron, the big spider cheers.
While taking a sip of water, Kobe asked: "Leo, you said I was going to shoot in the area just now. How can I better avoid your shooting interference?"
Li Ao, who was drinking water, spat Kobe in the face: "Ahem, cough, cough, I'm the one guarding you, you ask me this?"
Seeing Kobe expressionlessly taking a sip from the cup, his mouth bulging, and his afro dripping with water... "Ahem, it's very simple, lean back, suddenly step back further, it's hard for me to prevent it.
But if it is a game, this is also difficult. If you rush to a close distance and then retreat, the flank players can still make up for it no matter how unconscious or slow their steps are. "
Kobe spit the water in his mouth back into the cup. He was satisfied with the answer and stopped spitting in Spider-Man's face.
Kobe went to the side and picked up a towel to wipe the water on his explosive head. He returned to the court, asked the trainer for the ball, and said to Li Ao: "Next, you attack."
"I attack?"
"Aren't you developing a back attack? Let me help you."
"..."
Li Ao looked at the afro with no expression at all, feeling that this high school student had a conspiracy!
At this time, the system prompt came!
"Excellent sparring partner:
Sparring partner: Kobe Bryant.
Level judgment: 5 stars (full).
Sparring content: one-on-one post-up attack.
Sparring reward: Every time you hit a back-up mid-range shot under Kobe Bryant's defense, you will be rewarded with 50 achievement points. Every time you miss a shot, 20 achievement points will be deducted. In the final settlement, the accumulated points will be positive, and you will get the reward, and it will be negative. Or 0, this sparring session failed.
Because the host is a sparring partner for 5-star players, he has the opportunity to gain additional insights. After judgment, the direction of the insights is: pressure and defensive understanding. "
It's a good thing to have a primary defense boss as a sparring partner!
Just take the hardest road!
…
Soon, Li Ao knew that this afro was revenge for the previous 30 shots and 23 irons!
Made 10 post-up mid-range shots, scored 1 goal, and was intercepted 3 times.
You have to work as hard as you can to defend your afro, and your movements are rougher than in a formal match.
However, Li Ao was also very good at this kind of thing. He locked horns with Kobe in the mid-range and practiced two more sets.
When Kobe Bryant attacked, Li Ao also started revenge mode.
So, this evening in the blacksmith room, the whole process was "bang bang bang"...
Today's sparring session ended earlier than usual.
Li Ao couldn't hold it any longer.
One-on-one attack is really tiring!
Moreover, he didn't get a single achievement point from the offensive sparring. Fortunately, the sparring didn't deduct achievement points.
However, during the defensive training, he got more achievement points than usual.
Afro took the initiative to fight with iron, and his achievement points skyrocketed. After entering the NBA, he lost a lot, and his achievement points were unstable. He relied on Afro, an experience baby, to maintain his daily training and physical therapy consumption.
In addition, he gained a bit of insight into pressing and defending, and he also really honed his back-up play. He knew that his back-up play was all flaws in the eyes of defensive masters.
After the sparring session, Li Ao invited Kobe to spend New Year's Eve at his new home. Kobe agreed and said he would take Vanessa to the banquet on time.
On the second rest day, the Clippers conducted preparation training.
Li Ao received another piece of good news - Odom is back from injury!
Li Ao learned from the team doctor that Odom was not idle during this period. Except for the first week of recuperation, he followed the trainer to strengthen his physical strength. Of course, he mostly rested.
Odom is back, and the team has new players on the front line. Today, the Clippers have a relatively large amount of training, and both offensive and defensive tactics have begun to undergo formal adjustments and changes.
With Odom, the tactics must return to the dual core of Zuo Mo and Spider-Man. During Odom's absence, Li Ao's assists were mostly 3-4. He was not in a hurry, and Gentry was anxious. .
Blevins Knight's excellent series offensive performance when encountering opponents with weak forward defense capabilities must also be incorporated into the team's system.
On the defensive end, with the forward-back defensive combination of Li Ao and Matt Halprin, a lot of changes need to be made. Fortunately, the two are very compatible, so this is relatively easy. The main thing is that the teammates' habits of cooperating with defense need to be adjusted. .
As a team that emerged from the bottom, the Clippers have almost been adjusting this year, but Gentry is very happy and engaged. Adjustments are needed and can be made, which means they always have room for improvement!
After a day of training, Odom regretted coming back and might as well have been injured for a while longer.
Now he feels that Spider-Man is really gentle. Apart from the shortcoming of being a foul-mouthed person, he is kind and generous... and has many advantages.
But the new Matt Halprin is so cold!
That tendon made Odom, who was prone to overthinking, feel scared when he saw it. When he slacked off a little during training, the new teammate looked at him lightly, and he was forced to focus more on defensive training.
Both offense and defense are being watched, this life is impossible!
…
After two days off, the Clippers ushered in a home game against the SuperSonics.
The game was quite long and reached overtime!
Odom has just returned and is in good physical condition. He has been training, but he cannot keep up with the rhythm on the defensive end and is not as good as Sean Lukes.
His defensive habits were not good in the first place, but he finally tightened up and was out for more than three weeks due to injury. Now that he has just come back, the same old habits from last year have returned.
However, Odom's return has greatly improved the Clippers' offense!
Finally, we have a reliable ball-carrying core!
After not playing a game for so long, Odom was also very involved in the offensive end. He played 39 minutes in regular time and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, leading Li Ao to also get 7 assists.
In regular time, the Clippers relied on their explosive offense to score 111-111 with the SuperSonics, which had a swarm of pitchers!
In overtime, the Clippers were lucky, as the opponent's outside touch became colder!
Gentry made a timely substitution and sent in a combination of Big Q, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, Odom, and O'Neal Jr. to defend.
Odom did a poor job of defending the perimeter, but it didn't matter, the others shrank to protect the basket!
At 10:37 pm, Matt Halprin switched to guard Payton and actively pressed. When Payton turned around and passed Matt Halprin, he turned around and met Spider-Man, and the ball that bounced off the shot was taken out!
In the last 9 seconds, the Clippers relied on defense to score 8-6 in overtime. Payton's key ball attack was interrupted, so he could only foul immediately and send Li Ao to the free throw line, and he committed 6 fouls!
Payton was sent off and Li Ao made two free throws, killing the opponent's last hope.
Li Ao had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Odom had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 15 points, Matt Halprin had 11 points, Big Q had 10 points, Greg Anthony had 11 points and 4 assists... 6 Clippers players scored in double figures, defeating the SuperSonics! Improve the record to 21 wins and 21 losses, returning to a 50% winning rate!
(End of chapter)
