At 6 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' home game against the Bulls began.
O'Neal beat Brad Miller to win the jump ball, and the Clippers scored first.
Blevins Knight caught the ball and quickly advanced and released the ball...
Odom came down quickly. Li Ao went around to the right and followed Odom. After entering the three-point line, Odom turned around to block Artest. Li Ao used the screen to cut in. Brand slowly completed the change of defense. , Li Ao has already entered the inside line.
Li Ao caught the ball on the right side of the three-second zone, took off with one step, and succeeded in a one-handed dunk.
After looking at the task, not counting singles points, Li Ao pursed his lips and ran back.
The Clippers attack, Bruce Drew receives the serve and advances.
The other starter for the Bulls is Ron Mercer.
Ron Mercer, Artest, Brand, and Brad Miller, these four are still okay.
Among them, Brand and Ron Mercer are still mature and ready to fight. The former has a comprehensive evaluation of 88 and the latter has an 83.
Artest is already a very good defensive player in his second year, but he is only hindered by the team's defense.
Although Brad Miller was undrafted, he can see his talent, with a comprehensive evaluation of 78, averaging 8.9 points, 7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
But paired with Bruce Drew, who has a comprehensive evaluation of 62 as the main pointer...Brad Miller averaged 3.9 assists per game in the World Championships, and his support ability was completely unable to be used.
Judging from the selection of such a point guard, the Bulls have ruined the lineup they have accumulated for two years. It is estimated that none of them are in the eyes of their management. This group of people is not in the Bulls' future plans.
It doesn't even matter whether Artest and Brad Miller have room for growth.
Bruce Drew came outside the three-point line and lobbed the ball to Brand, who was leaning against O'Neal in the low post on the left side of the basket. Odom was the main defense center tonight.
Li Ao asked Ron Mercer in confusion: "Don't you take two steps?"
Ron Mercer: (．ヘ°)?
Li Ao didn't wait for the other party's answer and seized the opportunity to shrink.
Brand relied on his strong strength to knock back O'Neal. He was about to hook when he saw Li Ao coming in and wanted to distribute the ball. He couldn't see where his free teammate was, so he had to switch to a pull-rod throw to avoid it. Li Ao's blocking... is solid!
Brand wanted to rush for a second attack, but was blocked by O'Neal Jr. He could only watch as Li Ao stretched out his long arm to win the rebound.
Brand is jealous!
He had seen news that Spider-Man's wingspan should be similar to his, far more than the 215 centimeters in the official data.
When Li Ao put his hands on his hips, he couldn't tell clearly, but when Li Ao came in to cover the defense and now grabbed the board, he could see that he did have a wingspan similar to his.
But the height and wingspan are about the same, so why does this rookie look like a male model?
But he has a short neck, narrow shoulders, and an upper body like a cylinder... like a pier with two long thick sticks inserted into it?
Just now, when Li Ao reached out to interfere with Brand's hook shot and Brand's pull shot, the players and fans on the sidelines also saw the two of them spreading their arms and covering almost the same area.
But looking at the body shapes of the two people alone, they are completely different. Putting aside the weight of 100 kilograms and 120 kilograms, Li Ao can crush Brand in terms of body shape just because of his wider shoulders.
When the Clippers attacked, Li Ao didn't notice Brand's jealous eyes. He focused on Artest who was guarding him.
This second-year senior is so fierce in his confrontation!
Although there is a big gap between the muscle mass and the future peak period of 113 kilograms, but now it has 91 strength, and the confrontation is as fierce as an afro.
At this time, the difficult operation of back hitting with an afro came into play. Even though Li Ao suffered from weight and strength, he still reached the position on the right side of the free throw line and reached for the ball.
Instead of playing in a style where he could easily move and use screens to catch and shoot, he ran to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the opponent's brutal second-year forward. Brevin Knight resisted the urge to rush in and get assists and lobbed the ball to Li Ao.
It's hard to be a starter, but it's still such a weak team, but it can't make sudden passes, so it's better to be a substitute!
Li Ao hit Artest with his back and turned over for a jumper. The action was picturesque, but tough.
Li Ao retreated quickly, judging the timing of the attack, the steps he pressed, the intensity of the interference... Artest defended very well.
After the Bulls completed their attack, Li Ao once again came to the frontcourt to hit Artest with his back.
This time, when Li Ao caught the ball, he took half a step forward. After receiving the ball, he took advantage of the space and turned around. Facing Artest who was pressing up, he raised his hand. Artest immediately stretched out his hand to interfere, and his lower limbs were ready. Be prepared to jump at any time to interfere.
Li Ao raised his hand and feinted a shot, then swatted the ball, stepped back, jumped, and took a long two-point shot...
Artest actively pressed forward again, but when he was about to take off to interfere with the shot, he didn't jump up, but his legs still straightened a bit. This time, he pressed forward a beat slower!
Li Aochang's two-pointer was a little less forceful, but the direction was accurate. The ball hit the inside of the front edge of the basket, bumped, hit the inside of the other side and slid into the frame.
Hit!
The adjustment works!
Li Ao watched the 500 achievement points arrive, and his enthusiasm for practicing world peace became even higher.
Confrontation, movement, defensive enthusiasm, awareness, the future best defensive player in front of him is no less than an afro.
But his defensive ability and experience are still far behind.
Although it is difficult to deal with one-on-one, it is much easier than facing Kobe's defense.
Li Ao started a back-up play for two rounds, slowed down his movement for a few rounds, and then followed up with a back-up play.
Of course, this kind of confrontation is unbearable.
He is very involved in every singles play, learns experience whether he makes progress or not, and makes adjustments in the next singles play.
On defense, Artest is also very dedicated on the defensive end. He is also adjusting his defensive methods after every defense. As for offense...he has no choice. He is actually very suitable for playing and is good at cutting from the wing, but no one feeds him the ball. , the head coach regularly gives him seven or eight singles opportunities in each game, but tonight he faced Matt Halprin's single defense and Li Ao's assist defense... He was very involved in the defensive end.
Li Ao and Artest were fighting fiercely. Brand looked at Li Ao fiercely for a long time and found that the other party ignored him at all. He turned his attention to O'Neal in singles.
Little O'Neal noticed Brand's inexplicable hostility towards Li Ao from the beginning, but he didn't know why this hostility fell on him.
This feeling is really familiar...
But he didn't give up!
Brand is the most difficult power forward to guard when playing in the low post. His body is thick enough to be used to carry O'Neal in the low post, his arms are exaggeratedly long, and his soft touch makes him almost undefendable one-on-one. O'Neal Jr. is just the right opponent to hone his skills in the low post. Single defense ability!
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The game between the Clippers and the Bulls was not a good one for the fans at the scene.
The only two highlights are Li Ao's defense against Artest and O'Neal's inability to guard Brand.
The Bulls have the advantage in these two matchups, but in terms of score, the Bulls trailed the Clippers by 13 points at halftime.
By the middle of the fourth quarter, the point difference widened to 21 points.
Li Ao and Brand don't always play alone.
Brand played 41 minutes, single shots + single points, a total of 22 times.
He made 7 of 15 shots, plus 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
His singles environment is very poor, and it is difficult to have a good chance to distribute the ball when he encounters a double attack. For example, Li Ao shrank, and Ron Mercer stood like that, even moving to avoid interference from Li Ao's passing and receiving lines. nothing.
When Li Ao was replaced in the middle of the fourth quarter, he played 33 minutes in three and a half quarters and had only 15 singles, 13 of which were successful, 5 of 13 shots, two fouls, and all 4 free throws. Scored 14 points.
Scored 93 points in singles every 100 rounds, which is too much.
But the opponent is the Bulls, which is enough.
Moreover, his shots tonight were not all singles, but also running, catching, shooting, and counterattacks. In 33 minutes of playing time, he made 11 of 23 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointers. In addition, he scored 29 points and 7 rebounds, plus 7 of 7 free throws. 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks.
As long as the Clippers cooperate tonight, they will basically have open shooting opportunities.
During the game, teammates felt more comfortable catching and shooting the ball from Brevin Knight than the ball from Zuo Mo and Spider-Man.
After the fight, Li Ao realized that this opponent was even worse than he imagined.
The Bulls are second to last in the league in points per game, but that doesn't mean they have a better scoring ability than the Heat, which is first from last. It's that when they get to the back, the Clippers don't want to guard the Bulls anymore and they can't go down. All hands are on.
Other teams must be similar.
If every opponent really defends the Bulls normally, it may be difficult for the Bulls to average 80 points per game.
In the end, the Clippers easily defeated the Bulls 104-82.
Li Ao was very strong tonight. He had played too many singles and was a little tired, but he won easily and practiced back-up play in actual combat... plus the 600 achievement point reward for the game and the 3500 achievement point reward for the task, he was very happy playing. .
There's only one thing he doesn't like - the world peace crap is really rubbish.
This guy is not like Duncan who doesn't talk back, but when he talks back he speaks with unclear words.
In the end, the trash talk between Li Ao and Artest turned into "shut up", "I don't", "shut up", "I won't"...
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No one pays attention to the game between the Clippers and the Bulls except the Clippers fans, and neither the Bulls fans pay attention.
The Clippers only regarded this game as a two-and-a-half-hour 'training', practicing running positions and inside defense. They easily won 4 consecutive victories and improved their record to 26 wins and 22 losses. The Rockets, who finished ninth with 27 wins and 22 losses, maintained their hope of making the playoffs.
At noon the next day, February 4, the league announced the full list of participants for the All-Star Weekend.
The Clippers have 4 people participating.
In the Rookie Challenge, Li Ao and Da Q were selected for the first-year team, and Odom was selected for the second-year team.
Slam Dunk Contest, Maggette was selected.
In the three-point contest, Big Q was selected.
The All-Star substitutes have no place for them.
Li Ao is very happy to have teammates to participate in the All-Star Weekend. Unfortunately, there is no skills challenge yet. Otherwise, if Brevin Knight participates, as long as he doesn't make too many mistakes in shooting and layups, he is very likely to win the championship.
After chatting with the three teammates who were participating in the All-Star Weekend for a while, Li Ao continued to watch the video and prepare for tomorrow's game.
Tomorrow's opponent - the Trail Blazers!
Not only him, but the entire team attaches great importance to this game. Gentry was well prepared for the afternoon preparation training, and the players also actively participated in it.
After Olowokandi went to the Trail Blazers, he really performed well!
So far, Olowokandi has played in 50 games, averaging 32 minutes per game, scoring 12.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks. His performance is quite outstanding.
And the Trail Blazers currently rank second in the Western Conference, with a record of 37 wins and 13 losses!
Due to Sabonis' serious decline in form this year, the addition of Olowokandi is like saving the building from falling.
The Trail Blazers used O'Neal Jr. and a first-round pick to return a No. 1 pick, which was highly praised.
When the Clippers made this deal, they were ridiculed and did charity, trading a No. 1 pick who had only played two years for a high school student who hadn't had a chance to play in four years.
If O'Neal Jr. hadn't also played well, averaging 10.8 points, 11 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.4 blocks per game, and he was younger and showed better offensive talent, they would be laughed at even more miserably now, and they are getting more and more. If you want to improve and work harder to win, the worse you will be laughed at.
After Olowokandi played under the supervision of a group of basketball hooligans in the Trail Blazers, he criticized the Clippers many times, mocking the Clippers for their poor strength and not using him.
The Clippers players can understand this. Not to mention Olowokandi, they all feel that Olowokandi has been delayed by them for two years.
But understanding doesn't mean that they won't be unhappy. They are now trying hard to defeat the top!
In tomorrow's game, they have an advantage - the Trail Blazers have a back-to-back. They will play the Suns away from home tonight and then come to Los Angeles to play a back-to-back tomorrow.
Today, Li Ao is a Suns fan!
Kidd's best point guard in the league! Marion All-Star Power Forward!
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Luck is really hard to say.
The Clippers players have been actively preparing for the game all afternoon. Seeing how hard each other works, they have a little confidence in playing the Trail Blazers, who are second in the Western Conference and third in the league tomorrow.
At night, their confidence soared as they lay there!
After watching the live broadcast of the game between the Trail Blazers and the Suns, Li Ao shouted - Kidd is the best point guard in history! Clifford Robinson is the No. 1 power forward in the league!
In the first half of the game, the Suns were beaten.
The Trail Blazers led by 6 points 28-22 in the first quarter and extended their lead to 10 points 23-19 in the second quarter. It was a slugfest at first sight, but veteran Clifford Robinson broke out in the third quarter and made a single shot. Scored 5 three-pointers and led the team to beat the Trail Blazers 32-22 in a single quarter, tying the score!
At the beginning of the final quarter, Clifford Robinson continued to attack Pippen. Pippen was hit and knocked him down. Clifford Robinson was not someone to be trifled with. He got up and faced Pippen in the face. Just one punch... Many people participated in the conflict and were ejected. Tianzun, who was resting on the sidelines, stepped into the court and roared and was ejected...
In the end, the Suns reversed the Trail Blazers 100-92.
At 7:40 pm the next day, Olowokandi looked at his former teammates with ill intentions written all over their faces. He was very square!
Brother Sa! Brother Pi! Brother Hua! What about you people?
The bad guys across from me want to bully me!
(End of chapter)
