“I think in any year, I should be the No. 1 pick!”
The next morning, Li Ao covered his face with his hands as he watched the interview clips that flooded the screens of various sports channels and sports websites.
The dark history of 'Trojans will be great' reappears.
That arrogant expression and middle-aged tone.
What a shame!
The key point is that there is a slight deviation between what he wanted to express at that time and what people understood.
He seemed to see O'Neal, Webber, Iverson, and Duncan looking at him with a ferocious smile... The last one was a bit scary. He gave two technical fouls and was expelled from the hallucination.
But no matter what he meant at the time, it has become his meaning now, and he will naturally not defend it.
And thinking about the feeling of saying these words at the time, he still felt very happy.
It's even better to substitute the meaning of being 'misinterpreted'.
At worst, they'll get hammered. O'Neal, Duncan, Webber... ugh, it's not like they haven't been hammered before.
However, the success rate of the No. 1 pick is really high!
This season's five first-tier championship teams, the Kings, Magic, Lakers, 76ers, and Trail Blazers, all have No. 1 picks. The No. 1 picks of the first four teams are the absolute core.
In addition to his 'big words', there is another news that hit the screen - Spider-Man scored 51 points in a single game.
Rookies have scored more than 50 points in a single game. In the more than 50 years since the NBA was founded, there have been only a handful of times.
Before Li Ao, there were only a few people such as McCann, Baylor, Chamberlain, Barry, Earl Monroe, Elvin Hayes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Iverson.
If you only count the modern basketball era after the merger of the NBA and ABA in 1976, there are even fewer. There are only Iverson and Li Ao. Li Ao's 51 points in a single game is also the highest single game score by a rookie in the modern basketball era!
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The speed of news dissemination in this era is still relatively slow. There are only 400 million Internet users in the world. More people still get external information from TV, newspapers, and radio.
When the discussion about Li Ao's 51 points, which broke Iverson's record for the highest score in a single game by a modern basketball rookie, reached its peak, he had already started consecutive road trips with the team.
On February 7th, the Clippers came to the United Center in Chicago to challenge the Bulls away from home.
The entire Clippers team is complaining about this schedule, which spans the All-Star weekend holiday.
But over there at the Memorial Stadium, there are outdated facilities and unreasonable planning... if we stay there, there will be more points to complain about.
Staples Center is truly the most well-designed and most advanced modern sports venue currently available.
At 5 o'clock in the evening, the game between the Clippers and Bulls started.
Li Ao and Artest began another offensive and defensive training session.
Artest has experience. Whenever he sees Li Ao moving slowly on the offensive end, he is ready to defend against back-up hits.
Li Ao did not engage in sneak attacks without respecting martial ethics. He finally found an opponent who had been trained in actual combat. He hit 16 times with his back, 1 more than the last time they fought, but he still only hit 4 times, and only 1 of them turned and charged. The opponent's center fouled.
Li Ao made 9 of 24 shots in the game, plus 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 23 points, which was very solid.
Artest defended better than last time, and he has an advantage in this regard. After the last match, he focused on how to defend against high post shots and was waiting for today.
He didn't have any other goals this season. He finally found something with a clear goal to do, and he focused all his attention on it.
As for Li Ao, on the day of the match against the Bulls, he only remembered to practice back-to-back with Artest, which was a disadvantage.
However, this also allowed him to understand the areas in his post-up play that needed to be improved. There were not many opponents who wanted to defend him better alone. The defensive masters of other teams were all targeting his off-ball style. Only Artest, who is on the last team in the league, has this kind of free time.
Li Ao hit 15 irons in anger, which had no impact on the outcome of the game.
Odom scored 14 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Brevin Knight had 7 points and 9 assists, O'Neal Jr. had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Matt Halprin had 12 points, and Maggette scored 17 points against his old club. , Li Ao had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks...
93 to 80, the Clippers defeated the Bulls again and won 6 consecutive victories!
Brand tonight made 7 of 21 shots and 8 of 8 free throws. He had 22 points and 16 rebounds in a single game.
Brand finally worked hard for two games because of his body stimulation, but when the final whistle sounded, his expression became numb again.
Seeing the male model-like figure of Spider-Man, who has a similar height and wingspan, Brand went berserk again tonight. He defeated O'Neal Jr., Odom, Chris Mihm, and Sean Lukes.
Artest also defended Spider-Man to death.
But still can't win.
Recalling the excitement when he was selected by the Bulls, Brand felt that he was obsessed at the time, and he would have imitated Francis.
This team is not worthy of his efforts!
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On February 9, the Clippers came to Cleveland's Quicken Loans Center to challenge the Cavaliers.
Cavaliers head coach Randy Whitman gets angry when he sees the opponent!
They currently have 20 wins and 30 losses, ranking tenth in the Eastern Conference. Their record is better than the Pistons, Nets, and Hawks. If Big Z hadn't been reimbursed last season until now, their record would definitely be better than the Celtics and Pacers. good.
Their lineup is quite good, and they sent away Matt Halprin to make room for new player Jim Jackson.
After trading for Jim Jackson, the Cavaliers also have top pitcher Wesley Person at the small forward and shooting guard positions, rebounding nerd Clarence Witherspoon, and outstanding singles and defense player Lamond Mu. Ray and Matt Halprin, who inherited the will of the Iron-Blooded Knights of the 1990s.
Secondly, there are Cedric Henderson and Anthony Johnson in the 1997 class.
The first four people were traded by the Cavaliers at that time. The Clippers sent out a combo guard who averaged 17+6 per game given the opportunity. They were also willing to take on Brevin Knight's contract. The general manager asked Randy - When asked about Whitman's opinion, he chose to support the deal without even thinking about it.
There are so many forwards and defenders that they are about to explode. Although he is sad to leave Matt Halprin, who has a perfect professional attitude, Randy Whitman is looking forward to the new combo guard. Their team's point guard Except for Andre Miller, there is no one available as a guard. You can't point to Brevin Knight coming off the bench to lead the team to win.
As a result, I got a silver gun wax head in exchange!
If the Clippers hadn't given them Ramon Murray, who averaged 15+6+2+2 per game, for free in 1999, Randy Whitman would have at least given him a middle finger to the opponent.
You should get on the bus first and then buy the ticket.
At 6 o'clock in the evening, the game started.
The Clippers are well prepared for this game. The opponent is not weak, but their matchup advantage is relatively obvious. If they want to compete in the playoffs, they must not lose in such a game.
Caution is right. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers beat the Clippers with a score of 29 to 23.
However, in the second quarter, the Clippers insisted on Li Ao's containment style, while Odom and O'Neal focused on attacking inside.
Opposite Big Z is still being reimbursed, and their inside line has the advantage.
As tractor Robert Traylor's physical strength declined, the inside defense began to miss people, and the Clippers' scoring efficiency began to improve, scoring 26 points in the second quarter.
Jim Jackson's hot start gradually declined under Li Ao's physical defense, and the Cavaliers' overall offense also began to decline, scoring only 22 points in the second quarter.
49 to 51, the Clippers narrowed the point difference to two points at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers began to shrink inside. In the second quarter, Odom scored 9 points in 7 minutes, O'Neal scored 10 points in 8 minutes, Tractor, Chris Gatlin, and the power forward position Witherspoon and the other three are going to be eaten alive by these two brothers, and the Cavaliers have to tighten up inside.
At this time, Li Ao's opportunity came!
Facing the defense of Wesley Persson, Li Ao scored 4 points in a row with a high post. When faced with the defense of Jim Jackson or Lamond Murray, he asked his teammates to focus on the inside to attract contraction. He took the opportunity to move to catch the ball and shoot. .
Li Ao made 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 12 points, and led the team to a score of 27 to 21 in a single quarter.
After three quarters, the Clippers led the Cavaliers by 4 points, 76-72!
The Cavaliers tried to counterattack in the final quarter, but their strongest scorer was...Andre Miller...
Karen Mok is still young and has not been able to score 50+ points in a single game. She scored 6 points and 4 assists in the final quarter, leading the team to 22 points in a single quarter.
The Clippers scored a solid 24 points in the final quarter to hold on to the victory.
Li Ao had 19 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, Odom had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and O'Neal Jr. had 20 points and 21 rebounds. The Clippers defeated the Cavaliers 100-94!
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The Clippers won 7 consecutive victories, tying their longest winning streak since moving to Los Angeles!
But after the game, people focused on O'Neal's first double-20 in his career.
This is no problem, O'Neal performed very well in the game against the Cavaliers.
But from the perspective of fans' evaluation - O'Neal vividly explained what it means to bully the elderly and abuse the weak.
Odom is a magical player. He averaged 14.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game this season. He shot 47.1% from the field and averaged 1 three-pointer per game with a 37% shooting rate. But this performance, But he is not regarded by the media as the core of the Clippers.
When the coaches of each team selected All-Star substitutes, he did not get a single vote. Although the Western Conference forwards were too strong, even Nowitzki, who averaged 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists per game, was not selected, but he did not get a single vote. It's really too much.
The main reason is that his performance in his rookie season was too ridiculous. He started like a magician, but in the end he didn't even win the Rookie of the Year, and he repeatedly jumped between super rookies and junk imports.
In people's eyes, the Clippers' dual core is Li Ao and O'Neal. Even Clippers fans are worried that Odom will collapse again one day.
Odom himself doesn't care about this. If Spider-Man and Muscular Man weren't supervising him, he would have to show off every game by passing the ball to the referee, the bench, the opponent's bench, the audience...
Li Ao and O'Neal Jr. both have the label of "bullying the old and bullying the weak." This time, O'Neal Jr. scored double 20 against a tractor and was ridiculed again.
In this regard, O'Neal Jr. said in an interview that next time he encounters an old and weak insider, he will bully him even more severely.
The anti-fans are too strong. If you can't beat them, then join them.
For Li Ao, his focus is on blocks per game.
With four blocks in two consecutive games, he has returned to an average of 3.7 blocks per game. He has a total of 163 blocks in 44 games. It feels like it is difficult to improve.
The "old and weak" are avoiding him now, which is a good thing. Their interior defense has improved a lot as a result, but it has become increasingly difficult for him to block shots. The good days of frequently blocking 5+ shots in a single game in the early part of the season are gone forever. .
Ratliff has averaged 3.8 blocks per game. Before Christmas, he played 26 games and got a total of 75 blocks. In the last 23 games, he got 111 blocks.
Li Ao could only say that he couldn't afford to offend him.
He is happy to get 4 or 5 blocks in a game now. The opponent has averaged 4.8 blocks per game in the last 23 games. How can he compete with that?
But things really took a turn for the better!
On the night of February 10, 2001, during the game between the 76ers and the Hornets, Ratliff had not missed a chance to block a shot when he slipped and hit the baseline shortly after he came on the court. The camera outside was carried out on the spot!
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Ratliff suffered a tibia fracture in his calf and will be out for 3 to 6 months.
This injury, as long as it is treated properly, does not affect his athletic ability. The basketball god also suffered a similar injury in his second grade.
But Ratliff will definitely not be able to play this season, at least in the regular season. If he can play in the playoffs, the 76ers must be able to hold on until then.
Without the league's shot-blocking leader and interior defensive backbone, the 76ers' playoff journey has been overshadowed. Not to mention how far they go in the playoffs, they may not be able to hold on to their second place in the Eastern Conference!
Ratliff brushes the caps and brushes the caps. His importance to the 76ers is second only to Iverson.
When Ratliff was confirmed to be out of the regular season, everyone believed that the only team left to compete for the Eastern Conference championship was the Magic.
Most people are discussing how much the 76ers are without Ratliff, how they will fare in the playoffs, and the probability of the Magic winning the Finals against the top three in the Western Conference.
But there are a small number of people who don't care about this. They see things from a very strange perspective - the one who benefits the most is not the Magic Team, but Spider-Man!
Before Ratliff was injured, he had yet to get a single block. He had 0 blocks in a single game for the second time this season. His average blocks per game dropped from 3.8 to 3.72.
Li Ao currently averages 3.7 blocks per game and has a chance to return to the top of the blocks list without having to worry about the opponent overtaking him again.
Li Ao felt very complicated when he saw the news about Ratliff's injury and the fans' strange remarks.
He doesn't want to see his competitors get hurt, even if they can't compete.
It doesn't matter if you can't beat and expect the opponent to get injured.
If you can't fight next time, and you still can't fight next time, you can wait until the other party gets older.
He is still young and there is always a chance.
And if he has the shot-blocking king thing, he is happy, but if he doesn't, it's not a big deal.
Of course, now that the opportunity has come, he must fight for it, but his focus is not on this now.
He has the impression that the 76ers exchanged Ratliff, the shot-blocking leader, for Mutombo. Now that Ratliff is retired, can Iverson still get the center partner that suits him best?
Curious for a moment, but it didn't last long, Li Ao turned his attention back to their final battle of the half.
Detroit Pistons!
Ben Wallace has arrived with the Pistons!
Next, just wait for Jim Carrey to take over, Jordan will give the track and field athletes to the Pistons, Flounder and the Little Prince will be in place, and the All-Star player Tianzun will arrive.
Li Ao is looking forward to playing against this opponent.
But before that, take advantage of their weakness and strike first. If you don’t seize the opportunity, you may not be able to strike in the future!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
