The task of "going down and conquering up" was completed, and the supporting training method of Nash's fadeaway jumper action package was available. The next morning, Li Ao changed the morning exercise to fadeaway jumper training.
He asked his father, who also got up early, to take a DV and film his fadeaway jumper training.
With work-related matters, his father was very serious about helping him and even gave him a few words of encouragement.
After eating breakfast, he watched the video. This fadeaway jump shot became more and more sexy the more he watched it.
When an average person shoots a fadeaway jumper, he or she just leans back 30 degrees.
For him, training is always at 45 degrees.
In fact, he usually doesn't have many opportunities to fall back. In this series, he paid attention to Nash's singles and rarely fell back.
With a height of 191 centimeters, Nash has a great advantage in the point guard position. The height of most team's main point guards is between 180 and 188, and there are even some below 180.
Nash's bare feet are taller than Baron Davis and Francis.
In the series that just ended, Greg Anthony, who was guarding Nash, only had 183 centimeters. Not to mention Boykins, it was less than 170 centimeters. They guarded Nash to limit his take-off.
Nash usually only shoots backwards when he encounters a shooting guard who is taller than him, and he chooses his shots very well. When he encounters an opponent over two meters tall, he basically will not shoot against the defense, but will rush inside or pass the ball. The ball is his first choice.
When Li Ao encounters defensive players on the front and back lines, most of the time his height and wingspan are advantageous, and he rarely leans back.
He usually falls back when the inside defense comes up.
If he directly encounters an inside defense, he will choose to increase his movement, get rid of the opponent, and cooperate with Odom to beat the opponent's change of defense.
Leaking back will always affect the power of the shot, and the angle of release is also different from usual. If he has not practiced particularly well, he should try not to lean back as much as possible.
However, technology is not a matter of whether it is commonly used, but whether it is available or not!
Shooting is his strength, so he has to perfect it as much as possible so that he can put it to good use.
There was one more thing to practice in Xia Tian. Li Ao counted it on his fingers and couldn't count how many areas he needed to strengthen.
But he is not in a hurry, the future is still long.
He checked the news to get the latest updates on the playoffs.
The Clippers are the fourth team to advance to the second round. The Magic and Lakers both swept their opponents 3-0. Before they eliminated the Mavericks last night, the 76ers eliminated the Hornets 3-1.
Iverson averaged 38.5 points in 4 games, the highest in the first round.
In the other four series, the Raptors started 2-0, but lost G4 last night and were dragged to the fifth game.
After the second game, Mourning voluntarily withdrew from the playoffs. As soon as he withdrew, the Heat's ability as the league's top defensive team was revealed, winning two games in a row to even the score.
The Jazz tied with the Kings, 2-2. Malone, who was about to turn 38, overpowered Webb in his prime in the playoffs, averaging 27.5 points in 4 games.
However, the Jazz's biggest advantage is the 39-year-old Stockton, who averages 9.5 points, 12.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game. Although White Chocolate averages 13 points per game, he only averages 3 assists per game and 4.5 turnovers per game.
The bells and whistles look so vulnerable in the face of stability.
Li Ao looked at the battle reports of the next four games and felt that Webb was being beaten by Malone, which was directly related to the gap between the passers.
The Trail Blazers lead the Suns 2-1 and have the match point to play G4 tonight.
The Bucks lead the Pacers 2-1, and the strength gap is quite large. The three Musketeers misfired in G1, and the Pacers only won by 1 point in an upset. In the next two games, the three Musketeers surged, and the Bucks Winning two games in a row, the points difference was 15 points and 19 points respectively.
After browsing the news for a while, Li Ao discovered a very interesting thing - the Lakers had no sense of existence after being promoted.
They were too 'boring' in the first round.
The scores in the three games were 126-90, 106-86, and 103-89 respectively.
There is no suspense at all. If fans want to discuss this series, they don't know what to discuss.
That’s just the individual performance of the OK group.
Kobe averaged 35 points, 9 rebounds, 4.3 assists per game, and shot 49% from the field.
O'Neal averaged 33.3 points, 17 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 66% from the field.
Garnett's performance was actually very good, averaging 27 points, 14.7 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and was evaluated as having a "qualified background."
The topic of the Lakers advancing to the second round is not as popular as Kobe Bryant getting married without inviting his teammates.
The series between the Clippers and the Mavericks is actually even more popular.
Ever since the Mavericks' astonishing performance on the first game day, the topic of their series has never stopped.
Li Ao saw an expert write a column, the content is - if the Mavericks don't have internal strife, or simply don't introduce Juwan Howard, and keep Christian Laettner, Hubert Davis and others, the strength will be Above the Clippers.
The expert published a column on Yahoo.com and received many comments, with most people agreeing with this statement.
Although Li Ao opened a small account to argue a few words, he also felt that they took advantage in the first round.
Just in the first game, taking advantage of Nelson's madness and grabbing the home court advantage was a huge advantage.
However, the expert did not criticize the Clippers and praised their "black seven" performance.
And he is very optimistic about their Clippers' frontcourt combination.
Li Ao averaged 19.75 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4.5 blocks per game, Odom averaged 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and O'Neal Jr. averaged 15.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, which were highly praised by this expert.
As for the shooting rates of 37%, 43%, and 40% of the three, the expert said that they were acceptable. After all, the three were only 19, 21, and 22 years old respectively. They were playing in the playoffs for the first time or as the main force for the first time. Playing in the playoffs, this is a good performance.
After playing the trumpet for a while, Li Ao saw the expert's name and felt it was very familiar. His name was Wojnawaski.
After surfing the Internet all morning, Li Ao discovered a problem - no one discussed the performance of rookies in this year's playoffs.
When talking about Spider-Man, he doesn't even mention his status as 'rookie'!
He looked at the performance of other rookies who played in the playoffs...well, except for Mike Miller, no other rookie names could be seen.
There is no object to compare with, and the topic cannot become popular.
Originally, he was very happy that no one in their class could compete with him for the rookie award, but now, he felt that life was as lonely as snow.
Li Ao complained to the assistant aunt that no one in the same class could play. Vivian agreed. Those weaklings in the same class were so incompetent that her family had less news about Leo.
…
After resting all morning, after lunch, Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium.
First, I went to the coaching staff's office. The coaches were having a meeting to discuss the areas where they did not perform well in the first round and analyze the opponents in the next round. If you don't know who the opponents in the next round are, let's analyze them together.
The editor is also cutting the video day and night. No matter which team advances, the Jazz or the Kings, he needs to take out the video as soon as possible.
If something goes wrong, Wally Walker will fire him and replace him with a new one in a matter of seconds.
However, although the editor is busy, he is quite happy.
Finally there is playoff footage to edit!
Moreover, although Wally Walker is ruthless in his work, he will give him a salary increase and overtime pay when he deserves one.
After Li Ao wandered around the various departments of the team, he called the trainer and went to the blacksmith room to practice catching and stopping jump shots.
In the series against the Mavericks, he saw a lot of his shortcomings.
He is best at catching and shooting, but he is not very good at it. In the series, his shooting percentage was only 37%, his three-point shooting percentage was 25%, and his free throw shooting percentage was only 90%.
The first two games were high-scoring. In the first game, the opponent was confused. In the second game, the opponent did not defend and started to focus on offense in the second quarter.
The next two games were a disaster, but fortunately he was able to contribute on the defensive end.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, Afro came to the blacksmith room with a gloomy look. He didn't say a word and just warmed up by himself. At 4 o'clock, he came to the opposite side of Li Ao, served the ball, and assumed a defensive posture.
Although he didn’t know what was going on with the afro, he had just gotten married, had been swept through the promotions, and still looked like this, but Li Ao got used to it and immediately entered the sparring mode.
After practicing a few sets, Li Ao felt that his afro was really depressed today, and he was so energetic!
…
Two days later, a new month arrived.
On the night of May 1st, Li Aoshou was watching the live broadcast of the tiebreaker between the Jazz and the Kings in front of the TV. This was the last game of the first round.
Yesterday and the day before yesterday, the other three series had winners and losers.
Carter scored 27 points and led the Raptors to a narrow victory over the Heat 83-79 and advanced 3-2.
The Trail Blazers defeated the Suns 88-75 and advanced 3-1.
The Bucks have a different style. Ray Allen, Big Dog, and Alien all scored 25 points, leading the team to defeat the Pacers 114-102 and advance 3-1.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the tiebreaker between the Jazz and the Kings began.
The game was fierce, a standard defensive battle of the Iron Blood Era.
Utah's double-headed performance was still impressive. Malone scored 27 points and 8 rebounds, and Stockton had 9 points and 9 assists.
But times have changed after all, and now it is the world of young people.
Peja scored 27 points, Weber scored 23 points, and tonight's host Doug Christie scored 15 points and a career-high 7 assists.
89 to 81, the Kings narrowly defeated the Jazz and advanced to the second round 3 to 2.
Li Ao watched the game with the mentality of a fan and sighed: "It's such a pity for the postman and the general. They were just a little bit close. If Russell could play the same performance as when he faced Jones, the Jazz would have won this game." Well, this is the forward who tortured Jones so much that the Lakers made up their mind to give up on Jones. He has aged too fast, with a shooting rate of 25%."
Vivian, who was watching the game together, took over the conversation: "Many players' physical fitness begins to decline in their twenties and nineties, and their performance will collapse quickly."
"That's right. I have to work hard to improve my skills. I can't be like those people who don't know how to play because their running and jumping abilities have declined... The next opponent has finally been revealed, and I don't have to wait any longer."
"You'd rather play the Jazz?"
"A little bit, the Kings' 8-man rotation, the offensive and defensive continuity is so good, both players are exhausted. Thinking about playing with them in the playoffs, I get goosebumps... But the Jazz locks down the passing game. Their ability is also very difficult to deal with. Their game experience is too rich. They have worked together for many years and have a very good understanding. Their defense ranking is higher than ours, ranked fourth."
"So, it doesn't matter if you hit anyone?"
"Yeah, it's the same for anyone..."
After chatting with the hospital assistant for a few words, Li Ao felt an inexplicable sense of heroism...
The opponent was announced, and on the next day, Li Ao and the team began to officially prepare for the second round.
The day before yesterday, on the afternoon of the 30th, they had actually started training to prepare for the war.
The training content held the day before yesterday afternoon and yesterday morning was to adjust the shortcomings exposed in the first round.
Now, it is preparation training for the Kings.
Having been promoted on the 28th, they have an advantage in preparation. Scouts, editors, and coaches have ample time to collect game data and discuss tactics.
Without knowing who his opponent would be in the next round, it was better for Gentry to prepare directly than to wait and do nothing.
The coaching staff is so positive, and so are the Clippers players. They train very hard and actively discuss the details of cooperation.
Who doesn't want to win? I used to be lazy and didn't care about anything, so I didn't have a chance.
When an opportunity presents itself, everyone wants to seize it!
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After a day and a half of training, the Clippers came to Sacramento, the state capital, on the afternoon of the 3rd. Before dinner, Li Ao watched the live broadcast of the Magic and Raptors.
Some players seem to have changed in the playoffs.
Finley of the Mavericks is like this, and Carter of the Raptors is like this.
The difference is that Finley seemed particularly irresponsible in the playoffs.
But Carter, in the playoffs, no longer looked like he didn't care about anything like in the regular season, he became extremely competitive, and he was really fierce!
In the first round, Carter averaged 33.6 points per game. In the first game of the second round with the Magic, Carter made 13 of 29 shots. Although he only made 1 of 5 three-pointers, he scored 8 free throws on 9 free throws and scored 35 points and 7 assists. Cousin had a meal.
McGrady's performance was not bad either, with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks. Duncan also had 26 points and 10 rebounds. The two performed extremely stable.
But this time the stability was no match for the explosion. Carter led the Raptors to defeat the Magic 97-91, once again taking away the home court advantage in the first game.
Watching Carter not even attempt a dunk in the entire game, but making 6 of 10 shots from the basket... Is this the demigod before he was kicked off?
Li Ao felt like he was a fan.
Carter's shocking performance against the TT combination made Li Ao excited. After dinner, he did not watch the live broadcast of the Lakers and Trail Blazers game. He only watched the game report online before going to bed.
It was really no surprise at all. Kobe had 36 points, O'Neal had 21 points and 18 rebounds. The Trail Blazers' inside group could limit the Sharks, but the Black Mamba easily killed the Trail Blazers with one mid-range shot after another.
On the second day, Li Ao came to the Arco Arena with the team to prepare for the game with his teammates.
At 7:40 pm, Li Ao entered the stadium first. Listening to the boos from the fans, he saw his old teammates who were following his current substitute teammates. He smiled and put his hands behind his ears - listen!
Spider-Man's actions under the spotlight earned him even more violent boos from the fans at the scene.
But the Clippers players followed Shelby Jordan's shouts of surprise.
Gentry has long been numb, their Spider-Man is so naughty.
But seeing that the team members were not even nervous about facing the Kings, Spider-Man is right!
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
