What is an excellent three-point shooter? Seize the open opportunity when it comes!
Players with a three-point rating of 80 as determined by the system can steadily seize open three-point opportunities.
Li Ao's current three-point rating is 79. When running to catch and shoot, with the full level of 'Catch and Shoot Expert', his three-point rating can be temporarily increased to 84. He is also a leader among excellent three-pointers.
Although he is limited to catch-and-shoot three-pointers, he originally plays catch-and-shoot. In the eyes of others, he has become an excellent three-point shooter.
Leading by 4 points in a single quarter, Li Ao was not careless at all. If the opponent hadn't let him go just now, he would have scored a three-pointer and the lead would have been only 1 point.
OK combination is invincible!
Kobe had 11 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and O'Neal had 10 points and 2 assists. The two of them started an OK offensive and almost overtook the score.
In addition to this, there is another troublesome issue. After returning to the bench, Li Ao said to Gentry: "Alvin, the Sharks have very few singles in this quarter."
Gentry nodded: "Next, we will strengthen our offensive firepower."
After returning from the break, Gentry continued to use the backcourt combination of Mike Bibby and Li Ao, and the frontcourt combination of Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal Jr. was replaced.
The Zen Masters sent a combination of Fisher, Kobe, Richmond, Horry, and Medvedenko.
The second quarter started with the Lakers attacking first.
On the opposite side, Horry, who has a wide range of shooting and running range, was used as a power forward. Jordan curled his lips and was worthy of being a Zen master.
He moved to the small forward position to guard Richmond. Matt Halprin had outstanding awareness and did not need Jordan's signal. He took the initiative to meet Horry and followed the movement.
Advancing point guard Fisher went to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Kobe. Kobe dealt the card from the top of the arc and passed it to Richmond.
Richmond is really bad at catching and shooting and cutting without the ball. His career three-point shooting percentage of 39% and his ability to average 1.5 three-pointers per game were completely unable to show off in the preseason.
But in singles, the new season has just begun, and he has not deteriorated due to not having a chance to play for a long time. Facing Jordan's defense, he took a long step back in singles and hit a two-pointer!
With this singles ability, Jackson regrets that Richmond cannot complete the role change later in his career like Glenn Rice and Horry, but it is also a good choice to give him more than ten minutes of singles time in each game to share the pressure for Kobe. .
Anyway, the veteran's basic salary is a former star player who can be of some use.
In transition between offense and defense, the Clippers attack.
The Clippers are now in full swing and want to take advantage of O'Neal's absence to widen the point difference.
Jordan caught the ball and hit Richmond with a back-up. He took one step and then turned and retreated. Richmond couldn't get back at all.
Jordan looked at Richmond with a contemptuous smile, jumped up, raised the ball to shoot... "Pop"... as soon as the ball reached his chest, a hand stretched out from behind him and swatted the ball down!
Jordan was so eager to respond to the second shooting guard of his era that he didn't notice Fisher sneaking up on him!
Fisher pounced to grab the ball before Jordan, and like a fish, he bypassed Jordan's counterattack and counterattacked!
Seeing this scene, the Lakers players were very excited. The opponent wanted to get started in the second quarter, and so did they!
Fisher ran all the way, and when he turned around to start a fast attack, he caught sight of Spider-Man chasing after him from behind.
He couldn't help but sneer, his counterattack, but even Iverson couldn't catch up!
He rushed all the way to the frontcourt and reached the free throw line. Listening to the cheers and screams of the fans, he grabbed the ball, took off in two steps, and dunked in a three-step tomahawk style...
"Snapped"
"Bang"
Just as Fisher raised the ball to the highest point, he was slapped away by Li Ao and hit the backboard!
Li Ao's pursuit of the whole audience reappears!
"Cap Chaser Level 5" is triggered, the fast break speed of a single player is +5, and the shot is blocked when a single fast break player is chasing and attacking the frame, and the bounce is +5!
The scene erupted in cheers again, but a different group of people cheered.
After Li Ao landed, he immediately turned around and chased the ball that bounced towards the front of the basket.
Fisher fell to the floor in shock. The pain woke him up and he quickly got up to catch up.
Li Ao was the first to grab the ball and pushed it all the way to the top arc. Facing Kobe who rushed up from the wing, Li Ao did not stop and rushed into the three-point line, avoiding Kobe's defense.
Richmond also pounced on him. Li Ao suddenly stopped two steps inside the top arc, jumped up, and took a long two-point shot...
'Abort level 5' is triggered, the core strength is greatly enhanced, the impact of force caused by emergency stops is greatly reduced, and Kobe successfully gets rid of the defense, and the mid-range shot is +3.
Li Ao hit a two-pointer in the face of Richmond's emergency stop!
From being intercepted by Xiaoyu to counterattacking and dunking, to being blocked by Spider-Man and hitting a pull-up jumper after counterattacking, the Clippers players' mood was like a roller coaster. They thought they were going straight down to the bottom, but they didn't expect that the decline was just a sprint to increase momentum, and they were here. Higher peaks!
"beep"
The referee blew the whistle and gave Li Ao a technical foul.
Li Ao raised his index finger and shook it at Fisher, who was chasing after him. The referee hesitated for a second and then blew the whistle.
Gentry on the sidelines was speechless.
Jordan on the court also covered his face, forget it, this is what young players should do. When he was not young, he was still wagging his finger at Mutombo. Besides, Spider-Man even avenged him. All of a sudden Two revenges were taken.
This did not affect the momentum of the Clippers players to climb to the top. Instead, it gave them time to celebrate around Spider-Man chasing the shot and counterattacking the pull-up jumper.
The fans at the scene became even more excited because of this technical foul. The Clippers fans cheered wildly and shouted Spider-Man, and the Lakers fans responded with boos.
However, the boos from Lakers fans were somewhat mixed with unwillingness.
I’m even more upset!
The same goes for Zen Master. Spider-Man has actually developed the emergency stop jumper in a decent way... Wait, Black Mamba seemed to have mentioned to him that he needed to be on guard against this, but he didn't take it to heart. He believed Black Mamba's words, but thought At most, it's like last season's post-up, it's starting to develop, but it's just starting to develop.
But this lonely afro didn't say that Spider-Man is already so proficient in emergency stop jump shots!
Although the movement is simple and unchanged, the physical condition gives him room to rush forward, and the power forward may not be able to interfere with the defense.
Moreover, Spider-Man was very cautious in his singles selection, and refused to play if he had no chance. No, it was already in the second quarter, and he only used the ball to break through and make a pull-up jumper for the first time. He did not have a single singles when facing off against Kobe.
Master Zen always thought that time would dilute everything. One year later, he saw Spider-Man's talent again, and he would calmly accept the regret of not being able to coach this genius.
But a year has passed, and he is even more unwilling!
On the other side, Kobe picked up the collar of his jersey and walked to the free throw line to execute a technical free throw.
He is very calm now. The stage of hiding in the corner of the warehouse and being autistic has long passed. Now he only has tonight's game in his eyes, only victory!
Kobe Bryant's technical free throw hit, the score reached 38-41, and the point difference narrowed to 3 points.
Then the Lakers attacked again, and Richmond singled out Jordan. This time Jordan defended well and stayed close.
Richmond did not force the shot and handed the ball to Kobe who responded.
Kobe caught the ball and turned around to get rid of Li Ao, broke into the inside, slipped to the baseline, faced O'Neal's defense and made a pull-up throw!
It's hard to guard against it, the Clippers have already predicted it.
The strongest individual offensive player in the game is undoubtedly the Lakers' Shark, and the second strongest is the Lakers player, the Black Mamba.
When the Clippers attacked, Mike Bibby and O'Neal Jr. launched a pick-and-roll attack and sent the ball to Li Ao.
Li Ao received the ball from the wing and transferred, Matt Halprin cut in from the wing to receive the ball, and Horry made a layup against the defender!
Horry rushed to defend him, but he was almost pushed over. He could only secretly curse "Damn football player."
In the next few minutes, although Kobe was playing hard to attack, the defensive end also tried his best to catch up with Li Ao. Both did a good job, and the breakthrough was unstoppable. It even played a considerable role in Li Ao's running, catching and shooting style. Not a bad restriction.
But the Black Mamba is fierce, and the Clippers have more firepower!
Spider-Man took away the opponent's best defensive player on the outside. Jordan launched the offense in singles, and Bibby launched the offense in the pick-and-roll. Although Li Ao did not have a good shooting opportunity, he had the ability to support, outstanding height and vision, and first-class passing. With Matt- Halprin and O'Neal Jr. took advantage of the momentum at the start of the second quarter to overpower the Lakers!
Zen Master was able to keep his composure, and the point difference gradually widened. He still had no idea of replacing O'Neal in advance. There was a substitution, but it was just a regular rotation of role players, and he did not call a timeout, and the game continued until 7 in the second quarter. At 03 seconds, the dead ball entered the official timeout before O'Neal was replaced.
The current score is 49 to 57, and the Lakers are 8 points behind.
After returning from the timeout, Zen Master, who was staring at the court, gradually narrowed his eyes.
Spider-Man was replaced. Although the Clippers' offensive firepower has declined slightly, it is still fierce!
This is completely different from last season. The Clippers last season were completely like two different teams when Li Ao was on the court and when he was not on the court.
But the addition of Jordan not only brought strong personal offensive capabilities to the Clippers, but also formed a new offensive duo with Odom!
Jordan was the main attacker in isolation, and Odom assisted in scoring extra points. He was paired with corner pitcher Piakowsky, top-of-the-arb three-pointer Greg Anthony, and a blue-collar center...Old Nelson was doubtful in the last game of the preseason. The Clippers are going to play a triangle offense, and they are not wrong.
When Li Ao and Mike Bibby are away, Jordan + Odom's dual-core tactic is the triangle offense!
Gentry doesn’t understand the triangle offense, that’s okay, Jordan does!
Although Odom's abilities are not as strong as Pippen, he can do everything and know more than Pippen. He has everything Jordan wants! What surprised Jordan the most was that Odom understood how to play the triangle offense almost after hearing it once.
After O'Neal came on the court, the Lakers' defense suddenly improved, but the Clippers still scored 12 points in 5 minutes.
Although O'Neal scored 6 points in a row and led the team to 16 points in 5 minutes.
At the end of halftime, the Clippers still led the Lakers by 4 points, 69-65!
…
He continued to maintain his lead, but Li Ao did not dare to be careless.
The rest of the Clippers did not relax, and the next quarter is the key!
The Lakers, who have won two consecutive championships, have already been thoroughly studied by their opponents in terms of their playing style and game rhythm.
After changing owners, the Clippers, who regard the Lakers as their number one enemy, naturally know it very well.
The Lakers have a nickname in the third quarter - Kobe Time.
But they were not afraid, but very excited.
Because they have Spider-Man, the God of Basketball, and a left-handed Magician!
All three performed well tonight!
After returning from the intermission, Gentry sent out the core trio of Mike Bibby, Li Ao, and Odom, paired with Big Q and Jr. O'Neal.
For the Lakers, Kobe and Lynch Hunter partnered on the back line, and Rick Fox, Samakhi Walker, and Medvedenko partnered on the frontcourt.
As the Clippers expected, Kobe attacked with all his strength at the beginning of the third quarter.
Li Ao defended very hard, but this is not a matter of hard work or lack of effort. Compared with the first half, the performance of his teammates in supplementary defense and assistance has declined significantly.
It is almost impossible to limit Kobe, who is now focused on breakthroughs, one-on-one.
Kobe made 6 of 9 shots in a single quarter, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, soaring 15 points and 3 assists!
O'Neal only played in the last 4 minutes and played once. OK scored two goals and scored 6 points and 1 assist.
Coupled with the support of Rick Fox and Horry from the top of the arc, the Lakers scored 36 points in a single quarter, which was higher than the score in the first quarter!
However, as Jordan passed the ball to Li Ao, and Li Ao hit a mid-range shot at the buzzer against Kobe's defense, the Clippers' score in a single quarter also increased to 30 points.
Kobe Bryant's team, who performed fiercely in the third quarter, did not let the score difference widen!
After three quarters, the Clippers were 99-101, only two points behind the Lakers.
Gentry actively called timeouts and made substitutions, relying on excellent lineup rotation to ensure the continuity of the offense. Finally, in this single quarter when everyone was weak and only Kobe Bryant exploded wildly, the score was secured.
In the fourth quarter, at the beginning of the game, the Clippers had the advantage!
Kobe Bryant, who scored 31 points in the first three quarters, continued to play in the fourth quarter. Even though his physical strength was superior to everyone else, he broke out more than a dozen times in the third quarter and fell into a weak state at the beginning of the final quarter.
Jackson made adjustments in advance. O'Neal only played 9 minutes in the second and third quarters combined. Currently, he only plays 21 minutes. In the fourth quarter, he came up as the main offensive point and launched an unstoppable attack.
Jaylon Collins attempted a foul, and O'Neal also made two free throws, dispelling the Clippers' attempt to kill the Sharks.
But at this time, in order to ensure the restriction of Li Ao on the defensive end, Kobe stood on the offensive end with his knees and his jersey in his hands to absorb sweat and replenish his strength. O'Neal alone could not handle the fierce offensive of Bibby + Li Ao + Odom + Big Q.
At 3 minutes and 54 seconds of the fourth quarter, Li Ao came out around the baseline and ran to the top arc to catch the ball. Kobe was blocked by Odom and failed to bypass the pick-and-roll immediately. Mark Madsen's footsteps were slower and he could not follow. superior.
Li Ao received the ball, and Fisher made up for it, sticking to Li Ao and restricting Li Ao from taking off.
Li Ao raised the ball to avoid Fisher's hand and threw it to the right at a 45-degree angle.
Mike Bibby caught the ball and shot a three-pointer...hit!
At 3 minutes and 58 seconds into the game, Master Zen was finally willing to call a timeout!
The Clippers went on a 13-9 run and overtook the Lakers by two points, 112-110!
After finally overcoming O'Neal's main attack and overtaking the score, Li Ao just breathed a sigh of relief when the mission prompt came!
"...Mission: The best combination in the world is triggered..."
(End of chapter)
