"The weak, pitiful and helpless high school student who was ranked second and third overall was bullied by Pau Gasol, the number one pick from the Spanish basketball empire. As the strongest rookie in the 21st century and the leader of the players in the new century, the host has great responsibilities with great abilities... Mission : Execution of justice is triggered starting from the top pick."
"Execution of justice begins with the top scholar:
Goal 1: The host needs to score higher than Pau Gasol.
Reward: 100 achievement points per point.
Goal 2: The host rebounds more than Pau Gasol.
Reward: 200 achievement points per rebound.
Goal 3: The host must complete at least 1 block or 1 dunk on Pau Gasol.
Reward: 500 achievement points for each block or deduction.
Complete all goals and you will be rewarded: 1 level 2 skill upgrade card for the designated skill 'Kicking Kindergarten'. "
Li Ao: ()
The strongest rookie in the 21st century... There is nothing wrong with this description.
It's just that this No. 1 pick is not as good as last year's No. 2 pick. It doesn't matter if he scores. The opponent is not a scoring player, but he still has to rebound better than the opponent... Moreover, he doesn't even have the skill of "Kicking in Kindergarten". After getting it, the skill upgrade card came first.
The class of 2000 didn't have anything they wanted, but the class of 2001 had everything they wanted, point guard, shooting guard, forward, center, everything.
"Pau Gasol, 21 years old, 215 cm, 110 kg, comprehensive evaluation 83... played 3 games, averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 blocks per game..."
"Sean Battier, 23 years old, 203 centimeters, 100 kilograms, comprehensive evaluation 81... played 3 games, averaging 14 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game..."
Two very mature rookies with strong fighting ability.
Battier is more familiar with Li Ao. He remembers that the former Duke leader's rookie season data seems to be the best in his career, but it is not a high start but a low start. He has made it clear that he is no longer a star after arriving in the NBA. When he was a Green Leaf, he focused on defense and catching and shooting. During his peak period, he was twice selected to the All-Defensive Team.
Putting the Rookie Challenge aside for now, this task must be done well. The more achievement points you get, the more skills you can upgrade.
When the home team entered the stadium, Li Ao's eyes lit up as he watched Jordan, Odom, O'Neal Jr., and Bibby walk out of the tunnel one after another.
After the entrance ceremony, Jordan once again opened his 'fan meeting'.
Li Ao called together his inside teammates such as Odom, O'Neal Jr., Jaylon Collins, and Laphonso Ellis.
Under the questioning looks of several people, Li Ao said: "Tonight, let's torture the first overall pick!"
Several people thought that Li Ao had some tactical matters to discuss with them, but they didn't expect that Li Ao actually said this!
Jaylon Collins was the first to speak: "Okay!"
Odom nodded with interest.
O'Neal Jr. asked: "Leo, do you have a grudge against Gasol?"
Laphonso Ellis and Sean Lukes are also curious about this, but they don’t have any objections. They can do whatever the boss tells them to do. Anyway, tonight’s opponents started with 0 wins and 3 losses, and lost a total of 50 points. , fish belly in fish belly.
Li Ao shook his head: "No."
Little O'Neal was puzzled: "Then why?"
"It just doesn't look good on the No. 1 pick, no matter who it is."
Little O'Neal thought of Iverson and nodded: "Add me one."
Not only O'Neal, but others also thought of the No. 1 pick in his class.
Laphonso Ellis and Sean Lukes were players in the same class, and the No. 1 pick in that class was O'Neal. He will never have the opportunity to abuse the No. 1 pick in his life.
Odom also thought of Brand. When O'Neal Jr. wasn't here, the Clippers played the Bulls, and it was him and Brand who faced each other. That feeling... I don't want to recall.
The Clippers' four major insiders all turned their hostility toward Gasol for the No. 1 pick in the same class. Jaylon Collins was directly in the same class as Gasol. He didn't have much idea at first, but he had the boss and four insider teammates beside him. , he was also ready to move.
In front of the technical stage, Gasol took a photo with the God of Basketball and was about to play against the God of Basketball. He was very excited. Suddenly, a chill went straight to his vest. It seemed that someone, many people, were using malicious means to Look at him.
He turned to look at the Clippers bench, only to see a few tall men from the Clippers actively discussing something.
Gasol was confused for a moment, and sighed in his heart that he was indeed a team competing for the championship, and they were so serious and hard working on discussing tactics against their completely defeated team.
Look at them again... He can only stay warm with Maggette and Shane Battier and spend the wet and cold winter in Memphis...
…
The game is about to start, and the starters of the two teams come to the court.
The Grizzlies sent out a starting lineup of Brevin Knight, Maggette, Battier, Lorenzen Wright, and Gasol.
The Clippers sent out a starting lineup of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and O'Neal Jr.
The atmosphere was very harmonious, with Li Ao and Maggette communicating happily in the middle line.
It can be said that Maggette is lucky, but it can also be said that the logo is a little too male.
Originally, the logo man wanted Maggette to be the sixth man, but Maggette was not strong enough. He could only score 12 or 3 points per game as a starter.
Dixon, who averaged 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a sophomore, was a member of the Logo men's team building plan. However, this outstanding shooting guard, who was returned in exchange for Francis, felt unbearable ankle pain during the training camp. After an examination, he was diagnosed with Achilles tendonitis. This injury is basically impossible to recover from. The logo man feels that he is spiraling into the sky. During the offseason, they just completed an early contract extension with Dixon for 2 years and 11 million U.S. dollars. .
As a result, Maggette not only became teammates with the old captain Shane Battier again, but also crossed two levels in a row, from the main substitute to the sixth man and directly became the starter.
Brevin Knight was also very happy to be traded to the Grizzlies. He got the control and his data soared again. In the first 3 games, he averaged 8.6 points and 9 assists per game, ranking third in the assist list.
At 8pm, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.
O'Neal beats Gasol to win the jump ball, and the Clippers attack first!
Bibby was not completely unkind. When he saw Jordan leaning on Battier to ask for the ball, he hesitated a little and passed it.
Although it will be easy for Li Ao to play against Maggette, Battier is also a Duke player, and Bibby understands Jordan's desire to focus on the attack tonight.
Jordan hit Battier with a high post and turned over and hit a jumper.
2-0, the Clippers scored first.
When the Grizzlies attack, Gasol has completely forgotten the weird feeling before the game. He is now very excited and excited.
He wants to compete with the God of Basketball and Spider-Man!
As the core of the team's training, he certainly has such rights.
He came to the left side of the basket and leaned against O'Neal to receive the ball at close range.
Faced with O'Neal Jr., a 'genius in trouble' who relied on defense to rise, Gasol was not careless.
But beyond Gasol's expectation, O'Neal's defense was really rough! Fighting him roughly from behind, sticking very close.
This defense is not as good as Maggette said! High school students are high school students, just as rough as Chandler and Curry!
Through this little detail, Gasol's confidence soared. He dribbled the ball, played behind the ball, and turned right to fake.
As he expected, O'Neal immediately moved half a step to the right! He immediately retracted his fake move, turned left and walked along the baseline, entering the three-second zone!
Gasol was full of pride at this moment. He took a step towards the basket, jumped with all his strength, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!
America's talented center, nothing more than that!
"Snapped"
The crisp sound of hitting the ball reached Gasol's ears, and at the same time there was a huge impact from the ball to his hands. He lost control of the ball, and the ball broke away from his hands and flew out of bounds!
Gasol lost his balance and fell to the ground. His eyes finally recovered from focusing on the basket. Listening to the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, he saw a face that was even more handsome than him.
Spider-Man's front-facing hat for bottom-line attacks!
After O'Neal Jr. walked up and high-fived Li Ao to celebrate, he turned to look at Gasol sitting on the ground with a joking look and said: "Rookie, welcome to the NBA!"
Gasol reacted to this expression and tone.
Was O'Neal's "rough" defense just now trying to trick him into taking the bait? Let him be careless and underestimate the enemy? Create blocking opportunities for Spider-Man?
Wait, before the game, the five insiders on the opposite side were discussing with Spider-Man on the sidelines. Could it be that they were discussing how to target him? No way? No way!
His Spanish champion is just a rookie!
Just when Gasol felt unbelievable, a hand stretched out in front of him.
He looked up and saw a sunny and handsome face.
Gasol felt at this moment that he was really overthinking.
He heard Maggette say that although Spider-Man has a bad mouth, he is a very nice person.
Even if O'Neal Jr. deliberately tempted him to be careless and underestimate the enemy, it should be just the Clippers' defensive strategy. Rookies are easy to fall for it, so it is normal to prepare like this.
Gasol gratefully took Li Ao's hand and stood up. Just as he was about to say thank you, the other party spoke first.
"Hurry up and play singles. The game has just begun. Don't try to escape, No. 1 overall pick."
Looking at Spider-Man's still sunny and warm smile, Gasol's heart, which had just warmed up, instantly fell into an ice cellar.
Muscular man, get over here!
How is this Spider-Man a good guy? Where is the sunny and cheerful boy?
Totally a devil!
…
The score was 22-15 in the first quarter, 24-24 in the second quarter, and 46-39 at the end of the first half. The Clippers only led the Grizzlies by 7 points.
But after returning from the halftime break, Sidney Lowe did not send out Gasol again, allowing Swift to play the entire second half.
The other side is too much!
Gasol went to attack in the low post and was flanked by O'Neal and Li Ao. As soon as Gasol attacked the frame, Li Ao immediately appeared in front of him, with O'Neal behind him always supporting him.
Gasol goes to the mid-range, O'Neal is always following, Odom or Li Ao is nearby and who is flanking.
After so many years of playing basketball, Gasol had never experienced such a battle before, and he was dumbfounded.
At the rotation stage, O'Neal Jr. and Li Ao went to rest. Sidney Lowe thinks it will be better, right?
Gasol finally got out of his daze and thought he had escaped from the devil's cave.
As a result, Jaylon Collins and Laphonso Ellis came up even more cruelly. They didn't care about fouls at all, and they frantically fought against the attack. If they couldn't defend themselves, they would foul.
Big Q, who replaced Jordan, also took the initiative to 'execute justice' without anyone's instructions. Gasol received the ball from the mid-to-long distance, and he went up to double-team the ball.
This is just the offensive end. When Gasol was on defense, the Clippers waited until Jordan had finished his addiction to torturing Duke rookies. Li Ao and Odom both rushed to the basket with their heads sullen, all rushing for dunks. Gasol went.
For this reason, the Clippers didn't even care about attacking!
Although only Li Ao dunked on Gasol during a tip-in, just looking at the scene, it was extremely bloody!
Even when Gasol was grabbing a rebound, he was targeted by the opponent. When he was grabbing a defensive rebound, he was blocked by the opponent. This was the first time that Sidney Lowe had seen this scene in all his years as a player and coach.
With this scene, even the fans at the scene began to sympathize
The Grizzlies players didn't know how to play at the beginning of the game!
Although at the end of the first quarter, Battier and Brevin Knight made spontaneous adjustments and took advantage of the opportunities brought by Gasol being surrounded by unlimited attacks. They finally started to score in the last few minutes of the first quarter. By the second quarter, more It was a tie with the Clippers.
But Gasol's encounter in the second quarter was not better than in the first quarter, but worse. After the Clippers had a direct understanding of Gasol's style of play, they attacked harder and fought harder!
Sidney Lowe chose to give up the game. It is true that by putting Gasol on the court, they may have some possibility of a comeback, but how can a victory in a game compare to Gasol's physical and mental health? Originally, they were going to continue to gamble for the No. 1 pick this year, and at worst they had to get a high-ranking draft pick.
Gasol did not continue to play, and the Clippers players, who had finished their addiction to the No. 1 pick, also put their minds aside and started to attack and defend well.
Their defense was not very good. After halftime, their defense was already in chaos. The Grizzlies scored 27 points in the third quarter and 26 points in the fourth quarter, but the Clippers scored 27 points in the third quarter. 29 points and 24 points in the final quarter to hold on to the victory.
At 10:22 pm, the final whistle sounded.
Relying on Jordan's 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Bibby's 11 points and 7 assists, Li Ao's 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, O'Neal Jr.'s 13 points, 8 rebounds, and Odom's 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. ...The Clippers narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 99-92, starting their 4-game winning streak!
Battier scored a career-high 21 points tonight, and Maggette took advantage of the opportunity under the basket to score 24 points, but they still failed to win their first victory after joining the new team.
“Execution of justice begins with the top scholar:
The host made 7 of 14 shots and 4 of 5 free throws, with a total of 18 points. Pau Gasol made 2 of 10 shots and 2 of 6 free throws, with a total of 6 points. Goal 1 has been completed.
The host had 11 rebounds, Pau Gasol had 3 rebounds, and goal 2 was completed.
The host completed 2 blocks and 1 steal on Pau Gasol, and goal 3 was completed.
Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 4300 achievement points.
The host has completed all the goals. Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 1 level 2 skill upgrade card for the designated skill 'Kick Kindergarten'. "
4300 points! More than Li Ao imagined!
However, even without this reward, he still had a lot of fun tonight, and Odom, O'Neal Jr., Laphonso Ellis and others were also very happy.
It's nice to see someone abusing the No. 1 draft pick, but it's even better to abuse him yourself!
On the other side, Gasol's expression was more like a doormat. He felt the deepest malice from this world...
(End of chapter)
