Listening to the cheers of the fans at the scene and watching the players on the opposite side gathering together to celebrate, Kidd was so unwilling to give in!
They were clearly not at a disadvantage, and even had the advantage most of the time. However, they failed to hold on to a few key points and were overtaken by the opponent, and they could never catch up again.
If only he could hit one more three-pointer at the critical moment...or his teammates could step up and step up when singles are needed...
next time! Next time I return to the home court, I must beat this opponent!
Li Ao, on his side, returned to the locker room for an interview after the game. He and Gentry talked about his new role in the triangle offense.
Gentry said: "Although your corner shooting is the most accurate on our team now, if there are qualified corner shooters and you play the role of Kukoc or Fox and handle the ball more, you can perform better. Your passing ability makes it easier for Michael to play, and you can get more shooting opportunities. It is a good choice to let you play in that position when necessary, but when it comes to regular tactics, the continuity is too poor. "
Li Ao nodded and responded: "You are right..."
The continuity was too poor. Gentry didn't say it clearly, but Li Ao understood what it meant. Jordan was old and when he performed well for more than 20 minutes in every game, Gentry was unwilling to use the triangle offense as his main point of attack.
After he calmed down the excitement of "another suitable role", he was actually not willing to focus on the triangle offense. He was not a regular singles offensive point, so he suffered too much in the triangle offense.
And Jordan doesn't only play triangle offense, the god of basketball is very comprehensive.
However, the corner akimbo play can still be practiced more.
When two of Odom, Bibby and Jordan are on the court and the team's offense is going well, he can go to that position more often to reduce physical exertion, which can effectively enhance defensive performance or improve continuity.
At the end of the chat, Li Ao asked Gentry to help him ask an editor to cut a video of Kidd's game this season.
Every time he plays against Kidd, the league's No. 1 point guard's offensive planning ability amazes him. It's always good to learn more when you have time.
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Defeating the Nets, the Clippers' record reached 11 wins and 1 loss, continuing to beat the 10 wins and 2 losses of the Kings and Magic, ranking first in the league.
This game dispelled some claims that the Clippers are only good at abuse.
When they first lost to the Lakers, the media were still hyping up how grand their next meeting with the Lakers would be. On the day they played the Nets, some media were hyping up their 10-game winning streak. Most of their opponents were weak and big. Some games are home games.
When Li Ao saw these remarks, he thought, isn't this the treatment the Lakers deserve? It's such an honor for the Clippers to have such treatment.
Now, the direction of the media's hype has changed again. After they defeated the dark horse Nets, which was the most popular team at the beginning of this year, the media began to hype that they are already a truly top team and a candidate for the championship.
After the 6th company ended, the Clippers got two days of rest. They took a day off on the 23rd. After conducting preparation training for the next game on the morning of the 24th, they set off for Salt Lake City in the afternoon.
But Li Ao did not start with the team this time. Vivian's due date had arrived, so the boss and head coach took the initiative to find him and gave him a holiday.
Giving birth to a baby is a major life event, and the team and teammates all understand.
Moreover, there is only one away game this time, followed by two home games, so it won’t take too long.
The next day, at noon on the 25th, Vivian's amniotic water broke. Li Ao's family had already made preparations and arrived at the Los Angeles Nursing Home in time. In the evening, contractions began to appear and they entered the operating room.
Watching Li Ao walking around outside the operating room, he ran to ask questions when he saw a nurse or doctor passing by. This was the first time his parents saw such a side of their cub, and their nervousness eased a lot. .
Vivian's parents saw Li Ao's anxious look and asked the doctors and nurses questions such as, "Is the child in any danger?" Their feelings about this famous playboy improved a lot. .
Late at night, the lights in the operating room went out, the door opened, and the nurse came out to tell them that the mother and child were safe.
The fact that he was a son had already been confirmed during the prenatal check-up, and his father had chosen the name Li Ao, Li Jinghe.
Li Weidong hopes that his grandson will be stable and peaceful, and not be like his son, who is still in trouble at such an old age.
An English name was also agreed upon, Roy, which represents red and flag, and also means smart and confident.
Li Ao's parents and Vivian's parents gathered around the nurse pushing the crib and asked questions. Li Ao jumped to Vivian's bedside and looked at the hospital assistant who was sweating profusely and looking haggard. Auntie, he felt so distressed that he quickly took the hot water basin from the nurse and twisted a towel to wipe the sweat of the hospital assistant aunt.
Vivian looked at Li Ao fussing around and felt happy. Her love for her Leo was not in vain...
…
Li Ao stayed in the hospital for a night. He wanted to be busy with everything, but he didn't know what to do. He worked blindly anyway, and finally he was so tired that he curled up in the bed and slept all night.
The next morning, the doctor told them they could be discharged.
Li Ao had heard that women in European and American countries went to work the next day after giving birth, but he didn't expect it to be true. The doctor did not provide any "postpartum instructions" at all, and regarded the birth of a child as simply as "laying an egg."
The same goes for Vivian's parents, it seems like that's how it should be.
Fortunately, Li Ao's parents are here, and everything is ready. Even the confinement nanny has been invited from Xiangjiang.
After being discharged from the hospital and returning to Kobe's villa, Vivian began confinement. This place is close to the Los Angeles Nursing Home, so it's easy to get there just in case.
This is the first time Vivian's family has heard about confinement.
After giving birth to a child, Americans will feel pain here and there, but they never know that it is because they did not take good care of their bodies during the postpartum recovery period. They think this is normal. Now that they know that many illnesses and gynecological diseases can be avoided, Weiwei An decisively chose to sit!
At this time, Li Ao, who knew nothing and knew nothing, was disliked. Not long after returning home, his mother and Vivian kicked him out because they thought he was a hindrance.
I want to watch my son for a while, but the nanny is worried that he might bump into the child because he is so big and has thick hands and feet.
He muttered something like "You are discriminating against my height", but he could only go back to his room angrily, took out his phone to check the time, and found that it was out of battery. He plugged in the charger and turned on the phone. Got a lot of text messages and emails.
They are all blessings from management, teammates, opponents, friends...
He did not go to the away game with the team the day before yesterday, but it was already revealed that a child was about to be born. It is not uncommon for athletes' children to be born. Many NBA players had children before entering the professional arena, such as Bibby and Jayson from their team. Ladd-Wallace.
But people are always treated differently. He attracts a lot of attention, and this matter was hyped up by the media. When they went to the Los Angeles nursing home yesterday, they saw some reporters taking secret photos outside the hospital.
After little Roy was born, reporters got the news immediately and announced it.
Li Ao first called back the people he was more familiar with, and then replied to text messages. He was busy for a while.
After seeing the text message from Gentry, he learned that he also won the game last night, which was a double happiness.
Last night, they relied on Jordan's 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Bibby's 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Odom's 17 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and O'Neal's 18 points and 10 rebounds to narrowly defeat the Jazz 101-96. , improving the record to 12 wins and 1 loss, continuing to overwhelm the Magic, which has won 9 consecutive victories.
Li Ao checked the game report online and found that the victory was a bit thrilling. After three quarters, they trailed the Jazz by 8 points, 73-81. In the final quarter, they scored 28-15 to come back and win.
Without him, their team's defense plummeted, and they were able to reverse the situation in the final quarter. It seemed that it was because the opposing veterans were exhausted. They made 5 of 17 shots in a single quarter and failed to score any of the 5 three-pointers. There were as many as 5 times in a single quarter. Mistakes.
The Jazz have completely declined this season. After this game, the record fell to 6 wins and 6 losses, with only a 50% winning rate. This is the Jazz's worst start in 16 seasons.
Shuangsha's performance actually did not get worse because he was one year older, but actually got better.
Malone's playing time has increased this season instead of decreasing, averaging 40 minutes per game and scoring 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. So far, his assists have reached a career high.
Stockton also averaged 14 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals per game. His points, rebounds, assists, and steals were all five-year highs, and his shooting percentage was an exaggerated 52%.
But with the two of them working hard, the Jazz could only maintain their hope of making the playoffs.
Their old friends have retired, left, and aged. If they don't fight, this team will be doomed.
Andrei Kirilenko, who has just entered the NBA and is only two months away from turning 21 years old, is already the Jazz's third-best player this season, averaging 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.5 steals and 2 blocks per game. His offense is outstanding. His combat power is average, but his defensive ability is excellent. He is known as the 'Little Spider-Man'.
Li Ao can see the bitterness of "superstar lateness" from the Utah Shuangsha when watching the game report, which makes his determination to compete for the championship even stronger!
In the evening, Kobe and Vanessa came to their home with large and small packages of gifts to greet them. Li Ao's teammates, college teammates who were still in Los Angeles, Dean Teng... and others also came to visit his home one after another. Li Ao was busy again.
You can be rude in your words, but you can’t lose your hospitality...
At around 9 p.m., after sending the Bryants off, the busy day finally came to an end.
Li Ao came to Vivian's bed and poked his son on the stroller. It felt very fresh.
Vivian asked: "How does it feel to be a father?"
Li Ao thought for a while and responded: "It doesn't feel too big. I imagined that I would suddenly become very responsible as an elder, but it doesn't seem to happen. I feel like I haven't grown up yet... I looked at Ronaldinho Yi, what I’m thinking about is when this kid will grow up and be able to play games with me and play basketball with me.”
Vivian smiled and said, "It's good. I hate people who put all kinds of wishes on their children. Your parents are very good. I feel like they never expected you to be such a great person."
"It seems like they didn't put any pressure on me. They sent me to study in the United States. They just wanted me to be exposed to the wider world. They didn't expect me to learn anything good... What really irresponsible parents!"
Vivian: "..."
As he spoke, Li Ao started poking little Roy's face again and said, "Grow up quickly, how can you play with such a small one!"
"Play?" Vivian had a question mark on her head.
"I want to play Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus with him, and he plays Doctor Octopus... What is that look in your eyes? It would be meaningless to have a son without playing with it!"
At first hearing, Vivian wanted to jump up from the bed, but after thinking about it, she nodded and said: "What you said makes sense! Then I will also buy some children's cosmetics and cute little clothes for the little ones. Roy grew up and put makeup on him.”
"You can, but you have to pay attention. You have to let him know clearly that he is a boy. I don't want to have children..."
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On the second day, Li Ao returned to his usual life, got up early, and went to the Staples Center for extra training.
Today and tomorrow, the Clippers will have back-to-back home games, and he must seize the time to feel it.
He didn't train for two days, but he felt pretty good. He didn't lose his condition because of rest. He also discovered several minor problems during training that he didn't usually notice.
He feels that if he encounters a bottleneck in training in the future, he can choose to take a rest and relax his mind and body, and maybe the training effect will be better.
Near 9:30, teammates came to the arena one after another, and Li Ao received another wave of blessings.
Senior Brother Bibby, who is also a father, took the initiative to chat with Li Ao today.
"Leo, now that you are a father, you are more motivated to play now."
Li Ao knew more about Bibby and his father, and knew that this senior brother had a special sense of responsibility because of being a middle-aged handsome man.
Li Ao thought for a moment and his eyes lit up: "I really have motivation! I have a new goal now!"
Bibi felt something was wrong when he heard this. Before he asked, this junior brother had never thought about working harder after giving birth to a son?
He asked: "What new goal?"
Li Ao was suddenly full of pride, clenched his fists and said: "Little Roy is my son, he should also be very talented in basketball. If he wants to play basketball when he grows up, then I will have to set some big records. He will try hard." The kind that even life can’t surpass! It makes me excited just thinking about it!”
Bibby: (**||)
(End of chapter)
