Before the game was over, the Clippers players on the sidelines were laughing and bragging.
As the remaining time in the game became less and less, several people became quieter and quieter. With the last few dozen seconds left, several people, including Jordan, all stood up, and the coaches were also preparing to sprint together.
When the Kings stopped playing in the last few seconds, everyone on the sidelines of the Clippers rushed into the court and celebrated with their teammates on the court.
When the Western Conference Finals was underway, the Clippers players were devoted to preparations and games without thinking too much.
Everyone was excited and in disbelief when they sat down to rest and break away from the Western Conference Finals with the promotion locked in.
They really made it to the finals!
Everyone is extremely excited now.
Including Jordan, no one expected that he would be able to reach the finals again this time around.
It’s a dreamlike feeling, and in the words of Spider-Man – it’s just the beginning!
The Clippers players and coaches who were celebrating suddenly heard the cheers of the fans at the scene change. The new voice was not loud at first, but it quickly spread...
"We want a championship!" chants echoed throughout the Staples Center.
At this moment, Li Ao thought of two years ago, when he was still a member of the Trojans, after winning 15 games in the division stage, such a cry would be heard in every game at the Memorial Stadium, but at that time it was only for the pac10 league. Division champion...
As for Clippers fans, what they are shouting loudly is not the division championship, not the conference championship... but the championship!
In just two years, he and his teammates have brought about earth-shaking changes in the ambitions of his fans!
Just when Li Ao felt proud of the shouts of the fans at the scene, he was suddenly surrounded by his teammates, who all shouted "We want a championship."
Before a question mark appeared on Li Ao's head, he saw the cameraman. It turned out that he was here for a post-game interview.
His Western Conference Finals data has been posted on the big screen, averaging 27.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 51% from the field and 38% from three-point range...
For the first time in his career, he scored 25+5+5 in a single round of the playoffs. Just like when he played the Kings in the regular season, he was the player with the highest score and the highest shooting percentage on the team except for the center. He will definitely be found for interviews in the finals.
But what's going on with the group of people next to you?
Taking advantage of the camera? Not just for fun, but also to interfere with his pretense?
However, in this situation, he still couldn't hold it back and shouted: "We want the championship!"
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The next morning, Li Ao got up from a late nap and did not get up from the bed after waking up. He continued to hold the white-haired hospital assistant aunt and watch TV for a while.
It happened that when I turned on the TV, it was Time Warner Cable Sports' midday news program, which showed the Clippers advancing to the finals 4-1.
This time Li Ao didn't roll around on the bed. There was nothing to be ashamed of this time. He just felt very earthy. If you look closely, he was very handsome.
The excitement of advancing to the finals has calmed down after the 600 million battle with the hospital assistant's aunt last night. I didn't wake up until noon today. It was also because of this that it was almost dawn after the chicken stir.
The first match point of the Eastern Conference Finals will be played tonight, and I don’t know if the Magic can advance directly, or whether the Magic will once again counterattack with a disadvantage in all three frontcourt positions.
If the Eastern Conference Finals ends tonight, the Finals will be played on the 6th. If the Eastern Conference Finals reaches the tiebreaker, the Finals will be played on the 8th. If he can choose, he prefers the latter. Jordan can have a few more days to rest.
The news is all about his performance of 27+5+6 in 5 games in the Western Conference Finals and 30.2+6.6+3.8 in 15 games in the Western Conference playoffs.
But in his opinion, without Jordan, they would not be able to cross the Lakers' chasm.
Although Jordan's overall statistics in the Western Conference Finals are average, without Jordan's potential, the Kings can definitely do better in defending his Spider-Man.
Any team that lacks an outside star who averages 20+ per game, is invincible in singles when he has enough energy, and can explode in desperate situations... will at least drop a notch in terms of strength.
Pippen said in an interview that "the Clippers have transformed because of Michael." Li Ao clearly responded in the post-game interview that "the second boss who has paid less in seven years than Garnett in one year is right."
Not just in the playoffs, if Jordan had not come, Li Ao estimates that his regular season data might not have declined and would have been better, but his shooting percentage would have dropped by two or three percentage points at least, and he would not have been able to achieve a surge in both his field goal percentage and three-point shooting percentage. A leap of 6 percentage points.
He opened the task section of the system. He was busy until early in the morning after the game last night. He fell asleep in the car. When he got home, he played chicken several times with the hospital assistant's aunt and had no time to collect the rewards.
The first goal of 'Glory Belongs to Angel City' was completed. I got 50,000 achievement points and made up for the cost of upgrading the 'residual health' to level 3.
However, the achievement points are only just over 220,000 now, which may not be enough in summer.
You can only get the overall championship and get the remaining 100,000 achievement points for this mission.
Another mission, the "Gorgeous Western Conference Finals", failed in goal 1. He averaged 42.5 points per game in the playoffs, but he couldn't get it even though he tried his best to throw. After scoring 61 points, he only had to hit a few consecutive goals in the Western Conference Finals. The opponent was blindly double-teaming, which was one of the reasons why they were able to defeat the Kings 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals.
However, Goal 2 averages more assists per game than Webber. This is done. He averages 6.2 assists per game and Webber averages 5.6 assists per game.
It's great to get a high score once. Facing the same opponent again, you don't need to do anything. Your intimidation is fully maximized and you can get assists randomly.
After thinking about it, he chose Peja's level 1 training method of running, catching and shooting as the reward for this half of the task.
Weber's breakthrough was also very suitable for him. He didn't need to be so good at controlling the ball. Excellent level was enough, but he chose to continue to improve his off-ball play and take this path to the extreme.
Goal 3 eliminated the Kings and advanced to the finals. Completed. Goal 4 averaged a higher score than the Kings. Completed. Obtained the new skill 'Insight Level 1', a big score of 4 to 1, and received an additional Level 4 skill upgrade card.
After receiving the reward, he switched to the skills section and looked at the effects of the new skills.
"Insight Level 1: When the host executes a tactical movement, the tactical awareness will be slightly improved. If the host chooses to pass the ball after receiving the ball during the tactical movement, the concentration will be slightly improved."
Similar to 'Transit Expert', passive skills subtly affect the type of play. Li Ao likes this skill and does not need to do anything extra to trigger it.
During the game, as a support point, there is a lot of on-the-spot information that needs to be processed by the brain, including each teammate's shooting habits and playing style characteristics, each teammate's shooting feeling in each area that night, the opponent's defensive ability and tactics, and the effect of each teammate's offense on each teammate. The impact...this is only a small part.
If you are a jumping man who can't play basketball but has no brains, this skill is of little use.
But as the core of the support team...just look at Odom, he often doesn't have enough brains.
Looking at 227,855 achievement points, it’s the finals. If you win, you will get 100,000 achievement points. There must be other tasks... Let’s move up!
Li Ao opened the lottery interface and started drawing... This time his luck was even better than in G2 of the Western Conference Finals. He got into the soul as soon as the intermediate lottery was drawn and got a level 3 skill upgrade card. He got 3 level 2 skill upgrade cards after 14 times in the primary lottery. Get the pieces.
He upgraded 'Insight' to level 3.
"Insight Level 3: When the host performs tactical moves, the tactical awareness is improved. If the host chooses to pass the ball after receiving the ball during the tactical moves, the concentration is improved. If teammates use the host to support the ball and get open shooting opportunities, the rhythm of catching and shooting will be improved. .”
Level 2 adds a new teammate who is open to receive passes from him, and the rhythm of shooting is slightly improved. After upgrading to level 3, the existing "small" label of bonus is gone, which is very nice.
But he has a problem - the best catcher and pitcher on their team is himself, and he can't enjoy the effect of improved rhythm.
There was also a level 4 skill upgrade card, and he looked at the skill list.
Lying back, siege, heavy pressure, transfer expert, insight... these conventional skills, upgrading to level 4 will not significantly improve his current playing style. Upgrading will definitely be useful, but it will not have the desired effect at this stage.
After thinking for a while, he chose to increase the 'residual blood' level.
Improve your abilities when facing desperate situations!
"Residual blood level 4: When the host falls into a fatigue state and is behind within 10 points, it will enter a hot feeling state and its core strength will be slightly improved. Note: The hot feeling state will not provide a physical bonus. The host must find a way to get it. There is room to take off and exert force, so as to avoid falling into the same dilemma as the rookie Black Mamba's winning three-pointer due to insufficient exertion."
Li Ao's eyes lit up. He thought it was to continue to expand the gap behind, but he didn't expect that it was to improve core strength at a critical moment. This effect is better and more practical!
Now that the skills are done, I see that there are still over 210,000 achievement points left, and I will continue to work hard.
He turned off the system and shook the hospital assistant aunt who had rested her head on his stomach for some time.
"Get up and eat. It's 1 p.m., aren't you still hungry?"
"Okay, eat something, oooh..."
"I asked you to get up to eat, not to eat chicken... Oh... I scratched my teeth... Si Guoyi..."
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At 6 o'clock in the evening, Li Ao's family gathered in front of the TV to have dinner.
The feeling of being No. 1 in the league is good. As long as you can advance to the next round, every round will start at home, so there will be plenty of time.
In G6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Nets and the Magic, the Magic were playing against the Nets. McGrady expanded his style of play on his own, and Rivers quickly integrated it into the tactical system. The Magic led 57 to 46 in the first half. The Nets had 11 points, and it seemed that the game was almost out of suspense, but at the beginning of the second half, Kidd scored two open three-pointers and returned the pass, narrowing the point difference to 5 points.
This is not the key, the Magic are still very stable. Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference was widened a little by them, to 8 points.
But after the official timeout came back, Duncan got his fourth foul of the game. Normally at this time, Duncan should be replaced first, even if he suffered some losses in the second half, but Rivers did not, causing Duncan to be replaced in the second half. Another foul was committed at the end of the third quarter. After playing 3 minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duncan committed 6 fouls and was sent off...
Without Duncan, the Magic's stability is gone. McGrady also lacks the tricks to deal with Kidd. Ewing and Horace Grant can also pick and roll, but with those two pick-and-roll, Kidd directly left the space to flank McGrady, and McGrady still It's better to attack directly without using cover.
And the most critical point - Duncan is not here, McGrady doesn't know how to play in the critical final quarter, sometimes he plays sudden points, sometimes he plays pass and cut coordination... it's a mess.
After playing with Duncan for two years, McGrady has become 90% different from Li Ao's impression, and the remaining 10% is his handsome playing moves.
McGrady's team ability and comprehensiveness have been greatly improved compared to Li Ao's impression, but his personal attack is much weaker.
It's like he never thought, 'My scoring ability is better than Iverson, Kobe, and Carter.' When faced with this situation, McGrady still thinks about getting the ball to the right teammates and finding good shooting opportunities.
Changes in playing style also have an impact on technology. McGrady's personal offensive skills are not as good as Li Ao's impression.
The Nets made a late comeback.
Kidd scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 15 assists, helping five teammates score in double figures. He reversed the Nets 99-92 and dragged the Eastern Conference finals into a tiebreaker.
Li Ao was very happy to have two more days to prepare for the battle.
But a new trouble came again - the direction of preparation.
Unlike the Lakers and Kings, those two teams played against each other 4 times in the regular season. They have rich experience in the matchup, and the two teams' playing styles last season are no different from this season.
The two teams in the Eastern Conference only play each other twice a season, so a series requires a lot of preparation.
Moreover, Li Ao felt that these two teams were better than the Kings team they just defeated.
If the Kings enter the finals and meet the Nets or Magic, the probability of losing is higher unless something unexpected happens.
However, Li Ao was worried for a while. He let the coaching staff give the headache to him, and he just had to train hard.
After a day of rest, on June 4, the Clippers began preparing for the finals.
Just as Li Ao thought, Gentry was now happy that he had two extra days to prepare for the battle, but he was also annoyed that he didn't know which opponent to prepare for.
However, Gentry's approach was wilder than Li Ao thought - in the afternoon Gentry decided to prepare for the Magic team as an imaginary enemy.
Li Ao implemented this arrangement decisively.
Anyway, he can't be blamed for the wrong preparation in the end... In fact, he also thinks that the Magic has a higher probability of winning. If Rivers hadn't made the wrong decision at the critical moment in G6, the Nets might not have been able to turn the tables.
But as a beloved disciple, he still had to do what he should do.
At noon the next day, an interview was sent to players from the Magic and Nets teams.
They don't read the news, but there are reporters who interview them and convey the news.
Players from both teams were angry!
But this anger is not directed at the Clippers in the other league, but is internally digested by the two teams.
After Li Ao's training this morning, he took a reporter from .T Sports to the Memorial Stadium and took the initiative to accept an interview.
The most critical sentence - "I hope Duncan and McGrady can defeat Kidd. The league's number one point guard is too difficult to deal with. It gives me a headache just thinking about it. It is such a difficult thing to defeat Kidd. I hope they can do it." arrive."
TT Combination: Bastard Spider-Man actually said that we are not as good as Kidd?
Kidd: You want to avoid me and win the championship? no way!
That night, the Magic and the Nets had a fierce duel. The Magic led 19-15 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Nets returned a wild 29-22 lead. In the third quarter, the Magic regained their lead. After gaining the initiative, the Nets, who surged too hard in the second quarter, withered. The Magic won 21-16 in one quarter and overtook the Nets by two points 62-60.
In the final quarter, the two teams were inseparable. Under the control and command of Kidd, the Nets' wings rushed into the paint, and Duncan suppressed it strongly. McGrady's pick-and-roll attack was also blocked by Kenyon Martin and Jason Collins.
With 9 seconds left in the game, McGrady caught the ball and hit a mid-range shot from Kidd. The Magic and Nets battled to a 20-20 tie in the final quarter, with the Magic leading the Nets by 3 points, 82-80.
The Nets called a timeout and played a key ball. Kidd blocked the deal from the top of the arc. Kittles received the ball and made a transition. Van Horn got an open space in the left corner to catch the three-pointer and took a shot...
When competing for the No. 1 pick, Van Horn couldn't compete against Duncan. When competing for the Rookie of the Year, he couldn't compete against Duncan. This time when competing for a seat in the finals, the decisive shot came to him once again.
This time, he... still couldn't grasp it.
Van Horn made a strong three-point shot and shot across the bridge. Kenyon Martin grabbed the offensive rebound and tried to make a tip-in, but Duncan slapped him away...
The final whistle sounded, and the Magic narrowly defeated the Nets by two points in a tiebreaker and reached the Finals again 7 years later!
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Kidd had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and Duncan had 32 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 blocks. Both of them performed brutally in the tiebreaker.
Throughout the Eastern Conference Finals, Kidd averaged 24.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 11.3 assists per game, Duncan averaged 27.7 points, 16.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 4 blocks per game, and McGrady averaged 19.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.
Kenyon Martin performed well in one series, averaging 14.7 points and 10 rebounds per game, but his 39% shooting rate was miserable.
Richard Jefferson, who averages 17.3 points per game, is also good.
But Kittles, who averages 8.7 points per game, and Van Horn, who averages 10.3 points per game, are indeed holding back.
The combination of Kidd and TT are both the ones Li Ao wants to play against. He is very excited about whichever one gets promoted. The one that didn't advance will be discussed later. The two teams cannot be merged. Kidd + TT will fight their Clippers team. ? If the rules were like that, he would have to join forces with his next door neighbor. Thinking about it, he found it quite exciting, and it would be no problem for the other party to call up all the Eastern Conference All-Stars.
The opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals have been announced, and after two rest days, the finals will begin on June 8.
Li Ao went to bed early, got up early the next day, and came to the Memorial Stadium to prepare for the game.
Memorial Stadium is very lively again today.
Ever since they defeated the Kings 4-1, domestic sports media have flocked to Los Angeles.
To the domestic journalists who have flown thousands of miles to come here, Li Ao wants to say to them: You’re welcome.
Hundreds of reporters in the country should really say thank you to Li Ao. Although the previous NBA finals were also highlighted in the country, only a few of the largest TV stations and newspapers would send interview teams to Yingjiang's house to interview, because With Li Ao in the finals this time, the bosses of TV stations and newspapers were willing to spend so much money to send a team of people to interview.
David Stern even wants to kneel down and thank Spider-Man.
He still underestimated the influence of a basketball player who is about to reach the top of the NBA in the sports market, even taking away a lot of attention from the World Cup.
Although domestic football fans are fanatical these days, they don’t have high requirements for the national football team. Knowing how much they have, it is definitely impossible to qualify. I just support...
Li Ao trained with the team and accepted interviews. The day passed quickly. When he returned home in the evening, he saw the news. The Magic team's charter flight had landed at the Los Angeles Airport. He heard about it at noon. Duncan and McGrady urged the Magic team management to arrive quickly. Los Angeles prepares for war.
The TT combination is really anxious.
In addition to this, he also saw a new hot topic - a new championship team is about to be born.
In fact, after the Kings were eliminated, it was determined that a new championship team would be born in the NBA, and the remaining three teams had not won the championship.
The topic now focuses on the two finals teams, the Clippers and Magic.
An extended topic-if Duncan wins the championship with the Magic, he will become the second player in NBA history to win FMVP with different teams.
The last one was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Li Ao did not mention Tracy McGrady in FMVP-related topics. Instead, he saw the topic that Jordan might win a championship for the first time in his career but not FMVP.
The subject came up a bit deliberately, but he liked it.
Then there was another day of preparation, and on June 8, the first game day of the finals arrived.
Li Ao went out of his way to watch the news in the past two days. The opponent was as boring as he expected. Just like in the Eastern Conference Finals, the two core players of the Magic rarely gave interviews. Most of the interviews the Magic did were Horace Grant and Mike Miller. , Ewing et al.
A picture emerged in his mind. McGrady imitated Duncan. In a dark room, he poured the red wine stolen from Rivers' house into a glass. He raised the glass and said one sentence - Man, silence is golden. .
Yaoshou! Timai has become a sultry man like a fool!
The Clippers are different here. They are not sultry at all, they are blatantly slutty.
Jordan got into a fight with his old teammate Horace Grant.
O'Neal Jr. didn't give his teammates a chance to cheat him this time, and went to provoke Duncan himself.
Big Q clamored for second place, number one pick, and third overall pick.
Spider-Man publicly expressed his regret that Kidd did not enter the finals. He bluntly said that the Nets' wing shooters were not good enough and deceived the league's best point guard. Otherwise, there would be no chance for the TT combination to enter the finals...
The day's pre-game preparations ended, and at 7:40 pm, the Nets and Clippers entered the Staples Center one after another.
From the moment Jordan stepped onto the court, Li Ao felt the enthusiasm of the fans.
He clearly felt the joy and excitement in the cheers of the fans.
After the lights came on, Jordan said loudly to Li Ao: "Do you feel like you don't want to live up to the fans' expectations on this stage no matter what?"
Li Ao nodded and responded loudly: "Yes, when I played in the NBA Finals in college, the fans who came to Indianapolis to support us were the same way. They wanted to win more than us and were more worried about our poor performance. As players, we still There will be another chance, but many fans may have the opportunity to watch the final live for once in their lifetime."
"That's right...Oh, I remembered, you won the NCAA championship, I also won it 20 years ago."
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Teammates next to me: (へ╬)
Two were born! Show off your hair! If you want to show off, go to the other side to show off! There are also a bunch of players there who have never won an NCAA championship. We are teammates!
Bibby is the one who regrets the most. In 1996, Bibby Sr. showed favor to him and wanted him and his girlfriend to study at the University of Southern California. Bibby Sr. helped the young couple pay for their tuition and living expenses, but he refused. .
If he had gone to the University of Southern California at that time and had the financial support of Old Bibby, he would not have to leave the university early. He could wait until his junior brother enters the NCAA and create a legend in the college basketball world together... This idea was the result of this year between him and Big Bibby. It only came about after frequent contact. After getting along for a long time, each other will always understand each other better. Although he still cannot forgive Old Bibi for abandoning his wife and son, he is now willing to accept the compensation that Old Bibi has given to him and his son. .
After Li Ao and Jordan showed off the NCAA championship and stimulated the competitiveness of their teammates, they went off to play their own games. Jordan went to fight with Horace Grant and Ewing, and Li Ao went to the opposite side of the technical stage to chat with his parents and hospital assistants. Auntie, Jessica, and Jessica's friends took a group photo to help Jessica, who often plays negative distance contact games together, to show face.
It's a pity that the OK group didn't come to watch the finals, otherwise Li Ao would be happier. He went to the scene last year to watch. The OK group was really difficult to get along with and didn't understand the human relations between neighbors at all.
Jordan was soon pulled across from the technical stage, and together with Li Ao, they took photos and exchanged greetings with celebrities from all walks of life.
The Los Angeles team was playing in the finals, and the guests watching on the sidelines were each more famous than the other. Most of the preparation time before the game was spent taking photos and exchanging greetings. Only a few minutes were left before those people let them go. Even Jordan was there after returning to the bench. It's really troublesome to deal with those people.
Fortunately, Gentry had watched his neighbor next door play in the Finals twice. He had never seen pigs running and smelled pork, so he emphasized what needed to be emphasized before entering the venue.
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The pre-game preparation time is over and the starting lineups of the two teams come on the court.
Magic starting lineup: Troy Hudson, Tracy McGrady, Mike Miller, Horace Grant, Duncan.
Clippers starting lineup: Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, O'Neal Jr.
Little O'Neal came to the center circle and saw Shi Buddha looking at him expressionlessly, so he gave an arrogant and vicious expression.
Who are you trying to scare? He just defeated O'Neal!
Although he averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds in 7 games in the Los Angeles Derby... his team won!
They all defeated the Sharks in the playoffs, no matter what!
Seeing O'Neal's "I'm fierce" look, Duncan sighed in his heart, college students are still easy to scare, why is there no Kenyon Martin on the opposite side... Let's forget it.
Duncan thought about it if Matt Halprin was replaced by Kenyon Martin. The man behind Kenyon Martin was O'Neal, the man in front of him was Jordan, and there was a Spider-Man hanging around... He would have to die. here.
When he came in, he saw that the Clippers were wearing suits today, including Boykins, Steve Kerr, and Gerald Wallace, and all five centers were wearing training suits.
Although he felt honored, he still wanted to say one thing - I'm not a big shark, right?
At 8pm, the first game of the finals begins!
Duncan jumped very high, higher than O'Neal, but his bounce speed was faster than O'Neal's. He hit the ball first and pushed the ball backward.
Commentator Hubie Brown regretfully said after seeing this: "If Duncan hadn't been affected by injuries in 2000, with his current skills and at the age of 26, he might have been even more dominant than O'Neal."
Bill Walton expressed a different opinion: "If Duncan had not been injured, he might not work so hard to improve his shooting skills at this age, but would continue to expand his skills around his athletic ability. I think he would be stronger that way. When he was a sophomore, he was able to squeeze from the baseline to catch the ball and dunk under O'Neal's confrontation."
Two commentators from Time Warner Cable Sports began to debate whether Duncan's technical flow or the violent flow without injury was stronger. On the court, Li Ao came to the right side of the free throw line and leaned against McGrady.
When Matt Halprin slipped from the right side of the three-second zone to the left side to cover Jordan, Bibby lobbed the ball to Li Ao.
McGrady wanted to go around and grab the ball, but was stuck by Li Ao.
McGrady immediately took half a step back and stayed in the defensive position. The solid defensive basic skills he had developed during his three years as a substitute for the Raptors, and after two years as Duncan's little brother, he became even better.
Li Ao caught the ball and turned around, jumping up and shooting in front of McGrady.
Really come! Maddie cursed in her mind.
Fortunately, he was well prepared and pounced on her in time... This time he cursed loudly.
Li Ao defended against McGrady, lay down and took a mid-range shot...hit!
McGrady had seen Li Ao's fadeaway jumper in a live broadcast. From a God's perspective, it was already too much. To defend face to face, it was simply ridiculously exaggerated.
Unless he was 1.8 meters tall with one hand, he wouldn't be able to interfere at all!
The key is still so accurate, such a shot is actually missed!
The two of them haven't played against each other many times. Li Ao's fadeaway jumper has only stabilized this season, and in regular season games, he can't fade away without leaning back. In order to achieve stability, he never used a fadeaway in the two games against the Magic.
This pull-up jumper really shocked McGrady.
Jordan, who was watching on the sidelines, retreated with a smile.
McGrady went to guard Li Ao. Jordan was a little unhappy and wanted to attack first. It was Mike Miller who guarded him. He did have a greater advantage. McGrady was the leader of the second defense, but since Li Ao's opening shots were always so accurate, he didn't. Fighting for the opening singles, Li Ao was very satisfied with this singles.
Jordan can clearly see that compared with the Jazz in the first round, Li Ao's post-up play is even better, not in the skill itself, but in the application and confidence of the skill. After the three top defensive teams of the Jazz, Lakers and Kings, Through team training, many of Li Ao's technical moves have now become instinctive, such as the application of physical conditions, making them more difficult to defend against.
Just looking at the progress of technology application, Li Ao's more than 80 regular season games are not as improved as these dozen playoff games.
When the Magic attacked, Troy Hudson, the league's new advancing guard, pushed the ball into the frontcourt and passed it to McGrady before stretching it to the bottom corner.
Duncan came to the top arc and started a pick-and-roll attack with McGrady.
In the finals, the Magic used McGrady and Duncan's pick-and-roll offense as a regular style of play. Li Ao proposed this during the preparation stage.
Asking Rivers to add new things when the tactical system is perfected, he can't do it, but if the players come up with new routines on their own and they are effective, he will definitely integrate them into the tactical system.
Matt Halprin was extended to guard the pick-and-roll, and O'Neal switched to guard Horace Grant.
Matt Halprin was faster than Kenyon Martin, but he still couldn't stop McGrady from taking three quick steps after taking advantage of the screen.
However, Jordan on the wing blocked in time. McGrady was blocked on the right side of the three-second zone and wanted to take a European step. However, Jordan blocked the wing on the wing and was as good as a top defensive power forward. Together with Matt Halprin, he blocked McGrady. The space for a disguised jump also cut off McGrady's line to pass to Mike Miller on the right sideline.
McGrady didn't force himself and lobbed the ball to Duncan who moved to the left side of the three-second zone and leaned against Li Ao.
Jordan and Matt Halprin move to cut off passes in the middle and can shrink to block Duncan's breakthrough.
Duncan took one step ahead of Li Ao, turned 360 degrees to the right of Li Ao, took off, and shot a 45-degree jump shot...hit!
Li Ao put his hands on his hips and tried his best, but the facial paralysis was too powerful.
Duncan's mid-range back-up combo looks ordinary.
He's not fast, his movements aren't rough, and his shots after turning around are nothing special.
But the rhythm is very good, and he predicts the footsteps of his Spider-Man. It seems that Duncan has already thought about how to take the ball from the moment he receives the ball.
No, maybe even from the beginning of the pick-and-roll, Duncan expected that he would be the one to play in singles in the end!
During the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao ran to the frontcourt and was immediately stuck by McGrady.
McGrady said coquettishly: "How about it, is it impossible to defend with basic skills? The number one in the world is Tim, not O'Neal, not Kidd!"
Li Ao responded speechlessly while moving: "It's not you who scored the goal, you can score one alone, it's all in one burst, don't be afraid."
After showing off the strength of his big brother McGrady, he ignored Li Ao and followed Li Ao to the right side of the three-second zone, focusing on defense.
McGrady did not make any meaningless press this time, and his positioning was very good.
Li Ao leaned on Tracy McGrady to receive the ball and made an evaluation in his mind - Timmy's basic defensive skills are very stable and his physical condition is better, but in terms of defense... Snake is still better!
Li Ao slammed into McGrady. McGrady lowered his center of gravity but was still knocked back.
When McGrady saw Li Ao stepping to the outside, he quickly got up and pressed forward.
Li Ao threw his stepping foot to the left and turned left!
McGrady was so explosive that he stopped his feet and instead defended against breakthroughs.
But Li Ao turned left and instead of rushing forward, he dribbled the ball behind his back!
McGrady tried to move sideways again, but was exhausted.
Li Ao dribbled behind his back and turned around and shot a jump shot...hit again!
After landing, Li Ao bulged his biceps toward McGrady.
Strength is king!
With a weight difference of 10 kilograms and a strength difference of more than half a level, he can crush McGrady when playing from behind.
Every time he played against Tracy McGrady, Li Ao could feel the strength of Kobe's physical fitness.
Compared with McGrady in terms of dynamic and static conditions, Kobe has disadvantages, but Kobe can maintain speed even as his weight continues to increase, and he can overcome the injuries caused by his weight after two or three years. Also, Kobe Similar to Jordan, he has the power of a power forward.
Both are things McGrady doesn't have.
When the Magic attacked, McGrady continued to play pick-and-roll with Duncan.
Li Ao switched defense to Duncan and then chose to pass the ball around the front defense.
Duncan once again showed his ability to predict tactics. The first time Li Ao started to make his way around, Duncan immediately turned around and cut in, using his awareness to make up for the slowdown in starting speed caused by the injury.
O'Neal Jr. reacted quickly and shrank immediately, but McGrady and Duncan cooperated tacitly. The former grasped the timing of the ball well, and the latter responded quickly and accurately for layups.
After succeeding in the layup, Duncan stared at Li Ao when he retreated. He did not speak, but sent an invitation to Li Ao with his eyes to continue the confrontation.
But Li Ao said he didn't understand. When the Clippers attacked, he decisively pulled away and asked Jordan to hit Mike Miller.
The TT combination is crazy: Spider-Man, you are here to cheat!
(End of chapter)
