From sparring to superstar

Chapter 221 219. Executing Justice!

"The weak, pitiful and helpless high school student ranked No. 21 and No. [-] pick in the Spanish basketball empire was oppressed by Paul Gasol. As the strongest rookie in the [-]st century and the leader of the players in the new century, the host has as much responsibility as his ability... Mission : Executing justice is triggered from the champion."

"Executing justice begins with the champion:
Goal 1: The host needs to score higher than Pau Gasol.

Reward: 100 achievement points per point.

Goal 2: The host must have more rebounds than Pau Gasol.

Reward: 200 achievement points per rebound.

Objective 3: The host needs to complete at least 1 block or 1 dunk against Pau Gasol.

Reward: 500 achievement points for each block or deduction.

Complete all objectives, reward: 2 level 1 skill upgrade card for the designated skill 'Kicking Kindergarten'. "

Li Ao: ()
The strongest rookie of the 21st century... There is nothing wrong with this description.

It's just that this No. [-] pick is not as good as last year's No. [-] pick. It doesn't matter if he scores. The opponent is not a scoring player, but he has to rebound more than the opponent... Moreover, the skill of 'kicking kindergarten' is not enough. After getting it, the skill upgrade card came first.

The 00 class wanted nothing, but the 01 class had everything they wanted, point guards, shooting guards, forwards, centers, everything.

"Paul Gasol, 21 years old, 215 cm, 110 kg, overall 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 cm, 100 kg, overall evaluation 81... Played 3 games, averaging 14 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game..."

Two very mature rookies, that is, strong combat power.

Battier and Li Ao are more familiar. He remembers that the former Duke leader had the best stats in his rookie season, but it wasn’t a sign of driving high and low. It was clear that he was no longer a star after arriving in the NBA. As a green leaf, he focused on defense and catching and shooting, and was selected to the best defensive team twice during his peak period.

Put aside the Rookie Challenge for now, this task must be done well, the more achievement points you get, the more skills you can improve.

When the home team entered the field, Li Ao's eyes lit up as Jordan, Odom, O'Neal, and Bibby walked out of the player tunnel one after another.

After the admission ceremony, Jordan once again opened the 'fan meeting'.

Li Ao called Odom, O'Neal, Jaron Collins, Rafonso Ellis and other inside teammates together.

Under the eyes of several people asking, Li Ao said: "Tonight, let's abuse the No. [-] rookie!"

Several people thought that Li Ao had some tactical matters to discuss with them, but they didn't expect to say this!
Geron Collins was the first to speak: "Okay!"

Odom also nodded with interest.

O'Neal Jr. asked, "Leo, do you have a grudge against Gasol?"

Lafonso Ellis and Sean Lukes are also very curious about this, but they don't have any opinions. They can do what the boss tells them to do. Anyway, tonight's opponent started with 0 wins and 3 losses, with a combined loss of 50 points , fish belly in fish belly.

Li Ao shook his head: "No."

Little O'Neill wondered: "Then why?"

"Just looking at the No. [-] pick is not pleasing to the eye, no matter who it is."

O'Neal thought of Iverson and nodded, "Add me."

Not only O'Neal, but others also thought of their No. [-] pick in the same session.

Rafonso Ellis and Sean Lukes are players in the same class. The No. [-] pick in that session was O'Neal, and there is no chance to abuse the No. [-] pick in this life.

Odom also thought of Brand. When Jermaine O'Neal didn't come, the Clippers played against the Bulls. He and Brand were the ones who played against Brand. That feeling... I don't want to recall it.

The four insiders of the Clippers have all transferred their hostility towards the No. [-] pick in the same class to Gasol. Geron Collins is directly in the same class as Gasol. I didn’t have any ideas at first, but there are the boss and four inside teammates. , he was also eager to move.

In front of the technical stage, Gasol, who took a photo with the God of Basketball and was about to play against the God of Basketball, was very excited. Suddenly, a coolness shot through his back, as if someone, a lot of people, used malicious people look at him.

He turned his head to look at the Clippers bench, only to see a few big and tall guys from the Clippers actively discussing something.

Gasol was puzzled for a moment, and sighed in his heart that he was worthy of being a championship contending team, and they were so serious and hardworking in discussing tactics against their completely defeated team.

Look at them again... He can only hug Maggette and Battier to keep warm and spend the wet and cold Memphis winter...

...

The game is about to start, and the two teams started to come to the field.

The Grizzlies sent Blevin Knight, Maggette, Battier, Lorenzen Wright and Gasol to the starting lineup.

The Clippers sent a starting lineup of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and O'Neal.

The atmosphere was very harmonious, and Li Ao and Maggette were happily communicating on the center line.

It can be said that Maggette is lucky, and it can also be said that the logo man is a little bit memorized.

Originally, the logo man wanted Maggette to be the sixth man, but Maggette was not strong enough, and he could only score [-] or [-] points per game in the starting lineup.

Dixon, who averaged 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the second grade, is a member of the logo men's team building plan, but this excellent shooting guard who traded for Francis felt unstoppable ankle pain during the training camp After the examination, he was diagnosed with Achilles tendonitis. This injury is basically impossible to return. The logo man feels like he is spiraling into the sky. During the offseason, they just completed an early contract extension with Dixon for 2 years and 1100 million US dollars. .

As a result, Maggette not only became teammates with the old captain Shane Battier again, but also jumped two levels in a row, from the main substitute to the sixth man, and directly became the starter.

Blevin Knight was also very happy to be traded to the Grizzlies. He got the mastership 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 8 p.m., the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Jermaine O'Neal beat Gasol to win the jump ball, and the Clippers went first!
Bibby wasn't completely unkind. Seeing Jordan leaning on Battier for the ball, he hesitated a little and passed it.

Although it would be easy for Li Ao to play against Maggette, Battier is also a Duke player. Bibby understands Jordan's mood tonight.

Jordan hit Battier with a high back and turned over and hit a jumper.

2 to 0, the Clippers advanced by one goal.

When the Grizzlies attack, Gasol has completely forgotten the weird feeling before the game, and he is very excited and excited now.

He wants to fight against the god of basketball and Spiderman!
As the core of the team's cultivation, he certainly has such rights.

He came to the left side of the basket and received the ball close to O'Neal.

Faced with O'Neal Jr., a "distressed genius" who rose from defense, Gasol was not careless.

But contrary to Gasol's expectations, Jermaine O'Neal's defense is really rough!Roughly confronted him behind him, sticking very tightly.

This defense is not as good as Maggette said!A high school student is a high school student, as rough as Chandler and Curry!

Through this detail, Gasol's confidence soared, he dribbled the ball with his back, and turned right and made a fake move.

As he expected, Jermaine O'Neal immediately moved half a step to the right!He immediately withdrew his fake action, turned left and walked to the bottom line, entering the three-second zone!
Gasol was full of pride at the moment, took a step towards the basket, jumped with all his strength, and smashed the ball to the basket with one hand!
The genius center of the United States, but that's all!

"Snapped"

The clear 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 left his hand and flew out of bounds!

Gasol, who lost his balance, fell to the ground when he landed. His eyes finally recovered from the state of focusing on the basket. Hearing the crazy cheers of the fans, he saw a face more handsome than him.

The big front hat of Spider-Man Bottom Line Strike!

After Jermaine O'Neal went up to give Li Ao a high-five to celebrate, he turned his head and looked at Gasol sitting on the ground with playful eyes and said, "Rookie, welcome to the NBA!"

This expression, this tone, Gasol reacted.

O'Neal's 'rough' defense just now was trying to trick him into taking the bait?Let him carelessly underestimate the enemy?Create a blocking opportunity for Spider-Man?
Wait, before the game, the 5 insiders on the opposite side were discussing with Spiderman 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.

At this moment, Gasol felt that he was thinking too much.

He had heard from Maggette that Spider-Man was a nice person despite his lack of mouth.

Even if Jermaine O'Neal deliberately lured him to underestimate the enemy, it should be the Clippers' defensive strategy. Rookies are easy to get ahead, so this kind of preparation is normal.

Gasol gratefully took Li Ao's hand and stood up. Just as he was about to thank him, the other party spoke first.

"Hurry up and play singles, the game has just begun, don't try to run away, first pick rookie."

Looking at Spiderman's still sunny and warm smile, Gasol's heart that had just been warmed up instantly fell into the ice cellar.

Muscular man, get the hell out of here!
Where is this Spider-Man who is a good guy?Where is the sunny and cheerful boy?

Totally a demon!
...

The score was 22 to 15 in the first quarter, 24 to 24 in the second quarter, and 46 to 39 at the end of the first half. The Clippers only led the Grizzlies by 7 points.

But after returning from the intermission, Sidney Lowe didn't send Gasol again, and Swift played the whole second half.

The opposite is too much!

Gasol went to attack in the low post and was flanked by O'Neal and Li Ao. As long as Gasol attacked the frame, Li Ao immediately appeared in front of him, and O'Neal behind him also kept supporting him.

Gasol went to the middle distance, O'Neal followed closely at all times, and whoever was nearby Odom and Li Ao would attack.

Playing for so many years, Gasol has never experienced this kind of battle, and he was fooled.

When it came to the rotation stage, Jermaine O'Neal and Li Ao went down to rest. Sidney Lowe thought it would be better, right?
Gasol finally got out of the dazed state, thinking that he had escaped from the devil's lair.

As a result, Jaron Collins and Rafonso Ellis who came up were even more brutal. They didn't care about fouls at all, and frantically fought against flanking attacks. If they couldn't defend, they fouled.

Big Q, who replaced Jordan, also took the initiative to "execute justice" without anyone's instigation. Gasol received the ball in the middle and long range, and he went up to pinch the ball.

This is just the offensive end. When Gasol was defending, the Clippers waited until Jordan finished torturing Duke's rookie addiction. Li Ao and Odom rushed to the basket with their heads sullen. Gasol went.

For this reason, the Clippers didn't even care about offense!
Although Li Ao was the only one who dunked Gasol during a tip-up, just looking at the scene, it was bloody to the extreme!

Even Gasol was targeted by the opponent when he grabbed a rebound, and was blocked by the opponent when he grabbed a defensive rebound. This is the first time Sidney Lowe has seen this scene as a player and coach for so many years.

Even the fans at the scene began to sympathize with this scene

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 Brian Knight made adjustments spontaneously and took advantage of the opportunity brought about by Gasol being infinitely flanked. They finally started to score in the last few minutes of the first quarter. It was a tie with the Clippers.

But on Gasol's side, the experience in the second quarter was not better than the first quarter, but worse. After the Clippers had a direct understanding of Gasol's style of play, they pinched harder and confronted more fiercely!
Sidney Lowe chose to give up this game. It is true that if Gasol is put 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 would continue to win the No. [-] pick this year, and at worst they would have to get a high-ranking pick.

Gasol didn't continue to play, and the Clippers players who had finished their abuse of the No. [-] pick also put their minds away, attacking and defending well.

The defense was not good. After halftime, their defense was messed up. The Grizzlies scored 27 points in the third quarter and 26 points in the fourth quarter, but the Clippers scored 29 points in the third quarter. 24 points and [-] points in the final quarter, defending the victory.

At 10:22 p.m., the final whistle blew.

靠着乔丹的21分4板4助攻、毕比的11分7助攻、李敖的18分11板2助攻2抢断4盖帽、小奥尼尔的13分8板、奥多姆的13分3板4助攻……快船队以99比92险胜灰熊队，开局4连胜！

Shane Battier scored a career-high 21 points tonight, and Maggette even scored 24 points at the basket, but they still failed to win their first victory after joining their new team.

"Executing justice begins with the champion:
The host made 14 of 7 shots, 5 of 4 free throws, a total of 18 points, Paul Gasol made 10 of 2 shots, 6 of 2 free throws, a total of 6 points, and 1 goal was completed.

The host had 11 rebounds, Pau Gasol had 3 rebounds, and goal 2 was completed.

The host completed 2 blocks and 1 steal against Paul Gasol, and goal 3 was completed.

Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: 4300 achievement points.

The host has completed all the goals. Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: 2 level 1 skill upgrade card for the designated skill 'Kicking Kindergarten'. "

4300 points!More than Li Ao imagined!
However, even without this reward, he had a great time tonight, as did Odom, O'Neal, Rafonso Ellis and others.

It's nice to hear and see things like abuse of the No. [-] pick, and it's even more enjoyable to abuse yourself!

On the other side, Gasol's expression was more like a doormat, he felt the deepest malice from this world...

(End of this chapter)