From sparring to superstar

Chapter 299 297. Three steps to the world, dunk the big shark!

Under the gaze of his biological father, a certain spider presented the first championship ring of his career with both hands.

I heard from my mother that my father got drunk when he went back to China to drink with his old comrades in the summer, and he bragged that he would wear an NBA championship ring to show them the next time he went back.

Thinking about his father who didn't know much about basketball before, now he plays basketball with his employees every three days when he is in China, and buys all his sports peripherals... He can only get used to his own father.

Looking at his father's satisfied smile, a certain spider said: Dad, just wait for me. Sooner or later, I will make up for it from your grandson!

At 7:58, the first two teams came to the court.

O'Neal came to the center circle, looked at the opponent's strong troops, and then looked at his own side, feeling heartbroken.

Lakers starting lineup: Fisher, Kobe, Devin George, Horry, O'Neal.

In the past three years, apart from the OK combination, the Lakers have only one player whose performance has improved - Devin George.

Fourth-year Devin George, Jackson put him in the starting lineup to defend Jordan tonight.

O'Neal wants the logo man...

After the logo man left, the Lakers had a big problem with the draft. None of the people selected in the past two drafts were of use.

The rookies that have been put to good use by the Lakers in recent years, including Devin George, Tyronn Lue, and Mark Madsen, were all selected when the logo man was in office.

Kupchak is very capable in recruiting free agents, trading, etc. Glenn Rice, Richmond, Isaiah Leder, AC Green, and Horace Grant are all Kupchak. It was brought back, so Old Buss could be so confident in leaving the team under full control of Kupchak.

Not every one of these trades or free agent signings came in handy in the end, but the season before they were all still at the end of their peak, when they were all blockbuster trades or signings.

But when it comes to the draft, Kupchak hasn't been able to get through with low picks once in two years.

In previous years, O'Neal wouldn't have thought about how much contribution a low-ranked rookie would make, but wouldn't this be a loss of the championship? Moreover, this past summer, the space was blocked, and Kupchak's ability to trade and free agents could not be fully utilized. , he felt a lot of pressure.

Kobe's focus was different. He looked at Jordan wearing training clothes on the opposite bench... worthless!Actually playing as a substitute!

Snake will never play as a substitute again in his life!
Clippers starting lineup: Bibby, Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, Matt Halprin, O'Neal Jr.

Li Ao was stunned when he looked at O'Neal's 'slender' figure and 99 overall rating at the start.

He heard that O'Neal started this year in excellent physical condition, so good that it scared the Zen Master. The training camp greatly reduced O'Neal's training time for fear of exhausting O'Neal.

Now he has seen O'Neal's player evaluation report - weighing 154 kilograms, very close to the 99 kilograms at the beginning of the 00-149 season.

In other words, O'Neal either practiced during the offseason, or he kept his mouth shut and didn't go have a beer with his brothers. Either way is scary!
Kobe's overall evaluation is unchanged from last season. Looking at the details of player evaluation, his basic skills are more solid. The biggest improvement is the three-pointer...

Li Ao has the impression that in the second year after the OK combination completed the dynasty in the original time and space, Kobe averaged 30+ per game for the first time in his career, ranking second in the scoring list after Tracy McGrady... Wait!
Timac has gone the all-around route. Although Cassel is not the type who particularly occupies the ball, Big Dog, Ray Allen, Garnett and others also did not have many assists when they partnered with Cassel. What Serge is good at in organizing offense is rhythm control. Judging from the fact that G4 of Timak Finals gave up the soaring style of play, this player should still take the route of organizing offense + defense as the second leader, with scoring as a supplement...

Could it be that Snake is going to be the scoring champion?
Great, I unplugged the phone line after the regular season and blocked Snake's cell phone number for a few days.

Li Ao came to the side of the center line and the system prompted.

"The host has successfully snatched the glory of Angel City. The night when the flag is raised, the light must not be dimmed...Mission: Triggered by the newborn of a wealthy family."

"Newborn to a wealthy family:
Goal: Win the opening game.

Reward: 1 basic attribute point. "

The first mission of the new season must be won!
...

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the opening game of the Los Angeles Derby begins!
The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball into the air. O'Neal jumped up with all his strength...and retreated quickly after landing.

O'Neal Jr. is the one who cares most about O'Neal's weight. Seeing that O'Neal is even thinner than when they met in the middle of last season, a big word "danger" is written on his head.

O'Neal caught the ball on the left side of the basket and hit Little O'Neal. Little O'Neal tried his best to resist but it was still in vain. Li Ao shrank in at this time and became Little O'Neal's life-saving straw, but O'Neal jumped up and pushed Li Ao away with his butt. With O'Neal throwing the ball into the basket with both hands...

Break the life-saving straw at once!
Li Ao rubbed his thigh and said "huh". Jordan's job on the defensive end is really not something that can be done casually.

You have to learn from Jordan... Forget it, let's watch the video editing of Jordan's wing contraction and double attack at the basket last season, so that the editor can earn more overtime pay.

Now I can only suffer as a high school student for the time being.

To the Clippers offense.

Gerald Wallace received instructions from his senior brother and ran back and forth on the baseline.

The fans at the bottom line are confused. Gerald Wallace can't get rid of Devin George's pursuit. What's the point of running back and forth like this?
Gerald Wallace didn't understand why at the moment. His senior brother asked him to do it, so he just carried it out.

But Zen Master on the Lakers bench could see through the opponent's intention at a glance - to consume Devin George and create better singles conditions for Jordan, who came on the bench later.

He was a little helpless, but he didn't expect Jordan to be willing to play as a substitute!

No, Jordan is not that paranoid in this regard and is willing to adjust his playing style and tactical role according to the actual situation.

It seems that I have been coaching Kobe for too long and have forgotten it.

Li Ao feels uncomfortable here, Kobe's off-ball defense has improved again!
Anticipation of movement, footwork, and timing of delaying confrontations... Snake is a big liar. He said that he had been resting at home before the training camp. He must have secretly gone to find someone to learn some defensive skills.

Fortunately, he was not prepared to start the main attack. After Bibby and O'Neal launched a pick-and-roll attack, he went up to the high post at the right time and took Kobe away.

Bibby rushed to close range and passed the ball to Matt Halprin, who caught the ball from the baseline and hit a long two-pointer!

In the TNT commentary box, Kenny Smith said: "The OK combination's offensive ability is still strong. O'Neal's state at the beginning of the season is the best in three years. The Clippers can't guard them."

Barkley said: "But their defense is too poor. This lineup will definitely waste O'Neal's offensive firepower at the beginning."

"Yes, Jackson made a mistake in his starting adjustment tonight." Kenny Smith chose to respond in line with his partner this time.

Barkley said again: "I think it's not that Jackson made a mistake in his starting arrangement. It's that no one could have imagined that Jordan would be so shameless and go to the bench. I will always be the starter until the day I retire!"

"So you don't have a single championship." Kenny Smith was no longer used to being a partner, so he directly used his tricks.Barkley: "You XX!"

After teasing the flying pigs, Kenny Smith returned to professional mode: "George may be better at guarding Jordan than Fox, but he lacks the team's defensive awareness, and Fox is not available. Jackson sent Horry, who can handle it, into the starting position at the power forward position. His defense has gotten worse, and Horry’s defensive ability is even worse this year.”

Barkley cursed a few words and then entered professional mode: "Fisher has done very well on defense in the past two seasons. Tonight, single defense can cause trouble for Bibby, but Bibby only needs a pick-and-roll to get rid of him. Kobe Bryant Being restrained by Spider-Man again, Horry did a poor job of guarding the pick-and-roll. Even with O'Neal protecting the frame, it would be difficult to guard Bibby..."

As analyzed by the two, O'Neal's explosive performance in leading the team at the beginning was held back by Bibby and O'Neal Jr.'s pick-and-roll!

Fans of both teams did not expect this start.

Clippers fans are naturally happy, while Lakers fans are furious.

Devin George has no team defensive awareness. Horry is aware but his body cannot keep up.

After Horry turned 30, except for his critical ball ability, which got better and better as he got older, his other abilities declined. At the age of 29, Horry's field goal percentage dropped to 45%. At the age of 30, it dropped to 43%. At the age of 31, it dropped directly to 38%. It has never returned to above 40%, and the collapse of defensive ability is similar.

After playing a few rounds, Jackson took the rare opportunity to call a timeout and replaced Devin George and Horry with Rick Fox and Samaki Walker.

After 3 minutes of play, the Clippers, which led the Lakers by one point 8-7, made no substitutions and the starting lineup continued to play.

Back from timeout, the Lakers attack.

Kobe held the ball in the top arc and played singles. Looking at Gerald Wallace guarding the three-point line, he was very angry.

In the first round, he actually wanted to play solo.

However, this year's fat guy is too cute. He only gained 7 kilograms in the offseason, so he resisted and didn't rush to play singles.

Now that Big Fat is tired, he can finally vent his anger!He wanted to beat up the second grader in front of him so hard that the big spider would come back to guard against him!
Kobe didn't even make a fake move. He pulled up and shot a three-pointer against Gerald Wallace... and fell back!
"bang"

This ball is iron!

Kobe heard the sound of iron and saw O'Neal and Li Ao teaming up to hold O'Neal on the defensive rebound. He quickly retreated and his anger subsided a lot.

This Trojans-turned-second-year player has something!
His static physical condition is excellent, his jumping is explosive, and most importantly, his timing, consciousness, and basic movements to interfere with shooting are all excellent!
In the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao came to the right side of the free throw line and leaned on Kobe to ask for the ball for a single.

Upon seeing this, Barkley said: "Spider-Man is not a good choice to fight Kobe in isolation. Kobe's opponent is not as easy to deal with as Kirilenko and McGrady. Kobe's height and wingspan are not as good as those two, but his defensive skills are better. , the confrontation is more fierce.”

Kenny Smith responded: "It doesn't matter if the Clippers fall behind in the next period. They only need to consume the OK combination. When they enter the rotation and Jordan comes on the court, their advantage will come."

Barkley couldn't find a point of leverage. He had [-] ways to tease Jordan, but he would never question Jordan's strength.

On the court, Li Ao received the ball, withstood Kobe's pressing defense, dribbled and turned around to take a step forward.

Kobe pressed forward with small steps, and interfered with his jump... Li Ao did not grab the ball, ducked to avoid Kobe, and rushed inside!
O'Neal was surprised that Spider-Man dared to rush in. He pushed O'Neal and quickly moved to a defensive position. As soon as he turned his head... Spider-Man hit him in the face!

O'Neill's vision went dark, and there was someone on his head.

"bang"

Li Ao dunks on O'Neal!
Kobe, who was trying to catch up after being passed, was even more surprised that he failed to catch up!
The big spider is faster and faster!He felt like he was chasing his high school friend from South Coast!
Li Ao, on his side, ran out of the three-point line after dunking and dodged the claws of the big shark that stretched out to grab him.

He has never used this trick in the preseason, and he has been waiting for this moment!
The Clippers fans cheered wildly, while the Lakers fans were shocked.

The big spider actually dunked the big shark, and it was this kind of face-to-face dunk, and the big shark didn't seem to react!

After the shock, Lakers fans couldn't stop feeling grievances and could only use boos to cover up their sadness.

Seeing Spider-Man arrogantly running back to the backcourt with his arms spread out after running out of the three-point line, the OK team was very angry at the moment.

Snake: (へ╬)
Damn it, Spider-Man is imitating that high school student again!

Is this Black Mamba's rhythm flow breakthrough not cool?Or is the bottom line dunk not elegant?Or is it not domineering to ride on the chest buckle?
Kobe Bryant turned his angry gaze to O'Neal...

O'Neal, who was dunked, also directed his furious eyes at O'Neal...

O'Neal Jr.:? ? ? ?

How the hell can this transfer hatred to me?Can you superstars be any more outrageous!

In the transition between offense and defense, Fisher advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Kobe.

Gerald Wallace, who was inspired by Li Ao's dunk, defended very hard, but this time Kobe put away his contempt and used a rhythm breakthrough.

Gerald Wallace's basic footwork and grasp of confrontation opportunities allowed Kobe to confirm the defensive talent of this second-year player.

Kobe broke into the three-point line and failed to get rid of Gerald Wallace, but he found a gap in the confrontation and took a long step back to hit a two-pointer!

Li Ao, who was on the weak side baseline, saw this scene and thought, if the confrontation given by Gerald Wallace was not so fierce, would Snake possibly not be able to make the shot?

The shot looked too much like a shot, but Snake made it.

When the Clippers attacked, Li Ao continued to beat Kobe in singles. This time he failed to get a breakthrough space and was stuck by Kobe.

Li Ao did not force the shot. Although the last shot went in, it was not the team's first attack. The "perfect warm-up" hot feeling state did not last for the second round.

He originally wanted to pass the ball to his senior brother for a transition, and cut in to use O'Neal's anger to see if he could draw a foul, but his junior brother used the screen to cut in!
Li Ao passed the ball over Kobe's head to the wing. Gerald Wallace rushed inside and jumped high... O'Neal patted Gerald Wallace down and got a foul.

Gerald Wallace fell badly, but he quickly got up and patted his butt, cheerfully high-fived his teammates and walked to the free throw line, which shocked the Sharks who were worried about breaking the second-year kid.

This kid is really strong!
Gerald Wallace made one of two free throws, 11 to 9, and the Clippers led by two points.

Then Li Ao and Kobe Bryant fought in singles for several rounds. Kobe gave priority to shooting. Li Ao initially planned to force a shot, but after Gerald Wallace made a successful cut, he chose a pass-first style of play.

Something surprised the fans - in these rounds, the Clippers did not fall behind!
Li Ao's singles distribution and Bibby's handling style were actually as good as Kobe's singles!
By the time of the official timeout, the score reached 17-17, and the two teams were tied for half a quarter!
Commentators and fans initially thought that the Lakers' poor defense at the start was the fault of Devin George and Horry. However, after Rick Fox and Samaki Walker came on the court, the defense still did not improve, and the two deteriorated seriously!
(End of this chapter)