I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 31

"I won't let you get an easy shot again."

Hamilton said with a cold face.

Liu He shook his head, Hamilton is an honest man!There was no sense of oppression in this trash talking, and there was no wave in his heart, and he even wanted to laugh a little.

Without hesitation, Liu He ran over Hamilton and killed him.

With his 204cm, 100kg body, he crushed Hamilton's 198cm, 87.5kg body.

When the physical gap reaches a certain level, there is no need for too much skill at all.

As soon as Liu He exerted his strength, he ran over Hamilton and rushed over, and Da Ben was forced to make up defense.

Seeing this, Liu He immediately lobbed the ball to the paint area.

Malone received the ball and easily put it to the basket.

9: 2.

Liu He's data is 7 points and 1 assist.

Cole and Smith breathed a sigh of relief, anyway, Liu He's scoring was finally interrupted.

And Joe on the sidelines still looked ugly.

Looking back, Billups assisted Prince in the corner and hit a three-pointer from the corner.

Swish!
9: 5.

The Pistons' offense appears to be open.

Immediately afterwards, Liu He continued to force Hamilton by virtue of his physical advantage.

Big Ben jumped out to make up the defense.

Malone was cleared again, but Campbell ran out of the penalty area and blocked Malone.

Liu He immediately threw a pass directly above the basket.

O'Neal, who was emptied, jumped up directly, caught the ball in the air, and dunked heavily with both hands.

boom!
11: 5.

This powerful alley-oop directly ignited the Staples Center.

O'Neill excitedly took the overlord step.

"Brilliant pass, dude!"

"Dunk is cooler!"

The two couldn't help bragging about each other's business, looked at each other and laughed.

Liu He's data is 7 points and 2 assists.

Tonight, he first showed excellent shooting ability, and then showed good passing ability.

Pistons attack.

Prince cut into the penalty area, received a pass from his teammate and made a direct shot.

A giant appeared in front of him and slapped the shot away.

Shaquille O'Neal, the defender of the restricted area for the Lakers.

O'Neal accepted the basketball and launched a fast break. Who would have thought that a big guy with a height of 216cm and over 150kg could also play a fast break?And extremely smooth, this basic skill is really excellent.

All members of the Pistons surrounded the giant assault tank, and O'Neal found Liu He with his high vision.

As soon as Liu He got the ball, the Pistons players surrounded them again. As expected of a team known for their defense, the transition between offense and defense was extremely fast.

Seeing that there was no chance, Liu He glanced out of the corner of his eye and flicked the ball to the wing.

The Lakers received the ball on the 8th and took off directly.

This time, the Pistons could no longer organize an effective defense.

Kobe easily completed the "360-degree turn and reverse dunk" in the air.

boom!
13: 5.

Liu He's data, 7 points and 3 assists, every point of the Lakers is related to him.

The atmosphere in the entire Staples Center is even more enthusiastic.The Lakers played so well tonight, the offense has never been smoother.

Even fans can see it, and professionals are naturally more aware.

There was surprise in Phil's eyes.

Old Winter smiled. Anyone who is close to Phil knows that Phil's favorite is the tall one.

Liu He showed his potential to play the No. [-] position tonight. He can always put the ball in the hands of his teammates with the best chances and revitalize the whole team.

Even Kobe and O'Neal, who were contradictory to each other, were connected in series, and the dominance in both defense and offense was activated.

The current Lakers are the most perfect Lakers in Phil's heart.

Pistons attack.

Billups broke through and entered the penalty area, and was immediately surrounded by Liu He, Kobe, and Payton.

Payton showed his "glove" skills and made precise steals.

Liu He immediately launched a fast break and helped Payton score an easy layup.

15: 5.

Unknowingly, the Lakers have taken a double-digit lead and completely crushed the Pistons.

Liu He even scored 7 points and 4 assists.

Beep!
Coach Larry Brown called a timeout again.In one quarter of the game, he was stopped twice by Liu He.

Old Brown's eyes were a little red. This outstanding rookie could have been his disciple.Now it is his enemy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kupchak found Joe Dumas and said triumphantly, "I, Mickey, is indeed a generous person, but I can't catch up with you, Dumas! Hahahahahaha..."

Qiao blushed, but said firmly: "The game has just started, and the current data can't explain anything."

Kupchak smiled calmly: "Then let us wait and see!"

After another timeout, the Pistons made adjustments again.

Liu He found that the person defending him was Prince, the wing gate of the Pistons.

"Is that a way to save face?"

Liu He was proud on the surface, but he was very calm in his heart.

Prince and I were facing each other, so the man who defended Kobe was Hamilton.

Hamilton, can he guard Kobe?
Liu He passed the ball to Kobe without hesitation.

Kobe is about the same height as Hamilton, but he is obviously stronger than Hamilton, with better running and jumping ability, plus all-round attacking skills.That's not someone Hamilton can defend.

Kobe turned his back to Hamilton and chiseled twice in a row. Feeling that Hamilton's footsteps were unstable, he turned his back and shot a jumper.

Hamilton had no time to adjust his state and jumped up in a hurry, but the interference with Kobe was too limited.

Swish!
Hollow hits, this kind of defense is no different from openings for Kobe.

17: 5.

Liu He had no assists in this round, but the Lakers were still expanding the point difference. Phil was very satisfied. Liu He's understanding and analysis of the whole situation was extremely thorough, and he could always find the strengths on the field and the weaknesses of the opponent.

Hamilton looked at Liu He resentfully: I defended you, and you forced me; I switched to Malone, and you let Malone force me; I defended Kobe, and you let Kobe force me...Why is it always me who gets hurt?Am I that easy to bully?Co-authoring me is that weakness?
Of course, persimmons are always soft.The Pistons have five starters, and the remaining four are very strong on the defensive end. Hamilton is the biggest loophole.

It is still difficult for the Pistons to open the offense under the defense of the Lakers.

This shows how important Rasheed Wallace is to this Pistons team.

The Pistons without Rashid are too weak on the offensive end and can be easily restricted.

Lakers offense.

Liu He held the ball in the frontcourt, and Billups suddenly came to him. He cooperated with Prince to double-team Liu He, and forced Liu He into a panic. Prince took the opportunity to steal with his long arm.

The Pistons played a wave of defensive counterattacks.

17: 7.

In the following wave, Billups approached Liu He again, pretending to double-team.

Liu He was a little flustered, passed the ball in a hurry, and was intercepted by the Pistons again, allowing the Pistons to play a defensive counterattack again.

17: 9.

This is the Pistons. Maybe the offense is not good, but the defense is tough enough, iron-blooded enough, and tough enough.

Beep!
Phil Jackson called a timeout.

Liu He was a little annoyed. He made two consecutive mistakes, causing the Pistons to chase points continuously.

Sure enough, he now has 65 possessions, 72 passes, and 76 vision.Once it is targeted by the opponent, problems will arise.

Holding the ball has never been Liu He's strong suit.

"Good job, little guy."

Phil did not criticize, but comforted Liu He with a smile.

In the eyes of the head coach, what kind of bike does a rookie with the 25th overall pick play like this?

More importantly, Liu He's passing and ball control are indeed poor, but these skills can be practiced.But the golf quotient that Liu He possesses cannot be acquired through hard work.

Looking at it now, Liu He still has great potential to be tapped.

"Gary, it's still up to you to control the rhythm of the court."

"Let me arrange a simple off-ball tactic for Liu He. Karl, Kobe..."

Liu He was taken aback, this was the first time Phil designed tactics for him.

The eyes of Devin George on the side were red. He has played for the Lakers for so many years, but he has not had this kind of treatment.

The other role players looked at Liu He differently.

This means that Liu He has a tactical status in the Lakers. Although it is still very low, having or not is a huge threshold. Many NBA players are just playing tricks all their lives and never get such opportunities.

TNT studio, Steve Kerr regained his confident smile.

Liu He scored 7 points in the opening game, which really scared him.

But after that, Liu He never scored 1 point again.

Although Liu He's performance was good, he controlled the ball and organized, but he didn't score after all, which made Cole heave a sigh of relief.

Cole then talked eloquently: "Charles, I have to admit that Liu He is not a role player who can only shoot three-pointers. He also has a good pass control ability and has great potential to be tapped. But as we have just seen, Liu He is a rookie after all. Once he encounters an opponent's target, he performs very badly."

Soon, the game continued.

Payton passed to Bryant and punched Hamilton to the left of the free throw line.

Hamilton was unable to parry, and Prince immediately took a step closer to Hamilton, ready to help defend at any time.

Seeing this, Liu He immediately accelerated the start.

Prince reacted and hurried to chase Liu He.

Liu He ran to Ma Long and made a cross movement with Ma Long. Ma Long blocked Prince firmly with his generous body, and Liu He got rid of it.

Kobe immediately passed the ball.

Liu He catches the ball and shoots it.

Swish!
19: 9.

Barkley was keenly aware of some changes: "Phil specially designed an off-ball running tactic for Liu He."

Smith nodded: "That's right, it turned out that Malone pulled him out to cover Liu He, but Da Ben's entanglement made Malone's cover less effective. Phil probably made a small adjustment to let Liu He take the initiative to go to Malone. Well, judging from the round just now, the effect of this adjustment is not bad."

"Yes... yes... not bad."

Cole stuttered.

Phil even arranged tactics for Liu He, and Liu He started to score again.

The first quarter is not over yet, Liu He has already scored 9 points.How can Cole not panic, that's a donkey's ass.

Looking back, with the Pistons on the ball, Billups shot a cold arrow and hit a key three-pointer to help the Pistons bite the score.

19: 12.

The Lakers' turn.

Liu He continued to find Ma Long as a cover, using Ma Long to get rid of Prince.

Kobe immediately passed the ball.

As soon as Liu He received the ball, not only the Pistons panicked, but Cole also panicked, and he wanted to shoot?

At this moment, Da Ben threw himself in front of Liu He.

Liu He cast a false pass and passed it on to Ma Long immediately.

Malone forced Prince, and Prince couldn't resist. Center Campbell was forced to jump out from the penalty area to defend Malone. Malone immediately passed O'Neal.

O'Neal dunks directly.

boom!
21: 12.

O'Neill laughed, and even let me go?I have never played such an easy game in my life.It's just giving points!

Phil's tactics worked well in the last few minutes of the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, 26:15, the Lakers led by as many as 11 points.

Liu He scored a team-high 12 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 1 steal.

Come back for the second quarter.

Larry Brown finally started to defend Liu He in a targeted manner, and Liu He failed to get another chance to make an easy shot.

However, O'Neal began to exert his strength, and the 35-year-old veteran Eldon Campbell, who had been stalemate with him for a period of time, showed fatigue and watched the big shark act recklessly in the restricted area guarded by him.

Larry Brown then replaced Campbell with backup center Mehmet Okur.

Okur is a Turkish center with a strong body and good resistance. He has a good top defense ability and a three-point shooting ability.

But no matter how strong you are, you are a persimmon in front of O'Neill.A few minutes later, the second-year young player Oku withered, dejected and lost his fighting spirit.

Larry Brown was helpless and could only double-team.

The defensive core and spiritual pillar of the Pistons, Daben defended against O'Neal, and Okur was responsible for assisting the defense.

Even though he is only 201cm tall, he possesses amazing strength, which abruptly caused O'Neill a lot of trouble.

However, a historical super giant like O'Neal has long been accustomed to being targeted by opponents, and it's just a routine.

With a height of 216cm, O'Neal naturally has a very good vision and can easily pass the ball to teammates on the outside.

Liu He seized the opportunity and hit two consecutive three-pointers, directly stopping the Pistons.

Larry Brown looked at O'Neill and Liu He, and heaved a long sigh.

When you double-team O'Neal, Liu He can hit a three-pointer.

When Liu He hits a three-pointer, you don't dare to double-team O'Neal.

When you don't double-team O'Neal, O'Neal can blow up your inside line.

When O'Neal blows up your inside line, you can only choose to double-team.

When you double-team O'Neill, Liu He...

This is an unsolvable cycle!
It can only be said that O'Neal and top shooters are really a good match, and it feels more suitable than the "OK combination".

The OK combination is purely superior in personal ability, and the chemical reaction between O'Neal and a top shooter is better.

At halftime, 56:34.

The Lakers' lead reached 22 points.

And Liu He's personal data came to 18 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.

18 points in the half, converted to full time...

Cole's brow started to sweat.

As for Joe Dumars, he left the Staples Center long ago because of physical discomfort.

Kupchak looked at the empty seat left by Joe, took out his mobile phone without hesitation, and dialed Joe's number.

"Joe, I heard that you are not feeling well, I am very worried!"

Joe Dumas replied: "I have already consulted my family doctor. The problem is not serious, but I am too tired. Just take a good rest for a few days."

Of course, this was just an excuse. The two of them knew that Joe would be ashamed to stay in the Staples Center.

Kupchak suddenly said, "Hey, hey... what's going on? There seems to be something wrong with the signal."

Joe looked puzzled, no, he heard it clearly on the phone.

At this moment, Kupchak said again: "What? How did you know? Liu He scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal in halftime. I just found out."

Joe Dumars: "..."

Lao Tzu knows that Mao knows.

I obviously didn't say anything.

It turns out that you are playing this trick, you really know how to play it, you shameless dog.

Kupchak continued: "Hey, this little guy is struggling. The team spent so much resources to train him. I even tried my best to trade him to the Lakers, and he finally lived up to my expectations. Joe, tell me, did I suffer from the original deal?"

Joe: "..."

Joe hung up the phone immediately, clutching his chest, his heart suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Now I really need to see a doctor to check my body.

(End of this chapter)