I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 35 The habit of being defeated by me
Steve Kerr woke up slowly.

Ever since he made the bet with Barkley, he hasn't had a moment of relaxation, and this feeling relieved his spirit.

Kerr stretched and asked his friend, "How's the game going?"

The friend looked at Cole sympathetically: "Just after the first quarter, Liu He scored 14 points!"

Cole: "???"

14 points?Are you sure you are talking about Liu He?Not Kobe?

For a moment, Cole was sweating on his forehead and sat in front of the TV, ready to watch the second quarter of the game.

……

On the court, the second quarter begins.

Caron Butler led the Heat to chase points off the bench.

He and Ralph Alston played a wave of 7:1 attacks together to help the team narrow the point difference.

32: 21.

Seeing this, Phil could only replace the starters.The big fat coach naturally followed suit and replaced the Heat's starting lineup.

As soon as the two sides started to play against each other, Eddie Jones hit a three-pointer.

32: 24.

An old house where a treasure.

At critical moments, such a reliable veteran has to play.

Coach "Big Fatty" breathed a sigh of relief. After calculation, the Heat played a 10:1 offensive wave in the second quarter and successfully narrowed the point difference to single digits.

Lakers offense.

The Heat still adopt a shrinking defensive formation.

It seems that Fatty is determined to lock Kobe and O'Neal, and let Liu He vote.

Relying on Payton's cover, Liu He easily ran out of position, received Kobe's pass, and easily succeeded.

Swish!
35: 21.

刘河7投7中，其中三分球3投3中，已经得到了17分。

Cole frowned, is this how the Heat defend?Liu He's shot was simply too easy.

Looking back, the "left-handed magician" Odom showed his magic. He continued to fight in and out of the baseline, shaking Liu He badly, and hit a jumper.

35: 23.

But as soon as he turned around, Liu He ambushed the bottom corner, received Kobe's long pass across the entire three-point area, and easily hit it.

Swish!
38: 23.

Liu He scored 20 points and made 8 of 8 shots.

Cole finally couldn't help it anymore: "Hey, is Stan Van Gundy a freelancer? I've never seen such a stupid coach like him. Liu He even made 7 of 7 shots. He even shrinks the defensive line and lets Liu He shoot casually from the outside. Defense, does this idiot know defense?"

20 points, is it still far from 30 points?The point is that it only lasted one and a half quarters, and Cole seemed to be able to ask about the smell of the donkey's butt again.

On the sidelines of the Heat bench, "Big Fat" Stan Van Gundy was sweating on his brow, and his shirt under his suit was already soaked, but this guy still had his neck stuck up, biting the bullet: Shoot, keep shooting. Kobe and O'Neal are restricted today. If a rookie shoots to death, I, Van Gundy, will admit it.

The main character is a stubborn one!

Soon, veteran Eddie Jones made a mid-range hit to restore blood for the Heat.

38: 23.

But looking back, Liu He shot again at the top of the arc and hit the fifth three-pointer of the field. He made 9 of 9 shots and scored 23 points.

The Lakers led the Heat by 41 points 23 to 18.

Liu He told Big Fatty with his actions: I can really vote for the Heat!
The atmosphere in Staples Center 41 exploded. Every time Liu He scored a goal, the fans in the entire arena would burst into loud noises, each time bursting.

No way, this kid is too accurate tonight!
Although he was very accurate every night, tonight he hit every shot without missing a shot. A marksman is not enough to describe it.

On the contrary, the fans of the Heat have scolded the "big fat" ancestors of eighteen generations and ten clans so much that the coffin boards can't be covered.

"I've never seen such a stupid head coach before, and I can't play worse with another dog!"

"That rookie on the other side throws in whatever he wants, and even lets him shoot casually. Is he really a fool?"

"The worst decision Pat Riley made this season was Stan Van Gundy as head coach."

"Get him out of class quickly, I can't stand it for a minute."

Under the impact of the sound waves on the scene, the big fat coach's mentality collapsed and he couldn't stabilize.

He finally made adjustments, expanded the defensive formation, and prevented the Lakers from making easy shots from the outside.

Heat here, Haslem hit a record in the cast.

41: 25.

Although the Heat were completely crushed tonight, Haslem's performance as an undrafted pick was amazing, with good pick-and-roll quality, mid-range shooting, aggressive tackles, and good rebounding ability.The Heat did make money by signing Haslem.

But from this moment on, the nightmare inside the Heat began.

Kobe was keenly aware of the changes in the Heat's defensive formation, and the defense at the basket became loose, so he resolutely broke through to the inside.

Kobe, who drove to the basket, caught the attention of "tough guy" Brian Grant, and then unexpectedly used a behind-the-back pass to hand the ball into O'Neal's hands.

Grant, Haslem, and Odom encircled O'Neal together.

But O'Neal ignored them, jumped high from the crowd, and smashed the ball hard into the hoop.

Grant at 206cm, Haslem at 203cm, and Odom at 208cm, these three "little guys" can't stop this super monster that has blown up the restricted area of ​​the league.

boom!
43: 25.

OK connection reappears!

Overhead, Haslem continued his life for the Heat and hit a mid-range shot again.

43: 27.

But just for a moment, Kobe broke through the inside, passed the ball to help O'Neal attack the basket, and made Grant pay a foul.

2+1!

It's a pity that O'Neal missed another free throw and only scored 2+0.

45: 27.

The Heat attacked. Malone kept a close eye on Haslem this time and interfered in time. Haslem failed to continue his wonderful performance.

Looking back, O'Neal continued to ruthlessly ravage the Heat's inside line, pushing Grant away and completing the goal.

47: 27.

O'Neal scored 6 points in a row, helping the Lakers expand their lead, and the point difference between the two sides came to 20 points unconsciously.

It wasn't until this time that the Heat fans understood why "Big Fatty" would rather let Liu He die than stick to the penalty area.

Because the Heat's inside players are too short to limit O'Neal at all.As long as the defensive formation is expanded, O'Neal alone can cripple the Heat.

It was also a helpless move for Big Fatty to stick to the restricted area.

At this moment, the Heat no longer have the power to parry.

At halftime, 59:32, the Lakers have led by 27 points, and the game has ended.

In the third quarter, instead of surrendering, the Heat dared to launch a counterattack.

The Lakers directly rubbed the Heat on the floor.

At the end of the three quarters, 88:51, the point difference is close to 40 points.

The "big fat" coach then replaced the fringe players and gave up.

Coincidentally, Liu He made two more 3-pointers in the third quarter, scoring another 29 points.

Cole's face paled.

But in the last quarter, Liu He still did not play, which made Cole breathe a sigh of relief.He lay flat on the big bed, feeling exhausted all over his body.

Cole has played a role player all his life and is also a well-known sharpshooter in the league. The highest scoring record in his entire career is only 24 points, and he dare not expect to score 30 points at all.

Cole really couldn't figure out how Liu He could do it so easily and in only three quarters.

What's more, the Lakers have four kings. Shouldn't the right to shoot be divided up by these four?
Cole began to regret that he shouldn't bet on Liu He in order to start his career as a commentator.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Heat 111:79.

Liu He scored a game-high 29 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.

O'Neal scored 20 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks.

Kobe contributed 12 points, 4 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals.

Payton had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steal.

Malone had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

These are all the data of clocking out of get off work in three quarters.

It is worth mentioning that Liu He made 11 of 11 shots in the game, including 7 of 7 three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was [-]%.

Among Kobe's 17 assists, as many as 8 were passed to Liu He, accounting for almost half of them.

So Kobe, who was sitting on the bench, was very proud: "Rookie, do you still feel that your passing ability is very strong? What is real passing, you have seen it tonight. Without me, you would not have scored so many points."

Small-minded guy.

I have to admit that Kobe's passing ability is indeed very strong.

Liu He admitted in his heart, but showed a look of disdain on his face: "Hmph! One game doesn't explain much. Didn't you hear that? Our No. 7 pick this year is very good at passing the ball. He can easily send 8 or [-] assists in almost every game. His average assists per game are much higher than yours. I see...your passing ability is not as good as his."

Kobe's face turned black, you bastard rookie, you even compared me with another rookie, and said I am not as good as him.

"Just wait and see!"

Kobe dropped the harsh words.

Not far away, O'Neal laughed. It is conceivable that with Kobe's character, he will continue to pass the ball crazily in the next game, so he can play comfortably.

Phil Jackson laughed too.

As long as Kobe doesn't do anything and is willing to cooperate with his teammates, this Lakers team is invincible.

Phil looked at Liu He with satisfaction, it was this little guy who understood Kobe, and he held Kobe hard.

When the game is over, the players and coaching staff of both sides bid farewell to each other.

Liu He found Wade.

The Lakers' defense extremely restrained his ability to drive, making him struggle all night.

最终，韦德全场13投3中，三分球2投0中，罚球5中4，只得到了10分4篮板2助攻2抢断，外加足足7次失误。

Among these 7 turnovers, at least 5 were related to Liu He's defense.

Compared with Liu He's 29 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Wade's performance can be said to be very bad.

Not only was the individual performance poor, but the Heat were also beaten throughout the game, and the game ended almost after halftime.If it weren't for the Lakers' water in the fourth quarter, the Heat would have lost at least 40 points today.This was Wade's worst loss since he entered the NBA.

Under the double blow, Wade was very depressed.

When the final whistle sounded, Wade directly lowered his head.

Liu He has always been kind-hearted, and couldn't bear to see Wade depressed, so he ran over to comfort Wade.

"Dwyane, don't be sad, it's just that you lost a game. You are still young, and there are still many, many opportunities to perform in the future. You have enough opportunities to continue fighting..."

Wade's complexion improved a lot, and he felt that Liu He was really a good person.

Other players of the two teams also felt that Liu He was generous and well-structured.

But at this time, Liu He continued: "When you play in the NBA for a few more years, you won't be so sad. Because at that time you will get used to being defeated by me."

Wade: "..."

Damn, I thought he was a nice guy just now!
He is not human at all!

Although he knew that Liu He was practicing trash talking, Wade was still angry!
Wait, I'll definitely beat it next time...that's unlikely, the Heat are no match for the Lakers at all.My personal performance will definitely be better than yours.

The rest of the people also looked at Liu He speechlessly: brother, please be a human being!
If you talk like that, you will be beaten sooner or later.

Especially Payton, who has been teaching Liu He trash talk, is now beginning to waver, whether he taught Liu He trash talk right or wrong.

If Liu He continues to learn like this, something will happen sooner or later.

Tonight's press conference, Phil still took Kobe, O'Neal, and Liu He to participate.

At the press conference, everyone was beaming, Kobe and O'Neal had a lot of interactions, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, which made the rumors of the "OK combination" discord unfounded.

Phil was even more happy, everything seemed to be moving in a good direction.

If he wins the championship this season, Phil will get his tenth championship ring in his coaching career, and he will be able to wear it on both hands by then.

And after the press conference, Liu He received good news again.

Liu He's agent Arne Tailun contacted him: Nike once again increased the contract offer, from $2 million in two years to $1500 million in two years.

This price has exceeded the market price.

If it weren't for Liu He's amazing statistics in two consecutive games, Nike would not be able to provide such an offer.

Tai Lun felt that the price was already very suitable, there was no need to continue to raise the price, and the contract could be signed, otherwise there might be long nights and dreams, so he wanted to ask Liu He for his opinion.

Liu He still firmly believes in one principle: "Professional things should be left to professional people."

Now that Tai Lun agreed, Liu He has no objection.

"Then prepare to sign the contract!" Liu He said.

Tai Lun replied: "Okay, I will contact Nike and sign the contract as soon as possible."

Ten minutes later, Tai Lun called again and told Liu He that he had already negotiated with Nike, and that both parties would rush to Los Angeles tomorrow to sign the sneaker contract.

The next day, accompanied by Tai Lun, Liu He met with the Nike team, and the two sides signed a sneaker contract.

So far, Liu He has officially become the spokesperson of Nike.

Later, the Nike team invited Liu He to dinner, and said that they would send a design team to contact Liu He as soon as possible to design the first sneakers for Liu He.

And on this day, Pistons defensive core Ben Wallace told reporters: "We lost badly against the Lakers before. But this time, we will win back. Because this time, we are playing in Detroit, playing in front of the folks, and the fans will give us a steady stream of strength!"

(End of this chapter)