I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 41 Rookie of the Month Controversy
"Get up, old Pinkie!"

Liu He took Reggie Miller's arm and helped him up.

Lying on the floor, Reggie Miller whispered, "Good job, rookie!"

But after standing up, the old Miller immediately sprayed: "If you want to beat brother, you are still too early! Wait, brother will press you on the floor and rub!"

Liu He froze for a moment, then smiled happily.

The previous sentence is the affirmation of the newcomers by the older generation.

The latter sentence is a declaration that a fighter will never admit defeat.

Reggie Miller is such an interesting guy!

This kind of NBA is also the most interesting.

Liu He likes to fight with these guys, and wants to beat and conquer them all one by one.

Rick Carlisle, however, didn't give him the chance.

Sensing that there was a problem with the physical strength of the old Miller, Carlisle replaced the old Miller with a young Fred Jones.

Fred Jones is the No. 2002 rookie in 14. He is a swingman with a strong body and plenty of energy.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, Jones staged a violent dunk, stunning the audience.

26: 31.

But when it comes to the defensive end, Jones' shortcomings of poor defensive awareness are exposed.

Liu He sent him flying with just a fake shot, then easily bypassed him and hit a mid-range shot.

28: 31.

The point difference is still 3 points, and the Pacers are still leading, but Rick Carlisle's face is not good.

What he needs from Jones is defense, not offense.

On the contrary, Phil looked calm and confident.

When Liu He casts open, O'Neal will be activated.When O'Neal is activated, the entire Lakers team will be activated.

The Lakers at this time are invincible.

Sure enough, gradually, the Lakers tied the score, then began to overtake, and then pulled away a little bit.

Rick Carlisle looked enviously at Phil Jackson diagonally across.

Why is this guy so lucky? He first met Jordan, Pippen, and then Kobe and O'Neal. This year, he not only has the four kings, but also got a super rookie like Liu He with a draft pick at the end of the first round...

Those who are lucky can really do whatever they want.

Phil really can not call a timeout for the whole game.

In the third quarter, O'Neal and Artest broke out at the same time and scored consecutively.

But after playing for a long time, I found that the point difference did not shrink at all, but expanded.

No team's offense can surpass the current Lakers, especially when Kobe is willing to connect the whole team.

In the fourth quarter, the well-rested Reggie Miller returned as king and hit consecutive three-pointers. However, the point difference was too large, and the old Miller was unable to recover.

At the end, 101:83, the Lakers beat the Pacers, drawing a perfect end to the game in November.

In this game, Phil became more aware of the importance of Liu He to the current Lakers team. He is going to discuss with the coaching staff to better train Liu He so that Liu He can play a bigger and more stable role in the team.

Also aware of this are the rest of the Lakers, notably Devin George.

He originally prepared a "welcome ceremony" for Liu He, but after seeing Liu He clashed with Horry and Cook one after another, and killed Cook in seconds, George was a little scared.

And after tonight, George felt that if he made Liu He a little unhappy, the management and coaching staff would let him go without hesitation.

Just pretend I haven't prepared for the damn welcome ceremony.

Tonight, O'Neal scored 22 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.

Kobe had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists and 1 steals.

Liu He scored 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

Ma Long had 8 points and 4 rebounds. His main energy was spent on dealing with O'Neal, so the statistics were miserable.

Payton had 12 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steal.

In addition, Fisher is also in good form tonight, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Pacers here.

Jermaine O'Neal had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks.

阿泰斯特19分6篮板2助攻4抢断1盖帽。

Reggie Miller had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Harrington had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

At the end of the game, players from both sides bid farewell to each other.

Reggie Miller hugged Liu He vigorously: "Little rookie, look forward to seeing you next time!"

Liu He: "I'm looking forward to it too!"

Immediately Artest walked over fiercely, stared at Liu He and said, "Next time, I will lock you up personally!"

Liu He smiled: "Why didn't I lock you up?"

Artest sneered non-stop: "Only by you?"

Players from both sides then returned to the player tunnel.

The Los Angeles fans in the audience are still shouting the names of the Lakers players.

"Kobe Bryant! Kobe Bryant! Kobe Bryant..."

"Shaq O'Neal! Shaq O'Neal! Shaq O'Neal..."

"Liu He! Liu He! Liu He..."

Liu He's cheers were second only to Kobe and O'Neal, and surpassed Malone and Payton.

Payton didn't feel anything, but Malone frowned, but that was all.

After entering the player tunnel, the staff rushed up to greet the players. Of course, Kobe and O'Neal were the first to greet, Liu He was the third, and then Malone and Payton.

This time, Ma Long frowned even deeper, but he still didn't express it.

After showering, change clothes.

Phil also arrived, and he took O'Neill, Kobe, and Liu He to the press conference.

Ma Long was used to it before, but now he feels uncomfortable no matter how he thinks about it.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that he hasn't been to a press conference for a long time.

The other players were sitting in the locker room chatting, and several substitute players chatted about the ball "Old Miller fell down and Liu He shot", and they were very excited.

The displeased Ma Long finally broke out: "Did you guys play well tonight? Aren't you honing your skills and caring about what others are doing?"

Everyone: "..."

Obviously we won the biggest imaginary enemy tonight, are you all happy?

I don't know why Ma Long suddenly went crazy.

Peyton looked at the furious Ma Long, lost in thought, frowning together for a long time.

……

With tonight's games coming to an end, November has finally come to an end.

No.1, the Lakers have 16 wins and 1 loss, leading the way, which is also expected by everyone.

No.2, the Pacers have 14 wins and 3 losses, closely following the Lakers.

No.3, the Kings have 12 wins and 4 losses.

No.4, the Pistons have 12 wins and 6 losses.

Followed by: Mavericks, Hornets, Nuggets, Rockets, Timberwolves, Spurs, 76ers...

Soon, the best player of the month in the East and West will be announced.

The best of the month in the Eastern Conference is the "bearded" Baron Davis of the Hornets. He averaged 24.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game.

The best player of the month in the Western Conference is Peja Stojakovic, the new boss of the Kings, averaging 23.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 52.3% from the field and 42.4% from the three-point range.

In fact, Kobe and O'Neal are also strong contenders for this award.

奥尼尔场均22.3分12.1篮板2.1助攻2.9盖帽，命中率68.5%。

科比场均20.5分5.6篮板8.9助1.9抢断攻，命中率46.9%，三分球命中率35.8%。

Their data is not inferior to Peja, or even surpassed, and this is the data they scored in less than three quarters in most games.

But with the elimination of the same team, plus the reduction of the Lakers' super lineup, this award was finally given to "Liu He's template ceiling" Peja Stojakovic.

……

After that, the award for Rookie of the Month was the one that attracted attention.

In the original time and space, there was no suspense about this award. After all, the peerless twins James and Anthony far surpassed other rookies by a large margin.

However, with the presence of Liu He in this time and space, there have been heated discussions about this award.

Let's look at the data first.

勒布朗·詹姆斯场均17.5分7篮板6.4助攻1.2抢断0.7盖帽，命中率41.9%，三分球命中率32.6%，罚球命中率69.9%，球队战绩4胜13负。

卡梅隆·安东尼场均17.4分6.9篮板3.1助攻1.1抢断0.7盖帽，命中率37.8%，三分球命中率30.8%，罚球命中率73.3%，球队战绩10胜6负。

刘河场均17.4分4.5篮板3.1助攻2.5抢断0.3盖帽，命中率54.2%，三分球命中率58.0%，罚球命中率91.1%，球队战绩16胜1负。

These three people are the first file!
followed by:
Dwyane Wade averaged 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Jarvis Hayes averaged 11.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Chris Bosh averaged 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

These three people are the second gear.

After the first month of playing, the performance of the 2003 rookie has aroused the amazement of all fans.

"There is no doubt that 2003 is a big draft year. There are too many outstanding rookies this year, not weaker than the one in 1996."

"I have a hunch that these newcomers this year will affect the situation of the entire NBA league in the near future."

"NBA is about to usher in the best era!"

……

Back to the Rookie of the Month selection.

Among the six best performers, Anthony and Liu He belong to the West, while James, Wade, Hayes, and Bosh belong to the East.

There is no suspense here in the East, James' data is significantly higher than the other three.

However, in the west, the gap between Liu He and Anthony is not big, which has aroused heated discussions among fans.

Local media in Denver and Los Angeles began to promote the newcomers in their own homes.Some time ago, the two sides had just fought over who was stronger, Anthony or Liu He, and they didn't expect to have a second battle so soon.

Immediately, fans from both sides quickly joined in, and the battle began.

"There is no doubt that this award belongs to Anthony! He is not like some people. He has so many big shots around him, and he only hits this kind of data when scoring is so easy."

"Ridiculous! There are four big guys around Liu He, and he can only pick up leftovers. With limited ball rights, he can play such efficient statistics. On the other hand, in some prospecting shows, the team let him play and gave him unlimited shooting rights. He can't play, and the efficiency is so low that it is laughable!"

"Hmph! No matter what, Anthony will be the boss of the team in the future, and no matter how good Liu He is, he is just a role player. The levels of the two are different, there is nothing comparable."

"The boss of the team? The kind that stops the playoffs every year and goes home to fish? Then I congratulate Anthony. Because whenever Liu He is playing in the finals, Anthony can lie on the beach and enjoy sunbathing, so happy!"

All of a sudden, the two cities of Denver and Los Angeles were in full swing.

But at this time, some Cleveland fans who were unwilling to be lonely jumped out.

"Since you are in such a difficult situation, then I strongly suggest that the league should not divide the award of the best rookie of the month, and just choose the best in the league. Anyway, no matter who it is, it is rubbish in front of James."

This instantly angered fans in Denver and Los Angeles.

"Little James, also wants to compete for the best rookie, hurry up and assist your good brother Ricky Davis! He agrees with you to compete for the best rookie?"

"4 wins and 13 losses, James' team sang all the way, diving for next year's No. [-] pick. By next year, the Cavaliers can have a double No. [-] pick and assist Ricky Davis together."

"Wouldn't Kei Davis be hugging left and right? So happy!"

"I'm not envious. After all, some champions look like they are 80 years old. Who can bear it?"

"You mean, if James is younger, you can hug him? Brother, James is a man! You have really good taste!"

"What's wrong with the man?"

"..."

Faced with the ridicule of the fans in Denver and Los Angeles, the Cleveland people broke the defense and instantly turned on the tearing mode.

In this way, the selection of the best rookie of the month evolved from the Chu-Han dispute to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Two days later, the NBA officially announced the final selection of the Rookie of the Month.

Eastern Rookie of the Month: LeBron James.

Western Conference Rookie of the Month: Carmelo Anthony.

The Los Angeles fans exploded in an instant, all kinds of dissatisfaction, complaining about Liu He.

But it is impossible for the alliance to change the result because of these arguments.

Seeing this, Denver fans are happy.

"The decision made by the league officials has already stated that Anthony is the best rookie of the year! Some people are not good enough to improve themselves, do they only complain on the Internet? No wonder they can only be a role player, and they will never be a star for a lifetime!"

The yin and yang of the Denver fans made the Los Angeles fans break their defenses and shut their mouths obediently, full of unwillingness.

In any case, things finally came to an end in November.

The Lakers are about to start the final month of 2003.

At the beginning of December, the league arranged a difficult schedule for the Lakers, allowing the "bull head and horse noodles" to meet the Lakers.

On December 12, the Lakers challenged the Spurs away.

On December 12, the Lakers challenged the Mavericks in "back-to-back" away games.

With such an arrangement, even the Galacticos Lakers have to go all out.

However, Liu He looked past these two games and looked at the arrangement behind.

On December 12, the Lakers played against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home.

On December 12, the Lakers played against the Denver Nuggets at home.

Rookie of the Month?

If you just won the best rookie of the month and were beaten by No.2, I don't know if you still have the face to continue clamoring.

(End of this chapter)