I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 66 This Is Not Your Brazil Team
2004 1 Month 20 Day.

The Los Angeles Lakers are at home against the Phoenix Suns.

Just the day before the game, there was news from the Lakers:

Lakers star Kobe Bryant suffered a sudden recurrence of his shoulder injury during practice.

After a preliminary inspection, Bryant needs to recuperate at least until February before he can make a comeback, and the exact date is still uncertain.

The Lakers F4 injured 3 at once.

Karl Malone's right knee is out until at least March.

Shaquille O'Neal's big toe will basically not come back in January.

Kobe Bryant's shoulder injury will not return until at least February.

There is only one old "glove" Payton left.

All of a sudden, the entire Los Angeles was "sorrowful", and the fans of the Lakers seemed to be lost and depressed.

The current Lakers really have no one available!

"Wow, why are our Lakers so unlucky this year, the core has been seriously injured one after another, abolished! Abolished!"

"Five starters, only Payton and Liu He are left. How can we play this game?"

"Look a little better. Fortunately, it's not a season-ending reimbursement. O'Neal, Kobe, and Malone will all come back one after another. It's good that it doesn't affect the playoffs."

"Will it really not affect the playoffs? The three main players are injured, and the team doesn't even have enough time to run in. And the injury will definitely affect the physical condition and competitive state!"

"Oh, that can't be helped. But at least I can fight..."

"Just these few games, the Lakers are probably sad."

……

The morning of the game.

Public training within the Lakers team.

O'Neal and Kobe sat courtside in suits, watching the others practice.

Ma Long had an operation and was still lying in the hospital.

O'Neal is an old injury and just needs to rest.

Kobe's case is more serious, and the season will be reimbursed if he undergoes surgery.So Kobe decided to do conservative treatment first, and wait until this season is over before undergoing surgery.

Therefore, although Kobe and O'Neal cannot play, they can participate in team activities.

After the training was over, Liu He was interviewed by reporters and poured out his bitterness.

"These two guys with more than 3000 million US dollars are sitting on the sidelines to rest, but they want me, a rookie with 90 US dollars, to work hard on the court. I refuse to accept it, and I want to make up for it!"

Liu He yelled exaggeratedly while shaking his head and tail, making everyone around him laugh.

Jerry Bass, who was standing on the second floor "inspecting his own country", also shook his head with laughter.

"Young man, you can make up for it, I will give you a chance!"

Old Bass spoke immediately.

Under everyone's expectant eyes, Old Buss continued.

"If you can lead the team to victory tonight, I will give you a Ferrari! Of course, every player who plays will also get a Rolex gold watch!"

Whoa whoa whoa!
All the Lakers players screamed.

They are not Kobe or O'Neill. Many of them hold a basic salary or are in the middle class. A Rolex gold watch is also a fortune for them.

Satisfied with the players' reactions, Old Buss looked at Liu He again: "Young man, do you have anything else to say?"

Liu He thought for a while: "I don't care about Ferrari and Rolex... I just want to win, really!"

Hahahaha!

The audience burst out laughing again.

"Rookie, are you lying to a ghost?"

"Three-year-olds won't be fooled by you!"

"Admit it, you just want a Ferrari and a gold watch!"

……

Soon, this so-called "Ferrari Battle" agreement was spread and sparked extensive discussions among fans.

After all, this is Los Angeles.

The story happened again with the Lakers.

Ferrari is also involved.

……

All these make the fans talk about it.

After all, it's a Ferrari. For the vast majority of people, if they didn't have it when they were born, they won't have it in this life.

Even for NBA players in this era, those who can drive a Ferrari basically have to be at the star level.

"The owner of the Lakers team is very generous!"

"No wonder superstars are willing to go to Los Angeles, the reason has been found."

"I also want to go to the Lakers, what should I do? As long as I play, I can get a gold Rolex watch!"

"Big wool! Are you really brainless? You need to win to send Ferrari and Rolex. Why do you think the current Lakers can win?"

"Yeah, without O'Neal, Kobe, and Malone, the three main players, the current strength of the Lakers is purely at the bottom of the league."

"Don't talk about winning, as long as you don't lose by 30 points, you are considered a success."

……

Amidst the heated discussions among the fans, the Suns arrived in Los Angeles.

The Suns are actually not having a good time this season.

Team boss Stephen Marbury was in trouble off the court, and the management couldn't bear it and sent him to the New York Knicks.

The second head of the team, Amare Stoudemire, was reimbursed for the season.

The two cores are absent, and the Suns have a lot of possessions.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, "Singles Joe" Joe Johnson and "Brazilian Lightning" Leandro Barbosa made their names.

These two guys have been great in recent games.

Recently, Joe averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game in singles, which is close to that of a first-tier star.

And Barbosa has recently averaged 10.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and has also secured his starting guard position.

And the improvement of data will also improve people's self-confidence.

After arriving in Los Angeles, the Suns were interviewed by the media and were naturally asked about the Ferrari battle.

Joe is relatively humble in singles: "Of course I hope that Liu He can get a Ferrari, but I also hope that my team can win."

As for Barbosa, who has always been at odds with Liu He, he is full of self-confidence, and seems to have forgotten the lesson Liu He taught him before.

"A car of Ferrari's level should not be owned by anyone, right?"

The rain stopped, the sky cleared, and Barbossa felt like he was doing again!

Dare to openly challenge Liu He.

……

At 7:[-] in the evening, the appearance ceremony of both sides.

Visiting Suns:
Fifth position: Jack Voskull.

Number four: Sean Marion.

Number three: Joe Johnson.

Number two: Casey Jacobson.

Number one: Leandro Barbosa.

It is worth mentioning that the former head coach of the Suns, Frank Johnson, dismissed get out of class.

He was replaced by rookie head coach Mike D'Antoni.

D'Antoni coached the Nuggets for 98 regular season games in the 99-50 season, but soon dismissed get out of class.

This is his second coaching season.

The Lakers come out, and their starting lineup for tonight is:

Fifth position: Medvedenko.

Number four: Liu He.

Number three: George.

Second position: Payton.

Number one: Fisher.

Although the three main players of the Lakers are injured and absent, the Staples Center is still full.

It's just that at the appearance ceremony, the fans were not as excited as they used to be.

Calling tonight's game is the trio of TNT: Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Steve Kerr.

The topic of the three people is naturally inseparable from the "Ferrari Battle".

"These are two equally unlucky teams. The players they lost can organize a world champion!"

Smith was the first to tease.

O'Neal, Malone, Stoudemire, Kobe, Marbury... It shouldn't be wrong to say that this lineup is the world champion.

"So we have to watch a chicken pecking at each other."

Barkley's mouth is really poisonous.

Cole shook his head: "I don't think so. Joe Johnson has played very well recently. I think he has the potential to become a team leader. As for Liu He...he is the king of the 2003 class. This game is still Very interesting."

Barkley was surprised: "So, do you think Liu He has surpassed all rookies in the 2003 class? Including LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade...these geniuses? "

Cole, who had already turned into Liu Chui, said without hesitation: "Of course. Whether it's statistics, records, or performance in direct matches...Liu He has already defeated all the rookies in his class, hasn't he?"

Barkley nodded: "OK! OK! You're right!"

But Smith interjected: "However, I have noticed that some fans question Liu He. The reason why he has such a performance is because he has F4 by his side. And James, Anthony, Wade, Bosh... the teammates around him are amazing. Not even close."

Cole smiled: "Then tonight, these people have a chance to realize their mistakes."

Smith and Barkley were taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

Who is Liu He's teammate tonight?

The 36-year-old Payton, Medvedenko, George, Fisher...there should be no teammates in the league worse than this.

There are also big Z and Boozer beside James, not including Ricky Davis who was sent away.

Wade also has Odom and Eddie Jones around him.

Bosh is surrounded by Carter in his prime.

Anthony is surrounded by Andre Miller and Marcus Camby.

……

Now, they can no longer find the excuse of "teammates can't do it".

Liu He's teammates are even worse than them!
Of course, the premise is that Liu He has to win the game and perform well.

And before the start of the game, Cole already felt that Liu He would win, that's right, Liu Chui!

The game is about to start.

The Lakers players gathered around the bench, listening to Phil's final instructions.

"Get ready to play, Gary, you shout slogans!"

Payton waved his hand: "Let the little guy come tonight."

Liu He didn't give way, and walked to the middle of the encirclement.

"Guys, for the victory...go to Nima's victory! Well, I admit, it's for Rolex and Ferrari, fight!"

"Fight!"

Everyone echoed in unison, much louder than usual.

Immediately, Liu He took the lead on the court.

On the Suns side, the five starters have been waiting for a long time.

Especially Barbosa, who looked as if he wanted to compete with Liu He.

"Liu He, your Ferrari is gone!"

Before the game even started, Barbosa began to provoke.

Liu He ignored Barbosa at all, but looked at the Suns bench.

"Mr. D'Antoni, is there really no one available in your team? Why can all rubbish be placed in the first position in the starting lineup?"

Payton behind him rolled his eyes, and "detailed communication and exchanges" with the opposing coach seemed to have become Liu He's daily routine.

The phrase "Mr. Jeff, Merry Christmas" is even talked about by fans.

Peyton regretted teaching Liu He the ability of trash talking.

But after he thought about it, with Liu He's talent for trash talking, if he didn't teach him, he wouldn't be able to learn it?

Seeing Liu He mocking him in front of his head coach, Barbosa became anxious.

Fortunately, D'Antoni had heard about Liu He's style a long time ago, and said indifferently: "Leandro is an excellent player. He is competent for this position and has done a very good job."

Barbossa was overjoyed: Liu He villain!Because you also want to provoke the relationship between me and the head coach?Don't think about it!

Liu He didn't look at Barbosa at all, and just said to D'Antoni: "Mr. D'Antoni, stop lying to yourself! Have you forgotten how Coach Frank Johnson dismissed get out of class?"

Of course it's because of the team's poor record, and it's the blame!
What does this have to do with Barbossa?
D'Antoni was about to listen to Liu He's answer, but Liu He had already turned around and left.

D'Antoni: "..."

"Stupidity, hum!"

Then the game officially started.

In the jump ball stage, the Suns won the ball in the first round of offense.

Barbosa started instantly, broke through at the speed of light, rushed to the frontcourt, and completed a layup before the Lakers could react.

0: 2.

"Roar!"

Barbosa, who won the opener, roared loudly and looked at Liu He provocatively again.

Coach Mike D'Antoni on the sidelines also crossed his arms and smiled proudly.

"Training defenders, I'm a professional!"

Even many Los Angeles fans at the scene were surprised by Barbosa's speed.

Lakers offense.

As the defensive gate of the Suns, Marion followed Liu He every step of the way.

Obviously, everyone knows who the core of this Lakers team is now.

Liu He ran to the top of the arc and made a cross run with Payton.

Crossover running, receiving and passing the ball, receiving jump shots...is one of Liu He's regular scoring methods.

The Suns have already responded.

The moment Liu He and Payton came into contact, Marion and Barbosa stared at Liu He at the same time.

But at this moment, they found that Liu He didn't catch the ball at all.

The ball is still in Payton's hands!
When Marion and Payton came back to their senses, Payton had already accelerated to break through to the middle distance, stopped and shot a jumper.

Barbosa, who was a beat slower, didn't have time to do any interference or blocking, and could only watch Payton make a move.

Swish!
2: 2.

"The mouth is quite powerful. Is this the only skill in your hand?"

As one of the great masters of trash talk in the NBA, Payton naturally would not miss this opportunity, and spit behind Barbosa's ear.

The Suns attack.

Barbosa continued to break through with the ball.

The bloated "little fish" Fisher couldn't keep up with Barbosa at all.

But Payton on the flank had been waiting for a long time, cut off Barbosa's breakthrough line, and cooperated with Fisher to pinch Barbosa.

All of a sudden, Barbossa was male.

On one side is the strong sense of oppression of "Glove" Payton, and on the other side is the hunk "Ayu" who can carry James.

Without saying a word, the two old men directly started the zero-distance physical contact and communication.

Have you ever eaten Chinese delicacy Roujiamo?

Haven't eaten?
Then let's try the meat sandwich first!

Barbosa, who fell into the food, immediately made a mistake.

The Lakers took the opportunity to play a defensive counterattack, and Payton assisted Liu He in the frontcourt to score a dunk.

boom!
4: 2.

The Suns attack again.

"Rookie, compared to Liu He, you are not even as good as a lump of xiang, you are still a loose xiang."

Barbosa endured Payton's verbal attacks and continued to look for opportunities to attack.

When he broke through into the paint again, he was immediately surrounded by the Lakers.

Barbossa is indeed fast.

So the Lakers have already dealt with it. As long as he breaks through to the paint area, the Lakers will use at least two people to pinch him.

Barbosa's passing ability is much worse than his speed.

Surrounded by the crowd, he couldn't even see his teammates.

Barbosa forcibly jumped up and shot, but Liu He directly pushed him down.

The Lakers took advantage of the trend to launch a fast break, and Liu He made a ground pass to assist George with a dunk.

6: 2.

On the way back to the defense, passing by the bench of the Suns, Liu He said intentionally or unintentionally: "People who use such good food will naturally have a bad record. If the record is not good, they will naturally have to dismiss get out of class. Mr. Frank is a lesson from the past, but unfortunately some people just don't like it." Take your lesson."

D'Antoni's face turned ugly for a moment, and he yelled at Barbosa: "Leandro, share the ball, this is not your Brazil team!"

(End of this chapter)