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Chapter 92 Playoffs First Round (Lakers vs Nuggets)

And just as the eight teams in the East and West are nervously preparing for the playoffs, ESPN has released some data for this season one after another.

As the strongest rookie in 2003, Liu He won a separate page.

This season, Liu He was suspended for 3 games, played 79 games and started 78 games.

11月份场均：17.4分4.5篮板3.1助攻2.5抢断0.3盖帽。

12月份场均：19.2分4.8篮板3.8助攻2.6抢断0.4盖帽。

In January, as Malone, O'Neal, and Kobe were injured one after another, Liu He's data ushered in a surge.

1月份场均：26.9分6.7篮板4助攻2.6抢断0.5盖帽。

2月份场均：25.8分6.9篮板3.9助攻2.8抢断0.9盖帽。

In March, Phil began to control the playing time of veterans and injured players, so although the Lakers were full, Liu He's possession of the ball was not greatly affected.

3月份场均：26.9分6.8篮板3.3助攻2.8抢断0.6盖帽。

Then came the brief month of April, with just eight regular-season games.

4月份场均：22.9分6.1篮板4.1助攻2.7抢断0.5盖帽。

综合下来，刘河在NBA的第一个赛季场均砍下23.2分6.0篮板3.8助攻2.7抢断0.5盖帽，投篮命中率52.1%，三分球命中率46.5%，罚球命中率91.8%。

In the first season of his career, Liu He entered the 180 club.

Others on the Lakers:

科比出场65场，场均23.8分5.5篮板6.3助攻1.7抢断0.4盖帽。

奥尼尔出场67场，场均21.1分11.5篮板2.9助攻2.5盖帽。

马龙出场42场，场均12.8分7.3篮板3.9助攻1.2抢断。

佩顿打了81场，场均13.2分4.1篮板6.6助攻1.2抢断。

A total of five Lakers averaged double figures per game.

Medvedenko averaged 8.4 points and 5 rebounds per game.

George averaged 7.4 points, 4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1 steal per game.

Fisher averaged 7.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

That's the main eight-man rotation for the Lakers.

In the entire league, the rankings of various data have also been released one after another.

Scoreboard:
McGrady became the scoring leader with an average of 28 points per game, Kobe was fourth, Liu He was fifth, and O'Neal was No.12.

Rebounds:
Garnett averaged 13.9 rebounds per game, O'Neal was fifth, and Liu He was No.60.

Assists list:
Kidd led the league in assists with 9.2 times.Payton ninth, Kobe tenth, Liu He No.40 fifth.

Steals list:
Liu He won the steals title with 2.7 steals, Beard ranked second with 2.4, Marion and Artest tied for third with 2.1.

Block list:
Theo Ratliff won the block leader with 3.6 times, followed by Big Ben with 3 times and Kirilenko with 2.8 times.

On the rookie list, Liu He's data also has a clear advantage.

刘河场均23.2分6.0篮板3.8助攻2.7抢断0.5盖帽。

安东尼场均21分6.1篮板2.8助攻1.2抢断0.5盖帽。

詹姆斯场均20.9分5.5篮板5.9助攻1.4抢断0.7盖帽。

韦德场均16.2分4篮板4.5助攻1.4抢断0.6盖帽。

Hinrich 12 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.3 steals.

波什场均11.5分7.4篮板1助攻0.8抢断1.4盖帽。

……

Therefore, Liu He's data, team record, direct matchup performance, attention... completely crushed all the rookies of the same class, and the best rookie has basically stabilized.

……

On April 2004, 4, the much-anticipated playoffs finally started.

The format of the first round of the playoffs is: host, host, guest, host, guest.

So tonight, the Lakers will meet the challenging Nuggets in Los Angeles.

At 7:[-] in the evening, the appearance ceremony was about to begin, and Kobe rushed to the Staples Center in a hurry, and he had to prepare for the appearance before he had time to warm up.

This is also a microcosm of Kobe's season. Off-court troubles and injuries have caused his data to fall off a cliff this season, and his state is up and down.

This also sounded the alarm for Liu He. If he wants to play well, he should not cause trouble outside the court.

The visiting team, the Nuggets, played first, and they were still familiar with the starting lineup.

Fifth position: Marcus Camby.

Number four: Nene Hilario.

Number three: Carmelo Anthony.

The second spot: Voshan Leonard.

Number one: Andre Miller.

Los Angeles fans booed overwhelmingly as usual.

Amidst the noise, Anthony, who participated in the playoffs for the first time, was not only not nervous, but excited.

This guy is a natural big-time player.

Then, the Lakers played.

Fifth position: Shaq O'Neal.

Number four: Karl Malone.

Number three: Liu He.

Number two: Kobe Bryant.

Number one: Gary Payton.

Liu He was the first to play.

The DJ shouted loudly: "Super rookie of 2003! King of the three-point shooting contest! MVP of the rookie challenge! All-star starter! Our best marksman! Devil Liu from Wake Forest University... River!"

Then there's Payton.

"Nine-time All-Star! Nine-time All-NBA Team! Nine-time All-Defensive Team! Best Defensive Player! Stealing King! Playmaker on the court...glove plus... Ray Payton."

Then came Malone.

"Fourteen-time All-Star! Fourteen-time Best Team! Four-time Best Defensive Team! Two-time regular season MVP! Two-time All-Star MVP! The spiritual pillar postcard on the court... El Malone."

Then came Kobe.

"Six-time All-Star! Five-time All-NBA! Four-time All-Defensive Team! One-time All-Star MVP! Three-time NBA Champion! The tough guy on the court...Peter Pan...By Bryant."

And finally O'Neill.

"Eleven All-Stars! Ten All-NBA Teams! Three All-Defensive Teams! One Regular Season MVP! Two All-Star MVPs! Three Finals MVPs! Three NBA Championships! Cornerstone on the court... Shark Shark ... Ke O'Neill!"

These honors alone made all the Los Angeles fans excited.

But all the members of the Nuggets on the opposite side just felt dizzy, and the young Nuggets players couldn't help but question... Can we really defeat such an opponent?

This is the playoffs!

Before the game started, the DJ on the scene had already started to exert his strength, trying to give the opponent a head-on blow, and let him show off first.

Seeing that his teammates were depressed, Andre Miller said loudly: "Guys! Facing such an opponent, every round is our victory. Losing is not shameful! Winning is glory! In this case, Then why not let go of all burdens and fight to the death with your opponent."

Nene, who was already full of passion, immediately became excited, beat his chest heavily, and shouted loudly: "Do it!"

Immediately, Camby and Leonard also smiled.

And Anthony stared straight at Liu He on the opposite side, becoming more determined.

Immediately, the game officially began.

In the jump ball session, "jumping man" Camby jumped high, defeated O'Neal, and turned the ball back to his home court.

Miller moved upfield, gesturing for Camby to come out for the pick-and-roll.

Another one who wants to target O'Neill.

O'Neal's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is weak, or if he can't defend, he will be trained by the opponent's small guard.

However, the Lakers have been practicing for a season and have already responded to this.

O'Neal stayed in the penalty area, and Malone ran out with Camby.

Immediately, Camby blocked Payton and forced Malone to switch on Miller.

Miller immediately accelerated to get rid of Payton, trying to break through Malone.

However, Malone's speed is not bad, keeping up with Miller's speed.

Miller himself didn't have a chance to make a phone call, and immediately passed the ball to Camby, who was running down.

Camby beat Payton strongly. This is a standard big fight, and Payton naturally couldn't bear it.

But Liu He's reaction was quick, and he rushed over as soon as Camby received the ball, and cooperated with Payton to pinch Camby.

Camby played one against two, and he naturally turned off the fire because he didn't have much autonomous offensive ability, standing outside the penalty area looking for teammates to respond.

At this time, Kobe and Malone showed a wealth of defensive experience, pressing their defenders and preventing them from responding to Camby.

Camby looked around and found that his teammates couldn't catch him, and he didn't have the ability to make a good pass, so he could only face Payton and Liu He and throw the basketball into the basket.

Bang!

Of course the ball won't go in.

But Camby threw it a bit too hard, and the basketball bounced far away.

O'Neal was a little far away, and was grabbed by the "Brazilian Beast" Nene and grabbed an offensive rebound.

O'Neal pounced on Nene, but Nene had already taken off, completed the shot, and scored with a rebound.

Swish!
0: 2.

"Roar!"

Nene, who took the lead in scoring, roared excitedly. This was also the first playoff score in his career.

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Director Zhang Weiping shook his head regretfully: "Oh, the Lakers defended so well, but unfortunately in the end it was just a little bit of luck that allowed the Nuggets to score."

"However, Nene is also worthy of praise. For the first time in his career, he dared to fight hard in the playoffs, and he did not hesitate at all."

Lakers offense.

Payton suppressed the rhythm and advanced slowly.

"Guys, the game has just started, we just need to play our own rhythm."

The other four made up their minds and began to move according to the tactics.

Liu He, Ma Long, and Payton pulled away from one side.

O'Neal and Kobe occupy the other side.

O'Neal asked for the ball in the low post, and Kobe stood at a 45-degree angle and gave the ball to O'Neal.

The moment the ball was in O'Neal's hands, Kobe suddenly started without the ball, crossed Leonard's marking, and ran to the bottom line.

O'Neal reacted quickly and immediately passed the ball back to Kobe.

Kobe pulled up and shot, Leonard jumped up to block, but there was nothing he could do about Kobe who jumped high, Kobe jumped too high.

It's a pity that the ball missed by a tiny bit and hit the front of the basket.

Bang!

Camby blocked O'Neal and protected the rebound.

The Nuggets attack.

Miller followed behind Camby, relying on Camby's cover to advance slowly.

At the free throw line, Camby stopped suddenly, turned around, and firmly blocked Payton.

Miller seized the opportunity, accelerated instantly, and got rid of Payton.

Malone could only switch defenses against Miller, but Miller still couldn't get rid of Malone and gave the ball to Camby who was running down again.

Camby was prepared this time, and before Liu He and Payton could complete the pincer attack, he pushed Payton away and completed the shot.

The basketball hit the backboard, jumped on the basket again, and fell into the basket.

Swish!
0: 4.

The performance of the Nuggets Twin Towers tonight was very impressive, which opened up the situation for the Nuggets.

But the Lakers remained unmoved.

Payton slowly advanced, and went to O'Neal first in the frontcourt.

O'Neal forced Camby under the basket.

Kobe did not approach the bottom line this time, but approached the three-point line to open the distance for O'Neal.

O'Neill took advantage of the situation to lower his center of gravity, sat down and dug in slowly.

Naturally, Camby couldn't bear the shark's weight of more than 300 kilograms, and he retreated steadily.

Seeing this, Nene immediately rushed forward to help defend O'Neill.

O'Neal held the basketball high, dodged Nene's arm, and passed the ball to Malone.

Anthony quickly defended Malone.

Ma Long passed on to Liu He again.

However, Anthony took three steps and made two steps at the same time, and even threw himself back in front of Liu He. Anthony also fought hard tonight.

Moreover, Anthony was not particularly strong in his rookie season, he did not gain weight to the point of exaggeration, and his foot speed was very fast.

As long as he wants, he can keep up with any player in the second and third positions.After all, anyway, Anthony is also a prospect of the platinum generation, and his talent is very top.

Liu He didn't rush, took advantage of the opportunity to make a fake shot, and pointed to Anthony.

There is no way, Liu He is too accurate, and he is tall enough.

No defender can remain indifferent when Liu He makes a shot.

Because as long as he hesitated for a moment, Liu He really made a shot, and the defender would not be able to block the shot.

This is also a bug with flak guns, their shot fakes are more deceptive.

Watching Anthony jump up, Liu He dribbled the ball behind Malone.

Ma Long used his generous body to block Nene who wanted to pounce on him, creating space for Liu He to shoot.

Liu He took off and shot.

Swish!
2: 4.

Cheers erupted from the Staples Center.

Liu He in the playoffs is still their most trusted shooter, whether it is a mid-range shot or a three-pointer.

Liu He, who scored, found Anthony and began to show off: "Melon, it's 2-0!"

Liu He wants to arouse Anthony's desire to score.

Tonight, however, Anthony was calm.

"Sorry, it's 4 to 2!"

This guy……

Liu He smiled, the stronger the opponent, the more excited he is.

The Nuggets attack.

Miller continued to play pick-and-roll tactics.

In the first two rounds, the Nuggets relied on this tactic to score 4 points in a row, which proves that this tactic is correct.

Only this time, Payton was ready and kept watching Camby's position from the corner of his eye.

As soon as Camby started to go up, Payton got stuck in the position early and blocked Camby with his body.

The Nuggets' pick-and-roll didn't work.

Miller is also exceptionally calm.

After all, I, "Mok Wenwei", have also seen big scenes.

Miller first backed away from the three-point line, waited until he slowed down, and then forced Payton by himself.

It's a pity that he still couldn't get rid of Payton.

Miller didn't stick to the ball either, and quickly passed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony faced Liu He one step inside the three-point line, which was his shooting sweet spot.

Liu He subconsciously pushed forward to defend against Anthony's shot.

Anthony continued to take tentative steps, and he chose to pull up directly, but under the interference of Liu He, the shot missed.

Bang!

O'Neal didn't give Camby and Nene another chance this time, and took the rebound into his arms strongly.

Lakers offense.

Payton continued to pass the ball to O'Neal in the frontcourt.

O'Neal got the ball in the low post and immediately started making waves, forcing the opponent to double-team.

The moment Nene rushed forward, O'Neill passed Malone in seconds.

Malone pulled up and shot.

Swish!
4: 4.

(End of this chapter)