Almighty legend life

Chapter 62 Preseason

At the beginning of October 1996, the 96-97 season NBA preseason game officially started. Liu Han's Los Angeles Lakers will usher in their first home game of the new season on October 10, against the Houston Rockets.

The Lakers' roster for the new season has been determined. The center positions are Shaquille O'Neal, Tyrese Knight, Sean Lux; the power forwards are Elden Campbell and Kerry Blunt; the small forwards are Cedric Se Barros, Jeremy Kersey, George McLeod; shooting guards are Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones; point guards are Van Exel, Liu Han, Lumir Robinson.

In the first game of the preseason, the Lakers' starting five were center O'Neal, power forward Robert Horry, small forward Cedric Ceballos, shooting guard Eddie Jones and point guard Van Exel.Head coach Del Harris did not arrange for this year's rookie starters. He is a coach who pursues safety.

The Houston Rockets stopped in the second round of the playoffs last season. They met the nemesis Seattle Supersonics and were swept out. This year the team ushered in strong new aid. Charles Barkley joined the Houston Rockets freely. Charles Barkley, who won the first championship in his career, let go of his face. He hoped to win a championship ring at the end of his career. Injuries made this tough guy who is easy to hug and fight injustice lower his high head.

The purpose of the preseason is to adjust the team lineup, enrich the team's style of play, and test the status of new and old players. In this kind of game, the main players will not play too much time, and the team will provide a lot of opportunities for the rookies on the bench. .

In the preseason game against the Houston Rockets, O'Neal played 10 minutes and scored 26 points and 13 rebounds. He will do his best every time he faces Olajuwon.Liu Han played 7 minutes in the second half and scored 6 points and 4 assists. His performance was stable and mature, which attracted the attention of many media and fans. Kobe Bryant played 14 minutes and shot 6 of 3 shots. He had no assists and rebounds. The two free throws scored a total of 10 points, and he showed his desire to attack in the game.

The Houston Rockets did not play Charles Barkley, who has been struggling with his back and chose to rest in the preseason.Olajuwon is still brave, scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. The aging "Dream" can still achieve results that make young people sigh by relying on experience.

In the end, the Lakers won the game 104-96.

The second preseason game of the Lakers will go to the plateau to challenge the Denver Nuggets. In the last game, the point guard Mark Jackson, who averaged 10 points and 7.8 assists per game in the Indiana Pacers, came to the Denver Nuggets this season. In 1992 Lafonso Ellis, the fifth pick in the first round, has gradually become the team's main scoring point.Liu Han's former teammate George Zidek is now in the Nuggets. His situation is not very good. The team seems to not need such a slow-moving insider. George can only be a "towel man" in the game.Liu Han greeted George Zidek during the warm-up.

Liu Han didn't get a chance to play in this game. He watched the whole game in front of the drinking fountain. Kobe Bryant played 12 minutes and scored 10 points.

The third preseason game of the Lakers went to Boston, where they will challenge the Boston Celtics at the North Shore Garden Arena.Since Larry Bird retired in 92, the Celtics have fallen into a cycle of rebuilding every season. The chaos in the management has affected this once legendary team.

The Celtics selected Anthony Walker of the University of Kentucky in the draft for several years. Liu Han played against this player in the NCAA finals.

In this game against the Celtics, Liu Han got a lot of opportunities. He first played as a substitute for the main point guard Van Exel at the end of the first half, and then played the entire second quarter.

When Liu Han first played, the game was still 3 minutes away from the end of the first quarter. After receiving a baseline serve from his teammate in the backcourt, he steadily pushed forward to the frontcourt. The substitute center Elden Campbell had already reached his position inside. Liu Han Han didn't hesitate, and directly hoisted the ball into the inside line. Campbell successfully singled the Celtics inside player and scored two points with a hook. Liu Han got an assist.

Facing the Celtics' offense next, Liu Han showed his solid defensive skills. He tightly entangled the opponent's defender Di Brown who weighed only 73 kilograms.Di Brown made a mistake in the face of Liu Han's oppressive defense, and the ball was directly cut off by Liu Han.After Liu Han quickly advanced to the opponent's half, he did not enter the opponent's penalty area, but directly stopped at the three-point line for a jumper. Liu Han's left-handed basketball shot hit the net with a beautiful arc.

Liu Han's three-pointer made the Lakers' bench cheer. Although they all knew how powerful Liu Han's three-pointer was, it was the first time he shot a three-pointer in an official game. O'Neal liked this look very much. Some simple oriental kid, at least he won't mind some of his jokes that aren't too much.

Liu Han's three-pointer made Di Brown a little angry. As a "veteran" who has played in the NBA for five seasons, he was bullied by rookies. This is something he can't stand, and he feels that he must pay it back.

Di Brown tried to break through Liu Han's defense after advancing to the frontcourt, but he underestimated Liu Han's wingspan. Liu Han once again made an emergency stop on the three-point line and hit a three-pointer. This time the three-pointer made the Lakers bench cheer again. Even Kobe, who was not convinced by Liu Han, waved Towel cheers for Liu Han.

Liu Han, who played less than 3 minutes in the first quarter, scored six points and one assist.In the second quarter, Liu Han continued to be on the field. He relied on his physical advantage to completely blow up the opponent's backup point guard Di Brown. After playing the entire second quarter, Liu Han made 5 shots from outside the three-point line, all of which were hit, and he also won. With 4 assists, the bench leading the Lakers led the opponent by [-] points at halftime.

Liu Han sat on the bench all the time in the second half, and head coach Del Harris chose to test Lumir Robinson in the second half, but the latter's performance was not satisfactory.

After the game, Liu Han was praised by some media in Los Angeles. They called Liu Han the Reggie Miller of the Lakers. His precise three-pointer left a deep impression on both the fans and the media.

In the fourth game, Liu Han sat on the bench again. He didn't get 1 minute of playing time, but Kobe Bryant got 10 minutes of playing time. His performance in the game was very average. Facing Detroit Kobe seemed very uncomfortable with the fierce physical confrontation of the Pistons. His body was not yet able to withstand the strong confrontation, and the compact game of the NBA also made the young Kobe feel tired.

In the fifth game, Liu Han unexpectedly got the chance to start. The starting point guard Van Exel felt a little uncomfortable in his ankle before the game started and gave up the game. Liu Han won the start at the Great Western Forum Chance.

The opponent in this preseason game is the Sacramento Kings. Liu Han can see his old teammate Teus Edney. Teus Edney, who learned that Liu Han can start before the game, can't help but feel a little emotional. The goofy kid is now on the verge of overtaking himself, and he's still fighting for his chance to play in the game.

Liu Han has withstood a lot of tests in this game. Mickey Richmond of the Kings faced Liu Han. Richmond, who averaged 23.1 points and 1.5 steals per game last season, gave Liu Han a good shot Liu Han, who played the entire first quarter, was defended by his opponent without scoring a point, and also made 4 turnovers.Liu Han seemed very uncomfortable facing Richmond's brown sugar-style defense. The fierce physical confrontation made Liu Han unable to take a shot easily, and he even started to make mistakes in passing the ball.

Liu Han, who was resting off the court in the second quarter, reflected on himself. He felt that he had underestimated the NBA. Every player here was able to join after training that almost exceeded the limit of the human body. No one can relax here. Spirit.

Liu Han, who returned to the court in the third quarter, finally began to gradually adapt to the opponent's defense, and he was able to show his power in the next game.After the beginning of the third quarter, Liu Han no longer controlled the ball in his hands all the time. After halftime, he gave the ball to the inside line, and he started to run to open up space, and received two shots from the inside line in succession. Hit a three-pointer after passing the ball.Liu Han, who opened up the situation, successfully broke through Richmond's defense several times with his own dribbling rhythm, and sent a lot of comfortable passes to the opponent.

In the fourth quarter, Liu Han finally adapted to the intensity of the game. He began to control the rhythm of the game. Finally, relying on Liu Han's excellent performance in the second half, the Lakers won the game 96-91. Liu Han played 32 minutes and scored 15 goals. Plus 11 assists, this is his first double-double.Kobe played 14 minutes in this game and scored 12 points relying on Liu Han's assists. After all, the two had cooperated together a year ago and had a certain tacit understanding.

Liu Han's outstanding performance in this game also made the fans in Los Angeles start to rejoice. They felt that the team had finally achieved certain results in this year's draft.

In the next three preseason games, Liu Han could get about ten to 15 minutes of playing time in each game. In the little playing time, he showed his mature and stable autumn style, and his precise three-pointers also made the fans feel happy. And the media remembered this tall point guard.Kobe also gained a certain amount of playing time in these three games, and he also began to gradually adapt to the rhythm and confrontation of the game.

The eight preseason games of the Lakers are all over. They have achieved six wins and two losses.

　Send it at the third watch, please collect it, please recommend it
　　


(End of this chapter)