The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 87 The Emperor's Treatment

The game on the field has already begun.

The Pacers are ninth in the East, two games behind the Chicago Bulls, who are eighth in the East.

If they work hard, they still have a glimmer of hope to reach the playoffs.

It's a pity that their next schedule is more torturous, and this hope is extremely slim.

Li Xun defends Pacers boss Danny Granger tonight.

Strange to say, the Pacers team is rich in top small forwards.

70s Hall of Famer "Marquis" Roger Brown.

Chuck Berson in the late 80s.

The proud swingman of the 90s, Reggie Miller.

Next Jaylen Rose, Artest.

Then there was Granger, and later "Pickled Pepper" Paul George.

After the game started, Granger played two attacks in a row, but the results were not satisfactory.

Li Xun's offensive characteristics against Granger are simply not very clear.

This guy has a top-notch defense, is also accurate on three-pointers, and has outstanding shooting ability. It can be said to be a standard small forward template.

But he has some fatal flaws developed from childhood.

That is, every time he breaks through with the ball, he always dribbles from right to left.

In addition, his attack on the right is inversely proportional to the attack on the left. The stronger the right, the weaker the left.

It is precisely because of these weaknesses that there are rules to follow when defending Granger's offense.

Just need to strangle Granger's right attack, basically it is difficult for him to play an efficient game.

There were even some insidious defensive players, because they knew how Granger would fight, they deliberately tripped and injured Granger.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Granger has had many injuries in his career.

In the first two rounds of defense, Li Xun first set up on the right side of Granger, forcing him to play to the left.

With defense like this, Granger's threat was greatly reduced.

After Li Xun talked with Dumars yesterday, he plans to help Afflalo improve his statistics at the end of the regular season.

On the one hand, I want to increase the transaction value of Afflalo.

On the other hand, it can be regarded as compensation for Afflalo.

Li Xun doesn't need data at all now.

To be precise, there is no need for those sparse and ordinary data, and data like 20+10 is useless to him at all.

If he can select awards such as scoring champion or rebounding champion this year, then he still cares about statistics.

The key is now that Li Xun has played too few games, and he simply can't get into the rankings of the top five benign statistics such as scoring champion.

If you want to enter these rankings, according to the current rules, you must either play more than 70 games, or you must get one of 1400 points, 800 rebounds or 400 assists.

Of course, if these two conditions are not met, it does not mean that there is no way to be listed.

For example, Li Xun played 20 games this season and scored a total of 1600 points, averaging 80 points per game.

Then based on the minimum 58 appearances, his average of 80 points per game will be converted to an average of 27.6 points per game.

If no other qualified player in the league has more than 27.6 points, Li Xun can still win the scoring title.

But this is obviously impossible.

An average of 80 points per game is a statistic that even fantasy novels cannot write.

So Li Xun doesn't expect to be able to enter the top five lists at all. He only needs to ensure that the team wins, and it doesn't matter if his own data is more or less.

Help to get stuck and find a comfortable breakthrough route.

When you get to the basket, help block the opponent's inside defender.

Do pick-and-rolls, grab offensive rebounds and feed the ball, share defensive responsibilities.

Efflalo on the field is simply enjoying the treatment of the emperor.

With a nanny like Li Xun, it's hard to think about Afflalo's statistics.

The key point is that Afflalo's own strength is strong enough, after all, he has the potential to average 18+ per game.

At the end of the first quarter, under the care of Li Xun, he had scored 12 points.

Jordan was also outstanding tonight.

It may be because of too much humiliation encountered in the draft, which led to Jordan's great hostility towards all the centers in the 08 class.

Gao Yuanyuan was the 17th pick in the first round, a lot higher than Jordan.

In order to prove that those teams are blind, Jordan desperately confronted Gao Yuanyuan tonight.

Judging from the situation, it is obvious that Jordan is better than Gao Yuanyuan in rebounding and defense.

In the second quarter, Sun Yue started to play.

Li Xun was sitting off the field, staring at Sun Yue on the field with a dumbfounded look.

Tonight, Sun Yue didn't know what stimulated him. He made two three-pointers and hit them all.

This is just too rare.

"Could it be that the kneading effect is really miraculous?"

Li Xun couldn't help guessing.

Michael Curry sat on the sidelines and couldn't stop nodding. He was very satisfied with Sun Yue's performance.

In common sense, with Sun Yue's physical fitness, he shouldn't be able to shoot so badly.

After all, his height and wingspan are there, and his jumping ability is not bad, so it is difficult for defensive players to interfere with him.

What really restricts his three-point shooting rate is likely to be his lack of self-confidence.

Facing the defense of NBA players, I felt timid directly, so it would be strange if I could make a shot.

Now that he has got a lot of opportunities to play in the Pistons, he has become more confident, and it is normal for him to have a higher shooting percentage.

In the second half of the game, taking advantage of Li Xun's absence, Granger led the team to launch a counterattack and almost tied the score.

However, the offensive came to an abrupt end after Li Xun appeared on the stage.

At the end of the game, the Pacers lost to the boos of the home fans.

Li Xun played very easily tonight, Michael Curry only let him play 28 minutes.

With the playoffs approaching, the less playing time, the less risk of injury.

If it weren't for the Pistons needing a win to hit the top five, Michael Curry would even want Li Xun to rest.

登场28分钟，李勋拿下了13分11篮板8助攻2盖帽。

There's nothing spectacular about the data.

But Li Xun's role on the field tonight is still irreplaceable.

Granger defended against him made 20 of 7 shots and only scored 18 points.

In addition, he helped Efflalo score 29 points.

"Lee, congratulations on your victory."

After the game, Granger stepped forward to shake hands with Li Xun.

Li Xun appreciates Granger's low-key and reserved personality.

"Danny, you played well tonight."

Li Xun said politely.

Granger smiled wryly, could his performance tonight be called a good one?

He was Li Xun's teammate in the All-Star Game before, and the two had never played against each other.

After the first fight tonight, Granger was in pain.

In terms of speed, Li Xun seems to be inferior to him, but he can always get stuck on his right side in the first place.

Granger also belongs to the kind of tall and powerful small forward.

If other small forwards defend themselves like this, he can completely squeeze the defenders away, and then take advantage of his height and wingspan to make shots.

But he met Li Xun tonight.

The two hugged and then led their teammates out of the field.

Jordan, Afflalo and Sun Yue were talking and laughing, and all three of them played very well tonight.

In addition to Afflalo's high score, Jordan Jr. crushed Gao Yuanyuan in all directions tonight. He scored 11 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks.

As for Sun Yue, tonight meant a lot to him.

He took 7 three-pointers and hit four of them. Although he didn't score any other points, he also scored [-] points.

Scored in double figures for the first time in his NBA career.

(End of this chapter)