I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 102 Going to Rose's House for Christmas

At halftime, Li Ran had gone from 7 points and 5 rebounds to 17 points and 7 rebounds.

In 6 minutes, Li Ran got ten points.

Even George Carl, who was off the court, noticed that Li Ran not only improved his defense today, but also improved his offense, or breakthrough.

He sat next to Billups.

"Lee's shooting ability has not been combined with his breakthrough ability. You said that if he can combine the two and cooperate with the defensive ability he showed today, where can he go?"

Billups pondered for a moment, and said a word that moved George Karl's heart.

"MVP!"

That's right, this Li Ran is only in his first season.

If you continue to give him room to grow and let him combine his various skills organically, how terrifying will Li Ran be at that time?
Even George Karl felt that MVP might not be Li Ran's limit!

Billups suddenly had a funny idea in mind.

If the growth continues at the current speed, in two or three years, who will George Karl choose, Anthony or Li Ran?
As a leader of the [-] generation, Anthony is undoubtedly the top superstar in the future league, and the future NBA will be dominated by him and James.

However, how much impact will Li Ran, this year's rookie, have on their status?
During the intermission, George Karl once again praised Li Ran. After all, the team was able to lead from the first quarter to the halftime lead, and Li Ran contributed a lot.

In the third quarter, George Karl replaced the trident and continued to let O'Neal rest off the court. The inside line was the meat grinder of the Brazilian center and Birdman Anderson.

Anthony didn't adjust his hand feel for the whole quarter, and he was happy and leisurely. In the third quarter, he continued to smoke in the bottom corner and watched Li Ran perform by himself.

One thing that everyone didn't expect in this game was. . .

Li Ran actually beat Brandon Roy in a one-on-one matchup!

Who is Roy, the core of the Blazers, the league's hottest perimeter superstar.

But in this game, so far, Roy has only scored 6 points, and his shooting percentage is a horrible 32.6%.

On the other hand, Li Ran, at halftime, Li Ran had 17 points and 7 rebounds, shooting 56.5% from the field!

Roy was also dumbfounded. Li Ran, who was firmly suppressed by him yesterday, turned out to be like an explosive seed today, without giving him any chances on both offense and defense.

"This kid is too scary."

Seeing that his shot was missed again by Li Ran's brown sugar-like defense, and when Billups immediately organized a counterattack, Roy returned to the defense while staring at Li Ran, thinking in his heart.

Li Ran received a pass from Billups on the flank, used a huge change of direction, took the first step as fast as thunder and lightning, and once again swiped past Roy abruptly.

The fans looked at Li Ran's actions, and they all had a feeling of deja vu.

Isn't this Iverson's butterfly walk?
This first step is too fucking fast, right?
After breaking into the inside line, facing Przybilla who was protecting the frame, Li Ran's footsteps were strange, his right foot was in front of his left foot, and he used a European step like swimming fish to avoid the jumping Przybilla, and went back to the basket.

"Grant Hill's first step, Iverson's CrossOver plus Dwyane Wade's lost step?"

There are not many players who have seen Grant Hill's first step back then.

However, O'Neal sitting off the court happens to be one of them.

George Karl turned his head suddenly when he heard the words.

George Karl believed in O'Neill's judgment.

But is Li Ran's breakthrough really so terrifying?

Li Ran's performance wasn't over yet. When McMillan, who couldn't hold on, replaced Batum again, Batum found that Li Ran, a kid, had become undefendable in just one day.

Batum is also a rookie this year. Even if he tries his best to defend, he is not as good as Roy, who has been in the league for several years.

Even Roy can't guard against Li Ran, so McMillan superstitiously bets on Batum, is it useful?

The answer is - no use!
Li Ran, who went crazy, scored 17 points in the third quarter. At the end of the third quarter, his score has skyrocketed from 5 points at the end of the first quarter to 34 points.

34+10, another large double-double!
McMillan didn't expect that today's Blazers didn't even make it to the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

Yesterday was Anthony's surprise attack, but today it was overwhelmed by Li Ranming's card.

The point difference has been widened to 20 points, and the worst performance of the Blazers today is undoubtedly their outside core Brandon Roy.

After three quarters, Roy scored a poor 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 37.6% from the field, and had five turnovers.

This is completely unimaginable in previous games.

As an older rookie, Roy has been known for his mature and steady style of play since he entered the league. He plays steadily and makes very few mistakes. There are very few games where he played abnormally like today.

But today, Roy was blown away by a Chinese rookie who had just entered the league.

It exploded completely.

In the last game before Christmas, the Nuggets won a victory in Portland thanks to Li Ran who broke out suddenly, successfully double-killing the Blazers, second only to the Lakers with 23 wins and 5 losses, and continued to rank second in the Western Conference!
22 wins and 6 losses, George Karl said, never had such a wonderful start.

One-third of the season has gone on. In 23 games, Li Ran averaged 20.1 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. He has been firmly ranked No.1 in the rookie rankings, firmly pressing his good brother by his side Down.

Next, the Nuggets have a full three-day holiday, and the Nuggets have no games on the 24th, 25th, and 26th.

Back in Portland, as soon as he got off the plane, George Karl announced that the team was disbanded in place.

With a good mood of 13 consecutive victories, the team went home happily for Christmas.

Li Ran has already made an appointment with Ross to go back to Illinois for Christmas together.

There are five games in this year's Christmas game. The finale is undoubtedly the yellow-green game between the Lakers and the Celtics. The first matchup between the two teams this year must be full of gunpowder.

Kobe, who hated the finals last year, is determined to find his place in Staples.

At Rose's home, Li Ran sat on the sofa with Rose and his three brothers and witnessed the whole process of the Lakers beating the Celtics 91-82 and venting their grievances in the finals.

"It feels like Kobe is stronger than he was last year."

Kobe Bryant, who scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, exited the field amid the cheers of "MVP" from the fans.

"But Lee's Nuggets are not weak this year."

Rose's elder brother took a sip of beer and put the can on the coffee table.

Rose's three older brothers are not easy-going. In Chicago, where the folk customs are tough, except for his second brother who is a basketball coach, the three elder brothers are all well-known bosses of the local gangster club. After Rose entered the league, the tide has risen. , the status further rises.

Speaking of which, these tough guys in the league have unusual family backgrounds.

For example, Artest, who had a fierce face and once fought in the Palace of Auburn Hills.

He is actually the most honest one in his family.

Artest's father is a gangster, and his sister is a fraudster.

As for his grandma, yes, grandma, even planned to rob a bank. . .

(End of this chapter)