I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 105 Some teams die
The 32-year-old Billups has played in the league for 12 full seasons.

He is now almost covered with experience and calculations.

Just now when Li Ran defended Paul, Billups understood it with just a small gesture, and quietly hid behind Li Ran.

Paul thought he had a plan to pass Li Ran, but he just bumped into the arms of Billups who had already stood behind Li Ran.

"drop!"

The referee's whistle blows.

Unquestionable offensive foul.

Paul took the ball hard and slammed it on the ground, and ran to the backcourt with a dark face again.

The referee wanted to blow a T to him, and looked at the time. The game started less than a minute before he pretended not to see it and followed Paul to the other side.

Li Ran was so successful in defending Paul these two times, of course Billups wanted to reward him.

So, at the top of the arc, Billups handed the ball directly to Li Ran who was galloping over.

After receiving the ball, Li Ran didn't slow down at all, and ran to the weak side with Butler behind him.

Butler tried his best to follow Li Ran, his off-ball speed could hardly catch up with Li Ran who was dribbling.

Just when he felt that he was about to reach the limit, Li Ran suddenly braked at 45 degrees.

The laws of physics don't seem to work on him, and it's so easy to stop in a high-speed dribble.

Billups watched Li Ran's movements and felt a pain in his knee.

"It's too hard. How can anyone play like this? Are the knees made of steel?"

Rasul Butler never expected that Li Ran would come out like this. He wanted to stop, but his foot slipped, and he fell on his head, and slid forward a long way.

After Li Ran stopped, the ball was handed over to the other hand behind him, and with almost no time to prepare, he shifted gears and started again.

Rasul Butler was lying on the ground, dumbfounded.

Is the change of direction like this?

Don't your knees really hurt?

When he rushed inside, the fans on the sidelines were already boiling.

Li Ran has performed similar scenes too many times this season.

Moreover, without Chandler inside the Hornets, who can stop him?
David West at 2 meters?
Or Armstrong like a transparent man?
neither!
Thus, Li Ran rushed into the paint area and jumped high.

The sensible David West has already quietly hid aside, trying not to let himself become the background board of the top ten goals.

Li Ran raised his right arm high, his eyes were almost level with the basket, there was an obvious movement in the air, and then he dunked the ball into the basket with all his strength.

As long as he can dunk, Li Ran will try his best with every ball and enjoy the pleasure of torturing the basket.

He even wears long elbow pads because of it, like Iverson.

This wonderful dunk attracted a lot of applause, and the fans wildly cheered Li Ran's name on the sidelines.

Paul felt as if he was having a nightmare. The No. 0 of the Nuggets made him unable to exert [-]% of his abilities, and even the dribbling that had been integrated into his body's instincts became sluggish.

The head coach of the Hornets, Byron Scott, stood anxiously on the sidelines, but there was nothing he could do.

He began to be the head coach in 00, and up to now, the teams he has coached have only won more than half of the seasons in four seasons.

In the first three seasons, the team he coached was called the Nets.

Yes, the Nets that made it to the finals three times, the one led by Kidd.

That kind of team, tethering dogs on the sidelines, can at least make the playoffs.

The fourth season is the Hornets last season.

Let me tell you, Paul's data last season was 21 points, 4 rebounds, 11.6 assists and 2.7 steals.

The team also has an All-Star insider David West who averaged 20+9 per game.

This kind of dual-core team is the most stable. Although it is difficult to win the championship, it is easy to enter the playoffs.

Now his team is at a disadvantage on the field, but Byron Scott has no way to make adjustments.

Because the problem is Paul, the heart and soul of the entire team.

Olajuwon has a saying, although it is very degrading, but it is true.

Why pass the ball to teammates who only shoot 30% when I can score myself?
This sentence is also very suitable for the current Hornets, or Paul.

Even if Byron Scott knew something was wrong with Paul, he wouldn't be replaced.

Chris Paul with problems is also better than his backup without problems.

Moreover, Paul's problem is that he is guarded by others, and the substitution can only make things worse. . .

What can I do now?
Byron Scott thought about it, and finally decided to put it badly.

He doesn't have as many good cards to play as his opponent George Karl. Paul is guarded and can only hope that he can adjust himself.

As for David West, another main scoring point, without Paul, no one can activate him.

Byron Scott understands very well that it seems that the team has two 20+ scoring points, but the current Hornets are just Paul's own team.

Surprisingly, everyone saw that Paul had a problem, but Byron Scott did not make any adjustments.

David West was dying of anxiety, and Paul's head was too tight. In the first few times, he even pulled out to pick and roll for him. Although Li Ran's passing speed was scary, at least there was room for him to attack.

But in the end, Paul didn't ask for a pick-and-roll at all, but just desperately singled out No. 0 on the opposite side.

In short, Paul was a little bewildered.

Paul, who considers himself the number one point guard in the league, is proud and arrogant. How can he endure someone locking him up one-on-one?

Paul, who was obsessed with singles, finally found a chance to hit a mid-range shot.

He clenched his fists excitedly, as if he had scored a 7-game winner in the finals.

However, the score on the big screen above the head seemed a bit shocking.

Before the first quarter was over, the Hornets were already behind by a full 15 points.

The Nuggets just played the basketball they usually play, and they didn't explode, so they opened up such a big point difference in one quarter.

Paul took five shots and only hit one.

The entire Hornets' offense was also fragmented, with no tactics at all.

This was unimaginable before, because the helm of the team is the assist king Paul. . . .

George Karl feels like God is helping him this season.

The team left Iverson, and a helm Billups came.

However, Li Ran's appearance perfectly filled the firepower vacuum created by Iverson's departure.

The team needs a perimeter defensive gate, and Li Ran has developed his defensive ability just right, and can even lock down the league's top point guard Chris Paul in one-on-one.

George Karl has never felt that the championship is so close to him.

"The only hidden danger may be Li Ran."

This oriental kid who seems to have magical powers is the biggest contributor to the transformation of the Nuggets this season.

However, he has experienced serious injuries, and his playing style has made George Karl feel a little uneasy.

Thinking of this, George Karl said to the assistant coach: "In the future, check the physical condition of the players at any time, and make a report for me, especially Li Ran."

The teaching assistant nodded in agreement.

As for the outcome of this match, there is no doubt at all.

Some teams die in the first quarter and are buried in the fourth quarter.

(End of this chapter)