I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 69 Larry Brown's Lynx

Li Ran's current mentality is like a child who has just learned a new skill, and he can't wait to show it to the people around him.

The first game after the suspension is over is his best stage.

In this game, they will go to Charlotte to challenge the Bobcats coached by Larry Brown.

Larry Brown is one of the few thousand-win coaches in the league. His motto is "playing the right basketball", but this gentle-looking old man with glasses is not as kind as he appears on the surface.

and perfect.

In 04, the Dream Team defeated Athens.

When coaching the Pistons, he found a home for himself in front of the players in the Finals.

The period with the Knicks was not a good coaching experience.

And the habit of never cultivating newcomers, these have caused him to be criticized a lot.

But he led the 76ers to challenge the mighty and unparalleled Lakers dynasty, and personally ended the dynasty when he was in the Pistons, leading a civilian team to a not-so-good-looking championship.

People who love him to death, think he is a great coach who can turn decay into magic.

Those who hated him sneered at him, thinking that he was extremely utilitarian, and everything was only for his own achievements, and everything else could be discarded.

Coincidentally, Larry Brown happened to coach the Nuggets before and after the two backcourt cores.

Iverson, who has gone to the Pistons, and Billups, the current main point guard.

Larry Brown, who was invited by Jordan to the Bobcats, trained the Bobcats into a team with considerable combat effectiveness in just two years. They chose DJ Augustin, who was defeated by Li Ran in the NCAA this season. Gerald Wallace, Jason Richardson who almost traded for Li Ran, Emeo Okafor, Raymond Felton and other giants.

This Bobcats has excellent athletic talent and great defensive toughness. Although the upper limit destined them not to go very far in the playoffs, it is an out-and-out difficult opponent.

On November 2008, 11, the NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets challenged the Charlotte Bobcats away.

Li Ran followed the team to the Charlotte Arena to warm up early.

Then, he saw a very familiar figure on the sidelines of the court.

Jordan was wearing sportswear, holding a thick cigar in his hand, and was sitting on the sidelines watching Li Ran's training with relish.

"Hey, Li, come here." He breathed out a puff of smoke comfortably, and waved to Li Ran.

Hearing this, Li Ran walked over with the ball.

"I still don't know why Mosaic rejected me."

Jordan's first sentence stunned Li Ran.

"You know what I put up to get you? Jason Richardson, but Mosaic chose Denver."

Li Ran heard that in order to get him, several teams competed for him, and some teams even offered all-star chips.

It turned out to be the big grievance of the old hooligan. . .

"Isn't it good to come to Bobcats as the core? You can treat Gerrard as your Pippen." Jordan smiled and seduced Li Ran.

Li Ran's heart skipped a beat, the old hooligan's words had a lot of meaning.

Think of Gerald Wallace as his Pippen, so who is he?

If someone else said it, Li Ran smiled and passed.

But what the deity said. . .

But Li Ran quickly reacted.

MMP, Jordan's successor, this is not a good word.

Look at Grant Hill, look at Anfernee Hardaway.

Li Ran smiled politely: "Michael, you know, it's not up to me where to go."

Jordan just complained, he took another sip of the cigar, spit the light blue smoke into the air, and looked at the lingering smoke: "The current league is really boring, they are all doing some superstar group tricks, and My time was different, and I hope you can bring something different to the league."

Li Ran nodded.

Although in the Bulls that year, Jordan Pippen was selected for the first team and the first defense at the same time, and Pippen was known as the second small forward in the league under Bird before James won the championship, but Pippen is out-and-out The bulls hand-picked the ones they hand-bred.

The two chatted casually, and Jordan left the training hall.

Talking to the opponent's players before the game is always not very good.

Li Ran continued to warm up, waiting for the game to come.

Although the Bobcats ball market is small, there are also a group of loyal fans. Amid the boos of the fans, the regular season will start soon.

The Nuggets can finally field their strongest lineup.

Billups, Li Ran, Anthony, Kenyon Martin and Hilario played together.

Bobcats also sent their main force.

Raymond Felton, Jason Richardson, Gerald Wallace, Jared Dudley, Emeo Okafor.

Li Ran also stood in the middle circle with great interest.

He found it a lot of fun to bully opposing tall centers with his bounce.

With the referee's whistle, Li Ran easily won the ball over Okafor's head.

Billups pushed forward and the game officially began.

The Bobcats' defense is very active. In defense, Larry Brown is an out-and-out master.

Whether it was the 76ers' one offense and four defenses back then or the Pistons' Jagged Legion later, they are all his proud works.

Jason Richardson stuck close to Li Ran to prevent him from catching the ball easily.

But Billups did not give Li Ran the first attack.

The boss of the team is Anthony. Li Ran was given so many possessions in the first game due to special reasons.

Anthony played singles at the top of the arc with the ball, but his emergency stop was interrupted by Gerald Wallace for two points, and he missed the basket.

Okafor just wanted to accept the offensive rebound, but Li Ran was faster than him.

His rebounding ability has not been valued by opponents.

Okafor could only watch helplessly as Li Ran made up the ball after taking the rebound.

Li Ran still scored the team's first point.

Anthony excitedly gave Li Ran a high-five. The more help Li Ran brings to the team, the better the Nuggets' record this season will be.

Compared with their defense, the Bobcats' offense is not very good. Historically, they averaged only 93.6 points per game this season, which is at the bottom of the league.

It took almost all the time for Gerald Wallace to rely on his teammate's pick-and-roll to break into the paint, the buzzer shot was interfered by Kenyon Martin, and the Brazilian center received the rebound.

The one offense and one defense of the two teams is doomed that the pace of this game will not be fast.

But the Nuggets have Billups.

As the core of the Pistons that year, Billups is undoubtedly the person who understands Larry Brown's basketball philosophy best.

Under his organization, although the Nuggets' offensive rhythm is not fast, they are very efficient.

The Bobcats can only rely on their own athletic ability to entangle with the Nuggets, but it is inevitable that they will slowly fall into a disadvantage.

After the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Bobcats by five points 24-19.

李然在第一节4投2中，罚球2中2，砍下6分3篮板，一个中规中矩的数据。

(End of this chapter)