I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 70 Li Ran's Breakthrough

It is said to be quite satisfactory, but in fact another meaning is that Li Ran is not active today.

It's also normal. Anthony performed well in the first quarter, scoring 10 points in a single quarter, continuing his good performance since the end of his suspension.

But this performance is not good in George Karl's opinion.

Although Li Ran and Anthony both play with the ball, their styles do not conflict.

Although Anthony is known as an offensive kaleidoscope, no matter whether he breaks through long-range shots or hits back, he is at a super-class level, but most of his final means of finishing are shooting.

Li Ran is different, it can even be said to be the complete opposite of Anthony.

Li Ran took the ball in one word, rush.

Rush inside, ride your face, wish you could dunk the ball into the hoop with your opponent.

Li Ran has shooting ability, George Karl is very clear, and he has already demonstrated it during team training.

But he just doesn't like to settle fights with shots.

In Li Ran's view, since God has given him such good physical fitness in this life, it would be a pity if he didn't make good use of it.

The NBA also has many examples of flying to the sky and escaping in the early stage, and relying on projection to continue to shine in the later stage.

Jordan and Kobe are the best of them.

Now that he and Anthony have very different styles, George Karl has more options when dealing with different opponents.

That's what he planned. In the second quarter, let Li Ran go up to lead the team, and then let the Bobcats try a different style.

On the other side, Charlie Brown also replaced the substitute players to give the main players time to rest.

The Bobcats play tough, but it comes at a price.

The price is that the physical exertion of the players is relatively large.

He didn't make any targeted adjustments to Li Ran. In his opinion, the fact that Li Ran broke the record in the first game was entirely the reason why the Nuggets fed him the ball.

It's just a rookie, can he turn the world upside down?

Li Ran looked at the substitute lineup on the opposite side and found a few acquaintances.

Needless to say, DJ Augustine who was beaten by him.

There is also a jumping man with a label similar to him, Shannon Brown who created a famous scene in the Lakers.

Shannon Brown's ability to make it to the NBA is his super athletic ability, and everything else is very average.

The remaining soldiers, A, B, and C, were out of Li Ran's consideration.

Did not know.

After the start of the second quarter, Li Ran undoubtedly became the first offensive point of the Nuggets.

His matchup defender was none other than Shannon Brown.

Shannon Brown defended Li Ran very hard, but it was of no use.

Do you like to dance?

Sorry, I can jump higher than you.

During an attack, Li Ran broke into the inside and almost carried the jumping Shannon Brown to score the ball. Shannon Brown had a very obvious posture in the air that was knocked away by Li Ran.

He lay on the ground in a state of embarrassment, looking at Li Ran who was standing in front of him expressionlessly, very depressed.

Bobcats head coach Charlie Brown saw that the situation on the field was not as stable as he expected, and couldn't help frowning.

The root of everything is the No. 0 kid. He is too active. The Bobcats' perimeter defensive gate Gerald Wallace is now sitting off the court. These players on the court can't stop him at all.

Seeing that the point difference was approaching ten points, Charlie Brown called a timeout.

"Move bigger, don't let him get inside so easily."

Shanmao's insider was clumsy like a harmless egg when facing Li Ran, watching Li Ran doing whatever he wanted on top of them, but there was nothing he could do.

Then, Charlie Brown replaced Gerald Wallace, preparing him to mark Li Ran.

George Karl has been paying attention to the actions of the Bobcats. Seeing that Gerald Wallace was about to play, he sent Anthony without hesitation.

King against king, general against general, this is the correct response, and this is the meaning of the existence of superstars.

Seeing that George Karl responded so quickly, both sides disrupted the routine deployment and finally tied, Charlie Brown was a little tangled for a while.

Gerald Wallace, who has the strongest defensive ability, should he defend Li Ran or Anthony?
He thought about it, or Anthony.

Seeing that Gerald Wallace still chose him after Anthony came on the field, he dragged him away from the top of the arc and came to the bottom line to make room for Li Ran.

Shannon Brown is suffering and can't tell now. He was originally Richardson's substitute, and he played less than 10 minutes.

Let him guard against Li Ran, he is really powerless.

After re-entering the court, Li Ran's first attack after catching the ball penetrated the Bobcats' defense.

In daily training, Li Ran has been studying breakthrough skills, combined with the footsteps taught by Jordan Kobe and Olajuwon in the training camp, now Li Ran's footsteps have reached 75, which is his fastest growing attribute.

Cooperating with his speed and quick bounce, now Li Ran's breakthrough seems to have his own style.

He is nearly [-] centimeters taller than Iverson, but he can press the center of gravity to be similar to Iverson when breaking through.

In addition to his much longer wingspan than Iverson, even in the team training game, teammates also said that Li Ran's CrossOver now has the strength of [-]% of the answer.

Moreover, his change of direction is greater, making it difficult for defenders to judge his true intentions.

Today, his trick has been tried and tested on Shannon Brown.

"The right hand again!"

Shannon Brown watched in frustration as Li Ran whizzed by from his left again, but he couldn't move because his center of gravity was too late to move, and he already felt that his heart was broken.

But Bobcat, who lacked a frame protector on the inside, couldn't stop Li Ran's breakthrough at all.

So Li Ran made a one-handed dunk, raising his score in this game to 12 points.

His shooting percentage has also gradually increased, from 4 of 2 shots at the beginning to 7 of 5 shots now, scoring six points in a row with three of three shots.

George Karl watched Li Ran's performance off the court with satisfaction. He knew that his choice was correct.

Li Ran and Anthony are the new Nuggets.

And Billups is the trigger.

Under his urging, Li Ran and Anthony would turn into deadly bullets and knock down the opponents in front of them one by one.

"In this way, the strength of the team has been greatly enhanced this year. Li's arrival has perfectly filled the vacancy in the team's firepower after AI left. We can try to look forward to a higher place this year."

The Nuggets have had a good record in the past few years, but they just couldn't break through the first round. George Karl felt that the arrival of Li Ran was the opportunity for the Nuggets to take that step forward.

As for how far it can go, it depends on how well the team can run in.

Halfway through the second quarter, when the official paused, Charlie Brown couldn't wait to change into the main lineup.

George Karl also changed his tactics, replacing Li Ran with JR Smith, and the rest were starters.

The Nuggets under the control of Billups are much smoother than last season, and the Bobcats have gradually fallen into a disadvantage, and the point difference that has been maintained at more than ten points is the best proof.

半场比赛结束，李然12分5篮板1助攻1抢断，队内得分仅次于安东尼的15分。

The team also logically led the Bobcats by 48 points 36-12.

(End of this chapter)