I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 78 Encounter and Defense

Li Ran felt that his first season really started in hell mode.

Play the Cavaliers after the Spurs, the Celtics after the Cavaliers, and the Lakers after the Celtics.

Fortunately, the first three games were won.

However, against the Lakers, Li Ran really had no idea.

In the original time and space of this season, the Lakers won the final championship.

The most important thing is that Kobe received Olajuwon's guidance in advance during the offseason, and even Jordan's help, allowing him to evolve to his ultimate form a full year in advance.

Kobe, who was just 30 years old, is undoubtedly at the peak of his career. The black mamba is entrenched in Los Angeles unscrupulously, spitting deadly venom on all teams that challenge him.

With each passing year since O'Neal left the Lakers, Bryant became more eager to prove his convictions.

He wants to prove to everyone that even without O'Neal, he can still lead the team to the championship.

The lineup of the Lakers this year is also extremely strong. Anzhu and Gasol, who have spent several years of training, have become the pillars of the Lakers' inside line. Together with Odom, Fisher, Radmanovich, Ariza, Farmar and other giants, their momentum since the start of this year is unstoppable.

In the first ten games, Kobe averaged 31.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, and even scored 46 points in a single game.

Followed the team to Los Angeles, the country of rice grains known as the City of Angels is second only to New York's second largest city.

This was Li Ran's first time here, and also his first time at the Staples Center.

The Nuggets have already played against two teams in Los Angeles this season, but Li Ran did not participate in those two games during the suspension period.

Last time, the Nuggets, without Li Ran, Anthony and Billups, were beaten by the Lakers at home. This time they came to Los Angeles, and the entire Nuggets team had a revenge mentality.

As soon as he got back to the hotel, Kobe called.

"I invite you to dinner tonight."

After Li Ran packed his luggage and went downstairs, he found that Anthony was already waiting there.

The three who trained together during the offseason were driven by Kobe to the city center.

In a quiet restaurant, Kobe invited the two of them to have a French meal.

"Li, why don't you come to Los Angeles, I'll take you to win the championship."

Kobe raised his distinctive eyebrows, and said to Li Ran with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Ran froze for a moment, then looked at Anthony next to him.

"Hey, Kobe, it's not good to dig my teammates in front of me." Anthony's tone was very relaxed.

"It's not up to me to decide where to go. Maybe I'll know when I sign a contract." Li Ran shook his head.

"We haven't had a bullfight for more than three months, and I'm going to blow you up tomorrow."

Kobe said confidently that Li Ran had left a deep impression on him in the training camp, and more importantly, he hadn't found such an interesting target for a long time. . .

That's right, Li Ran had a bullfight with Kobe in the training camp, highlighting that the more defeated the better. . .

It's just that I haven't beaten Kobe once in two months.

"If Kobe scores again tomorrow night..."

Li Ran suddenly remembered James, who was facing his explosion, and suddenly felt that the world was full of malice towards him.

I feel bitter in my heart, but I don't say anything.

After eating, Kobe and Anthony tacitly put on their sunglasses and walked out of the box.

Li Ran was the last to go out, and just as he closed the door, he was suddenly bumped into.

The man walked over in a hurry, but a big man suddenly appeared, bumped his head on Li Ran's chest, and let out a coquettish cry.

Li Ran looked at the girl covering her forehead in front of her, and suddenly felt very familiar.

Not only familiar, but also beautiful.

"Mist grass, this is not..."

Li Ran opened his mouth in surprise, he didn't expect to meet her here.

Let me tell you, Li Ran in his previous life was an out-and-out HP fan.

The girl in front of her who was holding her nose and about to cry was none other than Harry Potter's leading lady, Emma Watson.

Kobe and Anthony, who were walking in front, found that something was wrong with Li Ran, and they both came back to see what was going on.

Emma Watson was holding her nose sore that she was about to cry, and suddenly found that the top of her head was completely dark, as if someone had turned off the light.

She raised her head, and saw three big men surrounding her, almost two meters long. Two of them were wearing sunglasses, and they didn't look like good people.

"what!"

Emma was terrified and subconsciously screamed for help.

But her screaming soon stopped.

Because Kobe took off his sunglasses, revealing a familiar face that everyone in Los Angeles knows.

"I know you, little Hermione, what happened?" Kobe said in harmony.

Having stayed in Los Angeles for more than ten years, Kobe is very familiar with most Hollywood stars, and of course he knows Emma who played Harry Potter.

"I'm fine." Emma rubbed her nose and glanced at Li Ran again.

"What did this guy eat to grow up, why are his pectoral muscles so hard?" She regretted what happened to her nose.

A small encounter soon ended, Kobe said goodbye to Emma politely, and left the restaurant with Li RanAnthony.

"Tomorrow will be another fierce battle."

Back at the hotel, Li Ran and Anthony stood at the entrance of the hotel and waved to Kobe.

Anthony watched the car go away, pulled up the hood of his hoodie, turned and walked towards the lobby.

"Hey, Lee, when will you be able to develop your defense? Your defense is too poor compared to your offense. The team also needs to strengthen their defense. I think you are very suitable. Dynamic talent and static talent They are all top-notch, very suitable to be an elite defender on the perimeter." On the way back to the room, Anthony chatted with Li Ran.

In fact, Li Ran's defensive attributes are not very low. Except for steals, the rest are around 60-70. The steals are 81 from Tony Allen, so he is actually a good defender.

Um. .There is a bench level bar.

But compared to his overly outstanding offensive ability, his defense seems a bit mediocre.

Look at the opponents he faced in the first few games, James, Ray Allen, Richardson. . .Neither one is good.

Li Ran scratched his head, he was worrying about his future development direction, Anthony's words reminded him all of a sudden.

Defense is more stable than offense.

So there is a famous saying in the NBA that offense wins the game and defense wins the championship.

Li Ran silently decided to change the system's simulated training subject to defense after returning home.

Internal defense, external defense, assist defense, steals, blocks, these attributes Li Ran has great room for improvement.

And rebounding is also considered a defensive skill.

"So, if I get better at defense, is it possible to get DPOY?" Li Ran began to fantasize.

But he knows how difficult it is for him to get DPOY.

Let's put it this way, since Jordan won the DPOY in the 1987-88 season, only two perimeter players have won the DPOY honor in the 21 years.

Gary Payton in the 94-95 season was the only point guard.

The other is Ron Artest in the 03-04 season.

The rest of the DPOYs were all insiders, until the season when Li Ran crossed over.

Back in the room, Li Ran couldn't wait to come to the system space to start his special defensive training.

　I always feel that Emma is getting longer and more crooked now, but she was so beautiful when she was 20 years old
　　
　
(End of this chapter)