From sparring to superstar

Chapter 170 168. Ten consecutive victories!
Jamison scored 9 points in half a quarter, and made 17 points to 26 points. Li Ao was convinced.

The highest score in the game was taken away abruptly.

Li Ao was quite confused before. How can he average 11 minutes per game in a team with 41 wins and 42 losses?

Recently, he played against the Warriors and Bulls consecutively, and he suddenly realized.

He was a little regretful that he didn't get the highest score in the game, but he was not capable of doing it in garbage time. He had 25 points and 4 blocks in a single game, which was higher than the average level of the season, which was already very good.

The next afternoon, when the Clippers were flying from Oakland International Airport to Miami, Li Ao flipped through the next schedule, his mouth puffed up.

In the second half of the first game, they played very easily and re-adapted to the rhythm of the game smoothly.

9 consecutive victories, flattered, once again raised the team history record.

But the back is difficult!
There are 8 games left in the 4-game streak. First, they will play back-to-back with the Heat and Magic, then the Nets, and finally the 76ers.

Next, we will play 5 consecutive games with the Trail Blazers, Kings, and Mavericks, the top six teams in the Western Conference...

stressed!

and many more!

Li Ao reacted suddenly, he flipped through the schedule of the first and middle of last month.

At that time, there were a bunch of back-to-back opponents against a bunch of strong teams, and he played 12 wins and 3 losses in 9 games. He didn't have much pressure.

Now that he has just played a wave of 12 wins and 1 loss, why has the pressure increased instead?

After struggling all the way, when he arrived at the hotel in Miami, he figured it out.

He fell into a state of anxiety over gains and losses.

He found Big Q, both rookies, and he felt that the other party could empathize with him and comfort each other.

Unexpectedly, Big Q responded in surprise: "I'm not under pressure! 31 wins and 22 losses, such a good record, I have also become the main rotation. I am very happy now."

"Don't you think the next opponent will be difficult to deal with?"

"It's hard, but with you, Lamar, Jermaine, and Matt... I'm not afraid."

Li Ao: (￣(∞)￣)
Yes!

He, Spiderman, is one of the few people who carry the team forward. Big Q is just a defensive engineer and a wing shooter. How can he throw the pressure on Big Q.

But now his mind is full of thoughts about the next 9 games, and he can't calm down in training, so he has to find ways to relieve the pressure.

But he usually relies on training to divert the pressure, but now he can't calm down because of the pressure... It's an endless loop!
If you can't think of a way, just ask!

He dialed the phone number of his predecessor in the same city.

The answer I got: "I haven't experienced the situation you mentioned. I have always had a good record in the NBA, and the worst record is the fourth in the Western Conference. I don't quite understand the pressure you said."

chap!
It was installed by the exploding head!
"But I know a way to divert the pressure, you can try it."

Li Ao hurriedly asked: "What way?"

"Just assume that you have lost all the next 9 games, and look at the remaining 20 games, how many games you have to win to enter the playoffs."

Li Ao: (ˇˇ)
What is this operation?
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Oh, I see, I will put all the wins needed to make the playoffs on the next 20 games, and prepare to lose all 9 games, so that my current There will be less stress.

And in these 9 games, every time you win 1 game, you can reduce the pressure of winning 20 game in the next 1 games, and at the same time reduce the current pressure, from a vicious circle to a virtuous circle..."

The afro on the other end of the phone hung up the phone with a "snap" - let me finish it, please!

...

This method of transferring pressure is a temporary solution, not the root cause, and it can't really transfer the pressure completely, but it is enough for Li Ao.

The mentality of worrying about gains and losses prevents him from concentrating on training and preparing for battles, and his thinking will also be affected. As long as he can temporarily avoid the impact on these two aspects, it is enough.

Relying on this method, he came to the American Airlines Center Arena in the afternoon, and successfully sank his heart into the training guided by James Worthy.

After training in the afternoon, he was thinking about the three-pointers and mid-range shots that he hoped to improve, but he hadn't improved yet, and he still needed to work hard on the high back and back distance of 70, and the turnaround still didn't reach the qualified level... But his physical strength has improved from 90 to 91 !

The east is not bright and the west is bright. In the past month or so, his playing time has increased sharply. He often played more than 40 minutes of games. After the game, he can only walk and catch the ball. However, in this high-pressure game environment, his physical strength is getting better and better. alright.

On the next day, on the morning of February 2, Li Ao came to the American Airlines Center again, this time with the whole team, preparing for the game against the Heat in the evening.

At noon, a sudden transaction caused Li Ao to call out "I'm 豮艸芔茻".

Tomorrow is the trade deadline, and the 76ers and Eagles completed the buzzer trade.

The 76ers sent Kukoc and Ratliff to get Dikembe Mutombo from the Hawks.

Use a reimbursed center and a poorly performing substitute that doesn't match the team's system at all, in exchange for Mutombo who was playing in his prime?

Li Ao wants to say to Wally Walker - you are still too conservative.

However, Li Ao still approves of Wally Walker's mid-season efforts. He heard that the general manager has been running around for signings.

But it’s not easy. The current core framework cannot be changed, and other teams are focusing on their inside twin towers. The offer must be bold, and the transaction must be conservative. The situation Wally Walker is in is actually very difficult.

Knowing the current environment of the team, Li Ao did not pin his hopes on foreign aid, but focused on improving himself.

At 5:40 p.m., the Clippers entered the American Airlines Center first.

Playing against the Heat again, the momentum of the Clippers is completely different.

The Heat currently rank third in the Eastern Conference with a record of 31 wins and 22 losses.

Coincidentally, their Clippers now happen to be 31 wins and 22 losses!
And they are currently winning 9 consecutive victories, and their momentum is like a rainbow!
In addition, Fox Sports will broadcast their game tonight... Before going on the field, Li Ao led his teammates and shouted—"Ten consecutive victories!"

After the start of the game, Li Ao played very actively. At the beginning, he gave a big cap to Tim Hardaway, who made an emergency stop jumper.

Before the official timeout, Brian Grant's pie-eating dunk and AC-Green's tip-up were blocked consecutively.

The Heat actually played well offensively in the first half of the quarter, and tied the Clippers 12-12.

Li Ao played an important role with 3 caps in half a quarter.

The veterans of the Heat have done psychological construction and cannot be intimidated like the old men of the Lakers.

But seeing with their own eyes that Spider-Man capped their inside twin towers, even if the reason why the twin towers were capped was because of their poor frame attack skills, it still shocked them.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Heat's offense collapsed and only scored 7 points!
However, strong teams have not been built for many years. If the offense is not good, the Heat players will defend to death.

The Clippers did not play well in positional warfare, scoring only 5 points, but they scored 7 points by relying on defensive counterattacks, and scored another 12 points in the half quarter!
24 to 19, the Clippers led by 5 points in the first quarter!
In the second quarter, the Clippers wanted to take advantage of the victory and continue to rely on defensive counterattacks and inside storms to widen the point difference. However, the Heat stepped up their defense and stuck to the inside line in positional warfare, no longer giving Odom and Maggette easy inside. Opportunity to wreak havoc.

Defending the basket and making up for the mid-range, the Heat have a clear defensive purpose.

Li Aola drove beyond the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and no one cared!

When Odom and Maggette delivered the sudden pass, Li Ao decisively caught the ball for two consecutive rounds and scored!

Pat Riley was caught off guard.

Li Ao has only scored 11 three-pointers in the past 3 games, and has not made a three-pointer in 9 games.

There are many reasons. He was targeted against the Spurs, the opposing team against the Kings was too good at defending, and against the Bulls he only cared about his back, and sometimes he couldn’t make shots...but like the Trail Blazers, he needs to score three. In the game with only [-] points, he really made two shots.

Pat Riley didn't have that much time to pay attention to the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference. According to the information he saw, Li Ao's three-point shooting rate dropped to 28.8%, so he made an arrangement to short Li Ao's three-pointers.

Li Ao scored two open three-pointers in a row, disrupting the Heat's defense. The Clippers took advantage of the momentum and scored 27 points in a single quarter.

After halftime, the Clippers led 51 to 37 by 14 points.

In the second half, the Heat's 50-win level strength still showed. They successfully lowered the Clippers' score to 21 points, and scored 23 points themselves, stabilizing the situation and chasing the score to 60-72.
In the final quarter, Tim Hardaway and Eddie Jones opened fire with two guns, the offensive end exploded, and the Heat's defensive performance went further. While scoring 10 points in 23 minutes, the Clippers only got 14 points. [-] points.

83 to 86, the Heat chased the point difference to 3 points!
When it came time for the Clippers to attack, Odom made a singles breakthrough from the left, and Li Ao leaned against Bowen on the right side of the free throw line, seized the opportunity, turned around and cut inside.

Brian Grant didn't block it.

In addition to scoring 9 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, Li Ao performed well. The other three quarters combined only scored 8 points. point.

But Odom still played the ball as soon as Li Ao got the chance.

Li Ao received the ball half a step outside the right side of the three-second zone, took off, and shot a short-range jumper...

in!

At the critical moment, Li Ao showed no mercy!
The teammates supported the offense and held the advantage until the last moment. He lived up to his teammates and hit a key goal!

Pat Riley shook his head.

A rookie with talent and a big heart who can shoot clutch shots belongs to someone else... Suddenly he doesn't feel so bad, at least not from the Lakers!

With a difference of 5 points, the Heat did not give up, and they all caught up with a difference of 14 points.

When it came time for the Heat to attack, Eddie Jones, who was ridiculed that "you will be stronger if you keep an explosive head", caught the ball and made a fallback shot against Li Ao's defense. 85 to 88, the Heat bit the score!

Offensive and defensive conversion, Odom continued to break through the offense.

Greg Anthony moved to the top arc from a 45-degree angle on the left, Matt Halperin was two points long from the bottom line on the right, and O'Neal was close to the bottom line on the left to open up the space as much as possible.

Li Ao continued to turn around and cut in when Odom broke through, but this time Bowen predicted it in place and retreated early. When Li Ao received the ball, he stuck it up and gave it to Brian Grant on the left side of the three-second zone. Chance.

Anthony Mason Jr. swings his arms to cut off the space for Li Ao to pass to Jermaine O'Neal and pass back to Odom.

Li Ao took the initiative to take a step deep inside, leaned up when Brian Grant made up, and turned around Brian Grant!
Brian Grant tried his best to stop and turned around, but it was too late, Li Ao turned around and made a basket!

At the critical moment, in the past two months, he spent a lot of time practicing the skills of attacking the basket with his back and rushing to the basket, which played a key role!
The Clippers continue to maintain a 5-point lead!
In the remaining tens of seconds, the strong shots of Tim Hardaway and Eddie Jones were all ironed out under the defense of Li Ao and Matt Harprin.

At 8:22 p.m., the final whistle blew.

靠着李敖的21分6板3助攻2抢断6盖帽、奥多姆的16分8板6助攻、小奥尼尔的8分14板2抢断1盖帽、马盖蒂的22分5板5助攻，快船队以90比85再胜热火队！
Li Ao and his teammates celebrated together, winning 10 consecutive victories!

10-game winning streak for the first time in team history!

Li Ao's system prompt also came.

"The host led the team to defeat the Miami Heat, congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 650 achievement points."

"First record:

Goal: The host needs to lead the team to win 10 consecutive victories this season.

Reward: 10000 achievement points.

Advanced Goal: Continue winning streak.

Reward: After 10 consecutive victories, each game will be rewarded with 2000 achievement points. "

Before the start of the game, he received the task of winning 10 consecutive victories, but there were no additional requirements, so he ignored it and focused on playing the game, because he wanted to win the game no matter whether he had this task or not.

1 achievement points, take it!
In the post-match interview, Li Ao was asked if he could continue his winning streak against the Magic tomorrow.

The big spider swelled slightly: "We want to wash the South Coast with blood!"

(End of this chapter)