From sparring to superstar

Chapter 176 174. Kobe: I gave me a nickname

Even Spider-Man's single defense couldn't defend, and the hopes of the Mavericks players were shattered.

The backcourt combination of Nash and Finley was the core of the Mavericks' offense in the last quarter. They were physically exhausted. In the first 10 minutes, they were supported by the belief in a comeback and the hope of winning.

Seeing that the point difference came to 10 points again, the two of them seemed to have been exhausted physically, and their fatigue could not be suppressed.

Compared with the reversal, the two are thinking more now-Spider-Man's progress is too scary!

The Mavericks played against the Clippers 4 times this season, and the distribution was very even. The first match was Game 1 of the regular season. Although the Clippers had a good start with 8 wins and 5 losses at that time, the Mavericks still won 2-100. Clippers.

At that time, Li Ao had a good mid-range shot, but his running skills and catch-and-shoot skills needed to be strengthened; his passing was good but his coordination with his teammates was not good enough, and he lacked game experience; The intention of assisting defense is not clear, and it is easy to be exploited by top scorers.

Up to now, in the past four months, people have developed a picturesque back punch with one hand!
In the next three matches, Nash and Finley could see Li Ao's progress every time!

Between one time and one time, the progress was not particularly great, but now comparing the latest time with the first time, the progress is terrible.

As if there is no rookie wall!
No, it's because the rookie wall can't keep up with Spider-Man's progress!

The rookie wall actually means that each team is more familiar with a famous rookie player, can think of more countermeasures, is willing to invest defensive resources for him, plus the rookie's own physical strength, mentality and other issues... This rookie will appear Periodic performance decline.

Li Ao has been making rapid progress, and the opponent's targeted preparations are always lagging behind. Doesn't it seem that there is no rookie wall?

The changes in the Clippers team also surprised Nash and Finley.

Nash glanced at Jordan's successor, then at Spiderman...

There is a big difference between a leader and a leader.

There were no disturbances in the last 2 minutes. Li Ao turned his back and cut to catch the ball and fed O'Neal a cake. Juwan Howard made a strong three-pointer with no meaning, and the game ended.

首节10分、第二节7分、第三节9分、末节16分，李敖今晚大爆发，27投16中，其中三分球3中2，加上9中8的罚球，拿到42分4板7助攻2抢断2盖帽。

加上布莱文-奈特的6分14助攻、奥多姆的22分9板6助攻，快船队以124比115力克小牛队！
Nash's performance of 24 points and 15 assists tonight was amazing, but his teammates couldn't keep up with him, so he lost.

After the final whistle sounded, the Clippers players gathered together to celebrate, especially excited.

After losing to the Mavericks 3 times in a row, they finally won!Not swept!
There are already two teams that have swept them this season, the Magic and the Pacers, and there is no third team!

This is the first time in the history of the Clippers that Texas has won all three consecutive games!
Defeating the Mavericks, their winning streak reached 5 games, and their record improved to 39 wins and 27 losses, catching up with the Sonics!
...

At noon the next day, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles.

李敖收到消息，他靠着上周4战全胜、拿到1次三双、一次单场40+、4场比赛场均29分5.75板6.25助攻1.25抢断3.75盖帽的表现，拿到最新一期的周最佳球员奖。

This time the best of the week is a bit different. He tied David Robinson's record for the best times of the week in his rookie season!
Since the NBA established the "Player of the Stage" award in 1979, as of last season, only two players have won the best player of the week in their rookie season multiple times, Magician twice, David Robinson three times, and no other People, Jordan, Bird, O'Neal, and Duncan couldn't do it.

Li Ao is the third person!Moreover, he is also the third time!

But this time such a big event, the repercussions it caused were not as sensational as when they won the best of the week and tied with the magician and the admiral for the second time.

Of course, the intensity of media reports, fans' attention and enthusiasm for discussions are not low, but they are not so high compared with that time.

Because, NCAA March Madness kicks off today!

Not to mention the fans, Li Ao himself paid more attention to the unveiling of Crazy Three than he won the award.

When he arrived at Los Angeles Airport, Li Ao stayed in the airport, waiting for the arrival of the Trojans, cheering for his former teammates heading to San Diego.

No. 10 in the pac1 league this year is Stanford, with 16 wins and 2 losses.

With the Collins brothers leading a group of juniors and seniors, the strength of the Cardinal team is still the top in the United States, and it is shockingly stable.

The second place in the division is the Wildcats led by Arenas and Richard Jefferson with 15 wins and 3 losses.

The Trojans ranked third with 14 wins and 4 losses against the 13 wins and 5 losses of the Bruins.

The Trojans were divided into the Western Division this time, ranking fourth, on the same promotion route as the Division [-] University of Illinois Warriors.

The Wildcats are also divided in the Western Conference, finishing second and on another qualifying line.

Seeing that the old team might meet the Wildcats in the quarter-finals, Li Ao regretted it. It must be very suitable for him to use the growing Arenas to practice defense against pull-up jumpers.

Kobe Bryant and Stackhouse's pull-up jumpers are already mastered and can't be defended at all, and they have no defensive experience.

Saying goodbye to his old teammates, Li Ao put away his nostalgia for the college game and focused on the present.

He drove to the supermarket to buy vegetables, and returned home to prepare dinner with his mother.

In the evening, Kobe and Vanessa came to Li Ao's house.

Kobe came to the kitchen and watched Li Ao skillfully use the kitchen utensils, (｀Д)!!
Are giant spiders so versatile?
Wait, this smell...

Kobe looked at the clear lid of the incubator.

Apple strudel, macaroni, chicken tacos...

He looked at Li Ao who was "歘歘歘" who cut the onion and scooped up the noodles. Is this noodles with fried sauce?
He remembered that he seemed to say that when the lockout was in 98, he went to the flower planter to travel and ate fried noodles every day...

He heard from Gentry that Li Ao would carefully remember the preferences of each teammate...

...

The help was so worth it this time!

After eating, Kobe took Li Ao to the game room on the grounds that he wanted to play games, and then collapsed on the sofa, relaxing, with his belly bulging.

He felt that Li Ao wanted to support him and affect their Lakers game tomorrow.

He has evidence!too delicious!
Originally Li Ao cooked his favorite dishes, and he was already very satisfied. He thought that although the big spider spoke irritatingly, he was still able to handle things.

Then he found that he still underestimated the big spider.

He ate so fast that he bit his tongue, he could feel the smell of rust and sweetness, he was bleeding, but he kept eating, no one knew he bit his tongue.

Li Ao handed the handle to Kobe, but Kobe refused.

He was very strange. Didn't he say he wanted to play games? He was about to ask a question when Kobe said, "I thought of a nickname for me."

"Uh... I just wanted to ask, why do you have a big tongue?"

(￣ェ￣;)
Kobe was speechless for a while, then got angry, and asked, "You don't care what nickname I think of?"

Li Ao's eyes lit up!
"You want to be called Big Tongue? Be side by side with Big Shark and Big Basic Skills?"

[○`Д○]
Kobe closed his eyes, took a deep breath, opened them, and said, "I watched a documentary a few days ago, and there is a snake in Africa..."

"animal world?"

"It doesn't seem to be called this name, what is it called... Wait! Don't interrupt me!"

"Oh, good, you continue."

"That kind of snake usually hides in the shadows, waits for the right time, and kills the opponent with one hit. I like it very much. Its name is Black Mamba, so I decided, and my nickname is..."

"Snake?"

"Black Mamba! I told you it's called Black Mamba! Of course it's Black Mamba!"

"Oh... Snake is still nice, hiss..."

"..."

Kobe felt that it was better to eat, so that he could stop the big spider's mouth.

Just don't be angry at that time!

Seeing that it was getting late, Kobe took out the invitation card and said, "I'm getting married on April 4th. I saw that you didn't play that day. If you're free, you can come and see."

Li Ao took the invitation and congratulated repeatedly: "Congratulations, I wish you an early birth to a daughter."

Bryant asked, "Why a daughter?"

"From the looks of it, you should have several daughters."

"Are you still divination?"

"No, I guessed randomly, but my guesses are usually very accurate."

Bryant: (=`=;)ゞ

With his fists clenched, Kobe turned and left, went back to the living room to bid farewell to Vivienne and Mary, and left with Vanessa.

...

After a day of rest, on March 3, the Clippers ushered in a challenge from the Warriors at home.

Looking at the opposite side, put Mucci Blakelow and Dampier on the bench, let Bob Sura play the starting point guard, Foyer play the starting center, Adam Feiji play the starting power forward, Larry - Hughes at shooting guard, Jamison at small forward...

Li Ao really wanted to tell the other side - you don't need to work hard until this time, you don't need to do anything, the last place in the West is very stable.

At this time, you suddenly work hard to perform poorly, what if the record improves?
After the game started, the Warriors proved to Li Ao with practical actions that his worries were unnecessary.

To get better, the Warriors don't know how to do it.

But when it comes to being rotten, they're better than anyone.

贾米森打了44分钟，26投11中拿到25分，拉里-休斯打了41分钟，24投9中拿到22分，两人合砍47分，勇士队全队拿到74分。

快船队这边，李敖也打了40分钟，25投12中，其中三分球4中2，加上8中8的罚球，拿到34分，外加9板2助攻2抢断5盖帽。

The hit rate was less than [-]%, which was purely due to singles. He was happy and even made a breakthrough.

He successfully rushed in with his long legs, but he was too excited to grab the ball and hit the frame, so he slapped the racket hard on his toes... Salute to the captain of the basketball team of the computer department of Southern University.

94 to 74, the Clippers beat the Warriors and won 6 consecutive victories!

With 40 wins and 27 losses, the Clippers won 40 wins for the third time in team history!
On the 20th, the Clippers ushered in a challenge from the Jazz at home.

After 2 hours and 27 minutes, the game ended. The Clippers lost 86 to 91 to the Jazz. The 6-game winning streak came to an end, and they failed to tie the second-highest win in team history.

Relying on the team attack, the Clippers managed to prevent Malone from shooting 16 of 6 shots and only scored 18 points, but Donyell Marshall made consecutive long-distance hits and scored 22 points in a single game. Danny Manning, John S. The offensive performance of the two veterans of Tuckers is also very good.

Compared with the face-saving veterans of the Lakers, Li Ao's inside defense is not so deterrent to the veterans of the Jazz.

Regardless of how effective Li Ao's contraction defense is, the veterans of the Jazz will take action when they should. This time they are blocked, so hurry up next time.

But the key to the Jazz's victory is defense.

The playoffs are less than a month away, and the referees habitually relax the whistle-blowing scale, allowing the teams to start adapting to the playoff-level confrontation.

The Jazz's defensive strength has improved a lot compared to before the All-Star Weekend!
李敖22投8中，拿到20分6板3助攻1抢断7盖帽，虽然帮助球队把爵士队进攻压下来了，但他们这边的进攻打得很糟糕。

The Clippers' record came to 40 wins and 28 losses. The Sonics once again surpassed the Clippers with a record of 41 wins and 27 losses, occupying eighth place in the Western Conference.

...

The end of March is here, and Li Ao smells a strong smell of gunpowder, and the competition for the playoffs is becoming more and more fierce!
They are okay in the west. The Rockets are left behind because of Olajuwon's contract extension, and the Nuggets are not strong enough. The three teams compete for two positions.

The competition in the East is even more intense. The Pacers, Celtics, Cavaliers, Pistons, and Knicks compete for seventh and eighth.

According to the current overall record of the Eastern Conference, this year's 35 or [-] wins may be able to enter the playoffs. The last four in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls, Wizards, Eagles, and Nets, have too much "leading" advantage, and the other teams do not compete for the bottom three at all. If there is no possibility, it is better to rush to the playoffs and sell a few more tickets.

Teams that have made it to the playoffs compete for rankings.

In the West, the Kings, Lakers, and Trail Blazers are all cutting their heads and rushing to the first place, because according to the rules of the competition, if the three of them do not get the first place, they will fall to third and fourth. According to the current record, In the final ranking, the Mavericks are the second in the West. They are No. 1 in the Midwest Division. The Kings, Lakers, and Trail Blazers are actually competing for No. 1 in the Pacific Division.

For the first time in the sprint stage of the playoffs, Li Ao had little experience and didn't know what to do, so he trained and trained.

After two days of rest, the Clippers ushered in a back-to-back home game against the 76ers and Rockets.

Li Ao has been looking forward to the match against the 76ers for a long time.

But on the day of the game, he was both happy and regretful.

Happily, they easily beat the 88ers 77 to 76. Unfortunately, Iverson was injured tonight.

Tonight, the Clippers team played poorly on offense, and the 76ers defended fiercely, but his personal offensive performance was quite good. He made 16 of 8 shots, including 7 of 3 three-pointers, and hit 3 in a single game for the second time in his career. Three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws, scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.

George Lynch can't keep up with him, Aaron McGee can't stand him, Eric Snow defends him, he directly hits his back and turns around to rely on his height to make a strong shot...

With 41 wins and 28 losses, the Clippers tied for the second-highest number of wins in team history.

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(End of this chapter)