From sparring to superstar

Chapter 195 193. The rookie season is over!

On May 5, the second game of the series between the Clippers and the Kings arrived.

Since Barkley was looking forward to it so much, Li Ao responded positively.

At 7:40 p.m., during the entrance ceremony, Li Ao walked out of the player tunnel expressionlessly. -Kenny Smith started laughing wildly.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started, and the Clippers directly slammed the defense, regardless of the integration of offense and defense. With the experience of G1, Gentry knew that he was thinking too much.

On the Jazz's side, the Kings are all defensive, and he still thinks about two blossoms.

Now he doesn't have those illusions, he is down-to-earth, and he plays the basketball that his team does best.

The Kings also played more cautiously this time, Adelman raised the rotation from 8 to 9, and Scott Pollard re-entered the rotation.

The score in the first quarter was 19 to 24, and the score in the second quarter was 18 to 22. The Clippers trailed the Kings by 37 points 46 to 9 at halftime. The score narrowed the point difference to 26 points, but the Kings' defense tightened up again in the final quarter. Although they were only defended to 23 points, they also defended the Clippers to only 6 points.

In the end, the Clippers lost 82 to 89 to the Kings, with a big score of 0 to 2.

李敖今晚19投6中，拿到14分8板2助攻3抢断2盖帽，命中率仅有31%，但场上其他人也没好到哪里去，快船队全队83投29中，34.9%的命中率，国王队88投32中，36.4%的命中率。

The three-pointers of the two teams are all abolished tonight, and the Kings with better three-pointers will be more affected, otherwise the Clippers will not be able to hold the score.

Peja hated the big spider even more, and the big spider simply beat him. He made 13 of 3 in the game, only scored 5 points by making 4 of 10 free throws, and made 6 three-pointers all iron.

奥多姆14分12板4助攻、小奥尼尔13分12板、马盖蒂16分、马特-哈普林12分……快船队全队尽力了，但还是敌不过整体实力的差距。

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On May 5, the NBA officially announced the best team of the year.

All-Rookie Team.

Li Ao led the rookie team, with Mike Miller, Maurice Peterson, Kenyon Martin, and Mark Jackson (center forward) selected together.

The rookie second team, Big Q, Chris Mim, Desmond Mason, Marcus Fizer, and Darius Miles were selected together.

There are only 4 players in the two All-Rookie teams who scored in double figures. Among them, Mark Jackson was a second-round pick in the 97 class and only entered the NBA this year.

Seeing this list, fans can't help but wonder-if Spiderman stays in college for another year, how should the best rookie of the season be selected?Could it be given to Kenyon Martin, who averaged 12+7 per game?A pie-eating insider with a 44% hit rate, how to match it.

Can't give it to Mike Miller!
best team.

A round: Iverson, Kidd, Webber, Duncan, O'Neal.

Second team: Li Ao, Kobe, Carter, Garnett, Mutombo.

Three teams: Payton, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Nowitzki, Ben Wallace.

Best defensive lineup.

One round: Payton, Kidd, Garnett, Duncan, Mutombo,

Second Team: Doug Christie, Kobe Bryant, Li Ao, Bowen, O'Neal.

After the announcement of the best team, the headlines of the major media-Spiderman became the youngest player in the best team and the best defensive team in history!

In the 98-99 season, at the age of 20, Kobe broke the record held by the Magician for being selected to the All-NBA Team at the age of 22.

Now, another talented new star in Los Angeles broke this record again!
At the same time, Li Ao also became the youngest double team player.

The one who broke the record was Kobe again... The Lakers fans fainted in the toilet.

Last season, the 21-year-old Kobe played the second team and the first defense. The evaluation given by the media at that time was a record that could not be surpassed.

Two years earlier, in the 97-98 season, when Duncan played a second defense at the age of 22, it was also regarded as an unsurpassable record.

At the age of 21 and two years old, whether it is offense or defense, it is already very good to be able to reach the level of the best team. It is as strong as the god of basketball. It is also the first time that he was selected to the best defensive team at the age of 25.

Dameng was only selected to the second defense in his rookie year. After he increased his offensive investment in the second grade, his defense declined. That season he was only selected to the second team and was not selected to the best defensive team.

Now Li Ao has lowered the record of the youngest double team to 19 years old. The media once again gave the same evaluation as Duncan and Kobe when they first double team. They really can't think of how this record can be broken.

The rookie double team, or the 19-year-old rookie double team, Li Ao got more attention and more discussions than Duncan's rookie double team in 1998.

But the controversy is far greater than that of Duncan at that time.

To be precise, Duncan had no controversy that year.

If we have to talk about controversy, Pippen, who only played 44 games and whose defensive efficiency dropped from 5.3 to 3.3, was selected for the first defense. Duncan, who was full-time rookie and had a defensive efficiency of 7.2, was only selected for the second defense. It did cause a lot of controversy at the time. dispute.

Although the defensive efficiency of inside and outside lines cannot be directly compared, there must be fewer players who can score inside than outside lines, and one-on-one defense is also better.

But at that time, Payton's defensive efficiency was 4.7, and Jordan even reached 5.4.

Pippen played only 44 games in the crucial season...Duncan failed to double-team in his rookie year. At that time, many fans complained about him.

Li Ao was selected for the double team, and the controversy became great.

It is not controversial that he was selected for the second defense, but he was criticized by many people for being selected for the second team.

What was mentioned the most was that his offensive ability with the ball was poor, and his efficiency in the regular season was not high. In the playoffs, his offensive efficiency continued to plummet...

In addition, his vote for the best defensive team was placed in the forward position, avoiding competition with guards such as Payton, Kobe, Kidd, Doug Christie, etc. That bunch of striker competition.

This clearly shows that the NBA is officially promoting Spider-Man!
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In the rookie season, Li Ao received a total of 7.5 achievement points, 5000 for the best rookie, [-] for the first team, [-] for the second defense, and [-] for the second team.

The depression caused by falling behind 0 to 2 in the series has eased a little.

他询问了一下系统其他阵容的奖励，得到的回复，三阵是1万、二阵3万、一阵5万、二防2万、一防5万、新秀一阵5000、新秀二阵3000。

His goal for next season - 5 for the first defense!
As for the best team, he didn't know until he entered the NBA that the beginning of the century was not the era of the "big four shooting guards" at all, but the era of forwards.

He learned about it and found that in the NBA for more than 50 years, the position of shooting guard has been the least conspicuous for a long time.

Point guards, forwards, and centers have always ruled the league. Shooting guards have become the hottest and hottest positions now because of the appearance of Michael Jordan. Later, Kobe just continued Jordan's glory, and after Kobe, shooting guards directly declined .

Not to mention ten years later, the current position of shooting guard is actually supported by those few people. Most teams' top scorers are still forwards or point guards.

And Jordan's brilliance has also led to the decline of point guards in recent years. Many point guards have gone to play shooting guards. Davis, technical characteristics doomed them to be unable to play shooting guards, but they were unwilling to only play point guards. The two of them created a new position-'combo guard'.

If he went to the forward position to compete with those people, he thought it would be good to be selected for the third team. It is only possible to compete for the third team at the forward position with the blessing of 51 wins.

He didn't expect that he would be put in the guard position to compete for the best team. Then he would have a big advantage. Marbury, Payton, and Francis have poor records, and Baron Davis and Nash have not yet completed their rise...

As for the controversy, let's fight it, anyway, he got the trophy.

On May 5, the two-day break passed, and the Clippers ushered in Game 9 of the series against the Kings at home.

Tonight, Adelman made adjustments - 11 rotations.

Against the Clippers defensively, the Kings played too much.

The Clippers' defense they feel is not as strong as the Jazz, the top five iron-blooded teams in the league, but they can't hold back the Clippers. They are young, full of vitality, and have a very deep lineup. The players, led by Spider-Man, tried desperately to snipe them.

This is a great test for their physical strength. His goal is not only to win the second round, but also to prepare for the Western Conference Finals.

So, something went wrong for the Kings tonight.

In the first quarter, the Kings led the Clippers by 25 points 18 to 7. With only 7 players, they continued their dominance in the first quarter.

But in the second quarter, after the number of rotations reached 10, the continuity of the Kings collapsed!
The Clippers scored 20-19 in the second quarter, chasing the score to 38-44.

In the third quarter, Odom scored 7 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, and O'Neal had 4 points and 6 rebounds. Li Ao had O'Neal's offensive rebound protection and Odom passed the ball. He made 8 of 4 shots in a single quarter, including three-pointers. 1 for 1, plus 2 for 2 free throws, get 10 points!
The three led the Clippers to a score of 28-22 in the third quarter, tying the Kings 66-66!
Tonight, the Clippers forced out the Kings' fatal flaw-no one can control the game when the situation is not good!
In the final quarter, Webber was 9-for-1 in a single quarter under the defense of Matt Halprin and Odom, and Peja had 4 full-iron shots under the defense of Li Ao. With free throws, the two only scored 7 points.

除了他们，迪瓦茨拿到2分、道格-克里斯蒂2分、鲍比-杰克逊2分、特科格鲁、4分，全队末节只拿到17分！
Although Adelman made timely adjustments in the fourth quarter and only used 8 players as the main force, the young guys of the Clippers couldn't hold back after their momentum rose.

Li Ao followed up with 10 points in the third quarter, scored 3 points and 4 assists in the final quarter, Odom scored 4 points and 1 assist, Maggette scored 6 points, Jermaine O'Neal scored 5 points, and Big Q scored 2 points for a counterattack dunk. Get 20 points in a single quarter!
As Peja missed a three-pointer for the fourth time under Li Ao's pursuit, the final whistle sounded.

李敖16投7中，其中三分球3中1，加上5中5的罚球，拿到20分7板6助攻3抢断1盖帽，奥多姆16分6板9助攻，小奥尼尔11分17板，马盖蒂15分。

86 to 83, the Clippers beat the Kings at home and refused 0 to 3!

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The two days on the 8th and 9th are the happiest two days of the playoffs for Clippers fans this year. Spider-Man doubled to the best team and defeated the real-championship candidate Kings.

As the second round deepened, the eyes of the media and fans focused on the Lakers.

After winning over 1 points in G20, in G2, the Lakers easily defeated the Trail Blazers again 108-96. In G3, the Trail Blazers and the Lakers returned home to overtime, but Kobe scored 12 points in overtime. In the end, relying on Kobe's 3 points in a single game and O'Neal's 50 points and 31 rebounds, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 16 to 119, a big score of 111 to 3!

Kobe, who was only selected for the second team and second defense, ran wild tonight and became the third player to score 3 points in a single game in the playoffs this season. The first two were Carter in the first round and Ivor in the second round against the Bucks Mori.

The championship team with 55 wins, the OK combination still crushed their opponents, and the shout of "OK combination is number one in the world" reappeared.

Spider-Man next door followed this and made hot news again.

Although the second team is controversial, the rookie second defense and playoff offensive performance have declined due to the impact of the overall offense, but they also averaged 3+ assists per game.

Fans of other teams are thanking the logo man for not killing him, adding a Spider-Man to the OK combination, I am afraid it will be a direct finale!

A strange thing happened, the more invincible the OK combination, the more Li Ao was mentioned by people...

The time came to 5:13 pm on May 10th, Sacramento Arco Arena, the Clippers' journey this season, at this time and place, came to an end.

The day before yesterday the Clippers home game G4, Adelman did not dare to adjust blindly, and continued to rotate 8 people to deal with the Clippers' death, and won the game 92 to 86.

Today, the Clippers fell behind 1 to 3 to fight to the death, and the Kings still suppressed strongly, and finally won the game 98 to 90.

Facing such a cautious Kings, the Clippers failed to win another game.

这两场比赛，李敖分别拿到14分8板4助攻4抢断1盖帽、22分9板2助攻3抢断。

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

By this time, although he still had to fight for every ball when he was on the court, his emotions had calmed down a lot.

The difference in strength can be seen from the first game. The top four in the West and the bottom four in the West are collectively referred to as 'Western Powers', but there is still a big gap between teams.

Looking at Big Q who was about to cry, Li Ao patted him on the back, Big Q burst into tears, Li Ao didn't persuade him, he didn't speak, that was the best comfort.

Worry and uneasiness are a matter of courage, which can help teammates adjust.

But it's not a good thing to suppress emotions.

When you win the game, you should be happy.

But when you lose, you vent your emotions when you need them.

This season's victory or loss, happiness or frustration, stay in this season.

Come back next season!
1 to 4 out, Spider-Man's rookie season is over!
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(End of this chapter)