From sparring to superstar

Chapter 219 217. Momentum?suppress!
Li Ao looked at the opposite starting lineup, Jason Terry, Emmanuel Davis, Raheem, Mohamed, Ratliff.

On the opposite bench sat Toni Kukoc, Jacqui Vaughn, Ira Newbell, DeMar Johnson, Dean Grove, and his old teammate Chris Mihm.

There are cores, veterans, and young players. The age of the lineup is very good, and the player structure is also good.

The head coach Ron Kruger is also an excellent coach. He is good at discovering and training new players. Jason Terry, who entered the NBA in 99, was not valued by Lenny Wilkens in his rookie year. After Luger came to this team, he boldly used this small shooting guard. Jason Terry became a first-line scorer in his second year, averaging 19.7 points per game.

In addition, Nazr Muhammad, a high-quality role player, was excavated from the addition of sending Mutombo back. In the two and a half years of the 76ers, Muhammad averaged only 6 points per game. In the 20 games at the end of last season, he averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game, and got a three-year contract extension of $3 million.

There was a reason for the light in Raheem's eyes again, he really saw hope.

However, Li Ao remembered that the owner of the Eagles, the prodigal son of the Price consortium, was an incompetent and unwilling master. Once there was a rising momentum, he would operate blindly.

In the mid-90s, he won 55+ games many times, and he could win the championship with minor repairs. The Iron-Blooded Eagles collapsed. Last summer, ESPN selected the "Top Ten Worst Bosses of the 99s". Two NBA players made the list, Sterling and Price. Even the Warriors bosses couldn't compete with these two.

Li Ao put aside his distracting thoughts and came to the center line.

Afterwards, if the Hawks have a rising momentum, what kind of tricks their boss will make is a later thing. This year, the Eagles started with two consecutive victories, beating the Heat 109 to 103 and the Rockets 104 to 98. The momentum is fierce , can't be careless.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

Ratliff overwhelmed Jermaine O'Neal to win the jump ball, and the Eagles went first!
Rahim excitedly came to the left side of the three-second zone to ask for the ball for singles, and after receiving the ball with Li Ao, he wanted to make a sneak attack, so he turned around directly... the ball in his hand was poked as soon as he turned around For a moment, I almost let go.

He quickly grasped the ball with both hands, turned back and leaned against Li Ao.

I almost forgot that Spiderman is a real big spider!
Li Ao did not continue to press on, and stood firmly behind Raheem, supporting Raheem's waist with one hand and half-raising the other.

Rahim suppressed the restlessness when he saw the two super Tanhualang, knocked Li Ao back a step by hitting, turned left to the sideline of the three-second zone, took off, and shot a jumper from close range...

After being knocked back, Li Ao kicked his right foot, stepped forward with his left foot, and threw himself back in front of Rahim, taking off to block the shot.

With top bullet speed, first-class bounce, and the strongest wingspan, Raheem quickly leaned back to avoid the block and pushed the ball... Iron!
The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced back in the direction of the two. Li Ao landed and turned around to receive the rebound.

Raheem quickly retreated, grinning.

This wingspan, this mobility, the speed of bullets, and the ability to grasp the timing of interference shots, Terry actually said it was easy to play?
He wants to scold people.

The offensive and defensive transition was beyond the Hawks' expectations. Mike Bibby advanced to the frontcourt and lobbed the ball to O'Neal on the left side of the three-second zone, who was leaning against Ratliff.

Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball and knocked Ratliff back a step, then stepped his right foot outside the three-second zone, turned left to face the basket with his right foot as the axis, and shot a short-range jumper...in!
Ratliff knew he couldn't carry it. With his 208 cm + 107 kg tonnage, he couldn't compete with the 211 cm + 118 kg O'Neal on the opposite side, so he aimed to interfere with the opponent's shooting from the beginning.

He pays attention to O'Neal's legs, and when he sees O'Neal raise his right foot, he is ready to interfere with O'Neal's left turn to the front of the basket.

Unexpectedly, O'Neal lifted his right foot and stepped forward to turn around and shoot!
And it's a right-handed shot!
This is the first time he has encountered this operation!
Jermaine O'Neal clenched his fists to his chest and turned to retreat. He played O'Neal in the opening game and Foyer and Dampier in the second game. There was no chance for him to display his newly developed singles skills. Tonight finally had a chance!
In the transition between offense and defense, Raheem continued to ask for the ball to play singles. This time, he didn't think about shooting easily. He relied on one step to create space and turned into the basket.

Muhammad's high off-ball screen took away Odom, Ratliff also pulled to the middle distance of the right baseline, and O'Neal had to leave the three-second zone.

Raheem turned around and entered the basket to take off and attack the frame. O'Neal jumped back from the right side of the three-second zone at close range, and stretched out his hand to interfere with Raheem's layup.

Raheem changed hands in the air and hit the basket with his left hand!
Li Ao gritted his teeth, he is worthy of the 96th Tanhua Lang who can perform as an All-Star as long as he has the motivation.

After serving the ball, Li Ao ran to the frontcourt and continued to open up space for O'Neal.

Ratliff's defense ability is the best in the league, but his single defense is average, and he is poor when it comes to strong post-up players.

O'Neal continued to catch the ball and hit back. Ratliff chose to stick to it this time. O'Neal turned left and went to the front of the basket, held high and hit the basket!
When the Eagles attacked, Raheem continued to attack the inside, Jermaine O'Neal shrank back early to pinch, Raheem scored on the right side of the basket, Ratliff followed Jermaine O'Neal into the basket, caught the ball and made a layup!
After defending for three rounds, Li Ao felt that the top players adapted to the new rules really quickly!Raheem has been able to make good use of the defensive three-second rule.

If Jermaine O'Neal wants to shrink early, he has to wait until Raheem starts back hitting, otherwise Raheem can wait until the 3 seconds are approaching, and Jermaine O'Neal has to leave before hitting back, so Jermaine O'Neal can't shrink early.

The Clippers attacked, and the Eagles players adjusted their defensive positions.

With the ability to win, every player of the Eagles is very active.

Seeing this, Li Ao didn't put his hips on his hips to watch the show, and started to move, and his teammates also moved their positions according to the changes on the field.

O'Neal continued to catch the ball in the low post, and when he turned around with a step, Muhammad shrank up.

On the right side of O'Neal's three-second zone, Odom lifted it up and was caught by Raheem who was defending. Odom made a fake pass and threw the ball from his head to the rear right.

Li Ao ran around the free throw line to the right corner, caught the ball, turned around and shot a three-pointer...Goal!The first pitcher feels hot!
7 to 4, the Clippers lead by 3 points!
Ron Kruger had a melancholy expression on his face. His perimeter defense was in vain!
The opponent actually used O'Neal to launch an attack at the beginning, which was completely beyond his expectations.

Rahim didn't have a score advantage in the main attack stage at the beginning, and he didn't even have an advantage in momentum. The next step will be difficult!

When it came time for the Eagles to attack, Raheem, who had been attacking for three consecutive rounds at the beginning, had to take a break, and brought Li Ao to the bottom line to make room for Trila.

But Bibby's emergency stop in Terry's singles was two points longer!
When it came to the Clippers' offense, Jermaine O'Neal not only played an efficient performance at the beginning of the main attack, leading the team to overwhelm the opponent in terms of score, but also disrupted the opponent's not-so-good defensive discipline.

Jordan received Bibby's pass, turned around and made an emergency stop jump shot. Muhammad didn't make up the defense in place, and Jordan made an easy mid-range shot!

9 to 4, the Clippers started with a clear lead!
As the first attacking side, after playing 4 rounds, they were behind by 5 points, which was a big blow to the Eagles players.

And the opponent in front of them is the Clippers. The dark horse that played an amazing performance last season is the benchmark for all teams eager to rise. Their Eagles are also a member eager to replicate the achievements of the Clippers.

After a few rounds, at least now, they all began to doubt whether they had that talent or ability.

This gap is also a little too big.

Seeing that the Eagles were about to collapse at the beginning, Terry stood up!

He faced Bibby on the defense, and made a long-range three-pointer with a retreat!
Bibby: "..."

Just now Terry missed his jumper and hit the iron, and now he made a strong three-pointer!
Bibby was speechless, but the Eagles players were refreshed!
7 to 9, the situation suddenly became better again!
Terry's goal helped the Eagles regain morale.

In the next few rounds, under the leadership of Terry, the Eagles played back and forth with the Clippers.

At 5 minutes and 22 seconds into the game, Terry made a breakthrough and gave Raheem the ball. Raheem caught the ball and turned around to avoid Li Ao's pursuit. He made a two-point shot and the score came to 15-15. After playing a wave of 9 to 4, they returned a wave of 11 to 6, tying the score!
When it came time for the Clippers to attack, Li Ao received a pass from Bibby after going around the stakes. Muhammad actively switched defenses in place. Mulder interfered with the jump, shot a fadeaway jumper...

Seeing Li Ao leaning back until his whole body slumped, Muhammad could only hope that the opponent's shot would hit the basket.

But his expectations were in vain, Li Ao hit the defensive back jumper!
When it comes to the Eagles' offense, there is always emptiness after the climax. Rahim catches the ball and takes a step forward to make an emergency stop and jump shot!

Looking back, Li Ao followed the same pattern in the last round of running, received the ball and raised his hand, Muhammad was sent flying!Li Ao broke through to the front right, and came to the sideline of the three-second zone to stop and shoot a jumper...and hit it again!
19 to 15, the Clippers regained a 4-point lead, the Eagles called a timeout, and entered the official timeout period!
The fans cheered loudly for Li Ao.

The Clippers fans know all too well that the young team can't hold back after the start. They often played like that last season. In many games, they relied on a fearless momentum to defeat their opponents.

The opposing Eagles have completed player changes and become a standard youth team. Ratliff, the oldest player in the starting lineup, is also 28 years old, and the other starters are all under 25 years old.

Getting started by such a team may really be unstoppable.

But just when the Eagles were about to overtake the score, their Spider-Man stood up and stabilized the situation!
The fans were very happy. Li Ao, who returned to the bench, narrowed his eyes and looked at his coach after hearing Gentry's arrangement.

Gentry turned his head, ignoring Spider-Man's gaze, and wanted to hit him from behind, at least he couldn't see who hit him, so he wouldn't hold grudges.

The eyes are useless, Li Ao has a bun face (｀⌒′)
7 points in half a quarter, and scored 4 points in a row when he was in urgent need of scoring to suppress the opponent's momentum. Is this the result?As a result, let him guard against that guy?There is a difference in height.

Forget it, this can be regarded as trust.

Li Ao moved his body to prepare for defense. He felt that he was really a young master running errands. He had just finished defending against an opponent with the body of a power forward, and he was going to defend against an opponent with speed.

After returning from the timeout, the Clippers sent a combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Matt Harprin, Odom, and O'Neal.

The situation was still unstable, and Gentry only replaced Jordan, who was supposed to be resting.

For the Eagles, the combination of Dean Grove, Terry, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff played.

Ron Kruger knows exactly what it takes to develop young players - give them plenty of playing time.

The Eagles attacked. After receiving the serve, Terry turned around and saw the big spider guarding between him and the basket. Words starting with F couldn't help but spit out.

It's not the first time he encountered Li Ao's defense, but every time he encountered Li Ao's defense, he couldn't help but swear.

But Terry soon became excited.

Even if Raheem is here, he is still the most valued player by the opponent!
No, the media hyped that Spider-Man, who may surpass Kobe and become the youngest first-defense player, came to defend him!

(End of this chapter)