From sparring to superstar

Chapter 243. 241. The New Flyer Opens the Door to a New World
In the TNT commentary seat, Barkley shouted: "It's so cool! Spider-Man's chasing hat!"

Kenny Smith refuted it regardless of the 21: "Spider-Man's defensive choice is actually not good. Carter made an emergency stop outside the three-second zone. Spider-Man might be hit 2+1 by Carter."

"Oh, Kenny, do you think Spider-Man is a colander like you? He is a master of the second defense. No, he may even be selected for the first defense this year. The Clippers' defense is so good, Spider-Man is still the best... You don’t understand what it means to be an All-NBA player.”

Kenny Smith glanced at Barkley, took out his mobile phone and pretended to make a call: "Hey, honey, choose one of the two championship rings in the safe, yes, one is enough..."

"Varco oil!"

On the court, the referee watched Li Ao wagging his fingers at the fans, detonating the cheers on the scene, his cheeks puffed up, but finally he didn't blow the whistle.

The bottom line referee blew his whistle and pointed to the basket, and the Raptors played the ball in the frontcourt.

Seeing that Li Ao didn't eat the whistle, he felt better.

For the ball just now, he was indeed a gamble. When he was chasing and defending Carter, he had no room for it. He just rushed to chase the cap.

This was Carter, and if he had been a little slower, the opportunity would have been missed.

He was right!

Carter tried to boost morale with a dunk, but was blocked. Instead of raising the morale of the Raptors, it fell further!
Carter went into a state of desperation.

Some people always say that Kobe was lucky at the beginning of his career, but he was really lucky. Entering the NBA at the age of 17, Van Exel and Eddie Jones were there to shoulder the pressure, and he was used to hitting the buzzer-beating ball even if he didn't touch it. He continued to vote for the Sharks. During his three years of growth, the Silver Foxes treated him better than their own son. After he became an All-NBA player in his third year, the management immediately eliminated all outside players that would affect his performance. , even all-star level players are packed away... The most important thing is the cultivation of playing habits.

Kobe would also be furious, but after being irritated, he thought about how to use the favorable conditions to blow up his opponent.

And Carter, who grew up on a bad team, has developed too many bad habits.

For example, when you are desperate, you don't think about how to fight is the best choice, but you keep hitting the wall wherever you run into it, commonly known as the head iron.

Although this is also related to personality, environmental factors must not be ignored.

The Raptors continued to attack. Carter wanted to catch the ball, but was followed by Li Ao. He chose to run with his life, and finally ran out of the opportunity. After receiving the ball, he just wanted to take a breath when he heard the big spider say, "You still shoot. Come on, the real flying man is here, you can't buckle." Before he could slow down his legs, he immediately changed direction and accelerated his breakthrough.

Although he rushed to the edge of the three-second zone, Carter didn't get rid of Li Ao's defense, and was stuck tightly. He pushed Li Ao's strong throw... Short!
Three do not stick!
O'Neal Jr. overpowered the rushing Antonio Davis to protect the defensive rebound!

However, Carter entered into a state of desperation, and there is still room for improvement. Originally, Jordan was replaced and the head coach arranged for someone else to guard Li Ao. His defensive enthusiasm declined a lot. Miles switched defenses and continued to fight Li Ao.

Although his willful operation caused Darius Myers to be passed by the big Q, and the big Q cut into the basket to catch the ball and made a layup and caused Olajuwon to foul, but Wilkens was very pleasantly surprised.

Tonight, Carter's defensive enthusiasm has never been higher!Wilkens has never seen Carter defend so desperately. Even in the playoffs last season, Carter only played his life on the offensive end, and his defensive performance was far worse than that of his cousin.

Taking advantage of the big Q going to the free throw line, Wilkens replaced Morris Peterson again, let Carter continue to defend Li Ao, and continued to stimulate Carter's defensive enthusiasm.

Carter is only in the 4th year of his career, and he will be 25 years old in two months. It is not uncommon for perimeter stars to strengthen defense at this age. There is a first-class... No, even if it is only an excellent level, the future will be brighter.

Big Q's free throws have improved a lot this season, from 69% last season to 75%. He made steady hits in extra free throws, 16 to 8, and the Clippers' lead increased to 8 points!
When it came time for the Raptors to attack, Li Ao, who had just been tortured by Carter's hand-to-hand combat, responded, defending with more violent and rough actions.

Under the leadership of the two, the two teams played like a wrestling match.

The Clippers have been playing defense in the last few games and have transitioned to a defensive-first style of play. They have gradually become accustomed to such games.

On the Raptors side, it can be said that it was a mistake. Carter angrily defended with all his life, inspiring his teammates, and played back and forth with the Clippers, and he was stunned to bite the score!

After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Raptors by 24 points 17 to 7 and entered the intermission.

The long whistle blew and entered the intermission. Carter, who returned to the bench, finally calmed down. He looked at the big spider walking back to the bench with his arms crossed and panting heavily. His pupils shook.

The last 3 offenses at the end of the quarter were all made by him. He made 2 of 1 shots, and once he broke into the basket and caused a foul by Jaron Collins who came off the bench. He scored 4 points before hitting a three-pointer in Bibby. The point difference widened to 11 points and then narrowed to 7 points.

And this was all because after 10 minutes of hand-to-hand combat, the opposite big spider's physical strength declined and he couldn't keep up with him!
It turns out that there is another way to deal with defensive players!No wonder that Afro played so hard on the defensive end, and he defended more fiercely than the opponent when he encountered a good defense!

Although he is not a physical monster like an afro, his physical strength is also outstanding, even better than the current second-year big spider!

Last season, he played 63 minutes in regular time and triple overtime against the Kings, a championship-level team, and played 40 minutes in each game as the main point of singles.

Maybe in two years, the big spider will have better physical strength than him. He is only 20 years old... but there are only so many physical monsters in the league!

Moreover, his strong body is very advantageous in hand-to-hand defense...

The door to a new world opens in front of him...

...

The inter-section break was over, and Carter, who had rested for a few minutes, returned to the field excitedly, wanting to continue fighting with Li Ao, first to consume the opponent, and then to score points.

At this time, in his eyes, playing against Jordan was no longer as attractive as playing against Li Ao. His idol was Jordan, but he never used Jordan as a benchmark like Kobe. He only liked to be him on the court. want to do.

But Li Ao didn't start the game in the second quarter, so Carter decided to take the next best thing, thinking that it would be good to use Jordan to train his defense... Then he kicked the iron plate!

(End of this chapter)