From sparring to superstar

Chapter 253 251. The Showdown: Against Biao Billups! (Digital Chapter)
Li Ao went back to the locker room to wipe off his sweat, changed into a clean training suit and returned to the training ground, where he met his new teammate Eldon Campbell.

Campbell was chatting with O'Neal when he saw Li Ao coming out and greeted him warmly: "Hey, Spider-Man, I didn't expect to be teammates with you, so lucky."

Campbell said hello with one hand on his hip, one hand raised up and waving, and his neck stretched forward... Li Ao was quite uncomfortable with this breezy and snarky style. It was his Spider-Man who took the initiative to say hello. Also very familiar.

He's not used to it, but he feels pretty good. It would be annoying if a new teammate shuts himself off because he was traded and can't even say a word. Before the start of the season, there are training camps and preseason games to slowly get used to it. With such a teammate in the middle of the season, it's a big headache to think about it.

Li Ao also responded enthusiastically: "Hi, Elden, how does it feel to be back in Los Angeles?"

Campbell responded: "It feels great, I love it here."

"I hope you will be as happy when you fight the big shark."

"Haha, what you said was exactly as the rumors said... directly! I know what the team wants me to do when I come back from the trade. I can't wait to play against the Lakers."

While exchanging greetings, Li Ao looked at Campbell, and O'Neal next to him, and said, "Jermaine, why are you growing smaller and smaller? Didn't you gain weight to 265 pounds?"

Little O'Neal said angrily: "Anyone standing next to Eldon is very small! He weighs 300 pounds! I'm not that O'Neal next door!"

"Yes, yes, that's what I said, why are you so angry..."

At this time, the coaches came, and the three of them ended their chat and entered the preparation training.

The content of the preparation training has little to do with tonight's opponent. Instead, I ran a few sets of tactics related to tomorrow's game.

After the training, Li Ao recalled the scene of training with his new teammates.

Although the data is as high as 13 points, 7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, Campbell's overall rating is only 76.

He averaged 13 points per game, with a lot of moisture, and his overall offensive rating was not high, and his skills were almost nonexistent. The hook in the three-second zone on the baseline, and the two shots facing the defense, the hit rate depends on the sky.

But the defense is very good, the defensive rating is as high as 86, and the low defense is strong.

The Hornets are willing to give Campbell an average of 30 minutes per game. In addition to wanting this high-paid player to score points, sell them at a good price, and save luxury tax, they should also rely on his strong low-post defensive ability.

After all, the Hornets currently rank fourth in the Eastern Conference. Although Magloire has good talent and rapid progress, he is not as good as the veteran center on the defensive end.

In general, Li Ao feels that the addition of Campbell is a very powerful supplement to their defensive diversity inside.

...

In the evening, the Clippers ushered in a challenge from the Rockets at home.

The Rockets this season can be called a house leak, but it rains overnight. In the summer, Olajuwon left and Maurice Taylor was reimbursed. As the season progressed, the new starting small forward Glenn Rice was also reimbursed. A few days ago , Francis was also injured and needs to be out for 2-4 weeks. The backup swingman Walter Williams also sprained his knee in the game with the Heat the day before yesterday.

Coupled with the injury of Jason Koller, the 2000th overall pick in the first round of the 15 class, and the reimbursement of Dan Longie, the second overall pick in the second round, the Rockets will only have 2 players left on the roster tonight, which will meet the minimum NBA requirements. Attendance.

In this regard, Alexander also said in an interview that they do not need to introduce the 15th player, as long as their current lineup returns to health, it is enough to hit the playoffs.

Li Ao looked at Tomjanovich whose hair seemed to be thinning a lot. It was not easy for this old coach.

But this has nothing to do with their Clippers, what to do or what to do.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game started. The Clippers had an absolute upper hand at the beginning. Under the defense of Li Ao, Mobley scored 4 of 1 in a single quarter, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 4 points. Only got 16 points.

For the Clippers, Bibby surged tonight. He scored 7 points and 4 assists in the first quarter. Li Ao scored 4 points, Jordan scored 3 points, Matt Halprin had 8 points, and O'Neal Jr. scored 4 points... Except for double-teaming Jordan and quickly changing defense against Li Ao, the Rockets did not do well in defense. The Clippers scored 31 points in a single quarter and won by 15 points in a single quarter.

This point difference, in the second quarter, Gentry began to "do things", gave the big Q, Gerald - Wallace, Campbell a lot of playing time, let the big Q take a lot of shots from the bottom line, let Gerald - Wallace adapted to the rhythm of the NBA game and made Campbell familiar with his teammates in actual combat.

Ever since, in the next three quarters, the Clippers only scored 19 points, 22 points, and 18 points respectively.

This is still supported by Li Ao scoring 17 points in the last three quarters and Jordan scoring 13 points in the last three quarters.

Fortunately, although they were slow on the offensive end, they defended very well and protected the rebounds extremely well. Except for the Rockets who scored 26 points in the third quarter, they only allowed the Rockets to score 20 points and 21 points in the other two quarters. [-] points.

最终，靠着李敖的21分10板2助攻1抢断3盖帽、乔丹的16分6板3助攻、马特-哈普林的14分7板、奥多姆的7分7板、坎贝尔的4分8板……以90比83稳稳击败火箭队，拿下三连胜。

Bibby was really not willing to take more shots. In the first quarter, he scored 7 points and 4 assists. After playing 19 minutes in the next three quarters, he only scored 6 points and 4 assists. With such a good touch, he only took 7 shots and made 7 of 5 shots.

After the game, the Clippers coaching staff held a meeting.

In one game, Gentry gave up the idea of ​​using the twin towers as the main force inside.

Campbell's scoring ability is worse than they expected. Tonight, he only scored 4 of 2.

But it didn't disappoint them too much. After all, this is a center who has only shot 46% of his career so far. This season's 48% shooting rate is purely supported by "defensive three seconds". The shooting percentage is only 44%, which has long been expected. They will certainly not let Campbell take more than a dozen shots per game like the Hornets.

It's a pity that O'Neal has shown the potential to play power forward.

O'Neal has always been a center when he was in the Trail Blazers. After they were traded back by the Clippers, he was also used as a center.

When playing the Jazz, Li Ao was absent, and Gentry tried to use O'Neal and Jaron Collins to start together. O'Neal performed very well. In the triangle offense, he can serve as a close-range player next to Jordan and Odom. Responders, cutters, wing screens and offensive rebounds are also very good.

On the defensive end, Jermaine O'Neal can also adapt to the power forward's defense, and the supplementary defense is very brutal.

So Gentry expects that after Campbell comes, he can create more changes in O'Neal's style of play.

Doug Collins analyzed: "Jermaine playing center is actually a good choice. Playing center will have a smaller range of movement on the defensive end. For a 265-pound insider, the pressure on the knee will be less, and he Playing center is no worse than playing power forward, and we don’t need to make Jermaine change his position just because we have a center who can defend well in the low post.”

In this way, Gentry thinks it makes sense. If Campbell is 23 years old, it is indeed necessary, but Campbell is already 33 years old. Change the style of play in stages.

And it can't be used as the main force, and it's okay to use it occasionally during the rotation stage.

...

At 7:40 p.m. the next day, at the Staples Center, the Timberwolves, who were playing away, entered the field first, and the Clippers were about to usher in the second back-to-back home game.

Li Ao looked at the opposite player channel. The Timberwolves' performance at the beginning of the season surprised him.

This opponent unknowingly rushed to the second place in the West!
"Minnesota Timberwolves, 10 wins and 3 losses, averaging 104.3 points per game, conceding 99 points per game..."

At present, the Lakers have 9 wins and 4 losses, and the Kings have 10 wins and 4 losses, all behind the Timberwolves.

After entering the field, Li Ao looked at the player evaluation report on the opposite side.

“凯文-加内特，211公分，115公斤，综合评价98，场均22.1分13.3板5.6助攻1.3抢断1.6盖帽……”

It was another season with an average of 20+10+5 per game. Li Ao lamented that the Wolf King's personal ability was really strong when he was in the Timberwolves.

Szczerbiak, who entered the 99 class, has also made great progress in the third grade. He has averaged 19 points per game so far this season.

Trier Brandon still performed well, averaging 12 points and 8 assists per game.

Billups, who played full-time as the sixth man this season, averaged 15 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Joe Smith, who has to partner with Garnett for life and death, is also critical, averaging 10.7 points and 6 rebounds per game, and shooting more than 5% from the field for the first time in his career.

Adding Nesterovic, Anthony Peeler, Gary Trent, Sam Mitchell... and other role players, the Timberwolves made a stunning start.

Li Ao was puzzled, how could such a team not even pass the first round?

With such an excellent player configuration, lineup structure, and a top coach, it is unlikely that it will collapse in the middle and late stages. After this start, it will be high or low to finish in the top four in the Western Conference, right?How could you lose in the first round?

Garnett is a bit soft, and has no key ball ability, but even if the key ball ability is counted, the performance of the Jagged Wolf King in the playoffs is one-to-one.

After the cheerleading performance time ended, Li Ao put away his distracting thoughts and came to the bench to listen to Gentry's emphasis on tonight's tactical details.

At 7:58, the referee informed the two teams to start.

The Clippers' starting lineup remains the same, and the Timberwolves sent out a starting lineup of Trier Brandon, Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Garnett, and Nesterovich.

O'Neal came to the middle circle and looked at Garnett opposite him. He was also a high school student player, full of fighting spirit...and unhappy!

This cast wolf, actually staring at Spider-Man!This is not taking O'Neill seriously! ?
At 8 p.m., the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Jermaine O'Neal burst into anger...then turned around and ran quickly to the backcourt.

Fortunately, I didn't say anything harsh, so I couldn't jump at all.

Garnett beat O'Neal to win the jump ball, Trier Brandon received the ball and advanced, and the Timberwolves attacked first.

Trier Brandon advanced to the frontcourt, broke through Bibby and entered the interior, and scored Garnett.

Garnett helped Szczerbiak pick and roll from the wing and received the ball. Facing Li Ao, who switched defenses, he also chose to break through, attracting Jordan's help to defend and score Joe Smith. Joe Smith caught the ball from the baseline and made a mid-range shot!
Covering the flanks, running to open the defense, breaking through the ball, opening after the ball, catching up and shooting... The Timberwolves' offense is smooth and smooth!

After the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao came to the frontcourt and saw that Joe Smith was guarding him, so he immediately led Joe Smith to the baseline.

Jermaine O'Neal blocked Joe Smith, and Joe Smith was too late to go around the pile. Nesterovic immediately switched defenses, but he couldn't keep up. Garnett quickly retracted from the flank and helped Nesterovic delay Li Ao .

Bibby seized the opportunity to play the ball, Odom received the ball from the right corner and rushed in. Joe Smith made it outside the three-second zone, and Garnett rushed to the basket. Sure enough, as soon as he reached the basket, Odom The ball was passed to O'Neal on the left side of the three-second zone.

O'Neal caught the ball and took a step forward. Garnett immediately pressed up but couldn't resist. O'Neal dribbled the ball and knocked Garnett back to the basket, jumped up, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!
Li Ao rushed up and bumped chests with O'Neal Jr. to celebrate, and said loudly, "Wow, you really look like O'Neal tonight."

After being praised by Spider-Man, little O'Neal shook his shoulders twice while running back, and suddenly realized that he was actually O'Neal, just not that big.

But just after he dunks the Wolf King, he is in a good mood and doesn't care about the evil Spider-Man.

The high school student on the other side was very upset, being played by the opponent's running position, frantically making up here and there, and finally got a buckle.

Although their defense of the Timberwolves has always been poor, and they were only at the mid-range level of the league at their best, but this year they are straight to the bottom and are currently ranked eighth from the bottom in the league.

From the first ball in the opening game, he felt that tonight's opponents were again unstoppable.

That being the case, then continue to fight the attack!This year's start of 10 wins and 3 losses is due to the fact that 13 of the 12 games scored over [-] points!
Li Ao retreated back, followed Szczerbiak, and devoted himself to the defense.

So far, the Timberwolves rank third in the league in points per game, only behind the Mavericks and the Kings.

Trier Brandon pushed forward to launch an attack. After a pass and cut cooperation, Garnett received the ball and cut into the flying throw... The ball hit the basket and fell out, and Li Ao, who was chasing up, protected Defensive rebound.

Although Garnett was solid on this ball, Li Ao still made Li Ao call it shit.

This combination of pass and cut is too sharp!

Joe Smith plays small forward. Although the defensive end is seriously hindered, the offensive end is very suitable for Garnett and Terrill Brandon. He has top athletic ability and sharp cutting. His 42% mid-range shooting percentage so far in his career is also very good. The top, even pass the ball!
Joe Smith's second pass to Garnett just now is quite beautiful.

After passing the ball to Bibby, Li Ao was ready to play the main offense. After running to the frontcourt, he continued to cut the baseline and disrupt the opponent's defense.

Taking advantage of both Garnett and Joe Smith being brought to close range, Bibby changed direction and broke through to the right of the free throw line, and hit a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

Bibby has confirmed that Trier Brandon's defensive performance has declined this season, not just because of the decline in the team's overall defense. The confrontation intensity has dropped sharply, and the weight has dropped from 83 kg to 77 kg, which has a great impact.

But on the offensive end, Trier Brandon's breakthrough after losing weight is still sharp!
Trier Brandon broke through, Garnett pulled away, and Joe Smith cut in after the pick-and-roll, holding back all the Clippers' defenses.

The moment Szczerbiak was free, Trier Brandon's pass arrived immediately.

Szczerbiak makes an open three-pointer...hit!
5 to 4, the Timberwolves overtook the score!
After a few more rounds, the score came to 8-10, the Clippers trailed by two points, and it was time for the Timberwolves to attack again.

The Timberwolves had already played smoothly. Szczerbiak cut to catch the ball and stepped to pick the basket after borrowing a screen, which caused a foul by O'Neal and got two free throws. The Clippers called a timeout!
Gentry stood up early, this is really unstoppable!And it can't attack against each other!

He looked at the head coach on the opposite bench who looked like a gangster godfather. This guy really dared to play.

Other teams have given up pursuing offense after the wave of iron and blood was set off again, and even the Mavericks are seeking a combination of offense and defense.

And this one, never returning to the offensive end, is determined to make good use of the inside opportunities brought by the three-second defense.

But this one really succeeded!
Szczerbiak, Garnett, and Joe Smith, these three strikers who are more than two meters tall, have excellent mid-range shots, excellent running positions, strong screen ability, and sharp cuts, played together. Gentry just now After thinking about it for a while, I feel puzzled!
The main reason is that this is their first game against the Timberwolves in the new season. The defensive strategies they came up with after watching videos and scouting reports were almost useless. This radical formation of 3 forwards, 1 center, and 1 point guard suddenly failed. In a fight, it is really difficult to come up with a defensive method.

Thinking that Spider-Man had started to fight back just now, although he failed to fight, his teammates didn't realize... Gentry decided to make a wave!
...

After the timeout, Li Ao looked at the four teammates who were playing together, emmm... Gentry's offensive basketball genes really exploded.

Playing with him are Boykins, Big Q, Matt - Harprin, Odom!

Opposite Philip Sanders saw the Clippers lineup, and his mouth widened.

But then the corners of his mouth turned up. If you want to fight, then let’s fight!

In fact, focusing on offense is not what he wants.

But the signings during the offseason were unfavorable. None of the wanted insiders and guards were available. Only Joe Smith firmly followed Garnett and ran back.

He thought about it for a long time, conceived of multiple tactical systems and lineups, and found that no matter what he did, it would be almost the same as last season, and there would be no qualitative improvement.

He also found that 'allowing early flanking' would give the Predators a further step, but they couldn't take advantage of it.

So he changed his mind, overthrew all his previous thoughts, re-planned, and finally decided to go the wrong way!
The result is very good. They have become the strongest offensive team in the league. Although the average points per game is not the first in the league, the victory lies in the stable offensive firepower. , only they can continue to maintain stability, they will 'defend for three seconds' the new rule to the extreme.

The game continued, the Timberwolves did not make any substitutions, and the starting lineup continued to play, and Szczerbiak walked to the free throw line.

As one of the most accurate free throw players in the league, Szczerbiak made two free throws, 12 to 8, and the Timberwolves led by 4 points!
As soon as the ball fell from the basket, Matt Harperin immediately picked it up and sent it to Boykins, and Odom made it immediately!Da Q and Li Ao have already rushed out.

Boykins immediately advanced after receiving the serve, and the Clippers suddenly accelerated, catching the Timberwolves by surprise.

Both Garnett and Nesterovic didn't react when they grabbed the rebound, and 4 players on the opposite side had already rushed out of the three-point line.

Szczerbiak was slow and couldn't keep up.

When Li Ao rushed to the top arc to receive the ball, only Trill Brandon and Joe Smith retreated to the three-point line, and both of them blocked Li Ao.

Odom rushed into the three-point line from the flank, and Li Ao scored...a big Q at a 45-degree angle on the other side!

Big Q catches the ball and makes a three-point shot...hit!
11 to 12, the Clippers narrowed the point difference to 1 point!
Li Ao and Big Q clapped back and retreated. Odom cut in and didn't catch the ball or grab an offensive rebound, but he was still happy. It's good to score a goal.

Li Ao feels that big Q is really suitable for this kind of offense of running and playing. Standing still and catching the ball is not the rhythm that big Q is good at... However, he still has to urge this teammate to practice hard for the three-pointer from the bottom corner.

The Clippers counterattacked strongly this time, and the Timberwolves were caught off guard. Garnett and others saw the opposing lineup and knew that the opponent was going to attack, but they didn't expect it to be so crazy.

That being the case, let's go for it!Their offense has never scared anyone this year!
When the Timberwolves attacked, Garnett hit a long two-pointer from the bottom line and responded to the Clippers with a goal.

The two teams started an offensive tug-of-war, and the scoring skyrocketed.

At 6 minutes and 47 seconds, Li Ao caught the ball at a high position, turned around, and made an emergency stop hook. He was fouled by Szczerbiak who was chasing him. He got two free throws and entered the official timeout.

The current score is 19 to 20, and the Clippers are 1 point behind the Timberwolves!
On the visiting team's bench, Philip Saunders was very surprised that the opponent actually kept up with their offensive firepower!

Using Boykins, a backup point guard, as the core of the offense, Philip Sanders found that the opposite coach was more courageous than him.

In the small half of the quarter, Boykins scored 6 points and 3 assists, playing crazy.

It's hard to distinguish between top and bottom in the starting stage, so let's take a look at the continuity of firepower in the rotation stage!

Philip - Saunders looked at his beloved Billups, this year, finally have the opportunity to show talent this love will!

...

For the Clippers, Gentry would like to continue using this lineup.

But no, it actually consumes a lot of energy for the players to play like this. The main reason is that this is not the rhythm they are used to. With the opposing lineup, they can play very well like this, but the rhythm they are not used to will always consume a lot of physical energy.

What's more, Boykins, the backup point guard, didn't have the awareness of distributing physical strength, so he knew how to rush forward and started to pant after a few minutes of playing.

Gentry knew that Boykins could not be blamed for this. He was originally just a backup point guard for their team, and he has always played such a role in other teams. There has never been such a thing as "distribution of physical strength" in scoring. Playing is all about rushing, rushing, and shooting.

But rushing to attack is not the only way to rush up and fight.

Gentry sent a combination of Greg Anthony, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and O'Neal.

The triangle offense goes!

The official timeout ended and players from both teams came to the field.

The Timberwolves also carried out a personnel rotation. Trier Brandon and Garnett both went down to rest. Billups took Anthony Peeler, Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Mark Jackson (center ) play.

The game continued, Li Ao went to the free throw line and made two free throws, 21 to 20, and the Clippers led by one point.

When the Timberwolves were attacking, Billups advanced to the frontcourt and saw that it was Jordan who was guarding the top arc, and he immediately became excited.

Dribbling and dribbling, Billups suddenly pulled up, and Jordan, who was waiting in full swing, was shot unexpectedly. When he rushed up, the ball had already flown over his head.

'Is the ball in rhythm?Blind cast? ' With such confusion, Jordan turned his head and saw... the ball hit the hollow!

Jordan spouted out "Fake". He had heard that Tanhualang on the other side played very rough, but the level of the waves was a little too much.

No wonder he was treated as a parallel importer and became a homeless man before his strength did not rise. Which coach would not hesitate to use such a point guard.

Offensive and defensive transition, Li Ao ran to the front court and then crossed his hips in the left corner. Greg Anthony passed the ball to Odom after halftime, and pulled it to the right sideline.

After Jordan came to the three-point line, he saw that Billups was guarding him. He became competitive in an instant, and moved to the right side of the free throw line to lean against Billups for the ball.

Billups stood behind Jordan without fear, and his stance was very good, which made Jordan even interested.

Jordan tried to rely on one step. Billups was knocked back half a step by the strong static force of the opponent, but he immediately went up again. Confuse shots, but also has enough space to step back or move laterally.

Jordan felt the opponent's almost top-level single-defense ability, and he became more excited. He didn't hold back his hands, and he took two steps in a row, turned over and shot a jump shot...

Billups struggled to resist and tried to maintain his defensive position. When Jordan turned over, he relied on his excellent explosive power to press up and stretch out his hand to interfere...it was useless.

Jordan turned over and made an easy jumper!

Philip Sanders, who crossed his arms on the sidelines, shook his head. Their second lineup is actually better defensively than the starting lineup. I thought that the second lineup could defend Bibby tonight, but unexpectedly the opponent didn't send Bibby. Billups can only be used to defend Jordan, and Jordan went down to rest shortly after the game started.

Then continue to attack!

When the Timberwolves attacked, Billups advanced beyond the three-point line, and Jordan pressed out to stick to the defense. Faced with Jordan's tyrannical confrontation, Billups firmly protected the ball, changed direction, broke into the three-point line, and came to One step outside the free throw line, make an emergency stop and take a two-point shot, and hit it again!

One-on-one singles in the top arc, this is an offense that the Timberwolves' starting lineup does not have, and Jordan really cannot defend it.

Gentry on the sidelines clapped his hands and shouted "Leo". No one on the court paid any attention to him, but he knew that his lover had already understood what he meant.

When the Clippers attacked, Jordan continued to attack with a high post. He only scored 1 goal. When Joe Smith turned around and stepped back, he immediately pinched past Odom on the left side of the top arc. Immediately cut along the middle, received Jordan's pass at the free throw line, and went straight inside without stopping.

A big man like Odom charged straight from the center without any interference. Anyone who saw it would feel guilty. Szczerbiak shrank in immediately and defended Odom and O'Neal together with Mark Jackson.

Odom passed the ball to the left, and Li Ao took a two-point shot from the baseline...hit!
25 to 25, the score was tied again!
Billups received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt. Looking at the opponent guarding the top arc, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became ecstatic.

He has a tenacious personality and has always been very confident. No matter how many times he was criticized by Li Ao, he still felt that he could defeat this big spider when he faced Li Ao again.

But one-on-one was avoided, and he beckoned for a pick-and-roll.

Joe Smith came out to help Billups block Li Ao, and Billups used the cover to break through from the left.

Odom switched defenses aggressively, retreating quickly, trying to get close before Billups broke into the paint.

Billups came to a sudden stop on the left side of the free throw line, turned around and faced the basket to take off, made a mid-range shot...and hit it again!
Billups turned and pointed to Joe Smith running out of the three-point line, and the two celebrated their cooperation by bumping their chests when they reached the middle circle.

Joe Smith's style of play is very similar to Garnett who does not hold the ball, but he does not have the ability to hold the ball or his ability to hold the ball has degraded after playing for Garnett for two years. This makes Joe Smith and Garnett become Two completely different players.

The biggest difference is in partnering with a large number of ball-holding guards. Garnett and Billups partner, and Billups becomes a pure catcher. Garnett will give him some time to hold the ball, but That's not enough for Billups at all, the two can't get together at all; but Joe Smith can be called Billups' favorite inside type of partner, cutting into the frame, mid-range shot containment, solid cover, these All Billups needs.

When it came to the Clippers offense, Jordan and Odom continued to play high pass and cut cooperation in the triangle offense. This time, the Timberwolves' defense changed. Joe Smith pinched Jordan and Jordan sent the ball. O'Neal on the right side of the second zone rushed over, Mark Jackson expanded to block Odom from breaking through the frame, and Szczerbiak stuck Li Ao to death, so he didn't let go.

When retreating, Billups directed his teammates to make defensive adjustments.

However, they overlooked one problem...

Li Ao turned around and bypassed Szczerbiak, easily threw off the handsome Spanish guy and rushed inside. Odom made a mid-range shot. Li Ao caught the ball from the left sideline in the three-second zone and took off. He smashed the ball into the basket with a single-handed dunk with his left hand !

Li Ao stayed in the bottom corner with his hips akimbo. It wasn't that Szczerbiak restricted him to be there, but he stayed there because of tactical needs!

To adapt to the defense on the opposite side, he just needs to change on the offensive end.

Li Ao scored 4 points in a row, and the effect of 'Pumper Level 1' was superimposed. The second goal was a dunk, and the morale of the Clippers team soared!Actively retreat and prepare to defend.

The fans at the scene burst into thunderous cheers.

The Tanhuas are on the bar!

After returning from the timeout, Li Ao and Jordan scored 3 goals in a row, and Billups, the top prospect on the opposite side, also scored 3 goals in a row!
For Billups' performance tonight, the fans were very surprised.

The 97 Tanhua Lang is quite famous, but not a good reputation. In the 94 years of the draft from 99 to 6, it was quite difficult for the top three picks to be a parallel importer.

The top three picks in the 94th class, Big Dog, Kidd, and Hill, all played out; Joe Smith, Antonio Davis, Stackhouse in the 95th class, even the most inconspicuous Joe Smith, The rookie year also averaged 15+8 per game; Iverson, Camby, and Raheem in the 96 class were also very strong...so the 98 No. 8.9 Sugar Man averaged 7.9 points and 11.2 rebounds in his rookie year. Lupus averaged 37 points per game in his rookie year and shot [-]% from the field. He also left a deep impression on parallel imports. After the All-Star break in his rookie year, the Celtics couldn't stand him and sold him off.

After finishing the rookie contract, the Nuggets refused to renew the contract with Billups. As a No. 2 pick, this is still very rare in NBA history. Philip Sanders liked this young player so much that the Timberwolves used 460 Signed him for $[-] million a year.

So many years have passed, Los Angeles fans have almost forgotten this parallel importer. When it comes to the Timberwolves, the first thing that comes to mind is Garnett, and then Joe Smith who made a big deal.

Tonight, the Clippers fans were surprised to find that the parallel importer Tanhua actually came out!

When the Timberwolves attacked, the fans on the scene booed Billups violently.

This made Billups very excited, he was valued by opponent fans!
Continue to attack!
Facing Li Ao's mid-to-long-range cover-up defense, Billups continued to use cover to break through. Odom defended very hard, actively responding, and quickly switched defenses to try to stick to Billups, but Billups suddenly broke through during the breakthrough. Rising from the ground, he took a two-point shot against Odom... and hit it again!
Scored 9 points in a row!
Odom stood up straight and rolled his eyes, then trotted upfield.

Tanhualang on the opposite side is mature and stable, and his playing moves are simple and plain, but his waves are comparable to the black mamba next door!

It may be that Odom has fought more times with his neighbors. Although it is difficult for Odom to understand, he accepts it faster and just try his best to prevent it.

When the offense and defense transitioned and Greg Anthony advanced, the fans chanted "Spiderman" in unison.

Jordan was so angry that he stood on the left side of the three-second zone with his hands on his hips. It was definitely not that he was tired from playing several consecutive games and wanted to take a breather. He was making a silent protest.

When they wanted to attack, their fans didn't think of him, but the big spider, it's just hateful!When he rests, fuck Tanhualang on the other side!

Li Ao ran to the high position on the right side of the free throw line, and Szczerbiak, who followed him, was ready to play with his back.

The handsome Spanish guy has a tonnage of 201 cm + 111 kg. Not to mention Li Ao, he can handle Jordan, O'Neal, and Odom playing back.

Li Ao reached the right side of the free throw line, and before he was in position, Odom took the ball directly, and Li Ao also turned around and wiped Szczerbiak directly, and broke into the inside!
Szczerbiak hurriedly turned around to chase, but even if Li Ao dribbled the ball and rushed in, Szczerbiak couldn't catch up.

Li Ao came to the right side of the three-second zone, faced Mark Jackson who was rushing up, grabbed the ball and took a step to a position close to the bottom line. When his foot landed, his right hand hooked the ball towards the basket at the same time...

"beep"

The referee blew the whistle, and Mark Jackson, who was rushing forward, confiscated his foot, and Li Ao, who was still standing still, staggered. After the whistle sounded, the ball fell into the frame.

If the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!

After standing firmly, Li Ao came to the bottom line and listened attentively.

Suddenly, from the picturesque mid-range shot and stretched split button, it became the attacking posture of the old man in the park next door... But the fans still burst into violent cheers.

This old man hooked the hook, and the Clippers fans thought it was pretty after watching it for a long time.

29 to 29, the Clippers tied the score again, and Li Ao had an extra penalty!

Bill Walton, the commentator of Time Warner Cable Sports, who broadcast the game live, praised: "Spider-Man's progress is really terrible. Breaking through the frame and emergency stop jumpers have become his regular scoring methods. It's very simple, but his ability to seize opportunities is very strong, and his offensive options are also excellent. Using simple techniques to play top effects is not something everyone can do."

After complimenting Li Ao, Bill Walton complained about the Timberwolves: "The Timberwolves' choice of play this season confuses me. Their defense is too bad. In the playoffs, they can go far with this style of play." ?"

Hubie Brown responded: "I think Sanders' choice is very smart. Their shooting guards, small forwards, and centers are all relatively poor, especially the two positions of shooting guards and small forwards. If Szczerbiak and Peeler start, their defensive performance may not be better than the combination of Szczerbiak and Smith. Brandon's defense has declined seriously this year. If Sanders insists on playing defense like before , the performance is at most similar to last season, maybe even worse, let Smith play Garnett as a substitute, it is better to play 10 minutes more than Garnett, if they do not change, it is impossible to play a record of 10 wins and 3 losses..."

When Bill Walton and Hubie Brown started arguing about whether the Timberwolves' 'anti-trend play' was correct, on the court, Li Ao walked to the free throw line and made an extra free throw.

Counting the two free throws after the timeout, he also scored 9 points in a row. Together with Jordan, he fought the opponent 11 to 9 and helped the team overtake the Timberwolves 30 to 29!

After the transition between offense and defense, Billups advanced to the frontcourt. He was still full of fighting spirit. He had been waiting for such a confrontation for a long time!Finally he has such a day!

Continue the pick-and-roll attack!

Billups's style of play, where he sees a gap and shoots directly, is really "unstoppable" when working in the middle and long distances. Odom tried very hard, but he couldn't stop Billups from shooting.

But hard work doesn't mean it's useless. Every time Billups takes a shot, it's a difficult shot, so the fans are so surprised when he makes the shot.

This time, the 45-degree angle of Billups' lateral stepback step was two points longer than the other!
The direction is very positive, but the strength is weak. After scoring 4 goals in a row, the physical strength will be affected in a short time!
The ball bounced off the edge of the basket, and Odom grabbed the ball and counterattacked!

Billups was a little tired from the continuous onslaught, but Li Ao, who played straight and simple on the offensive end, is in good shape now, bypassing Bridge-Smith who wants to delay the fast break and going straight to the frontcourt.

Billups tried his best to chase back, but after chasing the middle circle, he stopped, put his hands on his knees and gasped, watching Li Aolian, who had already rushed to the free throw line, jumped up two steps and smashed the ball in with both hands. Basket!

After landing, Li Ao ran to the side of Billups amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "The best third pick in the world is me!"

(End of this chapter)