From sparring to superstar

Chapter 268 267. Professional bully veteran is really hammered ([-] words)

Bibby pressed the rhythm and advanced to the frontcourt. After 14 seconds of attack time, he started to attack.

The White Devil moves slowly and leisurely, showing his confidence to his opponent.

But unfortunately, the opponent's attention was not on him at all, and he could only admire himself.

Li Ao ran with Finley and restrained Nowitzki. Bibby lobbed the ball to O'Neal. O'Neal hit Wang Zhizhi in a single and feinted a shot. After Wang Zhizhi took off, O'Neal retreated to the left sideline of the three-second zone. , hitting the board easily with a throw.

O'Neal Jr. quickly retreated after scoring the goal, and others were nearby to prevent the opponent's players from rushing down.

Li Ao followed Nowitzki, retreated to the backcourt, and switched defenses with Gerald Wallace.

The pressure is on for King Silverhorn to face off against Spider-Man!
He didn't give up and actively moved!

But the young King Silver Horn is entangled in spider silk, but it is difficult to break free.

He moved and circled in various ways, and the two spider arms were always entangled with him.

Not as rough as a rugby player, but the Silver Horn King feels even more uncomfortable!
Spider-Man's strength explains what it means to be higher, faster, and stronger.

And even meaner!
That evil hand was stroking around his waist.

If he hadn't known that Spider-Man would always take the beautiful actresses who starred opposite him to the hotel whenever he made a movie, he would have thought there was something wrong with Spider-Man.

Van Exel broke through and was flanked. He wanted to pass to Nowitzki, but he couldn't.

He had no choice but to pass the ball to Wang Zhizhi, who he didn't like to pass to.

Wang Zhizhi caught the ball in the middle distance from the bottom line and immediately made a fake move, which was very realistic.

Rookie Gerald Wallace, who stepped in to defend, flew directly out of the baseline.

Wang Zhizhi took the ball back, started to break through, and flew for a layup...

In this turbulent arena, the young boy who chases the wind... was blocked by Spider-Man!
"Snapped"

"bang"

Li Ao used his big block to hit Wang Zhizhi's layup on the backboard, showing no mercy.

Wang Zhizhi's eyes widened when he saw Li Ao swooping in like lightning and hitting the ball on the backboard with a wave of his long arm.

This is Spider-Man's love for his compatriots, which makes the storm-chasing boy aware of his flaws.

To be more precise, it's a habit.

Wang Zhizhi's ability to attack this time is no problem. He plays fake moves, breakthroughs, and layups. He plays very confidently, has a good rhythm, and has sufficient technical and physical conditions, but his playing habits are like those of Class A.

When Xuang Fei broke through in the gap after covering up the defense, he felt at ease.

Spider-Man wants the storm chasing boy to clearly understand his shortcomings.

No, not only Spider-Man discovered this, Crazy Fan also rushed in to grab the ball immediately.

When Van Exel saw Wang Zhizhi's sudden advance and Li Ao's contraction, Crazy Fan knew that the ball was going to suffer.

Some people see poor defense, but it's not that he is not active or hardworking, it's that he really doesn't have the ability.

However, active efforts always pay off. Crazy Fan didn't grab the ball, but he successfully pushed the ball out of bounds, giving Spider-Man and Big Q no chance to counterattack on both sides.

But for the Clippers, it is naturally good to have a fast break. It is also good not to be able to do so. Bibby receives the serve and advances slowly.

Crazy Fan presses the defense throughout the court... Bibby uses his other hand to control the ball and advances. His strong body firmly resists Crazy Fan, without speeding up the advance, and there is no 8-second violation after halftime.

After several rounds of confrontation, Crazy Fan finally felt the presence of the White Devil.

He almost went crazy.

Not only Fan, but the rest of the Mavericks team can't stand it either.

King Silverhorn shouted, "Spider-Man, come on, come on! I can't wait!"

Li Ao, who was about to run, quickly stopped and stopped running towards Nowitzki.

Everything is fast, and it looks like an island country action movie.

The terrifying image of Nowitzki wearing a sailor uniform and shouting "Ha Ya Ku" appeared in Li Ao's mind, making him shiver with fear.

No, you have to go slower to calm down.

Seeing his senior brother use his strong body to firmly protect the ball under Fan Kuangqi's constant rush, Li Ao praised his senior brother's patience.

He seriously doubted that if there was no 24-second violation, the senior would have been able to play the entire game in one round and take the shot confidently in the last second.

With 10 seconds left in the attack time, Bibby finally made a move and signaled Li Ao to play from the high post.

Li Ao caught the ball on the right side of the free throw line and hit Finley with his back. He turned around with one step, then dribbled the ball from behind and shot a jump shot...

Director Zhang, the commentator of the imperial court, exclaimed: "I dare to vote for this... I really made it! Hoho! Spider-Man is having fun!"

Yes, Li Ao made a wave!The mid-range shot hit!

20 to 18, the Clippers overtook the score!

King Silver Horn has begun to provoke, how could he not respond.

If the other person wanted to learn, he would be merciful and teach him on the spot.

I feel great after entering, and what’s even more exciting is that the system prompts are coming!

"Congratulations to the host for improving his behind-the-back dribbling and turning shooting skills to 60, which has reached the passing level."

Li Ao opened his arms excitedly and retreated. When Nowitzki ran across the center line, he went around and stuck to him.

He didn't forget to set the pace just because of the excitement of scoring.

Thinking about the development process of dribbling behind the back and turning around to shoot, he felt bold.

This is a rare skill that he uses directly in the game before he has mastered it!
The confidence lies in the solid basic skills he has developed over the past two years, such as turning, lateral movement, and shooting. He is already excellent in these basic abilities, and he also has a good level of ball control.

As a result, there was an astonishing progress in practicing the new technology to a passing standard in one and a half months.

Of course, it is also crucial to have level 1 training methods directly.

He believes that, given another four and a half months, this move will definitely become one of his true regular offenses by the playoffs.

Spider-Man is excited and King Silverhorn is sad.

Physical and mental torture.

He started learning Spider-Man's back-fighting moves at the beginning of the season. He had just learned that version of the move, but he hadn't yet mastered it.

As a result, when they fought again, Spider-Man had already updated the version!
And he doesn’t have the conditions to learn the new version’s techniques!
For some reason, King Silver Horn felt abandoned. For a moment, Gasol possessed him, feeling aggrieved.

On the outside, the Clippers' pace plays a real role.

Crazy Fan couldn't stand it any more. Faced with Bibby's defense, he forced a shot when his jumping power was limited. He threw the ball out with his arm... "Bang"... his neck hit the basket!
Silver Horn King + Storm Chasing Boy, the two insiders that Nelson loves, have almost no offensive rebounds.

When Li Ao pulled back to block the rushing Finley, he found that Wang Zhizhi was trying to push away O'Neal when he grabbed the offensive rebound, but he couldn't do it at all.

He is inferior in weight and strength to his opponent, but he actually wants to rely on his body to grab offensive rebounds.

When he was in Class A, there was nothing wrong with Wang Zhizhi being so aggressive and he had to use his advantage. But in the NBA, this has become a bad habit.

Wang Zhizhi became a member of the rotation this season. Li Ao had the opportunity to personally feel the opponent's strength on the court and saw a lot of things.

But whether to remind the other party, he will discuss this with the agent later. If he wants to remind the other party, let the agent do it. He has nothing to do with it.

Now, what he has to do is to make good use of Wang Zhizhi's shortcomings!

Over the next few possessions, the Clippers’ time is up.

Fan Fan is impatient, and Xiao Chong is not a calm master.

Both of them were frustrated by the Clippers' pace, and they were thrown around from the outside.

The defensive characteristics of Bibby and Big Q are really suitable for guarding against these two people. They just accept death and get passed when they are passed, and focus on confrontation.

And when these two people made waves, they all took long-range shots... The two of them made 4 full iron shots!
The Clippers had Bibby, and they won with patience. They played steadily on the offensive end. Big Q scored a three-pointer, Li Ao made a layup, and O'Neal Jr. made 2 of 1 free throws and scored 6 points.

26 to 18, the Clippers came back from the official timeout and hit a 10 to 2 climax!
After several rounds of hard work, Nowitzki yelled for the ball while running. He caught the ball and faced defense captain Li Ao and hit a two-point shot, which helped the Mavericks stop the bleeding.

Nelson on the sidelines was going crazy.

God damn it!

Neither point guard can increase their speed. What is the opponent going to do?
It's not enough to rekindle the iron-blooded wave, but you also want to push the iron-blooded war to a higher peak?
Dear fans, you can't be like this, you were taught bad things by that dead old man Larry Brown!
He wanted to call a timeout, but saw Nowitzki taking the responsibility, so he didn't.

This is a great exercise opportunity.

When the Clippers attacked, Li Ao continued to play in singles, received the ball with his back in the high post, turned around and rushed to the right side of the three-second zone, facing Nowitzki to defend him, and made a pull-up jumper!

Gentry on the sidelines sighed to the chief assistant coach: "Leo's post-up play is getting better and better. With the Mavericks' defense, his post-up play is no longer unsolvable."

Doug Collins responded: "Yes, his talent is terrible. I have never seen the speed of his progress, maybe even better than Michael."

Jordan on the side: "What are you talking about?"

Doug Collins: "Ah, Michael, there you are!"

Jordan: "..."

He felt that the old coach deliberately said this to his face.

Although he has no evidence, he doesn't care. When he is rested, he will go up and beat the opponent to death!

On the court, King Silver Horn and Spider-Man started to face Gang.

Nowitzki worked hard to move and create better conditions for catching and shooting, but most of the time he still had to face the defense and shoot, and his performance was... average.

After that beautiful stoppage goal, Nowitzki only scored 3 goal in 1 shots and scored two points.

Li Ao singled out Finley, and Nowitzki tried his best to make up for it, but the effect was average. Li Ao made 3 of 2 shots and scored 4 points.

The young Silver Horn King has encountered another setback.

But unlike last season, the training in last year's playoffs made the Silver Horn King tougher. He and the Son of the Wind, who had not yet ushered in the wind, made up their minds to take responsibility and face the difficulties when encountering setbacks. Go on, never give up... But after attacking for several rounds in a row, he wanted to slow down and let Finley fight.

This is definitely not a retreat, but a strategic retreat.

It was so difficult that King Silver Horn decided to practice his back hitting hard, otherwise he would not be able to fight Spider-Man.

It's great to score in such a difficult shot, but most of the time you can't score, which hurts your self-esteem.

Finley finally got a chance to attack at the end of the quarter.

But he didn't complain and he didn't mess around.

He accepted the arrangement calmly, even though in his opinion, Nowitzki was just playing nonsense.

Finley scored a mid-range fadeaway jumper in the last minute or so and passed a corner three-point assist to Wang Zhizhi.

For the Clippers, O'Neal Jr. made a low-post step-back jumper. Bibby used Li Ao to contain the ball and passed the ball to Gerald Wallace, who succeeded in a violent dunk.

Although Finley, Jordan's successor, is not good enough and cannot take on big responsibilities, he is Jordan's successor after all and helped the Mavericks hold on to the score and control the point difference to single digits.

After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Mavericks by 34 points 27-7!
...

Old Nelson looked at the score and felt a little dizzy.

If Nowitzki was allowed to play according to the style of play in the first half of the first quarter, with the two point guards taking turns playing singles and Finley as the first response point, the point difference would not be so big.

But this is something you have to accept when developing young players.

He became jealous of the fan opposite.

He worked hard to train Nowitzki.

But Gentry cultivated Li Ao... in his opinion, he didn't put any thought into it at all.

Li Ao is already very mature in off-ball shooting and coordination since he entered the NBA, and he has first-class defense from the beginning. Gentry can use it directly.

Not only does he not need to worry about how to train him, Li Ao can also surprise Gentry from time to time and develop new abilities every once in a while.

People are more popular than dead people!

Feeling jealous for a moment, Nelson calmed down, adjusted his lineup and tactics, and sent in a combination of Nash, Finley, Edondo Najera, Danny Manning, and LaFrentz.

Gentry, with a 7-point lead, feels at ease.

Jordan is now more motivated and more confident.

He replaced the combination of Greg Anthony, Jordan, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, and Campbell.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks' counterattack began.

The opponent suppressed the rhythm, and there was nothing Nelson could do.

Allowing early flanking attacks makes it even less friendly to counterattacks.

They can block fast breaks. The combination of Li Ao and Jordan, as well as the Mavericks' strikers, cannot rush forward at all.

Unless you give him a striker like the Nets, looking at Gerald Wallace on the opposite bench, he looks greedy...

but!

The quick attack in positional warfare led by Nash is still sharp!
The Son of the Wind, who succeeded in 'grabbing power', was praised this season for 'organizing offense with the style of Kidd'.

The styles are actually much different. Kidd mobilizes his teammates and controls the overall situation.

Nash led the team with his personal offense, shooting 49% from the field and 46% from the three-point range. He scored 100 points every 118 rounds. His offensive efficiency was astronomical, higher than O'Neal's 116.

When Li Ao interfered with defense from the outside, Nash focused on dividing the ball. Without Li Ao to assist in mid-range and short-range defense, Finley and Najera had good shooting and cutting opportunities.

Li Ao went to cover and hit from close range. Nash hit Greg Anthony as if it was a joke. Jordan went to defend, and Nash got excited and hit harder.

However, Nelson's plan to rely on this lineup to catch up with the point difference came to nothing.

Jordan couldn't guard him, but his offense was extremely violent!
Under Finley's defense, Jordan made 5 of 3 shots, scored 6 points, 1 assist, and 1 indirect assist from his attack.

Li Ao was the one who was assisted and made a three-pointer. Sean Lukes, who came on the rotation, scored 4 points, took a cake and made a basket.

In addition, Campbell grabbed the offensive rebound and made a second attack, resulting in a foul and one of two free throws.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Clippers played steadily and scored 14 points, and by suppressing the rhythm, they limited the Mavericks to only 15 points!
The score was 42 to 48, and the Mavericks were 6 points behind. The situation was very unfavorable to the Mavericks.

Playing a positional battle and a fast break is much more tiring than rushing up and playing a fast break.

In a transitional offense, players run straight, the range of movement is smaller, and there is less confrontation.

But Nelson didn't care about it and kept on racing!
It depends on whether the opponent actively retreats and resists and delays the fast break, or whether their offensive attack lasts longer.

During the official timeout, Nelson replaced forward defender Najera and replaced him with veteran John Newman.

The 16th-year veteran has rich experience and strong shooting ability. He averaged 10.9 points per game with the Nets last season and was used as a bargaining chip in the Kidd trade. As a result, the Suns waived the veteran after trading him back. The Mavericks paid $100 million a year to get it.

John Newman averaged 15 minutes per game this season, shooting 49.3% from the field and 38% from three-point range. He is an important part of the Mavericks' space rotation style.

Nash, Finley, and LaFrentz continued to play, and Nowitzki was also replaced after half a quarter of rest.

Gentry replaced Bibby, Gerald Wallace, O'Neal Jr. and Big Q, and Li Ao continued to play.

Jordan rested and Odom couldn't play. In the second half of the second quarter, the Clippers' offensive pressure also came.

If Matt Halprin is replaced, the offensive pressure will be less. He has a 43% long two-point shooting rate, stronger containment and response capabilities, and is better than Gerald Wallace in cutting into the frame.

But to continue to press the pace, Gerald Wallace is more suitable.

After the timeout, the Clippers players came on the court with the determination to attack desperately and press the speed.

But competition is a thing, some things are just so unpredictable.

For example, Finley has played for a quarter and a half in a row now, and he still goes wherever he is needed. Old Nelson did not arrange for him to continue to guard Li Ao, otherwise such a useful brick would not be able to support the entire game.

In the past, Nelson actually disliked Finley. He had all the abilities but no responsibility. He gave up at critical moments, especially last season. Finley was traded in the middle of the 96-97 season and had played for 4 and a half years. He led the team to the playoffs for the first time, but he was as weak as anything in the playoffs. He shot 36% from the field, and he didn't dare to shoot. The number of shots dropped from 18.2 in the regular season to 13. .

Look at Spider-Man opposite, he is called a 'born leader'. He has the same toughness, he can do it more than 20 times a game.

Let’s not talk about the offensive function, at least people dare to throw it!
He doesn't even have the guts to be a leader.

But this year Nelson likes Finley very much. He does not regard this "Jordan's successor" as Jordan, but as a snake oil on the outside. The experience is completely different.

But we can't let Nash and Nowitzki guard Spider-Man, that would be a lot of fun.

Nelson has despised defense this season, but that doesn't mean he doesn't need it. Defensive adjustments still need to be made.

As a result, Li Ao encountered the defense of 38-year-old John Newman... The 'bullying mode' started!
Li Ao came up and turned around to break through and dunk, and Lafrentz didn't have time to defend.

Li Ao, whose speed has been increased to 93, is as fast as Nash under the fixed speed +3 bonus of 'Punch Nursing Home Level 2'!

In the second round, Li Ao followed the same pattern and continued to turn around to catch the ball and break through.

John Newman tried his best, but couldn't stop him. He really didn't expect Spider-Man to be so excited to see him, an almost 40-year-old veteran.

Watching Li Ao rush into the paint and force a layup against LaFrentz and cause a foul, John Newman thought of the hot topic of the past few days - Li Ao is good at bullying veterans.

He originally watched it for fun, but now he realizes that it seems to be true!

Fliggy understands the football emperor!
Li Ao also scored an extra penalty and beat the Mavericks 5-0 alone.

The difference is 11 points!

Before the Mavericks' counterattack even started, their morale was almost destroyed.

The Clippers players trembled, and the pressure dissipated instantly.

If you look closely, you can see that the 38-year-old man is guarding against Spider-Man!
coming!

Spider-Man's 'time to bully the elderly'!
Don't say that John Newman takes it for fun that Li Ao "likes to bully veterans."

The same goes for Gentry and Nelson.

How could it be so evil?

Although the data seems to mean so, which young player will not play better when meeting veterans?

Even the God of Basketball hasn't played for three years, and at the age of 3, he can't keep up with anyone from the outside.

But tonight both head coaches saw what it means to truly 'like to bully veterans'.

Li Ao was furious for two rounds, and Nelson quickly asked Finley to switch defense back.

Then Li Ao became less irritable and returned to a more satisfactory style of play.

Nelson doesn't think this is the role of Finley's defense. From Li Ao's expressions and movements, it can be seen that this genius is not so restless.

I’m really excited to see the veteran!
Old Nelson was speechless. He could only sigh that it would be good to live as long as possible.

It’s really worse than players in contract years!

After Li Ao hit 5-0 on his own, the Clippers outscored the Mavericks 12-13 in the remainder of the second quarter.

The momentum of the Mavericks' attack was broken up before it even started. The overall offense was stable but lacked momentum.

After halftime, the Clippers led the Mavericks by 65 points 55-10!
In the third quarter, Nelson got more playful and asked John Newman to guard Li Ao for a few rounds.

Li Ao instantly stood up and continued to break through and attack fiercely.

Nelson was satisfied, but John Newman exploded on the spot, and Wang Zhizhi even cursed, "You're riding a horse."

Already 10 points behind, the childlike head coach even acted as an 'undercover', and Nash and Nowitzki couldn't even struggle if they wanted to.

Led by Bibby and Jordan, the Clippers played steadily in the second half, pressing the tempo and attacking positionally.

The two teams scored 46 to 44 in the second half, and the Clippers firmly maintained their double-digit lead.

111 to 99, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks in an away game!
...

19投10中，其中三分球4中2，加上11中9的罚球，李敖拿到31分8板3助攻4盖帽。

乔丹14投7中拿到23分，毕比今晚表现很出色，打了40分钟，10投5中拿到15分11助攻的两双数据。

O'Neal Jr.'s 25 points and 11 rebounds were also outstanding.

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao received a task prompt.

In the mission of 'Jordan's Successor', he got 4000 achievement points. He scored 16 points higher than Finley. He won the game, but the opponent's shooting percentage was limited during the matchup... He didn't have much time to guard against Finley. He followed up. At that time, Finley didn't have a chance to play in singles. The tragic situation in the playoffs last season left a shadow on Nash and Nowitzki. They didn't dare to give it up. They shot 4 times and they were all catch-and-shoot, 4 of 2. This There was simply no way he could make any more restrictions.

'Come on, show', get 1000 achievement points, Nowitzki made 4 back shots tonight, 4 of 1, he responded. After Nowitzki missed 3 back shots, he made 3 of them 2.

Li Ao didn't have as many mid-range goals as Nowitzki, but he scored more.

The 'Golden Rooster Independent Facade Jumper Action Pack' is available.

After getting this action pack, Li Ao was a little confused. It was not as frivolous as the Son of the Wind... but it was more practical.

But now I don’t have many struggles, just throw it away. I have to adapt to the new shooting movements in training.

After you get used to it, just choose the action package according to the opponent's situation.

He somewhat expected King Silver Horn to continue to 'copy homework'...

The game went much smoother than Li Ao expected.

He also understood the reason why the Mavericks and Timberwolves had a record gap of as many as three games after playing against each other in person.

纳什今晚15投9中拿到22分7助攻，诺维斯基21投9中拿到24分7板，表现都没什么问题。

But when it comes to a strong showdown, it's not enough for the two of them to just be 'ok'!

They need to do more.

But Nowitzki's ability is not enough. He is not strong enough in singles. He still has the flaw of being unable to hit forwards with excellent defense. He can only fight on the run. That is a good way to play, but he is a 110-kg white man. The forward, who is still a center with a height of 213 centimeters, started to miss shots after running for several consecutive rounds.

Nash was limited by his inability to rush forward.

He can't play on the fly, and his ability to organize offense will be cut in half.

In terms of the comprehensiveness of organizing offense, the gap between Nash and Kidd is quite obvious.

The gap between All-Stars and MVP-level players.

Although the core lineup of the Mavericks has more possibilities and a higher ceiling, at present, Li Ao feels that this opponent is not a concern.

In the regular season, when the opponent's hand feels explosive or their condition is not good, they may lose to the opponent, but in the playoffs, he is confident of winning in a series!
On the contrary, the Timberwolves seem to be getting more and more troublesome.

The Timberwolves don't have so many 'possibilities', but core players such as Trill Brandon, Garnett, and Billups are very mature and have a stable playing style.

Li Ao felt that there was another important reason why he could win so easily tonight - the 'bullying mode' suddenly blinded the opponent.

Without the rampage in the second half of the second quarter and the first half of the third quarter, it would not be easy to widen the point difference in the absence of Odom.

The combined strength of Gerald Wallace and Sean Lukes cannot make up for the losses caused to the offense by Odom's absence.

As his strength increases, the effect of 'Punch Nursing Home' becomes stronger and stronger.

There are fixed bonuses of two points each for speed, strength, and jumping. What he could use last season was mainly speed to make his running, catching and shooting better.

This year, there is more to take advantage of, and the offensive and defensive bonuses are better utilized.

Thinking of tonight's confrontation with the old team, he stormed into the opponent's inside and made 11 free throws in a single game... Forget it, if you bully your elders, you will bully your elders. It's not like this has never been said before.

The Clippers don't have much team history, but now they have many "traditional arts" that are pretty good, which should enrich the team's history.

...

The Clippers beat the Mavericks by 12 points, which was widely reported by the media.

The middle of the NBA season is here. Due to various reasons, there are not many explosive games at this time of year.

If there is no explosive point, then create one.

ESPN is here!

After defeating the Mavericks, the Clippers' record reached 24 wins and 5 losses. If they win the next game, they will tie the Lakers' record for the best record in the first 30 games of the new century.

The 'record' created by ESPN on the spot was uniformly named by Li Ao - the emperor's record.

This is definitely not a satire on anyone.

Everyone has read the famous fairy tale - The Emperor's New Clothes.

Obviously, all children know that this is not a record, but if it is a record, then it is the emperor's record.

At noon the next day, the Clippers came to San Antonio.

After resting for an afternoon, I went to ATT Arena for the last game of three consecutive away games, challenging the Spurs back to back.

The Spurs' record this year cannot be said to be particularly bad. They played 30 games and had 11 wins and 19 losses. They did not deliberately try to be bad.

Popovich was pleasantly surprised by Arenas' talent.

Like UCLA, the University of Southern California, and every NBA team, Popovich looked down on Arenas at first.

But Arenas, the more he was looked down upon, the more he had to prove himself, and used his talent and strength to conquer Popovich.

赛季至今阿里纳斯场均打28分钟，拿到13.1分3板4.4助攻1.4抢断。

The defensive talent of Kwame Brown, the No. [-] overall pick, also satisfied Popovich. His talent in the low post was shown from the beginning. David Robinson did not want to go against high school students in the low post during the team's training sessions.

Unlike Jordan who had to let Kwame Brown enter the NBA and play like a superstar, Popovich treats Kwame Brown as a treasure.

In a healthy environment, Kwame Brown's defensive talents have been effectively developed. So far this season, he has averaged 24 minutes per game, 9.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks.

It's definitely not comparable to Gasol, but compared to the two high school students on the Bulls, Kwame Brown performed much better.

Li Ao saw that the Spurs' two geniuses had been effectively cultivated. He was a little regretful that he didn't see some things that he liked to see, but he was not very surprised.

In the original time and space, Arenas targeted Kwame Brown because Kwame Brown was the No. [-] pick, so he returned the favor.

Kwame Brown has no water here, and he is not the No. [-] pick. Arenas' eyes are definitely looking at Memphis' doormat.

The worst part is Parker. Popovich originally looked down on the French point guard, but now that Arenas is around, he even looks down on him.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' back-to-back away games against the Spurs started.

上半场快船队打得不是很顺利，首节23比22仅领先1分，第二节24比27输了3分，半场47比49落后于马刺队。

Under the careful protection of the Spurs, Kwame Brown played for two months, and with the help of David Robinson, he did a good job in interior protection.

On the outside, Arenas finally played against Li Ao. He has been waiting for this day for a long time. He played hard tonight, scoring 17 points in the half, and looked at Li Ao every time he scored.

But back to back, Li Ao was focused on dealing with Bowen's defense and didn't notice Arenas at all.

He made 12 of 6 shots in the half, scored 14 points and 3 assists, and barely held up the offense when his teammates were in poor condition.

Jordan made 6 of 0 at halftime. Li Ao didn't know if the God of Basketball regretted saying, 'This may be the only time San Antonio fans see a game in this life, and I can't let them down.'

By the third quarter, Li Ao felt that the God of Basketball would not regret it.

乔丹单节6投4中，加上3中2的罚球，拿到10分2助攻。

Jordan's condition improved, and Li Ao devoted himself to defense, locking down close range and the basket with O'Neal Jr.

Arenas was even more upset when he was ignored. In the third quarter, he saw Jordan go berserk and he wanted to come too. Then... he played half a quarter and made 5 of 1. He was replaced by Popovich to calm down.

For Arenas, who is still a few days away from turning 20, the biggest constraint is not technology, but physical strength.

He was able to score 17 points in the half because he didn't care about the distribution of his physical strength. He kept attacking fiercely. When he got tired, he stood aside for a while with his hands on his hips and continued attacking without considering the issue of continuity.

在乔丹和李敖攻防两端统治级的表现下，快船队第三节打出了22比16的比分，以69比65反超马刺队4分。

The situation was restored, and the Clippers did not give the Spurs a chance to come back, scoring 21-17 in the final quarter.

乔丹上半场6中0，下半场10中6，拿到15分5板5助攻。

李敖21投9中，拿到20分12板3助攻2抢断3盖帽。

毕比11分4板3助攻、小奥尼尔11分14板、替补登场的大Q拿到11分。

马刺队那边，夸梅-布朗9中3拿到8分8板3盖帽，阿里纳斯上半场拿到17分，下半场只拿到6分，从13中8打到21中9。

90比82，快船队拿下5连胜，将战绩提升至25胜5负！
After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao noticed Arenas staring at him with unwilling eyes.

Although I played 46 minutes tonight, my shots were all short in the end. I was very tired and didn’t want to deal with the general.

But seeing that the opponent was so unwilling, he turned his back to Arenas, made a fist with his left hand and reached behind his shoulder, pointed to the jersey number with his thumb, turned his head and moved his mouth.

Arenas finally got a response and was so excited that he jumped up.

If David Robinson hadn't noticed and grabbed him, he would have rushed up to fight him.

He read the hateful guy's mouth.

"You also deserve to wear size 0?"

Scenes from his college days reappeared before his eyes!
...

After three consecutive away games, on the 31st, the last day of 2001, Li Ao returned to Los Angeles with the team.

Just after arriving home at noon, Li Ao received a call from the team. The league informed him that he had won the Western Conference Player of the Week last week!
4战全胜，场均26分7.25板3助攻0.75抢断3.25盖帽，力压加内特拿奖。

He checked the news online, and over in the East, Ben Wallace won the award!

Won 3 games, averaging 11.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game.

The headline given by ESPN - "The battle for the shot-blocking king starts with both winning the Best of the Week"

So far, Ben Wallace has played 30 games, averaging 3.3 blocks per game, and Li Ao has played 29 games, averaging 3.24 blocks per game. The competition is fierce.

Li Ao angrily said "Big Ben, Big Brush".

Before Christmas, he was ahead!

Next, if he has the conditions, he will try to get two more hats!
After looking at the schedule for next month, it is still very compact. No, today is a day off, and then there is another back-to-back. The good news is that this is a home back-to-back.

Fortunately, although the games next month will be compact, like November, there will be more home games instead of mostly away games like December.

Li Ao didn't practice any more in the afternoon, so he and Vivian watched TV to distract themselves.

Confinement is still going on. Li Ao always thought that confinement lasted for one month. Only after asking a confinement nanny did he find out that it was 6 weeks. Experts went to the obstetrics departments of major hospitals for research and found that early 40 days is the average time for the uterus to fully recover after childbirth. However, After 28 days, you don’t need to lie down all day, you need to move more.

Seeing that after sitting in confinement for so long, Vivian actually did not gain weight, but lost a few kilograms. He felt it was amazing. Where were the big bowls of soup and meat and bones that he ate every day?Full length bust?

He also learned about the benefits of confinement. Vivian often said recently that she used to have constant soreness in her calf bones, and examinations could not find anything wrong. The doctor prescribed a bunch of vitamins every time, but it didn't get better after taking them. Yes, I haven't been sore for a long time.

After relaxing for an afternoon, the next day, January 2002, 1, the new year arrived, and Li Ao re-entered the season.

The team meeting didn't last long in the morning, and the team practiced very little.

5 battles in 4 days, there is not much room for preparation, the main thing is to rest.

Jordan was no longer reserved this time. In an interview, he bluntly said that he was tired and wanted to take a rest.

He doesn't find a reason for this, and he doesn't want the team to think of a reason for him. It's still very tiring to chase Spider-Man, but the key is that he can't hit him!

This kid's long legs are as long as they are long, and he can run very fast.

At 5:[-] in the evening, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Pacers at home.

After entering, Li Ao looked at the opponent's player evaluation report. The 36-year-old Reggie Miller is old and strong, averaging 19 points per game and 41 three-pointers per game with a 2.3% shooting rate. Jaylen Rose , averaging 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game. He has continued his performance from last season without being traded.

Without O'Neal Jr., Al Harrington performed well, averaging 15.3 points, 7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Jamal Tinsley has continued his performance from the first month this season, averaging 10.1 points and 8.4 assists per game so far this season, showing good strength.

The Clippers have good news tonight. Jaylon Collins is back from injury and the interior depth has returned.

The bad news is that neither Odom nor Jordan will play.

The Clippers really struggled on defense tonight. Gentry didn't try to find changes on the offensive end, and the players will be very tired.

For the Pacers, Isaiah Thomas guessed that the opponent's lineup could only choose to defend, and he turned up the intensity from the beginning.

After a bloody battle, at 7:51 pm, the final whistle sounded.

在杰伦-罗斯、艾尔-哈灵顿车轮战防守下，李敖27投10中，其中三分球7中1，加上7中5的罚球，拿到26分14板2助攻1抢断5盖帽，未能带队取胜。

毕比今晚罕见的低迷，出战35分钟，13投3中拿到8分5助攻。

The Pacers relied on Reggie Miller's key ball play to end the Clippers' 82-game winning streak 77-5.

After the final whistle sounded, Li Ao looked at the score and listened to the disappointed sighs and calls of encouragement from the fans at the scene, feeling heartbroken.

The 'New Year's Eve' mission triggered before the game failed and failed to obtain Reggie Miller's related skill 'Throat of Destiny'.

It is very rare for him to hit no less than Reggie Miller in three-pointers, no less than Reggie Miller in catch-and-shoot field goals, and win the game. He failed all three goals in one task.

Before the game, he was very motivated to lead the team to victory when Jordan and Odom were both absent. After the game, he wanted to say to Jordan and Odom - come back quickly, I can't bear it alone...

(End of this chapter)