From sparring to superstar

Chapter 274 272. Why did you update the version again! (7000 words)
Li Ao took care of little Roy all afternoon. His mother and Vivian were speechless watching him take care of the baby.

Is it really okay to just stay alive?
But the end result of taking care of a baby all afternoon was that little Roy fell asleep due to exhaustion, which made the two of them doubt their life. Is it so easy to take care of a baby?

But let them lead, they are still not as big as Li Aoxin.

In the evening, Li Ao watched the live broadcast of the Magic's away game against the Kings.

Duncan raced high!

At the critical moment, Duncan slapped Webber's single layup twice in a row. The Magic maintained their 4-point lead until the end of the game and won 91-87.

The Kings' record became 34 wins and 10 losses.

After the game, the commentator analyzed the battle for first place in the league. Currently, the two things that basketball fans are most concerned about are one is the All-Star starting voting, and the other is who will be first in the league at the halfway point.

With 35 wins and 9 losses, the Clippers are back to first in the league, the Kings are second, and the Magic are 33 wins and 11 losses.

The three All-Star teams still have 8 games to go before the half-time finale. It is hard to say which team can occupy the top spot in the league before the All-Star weekend.

The Clippers were originally quite stable, but due to injuries and physical strength, they experienced a downturn of 4 losses in 3 games. Although they are currently ranked first, they are only ranked at the bottom of the top three in terms of optimism.

The Kings, who posted an explosive record of 14 wins and 2 losses in the mid-term, and the Magic, who maintained a steady 75% winning rate, are more optimistic than the Clippers.

Li Ao pouted, the commentator's analysis was quite reasonable.

The Clippers got two days of rest after four consecutive away games. They took one day off. On the second rest day, the Clippers prepared for the next two games.

At the end of the month, it was another back-to-back, but fortunately this time it was a back-to-back at home.

On January 1, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Nuggets at home.

The Nuggets have currently played 45 games, with 15 wins and 30 losses.

Just looking at the lineup, the Nuggets are pretty good. James Posey, Avery Johnson, Voshon Leonard, George McLeod... are all high-quality role players that every team is coveted.

But Antonio McDyess, the star player, was reimbursed for the season, and the entire team was ruined. Juwan Howard wanted to lead his teammates to victory at the beginning, but later on he began to doubt his ability to lead the team.

As of now, the 28-year-old Juwan Howard, who is in his prime, can only average 17.6 points, 8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Blocks and steals are almost negligible, and his shooting percentage is only 45%. He roared in the playoffs last season. 'The Mavericks can only win because of me' is now a laughing stock.

At 7 p.m., the game between the Clippers and Nuggets begins.

Jordan will take a rest tonight to recuperate his energy for a strong team tomorrow.

At first, he felt a little ashamed of taking a rest, but after taking a few more turns...it smelled so good!
Recently, his scoring average has been rising to 20+.

In the first quarter, O'Neal Jr. was very irritable. He protested several times to Gentry, wanting to play more than 30 minutes per game, but Gentry looked like a scoundrel with 'beat me to death' written on his face. I don't agree with anything.

Little O'Neal became increasingly irritable, and he understood the reason, but when he came up with the idea of ​​'growing up slowly', he became even more irritable. For him, that was tantamount to giving up on competing with Spider-Man...

He wants to fight!

It's impossible to show off badly, so prove yourself in the limited playing time!
As a result, Gidon Hamilton and Juwan Howard were unlucky.

Gidon Hamilton couldn't guard him. Nuggets head coach Dan Issel tried to guard Juwan Howard, but was beaten even worse. O'Neal really used a 'shark' strategy and directly defeated Juwan Howard. Howard crashed into the basket and dunked.

半节时间，小奥尼尔4投3中，外加2中2的罚球，拿到8分3板1盖帽。

O'Neal's rampage not only helped the Clippers to a 19-9 half-quarter score, but also shattered the Nuggets' already low morale.

The Clippers scored 37-21 in the first quarter and sealed the victory in a single quarter.

第二节比分27比21、第三节比分26比28、末节比分22比29，快船队以112比99轻松击败掘金队，拿下5连胜。

Bibby and O'Neal didn't play in the second half, and Li Ao and Odom also played for half a quarter. The next quarter and a half turned into pure garbage time, allowing Big Q and Gerald Wallace to come up and play.

李敖出场22分钟，12投8中，其中三分球2中2，加上4中4的罚球，拿到22分6板2助攻3抢断2盖帽。

He played half of the third quarter because Gentry saw that his score had not reached 20 and was worried about affecting his scoring average, so he sent him to brush up for a while.

O'Neal Jr. played 14 minutes in the half and scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. His performance was quite violent.

The Clippers' highest scorer tonight was Big Q, who played 36 minutes and scored 19 points on 11-of-31 shooting, setting a new career high for him.

杰拉德-华莱士也还可以，出场21分钟狂扔12次，12投5中，加上4中3的罚球拿到13分4板1抢断1盖帽……外加4次犯规。

Although he was still very good, Gerald Wallace was not timid at all. He dared to make moves both offensively and defensively. The first time he threw a three-pointer, he didn't touch it, and the second time he continued to throw when the space came up.

Rookies in Los Angeles always have some weird confidence.

It's the same on the defensive end. He doesn't give up when called for a foul. He fights hand-to-hand when it's time to fight. He's very motivated and courageous. His basic defensive skills and control of details can be improved over time, but his desire to defend and his courage can't be improved. It is the kind of talent that is difficult to cultivate even through training.

Nelson, who came to watch the game tonight, was even more scornful of Gerald Wallace.

If this rookie is his, Nash and Nowitzki will not be allowed to take off after two years of training!
Old Nelson looked at the Clippers bench with envious eyes - Larry Brown's student life is so good!

...

The 31st is the last day of January.

In the morning, Li Ao practiced three-threat pull-up shooting at his home warehouse training ground all morning.

The combined version of Kemai's pull-up shot has not yet reached the passing mark. Now he cannot complete the level 1 task. He wants to get the 20% bonus as soon as possible.

Pierce's version of the triple threat is still being explored. The All-Star Weekend is not far away, and he can bring Snake to practice together.

As long as he practices, Snake will definitely find something he doesn't like and come up to correct him.

Thinking of this, he felt a little upset. There was obviously a basketball god in the team, but he couldn't use it when learning skills.

Rather than dribbling from behind, turning around and shooting, or pull-ups, he now wants to improve his triple threat play first. To get started, he uses the level 3 training method, which has a much greater bonus. Moreover, this move is the same as the high post. Comprehensive offensive method, learn this trick first, it will be more helpful for behind-the-back dribbling shooting or breakthrough, pull-up shooting.

At 12 noon, the NBA official website informed that voting for the starting lineup for this year’s Philadelphia All-Star Game has ended.

The media hyped it up again.

Who will win the most votes?

New flyer?Old flying man?Or is the era of the Flyers dominating All-Star voting completely over?

In the past 14 All-Star Weekends, Jordan has won the vote 9 times. After Jordan retired and the All-Star Weekend restarted after the suspension, Carter won once. During this period, Barkley won once and Hill twice. Spider-Man was in the voting last season. In the later period, he led the team to a crazy winning streak, reversing Carter and winning the vote title.

Li Ao doesn't know if he can be elected as the All-Star vote winner this season. He wants to, but the voting is over, so he won't care about it for now. The results will be known after the votes are tallied in two days.

After eating the nutritious meal sent by Jack, Li Ao left home and came to the Staples Center to prepare for the game with the team.

The time came to 7:40 pm, and the Mavericks and Clippers entered the court one after another after warming up.

Tonight's game was broadcast by three TV stations.

The Clippers have 7 games left at the end of the half-season. There are several strong opponents on the road to maintaining the first place in the league, and the Mavericks are one of them.

"The Dallas Mavericks, 31 wins and 13 losses, averaged 106.2 points per game, conceded 102.9 points per game, shot 47% from the field, and limited their opponents to 45.8% from the field..."

Looking at the Mavericks' team report, Li Ao praised him for being a mad scientist. He determined the direction and never looked back.

After the collapse of the Timberwolves, the Mavericks became the "one pole" of the NBA, and the other "pole" was the Pistons. These two teams became new extreme offensive and defensive teams.

The Pistons are purely defensive, and the Mavericks are purely offensive, and they have gone to extremes.

The Timberwolves are currently in the throes of adjusting their style of play, which is a bit painful. They have recently won 3 wins and 7 losses. Without Terrell Brandon, they can't play offensive basketball at all. Even if they want to trade, they can't come up with it. Something, the most suitable first-round pick, was confiscated.

As the conflicts intensified on the Bucks' side, the offense gradually became unable to play, and the average points per game fell below 100.

The Mavericks are now the only offensive team in the league and have become the only team in the league.

The two teams did not exchange much greetings before the game. The fan meeting was held before. Now, the two teams have only grudges left. The Mavericks were eliminated by the Clippers in the playoffs last season, and they were also beaten in the first meeting this season. There are grudges. It accumulates deeper and deeper.

The pre-match preparation time was over, and the two teams started to come to the field.

The Clippers' starting lineup is still the same, and the Mavericks sent out a starting lineup of Nash, Adrian Griffin, Finley, Nowitzki, and LaFrentz.

Li Ao looked at Nash, then at Nowitzki, and the Golden Rooster leaned back and walked independently.

Although the Mavericks don't have very good defensive players chasing off the ball, the Mavericks don't have many players who are good at one-on-one defense. Spider-Man has either a height advantage, or a wingspan and weight advantage. He can use any action package. OK.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' second back-to-back home game begins!
LaFrentz beat O'Neal to win the jump ball, and the Mavericks scored first.

Nash advanced to the frontcourt and launched a single attack.

Nowitzki's running rhythm became more and more excellent. He seized the opportunity to get rid of Odom around the pile, accepted the even-point ball, turned around, and took off the mid-range shot before O'Neal Jr. could make up the defense...hit!
Nowitzki smiled at Li Ao and stuck out his tongue. Li Ao really wanted to bring in monkeys as reinforcements.

Take this King Silver Horn away and go back to make elixirs, okay?
However, Li Ao's teammates also glanced at Nowitzki after he scored. Even the fans at the scene could see that the opposing star was imitating their Spider-Man game!
Nowitzki's run to catch and shoot this time is almost exactly the same as Li Ao's run to catch and shoot.
The difference is that Li Ao is good at using speed to get rid of his opponents, while Nowitzki uses rhythm.

Even in the final turn and shooting posture, Nowitzki looks more and more like Li Ao.

When the Clippers attacked, Li Ao came to the frontcourt and saw that Jordan did not go to the high post immediately. He took Finley to the right side of the free throw line.

Spider-Man had just been provoked by the opponent's star player, and Jordan guessed that this guy would definitely fight back in singles.

Run, catch and shoot, respond in the same way?That's not safe, it's a tactic, and the first scoring point in the tactic is not necessarily able to catch the ball.

Bibby distributed the ball more freely tonight. The defensive performance of the opposing Mavericks was already second to last in the league. Only the Warriors, which averaged 104 points per game, did worse defensively than the Mavericks.

After receiving a pass from Bibby, Li Ao hit Finley on his back.

Finley was very close to the ball and was unable to defend against shots. The Mavericks' wings shrank significantly.

Li Ao didn't take the opportunity to break through, but forced it!

Just take one step and turn over!

After being knocked back, Finlay immediately pressed forward again. It was impossible to restrict the opponent's take-off. The opponent simply leaned back, but he could try to make the opponent's backward angle become larger... What the hell?

Finlay, who was rushing towards him, saw the big spider on the opposite side lift his non-powerful foot when he jumped. He quickly braked, but when his foot stopped, his upper body could not hold it back due to inertia. The moment after the opponent threw the ball, he hit the ball. Go up...

"beep"

With the referee's whistle, Li Ao turned over and hit a fadeaway jumper!
Normally, under HC rules, if a shooting player's body makes a blocking action beyond the shooting cylinder and is touched by an opponent while shooting, the referee will not blow the whistle, and sometimes an offensive foul will be called.

But Finley didn't expect Li Ao to make such an action at all. He rushed forward with all his strength, stopped his feet and fell forward with his whole upper body, pressing on the falling Li Ao, almost knocking him over.

It was definitely a foul on the shot.This ball shows that Finley's defensive habits have been broken this season. He still defends very hard, but his movements are very casual. When he thinks of guarding against shots, he presses forward regardless, not paying attention to the details of the opponent's movements.

Li Ao tried to stand firm, and Finley helped him stabilize, and then went to high-five his teammates to celebrate the 2+1.

Finley was quite surprised that Spider-Man actually protected him and prevented him from being hit head-on.

What a difference from ordinary bullies!

Finley's senses changed a lot for Li Ao, and Nowitzki's eyes widened.

He didn't know why he was fascinated by Spider-Man's shooting action just now.

but!

Spider-Man has developed a new trick?
His whole body was in bad shape. It took him most of the season. He had just mastered shooting without the ball, and was about to learn Spider-Man's pull-up shooting. He had not yet reached the threshold, and his progress in post-ups had stagnated. There’s something new!
Is the difference that big?
Legend has it that Spider-Man only started professional basketball training in August 00, which is less than two and a half years ago!
Although he had his favorite style of play to copy, Nowitzki was still hit.

Li Ao went to the free throw line and made an extra free throw, and the score was 3-2.

At the beginning, both teams scored one goal each, and neither team could defend the other.

The Mavericks' team offense has been very perfect at this point. It's hard to say how it will be in the playoffs. Anyway, the regular season is so fierce that no one can guard it.

However, the Mavericks can't guard anyone defensively.

The Clippers didn't want to play defense tonight. In the second game of back-to-back games, playing defense was not good for them, so they chose to face the Biao.

The battle begins!

Mentality has a great impact on the game.

He played against Spider-Man again. The Silver Horn King was originally very excited, but when he saw that the opponent had updated the version, he became inexplicably depressed. Nash and Finley felt so good when they saw the Silver Horn King's first shot at the beginning, so they gave him a try in the first quarter. Passed a lot of balls, but he made 4 of 0 shots!
Nash played very well in the first quarter, making 7 of 5 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus 1 of 1 free throw. He scored 13 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, beating Bibby and Boykins who came on the bench. of.

But Nowitzki's 5-for-1 shooting performance held him back, and the Mavericks only scored 29 points in a single quarter.

For the Clippers, Li Ao and O'Neal Jr. both shot 6 of 4. Li Ao scored two three-pointers, plus 1 of 1 free throws to score 11 points. O'Neal Jr. scored both two points, plus 2 A 2-hit serve and 10 points.

加上毕比单节2分4助攻、乔丹4分3助攻，快船队单节狂飙35分，奠定优势！

In the second quarter, the offensive of the two teams slowed down slightly, with a score of 25 to 25 in a single quarter. After the halftime break, the Mavericks took the lead in restarting the surge.

In the third quarter, Nowitzki adjusted his mentality and responded well to shots, creating good offensive conditions for Nash and Finley. The Mavericks' two centers, LaFrentz and Wang Zhizhi, made several long-range shots. The Mavericks scored 32 points in a single quarter.

The Clippers performed generally in this quarter, scoring only 24 points.

84 to 86, the Clippers were overtaken by two points by the Mavericks.

After the interval, the Mavericks sent out their starting lineup, preparing for a surge. The score was overtaken, and the mad scientist wanted to establish an advantage to seal the victory.

Gentry also deployed an offensive lineup, replacing the combination of Bibby, Big Q, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, and Odom, and charge!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks took the lead.

The Mavericks made a mistake when they came up. Li Ao predicted Nowitzki's passing route in advance and moved to Finley in advance to capture the ball.

Finley counterattacked and Li Ao protected the ball.

The steal failed, but Finley still restricted the opponent from counterattacking directly.

Bibby ran up to respond and had no chance to counterattack, but he still chose to run and fight.

The Mavericks retreated actively on defense, but their positioning was not good. Bibby made the right choice when running and switching offense and defense!
Big Q quickly rushed to the other side's left three-point line, and Bibby passed the ball in time.

The Mavericks players covered up the defense, Big Q passed the ball again, Li Ao cut in the middle to catch the ball and took off!

LaFrentz made a mistake in his prediction. He blocked Matt Halprin. When he turned around and saw Li Ao jumping over, he couldn't avoid it...

Li Ao dunked LaFrenz to help the team tie the score!

After this dunk, the Clippers gained momentum!

In the next more than 5 minutes, the Clippers scored 16 points.

After the Mavericks' fierce attack in the third quarter, just like the second quarter, they fell into a period of weakness in the final quarter.

The Clippers' strategy of "preventing fast breaks and pressing the rhythm" that they have always adhered to has worked.

The Mavericks can soar by about 30 points in a single quarter in positional battles, but after a surge, they will always fall into weakness in the next quarter. Without an easy counterattack to score, it takes a lot of effort to soar like this.

The Mavericks only scored 11 points in the first half of the final quarter.

半节18比11，快船队以102比97反超小牛队5分进入官方暂停。

After returning from the timeout, the Mavericks' offensive firepower picked up, but not enough to make a comeback. They scored 14 points in the first half, while the Clippers performed stably in the second half, scoring 15 points.

As Nash "bang bang" two three-pointers, the three-point shooting percentage dropped to less than 5%, and the game ended.

李敖21投12中，其中三分球9中5，加上6中5的罚球，拿到34分7板8助攻3抢断3盖帽。

小奥尼尔12投7中加上11中9的罚球拿到23分8板。

Jordan played very well tonight, scoring 10 points on 6-of-15 shooting.

加上毕比的12分10助攻，快船队以117比111击败小牛队，拿下6连胜！

纳什今晚表现劲爆，24投13中，其中三分球11中5，加上5中5的罚球，拿到36分9助攻。

Nowitzki performed very well in the second half, scoring 10 points on 6-of-16 shooting. However, in the first half, he made 11-of-3 shooting and only scored 23 points, which held back the 'power-grabbing brothers'.

Finley finally had a chance to stand up against a strong team, scoring 18 points on 10-for-25 shooting, but it was wasted.

Wang Zhizhi performed well tonight and his playing time increased. He played 23 minutes and made 8 of 4 shots, including 4 of 2 three-pointers. Plus 2 of 1 free throws, he scored 11 points in a single game.

Li Ao saw that Wang Zhizhi got used to it a lot better in this game. He learned to pick up the ball first when catching and shooting, and he was more cautious in his choice of cutting to attack the frame. If he was too far away from the basket when cutting to receive the ball, he would not blindly Instead of rushing in, he made a mid-range shot from the catch point. The mid-range shot was not a solid layup, but it reduced mistakes.

Someone still had to remind him that in the original time and space, Wang Zhizhi had few friends in the Mavericks. He had flaws and no one told him how to improve.

Although Schwartz valued him, the focus was not on this aspect.

With Li Ao here, Schwartz is even more concerned about Wang Zhizhi. He wants to make his boss happy... With Li Ao's signal, Schwartz went to remind Wang Zhizhi that Wang Zhizhi was not stupid. He had suffered losses and had directions for improvement. He We are working hard to correct these shortcomings.

Nowitzki learned from Li Ao's catching and shooting, and also gave Wang Zhizhi reference answers. For example, when catching and shooting, lifting the ball first is a very small detail, but it is very important for finishing the shot.

...

In this game, Li Ao was very confident from the beginning. Their lineup was very capable of restraining the Mavericks' fast break. The Mavericks' positional offensive lineup was very suitable for Nash, but the fast break lineup was not suitable. They encountered several players with a strong defensive and fast rhythm. , it would be difficult for Nash to launch a counterattack.

The score was overturned by the Mavericks in the third quarter because they did not control the rhythm well in that quarter, and back-to-back games still had an impact.

Also, when the Mavericks' offense fell into decline in the second quarter, Gentry didn't let the main force play for too long. The reason was also because of back-to-back games.

The Mavericks focus on offense regardless of defense, and 11 players average more than 12 minutes per game. In terms of physical strength, they have an advantage against all teams in the league.

After narrowly defeating the Mavericks, the Clippers' record reached 37 wins and 9 losses, maintaining their No. [-] spot in the league.

The next day, February 2st, a new month arrived.

The league announced the new monthly awards.

Coach of the Month, Eastern Conference, Rick Carlisle, Western Conference, Jerry Sloan.

The Jazz's lineup is still in the playoffs this year. In addition to the two evil players getting older and stronger, Sloan's excellent coaching also contributes a lot.

Player of the Month, Eastern Conference, Duncan won the Player of the Month for the second consecutive month, and the MVP call has sounded;

In the West, there is also a super power forward, Chris Webber. The Kings played 1 games in January, with 15 wins and 13 losses, ranking first in the league in single-month winning percentage. Webber averaged 2 points, 26.6 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game.

Rookie of the Month, Eastern Conference. Richard Jefferson of the Nets broke out in the middle of the season. In 15 games, he averaged 12.6 points and 7 rebounds per game. His record was also good, with 10 wins and 5 losses, averaging 8 points and 8 points per game. Brandon Haywood won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month.

The competition in the Western Conference is fierce. Arenas stood out this month, averaging 16 points and 6 assists per game, beating Gasol, who averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game, to win the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

Li Ao was so envious when he saw the list of awards. The stronger he is, the more eager he is for the awards.

He felt that Webb was really unlucky. In his peak year, he met Duncan who entered his prime after adapting to a new style of play...

This year, Duncan is assisted by Tracy McGrady and has full firepower. His overall performance on both offense and defense is almost comparable to that of O'Neal in the 99-00 season.

No matter how good Weber's performance is, there is still a certain gap between him and these two people.

General Arenas... Li Ao felt that he was really lucky. He met Popovich in his rookie year.

Popovich is very good at cultivating new players.

Popovich, who knows that it is not easy for small city teams to obtain talents, is to blame, but he is extremely patient. He devoted all his efforts to cultivating Arenas and Kwame Brown.

I heard that veterans David Robinson and Steve Smith are also sparing no effort to help their young teammates grow. They have no hope of competing for the championship. They have shown the qualities of outstanding veterans.

This is completely different from a 38-year-old player on the Clippers who wants to pretend 'I am a good veteran' all day long.

Compared with high school centers who have a long growth period, Arenas, who is extremely talented, has quickly emerged.

Li Ao is looking forward to tomorrow's game...

The Clippers had a day off on the 1st, and Li Ao continued to practice more. Seeing others winning awards made him more eager to become stronger.

At 7:40 pm the next day, the Spurs and Clippers entered the Staples Center court one after another.

Li Ao felt the general's hot gaze.

Arenas was very excited to win the Rookie of the Month award.

He also won the awards that Spider-Man has received!

Winning the award this time is the beginning of his counterattack!
He didn't take Gasol seriously. The real opponent in his mind was the man in front of him!The man he had never defeated!
Li Ao is recalling his defense against Arenas in the last game. In that game, he was just trying to fight with his life. In the second game of back-to-back games, the opponent was not a playoff team. He didn't have much preparation, but he defended very well. Naturally, I will use my successful experience tonight.

At this time, the mission prompt came!
"Winning the award has made the general have undue ambitions. The host should let the general recognize the reality and let the general know who is the king of the new generation of players... Mission: Trigger by the dumb sharpshooter."

　Xiaofeng’s old computer was ruined. He took it to be repaired but it was not repaired. He said that it had accumulated too much dust after being turned off for a year and a half. When he restarted after updating the system, the motherboard was burned out. Xiaofeng didn’t understand. He listened to the owner of the repair shop. It is recommended to recycle and trade-in the old computer for a new one at Dongdong. The new computer arrived at noon today. I didn’t write anything in the morning because I took the old computer that the repair shop owner lent to Xiaofeng and returned it to him to replace the broken computer for recycling. I spent an afternoon struggling with the new computer. Start coding,
　　It's a little short, only 7000 words. In addition, there are still 3000 words owed the day the computer broke down. This month, the shortfall is 6000 words. Xiaofeng makes up as soon as possible~ After that, he works hard to make up the 6.7 words owed last month...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)