From sparring to superstar

Chapter 277 275. Gods and heroes fight against the Black Mamba, let’s get excited, All-Star Carnival! (1.4 words)

After adjusting his playing style and entering the best state under the current physical conditions, Jordan can handle the first defense of Kobe Bryant when he has sufficient physical strength.

Kobe was also very excited when facing Jordan with such offensive strength. He pushed Li Ao upside down and had no chance of two or three points, so he took shots from mid-range and close range within the free throw line and under the basket.

Jordan and Kobe played each other very happily.

Rick Fox is very depressed.

He doesn't follow Spider-Man closely. He believes that with Jordan's high passing vision, as long as Spider-Man is open, he can definitely catch the ball and shoot.

But follow closely... The opponent is clearly playing with him, and he is clearly capable of quickly opening his position, but the opponent just doesn't.

If it weren't for the Black Mamba's fierce play and gradually gaining the upper hand in the duel with Jordan, Rick Fox would have given up.

Jordan's performance at the beginning was no worse than Kobe's.

But age is a cruel thing. The opponent continued to maintain a violent performance, while his performance gradually declined. After all, the opponent was a first-level defensive champion, and his defensive enthusiasm and confrontation intensity were extremely fierce.

But he didn't give the ball to anyone else. He and Kobe were more energetic tonight!
Li Ao did not grab the ball, and Bibby did not control Jordan's physical strength.

It was rare for Jordan to be so excited, so the two of them chose to accommodate themselves.

'Jordan's successors' began to appear 9 years ago, but after so many years, tonight is the first time that Jordan has truly seen his shadow in a player!

Just like him when he was 23 and four years old, when the overall strength of the team was not as good as the opponent's, he stood up and attacked ball after ball, tirelessly, and his physical strength pool seemed to have no bottom!

Before, Kobe Bryant also had a scoring performance, but at that time he suffered a lot of injuries. O'Neal played more than 70 games every season. He actually had no experience of playing alone. This season he really developed the "as long as the determination is strong enough" style of play. .

In the first half of the first quarter, except for two rounds where he had to slow down when his physical strength was too much, Jordan took over all offensive initiating tasks in the other 10 rounds.

As the game progressed, his shooting efficiency dropped, but his passing effect was better than that of his opponent.

It's not that his ability to organize offense is much better than that of the young opponent who is very similar to him, but the difference in ability at the receiving point!

He is good at passing to the wing, and the young opponent is better at passing to the center.

Bibby and Matt Halprin, who came on the bench, connected with each other and hit long-range shots at a higher rate than Medvedenko and Samakhi Walker's cutting layups.

The Lakers' reinforcement selection to maintain the stability of the overall lineup last summer allows the OK combination to not have to adapt to their teammates in the new season and maintains the stability of their play style.

But it is also accompanied by the pain of further aging of the players and the impact of the energy and physical exertion of playing more than 100 games for two consecutive years.

The Lakers' record of 37 wins and 14 losses so far this season is really the hard work of the OK combination with "three melons and two dates".

In addition to the OK combination, which both averaged 25+ points per game, the Lakers' highest scoring average is Fisher, who averaged 12 points per game. However, Fisher's performance was entirely based on the OK combination. If he changes to another team, he It is absolutely impossible to perform at the borderline level of an excellent star who shoots 42% from three-point range and averages 2.3 three-pointers per game.

In addition to these three people, the Lakers' player with the highest scoring average per game is Rick Fox, who averages 8 points per game...

Halfway through the first quarter, the score reached 15 to 13. The Lakers led the Clippers by two points and entered the official timeout.

Jordan took 7 shots in the first half of the quarter. After 2 of 2 in the opening game, he went on to 5 of 2. He did not get a free throw from Kobe and scored 8 points and 2 assists.

科比8投5中，加上2中1的罚球，拿到11分1助攻。

Returning to the bench, Kobe saw that Zen Master was only making personnel adjustments and did not let him change his playing style. He turned his attention to the big screen.

He actually has fewer assists than old Jordan!He obviously sends more good passes!
Forget it, he looked at the opposing players. Tonight, he did not feel that the opponent's emotions were affected.

Normally, if he attacks like this, scoring crazy goals while being flanked by the opposite wing and inside, and single-handedly suppressing the entire opponent's team, the opponent's mood will be affected to some extent, even a team as calm as the Magic is no exception.

The next door neighbor is acting weird tonight!
It did not affect the opponent's mood, but he himself became a little irritable. Being able to shake the opponent's confidence on his own was something he was proud of.

For the Clippers, they are actually under pressure when faced with the Black Mamba's rampage.

However, with 11 consecutive victories, they are full of confidence!

The opponent has K but no O, and his ability to lift into the air is really strong. The Black Mamba's personal offensive firepower is unmatched by anyone in the league today except for the answer. However, if the foundation is insufficient, when he falls, he will fall even more miserably.

And although the Clippers players are full of desire to win tonight's game, their mentality is very relaxed. Four of them have been selected to the All-Stars and have locked up the half-season championship. They can win 4 consecutive games and have the longest winning streak this season. Very good, if things really go wrong in the absence of O'Neal... there is a Black Mamba on the opposite side!

Speaking of which, this is all Kobe's fault. Who allowed him to surge so strongly this year in the absence of O'Neal?He scored 40+8+8 in overtime against Carter, and scored 56 points against Raheem. Such crazy performances made people gradually get used to him being able to defeat his opponents on his own... and it also made his ambitions surge.

Having a relaxed mentality does not mean that they don't care about winning and play casually. The pressure brought by Kobe Bryant is real. During the official timeout, Gentry carefully carried out player rotation and tactical adjustments.

After the timeout, Gentry sent out a combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, Matt Halprin, and Odom.

Jackson sent a combination of Lynch Hunter, Kobe Bryant, Brian Shaw, Horry, and Mark Madsen.

The Lakers have the strongest center and the weakest backup center. Everyone is used to this.

Entering the rotation, Mark Madsen will move to the center position, and Gentry doesn't need to predict it. This is a sure thing when O'Neal is absent. You can't let Jelani McCoy come on when playing against a strong team, right?

This season, Jelani McCoy, a big meat shield, only played 11 times, averaging 5 minutes per game and 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds. Without O'Neal, this 208 cm 127 kg center has been far away from the NBA.

So Gentry asked Odom to play center and sent in two strikers with strong impact capabilities.

Anyway, the defensive combination of Li Ao + Jordan + O'Neal Jr. can't guard Kobe, so it is better to strengthen the offense. Without O'Neal, the opponent cannot play top defense, and it is difficult to be top-notch.

In the second half of the first quarter, Gentry's strategy was executed very well. Gerald Wallace and Matt Halprin threatened the inside attack, compressing the opponent's defense inside, and Li Ao got a good mid-range shot. Opportunity to take action.

However, one thing is different from what the Clippers expected. After Jordan was replaced, Kobe did not guard Li Ao, but guarded Bibby.

Of course Li Ao was happy about this. He used the double strikers to push down the opponent's defense. He started the 'bullying mode' and continuously singled out Brian Shaw from mid- to long-range. He scored 8 points in half a quarter and helped the team score 16 points in half a quarter. .

但是科比后半节9分1助攻……加上林奇-亨特的2分2助攻，霍里的一个侧翼三分、马克-马德森的切入接球扣篮2+1，湖人队半节时间拿到17分！
Kobe scored 20+ points in a single quarter, helping the Lakers lead the Clippers by 32 points 29-3!
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"Alvin, let's coordinate our tactics!"

Entering the break, Li Ao immediately approached Gentry to make suggestions.

He felt very unreliable and quite uneasy in a round-robin battle against Kobe, who was in good condition and full of fighting spirit.

Snake's offensive firepower is too strong!

He thought of the Mavericks who had unlimited singles in the 05-06 season. They faced off against Kobe Bryant in the regular season and how miserable they ended. The seven or eight singles players on the team could not score as many points as Kobe alone...

The current Kobe Bryant is not as strong as he may have been in the 05-06 season, but their comprehensive singles ability is not as strong as that of the Mavericks team that relied on unlimited singles to reach the finals and was defeated by free throws.

Their advantage against the Lakers does not lie in this aspect.

Gentry was surprised when he heard Li Ao's words.

He glanced at Jordan, and the old basketball god smacked his lips, but said nothing.

In fact, he also discovered that they had no advantage in a singles battle with the Black Mamba.

The reason why he made such an arrangement was because Li Ao and Jordan wanted to compete with Ke.

He had full confidence in these two players, and he did not fall behind too far in the first quarter, so at the end of the first quarter his idea was to continue to play singles with the opponent.

I didn’t expect Li Ao to be so calm!Gentry became even more satisfied with his disciple.

After breaking away from the idea of ​​'how to help players create better singles opportunities', Gentry's thinking became more active...

Returning from the break, the Clippers sent out a combination of Greg Anthony, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and Jaylon Collins.

The Lakers sent a combination of Fisher, Kobe, Richmond, Samakie Walker, and Mark Madsen.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers took the lead.

The Lakers' role players are a bit weak, but their strengths are still obvious. Each of their players knows exactly what they should do when they come on the court.

Fisher received Kobe's sudden pass from the bottom corner and passed it again. Samaki Walker cut into the middle to catch the ball and hit a layup.

34 to 29, the Lakers lead by 5 point.

Kobe turned on the reasonable mode and passed the ball when it was necessary. Although he was independent, he did not stick to the ball. Passing also had a great advantage. Like Li Ao and Jordan, he would give the ball to his teammates when he saw a second pass opportunity. He would not Holding the ball, you have to wait until you can get an assist before passing it.

During the transition between offense and defense, facing Richmond's defense, Li Ao caught the ball and turned over with a fake move, then turned around and rushed in. He hit an emergency stop jumper from close range on the right side of the three-second zone.

Team offense must be played, but there must be a point where the threat can be eliminated before the team's advantage can be unleashed.

Even Kidd had to have Kenyon Martin, Marion, and Antonio McDyess to pick up his passes and charge into the formation to disrupt the opponent's defense. Before partnering with these three, his performance in leading the team was also poor.

On the opposite side, Kobe Bryant wanted to play a "reasonable" performance, but it was also after a surge in the first quarter.

Li Ao scored easily, and Kobe acted very calmly.

Without O'Neal, the Big Spider would be very excited when meeting a veteran. It would be a miracle if he could guard against him.

Kobe was ready to play the entire game tonight. In the second half of the first quarter, Zen Master did not let him guard Li Ao because of the continuity of his offense.

In the next few rounds, Kobe relied on the strong threat of 20+ in a single quarter and continued his "reasonable" style of play, organizing offense while recovering the energy consumed in the first quarter.

Under the leadership of Kobe, Fisher and Richmond scored consecutively on the wings and in the high post.

When the Clippers face Kobe's breakthrough, the wing players must move in advance to cover the attack, otherwise this guy will really keep shooting.

This is also the reason why Fisher's corner three-pointers and Rick Fox and Horry's long-range shots from the top arc are so accurate. With Kobe here, it is difficult for the opponent's tough defense to consume them.

The Lakers continued to maintain their firepower on the offensive end, but Kobe began to get restless while playing, and really wanted to defend Li Ao!
This guy is so shameless!He really goes berserk when he meets a veteran!
When this statement that sounded outrageous first appeared, he believed it. With his understanding of the big spider, this guy could do such a thing.

After the two teams played an 8-8 game, when the Lakers attacked, Fisher missed an open three-pointer this time.

When the Clippers attack, Li Ao leans on Brian Shaw, who is on the rotation, and suddenly turns around and cuts in. Odom tacitly agrees to lob the ball. Li Ao goes into the basket to catch the ball and rises up against the pressure of Mark Madsen. Smash the ball into the basket with your hand!

39 to 40, the Clippers narrowed the point difference to 1 point!
When the Lakers attacked again, Kobe broke through in isolation and hit a pull-up jumper inside the free throw line.

This was Kobe's first shot after more than 4 minutes in the second quarter, continuing his hot start.

After switching offense and defense, Li Ao continued to attack. He was a little tired and needed to take a breather, but he chose to hold on.

Snake is much more patient this year than last season!

This is not normal!Very abnormal!He remembered that Snake would become more and more impatient as he became stronger... Here he comes!finally come!

Kobe Bryant moved ahead of schedule to attack!
Jordan's movements in the past few rounds have been taking Kobe to a position where he can defend Li Ao. His successor finally went to defend.

Jordan moved up high, away from Fisher who was guarding Greg Anthony's three-pointer on the wing, and Spider-Man passed the ball!
Jordan's open mid-range shot from the high post was a solid hit!
The Zen master on the sidelines shook his head, it was indeed Jordan.

This style of play is completely different from the first two stages of his career. I have adapted to it in just half a season, and I am really good at seizing opportunities.

But he shook his head not because Jordan made the shot, but because Kobe's calmness still needs to be improved.

Relying on the threat of Spider-Man's off-ball play, Kobe has been working hard to strengthen his off-ball defense for more than a year, with remarkable results. The defense has become more comprehensive and calmer... but after all, he is still only 23 years old.

When Jordan was this age, he had just been beaten by Bird in the playoffs. Under his defense, Bird scored 100 points per 119 possessions... He learned from the painful experience and began to practice defense hard. Two seasons later, at the age of 25, He immediately won the Defensive Player of the Year award and was selected to the All-Defensive Team for the first time in his career.

If he only faced Jordan alone or Li Ao alone, Zen Master believed that Kobe could stay calm and kept it when playing against Iverson and Carter, which was a great improvement, but Jordan and Li Ao appeared together...

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe passed the ball to Samaki Walker, who cut in and caused a foul.

Gentry felt that the time had come, and took advantage of the dead ball to replace Bibby, O'Neal, and Matt Halprin, leaving Li Ao and Jordan, and others were replaced.

Samaki Walker made one of two free throws, the score was 43 to 41, and the Lakers maintained a two-point lead.

When the Clippers attacked, Bibby and O'Neal Jr. launched a pick-and-roll attack, and Kobe once again chose to cover up the defense.

After Kobe couldn't control the urge to cover up Li Ao, he couldn't hold on to his previous defensive method. At least tonight, it would be difficult for him to calm down.

If O'Neal is under the basket, there will be no problem for Kobe to defend against knockdowns like this.

But O'Neal is not there, and the rest of the Lakers need to shrink their defense to barely complete the task of protecting the frame. Kobe misses people when he makes up for it, and the Clippers' team offense starts smoothly!

Matt Halprin went around to the right to catch the ball at a 45-degree angle and hit a long two-pointer!
43 to 43, the Clippers tied the score!

The Clippers' team offense started smoothly. O'Neal Jr.'s close-range and basket response, and Matt Halprin's long-range shot response, all did a good job. Bibby and Li Ao took turns to attack, attracting Kobe to cover up the defense. In the case of O'Neal, their team's offensive firepower is obviously stronger than that of singles in wheel battles.

However, Kobe also adjusted his style of play in time to strengthen his personal offense and compete with the Clippers' team offense.

He actually knows that he should stick to marking, so that he can at least block one person from the opponent.

In O'Neal's absence, whether he is marking or covering up, his teammates will miss someone. It is better for him to mark one person.

But when he saw Li Ao scoring easily and Bibby using the pick-and-roll to easily get a mid-range shot, he couldn't help it.

Then let’s fight!
In more than 8 minutes after the second quarter, Kobe scored 13 points, 13 points and 3 assists in a single quarter. He also helped Rick Fox and Brian Shaw, who came on the rotation, to get 4 assists in a single quarter.

His performance reminded the Clippers players of the Billups who was on the rampage in the early stages of the season, a version with a taller body, richer offensive methods, and stronger shooting ability.

Under the leadership of Kobe Bryant, the Lakers once again scored 30+ points in the second quarter and scored 31 points!
However, after the Clippers' team offense started, their performance was even more ferocious!

Jordan's catch-and-shoot game tonight was so good that Gentry was reluctant to replace him. From 3 minutes and 44 seconds of the second quarter to the end of the half, in more than 8 minutes, he made 6 catch-and-shoot attempts and scored 5 goals. Scored [-] goals!
In addition, he caught the ball and rushed into a single, resulting in two fouls and two free throws. He scored 12 points in a single quarter!
Jordan's accurate shooting allowed the Clippers' team offense to continue smoothly after Odom replaced Li Ao.

The Clippers scored 36 points in a single quarter!
65 to 63, the Clippers lead the Lakers by two points entering the second half!

...

33 points at halftime, the score was actually overtaken!
Even in games when O'Neal is absent, this situation is rare for Kobe.

I have only encountered this situation when playing the Kings and the Timberwolves in the early season.

Not even the Magic can stop him from going berserk like this.

In the first two matches, he had already felt that his neighbor next door would be their strong rival on the road to winning the championship in the future. He did not expect that the future would come so quickly!

It was... so exciting for him!
Zen Master, who returned to the locker room, saw Kobe's eagerness to try and smiled. It was so similar. When he first came to the Bulls as an assistant coach, that man was defeated by the Celtics and Pistons in the playoffs. It was a shame, but every time when I played against those two teams, I was still extremely excited and fearless, just thinking about how to win.

Originally, he didn't like Kobe that much. Compared to Jordan, this kid was more self-centered... Thanks to Spider-Man Neighborhood, relying on the pressure brought by Spider-Man, Kobe's playing style has quietly changed a lot.

But we still have to keep suppressing it, the big shark is still at its peak...

On the other side of the locker room, Jordan was bragging to his teammates how awesome he was when he won his first three consecutive championships. Anyway, he was much better than Kobe now.

Li Ao on the side rolled his eyes.

Unable to win a one-on-one match, the old basketball god began to show off his former courage.

However, what Jordan 'boasted' was the truth, and he just made a slanderous comment.

Jordan was so obsessed back then, and of course he is very obsessed now.

半场13投9中，加上2中2的罚球拿到20分，他蜘蛛侠全力那么卖力，也才半场18分。

Fortunately, I adjusted my playing style early!

The two of them scored a combined 38 points at halftime, and both were only two points ahead of the Lakers. If there were still singles in the second quarter... I don't dare to think about it.

Back from the halftime break, in the third quarter, the Clippers continued to launch a team offensive style.

As expected, Kobe continued to lead the team with a fierce attack, and was completely unaffected by the 5-point loss in the second quarter... It can't be said that it wasn't, as the attack became even harder.

Li Ao and others did not think that everything was fine just because they had a 5-point advantage in the second quarter. They devoted themselves to the offense and competed with the Lakers.

Players on both sides are playing very well. The Clippers play a team offense, so naturally everyone is very motivated; on the Lakers side, if Kobe plays well when he attacks fiercely and can attract a double attack, his teammates will all be able to drink soup. Fox, Horry, and Brian Shaw have opportunities to support, Fisher and Lynch Hunter have shooting opportunities from the wings, and Mark Madsen, Samaki Walker, and Medvedenko have opportunities to eat and play well. Very cool.

In the third quarter, the two teams scored 28-28.

In the third quarter, the shooting performance of both teams' pitchers has declined. The Lakers have declined even more, but they have Kobe who scored 15 points in a single quarter!After a 20-minute intermission, Kobe played even harder than in the first quarter.

The Zen master did not allow Kobe to defend Li Ao alone, which also reduced Kobe's physical exertion.

To guard against Jordan and Bibby, who don't move that fast, Kobe can do it with physical strength. To guard against Li Ao, Zen Master estimates that Li Ao will run with Kobe regardless of his own offense. This big spider can definitely do such a thing. .

Kobe Bryant scored 48 points and 7 assists in three quarters, leading his team to a 91-93 victory. His performance was simply terrifying!
However, his explosive performance came to an end here.

When O'Neal was there, O'Neal came in during the first half of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter, and he was responsible for the finishing touches.

Tonight, he held on for an entire quarter even as his teammates' shooting performance declined. Even he was very physically exhausted.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant's offense suddenly stopped and he took three shots in a row, hitting the iron twice and not touching the ball once!

For the Clippers, after letting Odom and Bibby serve as the starting points for the team's offense for one and a half quarters, Gentry asked Li Ao and Jordan to start the main attack again during the break!
In a team offense, the shooting performance of role players is very important. In the third quarter, the shooting performance of their role players declined, and their scoring also dropped, with a full 8 points less than in the second quarter.

In the critical final quarter, Gentry still believed more in Spider-Man and the God of Basketball!

The two did not disappoint him. Li Ao scored 7 points in the final quarter and Jordan scored 8 points in the final quarter. In addition, Bibby, who took the rotation in the second half of the quarter, made two pick-and-roll mid-range shots, as well as a three-pointer from Big Q and two layups from O'Neal Jr. 4 points, the Clippers scored 26 points in the final quarter!
On Kobe's side, after missing three consecutive shots at the beginning of the final quarter, he wanted to take a breather, but Spider-Man and the God of Basketball suddenly began to attack fiercely. Without O'Neal, he could only continue to attack... and then shot 6 of 2. , including 4 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 1 free throws, he only scored 6 points and 2 assists in the final quarter.

He withered, and so did the Lakers. The Lakers only scored 19 points in the final quarter!
119比110，尽管科比拿到54分6板9助攻2抢断1盖帽，投出了37中20、其中三分球4中1、外加罚球15中13的疯狂表现，但还是不敌合砍67分的神与侠！
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When the final whistle sounded, Li Ao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally won!

Even in the last 3 minutes, they were already leading by 10 points, but they still didn't dare to be careless.

Kobe's crazy performance in the first three quarters made him worry that this guy would suddenly go berserk... Fortunately, Snake at this time was not the Blackman who could score one more point than his opponent's entire team when facing the Western Conference runner-up. bar.

The task prompt is here.

The 'Successor of Jordan' only completed one goal tonight and lost the score. In the last quarter, the opponent forced him to fall back and hit a three-pointer, and only got 1 achievement points.

Fortunately, with 12 consecutive victories, I will definitely be able to get the 1.2 achievement points that are the basis of the 'keep moving forward' mission.

He looked at the big screen. He made 24 of 13 shots, including 5 of 2 three-pointers. Plus 5 of 5 free throws, he scored 33 points.

乔丹22投14中，外加7中6的罚球，拿到34分。

He's a little bit sour. It's good if he can easily catch the ball and shoot. In the second quarter, he made 6 of 5 open shots, which raised his shooting percentage to such a high level... But the God of Basketball's mid-range shot is really accurate, giving him the same open opportunities as Spider-Man. , he estimated that it would be difficult for him to grasp it so well.

Forget it, he turned his attention to Kobe's data that marked the loss.

Lost by 54 points... There is a new member in the empty attack group!

Congrats Coca-Cola!

He wanted to comfort Snake after losing, and found someone who had the same idea as him.

The God of Basketball is so bad!

But unfortunately, Snake saw the two of them walking past, turned around and walked quickly towards the tunnel without looking back.

At this time the camera came and the two had no choice but to give up.

After dealing with the post-match interview on the court stage, Li Ao returned to the locker room, wiped off his sweat, used the body's physical therapy function, ate two burgers that his junior brother bought after the game, and went to the lounge to receive physical therapy from Jack.

He reviewed tonight's game, and tonight's game deepened his understanding of the game.

Sometimes the game is really not guaranteed to win if the team has an advantage and is in good condition. God knows what monster will appear on the opposite side.

Kobe has now begun to have his own characteristics.

In Li Ao's view, Kobe's playing style is very similar to Jordan's, but the core concepts of his playing style are very different. He should not simply be regarded as a weakened version of Jordan.

Kobe's obsession with putting the ball into the basket was even stronger. The belief that "I can defeat my opponent alone" is an understatement to describe as paranoid.

But Kobe's explosive talent, which is one of the best in NBA history, makes it possible for him to do this kind of thing.

As a fan, Li Ao just thought, 'Wow, 62 points in three quarters is so awesome.' As an opponent, when he met Kobe in this state in person, his experience was completely different.

I’m even more looking forward to playing against Kobe next time, and it’s best if Shark is there too!

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The Clippers ended the half-season with a 12-game winning streak, the longest winning streak of the season, with a record of 43 wins and 9 losses, and won the half-season championship!Kobe Bryant, who lost, became a luxurious backdrop for the resurgence of the God of Basketball.

Jordan's 6-for-5 performance in the second quarter was considered a "textbook-level catch-and-shoot" by the judges.

Li Ao was sore again. He performed equally well last night. In addition to 33 points, he also had 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

But now the attention of the media and fans is all on the matter of 'The God of Basketball is back', with Jordan dominating all major media.

Next time, be sure to steal the limelight back!

After feeling sore for a while, Li Ao paid attention to other news at the end of the half-course.

Their Clippers were named the best team at the half, which made his sour taste lessened a lot.

The title of 'most surprising' team at the half, which they also stole from the Timberwolves and Nets.

The Timberwolves collapsed, and he still feels regretful.

However, their head coach is very good. They spent a month adjusting their playing style. Now the Timberwolves' performance has improved somewhat. After 3 wins and 7 losses, they recorded 3 wins and 2 losses, temporarily stabilizing the decline.

But even so, Li Ao estimates that it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to return to the strength they had in the early part of the season, or even reach the strength of last season.

In the Timberwolves, Billups is only suitable to play as the sixth man and the starter, which does not match the core.

Half-time MVP, the name given by all major media is the same-Tim Duncan.

In the early part of the season, it was still Duncan, Garnett, and Kidd, but after the middle period, Duncan was far ahead.

The Magic currently rank first in the Eastern Conference with 39 wins and 13 losses. That's a sure beep!
The Nets currently have 34 wins and 18 losses, and the gap has been widened.

However, Kidd's performance is already outstanding. The Nets lost a lot of games in the middle of the season. The main reason is that no one can step up when key balls are needed. This is very similar to the Kings, but the Nets' overall strength is worse than the Kings. It's a bit much.

The Nets are still stable in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons are third with 31 wins and 21 losses, and the Raptors are fourth with 29 wins and 23 losses. It is very difficult for these two teams to challenge the Nets.

西部方面，战绩榜，快船队43胜9负第一，国王队41胜11负第二，开拓者队38胜14负第三、湖人队37胜15负第四、小牛队36胜16负第五。

The Timberwolves, which have lost nine of the last 15 games, have dropped to 9-32, falling to sixth place.

If the regular season ends directly now, then the Mavericks will be second in the Western Conference. After the Mavericks surpass the Timberwolves and become the first place in the Central Division, they will automatically become No. 2 in the Western Division.

In the scoring list, Iverson still ranks first.

Relying on the 54 points he just scored, Kobe returned to second place in the scoring list with an average of 27.6 points per game, surpassing Duncan.

Duncan ranks third with 27.4 points per game.

Judging from Kobe's scoring performance in the middle of the season, it is estimated that it will fall again later.

In the rebounding list, new All-Star Ben Wallace is first, Garnett is second, and the others are random.

In the assists list, Andre Miller dominates, the only player averaging 10+ assists per game.

In the block list, Li Ao finally saw his name. He averaged 51 blocks per game in 3.49 games, beating Ben Wallace who averaged 3.41 blocks per game and ranked first.

In the steals list, Artest and Iverson both averaged 2.8 steals per game. Both of them missed 12 games in the middle of the season, so the competition was fierce.

In the three-point list, Ray Allen ranks first with 3.5 three-pointers per game, followed closely by the twin stars of Anthony Walker and Pierce.

On the free throws per game list, Li Ao saw his name again, ranking very high.

He had seen news attacking his high number of free throws before, but he had never paid attention to this list. He was wondering how high his average of more than 7 free throws per game could be, but he did not expect that he was already in the top ten.

After recalling it, he still didn't feel that he made too many free throws. After his shooting became more and more accurate, his opponents changed defenses and made up for him more roughly. He deserved all the whistles given by the referee.

At most, the referee was more decisive when he was fouled.

And he is not like Kobe, who sometimes makes more than a dozen free throws in a game, and sometimes doesn't make a single free throw in a game.

His number of free throws is very stable, sometimes two or three times, sometimes eight or nine times, and in more than 10 games, he can't even get the number of free throws with one hand.

After reading the news for two hours, Vivian's voice came from the cloakroom next door that she had chosen her clothes.

Li Ao got up and went to the closet. He spent 5 seconds to choose a set of clothes and 53 seconds to put them on and put them in order. When he walked out of the room, he saw that Vivian had spent two hours choosing a leather casual jacket and long trousers. She was wearing a sleeveless shirt and jeans. He complimented her on her "good figure" and went out on a date.

The first rest day after finishing the game happened to be Valentine's Day. The two of them went out to eat and watch a movie, and the parents took care of the children.

Li Ao's father returned to China for a while and came to Los Angeles again on the 8th. They spent the New Year together on the 11th. But this year's New Year was very simple. There was no treat. They only had a New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, keeping the sense of ritual of the New Year. Living.

This time his dad will stay until the end of the All-Star Weekend before going back. Next time he comes, he will get the playoffs.

...

After a short day's rest, on the morning of the 15th, Li Ao's family took the old man's private plane to Philadelphia.

In the afternoon, an old man who owns land and a house in Philadelphia took Li Ao's family on a trip, and Li Ao went to participate in business activities with great pain.

But he already has experience. When interacting with fans, he is enthusiastic and can deal with sponsors and media casually.

This is the correct attitude towards the media and sponsors. As long as they don't treat the media and sponsors inappropriately like Garnett did, they already feel lucky. Although Spider-Man's words are sometimes heartbreaking, in their eyes Come to think of it, he is a very polite player in the NBA.

In the evening, Li Ao came to the hotel officially arranged by the NBA. Under the guidance of the waiter, he came to the hotel's indoor basketball court.

Looking at the people in the stadium, Li Ao was very satisfied. Big Q summoned all 7 second-year players from other teams.

Eddie House, Reid, Jamal Crawford, Desmond Mason, Turkoglu, Kenyon Martin, and Jamal Magloire were all present.

Seeing Li Ao coming, Kenyon Martin said: "Spider-Man, you are finally here. The All-Star vote winner is really a busy man. I didn't expect you to not be a deserter this time... Are you going to lead us to win this time?"

Kenyon Martin decisively changed the topic in the middle of the argument. The guy in front of him participating in the competition was their hope of defeating the rookie team.

Since it is a game, of course he wants to win, but facing the twin towers of Gasol and Kwame Brown...

Others originally wanted to say hello first. They came here just for the name of Spider-Man, but Kenyon Martin went straight to the point. They stopped saying hello and all looked at Li Ao.

"I didn't lead you to win, we won together. It doesn't matter if we lose to the sophomores in our rookie season. We can't lose to a group of rookies in our sophomore season, but you also know that I can't do it alone. Come, we have to work together." Li Ao said and took out a small notebook from his schoolbag.

He said it very casually, but the players in his class were very surprised.

Spider-Man is so...humble?
Yes!Spider-Man only likes to brag when he wins, not when he loses.

In just a few words, Li Ao won a lot of favor.

Even Kenyon Martin has to admit that this guy has many advantages.

Li Ao flipped through the small notebook and said: "I studied your playing style and came up with a set of tactics. Maybe this tactic is very different from the games you played before. According to the defense and whistleblowing methods in the rookie game, I think it can work. .

No. [-] pick, you can definitely play well. Your tactical role is the same as yours in the Nets. You are our offensive arrow. It depends on you.

Desmond, please watch how Kenyon plays in the past two days. You are more suitable for playing that way. Your choice of cutting routes is too poor. Michael and I can easily block you every time. You like to use it too much. You can turn back and run away from the opponent to cut in, but your physical condition does not require that. When facing small forwards and guards, you can do like Kenyon and push away the opponent when the point guard launches the attack. When the opportunity comes, cut directly...

Everyone else should practice hard in the days before the rookie game.

Jamal...the short one, you run fast, dribble well, pass the ball quickly, and you can chase and shoot. You do this and this...

Hido, I leave it to you to organize the offense in positional warfare. Your top arc shooting and breakthrough points from the wing are very good...

Quentin, Eddie, Michael, your style of play... your strengths... you are responsible for this...

Jamal...the taller one, your...frame protection is handed over to you, we need you in positional battles..."

Li Ao flipped through his small notebook and talked to himself for nearly half an hour.

The above are all analysis and tactical plans he made in his free time in the past few days, and he also discussed tactical matters with Gentry.

The head coach, who greatly admired the mad scientist, gave him a lot of advice.

Li Ao was reading the notes he wrote and analyzing them. He didn't care whether others listened or not. Anyway, he worked hard. Except for Big Q, these people were all players from other teams and were not willing to listen to his suggestions. He couldn't beat them up. Bar.

But others listened very carefully!

Although Spider-Man would occasionally stab them when he spoke, and he also made a lot of complaints, but they were all very targeted!And also praised their strengths.

Not only that, Spider-Man is also giving them advice and thinking of things they are capable of doing but haven't done well.

This group of people was able to stand out in the second grade, and they were all very hard-working people, so they did not quickly sink to the bottom of the NBA like most players of the generation, or even leave the NBA directly after their rookie season. However, they have never analyzed their own strengths in this way. Weaknesses.

But this player from the rival team did just that!

If they can succeed, stand out from their class and become the All-Star vote-winner, they really deserve it!
Li Ao took a drink from his bag, took a sip, and said, "Are you ready to defeat the group of rookies called geniuses together? While it's still early, let's run through the tactics a few times to get familiar with them? In just a few days, Instead of slowly analyzing the tactics with you, it’s better to memorize them directly with your body.”

Several temporary teammates looked at each other, and the courageous Turk said: "Spider-Man, can you analyze it again? I only remember your analysis and role arrangement of me, not theirs."

Kenyon Martin was surprised: "Hido, you actually remember it? I didn't even remember mine."

Others nodded in agreement.

Li Ao had a dark look on his face. He had guessed that this would be the case and waved his hand helplessly towards Big Q.

Da Q raised the recorder in his hand: "I recorded everything the boss analyzed. Let's listen to it ourselves... I don't remember it either..."

...

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Li Ao got together with his temporary teammates for the first time and worked from 5:9 to [-]:[-] in the evening.

Training is not tiring, but teaching is really tiring!

Fortunately, most of the temporary teammates are role players, and they are all considered "played". They have important tactical roles in their respective teams. Their memory is not good, but their physical memory ability has been developed.

This is the same as role players being famous and handsome.

As a role player, if you want to have playing time, you have to adapt to the team's various tactics and fill in where needed.

Some people have pure physical memory and do not understand tactics.

But those who have that tactical awareness will have the ability to be coaches in the future.

The tactics Li Ao thought of were not complicated, but rather simple and crude. After running for two hours, although the cooperation was still poor, everyone knew what they should do.

This matter was more difficult than he expected, but since he decided to compete, let's work hard.

The beginning was already difficult, but he was already prepared for the middle to be even harder and the ending to be even more difficult...

However, things do not always develop in a bad direction. At 5 o'clock in the evening the next day, Li Ao finished his business activities and came to the indoor court of the hotel again. He saw that his temporary teammates had started training in a small area again!
And there are a few people dressed as trainers inside.

Seeing Spider-Man coming, Kenyon Martin, who considered himself the second-year player, called to the trainer to help Spider-Man warm up.

After Spider-Man finished warming up, he eagerly pulled him to practice together to show off the results of today's hard day's training.

Li Ao was surprised, really surprised. What he taught last night was just a tactical framework. Today, these teammates actually came up with several small-scale tactical cooperation!

Seeing Spider-Man's surprised look, his teammates were extremely proud.

Inspired by Big Q's voice recorder, Magloire, who loves to play multi-player sports, went back to the room to get his video recorder after listening to the recording last night, and recorded last night's training session. .

Li Ao was criticizing the memory of this group of people the whole time last night and didn't notice it at all.

This group of people, except for Li Ao, Kenyon Martin, and Magloire, are the kind of people in their respective teams who don't care about their parents and strive for everything by themselves.

Big Q is considered highly regarded by the Clippers, but the coaching staff values ​​his abilities rather than how to train him. He has to go to the boss and veterans for advice.

Others are similar, and their initial treatment may even be worse. For example, Reed, as a mid-to-late second round pick in the 00 draft, had no chance to play in his rookie season. He was really trained by himself.

Not only did they not fully analyze themselves, but the team also threw them aside to fend for themselves after seeing how poor they were at the beginning of their rookie season.

Now a person appears, conducts a comprehensive analysis of their playing style, thinks of ways to improve them, and takes them to train together... They originally relied on their own efforts to achieve the team's main rotation status. Gotta work harder!

The practice lasted until 9 o'clock in the evening. Seeing the tired teammates walking away with their arms akimbo, Li Ao's mood was completely different from last night.

He gained a new understanding of this group of people.

This group of teammates may have deficiencies in talent and ability, and may also have their own personality problems, and their personal ethics may not be very good.

However, everyone loves basketball...

At this moment, he felt that it was a good thing to choose to participate in this rookie game and fight side by side with fellow rookies.

...

Nothing happened all night. The next day, Li Ao had no work arrangements. His original plan today was to go shopping with his family, but he chose to stay in the hotel.

There was no training in the morning, and most of his teammates were asleep. Only Turkoglu and Jamal Crawford came to him to discuss tactical details.

Last night, he told his teammates not to go out to play today and stay in the hotel to train with everyone.

What Li Ao and Gentry came up with was just an overall framework of tactics. Because they didn’t know what it would be like and had no cooperation experience, the analysis on paper might be of no use in the end.

What he originally planned was to train with everyone twice before actually getting to know his teammates, and then he would coordinate the details, practice, and play.

He felt that this was enough, and the rookies would never do this.

But yesterday Turkoglu and Jamal Crawford began to lead their teammates to practice small-scale cooperation, and the progress was accelerated!

He also remembered that Turkoglu and Jamal Crawford are also people with this ability, and called these two people on today.

At 1 p.m., the nine-man second-year team came to the indoor court again for training.

Li Ao and Gentry's tactical framework was as simple as possible. After more than a day of training, they were already familiar with it after working hard.

This afternoon we will go directly to the coordination training.

Today's training intensity is not as intense as yesterday. There will be a game tomorrow, and the training is all about running training.

Training started at 1:4, and at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, Li Ao announced that the training was over.

Kenyon Martin said: "Don't you want to continue practicing? I still have the strength. I just need to sleep a little more tomorrow morning."

Others also echoed, and Tegeklu said: "I think there is room for improvement if we practice more."

Li Ao shook his head: "Don't tighten the strings and keep practicing like this. Why don't you take a rest and think about it? Isn't there still preparation training tomorrow afternoon? Your preparation habits are too bad..."

The teammates dare not speak out.

Yes, yes, knowing that you are the number one star in the league, all your habits are good, right?Just love to show off!

Seeing the unfavorable expressions of his teammates, Li Ao smiled and said, "And I'm going to give you a surprise tonight. Go back and take a shower, put on your best clothes, and meet in the parking lot in two hours. We won't wait if you are overdue."

After speaking, Li Ao turned around and left, went back to the room and asked Jack to hurry up and give him physical therapy.

When the teammates saw Li Ao leaving, they were surprised again. Spider-Man was actually planning to give them gifts?At the same time, they were looking forward to it. They asked what kind of gift Big Q would have. If Big Q refused to kill him, it would affect the boss's fun, so he might really be beaten to death...

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the second-year team arrived at the Lebek Villa on the outskirts of the city in a stretched luxury car called by Li Ao.

The other seven members of the second-year team followed Li Ao and Big Q to the venue where the party was being held. They saw O'Neal, Kobe, Carter, Kidd, McGrady, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, and Garnett. …

In addition to this group of all-stars and even superstars, there are also many celebrities and political and business celebrities!

Except for the two players from the Clippers, everyone else on the second-year team was stunned.

Here, it’s Jordan’s birthday party!

Jordan walked towards them. Li Ao and Da Q greeted him, took the wine glass from the waiter, clinked the glass with Jordan and gave them blessings.

After saying his blessing, Li Ao tilted his head toward his teammates on the second-year team.

Jordan complained: "It's just the rookie game, so serious."

"You don't even have a chance to win the rookie game."

"If I go, I won't need any teammates, I can kill the opponent alone."

After exchanging a few words, Jordan was still ready to help.

He walked up to the seven people who were embarrassed and said: "Welcome to my birthday party. Your captain said that you can't drink tonight. The waiter will only provide you with milk and juice. Come on for tomorrow's game. I will also I have something to do, I hope you have a good time."

Jordan teased him perfunctorily, and the seven people didn't care at all.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for them to come here. When the car drove in just now, they saw a lot of security guards.

But the captain brought them here!

When did Spider-Man become Captain?Sealed by the God of Basketball himself!
The other six people were excited, and Kenyon Martin was in a mixed mood at the moment.

He was more thoughtful than Koglu, who didn't care that Weber and Peja didn't ask him to come with him, and Reid didn't have a good relationship with Ray Allen and didn't care.

But Kenyon Martin remembered it.

He looked at Spider-Man who was holding his son... Ding was drifting away for the rest of his life...

...

On February 2002, 2, the Philadelphia All-Star Carnival began!

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the preliminaries of the 3V3 star game started first.

The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene was average.

There is a huge gap in strength between retired veterans, active veterans, and stars in the entertainment industry.

A shameless team like the Clippers sent Steve Kerr and Roy Ott, who just retired last season at the age of 33, and the two played like an OK combination, beating their opponents and representing Los Angeles. Schwarzenegger, who was playing, shouted 666 from the side. The two brothers scored a score of 39 to 17.

The Clippers' duo basically locks in the championship, and the gap between them and the other seven teams is too big.

After the preliminaries, the event the school belle came up with was already sentenced to death.

At night, today’s main dish is here!
Originally, due to the poor performance of the 00 class in last year's All-Star Rookie Game, this year's Rookie Game did not receive much attention.

But because Spider-Man is going to play in this rookie game, the fans are excited.

Some are looking forward to Spider-Man's performance, and some want to see what kind of exaggerated performance Spider-Man must perform to defeat those rookies who are far more talented than those from the 00 class... Most of them want to see Li Ao's jokes.

Arenas, Jason Richardson, Kirilenko, Gasol, Kwame Brown, the sixth man and Battier, what can the second-year group do to win?Even if Spider-Man goes to fight, not many people are optimistic about them.

Even the fans who are looking forward to Li Ao's performance don't think many of them think the second-year team can win. They just think that in such a game, Li Ao might be able to set another record.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the players participating in the Rookie Challenge entered the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

This is the official start of the All-Star Weekend. The first to appear are the players from the rookie team. The host introduces them one by one, and the highlights are shown on the big screen.

Kwame Brown, Arenas, Kirilenko, Brandon Haywood, Tinsley, Battier, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson, and Gasol entered the game successively.

Excitement was written on everyone's face. This was their first time on the All-Star stage. Although it was only a rookie game, they were at least 'All-Star Rookies'!
Fans are also very excited, wondering who among them will become a superstar in the future?Arenas?Kwame Brown?Gasol?Spider-Man?
Most of the people who are willing to spend so much money to watch this game live are loyal fans. They really hope that the young talent they see now can play in the future. That will be the basis for bragging and talking with basketball fans in the future.

After the rookie team players finished playing, the fans' enthusiasm dropped a lot, and the cheers were obviously muted. For the second-year team players... most of the players, the fans obviously didn't care that much.

The live camera showed the rookie team, and the contempt on the faces of several players on the rookie team was undisguised.

However, when the big screen showed Kenyon Martin, who was the first to appear, it quickly aroused exclamations from the fans at the scene.

Big Q, Eddie House, Jamal Crawford...the first eight players all caused exclamations, and the big screens and live broadcast cameras cut to their necks.

Each of the eight people has a large spider tattoo on their neck, occupying half of their neck and extending to their shoulders!
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