Almighty legend life

Chapter 63 The First Data

"Hey, Liu, are you going to go home? Do you want me to give you my new car, although you are not a beauty, but I think it should be acceptable." The second day after the end of the preseason, the Lakers continued After the routine training, Liu Han was waiting at the entrance of the training hall, and "Shark" O'Neill just drove by.Liu Han gets along well with his new teammates. He has an easy-going personality and is not a person who is not good at communicating. Compared with his childhood experience, Liu Han prefers his current life.O'Neal is usually a very interesting big man, as long as others don't take the initiative to provoke him, he can mingle with anyone.

"Thanks, Shaq, my girlfriend will come back to pick me up later, if there is another chance, I will treat you to dinner, the food from my hometown." Liu Han remembered what he made and left a deep impression on John Wooden and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He thinks O'Neill, who has a funny personality, should like the "Potato Shredded Pancakes" (potato cachacha made by Liu Han's favorite food when he was a child).

"You mean Chinese food? Haha, I really like it. I think you should get yourself a car. It's too bad to let a beautiful woman pick you up every time. But if I can, I want to learn from your girlfriend's father Boxing, that's cool." Liu Han beat Rumil Robinson during training, which left a deep impression on O'Neill, and Liu Han's quick footsteps made O'Neill think that learning boxing might be useful to him.

"Okay, Shaq, if given the chance, I think LaBeouf will definitely not refuse an NBA star apprentice."

"See you tomorrow, boxer." O'Neill gave Liu Han a nickname in the team, boxer, which was unanimously approved by everyone.

1996年11月1日96-97赛季的NBA常规赛正式拉开帷幕，第一个比赛日将进行十四场比赛，洛杉矶湖人队将在客场挑战失去了核心的菲尼克斯太阳。

In this game between the Lakers and the Suns, the Lakers' starting five are center Shaquille O'Neal, power forward Elden Campbell, small forward Cedric Ceballos, shooting guard Eddie Jones, and point guard Van Eyck. Searle.The head coach of the Lakers put last season's main center Eldon Campbell in the starting power forward position to make up for the team's shortcomings in this position. Last season, he averaged 13.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Campbell can help the team both defensively and offensively.

Liu Han entered the roster in this game. He is the only point guard on the team's bench. It is difficult for Rumil Robinson, who is in arrears with both businessmen, to gain the trust of the head coach.Kobe Bryant did not enter the roster for this game. Del Harris is one of the eleven coaches who pursue safety. He didn't organize general manager Jerry West to trade Divac for Kobe Bryant, but he still had reservations about the deal from the bottom of his heart.

The Suns lost their number one star Charles Barkley this season, the Houston Rockets exchanged "Alien" Sam Cassell and Robert Horry for Charles Barkley, this transaction made the media think that the Suns management Brain cramp, Charles Barkley averaged 23.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists last season as a superstar.And Sam Cassell is a third-year rookie, and Robert Horry is just a good backup for the Rockets.

Facing the weak inside of the Phoenix Suns, O'Neal, who can be said to be the top center in the league, went on a killing spree. He has repeatedly attacked the Suns' inside from the very beginning, while the Suns' center Joe Klein is just a player averaging 3.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. The soy sauce player.

The main point guard of the Lakers, Van Exel, was in poor form today. He missed two open shots in a row at the beginning of the game. He only got 3 assists by passing to O'Neal. It feels as cold as if you have been to the North Pole.

When the game progressed to about 9 minutes into the first quarter, the Lakers relied on the outstanding performance of the inside to lead the Suns by 4 points. The score of the two teams was 16 to 20.At this time, the head coach asked Liu Han on the bench to replace Van Exel. In the first game of the regular season, Liu Han had a chance to play.

On the court, the Suns' offense was completed, and the score became 18 to 20. Liu Han signaled for a substitution at the technical stage. The steady 9-minute substitution is always the same for coach Del Harris.After Liu Han clapped his hands, Van Exel took a rest, and Liu Han officially entered the NBA arena.

Liu Han dribbled the ball through the half court after he came on the field, came to the 45-degree position on the left side of the frontcourt, and hoisted the ball to center O'Neill.After passing the ball to O'Neal, Liu Han ran to the other side to pull away the defender and let O'Neal play singles.

Sam Cassell had no effect on the tall yellow man he was facing. He felt that he should be a rookie, so he gave up chasing Liu Han and prepared to pinch O'Neal.

After receiving the ball, O'Neal observed the situation on the field. He knew Liu Han's ability very well. Liu Han's three-pointer in training left a deep impression on O'Neal.Seeing that Sam Cassell gave up the defense against Liu Han and pinched himself, O'Neal directly threw the ball to Liu Han who was waiting on the 45-degree three-point line on the right.

Liu Han focused on the game as soon as he came on the court. After receiving the pass from O'Neal, he directly pulled up the jumper without any hesitation or adjustment. After the basketball flew out of Liu Han's left hand, it drew a beautiful arc The line entered the net, 18 to 23, this is Liu Han's first statistic in an official NBA game, and this will be the beginning of his legendary road.

After hitting the three-pointer, Liu Han waited until O'Neal returned to the defense to give him a high-five. He was very grateful to this funny fat man. Not every top insider likes to assist others.

In the offense of the Suns, Liu Han clung to the 1.9-meter-tall Sam Cassell after he dribbled the ball for half the court. He didn't know what abilities Cassell had, but Liu Han felt that he was thin Cassell should break through not so much.

Liu Han's candy-style defense put a lot of pressure on Cassel. He felt that this rookie was very good, at least in terms of defense.

Although Sam Cassell is new to the Phoenix Suns, as a player with three years of professional experience, he is still very clear about some basic tactics of the team.After relying on the cover of his teammates to separate Liu Han, Sam Cassell gave the ball to power forward Robert Horry. Horry caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a two-pointer stepping on the three-point line, 20 to 23 .

Next, the Lakers' offense was still initiated from the inside. Cassel strengthened the defense against Liu Han. O'Neal passed the ball to Cedric. The latter caught the ball and made a jump shot. Is a pure blacksmith.

After the Suns grabbed the rebound, they started a fast break. They knew that the Lakers' inside speed was not fast, so they had to seize every fast break opportunity in the game.After receiving a pass from his teammate, Sam Cassell dribbled the ball towards the Lakers' half court, and Liu Han followed closely.Cassell felt that he should be able to teach this yellow rookie a lesson, so he chose to do it alone, but he underestimated Liu Han's defensive skills and jumping, and Cassell's left-handed layup was firmly taken down by Liu Han. , a very beautiful top cap, the bounced ball was snatched by Eldon Campbell who was back in place, Liu Han started running towards the opponent's half as soon as he landed, Campbell noticed Liu Han's Running, he threw the ball directly to Liu Han.

Liu Han had already passed halftime when he received the ball, and Sam Cassell, who reacted quickly, followed Liu Han closely.After Liu Han quickly dribbled the ball to the Suns' three-point line, he immediately stopped for a jumper. His sudden stop made Sam Cassell run directly over the head. Liu Han steadily hit his second three-pointer of the game. 20 to 26.

After Liu Han hit the second three-pointer, he got a high-five from his teammates. The teammates didn't expect the rookie to perform so well as soon as he came on the court.

After Liu Han's second three-pointer, the first quarter of the game was coming to an end. The Suns failed to score in the last attack, so the Lakers ended the first quarter with a 20-26 lead of 6 points.

After a short rest, the second quarter started, and Liu Han led the substitutes to attack the Suns' substitutes.

The Suns' backup point guard is this year's rookie Steve Nash. This player is 1.9 meters tall, but weighs 85 kilograms. Facing Liu Han, who is much taller and heavier than him, Steve Nash seems helpless. After playing 4 minutes, he didn't score a single point or assist. The head coach of the Suns couldn't bear such a performance and directly replaced Steve Nash.

Liu Han led the Lakers' substitutes to defeat the Suns' substitutes. His height gave him an advantage in the position of point guard, and Liu Han's non-fancy and steady passing also gave the Lakers' substitutes a lot of advantages. With few chances, when the game progressed to 5 minutes into the second quarter, Liu Han led the Lakers to a 12-2 offensive climax from the bench, widening the score gap to 16 points.

Although Liu Han's performance on the field was exceptionally outstanding, coach Del Harris still replaced Liu Han. He could not let Liu Han play the rest of the game, which would make the old players of the team not very satisfied.

Liu Han didn't get a chance to play again after that, but he scored 9 points and 12 assists in 5 minutes of playing time, which can be called a perfect debut. For Liu Han, who was only selected 24th in the first round, this performance is enough for fans and the media to remember him.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Suns by 82 points 96 to 14. O'Neal played 35 minutes, scored 23 points, 14 rebounds, and shot 80% from the field with amazing efficiency.

(End of this chapter)