Almighty legend life

Chapter 79 All-Star Rookie Game

On February 1997, 2, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Washington Bullets at home.Liu Han is still thinking about his changes on the bench. Now he is thinking about the actions he saw on the video tape almost all the time.

This game is the Lakers' third-to-last game before the All-Star break. Facing the eighth-ranked Washington Bullets in the Eastern Conference, the Lakers played very hard.

The Lakers traded Robert Horry of the Phoenix Suns before this game. This member of the Rockets when they won the championship was traded to the Suns by the Rockets at the beginning of the season, and now he has come to the Lakers.

The Lakers played efficiently in the first quarter. Van Exel made 3 of 3 three-pointers with a hot touch. O'Neal also played well and scored 16 points in a single quarter.The starting center of the Bullets is George Muresan, a giant from Romania with a height of 46 meters, but his super slow moving speed makes this current NBA's tallest player have no way to face O'Neal.The Lakers scored 24 points in the first quarter, leading the Bullets by [-] points.

In the second quarter, the Bullets, led by Chris Webber and Juwan Howard, launched a counterattack against the Lakers. Arrived at 5 points.

At halftime, the Lakers extended their lead to 26 points.

In the third quarter, Liu Han still sat on the bench. The Lakers are in good shape today. Kobe Bryant also came off the bench and scored 13 points.But what worried Lakers fans was that O'Neal was injured during the game and left the game directly, returning to the locker room.

Entering the fourth quarter, the hopeless Bullets replaced the game with a substitute player and gave up the game. Liu Han was able to get the chance to play. He seized the opportunity to continuously attack the Washington Bullets' defense on the field, although dribbling and breakthroughs still remained the same. Still a bit dull, but with good physical condition, Liu Han has succeeded many times when facing the Bullets' substitute players.

In the end, the Lakers won the Washington Bullets by [-] points, but to the disappointment of coach Harris, O'Neal will be sidelined for nearly two months.This means that O'Neal will not only miss this All-Star Game, but will almost miss the rest of the regular season.

After a day off, the Lakers challenged the Los Angeles Clippers as an away game. Without O'Neal, the Lakers were in no condition in this game. The Lakers, who were still leading in the first quarter, suddenly seemed unable to play after entering the second quarter. The scoring of 15 points in the whole quarter is also a new low this season.

The Lakers recovered in the third quarter, but fell into a vicious circle of not making any shots in the fourth quarter.

刘汉在这场比赛中状态有所恢复，三分球4投3中，而且更重要的是他在第三节的比赛中上演了好几次持球单挑对方整条防线的好戏。全场出战15分钟的刘汉拿到了13分6助攻。

但刘汉的表现并不足以让湖人队赢球，全队35%的命中率也是本赛季新低，埃迪琼斯10投1中，科比10投2中，范埃克塞尔18投6中，这三个人的糟糕表现让湖人队以86比108输给了快船队22分。

Before the **** wound, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the defending champion Bulls on the second day.

The Lakers without O'Neal seem to have become another team. Although the Bulls are not in good shape today, the Lakers still lost to their opponents by 14 points.

The Bulls took the rhythm of the game firmly in their own hands from the very beginning, and the Lakers have been in a position to catch up with the score after taking the lead in the middle of the first quarter.

Kobe was taught by Jordan in the game. Facing the god of basketball, Kobe planned to perform well, but he was taught to be a man unexpectedly.

Liu Han only played 7 minutes in this game, but he was in good condition, scoring 3 points on 2 of 8 three-pointers.

After this game, the Lakers players who did not participate in the All-Star Game were given nearly a week of rest.

Both Liu Han and Kobe got the chance to participate in the rookie game, and Liu Han was also invited to participate in the three-point contest.Eddie Jones got the chance to play the All-Star Game, even though he was a substitute.Although Van Exel ranked No.5 in the Western Conference guards in the voting, he still can't compare with Gary Payton and Stockton in the point guard position, so he can only go home and watch TV.O'Neal ranked second in the Western Conference in the voting, second only to Olajuwon, but he had to miss this All-Star Game due to injury, and his position was replaced by Chris Gatlin of the New Jersey Nets.

This year's rookie game was held in the form of rookie confrontation between the East and the West. Liu Han was qualified as the starting point guard in the West, and Kobe was also assigned as the starting small forward in the West.

Before the game, Liu Han met Tim Hardaway who came to watch the game. Of course, Tim Hardaway took the initiative to find Liu Han.

"Hey, handsome guy, I heard that fat man say that you plan to imitate my breakthrough?" Tim Hardaway seemed to have a good relationship with O'Neal.

"Hello, Tim, can I call you that? Yes, I watched your game video and think your dribbling and breakthrough are cool, can you teach me?"

"Haha, your vision is really good. Seriously, only Mickey (Mitch Richmond, who used to be teammates with Tim Hardaway in the Warriors) can match my breakthrough efficiency in the league. But your height It may make you unable to be as fast as me. You know, to break through, first you have to lower your center of gravity, and then learn to control your rhythm while lowering your center of gravity. It is not always fast to break through your opponent. You have to Learn to combine speed and slowness, so that the opponent doesn't know where you have to move in the next step. You can break through the opponent. In addition, I have watched your game. Seriously, if I was as accurate as you, I would have won the championship. Combining non-shooting and breakthrough, your step-back jumper is very good." Tim Hardaway spoke a lot to Liu Han quickly, although he didn't think Liu Han could learn his own breakthrough, but he agreed O'Neill will definitely do it.

"Thank you, Tim, I feel like I've learned a lot." Liu Han seemed very grateful to Tim Hardaway.What Hardaway didn't know was that Liu Han was already very familiar with his breakthrough rhythm and movements. In fact, no one would believe that Liu Han could really learn other people's movements in a short period of time, just because he used to rely on shooting to solve the problem. Opponents ignore these.

Now that he has learned a lot from Tim Hardaway, Liu Han decided not to go to Iverson. After all, he doesn't know him at all, and the other party may not teach him.

The NBA All-Star Game is a show. Everyone shows off their individuality and skills, so the intensity of the game is average. No one will take defense seriously during the All-Star Game.

Liu Han discovered this after the start of the game. He didn't understand it at the beginning, so he played very hard after he came on the court. Facing Iverson's defense, Liu Han made three consecutive three-pointers and hit them all. Liu Han seemed to work harder in defense, and he felt that the game should be taken seriously.

Liu Han's behavior angered the boys in the east, and for a while, the intensity of the game began to rise.

Kobe actually played very hard in the game. He has never been a low-key player. He hopes that all eyes can be on him.

Hesitant Liu Han's behavior made both sides of the game start to be a little serious, so the viewing pleasure of the game has declined. The audience likes to see wonderful dunks and fancy skills, rather than comparing each other's shots.

The coach of the West immediately replaced Liu Han, the perpetrator, after discovering something was wrong. At this time, the game was only going on for 5 minutes.

After Liu Han left the field, he met his good friend Ray Allen. Ray Allen quietly said to Liu Han: "Hey, buddy, why are you playing so seriously? This is not a regular game, you will be targeted by others .”

"Uh, don't you want to fight for the championship in this game? How can you play if you don't play seriously?" Liu Han looked very puzzled.

"Haha, I knew it, and you definitely don't know this. Well, anyway, if you play again, you should stop defending so seriously and just go for slam dunks. The more beautiful you are, the more popular you will be." Lei Allen gave a simple explanation to the bewildered Liu Han.

After Liu Han left the court, the rhythm of the game finally returned to normal. Both sides had players who were good at dunking and passing the ball well. For a while, basketballs were flying around in the air.

Liu Han still felt a little unbelievable looking at the players on both sides who hardly defended. His expression amused Steve Nash who was sitting beside him.

"Hey, Liu, do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Uh, yes, I really feel uncomfortable, how can I not defend myself." Liu Han's words at this time seemed very helpless.

"Haha, this is the All-Star Game. It's actually a show. Do you understand? The competition is about who can please the audience more. Also, I'm Steve Nash. It's a pleasure to meet you." Steve Nash said The No. 15 pick in the first round this year, he wasn't much valued by the Phoenix Suns, mostly because he didn't really look like a defensive player with his size.

"Oh, hello, I'm Liu Han, and I'm glad to meet you." Liu Han had a good influence on Nash, and he didn't find any complicated expressions in the eyes of this handsome white man.

The rookie game is divided into two halves, and Liu Han did not get another chance to play in the first half.After the start of the second half, Liu Han played again.

This time Liu Han stopped playing defense seriously after playing, and he also started to try to show off his dunks in the game, but so far, his dunks are only jumping up and putting the ball into the basket with both hands, but Liu Han's dunk still aroused laughter from the audience. They felt that this clumsy dunk was more "chic" than the alley-oop just now.

Liu Han's first All-Star rookie game ended in such an atmosphere, and his remaining activities were only the community service activities and the All-Star three-point contest on the second day.

(End of this chapter)