Chapter 158 Milestones(1/2)
The Hornets are a ill-fated team. They entered the league in 1988 and are a relatively young team in history.
They were in Charlotte at first, then in New Orleans, and later in Oklahoma due to a typhoon, and now they are back in their hometown in the south.
In fact, the Hornets have no shortage of stars in history. From the beginning of entering the league, they can always choose very good players.
Morning, Larry Johnson, Byron Davis, Chris Paul, David West are all well-known roles in the league.
But the problem is, the Hornets can't keep people.
Every star who grew up here ends up going far away and shining in other cities.
Morning won the championship and retired jersey at the Heat, Larry Johnson reached the finals in New York with a four-pointer, Byron Davis was in the Warriors' Black Eight, Chris Paul went to the Clippers to make a new situation, and David West went to the Pacers to help take off.
The Hornets have always had good luck in draft picks and have a good vision. They can play every time they choose high picks.
So, in the end, wasps always make wedding dresses for others.
I gave one, and introduced a group of new people. I gave another batch in a few years. It can be called the NBA Whampoa Military Academy.
Therefore, thinking of the glorious history of the Hornets, Li Liang was very worried about his junior Anthony Davis.
I don’t know how long he can stay in New Orleans and whether he can break the embarrassing situation where the Hornets can retire without a jersey in history.
After winning the No. 1 pick this season, the Hornets' fate is not much better than before.
The reason is injury.
In addition to Anthony Davis, their main shooting guard Eric Gordon also watched from the wall due to a knee injury.
Two generals inside and outside were injured. The Hornets were not strong at all. Who can withstand this record?
But after the game started, the Hornets played well, with their offense and defense in a good manner.
The Hornets have Robin Lopez inside, and they adopt a one-on-one defense strategy against Dwight Howard.
Li Liang fed Howard the ball from the outside at the beginning and hit Lopez two times in a row.
As a result, one hit a hook and the other was served by Lopez's big hat!
Turning his head, the Hornets pushed back very well.
Now the whole league knows that fighting the Lakers should not fight for positions, but to fight a quick counterattack.
Hornets' defender Vazquez continuously used his personal abilities, made throws and mid-range jump shots, helping the Hornets take the lead temporarily.
Then Ci Shiping received Nash's pass and wanted to make a layup after slipping through the baseline.
Robin Lopez stood at the basket, didn't even jump, and reached out and pressed Ci Shiping's layup.
Ci Shiping failed to open Lopez after a long time. He lost weight in the summer, which led to a decline in the inside's ability to resist.
After Lopez took the ball down, Ci Shiping, who was a little annoyed, tried desperately to steal from the rear.
The two were entangled, and the referee finally blew Ci Shiping's foul.
Ci Shiping looked very angry. He lost weight because he felt that the Lakers already had Howard and Gasol in the inside, so he had to be more flexible.
Unexpectedly, I didn’t have flexibility, but I couldn’t handle it anymore.
Then, Watts Vazquez easily broke into the inside again, and Nash's defense was too easy to pass.
Li Liang had to shrink and help, and Wazquez passed the ball to Ryan Anderson.
Anderson adjusted slightly after receiving the ball, and made a jump shot from within the three-point line.
The ball is hollow into the net, and the shots are quite smooth.
The Hornets started with an 8:2 play against the Lakers, and Mike Brown sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, and he knew the players would adjust.
Next, Kobe's performance...
Kobe dribbled through the half-court, and with the help of Li Liang's cover, he directly pulled out a jump shot on the left side!
"Bang!" If you don't enter, you'll get iron.
Li Liang chased after the Hornets' counterattack, directly pressed against Wazquez, and then Ci Shiping came up to attack, and the two broke the ball.
Li Liang took the ball and passed it to Kobe. After Kobe received the ball, he had no defense in front of him, so he didn't run back to defend.
Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left, take the open position!
"Bang!" Not yet in! Another iron!
Li Liang wanted to put a kitchen knife in his waist, so he threw it directly at Kobe.
Are you wasting the opportunities I created for you?
It is definitely fake to say that Kobe has no pressure in his heart, after all, a milestone of 30,000 is in front of him.
What is the concept of 30,000 points? The only people who can do it in NBA history are Jabbar, Jordan, Chamberlain and Malone.
NBA has been around for more than 60 years, and many superstars have shined, but only four people have achieved 30,000 points in their careers.
This is a comprehensive test, which requires not only scoring ability, but also super long endurance and long-term stability.
Even great players such as Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Duncan cannot do this.
Kobe is only 15 points away from this great honor. Do you think he can be a little nervous?
"What are you going to make a few shots? At the beginning of the game, you don't know how to make a shot? When will you not rush to you now? In the fourth quarter, can you rush to get up? You can't defend again? You haven't gotten back..."
Li Liang didn't care whether he was 30,000 or 30,000 yuan, and he just criticized Kobe.
As the boss of the team, Kobe is indeed more willful in playing basketball, and of course he is also capable.
Someone came out to remind him, it would be good to take care of him.
The Lakers failed to seize the two offensive opportunities. Anderson seized the opportunity at the bottom line, and then took the ball and made a shot.
Anderson's mid-range and long-distance shooting was indeed very accurate.
Kobe said to Li Liang when serving the bottom line: "Don't always lose your people!"
Oh, Kobe still holds his grudges, and seizes the opportunity to criticize Li Liang for not defending well.
But Li Liang had no choice. He was indeed not close enough with Anderson.
He has not yet come out of the last game with the Rockets, and Anderson plays completely differently from the Rockets inside.
He is a purely space-opening projection power forward, which is similar to Li Liang's style of playing on the offensive end.
However, his shooting skills are more proficient and he can basically shoot at any angle or distance, especially some two-pointers.
But one of the benefits of playing against Anderson is that you don’t have to worry about oppressive defense. Li Liang can hold the ball at the top of the arc on the offensive end.
Howard had a chance in the inside line, and Li Liang gave him a lob ball. Howard turned around and received the ball, and he slashed with one hand with his left hand!
Lopez Jr. was caught off guard by Howard.
But then, Lopez cooperated with Vazquez and picked up the ball and made a layup.
The Lakers' defense tonight was a bit loose, and there was no way. The elderly team had another back-to-back game.
They didn't train for two consecutive days. They played very fiercely with the Rockets in the last game, consumed a lot of physical strength, and their defense was inevitably affected.
Their top priority is to get back the offensive state.
After Gasol was injured, Li Liang not only had heavy tasks on the defensive end, but also had more tasks on the offensive end.
I used to play as a substitute, but I just took the ball occasionally to organize it. If I was in good condition, I would organize it more, and if I was not good, I would squat on the bottom corner.
When Gasol was injured, Li Liang basically had to come out to play pick-and-roll for Kobe and Nash every time he made an attack, and support him after receiving the ball.
This was a big test for his passing stability. He made two pass mistakes in the first half.
Li Liang thought that after he went back, he would do the tasks of direct passes and hanging passes.
In the first half, the Hornets kept playing against the Lakers.
Anderson felt very good on the outside, and even if Li Liang sealed his face, he could still get in.
The Hornets remained ahead with a 1-point advantage of 47:46 in the first half.
Li Liang scored 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and rarely had 3 turnovers.
The assists and turnovers are 1, which is better than Kobe.
In the second half, the situation changed suddenly.
During the intermission, Li Liang took a hair dryer and blew everyone in the team.
Because the whole team defended the defense in the first half, you can take a walk and play well on the offensive end.
As a result, the offensive end was in disarray and messy, especially with several substitutes, who could not seize all kinds of opportunities after they came on the court.
Otherwise, will my assist and turnover ratio be only 1? At least there is 2.
Everyone, including Mike Brown, thinks what Li Liang said makes sense.
In the second half, we must make serious improvements and strengthen our offense.
So, at the beginning of the third quarter, Li Liang first made a three-pointer with 45 degrees from the left.
Lead by example and overtake the score.
To be continued...