Chapter 4 A Good Start (Ball Ball
Li Liang didn't quite understand this reward: the opportunity to enter the NBA.
Is it possible to be directly selected by the NBA after completing the task, or is there any other way to help him enter the NBA - such as helping him become a security guard in the NBA.
Anyway, he doesn't want to miss this opportunity.
For more than two weeks, he entered the system every day, over and over again, and tirelessly participated in this game with the lowest score in NBA history.
In addition to being unable to start and having a very low total score, there are several difficulties in the task.
First, the strength of the players on the field is not as weak as he imagined.
After many confrontations and reviewing the information, Li Liang determined that the system should have improved the competitive level of players in the 1950s to increase the difficulty of the task.
However, the players' technical and tactical movements and playing habits remained in the 1950s.
For example, there are almost no long-distance shooting, strictly abide by the rules of dribbling, and there are no street ball dribbling movements such as crossover.
Second, he had no way to communicate with his teammates during the game.
Although the environment and the players are extremely realistic and no different from reality, Li Liang has no way to communicate with his teammates.
These people are NPCs. Perhaps in future tasks, he can get communication opportunities, but it won’t work now.
Third, this annoying Wienburg Pistons will not change their tactics due to changes in the situation on the field.
Li Liang was very close to completing the task several times before, helping the Lakers lead the score.
But the Pistons still use the "ball control tactic", dragging the game rhythm as slowly as the turtle, causing time to run out, the Pistons lose the game, and Li Liang also failed the mission.
With the accumulation of many experiences, Li Liang knew that he was not far from completing the task.
The last time he was only one assist left to complete the task, but unfortunately his teammates took the ball like a fool and didn't shoot, which was exhausted. Li Liang was so angry that he almost rushed up and kicked him.
Now, Li Liang understood a little bit why this system is called [Almighty King].
The first task is to take on a big responsibility.
Not only should the offense be able to be successful, but the defensive end also destroys the opponent's offense and drives teammates to win the game.
Therefore, this seemingly simple task is not that easy to complete.
Li Liang is very patient because this system has one advantage.
Playing ball inside, although I feel exhausted, I am not tired after waking up, but I feel a little sleepy, so I will sleep for a while.
This means that Li Liang can hone his physical fitness during the day and improve his technical level in his dreams at night.
Although his skills have been very limited in this breaking game so far, he may be able to do so in the future.
The game ended at the first quarter, and the two sides played 8:7, with the Pistons leading by 1 point.
Li Liang, who has seen this game record, knows that this is the highest score in the four quarters of the game.
Lakers coach John Kundera and Pistons coach Mendenhall, two old Turtles, use joint defense and never let McCann come out, and the other lets the center control the ball in the midfield. If McCann doesn't come out, he won't attack. Both sides are exhausted, and it depends on who can spend more than who.
In the end, McCann couldn't stand it and took the initiative to defend Foster, and the two sides had their first offensive and offensive and defensive transition.
After that, every attack between the two sides was extremely precious, and it was harder to take action than to eat.
Lakers players knew that it would take time to get the ball, so they began to be careful and did not take action without being fully confident.
The two teams joined forces to promote the most bizarre showdown in NBA history.
In the second quarter, John Kundra patted Li Liang and signaled him to play.
Li Liang quickly took off his coat and appeared in the Lakers' white jersey and tight shorts.
The first time I wore these pairs of pants to play on the court, Li Liang felt very uncomfortable.
Because the pants are too short, it is almost the same as wearing boxer underwear.
I was wearing flat Converse shoes on my feet. Not to mention air cushions, the rubber on the soles was hard.
But it doesn't matter if you wear too much. These sexy shorts are actually quite cool and do not affect the movement of legs and feet at all.
As for shoes, it doesn't matter if you don't get hurt in the system anyway.
Li Liang tried to bite a hole in his arm. It hurt at the time, but when he woke up, there was no trace of his arm.
Li Liang appeared as the team's power forward and guarded the team's inside line.
The person he partnered with was the first superstar in NBA history, legendary star George McCann, who won the BAA/NBA championship five times for the Lakers.
Of course, from his appearance, he doesn't look like a basketball superstar at all.
He wore a pair of thick round glasses and his hair was combed with hairspray. If he hadn't been extremely huge at 6 feet and 10 inches, he would have looked like a company employee.
Although he looks gentle, George McCann is really a tough guy on the court.
In the 1949 finals, McCann was unstoppable. Auerbach, the head coach of his opponent Congress, used a savage collision tactic and eventually broke McCann's wrist.
As a result, McCann put a plaster on his left wrist and continued the game. Instead, he became more and more brave and helped the team defeat his opponent in one fell swoop and won his first NBA championship.
The poster of McCann wearing a No. 99 jersey wearing a plaster cast to participate in the game has become the earliest classic picture in the NBA.
Li Liang looked at this big man with glasses. Although he was only 6 feet 10 (2 meters 08), he was already a giant in the early NBA.
At that time, the centers of some teams were less than 2 meters tall.
Moreover, his height is solid and there is no false reporting element.
Unlike the current NBA players, they have to register 2.06 meters or so.
For those who are 2 meters 06/6 feet 9, they should go to 6 feet 11 inches (2 meters 11) or even 7 feet (2 meters 13).
Li Liang knew that his five assists depended on this big man.
Learning from the lessons from the previous games, he decided to finish the assists first before he could concentrate on scoring points.
The second quarter starts with the ball jumping.
The matches in the 1950s were a little different from those of the current match. In the beginning of each match, there was a jump ball to compete for the ball rights, rather than just a symbolic jump at the beginning of the game.
In earlier basketball games, jumping balls were more frequent, and each time one side scored a goal, they had to jump balls again to compete for the ball rights.
Later, for the sake of smoothness of the game, it was changed, and it was not until now that it was a jump ball at the beginning.
Li Liang took the initiative to stand in the middle circle, but McCann did not object, so he asked Li Liang to jump the ball.
Although McCann was the center, the medical and sports environment was very poor at that time. His legs had been tortured by injuries and could not jump up, so he would always lose the jump.
Li Liang is different. His legs are full of vitality, and he easily jumps to win the opponent, helping the Lakers get the ball rights.
The Lakers, who obtained the ball, did not rush to attack, and like the Pistons, they began to conduct the ball from the outside.
When the ball was passed to Li Liang, Li Liang did not continue to play the game of playing the drums and passing flowers, but instead saw an opportunity, lowered his head and hugged the ball from the middle to directly enter the penalty area!
The three-second zone in 1950 was only 6 feet wide, so it was connected to the free throw circle and looked like a keyhole.
McCann stood at the top of the keyhole, deep under the basket.
Li Liang's dribble was much better than that of the players of that era, and his opponent did not expect Li Liang, a power forward, to break through with the ball.
This breakthrough came unexpectedly, and Li Liang passed the defender and then rushed straight to the basket.
The opponent's center Foster made up for defense, Li Liang took a step, jumped with his right foot and made a layup with his left hand.
Flying into the air, Li Liang took the ball away.
Turning back and passes the ball to the side, the ball goes to McCann at the basket.
McCann, who received the ball at the basket, was unprepared. He didn't even bother to jump. He raised his hand gently, hit the ball into the basket, and scored two points.
Li Liang received an assist.
After scoring the goal, Li Liang clenched his fists, which was a good start!
Chapter completed!