Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 50: The Battle of the Neural Knife

Dare to cast like this, naturally the “nerve knife” badge lights up.

Two consecutive three-pointers, the difference to more than double digits, obviously stunned the Magic. Van Gundy had to call another timeout. Only this timeout, like the one in the third quarter, did not have any effect, Kobe Bryant returned to the court, all kinds of ball singles, the Magic returned to the sky, and finally they fell at Staples Arena.

108-96, the Lakers won by 12 points.

Before the “small-ball era” had not yet fully arrived, this point difference was quite large. Some media with exaggerated headlines will even use the adjective “big win” in the case of this point difference.

Kobe was delighted.

And not just because he had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

And because they defeated the Magic.

Before this game, the Magic lost a game, currently tied for first place in the East, one of the strongest teams in the East, and to be able to defeat such a team when he ate two fouls in the first quarter and didn’t play much is a testament to the strength of the Lakers’ roster now.

He finally has a helper and doesn’t have to go it alone like he did in the previous two seasons.

Li Wan ended up scoring 16 points, and after two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, he barely scored.

Although he only played about 20 minutes in this game, he was on the court from the 5-minute start of the third quarter to the 7 or 8 minutes of the fourth quarter.

Not to mention that he has been responsible for organizing and attacking for a long time, and there are some problems with his physical fitness. Phil Jackson also replaced him at just over 9 minutes into the fourth quarter to bring Fisher back on the court, and Fisher clearly heard some sighs as he waited on the sidelines.

Many Lakers fans don’t want Li Wan to go.

Fisher was unhappy.

Also frustrated with him is “Little Shark” Bynum.

Tonight’s game, although the Lakers won, but with him half a dime relationship, or a little related, if not for him, the Lakers may win easier.

He dragged his feet all night.

It took 33.4 minutes to get 11 points and 7 rebounds, which is okay to look at, but when it comes to Howard’s 28 plus 16 “big double-double” data, there is really no comparison.

He was exploded!

And it was clearly burst.

This means that he is still a long way from being ranked among the best insiders in the league.

Howard, who performed well, ran to say hello with a giggle, first hugged Kobe, and then shouted to Li Wan: “Nerve knife boy, I remember you, wonderful performance!” ”

There is nothing competitive, which is probably the most criticized point of the peak “Warcraft”.

However, it is undeniable that he is really strong at his peak!

Turkoglu looked ugly, and he ended up with 14 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in this game, but also had 5 turnovers. For the “Turkish agent”, who averaged only 1.6 turnovers per game in his career, this figure is a bit glaring.

And all this is thanks to the newcomers of Huaxia. He was “arrested” twice by this guy!

Like Howard, remember this newcomer!

See you in Orlando!

He muttered silently in his heart, when the time comes, he must pay this account.

Li Wan, who resumed his excellent performance tonight, has also become the darling of the media again.

Late at night, Phil Jackson and Phil Handy, who returned to Toyota Center, prepared for the next two away games.

“You said… How about letting Li Wan play the number one position? ”

Phil Jackson suddenly asked, and after tonight’s game, he had been staring at Li Wan’s data report. If Li Wan’s organization and passing were just a flash before, then this game really showed a lot.

16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while shooting 50% from the field!

This is a statistic that Fisher may not be able to play a game all season, and it only took Li Wan 20 minutes to get this data. And the gap between the two of them is not just that.

Compared to Fisher, Li Wan has a better defense, more ideas, and… Higher popularity!

Fisher has more than Li Wan…

Maybe it’s age and experience.

The latter item has to be a question mark, as far as Li Wan’s ball quotient, Fisher’s experience is not necessarily superior.

Phil Handy put down the data, did not rush to express his opinion, and summed up Li Wan’s advantages for Phil Jackson: “He has very good independent offensive ability, as well as good vision, and can share the pressure for Kobe at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends…”

Why not let him play number one?

Phil Handy, who summed up, and Phil Jackson, who listened, had this idea in their minds almost at the same time.

Admittedly, Phil Jackson initially thought that he would use Li Wan as the sixth man on the team. But ideas are not immutable.

“Maybe it really can, just like Allen Iverson became the MVP of the regular season after changing to the No. 2 position, maybe Lee can play better when he gets to the No. 1 position!” ”

Phil Handy saw the light in the eyes of the “Zen Master” and finally spoke his point.

“But… Not now! ”

Just after saying his opinion, he suddenly took a turn, Phil Jackson also nodded, he knew what Phil Handy’s concerns were, Li Wan showed a lot of No. 1 characteristics, but his own problems are also very big, such as instability, and then physical problems.

For now, it is better for him to stay in the sixth man position first.

Phil Jackson didn’t immediately want to put him in the starting No. 1 position. But this is a vision, a viable idea, a vision that can be implemented in the future!

At 1:30 p.m. the next day, the entire Lakers flew to Denver to take on the Nuggets on the road.

As soon as he got off the plane, Li Wan had “altitude sickness”, exhaled and inhaled a few times. He can already imagine how tiring it would be to play at the Pepsi Center in Denver at an altitude of 1606 meters.

“Hey, rookie, the plateau’s reaction is not comfortable, right? Odom noticed Li Wan’s strange appearance and opened his mouth to mock, “But this is good for you to go to Salt Lake City, at least the altitude is a little lower.” ”

Utah is located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,206 meters, and with the presence of some of the world’s loudest fans, the “Devil’s Home” is named.

Li Wan ignored Odom, but asked thoughtfully: “I was wondering if if coming here for aerobic training in the summer would help my physical fitness.” ”

“Of course there is, at least better than eating sea cucumbers.” Odom rubbed his stubble-covered chin and gave serious advice, “When I was lazy and didn’t want to train, my strength and conditioning coach let me eat sea cucumbers every day. He told me that eating sea cucumbers for a long time can improve physical fitness, and to a certain extent, it can also improve physical fitness. ”

“But then I came back to training and it really didn’t smell at all! ”

As if thinking of some painful return, Odom’s whole face was filled with disgust, and gradually revealed a lewd smile: “Compared to sea cucumbers, abalone is still more delicious, tender and juicy.” ”

Li Wan got into the car with his bag and didn’t listen to his nonsense anymore. After arriving at the hotel, he went to the temporary arena to practice shooting by himself. He had to adapt to altitude sickness as much as possible.

After returning to the hotel after training, Odom came to him again, looking excited, Li Wan refused him in advance: “I don’t want to eat abalone!” ”

Just now he practiced “self-picking and self-casting” for about 1 hour, which is obviously much more tired than usual to this stage, and until now, his cheeks are still a little red.

The plateau alone is a bit overwhelming, and then looking for a girl on the plateau, Li Wan is afraid that he will not wake up until tomorrow night when he is “drunk”.

“No, man, something interesting happened, JR-Smith thinks you’re just an open pitcher waiting for a pass from your teammate, and it’s nothing like him! ”

“Congratulations, rookie, you are finally under attack! ”

“Is this something to be congratulated on? ”

Li Wan opened the computer he brought, connected to the hotel’s network cable, searched for relevant content on the Internet, and quickly figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

This morning, the Nuggets opened the arena, ESPN reporter interviewed Jr. Smith: “A lot of people have been saying lately that Lakers rookie Lee has a great scoring explosiveness, just like you, what do you think about this? ”

Jr-Smith pouted with some disgust, comparing him with Li Wan to make him very uncomfortable: “He’s just a rookie who has played 6 games, and this is my fourth year in this league, I can hold the ball, shoot, pass and organize, I have a lot of labels in this league, the label of scoring explosiveness is only part of me, and I don’t think his scoring explosiveness can be stronger than me!” ”

What is called unclear cognition of oneself, this is unclear cognition of oneself.

Li Wan does not deny that JR-Smith’s “nerve knife” attribute is higher than him, and the feel is coming, which may be better than the current he can open the “nerve knife”, but this can pass and organize, does he have any misunderstanding of these two words?

Li Wan did not continue to browse the news, found information, and began to study JR-Smith’s video and scouting reports.

Early the next morning, during the Lakers’ pregame free interview period, Li Wan had several media reporters surround him and ask him for his opinion.

“I’m definitely different from him, I can hold the ball, I can shoot, I can pass and organise, I have a lot of labels on my body, and I have a lot of scoring explosiveness, which is only part of my label! ”

Some reporters didn’t react: “Isn’t this J.R. Smith’s view? ”

“Yay! Li Wan nodded, “But he obviously doesn’t know himself, but it’s okay, after this game, he knows!” ”

Li Wan is very confident, and he has nothing to be unconfident.

He now has all the talents of JR Smith, but also has a better physical static talent than him, and also has an advantage in terms of ball intelligence power, so he can be said to be the “enhanced version of JR Smith”.

Although he has not yet drained all his potential, JR Smith has not yet reached his peak.

His response was undoubtedly to come on fire.

This regular season, which was originally full of highlights because of Kobe Bryant’s battle “golden double gun”, now with Jr-Smith and Li Wan shouting to each other, there is another point to watch.

Many media described this contradiction as a “battle of nerve knives”!

Get up two times early, brothers, ask for votes!!!!

(End of chapter)