Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 77: Really use your brains

The 03~04 season is the last glory of the Kings. In the summer of ’04, Divac returned to the Lakers and announced his retirement. Then there was a power fight in the team, and the two cores of Chris Webb and Peja were sent away. The former “gorgeous king” was finally left with only “White Devil” Mike Bibi. As the core of the old team continues to be sent, the Kings’ regular season record has also dropped again and again, and even the arrival of Artest and the growth of Kevin Martin have not been able to stop the decline.

Last season, the Kings were 33-49 and missed the playoffs for the first time since the ’97~’98 season.

The Kings of the new season still maintain the original roster due to the lack of much action in the summer, and the record is not optimistic, and the current 13-game 5-8 is ranked 10th in the West, which is not a small distance from the 10-3 Lakers, who are still ranked first in the West.

Generally, such a game with too much strength gap will not be much to watch, not to mention that the Kings do not have any balloon stars. But now because of the war of words between Artest and Li Wan, there are many media who pay attention to this match.

During the warm-up, Odom went to say hello to Artest and tried to make a final adjustment. It’s a pity that it can be seen from the “bitter melon face” before he returned to the Lakers bench that the effect is not ideal.

Artest glared at Li Wan fiercely and shook his fist towards him. Since entering the NBA, Li Wan has never seen such an arrogant guy, and he saw it today.

The Kings’ starting lineup is: point guard Bibby, quarterback Kevin Martin, small forward Ron Artest, power forward Brad Miller, center Mickey Moore.

This roster lacks a big center who can gain a foothold in the civil war.

Brad Miller, nicknamed “Big White Bear”, became a good interior defender in the early years by relying on his thick body and small movements in confrontation, but with the rise of age and the impact of injuries, his defensive attitude has changed, no longer so positive, he is slow in his steps, so that he has completely become a big hole in the Kings’ interior line.

Mickey Moore is willing to fight, but he is 2.13 meters tall, but only 103 kilograms, nicknamed “snake man”. It belongs to “light has an attitude without a body”.

The Lakers made offensive arrangements for the big holes in the Kings’ interior line, and played an advantage at the beginning, because Bynum, who was holding his breath of criticism, became a real “little shark” in the Kings’ interior line.

At 7:16 in the first quarter, Bynum scored seven points to give his team a six-point lead. Playing excitedly, he watched Mike Bibby dribble through the half, and shouted at his teammates: “Let’s keep this ball and open up more points!” ”

Kobe turned to look at him, and there was no lack of appreciation in his eyes. Bynum entered the draft at the age of 18 and although he entered the NBA in ’05, he was only in his early 20s. Suddenly knowing how to shout on the court and boost the morale of his teammates, Kobe feels that this is a proof of maturity!

Even looking at his appearance, I felt much more pleasing to the eye.

“Lee, it’s your turn! ”

Li Wan, who had been watching carefully from the bench, was called by Phil Handy, stood up and walked towards the waiting area of the players. When he stood up, there was a lot of cheers at the scene.

This is the cheer spontaneously that the fans spontaneously sounded when they saw Li Wan on the field, and it also meant to cheer for Li Wan.

Fisher sat back on the bench like a transparent man, and he was replaced after only five or six minutes into the first quarter…

This made him believe that Phil Jackson was making a temporary transition.

Artest, once the best defensive player, also made the All-Star bench in ’04, compared to the ones Li Wan faced before, this is a real star player. The league’s outside scorer even Kobe Bryant, he has enough headaches when he encounters him, although tonight is the day of Li Wan’s “super god” according to the law, but whether he can continue his state, there is really a question mark.

When Artest was on the field, he shook his head, picked up his shirt, and made a “beast pounce” appearance.

“Boy, you’ll soon know that the NBA isn’t as simple as you think! He shouted at Li Wan.

Li Wan also shouted back: “It’s really not simple, after all, this league has people who can’t beat the opposing player, so they run to hit the opposing fans!” ”

Just when he was sitting off the field, Artest ran in front of him several times to make provocative movements, and he could hold this breath for a long time.

Naked sarcasm, everyone was stunned. Odom subconsciously wanted to hold his head, he knew that Li Wan’s mouth was very smelly, and all kinds of trash words poked his heart, but he didn’t expect that this guy dared to mention the “Auburn Hill Palace” incident in front of Artest.

That was, arguably, a watershed moment in Artest’s career. Before the Auburn Hills brawl, Artest averaged a career-high 24.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, but because of beating fans, Artest was suspended for the entire season, and then returned, no longer in the form he was in, and did not average more than 20 points per game in two seasons.

Odom knew very well how much Artest regretted his impulse at that time, don’t see that he had a good relationship with Artest, and did not dare to joke about it.

Looking at Artest again listened to Li Wan’s response, he thought that a person’s eyes could not be hidden, and now Artest is such a look.

Li Wan was not afraid at all, took the ball in the backcourt with a relaxed demeanor, and slowly dribbled through the half.

Bynum actively asked for the ball, and Li Wan, who observed it, still chose to give the ball to Kobe, Kobe faced Artest on the flank, and after continuous footsteps, he shot against Artest, and the ball popped out with a “bang”, Bynum grabbed the offensive rebound, completed the second attack, and scored the ball!

“Ho! ”

Bynum punched his chest hard, and the entire atmosphere of the scene was ignited. In the defense of return, he looked at Li Wan and asked him with his eyes: Why didn’t you pass me the ball just now?

Don’t you see me in such good shape?

It seems that what Fisher said is indeed true!

Bynum became more and more convinced that Li Wan was deliberately targeting him and seeing him unhappy.

The Kings played a “hand-by-hand” tactic at the No. 1 and 3 positions, Luke Walton failed to make up for it, and Li Wan could only intercept in front of Artest for him, preventing him from taking the ball and attacking directly to the basket.

And that’s exactly what the Kings had in mind.

Artest saw that he had successfully changed to Li Wan in front of him, and shouted: “Pull away, pull away, let me give this bitch a little color!” ”

Li Wan looked at his smug look and recalled the information about this guy.

By studying Artest’s game video before the game, Li Wan has long been familiar with his technical characteristics.

Compared with his excellent individual defensive ability, Artest’s performance on the offensive end is somewhat lackluster, and the offensive means are mainly mid-range and long-range jump shots.

His ability to break through is limited by speed and bounce, and he can only rely on his body to eat.

Compared with him, Li Wan’s disadvantage is his body, so he is sure that Artest will break through. Odom and Bynum made a defensive gesture towards the basket.

The Kings have some scoring ability under the basket, with Brad Miller averaging 13.4 points per game and Mickey Moore averaging 8.4 points per game. But Artest is more accustomed to giving the ball to the outside and does not have the ability to pass inside.

Bynum saw his gesture, pretended not to see it, and complained disdainfully in his heart: Don’t give me the ball, and want me to cooperate with you? Dream it!

Odom was more focused and ready to make up for it.

The younger brother and the brother, he finally chose the younger brother. First, brothers do not take advantage; Second, the younger brother is in a team with him.

Artest did not let Li Wan guess wrong, dribbled twice and began to kill inside.

Li Wan was not afraid, his steps moved sideways, and he blocked in front of Artest first.

In terms of pure strength, Li Wan is definitely not as good as Artest, but his cleverness is that he jammed the defensive position in advance.

Artest lacks explosive power, and at this time it does not fully start to accelerate, so the impact caused is not so strong.

Although he still let Artest top off.

But his purpose was achieved.

Odom made up for it at the first time, Artest had already started with the ball, and could only choose to pass or stand up to the defense, his passing vision was completely blocked by Odom, there was no way he forced a layup, Li Wan chased after him from behind, and slapped his layup.

The ball smashed into the basket, and with a loud “bang”, it spread along the megaphone on the rebound, spreading to the entire audience. Cheers came from all directions, but Li Wan didn’t have time to respond to them. The basketball that popped up was grabbed by Odom, who took it from the side, carried it himself and went to the front court.

Artest chased desperately behind, Li Wanyu glanced at it, dribbled to the three-point line, and suddenly jumped up in front of him to shoot, Artest, who was bent on catching up with Li Wan, did not expect that he would suddenly jump, failed to brake the car, and crashed straight into Li Wan’s body. Li Wan lost his center of gravity, stumbled when he landed, and finally fell to the ground. The referee’s whistle blew and signaled three free throws!

Li Wan, who was lying on the ground, tapped his temple with his finger: “It turns out that playing still depends on your brain!” ”

Artest’s expression became even more ugly.

Li Wan, who scored all three free throws, was more confident.

When Artest is emotional, the defense tends to be aggressive and write his intentions on his face. Li Wan successfully took advantage of this.

“Give me the ball! “Artest asked Mike Bibby for the ball directly, and just now he was covered again, he was fouled again, he was made very faceless, and he was eager to get back on the field.

Mike Bibby didn’t really want to give him the ball, and with Artest’s current mentality, he was afraid that he would not get anything cheap if he continued to attack.

But he knows Artest’s temper and if the ball doesn’t pass to him, his head is in danger.

Artest got the ball and faced Luke Wharton, shaking his elbow violently under the cover of three threats. Wharton, who was originally attached to him, instinctively tilted his head and dodged this blow, and at the same time his body subconsciously retreated, although it didn’t hit him just now, but the elbow wind made him dare not think about what the consequences would be if he hit him that moment.

Artest took the opportunity to dribble the ball and start to break through, and Luke Wharton did not dare to step forward.

Li Wan blocked from the side.

Looking at his calm and not flustered face, Artest was furious and took the initiative to look for confrontation, although Li Wan was knocked away again this time, he did not lose his position.

At this time, his reach advantage began to manifest, Artest held the ball, and the whole person was covered by him.

The small movements on Li Wan’s hand were still uninterrupted, hitting his hand protecting the ball from time to time. Artest had just struck Wharton’s black hand, and he could see it clearly.

Play dirty, then play dirty!

Because the two were too close, the referee could not see the movement of Li Wan’s hand at all.

At this time, Artest had been completely, and he decided to give Li Wan some color to eat an offensive foul, and he made a two-handed gesture of raising the ball, which was actually to give Li Wan an elbow that was constantly harassing.

Sure enough, as soon as Artest’s elbow rose, Li Wan immediately covered his face and fell to the ground as he thought.

“Toot toot! ”

The referee responded quickly, giving an offensive foul gesture while giving Artest a technical foul.

Just now, when Artest was about to break through, the referee saw his malicious elbow swing, but because he didn’t hit the talent, he didn’t blow the penalty, and this time he directly caught him.

If the ball is replaced by an ordinary player, the referee may only blow an offensive foul, but it is the vicious Artest who does this action, and there is such a big contradiction between the two people, the referee is afraid that he is getting bigger and bigger, and must give him a warning.

Artest’s eyes widened in disbelief, if he did hit Li Wan just now, the problem was that as soon as he raised his arm, this bitch immediately fell to the ground and pretended to die, and the acting skills were too good.

“I didn’t hit him! Artest complained to the referee holding the ball.

“Do you want to eat another t! “The referee didn’t want to talk nonsense with him at all.

The scene at Staples also sounded boos at this time. Li Wan is still covering his face, obviously injured not lightly, which makes Lakers fans angry, the boos continue to grow, and the louder and louder, Kings coach Reger Seus, who has no choice, can only shout a timeout.

Li Wan continued to cover his face and get off the scene, doing a full set of plays. Just when he passed next to Artest, his tone was cunning: “Really use your brains, Ron!” ”

Get up early and get up twice, brothers, ask for a ticket.

(End of chapter)

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