The God of Basketball

There are many ways to show friendship, Brandon's way is to beat Li Zhen mercilessly in a heads-up.

But he has to admit: "It's getting harder and harder to beat you."

Of the 11 balls just completed, Brendan Roy was just 7-4. Before that, Bruce usually only scored two or three goals. Roy was really surprised to be able to score 4 points when Roy went all out.

Because the whole world knows Bruce Lee's best job is not scoring.

"I think I have improved enough this summer. I didn't expect you to improve faster than me. My knees are getting harder and harder to keep up with your changes. Your ability to control your body is much stronger than last season. There are qualitative leaps in coordination, agility, and flexibility. I even start to think that you should announce yourself as the top three point guards in the league before the end of this season." The unsmiling Brandon Roy said seriously : "My goal is to identify myself as the third shooting guard in the league this season."

Third in the league?

Forehead….

Li Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly. He has never made plans and goals for his career so clearly like Brandon Roy. But he thought about it carefully, the top three point guards in the league?

"Why isn't he the number one point guard in the league?" Li Zhen asked rhetorically.

Forehead!

Roy made a slightly exaggerated expression, and he realized that he might be a f*ck... The bird doesn't know what to do.

But after thinking about it, it is not impossible for Li Zhen to become the league's number one point guard this season. Because the competition for the 1st position is far less fierce than that of the 2nd position, there are many talents at the shooting guard position, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Tracy McGrady, Manu Ginobili, Vince Carter, Joe Johnson, Allen Iverson...Brandon is not being humble enough to aim for the top three.

On the other hand, at position 1, Jason Kidd and Stephen Nash have irreversibly come down from the peak. Although the remaining Deron Williams and Chris Paul are very strong, Li Zhen is not inferior to them in his rookie season.

So, after thinking about it seriously, Roy nodded.

"Yes, you have a chance to compete for the best team." He told Li Zhen.

Then, he talked about the Portland media's smearing of Li Zhen: "I also think they are too much,

A lot of the attacks against you are nonsense. If they knew that you were improving rapidly every day every year, they wouldn't come over to mock you with that kind of playful and relaxed attitude. I don't think you are the kind of prodigal son who plays games at all. "

Forehead….

This made Li Zhen a little guilty.

He knew that he was not as bad as those media said, but at the same time he knew that he was not as good as Roy said.

"I watched your opening game, and Zach has changed a lot. I am very pleased that he can find the right way of playing and living. He is actually a very capable star. But Portland really can't give him what he wants. things," Roy continued.

He is a very mature and airy player.

This is why Li Zhen has a close relationship with him. If he was a stingy person, he would have been at odds with Li Zhenshi long ago... You must know that almost all the sports media were hyping their duel last season. He fought against injustice, but he never jumped out and said a single unconvinced word from the beginning to the end.

This is Roy.

Some messages suddenly popped up in Li Zhen's mind, and he said to Roy very cautiously: "If you feel uncomfortable in your knees, you must rest and don't play aggressively. The most important thing for a professional player is health. It's a pity to retire due to injury after reaching the peak."

Roy nodded, not sure if he listened.

Then, Li Zhen said again: "If you are familiar with Greg Oden, in fact, you can also recommend him to go to Los Angeles, New York, Boston and other cities with more advanced rehabilitation technology for training. You can even go to Phoenix team doctor."

Although Roy and Oden are opponents. But Li Zhen hopes from the bottom of his heart that they will all be healthy and stay in the best state in the basketball hall instead of leaving with regrets.

Roy nodded again.

Although he couldn't figure out why Bruce questioned Portland's medical level so much, he knew that Lee was really a good person. This left traces in his heart. If something really happened in the future, he might make a different choice.

This...is also what Li Zhen expected to happen. Because the message that suddenly flashed in his mind made him extremely sad: Roy actually crippled his knee on the eve of becoming the league's number one shooting guard, and he never returned to the top after playing with the injury, and quickly retired sadly.

This is so sad.

...

At 7:30 p.m. Western time on Sunday night, the Rose Garden Arena was full of people.

The arrival of the Knicks has filled the home court, and both Li Chen and Zach Randolph are thorns in the eyes of Blazers fans.

Therefore, when they played, they naturally enjoyed the most intense boos and curses in the audience, and some even declared that they would replace the New England Patriots and punish Li Zhen severely.

Li Zhen didn't care about these voices at all, but Zach kept swearing back, even though he was sitting on the bench, he kept finding the fans behind him to line up.

D'Antoni frowned, he had never seen such a wild player.

Fortunately, the referee came over to warn him before the game started. It means that if he scolds again, he will be fined.

At that time, Randolph retorted: "Why don't you send them off when they scold me?"

The referee was a little confused.

Fortunately, Jamal Crawford gave him an answer, so he didn't go into a dead end. "These people pay to scold you. And while you get scolded, you also earn their money, don't you?"

Thinking of this, Randolph finally calmed down a bit.

D'Antoni's starting lineup tonight is: Li Zhen, Quentin Richardson, Balkman, Eddie Griffin, Swift.

The starting five of the Trail Blazers are: Jared Jack, Brandon Roy, Webster, Aldridge, Pulzbila.

With the whistle of the referee, Swift easily defeated the white center Pulzbila and patted the basketball to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen received the basketball and immediately moved forward quickly, implementing D'Antoni's run-and-gun tactics.

The defensive player standing in front of him is Jared Jack. Jack's height is similar to Li Zhen's, but his physical confrontation is stronger than Li Zhen's. He joined the NBA with the 22nd overall pick in 2005. He is not a talented player known for his talent, but he has solid basic skills by virtue of his excellent physical fitness and hard training.

Although he has not yet become the "starting point guard killer" in the future, he has already emerged. At least Stephen Blake and Telfair, the two starting point guards before the Blazers, have been firmly "killed" by him.

But... the difference in talent still prevented him from defending Li Zhen's quick assault.

At this time, the total value of Li Zhen's talent has reached the upper-middle level of the league, and it is even top-notch in terms of breakthroughs. Coupled with Eddie Griffin coming out to pick and roll for him, he almost passed Jack's defense in an instant.

Then he cut into the penalty area with the momentum of thunder, and before McMillan on the sidelines even had time to call for help, he had already vacated under the basket... Aldridge hurried to help defend... But at this time, Li Zhen was no longer Stanford, who won by sneak attack, was No. 10. He completed an amazing drift under Aldridge's ribs. After pulling the bar gorgeously, he pulled the basketball from the back of Aldridge's head with his left hand... bang! Swish!

An extremely beautiful backhand layup.

People can't help but think of Tracy McGrady, Michael Jordan and other super gods in the rod world.

Even though it was an away game, Rose Garden could not restrain some exclamations: words can lie, but the subconscious throat resonance cannot be hidden. Even if you clench your teeth tightly, soft moans will still leak from the nasal cavity or the corners of your mouth.

Zach danced an exaggerated dance on the bench until he got excited, and even turned around, and made a few exaggerated hip thrusts at the female fan who had been angry at him.

Randolph has a way of disgusting those who target him.

In the words of Marbury: He is shameless, who can do nothing to get him?

D'Antoni had a headache.

He always felt that Zach was out of character with him, and he liked players who were more civilized.

Nate McMillan and D'Antoni are both assistant coaches of the US team, and their personal relationship is not bad. Even the two sides will exchange their own tactical systems, which makes both D'Antoni and McMillan think that they are sure of winning the game.

Brandon Roy launched an attack at the 2nd position... This is what D'Antoni has long expected. He deliberately arranged for Balkman, who has a better defense, to defend.

But Balkman failed to complete the task. Brandon Roy's personal ability allowed him to easily get rid of the defense in the horn area, and went deep into the penalty area to complete the assist to Aldridge.

McMillan raised his eyebrows proudly at D'Antoni after scoring the goal.

His meaning is very clear: Even if you know my tactics, it's useless, because no one on your team can defend Brandon Roy.

It's as if the whole world knows that Kobe Bryant is more likely to play singles with the ball than to pass the ball, but how many people can defend him?

In many cases, the personal abilities of superstars have to override the tactical system.

Looking back, the Trail Blazers have already deployed.

The positioning of their players is very detailed, especially for off-the-ball cuts and high pick-and-rolls in run-and-bomb tactics, and even designed traps in advance to break the cross-screening between positions 1 and 4.

When the tactics were targeted, the Knicks, who hadn't reached the state of being able to do whatever they wanted with the run-and-bomb tactics, were immediately out of touch.

In the end, we can only rely on Li Zhen to solve the problem with a step-back jumper in the high position.

But Li Zhen's brow did not ease because of this beautiful goal. On the contrary, he felt a headache. Because he knows that his shooting percentage will decline as his physical fitness declines.

Being able to withstand it now does not mean that it will be able to withstand it in the future.

In the case of teammates having a preview in advance, tactical changes should be made.

When Li Zhen returned to defense, he made eye contact with D'Antoni.

But D'Antoni obviously didn't get Li Zhen's intentions, and even clenched his fists as a cheer.

What's so cute at this time.

Li Zhen couldn't laugh or cry.

But in fact... D'Antoni really didn't think about other aspects. He is a good coach and a good person. But sometimes he doesn’t change from old times. When he was in the Suns, he often used eight or even seven rotations. He didn’t like to try new things. He only liked to dig deep in the running and bombing system: for example, a pure guard lineup, average height The kind that does not exceed 195.

In addition, he really didn't think about Li Zhen's shooting problem. Generally speaking, the point guards who work with him must have accurate three-point shooting ability. This is running and bombing!

The game moves on.

Brandon Roy showed his leadership style in the voice of the home fans. The sophomore who completed all the technical accumulation in college showed his maturity and selflessness on the offensive end.

His scoring skills are very authentic and comprehensive, which makes people can't help but associate Kobe and Jordan. However, he is also a very selfless star, and he is low-key and restrained and does not engage in any moths. When he was double-teamed, he immediately gave the ball to Webster, who completed the Trail Blazers' second offense with a floater.

This kind of Roy makes the Blazers fans love to death, and everyone expects him to form a new OK combination with Greg Oden to sweep the entire league.

They firmly believe that the combination of Roy and Oden is full of promise.

In theory, it is. If the Blazers' script goes as expected, they do have a chance to become the top power in the league within three years. After all, Greg Oden's talent can be compared with O'Neal, and Brandon Roy may not be able to become the next Kobe Bryant. Lyant, but being a superstar at the level of the Iceman or West is completely predictable. Plus Aldridge, Outlaw and others... There is no reason for the Blazers not to take off.

However, however.

boom!

Quentin's shot went wide of the basket under Roy's strong interference.

When Portland has a deep-level target on the running and bombing tactics, which makes New York's fast offensive slow down invisibly, and the players have not yet fully comprehended the details required by D'Antoni, so...the offense actually appeared A situation of self-tying.

Zach Randolph was anxious to watch from the sidelines, he slapped his thigh: Alas! why is it like this.

He doesn't want to lose this game, he has already competed with those fans behind him, if he loses this game, he will lose face.

Therefore, he didn't care about D'Antoni standing beside him.

Shaking his head directly and sighing: "This tactic is not good at all."

Randolph is straight, and he speaks without restraint.

But D'Antoni is a sensitive and delicate person, isn't this a slap in the face?

Although he didn't take it seriously, he turned around and told David Lee to warm up.

He thinks that this tactic didn't work well because Eddie Griffin didn't dare to take shots from the outside. If David Lee is replaced, it will definitely be much smoother.

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