Chapter 4: Singled out Odom
Kobe Bryant just looked at Li Du with a smile and didn't speak. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Li Du knew that Kobe Bryant was not joking with him, so he settled down and looked at Odom. Li Du also knows a little about Odom, it is said that he was once known as the "left-handed magician" and admired Pippen, so his playing style is also very similar to Pippen, and he is a master with comprehensive skills and physical fitness.
Li Du knew in his heart that his basketball level was not high, at most his shooting was more accurate than others, but in the face of Odom, who was nearly 10 centimeters higher than himself, if he couldn't shake up the shooting space, he would wait to be covered!
As for defense, Li Du understands the basic rules, but the first time he faces an NBA professional player, Li Du has no bottom in his heart, how strong will the NBA player's movements, speed, and confrontation be? However, basketball does not have to be like a martial arts competition, once it is used, it will always be before life and death, Li Du can rest assured to exert his strength and strength.
Thinking of this, Li Du nodded to Kobe Bryant and said, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I will do my best." ”
He turned to Odom, who had already taken off his coat and was waiting for him with a basketball on the sidelines, and said, "Mr. Odom, I've kept you waiting, let's come." ”
Odom was a kind man, he threw the basketball in his hand to Li Du, and said with a smile: "Come, you attack first." ”
Li Du received the basketball, slapped the basketball and walked to the three-point line, and passed it back to Odom, smiling at him kindly, "Thank you for your kindness, or you attack first." I also want to see how strong the NBA masters really are! ”
Odom turned his head to look at Kobe, who nodded slightly, which meant with all his might! Odom shook his head helplessly, "Okay, then I'll attack first." Boy, be careful. ”
As he spoke, Odom slapped the basketball and approached Li Du who had already put on a defensive posture step by step, and when he was still two steps away from Li Du, Odom turned around and dribbled with his back to Li Du. The best way for a big man to play a small man is to play with his back, block the opponent's broken ball line with his body, and use his tall body to crush into the inside line to score.
When he watched Li Du play by himself, Odom found that Li Du's physical fitness was very good, his speed was fast, and his arms were very long, but there was still a big gap between his height and himself, so he chose to play with his back as soon as possible.
Li Du saw Odom with his back to him, and instinctively wanted to step up and punch him in the back, but as soon as he had this idea, Li Du forcibly suppressed it, this was playing basketball, not a competition. The three rules of "no jumping, no jumping, no back" are universal, because these are taboos in martial arts, once jumping, people have nowhere to borrow in the air, and it is more difficult to change the direction of body movement. Naturally, the back should not be exposed to the opponent, otherwise this big flaw will also put you to death.
Suppressing his impulse, Li Du immediately knew that Odom was going to hit himself with his back, which is the most common trick in basketball.
"Just let me try the power of the NBA pros." Li Du thought so in his heart, and his body followed it, he didn't even jam Odom's waist with his hand, he directly pushed it up with his chest, and stood on the stake under his feet, not moving like a mountain!
Odom was also a little unhappy when he saw Li Du coming up directly, "Let you see my power!" So he dribbled with his left hand, exerted force under his feet, and hit Li Du with his right shoulder.
Li Du exerted his strength with an "um", and stood firmly under his feet, with Odom's strength, he couldn't make him take half a step back, and even Li Du's center of gravity didn't move! Kobe Bryant, who was watching from the side, his eyes lit up, this kid's strength is really good!
Odom couldn't make Li Du move a step in two hits, but he was pushed by the force of the shock and almost lost his balance, but Odom is a master of all-round skills, and he is not stupid enough to fight with the opponent. When he bumped into Li Du for the third time, with Li Du's body, Odom suddenly turned around and quickly cut into the inside line. The movement was so coherent and fast that even Kobe Bryant smiled appreciatively.
But as soon as Odom turned around, he suddenly saw a hand quickly reaching for the basketball in his hand, and he was startled, and hurriedly shook his wrist back, and at the same time he also stepped back to avoid this thrilling steal. After pulling the distance, Odom found that his turn did not pass Li Du at all, but was almost successfully broken by him.
Li Du saw that he couldn't break Odom's ball, and he felt a pity in his heart, but it didn't matter, he had already understood in the confrontation just now that his strength and speed were not below the NBA professional players, and he was even stronger!
Odom was blocked by two attacks in a row, and his face was a little unpleasant, and he decided to use a big and small trick to solve this goal!
Continuing to hit back, Odom knew that he couldn't hit Li Du, but he didn't think about hitting Li Du this time. I saw Odom's shoulder on Li Du's chest, and when Li Du was exerting his strength to bear this force, he turned his back on the situation, and then he would jump high and throw the ball. And Li Du was pushed up, it was a back jump, coupled with the difference in height, Odom was very confident that the opponent couldn't defend this ball!
Li Du was pushed up, and it was definitely too late to jump again, but Li Du, who was affected by Xiao Guoshu, didn't think about jumping at all, he saw Odom turn around and want to jump, kicked the ground with his left foot, and grabbed Odom next to him in one step, Odom was just about to jump and shoot, and the basketball was exposed to Li Du's reach.
"There is a flaw!" Li Du's heart moved, and he directly stretched out his hands to grab the basketball in Odom's hand, and grabbed it hard, and the basketball was in Li Du's hands!
"Hmmm! Yes? As soon as Odom jumped up to shoot, he felt a light in his hand, and when he looked down, the basketball had already been snatched by Li Du! It's not filmed, it's not a block, but this kind of defense is really embarrassing.
After Odom landed, he looked at Li Du incredulously, and then turned his head to look at Kobe, in addition to horror, there were endless surprises in his eyes!
There is no need to look at the offense, but Li Du can easily defend himself, with such superb defense, Li Du can already become the championship puzzle of the Lakers next season!
Bryant also stood up with his crutches and nodded to Odom. He watched from the sidelines and saw better. Odom had already used all his strength, but Li Du only tried his hand, but he didn't use all his strength at all. If this person can join the Lakers, the problem of the Lakers' weak outside defense next season will be solved!
However, if you can only defend, it is a fly in the ointment, Kobe Bryant asked Li Du: "Very good defense, but I don't know how you attack?" ”
Li Du replied honestly: "My shooting percentage is not bad, but against Mr. Odom, I think I may not be able to shake up the shooting space." ”
Pure shooter? Kobe Bryant frowned, judging from Li Du's performance just now, he shouldn't just be a pure shooter. Kobe Bryant didn't realize that he had already regarded Li Du as a master in the NBA.
When Li Du saw Kobe frowning, he knew that his words made Kobe Bryant regard himself as a pure shooter, and he was also the kind of positioning shot, so he hurriedly added: "I can't say that I am a pure shooter, and I am also very good at running and shooting, but the breakthrough is not very good." ”
Running shots, and a decent shooting percentage? Kobe's eyes lit up and he said to Odom: "Ramal, you chase him again." ”
After instructing Odom, Kobe Bryant turned his head to Li Du and said: "I'll pass the ball, you try to shake off Lamar, and then catch the ball and shoot quickly, while ensuring the shooting rate, shoot as fast as you can, okay?" ”
Li Du nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try." ”
Kobe Bryant had surgery on his foot and couldn't move, but there was no problem with his hand, when he and the big shark O'Neal formed an OK combination to sweep the NBA, but he passed a lot of good balls, and his passing was never a problem, but in recent years, his teammates were too weak, and Kobe Bryant had to shoot more to grab points.
Now, Kobe Bryant is standing at the top of the three-point arc, holding a basketball in his hand, staring closely at Li Du's running and movements. Li Du stood at the bottom corner of the three-point line, where starting to run is the most common way for ordinary people to run, and Li Du is naturally no exception.
Odom followed Li Du closely, and after a little thought, he understood Kobe's intentions. In addition to wanting to see Li Du's shooting strength, he also wanted to get some face back. After all, running requires a lot of off-ball coverage and off-ball movement between teammates to run the best shooting opportunities.
Kobe Bryant shouted and started, Odom followed closely to guard against Li Du, he didn't believe it, Li Du could run away under his nose!
Li Du didn't start running immediately after Kobe Bryant shouted start, but turned to face Odom, staring at him with a pair of eyes, and Odom was puzzled, what is this kid going to do?
Suddenly, Odom felt chills all over his body, his heart pounded, and the owner of those black eyes seemed to be about to kill him, and his body couldn't help but stagnate, and instinctively retreated. At this time, Li Du moved, he took two steps to the three-point line 45 degrees, Kobe's ball also arrived, Li Du did not stop after receiving the ball, his toes drove his body, turned to face the basket quickly, and shot.
The sound of "brushing" the basketball and the basketball net rubbing against the goal finally began to sound good in Li Du's ears.
"Lamar, what are you doing!" Bryant yelled at Odom. The ball Odom just now was extremely strange, and he was still following Li Du, but suddenly he didn't move, and his body still had the intention of stepping back. This annoyed Kobe Bryant, and Odom was too obvious to release water like this!
"Boss......" Odom looked at Kobe Bryant innocently, he really didn't release the water, just now his body was really out of his control!
Li Du smiled and said to Kobe, "Mr. Bryant, let's continue?" ”
Kobe Bryant glared at Odom with a calm face, nodded and said, "Well, go ahead." ”
This time, Odom thought to himself, "What kind of magic did this kid use just now?" Good! I don't look into your eyes, I just stare at you to see what you do! Thinking so in his heart, Odom didn't dare to be careless at all, and clung to Li Du.
Li Du is still standing in the bottom corner of the three-point line on the right side, the same position as just now. Seeing that Odom didn't look at his eyes at all, Li Du laughed in his heart, who said that all NBA players are as strong as the sky, at least this Odom in front of him is stupid and cute.
This time, Li Du first moved slowly to the outside, and Odom followed. Suddenly, Odom felt that Li Du's figure flickered, and he wanted to cut in from the bottom line, so he hurriedly followed. Who knows, Li Du's feet actually didn't move at all, the moment Odom ran inside, Li Du kicked the ground under his feet, flashed outside the three-point line in one step, received the ball, shot quickly, and the ball went in.