Chapter 42: Meet the Lakers Again
"Hey, Liu, I heard you blew Garnett up?"
The day after the game with the Timberwolves, Liu Han received a message from George? Crent's phone call, George's phone call surprised Liu Han a little, because George has been traveling the world since he resigned from the Lakers and left, and the life of an NBA head coach makes George very tired. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"George, what a surprise to receive your call, where is it now? The guy was playing dirty, and I just showed him how to play the right game. ”
"Haha, I guessed your purpose, you're still the same. I'm in Florida right now, I just arrived yesterday and the sun is comfortable and the girls are comfortable, haha. ”
"Haha, George, you haven't changed, do you have any plans next, George, whether to go back to the game or to college, I think UCLA will welcome you back again."
"Liu, I haven't figured it out yet, but I'm going to spend Christmas here first. Liu, I know that you are a person who knows yourself very well, but I think you should pay attention to your body, Anna, I have also seen, she is very good, you should pay attention to your life outside of the competition, the competition like yesterday is also a big burden on your body, don't let the people who care about you worry too much. ”
George is pleased that Liu Han is back in the NBA, but at the same time he is worried that this "pure" young man will be hurt again.
Listening to George's words, Liu Han's heart warmed for a while.
"Thank you, George, I'll take note, I think you'll have to come back to my wedding soon."
"Haha, Liu, then I have to prepare a big bachelorette party for you, haha, okay, I have to go out to find a 'partner' for this year's Christmas Eve, then I'll wait for your news."
George? Although Krent is in his forties, he has few family members, and his parents have long since died, and now George is in a state of extreme "prodigal son".
Liu Han actually realized that he was a little too irritable yesterday, after yesterday's game, Liu Han did feel a lot of fatigue, and he also felt Anna's worry, because after the game, Anna waited until Liu Han went home and did not sleep and rest, this girl who was almost twenty years old did not dare to show her worries too obviously.
After the game against the Timberwolves, the Mavericks' November game was over, they got a rare two-day rest, Liu Han did not go to the training gym again, his body is different, he does not need to train to maintain his condition, and his current ball skills have reached a peak bottleneck, and no matter how much training continues, it will not be effective.
However, the training of Nowitzki and others is still continuing, Olajuwon has not retained his experience since he came to Dallas, and his teaching has made the Mavericks players grow up quickly, Yao Min even called to jokingly complain that Liu Han poached Olajuwon from the Rockets.
Liu Han had a rare two-day break with Anna, and also accompanied Anna on a shopping trip.
As she gradually grows up, Anna has also faded away from the youthfulness of a girl, although she is also engaged in sports, but rhythmic gymnastics is still very beneficial to the shaping of athletes' body shape and the cultivation of cultural quality, so when Anna and Liu Han appeared in the shopping center in downtown Dallas, they immediately attracted the attention of the public, and Anna received more attention than Liu Han, after all, beauty is still the most popular among everyone.
After entering December, the Mavericks met the Wizards again in their first game, the last time in Washington, Liu Han "educated" Arenas, this time in Dallas, Arenas had to miss the game because of a sprained wrist.
Originally, the Wizards' record was not very good, with only six wins in the previous sixteen games, and now the team is missing Arenas, the first scoring point, and facing the Mavericks, who have the best record in the league, it is self-evident how the game will end.
However, to everyone's surprise, the Mavericks, who have been pursuing high-speed offense, played a resolute defense today, and the original rotation was not fast enough, and the joint defense that was not tacit enough to cooperate was played by the Mavericks today.
The Wizards were going to use two interior players today - Kwame? Brown and Brandon? Haywood's physical advantage forced the Mavericks' interior line, but he didn't expect the Mavericks to play quite well on defense today, they used the joint defense to compress the Wizards' interior space, and then forced the Wizards to shoot on the perimeter, missing Arenas, Larry? Hughes is another nerve knife, and the Wizards' offense is completely collapsed.
In the first quarter, the Mavericks scored only 24 points, but their defense only allowed the Wizards to score 17 points, and the next three quarters of the game were the same as the rhythm of the first quarter.
In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Wizards by 25 points 97-72, Liu Han cut 16 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, and he also had four steals and 3 blocks, and the Wizards' data is very "eye-catching", only two people on the team scored double-doubles, that is Larry? Hughes's 12 points and Kwame Brown's 10 points shot just 32.1 percent from the field and only 4 of 25 three-pointers, less than two percent from the field.
The outcome of this game was expected by everyone, but the course of this game was something that no one expected. Softie: "Brown and Brandon?" Haywood became an experiment for the Mavericks' interior line.
This game gave everyone a glimpse of a maverick team that is maturing.
With a day off after the game against the Wizards, the Mavericks will face a crucial game at home against the visiting Lakers.
The Mavericks now have a 16-2 record and the Lakers have a 15-3 record, and these two teams not only occupy the top two teams in the West, but also the top two in the entire league so far, so this game is very important for both sides.
The Lakers have gathered the "Four Kings" this season, after the initial run-in, they gradually showed their due strength, although Payton and Malone are old, but "the skinny camel is bigger than the horse", the two still have their own unique skills, even if the Lakers can't play any effective tactics, the strength of these four people alone is enough to crush most of the team.
However, the Mavericks received bad news before the start of the game, Nowitzki sprained his ankle in training and could not play in this game, which was very bad for the Mavericks, after all, Nowitzki was a sharp weapon used to deal with O'Neal, he pulled to the perimeter, O'Neal couldn't defend it, and it was basically empty.
Now, Liu Han basically has to rely on his own strength to deal with the Lakers' "Four Heavenly Kings".