Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

Liu Han's outstanding performance in December '96 earned him another nomination for the Western Conference Rookie of the Month, and this time he managed to win the accolade.

After living with Safina, the sweet cohabitation life made Liu Han a little reluctant to play away games.

As the New Year approaches, the Lakers get two days off. Liu Han unexpectedly received an invitation letter from the Chinese Embassy in the United States to invite Liu Han to participate in the Chinese New Year reception in the United States, which was the first time he had dealt with the domestic government.

On the last day of 1996, Liu Han rushed to Houston with Safina, and the reception was held at the Houston Consulate General in the United States.

As soon as Liu Han arrived at the reception, he was welcomed by the Chinese compatriots who participated in the reception and some representatives of international students, after all, Liu Han was the first Chinese athlete to become quite famous in the United States.

"Haha, this is Xiao Liu, right? I'm Wu Siming, I've watched your game, and your performance is so good, it's the first time I've seen a player with such a good shot. Wu Siming, the consul general in the United States, also had a conversation with Liu Han, and now the diplomatic situation facing the country is very severe, and there are sports stars like Liu Han who can have great prestige, which can play a certain role in the propaganda of their own country, as long as there are no negative things in Liu Han, he is a typical example worth publicizing.

"Thank you for the compliment, I haven't done enough, and I will work harder in the future." Liu Han behaved very appropriately today and didn't make any jokes.

"Well, it's a good thing that young people are not proud, but you don't want to be arrogant, your performance is also worthy of recognition, in the future, you will play momentum in the game, play our Chinese style, I think many people in China are looking forward to your more wonderful performance."

After attending the reception, Liu Han and Safina returned to Los Angeles, and Liu Han also had new expectations in the new year, and he longed for himself to win honor for his country.

Although Liu Han has not received much education since he was a child, but under the influence of his grandmother, he has a very good influence on the older generation of revolutionaries who have led the people to create a new country, grandma has said many times that if it weren't for Chairman Mao, she would have been starved to death, born in a new era, anyone can scold, but only can not scold their motherland, dogs do not dislike the poor, people do not dislike the country poor, pick up the bowl to eat, put down the bowl and scold the mother The person is not as good as a beast.

With a new goal, Liu Han is ready to work harder in the next game, and he hopes to prove to the world that he has not embarrassed his grandmother's motherland, but he finds himself in a dilemma in the next game.

Lakers head coach Harris is very hesitant right now, he is facing a complicated situation, general manager Jerry West wants to give Kobe Bryant enough playing time, Liu Han's performance proves that he is good enough to be the starting point guard, and Van Exel also said that he will not tolerate himself on the bench. Coach Harris's indecisive personality put him in a difficult position.

Liu Han's position on the court often changes after entering the January game, it is possible that the first game is still the starting point guard, and the next game is a substitute small forward, although he relies on his excellent projection ability to get a lot of points, but this often changing position makes Liu Han unable to play fully on the court. Coach Harris seems to have completely forgotten the "stability" he has always insisted on.

The Lakers still have a good record in January, they are currently in second place in the West, and the Jazz have played very well since the start of the season, although they lost two games to the Lakers, but with Stockton and Malone's pick-and-roll tactics they seem to be comfortable against other teams.

Liu's performances have been up and down in January, and some other teams have studied Liu Han in detail, and they have found that Liu Han rarely breaks through the inside line in the game, and while his shooting ability is really amazing, the lack of breakthrough has allowed some teams to seize their chances. Some teams with strong outside defensive players will arrange their team's outside defensive strong points to close Liu Han in the game, if Liu Han controls the ball, then arrange the team to cut off Liu Han's passing line as much as possible in the defense, although this can not completely limit Liu Han's play, but to a certain extent, Liu Han fell into a passive situation.

Liu Han played a solid game in the first three games in January, averaging 19.6 points and 4.6 assists per game in those three games, and the Lakers also won back-to-back games against the Kings on January 2 and 3, and also won away against the Grizzlies on the 4th.

In the fourth game, Liu Han was in trouble, he served as the team's starting point guard, the Trail Blazers sent Isaiah Ryder selected with the fifth pick in 93 to defend Liu Han, Isaiah Ryder who was about the same height and arm length as Liu Han caused a lot of trouble to Liu Han, and Isaiah Ryder used his 220-pound weight to constantly attack Liu Han throughout the game, and what made Liu Han even more angry was that this guy was still a master of small movements, and his knees and elbows would constantly harass Liu Han when the referee was not paying attention, Although Liu Han has always been a person who is not too short-tempered, facing such harassment still makes his heart burn.

In the end, the Lakers lost to the opponent in this game, Liu Han played 27 minutes, scored only 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, Isaiah Leder successfully limited Liu Han's play, and he did not get a few chances to shoot smoothly in the whole game.

In the next game, it seems that all the teams have learned from the experience of the Trail Blazers, and Liu Han has to face the opponent's physical and agile defenders in every game, and when Liu Han does not control the ball, the opponent will try to cut off Liu Han's receiving route, and when Liu Han controls the ball, the opponent will cut off Liu Han's passing route.

Every player and coach in the NBA is selected to join, every year there are a large number of young players looking forward to joining this league that can make a name for themselves and gain money and benefits, and in order to get all this, they will use all means on the court within the rules allow, Liu Han has achieved a lot of achievements with his amazing projection ability since the start of the season, but now he is facing the tactics formulated against him after a lot of game analysis and research by all teams, if Liu Han can break through such a blockade, then he is one step closer to the legend, if he is not able to hold on and break through, then he is just a shooter with outstanding shooting ability.

After the start of the game in mid-January, Liu Han's containment tactics were implemented more thoroughly, Liu Han needed to constantly face various styles and defensive players of various shapes and sizes every game, and they used all kinds of fancy small actions to harass Liu Han, although the Lakers had O'Neal's existence, so that the team's record was still stable, but Liu Han really fell into a low ebb, and the media began to say that Liu Han hit the rookie wall, and Liu Han's data declined very quickly in the 5 games in mid-January. He averaged just 13.5 points and 3.6 assists per game in those five games, which is still a good statistic among rookies, but it is disappointing for fans who have already begun to expect Liu Han.

Liu Han himself began to fall into confusion, he didn't know how to deal with such a situation, although Safina has been encouraging Liu Han, but moral support can not let Liu Han solve the trouble.

"Coach George, how are you doing? How are the Bruins doing right now? Liu Han remembered George Krent when he was confused, and he called his mentor, hoping that the other party could give him some advice.

"Oh, it's Liu, hehe, I heard that you're in trouble, what's the matter, don't you know what to do? The Bruins are not bad, but without you, it's a little harder to play now, but Paul is growing up very fast, and I'm sure you'll see him in the NBA soon. George Crent has actually been following Liu Han's performance in the NBA, and he knows that Liu Han will definitely shine and will definitely be in trouble.

"Well, coach, I've got some problems right now and I don't know how to fix them, and the head coach, Mr. Harris, is starting to trust me less and I feel really tired at the end of every game, and I don't feel like I'm having fun playing like I did with the Bruins."

"Liu, first of all, what is happening now does not show that you are not capable enough, your ability is very good, and it is enough for you to compete. Secondly, this is a very normal rule, every NBA player will have a low ebb before the All-Star break, which is determined by the course of the game, 5 months and 82 games not everyone can fully hold on, everyone will fall into the low ebb to varying degrees. Thirdly, your performance is starting to make all the teams take you seriously, which makes you play not so smoothly in some games, and this lack of smoothness also makes you a little tired of the progress of the game, which will further exacerbate the slump. So, that's what you're dealing with right now, so how do you solve it? "George's analysis of Liu Han's current state is very good.

"Well, I think you're right, I just think it's an ordeal to go to the competition right now, I don't want to do this, I want to win the championship, I want to prove myself." Liu Han's emotions began to get a little excited, he fell in love with the sport from the bottom of his heart as soon as he came into contact with basketball, and he enjoyed the amazed eyes and gazes of others.

"It's good that you have the spirit of perseverance, what I'm most afraid of is that you will give up, as long as you still like basketball, as long as you still like winning, then there is a way to solve it. Now the most important thing for you to adjust your mentality, you have to determine your true status first, whether you see yourself as a guarantee of the team's victory or yourself as a rookie who fights to play, this is up to you, the NBA is still the NBA without anyone, and you yourself are nothing if you leave the league. Work harder in training, your body can adapt to this kind of tight game, but your mind will get tired of it, find the fun of basketball in training, and try the joy of winning in the game. And most importantly, you have to try to break through, your characteristics are familiar to all the teams, although you have achieved some results in previous games, but that is in the past, you have to discover your new abilities and characteristics. When your opponent can't guess your next move, you'll be able to perform better in the game. George Krent's words made Liu Han fall into deep thought.

Liu Han began to reflect on his previous games, and he felt that he really relied too much on his excellent shooting ability, and now it was time to make a change.

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