Chapter 80: Liu Han who broke through
On the evening of February 8, 97, Hipson Kyle returned to his home after attending today's weekend activities at school, his father Lewis Kyle was watching the live All-Star Game three-point contest with a beer in front of the TV, the complete school bus transportation system allowed him not to worry too much about his son's safety, the school bus will send the children participating in the event all the way to the door, Lewis is a local police officer in Cleveland, usually has little time to watch the game, but today is a rare holiday, so he watched the live broadcast of the three-point contest. Lewis's wife, Shirley Zhao, is preparing dinner for her family.
"Dad, I got a prize today. It was given to me by a big man with the same skin as my mother, and I won a math competition with my classmates. As soon as Shipson got home, he told his dad about his victory.
"Wow, that's awesome, I knew my baby must be the best, tell me, who is in your school today?" Lewis picked up his son and sat down in front of the TV.
"Well, there are three people from our school today, all very tall, one is Liu, who gave me the prize, he is a Chinese like my mother, and another is named Steve Nash, and the other is called ......" It's a pity that Shipson forgot Ray Allen's name.
When Shipson was telling Lewis about today's experience, Liu Han appeared on the TV screen.
"That's it, he's the one who gave me the prize today." Shipson recognized Liu Han.
The next live TV scene stunned the Lewis Kyle father and son, who didn't expect the shy-looking young man to perform miracles in the three-point contest.
"What are you doing, how quietly, it's time to eat, my dear, come and eat with Shipson." Shirley Zhao is a Chinese-American who came to Cleveland ten years ago and married Lewis.
"Hey, honey, come and see, this compatriot of yours is so powerful, it's a miracle." Lewis was stunned by Liu Han's miraculous performance.
"What's wrong? Who won what awards? Shirley was still wondering what happened to her husband and son today.
When she saw Liu Han on the TV screen who was being hugged by everyone, she felt amazing, and it was the first time he had seen so many foreigners so enthusiastic about a Chinese.
"You don't know, dear, this guy is amazing, he shot all the shots in today's three-point contest, oh god, it's as accurate as a machine. Haha, by the way, Shipson, take out the prize you got and take a look, you didn't forget to ask him to sign it for you. ”
"Oh, Dad, here, he's signed me, well, I'll be his fan from now on."
When Shirley Zhao saw her son take out a red paper cut from his school bag, her face began to be a little wrong, but when she saw the signature on the paper cut, Shirley Zhao's whole arm began to tremble.
"Mom, I think that Liu looks a little like you." Shipson's unintentional words completely shattered Shirley Zhao's nerves, and she fainted directly.
Lewis Kyle knew that his wife's Chinese name was Zhao Shan, but he didn't know that his wife had another name many years ago - Zhao Weihong.
Liu Han's god-level performance in the three-point contest shocked the whole United States, and in this performance broadcast to the whole United States, Liu Han's performance made many viewers in front of the TV unable to close their mouths.
The commentator on the court used three incredible to evaluate Liu Han's performance, saying that Liu Han left an incredible record for the three-point contest with his incredible performance, and unless the game system is changed in the future, this incredible young man is expected to dominate the three-point contest for a long time.
Liu Han's performance also made the league executives laugh, he didn't expect this young man who seemed to have begun to sink before the All-Star break to have such a miraculous performance, he felt that after tonight's three-point contest, the NBA's global popularity will rise again, and this young man's performance will definitely shock all the media around the world.
The slam dunk contest after the three-point contest and the All-Star game on the second day were covered up by Liu Han's magical performance, and even Jordan got a triple-double in the second day's main game was pressed under Liu Han, and the world's major media began to use a large page to report on the three-point contest, Liu Han's reputation instantly grew from a new star in the league to a super shooter with a certain popularity and fans around the world.
The Lakers' management also made quick changes after Liu's three-point shootout, feeling that even if Liu Han didn't perform well in the game, they believed that as long as Liu Han played, the Lakers' ratings and attendance would be guaranteed, which was a good opportunity for the Lakers to spread their popularity to the world.
Liu Han's magical performance not only made him gain a lot for himself, but many people with him also leaked their faces in the media, his teammates on the Bruins and Coach George were interviewed by the media, Liu Han's image began to plump up under the description of many people, when fans across the United States knew that this young man was a child who came out of a poor mountainous area of a "poor country" under their influence, and had not received professional basketball training before, which made Liu Han even more popular, The story of the poor boy's struggle to achieve the legend is still very popular in the hearts of the general public.
When Liu Han returned to Los Angeles again, his life began to change a little, and when he appeared on the street in casual sportswear as before, he began to be stopped by ordinary fans to ask for autographs.
Liu Han's deeds are still spreading around the world in the United States, the Lakers' regular season is still coming as scheduled, local time on February 12, the Lakers sat at home to welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves, Liu Han finally got the start again, Harris had to let Liu Han start, otherwise he would be spit on the court by the sudden increase in the audience wearing Liu Han's No. 24 Lakers jersey.
After the three-point contest, Liu Han was more valued in many NBA teams, and they would arrange for the team to defend Liu Han's three-point shot before the game against the Lakers. This is especially true for the Timberwolves, who don't want to be another stepping stone for Liu Han after the three-point contest.
The Timberwolves arranged for Doug West, who is tall and fast, to mark Liu Han in this game, and Stephen Marbury, the starting point guard, will definitely be blown up if he marks Liu Han.
At the beginning of the game, Liu Han didn't come up to shoot three points, although the Lakers lacked O'Neal inside, Elden Campbell still had a certain advantage over the Timberwolves' inside, so Liu Han first fed a lot of balls to the inside after coming up.
It's a pity that Campbell, who seems to have the advantage in height, looked a little helpless when facing the Timberwolves' young interior Garnett.
The Lakers, who can't open the situation on the inside, can only start making a fuss on the outside.
The Lakers attacked, Liu Han dribbled through the half, and Doug West stuck tightly to Liu Han as soon as he passed the half, and he knew that the guy he was defending was very far from the shooting area. Liu Han lowered his center of gravity after seeing the opponent start to pounce, and then accelerated the pace of the dribble, Doug West did not stop his intention to close Liu Han, he knew before the game that this young man was not good at breaking through.
Liu Han dribbled with his left hand and broke through Doug West's closeness with a simple shaking change, and then dribbled close to the three-point line and hit a three-point shot directly.
Timberwolves head coach Philip Sanders shouted on the sidelines: "Doug, don't steal, pay attention to the defensive position." ”
Liu Han easily got three points, which made the audience on the sidelines very happy, and they came for Liu Han's three points in this game.
Next, the Timberwolves' offense was also successful, and without O'Neal's interior barrier, the Lakers struggled to defend the interior.
Liu Han received the bottom line serve and continued to dribble the ball through the half, and Doug West did not get close to Liu Han again after the half, but let Liu Han take a step or so to prevent him from being broken through again.
Liu Han continued to lower his center of gravity, and the rhythm of his left hand began to increase, and then he quickly changed the direction of the ball between his left and right hands, and his shoulders also shook rapidly with the change of direction. Doug West was disrupted by Liu Han's dazzling dribbling and tried to reach for Liu Han's ball, but Liu Han's center of gravity dropped very low, and the dribbling hand was very close to the ground, and he broke through Doug West with his left hand again to the right with a change of direction.
Doug West tried to stick to Liu Han from the side, but Liu Han changed direction again, this time with a fancy crotch dribble. Doug West completely lost his center of gravity at this time, he was completely teased by Liu Han's dribbling, and he fell directly to the ground with garlic under his feet.
Liu Han shook his opponent to the ground and directly pulled up a jumper to score another three points, and his dribbling skills have improved rapidly in less than two weeks.
The audience was completely moved by Liu Han's wonderful performance, and the cheers were deafening.
Liu Han's performance also made it difficult for the Timberwolves players and coaches, they didn't expect this young man to have such a hand, and Liu Han's action before dribbling under the crotch just now was the same as Tim Hardaway's cross-dribble.
Liu Han's progress again made the Lakers players on the court dumbfounded, but they witnessed the rapid progress of this kid.
There is a world of difference between Liu Han, who can break through, and Liu Han before the All-Star Game, and it is even more difficult for the opponent to defend. They will be torn between Liu Han's breakthrough and shooting three-pointers, and Liu Han is not a player who can't pass the ball, and every player will be in a dilemma when facing a player like Liu Han now.
After Liu Han attracted the opposing defense, the Lakers played smoothly throughout the game, and Liu Han also did a good job of restricting the opponent's point guard, and now he has changed very much from him before the All-Star Game.
The domineering performance in the three-point contest made Liu Han feel that he was really a little less resolute than LaBeouf said, and that he should make decisions about his own behavior, rather than obeying the arrangements of others, and should resolutely break through when it is time to break through, and must not be soft when it is time to shoot.
In the end, the Lakers won the game 104-84, Liu Han played 30 minutes, scored 26 points and 10 assists double-double, and the wonderful performance made fans look forward to Liu Han's future.