Chapter 24: It's Not That Simple

"Sixty thousand dollars, sixty thousand dollars! Haha, this time I made a fortune, and all the expenses along the way were solved! ”

After the game, on the way back to the hotel, Wei Dazhi was a little overexcited and couldn't stop laughing.

This trip, car rental, gas, hotel fees, and other expenses add up to a lot of money.

Although Li Liang and Wei Dazhi's families are not short of money, Zhu Shu and Bai Xiaoting also bear their own expenses.

However, as a student, there is no regular source of income, and this money still makes them bleed.

I didn't expect Li Liang to make up for all the expenses with one shot, and it was more than enough, so of course I was happy.

Zhu Shu looked at Li Liang with a little more admiration in his eyes, and the moment he hit the shot, he was the hero of the Phillips Center, cheered by tens of thousands of fans.

Even Bai Xiaoting rolled her eyes a few times at Li Liang.

Li Liang could have taken the money for his own use, but he generously took it out for travel expenses.

It seems that this guy is not as stingy as he imagined, but he is still quite generous.

Li Liang saw that Wei Dazhi looked obsessed, and said disdainfully: "It's only 60,000 US dollars, pay taxes, get 56,000, and I will enter the NBA in the future, isn't this money a drizzle?" Besides, what is money? Money is a bastard, you have to spend it when you get it, and it's better to wipe your ass paper if you don't spend it. ”

Wei Dazhi smiled and said, "This kind of butt wiping paper, give me two more knives, I don't mind." ”

Wei Dazhi is a Kochi family, with a huge family, with real estate in China and the United States, so it can be said that the family has a rich background.

But his parents have always been strict and frugal in life, and they give their son a fixed living allowance every year, and they don't want to pay more than a penny.

Therefore, Wei Dazhi sometimes had no money to spend, so he had to go to work, and slowly developed a good habit of saving money.

The next day, the well-funded four had a good day in Atlanta, visiting the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola.

In the afternoon, they went to Zoo Atlanta again, and they had a great time.

Li Liang chose to relax in the past two days, except for going back to the hotel for fitness and finding a place to practice for three points, he did not enter the [Almighty King] system to take over the task.

For nearly a month, he was doing tasks every night, which made him very tired.

He's ready to rest and relax for two more days as he recovers and continues to improve his defense and three-point shooting.

Leaving Atlanta and continuing south, they entered Florida with their next stop being Orlando.

It's the turn of spring and summer, and Florida, as a tourist destination on the south coast of the United States, is a good time to visit.

After arriving in Orlando on the 22nd, the four of them went to Disney together and had fun at the world's largest Disney park for two days.

On the 25th, I went to Amway Arena to watch the Orlando Magic play against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Sadly, Magic's star center Dwight Howard was reimbursed due to injury and was unable to play in this game.

Moreover, the Bobcats have missed the playoffs, with only 10 wins in the season, and the Magic are difficult to have the style of previous years, and the game is quite dull.

However, in the previous two games, Zhu Shu and Bai Xiaoting, who had been playing with their mobile phones and taking selfies throughout the whole game, seemed to have become a little interested in basketball and began to look seriously with Li Liang.

From time to time, I also ask some childish questions, such as why I can't shoot the ball with two hands.

Li Liang explained patiently, as for Wei Dazhi, he continued to take pictures, post, and chat and brag in his basketball group, completely ignoring the fact that the two girls around him had just become interested in basketball.

In Wei Dazhi's words, he has already suffered an emotional injury, and it is impossible for him to recover within ten years.

He wants to devote all his energy to basketball and become a basketball journalist.

Wei Dazhi still remembers that when he was in junior high and high school, he thought that playing basketball could attract the love of girls, so he started playing basketball.

Later, he really fell in love with basketball, and he also understood that girls just like to watch handsome guys play.

If you're not handsome, even if you fly into the sky, no one will pay attention to you!

It's better to think about basketball, it's fun, it doesn't cost much, and it doesn't want you to buy a house, and it won't betray you.

The three days in Orlando were undoubtedly joyful, and Li Liang got a full rest and felt more energetic.

So, that night, he entered the [Almighty King] system again and continued his upgrade journey.

He first checked his data in all aspects, and there was no decline compared to before, indicating that a two-day break would not affect his state.

On the contrary, in the [Physical Fitness] column, his [Endurance] index has also increased a little.

It seems that there is sufficient rest and relaxation, so that the physical energy has been reserved.

After a rough inventory, Li Liang began to think about whether he should continue to improve his defensive ability, or strengthen the empty three-point position?

At present, his basic ability value of outside defense is still relatively low, and there is a lot of room for improvement, and the difficulty should not be large, and it can be completed in a short time.

The three-point task has been promoted to the star level, which is estimated to be more difficult and takes more time to complete.

But there are also benefits to difficult tasks, with greater improvements and greater rewards.

Moreover, the task of the three-point project, compared to the defensive ability, is relatively small.

Li Liang weighed it carefully and decided to be conservative and improve steadily and practice defense well before entering the NBA.

When you enter the NBA, you can challenge those more difficult tasks and develop your offensive skills.

After making a good plan, Li Liang entered the [Defensive Ability] interface and once again selected the task of [Outside Basic Defense].

The surroundings gradually lit up again, and Li Liang was sent to the new mission site.

[Mission: Containment of Odom's debut, Time: November 2, 1999, Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA, Matchup: Seattle SuperSonics vs Los Angeles Clippers, Mission Requirements: Match rookie Lamar Odom, let him score no more than 10 points, Mission reward: Outside basic defense value +8, various outside defense ability value +5, random ability value-added agent, task difficulty: Normal]

Li Liang saw that the NBA debut of the same type as the previous two missions, containing star players, was replaced by Lamar Odom this time.

The content of the mission seems simple, don't worry about any assists, just press his score below 10.

But Li Liang knew that the tasks in the system could not be easier and simpler, the difficulty had been increased to ordinary, and the rewards were more generous.

So in this game, Odom must have a wonderful debut, and Li Liang must contain him.

Li Liang was right, Odom's debut in 1999 was extremely amazing.

The 6-foot-9 forward put up a super all-around performance with 30 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.

This debut stat is also the highest in NBA history, and Odom was called the "left-handed magic" in the first place for a reason.

Li Liang looked at the clothes on his body, and he put on the green jersey of the Seattle supersonic.

Standing next to him was Gary Payton, who was munching gum with his waist crossed, he glanced at Li Liang and said, "Defend well, boy, you're not here to watch the game." ”

Li Liang nodded, he had heard of Payton's name, a famous NBA impromptu swear talk rap master, and a trash talk maker.

A big mouth walks the world, and he dares to scold Jordan when he meets him.

Fortunately, in this game, Li Liang and Payton are teammates, and the two don't have to scold each other.

But even if he scolds Li Liang, he is not afraid, he thinks that he will not lose anyone, and he may be able to get anger points.

A few days ago, Adelman gave Li Liang another 100 points with a 20 anger value, and his exchange value has reached 610 points.

The game started quickly, and Li Liang came on as the team's starting small forward, and he replaced the team's "White Flyer" Brent Barry.

In terms of strength, the Clippers are far inferior to the SuperSonics, and this team in the same city as the Lakers has always been the belly of the league.

In 1998, they held the top pick, missed Carter, missed Pierce, and chose Olovo Kandi, who is considered the next "Olajuwon".

It turns out that this so-called next who-who-who, all-TM is a pit goods.

Olovocandi is no exception, and he didn't play at all in his rookie season.

This is his second season, and he is still the starting center for the Clippers, and the Clippers still have hope for him.

In addition to this parallel center, Rookie Odom, the No. 4 pick, has become a starter, and the Clippers also have high hopes for him.

Li Liang set his sights on Odom, now he is a rookie destroyer, and he has to ravage the rookie who made his debut.

With the experience of the first two games, Li Liang provided one-on-one special service to Odom at the beginning.

With only 10 points to him and only one goal per quarter, the task is quite daunting.

Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two sides, Li Liang estimated that the supersonic would take a big lead early, and then play casually, and Odom would easily brush up on the data.

In order to prevent this from happening, Li Liang decided to continue to be a pit on the offensive end.

Never hit the shot, never pass the ball, just take the ball and do it, and if you do it, you will definitely miss.

Anyway, the coach won't easily replace him, otherwise how would he complete the task.

Coincidentally, his coach for this game was George Karl again, who was 48 years old in 1999 and in the prime of life.

The game begins with the center forwards of both sides jumping the ball in the center circle.

The SuperSonics' starting center is Vin Baker, a future drunkard who is still the league's best low-post attacker at this time.

The Clippers won possession, attacked and defended for the first time, and the supersonic used man-to-man.

Li Liang remembered that before 2001, the league was not allowed to conduct joint defense, and could only defend by man-to-man.

While some teams will secretly use zone packing, most of the time it's man-to-man.

This provided convenience for Li Liang, he just had to keep an eye on his own people anyway.

Odom didn't think about attacking himself at the beginning, the Clippers are not a strong team, a weak chicken, and they play more casually.

Derrick Anderson took the lead, dribbled around twice on the outside, didn't find any good opportunities, and threw himself.

In the middle range, Vin Baker grabbed the rebound, and Payton took the ball to organize the supersonic offense.

In the attack, Li Liang squatted in the bottom corner as always.

Now he thinks that playing the NBA game is quite simple, the defensive end is staring at his own people, and the offensive end is over squatting in the bottom corner.

The opening supersonic play was very traditional, with Wen Baker asking for the ball in the low post, others opening up space, and Baker taking the ball and playing alone.

Li Liang was ambushed between the bottom left corner and 45 degrees, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Odom, who was opposite him, focused on Baker, and it seemed that the coach had instructed him to keep an eye on Baker before the game.

Baker chiseled in the low post a few times, and the positive Odom suddenly stepped forward to wrap up, and Baker immediately divided the ball and passed the ball directly to Li Liang on the outside.

Li Liang saw that this was a great opportunity to throw a wave, and he didn't care about 3721 when he caught the ball, and he pulled it up with his eyes closed and threw one.

Odom came back to his senses and defended again, but Li Liang made a quick move, and he didn't make any preparations at all, so he didn't plan to enter.

"Huh!"

The ball went in!

Li Liang couldn't believe his eyes, he casually threw a three-point hit!

"TMD, why did you get in? What about the good waves? What about the ones who said they were dragging their feet? ”

Li Liang looked at his palms and was stunned, and Peyton on the side praised him: "Cast a beautiful boy." ”

For a player, if he has practiced enough shooting, he has memorized the muscle movements.

Unless you deliberately throw it crookedly, you can throw it casually, and the probability of scoring a goal is still quite large.

"No, no, you can't shoot randomly for a while, this will open the score, and the defense will be difficult."

If George Karl on the field knew Li Liang's thoughts, he would probably give him 50 anger points.

Everything went smoothly in the first quarter, and after Li Liang made a three-pointer, the superSonics quickly took the initiative on the court.

The Clippers played quite well, the defensive intensity of the two sides in the opening game was not large, there were back and forth, and the SuperSonics ended the first quarter 29:27, leading by 2 points.

Odom didn't score under Li Liang's whole defense, which is the so-called mental calculation and unintentional.

Historically, Odom has played as a rookie, and opponents have never targeted him.

The back slowly opened, the play was smooth, and the supersonic score was ahead, and the coach was George Karl again, so he naturally brushed it away.

Now, Li Liang, this kid, revolves around him like a fly as soon as he starts, and he has two games of experience in containing rookies, and Odom is a little unable to open.

Li Liang was a little proud, and felt that the task should not be too much of a problem, and it would pass after three sessions.

With the foundation of the first two missions, he obviously felt that his defensive ability was stronger, the speed of lateral movement accelerated, he basically didn't lose much with people, and his judgment became better.

But in the second quarter, there was a change on the court, and the two sides began to rotate their lineups.

On the SuperSonics' side, Payton and Hollis Grant came off the court and were replaced by Xavier Maxwell and Barry, and Li Liang remained on the court because Odom didn't go down.

Without Grant, the supersonic interior line is missing a reliable protective frame.

The bench lineups of the two sides, Odom began to dominate the Clippers' offense, and he played more flexibly with the ball in hand.

Despite his stature, Odom has guard-like ball control skills, top-notch passing skills, and can shoot three-pointers.

His breakthroughs are particularly sharp, not fast, well-paced, and very good at using his body.

Without Grant's protection, Li Liang faced Odom's strong ball-holding burst alone and was beaten twice in a row.

Then the SuperSonics missed an attack, and Odom quickly countered with the ball, and he ran like a pony with open legs.

Li Liang chased frantically in the back but didn't catch up, Odom dunked vigorously with his left hand, and Li Liang blocked the foul from behind.

Odom stepped up to the free-throw line and hit a free throw, scoring seven points in the second quarter.

Seven points, Li Liang can only let Odom score 10 points at most, which is very difficult.

Sure enough, Odom hit a three-pointer near the end of the second quarter with his teammates after blocking and stealing.

10 points! It basically announced the failure of Li Liang's mission.

Li Liang gasped for breath, and his heart could not hide his frustration.

However, even if he failed, he still had to finish the second half.

Now it seems that this task is not so simple.