Chapter 749: The Game of the Brave
Shaun Livingston, if he hadn't gone through that injury that was enough to be included in the "Sports Injuries That Don't Make You Look Straight" video highlights, how high would he have been in the end?
Now, of course, we don't know.
All we know is that before he was injured, he had already shown great adaptability when he first entered the NBA. With an average of only 20 minutes of playing time per game, and it is not the team's concentration of the ball, he can already average 8 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game, showing endless possibilities.
We also know that he was the most famous super potential stock in the United States in high school, Mr. State Basketball, McDonald's All-American, All-American First Team and other honors.
We also know that when he graduated from high school in his third year, the coach of Duke University, a famous basketball school, even wrote a personal letter to persuade him to join Duke. In K. Lao's view, a player like Livingston will be "a supernova that changes the future of basketball." And before the start of the draft, as a tall point guard with almost no three-point ability, his draft prediction pick even threatened a historical monster like Howard for a time. Although he was selected with the fourth overall pick, he also made a name for himself as the first high school point guard in league history.
And it all ended in the game against the Bobcats.
"Changed."
On the sidelines, the players whispered, Wei Shao continued to shoot to warm up and stay in shape, and Vitesse looked at the visitor with an extremely wonderful look.
Livingston, Zezi carefully changed into training clothes, put on his sneakers, tied his shoelaces very carefully, and then raised his eyes to look at Gu Yu, and smiled: "You can play." ”
"Uh-huh, let's abuse him." Gu Yu nodded, and before Livingston came on the field, he stopped the latter as if he remembered something: "Ah yes, thank you, the team has just been eliminated, so come to help us with infighting." ”
"I@#¥%&......" Livingston really didn't know how to respond to Gu Yu's words, and waved his hand with a smile: "It's okay, it's going to be fast anyway." ”
"Yes, that's wrong!"
On the field, as soon as Wei Shao heard this, he immediately became angry, turned around and glared at Livingston viciously: "It really won't take much time to kill you!" ”
“…… Oh? Hearing Wei Shao's provocation, Livingston's feet stopped, his eyes still looked at Gu Yu, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at Wei Shao behind him: "Do you want to save some face?" ”
"Not at all." Gu Yu said with a smile: "This guy has a tendon, and he forgot about it after the incident." Losing helped him play better in the evening with anger. ”
…… It's as if you're not a tendon!
The players complained in unison.
"Haha, that's good." Livingston nodded, turned around, and looked at Wei Shao, whose natural height advantage allowed him to easily look down: "Russell, we haven't been in much of a position." ”
"Nonsense, you are the substitute Lao Tzu is the core main force, how can there be many opportunities for alignment!" Wei Shao rolled his eyes, only thinking that Livingston, this guy, looked like Sven, but turned out to be so arrogant.
"And do you know my style?" Livingston asked with a smile.
"Does it make a difference if you don't understand?" Wei Shao asked rhetorically: "Anyway, you are also losing, I really don't understand, what does my cousin like about you, and he dares to let you come and fight with me?" Aren't you going to roll over and jump shots with one hand? I haven't played against you, haven't I watched your game yet! ”
"Hehe, the style I'm talking about is not my current style." Livingston's eyes changed: "It's my high school style...... Come on. ”
Pretend to be a ghost!
Wei Shao was stunned by Livingston's "high school style" for a while, but then, the momentum that was not afraid of heaven and earth rose again, and he snorted coldly, his eyes full of contempt.
The high school competitions of your era, the video is so small to death, where can I watch it! Neuropathy.
Besides, isn't the current style a continuation of the high school style? Pouting and controlling the ball for half time, playing with his back like a classic car, passing the ball and sending an assist or something when he has the opportunity, don't the older generation of point guards play like this.
How can this style be compared to a flying devil like me in the new era!
"Okay, it's still 11 balls, guess the coin or shoot to decide the ball?" Gu Yu continued to be the referee, walked between the two with the ball, looked at Livingston and said, "The guests are here to choose." ”
"Give him the ball." Livingston smiled: "I'm away." ”
Find your ...... death!
Wei Shao is about to explode, this classic car doesn't have much ability, it's quite good at pretending, it's like the real thing, what are you doing!
Got the basketball, Wei Shao stood in the middle circle and took a deep breath.
Kill you suddenly!
"Bang bang bang!"
Suddenly accelerating the dribble, Wei Shao's speed advantage was revealed, and he flew directly past Livingston with a single sprint, leaving no shadow behind.
"Bang!"
But in the blink of an eye, everyone hadn't seen what was going on, and after a blink of an eye, Wei Shao was already hanging on the basket and doing pull-ups.
“…… Hum! Turning back on the ground, Wei Shao was contemptuous of Livingston's reaction speed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but shake his head: "A classic car is a classic car, at this speed, the elevated highway won't let you get on it, right?" Hahahaha! ”
"Yo, that's fast." Livingston didn't seem to care, picked up the basketball steadily, raised his eyes and estimated the distance between Wei Shao and the basket after accelerating just now, nodded and said, "It will also be a good hand to practice track and field." ”
…… Nonsense, no!
Wei Shao was even more disdainful in his heart, with his own body, what kind of sports are not played? ?
It's you Livingston, a classic car, I'm afraid you can't even finish the half marathon!
"1-0, ball conversion." Gu Yu gave an order, and the two sides switched positions.
"Then it's my turn to attack." Livingston held the ball and looked at Willis with a smile.
"Less nonsense, hurry up and attack!" Wei Shao's hands were spread out, and he was engrossed in Livingston's hand movements.
Obviously, he had to fight for height.
Wei Shao knew very well in his heart that Livingston's big man of more than two meters, if he really played with his back to his back and was completely stuck by Livingston, he would be in trouble.
So before Livingston starts to find a position, affect his footwork, use his speed and explosiveness, and constantly interfere with his ball control. In any case, Livingston cannot be allowed to easily get to the attacking point.
That point of attack is the area outside the three-second zone on both sides, from the ribs to the bottom line!
said that he was very disdainful, but Wei Shao is also a very hard-working player, and he has watched a lot of various videos, and he still knows very well where Livingston's sweet spot is.
"Bang, bang, bang"
As Wei Shao expected, Livingston started to control the ball, and he was immediately a back.
Cut.
The old man-like way of controlling the ball made Wei Shao want to yawn slowly, and he snorted coldly in his heart, only feeling that everything was so ridiculous.
I'm a first-line point guard in the league, why should I come to fight this kind of fight on the bench?
If I hadn't been able to beat my cousin, I would have quit a long time ago!
I was thinking about whether there was something or not, but Wei Shao's eyes didn't stop. Taking advantage of the moment when Livingston turned around and was about to cut inside, Wei Shao's eyes narrowed and he found a loophole.
The arms are too long, the dribble is a bit high, and the ball is a little farther away from the body.
This level of dribbling is far from Paul!!
"Rub!!"
As soon as his mind moved, Wei Shao suddenly rushed out with a dash, aimed at Livingston's right hand and pulled it out.
however
“…… Bang! ”
At the moment when he turned to the frame, Livingston seemed to sense Wei Shao's defensive line through the tactile sense behind him, and without warning, he suddenly stopped, and transferred the ball from his right hand to his left hand.
Reverse turn?
It's not that easy!
Wei Shao immediately adjusted his steps at his feet, and the defense he learned from Gu Yu made him very useful, and the advantage in speed allowed him to come first and come to Livingston's left hand side first.
However, the ball did not appear.
“…… Well?!! ”
Wei Shao was startled and hurriedly looked around for the ball.
"Behind you!!" McGee's shout brought Wei Shao back to his senses.
But when he turned back again, Livingston had turned around from the right side at the speed of what he saw as a vintage car.
The basketball was rushing out from under Wei Shao's crotch and came firmly into Livingston's hands.
This is......
"The feint of the shoulder, combined with the feint of the left and right hands to cross the dribble, grasp the moment when the opponent strides horizontally, so that the basketball can pass through the crotch of two people at the same time to complete the separation of the ball." Gu Yu smiled beside him: "Shaun Livingston, when he was young, he was an extremely elegant and dazzling master!" ”
"Rub!"
On the court, Livingston, who had completed the turn, had no mercy, and took off directly, jumping up to the basket with his whole body.
Wei Shao's body is really not covered, he has been so completely passed, and he can still keep up with the rhythm. also turned around and jumped, Wei Shao once again grabbed ahead of Livingston, flew to the highest point, raised his right hand, and waited for Livingston to make a shocking hot pot.
But what happened in the next second made Wei Shao and George on the sidelines unforgettable in this life.
“…… Bang"
In physical contact, Wei Shao had already used all his strength, almost colliding with it, even if it was a foul, he had to stop Livingston from attacking the basket.
Livingston's body, on the other hand, stood still in the air, and continued to rise.
"Is this ......?!" George's eyes widened, watching Livingston fight with an extremely tough body, breaking through Wei Shao's high-altitude blockade, stretching out his arm, and actually carrying Wei Shao's right hand, and then
“…… Bang!!! ”
Buckle!!
"Wow——!!!"
The Kings players couldn't believe what they were seeing, and the bosses with their mouths wide open looked at Livingston like monsters.
than aerial confrontation, Wei Shao...... I actually lost?!!
"In terms of mobility, it must be Russell who has the advantage, but George, ......" In George's ears, Gu Yu's voice sounded: "Basketball is the game of the brave, when the technique and body are exhausted, whoever is stronger will have the upper hand." ”
This sentence has been left in George's mind for a long time, and it keeps echoing.
Until more than two hours later, the moment the battle of life and death began.