Chapter 021: The Rookie Battle
After the pre-game distractions, the Los Angeles people finally welcomed their long-awaited game.
On November 19, 08, the Bulls led by the new champion Derrick Rose challenged the Lakers away, and the topic of who is the strongest rookie is believed to be revealed soon.
Before the game, the media also interviewed Li Chen and Rose separately, and their views on each other.
Li Chen replied very modestly that Ross was very powerful, and he would work hard. On Rose's side, because Li Chen didn't say anything excessive, Rose was also happy to praise his opponent.
The tacit understanding between the two made the media reporters grit their teeth with hatred. They wish that the two of them would start a scolding war in the air, as long as there is a topic, there will be sales, but now the parties do not create a topic for them, which really makes them have no way.
Although he didn't say it, Rose still had some thoughts in his heart. He is the new No. 1 pick, and in order to make room for him, Bulls veteran captain Hinrich has to be squeezed to the bench, and management has also emphasized with Rose that he will establish him as the core of the team.
Rose, who has been doing well since entering the league, is very unhappy with a player like Li Chen who has been silent and halfway through.
It's normal for non-draft players to not be treated well in the NBA, which is like ordinary people working hard to get into a prestigious university to find a job, only to find that they are doing exactly the same thing as others, and they are not even treated as well as others, and the superiority of orthodox background is instantly gone, so there must be some opinions.
But fortunately, most of the halfway out players are doing some blue-collar work after entering the NBA, and their conscientious defense and rebounding also make others have nothing to say to them.
Who knew that Li Chen killed such a freak this year, even more fierce than the draft, and his performance of 20+10+5 in the first game has shattered people's glasses, and now he can compete with the top three for the best rookie.
Rose has made up his mind to perform well in this game to make it clear that he is the only one who is the hottest rookie of the year.
It is undeniable that the current Bulls lineup is still good, in addition to the new champion Derrick Rose, the Bulls also have Ben Gordon, a super guard who has won the league's best sixth man, Rohr Deng, an all-round warrior from the African giant tribe, Joakim Noah, a hot-blooded interior line who has begun to show his strength, Kirk Sinrich, a veteran captain with good strength, and Nocioni, Larry Hughes, etc., The Bulls' lineup is surprisingly young, and it can be said that their future is limitless.
Although the Bulls have a good lineup, it is obviously not enough to see in front of the Lakers this year. No matter how good you are in the future, the game is played now, and the Lakers are not worried about the outcome of this game at all, because in their opinion, it is not too difficult to win against the Bulls. They care about the same as the media, Li Chen and Rose, who will be more beautiful in today's data.
For the super newcomers in their team, the Lakers players expressed their support for Li Chen more or less in media interviews before the game.
On the one hand, his popularity with the Lakers is really good, and his casual and uninhibited personality makes him comfortable with whoever he is with, and even Ariza, who originally had a lot of criticism for him, took the initiative to let go of his prejudices because of the last lore.
On the other hand, Li Chen's strength is also one of the reasons why the Lakers will support their teammates.
In Bynum's words, Li Chen, a rookie, seems to be more mixed than him, a little bird who has been in the team for several years, so Big Apple Li is no longer just a rookie, he is a god-like rookie, referred to as a divine bird.
We shifted our focus to the game, and as soon as the Bulls started the game, the Bulls played in the style of the Young Guard, and Joaquin Noah actually turned the ball to the side of the Bulls with a small cosmic explosion.
Bynum's performance is getting better and better this season, and it is not impossible for him to be an All-Star bench if nothing else, and Bynum's excellence directly leads to the Lakers' current jump ball rarely losing to others, but this time the jump ball is lost.
The first to bear the brunt was Rose with the ball and smashed the Yellow Dragon, taking advantage of the Lakers' lack of reaction, he used a strong slam dunk to wreak havoc on the Lakers' basket and score the first opening points for the Bulls.
Because of the smooth first few games of this season, the Lakers' start was very lax, which is an old problem, of course, you can also say that this is the arrogance of the giant team, what can you do if you put a little water, as long as I am serious, you have to fall. That's what the Lakers players, including the fans, think.
Li Chen didn't feel anything wrong with Rose's goal, but he glanced at him coldly after Zhuangyuanlang successfully slammed the dunk, which made him very uncomfortable.
"Your slam dunk is a slam dunk, staring at me to death, I'm not in the same position as you, even if you are the boss of the bulls and you are here to demonstrate today, you should also stare at Kobe." Li Chen scolded in his heart, Rose's provocation made him feel unhappy.
Because he knew what the fans wanted to see, Kobe Bryant rarely handed over the first single opportunity to Li Chen in the opening court, and usually this ball should be handed over to the boss to try the feel.
Now that the boss is complete, Li Chen does not shirk and tries to prepare to fight Luo Er Deng alone, although Luo Er Deng is tall and has long arms, and his limbs are spread out to make people feel like dark clouds, but he is not without shortcomings.
"Accurate shooting, basket-carrying skills, Rolldeng's fast-break handling in the shot is very good, but unfortunately lacks the speed and explosiveness necessary for a breakaway small forward. He understands basketball beyond the vast majority of his peers, and at many times looks more like a dark-skinned 'Larry Bird'. ”
This is written on the information handed over to Li Chen by the assistant coach before the game, and he also has a careful look at the information of the players who are opposite him.
Since the opponent's strength and explosiveness were insufficient, Li Chen decided to try the moves he had been practicing for a while. Taking a step with his left foot to make a breakthrough appearance, Luo Erdeng hurriedly turned sideways slightly to prepare to follow.
Seeing this scene, Li Chen naturally made a simple change of direction after dribbling, and then relied on his not strong body to run along Luo Er Deng's body, because the rest of the Bulls did not expect Li Chen to make this move, so the inside of Joakin Noah and Gooden did not have time to come out to make up for the defense, Luo Er Deng had no choice but to drag Li Chen's clothes to commit a foul, which was arranged by the coach before the game, and if Li Chen was not given a chance to shoot, he would foul if he couldn't prevent it.
The all-round warrior quickly paid the price for his weak foul, although the whistle blew, Li Chen, who was pulled, did not feel any resistance, and he still put the ball into the basket steadily according to the original action.
added a penalty shot, and the gesture made by the referee make Luo Erdeng want to cut off his palm, and he had no other way but to keep cursing Li Chen in his mouth and not being punished.
Although there was only a 50% chance, Li Chen was lucky today, completing a two-plus-one at the beginning and scoring the ball steadily. Unexpectedly, Luo Er Deng looked like a black man but had a white heart, and a very gentle foul could not interfere with him at all.
The voice of the "Cruze-Lee ......" DJ has aroused the enthusiasm of the fans, and for today's best rookie competition, Los Angeles people are all supporting their own popular students.
Li Chen glanced at Ross lightly, clenched his right hand into a fist and slapped his head helplessly, pursed his lips with a little disdain, and the taste of provocation was very strong. He was very polite to his teammates, but the opponent didn't have that treatment, especially if he took the initiative to provoke, Li Chen unceremoniously fought back.
The camera quickly captured the expression on Li Chen's face, and the disdainful sneer at the corner of his mouth caused a burst of crazy shooting from the reporter, and his red lips and red teeth looked like a cool brother in a Hollywood blockbuster, with cold eyes and a disdainful smile, which immediately caused the girls on the scene to scream.
Media reporters are the most excited group of people, they want this kind of effect, and many people even want to be more direct in the confrontation.
Li Chen's provocation made Ross angry, a non-draft kid dared to provoke his own champion show, he decided to give the other party a good look, but because the two were not directly opposed, Ross had to sprinkle all his anger on Lao Yu.
It's a pity that the old fish's aging body has long been unable to keep up with the rhythm of the league, and the old monk arranged for him on the court only to value his experience and stable shooting, and the Zen master never expected too much for defense.
Rose easily passed the old fish with his good speed, and in the face of Gasol's supplementary defense, the champion forced himself into the sky to cheat a foul, but the thrown ball was slapped out by Bynum mercilessly.
Rose, who hit two free throws, glared at Li Chen and then pretended that nothing had happened, swaggering back to his half to prepare to defend.
The photographer knew that the audience wanted to see the expression of Big Apple Li in the face of provocation, and the camera naturally turned to Li Chen's face.
Gnitting his teeth and angrily as expected, people could clearly see from the big screen that Li Chen seemed to smile in the face of provocation, and he smiled very brightly.
Sure enough, people are grouped by clusters, and it is obvious that Li Chen belongs to the category of melons, and the indifferent smile in the face of provocation is not optimism, but a strong self-confidence exuded from the bottom of his heart.
Li Chen took the initiative to reach out for the ball, which is worth looking forward to in the eyes of the audience, everyone knows that Big Apple lacks the ability to hold the ball, most of the time his shots are to catch the ball and throw, only a few times when the opponent's defense has a big hole, Li Chen will use his lame breakthrough to create a score, and now this situation, people have to be curious about Li Chen's next move.
Since Li Chen stretched out his hand to ask, Kobe Bryant was also willing to fulfill his little brother, and he also wanted to see how Li Chen was going to fight back. Although he usually trains together, he knows a lot of junior brothers, but most of them are still in the training stage, and there is still a little gap between them and their use in official competitions.
Li Chen took the ball, carefully controlled the ball with his right hand, and there was no trace of nervousness on his face at all, as calm as the surface of Lake Ontario when there was no wind.
The wind is up! Under the gaze of 10,000 people, the big apple plum raised his left hand and calmly made a three-point gesture, completely ignoring the blue face of Luo Erdeng in front of him.
Wow, the stadium exploded instantly! The audience began to cheer for Li Chen, such an arrogant gesture is too long, although Peter Pan Kobe was also an arrogant master when he was young, but because of O'Neal at that time, Kobe Bryant still did not make such a gesture.
Li Chen's move provoked reporters on the sidelines to press the shutter frantically, whether the goal was successful or not, it was written on the news after the game.
Dribbling the ball and running up the three-point line, Li Chen's fairly good speed made Luo Erdeng mistakenly think that this guy wanted to throw himself off through speed to shoot. Sneered in my heart, this is too underestimated, although I can't be fast, but I won't be tricked by you like this. Luo Erdeng started to speed up with Li Chen's pace.
Some people's tragedies seem to be predestined, just at the moment when Li Chen dribbled from 45 degrees on the left side of the three-point line to 45 degrees on the right, suddenly he slapped the ball to his crotch with his right hand and caught the ball with his left hand.
Luo Erdeng had already been thrown away by nearly a position at this time because he couldn't stop, but he was not in a hurry, in his opinion, Li Chen must have adjusted his shooting after such a large movement, and this little time was enough for him to turn back.
However, the opponent's action was unexpected by Luo Erdeng, the left hand that received the ball did not have any adjustment action at all, and directly used it as a force, and the right hand gently caressed the basketball to keep the movement stable, and Li Chen used his left hand to push the ball out steadily.
"Left and right bows? Finished! ”
This was the only thought left in Luo Erdeng's mind at this time, because he couldn't stop, so he didn't even have a chance to pull Li Chen to foul, and all he could do was pray for God to bless.
Well, the crisp sound broke the last trace of Luo Erdeng reverie, the ball went in, and the three points were effective. The beating numbers on the scoreboard thrust like sharp knives into the chest of the all-mighty warrior.
As the ball entered the basket, the scene exploded with a coax, and people roared with their greatest strength, this ball was too domineering.
Tell you that I want to play three points, but you still can't prevent me, I'm arrogant, what can you do!
In the eyes of crazy fans, this momentum is in line with the bloodline of Los Angeles's giants, and this is the real show-time moment, and the sound of the shutter shows the excitement of the atmosphere.
"Domineering response to provocation, three points in the left hand tell the champion who is the protagonist"
"The rookie king is domineering and leaking, I want to score three points, can you stop me?" 》
Bored reporters have come up with all kinds of headlines, but no matter what the headline, the cover picture will definitely be Li Chen's posture that clearly tells you that I want to score three points, and I believe that this unique arrogance will definitely inject a shot in the arm into the NBA, which has become less and less topical.
The Lakers' bench was almost crazy, and Li Chen's die-hard Odom and Wujacic even waved a towel, completely forgetting that such a move would likely result in a technical foul for them. The old monk had no choice but to call a pause, and he could see that everyone needed a little time to relieve their excitement now.
"Amy, come and watch TV, come on, wow, Lee is so domineering!" Julie pulled Amy out of the room with an excited look on her face.
Recently, because she was busy with the fashion exhibition, Amy didn't go to the game for some days, and even Julie had to stay in her room to watch the live broadcast. And Li Chen's three points are really shocking, although I don't want to admit it, but Julie really feels that there seems to be a feeling similar to reaching ** at that moment.
What appeared in Amy's eyes was still that classic posture, and the TV replayed Li Chen's goal over and over again, starting with the three-point gesture at the beginning, but then the sudden change of direction, and the last left-handed three-pointer.
The commentator seems to be trying to find any of them, but apparently can't. Especially the left-handed three-pointer at the end, it is more like showing people the essence of Li Chen, his top scorer.
Although it was only a replay, Amy was already too excited to speak, and with Julie, the two ran frantically back and forth in the small room, as if doing so would ease their excitement.
After calming down, the two met to meet Li Chen after the game, and they decided to celebrate this memorable moment.
(The recommendation is about to break 100, and I hope that whoever will give it a big kick!) )