Early the next morning, under the repeated urging of the alarm clock, Li Chen came to the training room sleepy-eyed.

Bang! Before he could enter the door, he heard the sound of a shot coming from the training room. "Hey, it's Kobe, I've always heard that he is a training maniac, but I didn't expect it to be true, and he came out early in the morning to strike iron, it's really persistent." As if to confirm his statement, bang, a certain god's shot is glorious again.

Li Chen felt that the timing of his going in now seemed a little wrong, the boss was on the rise, and if he disturbed his good interest, it would be worth the loss. But looking up at the wall clock on the wall, Li Chen still walked in.

Bang! He instantly had the urge to turn around, he was very worried about whether he would be destroyed by the boss, God knows if he would be put in small shoes by the face-saving Kobe Bryant who witnessed the boss's iron magic skills, and then one day Kobe Bryant would point to himself and say to Kupchak, "With him without me, with me without him, you can do it yourself"!

Bang!

"God, I'm recruiting someone to provoke someone, can I spare it." The sound of striking iron four times in a row made Li Chen eat beef noodles.

Bang!

He couldn't stand it anymore, he was afraid that if he stayed like this again, if he was discovered by Kobe, he would definitely not end well. Li Chen, who is honest and honest, coughed twice in embarrassment, he hoped that Kobe Bryant would pay attention to other people, and he would bother him to pay attention to the old man.

Bang! With the sixth crisp sound of iron, Li Chen finally saw Kobe's figure. At this time, Kobe Bryant, who was standing in the center of the field, finally noticed the person coming at the door, I don't know if it was an illusion, Li Chen felt that the boss's black face seemed to be a little red.

Well, Kobe Bryant, who was caught with such a miraculous skill, seems a little unnatural. As a result, Li Chen naturally became the punching bag of the boss who felt unnatural.

"Hmph, rookie, can't you just be a little earlier, I've practiced 300 shots." Kobe said viciously.

"Well, 300, when I'm an idiot, after practicing 300, you'll sweat a little, and after practicing 300, you'll hit six irons or more in a row, if that's the case, I have reason to wonder if your 12 three-pointers in a single game are match-fixing." Li Chen, who knew the truth of the matter, was very knowledgeable and did not expose the boss, and followed his words.

"Well, I'm sorry, I'm just sleeping this hobby, I'm already doing my best when I get up so early, hum, look at my dark circles." said that he showed off his dark eyes, which means that I have been confused just now, and I didn't notice your iron fighting skills or anything at all.

Kobe nodded, very satisfied with the performance of his younger brother. "Come on, aren't you going to learn offensive skills, come and take a closer look at my movements." Hearing this, Li Chen hurriedly ran to Kobe Bryant's side to observe.

Through yesterday's competition, Li Chen found that some statistics can be improved by learning from others or accumulating experience. For example, through the defense of Roy throughout the game, he found that his defensive awareness actually increased by 3 points, from 60 to 63.

Such a good effect even made him think about whether he would rise more if he defended Kobe, of course, he also knew that this was only because he was just starting to set foot on the court, and then he had to strengthen his own defense through the accumulation of game experience.

"Back-to-back singles is a way in which basketball players play 1v1 singles with their backs to defenders close to the basket, and most interior players have the ability to play back-to-back singles," Kobe Bryant explained to Li Chen while demonstrating the action, "but Michael Jordan has evolved the back-to-back singles of outside players into an extreme, and many outside players have realized the power of this offensive method, such as me, Carmelo Anthony, etc." ”

Li Chen nodded as if he didn't understand, and continued to listen to Kobe Bryant's introduction to the skills.

"The singles with the low post back to the basket, the conditions and skills required can be divided into several categories in general, one of which is the body, with a strong body and body pressure resistance, at this time your body is not strong enough is very important, especially when competing with opponents for card positions, skinny always suffers, which I believe you will experience when you meet James and Pierce."

It seems that the bodies of James and Pierce are feared by Boss Coo.

"The second is psychological, with a strong psychology, strong singles, and the mentality of giving up after winning the ball, which is one of the factors contributing to the success of low-post singles. In addition, the third type of skills requires the skills of card position to ask for the ball, left and right hand lateral sliding step dribbling skills, excellent left and right hand basket picking or throwing skills, left and right turning skills, left and right turn back jumpers, hook shots, passing skills, etc. ”

Kobe Bryant demonstrated these moves to Li Chen one by one, "As long as you have these abilities, then your back-to-back singles can bring a certain deterrent to the opponent, provided that you train carefully." Kobe Bryant said, "Okay, now you start training, don't be lazy."

"Finished?" Li Chen looked at Kobe Bryant suspiciously, "What's the difference between this Nima and watching a videotape?" You're too official, right, I would have googled it if I knew it, what do you want you to do"?

He could only slander in his heart, and he reluctantly imitated Kobe's actions over and over again, and he vowed never to come again tomorrow.

But fortunately, Kobe Bryant also guided Li Chen's various actions next, pointed out his shortcomings, and gave him his own suggestions, which made him feel a little better.

"Okay, now I'll attack, you defend." Kobe's purpose was exposed, this guy was simply looking for a sparring partner, but Li Chen defended very seriously in line with the principle of understanding the truth from practice.

I saw Kobe Bryant take the ball, his back to Li Chen, his body swinged tentatively a few times, and then suddenly with his left foot as the axis, his body quickly rotated to the right, and he had already completed the jump shot before Li Chen had time to move.

"Come on, you try, I'll defend." Kobe Bryant threw the ball to Li Chen.

Learning from Kobe Bryant's appearance just now, Li Chen turned his back to Kobe Bryant with the ball, trying to imitate the boss's next move, but the tragic ball was covered by Kobe.

"Watch out for feints, your intention to turn around is too obvious." Bryant pointed out Li Chen's mistake.

Li Chen, who took the ball again, learned a lesson this time, did not blindly turn around, leaned on Kobe Bryant with his body, made two feints in a row, and rotated his body to the right to jump and shoot, although he was a little dizzy, he still threw it.

"That's it," Kobe Bryant applauded, "With your shooting accuracy and your height and reach, as long as you master the skills of back-to-back playing, it's very difficult for defenders to do anything with you."

Li Chen nodded, as if he had learned something. Next, Bryant gave him a few more moves in turn.

Hold the ball with your back to the basket, rotate to the right with your right foot, dribble once, collect the ball, and immediately put your left foot on the pad to jump up and wipe the board to shoot;

Wait for the opponent to jump up, then jump up the moment he lands, and use the power of his arm to push the ball directly to the basket.

Turn to the right with your left foot, dribble to your waist and shoot with a hook...... All kinds of such actions made Li Chen wonder if Kobe Bryant was here to show off to himself.

However, Li Chen knows that even if Kobe Bryant is showing off, then he is worth it, as long as he masters so many skills, I believe that his offensive ability can increase a lot.

No, Li Chen found that his offensive consciousness had risen by 8 points in such a short period of time, and he was almost 70, so happy that he couldn't help but grin and smile brainlessly, so that Kobe Bryant wondered if this kid had masochistic tendencies, and the worse he was beaten, the happier he became, but for this situation, Kobe Bryant was very happy to be an adult, and continued to show Li Chen his gorgeous offensive skills.

Two hours later, Bryant sat on the sidelines panting to rest. Looking at the little brother constantly practicing some of the movements taught to him by himself, although he is immature, in Kobe's opinion, the current Li Chen is already at the level of a small boss for some players who do not defend well.

Finally, after diligent practice, the offensive awareness finally rose to 70, and Li Chen stopped practicing with satisfaction, "From today onwards, I am also a person with a back." He thought with some amusement.

Soon, the rest of the Lakers team also came to the training room and started the normal training day, because there were back-to-back games against the Clippers in the evening, and the old monk let the players do some free training on their own, maintain their strength and wait for the night game.

As for Li Chen, the old monk ruthlessly threw him to the free throw line, yesterday's two free throws made the old monk feel the need to let this guy strengthen the free throw training, in his opinion, the reason why Li Chen couldn't score the penalty was purely for psychological reasons.

And Li Chen told his coach through the data that his free throws are really not scientifically explainable, 48 of 100 shots, 52 of 100 shots, and 44 of 100 shots, this kind of superb data makes the old monk helplessly divide his disciples into outliers, but he still urges Li Chen to practice free throws.

The old monk didn't want to hear the opposite side shouting in the game in the future, "Look, Li is going to shoot, foul quickly, let him make free throws...... Li wants to shoot three points, fast, hold him, don't let him shoot, send him to the free throw line...... "The old monk who has been killed by Ao Fat for several years no longer wants to experience that feeling of helplessness.

"Old Nelson, that bastard." The indignant old monk secretly cursed in his heart the initiator of the shark-cutting tactic. But he forgot that it was his old opponent tonight, the senior brother of the Shark Slashing Sect - Mike Dunleavy who took this tactic to the extreme.

On May 20, 2000, the Lakers and Trail Blazers met in the Western Conference Finals. In the face of O'Neal's strength on the inside, the Portlanders had no choice, and Dunleavy, who was the head coach of the Trail Blazers at the time, had no choice but to use the "shark cutting tactic". O'Neal made 25 free throws in a single quarter, taking his basket power to the extreme, which is the "highest treatment" in NBA history.

In Game 2 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, Dunleavy sent Brian Grant and other fierce generals to foul O'Neal non-stop, resulting in O'Neal making 5 of 17 free throws, and the Lakers' offensive rhythm was completely disrupted, and they were finally defeated by the Trail Blazers. Dunleavy, who had eaten the sweetness, repeated his old trick in Game 7, arranging for a player to deliberately foul O'Neal and put him on the free throw line. But O'Neal hit it repeatedly, making 8 of 12 free throws. After the game, O'Neal looked disdainful when he talked about the feeling of being "cut", "My dad said, even if you shoot 99% from the free throw line, if you don't score when you should have scored, it's useless." The implication is that O'Neill is not at all afraid of Dunleavy's "shark-cutting tactics".

As for Nelson Sr., the mad scientist told everyone the feasibility of the shark cutting tactic through theoretical data. According to his theory, the best offensive team at the time scored about 1.1 points per game, so if a foul was made by a player who shot less than 55% from the free-throw line to get the opportunity to exchange possession, the fouling team must have profited. And O'Neal was the best test subject for Nelson Sr. because his free throws were so bad. Even if one or two games don't work, in the long run, "Shark Cutter" will take advantage.

Of course, Ao Fat's worst game was against the Pacers in 00, when he got a total of 39 free throws and hit 18, with a pitiful 46% shooting rate, which makes the old monk feel chilled when he thinks about it now. The old monk can only pray that Li Chen's free throws can improve as soon as possible, or hope that the coaches of other teams can discover this weakness of the Lakers later.

In anticipation, Li Chen is about to usher in his second game, and it is also the first back-to-back game of his career and the first away game of his career. Although he felt that his back singles were not yet hot, through the experience of the last game, he felt that even with his own shooting, he could catch the opponent off guard.