Chapter 50: The Neural Knife Controversy
Dare to vote like this, naturally, the "nerve knife" badge lit up.
With two consecutive three-pointers, the point difference came to more than double digits, which obviously stunned the Magic team. Van Gundy had to call another timeout. It's just that this timeout, like the one in the third quarter, didn't have much effect, Kobe Bryant returned to the court, all kinds of ball-holding singles, the Magic team couldn't recover, and finally they collapsed at Staples Arena.
At 108-96, the Lakers won by a whopping 12 points.
Before the "small ball era" has not completely arrived, this point difference is still quite large. Some media with exaggerated headlines will even use the adjective "big win" in the case of this kind of score difference.
Bryant was delighted.
It's not just because he got 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
And also because they beat the Magic.
Before this game, the Magic team lost one game, and is currently tied for first place in the East, one of the strongest teams in the East, and it shows the strength of the current Lakers roster to defeat such a team when he ate two fouls in the first quarter and didn't play much.
He finally has a helper and doesn't have to go it alone like he did in the previous two seasons.
Li Wan ended up scoring 16 points, and after two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, he barely scored.
Although he only played about 20 minutes in this game, he was on the court from more than 5 minutes in the third quarter to 7 or 8 minutes in the fourth quarter.
Not to mention that he has been responsible for organizing and attacking for a long time, and there are some problems with fitness in the latter part. Phil Jackson also substituted him at the nine-plus minute mark of the fourth quarter to bring Fisher back on the court, and Fisher heard some sighs clearly as he waited on the sidelines.
Many Lakers fans don't want to let Lee Wan go.
Fisher was unhappy.
Also frustrated with him was "Little Shark" Bynum.
In tonight's game, although the Lakers won, it has nothing to do with him, or something to do with it, if it weren't for him, the Lakers might have won more easily.
He dragged his feet all night.
It took 33.4 minutes to get 11 points and 7 rebounds, which looks okay, but when it is put together with Howard's 28 plus 16 "big double-double" data, there is really no comparison.
He's blown up!
And it was obvious that it was blown up.
That shows he's a long way from being one of the league's best interior players.
Howard, who performed well, ran over to say hello with a grin, first hugged Kobe, and then shouted to Li Wan: "Nerve knife boy, I remember you, wonderful performance!" ”
There is nothing competitive about it, which is probably the most criticized point of the peak "Warcraft".
But there's no denying that he's really strong at his peak!
Turkoglu looked ugly, and he ended up with an all-around performance of 14 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds, but at the same time had five turnovers. For a "Turkish agent" who averaged only 1.6 turnovers per game in his career, this statistic is a bit glaring.
And all this is thanks to the newcomers of China. He was "arrested" twice by this guy!
Like Howard, remember this newcomer too!
See you in Orlando!
muttered silently in his heart, when the time comes, he must pay back this account.
Li Wan, who returned to his outstanding performance tonight, has once again become the darling of the media.
Late at night, Phil Jackson and Phil Handy, who returned to the Toyota Center Arena, prepared for the next two away games.
"You say...... How about letting Li Wan play the number one position? ”
Phil Jackson suddenly asked, he has been staring at Li Wan's data report after tonight's game. If Li Wan's organization and passing were just a flash of inspiration before, then this game really showed a lot.
16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, shooting 50%!
This is a statistic that Fisher has not necessarily been able to play a game in the whole season, and it only took Li Wan 20 minutes to get this data. And the gap between the two of them is not just that.
Compared to Fisher, Levan has a better defense, more ideas, and ...... Higher popularity!
Fisher has more ...... than Lee Wan
Maybe it's just age and experience.
There is a question mark for the latter item, as far as Li Wan's ball quotient is concerned, Fisher's experience may not necessarily have an advantage.
Phil Handy put down the data and did not rush to express his opinion, and summarized Li Wan's advantages for Phil Jackson: "He has a very good independent offensive ability, and he has a good vision, and he can bear the pressure for Kobe on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends......"
Why not let him play the number one position?
Phil Handy, who was summarizing, and Phil Jackson, who was listening, had this idea in their hearts almost at the same time.
Admittedly, Phil Jackson thought at first that he would use Li Wan as the team's sixth man. But ideas are not immutable.
"Maybe it really can, just like Allen Iverson became the MVP of the regular season after switching to the No. 2 position, maybe Lee can play better when he reaches the No. 1 position!"
Phil Handy saw the light in the eyes of the "Zen master" and finally made his point out.
"But...... Not now! ”
It's just that after saying his opinion, he suddenly took a turn, and Phil Jackson also nodded, he knew what Phil Handy's concerns were, Li Wan showed a lot of No. 1 characteristics, but he also had big problems of his own, such as instability, and physical problems.
For now, it's better for him to stay in the position of the sixth man first.
Originally, Phil Jackson didn't immediately want to put him in the starting No. 1 position. But it's a vision, a viable idea, a vision that can be implemented in the future!
At 1:30 p.m. the next day, the Lakers all took a plane to Denver to challenge the Nuggets away.
As soon as he got off the plane, Li Wan had "altitude sickness", and he exhaled and inhaled and adjusted a few times. He can already imagine how tiring it would be to play at the Pepsi Center in Denver at an altitude of 1,606 meters.
"Hey, rookie, the reaction from the plateau is not comfortable, right?" Odom noticed Li Wan's strange appearance and sneered, "But it's good for you to go to Salt Lake City, at least the altitude there." ”
Utah's location at 1,206 meters above sea level and the fact that it's home to some of the world's most noisy fans hence the name "Home of the Devils."
Li Wan ignored Odom, but asked thoughtfully: "I wonder if it will help my physical fitness if I come here for aerobic training in the summer." ”
"Of course there is, at least it's better than eating sea cucumbers." Odom rubbed his stubble-covered chin and gave serious advice, "When I was lazy and didn't want to train, my strength and conditioning coach made me eat sea cucumber every day. He told me that eating sea cucumbers for a long time can improve physical fitness, and to a certain extent, it can also improve physical fitness. ”
"But then I came back to training, and it really didn't smell at all!"
As if thinking of some painful Huiyi, Odom's whole face was disgusted, and he gradually showed a lewd smile: "Compared with sea cucumbers, abalone is more delicious, tender and juicy." ”
Li Wan got into the car with his bag and didn't listen to his nonsense anymore. After arriving at the hotel and staying, he went to the makeshift arena to practice shooting by himself. He had to adapt to altitude sickness as much as possible.
After returning to the hotel after training, Odom came to him again, and Li Wan declined him in advance: "I don't want to eat abalone!" ”
Just now, he practiced "picking up and throwing himself" for about 1 hour, and he was obviously much more tired than usual at this stage, and until now, his cheeks are still a little red.
The plateau alone is a bit addictive, and looking for a girl on the plateau, Li Wan is afraid that he will not wake up until tomorrow night when he is "drunk".
"No, man, something interesting happened, Jr-Smith thinks you're just an open pitcher waiting for a teammate to pass the ball, and you can't compare to him at all!"
"Congratulations, rookie, you've finally been attacked!"
"Is this also worth congratulating?"
Li Wan turned on the computer he brought, connected to the hotel's network cable, searched for relevant content on the Internet, and soon figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
This morning, the Nuggets opened their arena, and ESPN reporters interviewed Jr. Smith: "A lot of people have been saying lately that Lee, a newcomer to the Lakers, has a very good scoring explosion, just like Ling, what do you think about that? ”
Jr-Smith pouted with some disgust, comparing him to Li Wan made him very unhappy: "He's just a rookie who has played 6 games, and this is my fourth year in this league, I can hold the ball, I can shoot, I can pass and play, I have a lot of labels in this league, the label of scoring explosiveness is only a part of me, and I don't think his scoring explosiveness can be stronger than me!" ”
What is called unclear cognition of oneself, this is unclear cognition of oneself.
Li Wan does not deny that JR-Smith's "Nerve Knife" attribute is higher than him, and the feel is coming, and it may be better than when he opens the "Nerve Knife" now, but this can pass the ball and organize, does he have any misunderstanding of these two words?
Li Wan didn't continue to browse the news, found information, and began to study J.R. Smith's footage and scouting report.
Early the next morning, during the Lakers' pre-game free interview session, Li Wan surrounded him with several media reporters and asked him what he thought.
"I'm definitely different from him, I can hold the ball, I can shoot, I can pass and play, I still have a lot of labels on me, and the explosiveness of scoring is only part of my label!"
A reporter didn't react: "Isn't that J.R. Smith's point of view?" ”
"Yay!" Li Wan nodded, "But he obviously doesn't know himself, but it's okay, after this game, he will know!" ”
Li Wan is very confident, and he has nothing to be unconfident.
He now has all the talents of Jr-Smith, as well as better physical static talents than him, and also has advantages in terms of ball quotient and strength, so it can be said that he is a "strengthened version of J.R. Smith".
Although he hasn't squeezed all of his potential yet, J.R. Smith is also not in his prime.
His response was undoubtedly fuel-burning.
This regular season, which was originally full of highlights because of Kobe Bryant's "Golden Twin Guns", is now another highlight with JR-Smith and Li Wan shouting at each other.
Many media described this contradiction as a "nerve knife battle"!