177. To Thunder - Allen!
On April 4th, the NBA was suspended for a day, and the finals of the NCAA Basketball Tournament arrived.
Even on this day, Li Ao still grabbed some shots.
He got 40+ in two games in a row!
Some media deliberately pulled this to the crazy three finals - if Spider-Man does not make it to the NBA, this year will be another year for Spider-Man to dominate college basketball.
Spider-Man just scored 40+ twice in the first 3 days of the Mad 3 finals, what is this not a 'Mad 3 player'?
Of course, someone came out to refute - Spider-Man lost one of his two 40+ games.
Someone immediately stood up and said - in the NBA, it's normal for rookies to lose, and other rookies also lose, why can't they get two consecutive 40+ games?
There are also people who surround Ai to save Lee - the answer: 5 consecutive 40+ games in the rookie season, all lost.
Iverson heard that the fans were arguing because of him, so he ran to pay attention...... (βΌγβΌ#)
If you want to discuss Spider-Man's 40-point loss, you can discuss it, what are you doing with his answers!
Iverson's shot lay inexplicably.
Li Ao, on his side, returned to Los Angeles and continued his training for an afternoon.
After dinner, Li Ao and Aunt Courtyard watched the live broadcast of the Crazy Three finals together.
The Trojans reached the Final Four this season, beating the Wildcats 87-81 in 4-8 and losing 74-95 to the Duke Blue Devils in the Final Four.
The Duke Blues and the Spartans of Michigan meet in the finals.
After watching it for a while, Li Ao concluded that the Spartans were gone.
Duke is too strong, and Duke's lineup this year is outrageous.
Sophomore Jay Williams, the No. 3 high school player in '99, has improved by leaps and bounds from his freshman season, averaging 21.6 points and 6.3 assists per game, and became the new star of the Duke Blues before graduating from Battier.
In addition to these two, the Duke Blue Devils also have Carlos Boozer, Chris Dujon, Mike Dunleavy.
In the previous game, he didn't have time to watch, only that his old teammates won the top 4.
The outcome of the game was as undoubted as Li Ao thought, and the Duke Blue Devils beat the Spartans of Michigan 80-61 to lift the championship trophy.
After watching the finals, Li Ao returned to the room and took out a small notebook and looked at the 82/304, 2/9 written on it.
He spread his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or laugh.
41 points in two consecutive games, rushing to an average of 25 points per game has been greatly accelerated.
With 7 games left and 222 points, you can average 25 points per game.
Last night's garbage time, he was very entangled, and in the end, he spread his hands and looked for a chance to rush!
The iron cloth shirt on his face has been refined to another level.
He withdrew his outstretched hand first.
In the last 7 games, the first goal is definitely to reach the playoffs, that is, to win first.
At present, they are 45-30, temporarily leading the 44-31 SuperSonics, but the situation is still uncertain, and they may end up with a win, and even have to compete in divisions, divisions, home records, etc.
And, if you can...... The Timberwolves are 47-29......
You can try to throw more actively, but you can only ensure victory or when you really can't beat it.
As for Blevin Knight's resentful eyes...... If you dare to fight in garbage time, let him Spider-Man carry it.
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The next day, Li Ao reduced the time for additional practice, and only practiced 1 hour of running mid-range shooting after lunchtime, and the freed up time was used to study tonight's opponent.
At 6:40 in the evening, after Li Ao completed the 'perfect warm-up', he came to the player's tunnel and looked at the Bucks who entered first.
Cassel, Ray Allen, Big Dog, this super combination that can score 63 points per game......
It's another stressful game!
Opposite was one of the best teams after the All-Star weekend, with a 5-1 record in six games in nine days in late February, which allowed Kassel to win his second career weekly best.
In the next 17 games, the Bucks won 10-7.
Before the All-Star weekend, the 29-23 Bucks were squeezed by the Heat in fourth place in the East, but with this wave of 15-8, they have surpassed the 42-34 Heat with a 44-31 record.
The Heat have lost the possibility of hitting 50 wins, but the Bucks have!
Putting aside the Bucks' excellent performance after the All-Star weekend, Li Ao is also very jealous of this opponent, in mid-January, they played the Clippers and the Bucks once, he scored 27 points and 8 assists, led the team to 101 points, but the opposite side blasted 122 points......
However, Odom was injured that time.
Now they have an offensive core that averages 14.5 points, 8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game in 62 games!
Li Ao looked at Matt Harprin, he didn't expect Odom to be so afraid of this muscular hunk.
This teammate came in too well, not only bringing in the mid-range partner he needed on the wing, but also keeping Odom at bay.
After the visitors finished their game, the spotlight moved to the home team's tunnel entrance, and the audience resounded with wild cheers.
Li Ao put away his distractions and was the first to enter the court.
The atmosphere tonight was particularly noisy, and the fans were extremely excited.
He knows why β he can't wait to set a new record for the best record in team history.
He wanted to too!
After Odom was the last to play and the lights came on, Li Ao devoted himself to the pre-game preparation stage, communicating with his starting teammates about the opening style of play and shooting hot hands.
At 6:58, the pre-match preparation period ended, and both teams started the game.
The Clippers made changes to their starting lineup tonight, with Greg Anthony, Ao Lee, Margety, Odom, and O'Neal Jr. starting the game.
The Bucks fielded a starting lineup of Cassel, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Jason Caffey, and Scott Williams.
Li Ao glanced at the opposite lineup, the two opposite sides are blue-collar insiders, Jason Caffey is the inside substitute of the second dynasty of the Bulls, Scott Williams is the inside substitute of the first dynasty of the Bulls, they are all good at doing dirty work, they have rich experience in the game, they know how to cooperate with stars, and they play diligently and never steal the show, so the two can beat Tim Thomas, who averages 12 points and 2.1 assists per game, to play the starter.
The aliens are averaging 18.6 points and 8.8 assists per game this season, master of court control, top offensive organization, poor single defense, but outstanding help defense.
Big dog, a first-line scorer who averages 22 points per game whenever he plays.
In the end, Li Ao focused his attention on Ray Allen.
"Ray Allen, 25 years old, 196 cm, 93 kg, overall rating 91...... averaged 22 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game...... 43.3 percent three-point shooting, 41 percent long two-point shooting, 41.8 percent shooting from mid-range, 42 percent from close range, and 63 percent from the basket ......"
The Bucks' strongest player, a top star with all-round scoring means and full coverage of scoring areas, but also the star they are most likely to limit among the three musketeers.
The one who can limit this top player, unfortunately, is it him Spider-Man.
In the last meeting, he defended Ray Allen from shooting 8-of-22 and 2-of-6 from three-point range.
At 7 p.m., the game begins!
O'Neal Jr. beat Scott Williams on a jump ball and the Clippers went first.
The fast break didn't come out, Odom didn't rush, passed the ball to Greg Anthony, advanced steadily, and landed in the battle with a success rate.
After Greg Anthony arrived in the frontcourt, Margeti actively cut inside, Ray Allen blocked, and Margeti took the initiative to find a confrontation.
Li Ao cheered for Margeti for 1 second in his heart, then seized the opportunity to come to the right side of the free throw line high post, relied on the big dog to receive the ball, and when he received the ball, he followed O'Neal and crashed backwards.
The big dog was very strong, and it was only knocked back a few centimeters, stabilizing its center of gravity.
After Li Ao took a step, his right foot stepped forward, and the big dog immediately pressed up.
When Li Ao landed with his right foot, he turned left, slapped the ball to the left back, carried the pressure of the big dog and turned around and took two steps, stopped suddenly, jumped, and threw a shot...... Hit!
People are right-handed, how can they step out with their right feet for a turnover jumper - Ray Allen, who saw Li Ao's entire back play, pursed his lips, didn't say anything, and ran forward.
He has long been accustomed to the big dog's clumsy defense, but tonight's starting match between the two teams can only let the big dog defend against the big spider and let the big dog defend against Magetti, he can't imagine how pitiful the inside line will be.
Just now, the big spider turned around and rushed forward, and the big dog that was passed by didn't even chase it, watching the big spider stop and jump and shoot.
Coming up front, Ray Allen threw himself into the attack.
Defensively, he's desperate, averaging 98.5 points per game, the fifth-worst defense in the league.
But they averaged 103.2 points per game in 75 games, ranking first in the offensive firepower league!
When it came to the Bucks' offense, Cassel broke through Greg Anthony at the top of the arc.
Cassel's speed is not fast, it looks slow, but the tempo changes very well, and the speed of the change of direction to the middle and lateral movement is so fast that Greg Anthony can't even hold the middle!
Kassel burst inside from the front of the basket and was covered by Odom when he took a step inside the free throw line, and Cassell split the ball to the wing......
Ray Allen borrowed Jason Kafee to cover the ball and make a two-point shot...... Hit!
Ray Allen raised his neck at the rookie spider as he stepped back.
This rookie is really bold to prevent!
Leaning towards the person who blocked the pick-and-roll, turned his back and bypassed the pick-and-roll to chase the player without the ball, this operation, the last time Ray Allen played against Li Ao, it was the first time he saw it.
This doesn't care about the defensive style of the pick-and-roll executor, Ray Allen, who was prevented from shooting 8 of 22 in the last meeting, was a little proud after the game, and the big spider's defensive attitude towards Kobe Bryant and Carter is nothing more than that, right?
Mainly because of winning.
And this time, this time, in addition to wanting to win the game, Ray Allen also wants to blow up the rookie spider!
Since you can't get rid of the big spider chasing defense by cover, then don't get rid of it, seize the opportunity and throw it directly!
When it came to the Clippers' offense, Li Ao continued to play with the ball back in a high position.
Odom stumbled to the baseline and prepared to move without the ball.
The boss can finally help him share the pressure of attacking with the ball, it's not easy!
In the last round, Li Ao personally felt the defense of the big dog, and this time he played more freely, relying on the big dog to dribble, and made a fake action of turning and rushing, and the big dog immediately withdrew a step.
Li Ao did not rush forward, turned around and collected the ball, jumped, and shot in the middle......
Again!
Immediately afterwards, Ray Allen borrowed Jason Kaffee's mid-transfer pass from the free throw line, turned around and shot quickly, Li Ao went around the pile to chase the defense and stretched out his hand slowly, and Ray Allen hit the shot again!
4-4 draw!
It's time for the Clippers to attack again, and Li Ao continues to play high back.
Such a good point, of course, you have to fight well.
The big dog's defense is very attitude - I'll just shoot once.
In the first round, Li Ao turned around and rushed forward, and the big dog withdrew to prevent the breakout, just now Li Ao turned around and shot and hit, but this time he stuck to it.
Strain or something, that's the job of a role player, he's a superstar.
Li Ao, who was well prepared for the game, understood the big dog, he turned around and broke through directly after receiving the ball, and the teammates of the big dog also knew him well, and the inside line was expanded in advance to make up for the defense.
Li Ao divides the ball!
Odom pulled to the left side of the three-second zone to receive the ball, and then passed, O'Neal Jr. ate cake and scored two points on a layup!
Odom easily got the assist, and he was happy - boss, please keep improving!
Recently, Li Ao has launched more attacks with high backs, and Odom has more opportunities to enjoy the joy of transferring.
In the offensive and defensive transition, Ray Allen scored two goals in a row, and Odom chose to follow Jason Kaffee, who went to help Ray Allen block this time.
Cassel saw the change in the movement of the opposite inside, and when he broke through, he sped up with his feet and easily beat Greg Anthony and hit a long stop-and-go two-point shot!
In the middle of the shot, Kassel is the strongest of the Bucks!
47% of the shots are averaged 2.9 goals per game, and 50% of the long two-point shooting rate is 2 goals per game!
When it came to the Clippers' offense, Li Ao came to the frontcourt and saw that the defender had become Ray Allen!
He continued to the right side of the free throw line to lean against the opponent, but this time he didn't ask for the ball alone.
Ray Allen's defense is much better than that of the big dog, his height and weight are also very good, and Li Ao, who is only on the edge of a good level with his back hitting ability, is very cautious...... The main thing is to have better offensive starting points.
There was no need for Li Ao to command, although he reached the back position, but Greg Anthony saw Ray Allen and the big dog switching defenses, and immediately motioned to Margeti to come up and catch the ball.
Margeti catches the ball on the left side of the arc and waits for Greg Anthony to pull to the left touchline and break through!
Simple and rude, one step sideways, Margeti straight forward.
The big dog pushed up, was hit in pain, and retreated.
The Bucks players have a lot of experience in partnering with the big dogs, and they all move their feet in advance to prepare for the defense.
Margeti burst to the left side of the three-second zone, was blocked by Jason Kafee, and the left baseline of the ball was close-range, Odom was just a little entangled, such a big gap, should he step into the three-second zone to attack the frame, or step back to shoot...... Seeing a cutting figure, he quickly focused and played the ball......
Li Ao turned his back from a high position and bypassed Ray Allen to cut in, Ray Allen was turned by Li Ao's elbow and secretly cursed 'Los Angeles players are all silver coins' to catch up, but he was not faster than Li Ao and failed to catch up.
Li Ao received the ball from close range and stepped to the sideline of the three-second zone a little inside the baseline on the right sideline, Scott Williams had already moved in advance, but as soon as he arrived in front of Li Ao, Li Ao had already hooked the ball out against the baseline...... Hit!
Ray Allen, who was chasing after him, moved his mouth twice, but did not curse.
It's too fast! It's ugly, like an old man in the park......
When it came to the Bucks' offense, Odom gave up helping Li Ao defend against Ray Allen, focusing on helping to defend Kassel and guarding the big dog cut.
Ray Allen was hit by one, ran aggressively, received the ball from Cassel, and scored two more points!
The team score is tied 8-8! Ray Allen's personal score also tied with Li Ao, and both of them scored 6 points!
Ray Allen scored the ball and the fans began chanting "Spider-Man GOGOGO"!
(End of chapter)