I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 184 If scoring is not for killing, it will be meaningless! (big chapter)

Although He Li was ready to play like Karl Malone in the future, under the suggestion of the team doctor, he still chose to return to the locker room and do a complete physical examination.

Since the referee's definition of Fisher's collision with the ball was only an offensive foul, not a malicious foul, He Li did not get a chance to execute a free throw, but the Bucks got the next ball.

In this regard, He Li has nothing to say, so he hurried down to reassure the Bucks coaching staff and management, and then returned to the game to kill the Quartet.

As for the period of He Li's absence, He Li is the head of the Bucks. He was injured at the beginning of the first game of the finals, which will inevitably have some impact on the Bucks.

Fortunately, the Bucks have a thick lineup, especially the forwards. The Bucks have a good foundation and there is no shortage of rotation players.

With a push of He Li, the big dog immediately entered the field.

After He Li finished his physical examination and made sure he was fine, he returned to the match scene. The score on the court was 13 to 16, and the Bucks were still leading.

"He Li, are you in good health?" George Karl saw He Li's return, and already guessed that He Li should be fine.

Of course, before preparing to put He Li on the field, he still cared about He Li.

"I am in good condition! Leave it to me. I hope that except for necessary substitutions, I will not take the initiative to call a timeout."

The implication of He Li's words is that he hopes that George Karl will fully trust him, and he will use his strength to help the Bucks gain a huge advantage.

If there is a timeout on the next court, it is likely that the Lakers were stopped by the Bucks led by him.

George Karl saw He Li who was confident and energetic, and patted He Li on the shoulder in relief.

"Go, as you said, this is your place!"

He Li smiled slightly and won the trust of George Karl, and then discussed some things with George Karl before the timeout for substitutions.

George Karl agreed deeply and nodded frequently.

After the chat was almost finished, it happened to be the dead ball link.

George Karl called a long timeout and explained the next tactical arrangement to the players.

When the timeout was about to end, He Li, Tim Thomas, and Bart were replaced, and Big Dog, Anthony Mason, and Joel were removed.

After the timeout, the Lakers lineup was adjusted to little change, only Rick Fox was replaced and replaced by Devin George.

The Lakers' strategy is still to allow Kobe to defend against He Li alone, plus a small forward to look at the defense and double-team.

It's not that the Bucks don't have a strategy to deal with this. Tim Thomas is naturally not here to fight against O'Neal. He is more likely to cooperate with He Li in pick-and-rolls, or run tactics to see if he can shoot a few open three-pointers.

Speaking of He Li re-entering the court, Cassel dribbled the ball and handed it to He Li after halftime.

At this time, He Li took the initiative to run towards Cassel, and Kobe understood at a glance, the Bucks' triangle offense!
As an opponent, as an outside defensive gate that wants to lock He Li with a single defense, it is naturally impossible for Kobe not to watch the video in advance to study how to defend He Li.

He Li and Cassel's triangle offense after the pick-and-roll is also a big killer.

However, Kobe was prepared and immediately rushed towards He Li to prevent He Li from catching and shooting, but forced He Li to pass the ball back to Cassel who was down.

Unexpectedly, He Li didn't pass the ball, but he wasn't blocked by Kobe either.

Facing Kobe's block, He Li retreated successively to open up space.

Kobe saw that He Li was about to take off and make a three-pointer with the ball, so he immediately took off for the second time and reached out to block He Li again.

However, He Li still made a move!

Under Kobe's surprised expression, the audience could clearly see that He Li's shot speed slowed down this time, to an unbelievable degree.

He Li seemed to get the ball in front of him first, and with a fake move that wasn't a fake move, he sent Kobe flying.

Immediately afterwards, he jumped up suddenly, and his body leaned forward and hit Kobe.

Kobe realized what He Li wanted to do next, but it was too late to hold back at this time.

Before He Li held the ball and was about to make a shot, his left arm was touched by Kobe's palm.

After experiencing physical confrontation, the core exerted strength, leaned back to create a certain shooting space, and finally exerted strength with both arms to shoot the ball.

"Wonderful 3+1, He Li used his body and technique to the extreme!
It is worth mentioning that Kobe also often uses this trick to beat opponents.

But today when he met He Li, he was sanctioned instead. "

"Every superstar is good at using their physical gifts, but they can be combined with skills and carried forward on the offensive end, which can become a truly unsolvable killer.

There is no doubt that He Li has such lethality on the outside.

Even Kobe, who has multiple best defensive teams, will suffer under He Li's offense. "

He Li took advantage of his own three-pointer threat and Kobe's lack of understanding of his "Xu Huang" ability, so he took the initiative to call Kobe a foul and won this four-pointer opportunity.

There is one thing to say, it is also fouls, and He Li made this wave of fouls very hard, which is also in line with the hard-line foul-making style of stars in this era.

Whether it is Jordan or Kobe, there are many situations similar to He Li's foul this time.

It's not that Jordan and Kobe don't have the ability to draw fouls, but the fouls won't go toward two or three free throws, but the extra penalty after hitting the shot.

That way more points are scored and the game looks better and more competitive.

If you call a foul to stop for a free throw, it will make the game ugly.

To put it bluntly, free throws in this era are condiments, snacks, not staple foods.

In addition to hand-to-hand combat, it is more interesting to watch people and punish one more.

Right now, He Li is that fans of other teams thought that He Liguang shot from outside the three-point line, and that He Li was really not hard enough to play, and he was soft.

But now, after He Li fought against Kobe, he can still forcefully throw a three-pointer into the basket.

Also through the ability to make fouls, get a chance to add a penalty, this f*ck is a full-fledged tough guy.

"Kobe, why are you staring at me?
I thought the only one who cared about free throws was O'Neill, a big fool who couldn't even shoot free throws!
It seems you want me to keep doing this to you?Don't worry, I will call until you are satisfied. "

He Li only took two shots of the ball, and raised his hand to throw the free throw with his own shooting rhythm.

Usually, when a player makes a free throw, he will shoot around to find the feel, and match the breathing rhythm to throw the ball.

But He Li is very fast, but also very accurate.

He Li's free throw fell into the basket accurately with the usual flat arc.

Without waiting for Kobe to counter He Li with words, He Li quickly returned to defense with other Bucks teammates.

"You want to blow me up too? I won't let you go this time!" Kobe chased after him and came to He Li on his own initiative, the poisonous snake spat out.

Kobe was very serious about He Li, and seemed to want to play He Li after he asked for the ball.

The game time lasted to 7 minutes and 54 seconds. Kobe only made two shots before, but both of them were shot when He Li was not there.

In other words, Kobe had never played in front of He Li before, and he had never singled out He Li.

Obviously, Kobe wanted to respond in front of He Li this time.

However, because the score on the field was unfavorable to the Lakers, 13 to 20, the Lakers were 7 points behind.

If the ball is handed over to Kobe, in case the Bucks find a counterattack fast break, or even a chance to chase a three-pointer, the point difference will be directly opened to 10 points.

Besides, He Li was obviously aggressive when he first came up, and Kobe had been playing for half a quarter, and his physical strength was exhausted. At this time, He Li was taller than him in singles and had plenty of physical strength.

Therefore, Fisher did not pass the ball to Kobe, but passed the ball to other teammates according to the tactics that Zen master had arranged before, letting them try to pass the ball to O'Neal.

There is only one center on the Bucks field, and the others are agile guards and forwards.

The Lakers want to pass the ball directly to O'Neal, which is really a bit difficult.

O'Neal looked anxious, so he could only take the initiative to walk out, and after receiving the ball, he relied on his strength to penetrate the Bucks' zone defense and double-team.

After all, at this time the only Bucks on the field who can resist O'Neal is Battelle.

O'Neill felt that Battelle was a backup center, and the muscles on his arms were not sharp-edged. He thought Battelle should be easy to deal with, so he didn't think much about it.

As a result, after receiving the ball, I felt: "Damn it, I was sloppy, I didn't think about it."

Although Battelle's arms are not as thick as the usual white tank center, but his hands are short!Short hands are good for exerting force and great work.

In addition, Battelle's feet are short and thick, and his foot plate is very stable.

Battelle put his left hand on O'Neal's waist, and his right hand looked for an angle and then made some small moves for O'Neal to interfere with O'Neal's back hit.

Unexpectedly, before Battelle had time to make a small move, Olney took the initiative to stop and passed the ball again.

It turned out that O'Neill slapped Battelle on the back a few times, and even with his butt, he could only move Battelle half a step.

"I won't do such a disadvantageous thing!"

O'Neill felt that it was really worthless to hit back to the basket, not to mention the three-second violation of back hitting, just the energy consumed by this wave.

O'Neal is a smart player. Knowing that Battelle's foot is very stable, he will not be so reckless in the next wave of singles against Battelle, and directly hit Battelle's arms.

Isn't it good to step under the basket, layup, hit the board, and hook?

It is said that after O'Neal passed the ball, Devon George had no eyesight, thinking that O'Neal couldn't move Battelle and didn't want to play.

So instead of passing the ball back to O'Neal, he chose to hand the ball to Kobe for handling.

When Kobe received the pass, his eyes lit up: "This rookie has a bright future, he will come up with something, and he has to train him well in the future."

However, before Kobe could be happy for a long time, He Li fired left and right, with full firepower.

He Li's defense is very aggressive, relying on his tall body, the whole person seems to cover Kobe.

And He Li's two hands, which were constantly looking for opportunities, looked like they wanted to steal on the surface, but secretly they were the stealing hand covering the other hand making small movements, and the two hands ravaged Kobe's soft waist back and forth.

Hundreds of tempered steel turned into soft fingers, and Kobe's hunk was sweating profusely on his cheeks, but during the few seconds he was being defended by He Li, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, it seems that nothing has changed.

Isn't it normal to sweat a game?
Do you really think that everyone can soak goji berries in a thermos cup without sweating a single drop after a game?

"The offensive time is coming to an end. The Bucks have done a good job defending this wave. It seems that they are going to guard against the Lakers' 24-second offensive violation."

"Can Kobe make a shot under He Li's strict defense?"

"Kobe pulled it up, shot back, what? Blocked!"

"24 seconds has come to the last second, He Li can easily predict that Kobe will make a shot at this time.

He Li's block gave the Bucks a very good fast break opportunity!

2 points or 3 points, no one at the basket, He Li blocked the shot and made a fast break. Should he choose to chase the body for a 2-pointer, or use dunks to securely score [-] points? "

"He Li jumped from the free throw line, and the windmill dunked! Wait, what did we see? A layup?"

The vast majority of fans saw that He Li blocked Kobe and then accelerated to grab the ball, then made a fast break and took off from the free throw line.

Unexpectedly, He Li actually made the right move in mid-air, changing the gorgeous windmill dunk into an ordinary commoner layup.

emmm, let me tell you something, this wave of licking baskets is a bit too bloody.

This caused the fans who were still chanting "Beat LA" to be stunned and stood there, not knowing whether they should sit down again for a while.

"You stinking idiot, why don't you buckle it!"

Cassel stepped forward and punched He Li in the chest as a greeting to He Li.

When He Li saw the hands that Kassel had just put down, he knew what was going on.

Before Kassel saw He Li take off from the free throw line, they all danced Kassel dance to He Li to celebrate.

Who would have thought that He Li would come out of nowhere to perform such a showy operation.

The fans in the audience had to admit that this is He Li's basic operation, so stop shouting 666 and sit down.

But this made Cassell, who was already celebrating, very depressed. He danced so happily, just to celebrate your layup?
In this regard, He Li can only pretend to be overwhelmed by the heights: "High-end scoring often uses simple scoring methods!"

Just at this time, Ray Allen also came over.

Unlike Cassel who was angry, Ray Allen was more concerned about He Li: "Are you okay with your leg injury?"

Ray Allen felt that He Li would not change the gorgeous dunks into iron-blooded licks for no reason, so the reason for this situation may be that He Li was affected by a leg injury.

He Li heard this, looked down at his leg, stepped on the floor and said: "Small injury, it's okay, I can finish this game."

The on-site commentary, as well as the Lakers players, were also attracted by Ray Allen's words and He Li's subsequent behavior.

Everyone really felt that He Li was affected by his physical condition, so the live commentary immediately discussed this issue.

He Li's performance in the first quarter was really good, and he has scored 4 points on 4 of 11 shots.

However, He Li's injury is a bomb in the Bucks. Even if it doesn't detonate in this game, it may explode instantly in the next few games and suddenly blow up the Bucks.

Thinking of this, the Bucks fans were quite concerned, and the voice of shouting "Beat LA" became a little softer.

The offense of the Lakers players has become a little bolder.

of course there are exceptions.O'Neal was very careful when he caught the ball.

"Give my regards to your mother! I really want to know which great mother raised you so fat!"

After a few quarters of the game, George Karl also found that Battelle's single defense against O'Neal was good, and if he cooperated with Anthony Mason to defend O'Neal, the effect would be even better.

So Battelle played a lot more today, O'Neal's shooting percentage was limited to 53%, and the number of offenses and free throws was also greatly reduced.

After O'Neal was restricted, the Lakers' offense was not very effective.

Relying on Kobe alone, plus Horry stepping up to score from time to time, the current Lakers' offensive pressure on the Bucks is actually not much.

What can really put pressure on the Bucks may be that the offensive end finds He Li for confrontation from time to time, or even physical violations.

He Li had no objection to this, he even took the initiative to find a confrontation in this game and took the initiative to cover for his teammates.

Fisher, who attacked He Li, was turned over twice by He Li when he was covering Kassel.

He Li's tonnage is here. It is not incomprehensible that Fisher chased Kassel and was knocked out by He Li.

And because of the penalty scale of the finals, while He Li retaliated against Fisher, he didn't get any covering fouls.

In addition, when Kobe was chasing Ray Allen and Fox was chasing the big dog, he was also hit once by He Li with the help of cover.

The Lakers play dirty and hard games, so He Li will naturally accompany him to the end. Anyway, He Li doesn't want to be a gentleman, so it's not bad to be a villain.

Of course, He Li's head-to-head style of play with real men consumes a lot of energy, and there is even a risk of injury.

In order to protect He Li, George Karl did not allow He Li to play the whole quarter.

Most of He Li's playing time was staggered, and he even tried to stagger the time with Kobe as much as possible.

However, Zen master insisted on playing the main force, and Kobe was a strong man. As soon as He Li came on the court, Zen master immediately replaced Kobe.

Because the Lakers couldn't open the offensive end, and the Bucks were too aggressive with three-pointers, Kobe didn't insist on defending He Li against the whole game.

As a result, He Li suddenly missed a three-pointer in the third quarter.

Unlike the scattered shots in the first two quarters, He Li scored three three-pointers in a row in the third quarter, directly forcing Zen Master, who was willing to believe in the OK combination and didn't call a timeout much, to a long timeout.

But after returning from the timeout, faced with He Li, who started double-teaming within two steps of the three-point line, he chose to break through with the ball instead.

He Li's slow way of breaking through brought a lot of discomfort to the outside players of the Lakers, and even Kobe, out of embarrassment and anger, retreated He Li angrily and got a technical foul.

After He Li shot the free throw for the technical offender, he turned to Kobe and taunted him: "Passing you is like crossing the road in the morning!"

"What about preventing me from being killed? Is there anyone in front of me? Can you make me notice you?"

"If you don't defend me like this again, then I can only go to the restricted area to bully that fat man."

Kobe was very angry when he heard this, but he was very rational. He didn't do anything to He Li and got the second technical offender.

Instead, he turned his anger into an offensive desire, and crazily output to the basket.

The OK combination determines how far the Lakers can go. Kobe, who is not mature enough, and O'Neal, who is not tough enough, can't bring the Lakers victory.

After Zen master discovered the problem, he pressed the OK combination on the bench for the first time, and voluntarily gave up the game in the fourth quarter of the first game of the finals.

As a team with two consecutive championships, it is impossible for the Lakers to have no one available on the bench. The Lakers used the bench to compete with the Bucks, and more or less chased some points.

Although the Bucks lost some points, they can take advantage of this opportunity to train immature rookies, gain more finals experience, and accelerate their growth.

And the final victory was also firmly grasped by the Bucks.

You know, there is an All-Star player Dagou in the bench lineup, which is equivalent to cheating, even if you invite Grandpa Lu to come and complain!

"81 to 112, the Bucks beat the Lakers by 31 points at home!"

“新秀巨星何力总决赛疯狂表演，单场拿下46分7篮板4助攻3抢断3盖帽，助力雄鹿拿下G1！”

"The strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake, the OK combination scored 57 points in vain, and finally lost to He Li who scored 46 points in a single game!"

"Bloody massacre! The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Milwaukee, and the Bucks swept the Lakers by 31 points!"

"The Lakers are in crisis for three consecutive championships. When they meet the No. [-] Bucks in the Eastern Conference and lose one game in the first game of the Finals, it may be difficult to establish a Lakers dynasty."

"Beat LA! FO, FO, FO, FO! The Bucks may become the first team to sweep the championship!"

As soon as the game ended, the media who watched the game couldn't help but make their voices heard. For a while, the Bucks and Lakers were all reporting on the finals in the United States.

To be honest, the ratings of the Lakers in the previous two seasons were not as good as the Bulls Dynasty, or even Mosaic's two consecutive championships.

Of course, this is due to the impact of the ratings killer Spurs, coupled with the impact of the Internet, so that in recent years, not so many viewers watched the NBA Finals.

But after tonight's game, the NBA suddenly attracted the attention of the whole United States.

Originally, the national media only thought that the Bucks might become a stumbling block before the establishment of the Lakers dynasty.

I don't want to, now there is a possibility that the Lakers' two consecutive championships may become a stepping stone for the rise of the Bucks.

There is no doubt that this is already a big gimmick.

Not to mention, the Bucks may still do what the Bulls did not do, starting from the first round of the playoffs and sweeping to win the championship.

Indeed, many people who eat melons have never noticed the Bucks before, but they basically know the Lakers, know that the Lakers have won the championship in the past two years, and are expected to establish a three-peat.

But after the Bulls established the dynasty twice, and Mosaic was defeated by the Bulls dynasty for two consecutive championships, people will naturally realize that this sudden rise of the Bucks is not easy.

The previous situation shows that to defeat the team that is expected to establish a dynasty, there must be only the dynasty team.

The Lakers are an NBA giant, and the OK combination is one of the best combination of inside and outside stars.

The Lakers with the OK combination were abused by the little-known Bucks for 31 points?
Is this the sky falling?
When some people saw these reports, they swarmed like sharks smelling blood.

And some people, especially the fans who chose to give up watching the NBA Finals because of Jordan's retirement, also turned on the TV again, looking forward to watching the highlights of G1 after the game, or waiting for the replay to start.

"It's gone up, it's gone up. As soon as it started broadcasting, the ratings went up again."

"What's the situation now?"

"15.5, more than 1900 million viewers watched today's game, this year G2 is expected to exceed last year's ratings."

"What was the average rating of G2 last year?"

“15.8。今年G1平均收视率只有14.7，比去年15.2要差80万观众！没想到在G1收视率下降的情况下，G2收视率又抬高了。”

The ratings of the NBA Finals are usually relatively high in the first and last two or three games, and relatively low in the middle games.

If the battles of the two finals are tight and a tiebreaker is needed to decide the winner, then the last three games will definitely be very interesting and the ratings will explode.

However, in G1 two days ago, the Bucks had a one-sided record against the Lakers, but there were still millions of new fans who came to watch the game.

It can be seen that, under the hype, momentum and influence of the media in the past two days, the round of the finals between the Bucks and the Lakers has attracted the attention of many universities in the United States.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, it would be great if He Li appeared earlier." David Stern was happy for a while and then sad again when he heard the news of the rising ratings.

The reason is that, earlier this year, the NBA just signed a new six-year TV broadcast contract with ABC, ESPN and TNT.

Due to the plummeting ratings in the shrinking season after Jordan retired, the asking price for NBA TV broadcast contract negotiations in the past few years has not been high.

After finally cultivating an OK combination, the ratings have increased a bit, but the Eastern Conference has no opponents that are evenly matched with the Lakers. The NBA wants to create a gimmick, but it can't do it for the finals.

In fact, Stern has long understood that, like the year Jordan retired, it is no longer possible for the ratings of the finals to beat the World Cup.

So Stern didn't have any ideas, and tried his best to help the Lakers establish a dynasty and attract a new wave of dynasty fans.

But never expected that after He Li entered the NBA, this season alone would have such a big impact on the structure of the league and the ratings of the NBA.

However, no matter what, the TV broadcast contract has just been signed, and now the ratings of the finals have skyrocketed, which has nothing to do with the NBA.

"Protect him and don't let him get hurt again. In any case, we will need him in five or six years."

As long as He Li does not suffer serious injuries, He Li will be at his peak six years later.

At that time, He Li will also have a second contract, and even play in the second team, and it is likely to be a big team, which can bring greater attention to the NBA and have greater influence on the NBA.

Therefore, for the future benefit of the NBA, He Li is no longer allowed to be injured any longer.

The NBA has already hurt an Iverson, and now it can't afford to hurt He Li, a star who is expected to improve the NBA at this level.

However, just as NBA officials wanted to protect He Li, He Li uttered nonsense in interviews before the game.

"If scoring isn't for the kill, it's meaningless!"

"Although I have long thought that I will win, it is different from what I thought. The Lakers will only play some clever tricks, and the rest are not worth mentioning."

"Standing in front of you is the best rookie of the year, the second team of the best team, the second team of the best defensive team, the MVP No.5 of the season, and the All-Star MVP!"

"A lot of people came to my game, not really supporting me. They just want to witness with their own eyes that the dynasty that the Lakers are about to create is destroyed by me!"

(End of this chapter)