I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 204 Playing against the Dream Team Five

The locker room before the warm-up match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Dream Five team.

"I'll see He Li again soon, the blood in my whole body has started to boil!"

"He's actually just a kid under the age of 19, so don't pay too much attention to him!"

"Yes, He Li has many helpers in the Bucks, as well as a great coach like George! But in the Chinese men's basketball team, his best helper is just a rookie champion who has not entered the NBA!"

Before the warm-up match started, the players of Team Dream Five had already started talking about He Li.

As for the head of the Bucks, the new fmvp, everyone will not underestimate He Li, but in another team, everyone's opinion becomes different.

"Everyone is saying that He Li is ready to be on the stage of the World Championships! But you must know that whether it is the World Championships or the Olympics, this is the stage for the Dream Team to demonstrate its dominance!"

Reggie Miller, who is already a veteran, said this as the locker room leader of this Dream Five team.

Reggie Miller continued to smile and said to everyone: "I'm already an old guy!

But I remember that I used to be a great player and a chasing champion!

That's right, I even lost to the little guy He Li in the playoffs last season.

But why are we not like this?Now let us be the chasers again and catch up with He Li! "

Reggie Miller had just finished speaking when Baron Davis added: "I was supposed to be on vacation!
But come here, let's win all the games!

Otherwise, it seems that you will be very unwilling to go back without something. "

"Byron is right! We don't have to be forced to win the championship, we should take the initiative!" Pierce tied his shoelaces and stood up from his seat.

There is no doubt that the 12 players of the Dream Five Team are united and ready to go. They want to win the Chinese men's basketball team led by He Li in the warm-up match and lay the foundation for winning the World Championships.

From the perspective of the Dream Five team, the only threat to them in this World Championship is the Chinese men's basketball team with the new fmvp He Li.

As long as the Chinese men's basketball team can be defeated in the warm-up match, then all problems will be solved.

"Let's go, I can't wait to see He Li too! He is my most admired disciple!" George Karl walked into the locker room, ready to bring the Dream Team [-] to the field.

Soon, the players of the two teams entered the court and began to devote themselves to the warm-up session.

"Huh? Why do I feel that He Li is getting fat?"

"Haha, I also feel this way. He Li's face is swollen. It shouldn't be because he drank too much water last night?"

"It is said that He Li likes to drink hot water and often holds a thermos. If it means drinking too much water, it is not impossible."

Most people were laughing at He Li, only Reggie Miller remained sober.

"You can tell by looking at He Li's arms, he is indeed fatter, but also stronger!
You don't think he is undisciplined, do you?

Forgot what Kobe said?He Li has seen Milwaukee and Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning!

He Li is a player who can regard hard work as talent!
Everyone, He Li has gained weight, He Li has become stronger! "

It is not uncommon in the NBA for forward players to become fat after an off-season. Camp Rainman and Vin Baker are typical examples of the sudden fall from superstars and All-Stars in recent years.

This is mainly due to the lack of self-discipline of the black players, and many players of the Dream Five team saw He Li's face turned round, and subconsciously thought that He Li was like them, just like those degenerates.

Only a few, like Reggie Miller, can see through the truth at a glance.

"Jermaine, maybe the gap between you and He Li has become even bigger!" Reggie Miller looked at O'Neal and sighed.

Little O'Neill noticed the eyes of his big brother Miller, and nodded resolutely.

Jermaine O'Neal worked hard for an offseason in preparation for helping the Pacers counterattack the Bucks next season.

Now that He Li has changed, Jermaine O'Neal is paying more and more attention to a powerful opponent like He Li.

That's right, Jermaine O'Neal didn't lose his fighting spirit because He Li became stronger.

After realizing that He Li has gained weight, Jermaine O'Neal hopes to feel the power of He Li again, and hopes to become stronger through targeted training in the next stage, and deal with He Li in a tougher way.

"When I find that people who are more talented than me work harder than me, I can only work harder than him!"

Just when O'Neal made up his mind secretly, Pierce stood up and presided over the overall situation.

"That's right, we can see that He Li has gained weight, maybe he can play unlimited singles like Michael Jordan!
However, we are a dream team, and we will definitely be able to take the initiative.

After all, the game is not one-on-one, but five-on-five! "

After learning that he had a helper like O'Neal, Pierce quickly realized the benefits of playing team basketball.

Therefore, this time, as the nominal leader of the Dream Five team, Pierce pays more attention to his teammates and mobilizes everyone's enthusiasm than any other player.

"Brothers, let's go, I think He Li is ready to enjoy a game that is doomed to fail!"

Pierce led the team to warm up.

During the warm-up period, He Li didn't have much contact with the players of the Dream Team. Anyway, he didn't have any acquaintances, so he didn't need to say hello, but most of them were competitors.

However, the head coach of the Dream Five team is George Karl, so He Li must go to George Karl to say hello no matter what.

"George, you look good recently? Have you figured out how to beat us? Haha."

"Don't worry, I'm very happy today, so I'll give you something special!"

I have to say, this is really a deep mentor-student relationship. Without such a good relationship, ordinary people really can't make jokes like this.

The warm-up is over soon, and the game begins.

In the Bucks, He Li usually gets the jump ball, but in the men's basketball team, He Li doesn't have to do everything by himself.

Yao Ming jumped the ball with Daben, but Daben was superior, and the Dream Five team got the ball.

Because He Li plays the third position, Pierce also plays the third position, and Pierce is the leader of the Dream Five team.

Therefore, the first attack of the Dream Five team did not choose to run over the weak perimeter defense of the men's basketball team and shoot directly from outside the three-point line. Instead, it was handed over to Pierce for singles.

To mention a little bit, the three-point line in the international league is basically the long two-point area in the NBA.

In this era when NBA perimeter stars are basically good at shooting long two-pointers, in the international league when shooting three-pointers, the shooting percentage will actually be quite good.

For example, after Jordan's three consecutive championships in 93, he announced his retirement and switched to baseball. Before retiring, Jordan's three-point shooting percentage was only 35.2%.

Afterwards, the league shortened the three-point line, but I don't want Jordan to come back in 95. It is also the shortened three-point line. Without practicing hard to regain his basketball skills, Jordan's three-point shooting rate has skyrocketed to 50%!

Until the 96 season, the number of three-point shots was increased, and the shooting percentage was as high as 43%.

Through Jordan's example, we can roughly understand the advantages of NBA outside stars playing in international leagues.

On the contrary, inside stars, because of the zone defense, cannot be completely unsolvable like the NBA.

Closer to home, today's game is just a warm-up match after all. The players of the Dream Team [-] didn't know much about the World Championships before, and they even signed up for it without any preparation.

Pierce attacked with the ball, not for the sake of attacking, so he didn't use a simple way to help the Dream Five team score and win this warm-up match.

What Pierce is looking forward to more is to understand earlier what kind of strength He Li has now!
At the same time, apart from Pierce, the rest of the Dream Team are also paying attention to He Li, this match between Pierce and He Li, and this wave of offense and defense.

"Only relying on defense, you can't prevent me!"

Pierce came in front of He Li, tried to use tentative steps to pass He Li, and at the same time used trash talk, intending to distract He Li in this way.

This is not the first time He Li has played against Pierce, and he has long been immune to Pierce's trash talk.

Pierce's tentative steps are extremely skillful, and he can usually use skills to make up for his lack of breakthrough speed.

If another person defends, he may be hit immediately and Pierce will directly pass him by.

But He Li has experience against Pierce and has a great physical advantage.

He Li pressed his body directly, Pierce felt the pressure from He Li, and immediately started to run.

He Li moved laterally to keep up, and then reached out for the ball.

"Oops, this ball is going to be lost!" Pierce has played He Li more than once, and he knows that He Li's stealing ability is not bad.

Ever since, Pierce could only turn his back and take half a step, take off and force his shot.

He Li was slow to draw the ball, so he could only block the shot with the other hand to interfere with Pierce's shooting.

Fortunately, Pierce made a hasty shot and took off unsteadily. The ball did interfere.

Pierce missed a jumper.

Due to the rules of the international league, the men's basketball team resorted to zone defense, and Yao Ming and Da Dashu stood under the basket.

Big Ben and Jermaine O'Neal, who played in the international league for the first time, were not able to block and grab rebounds very well.

In the end Yao Ming accepted the rebound and immediately passed the ball to He Li.

It was not in vain that He Li and Yao Ming practiced the triangle offense before. Yao Ming and He Li played together, and it was easy to find He Li's position.

It was the same this time, He Li got the ball, immediately countered the fast break, and advanced with the ball.

Baron Davis speeded up to He Li, and He Li hit the ground and passed the ball to Liu Wei who followed, who dribbled the ball to the basket.

However, Reggie Miller has also quickly returned to defense, chasing behind Liu Wei, ready to block Liu Wei for a layup.

In fact, with his speed, Liu Wei was able to hit the rebound before Reggie Miller chased the cap, but he was a little timid to play the Dream Team for the first time.

Liu Wei made a detour before the layup, and found that he was double-teamed, so he passed the ball again and handed it over to He Li.

Fortunately, He Li raised a knife and dropped a three-pointer into the net easily.

The originally unreasonable passing and offense have also become quite reasonable.

"Your pass is good, but you can try more when you have the opportunity. You don't have to be so restrained in the warm-up match!"

After shooting the three-pointer, He Li approached Liu Wei directly and gave him some encouragement.

Liu Wei was a little panicked, but also a little bit happy, and actively returned to defense.

In the next round, the Dream Five team still gave Pierce a little patience and continued to hand the ball to Pierce.

Pierce did not disappoint everyone. He first put on a posture of continuing to stalk He Li, one-on-one, and then suddenly stepped back in front of He Li, and came outside the three-point line to cast a jumper.

Pierce successfully responded to the Chinese men's basketball team with a sudden cold arrow. He Li did not expect this, and could only clenched his fists secretly.

"Second Pi, I think your skin should be itchy!"

In the next round, Liu Wei dribbled the ball across the half court against Baron Davis' defense, and then He Li received the ball and attacked.

The Dream Team was decisive, with Reggie Miller and Pierce double-teaming He Li.

But He Li is not afraid at all, what is the weight gain for?Isn't it just for this time?

He Li didn't care about Reggie Miller, mainly relying on his physical advantage, Pierce, who was more threatening to him in post-up singles.

Pierce wanted to push He Li, but the hand couldn't stop He Li, and He Li quickly hit back beyond the three-point line, and then made a long shot with a sky hook.

"Beep-"

"Three-point shot! He Li used the Skyhook to hit the ball from beyond the three-point line, and then there is another free throw opportunity!"

When faced with double-teaming, if He Li wants to create space for shooting, He Li uses two most practical moves. One is Jordan's step-back, and the other is a long-range skyhook.

After He Li gains weight, the effect of these two tricks will be greatly increased.

However, if you lean back, you need to take off first, and you may be stepped on when you take off.

The Skyhook doesn't need it!He Li plays on the outside, as long as he has enough height and wingspan, and he can press people by relying on tonnage and position, and he can stand still and shoot.

He Li tried it this time, and it was really extraordinary.

"Long-range skyhook, it seems to be more suitable for international competitions!"

When the sky hook shot just now, He Li had a strong feeling that the ball was hit!
Sure enough, it did hit.

Speaking of long-range skyhooks in the NBA, the shooting area with the highest shooting percentage is two points long, but in international competitions, it is a three-pointer.

And three points is one point more than two points!
"Can't hit, can't hit, damn it!"

He Li stood on the free throw line and simply helped the Chinese men's basketball team score one more point.

Pierce, like Yingmu Huadao, cursed with resentment when He Li made a free throw, but unfortunately it failed.

However, standing so close, He Li naturally heard it.

It was the next round, this time Baron Davis was attacking with the ball and asked Reggie Miller to shoot a three-pointer to return the favor.

At this time, Pierce was not idle, actively running around and wanted to run around the field with He Li, consuming He Li's physical strength.

He Li was not fooled, but mocked Pierce and said, "Hey, Paul.

You are obviously the star of the team, how did you become the team's second in charge?

This is really funny! "

Antoine Walker was traded and Pierce was supposed to be righted, but he became O'Neal's second child.

Now Pierce is the nominal leader of the Dream Five team, but now, in order to cooperate with others, he ran tactics and played support.

He Li ridiculed Pierce's incompetence, but Pierce enjoyed it.

"Come on, use your self-proclaimed strength to guard against me!"

When He Li heard this, he said angrily: "Then why are you holding the ball! If I don't have the ball, how can I defend myself?"

When Pierce heard it, he was right, he was running without the ball, but there was no need for He Li to run like him.

He Li only needs to help defend in the middle. Anyway, there are two people standing under the basket. It is difficult for the Dream Five team to break into the basket and score easily.

On the contrary, the Dream Five team made three-pointers and mid-range shots, DuangDuang hit the iron, and the men's basketball team defended and counterattacked after rebounding, and the opportunity came.

Sure enough, Reggie Miller ran like a tiger, and finally caught the ball for a three-pointer, hit the iron, and the rebound fell into He Li's hands.

It turned out that Reggie Miller was a bit unaccustomed to the three-point line of the international league. This time he shot outside the three-point line, subconsciously using the shooting power of the NBA three-point line.

It is also because of this that when the basketball bounces out, it bounces farther.

(End of this chapter)