I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 81 Liu He vs Biao Anthony

NBA superstar would rather drive a pickup than a Ferrari.

Just this one sentence caused Liu He a lot of trouble.

Fans have unlimited imagination.

"Liu He's big pickup was given to him by Kobe. What does this mean? It shows that Kobe and Liu He have a very good relationship."

This is fairly reliable.

"At the All-Star Weekend, O'Neal snatched the All-Star MVP, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Kobe and Liu He. Kobe and Liu He are going to join forces to counter O'Neal."

Outrageous on Nima.

How on earth are these two things connected?

"As we all know, Liu He's Ferrari was a gift from old Buss. Obviously, Liu He is dissatisfied with old Buss. As for the detailed information, my aunt works at the Staples Center, and I have inside information..."

For a normal team, these rumors are actually nothing.

The point is that the Lakers were originally a team full of contradictions that could erupt at any time.

Liu He has tried his best to maintain the relationship with the Lakers, but he still can't avoid other people's intentional or unintentional provocations.

As a result, Liu He was distressed about how to solve these troubles.

Just then, his agent, Arne Theron, called.

"Dude, I have good news! Ferrari wants you as a spokesperson."

Liu He was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly understood.

What teamed up with Kobe to counter O'Neal?
What's wrong with old Bath?
It's all fake news.

It was just a gimmick created by Ferrari to sign a contract with Liu He, in order to gain the attention of fans.

"It's still the same, I leave it to you! You are responsible for things outside the stadium."

Liu He happily hung up the phone.

However, Liu He was not the only one who was happy.

Far away in Motown Detroit.

Pistons general manager Joe Dumars, who has been gloomy for most of the season, finally smiled.

2004 2 Month 20 Day.

Rasheed Wallace officially joined the Pistons after completing his physical.

Today is his first game.

Rasheed Wallace came off the bench and played a total of 12 minutes. In the end, the Pistons lost to the Western powerhouse Timberwolves 87:88.

Although they lost, everyone can see that Rasheed Wallace is the "Mr Right" of the Pistons!
2 month 22 day.

The Pistons lost to the Magic by one point again, 86:87.

And since then, the Pistons have changed.

Playing the 76ers, let the 76ers only score 66 points.

Play the Trail Blazers and let the Trail Blazers only score 68 points.

Playing the Nuggets, the Nuggets only scored 66 points.

Play the Sonics and let the Sonics only score 65 points.

Play the Bulls and let the Bulls only score 65 points.

In the second game with the 76ers, the 76ers still only scored 69 points.

Beat the Pacers and let the Pacers only score 61 points.

The Raptors had 66 points.

The Eastern Conference defending champion Nets scored 56 points.

The Nets only scored 65 points in Game [-].

Then met the Pacers three times in a row, only allowing the Eastern Conference leaders to score 67, 65, and 65 points.

……

The Piston Five Tigers are completely crazy.

Fans exclaimed: "This Pistons team is definitely the best defensive team in NBA history, not one of them."

In the second half of the regular season, the Pistons played all the invincibles in the Eastern Conference.

Even Western Conference title contenders like the Spurs, Timberwolves, Mavericks, and Kings can't take advantage of it.

……

For the Lakers, the schedule after the All-Star Weekend was relatively easy. They didn't encounter any strong teams, which gave the Lakers a chance to adjust. After all, Kobe just returned from injury.

But Liu He was not feeling well during this time.

Perhaps it was because Liu He's performance in the three-point contest was too explosive. In these few games, the opponents have adopted strategies to guard against Liu He.

2004 2 Month 17 Day.

The Lakers accepted the challenge from the Trail Blazers at home.

Liu He only scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.

But O'Neal broke out, scoring 36 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.

Kobe also had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

The Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 108:88.

2004 2 Month 18 Day.

The Lakers challenged the Warriors in back-to-back away games.

刘河依旧受到了全场盯防，最终砍下14分7篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽。

But Kobe broke out again, scoring 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

O'Neal also had 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

The Lakers beat the Warriors 129:103.

2004 2 Month 20 Day.

The Lakers will play against the 76ers at home.

Liu He was strictly guarded again, scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

But O'Neal broke out again, scoring 41 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Kobe scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals.

The Lakers beat the 118ers 91:76.

2004 2 Month 22 Day.

The Lakers challenged the Suns away.

刘河在马里昂的全场盯防下砍下了15分8篮板2助攻1抢断2盖帽。

As a result, both Kobe and O'Neal exploded.

科比33分6篮板5助攻1抢断，奥尼尔30分17篮板2助攻3盖帽。

The Lakers beat the Suns 117:80.

After the All-Star break, the Lakers played a wave of four consecutive victories.

The Trail Blazers, Warriors, 76ers, and Suns have proved the result of strictly guarding against Liu He.

Either O'Neal broke out, or Kobe broke out, or both broke out together.

And it only takes one of them to break out, and the Lakers can smash their opponents to death.

After that, other teams finally pointed their finger at Kobe and O'Neal.

2004 2 Month 25 Day.

The Lakers visit Denver again to challenge the Nuggets.

As the end of the month draws to a close, there will be a monthly selection of the best rookie of the month.

Anthony and Liu He are naturally their biggest opponents.

Because Liu He's data in the previous four games was not good, he was a little behind Anthony in terms of statistics.

So this direct confrontation is particularly important.

If he loses this game again, Liu He will definitely lose his Rookie of the Month award this month.

Even if the Lakers win, if Liu He's data suffers, the Rookie of the Month will not be stable.

Therefore, in this game, Liu He must win and surpass Anthony in terms of statistics, so that he will have the greatest hope of winning in the final selection.

In this duel, before the game, the two super rookies did not release any declarations, but kept their energy in their hearts.

And this made them even more aware of each other's fighting intentions.

7:[-] that night.

The appearance ceremony of the two sides began, and the starting lineups of the two sides were announced.

Visiting team Lakers here:
Fifth position: Shaq O'Neal.

Number four: Liu He.

Number three: Devin George.

Number two: Kobe Bryant.

Number one: Gary Payton.

The home team Nuggets lineup.Still the same:
Fifth position: Marcus Camby.

Number four: Nene Hilario.

Number three: Carmelo Anthony.

The second spot: Voshan Leonard.

Number one: Andre Miller.

At the beginning of the game, in the jump ball session, O'Neal defeated Camby and turned the ball back to the Lakers' half.

Payton advanced to the frontcourt and found Liu He ambushing in the bottom corner and pulled Nene out.

The Nuggets have only one Camby under the basket.

Payton passed the ball decisively.

O'Neal singles Camby. What four-time block leader?What four-time All-Defensive team?What best defensive player?
Camby's defense in front of O'Neal is simply paper.

O'Neal easily knocked Camby away and made a layup.

2: 0.

Whether it's Camby or Boykins, it's the same for O'Neal.

"They're all ants!"

The Nuggets attack.

Andre Miller controlled the rhythm at the top of the arc.

Anthony got rid of George on Nene's screen, caught a pass from Miller, and pulled up to shoot.

George chased after him in a hurry and slapped Anthony on the hand.

Beep!
The whistle sounded, the thugs fouled, and Anthony got two free throws.

He walked to the free-throw line, took a deep breath, and then hit the first ball firmly, and the second ball, although stumbling, fell into the basket.

2: 2.

Lakers offense.

Payton continued to lob O'Neal.

O'Neal forced Camby.

The Nuggets' flank defense was quick, and they rushed to O'Neal in the first place.

Liu He took a closer look and found that the guy who was assisting in the defense turned out to be Anthony.

What the hell!

Anthony usually doesn't take his defense seriously, but tonight he was able to assist his teammates in defense.

Outrageous!

What does this mean?
It shows that Anthony really wants to win tonight.

Before entering the NBA, Anthony was far ahead of Liu He, the kind who couldn't even see his back.

But after entering the NBA, Liu He came from behind.

The two teams played against each other three times, with Liu He leading 2-1.

The number of best rookies of the month, Liu He leads 2 to 1.

In the previous All-Star Rookie Game, Liu He's performance was even better than Anthony's.

Faced with these, Anthony had enough, he didn't want to lose again.

He wants to take back his own leading position.

Facing the double-team, O'Neal didn't force a shot, but gave the ball to George who was emptied.

At this moment, Leonard threw himself in front of George.

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

Conversely, when the boss of a team defends seriously, his teammates will naturally defend desperately.

Anthony's move inspired the rest of the Nuggets.

George then passed the ball to Kobe, and Nene jumped in front of Kobe.

Kobe immediately passed to Liu He.

Just as Liu He received the ball, Anthony had already rushed over.

With this breath, the Nuggets just plugged all the loopholes.

Their actions naturally infected the fans at the scene.

The fans at the Pepsi Center in Denver, led by the live DJ, shouted in unison:
"Nuggets, defend!"

"Defense, Nuggets!"

"Nuggets, defend!"

The huge shouts inspired the Nuggets players and also affected the state of the Lakers players.

Liu He frowned and forced himself to calm down. Instead of rushing to deal with the ball, he observed the surrounding situation and finally passed the ball to Kobe.

Currently defending Kobe is Nene, this is a standard small play big, Kobe has an absolute advantage.

Sure enough, Kobe's continuous trial steps suddenly started, and Nene was completely wiped out in one step.

Number 8 Peter Pan is really fast.

Kobe went into the paint, and the Nuggets could only be forced to shrink their formation to encircle Kobe.

Kobe didn't rush, took off directly, pretended to make a shot, but actually sent the ball to the bottom corner.

Liu He, who just ran to the bottom corner, hit the ball and pulled it up immediately after catching the ball.

Anthony double-teamed Kobe just now, and now he came back to defend Liu He, there was no time, and he watched Liu He complete the shot in front of his eyes.

The basketball flew over Anthony's head and went into the hoop.

Swish!
5: 2.

Liu He and Anthony, who landed on the ground, looked at each other, sparks burst out instantly, and the hostility could not be concealed at all.

The Nuggets attack.

Anthony ran out of position with the help of Nene's screen, received a pass from Miller, and pulled up and shot at the top of the key.

Swish!
5: 5.

Anthony clenched his fist instantly and looked at Liu He provocatively.

"Anthony is really good tonight! He arranged the first 5 points of the Nuggets."

Liu He is not to be outdone.

Lakers offense.

Nene's two arms were almost entangled with Liu He. Liu He pushed forward and suddenly started to run backwards.

With the help of his teammates, Liu He ran half a circle around the three-point line, and then joined Payton at the top of the arc, and the two passed the ball hand in hand.

Payton tacitly blocked the chasing Nene, and Liu He took advantage of the time difference to shoot directly.

Swish!
8: 5.

Liu He also has it.

It's an answerball!

The Nuggets attack.

Anthony ran out of space again, received a pass from his teammate, pulled up to one side of the free throw line and shot.

Swish!
8: 7.

Lakers offense.

Liu He took advantage of Kobe's attraction to the defense, suddenly cut to the basket, and then received Kobe's pass, causing Camby's thug foul.

Liu He walked to the free throw line and made two free throws steadily.

10: 7.

The Nuggets attack.

Anthony continued to show unsolvable mid-range shots and sent the ball to the basket again under the cover of his teammates.

10: 9.

However, looking back, Liu He cut to the basket again, received a pass from O'Neal and made a layup directly.

12: 9.

At the beginning of the game, it was completely a confrontation between Anthony and Liu He.

The fans were hooked.

Anthony hit one, and Liu He immediately responded with one.

Anthony hit another one, and Liu He responded with another one.

The two faced each other and refused to give in to each other.

But it's clear that neither head coach will let that continue.

The Nuggets attack.

Anthony found that his defender had become Kobe, and Kobe directly started a hand-to-hand fight, preventing Anthony from easily receiving the ball.

Seeing this, Andre Miller didn't force it. He broke through Payton by himself and made an emergency stop jumper from the middle distance.

Swish!
12: 11.

It seems that the Nuggets are not only in good condition tonight, but also in good condition by his teammates.

The Lakers are attacking here.

Liu He's running position was also chased and intercepted by the Nuggets, who refused to let Liu He catch the ball.

Liu He's consecutive reverse running, running around the post, and crossing positions failed to miss his chance.

However, Liu He's running position also pulled the Nuggets' defense.

After running down a few times, the Nuggets' defensive formation gradually became chaotic.

Bryant seized the opportunity, easily broke into the penalty area, and faced the Nuggets' double-team and gave O'Neal the ball.

O'Neill hit the board and succeeded easily.

14: 11.

back.

Andre Miller drove into the penalty zone again, facing O'Neal's penalty zone defense, and passed a back pass to Camby.

Camby made a jumper.

14: 13.

Lakers offense.

Relying on Liu He's pull, Kobe easily broke through to the middle distance again, and faced the veteran Leonard directly.

Swish!
16: 13.

For a while, the battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, and no one could do anything to the opponent.

(End of this chapter)