I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 186 New Year's Eve War
On May 12, at the American Airlines Center Arena.

On the last day of 03, the Mavericks played at home against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers.

This New Year's Eve game naturally attracted many Dallas fans to watch it live.

Before the start of the game, enthusiastic fans had already surrounded the arena, and there was no one absent in the arena, patiently waiting for the start of the game.

It didn't take long before the players of the two teams came to the field one after another amidst the roar of the DJ and the cheers of the fans.

After a brief admission ceremony, players from both sides came to their respective halfs for warm-up activities.

During the warm-up activities, Li Xuan originally wanted to greet Kobe, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but found that the "Black Mamba" was staring at him with his fangs, and then stopped.

"It seems that the last time I lost, I still haven't let go of the nagging. I am really a vengeful cauliflower snake. This game is a bit difficult to play."

Li Xuan frowned. Facing Kobe, who had an extremely strong desire to win, it was another hard fight.

"I hope tonight is the blacksmith class, not the super god class."

Li Xuan put the random thoughts in his mind behind him, turned around and returned to the Mavericks half court, and continued the warm-up activities.

Not long after, the warm-up activities ended, and the starting players of both sides were ready to play.

The starting lineup of the Mavericks has not changed, it is still: Nash, Lagabel, Finley, Li Xuan, Nowitzki.

Old Nelson knew that he couldn't restrain O'Neill, so he bombarded the fat man to death.

Lakers starting lineup: Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Devin George, Medvedenko, Shaquille O'Neal.

"The Postman" Karl Malone missed the game due to injury.

In the jump ball session, Nowitzki competed for the basketball very easily and gave the Mavericks the opportunity to get the first attack.

"This fat guy really has a f*cking problem with his attitude. He even slack off the jump ball, and he doesn't even jump."

Bryant glared at O'Neal, then turned back to the defense.

The Mavericks attacked, and Nash dribbled to the top of the arc to organize the offense.

Nowitzki quickly stepped forward to do a good pick-and-roll coordination.

O'Neal remained indifferent and did not leave the restricted area guarded by him.

When Kobe saw this, he was so angry!
"This fat man is so arrogant that he doesn't take Dirk seriously?!"

O'Neal's arrogance made other Lakers players make up for the defensive loopholes.

After the pick-and-roll was ready, Nash used the screen to get rid of Payton's defense and broke through the three-point line.

George, who was near the middle distance on the right, quickly ran to supplement the defense and blocked Nash's breakthrough route.

At the same time, Kobe in the corner quickly switches to the unguarded Finley.

At this time, Lao Na had two choices, pass back to Nowitzki for a dislocation single, or pass the ball to the unguarded Lagabel.

Nash didn't get too entangled and chose the former, after all, the latter has a higher chance of being intercepted.

After Nowitzki ran near the free throw line and received the pass, he immediately shot a mid-range jumper.

Payton is a little powerless to interfere, and the gap in height and wingspan is too big.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

2: 0!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

"The defense of the Lakers is not good. We all know that most of the offenses of the Mavericks are completed on the outside. If you want to beat the Mavericks, you must contain their outside offense." Steve Kerr, the on-site commentator, analyzed.

On the field, Payton dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line and immediately passed the ball inside.

In his view, the Mavericks inside can not withstand the devastation of O'Neal.

The Mavericks knew this well, so Li Xuan did not leave the penalty area and let Medvedenko shoot from the outside.

But the Lakers' backup power forward Medvedenko is a typical blue-collar player, and his shooting percentage is not stable.

After O'Neal received the ball in the low post, he was immediately double-teamed by Nowitzki and Li Xuan.

With the shadow of being blocked by Li Xuan four times before, "Big Shark" hesitated, and then passed the ball.

After Medvedenko received the ball, the Mavericks' defensive players rushed over quickly, and immediately passed the ball without getting a chance to make a phone call.

After going around and around, the ball finally came to Kobe.

You're welcome to chatter, as long as there is a slight chance, he will resolutely shoot.

Take off, draw in your stomach, kick your legs, and shoot, all in one go.

Lagabel, who rushed back to make up the defense, immediately rushed forward and used the "eye-closed defense" to interfere.

But Naga is a ruthless person, even if he can't see the basket, he can still make a few blind shots with muscle memory.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
2: 2!

Looking back, the Mavericks went on offense.

Nash and Nowitzki still play pick-and-roll cooperation.

This time Payton squeezed past the screen and re-emerged defending in front of Nash.

Lao Na didn't take it seriously, and threw the ball back comfortably, blocking Payton in front of him, so as not to interfere.

Nowitzki, who ran beyond the three-point line, received the pass and took off to shoot.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
"The opportunity has come up. Dirk lacks some touch and missed the hit." Cole commented.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound easily and wanted to show off his dribbling skills, but when he saw the guy in the No. 10 jersey stalking him, he immediately dismissed the idea and passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Payton quickly dribbled forward, came to the top of the arc, saw Kobe asking for the ball from beyond the right three-point line, and immediately passed the ball.

Naka received the pass, made a three-threat move, and took a tentative step. Seeing Lagabel stepping forward to defend, he immediately started to break through to the inside.

Lagabel immediately slid to keep up, with his arm on Kobe's waist, trying to delay the breakthrough speed.

Kobe is also a ruthless person. He pushed Lagabel's arm away with his arm and went straight to the basket to break through.

Just when Lagabel thought that Kobe would go inside at full speed, Chatting suddenly stopped, changed hands behind his back, stopped suddenly near the front of the penalty area on the right and took off to shoot.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

2: 4!

After scoring the goal, Kobe wanted to talk trash, but when he saw that it wasn't Li Xuan defending him, he lacked interest, so he turned around and quickly returned to defense.

It didn't take long for the Mavericks to tie the score.

After Nash and Nowitzki picked and rolled, he assisted the unguarded "driver" near the free throw line and hit a mid-range jumper.

Looking back, Kobe directly shot a three-pointer against Lagabel's defense.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
4: 7!

Seeing Kobe score one after another, Li Xuan frowned.

"This nima has met a super god, I hope that fat paper will give me some strength to prevent this guy."

In other words, the cauliflower snake played so well, doesn't the fat head shark feel anxious?
Li Xuan was right, O'Neill was extremely anxious at this moment.

"Fuck! There are always people who want to harm me. This slutty snake has stole the limelight. I can't go on like this. I have to show my strength."

After Ao Pang made up his mind, he retreated quickly.

In the next round, the Mavericks still played pick-and-roll tactics.

This time, in order to maintain the dignity of the team leader, O'Neal came to defend near the free throw line.

Bryant was a little surprised to see O'Neal's actions.

"I didn't hate him, but I took the initiative to run out to defend him. It's really strange."

With the help of a screen, Nash got rid of Payton's defense, broke through the three-point line, came to the free throw line and encountered O'Neal's supplementary defense, and saw a blue figure flashing by the bottom line from the corner of his eye, knowing how to throw the ball to the basket.

Before that, Li Xuan, who was standing in the bottom corner on the right, suddenly squeezed Medvedenko away and cut inward along the baseline to the basket.

At this time, the basket was empty, Li Xuan soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, and dunked it into the basket.

6: 7!

The auditorium was boiling, and deafening cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

When retreating, Li Xuan wanted to give Nash a high-five to celebrate, but just as he was about to step forward, he saw Nash touching the soles of his shoes and then licking his fingers.

Seeing this scene, Li Xuan put down the hand that was about to be raised, and passed by Nash.

"Fuck! Why didn't I notice that Steve had this bad habit before, so I can't give him a high-five in the future."

Nash looked at the back of Li Xuan leaving, feeling a little puzzled.

"The pass was so precise, why didn't Lee give me a high-five?"

Without thinking too much, Lao Na thought that Li Xuan was in a hurry to retreat and forgot about it.

The ball is switched and the Lakers attack.

O'Neal blocked Nowitzki behind him in the low post on the right, and then reached out for the ball.

Payton, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, saw this and hoisted the ball into the inside.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves, after all, this is the team of the Fat Head Sharks.

After O'Neal received the ball, he began to single Nowitzki with his back, and he had no free time.

"Dirk, you made me lose face, and now I want to get everything back."

Nowitzki was stunned after hearing this, he didn't know when he provoked this narrow-minded fat paper.

Then he looked at Li Xuan and called for help from the jungler.

"Li, come quickly! I can't take it anymore!"

Seeing this, Li Xuan immediately stepped forward to assist in the flanking attack.

"This fat paper is enlightened, and I want to show it."

After seeing Nowitzki calling for foreign aid, Fathead Shark immediately accelerated his back-hitting action, pushed Nowitzki hard, turned around and came to the basket, and directly hit the basket.

"Hey! I won't give you a rookie a chance to block."

Li Xuan, who rushed to the basket, shook his head helplessly when he saw that the fat head shark had already made a move.

"Such a good opportunity is not used to perform a dunk, do you need to be so cautious?!"

The basketball rebounded into the net and scored 2 points.

6: 9!

In the next few rounds, the shooting percentage of the two teams dropped, and the score was not pulled apart.

About 6 minutes into the first quarter, the head coaches of both sides began to make substitutions and adjustments.

The Mavericks replaced Finley with Jia Mison.

The Lakers replaced Payton and Medvedenko, replaced Fisher and backup power forward Horace Grant.

After the substitution adjustment, the Mavericks have the ball.

Nash dribbled forward and quickly came to the top of the arc to organize the offense.

This time Li Xuan ran forward to play a pick-and-roll.

Seeing this, Kobe took a few steps back, ready to retreat and help defend.

After the pick-and-roll is ready, Nash uses the screen to break through to the inside.

Although Fisher has a strong body and a very good single-defense ability, his lateral movement speed is not fast and he is easily blocked.

Lao Na broke through to the free throw line, encountered a change of defense, turned around and passed the ball to the moon.

After finishing the screen, Li Xuan didn't make an air cut to the basket, but ran outside the three-point line.

After receiving the precise pass, he immediately took off and shot.

Seeing that Li Xuan had already jumped up and shot, Fisher didn't dare to use small moves, so he could only rush forward to interfere, but the effect was minimal.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts filled the arena.

"With tacit cooperation, Lee helped the Mavericks score the first three-pointer of the game." Cole explained.

Looking back, Kobe wanted to return a three-pointer, but when he saw the ball passed to the inside, he was so angry!

Fisher knows who is the boss of the team, so he will not make a choice, he just wants to hug that big thick leg tightly.

After O'Neill received the pass, he saw the annoying No. 10 running over, but he didn't choose to pass the ball.

He is very clear that after the ball is passed, only the lazy snake can end the attack, and he will not do this kind of "benefiting the enemy".

Therefore, the fat head shark directly hit two and forced a layup.

The basketball was not scored due to serious interference.

Li Xuan grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash to launch a defensive counterattack.

O'Neal looked at the back of No. 10 of the Mavericks and sighed.

I think back then he was able to score against Duncan and the flanking defense, but now it is so difficult to deal with a rookie and a softie.

The Mavericks got the opportunity to play more and less. Nash hit the ground and passed the ball to Li Xuan who rushed into the penalty area.

Li Xuan, who was on the move, received the pass and jumped up immediately, ready to dunk.

Kobe, who was chasing after him, jumped up and wanted to teach Li Xuan a lesson.

Li Xuan, who was flying in the air, kept an eye on it, and immediately brought the ball in front of him, made a pull rod with an idea, and threw the ball to the backboard.

Kobe behind him failed to make a sneak attack, so he restrained his movements, not wanting to pay for a foul in vain. At the same time, he was surprised that Li Xuan's waist strength was so good that he was not far behind him.

After the basketball hits the board, it bounces into the basket and scores 2 points.

So far, the Mavericks, who scored five points in a row, tied the score.

After landing, Li Xuan smiled at Kobe behind him and said, "Boss, what do you think of my ball?"

"So-so, the next round will let you see what a peerless waist is." Kobe's words basically mean this when translated.

Seeing Kobe's leaving back, Li Xuan muttered.

"You're still a little tsundere, I'd like to see how you respond."

Kobe came to the bottom line to hold the ball and advance himself.

Seeing that the score was tied, he couldn't let that fat man waste his chance.

Dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, chattered and signaled his teammates to open up space.

Fathead Shark was very upset, standing indifferently near the penalty area, it was impossible for him to obey the command of a younger brother.

Kobe was used to this situation and didn't take it to heart.

After the teammates pulled away, "Peter Pan" started immediately, made a large frontal change of direction, shook Lagabel's center of gravity, and then broke through to the other side and entered the three-point line.

Seeing this, Li Xuan immediately retreated to the basket for supplementary defense.

Nowitzki also rushed into the penalty area to help defend.

After Naka entered the penalty area, he soared into the air. After dodging in the air, he pulled the bar to avoid the interference of Li Xuan and Nowitzki, and threw the ball to the backboard very chicly.

The basketball rebounded into the basket after hitting the board and scored 2 points.

"Wonderful goal, Kobe responded with a more difficult action, which is very interesting." Cole explained excitedly.

After scoring the goal, Kobe said to Li Xuan very badly: "Boy, this is not a lot of practical teaching, so learn it with your heart!"

Li Xuan looked at Kobe's beating, and clenched his fists.

"Fuck! It was pretended by the cauliflower snake."

"Next, I have to pretend once to feel the balance in my heart."

Immediately, the corner of Li Xuan's mouth rose, and he quickly ran to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.

(End of this chapter)