NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 154 Rookie Morrow
The opinions of NBA experts are consistent. If O'Neal really has a second spring, the Warriors have already booked a seat in the playoffs. After a lapse of one season, the Warriors seem to have completed their reconstruction.

A sub group with full scoring ability, Shaquille O'Neal, who was rejuvenated in his second season, and Li Zhi, who showed competitiveness in the second season, all these made the Warriors gain a lot of fans, many fans who did not pay attention to the Warriors, because Li Zhi and O'Neal once again set their sights on the Warriors.

But these, the Lakers did not admit, Jackson said in the press conference after the game: "The weakness of the Warriors is obvious. When they meet a team with star power forwards and outside stars, it will be difficult for the Warriors to win."

Because of O'Neal's relationship, Kobe was naturally also interviewed. When asked how he viewed O'Neal's state this year, Kobe said it objectively, but no one knows what he thinks in his heart.

As if to confirm Jackson's statement, the Warriors faced the Spurs with star power forwards and perimeter stars in the next game.

Facing Duncan, the Warriors' inside advantage was completely gone. Even though O'Neal was at his peak, Duncan still had a way to limit him. Coupled with Popovich, who has a deep research on "shark-cutting tactics", the Warriors naturally lost the game.

However, Li Zhi performed poorly, perhaps due to psychological effects. Li Zhi deliberately reduced the passing of Ginobili in this scene, fearing that his mistakes would hurt the team.

After the game, Li Zhi suddenly realized that he didn't need to do this at all. He was afraid that Ginobili would target him, but Ginobili didn't realize this at all, or the Spurs' tactics caused Ginobili to not defend Li Zhi.

Li Zhi was defended by Bruce Bowen, known as "Uncle Bao". Bowen defended Li Zhi's breakthroughs in a targeted manner. Coupled with many small moves, Li Zhi was annoyed and continued to feel bad.

After two downturns, some media have begun to dig out Li Zhi's shortcomings.

"Los Angeles Times" expert Marco Mitino is not optimistic about Li Zhi. He said: "Li Zhi has all skills, but once he faces top defenders, he will feel extremely bad and make more mistakes. Kobe and Bowen are the best testers. Obviously Li Zhi has not passed the test of these top defenders."

"The New York Times" columnist Zach Lowe commented: "The Warriors have a complete lineup, but after two games, they have been beaten back to the prototype. If they don't fill the strong forward position, even if the Warriors enter the playoffs, it will be difficult for the Warriors to break through the first round. However, Li Zhi exposed his shortcomings in the two games. He made too many mistakes. Whether he faced Kobe or Bowen, Li Zhi was not fully prepared. Li Zhi's upper limit determines where the Warriors can go."

Yahoo Sports even said: "George Lee is overestimated by everyone. He was put on the level of Anthony and LeBron. Everyone called him a super rookie, but this game made him fall from the altar. Lee Zhi can only show his strong scoring ability against some ordinary players, but against the league's top defenders, his aura has completely disappeared. You know, whether you can score against top defenders is the standard for measuring a superstar. George Lee obviously can't take on the responsibility of the leader of the Warriors. He is not enough to become a top small forward with Anthony and James. "

Everyone was digging out the weaknesses of the warriors, and it seemed that Li Zhibian was worthless, but Li Zhi didn't care about these, because he knew his own reasons.

Both the Lakers and the Spurs are teams aspiring to compete for the championship. It is not a big deal for the Warriors to lose to these teams. Although they have O'Neal, the Warriors are not strong enough to beat those top teams.

Because the Warriors have no third person who can stand up besides Li Zhi and O'Neal. The Lakers have Kobe, Gasol, Odom, and Bynum, the Spurs have Tony Parker, Ginobili and Duncan, and the Warriors only have Li Zhi and O'Neal.

And O'Neal's problem is also obvious, bad free throws, and he was caught and slashed at the critical moment. Nelson has nothing to do, because if O'Neal is replaced at the critical moment, the Warriors' other insiders, Jordan and Milicic, are not as good as O'Neal.

After losing two games in a row, Li Zhi went to the qualifying match to find some excitement. He must quickly improve his abilities and have more skills, so as to ensure that he will not be restricted by top defenders. In short, Li Zhi's current skills are actually too few.

In the qualifying match, in order to avoid encountering pitfalls like Kobe and James as much as possible, Li Zhi, Zhuang Lin, and Anxi formed a three-row team, so that they could score better points, and all three were ordinary hosts, so they would not be targeted for banned skills.

In the real world, Li Zhi and Avril Lavigne's life is also very good, it's okay to copy two songs in exchange for the admiration of beauties, Li Zhi feels that life is like this, what more can a husband ask for.

After that, the Warriors defeated the Pistons and Clippers and achieved two consecutive victories.

In the game against the Pistons, Li Zhi broke out and felt hot throughout the game. He made 20 of 16 shots, 4 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 2 free throws, scored 39 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals.

The touch is coming, and you can't stop it. Even if the Pistons are defending against Li Zhi, Li Zhi can still make the ball.

The little prince Prince said after the game: "Who said that Li Zhi is not a top small forward? This guy is obviously too strong."

Maybe it was to cover up the embarrassment of being beaten up by Li Zhi, or maybe it was Prince's real thoughts. Prince's words still cooled the temperature of Li Zhi's previous discussion.

In this regard, the fans jokingly said that the little prince is Li Zhi's queen defensive master, because since Li Zhi entered the league, every time he encountered the Pistons, he would explode.

Of course, there are reasons for losing. The problem with the Nuggets is their perimeter defense.

After losing to the Warriors in the last game, the Denver Nuggets officially announced that they would trade Allen Iverson for point guard Chauncey Billups, power forward Antonio McDyess and center Chuck Sambu.

Pistons President Joe Dumars said after the trade was completed: "We are very pleased to welcome Iverson to the Detroit family. Allen has proved that he is the best player in the league. We would like to include him in the guard lineup. We thank Billups, McDyess and Sambu for everything they have done for the team and send them the best wishes.

But being fought against the Warriors made Joe Dumars's deal not look so good.

In the battle against the Clippers, Anthony Morrow, who the Warriors had never had a chance before, broke out.

安东尼-莫罗全场20投15中(三分球5投4中）砍下37分，超过了今年新秀梅奥此前保持的33分新秀单场纪录，与此同时，莫罗也创造了NBA迄今为止非选秀球员在新秀赛季的得分纪录。

"Frankenstein" Nelson replaced Lowry with Morrow as the starter before the game, and besides center O'Neal, there were three guards, Morrow, Jackson, and Crawford, and a small forward, Li Zhi. For Nelson, changing formations was just commonplace, because he liked to use misplaced offense and defense very much.

All of this has ushered in praise for Nelson, and the Warriors have also passed the running-in period after so many games.

(End of this chapter)