The world's best combo guard

Chapter 62 60 [Chinese Derby]

From the beginning of the new season to now, Li Hao has been very solid in the training games, and he is getting more and more integrated into the team day by day, whether it is his help to the team on the defensive end or on the offensive end The improvement in playing off the ball has made his teammates gradually begin to recognize him.

For all this, Li Hao didn't know whether the coaching staff headed by Phil Jackson saw it.

But in the third game of the new season, he did get a surprise. In the same-city match against the Los Angeles Clippers, Kobe was absent from the game due to personal matters, and Li Hao actually got 23 minutes of playing time. Although his statistics were not very good, Only 8 points and 2 assists, but for him, this is already a big improvement.

Only the Lakers can represent Los Angeles. This sentence is not just a simple talk, but it is truly reflected there. In the entire Staples, there are almost less than 20.00% Clippers fans, and the rest are Lakers fans.

In this game, Phil Jackson gave Li Hao 23 minutes of playing time. At least from the perspective of Chinese fans, this old man is quite sensible tonight, because in the eyes of Chinese fans, this game should be regarded as "Chinese Derby". , In today's Clippers team, there is also the face of a Chinese player, and he is Wang Zhizhi.

An inside big man who was criticized by many fans because of his tearing up with the basketball center last summer.

Li Hao actually respects Wang Zhizhi very much. He and Wang Zhizhi have never met before, because the age gap between the two is a bit big, so whether it is in the CBA or the national team, he and Wang Zhizhi have never met.

But in Li Hao's view, Wang Zhizhi is the first player in China and even the entire Asian basketball world to enter the NBA. Whether it is the later Yao Ming or him, they are very clear about what this means.

You can only understand many things after experiencing them. This is the case with Li Hao. Although he integrated into the Lakers very quickly, he did not encounter too many difficulties during the period. However, all of this is based on learning from others. The premise.

From whom?

Not even Wang Zhizhi.

"Brother Zhi, it's really wonderful to meet each other in the NBA"

During the warm-up before the game, when Li Hao took the initiative to hug Wang Zhizhi, it was not surprising that many Chinese fans cried. Everyone knows that this is really not easy.

"Ahao, how do you feel? Are you still used to being here? Come to me if you have any difficulties. Although I'm not doing well now, at least I entered this alliance earlier than you."

When Wang Zhizhi saw Li Hao, he was also very kind.

Li Hao looked at Wang Zhizhi's slightly confused back. From the bottom of his heart, he felt sad for Wang Zhizhi. It was really not easy. He knew very well Wang Zhizhi's road to the NBA. Compared with him, he was so happy.

Wang Zhizhi was originally selected by the Dallas Mavericks in 1999, but he did not go directly to the NBA in the first season of being selected. At that time, the Bayi team and the Chinese team would not let him go. NBA, in 2001, he was the Mavericks released by the Basketball Association after he assisted Bayi to win the championship. At that time, there were more than 2001 games left in the NBA regular season. Wang Zhizhi's performance was amazing. He used his footsteps and The offensive skills quickly won over the Dallas fans.

However, due to the two-year time gap, Wang Zhizhi's ability is far from being comparable to that of NBA stars. He voluntarily asked for additional training in the United States, but was absolutely rejected by the Chinese Basketball Association and announced an ultimatum. In the end, Wang Zhizhi still insisted on the NBA. Tour, and the result was dismissed from the national team!
Even so, it was too late. His extra training and hard work did not make him improve more. After all, he was not cultivated at the time when he should raise the ball. This can only be the result.

Look at Nowitzki, who was also selected by the Mavericks the year before. At that time, the German Basketball Association released him immediately. They were originally known as the Mavericks twin stars. Now one is the star of the Dallas Mavericks, and the other is Get kicked out and live the career of a bum.

Even now, after a season of hard work, Yao Ming has gained a foothold in the Rockets, but in the eyes of many domestic fans, Wang Zhizhi's talent was not inferior to Yao Ming at the time. If he could enter the NBA in time, his current accomplishments will certainly be not low.

"Hope you're doing well"

Li Hao thought about what happened to Wang Zhizhi, so he could only tell himself this.

In this game, because of Kobe's absence, Phil Jackson mentioned Derek Fisher to the starting lineup, and Li Hao got the chance to play in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter.

For the Clippers, Wang Zhizhi also played as a substitute, so the two really competed on the same field at the beginning of the second quarter.

Of course, the two basically didn't match up, one played inside and the other played outside.

Li Hao has to admit that even if he missed the best opportunity to raise the ball, Wang Zhizhi is still very strong today, his nimble footsteps and soft touch still exist. For the Lakers, whether it is Brian Cook or Medvedenko It's hard to stop him.

After seeing Wang Zhizhi's continuous success on the offensive end, Li Hao is honestly happy for Wang Zhizhi from the bottom of his heart. He hopes that Wang Zhizhi can continue to do so, and maybe one day he will really rise again.

After the whole game, Wang Zhizhi’s statistics were better than Li Hao’s. He scored 13 points and 7 rebounds, which was the highest score from the Clippers’ bench. Li Hao only had 9 points and 3 assists. From the perspective of personal statistics, Wang Zhizhi is stronger Yu Li Hao, but Li Hao's Lakers were the winner in the end.

This result is not surprising. The current level of the Clippers is not as good as the Lakers, and it is normal to lose.

101: 89!

Compared with the difficult victory over the Wizards in the last game, the Lakers have taken the initiative on the court from the beginning of this game, and they have been playing against the Clippers throughout the game.

For Lakers fans, this is the team performance they want to see.

"Ahao, remember that you can come to me when you need help, whether it's on basketball or off basketball"

After the game, Li Hao and Wang Zhizhi chatted briefly, and finally they hugged and left.

Li Hao felt that he should really get in touch with Wang Zhizhi more when he had time, after all, they are both in Los Angeles now, so it is convenient to get in touch.

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After winning two consecutive victories in the new season, after the game against the Clippers, many fans finally breathed a sigh of relief. The purple and gold chariot that shocked the league in their hearts seems to have entered the right track.

"Maybe we were too anxious before. We should give Phil more time. Look, everything will get better and better. When we welcome Shaq back after a while, maybe the entire league will feel suffocated." "Reign" fans began to enjoy the future.

(End of this chapter)