Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 77

The 03-04 season was the last glory of the Kings. In the summer of 04, Divac returned to the Lakers and announced his retirement.Then there was a struggle for power in the team, and the two cores of Chris Webber and Peja were sent away one after another.The former "Gorgeous King" was left with "White Devil" Mike Bibby in the end.As the core of the old team continues to be sent out, the regular season record of the Kings has also dropped again and again. Even the arrival of Artest and the growth of Kevin Martin failed to stop the downward trend.

Last season, the Kings went 33-49 and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 97-98 season.

In the new season, the Kings did not have much action in the summer and still maintained the original lineup. The record is not optimistic. They currently have 13 wins and 5 losses in 8 games, ranking 10th in the Western Conference, and still ranking first in the Western Conference with 10 wins and 3 losses. The Lakers have no small distance.

Generally, a game with such a large gap in strength will not have much to watch, not to mention that the Kings don't have any balloon stars yet.But now because of the war of words between Artest and Li Wan, there are a lot of media paying attention to this game.

During the warm-up, Odom went to say hello to Artest, trying to make the final adjustments.It's a pity that it can be seen from his "bitter face" in front of the Lakers bench that the effect is not ideal.

Artest gave Li Wan a hard look, and shook his fist towards him.Since entering the NBA, Li Wan has never seen such an arrogant guy, and he saw it today.

Kings starting lineup: point guard Bibby, shooting guard Kevin - Martin, small forward Ron - Artest, power forward Brad - Miller, center Mickey - Moore.

In this lineup, there is a lack of a big center who can stand firm in the civil war.

Brad Miller, nicknamed "Big Pyrenees", became a good inside defender in the early years relying on his thick body and small movements in confrontation. However, with the increase of age and the impact of injuries, his defensive attitude Changes have taken place, he is no longer so active, and he has a slow pace. In this way, he has completely become a big loophole for the Kings inside.

Mickey Moore is willing to fight, but he is 2 meters tall, but only 13 kilograms, nicknamed "Snake Man".Belongs to "only attitude but no body".

The Lakers made offensive arrangements against the big loopholes in the Kings' interior, and they played an advantage at the beginning. Because of the criticism, Bynum, who took a breath, turned into a real "little shark" in the Kings' interior.

At 7 minutes and 16 seconds of the first quarter, Bynum scored 7 points alone, helping the team lead by 6 points.Excited to play, he watched Mike Bibby dribble the ball across half court, and yelled at his teammates for the first time: "Let's hold this ball and open up more points!"

Kobe turned his head and glanced at him with admiration in his eyes.Bynum participated in the draft at the age of 18. Although he entered the NBA in 05, he is actually only in his early 20s now.Suddenly he knew how to shout on the field to boost the morale of his teammates. Kobe felt that this was a proof of maturity!
Even looking at his appearance, I feel much more pleasing to the eye.

"Li, it's your turn!"

Li Wan, who had been watching carefully from the bench, was called by Phil Handy, stood up and walked towards the player waiting area.When he stood up, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

This was the spontaneous cheers from the fans when they saw Li Wan playing, and it also meant to cheer for Li Wan.

Fisher sat back on the bench like a transparent person, and he was replaced in only five or six minutes of the first quarter...

This made him more and more convinced that Phil Jackson was in a temporary transition.

As the best defensive player ever, Artest also entered the All-Star bench in 04. Compared with the few Li Wan faced before, this is a genuine star player.Even if the league's outside scorer is Kobe, it would be a headache to meet him. Although tonight is Li Wan's "super god" day according to the rules, whether he can continue his state is really a question mark.

When Li Wan was on the court, Artest shook his head, picked up his jersey, and acted like a "wild animal rushing to eat".

"Boy, you will soon know that the NBA is not as simple as you think!" He yelled at Li Wan.

Li Wan also yelled back: "It's really not easy. After all, there are people in this league who can't beat the opponent's players and then run to beat the opponent's fans!"

When he was sitting off the court just now, Artest ran up to him several times to make provocative moves, which he had held back for a long time.

The naked irony stunned everyone.Odom subconsciously wanted to hug his head. He knew that Li Wan's mouth was stinky, and all kinds of rubbish words pierced his heart, but he didn't expect that this guy would dare to mention "Auburn Hills Palace" in front of Artest. event.

That can be said to be a watershed in Artest's career.Before the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Artest averaged a career-high 24.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. As a result, Artest was suspended for the entire season because of beating fans. Without the state at the time, the scoring average in two seasons failed to exceed 20 points.

Odom knew very well how much Artest regretted his impulsiveness at the time. Even though he had a good relationship with Artest, he didn't dare to joke about it.

Looking at Artest's response after listening to Li Wan, he thought Dao couldn't hide his eyes alone. Artest now has such eyes.

Li Wan was not afraid at all, he took the ball in the back court calmly, and slowly dribbled the ball across the half court.

Bynum actively asked for the ball. Li Wan, who observed it for a while, still chose to give the ball to Kobe. Kobe faced Artest on the flank. After continuous steps, he shot against Artest, and the ball popped out , Bynum grabbed the offensive rebound, completed the second offense, and scored the ball!

"Ho!"

Bynum thumped his chest hard, and the atmosphere of the whole scene was ignited.When returning to defense, he looked at Li Wan and asked him with his eyes: Why didn't you pass the ball to me just now?

Don't you see that I'm in such good shape?
It seems that what Fisher said is true!

Bynum became more and more convinced that Li Wan was deliberately targeting him to make him feel uncomfortable.

The Kings played a "hand-to-hand" tactic at position [-] and [-]. Luke Wharton failed to make up for it. Li Wan could only intercept him in front of Artest, preventing him from directly attacking with the ball. Basket possibility.

And that's exactly what the Kings think.

Artest saw that Li Wan was successfully replaced in front of him, and shouted: "Pull it off, pull it off, let me show this bitch some color!"

Li Wan looked at his smug look, and recalled the information about this guy.

By studying Artest's game video before the game, Li Wan has long been familiar with his technical characteristics.

Compared with his excellent individual defense ability, Artest's performance on the offensive end is somewhat lackluster, and his offensive methods are mainly mid-range and long-range jump shots.

His breakthrough ability is limited by his speed and bounce, so he can only rely on his body to force him.

Compared with him, Li Wan's disadvantage is his body, so he is sure that Artest will break through.Odom and Bynum made a defensive gesture towards the basket.

The Kings have a certain scoring ability at the basket. Brad Miller averaged 13.4 points per game, and Mickey Moore also averaged 8.4 points per game.However, Artest is more accustomed to giving the ball to the outside line when he breaks through. He does not have the ability to pass inside.

Bynum saw his gesture, pretended not to see it, and complained disdainfully in his heart: If you don't give me the ball, you still want me to cooperate?Dream it!

Odom is more focused, ready to make up defense.

Younger brother and brother, he finally chose younger brother.Firstly, the brother doesn't take advantage of it; secondly, the younger brother is in the same team as him.

Artest didn't let Li Wan guess wrong, he dribbled the ball twice and started to kill inside.

Li Wan was not afraid, and moved his footsteps sideways, blocking Artest's front first.

In terms of strength alone, Li Wan is definitely not as good as Artest, but his cleverness is to get stuck in the defensive position in advance.

Artest lacks explosive power, and at this time he has not fully started, so the impact is not so strong.

Although he still let Artest open.

But his goal was achieved.

Odom immediately made up for it. Artest had already started with the ball, so he could only choose to pass the ball or fight against the defense. His vision of passing the ball was completely blocked by Odom. He had no choice but to force it. Li Wan chased after the layup, and slapped his layup off.

The ball hit the basket, and there was a loud "bang", which spread along the loudspeaker on the backboard and spread to the entire auditorium.Cheers came from all directions, but Li Wan had no time to respond to them.The popped basketball was caught by Odom. He took it from the side and dribbled it to the frontcourt.

Artest chased after him desperately, Li Wanyu glanced at it, dribbled the ball to the three-point line, and suddenly jumped in front of him to shoot. Artest, who wanted to catch up with Li Wan, did not expect him to jump suddenly , failed to stop the car, and bumped into Li Wan's body.Li Wan lost his center of gravity, staggered when he landed, and finally fell to the ground.The referee blew his whistle, indicating three free throws!

Li Wan, who was lying on the ground, tapped his temple with his fingers: "Facts have proved that you still have to rely on your brain to play basketball!"

Artest looked even uglier now.

Li Wan, who scored all three free throws, became more confident.

When Artest is emotional, the defense is often very aggressive, writing his intentions on his face.Li Wan successfully took advantage of this.

"Give me the ball!" Artest asked Mike Bibby for the ball directly. He was blocked and fouled just now. He was embarrassed and eager to get back on the field.

Mike Bibby actually didn't want to give him the ball. With Artest's current mentality, he might not get any cheap if he continued to attack.

But he understands Artest's temper, if the ball is not passed to him, his head will be in danger.

Artest got the ball as he wished, faced Luke Walton, and used the three-threat screen to shake his elbow hard.Wharton, who was close to him, tilted his head instinctively, avoided the blow, and at the same time subconsciously backed away. Although the blow just now missed him, the elbow wind made him dare not think about the consequences if he was hit by that blow .

Artest took the opportunity to dribble the ball and started to break through, Luke Walton dared not step forward.

Li Wan blocked it from the side.

Seeing his calm and unflustered face, Artest was furious and actively sought to confront him. Although Li Wan was knocked away again this time, he did not lose his position.

At this time, his wingspan advantage began to show, Artest was holding the ball, and his whole body was covered by him.

The small movements of Li Wan's hands continued, hitting his ball-protecting hand from time to time.He could see Artest's black hand towards Wharton just now.

Play dirty, play dirty!
Because the two were too close, the referee couldn't see what Li Wan was doing.

At this time, Artest was completely pissed off, and he decided to give Li Wan some color in order to get an offensive foul. He made a gesture of raising the ball with both hands, in fact, to give Li Wan the constant harassment. an elbow.

Sure enough, as soon as Artest raised his elbow, Li Wan immediately fell to the ground covering his face as he thought.

"Dudududu!"

The referee responded quickly, gesturing for an offensive foul and at the same time giving Artest a technical foul.

Just now when Artest was about to break through, the referee saw his malicious elbow swing, but he didn't call the penalty because he missed the hit. This time he directly caught him.

If the ball was replaced by an ordinary player, the referee might only call an offensive foul, but Artest, who is full of crimes, made this move. There is still such a big conflict between the two, and the referee is afraid that his scale will become more and more serious. Big, must give him a warning.

Artest's eyes widened in disbelief. If he really hit Li Wan just now, the problem is that as soon as he raised his arm, the bitch immediately fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. The acting skills are too good .

"I missed him!" Artest complained to the referee holding the ball.

"Do you want to eat another t!" The referee didn't want to talk nonsense with him at all.

There were also boos at the Staples scene at this time.Li Wan is still covering his face, obviously injured, which made the Lakers fans very angry. The boos continued and became louder and louder. Kings coach Reggie Seuss had no choice but to Can call a timeout.

Li Wan continued to end the stage with his face covered, and he had to do a full set of acting.It's just that when he passed by Artest, his tone was sly: "Really use your brain, Ron!"

　Wake up early two more, brothers, ask for a ticket.

　
(End of this chapter)