Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 336: It’s Part of Growth

After winning the “Eastern Conference Week of the Week” in the first week of December, the Columbus Explorers have a fierce rival on their home turf, and the New Orleans Hornets, who have just renewed their reputation as “Terminators”.

The game will also determine who is the league’s only 10-game winning streak.

Li Wan meets D’Antoni again.

If coaching Li Wan in New York won the “4th consecutive championship” and gave D’Antoni the qualification to plant the flag in the head coach “President Hill”, then now, with him bringing out the young people of New Orleans, “German running and booming” has officially become a major mainstream genre in the current league.

Same as Larry Brown, Pat Riley, and Popovich now. Many assistant coaches began to consider joining D’Antoni’s team and even made him their first choice!

For example, Amy Yuduka, who joined Popovich’s assistant coaching team after retiring in ’11, changed course this summer and moved from the Spurs to New Orleans.

Of course, D’Antonis’s tactical philosophy was in line with the current trend.

Originally, he only had ideas, but no achievements, and naturally lacked persuasion.

But now…

Not only did he have ideas, he didn’t just have achievements, he even improved!

It can be said that the current D’Antoni does not lack anything, just waiting to save enough years to be a head coach and become another “grandmaster” of the head coach class!

Li Wan said hello to him.

D’Antoni is as enthusiastic as ever.

Although James Harden and Anthony Davis have improved rapidly, they have become “half-step regular season MVP” level players. But this did not make him forget Li Wan…

Having had Li Wan’s head coach, it is indeed difficult to forget the shock he brought to him.

Especially looking at this group of outstanding young people, you can see Li Wan’s level even more.

Well……

Even players like James Harden and Anthony Davis, in the eyes of D’Antonis, are still inferior to Li Wan of the New York Knicks at that time…

That shocking performance, now that I think about it, D’Antoni is fortunate to be a participant!

I don’t know if his warmth with Li Wan stimulated the young people of the Hornets.

Still is……

After Li Wan won the sixth championship of his career and officially became the symbol of this alliance, every time these people saw Li Wan, they would unconsciously give birth to a fighting spirit.

As soon as this game came up, they showed excellent competitive form.

All of the first 6 shots were scored.

And all of them are moving forward, simply sharp!

This season’s Hornets are clearly more in tune with each other.

Drexler, as one of the commentators who most supported the Hornets this season, looked at the Hornets who were still passing smoothly and scoring under the Explorers’ defense, he couldn’t help nodding and sticking his point of view: “This team will surprise us, just this season…”

The offensive gave them a three-point lead.

However, in the second half of the first quarter, the Explorers gang gradually found their form and began to strengthen on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and at the end of the first quarter, the score on both sides was 32-32.

The best player on the opposite side is not James Harden, but Anthony Davis.

He had 9 points and 4 rebounds.

When facing Chris Bosh, he will play more towards the basket, rely on secondary scoring, and use better confrontation to complete the score; And when facing Adams in dislocation, he can pull to the outside to project, or wait for Adams to stick it, and attack the frame with the ball.

As the “future devil” who can play 100% of the “dominant-level performance” in the “small-ball era”, he made his mark on the offensive end of this game.

Why the offensive end?

Because on the Explorers’ side, the guy who played best in the first quarter was none other than Chris Bosh.

Also the No. 4 who is most in line with the current trend, Chris Bosh is as much behind Anthony Davis in terms of static talent, but he is not bad in other aspects.

Especially his offensive ability with the ball, as well as his range, is above Anthony Davis.

He can’t stand up to Anthony Davis on the defensive end, but again, Anthony Davis is also a bit difficult to deal with when facing his attacking frame.

At the end of the first quarter, Chris Bosh’s stats were excellent, scoring 11 points.

It’s just that other places are a little worse.

Chris Bosh, who focused on the offensive end, only got 2 rebounds.

No assists, no steals and blocks.

Fortunately, Wiggins and Li Wan all checked and filled in the gaps for him.

Anthony Davis could have scored a double-double in the first quarter because of Levan and Wiggins’ constant flanking assistance, resulting in him failing to score two goals that he should have scored.

The managers on both sides began to “fight”.

Tyronn Lue held a tactical board and drew and emphasized: “Anthony Davis is a little comfortable! ”

Although he is the current “cap king”, the defensive resources and defensive ability are indeed sufficient, but…

“That’s not a reason why we shouldn’t hit the basket, guys, hit a little fiercer, beat a little fiercer!”

Anthony Davis is not a physical titan.

This is clearly written on his fitness report.

As long as his physical energy is more consumed, his expressiveness will inevitably decline!

Similarly, D’Antoni on the other side had the same idea: “Don’t give Chris Bosh too many opportunities to kill with the ball, don’t let him get such an easy chance to play singles with the ball!” ”

Chris Bosh’s best season to this point in his career is 2.6 assists per game.

He’s not a particularly good player!

That’s why the bag clip works wonders.

The players on both sides listened to the arrangement, and the second quarter of the game officially began.

On the bench, Barbosa was in good shape tonight, coming up and hitting a three-pointer, and against the former player, D’Antoni knew that this guy was also a bit of a “nerve knife” on his body.

So Arizza was replaced in time and restrained him.

Faced with one of the best “3D” players in the league at the moment, Barbosa immediately died down. Subsequently, the two sides successively changed into starters.

But with the Brazilian Lightning three-pointer, the Explorers still led by 3 points.

Both sides are very mature teams.

Therefore, from the beginning, both sides firmly implemented the manager’s intentions.

Every time Chris Bosh gets the ball on the flank, he is bound to get caught in the bag. The problem of his lack of a good vision of the ball was also exposed at this moment.

Seeing this, Taryn Lue walked to the sidelines in time and gestured to Chris Bosh: I have arranged a pick-up point for you.

When you encounter a bag, you immediately throw it in that direction!

Chris Bosh is wrapped, in part, with Taryn Lue’s heart.

It just so happens that he can let other players with the ball make tougher breakthroughs that drain Anthony Davis’ physical strength.

The player he arranged for to receive was Wiggins.

Three years of Wiggins versus Anthony Davis of upper fifth grade.

The end result…

Or the old bird who has been mixed in this league for another 2 years is a little more experienced.

Wiggins is averaging a career-high 23.3 points per game this season. But in the face of Anthony Davis, who was already eligible for the “Defensive Player of the Season award” last season. The effect of his breakthrough was not obvious.

Two or three rounds of attack did not have any effect.

On the Hornets side, Anthony Davis’ constant defensive success allowed them to find opportunities to counterattack.

Thanks to the Explorers’ defensive counterattack strength on the outside, the league is well-known…

The Hornets did not find a chance twice, and after Anthony Davis’ third defense, James Harden took the initiative to take the ball, quickly pushed back, found that there was no opportunity to attack quickly, and in front of him was Brogdon, who was defending him by mistake, and immediately only the basket was left in his eyes.

After a smooth dribbling, James Harden, who had taken a step forward, suddenly stepped back outside the three-point line, and Drexler shouted “Coming!” ”

Last season, some media analyzed James Harden, believing that the only remaining gap between him and those “supergiants” is a “signature scoring method”.

If he can have a signature way to score, he will definitely become one of the faces of the league in the future.

From the current situation, it seems that …

James Harden is clearly a man of advice.

No, this season immediately added a signature scoring method. – Step back three-pointer!

The ball made a smooth arc in the air and finally fell firmly into the basket.

The Hornets also took the lead again after this goal.

D’Antoni showed a satisfied smile, but his tone was very urgent: “Return defense, return defense!” ”

Championship coaches pay attention to the speed of defense…

Especially in this “small ball era”!

Tyronn Lue looked at the opposite side and took the lead in using James Harden singles, and said in his heart:

This is unreasonable for you!

Immediately waved his hand, did not pretend, showdown, I have “nuclear weapons” Li Wan!

“The strongest tactic” to give the ball to Li Wan, use it!

Li Wan looked at Tyronn Lu’s gesture and stretched out his hand to direct the pull.

The Hornets are also responsible for defending him, the Lakers’ “rattlesnake” Ariza.

Compared with Ariza in the past, the Hornets have not changed much, the offensive end is a little iron, but on the defensive end his experience has become richer.

However, the rich experience was not reflected when facing Li Wan.

After Adams’ blocking, Li Wan directly arced the top shot, hit a three-point shot, and also took color.

Once again, the Explorers are the leading side.

And this tough response made the cheers of the scene suddenly go up a step.

Bill Wharton listened to the cheers at the scene and couldn’t help but say: “Li Wan’s movement is indeed bigger than the others…”

And the atmosphere of the scene will affect the state of the players on the field…

But……

“Ugh!”

James Harden again scored with the ball.

5 points in a row!

Looking at his expressionless face, Bill Wharton suddenly felt that his face was slightly swollen.

This young man proved his growth with practical actions.

Just such a small change in atmosphere will not cause any change in his psychology.

Drexler also glanced at Bill Wharton next to him at this time.

The two of them often discuss heights the Hornets can reach this season between commentaries.

He believes Bill Walton’s opinion of the Hornets will become even higher after this game.

Or…

There is no need to wait until the end of this game.

Lee Wan responded to James Harden’s goal next, but James Harden tonight was really tough enough. It was really against Li Wan.

Even the second half of the second quarter was his confrontation with Li Wan.

Finally, at the end of the first half, Li Wan scored 15 points in a single quarter, and cut 20 points in the entire first half; James Harden was no different, scoring 13 points in the second quarter and scoring 18 points throughout the first half.

Li Wan also had 5 rebounds and 4 assists;

James Harden is a little worse in rebounding, only 3 rebounds, but he also has 5 assists;

Also on the defensive end, Li Wan completed 2 steals and 1 block in the first half, and James Harden only had 1 steal, in this regard, Li Wan has a clear advantage.

Under the power of James Harden, the Hornets continued to clench the score, and the two teams played the first half, 56-55, and the Explorers led by only one point.

“This Hornets really has grown too much!”

Bill Wharton looked at the post-game data sheet and couldn’t help but sigh.

You know, this is the Columbus Explorers, who created a 37-game winning streak last season and won the final championship!

With their squad in place and all playing, it’s not an easy task to bite the score with them…

It is also for this reason that James Harden and Anthony Davis have risen to another level in Bill Walton’s mind.

But……

“Next is the biggest test for the Hornets!”

Li Wan hasn’t really broken out until now…

What the?

He scored 15 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, isn’t that still an “explosion”?

If Bill Wharton were to ask this question, he would tell you that a “small explosion” is not a “burst”.

As far as these commentators explained Li Wan’s game for such a long time, if it were not for the double-digit score in 3 minutes, this really could not be called “outbreak” for Li Wan.

It can only be said that it is…

Play normally!

This must be acknowledged even by Drexler, who has promoted the Hornets and James Harden and Anthony Davis this season.

For the Hornets, the test to win this game is just beginning!

Sure enough, as soon as the third quarter came on, Li Wan hit a three-pointer against Ariza’s defense from outside the 3-point line.

One look at his grim expression in the back defense can be seen…

The “Lee’s Outbreak” is coming!

And in the following time, Li Wanzhen even fired repeatedly, this damn basketball is really obedient, no matter how he shoots outside the three-point line, he can always obediently fall into the basket.

In 3 minutes, Li Wan threw four consecutive three-pointers.

D’Antoni used a bag on him to stop him from catching the ball as much as possible, but…

It’s useless at all!

But whenever there is an opportunity to shoot for a moment, let Li Wan capture, then this shot, the ball will inevitably obediently drill into the basket.

In this situation, what else does D’Antoni have to say, naturally his good apprentice has improved again!

Really perverted…

Thinking that his performance in the New York Knicks could continue to improve, D’Antoni couldn’t help but secretly scold in his heart.

He, who has coached Li Wan for 4 years, feels perverted, not to mention Tyronn Lue, who has only started his third season in charge of Li Wan. However, compared to D’Antonis, Tyronn Lue still has some time to be teammates with Li Wan.

The span is longer, and the progress of Li Wan over the years is more appreciated…

In the past, Li Wan was explosive in scoring, but his performance outside the three-point line was really not too good, and now it is not a question of whether he is excellent or not, and now Li Wan’s performance outside the three-point line is… He is… Rare, no, the kind you can’t see at all!

It’s this big wave…

Dracules watched Li Wan play, and said in his heart: He really won’t play abnormally!

Every game can be thrown like this, it’s just…

You know, in the 10 games played by Li Wan this season, he can still throw 4~5 three-pointers per game, and the three-pointers thrown in these 10 games alone have allowed him to catch up with the “big army” of the league’s top three-point shooters.

It’s even close to surpassing…

Currently in fourth place, behind the “Splash Brothers” pair of Stephen Curry and Thompson, and James Harden.

But just now, Li Wan’s explosive power outside the three-point line can really rank James Harden ahead of him in an instant.

It’s just that……

What even Drexler didn’t expect was that the Hornets really survived this offensive wave, and in the face of Li Wan’s four three-pointers, the Hornets were not to be outdone during this time, and also scored 10 points.

That’s 2 points away…

And 8 of those points were contributed by James Harden and Anthony Davis.

They joined forces to block Li Wan’s wave of “outbreaks”.

Even the “glider” did not come to mind, let alone others.

Lue looked at the Hornets’ two bosses and knew he had one more team that could get in the way of the Explorers’ title defense this season.

Bill Wharton was convinced: “They’re destined to do some big things!” ”

Before James Harden came to the Hornets, no one thought that these people could do such a thing, but they really completed such a transformation after a few years of precipitation.

The grit apparently infected the rest of the Hornets, and the score remained deadlocked until the final half minute.

109 to 107…

A 2-point difference, the Hornets’ possession.

“I trust you immensely, just as I trusted Li Wan in the New York Knicks!” D’Antoni patted James Harden on the shoulder and said to him, “Go, go and finish some big scenes!” ”

Just with these words, James Harden’s expression became obviously solemn.

Everyone knows Li Wan’s place in D’Antoni’s heart.

To be able to compare with him means that in D’Antonis’ mind, you are already a player at the highest level.

This is the first time D’Antoni has said this to James Harden, and it has made him extra determined after he came on the court.

Li Wan blocked as the first line of defense, and Anthony Davis gave a timely block, successfully helping James Harden misplace in front of Brogdon.

Then, without waiting for the opponent to change the formation, he immediately held the ball and prepared to shoot, Brogdon knew that the “bearded brother” on the other side tonight was iron-hearted to make a name for himself on his head, and he could only bite the bullet.

Without any surprises, James Harden stepped back for three points, hit a three-point shot, and scored at the same time, the referee also sounded the whistle!

“Toot!”

At the moment when the ball scored, the entire sound of the audience became smaller, which also made the referee’s whistle particularly sharp.

Many fans were scratching their heads with their hands at this moment, they knew exactly what it meant, and Brogdon looked similar to them. Opposite him, James Harden, who hit the key ball, made a celebratory gesture of “sprinkling salt”.

This is also his classic move.

That Li Wan’s familiar “rocket board” is online!

Anthony Davis rushed in front of him with great enthusiasm, and after high-fived him, the rest of the Hornets pounced, all very excited. At the same time, it can be clearly felt that their eyes carry a different light than usual.

Tonight’s big scene made them even more convinced of James Harden!

Then James Harden hit a free throw amid boos from all over the court, turning the Hornets’ already overcoming score into 2 points!

There are 3.4 seconds left in the time.

Fortunately, there is still a timeout in Tyronn Lue’s hand.

He quickly taught the pause, and then carefully arranged the tactics, and before arranging the tactics again, he said to Li Wan: “Dude, I feel that they will definitely cover you!” ”

Li Wan also felt that this was possible.

Because the opposite manager is D’Antonis!

“Or…” said Taryn Lue, looking at Chris Bosh and Wiggins, “you two to be Mr. Big Scene tonight?” ”

Chris Bosh hesitated a little with Wiggins.

The first to nod was Bosh, who, as the “former Dragon King”, was no stranger to executing the last goal.

Wiggins also nodded after Li Wan patted him on the shoulder, ready to challenge his ability to bear.

Tyronn Lu finalized the candidate, and then said: “The first choice is still Li Wan, after you take the ball again, the first reaction is also to find Li Wan’s vacancy, but if Li Wan does not have a chance, you must also resolutely shoot, remember that the time is 3.4 seconds, you can’t have too many passes, and hesitate!” ”

Hearing that the first choice was still Li Wan, these two people were much more relaxed at that time.

The timeout ended immediately after Tyronn Lue had made his last throw, and as expected, D’Antoni set up a resolute wrap for Li Wan in the defense.

There are even some postures at all costs…

Levan broke through the bag between James Harden and Ariza, and Tucker actually posted it immediately.

Chris Bosh, who had the ball, saw that Li Wan had no chance to catch the ball at all, and he no longer hesitated, quickly holding the ball to the middle distance to shoot.

He always believed that as long as the game was not over, it was the Explorers who won in the end.

But he underestimated Anthony Davis’ defensive speed.

When he first reached the middle distance, Davis continued to come up and block his shot, and he could only quickly give to the side.

Wiggins took the ball and threw it, and when the ball was shot, the buzz of the scene also sounded.

Such a hasty shot eventually turned into a sound of iron.

The Hornets, relying on James Harden’s “quasi-kill” and Anthony Davis’ defense, took victory from the Age of Discovery and gave Li Wan’s first defeat of the new season.

The Explorers’ winning streak is fixed at nine.

The Hornets are the only team in the league to have a double-digit winning streak.

At the same time, the title of “Terminator” became even louder.

Bumblebees do not kill the unknown.

Opposite the Hornets crowd who hugged excitedly were Chris Bosh and Wiggins, who bowed their heads in frustration.

They all blamed themselves for messing up the last shot.

Li Wan did not walk towards them.

They have all been in the league for so long, and Li Wan believes that their ability to withstand pressure will not have ups and downs in their status because of this loss.

He walked towards Brogdon at the first time, and this kid was constantly called “military training” by James Harden tonight, and even the final “3 plus 1” was sent by him.

At this moment, his eyes were bleak.

Being the biggest problem for the team to lose, this taste…

Although Li Wan hadn’t tried it, he knew it would definitely be uncomfortable!

He stepped forward and patted Brogdon’s shoulder, looked into his eyes as he looked up, and spoke: “Boy, this is growth, and… James Harden is currently No. 1 on the regular season MVP list, and it’s normal that you can’t help it! ”

Brogden was originally a little warm because of Li Wan’s comfort, but this warmth only stayed in the first half of Li Wan’s words, and when Li Wan finished saying the next words, he immediately felt speechless in his heart:

It’s very comforting, don’t comfort next time!

Without your comfort, I might have been hit a little less.

Li Wan saw the change in his expression and did not continue to say anything.

At the end of the day, Brogdon can slowly recover from his depressed mood, which is only one of the 82 regular season games.

It’s just that the reporter doesn’t seem to intend to make this game an ordinary loss, after the game in the players’ tunnel, Li Wan was interviewed, and the reporter’s first question was: “Li Wan, what impact do you think this loss will have on the next schedule of the Explorers this month?” ”

The Explorers’ schedule in December wasn’t easy, with the Hornets next facing the Bulls, and after the Bulls, they faced the Warriors in “Christmas Game.”

It can be said to play the “big and small kings” of the league and the “four 2” level teams.

Now that I lost the first game against the Hornets, the prospects of facing the Bulls and Warriors next are naturally not optimistic.

Li Wan is well aware of the urine nature of this gang of media, so his attitude is very tough: “The game is played one game after another, and we are the defending champions, all teams have no advantage in front of us, there is no theory that if we lose to the Hornets, we will lose to other teams…”

Just kidding, the other side is already so depressed, if he continues to say soft words, these people don’t know what to look like!

It was also for this reason that after the interview, he sent a text message to everyone: Tonight we did lose, but next time, I believe, we will not lose again, because we are, the championship!

That’s enough for this reason!

In fact, it is.

No matter how strong the league’s Warriors and Bulls are in November, and how “new” the Hornets are, the Explorers are still the names of these teams.

Just look at the post-match report.

James Harden had 38 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds in this game, and Anthony Davis had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks in this game.

Such a performance against the Explorers made the media more convinced that the two of them were first and third on the regular season MVP list.

In addition, Tyronn Lue’s evaluation of the two of them has also become a testimony to the media’s optimism about them.

After the game, Tyronn Lue had this to say: “The two of them have done their roles well, and if the two of them can play their current performance in the next game, then the Hornets will surely be the hardest team in the league to beat!” ”

This is not a compliment, as can be seen from the four-quarter game with the Explorers, where the two took turns to stand up and take on the heavy responsibility of attack and defense.

For example, in the second quarter, Tyronn Lue laid out a breakthrough tactic for Anthony Davis’ physical fitness, but because James Harden stepped up, this tactic did not have the effect it should have.

That’s why Anthony Davis and James Harden can take turns stepping up in the third quarter.

In theory, this is the most ideal system that the Hornets can play.

It happened this night against the Explorers…

Early the next morning, the expressions of the explorers changed drastically, no longer depressed, but full of “dynamic acceleration”. Obviously, Li Wan’s speech in front of the media, as well as his text messages, played a positive role.

Tyronn Lue had planned to motivate them before the start of training, and seeing how positive they looked, he didn’t say much.

If this continues to burn another fire, he is afraid that these people will not be able to bear the burning at that time.

The Jazz endured the fury of Li Wan and the Explorers’ loss, and the Explorers were on fire from the start, winning 128-97.

The Jazz were beaten up.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the expressions of this one by one were still confused.

It’s as if I haven’t reacted yet, what happened.

Especially Lillard.

This is the fifth season of his career, and he successfully got a five-year, $120 million contract extension this summer, and has averaged 27.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game so far this season, becoming another representative player in the league’s offensive No. 1 position.

He originally wanted to show his progress in this game and give Li Wankang Kangkang.

Outcome……

The intensity of the Explorers’ game on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends caused him to experience significant discomfort.

I didn’t score in the first quarter.

By the time he finally found his form in the second quarter, the gap had widened to more than 15 points.

If you remove the 10 points from Garbage Time, Lillard will only score 12 points tonight.

It is also for this reason that Kenny Smith, who originally wanted to praise Lillard, silently closed his mouth.

So far this season, the Jazz are seventh in the West.

Considering that there are league “big and small kings” in front of them, as well as the “quasi-five-star team” of the Blazers, which can enter the ranks of the playoffs, it can be seen that Lillard and this team have grown.

And judging by Lillard’s statistics, he has indeed made great progress.

Just tonight…

I can’t boast about it!

On December 12, the night of the double “12”, after losing to the Hornets, they took a wave of “three straight wins” and bumped into the Oklahoma Thunder.

Westbrook still had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists amid the Explorers’ crowd.

When he saw the third quarter, Kenny Smith couldn’t help but say: “I seem to see Li Wan when he was on a weak team!” ”

Of course, this was after watching the third quarter, and when the game was over, Kenny Smith immediately retracted his words: “When I didn’t say it!” ”

I don’t blame him for “hitting his face”, it is really Westbrook’s crotch pulling in the fourth quarter, not to mention various mistakes, and his personal score is also bad 7-of-1.

Li Wan can’t have such a situation!

However, it is not without reason…

The Thunder is now the only one left with him, and the result of scoring rebounds and assists is Westbrook’s fitness problems.

When he is full of physical energy, although the “top” will also restrict his dominance in the arena, but the impact is really small, just look at his explosive power when he is full of physical energy, the original he can be on the “five unique” list, it is really not for nothing.

But once there is a problem with physical fitness, his dominance and sense of existence will quickly fall.

This is also why, the original “five absolutes” his leading team results are the worst…

Physical fitness constrains him to go one step closer.

But this is another “dead hole”, because his physical fitness itself is not bad, but his playing style has led to his lack of physical fitness. But for Westbrook now, it is difficult for him to change his style of play.

Regardless of anyone’s assessment, getting Westbrook to give up his explosive power is like not letting Derek Ross use “not slowing down”.

It belongs to the “violent heavenly things”!

It’s a crime!

In short, the Thunder’s current game is “Cheng also Westbrook, defeat also Westbrook”, but well, as far as the current Thunder team, they only have such a choice…

On December 14, after defeating the Thunder, the Explorers immediately set off for Chicago to challenge the Bulls, their second “strong rival” in December.

For the Explorers, who lost to the Hornets, losing to the Bulls again would definitely hit the psychology of the gang.

Moreover, Kevin Durant’s previous phrase “we have no opponents in the East” was said against the Explorers.

If you don’t give some color, the other side will think they are sick cats!

What didn’t say, you have to him!

The good news is that the Bulls have just returned to Chicago after a “back-to-back” game.

From the overall state, it can be seen that there is not enough fitness slot on the Bulls’ side. The opening game was listless. The Explorers managed to open the gap by seven points.

But it was at this time that Jimmy Butler showed his toughness, hitting three consecutive rounds to help the team bite the score into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the rest of the Bulls still did not slow down, and in the second half of the second quarter, the Explorers’ lead was in double digits, but at this time, Jimmy Butler stepped up again.

His incomparable “hardness” allowed him to continue to kill on the offensive end, and Brogdon became a hole again.

At the end of the entire first half, Columbus’ once double-digit lead turned into an eight-point lead…

And this is also the epitome of the whole game.

Under Li Wan’s defense, Kevin Durant, who was already affected by physical fitness, struggled and went up and down, only scoring 11 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and scoring single-digit points in the other three quarters, and even the most critical fourth quarter, only to score 3 points.

Derek Rose was not in great form against Wiggins, and only had some bright performances against Brogdon in the second half, but when the fourth quarter began, the breakthrough accelerated his physical exhaustion, making his performance in the fourth quarter unsatisfactory.

Only Jimmy Butler, also affected by physical strength, is getting tougher and tougher.

In the end, he shot 18 of 32 and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring a high score of 40 points.

This is also his new single-game scoring record since the new season!

Although the Bulls lost the game by 10 points, his performance took his reputation to new heights.

All sorts of “tough guy” praise flocked to them.

At the same time, rumors that he was the illegitimate son of Michael Jordan became surging again.

No way, the fortitude he showed tonight when he was physically troubled was too much like that man.

And under the deep digging of various evidence, there are really many well-thought-out “coincidences”, such as the year when Jimmy Butler was kicked out of the house by his mother, which coincided with the year Michael Jordan appeared in the news of “refusal to pay illegitimate child support”.

At the same time, Jimmy Butler, after being kicked out of the house, soon had a good friend appear, let him live at home, and specially hired him a basketball coach.

These coincidences together are enough to make up a big drama in the media’s brains!

His reputation skyrocketed, and Kevin Durant was met with huge ridicule.

Even if everyone knows that the Bulls are playing this game “back-to-back”, but…

He is not the one again!

Who will give him excuses that go to great lengths?

Rush him and it’s over!

A reporter shouted at him as soon as the game ended: “Kevin, do you still think there is no opponent in the East?” ”

This made Kevin Durant directly reject all interviews that night and was fined for it.

The words of the Oklahoma media were even more poisonous, and they directly headlined: “The hardest **, but unfortunately there is the softest teammate, with Kevin Durant, the Bulls will never be able to defeat Li Wan!” ”

It can be regarded as a wave of evil qi fiercely.

In the face of these attacks, the most infuriating thing is that Kevin Durant can’t refute it at all.

Because he played very little tonight, only 7 of 21 shots, the defender standing opposite him was Li Wan.

Limiting him to not having a little temper, Li Wan’s own statistics in this game were 30 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists… Among them, assists are the new high in December…

While locking him up, Li Wan also completed a more effective tandem work than usual.

Seashell……

He also said a ghost!

Take a trumpet and scold two sentences on Twitter…

The media’s public opinion turned around after this game.

Columbus went on another strong winning streak, ending all the games before the “Christmas War”.

On December 23, after a day of rest in Columbus, Li Wan traveled with the Explorers to San Francisco to challenge the Warriors.

This much-anticipated “Christmas War” is here!

Tomorrow, the Warriors vs. Lakers will play a second battle.

The Warriors should be targeting Anthony Davis.

It’s time to put the “best player of all time” to the test!

Wouldn’t it really be okay to mix up now?

No way!

No way!

It won’t be a loophole to lose in this round, right?

He is 38 years old, what else do you want him!

This sentence will not dominate the screen, right?

Another word.

The Warriors’ lack of whistles doesn’t have to be too tangled, and they were indeed a little too extreme in the first game; But the Lakers got 29 whistles on the road, and it’s hard to imagine how many whistles they can get back at home…

(End of chapter)

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