I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 78 Encounter and Defense

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 78 Encounter and Defense

Li Ran felt that the start of his first season was really hell mode.

After the Spurs are beaten, they will play the Cavaliers, after the Cavaliers are beaten, they will play the Celtics, and after the Celtics are beaten, they will play the Lakers.

Fortunately, I won the first three games.

However, Li Ran really had no confidence at all when playing against the Lakers.

In the original time and space of this season, the Lakers won the final championship.

The most important thing is that Kobe received Olajuwon's guidance in advance during the offseason, and even got help from Jordan, allowing him to evolve into his ultimate form a full year ahead of schedule.

Kobe, who has just turned 30, is undoubtedly at the peak of his career. The Black Mamba is unscrupulously entrenched in Los Angeles, spewing deadly venom against all teams that challenge him.

After O'Neal left the Lakers, with each passing year, Kobe became more eager to prove his beliefs.

He wants to prove to everyone that even without O'Neal, he can still lead the team to a championship.

This year's Lakers lineup is also extremely strong. Anzhu, who has spent several years training, and Gasol have become the pillars of the Lakers' inside line. Together with Odom, Fisher, Radmanovic, Ariza,

Farmar and other strong players, their momentum since the start of this year has been unstoppable.

In the first ten games, Kobe averaged 31.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, and even scored 46 points in a single game.

The team followed the team to Los Angeles, known as the City of Angels and the second largest city in the country after New York.

This is Li Ran’s first time here, and also his first time at Staples Center.

This season the Nuggets have played against both teams in Los Angeles, but Li Ran was in the suspension period and did not participate in those two games.

Last time, the Nuggets, who were missing Li Ran, Anthony and Billups, were brutally beaten by the Lakers at home. This time when they came to Los Angeles, the entire Nuggets team had a revenge mentality.

As soon as I returned to the hotel, Kobe called me.

"I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

After Li Ran put away his luggage and went downstairs, he found Anthony already waiting there.

The three people who trained together during the offseason were driven by Kobe to the city center.

In a quiet restaurant, Kobe treated the two of them to a French meal.

"Li, why don't you come to Los Angeles and I'll help you win the championship."

Kobe raised his distinctive eyebrows and said to Li Ran with a slight smile on his lips.

Li Ran was stunned for a moment and looked at Anthony next to him.

"Hey, Kobe, it's not good to poach my teammates in front of me." Anthony's tone was very relaxed.

"It's not up to me to decide where to go. Maybe I'll know when I sign a contract." Li Ran shook his head.

"We haven't had a bullfight for more than three months. I'm going to beat you up tomorrow."

Kobe said confidently that Li Ran left a very deep impression on him in the training camp. More importantly, he hadn't found such a fun target for a long time...

That's right, Li Ran had a bullfight with Kobe Bryant in the training camp, highlighting the fact that the more he loses, the more courage he gets...

I haven't beaten Kobe once in two months.

"If Kobe scores another high score tomorrow night..."

Li Ran suddenly remembered James, who was facing him with explosive sperm, and suddenly felt that the world was full of malice toward him.

I feel bitter in my heart, but I don't say anything.

After eating, Kobe and Anthony put on their sunglasses and walked out of the box in tacit agreement.

Li Ran was the last one to go out. As soon as he closed the door, he was suddenly hit by someone.

The man walked over in a hurry. Unexpectedly, a big man suddenly appeared, bumped into Li Ran's chest, and let out a sweet cry.

Li Ran looked at the girl in front of him, covering her forehead, and suddenly felt very familiar.

Not only does he look familiar, he's also good-looking.

"Wu Cao, this is not..."

Li Ran opened his mouth in surprise, not expecting to meet her here.

By the way, Li Ran in his previous life was an out-and-out HP fan.

The girl in front of her holding her nose and about to cry is none other than the leading female character of Harry Potter, Emma Watson.

Kobe and Anthony, who were walking in front, noticed something was going on at Li Ran's side and both came back to see what was going on.

Emma Watson covered her nose and was about to cry in pain. Suddenly she found that the top of her head was completely dark, as if someone had turned off the lights.

She raised her head and saw three big men surrounding her. They were almost two meters tall. Two of them were wearing sunglasses and did not look like good people.

"ah!"

Emma was frightened and subconsciously screamed for help.

But her screams soon stopped.

Because Kobe took off his sunglasses, revealing a familiar face that everyone in Los Angeles knew.

"I know you, little Hermione, what happened?" Kobe said harmoniously.

After living in Los Angeles for more than ten years, Kobe was familiar with most of the Hollywood stars, and of course he knew Emma who starred in Harry Potter.

"I'm fine." Emma rubbed her nose and looked at Li Ran again.

"What did this guy eat to grow up? Why are his chest muscles so hard?" She regretted what happened to her nose.

A small chance encounter ended quickly. Kobe said goodbye to Emma politely and left the restaurant with Li Ran and Anthony.

"Tomorrow will be another fierce battle."

Back at the hotel, Li Ran and Anthony stood at the door of the hotel and waved to Kobe.

Anthony watched the car go away, pulled up the hood of his hoodie, turned and walked towards the lobby.

"Hey, Li, when can you develop your defense? Your defense is really poor compared to your offense. The team also needs to strengthen its defense. I think you are very suitable, with dynamic talents and static talents.

They are all top-notch and very suitable to become an elite defender on the outside." On the way back to the room, Anthony chatted with Li Ran.

In fact, Li Ran's defensive attributes are not very low. Except for steals, others are around 60-70. The steals are 81 from Tony Allen. In this way, he is actually a good defender.

Hmm...it's at the level of a bench, right?

But compared to his outstanding offensive ability, his defense seems a bit mediocre.

Look at the opponents he faced in the past few games, James, Ray Allen, Richardson...none of them are good opponents.

Li Ran scratched his head. He was worrying about his future development direction, and Anthony's words suddenly reminded him.

Defense is more stable than offense.

So there is a famous saying in the NBA, offense wins games, defense wins championships.

Li Ran silently decided to change the system's simulation training subjects to defense after returning.

In terms of internal defense, external defense, assist defense, steals, and blocks, Li Ran has great room for improvement in these attributes.

And rebounding is also a defensive skill.

"So, if I practice defense well, is it possible to get DPOY?" Li Ran began to fantasize.

But he knows how difficult it is to get DPOY.

Let's put it this way, since Jordan won DPOY in the 1987-88 season, only two outside players have won the DPOY honor in the past 21 years.

Gary Payton in the 1994-95 season was the only point guard.

The other is Ron Artest in the 2003-04 season.

The remaining DPOYs were all insiders, until the season when Li Ran traveled through time.

Back in the room, Li Ran couldn't wait to go to the system space and start his special defensive training.

I always feel that Emma is getting more and more crooked as she grows older, but she was really beautiful when she was 20 years old.

(End of chapter)