I'm good at basketball too

This season, the Hornets have become a very special entity in the league with a very strange set of tactics.

Their playmaker is not a traditional guard, but two insiders.

Coupled with the cooperation of Diaw, Pierce, Butler and defenders, they suddenly became the smoothest running team in the league.

As of Christmas, the Hornets had a record of 28 wins and 15 losses in 13 games, ranking sixth in the Western Conference.

They averaged 28 assists per game in these 31.2 games, ranking first in the league.

Jokic is undoubtedly the most surprising point in the Hornets this year.

在这28场比赛中，约老师场均13.2分9.8篮板6.7助攻1.2抢断0.6盖帽。

The scoring and rebounding data is normal, but the assist data is really amazing.

How many years has it been since the league has produced a center with such strong organizational skills?

Or, not at all?

Zhang Dashuai's assists king is not convincing due to historical reasons, and the last man who was called an organizational center was named Divac. This man who only changed Kobe, his average assists per game was 3.1 times in his career, the highest season of his career. It is 5.3 times.

As a center, he averaged 6.7 assists per game in the first season of his career, which is unprecedented.

And the performance of Chasing Dream Green who played with him is also impressive.

With an average of 8 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, he is always full of vitality on the court, with tough defense and smart playing style, which does not match his appearance at all.

These two people have brought a lot of different things to the Hornets after they partnered as the Hornets' inside combination this year.

After the incomprehension at the beginning of the season, the Hornets' style of play gradually gave others a "very advanced" feeling.

Just like when Barcelona's Tiki-Taka tactic first appeared, it gives people a very enjoyable feeling.

The ball was constantly rotating in the hands of the five players on the Hornets field, and finally, after getting an almost absolutely open opportunity, the player with the ball ended it.

And this style of play allows the Hornets players to average very average points per game.

Their team's leading scorer is Klay Thompson, averaging 16 points per game.

However, Clay's efficiency this season has benefited from the Hornets' system, which is ridiculously efficient.

He averaged only 13 shots per game, with a total shooting percentage of 55.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 45.6%.

Barrett's scoring is second only to Clay, averaging 15.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, and his shooting percentage is much higher than last season.

The rest of the players basically hovered around 10 points.

What is surprising is that eight of the Hornets' top nine players in terms of minutes averaged more than ten points per game.

As for Li Ran, he has been tepid this season. Even when the team is behind, he still sits on the field. Only during garbage time, Li Ran will run for a while amidst the shouts of the fans. Get three to five points and then rest.

This season, Li Ran only played 3.4 minutes, averaging 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. More and more people believe that Li Ran has lost his original dominance for some unknown reason.

However, with this statement, the players in the Hornets just smiled and said nothing.

In team training, Li Ran didn't behave like this. . .

In almost every training match, Li Ran beat the opposing players to shame.

Note that in the training match, Li Ran really played from position [-] to position [-].

This means that Li Ran has educated almost all the players on the Hornets.

However, under Li Ran's special request, the Hornets players kept tight-lipped about the outside world.

In the regular season this season, the Hornets' only record requirement is to enter the playoffs, and it doesn't matter where they are.

In addition to the Hornets coached by Li Ran, another person is also the focus of the league.

Bulls star Derrick Rose has been injured for two consecutive seasons.

Before Christmas, Rose finally made his comeback.

However, after his comeback, Rose never regained the form he had during his MVP period.

After playing 14 games with the Bulls, Rose averaged only 14 points and 5 assists per game. Not only was his performance very different from his previous performance, but after playing [-] games, Rose retired again due to injury.

Seeing Leonard's performance getting better and better in the Bulls, fans can't help but think of a question.

Even if Rose recovers from his injury and plays for the Bulls again, will the Bulls still be Rose?
This season, Leonard averaged 24.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game, and has become the de facto core of the Bulls.

This Christmas, the league did not arrange a Christmas game for the Hornets, so Li Ran brought Taylor Swift and Li Taiping to Chicago again.

When he walked into Rose's house, Li Ran saw Rose wearing protective gear and lying lazily on the sofa watching TV. Watching him aimlessly changing TV channels, Li Ran knew that his good brother was absent-minded now.

"How long does it take to recover?" Li Ran put down the things in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Two months." Rose's tone was almost exactly the same as his demeanor, both were lazy.

Li Ran noticed that Rose's hair had obviously grown a lot now, and it was no longer the classic inch hair style.

There is also a lot more beard, a thin layer on the chin.

"Why did you grow your hair?"

"Change your mood."

Li Ran couldn't help but think of that sentence.

Keep your hair in your hometown, and fight everywhere with your dreadlocks.

"Recover well, don't think so much." Li Ran walked over and patted Rose on the shoulder.

Rose was silent.

Sustained injuries are indeed very easy to destroy a person's confidence, even if this person is a once glorious MVP.

However, now that Li Ran is here, Rose's mental state is also better.

"What's going on with you this season? Hiding something?"

Ross looked at Li Ran hesitantly.

Li Ran couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, as expected, he was a brother who grew up since he was a child, and he couldn't hide anything from Ross.

"You don't have to worry about my situation, you just take care of your injuries."

"What can I do if I recover from my injury, Li Ran, I don't think I can go back."

The decadence on Rose's face was undisguised when facing Li Ran.

"Impossible." Li Ran said firmly.

Ross thought Li Ran was just comforting him, so he just smiled reluctantly.

After spending a fairly pleasant Christmas at Rose's house, and promised Rose's elder brother and second brother some time to introduce them to Jokic's two elder brothers, Li Ran returned to New Orleans to prepare for the team's next game.

In a blink of an eye, it's time for All-Star voting again.

This year, because Li Ran re-registered as a player, the fans saw a familiar scene just after the All-Star voting started.

The three-time All-Star voting leader, Li Ran's name was far ahead of all other players at the beginning of the voting.

Li Ran was very helpless about this.

I've already performed so poorly, why do you still want me to appear? . . (End of chapter)