I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 364
The only difference from back then was that the previous Li Ran existed in the team as a pure end point.

But today, Li Ran became the engine of the Hornets.

At least that's how it looks.

Because whether it is Jokic or Chasing Dream, they are honestly stuck inside and move according to tactics, and have no intention of pulling out to organize.

Li Ran faced Curry, dribbled the ball twice and then suddenly accelerated.

His speed looks the same as it did two years ago, maybe even faster.

Curry has always been treated according to the standard of defending Li Ran two years ago.

This also made him well-prepared so that Li Ran wouldn't pass him by in one step.

But it didn't work.

After Li Ran took the first step, he used a big exaggerated movement to pull the ball back, and then swept away from the other side of Curry who had no time to react.

Curry had no time to adjust his center of gravity. His feet slipped and he sat on the ground in a panic.

Li Ran's action was not over yet. After passing Curry, he took another step and pulled back. Standing outside the three-point line, Li Ran grinned at Curry who was sitting on the ground, and jumped up lightly to throw the ball. .

Curry frowned and slapped the floor.

He didn't expect Li Ran to play with the first ball like this.

What he thought at first was that even if he couldn't beat him, he could still entangle Li Ran for a few rounds, but he didn't expect that Li Ran would instantly kill him in the first round.

After throwing the ball, Li Ran turned around and ran to the backcourt without even looking at it.

The ball went into the net hollow behind him, causing the fans in the audience to exclaim and applaud.

This is the Li Ran they are familiar with, the omnipotent and arrogant Li Ran in their memory!

Looking back, the Grizzlies' offensive rhythm was extremely fast. After receiving the ball, Jeremy Lin relied on Duncan's pick-and-roll to get inside and pick the basket under the basket.

However, in the air, a figure came out with his head lowered. While passing by the backboard, he directly pressed Jeremy Lin's layup onto the backboard with two hands.

Looking at Li Ran, who was standing on the ground holding the ball like a demon, the audience was silent for three seconds, and then cheers like a mountain roaring and a tsunami broke out.

As for why Li Ran lowered his head in the air just now, it was because Li Ran was about to hit the backboard if he raised his head a little.

Jeremy Lin stared blankly at Li Ran. He hadn't seen him for two years, but he was still so strong that he seemed invincible. As long as he stood on the court, the team would have the confidence to win in any situation.

Unfortunately, two years ago, Li Ran was his teammate.

But now, Li Ran was standing opposite him.

Li Ran slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. This time, at Calipari's request, the Grizzlies double-teamed without hesitation.

The second ball enjoys double-team treatment. Throughout the history of the NBA, there are not many such players.

Calipari was betting that Li Ran would not be able to drive the team's offense while being double-teamed.

But Li Ran just leaned his back against Curry in a leisurely manner, and seemed to be avoiding Curry and Jeremy Lin's digging and pressing.

Suddenly, the ball in Li Ran's hand disappeared.

Curry looked back in surprise, only to find that on the baseline, Clay, who was missed, was shooting a jumper with his incomparable standard posture.

What is the concept of giving Klay Thompson an open three-pointer?
Basically, it is equivalent to giving away three points for nothing.

The ball also fell into the basket without any suspense.

Curry couldn't understand how Li Ran passed the ball just now.

Li Ran had his back to the basket just now, and Clay's movement from beginning to end was out of his sight.

How did he know that Clay just ran there at that time?
How did he pass the ball to Clay's hands accurately?
Seeing Li Ran who was high-fiving with Clay and running towards the backcourt with a smile, Curry suddenly felt that his old teammates who had been with him for three years were a little strange now.

Only then did Calipari realize belatedly that he had made a fatal mistake.

He can no longer look at Li Ran now by the standard of Li Ran two years ago.

His real identity now is the coach of the Hornets.

In other words, almost all the tactics of the Hornets came from Li Ran.

In this case, how could Li Ran not know the running positions of all the players of the Hornets?

Calipari, who corrected his mistakes immediately, immediately canceled the double-teaming on Li Ran.

But in this case, Curry is unlucky.

What is the difference between letting Curry defend Li Ran and Kenyon Martin defending O'Neal?
At the same time, in order to prevent the team's offense from being affected, Calipari specially arranged for the players to bypass Li Ran's side when attacking.

After some adjustments, the Grizzlies can finally score normally, but how to limit Li Ran?

Calipari shook his head as he looked at Li Ran who went inside and dunked on Duncan's head.

I can't prevent it, I can't prevent it at all.

Since you can't defend, let's attack.

The Grizzlies' current offensive firepower is still strong, at least after the pickled peppers have grown up, the offense alone is similar to when Li Ran was there.

Although it can no longer be compared in terms of defense.

However, Calipari still underestimated Li Ran's urgency to finally be able to score quickly after being away from the game for two years.

In just one quarter, the Grizzlies watched Li Ran score a full 24 points above them!
The two teams played a rare high-level confrontation, it was just Li Ran VS the entire Grizzlies team!

At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies trailed the Hornets by 29 points 36-7.

Jokic has never felt that assisting is such a simple thing. He gets the ball in the high post, passes the ball to Li Ran, and watches him score.

It's that simple!
As for Li Ran's method of sending the ball into the basket, that is not something that the teacher needs to consider.

Just appreciate it.

Curry was a little delirious by the end of the first quarter.

No matter who it is, being abused in various ways for a whole game is a very unpleasant feeling.

But there is no way, the team still needs him to stay on the field in the second quarter, chasing points or stabilizing the situation.

Looking at Li Ran who was still alive and kicking in the second quarter, Curry felt that God was full of malice against him today.

Don't wait for such a joke!

In the second quarter, Li Ran's desire to attack remained undiminished.

In all fairness, Curry is in excellent form in this game. At the end of the halftime game, he has scored 21 points, but looking at the monster on the opposite side wearing the No. 0 jersey, Curry feels that even if he scores 50 points today, he still cannot carry the ball. Team wins.

Without it, at the end of the half game, Li Ran had scored an astonishing 51 points.

51 points in the first half, has anyone ever done it in NBA history?
I don't know, even if there is, it should have appeared in the ancient times when the rules were not yet perfect.

What kind of record is Li Ran going to create today?
Everyone is looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)