I'm good at basketball too

Although the current situation on the court, except for Li Ran Ross, everyone else is a supporting role, but every one of them is a well-known figure.

The strongest 3D player in history, Klay Thompson.

Jordan's illegitimate son, tough guy representative Jimmy Butler.

The core of the top five Warriors players in history is Green.

The most dominant center in the new era, Nikola Jokic truly plays with his brains.

With their help, how crazy can Li Ran and Ross fight?
In this playoff, Li Ran and Rose told the world the answer.

For the first time in his life, Durant questioned his scoring ability.

As one of the few super scorers in the NBA for so many years, he scored 27 points at halftime.

However, the point difference on the field seems to have not changed at all.

He tried his best to help the team score, but from the middle of the first quarter, the damn point difference has been maintained at around 10 points.

And now, besides believing in himself and carrying the entire team on his shoulders, Durant has no other option.

Westbrook and Harden, who can assist themselves, seemed to disappear on the court in the first half of the game.

The worst thing was Westbrook. In the first half, under Li Ran's guard, Westbrook made 8 of 1 shots, scored 2 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 turnovers.

哈登也好不了那儿去，9投2中，5分3篮板2助攻。

Although Rose is shorter than Harden, his core strength is no less than Harden's after returning to his peak.

In addition, Li Ran told Ross Harden's destiny in advance, which made Rose's defense of Harden even more effective.

In the playoffs where the defensive intensity is much greater, Harden's mentality and shooting percentage have always been a big problem.

Usually with Durant and Westbrook on top, Harden doesn't have to bear so much pressure.

However, today, when the second brother was locked up by Li Ran and the eldest brother urgently needed someone to step up, Harden found that his usually accurate three-pointers had lost their accuracy and his nimble steps had become sluggish.

In short, he too was guarded.

Durant can only continue to bear the burden and move forward.

This "heavy" refers not only to the heavy burden placed on him by the desperate Butler on the defensive end, but also the heavy burden placed on him by his most trusted brother.

"Durant's best defenders are not his opponents, but Westbrook and James Harden!"

In the midfield lounge, Li Ran's words caused the team members to burst into laughter.

Butler also smiled like an idiot.

After this half-time battle, the Hornets players have confirmed one thing.

They do have the ability to beat the Thunder.

"Okay, let's hear what John plans for the second half."

Seeing Calipari quietly appearing in the corner of the locker room, Li Ran waved his hand and said to the players.

The locker room fell silent instantly, and everyone turned their attention to Calipari, who had a smile on his face.

"My arrangement is very simple. Derek, you take a break in the third quarter. Li Ran, you continue to play, together with Clay, Jimmy, Yi and Yao."

Calipari replaced Rose, Dream Chaser and Jokic and replaced him with a lineup with strong shooting ability.

Yi Jianlian now holds four championship rings and is already an out-and-out star player in the league. However, Yi Jianlian, who is not in the limelight and is somewhat unknown, is actually in the same class as Durant.

Durant is currently in the limelight, and he has the potential to compete with James for the No. [-] small forward position in the league.

As for Ah Lian, he is content to enjoy his basketball career in the Hornets.

After Li Ran's transformation and training, Ah Lian is now fully capable of playing the core role in a weak team. Before Li Ran came to the Hornets, he served as the Hornets' starting power forward and averaged 18+8 per game in two years. Statistics, three-point shooting percentage of 39.5%. After Nowitzki retired, he was almost the benchmark player for the league's space-oriented fourth position.

And this lineup also includes all Chinese players in the league now.

Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Li Ran!
How will this lineup perform against the young and energetic Thunder?
"Li Ran's current style of play reminds me of an old teammate."

After watching the first two minutes of the third quarter, O'Neal looked at Li Ran who was sorting out the team on the court and suddenly said.

Barkley and Kenny Smith were stunned for a moment.

"Who?"

"Two-time championship winner, one-time Finals MVP, Chauncey Billups who just retired."

Old God O'Neal said calmly.

Last year, Billups returned home in glory and returned to the Pistons to end his last season, retiring with great success.

His career has surpassed that of most NBA players and can be called brilliant.

Billups' career statistics are not eye-catching. In his 17-year career, he played 1043 games, started 937 games, averaged 31.6 minutes per game, 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1 steal, and shot 41.5% from the field. The three-point shooting percentage was 38.7%.

but!

Billups' help to the team on the court cannot be reflected in his data.

Although his reputation is not as good as that of top point guards such as Kidd, Nash, and Paul Deron, Billups's ranking among point guards is second only to the above people, and his honors are even better than those above.

Moreover, what Billups is best at is controlling the situation on the court.

He is the most famous court master in the NBA, and he has complete control of the rhythm of the game.

Li Ran's current performance, in O'Neal's eyes, is almost exactly the same as Billups's during the Nuggets period.

Durant feels that his current performance seems to be restricted by something, and he is unable to fully exert his strength on the offensive end.

Westbrook and Harden and other Thunder players feel the same way.

Although Westbrook and Harden are both very talented in assists, the two who are still focused on polishing their offensive skills have not yet come into contact with the level of controlling the rhythm, and are somewhat uncomfortable with the sudden changes in the rhythm of the field.

Only Thunder coach Scott Brooks knows what's going on.

He looked at Li Ran in disbelief, who seemed a little tepid on the court.

"Has this kid reached this level of organization?"

Li Ran seemingly passed the ball to Butler who came out of the pocket, and Butler scored with the ball again. A Lian on the baseline ran out of the open space and succeeded in a three-pointer.

For this ball, Li Ran's statistical contribution was 0, and Butler received an assist. However, without Li Ran's conduction, Butler would not have had the opportunity to break through, and the Arab League could not get out of the open space so easily.

This is the role a top point guard brings to the team.

For the Hornets' current lineup, Li Ran's current style of play is the most reasonable and the most helpful to the team.

He deliberately slowed down the pace of the game so that Dayao could not waste too much energy on fearless turnaround runs in his limited playing time.

At the same time, another benefit of lowering the rhythm is that it allows more time to move on the offensive end, allowing Clay and A-Lian, two top pitchers, to run into open spaces more patiently.

Durant felt that the game was getting more and more uncomfortable, and each attack time was dragged out longer and longer. Westbrook wanted to speed up, but was blocked by the experienced defensive Hornets every time. The forced shot was either a mistake or a strike. .The situation on the court slowly became different as Li Ran changed his playing style.

Now the two teams are playing like the NBA ten years ago. The crazy scene of the two teams competing against each other in the first half has disappeared. What the fans see is a slow pace, one low post after another inside, INSIDE- OUT and breakthrough points.

In this case, the ones who benefit the most are, of course, Clay and A-Lian, who are the shooters in the Hornets.

For most of the quarter, one of the two scored 6 points and the other scored 7 points.

In most of the quarter, the Hornets scored only 17 points.

The remaining four points were shared by Yao Ming and Butler.

Li Ran's statistics for most of the quarter were not outstanding, but he had a strong sense of presence. Almost every attack of the Hornets had to pass through him, either once or twice.

0 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, this is a very un-Li Ran statistic, but looking at the Hornets' performance on the court, Li Ran played very well.

He's just helping the team in another way.

Rose watched Li Ran's performance from the sidelines, with a look of shock on his face until the timeout.

He couldn't even imagine Li Ran's style of play on the court.

Giving up his best offense and defense, and helping the team with ease in organization, what else can't Li Ran do?

He used his organizational skills alone to lead the Hornets' second-line lineup and suppress the Thunder on the court.

"What level has Li Ran's strength reached now?" Ross was puzzled.

Looking at Li Ran, who walked to sit next to him with a smile, Ross tilted his chin and looked at him with a frown.

Li Ran is now like a bottomless pool, and it is impossible to detect the bottom line of his strength.

"What are you looking at?" Li Ran noticed Rose's strangeness and said while drinking a drink to replenish his strength and water.

"Li Ran, you are such a monster."

Ross shook his head.

Li Ran almost spit out the drink in his mouth.

"Why did you say that suddenly?"

"You can obviously defeat the three of them on your own by yourself, but you still use an organization. Do you think the team can't use me?" Rose's words were a bit arrogant.

"Hahaha, Derek, don't you think the team's lineup just now is most suitable for that kind of play?" Li Ran laughed.

Ross looked at Li Ran as if he were an alien.

Obviously everyone has their own unique style of play, and it is difficult to change it once it is finalized. However, this freak can actually change his style of play according to the characteristics of the team's players. However, his choice is very correct.

The title "Bottomless Pit" seems more suitable for Li Ran.

"Okay, you've rested enough. Now it's time for John to send you on the field. It's almost time to test the opponent's strength. It's time to end this, no, this series." Li Ran said with confidence.

Sure enough, Calipari entered the team's starting lineup, but considering that with Dream Chasing on the court, the team's organizational capabilities were somewhat overflowing, they continued to keep the United Arab League on the court to enhance the team's offensive firepower. .

Anyway, Ibaka is not the Thunder's main offensive point on the court, and the UAE is enough to deal with him.

After re-entering the court, in just two rounds, the Thunder felt overwhelming pressure.

Different from the way of death by boiling a frog in warm water, the wasp now is like a giant axe, it just wants to kill you with a frontal axe, and kill you in a dignified manner.

The twin stars of Li Ran and Rose play a far more important role on the court than the three Thunder players who have been in the league for the past two years.

To put it in the simplest terms, Gemini defeated San Shao.

Li Ran once again abandoned the persona of a master of field control that he had just established, and returned to the image that fans are most familiar with.

Demoman!
This time, Rose became the supporter next to him, and Li Ran held the ball and reached the Thunder inside again and again.

Ibaka, as the new shot-blocking leader this season, was clearly outnumbered when facing the established shot-blocking leader.

Ibaka completely relies on his incredible jumping and wingspan to protect the Thunder inside. His style is somewhat similar to Marcus Camby back then, but not as gnarly as Camby.

And Li Ran, relying on his experience of countless breakthroughs, perfectly avoided Ibaka's blocks every time, and even caused Ibaka to foul four times before the end of the third quarter.

Four fouls is already a very dangerous number for an insider with one quarter of game left.

This means at least the first half of the fourth quarter, Ibaka will not appear on the court.

If he continues to play, there is no doubt that he will become the target of the Hornets team and the Thunder's breakthrough point.

At the end of the three quarters, the Hornets led the Thunder by 87 points 75-12 on the road.

The Grizzly Bear's Law back then has now become Li Ran's Law.

Content of the rule: When Li Ran's team leads in the first three quarters, as long as Li Ran plays in the fourth quarter, his team will not lose.

Has Li Ran's team been overturned in the fourth quarter?
quilt!
Moreover, Li Ran personally killed his own team twice.

However, with Li Ran on the court, has his team ever lost after leading into the fourth quarter?

No!

In this case, the atmosphere within the Hornets is extremely relaxed.

It was already the playoffs, and Calipari had no reason to hide his cards. In the fourth quarter, he resolutely fielded the team's strongest lineup.

The Thunder had no choice but to replace Ibaka.

In this way, Adams alone cannot protect the Thunder's inside line.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Ran and Rose used turns of breakthroughs to directly beat the Thunder's weak inside line into a sieve.

In desperation, Brooks could only replace Ibaka in advance.

But Ibaka was obviously a little timid after coming on the court.

This directly accelerated Thunder's death.

At the 8th minute of the fourth quarter, Ibaka still received his sixth foul of the game and left the game.

After Ibaka came off the court, Brooks could only admit defeat.

The 15-point difference stood in front of the Thunder like a chasm.

Even though Durant scored 37 points in this game, he had no way to win this game at his home court with Li Ran and Rose chasing and intercepting him.

Throughout the entire game, the Thunder's only lead was when Durant scored two points at the beginning.

In the remaining time, the Thunder were suppressed by the Hornets in all directions, and there was no way.

It seems as if the Hornets are the team with the leading record in the regular season.

There is no suspense, the Hornets defeated their opponents in the away game and took the lead! (End of chapter)