Basketball: Start with the Neuroknife

The 03-04 season was the final glory of the Kings. In the summer of 2004, Divac returned to the Lakers and announced his retirement. Then there was a power struggle in the team, and the two cores, Chris Webber and Peja, were sent away one after another. The former "gorgeous king" was left with only "white devil" Mike Bibby. As the core of the old team continues to be sent out, the regular season record of the Kings also drops again and again. Even the arrival of Artest and the growth of Kevin Martin have not stopped the downward trend.

The Kings went 33-49 last season and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

Due to not much action in the summer, the Kings in the new season still maintain their original lineup, and their record is not optimistic. Currently, they have 5 wins and 8 losses in 13 games, ranking 10th in the Western Conference, with 10 wins and 3 losses still ranking first in the Western Conference. The Lakers are a long way off.

Generally, such a game with a huge gap in strength will not have much to watch, not to mention that the Kings have no balloon stars. But now because of the war of words between Artest and Li Wan, a lot of media are paying attention to this game.

During the warm-up, Odom went to say hello to Artest, trying to make the final adjustment. Unfortunately, it can be seen from the "bitter face" before he returned to the Lakers' bench, the effect is not ideal.

Artest glared at Li Wan fiercely and shook his fist at him. Since entering the NBA, Li Wan has never seen such an arrogant guy, but he did today.

The Kings' starting lineup is: point guard Bibby, shooting guard Kevin - Martin, small forward Ron - Artest, power forward Brad - Miller, center Mickey - Moore.

In this lineup, there is a lack of a big center who can stand up in the civil war.

Brad Miller, nicknamed "Big White Bear", became a good inside defender with his thick body and small moves in confrontation in his early years, but with the increase of age and the influence of injuries, his defensive attitude A change has taken place, he is no longer so active, and his pace is slow. In this way, he has completely become a big loophole in the King's interior.

Mickey Moore is willing to fight, but he is 2.13 meters tall, but only 103 kilograms, nicknamed "Snake Man". It belongs to "attitude without body".

The Lakers made offensive arrangements for the big loopholes in the Kings' inside line, and played an advantage at the beginning. Because of Bynum, who was sighed by the criticism, this incarnation became a real "little shark" in the Kings' inside line.

At 7 minutes and 16 seconds in the first quarter, Bynum scored 7 points alone, helping the team lead by 6 points. Excited to play, he watched Mike Bibby dribble over half court, and shouted to his teammates for the first time: "Let's keep this ball and get more points!"

Kobe turned his head and glanced at him with admiration in his eyes. Bynum participated in the draft at the age of 18. Although he entered the NBA in 2005, he is only in his early 20s now. Suddenly know how to shout on the field, to boost the morale of teammates, Kobe felt that this is the proof of maturity!

Even looking at his appearance, he felt a lot more pleasing to the eye.

"Li, it's your turn!"

Li Wan, who had been watching carefully on the bench, was called by Phil Handy's name and stood up and walked towards the player waiting area. When he stood up, there was a burst of cheers from the scene.

This was the spontaneous cheers from the fans who saw Li Wan on the court, and it also meant cheering for Li Wan.

Fisher sat back on the bench like a transparent man, and he was replaced in only five or six minutes in the first quarter...

This made him more and more convinced that Phil Jackson was in a temporary transition.

As the best defensive player in the past, Artest also entered the All-Star bench in 2004. Compared with the few Li Wan faced before, this is a real star player. Even if the league's perimeter scorer is Kobe, he will have enough headaches to meet him. Although tonight, according to the rules, is Li Wan's "supernatural" day, whether he can continue his state is really a question mark.

When Li Wan was on the court, Artest shook his head, picked up his jersey, and looked like a "beast rushing for food".

"Boy, you will soon know that the NBA is not as simple as you think!" He yelled at Li Wan.

Li Wan also shouted back: "It's really not easy, after all, there are people in this league who can't beat the opponent's players, so they run to beat the opponent's fans!"

When he was sitting off the court just now, Artest ran in front of him several times and made provocative actions. He had been holding his breath for a long time.

The blatant irony made everyone stunned. Odom subconsciously wanted to hug his head. He knew that Li Wan's mouth was very stinky, and all kinds of trash talk poked his heart, but he didn't expect that this guy would dare to mention "Auburn Hills Palace" in front of Artest. event.

That can be said to be a watershed in Artest's career. Before the Auburn Hills brawl, Artest was averaging a career-high 24.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. As a result, Artest was suspended for the entire season because of the beating of fans. Without the state at the time, he has not averaged more than 20 points per game in two seasons.

Lamar Odom is very clear how much Artest regrets his impulsiveness at that time, even if he has a good relationship with Artest, he does not dare to joke about this matter.

Looking at Artest again after listening to Li Wan's response, he couldn't hide the look of a knife alone. The current Artest is like that.

Li Wan was not afraid at all, took the ball in the backcourt calmly, and slowly dribbled the ball over half court.

Bynum actively asked for the ball. After observing, Li Wan still chose to give the ball to Kobe. Kobe faced Artest on the flank. After continuous footsteps, he shot against Artest, and the ball popped out with a bang. , Bynum grabbed the offensive rebound, completed the second attack, and scored the ball!

"Ho!"

Bynum beat his chest hard, and the atmosphere of the whole scene was ignited. During the defense, he looked at Li Wan and asked him with his eyes: Why didn't you pass the ball to me just now?

Can't you see how good I am?

It seems that what Fisher said is true!

Bynum became more and more convinced that Li Wan was deliberately targeting him to see him upset.

The Kings played a "hand over hand" tactic of position one or three. Luke Walton failed to make up for it. Li Wan could only intercept Artest in front of him, preventing him from taking the ball and attacking directly. Possibility of the basket.

And that's exactly what the Kings think.

Artest saw that Li Wan was successfully replaced in front of him, and shouted: "Pull away, pull away, let me show this **** some color!"

Li Wan looked at his smug look and recalled the information about this guy.

By studying Artest's game video before the game, Li Wan has long been familiar with his technical characteristics.

Compared with his excellent individual defense ability, Artest's performance on the offensive end is somewhat lackluster, and his offensive means are mainly mid-to-long-distance jumpers.

His breakthrough ability is limited by speed and bouncing, and he can only rely on his body to eat hard.

Compared with him, Li Wan's disadvantage is his body, so he is sure that Artest will break through. Lamar Odom and Bynum towards the basket made a defensive gesture.

The Kings have a certain ability to score at the basket. Brad Miller averaged 13.4 points per game and Mickey Moore averaged 8.4 points per game. But Artest is more accustomed to breaking the ball to the outside, and he does not have the ability to pass inside.

When Bynum saw the gesture he made, he pretended not to see it, and complained disdainfully: If you don't give me the ball, do you still want me to cooperate with you? Dream it!

Lamar Odom is more focused, ready to make up defense.

Younger brother and brother, he finally chose the younger brother. First, the brother is not in control; second, the younger brother is on the same team with him.

Artest did not let Li Wan guess wrong, and after dribbling the ball twice, he started to kill inside.

Li Wan was not afraid, his footsteps moved sideways, blocking Artest in front of him.

In terms of power alone, Li Wan is definitely not as good as Artest, but his cleverness is that he got stuck in the defensive position in advance.

Artest lacked explosive power, and he did not fully start at this time, so the impact was not so strong.

Although he still let Artest open.

But his purpose was achieved.

Odom made up for it at the first time. Artest has already started the ball together. He can only choose to pass the ball or face the defense. His passing vision was completely blocked by Odom. He had no choice but to force it. The basket, Li Wan chased him from behind and slapped his layup off.

The ball hit the basket, and there was a loud "bang" sound, which spread along the loudspeaker on the backboard and spread to the entire auditorium. Cheers came from all directions, but Li Wan had no time to respond to them. The popped basketball was caught by Odom, he took it from the side, and carried it to the front court.

Artest chased desperately from behind, Li Wan glanced at it, dribbled the ball to the three-point line, and suddenly jumped in front of him to shoot. Artest, who wanted to catch up with Li Wan, did not expect that he would suddenly take off. , failed to stop the car, and hit Li Wan directly. Li Wan lost his center of gravity, staggered when he landed, and finally fell to the ground. The referee blew the whistle, indicating three free throws!

Li Wan, who was lying on the ground, tapped his temples with his fingers: "It turns out that you still have to rely on your brain to play ball!"

Artest's expression was even more ugly.

Li Wan, who scored all three free throws, was more confident.

When Artest is emotional, the defense is often very aggressive, writing his intentions on his face. Li Wan successfully exploited this.

"Give me the ball!" Artest asked for the ball directly from Mike Bibby. He was covered and fouled again. He was so embarrassed that he was eager to get back on the court.

Mike Bibby actually doesn't want to give him the ball. With Artest's current state of mind, I'm afraid he won't be able to get anything cheap if he continues to attack.

But he understands Artest's temper. If the ball is not passed to him, his head will be in danger.

Artest got the ball as he wished, facing Luke Walton, and shook his elbow fiercely with the help of the three-threat cover. Wharton, who was originally close to him, instinctively tilted his head, avoided this moment, and at the same time retreated subconsciously. Although he didn't hit him just now, the elbow wind made him dare not think about what the consequences would be if he hit him. .

Artest took the opportunity to dribble the ball and start to break through, but Luke Walton did not dare to step forward.

Li Wan blocked him from the side.

Looking at his calm and not flustered face, Artest was furious and took the initiative to find a confrontation. Although Li Wan was knocked away again this time, he did not lose his position.

At this time, his wingspan advantage began to manifest. Artest held the ball and was covered by him.

The small movements in Li Wan's hands were still uninterrupted, hitting his ball-protecting hand from time to time. He could clearly see Artest's black hand towards Wharton just now.

Play dirty, play dirty!

Because the two were too close, the referee couldn't see Li Wan's movements at all~www.wuxiahere.com~ At this time, Artest was completely annoyed, and he decided to give an offensive foul. Li Wan took a look at the color, he made a gesture of raising the ball with both hands, in fact, to give Li Wan an elbow who was constantly harassing.

Sure enough, as soon as Artest's elbows were raised, Li Wan immediately fell to the ground clutching his face as he thought.

"Dudududu!"

The referee responded quickly, handing an offensive foul gesture while giving Artest a technical foul.

Just now when Artest was about to break through, the referee saw his malicious elbow swing, but he didn't call the penalty because he didn't hit the talent, and this time he was directly caught.

If the ball is replaced by an ordinary player, the referee may only call an offensive foul, but the wicked Artest is doing this action. There is still such a big contradiction between the two, the referee is afraid that he will become more and more scaled. Big, must give him a warning.

Artest's eyes widened in disbelief. If he did hit Li Wan just now, he would have recognized it. The problem is that as soon as he raised his arm, the **** immediately fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. His acting skills were also very good. .

"I didn't hit him!" Artest complained to the referee holding the ball.

"Do you want to eat another t!" The referee didn't want to talk nonsense with him at all.

The Staples scene was also booed at this time. Li Wan is still covering his face, obviously injured, which makes the fans of the Lakers very angry. The boos continued and became bigger and bigger. The Kings coach Reggie Seuss, who had no choice, only Can call for a pause.

Li Wan continued to cover his face and ended up doing a full set of acting. Just when he passed by Artest, his tone was sly: "Really use your brain, Ron!"