The Hornets are an ill-fated team. They entered the league in 1988 and belong to a relatively young team in history.

They started in Charlotte, then went to New Orleans, then went to Oklahoma because of the typhoon, and now they are back home in the South.

In fact, there is no shortage of stars in the history of the Hornets. From the beginning of entering the league, they can always select very good players.

Mourning, Larry Johnson, Baron Davis, Chris Paul, and David West are all well-known roles in the league.

But the problem is, the Hornets are always unable to keep people.

Every star who grew up here eventually left his hometown and shined in other cities.

Mourning got the championship retired jersey in the Heat, Larry Johnson made a four-pointer in New York to reach the finals, Baron Davis was in the Warriors black eight, Chris Paul went to the Clippers to open a new situation, David Way Sturt went to the Pacers to help take off.

The Hornets have always had good luck in the draft, and they have a good vision. Every time they pick a high-ranking rookie, they can play out.

So, in the end, wasps always make wedding dresses for others.

One piece was given away, another batch of newcomers were introduced, and another batch was sent in a few years, which can be called the NBA Whampoa Military Academy.

Therefore, thinking of the glorious history of the Hornets, Li Liang is very worried about his junior Anthony Davis.

I don't know how long his kid can stay in New Orleans, and whether he can break the embarrassing situation that the Hornets can retire without a jersey in history.

After the Hornets won the No. 1 pick this season, their fate is no better than before.

The reason is injuries.

In addition to Anthony Davis, their main shooting guard Eric Gordon also sat out due to a knee injury.

Two generals, one inside and one outside, were injured. The Hornets are not strong in the first place. Who can stand up to this record.

But after the start of the game, the Hornets played well, both offensively and defensively.

The Hornets have Robin Lopez inside, and they have adopted a one-on-one defense without double-teaming strategy against Dwight Howard.

At the beginning of the game, Li Liang fed Howard the ball from the outside and hit Lopez twice in a row.

As a result, one hook was hit, and the other was served by Lopez's hat!

Turning his head, the Hornets counterattacked very well.

Now the entire league knows that to fight the Lakers, don't fight for positions, but fight back quickly.

The Hornets guard Vazquez made continuous use of his personal ability to hit throws and mid-range jumpers to help the Hornets temporarily take the lead.

Then Ci Shiping accepted Shi's pass and tried to force a layup after slipping the baseline.

Robin Lopez stood under the basket without even jumping, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he blocked Metta World Peace's layup.

Ci Shiping fought for a long time but failed to push Lopez away. He lost weight in the summer, which led to a decline in the ability to fight hard inside.

After Lopez took the ball down, Metta Shiping, who was a little annoyed, tried to steal it from behind.

The two got entangled, and finally the referee called Ci Shiping's foul.

Ci Shiping looked very annoyed. He lost weight because he felt that the Lakers already had Howard and Gasol inside, so he needed to be more flexible.

I didn't expect that there was no flexibility, but I couldn't carry people.

Then, the Hornets Vazquez broke into the inside easily, and Nash's defense was too easy to pass.

Li Liang had to shrink to help, and Vazquez gave the ball to Ryan Anderson.

Anderson adjusted a little after receiving the ball, and made a one-step jumper from inside the three-point line.

The ball is hollow into the net, and the shot is quite smooth.

The Hornets beat the Lakers 8-2 at the start, and Mike Brown sat on the Diaoyutai. He knew the players would adjust.

Next, it's Kobe's performance...

Kobe dribbled the ball across half court by himself, and with the help of Li Liang's cover, he directly made a jumper from the left horn!

"Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

During the counterattack of the Hornets, Li Liang chased after him, directly clinging to Vazquez, and then Ci Shiping came up to pinch, and the two broke the ball.

Li Liang took the ball and passed it to Kobe. After Kobe caught the ball, there was no defense in front of him, and he didn't run back to defend.

Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left, open shot!

"Bang!" Not yet! Another iron!

Li Liang wanted to pin a kitchen knife to his waist, so he threw it at Kobe.

Are you just wasting the opportunity I created for you?

It must be false for Kobe to say that he has no pressure in his heart. After all, the milestone of 30,000 points is in front of him.

What is the concept of 30,000 points? In the history of the NBA, there are only four people who can do it, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Chamberlain, and Malone.

In the NBA for more than 60 years, many superstars have shined, but only four have achieved 30,000 career points.

This is a comprehensive test that requires not only scoring ability, but also super long endurance and long-term stability.

Even Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Duncan and other great players can't do this.

Kobe is only 15 points away from this great honor. Do you think he can not be a little nervous.

"How many shots do you make? What do you shoot? The game has just started. With such good physical strength, you don't know how to charge? If you don't charge now, when will you charge? Will you charge again in the fourth quarter? Can you charge? You haven't returned to defense yet. ..."

Li Liang doesn't care if he gets 30,000 points or not, catching Kobe is just a criticism.

As the boss of the team, Kobe is indeed more self-willed in playing, of course he is also capable.

Someone came out to remind him that it is good to take care of him.

The Lakers failed to grasp the two offensive opportunities. Anderson seized the opportunity from the bottom line and made another direct shot after receiving the ball.

Anderson's mid-range and long-range shots are indeed accurate.

Kobe said to Li Liang when he served the baseline ball: "Defend your people well, don't keep losing them!"

Hehe, Kobe still held grudges and seized the opportunity to criticize Li Liang for not defending well.

But Li Liang had nothing to do, he did not follow Anderson closely enough.

He hasn't come out of the last game against the Rockets, and Anderson and the Rockets play completely different inside.

He is purely a space-stretching shooting power forward, which is similar to Li Liang's offensive style.

However, his shooting skills are more proficient, and he can basically shoot from any angle and distance, especially some long two-pointers.

But one advantage of playing against Anderson is that you don't have to worry about oppressive defense. Li Liang can hold the ball at the top of the arc on the offensive end.

The insider Howard has a chance, Li Liang lobs to Howard, Howard directly turns around and catches the ball, and smashes with one hand with his left hand!

Lopez Jr. was caught off guard by Howard.

But then, Lopez cooperated with Vazquez on the pick-and-roll, catching the ball and making a layup.

The Lakers' defense tonight is a bit sloppy, there is no way, the old team is the second back-to-back game.

They didn't train for two consecutive days. The last game against the Rockets was very intense, and the physical exertion was relatively high, which inevitably affected the defense.

Their top priority is to get the offensive state back.

After Gasol was injured, Li Liang not only had more tasks on the defensive end, but also more tasks on the offensive end.

I used to play as a substitute, and I only took the ball to organize occasionally. If I was in good shape, I would organize more, and if I was not good, I would squat in the bottom corner.

When Gasol was injured, Li Liang basically had to come out to pick and roll Kobe and Nash for Kobe and Nash in every attack, cover, and respond after receiving the ball.

This is a great test for his passing stability. In the first half, he had two pass errors.

Li Liang thought, after returning home, he had to do the tasks of passing the ball and lobbing it.

In the first half, the Hornets kept pressing the Lakers.

Anderson has a good outside touch, even if Li Liang is blocked in the face, he can still go in.

The Hornets maintained their lead by 1 point at 47:46 in the first half.

Li Liang scored 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and a rare 3 turnovers.

The ratio of assists to turnovers is 1, which is better than Kobe.

In the second half, the situation changed suddenly.

During the intermission, Li Liang took a hair dryer and blew everyone in the team.

Because the whole team's defense was walking throughout the first half, you walk when you walk, and play well on the offensive end.

As a result, the offensive end was chaotic and chaotic, especially for a few substitutes, who couldn't seize various opportunities after they came on the court.

Otherwise, would my Gan Liliang's assist-to-turnover ratio be only 1? Anyway, there is a 2 bar.

Everyone, including Mike Brown, felt that what Li Liang said made sense.

In the second half, we must seriously improve and strengthen the offense.

So, at the beginning of the third quarter, Li Liang first hit a three-pointer at a 45-degree left side.

Lead by example and overtake the score.

Then, Kobe took the lead in comprehending Li Liang's spirit, and directly hit the inside line with a dunk.

Turning around and defending against the Hornets' attack, Kobe held the ball and killed the basket again. This time, after slipping to the baseline, he turned around and dunked with one hand!

This is a stunt that Kobe used to use when he was young. Others thought he was going to pass the bottom line, but turned around and dunked.

Li Liang is more devoted on the defensive end. Since the old guys are not strong enough, let me be a young man.

Vazquez played very active in the first half, and he was the key to the Hornets' superiority.

After the midfield adjustment, as long as Vazquez picks and rolls, Li Liang must switch defenses.

He wants to protect Nash well.

After all, Li Liang's defensive ability on the outside line is stronger than that on the inside line. He covered Vazquez one-on-one, which directly prevented him from seeing the basket.

Two consecutive defensive successes.

After Nash relieved the pressure on defense, he contributed to offense.

First pass the ball to Howard, catch dunks!

Then he assisted Li Liang and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc!

He also made a jump shot himself.

The Lakers played a 13:0 attack wave at once, reversed the situation and stopped the Hornets.

The momentum of the Lakers came out, but the Hornets were a little confused.

They played well in the first half, you come and go, and courtesy is reciprocated.

Why did you tear up your face and attack me in the second half?

The Hornets didn't score for a full five minutes in the third quarter, and finally broke the scoring drought with free throws.

The momentum on the Lakers' side has completely risen.

Not only Kobe, Howard, and Nash, but Morris and Duhon on the bench also started to hit three-pointers.

Now the wasp is going to be cold.

In the middle of the third quarter, Kobe hit a mid-range shot and scored his 16th point of the game.

This is a milestone goal.

Scoring this goal means that Kobe has scored 30,000 points in his career!

It was the 1,109th regular-season game of his career.

Sixteen years ago, he was selected by the Hornets and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

In 16 years and more than 1,000 games, he has achieved a legend and achieved an achievement that only a few people in history can achieve.

And all this seemed peaceful, there was not much cheering, no celebration, no applause.

Because this is New Orleans, not Los Angeles.

Kobe's expression was also very calm, just like he usually scored two points, there was no difference.

Until the end of the game, the Lakers played better and better, turning the game into garbage time.

The audience knew that the outcome had been divided, and there was no suspense. Kobe was replaced, and the fans began to applaud warmly.

Many young fans wore the No. 24 Kobe Bryant jersey and held a sign with 30,000 points to witness this ordinary and great moment.

Kobe hugged his teammates and coaches off the court one by one, but he was still very calm.

In 16 years, more than 1,000 games, with a flick of a finger, 30,000 points have been achieved.

Li Liang stepped forward and hugged Kobe, who was about to replace Kobe.

Kobe said: "Why are you playing again? The game is almost over, and you threatened the coach again?"

Li Liangdao: "I didn't! I just want to reach 30,000 points earlier than you."

Li Liang said, grinning, and then the trash king appeared again.

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