Chapter 126 Rookie?
Chapter 126 The top vote-seeker?
Author: Autumn Leaves Orange
Chapter 126 The top vote-seeker?
The next afternoon, when Li Ran came to the American Airlines Center with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, no matter how Ross made innuendo and smiled evilly, he had only one explanation.
I drank at the bar until midnight last night.
Only Li Ran and Swift may know exactly what happened.
When she arrived at the main arena, Taylor Swift was wearing a Nuggets No. 0 autumn jacket and sat in the front row with a cheerful expression on her face.
He glanced at Taylor helplessly and resentfully, then found a place to sit on the sidelines, waiting for the afternoon game to start.
The first day of competition starts at 5 pm, and the fan activities that last all day have already begun and will last for a full 12 hours.
Except for those miscellaneous fan care actions, the Masters Game, etc., there was only one key event on the first day.
Rookie Challenge.
The current Rookie Challenge is still a first-year challenge to second-year competition system.
The second-year team has a natural advantage - it has played a whole year more than the first-year team, and now it has won 6 consecutive games.
The last time the sophomore team lost, it was Class 02 who lost to Class 03...
This year's sophomore lineup is very luxurious, led by Du Xiaoshuai.
However, relatively speaking, this year's first-year lineup is considered to be one of the few that can challenge the second-year team.
Because they have Li Ran, this year's All-Star vote king.
2009 Rookie Game Roster
Second-year team: Kevin Durant (Thunder), Jeff Green (Thunder), Al Horford (Hawks), Al Thornton (Clippers), Thaddeus Young (76ers),
Wilson Chandler (Knicks), Ronnie Stuckey (Pistons), Aaron Brooks (Rockets), Luis Scola (Rockets).
First-year team: Li Ran (Nuggets), Derrick Rose (Bulls), OJ Mayo (Grizzlies), Marc Gasol (Grizzlies), Greg Oden (Trail Blazers), Rudy -
Fernandez (Trail Blazers), Russell Westbrook (Thunder), Eric Gordon (Clippers), Michael Beasley (Heat).
Li Ran's appearance replaced Da Luo's original position in time and space.
Oden was in this year's first-grade lineup because he was injured for the entire season last year.
The head coach of the first-year team is Terry Stotts, an assistant coach of the Nuggets and a close friend of George Karl.
The assistant coach of the second-year team is Celtics assistant coach Triano. (I really can’t find the list of coaches for the rookie game. Someone who knows can correct me.)
Stotts did not hesitate to send in the starting lineup of Rose, Li Ran, OJ Mayo, Michael Beasley and Greg Oden.
Moreover, he had already made a plan to keep Li Ran on the field as long as he didn't say he was tired and took the initiative to leave the field.
Triano sent out a starting lineup of Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Al Horford, Aaron Brooks, and Thaddeus Young.
Triano is also very confident. Durant's scoring ability is unmatched by first-year players.
But not necessarily?
Triano looked at Li Ran on the other side who was chatting with Ross.
This number 0 is actually an unstable factor.
"Li, I haven't passed the ball to you for a long time. Are you ready?"
Rose made no secret of his biased position, and OJ Mayo and Beasley on the side almost rolled their eyes to the sky.
But the situation is stronger than the people. Not only are Rose and Li Ran childhood teammates and old teammates, but his head coach is also an assistant coach of the Nuggets.
Take the lead and compete with them for the ball?
When the ball kicked off, Li Ran trotted to the center circle with a fawning smile on his face.
"Greg, this..."
Auden's face, which seemed to be in his fifties, showed a simple and honest smile.
"I understand."
It's not like he hasn't seen the scene where Li Ran jumped the ball over the heads of Przbilla and Ade, and he stepped aside obediently.
Li Ran's current performance is exactly like that of a football tyrant, but with the warm and warm smile on his face, it is difficult for people to associate the word "ball tyrant" with him.
On the other side, Al Horford's face turned dark when he saw Li Ran standing in front of him.
He also jumped over the ball with Li Ran...
Total defeat.
In front of Horford, who showed no resistance, Li Ran easily jumped the ball.
Rose controlled the ball and ran towards the frontcourt in a bounding motion.
The rookie team has never gone through a break-in, and they are completely fighting on their own.
In the second grade, Durant and Jeff Green are teammates, and the two of them can cooperate a little bit.
However, on the first-year side, there is a connection between Ross and Li Ran. The two of them have been working together for more than a year or two. Naturally, they have become the most perfect main attack point in Stotts' eyes.
Just like they did in high school and college.
Facing the defense of little black bean Aaron Brooks, Rose could only say——
What? I have a defender in front of me?
Although Xiao Heidou's absolute speed is also very fast, even faster than Rose, breakthroughs are not just about speed.
Dribbling, pulling the ball, changing direction.
Brooks had no choice but to watch Rose rush into the paint.
In the rookie game, he didn't pay much attention to defense, so Brooks simply turned around to see how Rose finished.
Inside, Horford and Durant are ready to defend Rose at any time.
Just as Rose jumped up, Horford and Durant both took off.
but...
Where is the ball in Rose's hands?
I saw a tall figure suddenly appear on the inside, holding the ball and flying up.
I don't know when, Li Ran had already cut in, holding the "disappeared" basketball in his hand.
The first-year team's first offense ended with a powerful and beautiful windmill dunk. After Li Ran landed, he patted Rose on the shoulder, and the two of them laughed together and ran towards the backcourt.
It was this feeling, a feeling that not even Billups could give him.
I know you will definitely pass the ball to me, and you also know that I will definitely be able to catch your pass.
Durant dribbled the ball at the top of the key with an expressionless face, his movements neither fast nor slow.
In front of him, Beasley seemed to have a serious defensive attitude, but when faced with Durant's pull-up, he could only watch the ball and sigh.
The shooting point is too high, and a player over 2.10 meters tall uses a guard action in front of you. How can you defend against this?
Refer to King Nuo's golden rooster independence and Yao Ming's fadeaway jumper...
Durant's touch was obviously hot in this game, and he hit a three-pointer hollowly into the net.
The two teams quickly found their respective cores.
On the first-year team, Ross and Li Ran's connection is indestructible.
Durant used his stick to play singles, challenging Li Ran and Rose at the same time.
The shooting percentages of both sides were astonishingly high. At the end of the first quarter, the score had reached 44-40.
The second-grade team temporarily leads by four points.
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