Chapter 63 Going against the Ancestor’s Decision

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 63 Going against the Ancestor’s Decision

"Chamberlain's... record?"

Li Ran really hasn't paid attention to these things.

Dashuai Zhang's reputation is well-known in the NBA. In addition to his somewhat bragging record of 20,000, he has left many court records to the league that are almost impossible to break.

Score 100 points in a single game.

Averaged 50 points per game in a single season.

55 rebounds in a single game.

He averaged 48.25 minutes per game this season.

The only player to score 30,000 points and 20,000 rebounds.

In his rookie season, he was the scoring leader, rebounding leader, best player, MVP, All-Star starter, All-Star MVP, and averaged 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game.

The only record of a five-double in the NBA - against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 18, 1968, 53 points, 34 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks and 11 steals. (Note)

Putting aside the life outside the field, this is a monument.

Of course, his off-field life is also very enviable.

And now, George Karl told Li Ran that he had the opportunity to touch one of the countless records left by Chamberlain.

The highest scoring record for a rookie in his debut.

"43 points? Does that mean I have to score at least 19 points in this game?"

Li Ran counted on his fingers.

He scored 25 points in the first half, and he needed to score at least 44 points to break the record.

It is not difficult to score 19 points. After all, Li Ran scored 50 points in the slow pace of the NCAA and in the finals.

But first of all, the defensive intensity of the NBA and NCAA is different. If Sloan is determined to lock down Li Ran in the second half, it's hard to say how many points Li Ran can score.

In addition, looking at the current momentum and morale of the Nuggets, it is very likely that the third quarter will take away the game in one wave, so that the fourth quarter will become garbage time.

Li Ran must be embarrassed to lick his face and score points during garbage time.

So he may not have enough time.

To put it bluntly, since there is this opportunity, Li Ran will definitely not let it go.

After thinking for a while, Li Ran suddenly figured it out.

Why do you care so much? Just go on the field and do it. You will die and die for eternity. This record is that everyone only has the opportunity to play this game in their lifetime.

No one as strong as Jordan O'Neal or Kobe James could break this record. If a newbie like Li Ran could do it...

The picture is so beautiful.

Those fans in China can praise him as Jordan's second Chamberlain resurrected...

"George, you will give me this opportunity, right?" Li Ran said to George Karl with a confident smile on his face.

George Karl nodded: "Of course, whether it is me, Melo or Chauncey today, we will give you the greatest support."

"Do it, kid, keep this record in Denver." Anthony shouted, which received a general response from the players in the locker room.

This game is for Li Ran to be the protagonist, so what if he enjoys the boss treatment?

There are 82 games in the regular season, which is an extremely long process, and now is the first game.

The long march of thousands of miles has only begun.

With the support of his teammates, Li Ran walked onto the court with confidence.

Sloan adjusted his defensive strategy in midfield.

He bet that George Karl would continue to focus his offense on Li Ran in the third quarter.

So he made a decision that went against his ancestors.

Defend the zone.

This is purely gambling.

Because if George Karl lets Anthony score instead, Anthony, who focuses on shooting at this stage, will be the natural nemesis of zone defense tactics.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Jazz attacked.

Brewer finally hit a three-pointer from the corner, and he jumped excitedly and ran to the backcourt.

Li Ran ran forward with Billups. When he saw the Jazz's defensive formation, he turned his head in disbelief and found that Billups had the same expression as him.

Anthony, Billups and Li Ran all have outside baskets.

The most important thing is that although zone defense restrains breakthrough play, you also have to look at who makes the breakthrough.

Why is the breakthrough Iverson the nemesis of zone defense? The league even revised the rules of zone defense specifically because of Iverson?

His speed and footwork can directly tear open the zone defense formation, and because the breakthrough compresses the defensive side's offensive space, he can easily distribute to teammates in the wide open space on the outside after breaking through.

When defending a zone, the goal is to prevent the opponent from breaking through.

If this barrier is forcibly broken, it will be a nightmare for the defender.

"Come on, try your ability to see if you can break through the Jazz's defense." Coming to the frontcourt, Billups handed the ball to Li Ran and said to him.

Anthony ran outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, ready to catch the ball and attack at any time.

He is standing in an area where the zone defense is relatively weak, and his shooting ability can make the Jazz timid.

Li Ran caught the ball, and in front of him were Kirilenko and Brewer who were watching eagerly.

Kirilenko comes up, and Brewer fills in behind.

The innermost one is Okur standing under the basket.

Boozer and Price in front of the baseline are also ready to make up for it.

A classic one-to-four tactic.

This tactic was once exclusive to Iverson, but is now used by the Jazz on Li Ran, who has only played half of the NBA regular season.

Just give it a try!

Li Ran held the ball and started playing the most classic guessing game with Kirilenko.

Three years ago, Kirilenko had almost no flaws in one-on-one marking, but now due to back and ankle injuries, his lateral movement ability has been greatly affected.

Li Ran decided to start from this aspect.

Left, right, left, right.

The ball kept jumping between Li Ran's hands, making people dizzy.

He moved violently, and Kirilenko immediately took the gamble.

Li Ran changed hands and continued to change direction.

This move was so swift and violent that a small hole was torn open in Kirilenko's defense.

This was enough for Li Ran.

He leaned down, his sneakers rubbing against the ground, his body was almost at an angle of 45 degrees to the ground, and he jumped in next to Kirilenko.

In Kirilenko's final struggle, the shot from behind Li Ran came up empty.

Brewer was well prepared from behind and made up for it as soon as possible.

At this time, Anthony, who was at 45 degrees, was completely empty, but Li Ran didn't even think about passing the ball.

He grabbed the ball with one hand and turned around with Brewer as his axis.

After turning around, Brewer had been left behind by Li Ran.

At this time, there was only one Oku left in front of him.

Okur didn't expect that Li Ran broke through the two people in front of him in two moves. He also jumped up at the same time as Li Ran collected the ball.

Even if it's a foul, Li Ran can't score the goal!

His hand covered Li Ran's head, and almost all of Li Ran's attack routes were blocked.

"Why doesn't he take action?"

Okur felt that a long time had passed and he began to fall, while Li Ran seemed to be still in the sky.

Just when Okur's outstretched hand could no longer interfere with Li Ran's shooting, he gently moved his arm and threw the ball under Okur's surprised eyes.

The ball hit the small box above the basket and then fell into the basket.

Li Ran 1V3, complete victory!
Chapter completed!