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Chapter 294 Who is he? Is he very powerful?

Not to mention John Wall, even Jimmy Butler and JR Smith beside him were stunned by these two calls.

You are really screaming!
John Wall shook his head speechlessly while holding the ball, and slapped the ball vigorously.

"Mad, mad dog, mad dog, mad dog!"

"How did you meet such a mad dog in a good preseason game?"

Duang!

Free throw missed.

John Wall's face was almost green with anger.

Beverly applauded cordially toward John Wall.

"Made, murder is still punishing!"

Stevens was so shocked to see this scene on the court that he didn't speak. He even began to look forward to the Hornets' first game of the regular season at this moment.

Du Feng looked at Beverly's defensive strength on the court and was also speechless.

If there is such a defense in the CBA, it would be no wonder that this defensive player is not sprayed with embarrassment by all the fans.

Philip Sanders frowned, still unable to react to what happened on the court.

Philip Sanders was not surprised that the Hornets played such a strong lob just now, because Li Lai had the ability to design such a sophisticated offensive tactic.

But now the Hornets are not only showing exquisite offense, but even the defensive tactics have made Philip Sanders amazed.

As a defensive coach, Philip Sanders knows very well that the wave of defensive strength players played by the Hornets just now naturally contributed a lot, especially the three of Beverly, Leonard and Jimmy Butler, who are simply great perimeter defenders. brake.

The three also turned the entire Hornets' perimeter defense into a no man's land.

"But Li Lai's defensive arrangement is the key to making the three of them maximize their defensive ability. He connected the three points of the Hornets' perimeter defense into a line, forming a blockade chain."

"No one can score easily there."

At the end of halftime.

约翰-沃尔18投5中，罚球6罚6中，得到了16分2篮板4助攻的数据。

Seeing that John Wall only showed this performance on the preseason stage, Kenny Smith shook his head and said: "This data is not qualified."

"John Wall hasn't fully developed into the future face of the league, and it doesn't look like he will improve much this season."

Barkley shook his head. He saw more in this preseason.

"The Hornets are playing for real."

Kenny Smith, who heard this sentence, turned his head in shock, and nodded in agreement after a while.

Judging from the tough defense shown by the Hornets in the first half of the game, this team is indeed playing the game seriously from the beginning.

Barkley continued: "The Wizards are also playing for real, but they lost."

This surprised Barkley.

Because the Wizards are arguably the better team, with John Wall, Nick Young, Jane Wesley and Okafor, and Jordan Crawford and Jay Crawford on the bench. Will McGee.

Regardless of the integrity of the lineup or the experience and strength of the players, the Wizards should be the stronger team, but they lost to the rebuilt Hornets on the defensive end they are most proud of .

"You must know that there are three rookies Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Beverly in this Hornets team. This team has almost replaced two-thirds of the entire team this summer."

"But this brand-new Hornets beat the Wizards on the defensive end, experience, and momentum."

Barkley suddenly thought of Li Lai's achievements in coaching the Bucks in the past three years. The Bucks were also a thoroughly underwhelming team in the league back then, but they were abruptly brought to the playoffs by Li Lai.

Now let's look at this Hornets team. After all, there is still Paul in charge, so I am afraid that Li Lai will reproduce the miracle of the year and bring this team into the playoffs again.

"However, there are more powerful teams in the West than in the East. The Kings, Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, Grizzlies, and Clippers this season are all eyeing the playoffs."

"The pressure faced by the Hornets is also much greater than that of the Bucks back then."

Second half of the game.

Both Li Lai and Philip Sanders tacitly did not send their main players to play, but JR Smith stood up from the bench and suddenly fired with full firepower, scoring 14 points in a single quarter.

If it wasn't for Li Lai to quickly replace him, I don't know what he would have done in this game.

At the end of the game, the Hornets won the preseason opener 98:86.

Chris Paul was in the postgame interview.

"You threw a lot of good passes for DeAndre Jordan tonight, including a rousing lob dunk."

"Can you tell me how your cooperation came about?"

Faced with reporters' inquiries, Paul was emotional.

"Pick and roll, then throw the ball up in the sky."

"DeAndre's going to get the ball, just hand it over to him."

The reporters were obviously dissatisfied after receiving such an answer, and they continued to look at Li Lai who was at the side and asked.

"The Hornets performed well in the first game of the preseason of the new season. Can you tell me what your goals are for the season?"

Li Lai pondered for a while, then looked at the camera facing him and said seriously.

"Our goal is to be the light, to bring hope to the city of New Orleans."

In the Hornets' first preseason game, Jordan's alley-oop dunk was included in the player collection and became the first of the five best shots of the day.

After the game, the major media were broadcasting this offensive round, and all the fans were excited to see the bloody dunk.

new orleans.

Bars, restaurants. A series of entertainment venues are replaying the preseason game between the Hornets and the Wizards. Jordan's dunk has also become a topic that people talk about after dinner.

For a while, the enthusiasm of the New Orleans fans was high.

While that didn't translate into actual ticket sales, everyone in New Orleans was starting to wonder if Lee's arrival could really refresh the franchise.

The banks of the Mississippi River.

The old man wearing the Saints jersey saw the news about the Hornets on the front page of the newspaper. He couldn't believe it and was extremely shocked. At the same time, he also thought of the boy who impressed him so much.

Taylor Swift packed her luggage and walked over to the old man.

"Grandpa Tom, I have to go, there will be no one here to accompany you in the future."

The old man who was very familiar with Taylor naturally knew that the little girl had to leave here after writing the song, so he showed the newspaper in his hand to him.

"Your little boyfriend is a real guy. New Orleans hasn't been this lively in a long time."

Taylor blushed and wanted to explain that he was not her little boyfriend, but after seeing the headline in the newspaper, she immediately fell silent.

It read: Lee will lead the Hornets to the lights of New Orleans.

Taylor thought of the newly written song, and couldn't help saying softly at this moment: "He is the light."

A few days later, Taylor Swift released her personal music album "Confessions of Love", and one of the singles "22" was on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart in the 37th week, No. 1.

The preseason continues.

The Hornets have encountered the Timberwolves, Clippers, Rockets and Celtics one after another.

Except when playing the Celtics, relying on JR Smith's three-pointer at the critical moment to win the game, the Hornets won the rest of the games very easily, and also limited the opponent's scoring to less than 100 points.

5 consecutive victories in the preseason.

The entire locker room of the Hornets was in high spirits, and the players were extremely excited.

"Although this is only a preseason game, I have to admit that sometimes the victory in the preseason game is really enough to explain a lot of things."

Barkley was extremely shocked by the performance of the Hornets in the new season, especially their performance on the defensive end, which even reminded him of the countless defensive teams in the league.

In the subsequent games, Li Lai had obtained the tactical effect he wanted and the performance of the Hornets players on the field, so he gradually began to adjust the Hornets' roster.

After all, this is only a preseason game. After achieving the goal of tactical drills and training newcomers, Li Lai also began to let the core players rest and prepare for the regular season in advance.

Chris Paul truce, Vince Carter truce, Jordan Jr., JR Smith truce.
Except for Leonard and Jimmy Butler who finished all preseason games, the rest of the players have been rested one after another.

The Hornets entered the regular season with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses in the preseason.

10 month 27 day.

NBA2011-12 regular season officially started.

In the opening game between the Bucks and the Mavericks, the two opponents of last season's finals met again.

After the Mavericks lost Tyson Chandler, their inside defensive power dropped sharply, and the overall defense of the entire team also showed a visible decline.

The Bucks won the game in a way that tortured the Mavericks inhumanely, 116:102.

威斯特布鲁克22分11篮板13助攻，库里30分4篮板3助攻，考辛斯20分15篮板的大号两双。

In this game, Tyronn Lue implemented all the tactics played by the Bucks in the past, and combined Westbrook, Curry and Cousins ​​very well.

Tyronn Lue proved that he is worthy of a big contract as a head coach, and at the same time proved that he has the ability to become the head coach of a strong team.

In the post-match interview, Tyronn Lue took the initiative to mention Li Lai and said: "I am a coach from the Li Lai family, so I will never forget the help that Li Lai gave me."

"The goal of the Bucks in the new season is to achieve three consecutive championships. There is no doubt about this."

"The Bucks' management, coaching staff and players will drop everything in order to achieve this goal."

"We are incredibly united now and we have the same purpose."

Office of the Hornets general manager.

Hammond looked at Li Lai very excitedly and said, "Because of our outstanding performance in the preseason, 90% of the tickets for the team's first game have been sold."

"It's just that our season ticket sales and future ticket sales still haven't increased at all. It seems that fans still don't feel that the Hornets can rejuvenate this season."

"So we desperately need a regular-season win, no, a lot of regular-season wins."

Li Lai was not in a hurry regarding the team's record at this time.

The Hornets have shown a strong combat effectiveness in the preseason. Whether it is tactical cooperation or the hard work of the players, they are destined to not be a weak team this season.

Therefore, the fans' confidence in this team will definitely come back gradually.

At this time, Hammond had to remind Li Lai of one thing: "The competitive pressure in the West is much greater than that in the East."

"The Lakers and Spurs are the leaders in the West, and their strength should not be underestimated. Then there are the Grizzlies with black and white duo and the Rockets with Yao's name."

"Although the Lone Ranger team lost Tyson Chandler, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse after all, and with Dirk Nowitzki, they still have the absolute ability to make the playoffs."

"The Clippers, the Nuggets, the Kings, and the Thunder. Judging from their actions during the offseason, these four teams are all heading for the playoffs."

"Add us."

"That is to say, there are a total of 10 teams in the West preparing to hit the playoffs!"

Li Lai took a deep breath.

In terms of competitive pressure alone, the west is indeed much stronger than the east.

Of course, this does not refer to the strength and weakness of the championship teams. The three top championship teams like the Heat, Bucks and Bulls are all in the East.

Because most of the teams in the west are located in more prosperous big cities, they are more competitive than the east in terms of overall competitiveness.

There are also more teams in the West planning to make the playoffs.

"Considering the cruel environment and pressure of the competition in the Western Conference, we must also win more games against the above teams this season."

"After all, one win and one loss is the difference between two games, which is extremely important for the Hornets to hit the playoffs."

10 month 28 day.

The Hornets finally ushered in their first regular season game.

Leonard was expressionless, but seeing the countless lights around the court and the cheers of the fans, he still pursed his lips a little nervously.

Butler has been warming up on the court holding the ball. At this moment, he can't hear the voices of the fans around him at all, and he keeps thinking about how to shine on the court later.

This is the NBA debut of the two, and both Leonard and Butler cherish this opportunity very much.

Paul is already a veteran in the NBA. At this time, he was completely unhurried and beeping at the player's bench, saying something to his teammates.

wow~
Cheers suddenly sounded in the New Orleans Arena, and all the Hornets players looked curiously at the fans.

Little Melon Anthony played, as the top star in the league today, known as the offensive kaleidoscope, he has already captured countless fans.

At this time, Anthony also arranged the hair band on his head, then wiped his shoes with his hands, and then high-fived his teammates.

"See that guy?"

Li Lai said suddenly.

Leonard and Butler looked back at Li Lai, knowing that the coach was speaking to them.

Li Lai continued: "Tonight is the first game for the two of you to enter the NBA. You want to prove your ability to the fans, and now you have the opportunity."

"Anthony on the court is known as a kaleidoscope on the offensive end. He is No. 1 in military training for rookies. Even Durant, who was a rookie, was beaten when he met the opponent."

"You just need to guard against him and the whole world will remember you."

"Of course, whoever is defended and who is not, the whole world will remember you."

Neither Leonard nor Butler asked the question they wanted to ask at the moment, that is, who is Durant, is he very good, and why haven't they heard of it.

At this time, the two of them glanced at each other, their hearts full of secret rivalry.

They all want to let the world remember themselves in the first game.

Game start!
(End of this chapter)