The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 22 Why Don't You Speak

Seeing the old Rashid being beaten by Yao Ming, Li Xun almost cheered.

Although Rashid himself can play center forward, center forward is not his main position after all.

In addition, he is too old to dance anymore, so how can he be Yao Ming's opponent.

O'Neal is old, and the only players in today's league who are eligible to compete for the No. [-] center are Yao Ming and Howard.

However, Howard was hanged and beaten every time he met Yao Ming, so there is nothing wrong with Yao Ming being the number one center in the league today.

Li Xun was glad that he didn't insist on playing inside.

Otherwise, he would definitely be blasted into scum by Yao Ming.

There is nothing wrong with suppressing Yao Ming in terms of rebounds, but on the defensive end, Li Xun has absolutely no chance to defend Yao Ming.

There is no chance at all.

The main reason why Howard was blown up was that he was too short.

The official newspaper's height is 211 centimeters, but Howard's real height is only 206 centimeters.

That is to say, it is the same height as Li Xun.

Li Xun will never think that his current inside defense can be better than Howard.

If he faced Yao Ming alone, his end might be even more miserable than Howard's.

Of course, it doesn't mean that short people can't deal with Yao Ming at all.

The Jazz did a good job in this regard, using Boozer and Kirilenko to double-team Yao Ming.

The strong Boozer is responsible for the hard top of Yao Ming, while Kirilenko uses mobility to block shots and cut the ball.

Even if Boozer is 206 cm tall, with a partner like Kirilenko, he can explode with Yao Ming.

How can there be a partner like Kirilenko on Howard? His partner in the Magic is Rashad Lewis who is softer than toilet paper.

So it's no surprise that Howard was blown up.

It's the turn of the Pistons' offensive round.

Li Xun reached out for the ball on the outside.

After finally having the opportunity to compete with Yao Ming, he wanted to perform well.

Iverson didn't stick to the ball, and as soon as he saw Li Xun stretching out his hand, he passed the ball directly.

Facing Scola's defense, Li Xun moved directly.

The large number of ball-handling attributes attached to the singles maniac allows him to easily face Scola and kill towards the basket.

Before the free throw line, Li Xun made an emergency stop, got up and leaned back to make a mid-range shot.

Basketball hit the net.

Turning his head around, Yao Ming continued to press down on Rashid's singles and scored again.

Not to be outdone, Li Xun reached out for the ball and returned it to Yao Ming.

The two seemed to be competing.

"Shh!"

Yao Ming made another move.

Li Xun fought back, and scored two points with another emergency stop and a fallback mid-range shot.

The Chinese fans watching the game went crazy.

In the opening game, Yao Ming and Li Xun took three shots respectively, and all of them were hit.

Under their shocked eyes, Yao Ming and Li Xun hit the fourth goal one after another.

Not to mention the fans, even Li Xun couldn't believe it.

Tonight, my hands are so hot that I feel hot.

In the game against Durant, although he scored a lot, the shooting percentage was not high.

And tonight, Li Xun had a premonition that he would definitely have a chance to break his single-game scoring record.

"Dudududu!"

Not long after the game started, Rockets coach Rick Adelman called a timeout directly.

The two sides each scored four goals in a row, which can be regarded as a balance of power.

But Adelman could not accept this situation.

The strength of the Rockets is stronger than that of the Pistons, and the balance of power is equal to the disadvantage.

Li Xun's performance made Adelman sigh silently.

Such a powerful striker, if he can join the Rockets, he is absolutely confident to lead the Rockets to win the championship.

Taking advantage of this timeout, the Pistons simply replaced Rasheed.

In the case of facing Yao Ming alone, Rasheed may not be as effective as Kwame Brown.

The timeout ends and players from both sides return to the court.

Li Xun frowned, he suddenly found that Adelman arranged for Artest to defend himself alone.

Scola's athletic ability is not very good, and the defense at the basket is also passable.

Once he is pulled out to defend outside players, his defensive effect is not very good.

Artest is different. He is one of the top perimeter defenders in the league today.

He is the only active player who holds the best defensive player on the perimeter. He is said to be the strongest, and he can't fault it.

Facing this kind of hard stubble, Li Xun was under great pressure.

"Boy, it won't be so easy for you to score from now on."

"My favorite thing to do is crush you rookies."

"Tonight you will go to your mother crying and crying."

Artest's big tongue flew around, talking trash at Li Xun.

How could Li Xun get used to him, and he directly opened his mouth to fight back.

"Ron, if you don't want to be beaten up at the Palace of Auburn Hills tonight."

"Better keep your stinky mouth shut."

"Know that Stephen Jackson is not your teammate right now."

"He can't protect you like a father."

"Why didn't you dare to speak up when Big Ben pushed you?"

Li Xun obviously forgot Yao Ming's instructions and directly exposed Artest's shortcomings.

In the Palace of Auburn Hills incident in 04, Artest fouled Daben rudely. Daben couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and pushed Artest directly.

A group of Pistons Titans forced Artest to the referee's seat.

But things didn't make a big fuss, and there was no fight in the end.

Just when everyone thought the matter had calmed down, Artest, who was lying on the referee's table, was thrown a drink cup by the Pistons fans.

Artest was full of grievances and had nowhere to vent, so he directly vented his anger on the fans.

Martial saint Stephen Jackson escorted them, and the two rushed to the auditorium, catching the fans and beating them violently.

In the end, after the fight was over, it was discovered that they had hit the wrong person.

In the end, Artest was suspended for 73 games and Jackson was suspended for [-] games.

Artest made provocative words, and Li Xun immediately fought back a hundred times, poking Artest's wound directly.

The barrage of trash talk, every sentence was so heart-wrenching, it directly made Artest tremble with anger.

"Damn!"

If this was not the Palace of Auburn Hills, Artest might have directly attacked Li Xun.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blows his whistle and the game continues.

Artest almost snatched the ball from Xiao Heidou.

He wanted to single out Li Xun in this offensive round, and make this vicious-mouthed kid pay the price.

Li Xunyi was not afraid.

Artest's defense is strong.

But the offense is too rough.

This is also the main reason why it is difficult for him to become the league's top small forward.

After taking control of the ball, Artest rushed towards Li Xun like a red-eyed bull.

Looking at his posture, even if he fouled the ball, he had to knock Li Xun into the air.

Li Xun didn't stand up to him at all, and retreated quickly, quietly waiting for Artest to make a move.

In a blink of an eye, Artest has already rushed to the free throw line with the ball.

Seeing that Li Xun didn't dare to resist himself, he felt complacent.

Taking advantage of the distance between Li Xun and himself, he directly jumped up to shoot.

At this moment, Li Xun stopped his retreating steps, kicked his hind legs, and stretched his arms to block the cover.

"Snapped!"

The barley-based block effect triggers.

Artest's extremely rough mid-range shot was slapped directly to the midfield line by Li Xun.

Iverson is experienced, and he picked up the ball before Xiao Heidou.

Then he quickly controlled the ball alone and scored a layup in the frontcourt.

(End of this chapter)