Guoshu basketball

Chapter 75 The Same Predicament
While waiting for a substitution on the sidelines, Ginobili looked at Li Du and asked, "Are you the amazing rookie? It seems that you are responsible for defending me tonight?"

Li Du nodded, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Ginobili, and said, "Among the opponents I have encountered so far, you may be the most difficult to defend. I will try my best!"

Ginobili smiled and said nothing.He has encountered too many rookies like this, and he always hopes to step up from his predecessors. He has dealt with too many challenges like this.Although Li Du said it very politely, he knew that he had to teach this young man a lesson!
After playing, as soon as Ginobili got the ball, Li Du immediately put up his defense.With his unique sensitivity, Ginobili was spotted by Li Du for several consecutive fake moves. He looked at Li Du and nodded secretly. This young man is very good, no wonder he is called a miraculous rookie.

But if Ginobili can be defended without fake moves, Ginobili will not lead the team to defeat the US team twice in a row!

Seeing that Li Du didn't take fake moves, Ginobili simply leaned against Li Du and squeezed into the inside line bit by bit.His post-up style is completely different from that of American players. Others rely on physical strength to carry opponents away, but Ginobili hardly uses any force. He moves with his own footsteps, forcing Li Du to constantly change in defense Defensive position, then move to the inside by yourself!

Li Du is no stranger to Ginobili's post-up style, and he is not afraid of it. He changes his defensive position and keeps staring at Ginobili's body. As long as Ginobili makes a shot, Li Du can immediately Stop it!

Ginobili also noticed this, so he didn't force himself to attack. When Li Du's defensive attention was on him, he suddenly hit the ground with a back pass and passed the ball to Robert who was standing near the bottom line of the basket. Horry, the latter easily hit the basket and scored.

Horry is also an old baller, and has always been known for his lore shots. He has won six championships with the team. He has rich game experience, which few people in the NBA can match!

Li Du shook his head helplessly when he looked at Ginobili who was high-fiving with Horry. Ginobili's passing ability was as good as his offensive ability, and he was as elusive as he was when he was defending Kidd. Under the opponent's personal attack, but can't defend the pass!
Throughout the first half, Li Du blocked Ginobili to only two shots, and he still didn't make a shot!But driven by Ginobili, even if he didn't score, the Spurs' offensive efficiency remained undiminished.At the end of the first half, the Spurs still maintained a 9-point lead!

In the first half, Li Du's statistics were also ugly, because in the substitute lineup, there were fewer people passing the ball to him!Only Jordan Farmar occasionally sees a chance for Li Du to run out and pass him one or two.But maybe Li Du too wanted to do a good job on the defensive end, and he performed mediocre on the offensive end. He made one of two shots and scored 3 points.

During the intermission, Li Du figured it out. Although he could see the opponent's defensive flaws, but because his ability to actively attack was too weak, it was useless to see the opponent's flaws.It's like when you are in a martial arts competition, no matter how you can see the opponent's flaw, but you have no ability to attack that flaw, there is no difference between seeing and not seeing it!

"I must strengthen my offensive ability with the ball!" Li Du secretly made up his mind. He knew very well that his defensive ability was just like this. The effect was indeed very good, but on the defensive end, he did not improve any further. space out.

Moreover, Li Du still had a faint worry in his heart. The reason why his current defense is so good is actually mainly due to the sensitivity he has cultivated in martial arts competitions with other people for many years, and he can accurately judge the opponent's intentions in advance.

Li Du's sensitivity, which was cultivated between life and death, will gradually degenerate as he does not fight with others for a long time!If he only plays with his talent and original ability, Li Du will never improve, and may even regress!

Besides, Li Du didn't want to be just a defender and a shooter. His own technical flaws were obvious.Without the ability to attack with the ball, his passing ability will also be limited, and his running ability will also be limited!
This is why Li Du's long-range shots are so accurate, it is chillingly accurate, but as the number of games increases, most teams understand that when others cut off the passing line for Li Du, he can only The reason for getting 8 or 9 points!

Li Du has a lot of ideas, and he has a lot of room for improvement, but as a rookie who does not need to build a team around him, Li Du has done well enough, and no one will criticize him.The outcome of the Lakers game, everyone still pins on Kobe and other veteran players.

Kobe's state is very good this season. So far, he averaged 31.7 points, 5.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game.With an average of 30+5+5 per game, and leading the Lakers to the top four in the Western Conference where strong teams gather, many people think that the MVP of this season should be between Kobe and Nowitzki!
The Spurs are still strong. This team, like their leader Duncan, has not changed over the years. It will always be the top team in the league and will always be a strong contender for the championship!
In the first half, under the leadership of Duncan and Parker, the Spurs were playing against the Lakers from the very beginning. Duncan had a very obvious advantage in the interior. Whether it was Kwame Brown or the young Bynum, they were all like a team in front of Duncan. Like high school students, they were completely suppressed by Duncan.

Even during the rotation, because Ginobili's scoring was restricted by Li Du, the Spurs' second team scored a little less, but it didn't affect the overall situation, and Ginobili was a player who could attack and pass. Du can limit his scoring, but he can't limit his passing.

At the beginning of the third quarter, watching Kobe lead Fisher, Odom and others to fight on the court, Kobe has risked being under the black feet of Bowen several times, and has repeatedly used his best emergency stop jumper and back-up He scored with a jumper and gradually narrowed the point difference.

The situation of the Lakers seems to be gradually improving, but Zen master can't laugh, because he has seen that Kobe's physical strength is being exhausted. If this continues, the Lakers may be able to recover the score in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, When Kobe was exhausted and his shooting percentage dropped, the Lakers still had to lose!

This is not the first time that this situation can only be supported by Kobe, but neither the Lakers management nor the Zen Master can solve this problem well.

Kobe is also stubborn. He feels that as the leader of the team, he must bear the responsibility of winning or losing the team. No matter how tired and difficult he is, he will try his best to lead the team to win in his own way!In many cases, seeing that other people can't open the situation, Kobe can only do it himself!
Li Du is also very helpless. He really hopes that he can use his strength to make a huge contribution to the team's victory as he did at the beginning of the season, and also share some pressure for Kobe.But as each team came up with strategies to deal with Li Du, Li Du's role in the game has become smaller and smaller!

In the recent best rookie list, Li Du's ranking has dropped to third place, behind Roy and Aldridge.Li Du sometimes even thinks that if he continues like this, he may be completely reduced to a role player!

Coming off the bench again, Li Du can still limit Ginobili's scoring, but not his passing!
(End of this chapter)