NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 100 Artest's defensive card

It's another road trip, with the Warriors playing the Spurs and Mavericks in Texas, then the Grizzlies and Pelicans.

Fortunately, this road trip did not have a back-to-back, and the Warriors survived without any danger, but the Warriors only won one game in four games, which made the Warriors' playoff trip even more hopeless.

46 wins, this is a record comparable to the Cavaliers in the East, but it is difficult for the West to enter the playoffs, and the pattern of strong west and weak east is becoming more and more obvious.

The Warriors failed to come back in the end. On April 2008, 4, the Warriors faced the Sonics again at home.

Just yesterday, the Nuggets won the Pistons, locked the last playoff spot with a record of 50 wins, and announced the death penalty for the Warriors.

Theoretically speaking, with the Warriors who missed the playoffs and the Sonics who were at the bottom of the Western Conference, the last game of the two teams would not receive much attention. However, because of the existence of Li Zhi and Durant, this game was still broadcast live nationwide as the end of the 2007-2008 regular season.

Without the shackles of the record, Nelson was fortunate to let the players play.And the opponent was the bad team Supersonics. The Warriors, who had been in trouble for a season, defeated the Supersonics again.

But the process was not easy. Durant felt good in this game. He directly scored 42 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, which once posed a threat to the Warriors.

Li Zhi was as stable as ever, contributing 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

After the game, the media only summed up the game between the Warriors and the Thunder with a few strokes. Even Durant, who scored luxurious statistics, was not overly exaggerated. All the media focused their attention on the stage of the playoffs.

Li Zhi gritted his teeth and looked at the sky above the Oracle Center, where the highlights of the game were still displayed over and over again. It could be seen that Li Zhi slammed Collinson and contributed a dunk.

But Li Zhi was not very happy, and looked at Durant beside him, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Playoffs!"

The two sighed at the same time.

The playoffs are the stage for superstars. The performances of Li Zhi and Durant are undoubtedly historical, but not in the playoffs, all of this is not so perfect.

"I hope we will meet in the playoffs in the future, instead of just fighting to the death in the regular season."

Li Zhi smiled bluntly: "Maybe!"

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The regular season is over. In fact, for Li Zhi, whether he makes it to the playoffs will not affect his career. Not making it to the playoffs can only be said to be a pity.

This summer, Li Zhi still has this very important thing to do - the Olympics.

But before that, Li Zhi still has more important things to do - lottery draw.

At the end of the regular season, the cold voice of the system reminded Li Zhi.

"Anthony's regular season experience card has expired."

"Experience a regular season and get a chance at a premium lottery."

Is the Anthony experience card easy to use?
Easy to use!

This is Li Zhi’s self-feeling over the past season. The nickname of “offensive kaleidoscope” is not for nothing. So far, Li Zhi’s score has remained stable at 22 points. Anthony’s experience card has contributed a lot. Losing this star card that has accompanied him for a season, Li Zhi’s heart suddenly feels empty.

"Conduct an advanced lottery draw!"

Li Zhi said in the system space.

"The lottery is being drawn, please wait!"

"Ding, congratulations to the host, Artest's exclusive defensive card (permanent) has been drawn"

permanent!

Li Zhi couldn't help picking up this star card, and was immediately attracted by the attributes of this star card.

Front Guard Blocker: Purple skill.Artest has unique defensive skills, which can increase defensive attributes by 25% and increase the success rate of defensive front guards by 20%.

This card has a single attribute, but even this single skill is amazing.

Increase the defensive attribute by 25%, so Li Zhi said that with this star card, Li Zhi's defensive attribute is already at full value...

With this star card, Li Zhi hopes to lock up any opposing outside line, provided that the outside line is not possessed.

Obsession is a special state mentioned by the system. In our words, it means feeling hot to the touch.

Just like Kobe's 81-point performance, he is in such a state. Players in this state have already ignored defense to a certain extent.

Li Zhi knew Artest's evil skills.

Artest made his fortune in Chicago. It is said that the male silver who broke two ribs of Jordan in his rookie season... The battle of fame must not be "Auburn Hills Palace". Before that, Artest was known for his comprehensive and strong defense and was selected as an All-Star in the 03-04 season.

If it weren't for the infamous "Auburn Hills Palace Incident", the Pacers led by O'Neal could still make waves in the East.With that out-of-control push, everything turned into a moon in a well.

Artest's career defensive honors: two-time Dpoy first team, two-time Dpoy second defensive team, one-time Dpoy winner.As a small forward, Artest has done well enough in defense; Artest has the physique of a boxer, which has laid a solid foundation for his good defense.

It is worth mentioning that Artest's father is a boxer.If you don't know how strong Artest's defense is at his peak, you can look at how uncomfortable the three guards who played with Artest back then were. Iverson, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe all praised Artest's defense more than once.

And the skills of the front guard blocker should have originated from this.

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In the last Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team ranked No.8. Now that four years have passed, Yao Ming is at his peak. Domestic fans hope that the men's basketball team will make a historic breakthrough in this Olympic Games.

Not only because of Yao Ming, the appearance of Li Zhi gave fans more hope. Li Zhi's technical characteristics are very suitable for Yao Ming, with exquisite passing and explosive scoring ability.

It's just that Li Zhi understands his current state. Without the Anthony star card, Li Zhi actually lacks a lot of skills.

The most basic tentative steps are gone, even Li Zhi can still make tentative moves, but the actions immediately after the tentative steps cannot guarantee a considerable hit rate.

As for the remaining abilities, Li Zhi can only rely on his speed and strength to break through, as well as Ray Allen's three-point shooting skills from the outside, in addition to Ginobili's passing skills.

Of course, the most important thing is Artest's defensive skills. Li Zhi hopes to lock up every opponent he meets in the Olympics.

This is enough, Li Zhi is confident to lead the Olympic men's basketball team to a further step in BJ.

Li Zhi is under a lot of pressure. It can be said that Li Zhi has become another hope after Yao Ming. If he can't lead the team to make a breakthrough-perhaps Li Zhi will lose many domestic fans.

Li Zhi doesn't want the men's basketball team to be missed by fans every year like the national football team, so the days to come must not be easy, and training is essential.

PS: I'm going to prepare for the exam recently... I'm afraid I'll remember some updates!
I saw that there are many interesting things in this chapter...it's really fun...and I have raised a lot of poses
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