I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 69 Only girls beg others to change the rules
The next day, coverage throughout the basketball press was remarkably consistent.

The topics are probably:

"My car is a Ferrari, what car do you drive, Barbosa?"What, you don't drive a Ferrari?No wonder you are such a good player! "

Suddenly, Barbosa became the laughing stock of the NBA.

And in China, when you want to use the idiom "over one's own strength", you can also use "Barbosa" instead.

……

In the last 5 games in January, Liu He led the team with a single core, and finally played a record of 2 wins and 3 losses.

Including the Suns' game, it is 3 wins and 3 losses, including a strong team like the Timberwolves.

Naturally, the record cannot be compared with the Lakers who swept everything in the early stage, but for the Lakers who are now only left with remnants and defeated players, they are already very good.

Now the Lakers' record is 35 wins and 8 losses, continuing to lead the league.

而在单核带队的6场比赛里，刘河场均砍下26.7分6.9篮板3.6助攻2.6抢断0.5盖帽。

除了打森林狼队那场“只”得了16分8篮板5助攻2抢断，其余5场得分都超过了20+。

With such a bad lineup and such statistics and records, Liu He once again proved his strength.

It even silenced James' fans.

Before you said that James could not beat Liu He because of the poor team lineup.

Now Liu He has proved that no matter how bad the team lineup is, they can still have a good record.

Your Cavaliers lineup is much better than the current Lakers, and the result is almost the bottom of the league. What is there to justify?
"The strongest rookie in 2003!"

"Rookie No.1!"

"The number one shooter in the NBA!"

……

With the help of this kind of limelight, Liu He got crazy votes in the second round of the All-Star voting, and soon surpassed Duncan to become the No.1 forward position in the Western Conference.

Both Duncan and Garnett were left behind by Liu He.

Duncan, who already has a Grand Slam honor, doesn't care about these at all, and he also publicly praised his junior brother.

As for Garnett...it's hard to bear.

In the previous game, he actively defended Liu He, allowing Liu He to score only 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, while Garnett scored 28 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, showing a crushing momentum. It was thought that the All-Star voting momentum could be reversed.

He did not expect that Liu He's votes were getting more and more fierce, and the situation between the two did not reverse, but the gap became wider and wider.

Garnett, who was mentally unbalanced, finally expressed his dissatisfaction in front of the media.

"I think the league should modify the rules of the All-Star voting. The current rules are too unfair. Some people are not very good, just because their country has a lot of people, they can enter the All-Star starting lineup. This is really ridiculous. !"

The reporter asked Garnett: "So do you have a better plan?"

Garnett was prepared and replied immediately: "Fans in the United States count one vote for one vote. Fans outside the United States cast five votes for one vote."

Garnett wanted to cover up, but did not name China, but said outside the United States.

But everyone knows that he refers to the "China" where Liu He comes from.

Last year, Yao Ming grabbed O'Neal's starting position, and Garnett didn't come out to speak.This year, Liu He was about to steal Garnett's starting lineup before he came out to speak.

Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by.

Not against Liu He and China, who else could Garnett be targeting?
This proposal quickly caused an uproar, and even got the support of many American fans.

"Yes, the NBA is the American basketball league. Naturally, we Americans should have the final say, and our votes should be more valuable."

"The absurd thing of Yao Ming stealing O'Neal's starting lineup must never happen again."

"Restricting the voting rights of fans outside the United States, I am in favor."

……

Faced with this wind direction, the alliance has not opened its mouth and allowed things to ferment.

In many cases, not expressing an attitude is also an attitude.

Obviously, the league also feels that the Chinese fan base is too large, and their voting rights have greatly affected the balance of the All-Star voting, so they intend to make adjustments.

Liu He knows that major events cannot be violated, and the reform of the All-Star voting system is bound to happen sooner or later.

Another time and space is promoted by Yi Jianlian's entry into the NBA.

And this time and space is because of Liu He himself, Garnett raised this matter in advance.

Liu He cannot change the general trend, but he must not let go of "Kevin Garnett" who raised the question!

At the same time, the awards for January 2004 were announced one after another.

Eastern Conference Player of the Month, Michael Reid, averaged 22.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in January.

The best player of the month in the Western Conference, Liu He was also shortlisted.

他1月份场均26.9分6.7篮板4.0助攻2.6抢断0.5盖帽。

但是最终输给了场均23.5分14.7篮板5.1助攻1.3抢断1.7盖帽的加内特。

The Timberwolves went 1-12 in January.

The Lakers injured three main players in a row in January and lost a full 1 games throughout the month.

In terms of the team's record, Liu He suffered a big loss, and it's normal to lose.

In the first three months of his rookie season, Liu He's statistics are:

11月份，场均17.4分4.5篮板3.1助攻2.5抢断0.3盖帽。

12月份，场均19.2分4.8篮板3.8助攻2.6抢断0.4盖帽。

1月份，场均26.9分6.7篮板4.0助攻2.6抢断0.5盖帽。

Liu He's data in January has improved greatly, that is, in the fiercely competitive west, he will be the best player of the month when he is transferred to the east.

However, although he missed the best player of the month, in the selection of the best rookie of the month, Liu He achieved a dimensionality reduction blow.

勒布朗·詹姆斯1月份场均“只”能砍下21.1分5.3篮板5.8助攻1.5抢断0.5盖帽。

卡梅隆·安东尼1月份场均“只”能砍下18.8分5.9篮板2.6助攻1.1抢断0.3盖帽。

"Peerless Twins" was left far behind by Liu He.

In the end, Liu He won the Best Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference, and James won the Best Rookie of the Month in the Eastern Conference.

All of a sudden, Cleveland fans felt very lucky: Fortunately, James is not in the West, otherwise, facing Liu He, James would not have won the best rookie of the month. Liu He in January was too fierce!

But after getting the award, the Cleveland fans drifted away again.

Count the number of best rookies of the month: Anthony has 1, Liu He has 2, and only James has got all 3.

From this aspect, James is much better than Liu He and Anthony.

After receiving the award, Liu He was interviewed by local media in Los Angeles.

"Liu He, congratulations, you have won the honor of Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference for the second consecutive month."

Liu He just smiled slightly, Ji Cao, don't be 6!

"However, in the competition for the best player of the month in the Western Conference, you lost to Garnett because of the team's record. As we all know, the Lakers suffered serious injuries throughout January, so the team's record is not good. , do you feel sorry for it? After all, it may be the honor of the best player of the first month in your life."

Liu He looked calm, and replied flatly: "If you lose, you lose. How can there be so many excuses and reasons? If you have to find one reason, it is that I am not strong enough! Unfortunately, of course not, I have already tried my best. But now I am so weak, I have no ability to lead my teammates to a better record."

"If you lose, you lose!"

"How can there be so many excuses and reasons?"

"I'm just not strong enough!"

"I've tried my best!"

"That's how weak it is!"

"unable to do!"

……

After hearing Liu He's words, the reporters fell silent.

A rookie with such impressive statistics and good record has been praised by everyone.

But he actually evaluated himself like this!
A large part of these Los Angeles local media are Lakers fans, and when they heard Liu He's words, they all burst into tears.

Obviously it was the injury of the Lakers that dragged Liu He down. Liu He didn't mention it at all, but said that he was not strong enough.

This... feels sorry for my brother!

"So what's your attitude towards Garnett's proposed revision of the All-Star voting rules?"

Heartache is heartache, there is no shortage of links to make things happen.

Everyone knows that Garnett is targeting Liu He, so they just want to hear how Liu He hates Garnett.

Liu He almost didn't think about it, so he replied: "The issue of rules is a matter for the top management of the alliance to consider. It doesn't matter if I say it, and it doesn't make sense!"

The media present were stunned: That's it?

No way, no way, Liu He is actually cowardly?The answer is so official!

At this moment, Liu He continued: "A player should play well, think about the rules all day long, like a woman. A real man will adapt to the rules, and even break the rules. Only women will beg others Change the rules."

Everyone present: "..."

What the hell!

The interview scene was instantly fried.

Liu He is directly calling Garnett a bitch!
As we all know, Garnett has always set up the "iron-blooded tough guy" character design. If Liu He sprays him like this, Garnett can't fry the pot?
There's a good show here.

In fact, what Garnett did touched Liu He's bottom line.

"One American vote counts as one vote, and five Chinese votes count as one vote."

Doesn't it mean that Americans are more noble than Chinese?Their fans are more valuable, but our fans are cheap?

So this time, Liu He didn't hold anything back, he hit people in the face, exposed people's shortcomings, and mocked Garnett to death.

Sure enough, as soon as this interview was released, it detonated the entire North American sports world, and fans were also blown away.

"Hehehe, Liu He is a rookie. After playing a few good games, he dares to mock Garnett?"

"I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, this rookie is too crazy, I bet he has no future."

"Iron-blooded tough guy Garnett, is there a tougher man in the league than Garnett?"

……

"Tough guy Garnett? Losing to the team's rookie in the training game, he directly knocked out his front teeth. Is this Garnett's toughness?"

"I lost to Duncan in the playoffs, saying that the team lineup was not good. I lost to Liu He in the All-Star voting, and I blamed the rules. Sure enough!"

"I think Liu He is right! When Liu Heyue lost in the selection of the best player, he admitted that he was not strong enough. If Garnett lost, it was a matter of the rules. What a double-standard dog!"

"A real man adapts to the rules and even breaks them. Only a woman begs someone to change the rules. Very well said!"

"If I remember correctly, Chamberlain and O'Neal are too strong, and the league has introduced rules to restrict them. Garnett is the first in NBA history to ask to modify the rules to protect and improve himself. Awesome, Garnett is It's the first of its kind!"

……

For a while, the fans were arguing.

There are quite a few fans who support Liu He, and they all feel that Garnett has done too badly.

However, Garnett's fans themselves are also many, and the number is very large.

The two sides quarreled on various platforms.

It is said that Garnett frantically smashed things in the locker room as soon as he heard the news.

When he was interviewed, Garnett still couldn't calm down, and angrily declared war: "Hehehe, we will soon play the third game of this season, I hope that rookie will be as hard as his mouth in the game." Entangled."

……

Time to enter in February 2004.

There are two news from the Lakers, one good and one bad.

The bad news: Bryant might not be back anytime soon.

The good news is: O'Neal is healed, and the old injury to the big toe has fully healed.

2004 2 Month 1 Day.

奥尼尔在湖人队和猛龙队的比赛中复出，轻松砍下24分10篮板1助攻2盖帽，帮助湖人队100：82战胜猛龙队。

有了奥尼尔的牵制，刘河也是轻轻松松砍下22分4篮板5助攻2抢断1盖帽。

2004 2 Month 3 Day.

7pm.

All basketball fans around the world turned to Los Angeles.

Tonight, the Timberwolves will challenge the Lakers against the Staples Center.

Without any action, everyone knows that tonight will be a world war where Mars hits the Earth.

The visiting team goes first, and the Timberwolves' starting lineup:
Fifth position: Alvin Johnson.

Number four: Kevin Garnett.

The third spot: Trenton Hassell.

Second position: Latterier: Sprewell.

Number one: Sam Cassell.

When Garnett played, the entire arena erupted in earth-shattering boos.

But Garnett didn't care at all. He just stared at the Lakers' tunnel, waiting for that person to show up.

Then the Lakers played, the starting lineup is:
Fifth position: O'Neill.

Fourth position: Medvedenko.

Number three: Liu He.

Number two: George.

Number one: Payton.

During this time, Phil liked the big lineup and used it quite frequently.

O'Neal is 216cm tall, Medvedenko is 208cm tall, Liu He is 204cm tall, George is 203cm tall, Payton is 193cm tall...

At the start of the game, Elvin Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal jumped the ball.

O'Neal was even better and won the ball in the first round of offense.

Payton advanced to the frontcourt, lobbed to O'Neal, and then the four opened up, allowing O'Neal to play low singles.

Johnson obviously couldn't support O'Neal, especially O'Neal, who had been holding back for almost a month, was chiseled by O'Neal like duckweed in the wind, and he might fall down at any time.

At the critical moment, Garnett rushed forward to help defend.

O'Neal raised the basketball, evaded Garnett's press, and then passed the ball to Medvedenko who was emptied.

Medvedenko was in the open position, adjusted and shot again, but Garnett rushed back like flying, his whole body was menacing, like a bloodthirsty wolf.

Medvedenko was in a hurry and speeded up his shots, which disrupted his rhythm and missed the shot.

Bang!

Elvin Johnson protected the rebound and the Timberwolves attacked.

"Wow, Kevin's defensive momentum tonight is very fierce!"

Kenny Smith commented in the studio.

Barkley smiled disdainfully: "They are all called girls, if they don't fight a little bit more fiercely, how can he maintain his character as a tough guy?"

(End of this chapter)