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Chapter 85 A One-Man Game

Liu Han's super performance of scoring more than 40 points in three consecutive games made the whole league exclaim the strength of this young player, and what makes everyone feel amazing is that Liu Han's shooting rate has remained above 60% so far, which is the highest in the NBA. Only Chamberlain back then could do it, and Liu Han was still an outside player, and most of his shots were on the three-point line, which is the scariest thing about him.

Now Liu Han has no one to compare him with Reggie Miller. Although Reggie Miller is now the active player with the most three-pointers, everyone believes that it is only a matter of time before Liu Han surpasses him, and Liu Han is still a point guard, he can control the ball in the game, which Reggie Miller can't do.

Although the Lakers did not have O'Neal, the inside giant, in the game, but now it seems that their results are even better. Liu Han's performance made all NBA teams pay more attention to the power of three-pointers.

After a day's rest, the Lakers continue their journey. They will go to Houston to challenge the powerful Houston Rockets inside.

The Rockets have greatly improved their internal strength after joining Barkley this year, but they still lack suitable candidates for the point guard position. It is a big deal for the Rockets management to trade potential point guard star Sam Cassell to Barkley. The failure, although Olajuwon has a strong passing awareness, he still has no way to play the whole game. Olajuwon, who was born in 1963, is 34 years old, and his physical strength and physical condition have gradually declined.

In this game, Coach Harris did not let Liu Han play shooting guard anymore, and Van Exel would not pass the ball to Liu Han at all after he came on the court.

The Lakers' starting lineup for this game is point guard Liu Han, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Eddie Jones, power forward Eldon Campbell, and center Tyrese Knight.Coach Harris is still in the usual starting lineup.

Tyrese Knight lost to Olajuwon in the middle circle jump ball. The 34-year-old Olajuwon made Terrese Knight jump ahead of time with only experience.

The Rockets launched the offense first. Their starting point guard is Matt Maloney, an undrafted player. He is 1.9 meters tall. He is a player who is better at defense than offense. nothing.

After Maloney took the ball to the frontcourt, he directly handed the ball to Olajuwon in the horn position. Most of the Rockets' offense is now initiated by Olajuwon.

After Olajuwon received the ball, he hit the ball and passed it to Barkley, who was in the inside position.The 1.9-foot-[-] Buck used his penis to give Eldon Campbell a hard time.

After receiving the ball, Barkley turned around and hit two points with a hook. He is not a traditional type of inside player, but his inside skills are very solid.

Liu Han received the pass from the baseline and brought it to the frontcourt. Eddie Jones ran out of space through the cover of Tyrese Knight. Liu Han passed the ball in time, and Eddie Jones took the ball, but Eddie Jones didn't feel hot at the beginning of the game.

Barkley still squeezed away Eldon Campbell with his tough butt for the rebound.The Lakers retreated quickly, but the Rockets did not fight back.

The Rockets' tactics are very clear. The outside line is to limit Liu Han's performance, and the inside line is to attack the Lakers.In this offense, Barkley still beat Elden Campbell to score. Campbell was very uncomfortable with Barkley's style of play.

The Lakers continued to the frontcourt. Liu Han was double-teamed as soon as he got the ball in the frontcourt. Liu Han had to pass the ball to Eddie Jones who came over to meet him. The latter did not shoot directly but passed the ball to the baseline and ran back Kobe, Kobe dribbled the ball and flew up to prepare for a one-armed dunk, but Barkley didn't give the rookie Kobe a chance, a head-on blood cap made Kobe fly out directly, Kobe is still a little tender to face these old guys Some.

The Rockets grabbed the ball that came out and quickly launched a counterattack. Liu Han caught up with Matt Maloney who was dribbling the ball and pulled the opponent directly. This was a tactical foul. Di Jones, the Rockets can easily score as long as they get to the Lakers half court.

Next, for the Rockets, Barkley and Olajuwon will still launch a strong attack on the inside of the Lakers. The inside players of the Lakers are very weak when facing these two All-Star insiders.

The Lakers also fell into a passive position in the offense. Liu Han was double-teamed as long as he caught the ball. You know, Olajuwon and Barkley are both top of the block list.Five minutes into the game, the Lakers scored two points only on Liu Han's free throw.

Liu Han felt that he should play stronger now, otherwise the game would be suspended. Since his teammates were not strong enough, he had to come by himself.

After Liu Han dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, the Rockets continued to try to double-team Liu Han, but Liu Han did not pass the ball this time. hesitate.

Liu Han's sudden shot disrupted the rhythm of the Rockets' outside double-team players. Matt Maloney, who was closer to Liu Han, tried to interfere with Liu Han's shot. His outstretched hand accidentally touched Liu Han's arm. Han was not disturbed by the opponent's interference to disrupt his shooting rhythm. After the shot, the referee's whistle sounded, and the ball flew directly into the basket after flying for a while.Liu Han played three plus one.

After hitting a three-pointer, Liu Han shouted to his teammates: "Run, don't stop, you can't play if you stop." His current performance is very leadership.

Liu Han's wonderful performance made Kobe very unconvinced. He always believed that Liu Han's existence took his chance.

Then the Rockets' offense finally failed. The Lakers began to double-team the Rockets' inside line, and the opponent's outside line was not as strong as the Lakers' players.Facing the double-team, Barkley didn't make a strong play, but passed the ball to the outside. Barkley, who has been troubled by his back, no longer has the arrogance of the past. He still wants to win a championship ring.

The outside line of the Rockets was not accurate at all, and the thrown ball bounced out of the frame. Tyrese Knight struggled to grab it and threw it directly to Liu Han who had already run to the half court. After Liu Han caught the ball and advanced to the front court, he did not wait for his own The teammate took another three-pointer when he was in position. At this time, the Rockets' double-team had not yet formed, and Liu Han's shot hit again.

Liu Han's two three-pointers finally stabilized the situation of the Lakers, otherwise the Lakers would definitely be brutally beaten by the Rockets in this game.

In the rest of the first quarter, the Rockets continued to play inside, and the Lakers also recovered. Liu Han would shoot when he had the opportunity to face double-teams. If he had no chance, his passes also began to become assists. In the first quarter of the game In the end, the Rockets led by five points 30-25.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Liu Han took a rest. The Lakers' substitutes performed well. They were better than the Rockets' substitutes in terms of strength. The Rockets currently have no available players on the bench.

In the second half of the second quarter, Liu Han appeared again, and the Rockets gradually replaced the main players. The main players of the Lakers, who had been resting for a while, seemed to have left their hands on the bench. waste.

At halftime, the Lakers trailed the Rockets by 10 points.

Entering the third quarter, Liu Han stood up again. In the first half, he made several consecutive three-pointers against the double team, which made the outside players of the Rockets very scrupulous. This gave Liu Han a chance. At this time, a sudden change of direction seemed to be forced from the outside, and the Rockets players quickly moved sideways to block Liu Han's breakthrough, but Liu Han then changed direction again, and then gently flicked the ball from the middle of the two with the other hand Jumped out.

Liu Han, who broke through the double-team, made an emergency stop and hit two points. He doesn't want to go inside and give the Rockets a chance to block the shot.

Next, the Rockets are still tight against Liu Han, but Liu Han, who has found a breakthrough point, has no fear when facing the double team. He will never be soft when he can shoot, and he will never pass the ball if he can break through. .

The mentality of the Lakers players has gradually changed. They feel that Liu Han is a bit too independent, and they don't give others a chance to shoot. Although this guy is still very accurate, he won't have any chance to hit them like this.The Lakers players whose mentality has changed began to slack off in the game, and the double-teaming of the Rockets inside is not so tight.

The Rockets continued to attack the inside of the Lakers and scored consecutively, but the Lakers only relied on Liu Han to bite the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were still behind by 8 points, and Liu Han had already scored. 42 points.

During the break in the third quarter, the Lakers coach Harris finally got angry. The "good old man" in the eyes of this player finally couldn't stand the player's slack and became furious. He scolded all the Lakers players with a series of swear words , including Liu Han, who expressed his anger at Liu Han's distrust of other players. A team is fought by five people, and Jordan alone can't beat a united team. Wilt Chamberlain was once defeated by the Kyle The Walters were suppressed to death.

The honest man's rage shocked the players, and they began to wake up. If they offended the head coach, they might lose even the chance to play in the future.

Liu Han didn't apologize aloud. His mentality has changed a lot now. It's not that he doesn't pass the ball, but the ball he passed was wasted by his teammates. This is unbearable for anyone.However, Liu Han still felt that he should listen to the coach's opinion, and he didn't want to have no chance to play.

Entering the fourth quarter, the players of the Lakers finally began to recover. Although they were still suppressed inside, the ball passed by Liu Han after attracting the opponent's defense also began to be converted into assists.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, Kobe hit two three-pointers from an open space, Eddie Jones also made two mid-range shots, and the Lakers gradually caught up with the score.

The Rockets finally couldn't bear it at this time. If they continue to double-team Liu Han now, they will give other Lakers players a chance, but now that the other Lakers players are starting to recover, it is meaningless to continue double-teaming.

Liu Han, who was no longer restricted by double-teaming, began to show his strong firepower output. He used two three-pointers to overtake the score, and the Rockets fell into a dilemma.

In the end, this strong matchup in the Western Conference ended with the victory of the Lakers. Liu Han scored 48 points again, making the efforts of Barkley and Olajuwon futile.

(End of this chapter)