Chapter 140 Returning to the Arena
Chapter 140 Returning to the Arena
The reminiscence between Dawkins and Li Weisi was just a small episode before the game. No one would care about this, even the parties concerned.
Soon, at 7:30 in the evening, the San Antonio Spurs' away game against the Golden State Warriors officially began.
As mentioned above, the Spurs left due to the departure of the main player, and the current head star is the third-year rookie of the 84 diamond generation, Ervin Robertson.
For Robertson, being a diamond generation is both lucky and unlucky.
Fortunately, being able to compete with such a group of great stars is the dream of every professional basketball player.
Unfortunately, it was precisely because he was in the same era with them that he was somewhat "unknown".
Compared with the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the same year, Robertson was inferior to them in terms of strength and popularity, and because of their strength, many young fans in later generations thought that there were only those four in 84.
And he, Robertson, can be said to be the fifth member of the diamond generation by coincidence.
In his second season, the last season, he won the first Defensive Player of the Year and the NBA's Most Improved Player in the history of the Spurs, and was successfully selected to the best second team.
Even on February 2 this year, in the game against the Suns, he scored a quadruple-double of 18 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 steals.
You must know that before this, only Nate Thurmond in the 70s scored such data, and in the next 30 years, only Olajuwon and David Robinson had quadruple-doubles.
The difference is that Robertson is the only one with a quadruple-double in double figures in steals, and he is also the only guard.
If it weren't for his bad deeds outside the arena, such as Western drugs and domestic violence, perhaps his achievements are far more than that.
In addition to Robertson, the Spurs' starting four are John Moore, Michael Thompson, Artis Gilmore and Dave Greenwood.
Among them, Michael Thompson needs special explanation. Of course, the reason is not because he was the No. 1978 pick in [-], but because of his son.
His three sons are all athletes. The eldest son, Mitchell Thompson, later played for the NBA Development League Santa Cruz Warriors. The third son, Tres Thompson, is a baseball player.
The second son, Klay Thompson, is more well-known to fans of later generations.
It is also because of this that Frank went to shake hands with Michael Papa Thompson before the game. Of course, the reason cannot be said that your son is destined to be a warrior. It can only be said that he has admired you for a long time, Barabara.
After all, it would be great if he could be recruited, because if Frank doesn't do anything, this old man is likely to transfer to the Lakers this year, which will enrich the Lakers' bench and bring more benefits to the Warriors. Big trouble.
With the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially began.
Opposing Li Weisi was Spurs point guard John Moore.
This old man is very powerful, and he was once George Gervin's most beneficial helper, but it was only once.
Last season, Moore suddenly contracted a kind of desert fever. This rare disease not only made him reimbursed for the season, but also came back this season with no condition and no previous strength.
Such an opponent is the perfect opponent for Li Weisi's first comeback game. Li Weisi hit Moore three times in the first game, and Moore could only watch Li Weisi succeed in layup, and could not cause Li Weisi the slightest hindrance.
The audience burst into cheers. Although Li Weisi only missed three games, in their eyes, it was as long as a century. Without Li Weisi on the court, although they could win, they always felt that something was missing.
Now that Li Weisi is back, they feel the passion of basketball again. Even just a layup is enough to make the audience happy for a long time.
So, Robertson couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately decided to defend Li Weisi himself.
In fact, he should have been like this a long time ago. As the best defensive player last season, if he didn't defend Li Weisi, who else in the team planned to defend?
Now that Mullin is unable to play, the only offensive strengths of the Warriors are Li Weisi and Malone, and the only organizational point is Li Weisi.
There is no doubt about Robertson's defensive ability. As a 191cm shooting guard, he can still win the best defensive player when he is at a disadvantage in his height at the same position, relying on his lightning speed and ghostly stealing ability.
Robertson averaged a terrifying 3.7 steals per game last season, and since this season, he has averaged 3.2 steals per game.
Therefore, a pair of Li Weisi, Robertson immediately gave Li Weisi a note of Mawei.
After Li Weisi broke through, he not only chased back, but also interfered with Li Weisi's layup. Therefore, Li Weisi took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Malone under the basket, but he never thought that Robertson also predicted the ball. Ma Long raised the ball and prepared to dunk , directly remove the ball.
After dribbling the ball for half the court, he distributed the ball to Thompson, who made a layup.
During the counterattack, Li Weisi couldn't catch up with Robertson with all his strength. That guy was like a sports car, accelerating fast.
Li Weisi's speed is already considered good. Among the league's point guards, he can also be ranked at the upper-middle level, but he can still only eat Robertson's exhaust.
Please note, it's exhaust, not fart!
After successfully stealing once, Robertson was so arrogant that he not only talked trash in Li Weisi's ear, but also planned to grab Li Weisi again on the spot.
I have to say that in the NBA at this time, the vast majority of players have bad tempers, and their skills are often directly proportional to their tempers. Pandas are rare.
However, Li Weisi, who had learned his lesson this time, did not let Robertson succeed again. A simple rhythm change broke through Robertson's defense.
Of course, just a breakthrough does not completely get rid of Robertson.
Robertson used his speed to stick tightly to Li Weisi, always ready to steal and interfere with Li Weisi's dribbling.
From the audience's point of view, Li Weisi was staggered by Robertson's defense and was always in danger, but in fact, Li Weisi protected the ball very safely, using himself as a cover to keep the ball away from Robertson at all times, seemingly Dangerous situation, in fact, there is no danger.
And just after halftime, Li Weisi immediately accelerated, caught off guard, and threw Robertson out of a position.
Seeing this, Robertson immediately accelerated, intending to catch up with Li Weisi.
But when he just caught up with Li Weisi, Li Weisi made an emergency stop and took a step back, opening the distance with Robertson again, and at the same time directly shot directly one step away from the three-point line.
When an arrow shoots down a wild goose, thousands of people watch.Li Weisi scored a super long three-pointer, announcing to everyone that he is back.
(End of this chapter)