Chapter 154: Chris Weber

On the evening of December 3, the Lakers set off and left Los Angeles for Houston to begin their four-day tour of the Southwest.
In the winter, the rain in Los Angeles starts to increase. Here is a typical "Mediterranean climate". It is rainy in winter.
Due to heavy rain, the flight was delayed for more than five hours before taking off in the early morning hours.
When boarding the plane, the players were very sleepy.
For a three-hour flight, you can sleep a little.
Li Liang sat in his seat, put on his goggles, fell asleep for five seconds, and entered the system.
In the system, Li Liang checked his [defensive ability] dimension.
The comprehensive evaluation has been upgraded from the initial E-level to C-level, but the main contribution comes from the outside defense ability.
Li Liang's inside defense is still in an untapped state.
He took a deep breath and decided to take a flight, three hours, just to do a task.
Enter the mission, [basic inside defense ability]:
[Mission, curb Chris Weber's first show, against: Houston Rockets VS Golden State Warriors, time: November 9, 1993, location: Amida Arena, Oakland, San Francisco, United States, mission requirements: Chris Weber , So that his score does not exceed 10 points. Mission reward: basic defensive ability value +5, low top defense +3, high assist defense +2, task difficulty: rookie. 】
The first task of the basic defensive ability inside, like the outside, curbs the star player's first show.
This glance is really a coincidence. The Lakers are about to play the Rockets, but Li Liang is a rocket player in the task.
Upon entering the mission, I came to the Oakland Arena, which was later renovated the Oracle Arena.
The Golden State Warriors in 1993, with gold and blue inlaid floors, and the logo at the center of the court is a basketball with the outline of the California map.
When the Yankees draw a logo, they have a soft spot for the outline of their own map. California, Texas, and Florida can often see the unique outline of their state.
Of course, state contours like Colorado and Wyoming are pure blocks, and Utah is a block with no corners, like a gasoline barrel.
The players from both sides stood on the court, the Rockets wore a red tomato scrambled egg jersey, and the Warriors were white, yellow and blue at home.
As a rookie-level task, Li Liang sat on the bench as a substitute as usual, first to watch the Rockets' "teammate" performance tonight.
This task is relatively simple, not because of Weber's poor ability, but because the Rockets are strong.
This is the 1993-1994 Rockets season, they won the championship this year, the season started 15 consecutive victories, Olajuwon unstoppable season.
He won three regular season MVP, finals MVP, regular season best defensive player three most weighty personal awards.
His partner on the inside, and Weber's counterpart, is the top blue-collar power forward, Otis Thorpe.
There is such a combination to help the inside, Li Liang does not want to play hard, but sit down and study hard.
Learn how the Rockets defend inside and how to contain their opponents' offense.
In the entire 1993-1994 season, the Rockets have the best backcourt protection in the league. Whether in the regular season or the playoffs, their rebounds are the best in terms of quality and quantity.
Not only because they have two excellent inside rebounders, Olajuwon and Thorpe, but also because the entire Rockets have a good sense of rebound protection.
Their team is not dominant in height. It is a team with a lot of guards, but it still can get the most rebounds, relying on card position and awareness.
At the beginning of the first half of the game, Li Liang felt the toughness of the Rockets defense. Weber wanted to rush to the offensive rebound every time, but the result was unsuccessful.
Olajuwon and Thorpe surrounded the rim firmly like two walls, and then gave the defender a chance to rebound.
Excellent backcourt protection allows the Rockets to avoid a lot of unnecessary loss points, and at the same time can control the offensive power in their own hands.
Rocket's offensive play is methodical, completely centered on Olajuwon, every time the offensive ball will pass his hand.
Although this was Webber's first game, it was not the first game of the 93 season.
In the first two games, Weber was absent due to injury. This is the third game of the season.
Olajuwon scored opponents with high scores in the first two games, and the Warriors had to defend.
So he attracted the Warriors' defense and created opportunities for his teammates.
Li Liang watched off the court. He said the Warriors defense is not the Lakers now?
The inside line can't beat, the outside line is busy, giving opponents a more easy attack opportunity.
Like the last magic game, the opponent's outside line was opened, and it was impossible to prevent it from behind.
As for the Lakers, Warcraft, and the Twin Towers, a fart.
Li Liang served as a buffer on the striker's position and had blocked many bullets for Warcraft and Gasol.
However, the old death doubles of Lao Ke and Lao Na are really unstoppable. Coupled with the opponent's aim, Li Liang is really right.
The Rockets quickly took the advantage on the court. Li Liang looked at the Rockets coach Tom Janovic next to the bench-he found himself sitting next to the coach on every mission.
Li Liang asked: "Coach, the defender's defense is forced, what should I do?"
The coaches in the mission are all the top coaches in the NBA, and the level is not higher than Mike Brown. So Li Liang has questions and asks them.
From 1994 to 1995, the Rockets had never had a defensive defender on the line.
Kenny Smith, Maxwell, Kassel, including later Drexler, defense can only be said to be enough, and there is a lot of difference from the gate.
The Rockets are not the kind of team that fights defense, strangling opponents with strength.
Tomjanovich said: "Protect the backcourt rebounds, control fouls, reduce unnecessary points, and then get back on the offensive end."
Tom Janovic's answer surprised Li Liang. Is it so simple?
I haven't thought about it yet. In the middle of the first quarter, the two sides suspended and it was time to replace them.
Tomjanovich appointed Li Liang to appear on the stage and asked him to replace Thorpe, emphasizing "control well rebounds and fouls, don't foul easily, it doesn't matter if you lose points, you can fight back."
Li Liang said yes, but thought to himself, you can win by playing this way, but then I can't finish the task!
Chris Webber is still on the court, and Li Liang wants to have one-on-one with Webber.
Chris Weber is different from other stars. They are all hairy in the NBA a few years ago. The longer they play, the less hair they have, and they eventually become bald.
Weber did the opposite.
When he first entered the league, his head was light and he was bald.
After the deal went to the Wizards, leaving a layer of hair.
Later, when I went to the king, my hair became thicker and thicker, and I wore a headband.
Sure enough, more hair is self-willed.
Li Liang still felt a little nervous in the face of Weber.
The outside line is his old line, and one-on-one inside line, he can move the top line, but other people are technical, the top line can not rely on brute force alone.
The Warriors seem to see Li Liang's defensive weakness at this point, and Weber, who only took two points, is ready to find points on Li Liang.
Weber in 1993, his knees have not been abolished, he has amazing athletic energy.
At that time, he was a typical representative of the new insider.
He is between midfielder and normal forward. He can dribble, pass, jumper in the middle, block shots, play singles inside and hold the ball basket.
He represents the trend of basketball history, and this trend has influenced the basketball trend of the NBA in the first decade of the 21st century from this moment.
As soon as Li Liang came on the court, Weber beat him.
He received the pass from the small general Johnson, the bottom line received a direct dunk!
Li Liang didn't have a solution for this goal. Even the speed and explosiveness of Olajuwon gave up the blockade.
In the second goal, the Warriors missed an outside shot. After Webber grabbed the offensive rebound, he turned around and made another one-arm dunk!
Li Liang didn't respond again, mother, is this Weber so explosive?
Li Liang's impression of Weber stayed with him during the king's time, when he was already a floor technology.
It seems that when everyone is young, Weber was in the rookie season and he dunked countless dunks, and the level of violence was comparable to that of small bully Stoudemire.
And after he succeeded in slam dunking, he also liked to beep and talk to his opponent.
This time annoyed Olajuwon and said to Li Liang: "Let him come in and give him to me."
So, Olajuwon then rewarded Weber with two big hats to make him understand who was the inside ruler.
After a few rounds, Li Liang understood Tomjanovich's meaning a little bit.
Protecting the backcourt rebound is actually depressing Olajuwon.
Otherwise, Olajuwon must block and post again, and he must pick up the offensive end. Once the rebound protection is not good, the first defense is in vain, and the second opponent easily scores.
If you think about the Lakers today, Howard's own state is declining, and there are many buttocks to be wiped from the outside. Once the backboard is thrown, the buttocks are rubbed for a long time, and the buttocks are shattered. How frustrated.
Having figured this out, Li Liang desperately grabbed a defensive rebound and rebounded on the backcourt. On the other hand, he threw three points on the offensive end, putting pressure on Webber.
Can't you dunk, but you dunk it for 2 points, but I have a 3-pointer from long range.
Li Liang's three points were a bug in the 1990s.
Thorpe, who he played on the court, was a power forward. He threw the first three points and left them alone.
When he joined 3 or 4, the Warriors realized that the momentum was wrong. What happened?
Three points broke out suddenly, this time to beat the Warriors.
The Warriors had to replace Weber, replace Andre Spencer, and play against Li Liang.
Li Liang looked at it and beat Weber all his life. This sentiment was good. Weber scored 6 points in the first quarter.
The task situation is still very tight, Li Liang devoted himself to the game.
He learned Thorpe to go inside to help his teammates grab rebounds and participate in the internal confrontation.
The 90s was the most intense period of physical confrontation in the NBA.
After the NBA experienced a whirlwind in the 1980s, a group of academic coaches of non-professional basketball players entered the team and began to bring more defensive ideas and strategies into the NBA.
Inside players are getting stronger and taller, and various defensive traps and collective defensive tactics are available.
The NBA also encourages confrontation and melee combat, resulting in various muscle sticks appearing on the court.
The game played by Li Liang was okay. It was difficult for a rookie. The opponent was the Warriors who played a quick counterattack in the West. There was no strong insider.
Even if he is Weber, his physical fitness is so good, and his play style is relatively floating.
So after playing a game, although I was not used to the penalty and defensive standards at that time, I still persevered.
This time Li Liang successfully completed the task, it was not how well he defended, but afterwards, Li Liang made a three-pointer biubiubiu, and even the other three with the Rockets also opened the three points.
The Rockets are the earliest three-point team in the NBA. They averaged 15.7 three-pointers per game in the 94 season, ranking first in the league.
This three-point pass~EbookFREE.me~ beat the Warriors in the third quarter and the game entered garbage time.
Weber's scoring will stop at 10 points, the Warriors coach will replace him, the bench players after playing garbage time.
Li Liang was greatly relieved, and asked Webber to be like a garbage king, and the effort of that game would be in vain.
Finally, the game ended, the Rockets 117:93, victory over the Warriors on the road.
They have scored 15 more points than in history, but they have achieved the same victory as in history, striding toward their first championship.
After the task was completed, Li Liang's basic defensive ability at the inside reached 25 points, a low defense of 23 points, and a high defense of 13 points, still very weak.
But he already knows how an inside player can help the team on the defensive end.
Again, the defense is not good, sometimes it is a problem of ability, sometimes it is an attitude problem, but more often it is an attitude problem.