Chapter 259: 257. The Absolute Talent of a Left-Handed Magician
"Absolute talent: Lamar Odom's exclusive skills."
"Lamar Odom (wandering state), ability value 83, offense 81, defense 79, three-pointer 75, mid-range shooting 71, layup 86, speed 85, strength 87, rebound 88, ball handling 93, passing 80 ..."
"Absolutely talented: Lamar Odom may be the most talented player ever, maybe not one of them, but a more tragic family fate than Tracy McGrady keeps him from ever being able to focus on the game Above all, once half of his attention is focused on the game, he is the best player in his position. Traits: Absolutely versatile, habitually distracted.”
"Absolutely versatile: Can run the offense like a point guard, can space the floor like a shooting guard, can drive through defenses like a small forward, can run around like a power forward, can guard the rim like a center Competing for rebounds."
"Habitual mind-wandering: I can't concentrate on the game most of the time, maybe I finally concentrate, and I will suddenly lose my mind while playing."
"Lamar Odom (concentration): 95 stats, 91 offense, 85 defense, 81 three-pointers, 80 mid-range shots, 91 layups, 86 speed, 87 strength, 95 rebounds, 95 ball handling, 90 passing ..."
Kobe once said that Lamar Odom was the most talented player he had ever seen, but this damn bastard only paid 1/10th of his attention to the game, otherwise he was the best player.
Liu Mang obviously didn't expect that he would activate Odom on a whim!
How good is a fully focused Odom?
Is 13 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks and 10 assists enough after three quarters?
There are only two steals, otherwise Odom will multiply 5 by 5 in three quarters!
From the second half of the first quarter, Odom turned into an evil big devil on both offense and defense.
Too buggy!
It's like Drummond Green with enhanced shooting ability, organizational ability and block blocking ability, and the Eagles just don't have the kind of big center who can play in the low post, which is similar to the common blue-collar center in the NBA more than ten years later. Odom's performance was completely explosive, he blocked shots everywhere on the inside, organized and scored everything on the offensive end, and even made three-pointers from the outside!
Including Liu Mang, everyone was beaten by Odom. Liu Mang obviously didn't expect that Odom's rampage came suddenly!
Gentry is an open-ended coach, he is willing to hand over the ball to any player who plays well, but Odom is not so familiar with the small forward and center this season because he played most of the time position, so the best performances are Olowokandi's start, Brand's regular time single eating inside, Maggette and Quentin Richardson's critical moment performance.
And Odom has been playing tepidly this season, and the Clippers are fed up with the situation where he can dribble and dribble and suddenly think about what to eat tonight and directly dribble the ball out of bounds. , Looking for a deal everywhere, but want a cheap contract and a draft pick. As a result, the trade deadline is approaching and there is still no team to take over.
Today, Odom was rarely serious. He assisted consecutively in the second half of the first quarter and blocked 3 blocks in a single quarter on the defensive end. Dom went berserk again. After the first quarter, the Eagles trailed 23 to 29 by 6 points.
In the second quarter, Odom continued to go crazy, he could play point guard with the ball outside, and he could rebound and block shots inside, and continued to lead the Clippers to beat the Eagles.
Although Liu Mang, Raheem, Jason Terry, and Muhammad didn't rest for a minute after Liu Mang came up in the first quarter, they couldn't stand Odom's runaway, and the Clippers' lineup was deep. Dom got a double-double in the half, plus 8 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. The Eagles were beaten 57 to 39 by the Clippers at halftime.
Liu Mang seems to have seen Odom who was still in his thirties when he was still in the 2010 Western Conference Finals. Overlord defended against a super genius who only grabbed 3 rebounds!
After the start of the second half, Odom may have lost his attention because of the halftime break. He only scored two points, two rebounds and two assists in the third quarter, but the Clippers' momentum has fully recovered. Under the leadership of captain Brand, at the end of the third quarter, the point difference remained at 15 points, leading the Eagles by 15 points 80 to 65 in three quarters.
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Behind the Clippers by 15 points in three quarters, the Eagles never thought that this would happen!
Just so suddenly and out of nowhere to meet a completely unstoppable player.
Coach Kruger was shocked. Even though he originally wanted Odom and such an all-around player, he didn't expect him to be so strong!
Damn boss, what the hell have you done! Just a 2000 parallel import No. 6 pick plus a summer pick in the 20s, changing this guy back will kill him!
After this triple-double game in three quarters, if you want to change someone, you have to increase the price again!
As everyone knows, Steven Price, the executive vice president of the Eagles who came to inspect the Clippers player recommended by coach Kruger today, is also bleeding!
"Lang, you bastard, why don't you tell me that this guy is so strong! What about a very versatile sixth man, this is a magician's talent! Magician's defense is not that good, and he is only 22 years old !” Eagles boss Price is even more heartbroken than Coach Kruger!
The trade deadline is tonight. After this game is over, at least Odom's value will increase tonight. A parallel lottery and a low first-round pick are 100% impossible to exchange.
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After all, it was still only 15 points behind, but it was just frightened by Odom's halftime performance.
In the third quarter, the Eagles had a slight advantage in strength. Liu Mang's two three-pointers, together with Raheem's single and Jason Terry's counter-attack shot, led the Eagles to a score of 26-23 in a single quarter.
It's just that from the looks of it, the Eagles were about to collapse, and they had no power to fight back in the first half!
Except for a dunk by Liu Mang that boosted morale, the Clippers were crushed from the beginning of the first half.
Except for the Clippers and Spurs, the Eagles haven't trailed by 15 points in three quarters for a long time! They have always been food abusers. They are the kind to fight against non-playoff teams. They play steadily against ordinary strong teams. The Clippers led by 18 points at halftime, and their morale was indeed greatly damaged. Even if they recovered 3 points in the third quarter, they were still very frustrated.
The main reason is Odom. At the beginning, he only saw a center who can dribble, but this guy is even more irritable than the magician! It put great psychological pressure on the Eagles players. Even though Odom didn't perform well in the third quarter, Eagles fans still felt that this guy was still so good in the fourth quarter.
"Com Ang! Get up, let's go up and win the game!" Liu Mang is the only guy in the Eagles who knows that Odom is almost exhausted. Walking up and down the field, do you not hold the ball anymore?
Liu Mang has been watching the NBA since elementary school, and has been watching it for more than ten years. During that time as a fan, what is most useful to him now is his understanding of each player.
After entering the NBA, Liu Mang obviously felt that except for some games that he particularly wanted to watch, most of them were completely uninterested. It would be more interesting to watch table tennis on the International Sports Channel.
Because I usually watch video clips, watch videos, and play games every day, and watch the NBA during this break, it will indeed get boring, and it is better to do other things.
For the Eagles, Liu Mang came to this team as a spring of fresh water in a creek that has almost dried up. He will never slack off, and will never be defeated!
At this time, Liu Mang still had such a positive attitude, which gave the Eagles hope again.
"That big man is terrible! God, can we win." Muhammad saw hope, but he was the one who was abused head-on. Usually double-doubles are normal. He only scored 3 points and 4 rebounds today, and The playing time is still the highest in the Eagles, which means that the efficiency is too low to look directly at.
"It doesn't matter. If they really have the strength to beat us by more than 10 points, they will still be the 10th in the West? Believe me, Nazr, you are too careless." Liu Mang encouraged his teammates.
"Our record is so much better than them!" Jason Terry echoed.
"Am I really careless?" Muhammad asked uncertainly.
That 2.08 meter point guard is really amazing! Muhammad has always had a clear understanding of himself. He is a blue-collar man, while the 2.08-meter-old man on the opposite side is a star who is not at the same level at all, and even his performance in this game is completely superstar!
"Believe me, Nazr, you are much better than him, he is just lucky, you have to believe in yourself! You were too careless in the previous three quarters, now you have to be serious!" Liu Mang continued to bewitch.
Liu Mang doesn't want to lose!
He wants to win!
You must have the help of your teammates. Jason Terry and Raheem looked displeased. One of them is the boss of the team and was blocked 4 times today. The other was a lottery pick in 1999 and did not want to lose. For the students of the same grade, Mohamed is the guy who played the most minutes on the most active team inside.
"Ace, am I really just being careless?" Muhammad seemed to have doubts about his own cognition.
At this time, Muhammad doubted his own cognition. Not only was it not harmful, but it strengthened his self-confidence. He was about to be abused by Odom and lost his self-confidence.
Who the hell is facing a player of this size and such skills, and will doubt his life if he is blown up.
Muhammad already doubted life, he doubted his own doubts, but regained his self-confidence!
"Trust me! Nazr! You are the best! You are our best power forward! Even if that guy is on the same team as you, he can only be your substitute!" Liu Mang continued to bewitch.
Coach Kruger, Jason Terry, and Raheem heard Liu Mang's words, and looked at Liu Mang as if he had spread a pair of wings behind his back, as if seeing the spotlight...
Are you the godfather!
"Yes, I am the strongest!" Muhammad was successfully activated!