The shortened season is a test and ordeal for all teams with an older average age, and most of the traditional powerhouses relax a little in the regular season, which is why the shortened season is a good opportunity for young people to make a name for themselves.

Jeremy Lin seized the opportunity.

Jeremy Lin, who was traded by the Warriors early last season, came to the New York Knicks this season, and BA's short-term contracts were signed when the team was in dire need of players, and the amount was destined to be too high, so Jeremy Lin couldn't even afford to pay the rent, so he could only rely on his teammates' homes. And according to rumors, the Knicks are unhappy with Jeremy Lin and are ready to cut him once his contract expires.

If he is cut by the Knicks, it means that it will be difficult for Jeremy Lin to play in the future, and his career in professional basketball may be cut off.

Jeremy Lin finally broke out when he was about to be cut, scoring high scores in games one after another, and leading the team to a series of victories, setting off a wave of "Lin Madness" craze and becoming an inspirational model.

After Li Du knew Jeremy Lin's story, he just nodded and said in his heart: "This kid has finally made some progress." ”

At the point where Li Du is now, it is difficult to have any emotional fluctuations for a player who can only be regarded as ordinary in his eyes. And this season's goal for the Warriors is to defend the title, achieve three consecutive championships, and establish a Warriors dynasty.

From the current point of view, the Spurs and Thunder can stand in front of the Warriors in the West this season, but unfortunately they can only stand in front of the Warriors.

On the side of the Heat, James and Wade really practiced their mid-to-long range shooting hard in the summer, and their current mid-to-long range shooting rate is very stable, both around 43%, which is already very good.

Last season, Li Du thought about this problem before he exploded his physical strength on the court, and now with Klay Thompson, plus an unexpected surprise, Jimmy Butler, Li Du no longer needs to burst physical strength this season, and the Warriors can solve all the battles directly with their rain of three-pointers.

As Li Du expected, in the Western Conference Finals, they met the Thunder again. As the CCTV commentator joked, the battle between the Thunder and the Spurs can be summed up in a sentence "You can have a thousand tricks, I have two goblins". It's a pity that after these two goblins faced off with the warriors, the goblins couldn't get up immediately.

Needless to say, Li Du himself is difficult to connect to the ball by Durant. What made Li Du even happier was that Klay did a very good job on the defensive end, successfully limiting Westbrook and causing his scoring efficiency to plummet.

In front of such a formidable Warriors, no team in the league could stop them from defending their title, and in the Finals, the Warriors swept the Heat again and lifted the championship trophy. The Warrior Dynasty is hereby established!

It is a happy thing to achieve a dynasty team, but Li Du is a little unhappy, because just after winning the championship, Yao Ming still decided to retire. The Oriental giant, who supported the Warriors inside, finally left the NBA, and Li Du lost a good brother who could be fully trusted on the court.

Surprisingly, the strength of the Warriors did not diminish because of Yao Ming's retirement, and in the absence of a suitable interior player, the Warriors first put Bogut in Yao's place, and then, Nelson Sr. and Li Du used the future team described by Pat Riley as a template to create a new Warriors roster.

The five players on the field are all small men, all of them can shoot well, and everyone is good at offense and defense. In this way, they have made the offensive space infinite, which is more conducive to the air cutting between players, and has become the most offensive team in the league. On the defensive end, with the leadership of Li Du, everyone is not weak, and maybe they will lose some points on the inside, but for them, it doesn't hurt.

Now Li Du has really grown into a desperate player, as he said when he first entered the league. It seems like as long as he plays, there is no game the Warriors can't win.

So there began to be a rumor that Li Du's existence was destroying the fairness of the basketball game, which had seriously affected the balance between the teams. In fact, it is a hint that Li Du should retire.

This kind of malicious slander of "I am weak and I am reasonable" naturally does not affect Li Du, he is still very young now, and he can play for another 10 years.

But in the end, Li Du decided to retire, which happened after the end of the 2017-2018 season. This season, the Warriors broke the record of eight consecutive championships set by the Celtics, achieving an unprecedented "nine consecutive championships" that are estimated to be difficult to come after.

As a result, Li Du chose to retire after the end of the season, and this year, he was actually only 33 years old. At Li Du's retirement ceremony, he said: "I think I should retire, over the years, I have seen a lot of basketball seniors end their careers, and now it's my turn." Compared to other predecessors, I am a very lucky person, I have won the championship for nine consecutive years, and the number nine represents the limit in our Chinese culture, and I should not break this limit. Thank you, my family, Prittity, that I can be by your side every day from now on. Thanks to my coaches and teammates, I wouldn't have been where I am without your help. Finally, thanks to my opponents, you are all very strong players, without you my basketball path would be too lonely. ”

After saying this, Li Du pointed to the teammates in front of him and said: "Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, passed the torch of basketball to Kobe, Yao Ming and other superstars, and I took over the torch from their hands. ”

Li Du retired, but his story did not end there, after retiring, Li Du with his reputation and popularity accumulated in basketball over the years, opened schools all over the world, bishop Chinese culture, martial arts and basketball, during this period, Li Du helped countless people who love basketball to complete their basketball dreams, but also let Chinese culture and martial arts spread all over the world.

Half a century later, Li Du has become a gray-haired old man, but every time he appears in an NBA game, all the players will respectfully hug his fists, because at least half of these basketball superstars who are active in the NBA are Li Du's students, and the other half have also been instructed by Li Du. Li Du has become a symbol of the times and an important contributor to the spread of Chinese culture in the world.

When Li Du died, there was a line engraved on his tombstone, which was a poem by his favorite poet Li Bai: "The bones of the arson are fragrant, and he is not ashamed of the world." ”

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