Chapter 114: The End of the Season

The Lakers swept the Suns to advance to the second round of the playoffs, becoming the first team in the West to reach the second round. As a result www.biquge.info they have a few more days to rest or train than other teams.

In the Lakers head coach's office, the Zen master was full of solemnity. He can now be sure that the Lakers' opponent in the second round will be the San Antonio Spurs. The Nuggets are now down 3-1, their offensive frenzy of play has no advantage against the Spurs, and with the Spurs' efficiency and consistency, the Nuggets are already in a desperate situation. The only question left now is whether the Spurs will knock out the Nuggets in their next game.

The Lakers vs. the Spurs, four years ago, the two teams were still facing off in the matchup of the century. At that time, the Lakers were in full swing, the Spurs were in high spirits, and the game between them was very much a rehearsal for the championship. Four years later, the Spurs are still stable and efficient, and the Lakers are just beginning to rise after a lot of ****.

The Zen master also knows in his heart that it is difficult to win the Spurs with the current Lakers' lineup, and although Li Du's defense is magical, it can only limit one person, and it is also a case where the opponent's tactics are single. In a team like Spurs, where every player on the court has at least three sets of tactics, Li Du's defensive power will be minimized! What's more, Li Du's offense is not strong, even if running and air cutting have always been his main means of scoring, in fact, Li Du has not been perfect in this regard, which is one of the reasons why Kobe Bryant and other teammates do not pass the ball to Li Du many times.

Thinking of Kobe, the Zen master stood up and looked down through the bright window. At this time, Kobe Bryant was leading everyone to fight in groups, and Li Du was always by Kobe's side, as Kobe's most solid supporter.

Sighing, the Zen master sat down and continued to think about how to deal with the spurs. Kobe Bryant is the kind of person who doesn't admit defeat, not to mention that the opponent is the Spurs, even if it is the Bulls who created miracles at the beginning, he will fight until the last moment. The problem that the Zen master has to solve now is to work out the most beneficial tactics for the Lakers in this series between the Lakers and the Spurs.

In the training ground, after the group confrontation, everyone sat on the sidelines to rest, and Li Du no longer closed his pores many times now, because then it was easy for him to lose the heat in his body, which would lead to detachment. So after a confrontation, he was already sweating profusely, and while wiping the sweat that kept coming out of his body, Li Du asked Kobe: "Boss, our next opponent should be the Spurs." Who do you think the coach will ask me to defend? ”

Kobe Bryant shook his head, didn't speak, and looked up into the distance, his eyes full of war. Those who are familiar with Kobe Bryant know that in Kobe's mind, he has already played with the Spurs at this time!

Seeing Kobe's appearance, Li Du smiled lightly, said hello to the other teammates, and went back.

Long after, Lakers' teammates still remember this image: Kobe Bryant sitting on the sidelines, looking up into the distance with a fighting spirit; Li Du greeted everyone and walked outside. At this time, outside the training hall, the sun was shining obliquely.

"Li, come to my house tonight, the boss will come too! I called a lot of friends, and there were beautiful women! Odom Thief smiled and called Lidu.

"No, I want to practice!" For activities such as going out to nightclubs and holding parties, Li Du will refuse them unless necessary.

"Okay......" Odom also knew that he couldn't persuade Li Du, and muttered: "The season is over, and you don't relax and relax, what a training maniac!" ”

Hanging up the phone, Li Du sighed silently: "Yes, the season is over......"

Two weeks ago, the Lakers and Spurs played the second round of the playoffs, and the Lakers ended the season with a 4-1 loss to the Spurs without any suspense.

It's been two weeks, and Li Du still hasn't been able to get out of the mood of failure. Since entering the NBA, Li Du has been very smooth all the way, no matter how strong the opponent he encounters, he always has a way to defeat, and he never thought that he would end his first season with failure.

In the game with the Spurs, Li Du almost became transparent, and his defense looked so pale and powerless in front of a team like the Spurs that could play efficiently with each other, and the Lakers returned to the situation where Kobe Bryant fought alone.

As a result, the Lakers eventually lost the game and ended the season.

Li Du always remembered in his heart that when the whistle blew at the end of the last game, his whole body was cold! A voice echoed in my heart: "Lost, it's over!" The whole season's hard work has been in vain! ”

At that moment, Li Du suddenly wanted to cry, but he couldn't. He mechanically greeted each other with the Spurs players, mechanically said words of blessing, walked back to the locker room with scattered eyes, and silently leaned back in his chair for a long time.

Knowing that Li Du lost, Pretti immediately rushed back from the set, and that night, Pretti hugged Li Du tightly, and Li Du finally hugged his beloved, silently shedding tears.

Early the next morning, Li Du sent Pretti to the set, and then immediately returned home, practicing boxing over and over again, each punch with all his strength until he was exhausted. Lying on the lawn in the yard, Li Du looked at the clear blue sky, and he swore fiercely in his heart that he would never have this feeling again!

At this time, Li Du finally understood that the cruelty of competitive sports was no less than that of the national martial arts competition! Only the victor is entitled to enjoy, and the loser suffers as if he died once!

Of course, maybe it's a feeling that only people who care about winning or losing, like Odom and the other young players, who don't seem to be too sad and still call friends to play around.

Sometimes Li Du also thinks that the victory or defeat of basketball is different from the competition, if you lose the game on the court, you can win it back next time, unlike the competition, if you lose one game, you will lose for a lifetime, even if you practice hard and come back to take revenge, it will not change anything. From this point of view, Li Du doesn't need to care too much about the victory or defeat on the court, at least he doesn't have to be so sad in his heart.

But Li Du couldn't control it, and since he lost the game, he has been in a bad mood. He still gets up early every day to practice, then goes to the training gym, and spends the whole day in the training gym.

Li Du's almost masochistic training was until Master Shang Yun called Li Du and asked him to go to David Geffen Hospital.

On the phone, Shang Yun said to Li Du: "Xiao Du, come here, your senior brother said that he was looking for you for something." As a teacher, I also want to see if you have grown recently! ”

"Yes, Master. I'll be right away! Li Du agreed, and hurriedly drove towards David Geffen Hospital. He thought that his senior brother knew that he had lost the game and wanted to comfort and comfort himself, but the truth was not as simple as Li Du thought.