Chapter 390: The Roots
"Sorry, I'm late!"
Shi Lei pushed open the door of the room and said to Pierce and the others who were already inside. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Garnett threw the bowling ball out of his hand, turned around and clapped his hands. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Forget it, brother, we all know that you are a big boy who doesn't grow up and likes to drive sports cars like toy cars." ”
Pierce & Ray. Alun laughed in unison, which made Shi Lei a little embarrassed. Now, after becoming more familiar with each other and getting deeper and deeper, Shi Lei's driving speed is often ridiculed.
Shi Lei, who has defended himself countless times, cleverly changed the topic this time: "Hey, Kevin, in this case, you should be more worried about your bowling skills!" ”
As he spoke, Shi Lei picked up a bowling ball and knocked down a pin that Garnett hadn't knocked down just now.
It's a private club in Boston, and it's not open to the public, but that's hard for Pierce, who, in fact, is a well-known public figure in Boston, and who is able to go in places that many people can't.
"Actually, you should all be worried about that!"
After the pins were re-arranged, Ray. Allen said after taking the pin down with just one chance.
Thunder. Aaron is very good at bowling, so every time he comes to him, he always chooses such a place. Well, this is a stingy host!
They often get together to connect with each other and relax, but because of their careers, it is difficult for them not to let the topics of conversation with each other involve basketball and games.
After a few rounds of bowling, they turned the conversation back to the game.
After knocking down only three pins in one shot, Pierce complained, "Oh sucks, it's as bad as my recent shots!" ”
"It's not just a matter of feel" ..... "Oh, well, luck is also important!" ”
Garnett seemed to have something to say, but after bowling knocked down only one pin, he shrugged his shoulders as if comforting himself.
In private, Shi Lei never let go of every opportunity to hit Garnett: "Forget it, Kevin, your luck is so bad every time." ”
"It may not have been the case before, but from now on, we all have to be prepared to be haunted by bad luck at any time!"
Garnett continued to defend himself.
"Okay, Kevin, you're a crow's beak too, and we almost lost to the Pacers last time, even though that's what I said."
"But, Shi, we have to be prepared like this!"
After serving the ball by himself, Garnett, who was watching the game from the sidelines, looked at Shi Lei very seriously after being refuted by Shi Lei.
Shi Lei was a little puzzled: "Are you talking about the competition?" What happened? ”
"In fact we're in trouble, haven't you noticed?"
Pierce, who was advancing with a standard bowling serve, kept his eyes on the target in front of him without blinking, but took over the topic.
Shi Lei suddenly laughed twice: "Hasn't the media always been like this?" It's like now, we're winning again, and they're starting to habitually forget all the things they said before. ”
"But this time it's different, bro". Ray, who hasn't spoken. Alun also said to Shi Lei: "We are indeed in trouble! ”
This finally made Shi Lei realize that it was not a joke: "What's wrong? ”
It's time for Shi Lei to throw the ball again, but the doubts in his heart made Shi Lei just hold the ball in his hand.
"It seems that our dear little brother doesn't realize the problem, so how about we take a break and be his life coach for a while?"
Garnett's proposal was met with Pierce, Ray. Aaron's unanimous approval.
Shi Lei shrugged his shoulders and followed the three of them to the rest area, at this time he understood that the meaning of this party was not just relaxation.
"Did you notice that the games we had this season were always tougher than last season?"
Pierce drank the juice in the cup and asked Shi Lei.
Shi Lei's face was dazed, he never felt how difficult this season was, because he had never felt relaxed in the game.
"It looks like you don't feel that, it's because you have too little experience in the game, and my experience tells me that we're in trouble!"
"Why do you say that?"
After Pierce finished speaking, Shi Lei immediately asked. He didn't know what the problem was, but he desperately wanted to know.
Thunder. Alun nodded seriously at Shi Lei, and said with an affirmative expression: "Because we won the championship!" ”
"Yes", in Ray. After Allen finished speaking, Garnett continued: "Because of our success last season, now we are the 'enemy' of everyone here! ”
After Garnett finished speaking, he took a sip of juice and continued: "Because of jealousy and envy, they all regard us as opponents, and I can guarantee that among many teams now, the tactical analysis of us must be the most comprehensive!" ”
Shi Lei realized: "You mean to say that we are transparent now?" So we're going to be in trouble? ”
But Shi Lei did not find the real source of the problem.
"It's more than that!" Garnett dismissed Shi Lei's point of view: "You have played for the Spurs, do you know the reason why this team has not successfully defended the title?" ”
Regarding the Spurs team, they always win championships in odd-numbered years, and they are dubbed by the media with a mysterious word like "fate", but Shi Lei knows that this is by no means the root cause, but where the root cause is, Shi Lei said that it is not up.
However, Garnett did not mean to test Shi Lei's analytical ability, he gave a straightforward answer: "Strength!" There have been several successful defending teams in the NBA, and when you get to know them carefully, you will find that their strength is getting better every season! But the Spurs don't, they rarely adjust their main team, and they always make some small trades every season that don't give them much promotion, and that's why! ”
"You're lucky, Shi, you've gotten something that a lot of people dream of since you got into the NBA, so you'll probably never have the same feeling that Paul and I have, and Ray like. In fact, before coming to the Celtics, or before winning a championship to be exact, the game that got us the most motivated was always when we played against the championship, because they got what I couldn't seek! ”
Garnett's words suddenly reminded Shi Lei of the details that he ignored in some of the games he has encountered since the beginning of the season - for example, in those games, even if the opponent is difficult to turn the tables, he still does not give up the game. (To be continued.) )